Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 421 - 372: Lacking the Ability to Reform, So Choosing to Destroy (Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 421: Chapter 372: Lacking the Ability to Reform, So Choosing to Destroy (Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

Police Headquarters, interrogation room.

Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, Aoyama Xiu Xin pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing an enemy only made the blood rush to his eyes—Nakamura Tatsuyuki instantly slammed his hands on the table and stood up, leaning forward hysterically and cursed, "You idiot, Aoyama Xiu Xin, you despicable and shameless bastard! Only capable of playing dirty tricks! Have the guts to fight me fair and square!"

"Good! Well said!" Aoyama Xiu Xin applauded in praise, his eyes mocking, "Then how about your attempt to plant an undercover agent by my side? Is that fair and square?"

"I don’t have to talk about morality with a corrupt official like you! Whatever it takes to bring you down by law is fair game!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki replied self-righteously.

Aoyama Xiu Xin laughed at the old bastard’s righteousness.

"Hahaha!" He laughed heartily, pulled out a chair opposite Nakamura Tatsuyuki, and sat down, tapping his fingers on the table, "Let’s get one thing straight, you’re the corrupt official now, whereas I’m still the champion of justice that everyone sings praises of, heh. Such nonsense that Nakamura Tatsuyuki is the Prosecutor’s Aoyama Xiu Xin, Aoyama Xiu Xin is the Police’s Nakamura Tatsuyuki! Could a depraved corrupt official like you even be compared to me?"

"Shut up! Whether I’m corrupt or not, you know very well! Justice is clear, you’ll get your comeuppance!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki trembled with anger, feeling helpless at the same time.

"Comeuppance? Where is it, huh?" Aoyama Xiu Xin looked around, then pointed at himself with a sudden realization, "Oh, here it is. I am your comeuppance, haha! Hahahaha!"

He laughed boldly and arrogantly, perfectly embodying the triumph of a villain.

"If it weren’t for the betrayal of that little man Edogawa Renju, you would have fallen into my hands sooner or later!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki said through clenched teeth, gasping for breath.

Aoyama Xiu Xin sneered, leisurely took out a cigarette, lit it, and blew a smoke ring towards Nakamura Tatsuyuki, "If one person betrays you, that might be a problem with the person themselves, but if two people successively betray you, it’s time for you to reflect on whether the problem lies with you. After all, most people would stand on the side of justice, so it’s clear that I represent justice!"

"But I’m too much about justice, I cannot tolerate even a speck of dirt in my eyes. Even though Edogawa Renju has switched sides from darkness to light, I cannot forgive his past sins of helping you oppress the people, so with tears in my eyes, I had to make the painful decision to uphold justice and prosecute him too."

"Hypocrisy! You’re just burning bridges." Nakamura Tatsuyuki mocked, yet he found it somewhat amusing inside. Edogawa Renju deserved it!

"Say whatever you want, after all, your opinion doesn’t matter." Aoyama Xiu Xin shrugged his shoulders, took another deep drag of his cigarette, and said with a smile, "The people will give me the fairest and most objective evaluation. In their eyes, I am just, fearless, and impartial."

"You’re a fraudster! Your true face will be exposed sooner or later!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki cursed vehemently.

Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded, "Right, haven’t you been exposed? You’ve always deceived the public with your false appearance, winning their support, and now I’ve finally torn off your mask to show your true nature."

"Shut up! You lowly, shameless person, turning black into white!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki’s face reddened as he yelled, despairing at the thought of a good man like himself being misunderstood by the people while a scoundrel like Aoyama Xiu Xin was celebrated. It was maddening.

The world shouldn’t be like this. It just shouldn’t!

Aoyama Xiu Xin flicked off his cigarette ash and stood up, looking at Nakamura Tatsuyuki with a mocking gaze, and said in a calm and gentle tone, "I am not just your retribution, but the retribution for all Japanese. We Japanese have committed heinous crimes; we’re originally tainted with original sin, and now it’s time to pay the price."

"I will step by step climb to a high position. To be ruled by me will be the best punishment for the Japanese people. They will never be able to afford housing, get married, have children, go to school, pay off loans, see a doctor, find a job, or even... civil war."

Nakamura Tatsuyuki was dumbfounded, mouth agape and unable to speak for a long time because he could feel Aoyama Xiu Xin was telling the truth, sending a chill down his spine.

This guy was fundamentally subversive and rebellious.

If such a person were to infiltrate the upper echelons of the government or even become Prime Minister, it would be a disaster for the country.

Could Aoyama Xiu Xin succeed?

The answer was yes. After all, he himself came from the Imperial Family, graduated from Tokyo University, and had the backing of the Yanchuan Family. Moreover, he had numerous commendations and the adoration and support of the public. His success buffs were already fully stacked.

All he needed was to proceed methodically. If he didn’t die prematurely, he would definitely make it into the Cabinet.

Even if he didn’t become Prime Minister and was only a Cabinet Minister, his influence and power could severely harm national interests.

"Madman... You’re a madman! Don’t forget that you are also a Japanese!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki suddenly felt engulfed in a strong sense of fear and suffocation.

"Exactly, so I am also guilty." Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded, grinning, "So punish me to be a luxurious, bloody-handed despot who’s surrounded by beauties and reverts history, and let me be detested for eternity!"

He did not care about his reputation or family legacy at all. As long as he was having fun, that was what mattered.

Japan was like a cancer, still unrepentant even after decades. Knowing he couldn’t reform it, he aimed to destroy it as much as possible.

In the process, he would have some fun himself.

"I will send all those who truly strive for the country’s development, like you, to prison or hell, watching as I ruin this country more and more, powerless to stop me!"

Aoyama Xiu Xin revealed his ambitions emotionally, without any concealment. Because such a ludicrous and ridiculous claim would not be believed by anyone if Nakamura Tatsuyuki tried to spread it, it would be dismissed as nonsense.

And by the time people realized he was telling the truth.

It would already be too late.

"Madman, you... you madman..." Nakamura Tatsuyuki muttered to himself, not knowing what else to say to express his current inner emotions.

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled faintly, returning to his gentlemanly demeanor, "Madmen change the world."

He snuffed out the cigarette and turned to leave.

Soon, a team of smart prison guards entered the interrogation room to begin their questioning. Naturally, Nakamura Tatsuyuki refused to confess, but with the convergence of testimonial and physical evidence, his confession was irrelevant. It was just a formality.

After the interrogation, Nakamura Tatsuyuki was taken to a temporary detention cell, and upon entering, he found to his surprise that Edogawa Renju was also inside. He saw red and pounced on him.

"Idiot! You bastard! How could I have trusted you so much back then, yet you betrayed me, betrayed justice! You will be the sinner of the Yamato people!"

Edogawa Ren Shu didn’t resist, letting the furious Nakamura Tatsuyuki straddle him and punch him from both sides.

"Speak up! Don’t you have something to say?" Nakamura Tatsuyuki, tired from hitting, gasped for air as he grabbed Edogawa Ren Shu’s collar and shook him vigorously.

The lack of resistance from the other party made him feel very listless.

"What can I say?" Edogawa Ren Shu revealed a bleak smile, full of self-mockery, "I’m just a clown who was used and then discarded, landing in this plight purely by my own doing, and I even dragged you down with me."

"What the hell is going on!" Nakamura Tatsuyuki let go of him and sat down on the ground with a thud.

Edogawa Ren Shu wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and began to speak slowly, "I was exposed from the very beginning..."

After hearing everything, Nakamura Tatsuyuki remained silent for a long time. Their so-called meticulous plan was a joke from the start.

Every move was under Aoyama Xiu Xin’s watchful eye.

"This man is too cunning, he will surely become a major threat to the nation," Nakamura Tatsuyuki muttered to himself.

Edogawa Ren Shu gave a self-deprecating smile, "But what can we do about it? Victory belongs to the king, defeat to the bandit; all flowers and applause will be his, while we become the rats that everyone shouts to hit, ending our days in prison."

Nakamura Tatsuyuki also felt a wave of despair at his words. Even though he knew Aoyama Xiu Xin was a traitor with a heart of harm to the country, what could he do as a prisoner? Even if he spoke out, no one would believe his "nonsense."

He was both furious and helpless, punching the ground hard, skin splitting, flesh tearing, blood flowing freely.

Aoyama Xiu Xin had the background and abilities. He could have, like himself, devoted himself wholeheartedly to the public good, contributing to the development of the country. Yet why did he insist on taking the crooked path, determined to be a traitorous official?

What had the country ever done to wrong him! This scum!

.................

Because the evidence was conclusive, and also because Nakamura Tatsuyuki was surrounded by a multitude of journalists the moment he was caught, combined with the fact that he had made quite a few enemies over the years, people who had been unable to touch him in the past were now eagerly kicking him while he was down.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes.

So even though the Nakamura family was determined to protect Nakamura Tatsuyuki, they were helpless. They could only run around utilizing old connections to seek a more lenient sentence for him.

But he was too well-known. Once the relevant reports came out, they would inevitably provoke nationwide public outcry. So even if his punishment was light, he would still have to spend several years in jail.

And he could forget about entering politics again in this lifetime. Once the character was broken, it could not be rebuilt. The more the citizens had supported him at first, the more they would oppose him in the future.

Walking on the street, he might even have people spit at him.

After all, the citizens are simple. How could they harbor any ill intentions? They were just expressing the purest form of patriotic sentiment and their revulsion for deceitful corrupt officials.

In the afternoon, after much negotiation, a consensus was finally reached. Police Headquarters held a press conference to reveal the recording and Fujino’s confession, confirming that Nakamura Tatsuyuki had accepted bribes, and had intimidated the victims to exonerate someone else.

The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office immediately followed by announcing that Nakamura Tatsuyuki would be permanently dismissed from office, emphasizing that all of this was his personal behavior and should not reflect on the entire body of prosecutors.

In the evening, news programs on various TV channels broadcasted this news, which instantly stirred a thousand waves.

The whole country was boiling over, voices of all sorts clamoring above the dust.

"Prosecutor Nakamura arrested on suspicion of taking bribes? He even threatened and directed the police to arrest and detain the victims!"

"I knew it! I always knew that none of those bureaucrats are any good! His positive image in the past was all a deliberate facade, this is his true face!"

"I don’t believe it! It’s fake! This must be because he is upright and offended too many people, became a thorn in the side of the corrupt officials, so he was framed by others."

"The recording is out. Aren’t those his own words? Was anyone forcing him? Stop deceiving yourselves! Nakamura Tatsuyuki is a corrupt official!"

"To think I supported him so much in the past, even idolized him! I never imagined he’s been fooling the citizens all along! Severe punishment! He must be severely punished!"

A small group of people still insisted that Nakamura Tatsuyuki was framed, while the majority, blinded by their rage, condemned him vehemently.

The once revered figure had crumbled, and everyone spurned him.

At the same time, in a private room of a certain club.

Amidst the garish lights and indulgence.

This was a small victory celebration.

"Hahaha, Xiu Xin, you handled this beautifully! So beautifully! I didn’t expect Nakamura Tatsuyuki would be taken care of so quickly. I toast to you!" Yanchuan Xianyou said, raising his glass with a beaming face and laughing heartily.

Aoyama Xiu Xin also smiled, raising his glass to clink with his, and said, "It’s all thanks to Brother Xianyou that things went so smoothly. Anyone who wants to harm Brother Xianyou, I will make sure they get their just deserts!"

"Clang~"

Their glasses collided, making a crisp, pleasant sound, and a little expensive liquor splashed out.

"Where are the girls? Call the girls in! Continue the music, continue the dance, I’m happy today, I must drink to my heart’s content! Hahaha, Xiu Xin, come, drink!"

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