In Tokyo, a criminal

Chapter 465: Accidental fire, a knife hanging over your head (7300 words, monthly ticket requested)

The fire burned for half the night before it was put out by firefighters.

In the morning, when Aoyama Hidenobu received the news and rushed to the scene, the house that had been burned to ruins was still smoking. A cordon had been set up around it, and a large number of onlookers and reporters who had heard the news had gathered. Dozens of police officers were maintaining order and scolding those who wanted to cross the cordon.

When they saw Aoyama Hidenobu's car arrive, although they didn't see clearly who was in the car, the reporters present knew it must be a senior police official, so they rushed forward.

Seeing this, Aoyama Hidenobu didn't rush to get off the car.

More than a dozen police officers rushed over, surrounded his car and prevented reporters from blocking the vehicle.

"Move back! Everyone move back! Don't push!"

"Make way! Don't crowd!"

Seeing that the reporters were isolated by the human wall, Aoyama Hidenobu opened the car door and got out with confidence.

"It's Qingshan Police Officer Shizheng!"

"Officer Qingshan, may I ask if the police have any clues about this tragic fire?"

"Do you think it's possible that the fire was arson?"

Faced with these miscellaneous questions, Aoyama Hidenobu turned a deaf ear and crossed the cordon with a heavy face under the escort of several police officers. He looked at the several blackened charred corpses on the ground and frowned slightly.

It seems that people in different places in Japan have different physical constitutions. For example, people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki remained silent in the face of the high temperature generated by the atomic bomb explosion, but these Sapporo people were burned into charcoal by a fire.

There were two consecutive fires in the same area, and the second fire directly killed seven or eight people. This was undoubtedly an extremely serious impact...an accidental fire incident!
Yes, that’s right, it was an accidental fire!
Before coming, he had actually learned through reports that the investigating police on the scene had preliminarily determined that this was an act of arson and premeditated murder.

But he communicated with Fujimoto Takaei over the phone and felt that it could not be classified as arson and murder. After all, the investigation team had just left and such a serious criminal case was exposed. What would the outside world think?
What's more, the area where the fires broke out continuously happened to be the area where the amusement park was being demolished. And according to the information he got from Iida Nagakawa, the first person to catch fire was a troublemaker who raised the price for demolition, and the person who was burned to death in the next fire was Liu Shengtao, who he had some impression of. He certainly wouldn't believe that the two were unrelated.

Therefore, he did not want it to be discovered that the arson and murder were related to the demolition, so he found an excuse to persuade Fujimoto Takaei to classify the case as an accident.

Although he was calm inside, Aoyama Hidenobu pretended to be deeply saddened. He turned to face the public, wiped away his non-existent tears and said in a deep voice, "I received a report before I came here. After the police investigation, they have preliminarily determined that this was an accidental fire caused by a circuit problem. There is no doubt that this is a heartbreaking tragedy, so I also urge all citizens to pay attention to electrical safety! I sincerely hope that such a tragedy will never happen again."

fart!

The neighbors who watched the whole process of Liu Shengtao's family being burned to death last night cursed in their hearts, saying that even the door was locked from the outside, and they still said it was an accident?
But no one stood up to expose him. After all, it was none of their business and no one wanted to get into trouble.

Besides, Liu Shengtao is not very popular, otherwise everyone wouldn’t have just watched and did nothing to save him last night.

"Is it an accident? But how come no one among so many people noticed the fire?"

Some reporters immediately raised questions about this.

Aoyama Hidenobu calmly replied: "We found bottles of wine at the scene, so we reasonably infer that they were too drunk to escape."

Seeing that the reporter was about to continue asking questions, he interrupted rudely, "Okay, next one."

"I heard that this is a demolition zone designated by the city for the construction of an amusement park, so is it possible that the two fires were not accidents but were related to this?" The reporter who was interrupted by Aoyama Hidenobu did not stop talking, but spoke with his neck stiff.

As soon as he said this, the other reporters couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Aoyama Hidenobu raised his eyebrows and took a deep look at the reporter, who was in his twenties, thin and handsome, wearing black-framed glasses. He wrote down the name on his work badge, then was silent for a moment and said, "By saying this, can I understand that you are questioning the results of our police investigation?"

Raising such a question in such an occasion shows that he had prior knowledge of the demolition here. Either he is truly righteous, or he is being instructed by someone.

"I didn't mean that. I just raised a possibility..." Faced with the hat that Aoyama Hidenobu casually put on him, the reporter subconsciously denied it.

Aoyama Hidenobu interrupted him with a half-smile on his face, "That's an interesting guess. Could it be that a meteorite fell from the sky and hit their house, causing the fire?"

Everyone could hear the dissatisfaction and ridicule in his tone, and couldn't help but laugh knowingly.

Amid the laughter, the young reporter's face suddenly turned pale and blue, like an overturned paint palette.

Without waiting for him to explain himself, Aoyama Hidenobu said again, "Reporter, our police investigations are based on evidence. All the evidence now shows that the fire was an accident, but you insist on adding some personal conspiracy theories. Do you want to report the news events truthfully, or do you just want to create a hot event to make a name for yourself?"

No matter what the other party's motivation is for asking such a question, it has already threatened his interests, so naturally you can't blame him for making a big deal out of it.

"I... I didn't! I was just making a reasonable guess based on reality! I just didn't want the victims to die in vain!" Faced with Aoyama Hidenobu's barrage of questions, the reporter was a little flustered at first, but soon calmed down and argued loudly.

"But your behavior makes me doubt your intentions!" Aoyama Hidenobu also raised his voice and scolded the other party, saying coldly: "What we need are journalists who record and report the facts and convey the big and small things to the public, not some guys who have no professional ethics and want to create hot topics and gain fame! Eight lives are undoubtedly a tragedy in the world, but you still want to make a fuss about their deaths for your own benefit. How shameful is this?"

He paused, looked up at the other reporters, exhaled and said, "Sorry, I'm in a bad mood right now, so I won't accept any interviews today. Please wait patiently for the police's announcement for the specific details of the case."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and walked towards the car without looking back under the protection of a group of police officers.

"Officer Qingshan, don't leave so quickly!"

"We haven't asked any questions yet! Police officer!"

"Be vigilant and upright! Qingshan, be vigilant and upright..."

A group of reporters suddenly panicked and chased after Aoyama Hidenobu, shouting to try to keep him, but in the end they could only helplessly watch him get into the car and drive away.

While everyone was disappointed, they couldn't help but blame the reporter for driving Aoyama Hidenobu away.

So naturally, I didn't have a good face towards him.

"Ha! You smart-assed fellow, you see conspiracy in everything. Our country is not that bad!"

"That's right. I got the limelight, but it caused everyone else to lose the interview opportunity. How selfish!"

"He's just a clown who's trying to attract attention. I don't know which journalist hired such a guy..."

Listening to the sarcastic remarks from his colleagues all around him, Uesugi Yusaku's face turned pale, his heart filled with anger and unwillingness. He subconsciously clenched his fists, lowered his head, and turned away without saying a word.

The reason why he raised the question just now was that there were too many tragedies caused by demolition over the years, and the fact that eight people were burned to death was too suspicious, so he reasonably doubted the conclusion given by the police.

However, he did not expect that Aoyama Hidenobu would rudely criticize him, which made him lose face. He was very angry about it, so he secretly made up his mind to find out whether there was any inside story.

If we find out there's another mystery, not only will we be able to clear our name, but we can also bring justice to the deceased and give a slap in the face to that arrogant and rude guy Aoyama Hidenobu!

What is the best detective of the Heisei era? He is so arrogant that he cannot hear any reasonable questions. He is not worthy of it!
The arsonist Nobuyuki Yamada was actually hiding in the crowd. He was very surprised to hear that the police had classified the incident as an accident. Not knowing the inside story, he could only think that the police were too useless. It seemed that the title of the No. 1 detective in the Heisei era was just a false reputation.

He also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the police had classified it as an accident, he no longer had to worry about being caught and hiding, and could appear openly in the future.

At the same time, the resentment and anger in his heart had not dissipated, because Liu Shengtao, who burned down his house and forced him to sign, was just a dog of Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd., and it was Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. that actually burned down his house and forcibly bought his property and land at a low price.

So just killing a few dogs could not quench the fire in his heart. He wanted to beat the dog owners as well. The house was burned down and he was responsible for eight lives. Nobunaga Yamada, who was originally a tough and stubborn person, was now completely fearless and only wanted to fight!
After Aoyama Hidenobu returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, he immediately called Nakamura Shinichi over and said, "There was a problem with a reporter named Uesugi Yusaku at the fire scene just now. Arrange someone to check him out and find out what motivated him to ask me questions and whether there was someone behind it. Give me a result as soon as possible."

"Hi!" Shinichi Nakamura responded respectfully.

Aoyama Hidenobu added: "Both fires were not accidents, but man-made. Have someone secretly investigate the identity of the arsonist and don't let the news leak out."

If it was true that Liu Shengtao was burned to death because he was forced by him to help Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. deal with the demolition of households, then the arsonist might vent his anger on Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. and take further revenge.

In order to prevent any further complications, we have to find the arsonist and quietly eliminate him to be sure of nothing goes wrong.

It should not be difficult to find out this, as the biggest suspect is the troublemaker whose house caught fire.

"Hi!" Shinichi Nakamura responded again, but he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he opened his mouth several times and seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if there was something he was unable to say.

Aoyama Hidenobu raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating?"

"Hi!" Nakamura Shinichi bowed and admitted his mistake, then said embarrassedly: "Supervisory Officer, my wife's birthday is in a few days, so I want to take a leave and go back to give her a surprise. I hope you can approve it."

"Okay." Aoyama Hidenobu agreed without hesitation, and then added, "It just so happens that I have to go back to Tokyo in two days, so let's go together."

He also has to go back to celebrate his grandfather's birthday.

And Shinichi Nakamura is just like him. He has never returned to Tokyo since coming to Hokkaido.

It's his newlywed wife's birthday, so he should at least be given two days off so he can go back and celebrate with her.

Shinichi Nakamura was delighted, as happy as a 30-year-old boy, "Hi! Thank you, Police Officer!"

In fact, he wanted to go back to Tokyo every weekend, but he also felt that his wife's words made sense. Since his boss Hidenobu Aoyama didn't go back to Tokyo, it would not be good for him to go back first. He could only force himself to suppress his longing.

But this time his wife's birthday was approaching, and he couldn't help it and decided to go back and give her a surprise.

Judging others by himself, he believed that his wife missed him as much as he did her. He could endure the torture of missing her, but he could not bear to let his wife endure it!

"Just finish the job you have in hand now." After saying this, Aoyama Hidenobu waved his hand and sent him away.

"Don't worry, Superintendent. I will definitely not delay the important matter." Shinichi Nakamura bowed again and left.

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As the son of Akamoto Kenji, a well-known businessman in Hokkaido, Akamoto Hideo does not have his father's business talent and maturity. Instead, he is still frivolous and arrogant, licentious and lustful at the age of nearly 30, and has no achievements in his career.

In his words, his father and elder brother had already suffered all the hardships he should have endured and shouldered all the responsibilities he should have shouldered, and he was born to enjoy life!
This was the greatest suffering he had ever experienced in his life.

It's iced Americano.

Of course, even if he is a waste, he is still useful. His role to the Akamoto family is a tool for marriage and a reproductive machine, so he got married early.

His wife was the daughter of another businessman in Hokkaido who was as powerful as Akamoto Kenji. They couldn't be said to be in love after marriage, but they did dislike each other.

Therefore, Akamoto Jiancheng indulged himself even more, sowing seeds everywhere and giving away excellent chicken genes to the Akamoto family.

He had been coveting Matsushita Iori, the real princess of Asahikawa City, for a long time and had long wanted to have something beyond friendship with her, but he never had the chance and he didn't dare to do anything because of her status.

But tonight he feels his cock will be very big!
Tonight is a charity dinner organized by Asahikawa Mayor Matsushita Yoshiyasu to raise funds for orphans who have lost their parents. Many celebrities and reporters from Hokkaido are present, including Akamoto Hideo and Matsushita Iori. The two are having a very rare and pleasant chat.

With just a few jokes, Hideo Akamoto can make Iori Matsushita laugh so hard that she is shaking with laughter.

This gave him a great sense of accomplishment and also led to some further ideas.

After all, he knows very well that for many women, as long as you are happy chatting with her, she will not mind having a romantic moment with you, not for anything else, just to feel good.

And as far as he knew, Matsushita Iori was not a chaste and virtuous woman. It was said that she had been played by Aoyama Hidenori several times recently. If a foreign boy could have sex with her, there was no reason why he couldn't. "Hahaha~ Akamoto-kun, why didn't I realize that you are so humorous before." Matsushita Iori laughed so hard that her mouth couldn't close. Her white hair under her dress, and her heavy conscience swayed slightly, making Akamoto Hideo dazzled.

His throat was full of saliva, and he swallowed without leaving a trace. He suppressed the excitement and eagerness in his heart and said with a smile: "It's a pity, that's because Miss Iori didn't give me the opportunity to get in touch with her in the past."

"How much deeper do you want to go?" Matsushita Iori stared at him with a smile and said something meaningful.

Hearing such obvious teasing, Akamoto Hideo's face flushed with excitement. He took a step forward and approached Matsushita Iori and whispered, "Of course the deeper the better."

"Oh, that's easy to say. Do you have the size?" Matsushita Iori said playfully.

Akamoto Hideo breathed rapidly, "Try?"

Matsushita Iori smiled charmingly, flicked her hair, turned around and walked towards the bathroom. After taking a few steps, she looked back at Akamoto Hideo, then continued walking forward.

Akamoto Hideo is also a veteran in the world of flowers, so how could he not understand what this meant? Although he was a little afraid in such an occasion, in the end, the small-headed father controlled the big-headed son, gritted his teeth and followed happily.

If she isn't afraid, why should I be afraid?
There were a lot of people at the scene, and everyone had their own social circles to maintain their relationships, so no one noticed them.

A few minutes later.

"Ah! Bakayaloo!"

Accompanied by a clear and angry curse, Matsushita Iori ran out of the bathroom in panic, the left shoulder of her dress slipped off, she covered her chest with her hands, her hair was disheveled, and her face was full of fear, anger and grievance.

"Ms. Iori! Ms. Iori!"

Akamoto Hideo chased out in a panic. As soon as he entered the bathroom, Matsushita Iori took off her clothes on her own initiative, then slapped him and ran out. He had no idea what was happening and chased after her subconsciously.

It was not until he arrived at the banquet hall and saw all the guests looking at him at the same time that he calmed down instantly. He stood there blankly, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him from head to toe, chilling him to the bone.

Spicy balls!

"Iori, what's going on!" Matsushita Youkang walked towards his daughter with a serious expression, and quickly took off his coat and covered his daughter with it.

"Dad!" Matsushita Iori threw herself into her father's arms with red eyes, tears streaming down her face, and she complained loudly with a choked voice, "Akamoto Hideo wanted to violate me!"

boom!
As soon as these words came out, the whole place exploded.

Although they had already guessed this when they witnessed the scene, it was still shocking when Matsushita Iori said it himself.

"Baga! How dare that guy!?"

"How obscene! How did Akamoto Jiancheng teach his son to do such a thing in such an occasion?"

"This is simply intolerable..."

Everyone was talking about it, all with a look of gloating on their faces. After all, Akamoto Jiancheng and Matsushita Youkang had a very good personal relationship, and the collusion between the two officials and businessmen had forced other local businessmen to eat leftovers.

Now that this has happened, they all want to see if these two can still maintain their past friendship?
The reporters who were invited to record the charity dinner were even more excited. They never expected to get to see such a big piece of melon, and they all jumped at the opportunity to take pictures.

"Baka!" Matsushita Youkang looked gloomy and coldly looked at Akamoto Jiancheng, "Your good son."

Akamoto Jiancheng's face was equally ugly, and his whole body was trembling. "I will give you an explanation."

Matsushita Youkang snorted coldly. Not wanting to stay any longer and embarrass himself, he turned around and left, protecting his daughter.

"I... I didn't... I didn't!" Akamoto Hideo was completely panicked. He denied it in shock and anger, pointing at Matsushita Iori: "It's all her..."

"Bakayarō! Asshole!" Akamoto Jiancheng quickly stepped forward and slapped him in the face, then raised his foot and kicked him, gritting his teeth and saying, "You disgraceful thing, get back here!"

Akamoto Hideo immediately ran away, crawling all the way.

Akamoto Jiancheng followed him out with a gloomy face. After leaving the house, he said to the bodyguard: "A reporter just took photos. Ask them to destroy all the photos."

"Hi!" Several bodyguards immediately rushed into the hotel.

As soon as he got in the car, Akamoto Jiancheng grabbed Akamoto Hideo by the collar and beat him up, panting and cursing with gritted teeth: "You damn bastard, how dare you? Do you know what you have done, bastard! If you were not my son, I would kill you right now!"

The reason he could develop smoothly in Asahikawa City and even in Hokkaido was due to his deep ties with Matsushita Yukang. But tonight, Akamoto Hideo raped Matsushita Iori in public. Not to mention a father's love for his daughter, just to maintain his face as the mayor, he will always feel aggrieved about it.

No matter how close a relationship is, once a crack appears, it will be the beginning of disintegration, because there are countless external factors that will cause the crack to continue to expand.

"Father, I am innocent! I was fooled by that woman! Although I am lustful, I have never been in trouble because of it! It was that bitch Matsushita Iori who deliberately plotted against me!" Akamoto Hideo felt aggrieved and angry.

Hearing this, Akamoto Jiancheng paused for a moment, then let go of Akamoto Hideo and gasped, "What's going on?"

"She hinted to me to go to the bathroom..." Akamoto Hideo wiped the blood from his nose and narrated the whole process.

After listening to this, Akamoto Jiancheng frowned and his expression changed. Did Matsushita Iori do this just because he was disgusted with Akamoto Hideo's entanglement and wanted to teach him a lesson, or did he have some other purpose?
He quickly denied the former, because he believed that his son was an idiot and he didn't even believe that Matsushita Iori was an idiot. Even if she wanted to teach Akamoto Hideo a lesson because she hated him, she wouldn't be so shameless.

In this case, Matsushita Iori must have other purposes in doing this. What exactly is she trying to do?
Akamoto Jiancheng was dizzy with thought and became angrier the more he thought about it. He slapped Akamoto Hideo in the face with his backhand.

"Snapped!"

"Dad, I've already told you that I'm innocent!" After being hit unexpectedly, the nosebleed that he had just wiped clean started flowing again, and Akamoto Hideo said aggrievedly.

Akamoto Jiancheng said coldly: "I believe you are innocent, but with your reputation, will outsiders believe it? Will Mayor Matsushita believe it? Flies don't bite cracked eggs. If you weren't so horny that you didn't know the seriousness of the matter, how could Matsushita Iori have the opportunity to take advantage of you?"

"Dad, then... then what should we do next?" Not only did he not get to eat the meat but he also got into trouble. Akamoto Hideo was dejected, like a frost-bitten eggplant.

Akamoto Jiancheng let out a breath, looked at Akamoto Hideo and said, "You will have to suffer for the trouble you caused."

This matter cannot be delayed. We must immediately give Matsushita Youkang an attitude, let him get over the anger in his heart first, and wait until he calms down before he will listen to what we say.

"Ah?" Akamoto Hideo was confused.

Akamoto Jiancheng didn't explain, "Let's go to Matsushita's house."

On the other side, Matsushita Youkang and Matsushita Iori had already arrived home. Matsushita Iori was wrapped in his father's coat and squatting on the sofa with his legs curled up. He lowered his head pitifully and shivered with tears in his eyes.

He looked like he was still in shock and traumatized.

Her mother and brother were furious after learning what had happened from Matsushita Youkang.

It's not just about protecting your family.

It is also for the sake of maintaining one's own reputation.

With so many people watching them, if they didn't react, they would become a joke.

"Baga! That bastard Akamoto Hideo actually dared to try to rape Iori, I'm going to kill him!" Matsushita Iori's brother Matsushita Tora roared with red eyes.

Matsushita Youkang has passed the most angry stage. He sat on the sofa with a frown on his face, smoking continuously. He was very angry about what happened tonight, but he could not possibly turn against Akamoto Jiancheng because of it.

Seeing that he hadn't said anything, Mrs. Matsushita urged him unhappily, "Husband, please say something! Look at how your daughter has been bullied."

"Huh..." Matsushita Youkang exhaled, extinguished his cigarette, turned around and looked at Matsushita Iori and said in a gentle tone: "Dad will definitely help you vent your anger."

Vent your anger, not seek revenge.

"Sir, President Akamoto is here to visit." At this moment, a servant hurried in to report.

Matsushita Tiger was furious, "He dares to come!"

"Please come in." Matsushita Youkang said coldly.

Not long after, Akamoto Jiancheng walked in with the dejected Akamoto Hideo, kicked him in the knee and scolded him, "Asshole! Why don't you kneel down!"

Akamoto Hideo fell to his knees with a thud.

"Mayor Matsushita, I'm very ashamed and sorry for what happened tonight. You can deal with this rebellious son as you please!" Akamoto Jiancheng said with a bow.

Matsushita Youkang smiled wryly, "You want me to do whatever I want with you? Do I look like a murderer to you?"

Could he really kill Akamoto Hideo with his own hands?

"Then I'll do it myself!" As soon as Akamoto Jiancheng finished speaking, he pulled out his belt and swung it ruthlessly at Akamoto Hideo again and again, "Asshole! I'll beat you to death!"

"Pop!" "Pap!" "Pap!"

He put all his strength into each strike, and Akamoto Hideo rolled on the ground in pain. His white shirt was soon covered with bloodstains and his skin was torn.

"Ah! Dad! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"

Screams and cries continued to be heard.

Matsushita Youkang and his family all watched coldly.

They didn't stop. Although Akamoto Jiancheng felt sorry for his son, he didn't dare to stop, or even to relax. He could only grit his teeth and continue beating with the belt.

Accompanied by the sound of breaking air, Akamoto Hideo was soon covered in blood and fainted.

"Enough." Matsushita Youkang finally spoke.

If the fight continues like this, and Akamoto Hideo really dies in his house, then he will be wrong even if he is right, and he will also become a mortal enemy with Akamoto Kenji. If he rashly breaks off relations with him completely at this moment, it will be disadvantageous to both sides.

Akamoto Jiancheng heaved a sigh of relief, threw away the bloody belt, knelt down humbly, and said with great respect, "My son was rude and hurt Miss Iori. I am willing to make any compensation."

He felt very aggrieved because he believed that his son was being plotted against, but there was nothing he could do!
He even thought of a possibility, that Matsushita Iori did this under the instructions of Matsushita Yokoyasu.

If this is true, then it would be a big problem.

"Send him to the hospital for treatment." Matsushita Youkang looked at Akamoto Hideo with disgust, and then said to Akamoto Jiancheng: "Let's go to the study and talk."

"Hi!" Akamoto Jiancheng responded respectfully.

(End of this chapter)