Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 547 - 464: Classified as an Accidental Fire, Sex is a Double-Edged Sword (7300 words, asking for monthly votes)

Chapter 547: Chapter 464: Classified as an Accidental Fire, Sex is a Double-Edged Sword (7300 words, asking for monthly votes)

The blaze raged for half the night before it was extinguished by firefighters.

In the morning, upon receiving the news, Aoyama Xiu Xin rushed to the scene to find the house reduced to smoking rubble, already cordoned off by police tape with a large crowd of onlookers and reporters who had rushed over upon hearing the news. Dozens of police officers were maintaining order, rebuking those who tried to cross the police line.

As Xiu Xin’s car arrived, although the reporters could not yet see clearly who was inside, they all knew it must be a senior police officer and surged forward.

Xiu Xin, upon seeing this, didn’t hurry out of the car.

Over a dozen police officers quickly came to his aid, surrounding his car to block the reporters from swarming the vehicle.

"Step back! Everyone step back! Don’t push!"

"Clear the way! Don’t crowd!"

Only after seeing the reporters separated by a human wall did Xiu Xin confidently open the car door and get out.

"It’s Senior Police Director Xiu Xin!"

"Senior Police Director, regarding this horrific fire, does the police currently have any leads?"

"Do you think it could have been arson?"

Faced with these varied questions, Xiu Xin ignored them, his expression grave as he was escorted by several police officers across the police line, looking at the several charred corpses on the ground, his brow slightly furrowed.

It seems that the physical constitution of people from different parts of Japan varies. Like those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who faced the high temperatures from the atomic bomb explosion without a word, whereas these people from Sapporo turned to black charcoal from a mere fire.

Two major fires in the same district, with the second claiming seven or eight lives – this was undoubtedly a most appalling... accidental fire!

Yes, that’s right, an accidental fire!

Before his arrival, he had already learned through reports that the investigating police officers at the scene had preliminarily determined it to be arson, with premeditated murder.

But having communicated with Fujimoto Takayoshi by phone, he felt that it could not be conclusively determined as arson and murder, after all, how would the public view it when the news of such a heinous criminal case broke right after the investigation team left?

Moreover, the area of consecutive fires conveniently happened to be the amusement park demolition zone, and according to the information he obtained from Jingtian Changchuan, the first house to catch fire belonged to a demanding and troublesome resident opposed to the demolition; the latter fire that burned the deceased included someone he vaguely remembered, Yagyu tao. To say there was no connection between the two, he definitely did not believe.

That’s why he didn’t want the arson and murder investigation to end up being related to the demolition, so he found an excuse and convinced Fujimoto Takayoshi to label the case an accident.

Although he felt no turmoil inside, Xiu Xin still needed to put on a somber and grieving demeanor for the public. He turned to face them, wiped away non-existent tears, and announced gravely, "Before coming here, I received a report. After an initial police investigation, we have preliminarily determined that the fire was an accident caused by an electrical problem. Without a doubt, this is a heartbreaking tragedy, so I am hereby urging all citizens to take electrical safety seriously! I sincerely hope such a disaster never happens again."

Nonsense!

A local neighbor, who had witnessed Yagyu tao’s family burn to death the night before, cursed inwardly. The doors had been locked from the outside, and you’re calling this an accident?

Yet no one stepped forward to expose him, after all, indifference prevailed where personal interests were not affected; nobody wanted to attract trouble.

Moreover, Yagyu tao hadn’t been particularly well-liked; otherwise, people wouldn’t have stood idly by without rescuing them last night.

"An accident, you say? But how is it that so many people failed to notice the fire?"

A reporter immediately raised doubts.

Xiu Xin replied, unfazed, "Bottles of alcohol were found at the scene, so we reasonably speculate they were unable to escape in time due to intoxication."

Seeing that reporter about to continue with another question, he bluntly interrupted, "Alright, next."

"The area here is marked for demolition for the construction of an amusement park by the city. So is there a possibility that the two fire incidents were not accidents but related to the demolition?" The reporter that Xiu Xin interrupted was not silenced but spoke up tirelessly.

With these words, the other reporters immediately couldn’t help but whisper among themselves in a low voice.

Xiu Xin raised an eyebrow, took a deep look at the reporter—a man in his twenties, slender and handsome, wearing black-framed glasses—and took note of the name on his badge, then paused for a moment to speak. "By saying this, am I to understand that you are questioning our police force’s investigation result?"

Raising such a question in this context suggested prior knowledge about the local demolition. It meant he was either truly filled with justice or instructed by someone.

"I don’t mean that. I’m merely suggesting a possibility..." the reporter instinctively denied when faced with the accusation Xiu Xin casually threw at him.

Xiu Xin’s grin was insincere as he cut off his words, "An interesting guess. Could there also be the possibility that a meteor fell from the sky, hitting their house by chance, and unfortunately causing a fire?"

Everyone could detect the dissatisfaction and sarcasm in his tone and couldn’t help but chuckle knowingly.

Amidst the laughter, the young reporter’s face turned pale as if a palette of spilled paint.

Before he could defend himself, Xiu Xin made another cutting remark, "Journalist, we in the police force rely on evidence in our investigations. All current evidence suggests the fire was an accident, yet you insist on attaching personal conspiracy theories. Are you looking to report on the news truthfully, or are you just trying to create a sensational event to make a name for yourself?"

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