I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 229 and 230: The Bond Between Sisters and Father/Son

"Land Shark? It's like it's wandered onto the set of Talarred and Elikrat."

Despite her glamorous appearance, Grace is actually a fan of American B-movies. She has watched all of Tarra Red's Shark Torn series and Elijah's Double-Headed Shark series on DVD, renting them from the video market.

Compared to the exaggerated and comical special effects shark monsters on screen, the land shark that broke into the police station was obviously more realistic and terrifying!

Beneath the belly of the land shark, four thick, black limbs supported its massive body as it rampaged through the police station.

"It's a shark!!"

"Great Jaws!"

"Oh my god, run!"

The police officers who had previously been wielding batons and slaughtering the land fish turned pale and screamed in terror at the sight of this enormous creature.

A land shark with bizarrely twisting limbs chased after a police officer, cornering him against a wall.

With nowhere to run, the police officers had no choice but to resort to desperate measures. With red eyes, they grabbed their batons and viciously smashed them against the land shark's snout.

"Die, you monster!"

The Lorenz pot on a shark's snout is an electromagnetic sensory organ and one of the most vulnerable parts of a shark's body. The land shark, in great pain, became enraged and bit the police officer's thigh.

"what!"

The police officer screamed in pain as blood gushed from his thigh.

"shot!"

At Grace's command, several pistols simultaneously spewed sparks from their muzzles.

"Bang bang bang—!"

Even sharks, known for their tough and resilient skin, cannot withstand human firearms.

Bullets fired easily blasted bloody craters into the Land Shark's body. The Land Shark struggled a few times, shaking its head and tail, before collapsing with a thud, splashing water everywhere.

The four black limbs still tried to struggle in their death throes, attempting to support the great white shark, but to no avail. In the end, they burst apart, turning into a large puddle of sewage mixed with ink that poured down.

Are you alright?

Several local police officers waded through the black water that splashed onto their trouser legs and rushed over to help the man who had been bitten by the land shark.

"It hurts! Quick, take me to the hospital!"

Grace glanced at the group indifferently and looked around.

She casually picked up a dead mackerel from the ground, and the four strange black legs that had grown from its belly had disappeared.

As expected, she hadn't been wrong. After each land fish died, its limbs would turn into an ink-like liquid that flowed onto the ground.

"Don't kill these strange fish yet!" Grace's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong, and she quickly gave the order.

"Catch these fish!"

The Fifth Division and the police officers were immediately thrown into a panic.

Although it is called a land fish, it has retained the ability to swim, making it more agile in the flooded police station.

The officers had finally caught a few fish, and one of them, dressed in a black suit, carefully presented them to Grace, holding them in both hands.

The long, thin, black, grotesque feet under the fish's belly were still pawing at the black-suited man's hand, but they were powerless to break free.

Grace stared intently at the strange foot beneath the landfish's belly; it looked quite eerie, but it posed no real threat.

At first glance, these strange black legs look like the limbs of a parasite, but upon closer inspection, they resemble...

"The feet of these strange fish look like the bold, dark strokes of ink in a traditional Chinese ink painting!!"

Without realizing it, Nami Sakaki moved closer to Grace, looking at the strange land fish with a mixture of curiosity and excitement.

"you!"

Grace raised an eyebrow, almost forgetting that Inspector Uchiha's relatives from the countryside were also here.

"Could it be that my brother-in-law is dealing with these things? He's a detective on the surface, but actually works with all sorts of demons and monsters? Like an Onmyoji or a superhero!"

The nuclear radiation mutation doesn't look like it at all; it looks more like a monster or something similar.

Sakaki Nami suddenly remembered Grace's meaningful words and blurted them out unconsciously.

The Uchiha Inspector's relatives in the countryside aren't too stupid. They've already gotten involved in supernatural events and still haven't figured this out. That would truly be hopeless.

Grace was slightly annoyed because once she learned the truth, the distance between Sakaki Namiru and Inspector Uchiha would undoubtedly shrink.

"Yes, that must be it!"

Although Grace did not give a direct answer, Namikazu Sakaki's expression grew increasingly excited and certain of her guess.

I never imagined that such a secret was hidden behind the scenes!

For many years, my brother-in-law must have been under immense pressure in the dark, taking enormous risks, and silently protecting the world, carrying a heavy burden.

My brother-in-law is usually elusive and doesn't answer my calls, so it must be because he's on a secret mission.

What is this woman thinking? Why is she suddenly so overjoyed?

Grace frowned, but didn't pay much attention, since she would have to sign strict confidentiality clauses afterward anyway.

Now, let's deal with these few live land fish we caught first.

However, a sense of foreboding lingered in my mind. Was I just being paranoid?

Just then, Grace's Bluetooth earpiece flickered a few times, and her expression changed.

"Everyone, follow me to the police station entrance!"

When they arrived at the police station's gate, everyone was dumbfounded.

An even larger army of land fish has gathered, crawling out of the sea in droves and marching toward the police station.

Compared to the troop that previously stormed the police station, this was nothing!

The commotion caused gasps from passersby, who first fled in panic, then kept a safe distance. Some even climbed to the second or third floor, excitedly taking out their phones to film the scene below.

"Fans, look what I photographed at the Mermaid Festival in Obama City!"

"Not a mermaid! Something even stranger than a mermaid."

The army of land fish had no interest in ordinary people and marched straight toward the police station.

Although ordinary land fish are practically non-existent in combat, their sheer number is still quite frightening. Moreover, among the land fish army, there are several sharks, wolffish, or sunfish that are several meters long.

Like a tank among land fish.

This is such a hassle!

Although they don't pose a significant threat, letting so many land fish into the police station would only make the situation more chaotic, so it's best to intercept them outside the station.

"You guys, it's time to take action."

Grace tossed her blonde hair, pressed a button on her earphone, and said.

Suddenly, a group of armed squads wearing tactical helmets and carrying heavy weapons such as submachine guns rushed out from several residential houses and shops near the Hama City Police Station.

"Clap clap clap!"

The land fish were harvested in large swathes by the metal storm, like straw, turning into a pile of rotten flesh.

Furthermore, several of them were carrying portable flamethrowers manufactured by the Ground Self-Defense Force's chemical defense unit, which were copies of the US M2 series flamethrowers.

"boom!"

A column of fire, twenty to thirty meters high, erupted from the flamethrower barrel, sweeping through the horde of land fish and burning them to charcoal.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of burning gasoline, mixed with a hint of the aroma of grilled fish.

In just half a minute, the seemingly formidable army of land fish was completely wiped out by the armed squad.

Grace was fairly satisfied with the power of the flamethrower.

Compared to conventional weapons, flamethrowers have a short range, poor safety, and cannot penetrate weapon armor, but they are extremely lethal to flesh and blood.

During World War II, in the Battle of Iwo Jima, the U.S. military used flamethrowers to roast the enemy, who had built complex underground tunnels and bunkers and hid like rats, to send them to their deaths.

This armed squad was originally arranged by Grace to deal with Suzuki Kimie in the worst-case scenario.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy ahead of schedule.

But did that ominous feeling come true for these land fish?

No! I feel like there's a layer of fog hanging over my head.

At that moment, Grace saw a land fish whose head had been blown off by a bullet. It dragged itself along for a few moments with its four strange legs before exploding into ink, which flowed all over the ground.

Looking at the dead fish lying in the ink, Grace finally realized what had happened.

"This is not only a diversionary tactic, but also using these land fish to their deaths, creating a terrain advantage for themselves!"

Grace hurriedly led her people back. The interior of the Kohama City Police Department was almost a black swamp, with the water already above ankle level.

"Investigator!"

Outside the detention room of the Kohama City Police Station, two agents from the Fifth Division stood guard on either side of the door.

"Is something wrong?" Grace asked anxiously.

"No. As you requested, do not leave, no matter how much unrest occurs outside."

A man in a black suit replied, "It's just that this police station is leaking or something, and sewage keeps pouring into the detention cells."

Grace glanced down and, sure enough, the black liquid, tinged with ink, was flowing into the detention cell through the crack in the door.

With a stern expression, she cautiously pushed open the door and entered.

The floor of the detention cell was covered in water.

Ignoring the fact that her shoes and trouser legs were already soaked, Grace waded through the water to the depths of the detention cell.

The only people currently under house arrest in the detention room are Shimazaki Daiki and a few Fifth Section staff members that Grace planted to monitor him.

Upon entering the innermost part of the detention center, Grace's pupils contracted sharply.

Several men in black suits lay sprawled on the ground, their fates unknown. The iron fence had been torn open, and a supernatural creature with the upper body of a woman and the lower body covered in octopus tentacles had appeared out of nowhere.

An octopus tentacle wrapped around Shimazaki Daiki's neck, his face flushed red, and his breathing became increasingly rapid.

The monster turned its face, and it was indeed Suzuki Kimie.

Looking directly at Grace, Suzuki Kimie's lips curled into a sly smile, revealing the cunning and smugness of someone who had succeeded in their scheme.

Grace was secretly surprised to see such a vivid expression on Suzuki Kimie's face.

After all, evil spirits are bloodless and tearless, and are not even considered living beings, while Suzuki Kimie's current expression is no different from that of a living person.

I just don't know how much of the emotions and memories from when I was alive remain.

Grace looked down at the large wet patch beneath Suzuki Kimie.

Because the previous victims had all drowned, Grace guessed that Kimie Suzuki might only be able to frequent areas near water.

After placing Shimazaki Daiki under house arrest in the detention cell, she even removed the toilet and prevented him from drinking water, denying him any access to water sources.

Unexpectedly, Kimie Suzuki was able to create a water source using such methods and infiltrate the police station.

It seems that we should treat Suzuki Kimie as a normal person when negotiating from now on.

The armed squad and police officers who followed also arrived one after another. Upon seeing Suzuki Kimie, this extraordinary being, they all became extremely wary, raising their guns and standing ready for battle.

"Help!"

Seeing so many police officers with long guns and short cannons surrounding him, Shimazaki Daiki, who was hanging in the air, couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"Do not make any rash moves!"

Grace snapped, then took a deep breath, stepped forward slightly, and said politely:

"Ms. Suzuki, hello! The Metropolitan Police Department deeply sympathizes with the unfortunate events you suffered five years ago. Whether you wish to take revenge yourself or have a public trial and be punished in accordance with the law, we will do our best to satisfy you."

Ok?

With his neck gripped by the octopus tentacles, Shimazaki Daiki stared wide-eyed, his face showing disbelief, wondering if he had misheard.

Grace gave him a cold look.

If Suzuki Kimie, who has become a superhuman, can be won over, no one will care about Shimazaki Daiki at all; it would be an honor for him to be used as a pawn.

"laugh."

Suzuki Kimie remained unmoved by Grace's "sincere" words, her face clearly showing a disdainful sneer.

Grace was not angry, but pleased.

Kimie Suzuki is in very good condition right now.

As long as there is reason, it doesn't matter if there are evil desires. As long as there is someone who can communicate, the Metropolitan Police Department will try to negotiate.

Aside from Sasori of the Red Sand, who is so ruthless that he'll kill without warning, the Metropolitan Police Department has a plan to recruit Itachi, Tobi, and Orochimaru, who don't seem particularly dangerous in the Akatsuki organization and whose true strength is currently unknown.

The Metropolitan Police Department doesn't believe the Akatsuki is a monolithic entity. They argue that individuals with such powerful individual strength and distinct personalities are bound to have many conflicts when they come together. While they don't yet know the Akatsuki's true purpose, the Metropolitan Police Department believes they can try negotiating, dividing and winning them over. If they can turn enemies into friends, that would be ideal.

"Go and invite Miss Suzuki's sister over. Remember, treat her with the utmost respect."

Grace turned her head and whispered to a man in a black suit.

Suzuki Kimie's ears twitched, and she immediately fixed her gaze on Grace, her eyes sharp yet filled with a hint of longing.

There is a play!

Grace responded with a warm and friendly smile.

Based on past records, Suzuki Maika is Suzuki Kimie's Achilles' heel, and the Metropolitan Police Department was already prepared to play the emotional card. Even if Suzuki Kimie has become a supernatural being, transcending the world, she can't just abandon her younger sister.

The Metropolitan Police Department is certainly not stupid enough to resort to threats right from the start; their first priority is naturally bribery.

They have prepared a lavish gift package. As long as Suzuki Maika is willing to keep Suzuki Kimie, she can definitely provide an ordinary person with unimaginable happiness in terms of work and material things.

Grace was full of confidence; Suzuki Maika would definitely not be able to resist the conditions she offered.

"Chief, what are you doing?!"

"Get out of my way! Everyone, get out of my way! I need to save my son!"

Just as Grace was making her plans, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

Chief Shimazaki, armed with a police gun, took Suzuki's sister hostage and forced his way in from outside!

"Bang!"

(End of this chapter)