Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 518, Executive Lounge

Upon further reflection, Uesugi Muneyuki realized that while he had done the Metropolitan Police Department a favor, in some ways Watanabe Eiji was an extremely unlucky man. In all these years, apart from the Red Army's active era in the 70s, which Superintendent General had ever encountered so many things during his tenure?
However, he appeared out of nowhere, so every major crisis was handled very well by Watanabe Eiji, which also helped him accumulate enormous political capital and prestige!
Normally, the position of Superintendent General of Police is the end and the top of the civil service system. Except during the Cold War and in very few other cases, most Superintendent Generals of Police retire after completing their term. However, Eiji Watanabe not only retained his position as Superintendent General of Police, but also gained the extreme trust and recognition of the Cabinet, and his future was limitless.

Uesugi Muneyuki even had extra credit to share with others. Kai Mineaki was originally only a Vice Minister of the Interior, but he was promoted to Parliamentary Vice Minister of Justice, which made him a true "Presidential Vice Minister," just like the Commissioner of the National Police Agency (although he was still half a rank lower than the Commissioner)!
I have helped two civil servants successfully overcome that almost insurmountable chasm!

However, since I have been kind to them, doesn't Watanabe Eiji owe me any kindness in return?
My father-in-law risked his job several times to support me, and he was the one who dealt with the trouble I caused at the Metropolitan Police Department. He not only didn't care about the several women I had, but he also helped cover for me. Moreover, the country even gave me a beautiful, cute, and charming first wife and a mixed-race, long-legged, big-breasted second wife!

The reason why Uesugi Muneyuki had that thought before was because he subconsciously believed that he was from the underworld. While his achievements today were indeed partly due to his bloodline and family background, the main reason was his own ability!
However, after being lectured by Minami, he realized that there are many talented people out there! What's more important is having a platform to showcase one's abilities!
It's like people saying, why did so many talented people come from Pei County, the hometown of Liu Bang, and Fengyang, the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang?

This is actually putting the cause in the opposite order of cause and effect!

It's not that all the people from the hometowns of these founding emperors were talented; rather, it's that all of them were from the hometowns of the founding emperors!

Because we're from the same hometown! There's a bond and a sense of shared ownership! Because we're from the same hometown, we were among the first to follow the founding emperor and thus had a platform to showcase our abilities!

This is what they call "merit for the man, merit for the dog"!

Uesugi Muneyuki laughed, and tears streamed down his face.

No wonder that tyrant looked down on him; he was nothing more than a large-sized "skill dog."

To expand on this further, for example, why don't strategists become monarchs? Is it because they don't want to?

Looking at the strategists of the Three Kingdoms period, we can see whether Zhuge Liang was really inferior to Liu Shan, or whether Sima Yi was inferior to Cao Xiu and Cao Shuang.
What a joke.

Of course, people will find many excuses for monarchs, such as being righteous and able to gather people, being kind and able to win people over, being self-disciplined and able to subdue people, and leading by example and able to lead people.

But if you look closely at Wei, Shu, and Wu, apart from Liu Bei who does have most of these elements, how many of them do Cao Cao and Sun Quan fit?
In reality, the most important thing for a leader is resources! Resources! Resources!

Having a good father or being born in the right era is more important than anything else!

When fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune turns, even heroes are powerless!
Uesugi Muneyuki finally understood. He hugged Minami and Erena, thinking that there was no need for all that nonsense. It was more important for the few of them to live their lives well!

He got it!
Ah! I get it!
Uesugi Muneyuki slapped his forehead, looked down and covered his face with his hand to laugh. His strange mental state made Minami and Erina exchange a glance, wondering what kind of crazy thing our Chief Uesugi was going through now.

However, geniuses often have some strange behaviors, and Uesugi Muneyuki often makes insightful remarks and has inexplicable superhuman insight, so they got used to it.

As if in response to Uesugi Muneyuki's enlightenment, his phone suddenly rang.

It was Watanabe Eiji: "Muneyuki, are you free now? If you are, come to the executive lounge. Minister Onoda and Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda are here and have something to tell you."

"What if I'm not available?" Uesugi Muneyuki said with a smile.

"Even if you don't have time, pack your things and come over right away! You brat!" Watanabe Eiji shouted with a half-laugh. He thought Uesugi Muneyuki was bullying his daughter Minami. His father-in-law was extremely satisfied with this son-in-law, and he was even coming to the Watanabe family as an adopted son-in-law. He just didn't change his surname, so he didn't feel like his hard-earned daughter had been taken away. "You can also bring Minami and Ikeda with you. It's up to you."

"Okay, I'll pack up and head over." Uesugi Muneyuki hung up the phone.

"What's wrong?" Minami blinked her bright eyes. "Is something wrong with Father?"

"Yeah, he told us to go to the executive lounge. The Onoda brothers are there too." Uesugi Muneyuki looked at Minami and Erina, then suddenly gave a wicked smile: "Hey, Minami, you just said you're part of the privileged class, right?"

"Hmm?" Minami's sweet almond-shaped eyes widened, a sense of foreboding creeping over her. Erena, realizing what she'd said, blushed deeply. "Minami, it's all your fault! You said the wrong thing!"

"Hehe, since that's the case, I'm going to use my privileges!" the wicked Uesugi said with a wicked grin. "Ladies, please do as I say!"

————I made this divider as I instructed————

The Executive Lounge of Akasaka Imperial Villa, located on a high floor of the main building, is a private space reserved for a select few privileged individuals. Unlike the grand and classical banquet hall, the design here leans towards the understated luxury of a modern empire. Huge floor-to-ceiling windows frame the most dazzling core of Tokyo's night view, like a flowing diamond painting. The walls are made of dark, precious wood, inlaid with delicate metal lines. Large, comfortable leather sofas surround low-profile natural marble coffee tables, while the air is filled with the subtle aroma of fine cigars and the rich fragrance of aged whiskey. The entire space exudes a calm and authoritative atmosphere; even hushed conversations seem to carry immense weight.

Soon, Uesugi Muneyuki led Watanabe Minami and Ikeda Erena to the executive lounge.

"Zongxue, over here!" Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kouaki—the stern-faced figure who always commands the nation's administrative operations on television news—was relaxing on the sofa, speaking in hushed tones to his younger brother, National Police Agency Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki.

Meanwhile, Superintendent General Eiji Watanabe, the highest-ranking officer in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, swept his imposing gaze across the doorway several times before finally spotting Muneyuki Uesugi. He immediately greeted him and told him and Reina Minami to come over quickly.

However, it was this one glance that made the Metropolitan Police Department's Director of Police and the tall beauty blush instantly. They subconsciously pressed down on their skirts, their stiletto heels twisting slightly, their delicate ankles bending slightly within the stockings, as if they were about to break.

Miss Minami carefully sat down, quickly bringing her legs together. She sat on the edge of the sofa in an extremely elegant yet incredibly restrained posture. The bubbles of champagne danced on her tongue, but couldn't dispel the incredibly real sensation. The delicate material of the high-end stockings completely enveloped her buttocks without any barrier, making her feel indescribably comfortable, while at the same time, she felt a thrilling excitement that almost made her tremble.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were moist, presenting an exceptionally charming and uneasy look.

Erina was equally tense. Although she and Uesugi Muneyuki had played this game many times before, the all-encompassing, tight feeling of being enveloped was stronger and clearer than ever before. It was a slightly tight yet incredibly smooth touch, like a second skin, allowing her to feel the subtle friction of the material with every tiny movement, bringing a shameful yet captivating comfort.

She gently smoothed her skirt, savoring the peculiar sensation of being completely covered by stockings. A smile, a mixture of shyness and pride, appeared on her face. She gently took Minami's hand and leaned against her.

The two women looked rather strange and their faces were flushed, but the Onoda brothers and Watanabe Eiji assumed that Uesugi Muneyuki had been eager to get intimate with them after the banquet and both showed knowing smiles between men, thinking how wonderful it was to be young.

"Watanabe-kun, Uesugi-kun." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki raised his glass to toast, "In any case, we really have to thank you for your great help this time. Kimiaki and I are indebted to you."

"It's just our duty, nothing to brag about." Watanabe Eiji and Uesugi Muneyuki both raised their champagne glasses, and Minami quickly followed suit, gently kicking the daydreaming Erina with the tip of her silk-stockinged shoe: Hurry up!
Erena then realized that she was now at the pinnacle of this country!
The tall, beautiful woman felt a twisted sense of accomplishment. With each toast and each smile, she subconsciously tightened her core, afraid that any unintentional movement would reveal her secret. That intense sense of shame, like the most stimulating seasoning, made the champagne in her mouth feel exceptionally intoxicating and the night view before her exceptionally mesmerizing.

I want to be with Zong Xue... no, all three of us...

Several people share a drink.

Uesugi Muneyuki spoke with ease with Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki, inquiring about the handling of the Imperial Palace case.

Since Onoda Kimiaki hadn't hidden anything from him about Horikawa Nen and the Red Canary, he naturally didn't intend to hide anything from him about the aftermath. When he mentioned that the Cabinet Public Security Investigation Agency and the Security Police Force would take over the entire matter, Uesugi Muneyuki immediately asked in confusion, "What? You're not going to investigate the intruder's matter?"

"It's not that we won't investigate, it's that we'll delay the investigation..." Onoda Kimiaki said with a half-smile.

“…Alright, alright, Chief Cabinet Secretary, you know I don’t want to hear this.” Uesugi Muneyuki quickly shook his head, looking very confused. “So? The Imperial Palace bombing case is going to be closed? The intruder will be treated as if he never existed?”

"Yes and no," Watanabe Eiji said calmly. "Muneyuki, you don't think that our police organization would do nothing after something like this, do you?"

"The Prime Minister has decided that the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Division and Interpol Division will immediately and fully intervene, prioritizing this task. They will do everything in their power to investigate the online presence of 'Red Canary,' its funding sources, its membership, and whether there are any other infiltration plans."

"The National Police Agency has secretly issued a warning to the police system nationwide to strengthen security at key infrastructure and government agencies, especially to monitor the remnants of the far left. Security at the Imperial Palace will also be comprehensively strengthened."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through necessary channels, informed the intelligence agencies of allied countries (such as the United States) of the intelligence that the 'Red Canary' might be revived, and requested their cooperation in the investigation to prevent its internationalization."

“The Imperial Family has moved elsewhere. Starting today, the Imperial Household Agency and the Imperial Palace Police will conduct a thorough search of the entire Imperial Palace. Our internal reviews of the Imperial Household Agency and the Imperial Palace Police have become more rigorous and in-depth. We must screen all staff members for any potential influence by extremist ideologies.”

"In this situation, it's pointless to search for intruders who are still inside the Imperial Palace, because we are conducting a nationwide search!"

“Yes, Uesugi-kun, the end of the Imperial Palace bombing case is not the end. This bomb is a challenge from the Red Canary to our police organization and even the entire national system!” Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki said coldly, “This case is just the beginning.”

"Uesugi-kun, this will be an all-out war... I want you!"

(End of this chapter)