In Tokyo, a criminal

Chapter 517: Gangcun Xiushan, the fire dyed half the sky red

The weather in Japan is changeable. It was sunny and cloudless in the morning, but it started to drizzle in the afternoon.

It was rush hour after get off work, and the streets of Tokyo were busy with people and cars. The sudden rain caught everyone off guard. The office workers who had finally gotten a chance to catch their breath hurried on, holding their briefcases over their heads, looking extremely embarrassed.

“It’s such a lively scene.”

In a roadside coffee shop, Yu Tianzi, dressed in a suit and tie, was stirring the coffee in front of him while looking at the busy scene outside the window and expressing such emotion.

"Yeah." Okamura Hideyama, director of the Investigation Department of the Public Security Investigation Agency, who was sitting opposite him, nodded in agreement, but he disagreed in his heart. Those office workers outside definitely don't think they are full of vitality.

Yu Tianzi retracted his gaze and looked at Gangcun Xiushan, who was in his early thirties, and said, "The people are still full of vitality, but the army is already corrupt. The cabinet received a letter of complaint that there is serious corruption within the army. After discussion, it was decided that the Ministry of Justice will set up an investigation team to investigate the contents of the complaint."

"Is there such a thing?" Gangcun Xiushan was stunned at first, but then he suddenly realized, "No wonder our director said at noon that he wanted to transfer some people from various departments to be sent out. It turned out to be because of this investigation team."

"Mr. Gangcun, I hope you can join this investigation team." Yu Tianzi said in a flat tone.

Gangcun Xiushan knew that he had no room for refusal, so he responded respectfully, "Hi!"

He was able to serve as the Minister of the Investigation Department because of Yu Tianzi's support. If you take benefits, you have to do things for others.

"I will fight for a leadership position for you in the investigation team, but you and your people will not be involved in investigating the contents of the report letter, but have other important tasks." Yu Tianzi lowered his head and took a sip of coffee with a satisfied expression, "This coffee is very good."

"Hi! Please give me your instructions, Councillor Ameda." Okamura Hideyama said in a deep voice while keeping his head bowed.

"Relax, this is not work time or workplace." Yu Tianzi smiled and comforted him, but the expression on his face showed that he was very pleased with the other party's respect. He continued: "Your task is to blend into the investigation team and secretly investigate Lu Wei's misappropriation of military funds to invest in Dongye Construction Co., Ltd."

Leaders like to say some polite words to show that they are easy-going, but if you take them seriously, you will be in trouble.

"Misappropriate... misappropriate military investment?" Gangcun Xiushan raised his head in astonishment and said in disbelief.

Like many people, he had always believed that the military was a purer place than politics. He never expected that these rough guys would be so bold as to embezzle military funds for investment. They were truly blinded by greed!
But then he became nervous again. If he was investigating ordinary corruption, he would definitely encounter resistance from the army, but he still had the courage to investigate.

However, even the cabinet only dared to investigate such matters in secret. Once Lu Wei discovered his true intentions, he would inevitably take the risk and kill him.

The army trains killing machines, and has no shortage of weapons or the courage to kill.

"Yeah, who would have thought? Military expenditures are for national defense, but they dared to embezzle them without regard for the safety of the country. How cruel!" Yu Tianzi reprimanded, and said in a deep voice: "So we must find evidence and bring them to justice. After much thought, I think only Gangcun can take on this important task."

"Hey! Councillor Yutian is so kind to me, Gangcun will definitely not let you down!" Although Gangcun Xiushan was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to agree.

Since Yu Tianzi had already approached him about such a big matter, he would definitely not give him room to refuse.

"Yoshi!" Yu Tianzi nodded with satisfaction and praised with a smile: "I really didn't make a mistake in choosing him. I knew that Gangcun-kun had this sense of responsibility and courage."

Gangcun Xiushan forced a subtle smile.

I don't have the courage to reject you.

"The investigation team should be divided into six groups to investigate the General Staff Supervisory Department of the Army and the five field teams at the same time. I will make it happen and let you be in charge of the Northern Field Team. There are undercover agents I arranged in advance to cooperate with you." Yu Tianzi gave him the good news.

Gangcun Xiushan breathed a sigh of relief. The strongest fortresses are often breached from the inside. If he had an undercover agent to cooperate with him, at least his own safety factor would be improved. "Hey! I understand. If you have any other information, please tell me."

"The whistleblower said that the actual controller behind Tono Construction Co., Ltd. is Aoyama Hidenobu. Aoyama Hidenobu is also in Hokkaido. Be careful of this person." Yu Tianzi revealed another important information to him.

Okamura Hideyama, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt his heart rise to his throat again. Aoyama Hidenobu was not someone you could easily mess with. The previous director of the Public Security Investigation Agency, Watanabe Yuri, was taken down by this man.

"Hi! Thank you for your reminder, I will be extremely careful!" Gangcun Xiushan said solemnly.

At the same time, in Sapporo, Aoyama Hidenobu, who had just got off work, turned down all social engagements and went home to rest.

After all, I didn't sleep last night.

His sister-in-law’s beautiful legs are his warmest harbor.

"Dingle bell! Dingle bell!"

The phone rang in the empty living room.

Aoyama Hidenobu lay on his sister-in-law's lap without moving. He waved his hand and Aoyama Haruko handed him the phone.

"Moshimoshi, I'm Aoyama Hidenobu."

"Mr. Aoyama, Director Ito just sent me a message that the cabinet has asked him to talk. They showed him an anonymous letter reporting corruption among the top leaders of Luwei, and said that the Ministry of Justice is preparing to form an investigation team to conduct a secret investigation in Luwei without announcing it to the public. We would like to ask Director Ito for his opinion on this matter."

"Director Ito said that the things described in the report letter are completely false, and said that all Lu Wei members are willing to accept and cooperate with the investigation. The investigation team will be divided into six groups and will be in place within three days."

The moment he heard Ueda Hikotoshi's voice, Aoyama Hidenobomasa had already stood up and walked upstairs. When Ueda Hikotoshi finished speaking, he just happened to enter the study room and asked, "Didn't the report letter mention that you misappropriated military funds?"

"No." Ueda Hikotoshi answered, and then added: "But I suspect this is just a trick by Yutian Tsutomu to confuse the enemy. He wants to build a plank road in the open and sneak into Chencang in secret. Since Hattori Si has already reported many of my crimes, it is impossible for him to leave out the most important one."

"While Yutian Tsutomu may have had public-spirited reasons for pushing for the investigation, there must also be a factor of using you, Aoyama-kun, to attack Minister Hikokawa. If this matter is brought up at the cabinet meeting, it will inevitably alarm Minister Hikokawa, so this is the last resort."

"Mr. Ueda has a point." Aoyama Hidenobu had already thought of the reason why Yutianzi did this, and sneered, "It's a pity that he doesn't know that we already know about this. Let's act according to the plan."

As long as the accounts are settled and the investigation team cannot prove that the senior Lu Wei officials embezzled military funds, everything else will be easy to solve by just sending a few people out to take the blame.

If Lu Wei surrenders, the cabinet will also stop while it is ahead and will not dare to push him too far. If a mutiny in the army really happens, no one will be able to take the responsibility.

This is why once something involves the military, people will be extremely cautious, because the military really has the ability to overturn the table. Even if they fail to overturn it in the end, the table will be unstable if one leg is broken!

"Well, everything is arranged. Would you like to come and see my good son-in-law off tonight, Mr. Aoyama?" Ueda Hikotoshi chuckled sinisterly and made the invitation.

Aoyama Hidenobu readily agreed, "Of course." As a junior, it is our duty to see off the seniors who have been rated as advanced. This is called inheritance!

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In order not to alarm Hattori Satoshi, Ueda Hikotoshi and Ueda Kanon talked to Hattori Satoshi about the divorce in the morning as they had originally planned.

In order not to alert the enemy, Hattori Si naturally cried and tried to persuade them to stay, repeatedly stating that he did not want to divorce. Finally, he had no choice but to accept the compensation conditions of the Ueda family and agreed to divorce the next morning.

Later that afternoon, he did not go to work, but found a place to get drunk. All his reactions were as consistent as possible with his own character, so as not to let the old fox Ueda Hikotoshi notice that something was wrong.

He asked for a private room with a bathroom and ordered a large amount of wine, but in fact he didn't drink much. Most of it was poured into the toilet, leaving only the bottles scattered all over the place, creating the illusion that he was drunk alone.

At ten o'clock in the evening, he was half drunk and walked out of the bar, ready to take a taxi home.

There were many taxis parked outside the bar waiting for customers.

He got on the nearest car, burped, said the address, and closed his eyes to rest.

Although he was not drunk, he was a little tipsy, and the fact that the car kept stopping and starting made him even sleepier. He soon fell asleep and only opened his eyes drowsily when he heard the sound of the car door opening.

"Are we there yet?" he muttered and looked out the window. He was immediately sober. Outside the car window was a desolate wilderness, and the driver was nowhere to be found.

Realizing that something was wrong, he immediately opened the car door and rushed out. Only then did he see a dozen figures standing not far away. Ueda Hikotoshi and Aoyama Hidenobu were at the front, and behind them were Ueda Hikotoshi's guards.

Hattori Si suddenly felt a chill running up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, his thighs trembled, and his limbs were cold.

"Dad... Dad, what... what are you doing?" He swallowed and asked calmly, his hands clenched into fists.

Ueda Hikotoshi had a blank expression on his face. He shook off the ashes from his cigarette and said calmly, "Clean up the mess! Otherwise, am I bringing you to this remote place to confer a title on you?"

"Dad... I... I don't understand what you mean." Hattori Si was sweating profusely, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. He stammered, "I have already agreed to divorce Kanon and will not disturb her life anymore. There is no need to kill me, right? I know, Aoyama Hidenori! Is it Aoyama Hidenori who is instigating? Dad, listen to me..."

"Enough!" Ueda Hikotoshi shouted angrily, interrupting Hattori Si's words. The fat on his face twitched slightly because of anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "You are a poor boy with nothing. I married my daughter to you and that's how you are today! And you, just because you want a divorce, you turned against me and ran to Tokyo to report me! Hattori Si, you ungrateful bastard!"

boom!
It was like a bolt from the blue. The string in Hattori Si's mind was completely broken, and the last bit of hope was shattered. His legs went soft and he knelt on the ground.

"You...how did you know?" He couldn't figure out how he was exposed so quickly.

Aoyama Hidenobu spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted him to die with regrets. He smiled and said, "I will tell you the reason when I attend your funeral."

"Dad! Dad! I was wrong, Dad!" Hattori Si crawled on his knees in front of Ueda Hikotoshi, hugged his legs and begged, "Dad, please forgive me for the sake of me calling you dad for so many years and respecting you as my own father! I cared too much about Kanon, so I lost my mind and did something wrong. I don't want to hurt you, I don't want to betray you!"

Ueda Hikotoshi kicked him away without saying a word.

"It's come to this point. There's no point in saying more. Let's save some energy and walk faster on the road to the underworld."

Hattori Si wanted to crawl over, but two guards rushed over and stepped on him, tied up his hands and feet with ropes, and sealed his mouth with tape.

"Dad... wuwuwu..." Hattori Si struggled hard, tears streaming down his face and whimpering sounds coming from his mouth.

But it was in vain. After he was tied up, Aoyama Hidenobu walked over, squatted down, leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Hattori-kun, Kanon said that I am better than you and can touch places that you can't touch."

"Wuwuwuwuwu!" Hattori Si's eyes widened in anger when he heard this, and he kicked his legs continuously to try to break free from the restraints.

No man could endure such humiliation. He wished he could beat Aoyama Hidenobu to death right now.

"Hahaha! Hahahaha!" Aoyama Hidenobu laughed and stood up. He shook off the ashes from his cigarette, put it in his mouth and took a puff. He said, "Give it to him to warm him up."

The guards immediately loaded Hattori Si into a car and took him away.

More than ten minutes later, Hattori Si was locked up in a large warehouse of Lu Wei's Northern Front. He watched helplessly as the guards poured gasoline in the warehouse.

The strong desire to survive drove him to twist his body and struggle continuously, but he was unable to break free until he was exhausted.

He watched with despair as the guard closed the door.

Shed tears of regret.

"boom!"

Three warehouses caught fire one after another.

Hattori Satoshi, who was tied up in one of the warehouses, was soon set on fire. He screamed miserably and rolled on the ground until he completely lost his breath.

Aoyama Hidenobu and Ueda Hikotoshi stood on a low hillside, smoking and admiring the fire from afar.

The flames shot up into the sky, dyeing the dark night red.

Because the warehouse was far away from the city, although the fire department was called in time, it was too late when the fire brigade arrived. The fire could not be stopped at all and continued to burn until dawn. The three warehouses were burned down to empty frames.

Even more unfortunate was that several soldiers guarding the warehouse failed to escape that night, including Ueda Hikotoshi's son-in-law Hattori Sasuke, who went to inspect the warehouse.

Not only on the Northern Front side, but also many Lu Wei warehouses across the country caught fire that night.

Due to the heavy losses, the next day, the Land and Defense Chief of Staff reported the matter to the Joint Chief of Staff after receiving the news, and the Joint Chief of Staff then reported it to the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister immediately convened a high-level meeting in the morning.

(End of this chapter)