In Tokyo, a criminal

Chapter 436: If you want to see acting skills, you have to be an official, Overheard
The welcoming banquet was held in a very ordinary hotel.

After all, since they all knew that the joint investigation team was here to fight corruption, and they still booked the first meal at a high-end club, wouldn't that be courting death?
The top executives from both places dined in a private room.

The entourage of both parties were in the other two private rooms.

Of course, to say that it is a very ordinary hotel is only compared to the places where corrupt officials such as Fujimoto Takaei usually go. In fact, this hotel is already very good for ordinary people and is mid-range consumption.

The decoration of the private room is not so luxurious, but it is large, simple and elegant, and has a unique flavor.

"Our local conditions are poor and our funds are limited. We really can't find a good place. I hope Minister Hirano and everyone else won't despise us." After taking a seat, Fujimoto Takaei said in a joking tone.

"Simple? How is it simple?" Hirano Koji looked around and said with a smile, "I think this place is pretty good. It's big enough, private, clean, and has good service. Does it have to be a high-end club where you spend thousands of dollars on a meal and have beautiful women as your company to be considered not simple?"

Why do you know so much about this?
"Minister Hirano is such a joke. We've never even heard of such a place, let alone going there. And it's in Tokyo, which is so prosperous. There's no such place in our countryside." Fujimoto Takaei shook his head in amazement, as if he had heard of it for the first time.

Kameda Chong laughed, "Fujimoto-kun is really a joker. Sapporo is also considered a rural area? Then Tokyo can only be a large rural area. I think it's not that there is no such place in Sapporo, but Fujimoto-kun is honest and upright, so he doesn't know it."

"Maybe. After all, I'm busy with work all day and don't have the time or energy to pay attention to this kind of thing." Fujimoto Takaei agreed with a normal expression.

Aoyama Hidenobu wanted to laugh. They were all actors. He dared to bet Tian Huang’s biological father that everyone in this private room had been to those so-called high-end clubs many times.

Now they act like humans and dogs, one criticizes this kind of place in words and deeds, while the other pretends he has never heard of it.

Oscar winner is just a poor movie actor, what does he know about acting? The real acting skill is still in the officialdom!
As the waiters started serving the dishes, the atmosphere in the private room became lively, with people toasting each other and having a great time.

After eating and drinking, Fujimoto Takaei, who looked drunk and had a red face, said: "We have already arranged a place to stay. You have come from afar and worked hard. I will arrange for someone to take you to the hotel. Have a good rest today and we will talk about work tomorrow. We will fully cooperate with you in your work!"

"Since Fujimoto-kun has made all the arrangements, we will not let you down. Let's take a rest today and go shopping in Sapporo." Hirano Koji agreed and said, "Fujimoto-kun, you guys should go back to work. Just leave two people to take us to the hotel. Don't delay your work."

"Please send us off, Aoyama-kun." Kameda Chong looked at Aoyama Hidenobu and said with a smile, "It's a good opportunity to tell me about the process of solving the shooting case and satisfy my curiosity. Otherwise, I'll be itching to do it."

Fujimoto Takaei turned his head and looked at Aoyama Hidenobu.

"Okay, just think of it as reporting your work to your superiors in the National Police Agency." Aoyama Hidenobu agreed.

Kameda Chong waved his hands repeatedly, "What do you mean by reporting work or not? I just want to hear stories."

"Then Aoyama-kun, I'll have to ask you to arrange for the investigation team. We'll be leaving first. Hirano-kun, Kameda-kun, see you tomorrow."

"Take care, Fujimoto-kun. See you tomorrow."

After saying goodbye, Takaei Fujimoto left first with the senior executives of the headquarters, while Hidenobu Aoyama sent Koji Hirano and others to the hotel. Except for Koji Hirano and Osamu Kameda who had a separate room, the others had two or three people in a room, and the arrangement was absolutely normal.

"Minister Kameda, I'll put the suitcase here for you." Aoyama Hidenobu put Kameda Oki's suitcase next to the sofa and said calmly.

"You've worked hard. Hurry up and sit down." Kameda poured him a glass of water. "You must be tired. Moisten your mouth."

"Thank you, Minister Kameda. It's not hard. It's my duty. It's just a small favor." Aoyama Hidenobu took the water cup with both hands, took a sip and put it down again.

Kameda sat down next to him and said in a gentle tone, "The shooting incident caused such a big stir, but the Hokkaido police have been slow to report any new progress. I thought the investigation was stuck, but I never expected that they were quietly holding back. Aoyama-kun has once again made our police proud in front of the public."

"I am also a member of the police department. Solving cases and catching thieves is my job." Aoyama Hidenobu answered humbly with his head slightly lowered, his expression unchanged.

Kameda Chong nodded slightly, smiled and handed him a cigarette, "Then tell me about the process of solving the case."

"Minister Kameda, why don't we go to the balcony to get some fresh air?" After taking the cigarette, Aoyama Hidenobu did not rush to light it, but lit it for the other person first before lighting his own.

Kameda Oki gave Aoyama Hidenobu a meaningful look and said, "Okay, I just finished my meal and my blood sugar is high, so I feel a little dizzy. Let me get some fresh air to wake myself up."

Then the two of them stood up and went to the balcony.

"Minister Kameda, I feel so unfair for having achieved this feat!" Aoyama Hidenobu exhaled heavily.

Kameda Chong raised his eyebrows immediately, "Oh?"

Then he pretended to listen attentively.

"At the same time Inoue was arrested, more than a dozen gunmen involved in the shooting all died in the detention room." Aoyama Hidenobu said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Kameda Chong's face suddenly changed, he was shocked and angry. After all, there were more than a dozen lives involved. "Are you saying that the truth of this case is not as reported, and Inoue is just a scapegoat?"

"No, according to my investigation, Inoue was indeed the direct instigator of the shooting incident, and he was also the inventor of No. 23." Aoyama Hidenobu shook his head, and then changed the subject, "But how could Inoue alone cause such a big commotion? From the collective murder of more than a dozen gunmen, I can at least conclude that a senior person in the headquarters must have been involved with Inoue."

"Are there any suspicious targets?" Kameda Chong asked.

Aoyama Hidenobu shook his head. "No, I just arrived not long ago. I don't know my colleagues well, so I dare not speak rashly. And to be honest, I will be here for a long time, and I don't want to offend the local bosses when I first arrive. So I can only reveal some information to you, hoping that you can eliminate the bad apples."

After he finished speaking, he took a puff of his cigarette with melancholy.

"I understand that Aoyama-kun has this intention, which is enough. At least we have confirmed that there is indeed a problem with the Hokkaido Police Headquarters, and it is not a small problem." Kameda Chong said gloomily. Aoyama Hidenobu shook off the ashes of his cigarette, turned his head and looked at him seriously and said, "Minister Kameda must be careful. The corrupt officials here are not only hidden deep, but also cruel and treacherous. Don't easily trust any local judicial bureaucrats!"

"Thank you, Mr. Aoyama, for telling me. Don't worry, evil will never prevail over good!" Kameda Chong said confidently.

Aoyama Hidenobu nodded in approval, and said, "If you need anything, please feel free to contact me. I will try my best to help you. I will take my leave now. Minister Kameda, have a good rest."

After the words fell, he bowed and turned to leave.

"Aoyama-kun, please take care." Kameda rushed to see Aoyama Hidenobu out. After he entered the elevator, he closed the door and knocked on Hirano Koji's door next door. "Hirano-kun."

After a while, Hirano Koji, who had changed his clothes, opened the door and asked, "Is Aoyama Hidenobu gone?"

"Just left." Kameda Chong nodded, then pointed to the balcony. Hirano Koji understood immediately and walked towards the balcony.

After all, there is a high probability that there are listening devices in the house.

But what the two of them didn't know was that there was also a listening device hidden on the balcony. Aoyama Hidenobu called Kameda Oki to the balcony to talk, deliberately misleading him to be at ease with the balcony.

"Aoyama Hidenobu just told me something horrifying. All the dozen arrested gunmen who participated in the shooting last night died in the detention room."

"What?" Hirano Koji was also shocked. He stared at Kameda Osamu, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

Kameda Chong shook his head to indicate that he had not heard wrongly.

Hirano Koji took a deep breath, "What else?"

"He said that Inoue was indeed the mastermind of the shooting incident and the developer of No. 23, but he must have a backer behind him, a senior member of the headquarters, who told us to be careful." Kameda Chong said in a deep voice.

"What audacious bastards! They killed more than a dozen people without any hesitation!" Hirano Koji cursed with gritted teeth, then let out a breath, "But Aoyama Hidenobu can provide us with more help than I thought. I thought he would stay out of it. It seems that there is something fishy about this case, but he is only responsible for solving the case. The rest has nothing to do with him."

"After all, the person leading this investigation is his godfather, so he is helping his relatives and the people." Kameda Chong smiled and added, "But he also said that we still have to rely on him. He can only provide some help from the side to the best of his ability."

"It's better than I thought." Hirano Koji nodded, knowing how to be content. "Does he suspect anyone who supports Inoue?"

"No, he said he was new here and didn't know the people here well enough, so he didn't dare to make a hasty judgment in order not to mislead us." Kameda Chong shook his head.

Hirano Koji sincerely sighed: "Superintendent Aoyama is really a rigorous person, no wonder he has solved many major cases. If he hadn't been responsible this time, I don't think I would have been able to catch Inoue, the white glove."

The two men had no idea that Aoyama Hidenobu had long been in cahoots with a corrupt group within the local police force.

Although it is said that good cannot prevail over evil.

But you must remember that the devil is always one foot taller than you.

"Oh, right." Hirano Koji suddenly remembered something, "Tell Mitsui-kun and Ishishou-kun to keep hiding and not come to see us. If there is anything, contact them by phone. We are in the light and they are in the dark. Maybe it will have unexpected results."

Mitsui and Ishihisa were the two members of the investigation team who were arranged to go to Sapporo in advance as advance scouts. They were two criminal police officers with agile skills and extraordinary awareness.

"Hi!" Kameda Chong responded heavily.

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Hokkaido Police Headquarters, Technical Division.

"Report to the commander immediately." A police officer responsible for monitoring Hirano Koji said to his colleague.

The Technical Section now has a dedicated group of police officers who are responsible for monitoring the investigation team 24 hours a day.

Colleagues immediately went to Fujimoto Takaei's office to report the news they had just overheard. Only then did Fujimoto Takaei realize that there were still two hidden chess pieces in the investigation team that were out of his sight, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

You don't need too many of these hidden chess pieces. As long as they can play a role at the critical moment, they will be caught off guard when they are not on guard.

It’s a pity that the relevant information currently known is too little to find the two hidden chess pieces.

"Keep monitoring and report to me immediately if you get any relevant information." Takaei Fujimoto gave an order, and then called Aoyama Hidenobu to his office.

A few minutes later, Aoyama Hidenobu, who had just returned to the headquarters, pushed the door open and walked in. "Director, you're looking for me?"

"I just got the news that the investigation team has two hidden chess pieces that entered Sapporo in advance. I don't know where they are hiding at the moment. See if you can take advantage of the investigation team's trust in you and find an opportunity to make indirect attacks to find out the identities and whereabouts of these two hidden chess pieces." Fujimoto Takaei looked at Aoyama Hidenobu and said solemnly.

Aoyama Hidenobu's eyes narrowed when he heard this. He also knew that it was difficult to guard against such enemies in the dark.

"Don't worry, Minister. I will do my best to catch these two little rats!"

(End of this chapter)