I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 33-034: Yuuji Kanbara's Promotion and Salary Increase

Monday, 7 p.m.

Although it was already night, the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda Ward, was still brightly lit.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, which oversees more than 100 police stations in Tokyo and has a direct staff of over 40,000, is undoubtedly a behemoth.

"I never expected to have to work overtime on my first day at the headquarters. If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to stay at the Nakano Police Station."

In an office on the second floor of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building, middle-aged man Yuji Kanbara, looking dejected, stared at the pork cutlet rice bowl served on the table, with no appetite whatsoever.

He's been eating pork chop rice so much this past week that he's almost thrown up.

Since that harrowing day, Yuji Kanbara, acting out of a sense of responsibility as a public servant, truthfully wrote down his encounters with evil spirits and his contact with supernatural beings in a report and submitted it.

He thought that such an absurd report, which was almost equivalent to meeting aliens, would be rejected and he would even be scolded by the director. However, he did not expect that as soon as he submitted the report that evening, he was taken into custody the next day when he went to work.

He was then taken to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters for relentless interrogation, and several groups of psychiatrists even came to assess his mental state.

After he recounted the events of that day in detail, the interrogators still didn't let him go, repeatedly questioning him about various details. Although they didn't resort to torture, the various surprise interrogations were still too much for the elderly Yuji Kambara, and his energy and spirit were greatly depleted. He looked like he was about to die suddenly.

After being detained for an unknown number of days and signing several confidential documents, Yuji Kambara was finally released.

Before he could even leave the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, he received a transfer order, moving him directly from the Nakano Police Station to the Fourth Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of the headquarters.

Of course, there were also good things. Yuji Kambara's police rank was directly promoted from patrol chief to police inspector, and his salary was also increased by one level. For a police officer like him who did not come from a professional background, this was a crucial step.

"Inspector Kanbara, you should eat something. There's a very important meeting coming up. The Criminal Investigation Department's Fourth Investigation Division and the Public Security Department's Fifth Division have summoned all investigators who aren't on missions. I heard the Superintendent General will also be there! As the first officer to come into contact with a superhuman, you're bound to be questioned."

A male police officer wearing glasses, with slightly long black hair tied in a simple ponytail hanging down his chest, placed a bag of bread, energy bars, and instant ramen in front of Yuuji Kanbara.

"Uh, thank you, Inspector Uchiha."

Yuji Kambara couldn't refuse the kindness offered by his boss, so he took out a fried bread roll from the bag and started munching on it.

Uchiha Senmon smiled, returned to his desk, and picked up a document to read.

Looking at the Uchiha Inspector who appeared to be nearly twenty years younger than him, but was actually less than ten years younger, Yuuji Kanbara stroked his stubble-covered chin, his feelings a mix of emotions as he thought about how he would become this man's subordinate in the future.

After swallowing the bread in a few bites, Yuji Kanbara opened a bottle of mineral water, took a swig, and then hesitantly asked:

"Inspector Uchiha, do you know why we're having a meeting tonight?"

Uchiha Senmon put down the documents in his hand, adjusted his glasses, and thought for a moment before saying:

"Last week, not only did you come into contact with a human superhuman, but Inspector Odagiri and a group of colleagues from the Public Security Bureau also witnessed another human superhuman, and there was even a conflict. The appearance of a human superhuman is an unprecedented event for the Metropolitan Police Department! The reason for this meeting is definitely because of those two human superhumans."

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Inspector Kanbara, after you joined the Criminal Investigation Division 4, the corresponding classified files were also opened to you. You should know the original intention of the Metropolitan Police Department in establishing the Criminal Investigation Division 4, right?"

Yuji Kambara couldn't help but recall the origins of the Criminal Investigation Department's Fourth Investigation Division.

The Criminal Investigation Division 4 was originally responsible for investigating cases involving violent groups and organized crime, but it was integrated into the Organized Crime Countermeasures Division after 2003.

Ten years later, the Fourth Investigation Division was re-established, and its functions were completely different from before, becoming a special department to deal with supernatural events.

"In response to the increasingly frequent paranormal events in recent years, we are investigating and arresting Unidentified... What Object?"

"Unidentified Supernatural Object," Uchiha Senmen clearly pronounced the three words.

"This is the official internal document's terminology for the supernatural entities appearing in this country, divided into two main categories: Type A, which has a physical form, and Type B, which has no physical form. But privately, we investigating officers are more accustomed to calling Type A 'monsters' and Type B 'evil spirits'."

"Yes, yes, that's how you should address someone." Yuji Kambara, who was bad at English, nodded repeatedly.

"I never imagined that evil spirits and monsters really exist in this world. I thought the story my grandma told me when I was a child about a kappa stealing a buttock jewel was just a scare tactic."

"As for kappa, that's really just a story. To date, no yokai from folklore, such as kappa, zashiki-warashi, or tsukumogami, have been discovered."

Uchiha Senmon laughed heartily and said:

"Inspector Kanbara, although your security clearance level is only Level 1, the most basic information is still available to you. You should take a look at it when you have time. Although Type A is called a yokai, it is somewhat different from the traditional concept of a yokai."

"Not only are their appearances completely different from the monsters in myths and legends, but the Type A species discovered so far, while possessing some supernatural abilities, do not possess the invisibility and immunity to physical attacks of the monsters in folk tales. They are also immune to firearms. In fact, some researchers believe that Type A is merely a beast that has mutated for some unknown reason and possesses special abilities. It should not be called a monster but rather a mutant beast or a superpowered beast."

"Is that so? Haha... I'm already this old, and I still have to do onboarding training. It's really a headache."

Yuji Kambara was somewhat embarrassed. Although the archives were now open to him, he was exhausted lately and only flipped through the beginning before stopping.

"Inspector Kanbara is only a few years older than me, he's still quite young."

Yuji Kambara racked his brains, recalling the files he had read, and asked with some puzzlement:

"According to the information, there are no superhumans among us humans. Master Dilu is the first confirmed human superhuman, and he even helped eliminate evil spirits. If that's the case, why put Master Dilu on the wanted list?"

"I oppose issuing an arrest warrant for that monk named Jiraiya. We shouldn't treat superhumans this way; we should approach them in a more appropriate manner. But the Fifth Section of the Public Security Bureau insists on doing so, and I can't do anything about it." A shadow of gloom appeared in Uchiha Senmon's eyes as he said helplessly.

At that moment, a female office worker appeared at the door:

"Inspector Uchiha, Section Chief Akagi requests that you attend a meeting in the conference room."

"Alright, Inspector Kanbara, you'll be attending this meeting too. Let's go together."

(End of this chapter)