Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

"Hahaha," the young policeman scratched the back of his head rather embarrassedly, "It's still early, I'm only 23 years old, I've just started working, there's still time."

"Every time you say it's too early, too early. Once you become an old man, how many young and energetic girls will like you? They'll all be leftovers from other people's time."

"Haha."

"This is advice from your seniors,"

Teppei Suzuki, adopting the demeanor of a senior officer, straightened his police cap and looked at Kai Uesugi again, asking:

"Getting back to the point, what brings you here tonight?"

“I came to see Hanamaru Hiroki; he asked me to come to the police station,” Uesugi Kai replied, standing at the door.

"Inspector General Hanamaru!?" Teppei Suzuki exclaimed in surprise. "What does he want with you?"

"It must be kendo training."

"Kendo training? In the police station?" Suzuki Teppei suddenly realized something. "Wait, your girlfriend's surname is also Hanamaru. Could that girl be Hanamaru Yuuki's daughter?"

“Yes,” Uesugi Kai nodded in response.

Suddenly, Suzuki Teppei walked over, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, then burst into loud laughter while holding a coffee can:

"Haha, not bad, you actually managed to trick that guy's precious daughter away. You know, I still haven't seen what his precious daughter looks like. He's protecting her very tightly."

"Senior Zheping, what's going on?" asked the young policeman named Shiqiao, somewhat puzzled.

Teppei Suzuki, whose right hand was resting on Uesugi Kai, turned to look at him;

“Ishibashi, you’ve only just arrived, so you don’t know yet. Hanamaru Hiroki is a well-known doting father in our department. He’s always talking about his precious daughter. He won’t even let us take a look at her.”

"No, no way," Kazushi Ishibashi exclaimed in shock and disbelief, "Inspector General Hanamaru... could he be that kind of person?"

"Doesn't this look completely different from what I remember?" Suzuki Teppei completely understood his feelings.

“Yes,” Kazutsukasa Ishibashi nodded quickly. “Inspector Hanamaru has always been very serious and earnest, and he has the air of a senior officer.”

“Haha, that’s how he is at work,” Teppei Suzuki waved his hand. “Behind the scenes, he’s a total daughter-lover. He has to look at the photo on his pocket watch every day before he goes on a mission.”

"Alright, since there's no mission right now, Ishibashi, you take this kid to Hanamaru Yuuki's place. I'll go out and patrol around again."

“No problem, Suzuki-senpai,” Ishibashi Kazuji nodded in response.

Teppei Suzuki then pushed open the glass door and walked out of the Metropolitan Police Department building.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Uesugi Kai."

“Kazushi Ishibashi,” Kazushi Ishibashi glanced at the rather handsome Kai Uesugi, “please come with me. Superintendent Hanamaru’s office is on the fifth floor.”

"Ah."

Following the young police officer into the elevator, looking at the buttons that were jumping from floor to floor, I recalled the conversation between the two of us earlier.

For some reason, Uesugi Kai became somewhat worried.

What happened this morning... I hope Hanamaru Yuuki finds out about it?

With this worry in mind, Uesugi Kai entered the fifth floor of the Metropolitan Police Department building and arrived at the door of an office.

Bang bang...

Two soft knocks on the door.

"Chief Inspector Hanamaru," Kazushi Ishibashi called out into the room.

"Come in."

Click...

Sitting at his desk, drinking barley tea, Hanamaru Yuuki looked up and saw the two people enter. His expression was quite unpleasant.

"You little rascal, you've finally arrived."

Kai Uesugi immediately noticed the odd expression on Yuuki Hanamaru's face and guessed that the matter must have been exposed, but he hadn't yet come up with an explanation.

At this point, it's best to offer your greetings first.

Good evening, Uncle Yushu.

"Saying hello is useless."

Hanamaru Yuuki, dressed in a police uniform, put down his teacup.

With a loud "bang," the aura of a police superintendent from the Shinjuku Police Station in Tokyo completely overwhelmed them, exuding an imposing presence.

Kai Uesugi's heart tightened.

###Chapter 51 Yu Shu's Hidden Face###

Ishibashi and Tsukasa kept glancing at the two of them; it was best not to get involved in this kind of thing.

"Chief Inspector Hanamaru, I'll take my leave now."

"and many more!"

Hanamaru Hiroki's sharp gaze was fixed on Uesugi Kai.

“I have something to do and need to go to headquarters. Ishibashi, you take this kid to the kendo dojo on the sixth floor for some training. Teach him some basic kendo knowledge. Don’t hold back. This kid is very good.”

"Huh?" Ishibashi Kazutsukasa was a little dazed before nodding and replying, "Yes, Superintendent Hanamaru."

"I'll settle this score with you later about what happened this morning!"

Hanamaru Hiroki pointed to Uesugi Kai standing in front of him, then stood up and walked towards the door with brisk and decisive steps.

"..."

Kai Uesugi was still trying to figure out how to smooth things over after what happened that morning when Yuuki Hanamaru suddenly left.

He began to look around the office that Hanamaru Hiroki had left behind.

There was a large, brown desk in front of me, with a computer placed diagonally on top of it.

The black swivel chair behind is where Hanamaru Hiroki just sat, and there is a large blue police badge flag to the right.

On the left is a metal filing cabinet with transparent glass, through which you can see the blue folders inside.

Behind the desk is a huge floor-to-ceiling window made of sturdy bulletproof glass, offering a view of the night sky and making the entire office very bright.

The view here is excellent; you can see the bustling streets of Tokyo below through the bulletproof glass.

It is both large and concise.

This office is clearly for high-ranking people in the police station.

Kai Uesugi couldn't help but ask Kazutsukasa Ishibashi out of curiosity:

"Officer Ishibashi, what is Uncle Yuuki's position at the Shinjuku Police Station? How does he get to sit in an office like this?"

"Police Chief,"

Kazushi Ishibashi blurted out, looking at Kai Uesugi with a puzzled expression, "Aren't you the designated son-in-law of Superintendent Hanamaru? How come you don't even know that?"

"Haha... It's too early to talk about a pre-arranged son-in-law."

"Come on, the fact that you even got here means that Superintendent Hanamaru is already keeping an eye on you,"

Ishibashi looked at Uesugi Kai with pity. "No one who's been targeted by Superintendent Hanamaru can escape, whether you like it or not."

"Is Uncle Yushu...very amazing?"

Kai Uesugi noticed his gaze and realized that he addressed Hanamaru Hiroki as "Chief Inspector" instead of "Inspector".

A Superintendent is two ranks higher than a Superintendent, which is the difference between a Senior Colonel and a Major.

"Amazing, of course it's amazing!"

Kazushi Ishibashi's expression instantly turned serious, and he whispered to Kai Uesugi, "He's the youngest superintendent in the police force, a legendary officer. Usually, people who sit in his position are at least 50 years old or older, and they have to be from the professional team."

"At this age, he became an eighth-level police superintendent, and his current rank is only second to the top two in the Metropolitan Police Department (National Police Headquarters). I believe you can imagine how much he has accomplished without me having to say it."

Shiqiao and Siyue spoke in hushed tones.

"Just between you and me, Superintendent Hanamaru comes from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division. Besides being the chief, he is also an advisor to the Criminal Investigation Department, but he usually doesn't go there anymore; he only helps with some crime countermeasures."

"Director-General, or Councilor!?"

Kai Uesugi was surprised; he had originally thought that Yuuki Hanamaru was at most a section chief at the Shinjuku Police Station.

But unexpectedly, he became a counselor in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department and the chief of the Shinjuku Police Station (one of the 19 large-scale police stations).

They are the core of the national police force, the closest to the top of the police pyramid.

A high-ranking official, or a young high-ranking official.

Moreover, Hanamaru Hiroki is only 37 years old this year, not even middle-aged.

The salary must be quite high.

No wonder Hanabi Hanabi always had so much pocket money since she was little, much more than him.

As for the First Investigation Division, he did know something about it, after all, it was a star department among the police.

The First Investigation Division is a department under the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division that specializes in handling major criminal homicide cases. It offers fast promotion opportunities and high salaries.

However, the prisoners they face are also much more dangerous.

"Why does Uncle Yu-shu hold two positions? He is both the director and the counselor?"

"I heard that the Criminal Investigation Department didn't want him to leave, so they just let him stay there as a figurehead, and he could help solve cases when he had nothing else to do."

"......" That's quite a lot of face.

"You don't know these things?" Ishibashi Kazushi asked.

Kai Uesugi shook his head: "I didn't know. Uncle Yuuki never lets us know about his work. I thought he was just a police inspector, but he's a completely different person at home."

“Just a police inspector…” Ishibashi Kazutsukasa said, embarrassed. “You’re making it sound like police inspectors are common.”

"Excuse me, Officer Ishibashi, what is your class?"

“It’s nothing,” Ishibashi Kazutsukasa chuckled. “I just graduated from the police academy and started as a police inspector, which you can think of as a fourth-level police officer. A superintendent is a sixth-level officer, and a superintendent is an eighth-level officer.”

Starting as a Level 4 police officer?

Are we born with the fruits of someone else's lifetime of hard work?