Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 99 - 95: Times Have Changed, Sir, Shot on the Spot (Five Updates)

Chapter 99: Chapter 95: Times Have Changed, Sir, Shot on the Spot (Five Updates)

"Jing Shangwei! You dare show up?" Jinwei Yu roared with righteous indignation, then turned determinedly to rally his colleagues, "Gentlemen, please join me in apprehending this fugitive for the citizens!"

This was a perfect opportunity to resolve the crisis once and for all! You want to kill me? I’ll capture you myself and then see how I torture and humiliate you!

His subordinates, realizing what was happening, rubbed their hands together in anticipation, eager for a chance not only to distinguish themselves but also to showcase their capabilities in front of their leader.

"Idiot! You murderous demon dare to provoke us at the Prosecutor’s office door? You’re really tired of living!"

"Would you give up already!"

But the next second, their high morale was shattered as Jing Shangwei pulled out a gun.

A gun!

Damn it!

How did a teacher manage to get a gun?

Everyone was so frightened that they turned pale; Jinwei Yu was the first to react and immediately turned and ran.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

But no matter how fast he ran, he wasn’t as fast as Jing Shangwei gently pulling the trigger. They were only half a street apart, and with Jing Shangwei’s military experience, all six shots hit their target without a single miss.

Jinwei Yu fell to the ground with a thud, blood oozing from the bullet holes in his body, but he wasn’t quite dead yet. He struggled and crawled forward, pleading, "Save me! Save me!"

"Murder! The Guardian Prosecutor is dead!"

The other six prosecutors were petrified and didn’t dare to save him; they all scattered and ran, and the bystanders around screamed and ran helter-skelter.

Jing Shangwei’s target wasn’t them, so no innocents were hurt. He walked quickly over to Jinwei Yu and stepped on his back to immobilize him, looking down from a high position, "Did you ever think of today when you abused your power and rode roughshod over us? It’s ironic, isn’t it, that my shooting skills from the Self-Defense Forces weren’t used to guard our homeland, but to kill a vermin like you? But killing you is also a service to the country, isn’t it?"

"Don’t kill me! Please, don’t—"

"Bang!"

Jing Shangwei shot him in the back of the head.

Jinwei Yu’s pleas stopped abruptly as his head drooped down and his face smashed heavily onto the ground, killing him instantly.

Jing Shangwei then turned and ran towards a car.

Indeed, as Aoyama Xiu Xin had suspected, he wasn’t planning to escape; he was heading directly to the Police Headquarters to turn himself in.

Having killed three officials had already created enough sensation; there would surely be many reporters and civilians attending the court on the day of his trial. He wanted to declare the reasons for his killings in court. He wanted to tell the people he wasn’t a criminal but was executing justice.

And this way, he would expose the dark nexus of mutual protection among officials; awaken more citizens like him who were being oppressed; and deter corrupt officials abusing their powers!

After all, his wife and daughter were already dead, and having exacted his revenge, there was little meaning left in living.

However, he didn’t notice at the moment his car started that several vehicles quietly followed him.

From the moment he had appeared, the Yamakawa family’s men had reported to Yamakawa Ichiro, who then quickly informed Aoyama Xiu Xin.

As Jing Shangwei killed Jinwei Yu, Aoyama Xiu Xin had already been on his way to capture him.

The Yamakawa family’s men trailed Jing Shangwei’s car, constantly updating their position and movements to Aoyama Xiu Xin, allowing him to take shortcuts to intercept him.

Jing Shangwei knew nothing about this.

Ten minutes later, he saw several police cars blocking the road ahead and policemen hiding behind the cars pointing guns at him.

The piercing sound of police sirens also came from behind.

Jing Shangwei didn’t try to resist but slowly reduced his speed and parked, sitting in the car and watching the police faces across from him becoming clear. He slowly took out a cigarette from the glove compartment, put it in his mouth, and lit it.

Then, he turned off the car, ready to get out and surrender.

But as he was stepping out of the car.

A gunshot sounded.

"Bang!"

The bullet fired, shattered the car window, and lodged in Jing Shangwei’s chest, making his body stagger backward, but he was fortunate to lean against the car door frame and not fall. He looked down at the bullet hole, then lifted his head in a daze, staring at the police officer who had shot him.

He had seen him in the newspapers a few days ago. If he wasn’t mistaken, his name was Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Jing Shangwei didn’t understand; he was clearly intending to surrender. Why did he shoot? Could he have misunderstood his intentions? But he wasn’t even holding a gun!

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Before he could figure out the problem, gunshots rang out one after another. Other police officers had also pulled their triggers, and several bloody bullet holes suddenly appeared on his chest. He leaned against the car, slowly sliding down to the ground, the cigarette falling from his mouth.

But he hadn’t died yet, lying on the ground staring at the azure sky, his chest heaving violently, blood continuously pouring out, his breathing growing shorter and shorter.

He hadn’t yet stood in the court to tell the public what he wanted to say, he hadn’t...

"Go!" Aoyama Xiu Xin waved his hand.

Before completely losing consciousness, the last image Jing Shangwei saw was a group of police officers rushing up and surrounding him, guns pointed at him.

Then he permanently closed his eyes.

Accompanied by the intermittent sound of sirens, a large fleet of police cars sped to the scene, with Renping Kuniaki and several senior officials from the Police Headquarters arriving at the site.

He had thought that Jing Shangwei, a criminal daring enough to kill an officer, would desperately resist, which is why he personally came to oversee the operation, signaling the importance of this case.

"Report to the Director General, the criminal Jing Shangwei has been killed!" Aoyama Xiu Xin turned around to face Renping Kuniaki, clicked his heels together, raised his hand, and reported with a salute.

Renping Kuniaki looked at the imposing Aoyama Xiu Xin before him. Although he resented the man who eloped with his daughter-in-law, he had to admit that he had handled the situation beautifully, no wonder Yanchuan Xianyou thought highly of him.

Jing Shangwei had to be killed on the spot.

Otherwise, once this lawless individual got to court and made a rant about something like collusion between the police and prosecutor’s office, where would the police’s dignity lie?

"Good, Deputy Chief Aoyama is truly a sharp blade of the special investigation team," Renping Kuniaki praised Aoyama Xiu Xin, then continued, "Strive to quickly perfect the evidence chain and announce the details to the public soon."

"Yes, sir!" Aoyama Xiu Xin responded loudly.

Renping Kuniaki glanced at Jing Shangwei’s body, riddled like a sieve, and then hurried off with the senior officials. After all, there was no longer anything for them to do there; it was better to go back and prepare for the press conference.

"He was different from those you have killed before like Chongtian. Didn’t you feel any disturbance inside when you shot him?" Asai Ayumi approached Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Because she couldn’t bring herself to do it, she had let Aoyama Xiu Xin intercept Jing Shangwei head-on while she and her team came from behind to prevent him from escaping.

Internally, Aoyama Xiu Xin felt no disturbance, but knowing Asai Ayumi was more sentimental, he feigned a sigh on the surface, "How could I not? But from our police perspective, he had to die. It’s better he dies on the spot during apprehension rather than mysteriously in detention before the trial. At least I made it quick for him."

.........

The day Jing Shangwei was killed, the Homicide Investigation Section 1 conducted a thorough search and evidence collection at the death scenes of Zhongshan Minggui and Miyamoto Ryosuke.

Their efforts were rewarded. Aoyama Xiu Xin found surveillance footage in Zhongshan Minggui’s study, capturing Jing Shangwei’s face, and also solved the mystery of the source of the gun used to kill Jinwei Yu.

With this, it was officially confirmed that the three officials, including Zhongshan Minggui, were all killed by Jing Shangwei.

That evening, the Police Headquarters held a press conference to disclose the details of the case. The Police Director General, Renping Kuniaki, spoke gravely, "According to our police speculation, Jing Shangwei, devastated by the successive deaths of his daughter and wife, developed a misanthropic and vengeful mindset."

"And stubbornly believes his daughter’s death was not a suicide, therefore, harboring resentment towards Zhongshan Minggui, Miyamoto Ryosuke, and Jinwei Yu, he brutally murdered them. If he had escaped today, he likely would have killed even more people..."

"Zhongshan Minggui, Miyamoto Ryosuke, and Jinwei Yu had all been diligently and responsibly fulfilling the tasks given to them by the government over the years, yet they unfortunately fell victim to Jing Shangwei’s paranoia. Here, I ask everyone to observe a three-minute silence for them..."

Knowing the truth, Asai Ayumi found these pompous words ridiculous. Jing Shangwei did commit crimes, but that was because he was driven to desperation by the collusion and mutual protection among Jinwei Yu and others.

Now under Renping Kuniaki’s words, these three were transformed into unfortunate, upright officials, presumably soon to be honored posthumously as martyrs.

And Jing Shangwei, driven to desperation, was painted as a monstrous criminal bent on revenge against society.

"That’s just the way the world is. Jing Shangwei made it this far, which isn’t bad; he couldn’t have his cake and eat it too," Aoyama Xiu Xin told her.

He wasn’t particularly moved by this. No matter how gloriously society dressed itself, it couldn’t change the nature of the survival of the fittest, which is why he wanted to become a strong figure at all costs, to control the fate of others!

Asai Ayumi was somewhat helpless and annoyed by Aoyama Xiu Xin’s habit of blatantly laying out the harsh reality before her, retorting, "It’s not completely like that. At least you took the risk of being held accountable to give Jing Shangwei a chance for revenge, didn’t you?"

"I didn’t expect to be not completely the bad guy in your eyes," Aoyama Xiu Xin touched his face.

Indeed, by allowing Jing Shangwei to kill, part of it was fostering the case, but it was also to give him a chance for personal vengeance, which he considered to be quite kind.

After all, if he became entirely devoid of humanity, then he really would be a monster.

"Next, please welcome Inspector Aoyama Xiu Xin, who was instrumental in solving this case and fatally shooting Jing Shangwei, to the podium to address some queries."

Asai Ayumi rolled her eyes and gave him a light kick, "It’s your turn to speak, oh great hero."

Aoyama Xiu Xin immediately grew solemn, straightened his tie and collar and strode with a steady grace toward the podium, embodying the elite demeanor of the Police Headquarters.

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap..."

The venue immediately burst into thunderous applause.

Aoyama Xiu Xin had given Jing Shangwei a chance for personal vengeance and used his death as a stepping stone to the stage, positioning himself now in the spotlight.

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