Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 417 - 369: Aoyama Xiu Xin, Skilled in Empathy and Perspective-Taking

Chapter 417: Chapter 369: Aoyama Xiu Xin, Skilled in Empathy and Perspective-Taking

"You want... what do you want me to do?"

After enough crying, or perhaps after venting the guilt in his heart through tears, Edogawa Renju finally stopped crying, got up from the ground, and asked.

"Nakamura Tatsuyuki’s image has always been known for being upright and a pioneer of justice. If it were revealed he accepted bribes and fabricated cases, public opinion would definitely boil over," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a smiling expression.

In public, his image and that of Nakamura Tatsuyuki were the same: both staunchly upright, avengers for the people, messengers of justice. Some media compared the two, saying Nakamura Tatsuyuki was the prosecutor’s Aoyama Xiu Xin, and Aoyama Xiu Xin was the police’s Nakamura Tatsuyuki.

But only Nakamura Tatsuyuki was genuinely righteous.

He was entirely a fabricated persona.

To prevent his persona from collapsing, sometimes he had to lean towards the mountain that he knew harbored a tiger, which just goes to show how severe the consequences would be if his persona did collapse.

So, if it were confirmed that Nakamura Tatsuyuki accepted bribes and fabricated cases, then all the past praise for him would turn into skepticism, and people might even doubt the integrity of the cases he worked on in the past, suspecting financial transactions and malfeasance.

After all, when a person makes a mistake once, no one believes it’s really just the first time; they tend to think he just hadn’t been caught before for his earlier errors.

The public, feeling deceived and fooled, would be extremely angry upon discovering what they thought was the truth, and their fury would be enough to reduce Nakamura Tatsuyuki to ashes.

It was they who had placed Nakamura Tatsuyuki on a pedestal.

And they would be the ones to kick him off it as well.

Edogawa Renju remained silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "But you still haven’t told me what to do."

"He trusts you. Continue like this..." Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a smile, outlining his scheme.

Edogawa Renju was no good at honest work.

But he was quite capable when it came to dirty deeds.

After hearing the plan, Edogawa Renju’s face changed colors like a palette, and at the same time, he grew even more wary of Aoyama Xiu Xin’s cunning nature, asking, "But how can I be sure that you won’t go back on your word after using me?"

Aoyama Xiu Xin was so wicked—if, after using him against Nakamura Tatsuyuki, Aoyama turned around and used the video of him killing Heize Tian’an against him—what then?

"Mr. Edogawa, you are talented, and I have always admired talent," Aoyama Xiu Xin said as he stepped forward to straighten Edogawa’s slightly disheveled collar, speaking calmly and gently, "Having control over your weaknesses ensures you will work for me. Why would I cut off one of my arms? Keeping you is more beneficial to me than capturing you. Just make sure you bring down Nakamura Tatsuyuki, and I will not mistreat you."

He paused there, then raised his head and smiled teasingly, "Besides, even if you don’t trust me in your heart, can you really choose not to do it? Obviously not, so you have to trust me! Mr. Edogawa, you should have confidence in your own abilities, confident that in a situation where I can control you, I wouldn’t want to waste you, so you’d better give me a satisfactory answer."

Filled with helplessness, Edogawa Renju realized that Aoyama Xiu Xin was right—he simply had no room to choose and had to be led by the nose by the other party.

However, the words of Aoyama Xiu Xin did reassure him to some extent; indeed, why not keep using him if he could ensure control over him? He did possess some ability.

"Well then, please take good care of me in the future, Police Chief Aoyama!" Edogawa Renju bowed deeply.

"Sure thing, sure thing, hahaha!" Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded, laughed twice, patted his shoulder, and said, "Alright, go and show me."

"Understood!" Edogawa Renju turned and left.

He decided to endure the humiliation for the time being, to preserve his useful self, before gradually planning his escape from control.

Watching his retreating figure, Aoyama Xiu Xin narrowed his eyes, hiding a trace of derision. How could he possibly keep such an unstable factor around?

Once he used Edogawa Renju to take care of Nakamura Tatsuyuki, Aoyama Xiu Xin would turn around and squash him like a bug.

After all, he was very good at empathy and putting himself in others’ shoes.

If he were in the controlled position, he would obediently play the part of a dog while always looking for an opportunity to break free and bite back in revenge.

Thus, he wouldn’t give the other man a chance at revenge.

Edogawa Renju was indeed capable.

But the more capable he was, the more likely he was to turn the tables in the future, and therefore the more necessary it was to eliminate him!

Aoyama Xiu Xin’s principle in employing people was loyalty first.

As for ability, it could be acquired with time.

As long as one wasn’t foolish, that was enough. There was no cure for stupidity.

Then, he suddenly thought of something amusing, a sly smile forming on his lips.

Nakamura Tatsuyuki was first backstabbed by Takeshita Jun, and now he was about to be backstabbed by Edogawa Renju. Betrayed twice in a row by those he trusted as comrades—it was hard to know whether he could psychologically handle the blow when the time came.

He would need to reflect on his judgment of character.

"Ha," Aoyama Xiu Xin laughed out loud, then grabbed the internal phone on his desk and made a call, his tone nonchalant, "Shinichi, come to my office."

Nakamura Shinichi arrived a few minutes later.

"Senior Police Director, you asked for me. Please give your orders."

"Shinichi, after the New Year, I’ll be taking a position at Hokkaido Police Headquarters. I want to take you with me, so I’m asking for your opinion," Aoyama Xiu Xin said, twirling his pen.

Nakamura Shinichi was startled. Aoyama Xiu Xin leaving Tokyo was certainly not without reason; otherwise, it meant he was being transferred out, so it must mean a promotion was coming. Senior Police Director, it usually took ten years of service in the professional ranks to be promoted to this position, and Aoyama Xiu Xin had only been there for two years!

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