Becoming a Yakuza Boss from Tokyo

The fastest one among them was a man wearing glasses who looked to be in his thirties or forties.

At this time, he took two steps at a time and came to Keisuke Sato, held Keisuke Sato's hands and spoke kindly.

"You were the one who rescued those children from prison, right?

Thank you so much!

I am Yoshitaka Sakuma, the head of the Investigation Cooperation Section, and I am also the commander of the special investigation headquarters for the Ikebukuro kidnapping case!

Go in and have a sip of hot tea first. My colleagues will be responsible for contacting the children’s relatives and hospitals.”

In Japan, when the Chief of the Criminal Division of the Metropolitan Police Department deems it necessary, he will issue an order to establish a [Special Investigation Headquarters] and recruit criminal police from the Criminal Division, including the well-known Investigation Sections 1 and 2, to form the [Special Investigation Headquarters]. When encountering difficult cases, other departments will even be recruited to cooperate.

The man in front of him, named Yoshitaka Sakuma, is the commander of the investigation headquarters for this kidnapping case.

Actually, he has a pretty miserable life.

In recent years, kidnappings are not uncommon in Tokyo, and malicious incidents such as disappearances, abductions, and snatching of children are even more common. Sometimes, even if the reporter reports the case in a timely manner, the chances of finding the missing person are very slim.

Compared to serious crimes such as theft and murder, this type of incident has been a chronic problem that has plagued the Metropolitan Police Department for a long time.

However, the Metropolitan Police Department has always maintained an attitude of not slacking off but not taking this type of case seriously. Even though the relevant systems have been gradually improved, it has never established a [Special Investigation Headquarters] for this purpose.

No one knew what had gone wrong with the top brass of the Metropolitan Police Department this time, but under the leadership of Police Minister Haruki Yoshinaga, Criminal Minister Daizen Sendo actually made an unprecedented announcement to set up a Special Investigation Headquarters for the Ikebukuro Kidnapping Case, and also appointed his future son-in-law as the commander of the Special Investigation Headquarters.

That was fine, after all, he believed that as long as the [Special Investigation Headquarters] was willing to work together, it would be easy to find someone in a metropolis like Tokyo.

What surprised him was that his future father-in-law secretly instructed him not to rush to send out the headquarters' detectives.

At least tonight, no detective from the Special Investigation Headquarters can be allowed to leave the Metropolitan Police Department.

This almost absurd order made him subconsciously sense that something was wrong.

However, as a non-professional detective who was trying to achieve class advancement by marrying into a woman's family, he would never disobey the orders of his future father-in-law.

Even if he had to bite the bullet, he would carry out Qian Tang Dashan's order to the end.

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PS. I feel that everything is going wrong today.

Chapter 73: Public opinion arises!

To be honest, Yoshitaka Sakuma's job as the commander of the Special Investigation Headquarters is quite frustrating.

When he used the positions of Criminal Minister and Police Minister to block Watanabe Masahiro and his gang from the Organized Crime Countermeasures Section 4, he felt his back was wet with sweat.

At the same time, he finally understood the hint from his future father-in-law.

Sendo Daizen wanted him to stop Watanabe Masahiro and his gang!

After understanding the key, he immediately started to work hard, formulating plans, retrieving surveillance videos, and deploying police forces. He actually managed to trap all the detectives from the Special Investigation Headquarters in the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, he also knew that this was not a long-term solution. After all, the kidnapping gang carried out the kidnapping openly in front of the gate of Ikebukuro Station. Even if the heavy rain made the surveillance video unclear, an hour or two would be enough for them to determine the approximate location of the kidnappers.

However, just when he could no longer suppress the increasingly irritable Watanabe Masayuki, Sato Keisuke appeared.

In the eyes of Yoshitaka Sakuma, Keisuke Sato is simply a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!

Not only did he successfully send the kidnapped girls back, but he also completed the task assigned by his future father-in-law. After all, if there were no victims who needed to be rescued, Watanabe Masayuki would have no reason to go out on a police mission.

Even though those girls were not rescued by him as the commander, this achievement will be remembered by his future father-in-law, Qiantang Dashan.

When he ran out of the Metropolitan Police Department and saw Keisuke Sato and the group of greasy-haired girls, he felt like he had seen his family. Not only did he keep holding Keisuke Sato's hand and asking about his well-being, he was also thinking in his heart whether he had a chance to gain some credit in this incident.

However, Sato Keisuke's next words made his heart, which had just quickened, fall to the bottom in an instant.

“Leave us alone!

The child who rescued us is in danger now. He used his life as bait to buy us time to escape!

He is currently leading those jihadists to the SWORD area. If you leave now, you should still be in time!"

Keisuke Sato didn't exchange any greetings with Yoshitaka Sakuma, but just shouted loudly.

Hearing this, not only Yoshitaka Sakuma in front of him, but also the detectives who came out with him were all stunned.

Watanabe Masayuki was undoubtedly the one who reacted the fastest. Almost at the moment he heard Sato Keisuke's words, he realized that the person Sato Keisuke was referring to was Ryuhiko.

"Everyone from Organized Crime Countermeasures Section 4, follow me!"

Without any hesitation, he just shouted and walked towards the parking lot.

He was really fed up with the behavior of those officials in the Metropolitan Police Department. When he heard that Long Yan used himself as bait and was still not out of danger, he didn't want to stay in that crappy operations room for even a second longer.

"Wait a minute Watanabe!"

However, just as Watanabe Masayoshi took a step and was about to leave, a voice even louder than the one he had shouted before stopped him.

Looking back, I saw that Yoshitaka Sakuma had pushed through the crowd and came in front of Masayuki Watanabe at some point.

Looking at Watanabe Masayuki who was glaring at him with anger on his face, Sakuma Yoshitaka knew that if he continued to delay with those excuses of slacking off, Watanabe Masayuki would punch him even at the risk of being punished.

Not only would they fail to stop Watanabe Masayuki from taking action, but they would also lose face, which would be a waste of time and effort.

After a brief thought, Sakuma Yoshitaka said, "It's not that I'm against your attack, but the Metropolitan Police Department is not far from the SWORD area, but it's not close either. A distant water can't quench a nearby fire. An unorganized rush like you guys will not be of any use at all. Instead of doing that, it's better to directly notify the police station in the SWORD area and let them send local support more quickly. This is a high-tech age, use your brain, Watanabe!"

Yoshitaka Sakuma's reasons were flawless. Even Watanabe Masayuki had to admit that if the Metropolitan Police Department did not approve the use of helicopters, contacting the nearest local police station to dispatch police support would be much faster than rushing over from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the commander with some suspicion who had delayed them for half the night. For a moment, he was a little confused about what his plan was.

Seeing that Watanabe Masayuki agreed to his suggestion, Yoshitaka Sakuma couldn't help but feel relieved.

He couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that Watanabe Masayuki didn't know much about the specific situation of the SWORD regional police station.

Although Watanabe Masayuki is the inspector of the Organized Crime Countermeasures Section 4, he has always been concerned with large criminal organizations such as Kowloon, Passion, and DOUBT, and he does not know much about the local branch police stations.

But Yoshitaka Sakuma is different. As a non-professional who climbed up from the bottom, he may not know the habits of local police stations very well, but he still has some understanding of areas like the SWORD area where there is no law.

Because of the five major "SWORD" organizations, the SWORD region can almost be said to have formed an autonomous situation to a certain extent. Usually, let alone vicious murders, even thefts and robberies are very rare. In many cases, the five major organizations solve the problems internally. The most common thing that local police stations deal with is probably helping to maintain order during supermarket sales.

The police who had been out of action for a long time were naturally unable to stop the mob's evil deeds, so in Yoshitaka Sakuma's opinion, expecting the branch police station in the SWORD area to send police support was pure nonsense. With their procrastinating efficiency, it might be faster for Masayuki Watanabe to send support from the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, there was one thing that Yoshitaka Sakuma, who was secretly feeling relieved, did not know.

That is, everything he did was recorded truthfully by Shota Matsumoto's hidden camera!

The scene changed again, but this time, it switched back to the Asahi Shimbun studio.

Yumi Aso's dignified and elegant face appeared in front of the audience again. At the same time, what she said next pushed the Metropolitan Police Department to the forefront.

"So far, we have learned from frontline reporters that our heroes have not received any support from the Metropolitan Police Department or local police stations.

But fortunately, there is never a shortage of heroes who stand up in this world!

With the help of enthusiastic citizens, our hero has successfully escaped and is receiving treatment at the Mihua Hospital.

We will continue to follow up and report on the follow-up news.”

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PS. I don’t know what happened today, I felt a little depressed, especially as time went by, my head started to ache slightly.

8 said, let’s take a rest first, good night, my friends!

Chapter 74: The Mastermind

"Please let us interview Uesugi-kun. The public has the right and need to know his current condition!"

"You ignored someone when they needed your help, and now you are blocking the public's right to know. Is this the Metropolitan Police Department's style?

What a great official power! "

“I would like to ask why the Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately dispatch police after receiving the report from the informant, but instead chose to set up a so-called special investigation headquarters. Is this stupidity or corrupt bureaucracy?

Taking taxpayers' money but doing nothing, do you think the Metropolitan Police Department is worthy of the badge in the prosecutor's manual?"

A journalist's pursuit of news is like a shark's desire for blood.

After the Asahi Shimbun published that report, reporters from major newspapers and self-media went crazy, using their connections to look for everything about Ryuhiko.

Some well-informed reporters rushed to the private hospital where Long Yan was receiving treatment in the hope of getting first-hand information. Even Long Yan's attending physician, Dr. Arai, put away his usual playful smile and responded to these reporters with a serious face.

As for the police who are now stopping these reporters and preventing them from entering the hospital, it is a remedial measure taken by the Metropolitan Police Department to save their face.

The Metropolitan Police Department, which has been pushed to the forefront of the storm, can no longer accept any further loss of credibility.

To this end, they did not hesitate to dispatch a large number of police officers to provide "personal protection" to Long Yan to prevent him from being excessively "harassed" by the media during his injury. At the same time, the head of the Public Relations Section of the General Affairs Department of the Metropolitan Police Department prepared generous gifts and came to visit in person.

It should be noted that anyone who can become the section chief of a department in the Metropolitan Police Department is almost always a senior police officer above the level of superintendent. The other party not only stated with a smile that all of Ryuhiko's medical expenses would be paid for by the Metropolitan Police Department, but also hinted that he could provide some convenience to Ryuhiko after he graduates from high school and help him join the Metropolitan Police Department.

This can be said to be naked flattery.

Of course, all of these cannot be free. The prerequisite is that Long Yan can say a few good words for the Metropolitan Police Department when being interviewed by the media and help the Metropolitan Police Department successfully overcome this public relations crisis.

To be honest, Long Yan was a little disdainful of the other party's promise.

In this country with a strong bureaucracy and class concept, even if the other party promised to help him join the Metropolitan Police Department, in Long Yan's view, it was just an attempt to use his title of "hero" to beautify the image of the Metropolitan Police Department.

This idea is like the original idea of ​​Americans when they created Captain America, who simply wanted to use him as a mascot.

In his opinion, this kind of obscure py transaction is not as practical as helping him pay the bill.

After all, the high-end wards in private hospitals are very expensive, and with his current tight wallet, he simply cannot afford the expensive hospitalization fees.

However, facing the other party's request, Long Yan did not refuse.

The cards Asahi Shimbun played this time were big enough.

As time goes by, the discussion of this kind of social event will no longer be limited to ordinary people. Television stations, business celebrities, politicians and lawmakers will all join in.

There is no need for him to accept any other interviews or play any other role in this matter that will affect his daily life. Those celebrities will stand up and speak for him for the sake of their reputation.

Of course, Keisuke Sato of Asahi Shimbun was not on his list of rejections.

Seeing the head of the Public Relations Division of the Metropolitan Police Department being surrounded by a group of journalists as soon as he walked out of the door of the inpatient department, Sato Keisuke sneered maliciously, then lowered the curtain of the window, turned around and smiled softly at Ryuhiko who was lying on the hospital bed.

"He's a high-ranking official at least at the level of Superintendent of Police. From the way you spoke to him just now, I thought you were the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department."

Hearing this, Long Yan just shook his head indifferently: "It's nothing big. After all, the role played by the Metropolitan Police Department in this incident is indeed not very glorious. You should have a begging attitude when asking for help, right? As for you, Asahi TV, I didn't expect you to dare to play such a big game and directly point the finger at the Metropolitan Police Department. How about it, can you withstand the pressure?"

Hearing what Long Yan said, the sloppy uncle Sato Keisuke couldn't help but straighten his back and chuckled.

"Although I am only a 'former' ace reporter, many of my old buddies have already climbed to the top. This kind of news that can trigger widespread social discussion is a real achievement for them. In order to keep their positions and continue to move up, they will spare no effort to 'protect' me.

Of course, as a journalist, exposing the dark side of society and exposing the inaction of bureaucrats is our social mission, right? "

Compared to last night, the sloppy uncle Sato Keisuke shaved off his stubble today, gave himself a sophisticated hairstyle, and changed into a brand new set of casual clothes. He looked at least one year younger.

You have to know that in Japan, a country that attaches great importance to personal image, office workers rarely let themselves look as sloppy as he did last night. This change from the outside is a reflection of his inner change.

Well, if he didn't look so old, this change would at least make him look two years younger.

Seeing this, Long Yan just looked at this middle-aged uncle who seemed to have a second spring with a slightly amused look. He couldn't help but ask about some details of last night's incident.

"By the way, the man who just came with the Public Relations Section Chief, I remember he claimed to be the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Cooperation Section, Kamijou Ren, right?

The special investigation team set up for this Ikebukuro kidnapping case, I remember the commander should be the head of the Investigation Cooperation Section, right?

How is that guy called Sakuma Yoshitaka?"

Speaking of this, Long Yan couldn't help but recall the man who was following behind the head of the Public Relations Department with a serious face, but his hawk-like eyes could not hide his "ambition".

That kind of look is the look of a person who is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.

Hearing this, Sato Keisuke's expression suddenly became disdainful, and he just spread his hands slightly.

"What else can I do? I'll just stick to the spirit of craftsmanship.

The bigwigs in the Metropolitan Police Department will not come out to take responsibility for this matter, so all the responsibility will naturally fall on him as the commander.

I heard that because of this incident, the Criminal Department Director Daizen Sendo had a big fight with the Police Department Director Haruki Yoshinaga.

In the end, the person responsible for cleaning up the mess will fall on Kamijou Ren, right? "

Kamijou Ren and... Criminal Department Chief Sendou Daizen and Police Department Chief Yoshinaga Haruki?

Listening to Keisuke Sato's explanation, a gleam of light flashed across his eyes. At the same time, the names of these three people were firmly imprinted in his mind.