Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 46 - 43: Where was the person captured? Sato’s Death (Request for monthly tickets! Request for follow-up reading)

Chapter 46: Chapter 43: Where was the person captured? Sato’s Death (Request for monthly tickets! Request for follow-up reading)

What to do?

Sato Rich’s mind was in complete chaos.

He didn’t know what to do next, or rather, from this moment forward he actually couldn’t do anything but wait and respond unchangingly to the myriad changes.

Even if Takeda Ichiro were captured alive and confessed his own involvement, no one would believe his nonsensical rants.

Furthermore, even if Police Headquarters ultimately determined that someone inside was involved in the bank robbery and had tipped off Takeda Ichiro, an investigation would still be needed.

So, he still had time to find a countermeasure.

Thinking it over, the initially panicked Sato Rich surprisingly calmed down, snorted at Asai Youki, and then moved aside to watch indifferently.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Gunshots continued incessantly in the restaurant, wood chips flying everywhere.

The resolve of Takeda Ichiro to resist was very strong.

He shot from the second-floor stair landing at the officers below, using the tactical advantage to keep the advancing police at bay.

"Takeda Ichiro, surrender now, you won’t escape tonight!" shouted Asai Ayumi loudly.

"Then I’m taking someone down with me!" Takeda Ichiro roared furiously and fired two more shots. The bullets hit the wooden staircase, spewing splinters and forcing Fujimoto Ryosuke, who had just prepared to rush forward, to duck back.

Takeda Ichiro then took the opportunity to change his magazine.

Aoyama Xiu Xin, crouching behind a dining table, fearlessly yelled, "Charge! Take him down!"

He showed quite a leadership style of a wartime officer.

Mr. Aoyama was not afraid to die.

He just valued his life more.

The expendables under him could go and die if they must, but he was a high-quality talent, his death would be a loss to Japan; he needed to preserve his useful self to ascend higher and amass wealth... cough, no, to serve his country.

"I’ll go! Cover me, I’ll lead some men up." Fujimoto Ryosuke gritted his teeth.

This time, Aoyama Xiu Xin truly saw him in a new light; the audacity to actually step up when needed.

"Ayumi, cover!" immediately yelled Asai.

No sooner had she spoken than she leaned out and fired two shots.

"Bang bang!"

The rest also opened fire towards the upstairs.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Gunshots erupted loudly; Takeda Ichiro, who had just reloaded, didn’t dare show his face. He blindly fired his gun outwards to stop the officers from rushing upstairs.

After all, real gunfights didn’t offer many chances to aim; it was all about instincts and luck, for the moment you aim at someone else, you might get shot yourself.

"Pt pt pt pt pt...clack!"

Aoyama Xiu Xin, whose physical abilities far surpassed ordinary people, sharply heard a click and noticed the cessation above. He knew the guy upstairs ran out of bullets, so he immediately leaped out.

He was the first to charge.

"Don’t, Mr. Aoyama!" Asai Ayumi was startled by his action and screamed in horror.

Others were also shocked; who knew Aoyama Xiu Xin could be so fierce? Was he always this brave?

Fujimoto Ryosuke, with his rich combat experience, quickly reacted and rushed up right after him.

Aoyama Xiu Xin was fast and in a few quick steps reached the second-floor corner just as Takeda Ichiro was inserting a new magazine into his rifle.

Takeda Ichiro also saw Aoyama Xiu Xin suddenly appear before him, his face paled, and without time to think, his body instinctively lifted his gun.

"Clang!"

But in the instant he lifted his gun, Aoyama Xiu Xin had already kicked out. Takeda Ichiro felt as if he had been hit by a car, flying backward several meters before crashing on the ground, coughing up blood, feeling as if all his internal organs had shifted, his face twisted in pain.

Driven by a strong will to survive, he tried to rise and grab his gun, but Aoyama Xiu Xin quickly stepped forward and stomped his head against the floor, immobilizing him.

"Ah ah ah, bastard! Let me go!" the humiliation of being stepped on like this made Takeda Ichiro’s eyes bloodshot and he screamed savagely.

When the rest came rushing up, what they saw was Aoyama Xiu Xin holding a gun with one foot pinning Takeda Ichiro to the ground, like a statue of a war god.

Indeed, he was the one who had disarmed and counter-killed four drug dealers when caught!

Aoyama Xiu Xin, unmoved by the admiring and shocked gazes from behind, took out his communicator and reported to Asai Youki outside, "Senior Police Director, the main suspect of the Changxin Bank robbery, Takeda Ichiro, has been arrested!"

"Where did you catch him?" Asai Youki couldn’t see inside and had only heard the intense gunfire; upon hearing the capture, he immediately wanted to see for himself.

Aoyama Xiu Xin looked down at the miserable Takeda Ichiro and replied, "Under my foot."

"..." Asai Youki had to admit he was floored by that remark. He paused briefly, then said, "I meant where inside the restaurant."

"Second-floor corridor."

"I’m coming up."

"Handcuff him," said Aoyama Xiu Xin as he released Takeda Ichiro and picked up the gun that had fallen to the ground.

"Hi!"

Immediately, two officers came forward and pinned Takeda Ichiro down to handcuff him, then lifted him up.

"Tap tap tap tap tap..."

Accompanied by hurried footsteps, Asai Youki led a group upstairs with Sato Rich among them, who exchanged a glance with Takeda Ichiro.

Sato Rich instinctively shifted his gaze away.

"Ha! Haha! Ahahaha!" Takeda Ichiro first stunned, then realizing he was standing behind Asai Youki suddenly grasped something and burst into laughter, tears streaming down as he revealed a malicious expression towards Sato Rich. Lifting his handcuffed hands, he shouted through clenched teeth, "I want to denounce him! He’s my accomplice in robbing Changxin Bank, he provided me with detailed information about the bank, and tipped me off when the police were coming to capture me, letting me ambush and severely injure the police at that time, eventually enabling me to escape Tokyo!"

His words struck like a bolt from the blue.

The corridor instantly erupted into chaos.

Everyone’s eyes were shifting back and forth between Sato Rich and Takeda Ichiro, uncertain and wary.

"Idiot!" Sato Rich’s face twitched with anger as he hastily stepped in front of Takeda Ichiro and sneered, "Takeda! Approaching your end, yet still spouting nonsense to drag others down, trying to disrupt the police investigation! How absurd! Who am I? The Chief of the First Investigation Section at the Police Headquarters! And who are you? A fugitive, a criminal! Saying that I conspired with you to rob the bank, ha, who would believe that?"

"Takeda, Takeda, at this point, it’s better for you to simply admit your guilt and accept punishment. If you continue to resist the interrogation, you’ll suffer!"

Threat was evident in Sato Rich’s eyes.

"I believe."

Suddenly, a calm voice spoke up.

Everyone turned towards Aoyama Xiu Xin.

"I believe what Takeda Ichiro said," Aoyama Xiu Xin repeated calmly and indifferently.

For the first time, Takeda Ichiro seriously sized him up, frowning and unsure, "Is it you?"

Was this the man who led the team that caught him four months ago?

But it seemed unlikely!

If he had had such skills back then.

Could he have escaped?

"Idiot!" Sato Rich’s heartbeat accelerated, staring at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "What nonsense are you speaking now?"

"Police Chief Sato, you know best whether I am speaking nonsense or not," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a mockingly polite smile.

Sato Rich felt something was off, but he couldn’t pinpoint what, and of course, he wouldn’t admit it, stubbornly denying, "How dare you question my integrity? Bastard! Fine! You say you believe him, what evidence do you have? Without evidence, it is slander against a superior, and I demand action be taken against you!"

Asai Youki, the highest-ranking leader present, didn’t say anything, leaving the stage to them.

"Nakamura," Aoyama Xiu Xin called out.

Nakamura Shinichi immediately stepped forward, "Yes!"

"Go get the recorder from room 202," Aoyama Xiu Xin instructed casually.

"Yes!" Nakamura Shinichi bowed, glanced at Sato Rich, and then headed towards the room.

At that moment, the expressions of those in the corridor turned skeptical towards Sato Rich again, given the confident way Aoyama Xiu Xin spoke. It couldn’t just be empty talk.

Hearing the word "recorder," Sato Rich panicked immediately; he recalled how he had just admitted in the room to his part in the Changxin Bank robbery and how he used his position to leak information to help them evade capture.

"Hahaha! Karma!" Takeda Ichiro, nearly laughing himself to death, gasped for air, "Sato Rich! You set this trap to kill me, not knowing that someone turned the tables on you, hahaha, if I can take you down with me, I’ve lost nothing, hahaha!"

"Idiot, shut up!" Sato Rich roared irritably, twisting his head with a glare fixed on Aoyama Xiu Xin, his back teeth nearly crushed from rage. Now, what he hated most was that he hadn’t eradicated this man when he had the chance.

Nakamura Shinichi quickly returned with two recorders, causing everyone in the corridor to gasp in surprise.

There really were recorders!

Aoyama Xiu Xin commanded, "Play it for everyone to hear."

"Yes!" Nakamura Shinichi pressed the play button.

"Pleasure to meet you, Takeda Ichiro..."

"I can’t believe you dared to come back."

"So you had the nerve to swallow my share?"

"What’s the point of talking about this now? At least I helped you escape back then..."

Listening to the conversation between the two men, those in the corridor were shocked, and began murmuring softly.

"So, Police Chief Sato really was involved."

"Idiot! How could he do such a thing?"

"It’s a disgrace to our Police Headquarters..."

Sato Rich turned deathly pale, his mind in total disarray, knowing he was finished, utterly finished.

"Sato!" Aoyama Xiu Xin shouted angrily, loudly declaring, "For your own benefit, you colluded with criminals for murder and theft, and afterwards, you even framed my innocence. Now, with irrefutable evidence, what else do you have to say?"

"Victors be kings, losers be vandals, I have nothing to say." Sato Rich seemed to age ten years in an instant. He looked at Aoyama Xiu Xin, his voice hoarse, articulating each word, "My only regret is not getting rid of you sooner, which led to today’s disaster."

"Idiot!" Takahashi Tomoyuki suddenly cursed loudly and charged forward, grabbing Sato’s collar, lifting him, and fiercely slamming him against the wall, screaming hysterically, "You, how can you show no remorse at all now? Do you think you’ve been fair to those of us who have been following you? You bastard!"

Others watched this scene, sensing that Takahashi Tomoyuki was trying to distance himself from Sato Rich through this action, to avoid future repercussions.

That’s what Sato Rich thought as well.

A mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Police Chief, take my gun and take me hostage," Takahashi Tomoyuki whispered angrily in that moment.

Sato Rich’s expression shifted, incredulous.

Takahashi Tomoyuki urged, "Quick, take me hostage and escape, this is your last chance."

"Takahashi..." Sato Rich felt a warm rush in his heart, moved to tears, he hadn’t expected to have misunderstood Takahashi, this man had always been fiercely loyal to him, and even now was thinking of helping him.

"Quick!"

Sato Rich gritted his teeth, drew the gun from Takahashi’s waist, and taking him hostage, yelled, "Everyone back off, or I’ll kill him right now!"

This sudden development.

Took everyone present by surprise.

"Sato! You’re insane!" Even Asai Youki hadn’t expected this turn of events, shocked and enraged, "It’s not too late to turn back, don’t repeat the mistake!"

"It’s too late, too late, I don’t want to spend my life in prison," Sato Rich continued shaking his head like a man possessed, his eyes red as he yelled, "I don’t want to hurt anyone, everyone back off!"

"Bang!"

And just then, a gunshot suddenly sounded.

Sato Rich’s throat was pierced, his hand around Takahashi Tomoyuki’s neck loosened, and his body crashed to the ground, his gun falling out of his hand.

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