Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 541 - 462: Two Gunshots Say Goodnight, Relocation Matters (7100 words, seeking monthly ticket)_3

Chapter 541: Chapter 462: Two Gunshots Say Goodnight, Relocation Matters (7100 words, seeking monthly ticket)_3

"These days, loyalty is all a sham.

Whoever can feed the people below them gets their loyalty; everyone else can be ignored, even the king of heaven himself."

"It’s best that way." Aoyama Xiu Xin finished speaking and hung up the phone. He then dialed Nakamura Shinichi and instructed tersely, "There’s been a shooting at the South Wind Izakaya. Send someone to handle it. Your intervention occurred just after the investigation committee left, which isn’t good for our image, so keep it low-key and tightly secure the information. Handle it swiftly and discreetly."

"Hi! Don’t worry." Nakamura Shinichi had known Aoyama Xiu Xin for more than a day or two and understood the implications of his words. He responded respectfully.

Aoyama Xiu Xin threw down the phone, rose to his feet, and twisted his stiff neck, yawning as he headed upstairs.

It was getting late; it was also time for him to sleep.

"Goodnight to you, President Asano, whom I’ve never met."

...

Yagyu Tao had fled back home, worried that the police might come after him, so he spent a restless night hiding at a friend’s house. As soon as dawn broke, he was eager to call his family.

"Mosi Mosi? This is the Yagyu house."

"Wife, listen, did the police come looking for me last night?" he asked nervously.

"No, husband! What did you do again?"

"Not at all?" Yagyu Tao was stunned. He had been at the scene when Asano Kamisaku was shot. With so many witnesses and surveillance at the izakaya, the police shouldn’t have overlooked this, and they should have easily identified him. Why hadn’t they come looking for him?

He quickly realized that it was Beiyuan Construction Co., Ltd’s doing, as they needed him to deal with the residents he had incited to demand higher compensation.

So, they had prevented the police from arresting him.

He first felt relief, which was soon overshadowed by an intense fear, understanding that Beiyuan Construction Co., Ltd could even command the police. No wonder they dared to shoot people in public, even killing two.

"Idiot! Damn mongrel!" Yagyu Tao cursed Asano Kamisaku again.

They say outsiders don’t know their limits.

It’s you who didn’t know your limits because of your darn money, damn it, you’ve doomed me.

The gunman’s threat from last night still echoed in his ears: three days, if he couldn’t get all the residents in the demolition area to sign within three days, he would die.

He had no doubts they would follow through.

Thinking that his life was now on a countdown, he felt a mixture of sadness, anger, desperation, and helplessness.

The residents’ demands for a price hike were also instigated by him, and now he had to figure out a way to make those residents give up their demands, leaving him utterly dismayed.

"Husband! Husband, what’s wrong? Speak, husband!"

From the other end, Mrs. Yagyu anxiously urged him repeatedly.

Even though Yagyu Tao was an alcoholic, abusive, and often didn’t come home at night, he was still a good husband in his wife’s eyes.

Yagyu Tao then took a deep breath and said, "I’m fine, I’ll be right back."

There was still a glimmer of hope; he had to act quickly.

After hanging up the phone, he said goodbye to his friend and took a cab home while gathering a few of his underlings.

By the time he got home, five or six of his followers, who usually strutted around oppressively, were waiting inside.

"Big brother." "Big brother, you’re back."

"Big brother, why did you call us? Is there more good news?"

These people were barely even Black Society members; they just extorted and oppressed the local residents with Yagyu Tao.

Seeing Yagyu Tao enter, they all eagerly started speaking at once.

"Enough! Shut up! Be quiet!" The sword of Damocles hung over his head, always ready to fall, and the fearful Yagyu Tao, already irritable, grew even more annoyed hearing their chatter. After scolding them, he said, "Go immediately and inform all the people in the demolition zone to gather at the square. I have something to say."

"Hi!"

The few underlings heard and dispersed right away.

Yagyu Tao had a certain infamy locally, especially since he had just rallied the residents yesterday to demand more compensation from Beiyuan Construction Co., Ltd. Now that he was calling a meeting, every household voluntarily sent someone to the small square to hear him out.

Everyone initially thought Yagyu Tao was going to continue discussing their demands for increased compensation, but they were bewildered when he began speaking today.

"Everyone, my neighbors, uncles, brothers, and sisters, please, let’s all be quiet and listen to me," said Yagyu Tao, who had never been so polite to his neighbors before. Standing on a flowerbed, a head taller than the rest, he raised his hand, urging everyone to be quiet.

"Shut up! All of you shut up! Didn’t you hear what my big brother said? Whoever dares to speak, I will beat!"

"You old thing, I’m talking to you! Damn, are you deaf? What are you still mumbling about with the old lady next door!"

"Idiot! That guy..."

Yagyu Tao’s followers, clawing and snarling, crassly scolded the neighbors in the square.

Finally, thanks to their relentless efforts to maintain order, the small square gradually quieted down.

Yagyu Tao, with a melancholic expression and a heart heavy with emotion, continued, "I didn’t sleep at all last night, tossing and turning! What was I thinking about? It was about our demand from Beiyuan Construction Co., Ltd to increase the compensation! I thought about it all night and finally realized that we were wrong."

"The people from Beiyuan Construction Co., Ltd came to Sapporo from afar, investing money, effort, and manpower to help us with construction, beautifying our hometown, and benefiting our local citizens and future generations. Yet, here we are, trying to take advantage of this situation by demanding more money from them. That’s just so inappropriate!