Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 498 - 432: Murder to Silence Witnesses, Nozaki Cangjian’s Rise, Press Conference (Vote for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 498: Chapter 432: Murder to Silence Witnesses, Nozaki Cangjian’s Rise, Press Conference (Vote for Monthly Pass)

After obtaining Jing Shang’s confession,

Aoyama Xiu Xin immediately reported the good news to Fujimoto Takayoshi.

"Director, after my earnest and persuasive efforts, Jing Shang has admitted to the shooting incident. He has signed the record of his statement; this matter can be considered resolved."

He had convinced him without the use of force.

It could be considered winning a battle without a fight.

"Great job, Mr. Aoyama!" Fujimoto Takayoshi’s face also revealed a smile, and he let out a sigh of relief as he said, "I will immediately hold a press conference to announce it."

"There’s another matter, the dozen or so hitmen involved in the shooting..." Aoyama Xiu Xin hinted only briefly, indicating that these dozen rabid dogs must die.

Fujimoto Takayoshi’s smile gradually faded upon hearing this, and he said in a serious tone, "It’s already been arranged."

Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded and said no more.

Since the shooting incident had not been closed yet, the dozen or so shooters who were captured, without having been sentenced, were not yet considered criminals and had not been transferred to prison to serve time.

They were being held separately in temporary detention rooms at the police headquarters and several police stations across Sapporo City, which conveniently allowed Fujimoto Takayoshi to do whatever he wanted according to his will.

Meanwhile, at the Sapporo East Police Station, in a detention room housing about ten people where the lights had already been turned off, all the untried criminals were lying on their beds, fast asleep.

Suddenly, two figures sat up, exchanged glances, then quietly got out of bed and approached a bed in the corner. On the bed lay a young man of slight build, curled up as if having a nightmare, or perhaps going through withdrawal, shivering in his sleep.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, the frail young man opened his eyes, only to see two figures standing over him, looking down; he was shocked.

But before he could make a sound, one of them covered his mouth with a pillow, while the other held his legs to prevent him from kicking and making noise.

After a short two or three minutes, the slight young man stopped struggling, ceased breathing, and died.

Having killed the man, the two shook off the tension and then casually returned to their own beds to sleep as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, similar scenarios played out in several other detention rooms, with over a dozen hitmen involved in the shooting either being smothered to death or killed during a fight or strangulation, leaving no survivors.

Those "accidental" murderers appeared to have escalated their crimes, supposedly facing even longer sentences, but once they entered prison, they would be granted sentence reductions through various means.

Elsewhere, Nozaki Cangjian and his seven men had found a dock to moor at. He had arranged for people to ambush at the main plant in advance, and then had Sanqi Fen call the other three senior members in Jing Shang’s name to convene a meeting at the main plant.

As a member of the main plant’s security team, Sanqi Fen informed the other guards of Jing Shang’s unfortunate arrest and persuaded them to side with Nozaki Cangjian.

At this time, the police had not yet announced tonight’s operation, and even if they did, the news would not spread so quickly, so the three senior members who received the call didn’t harbor any suspicions and each brought along two subordinates to the appointment.

Upon arriving at the entrance to the main plant, Sanqi Fen, accompanied by a few factory security team members, stopped them, saying he could let them in, but all weapons had to be left outside.

Although the three were reluctant, they complied with Sanqi Fen’s firm statement that this was Jing Shang’s order, ultimately lowering their guard since they were allowed to enter with their subordinates.

"My apologies, please, big brothers," Sanqi Fen bowed and gestured for them to enter.

With a grunt, the three men swaggered in with their two subordinates each. No sooner had they stepped inside than the gate behind them closed, followed by the rapid footsteps of dozens of armed men charging out from the factory to surround the nine men, ready to pounce at any moment.

"You idiots! What are you trying to pull?"

"Where’s the boss? We want to see the boss!"

The three men were both shocked and furious at the scene.

"I’ll take you to see the boss," said Nozaki Cangjian, stepping forward with his three confidants from the crowd.

"Nozaki Cangjian! Are you staging a revolt?"

Facing the challenge, Nozaki Cangjian didn’t offer much of an explanation but simply waved his hand and retreated a few steps to avoid getting blood on himself.

They didn’t use guns because there were other residents near the factory, and they didn’t want to alarm the police.

Upon Nozaki Cangjian’s signal to attack, dozens of men armed with long and short blades immediately rushed forward like wolves hunting prey. With the advantage in numbers and weapons, their morale was particularly high, and everyone eagerly pushed to the front to swing their blades.

The other nine, including three department directors, were unarmed and outnumbered. They were quickly engulfed by the incoming mob, their screams growing weaker.

Standing on the periphery, Nozaki Cangjian watched the scene indifferently and lit a cigarette.

It was as though he was offering incense to send off the departed.

When the crowd dispersed, all that remained on the ground were nine unrecognizable, blood-drenched corpses.

The bright red blood pooled together on the floor.

"The bodies have been cleaned up, inform all the branch leaders of the Miyazaki family that a meeting will be held at the headquarters!"

Nozaki Cangjian exhaled a puff of smoke as he spoke.

"Yes, sir!"

About half an hour later, all the branch leaders of the Miyazaki family gathered at the headquarters. Nozaki Cangjian somberly announced the news that due to an internal betrayal, the drug trade had failed, and Inoue had been captured, startling everyone present.

Then, Nozaki Cangjian announced an even more shocking piece of news: upon learning of the arrest of the president, the other three directors harbored thoughts of splitting the Miyazaki family. With a heart set on maintaining the unity of the gang, he had tearfully purged the betrayers. From now on, he would assume the role of president and had promoted four people to director.

The four who were promoted had no time to be shocked or grieve; they immediately reciprocated the favor and were the first to express their support for him as president, and the others had no choice but to offer their support as well.

"I had no intention of becoming the president, but faced with this critical moment of survival, I can only take up the responsibility. When a more suitable person appears in the future, I will hand over my position to him," said Nozaki Cangjian, feigning humility.

Then he began to boost morale, "Gentlemen, President Miyazaki’s death did not bring down the Miyazaki family, nor will President Inoue’s arrest. What makes the Miyazaki family rise is the new No. 23 ice drug. As long as we can keep producing No. 23, the Miyazaki family will never fall!"

The crowd, which had been somewhat downhearted due to the night’s events, had their spirits lifted upon hearing this. Yes, with No. 23, that was enough!

"However, we will also have to enter a period of hidden growth from now on. We can’t commit crimes against the wind. For now, No. 23 production will be suspended to individuals; we’ll discuss it once the heat dies down. For the time being, we’ll only take on large transactions involving other gangs or drug trafficking organizations," Nozaki Cangjian said, taking a different tone.

Although the crowd felt somewhat disappointed and pained about the market they had slowly carved out, they also knew that it was time to lay low and that it wasn’t worth the risk for the sake of petty profits from scraps. Only significant transactions were worth attempting.

But Nozaki Cangjian was doing this because the stock in the warehouse was simply not enough to support their unregulated shipping like before; he had to keep a batch of goods on hand to lure drug trafficking organizations like the Shimada Group.

As for getting Aoyama Xiu Xin to extract information about the location of the other factories from Inoue and then, instead of destroying them, informing him so that they could continue to produce No. 23, let alone him, even Aoyama Xiu Xin wouldn’t do such a thing.

There has to be a basic line for a human being.

Otherwise, he’d be no different from a little devil.

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

At two o’clock in the morning, the auditorium of Hokkaido Police Headquarters was packed with journalists from national media outlets.

Sapporo, as the central city of Hokkaido.

In addition to the local media headquarters, every major media outlet has a division here to ensure that they capture breaking news in Hokkaido at the earliest.

Amidst the eager anticipation of the crowd, Fujimoto Takayoshi, the director, bearing a majestic presence with his protruding belly, walked onto the stage, bowed to the audience, and said in a steady tone, "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason we have hastily convened this press conference tonight is that the police have just completed an urgent mission and achieved significant results, which we are eager to share with all citizens!"

"The first matter is about the new No. 23 ice drug that has recently swept across Hokkaido. Thanks to the efforts of the Deputy Director of Criminal Affairs, Chief of Police Aoyama Xiu Xin, the police have obtained accurate drug trade intelligence and successfully captured both parties involved in the transaction at midnight."

"They are the president of the Shimada Group, a violent gang from Akita Prefecture, and Inoue, the president of the Miyazaki family. Inoue has admitted that he was behind the research of No. 23. The police will continue to target the new drug!"

"The second matter relates to the shocking shooting incident a few days ago. Inoue has also admitted that he orchestrated it in a bid to grab territory. The shooter arrested has also identified him, and we will immediately prosecute this case."

With those words, Fujimoto Takayoshi bowed.

Wow!

After a long silence, the room burst into excitement.

"The creator of No. 23 has actually been caught!"

"The shooting case has finally been solved!"

"It had to be Police Chief Aoyama after all, he must have played a significant role in these two cases."

"Director Fujimoto, may we have a detailed introduction about the primary offender Inoue’s background... "

"I know you all have many questions! So I invite our hero, Police Chief Aoyama, to come and answer them for everyone," said Fujimoto Takayoshi with a smile.

At such a pivotal moment, as the key figure in solving the case, Aoyama Xiu Xin, of course, had to come forward and show his face.

Surrounded by flashes of cameras, Aoyama Xiu Xin, also dressed in a police uniform, calmly and determinedly walked onto the stage. His handsome face and tall figure looked even more striking against Fujimoto Takayoshi.

After reaching the center of the stage, Aoyama Xiu Xin first bowed to Fujimoto Takayoshi and then to the reporters below. Then he stepped up to the podium, adjusted the microphone, and said, "I believe you will all be surprised at Inoue’s identity; he is not some veteran drug trafficker but a middle school chemistry teacher."

"A chemistry teacher? That’s..." Indeed, everyone was shocked. A chemistry teacher producing drugs felt incongruous, yet somehow, it also made sense.

"Exactly, and he was also a very talented chemistry teacher; it’s a pity he strayed onto the wrong path! Right here, I call upon all citizens to cherish the hard-earned life we have and to not venture down the path of illegal activities! Otherwise, what awaits you will assuredly be the severe punishment of the law!"

Aoyama Xiu Xin leaned forward, one hand on the podium’s edge, the other holding the microphone, his piercing eyes under his police cap sweeping over the crowd, speaking decisively and with righteous indignation, exuding a sense of justice from every pore.

The reporters hurriedly snapped away with their cameras.

Aoyama Xiu Xin is the synonym for justice!

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