Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 510 - 442: Tomorrow Morning I Want to Hear News of Your Death (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 510: Chapter 442: Tomorrow Morning I Want to Hear News of Your Death (Seeking Monthly Votes)

In the afternoon, the investigation team moved locations; they moved from a hotel arranged by the police headquarters to one found by Aoyama Xiu Xin, and they also returned the vehicle arranged by the police headquarters, switching it with one provided by Aoyama Xiu Xin.

A brand-new banner was hung up at the entrance of the hotel, reading: "Joint Police and Inspection Investigation Team Headquarters."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Aoyama, without your help, being new to this place and having offended the local bureaucratic group, we definitely would have had a hard time," Hirano Hidekazu said gratefully as he looked around the new room and turned back.

Aoyama Xiu Xin shook his head, "I can only offer this trivial help. I am powerless for more. You should have arranged some manpower before coming, so you wouldn’t be so passive."

"Not hiding from you, Mr. Aoyama, but actually, we had already made arrangements beforehand..." Gu Tian Chong, standing by the window, turned around subconsciously and added this line.

Hirano Hidekazu quickly coughed.

Gu Tian Chong immediately stopped speaking.

The room suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere turned somewhat awkward.

Eventually, it was Aoyama Xiu Xin who broke the silence first, speaking with an unconcerned smile, "I’m not part of the investigation team, so it’s understandable that some things are not disclosed to me, for safety reasons."

Hearing him say this, Hirano Hidekazu and Gu Tian Chong felt even more embarrassed since they had been concealing information despite Aoyama Xiu Xin’s continual help.

It wouldn’t have mattered if he hadn’t noticed, but now that he knew they had been cautious around him, it was inevitably embarrassing.

After all, his heart was with the investigation team, but the team played mind games with him, which was indeed inappropriate.

"Actually, there’s nothing that can’t be said. To outsiders, yes, but although Mr. Aoyama isn’t part of the investigation team, he can’t really be considered an outsider. We did select two people from the police department to send over..." Hirano Hidekazu pondered for a bit and decided to be honest.

Otherwise, he feared Aoyama Xiu Xin might harbor some thoughts.

"Don’t! Don’t tell me!" Aoyama Xiu Xin quickly interrupted him, waving his hands, "I am just doing what I can, and I don’t want to get deeply involved in your investigation team’s work. I shouldn’t know things I shouldn’t know, nor do I want to know."

Displaying an attitude of not wishing to delve into secrets.

"This..." Hirano Hidekazu froze, staring at Aoyama Xiu Xin for a while, and seeing that he really didn’t seem to be showing any emotion, he finally relaxed and patted his shoulder, saying, "I’ll remember this courtesy!"

"That’s enough for me," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a hearty smile, and then glanced at his watch, "I still have work, so I’ll take my leave now. You folks carry on."

"I’ll see you out," Gu Tian Chong quickly said.

Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded in thanks.

As he left the investigation team headquarters and walked away, Aoyama Xiu Xin looked back at the eighteen-story hotel, got into the car driven by Jin Yucheng, closed the car door, and a cold smirk appeared on his face as he dialed Asai Ayumi.

"Ayumi, it’s Aoyama Xiu Xin."

"Ah! Xiu Xin, why did you suddenly call me today?" Asai Ayumi asked with surprise.

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled, "Because I missed you."

"Ha, do you think I’ll believe that?" Asai Ayumi, masking the joy she had just inadvertently shown, spoke indifferently, "Just get to the point, don’t waste time."

Knowing Aoyama Xiu Xin, she was aware he had already found himself new women in Sapporo and wouldn’t be calling just because he missed her.

If he really missed her, he should fly back to Tokyo to see her.

"Such heartless lady," Aoyama Xiu Xin feigned a melancholic sigh, "Let’s talk business then, help me check the police department’s travel records for detectives over the past week, mainly those who haven’t returned to Tokyo yet."

By the time Hirano Hidekazu mentioned those two undercover officers were from the police, Aoyama Xiu Xin no longer needed any more information to ascertain their identities.

It was just a slightly more troublesome process.

Once he obtained the travel records of those on business trips, he could check against the airline passenger lists or registration records of recent guests in all hotels in Sapporo City to pinpoint the identities of those two undercover agents.

And once their identities were confirmed, though Sapporo was large, they would have nowhere to hide.

"Why do you need to check this?" Asai Ayumi asked curiously, sensing it seemed troublesome, but after narrowing it down to the past week and those who hadn’t yet reported back to Tokyo, it seemed less complicated.

Aoyama Xiu Xin said, "Don’t pry into societal affairs, just check it for me, and quickly; it’s very important to me, and I’ll reward you when I get back."

"What kind of tone is that, don’t forget, you’re not my boss any more, you have no right to order me around," Asai Ayumi huffed unhappily.

Aoyama Xiu Xin responded, "Yes, I may not be your boss anymore, but I’m forever above you, though I sometimes allow you to get a little wild on me."

"Shut up! I don’t get wild, I want to pee on your head!" Asai Ayumi said through gritted teeth.

Aoyama Xiu Xin clicked his tongue, "You’re really playful."

Asai Ayumi hung up the phone and immediately set about doing what Aoyama Xiu Xin had asked.

Back in the hotel room, Gu Tian Chong said with a face full of apologies, "I was careless and misspoke just now."

Compared to Hirano Hidekazu, being a police officer, his personality was somewhat brash, and having a natural affinity for Aoyama Xiu Xin, who was also a police officer, he often spoke without filtering.

"It doesn’t matter much, Aoyama Xiu Xin seems to still be trustworthy, after all, his godfather is the direct superior of the investigative team; he’s unlikely to sabotage his own godfather’s platform," Hirano Hidekazu said as he stood by the window and watched Aoyama Xiu Xin’s car drive away, shaking his head.

Gu Tian Chong’s countenance had improved a bit, and he changed the subject, "People from Tokyo will arrive today, but the problem now is where do we start investigating? The three guys we caught are seasoned crooks, dead set on taking the blame, and won’t easily implicate others."

"Jing Shang is in the hands of the police headquarters, they definitely won’t hand him over easily. If we dare to demand him, they would dare to let him die in custody like those dozen gunmen, so he cannot be our entry point."

The situation now is that they feel every department in Hokkaido has issues, but they don’t know where to start.

"More crucially," Gu Tian Chong continued, his temples nearly turning white with worry, "there are no clear instructions from above about how far we are to take this investigation. Hokkaido has ties with Tokyo too. We need to avoid ending up causing upheaval without a solution and then getting thrown out to calm the fury."

How could things have escalated to this extent.

Hirano Hidekazu was not as anxious, calmly saying, "Don’t worry, it won’t escalate to an unmanageable state. Someone in Tokyo will call a halt to the investigation before that, and without instructions, it means we can act freely until told to stop."

"One, we intimidate the local bureaucrats and clean up the messy political environment, giving an explanation to the furious citizens; two, even those higher up probably don’t grasp how deep the waters of Hokkaido are, so they want us to probe around, then make further decisions based on the situation, so there’s no need for such worries."

"As for how and where to investigate, we can work on three fronts simultaneously: first, by continuing to break the three crooks psychologically; second, by investigating departments like the governor’s office and the city council, to grasp the complete situation; third, we target the police force, as the police are essentially the enforcers and the hitmen of the upper-level bureaucrats. There will definitely be many reports against them, and we proceed step by step, always there will be someone willing to point upwards."

"This is a long-term job, not something to be rushed. Staying here for a year or two is normal, and it’s not us who should be worried, it’s them."

Their entire conversation had been eavesdropped on by the technical department of the police headquarters. Fujimoto Takayoshi, after learning this, was even more confident in handling the two, because they weren’t the kind of incorruptible anti-corruption fighters who are wholly devoted to public service. They had the will to work but also knew when to weigh importance.

Therefore, as long as they are sufficiently targeted to cause them extreme distress, and their work makes no progress, leading to dissatisfaction from the higher-ups and the citizens, they will naturally accept a peace talk with the local bureaucrats, where each takes what they need.

At dusk, Hirano Hidekazu held a press conference, announcing the office location of the investigative team and their telephone number, welcoming local citizens to provide information about corrupt officials in any way possible.

And for this urgent news, every TV station in Hokkaido inserted it into their evening news.

...

Due to last night’s scandal, Heng Lu Guangnan had held multiple press conferences apologizing profusely; his waist nearly breaking from bowing so much. In a flare of anger, he issued prohibitory directives, and Fujimoto Takayoshi convened a meeting tonight with the four major violent gangs, demanding them to cease their illicit activities in Hokkaido forthwith.

The four major violent gangs, knowing it wasn’t the time to commit offences against the wind, expressed their support but were also concerned about whether things would revert to usual once the investigative team left.

Fujimoto Takayoshi stated that the governor hadn’t mentioned it, it was likely to be banned indefinitely. Qingshui Yi was both scared and pleased, while the other three gangs were utterly dejected.

"Tangben-kun." Fujimoto Takayoshi suddenly called out.

The new leader of the Tangben Group, Tangben Zhidao, immediately stood up and bowed deeply, "Minister, please give your command."

"Your men were also captured last night," Fujimoto Takayoshi said indifferently.

Tangben Zhidao broke out in a cold sweat, his complexion paled, and he knelt down on the floor, touching his forehead to the ground and tremblingly said, "I can assure you they won’t talk!"

"I believe, but the people above don’t," Fujimoto Takayoshi shook his head lightly, nonchalantly adding, "You take out all the superiors of those three guys and set up everything before you take your own life. With your death, your family will be well-provided for, and your child will have a bright future. Please don’t make it hard for me."

A few low-level gang members weren’t worth their trust or the risk; if those three talked, the investigative team would move against their superiors and Tangben Zhidao.

And if Tangben Zhidao talked, that would involve too many people, so they all had to die.

"Minister!" Tangben Zhidao, lying prostrate on the floor, trembled continuously, his voice laden with sobs.

The other three felt heartache, as if mourning their own impending doom.

They were big shots of the Black Society, seemingly ruthless and murdering without batting an eye. Yet whether their own lives ended was just a word away from the upper echelons.

Black can never be as ruthless as white.

Fujimoto Takayoshi shook his head, picked up a cup of sake from the table, downed it in one gulp, then stood up and left indifferently, saying, "Tomorrow morning, I want to hear news of your death."

Tangben Zhidao collapsed on the floor, his suppressed cries gradually turning into loud wails.

The other three exchanged looks, none of them comforting him. There’s no solace for such a situation, as none of them could withstand it themselves; they just quietly stood up and left.

Shortly after midnight, all police stations in Hokkaido commenced a crackdown within their jurisdictions.

The irritating sound of sirens blared throughout the night, and the alternating flashing of police lights stained Hokkaido’s night red.

Aside from one gang in Hokkaido already having ceased their operations, the other three major violent gangs, having been notified in advance, pulled back in time, so only the small-scale dealers and individuals suffered tonight.

But the citizens were unaware of this, only seeing the governor’s determined resolve against illicit activities.

Yosh! The governor is indeed good.

It is always the people below him causing trouble behind his back!

At the same time, at midnight, the investigative team’s phone kept ringing, and outside, their mailbox had people stealthily approaching in the dark, slipping letters inside.

What they hadn’t noticed was that across from the headquarters, an inconspicuous camera had been installed.

These, enjoying the fruits of the local officials’ labor yet undermining the local stability by colluding with the investigative team, would later be taught a lesson.

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