My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

"There's really no need to worry about my career. Maybe I can even help you in the future."

Takayanagi Ichiro could sense Sato Miwako's goodwill, but he really didn't need her help.

“Ichiro, Miwako definitely doesn’t mean to go against you. She genuinely wants to help you.”

"I know." Hearing Sato Shinobu's somewhat anxious explanation, Takayanagi Ichiro shook his head, signaling him not to be nervous.

"Let me give you a heads-up: I come from a family that has been in the mortgage business since the Warring States period."

Therefore, I don't really need to worry too much about the connections and influence behind me.

If I look carefully, I might even find the IOU the police left in our house.

The Takayanagi family's mortgage isn't just for individuals; it's for all of Japan.

Whether it's a multi-person organization, a political party, or a business, you can get a loan from Takayanagi's family if you need one.

Moreover, the Takayanagi family has a long history dating back to the Warring States period, so their reputation is well-established. It was only during the time of Takayanagi Musashi that there were some minor issues.

However, now that Ichiro Takayanagi has taken over the Takayanagi family, he will also clean up those things.

"What!?"

Sato Miwako and Sato Shinobu were stunned after hearing Takayanagi Ichiro's words, never expecting that Takayanagi Ichiro would have such a powerful background.

If the police were able to get loans from Takayanagi Ichiro's home, it means that other organizations or financial groups might also be getting loans from him.

I originally thought that Ichiro Takayanagi was just running a small mortgage business, but I never expected it to be this outrageous.

"If you don't believe me, let me recall your police contacts."

After Takayanagi Ichiro finished speaking, he asked the system to prepare a police contact for him, and a number popped up quickly.

Takayanagi Ichiro took out his phone and dialed Odagiri's number.

"Minister Odagiri, I am Ichiro Takayanagi."

"The new head of the Takayanagi family?"

Takayanagi Ichiro's phone was on speakerphone, so Sato Miwako and Sato Shinobu could both hear the other end of the line.

Sato Miwako's expression changed, because the person speaking to her was none other than the head of the police criminal investigation department, Odagiri Toshiro.

Such figures are only seen at major conferences, on television, or during particularly significant events, yet now Takayanagi Ichiro, an outsider, is able to speak with them.

Sato Shinobu saw her daughter's expression and knew that the person Takayanagi Ichiro had spoken to was definitely trustworthy, which made her even more satisfied.

"It's me. The main reason I called Chief Odagiri this time is to ask if your police force needs any funding recently."

Or perhaps I should contact some media outlets I know to try and suppress the "High School Detective's Reward" story for you? Even as an outsider, I find those articles incredibly tiresome.

Chapter 275 Miwako, Your Feelings Are Important

Toshiro Odagiri never expected to hear anything about Shinichi Kudo from Ichiro Takayanagi.

Shinichi Kudo was brought in by his subordinate, Inspector Megure, to help solve the case.

At first, I just wanted to use the other party's intelligence to analyze some cases.

Unexpectedly, Shinichi Kudo's reasoning ability is quite good, which is why he has always had a good reputation with the police.

However, as Shinichi Kudo solved more and more cases, more and more people came to know him.

So he gave some media interviews and then made outrageous remarks saying that the police were all useless.

Those media outlets that love a good spectacle immediately hailed Shinichi Kudo as the savior of the police, which made some police officers dislike him.

The fact that we can now learn Shinichi Kudo's name from Ichiro Takayanagi shows that Shinichi Kudo has completely broken into the mainstream.

Ichiro Takayanagi did indeed have the ability to contact people at newspapers and exert pressure on the popularity of news stories.

"Head of the Takayanagi family, I appreciate your kindness, but the police will handle this matter themselves."

In the end, Toshiro Odagiri rejected Ichiro Takayanagi's suggestion. If they really wanted to use underhanded tactics to squeeze Shinichi Kudo's reputation, it would definitely cause Shinichi Kudo's supporters to erupt.

"You police are just too kind; you don't know how to get along with people."

If I were a police leader, and someone dared to offend the authority of the police like this, I would definitely banish them from public life immediately.

Faced with Ichiro Takayanagi's attitude, Toshiro Odagiri did not interrupt, because he knew what kind of people the Takayanagi family were.

"I was busy with a mission recently, so I haven't been paying attention to the Takayanagi family. I would like to congratulate you on taking over as head of the Takayanagi family."

However, the loans from our police and the Gao Liu family haven't matured yet. When they do, we will definitely repay them on our own initiative; you, the head of the Gao Liu family, don't need to urge us."

By this point, he had finally figured out why Takayanagi Ichiro had called him—it must be about the loan.

Sometimes the police higher-ups won't approve certain funds, so they will borrow from private lending organizations.

For them, the Takayanagi family, a loan family that has been in business since the Warring States period, was their preferred choice.

However, the Takayanagi family had rarely called to inquire before, and now Takayanagi Ichiro sounded relatively young, so Odagiri Toshiro had no intention of offending them.

"I am willing to support the development of the police force, and I have no intention of urging them to do so."

If your police force has any special needs, you can contact me directly at this number.

Having proven his connection to the police, Takayanagi Ichiro didn't say anything more to Odagiri Toshiro and hung up the phone immediately.

"Mr. Gao Liu, you really do have some connections with our police regarding loans. I wonder how much our police have borrowed from your family?"

Sato Miwako was quite surprised to see Takayanagi Ichiro put his phone away.

At first, Miwako Sato thought that Ichiro Takayanagi was likely just the president of a small loan company.

But the horn that Takayanagi Ichiro has grown now has completely shocked her.

I never imagined that Ichiro Takayanagi came from a family of loan sharks, and that he also had loan-related connections with the police.

“Miwako, if you want to help the police repay that loan, I advise you not to even think about it. After all, even if you were a police officer for a hundred lifetimes, you still couldn’t repay it.”

Ichiro Takayanagi understood what Miwako Sato wanted to ask, but he didn't give a direct answer.

"Miwako, this is Ichiro's own family matter, you shouldn't interfere."

At this moment, Shinobu Sato also spoke up to educate his daughter, since there was no romantic relationship between Ichiro Takayanagi and Miwako Sato.

Although there was a thorough yet simple exchange, everyone got what they needed.

Therefore, Miwako Sato cannot ask too many questions, otherwise Ichiro Takayanagi will think that Miwako Sato is a bit scheming and may be eyeing the money in Ichiro Takayanagi's house.

"It's not that serious. It's just that we should leave professional matters to the professionals."

"Miwako is very professional at catching thieves, but when it comes to lending money, I'm more of a professional."

Sato Miwako was somewhat satisfied with Takayanagi Ichiro's attitude. She didn't really want to know how much money Takayanagi Ichiro had; she just wanted to understand how much Takayanagi Ichiro was involved with the police.

"Takayanagi-kun, you don't need to worry about Shinichi Kudo at all."

We'll be even more worried if he continues to solve the case.

However, it seems Shinichi Kudo has been missing for a while now, and he might not be the high school detective anymore. Our police force's reputation will surely recover gradually.

Takayanagi Ichiro's previous attempt to suppress Kudo Shinichi had somewhat pleased Sato Miwako.

Previously, many people within the police force had grievances against Shinichi Kudo, but now it seems that Kudo has completely disappeared, with very little information circulating about him.

So as long as the police don't make any mistakes on their own, they can regain the reputation they've lost.

"Since your police force has its own preparations, I won't add anything unnecessary."

Ichiro Takayanagi did not tell Miwako Sato that Shinichi Kudo had become an elementary school student and was living at Kogoro Mouri's house.

Anyway, Ran Mouri has already left Kogoro Mouri's house, so it's impossible for her to have anything happen with Shinichi Kudo in the future.

Furthermore, Ran Mouri already knows Shinichi Kudo's true identity and the things that happened between Shinichi Kudo and her father.

Unless Kogoro Mouri is killed by the Black Organization, Ran Mouri would never go back to the detective agency.

Takayanagi Ichiro didn't force anyone to do this, truly out of consideration for the police, or rather, out of respect for her, he didn't act recklessly.

“Takayanagi-kun, I now know some of your profound background. You don’t need my help at all, so I have nothing to worry about.”

Takayanagi Ichiro is the head of a family of loan sharks and has close ties with the police.

If there's any disturbance, someone of a higher rank than her will definitely inform Takayanagi Ichiro immediately, so information from Sato Miwako is of little use.

"You can't say that. I have indeed received your kindness, Miwako. It is more important than any other notification."

Chapter 276 Two Ungreedy People

Since Ichiro Takayanagi had contact information for high-ranking police officers, he had no need for Miwako Sato, a junior officer, to tip him off.

However, Ichiro Takayanagi did not disappoint Miwako Sato, saying directly that he felt her feelings.

This response pleased both Miwako Sato and Shinobu Sato, proving that Ichiro Takayanagi did not intend to abandon them outright.

"Ichiro, let's have breakfast first," Sato Shinobu said at this moment, also wanting to try some of Takayanagi Ichiro's cooking.

"Well, I hope you'll be satisfied with my cooking."

Takayanagi Ichiro is a very good cook; in fact, Sato Shinobu directly admitted that Takayanagi Ichiro's cooking skills are even better than hers.

"Miwako, you need to work on your cooking skills. If your cooking skills are worse than Ichiro's in the future, that would be quite embarrassing."

After finishing their meal, neither Miwako Sato nor Shinobu Sato were the first to clean up. Instead, Shinobu took the opportunity to lecture her daughter.

This put Sato Miwako in a bit of a predicament, because her cooking skills weren't really that good; otherwise, she would have cooked last night's meal.

Takayanagi Ichiro's culinary skills are very high; it's obviously impossible for me to surpass him.

"Mom, I'm a bit too busy with work, it's probably not possible..."

"Cooking is a skill that every woman should have, and you certainly can't give it up."

“I don’t think it’s necessary to pressure Miwako like this. It’s enough if one person in this family can cook.”

At this moment, Ichiro Takayanagi persuaded Shinobu Sato, and his image in Miwako Sato's mind became even more admirable.

When she was little, Shinobu Sato wanted her to learn more, but Masayoshi Sato stopped her.