Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 463 - 406: Why Stop? Multiple Shootings in One Night (Request for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 463: Chapter 406: Why Stop? Multiple Shootings in One Night (Request for Monthly Votes)

In the living room, the lights were as bright as daylight.

Aoyama Xiu Xin and his sister-in-law were filming a movie.

Although it wasn’t their first time, Aoyama Haruko still blushed, closed her eyes, and turned her head away every time she faced the set-up camera, but each time Aoyama Xiu Xin forcibly grasped her chin and turned her face back towards the camera.

To this day, Aoyama Xiu Xin had self-directed and self-starred in dozens of works involving different costumes and subjects, each one a masterpiece.

"Ding-a-ling, Ding-a-ling!"

A series of urgent telephone rings suddenly sounded.

Aoyama Xiu Xin didn’t pay attention. As an excellent director and actor, not being disturbed by external factors during shooting was a mark of respect to the art.

"Phone, phone, quick, answer it," Aoyama Haruko opened her eyes, panting as she urged him.

Still adhering to his artistic pursuit, Aoyama Xiu Xin ignored it. After shivering, he felt everything was dull, exhaled, dropped the limp as mud Aoyama Haruko on the floor, turned around, picked up the cordless phone from the coffee table, and answered, "What’s up, talk."

Because of the intense activity just now, his mouth was dry and parched. He picked up a glass of water and drank it all down in one gulp.

"Senior Police Director, it’s Nozaki Cangjian. Tonight, major trouble will break out in Sapporo!" As soon as Nozaki Cangjian left the warehouse where Miyazaki Yu was holding the mobilization meeting, he immediately called Aoyama Xiu Xin. In a tense and hurried tone, he said, "Miyazaki Yu of the Miyazaki family has mobilized hundreds of subordinates and distributed dozens of guns. They are about to simultaneously assassinate the top executives of the four Violent Gangs in Hokkaido: the Yamaguchi Group, the Tangben Group, and the Matsuboto Association."

"Wait, where did this Miyazaki family pop up from?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked, puzzled.

He had heard of the four major Violent Gangs in Hokkaido. This Miyazaki family daring to challenge all four indicated their strength wasn’t weak, but he had never heard of them before.

Nozaki Cangjian said, "The Miyazaki family has just been established. They have developed a new type of methamphetamine with higher purity, named ’No. 23’ and have created a sales network using drug dealers. It has become popular in Sapporo and has amassed a massive amount of capital. They plan to dominate Hokkaido."

Hearing the words "new type of methamphetamine," Aoyama Xiu Xin suddenly understood. This new type of methamphetamine that Oda Take had asked him to investigate was created by this group.

The investigation department had been searching for several days and hadn’t reported any progress, which was apparently fruitless. Unexpectedly, he had learned about the mastermind from Nozaki Cangjian.

"How did you find out?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked.

Nozaki Cangjian immediately repeated the story of how he had joined the Miyazaki family by a fluke.

"Senior Police Director, we must stop them! Otherwise, once Miyazaki Yu’s planned action begins, the impact will be too detrimental!" Nozaki Cangjian said sternly.

Aoyama Xiu Xin was calm and collected, slowly asking, "What is the task I gave you?"

"It is..." Just as Nozaki Cangjian was about to answer, he suddenly understood Aoyama Xiu Xin’s meaning and hesitantly inquired, "Are you suggesting we do nothing?"

The task Aoyama Xiu Xin had given him was to stir up trouble in Hokkaido and disrupt the local order, and what Miyazaki Yu was about to do was exactly what he was supposed to do.

"Why stop it? After all, they’re all from the Black Society; these social scum dying could be seen as purifying the world," Aoyama Xiu Xin chuckled lightly.

It would also be a case of the Japanese killing each other.

If the senior executives of the four major Violent Gangs were all killed off at once, the underworld in Hokkaido would definitely be in chaos for a while. As the Deputy Director of Criminal Affairs, shouldn’t he take this opportunity to demonstrate his capabilities?

All four of these Violent Gangs had always regarded Fujimoto Takayoshi highly. Crippling them would weaken Fujimoto’s power; he could also muddy the waters and support a local Violent Gang loyal to him. Why wouldn’t he take advantage of such a beneficial situation?

Faced with Aoyama Xiu Xin’s irresponsible words, Nozaki Cangjian was at a loss for words and could only ask, "So, should I really kill Tangben Xing?"

"Hmm, but remember to wear a mask. If you’re caught on surveillance, it could cause trouble when you revert to your police identity," Aoyama Xiu Xin reminded him.

Even though it was an undercover task, actively killing was still illegal, but as long as no one could prove it was Nozaki Cangjian who did the killing, then it was not illegal.

He then added, "Collect more of Miyazaki Yu’s incriminating evidence, be ready to cooperate with me for the arrest."

Miyazaki Yu stirring up such a big commotion was absolutely unforgivable, and the police must launch a comprehensive crackdown on his gang, another chance for him to show his capabilities.

Actually, he couldn’t understand why Miyazaki Yu was so daring. Did he even consider the police anymore?

Just because his name contained the character for "courage"?

He definitely needed to ask him properly after catching him.

"Okay!" Nozaki Cangjian responded.

After hanging up the phone, Aoyama Xiu Xin turned back to look at his sister-in-law collapsed on the floor, sweaty and with a dazed look in her eyes, and said, "Work-related issues are such a bother. I can’t even relax on a weekend."

Aoyama Haruko was completely worn out. For so long, she still hadn’t recovered, and she didn’t have the energy to respond to Aoyama Xiu Xin’s words. She could only roll her eyes and let out a silly chuckle, as a droplet of saliva trickled from the corner of her mouth.

.........

It was still lively in Sapporo at eleven o’clock at night.

The streets were bustling with cars and pedestrians.

Two Mercedes-Benz sedans stopped in front of a street-front izakaya; from the car behind, four sturdy men dressed in suits emerged, one of whom went forward, bent down, and opened the rear door of the Mercedes in front.

The other three bowed at the same time.

A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, slightly plump, wearing black-framed glasses and a black kimono, slowly got out of the car. Once he stood firm, he calmly adjusted his clothes and then walked towards the izakaya surrounded by his four bodyguards. He was Tangben Xing.

"Mr. Tangben, you’ve arrived. Please come in."

The owner of the izakaya recognized the frequent customer and personally ushered him to his seat.

The izakaya wasn’t large, run by a young couple, with only two female waitresses. Due to space constraints, there were no private rooms, just a dozen compactly arranged tables in the main hall, yet it didn’t feel cluttered.

Instead, there was a rare sense of warmth.

Tangben Xing particularly liked the grilled chicken made by this izakaya and often came here alone for a drink after work.

But due to the trouble on the 23rd, a long meeting had delayed him, so he was late.

His favorite spot was taken.

The owner was somewhat embarrassed and anxious, "I’m terribly sorry, Mr. Tangben. I didn’t know you would be coming tonight. Let me see if I can arrange another table for you..."

"No need, this table is fine." Tangben Xing didn’t lose his temper, smiled, and sat down at a table not far from the entrance, casually saying, "The food tastes the same wherever you enjoy it."

"Hi! Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Tangben. Please wait a moment, and I’ll go prepare some appetizers for you." The owner bowed and hurriedly left.

Tangben Xing sipped the sake and snack brought by the waitress while glancing around, observing the other patrons—an enjoyable pastime of his.

Through observing different people, he tried to guess their identities and current state, sometimes sending his men to inquire if his guesses were correct.

Every time his predictions were spot on.

This was a skill he prided himself on.

Tangben Xing gestured without turning his head.

A bodyguard immediately leaned in to listen.

While playing with his sake cup, Tangben Xing pointed at a young man drinking alone at a diagonally opposite table and said, "That fellow looks troubled, even didn’t shave his beard, must have just had a breakup. Go ask him."

"Hi!" The bodyguard responded, walked over to the young man, slightly lifted his coat to reveal the handle of his gun, and spoke coldly, "Kid, our boss inferred from your demeanor that you’ve just been through a breakup. Tell us, is he right?"

The young man, recently unemployed, was already irritated by the rude tone and looked up fiercely. Upon spotting the gun handle, he cooled down, his face turning a bit pale. Raising his head, he saw the kindly-looking Tangben Xing across the table and nodded quickly like a pecking chicken.

The bodyguard scoffed, let his coat fall back into place, and returned to Tangben’s side, flattering, "The boss has sharp eyes indeed, you guessed right again."

"Ha!" Tangben Xing laughed heartily, genuinely amused, and tipped his head back, downing a large cup in one go.

Suddenly, he shivered from the cold.

The door had been pushed open, allowing a rush of cold air inside. He instinctively turned to look towards the door.

Three young men wearing hats and black trench coats entered, their hats pulled low, covering their faces, which was not peculiar for winter.

"Good evening, sir, welcome to..."

A waitress approached with a sweet smile to greet them.

The three young men ignored her, scoped the room, spotting Tangben Xing, and then simultaneously flipped open their trench coats. In Tangben Xing’s shocked, bewildered, and terrified gaze, they drew submachine guns and pulled the triggers.

"Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da!"

The muzzle flashed, gunfire rattling, bullets pouring out like autumn leaves scattering, shattering glasses, and furniture flying. Tangben Xing was hit multiple times in an instant, collapsing onto the table. His four bodyguards also couldn’t escape and died under gunfire.

"Da-da-da-da... clack!"

As the repeated clicking of empty chambers resounded, the three young men in trench coats tucked their submachine guns back, turned, left, and jumped into a white Toyota sedan parked by the roadside, driving away swiftly.

Behind the wheel was Nozaki Cangjian.

Since Aoyama Xiu Xin had instructed him to stay out of sight, he simply delegated the killing to three underlings.

They were to be sacrificed anyway.

Later, they would be pinned with an additional charge of murder.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah! Murder! Murder!"

From entering, drawing guns, shooting, to retreating—it all happened in mere seconds.

Two words—Professional!

Many patrons inside the izakaya hadn’t even reacted until the gunmen had left. Only then did they start screaming, panicking, and scattering in all directions.

A few unlucky ones were accidentally hit and fell.

Tangben Xing, a key target, was riddled like a sieve with bullets; a coroner would probably dig out half a pound of bullets from his body, his blood-soaked clothes clung to his upper body sprawled on the table, his eyes wide, fresh blood continuously leaking from his mouth.

Meanwhile, similar scenes were unfolding simultaneously at various hotels, restaurants, and casinos across Sapporo.

Compared to Nozaki Cangjian’s group’s clean operation, other groups composed of venomous dogs evidently had numerous mishaps, with some fools even getting killed in return, and others getting caught while looting corpses by patrolling officers.

But despite these incidents, because they had been too comfortable and lacked vigilance for too long, tonight, top executives of the four major violent groups had suffered—more than a dozen were seriously injured or killed, a devastating blow.

Gunfights occurred all over the city, creating massive panic. Police stations and precincts received calls and quickly dispatched police, sirens ringing throughout the city.

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