Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 476 - 415: He Has Me in His Heart! A Delightful Conversation, Candidate Confirmed (Vote for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 476: Chapter 415: He Has Me in His Heart! A Delightful Conversation, Candidate Confirmed (Vote for Monthly Tickets)_2

"Yamashita Deputy Minister came to eat in person as well."

Aoyama Xiu Xin took the initiative to greet him.

Holding his plate, Yamashita Kogoro paused when he heard this, then chuckled with a sense of humor, "I even go to the toilet myself."

This time, it was Aoyama Xiu Xin’s turn to be stunned. Based on the few encounters he had had and the descriptions from people like Fujimoto Takayoshi, he thought that Yamashita Kogoro was a loner, self-righteous, and indifferent person.

Unexpectedly gentle and amusing.

"It seems Mr. Aoyama thinks I should be some serious old antique?" laughed Yamashita Kogoro.

His stature was average, and his appearance plain, his skin even a bit dark, but his smile made him seem very refined and amiable, creating a feeling of closeness.

Not like Fujimoto Takayoshi, who was fat-faced and, although always smiling amiably as if kind, always gave off a sense of deep thoughts and a difficult-to-bridge distance.

If one were to look at these two separately, they both seemed like good people. However, if put together, anyone would think Yamashita Kogoro was more of a good person than Fujimoto Takayoshi.

Aoyama Xiu Xin snapped back to reality and honestly nodded in response, "Indeed, it is a bit of a surprise."

"There’s more to surprise you in the future," Yamashita Kogoro shook his head as he stepped aside to let a policeman serving food pass, then invited, "Shall we sit? I’m quite interested in those cases you solved in Tokyo."

"I would be honored," Aoyama Xiu Xin replied.

Then, the two chose a table in a corner.

"The food here looks even better than at the Police Headquarters," Aoyama Xiu Xin commented after sitting.

This was an unexpected point for him.

Yamashita Kogoro responded, "It’s all thanks to Director Fujimoto. He says if the people underneath can’t eat well, how can they have the strength to fight criminals? He garnered a lot of sponsorships and donations; all police departments in Hokkaido probably have better meals than other places."

Aoyama Xiu Xin had to admit, Fujimoto Takayoshi knew how to win people’s hearts. For the rank-and-file officers to have hearty meals every day was enough to make them genuinely adore and be loyal to this leader.

Whether a supervisor cares for his subordinates or is worth being loyal to often shows in these small details.

Bureaucrats are used to feasting; how many of them care about what their subordinates eat?

"Director Fujimoto really is a good superior who empathizes with his subordinates," praised Aoyama Xiu Xin reflectively.

Yamashita Kogoro just smiled, didn’t comment but changed the subject, "I thought you might find it hard to adapt to Hokkaido, Mr. Aoyama, but you’ve integrated better than I expected. Young people really do adapt quickly."

"You have seen my jests, Mr. Deputy Minister. Xiu Xin is not as incorruptibly just as the news makes out, just a mortal troubled by fame and fortune," Aoyama Xiu Xin thought he was being mocked, but he wasn’t annoyed.

If the person across were a hypocrite mocking him, he would have slammed his plate into their face; if it were an upright person trying to trouble him, he would unapologetically insult their mother; but since there was no hostility from this upright person, he naturally wasn’t angry.

Yamashita Kogoro shook his head, "Mr. Aoyama, you misunderstand me. I didn’t mean that, and I have no right to look down on anyone; even though I try to keep my own hands clean, knowing something is wrong yet daring not to correct it, that makes me selfish too."

A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

"Deputy Minister, you shouldn’t undermine yourself. The environment is as such, not something one person can change. You’ve done well, and Xiu Xin admires that," Aoyama Xiu Xin said and, in lieu of alcohol, toasted him with water.

With no stakes tangled and no secrets between them, they spoke freely and enjoyed their meal thoroughly. At the end of the meal, Yamashita Kogoro invited Aoyama Xiu Xin for another meet-up someday.

Naturally, Aoyama Xiu Xin agreed immediately. After all, having been in Hokkaido for so many years, even a bit of inside information from him could be valuable.

.........

"Knock knock knock!"

That afternoon, Aoyama Xiu Xin was deeply engrossed in paperwork in his office when the door suddenly got knocked on.

"Come in," he called out without lifting his head.

Then the door opened, and Chief Mikuriya Shouta from the third investigative division entered with a document bag, quickly walked up, bowed deeply while extending the bag, "Deputy Minister, this is the detailed recent information on the Beihai Family, Matsuboto Association, Yamaguchi Group, Tangben Group that you asked me to compile."

From his prominent dark circles, it wasn’t hard to tell he probably hadn’t slept in order to finish this task.

Although he could have delegated the task to his subordinates, he always had to skim through and organize whatever his subordinates provided.

"Hmm, sit down while I take a look," Aoyama Xiu Xin replied vaguely as he took the document bag.

Mikuriya Shouta stood still without moving.

Aoyama Xiu Xin glanced at him, "Sit when I tell you to sit. You’re technically my senior, after all. We don’t want others thinking I’m being rude."

"Deputy Minister, the doctor said that standing more is good for my health," Mikuriya Shouta tried to please with his response.

Aoyama Xiu Xin expressionlessly said, "Sit."

"Right!" Mikuriya Shouta responded and walked to a nearby sofa, sitting upright and properly.

Clearly, authority was more persuasive than medical advice.

As time ticked away, Aoyama Xiu Xin finally finished reviewing all the data on the four Violent Gangs.

Due to the deaths of the chairman and many top executives, all four groups were in turmoil, fighting internally to vie for the chairman position.

The Yamaguchi Group saw the least disturbance because this location was just a branch; the main headquarters had sent high-rank executives to take control immediately, likely ensuring a peaceful transition of power soon.

The Matsuboto Association and The Tangben Group, although chaotic, were just families with the same surname disputing internally, so there was a degree of restraint.

The most chaotic was the Beihai Family; originally an assembled force from several small Violent Gangs in Hokkaido, once called the Hokkaido United Group.

With numerous internal factions, the former chairman Qingshui Cangrong was quite capable and had managed to subdue everyone under his rule, renaming the organization to Beihai Family.

However, with a late-life son, Qingshui Yi, born to a mistress he took in twenty years ago and only eighteen this year, though he had dropped out early to join the gang, he hadn’t built sufficient prestige. Now with Qingshui Cangrong and many top executives dead, the three existing dominant figures were not content to be led by this youngster.

Thus, the three had disregarded Qingshui Yi, each staking their claim in internal competitions. Although they refrained from using firearms due to police pressure, cold weapons were in abundance.

Without much power, Qingshui Yi could not intervene, seemingly left only to let the three fight it out and then acknowledge the winner as the chairman.

"It’s you then, Qingshui Yi."

Aoyama Xiu Xin breathed out softly, murmuring to himself.

With the Beihai Family being the most chaotic and Qingshui Yi holding a symbolic moral authority but being the weakest, this perfectly facilitated his involvement.

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