Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 442 - 390: Bidding Farewell to Tokyo People and Affairs, Bringing Family to Sapporo (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 442: Chapter 390: Bidding Farewell to Tokyo People and Affairs, Bringing Family to Sapporo (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Although the outside world had many criticisms about Aoyama Xiu Xin’s promotion, Aoyama Xiu Xin himself felt entirely justified.

He had conducted himself with integrity and dared to claim that everything he had today was earned through his own hard work and struggle!

"Many thanks to my godfather for your support! After I move to Hokkaido, I won’t be able to visit you often, but you must take good care of your health!" Aoyama Xiu Xin knelt sincerely beside Yanchuan Shilang, clutching his hand with reluctance and a face full of concern as he gave his instructions.

He wasn’t flattering his godfather, but rather the god of wealth!

Asakawa Xia almost vomited on the spot from disgust, watching his sycophantic display.

She had to admit that Aoyama Xiu Xin’s tongue was indeed very agile; she had tested it—the tongue of a yellow eel.

Yanchuan Shilang had the patience to play the indulgent elder to Aoyama Xiu Xin’s dutiful grandson, gently patting Aoyama Xiu Xin and whispering, "Having your heart in the right place is enough for me. Once you’re in Hokkaido, don’t become arrogant and despotic just because you have my backing and the Emperor is far away. Work as hard as you did in Tokyo, and make sure to blend well with your local colleagues; don’t disappoint my high hopes for you."

"Hey! Don’t worry, godfather, I definitely will be a fair and upright man in Hokkaido, and do my job with integrity. I won’t let you down!" Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded earnestly, firmly assuring him.

The Emperor is far away.

So Sapporo needs its own Emperor.

Hence, he departed.

Yanchuan Shilang withdrew his hand, "I believe you. Now, go say a proper goodbye to your family and friends. No need to stay for dinner today."

"Hey! Then take care, godfather, I’ll take my leave now." Aoyama Xiu Xin stood up and bowed, then bowed to both Yanchuan Xianyou and Asakawa Xia, saying sincerely, "Brother Xianyou and sister-in-law, take care as well. When I return to Tokyo, I’ll visit you at the first opportunity."

"We won’t come to see you off; have a smooth journey, Xiu Xin," said Yanchuan Xianyou, as he stood up and opened his arms.

Aoyama Xiu Xin stepped forward for a hug.

The elegant Asakawa Xia also stood up with a beaming smile, "Xiu Xin, let me walk you out."

"No... that won’t be necessary, sister-in-law, it’s just a short walk," stammered Aoyama Xiu Xin, stiffening as he stepped away from Yanchuan Xianyou, his face slightly unnatural in refusal.

The more he acted like this, the more Asakawa Xia felt the desire to hunt and toy with her prey. She tilted up the corners of her flushed lips, "Okay, let’s go. You said it’s just a short walk, after all. It’s not polite not to see a guest out."

With that, she stepped ahead and began walking outside.

"Hey!" Aoyama Xiu Xin had no choice but to follow closely behind.

From the living room, the entrance hall couldn’t be seen. As they reached the door, Asakawa Xia stopped, turned with a mischievous smile, and looked at Aoyama Xiu Xin.

"Sister-in-law..." Aoyama Xiu Xin took an awkward step back and called out to her in a lowered voice.

"Xiu Xin, when I have time, I’ll visit Hokkaido with Xianyou. When we do, you, as the host, must entertain us well," said Asakawa Xia loudly on purpose, even as she closed in on Aoyama Xiu Xin and stood on her toes to give him a peck on the mouth, whispering, "Be a good boy and wait for me in Sapporo."

Aoyama Xiu Xin went pale with shock, frantically saying, "Hey! I will certainly make sister-in-law and Brother Xianyou feel at home. I take my leave now, goodbye."

As he finished speaking, he pulled the door open before Asakawa Xia could, and hurried away without looking back.

Watching his retreat, a playful and intriguing smile played at the corners of Asakawa Xia’s mouth, finding it all extremely amusing.

Aoyama Xiu Xin’s face regained its calm composure, and he too found it amusing to play the hunted while being a hunter, spinning the one who thought she was hunter round and round.

Both derived pleasure from the charade.

A win-win situation.

Only Yanchuan Xianyou was left feeling numb.

Although the transfer orders stipulated he was to report to the Hokkaido Police Headquarters on February 1st, Aoyama Xiu Xin had to go a day early to get settled, so he spent the next few days saying farewell to his friends in Tokyo, and the Police Headquarters even held a grand farewell dinner for him.

The most bitter among them was Asakura Yurong, who had just warmed Aoyama Xiu Xin’s bed, hoping to rise under his protection, only for him to be transferred away.

But Aoyama Xiu Xin was a man of principle, always fair in his dealings and honest with both the young and old. Before he left, he recommended her to succeed as head of the Internet Security Department, thus doing right by her.

On the 30th, Aoyama Xiu Xin spent the whole day with Asai Ayumi to ease the upcoming pangs of longing.

Before leaving, he also met with Nozawa Yi, telling her to arrange for a team to go to Hokkaido to establish a branch of the East Field Construction Corporation, ready to take on the various major projects that were about to be launched there.

Thus, the time came to January 31.

Aoyama Xiu Xin set off to Hokkaido’s Sapporo with his sister-in-law; he and Jin Yucheng took a plane while the rest of the security detail drove, transporting the luggage.

...

At ten o’clock that morning.

Sapporo’s New Chitose International Airport was bustling with activity.

It was the largest domestic airport in Japan, and the biggest in Hokkaido, having commenced construction in 1975 and opened to air traffic five years earlier, though it didn’t yet have an international terminal.

Nakamura Shinichi had inquired about Aoyama Xiu Xin’s arrival time in advance and arrived early, waiting outside the airport in his car.

He smoked, leaning against the railing, occasionally glancing at his watch, then scanning the crowd until he finally saw Aoyama Xiu Xin and Aoyama Haruko emerging.

Aoyama Xiu Xin was dressed in a suit with an overcoat on the outside, while Asai Ayumi wore a goose yellow embroidered kimono. The handsome man and beautiful woman were indeed eye-catching.

Not to mention, behind the two of them followed Jin Yucheng, expressionless, like an assassin.

"Senior Police Director! Police Chief Aoyama! Over here!"

Nakamura Shinichi extinguished his cigarette and waved his arm high as he called out.

"It’s really Police Chief Aoyama!"

"Police Chief Aoyama has really come to Hokkaido!"

"Is that his wife? She’s so beautiful! Truly a handsome man and a beautiful woman, they must be very happy."

Originally, some people recognized Aoyama Xiu Xin but were not certain. However, as soon as Nakamura Shinichi called out, they became sure and swarmed up to surround him.

"Police Chief Aoyama, can we take a photo with you?"

"Police Chief Aoyama, I finally get to meet you!"

Mr. Aoyama had a broad base of popular support.

"Sure, sure, of course," Aoyama Xiu Xin showed his people-friendly side to these naive "little devils," willingly cooperating with them for photographs.

"Police Chief Aoyama, is this your wife? She’s really beautiful!" a woman remarked, looking at Aoyama Haruko.

Aoyama Haruko blushed slightly with embarrassment upon hearing this.

"No, this is my sister-in-law," Aoyama Xiu Xin shook his head and explained, "My brother is always away from home due to his busy work. My sister-in-law has always been in poor health, often down with a fever. She needs someone to take care of her, administer injections, and give her medicine. Therefore, I had no choice but to bring her with me on this assignment."

"Ah! Police Chief Aoyama is very filial too, bringing his sister-in-law all the way for his assignment. It’s really touching," the onlookers praised Aoyama Xiu Xin’s filial piety.

Meanwhile, knowing all too well what these "injections and medicine" meant, Aoyama Haruko felt immense shame, her face flushed red.

Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a smile, "The elder sister-in-law is like a mother; she took great care of me when I was young and reckless. Now it’s my turn to take care of her."

After staging this touching scene of the kind sister-in-law and the filial nephew, drawing waves of applause from the crowd, Aoyama Xiu Xin left in the car shielded by Jin Yucheng and Nakamura Shinichi, driving away as the crowd around him grew even larger.

Otherwise, the reporters would be arriving shortly.

"Has there been any progress in the serial dismemberment case?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked about his work as soon as he got into the car.

Because if there had been any progress, he would definitely have seen it in the news, but there was no news.

Nakamura Shinichi sighed and said somewhat helplessly, "The killer has been very clean. All the victims’ heads are missing, and so far we’re unable to determine the identities of six of them. There are no corresponding matches in the missing person reports either. We can only wait to see if any relatives report them missing and then have the relatives identify the bodies."

"If it’s not locals, then it must be outsiders," said Jin Yucheng, stating the obvious.

Nakamura Shinichi’s mouth twitched slightly as he continued while driving, "The killer must be a local. He’s dumping the bodies in places without surveillance, dead zones that only a local with a certain level of knowledge about Sapporo would know."

"Luckily, the Snow Festival is about to start, and the government of Hokkaido doesn’t want to cause panic, so they have been cooperating with us, the police, to suppress the news, limit media coverage, and they’ve heavily promoted the Snow Festival to distract the public. That’s why we haven’t seen the formation of public opinion."

Under normal circumstances, the national criticism of the police’s incompetence would have already been loud and scathing.

As one of the world’s top four snow festivals, the annual Sapporo Snow Festival brings in significant revenue for the local government and increases the local profile.

That’s why Sapporo City Hall is willing to help the police keep the situation quiet; otherwise, they wouldn’t bother, and there might even be legislators criticizing the police to make a statement.

"The Snow Festival only lasts a week. If we don’t catch anyone by then, the stronger we press now, the stronger the backlash will be later, and you, being in charge, would probably find it hard to save face," said Aoyama Xiu Xin indifferently.

Nakamura Shinichi pursed his lips, glanced at Aoyama Haruko in the rearview mirror, and after a moment of silence said, "If we really can’t make it, we can only pin the crime on someone to get past this hurdle, then brand the ongoing real culprit as a copycat."

This was a tactic Aoyama Xiu Xin had used before.

He had indeed learned the essence of his old boss’s leadership.

"Focus on the investigation; stop resorting to these crooked tricks," Aoyama Xiu Xin said, his eyes catching a glimpse of his displeased sister-in-law, as he criticized righteously.

He needed to maintain the image of justice in front of his sister-in-law.

"Yes!" Nakamura Shinichi immediately apologized, "You’re right, I should not have such thoughts."

Ten minutes later, the car stopped outside a detached villa with a yard near Nakajima Park. The so-called yard wasn’t a fence but a low railing.

"Senior Police Director, this is the place. Please take a look and see what you think. If you’re not satisfied, we have other options. Since you’ve brought many people with you, I’ve also rented the two villas next door for your servants to use."

After getting out of the car, Nakamura Shinichi showed Aoyama Xiu Xin around. The area was definitely not as big as his home in Tokyo, for that place was a detached residence with a wall, like a fortress with two watchtowers.

This villa, along with the front and back yards, was perhaps about a thousand square meters. After touring around, Aoyama Xiu Xin said with restraint, "I’ll make do with this. I’m not someone who can’t endure hardship. Let’s leave it at that."

This bit of discomfort was bearable for him; after all, he could serve the nation no matter where he lived.

It’s okay if the conditions are a bit rough; he was here to work, not specifically to enjoy himself.

"Alright! Then, Senior Police Director, take some rest. I’ve made reservations for tonight to welcome you and later we can talk about the affairs of the Police Headquarters," Nakamura Shinichi took his leave.

His main task in coming here early was to act as a scout, gathering information so that Aoyama Xiu Xin could quickly grasp the situation and get his footing.

Aside from investigating the serial dismemberment case, he had been collecting and observing the interpersonal relationships within the Police Headquarters, committing useful information to memory.

He indeed had uncovered quite a few interesting things.

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