Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 78 - 74: Solving the Case Single-Handedly, Gaining Fame in One Fell Swoop

Chapter 78: Chapter 74: Solving the Case Single-Handedly, Gaining Fame in One Fell Swoop

"Deputy Director caught the murderer!"

In the office of the murder investigation branch at Police Headquarters, Yoshikai Youzai exclaimed as he hung up the phone.

Everyone in the office looked at him.

Casting puzzled glances.

Yoshikai Youzai repeated with a face full of excitement and disbelief, "The Deputy Director has caught the murderer who killed Mikami Yasuko! He asked me to bring two people to retrieve him!"

Wow!

The crowd erupted instantly.

"Really? Yesterday’s case, no surveillance, no eyewitnesses, and Deputy Chief Aoyama has caught the murderer today? Could there be a mistake?"

"How could Deputy Chief Aoyama speak recklessly about something uncertain? Although I can’t believe it either, since he’s already asking us to pick the guy up, it must be true, right?"

"Just like a comic book hero, returning to Police Headquarters and solving a case single-handedly in one day! Truly a remarkable man!"

The Japanese do have a bit of a chūnibyō spirit, everyone sincerely marveled, one metaphor after another.

"It’s impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

An untimely voice suddenly burst out.

Only then did everyone remember that Chief Jin Cheng was still there, and they immediately restrained their praise and surprise, all turning to look at him.

"No eyewitnesses, no surveillance, how could this guy have caught the murderer so quickly! There must be something fishy! Maybe it’s just to close the case quickly by framing someone else!" Chief Jin Cheng said, his emotions somewhat out of control, his expression fierce.

Well, it must be said, he was really perceptive.

Yoshikai Youzai couldn’t listen anymore and courageously stood up to counter, "Chief Jin Cheng, the victim’s nails contained the murderer’s skin tissue. After the murderer is brought back, a DNA comparison will definitely be done. Do you think someone could be framed that easily?"

The others, hearing this, didn’t say much, but they largely agreed inside.

Chief Jin Cheng glared at Yoshikai Youzai.

"Alright, let’s go help the Deputy Director bring back the murderer," Yoshikai Youzai said, avoiding his gaze.

Meanwhile, at Harajuku 1-chome 15-17.

"I really didn’t kill anyone, I’m innocent, I really didn’t kill her!" Kitano Jinghua cried desperately, then suddenly remembering something, he abruptly raised his head and said, "I remember now, I was in such a hurry when I left, the door might not have been closed properly, and when I was going downstairs, I bumped into a guy wearing a black tracksuit, it must have been him!"

"Mr. Kitano!" Aoyama Xiu Xin raised his voice to interrupt him, earnestly saying, "What evidence do you have for these claims? Mikami Yasuko’s nails contain your skin tissue, which is tangible proof! Even if you don’t admit it, the prosecution can still charge you, and the court will convict you of murder. You can’t escape imprisonment."

Damn, just pin the blame on him and close the case.

Looking for the real murderer, how long would that take?

You gonna pay me overtime?

"But... but I really didn’t kill anyone! Waaaaah..." Kitano Jinghua looked completely desperate.

Aoyama Xiu Xin coldly watched him, leaning back on the couch with his legs crossed, his toes idly swinging as he said, "How about this, let’s help each other out. DuBian Xiuze is my friend. Hand over all his photos and don’t involve him in your testimony back at the Police Headquarters. If you do this, I will appeal to the court for a reduced sentence based on your good attitude in admitting guilt."

Once agreed to help, DuBian Xiuze’s name must not be associated with this case.

"No! No! I really didn’t kill anyone! I absolutely won’t admit guilt!" Kitano Jinghua, was very emotional, even threatening Aoyama Xiu Xin as he bellowed with bloodshot eyes, "If you don’t clear my name and catch the real murderer, I will disclose the details of extortion against DuBian Xiuze in court and expose the photos!"

"Oh, threatening me?" Aoyama Xiu Xin sneered, grabbing an ashtray and fiercely smashing it into Kitano Jinghua’s face. With a clang, the man was knocked to the ground, two teeth flying out with blood.

The warm blood splattered onto Ashihara Ayaka’s face beside him, causing her to scream, her face turning deathly pale.

"Damn it! When given a face, don’t you dare reject it!" Aoyama Xiu Xin casually tossed the blood-soiled ashtray aside and turned to Ashihara Ayaka, "Since he doesn’t want this opportunity, I’ll give it to you. Hand over the photos and confirm that his testimony about DuBian is all fabricated. Then I’ll tell the prosecutors that you reported Kitano Jinghua after being arrested, accusing the main culprit. That’s a great merit, you know!"

"Just claim that the murder was an individual act by Kitano Jinghua and has nothing to do with you—you were merely forced to help him duplicate the keys, then you might spend just two to three years in prison max. How about this deal?"

Ashihara Ayaka’s expression immediately turned cloudy.

"If you don’t agree, haha, I can make you squat for ten years! Ten years, tsk tsk, how many decades does a woman have? Besides, you’ve already done more than enough for Kitano, and do you really believe that Mikami Yasuko wasn’t killed by Kitano? You weren’t there at the time, were you?"

With Aoyama Xiu Xin’s final words falling.

Ashihara Ayaka’s expression changed drastically, slowly turning her head to look at Kitano Jinghua, her gaze somewhat vacant.

Yes, she wasn’t there, maybe it really was Kitano Jinghua who killed Mikami Yasuko that night?

"No! No! Ayaka! Please don’t believe his words! Yasuko really wasn’t killed by me, I truly didn’t lie to you..." Kitano Jinghua, seeing doubts forming in Ashihara Ayaka, hastened to speak.

Aoyama Xiu Xin cruelly stepped on his mouth.

Kitano Jinghua, in pain, glared furiously, but unable to scream because his mouth was crushed.

"You talk too much." Aoyama Xiu Xin kept grinding Kitano Jinghua’s lips with his shoe heel, continuing to persuade Ashihara Ayaka, "Judging by your reaction in the hospital yesterday, if it wasn’t faked, your relationship with Mikami Yasuko was indeed very deep. You only wanted money and never thought of killing her, but she’s already been killed by your boyfriend. Do you really want to sit in prison for years for the murderer?"

"Okay, I agree to it." Ashihara Ayaka slowly nodded in agreement, whether to avenge her best friend or to reduce her own sentence was unclear.

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled, "You’ve made the right choice. Where are the photos?"

"They’re in the cabinet behind you." Ashihara Ayaka’s gaze shifted to the TV cabinet behind Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Aoyama Xiu Xin let go of Kitano Jinghua, turned around, and opened the cabinet, inside was a thick envelope.

He opened it to find all bedside photos of Dubian Xiuze.

"You bitch! How dare you betray me!" Kitano Jinghua’s face contorted grotesquely as he cursed at Ashihara Ayaka.

Aoyama Xiu Xin kicked him in the stomach.

Kitano Jinghua immediately curled up in pain.

Aoyama Xiu Xin squatted down, grabbed his hair, and pulled up his head, "Now, are you still going to threaten me?"

"No... I dare not!" Kitano Jinghua’s eyes showed fear as he shook his head repeatedly and stammered, "I swear I absolutely won’t mention Dubian Xiuze!"

As the photos fell into the hands of Aoyama Xiu Xin, along with the change in stance of Ashihara Ayaka, even if he mentioned Dubian Xiuze’s name in court, it would be futile.

"So, will you confess?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked again.

Kitano Jinghua’s face twitched slightly, blood still flowing from a wound caused by an ashtray, tears and blood mixed together. He uttered in despair and helplessness, "Yes, I’ll confess."

Then, he burst into a heart-wrenching cry.

Only those who have been wronged know how wronged they really are, but he had no evidence to prove his innocence, while the police had evidence proving he was the murderer.

So, he knew persisting any further was pointless, and it would only make the police and the prosecution think he was resisting the investigation, ultimately resulting in a harsher sentence.

"If you had done this earlier, look at you, being stubborn, and you almost made me believe you were wrongly accused," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a laugh.

Kitano Jinghua cried like a child, his hysterical crying mingled with the sound of police sirens coming from outside.

"Deputy Chief!"

Yoshikai Youzai came in with two others.

"Take him away!" Aoyama Xiu Xin gestured broadly.

"Hi!"

.........

Back at Police Headquarters, Aoyama Xiu Xin personally took Yoshikai Youzai to get confessions from Ashihara and Kitano.

He also sent a DNA sample from Kitano Jinghua for comparison with the human skin left under Mikami Yasuko’s fingernails at the forensic lab, just waiting for results to send for trial, and that would conclude the case.

During the entire interrogation process, Kitano Jinghua failed to answer many questions, such as the details of the murder, the location of the weapon; fortunately, Aoyama Xiu Xin was keen to guide him through recalling the entire detailed crime process.

When they left the interrogation room, Aoyama Xiu Xin had Yoshikai send the confessions to Asai Ayumi’s office, while he returned to the murder case series team office.

"Deputy Chief!"

Those remaining in the office stood up and bowed.

Aoyama Xiu Xin could clearly sense their gaze on him had changed, filled with more reverence.

After all, he had shown his assertiveness by intimidating Jin Cheng Heiji yesterday, and today he had single-handedly solved a major case demonstrating his capability. Moreover, with the backing of Asai Ayumi, everyone had to respect him.

"Hmm." Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded nonchalantly, walked to his desk, and sat down. He then called Dubian Xiuze, "Done, destroyed."

"Phew—" Dubian Xiuze, who had been anxiously waiting for news, finally relaxed, "Thank you, Mr. Aoyama."

He didn’t even mention the matter about the billion yen.

It was intended for Aoyama Xiu Xin anyway.

Nor was he concerned whether Aoyama Xiu Xin truly destroyed the photos, or didn’t destroy them at all.

Just like Aoyama Xiu Xin didn’t ask him whether the knife Aoyama Haruko used to stab Yamamoto Naohiro was really destroyed or just pretended to be destroyed, because both understood that whether they told the truth or lied, neither would believe the other.

Having their own gauge of truth was enough; under such circumstances, the trust between them paradoxically deepened.

Three days later, the DNA comparison results came out.

The skin tissue extracted from under Mikami Yasuko’s nails did indeed match Kitano Jinghua’s DNA.

Additionally, with Kitano Jinghua having personally confessed.

The case was officially ready to be processed for trial.

Aoyama Xiu Xin fired his first successful shot on the job, garnering fame throughout Police Headquarters.

Through word of mouth, many of his colleagues knew that he had cracked a case single-handedly within two days on the job, and the tales about him grew more exaggerated.

Mr. Aoyama gained instant fame and lit up brilliantly.

Due to the gruesomeness of the murder, many media outlets closely tracked and reported on the entire case; the police’s announcement of closing the case was broadcasted the same night.

"The murder at XX apartment on the 25th has been sent for trial today... After the incident, Chief Aoyama Xiu Xin single-handedly captured the murderer within 48 hours..."

In a dimly-lit room, a man dressed in a black tracksuit, pale and unkempt, watched the news with a disdainful smirk.

His previously uneasy heart finally settled.

He felt the police’s capabilities were just so-so.

He himself was the real culprit, yet they had not found any clues about him.

"Heh, what a bunch of useless fools."

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