Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 356 Urging marriage
Hiroyuki Goki once said: "Kyoto is a country within a country in Japan."

From 794 AD when Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to Heian-kyo (now Kyoto), to 1868 when Emperor Meiji moved the capital to Tokyo, Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for more than a thousand years. It is the gathering place of the Japanese royal family, court nobles, and others, and has long been the political center of Japan.

If we personify various parts of Japan, then Kyoto is Japan's true thousand-year-old aristocracy, with a completely different cultural gene from the "Japan" in the ordinary sense.

Perhaps in a few decades, Kyoto's influence will gradually fade, and it will become a mascot of the emperor. But in 1991, Kyoto was still the hometown of major chaebols and aristocrats. Many families' "headquarters" were in Kyoto, and the elderly would spend their remaining years in Kyoto.

During major holidays, the younger generations would return to their family, and major decisions within the family would also be made by the family.

If the family faces a major crisis, or if the direct descendants encounter unsolvable problems, they will also return to Kyoto to seek help from the head of the family or the elders.

Just like now, in the lobby of a private residence in the southern part of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kujo Yui was kneeling on her seat.

She was wearing a simple white shirt and black trousers, with her long hair tied up, her back straight, her demeanor dignified, her knees sunk into the Nishijin gold-woven robe. Years of kneeling had worn the gold thread into a fine velvet, like scales peeling off from history.

In the center of the main hall stands an altar with the Kujo family crest engraved on it.

"Master Mu is here."

The man behind the door reminded softly.

Kujo Yui stood up and stood by the door to greet the head of the family.

According to family rules, women in the family were supposed to kneel by the door to greet guests. But before she left home, she had used the excuse of knee pain to greet guests standing up, and she would not sit down until the guests knelt down.

The sound of wind chimes rang out from the eaves and faint footsteps could be heard on the porch.

Kujo Yui hesitated for a moment, then slowly knelt down beside the door. When Xiaoxing opened the sliding door, she bowed her head slightly and greeted, "Father."

"what."

The visitor was wearing a Monzuki haori, had an old face and sharp eyes. He was none other than the current head of the family, Kujo Mutsushi.

He was standing at the door, saw this scene, stopped for a moment, sighed softly, and sat down on the other side of the tea table.

Xiaoxing brought the charcoal stove, and Jiujo Mutsu made tea by himself. When the water boiled and the tea fell, the two took a sip, and then Jiujo Mutsu spoke and asked his daughter what she wanted to see him for.

Before Kujo Yui came, he had already prepared a speech in mind. He followed the rules and made a few polite remarks to express his longing for his father. Then he got to the point and said what he could.

……

Before leaving, Fushimi Shika called Satake Gen. If he didn't call back within 24 hours, Satake Gen would contact Kujo Yui and inform her of Minako's disappearance.

However, there was no need for Gen Satake to say anything, as Kujo Yui had already learned that her daughter had been kidnapped on the day of the incident.

Because she had sent people to install cameras in the living room of the Sugamo apartment early on, and there was a specialist responsible for watching the surveillance upstairs - however, when Shirakawa Miki took action, the specialist was resting, and when the guy woke up and saw the surveillance video, he felt like the sky was falling.

Kujo Yui was worried that the tragedy of Minauro would happen again, so she did not go out to look for the person in a high-profile manner. Instead, she sent the elite of the Investigation Department to investigate secretly in the name of investigating the murder case... There is no need to elaborate on the process. The Investigation Department is not all there to do nothing. In the end, the suspicion was locked on Aum Shinrikyo.

Kujo Yui had heard of Aum Shinrikyo, which had been very active recently. She had also received an "invitation letter" but had not taken it seriously. Now she was eager to save her daughter, so she consulted the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to find out what real estate Aum Shinrikyo had purchased.

Not surprisingly, her investigation was hampered.

Even if she was the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department, she couldn't just barge into the Land Bureau and arrest people without evidence. It would be fine if only a small minister was obstructing her, but the person who refused her was the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The higher-ups were also hinting that she shouldn't continue investigating further.

If she wasn't desperate, she wouldn't have returned to her family for help.

……

The head of the Kujo family drank from his cup and listened to his daughter's request quietly. After learning that his granddaughter was missing, he calmed down, put down his teacup, and asked casually, "When was the last time you came back?"

"I don't remember," Kujo Yui lowered his head: "About 20 years ago..."

"It was nineteen years ago, on February 16th, when I held my granddaughter. It's April now, time flies." Kujo Mutsu looked sideways at his daughter's hair: "Are you old too?"

"Father, you're joking. I'm in my prime." Kujo Yui stared at the teacup in his hand.

"'Middle-aged' is used to describe men. You should say they are in their youth, or still energetic..."

"I'm in my prime." Kujo Yui interrupted.

Seeing his daughter repeating stubbornly, Kujo Mutsu sighed again. He scratched his sparse gray hair and said, "At this point, are you still going to continue arguing with me over this kind of thing?"

"How could I talk back to my father?" said Kujo Yui.

"Don't talk like that, you sound like a mean old lady." Kujo Mutsushi tried to make a joke, but it had little effect and the atmosphere became even more depressing.

He was silent for a moment, patted his thigh, and said, "I'll go ask. After all, Yuzi is my granddaughter."

Ripples appeared on the surface of the teacup in Kujo Yui's hand. She could tell that her father did not mention Tamako's last name and deliberately emphasized the word "granddaughter".

Seeing that his daughter remained silent, Kujo Mutsu continued, "Have you found someone you like recently?" "I'm over 40 years old," Kujo Yui replied.

"He looks like he's in his early thirties... Besides, you can still find a partner when you're a hundred years old. Forty is only half of your life, so you should still enjoy your youth."

"Why would a legitimate son of a big family want to marry a mean lady?"

"It's okay to recruit a son-in-law."

"That's not what you said at the beginning."

"After all... uh..." Kujo Mutsushi shut up in time. Even if he really felt that women became less valuable as they got older, the person sitting in front of him was his daughter after all. He could never say such words out loud and could only think about it.

He coughed dryly and changed the subject: "Yuzi is 22 years old this year, right? It's time for her to get married..."

"She said she's busy with her career and aims to become a police inspector, so she doesn't have time for romance and asked me not to worry about such things." Kujo Yui was making a veiled complaint.

Kujo Mutsu couldn't help but sigh heavily again, thinking, isn't this the same as his own daughter? And it's a low-profile version of Xiao Wei... Xiao Wei was aiming to be the Superintendent of Police at least, and could be called a heroine. Why is it that when it comes to his granddaughter, her ambition has shrunk so much that she is satisfied with being a police inspector...

As the head of the family, he has his own considerations. The most important thing for the Kujo family nowadays is no longer to maintain the family status, but to find ways to expand the family and urge the younger generations to have more children.

He himself is no longer able to work. He went to the hospital for a check-up some time ago and the sperm activity was 0. Even if the lovers get pregnant, it will not be the blood of the Kujo family, and he doesn't want to raise a child for others.

"What's the point?"

Kujo Mutsu put down the empty teacup, put on the dignity of a patriarch, frowned and said: "After so many years, you should know it, right? The position of Superintendent General cannot be held by a woman! You are indeed outstanding, but what's the use? In the end, you will still be stuck in the position of Deputy Director General for the rest of your life!"

"Even if Yuzi becomes a police captain, so what? She will get married sooner or later. After marriage, she is destined to not be able to stay on the front line. In the end, she will either transfer to a clerk or quit her job to become a full-time housewife. It is better for her to find a reliable man as soon as possible and try to have more sons..."

Seeing that his daughter remained silent, he said earnestly, "You also know that the third child is not ambitious and has no ability. The four children he gave birth to are all daughters. The fourth child went to study in the United States and looked like a nobody when he came back. He is neither male nor female. Not to mention the side branches, they are getting worse and worse. Now you are the only one who can take up the responsibility..."

Kujo Yui couldn't stand it anymore. She put down the teacup heavily, and a few drops of boiling water splashed out: "If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave first."

"This is the most important thing!" Kujo Mutsu slammed the table and shouted.

"Then why don't you give birth by yourself?!" Kujo Yui responded with a scolding.

"How do you talk to your father?!"

Seeing that his daughter was still trying to argue, Kujo Mutsu said angrily, "Since you don't take the words of the patriarch to heart, then go find Tamako yourself!"

In the past, once her father brought up his status as an elder and the head of the family, she would have turned around and left without saying a word. Even if her father threatened to sever the father-daughter relationship with her, she would not hesitate for a second.

In the past, Jiu Tiao was as strong as iron, arrogant and stubborn.

But now, she was silent, and her straight spine bent, as if she was pressed down by something invisible.

When Kujo Mutsushi saw his daughter's appearance, he felt uncomfortable and his anger immediately subsided.

But as the head of the family, he still has to say what needs to be said.

Whether his daughter is angry or hates him, others can quit their job, but he cannot.

The main hall was silent for more than ten seconds. Kujo Mutsu sighed deeply again, boiled water to make tea, and said with his head down: "If you really don't want to get married, I won't force you... But you have to promise me that you won't let Tamako end up like you."

"What do you mean by the same as me?" Kujo Yui asked.

"Alone." Kujo Mutsu looked her up and down.

"I am satisfied."

"'Satisfied' is a word used by men. Women should say 'I am happy'."

"I am satisfied."

"Don't argue about this anymore," Kujo Mutsu said impatiently, "In short, Tamako must get married this year! The Fujiwara family has already mentioned this to me..."

"Impossible." Kujo Yui flatly refused. She knew very well what kind of person the only son of the Fujiwara family was.

Kujo Mutsu wanted to get angry, but he was old and lacked temper. After getting angry once, he was too lazy to argue again. He just felt extremely tired: "Then what do you want me to say to the Fujiwara family? Tamako is single and unmarried now, and she is of the right age. You have to give me a reason to reject the Fujiwara family, right?"

As he said that, he waved his hand and predicted in advance: "Don't talk to me about love, that's something only women care about."

The pressure on Kujo Yui increased suddenly. She had no other choice but to make up a story: "Tamako already has someone she likes."

"Ok?"

Jiujiao Mutsu became excited. He put down the teapot and asked, "Where is he from? Do you have a photo? What's his personality like? What does his family do?"

(End of this chapter)