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Chapter 240 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Infiltration Operation ~ Batman's Investigation Records
"Has the Fourth Investigation Division been infiltrated by the underworld?"

"No, Minister Odagiri, please give me an exact number. How many people are there?"

Night fell. Inside the brightly lit Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the conference room was unusually filled with high-ranking officers, including the highest-ranking officer and deputy officer. The highest-ranking officer, Superintendent General Hakuba, asked with a grim expression,
Even the deputy superintendent of police, Moroboshi, who was standing next to him, unusually became serious.

He had planned to take his grandson Hideki to the launch event of Cocoon Games in a few days to see what this game was all about. But now that this has happened, his plans have to be disrupted and rewritten!
Standing before Superintendent General Hakuba, Chief Odagiri spoke with a serious expression.
"Fourteen people."

Fourteen people? So few?

Superintendent Whitehorse breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair.
Said,

"I see. Then, Minister Odagiri, perhaps the information you reported was a bit exaggerated."

The First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department has ten sections, each staffed with about ten to twenty officers. The total number of officers on duty in the First Investigation Division is around three hundred. The Fourth Investigation Division has slightly fewer officers, but not by much.

Fourteen people—that's basically the number of officers in the department that Katsutoshi Teraoka is in charge of; it's not much.

The next moment, Toshiro Odagiri added,
"I mean, there were only fourteen people who were found not to have protected organized crime and therefore not to have accepted bribes."

“The vast majority of officers, including the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division, have engaged in similar acts. The transaction information provided by Matsuyama alone can identify at least thirty traders. We must reorganize the Fourth Investigation Division.”

"Furthermore, we must launch a severe crackdown on the Mud Ginseng Association to prevent them from doing anything serious!"

White Horse Superintendent: ?
What?! Only fourteen people are absolutely innocent? The vast majority of the rest are suspected of bribery, and at least thirty people are firmly suspected of bribery? Doesn't that mean the entire Fourth Investigation Division is paralyzed?
"...I always said we should have abolished the Fourth Investigation Division as soon as possible and transformed it into the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department, with its functions transferred there."

Deputy Inspector Morohoshi, who was standing nearby, sighed and said,
"Let's think of a way. We need to bring in some people to supplement the team. We can't expect the officers in the Fourth Investigation Division to be investigated and handle cases at the same time, can we? I think we could bring in someone from Nagano Prefecture to fill in. How about Kuroda Hyōe?"

"He used to be a member of the Public Security Planning Division, and now he's the superintendent of the First Investigation Division in Nagano Prefecture. The yakuza in Tokyo have become so lawless that it's only natural that he'd come here to be the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division."

Upon hearing this, the various high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Police Department began to discuss among themselves in the conference room.

Superintendent Whitehorse sighed upon seeing this.

He leaned back in his chair.

It seems we'll have to bring in people from other police headquarters in Tokyo to help this time.

The Fourth Investigation Division's office area is still sealed off; we'll have to stay up all night to deal with this.

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"Huh? You're giving me this much face?"

Standing in the office area of ​​the Fourth Investigation Division.

Chen En took a sip of coffee and glanced at the positions of the other police officers in the area.

They found that there was no one there.

It seems that the bribery situation within the Fourth Investigation Division is more serious than he imagined, otherwise they wouldn't have sealed it up to this extent. However, this also makes it easier for him to come and investigate.

He strolled around the office area with his coffee cup in hand, as if taking a leisurely walk.
Finally, they located the temporary archives in the fourth section's area.
Chen En unceremoniously pulled out a book and began to read it.
He was looking for information about the Steel Society, the Mud Ginseng Society, and the Dongchen Society. However, this book was a bit old and contained information about a gangster organization called the Dongcheng Society, which seemed to be similar to the Dongchen Society only in name.

Oh no!

Chen En quickly flipped through one file after another, and finally found the file records related to the Steel Society.

—Just as Katsutoshi Teraoka said at the barbecue party.

The Fourth Investigation Division did indeed arrest a member of the Steel Society, but this was the same member who had fought alongside Chen En when he rescued Makoto Kushima. After being taken away by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, he unexpectedly ended up with the Fourth Investigation Division. The members of the Fourth Investigation Division had painstakingly pieced together information about the Steel Society from this deranged member.

Under normal circumstances,

It's impossible for Section 4 to be so concerned about the affairs of the yakuza organizations, because they have received a lot of bribes from them. But the Steel Society is different; the Steel Society hasn't given Section 4 a single penny.

This has led to widespread dissatisfaction among the officers of the Fourth Investigation Division with the Steel Society.

Therefore, with the intentional or unintentional help of the Mud Ginseng Association, the Fourth Investigation Division did manage to uncover some clues about the Steel Society, and these clues pointed to the black market.

"...The Steel Society purchased a huge quantity of explosives on the black market in Tokyo?"

Chen En frowned.

What would the steel industry need explosives for? What are these guys after?
If we want to develop influence in Tokyo,

So, under normal circumstances, shouldn't they have established connections with the Fourth Investigation Division, just like the Muddy Association, and developed the relationship gradually?

How come steel companies have made one big move after another since they just arrived in Tokyo?

What do these people want, who are trying to assassinate Makoto Kusakabe and purchasing large quantities of explosives?
What exactly does the Steel Association want if it doesn't want money, fame, or power?
Chen En couldn't quite understand the Steel Association's motives.

He believes that all organized crime operations should have a clear objective; otherwise, there's no reason for members to follow their boss. After all, organized crime is different from assassin organizations, and the quality of its members is incomparable.

Tick, tick, tick.

The sound of police officers' footsteps slowly approached.

This is a routine patrol near the area searched by Section 4.

Inspector Chiba from the First Investigation Division, accompanied by Inspector Sato, patrolled the Fourth Investigation Division's area with some concern.

Normally, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has never had such a quiet and deserted office area.

This is truly unprecedented; it's unbelievable that such a thing could happen within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Officer Chiba swallowed hard, his unease growing stronger.

He suddenly felt a chill down his spine and instinctively turned his head to look, but saw nothing.

—Is it a mistake, an illusion?

"Chiba? What's wrong?"

Miwako Sato turned to look at Kazunobu Chiba with a puzzled expression.

Chiba Kazunobu quickly shook his head and said,

"N-nothing, I'm coming right now!"

Damn it, it must be because I've been surfing the internet too much lately.

They're all becoming paranoid!

There shouldn't be anyone who could sneak into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department... right?

(End of this chapter)