Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 87, Joint Special Investigation Headquarters!
Finished!

This was Eiji Watanabe's first reaction.

But it’s not over yet!
This was Eiji Watanabe’s second reaction.

The Superintendent of Police also couldn't understand how the criminal managed to commit a crime in Tokyo when the entire Chiba Prefecture was under martial law, the streets were filled with spontaneous patrols, everyone was in danger, and any adult male stranger who went out on the street would be noticed.

This is trouble.

However, danger often also contains opportunities.

You have to know that Chiba Prefecture is not under the jurisdiction of his Metropolitan Police Department. Now that the Chiba Prefecture Special Investigation Headquarters has been taken over by the Public Security Bureau, he has no excuse to intervene!
But if the crime happened in Tokyo, the nature of the matter would be completely different!

He, the Superintendent of Police, can legitimately intervene in this serial murder case that has attracted attention from all over the country and abroad and caused the entire Kanto region to be in a state of panic.

Like the Fuji TV case, this was another opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

And seriously speaking, what responsibility does he have as the Superintendent of Police? He is not in charge of Chiba Prefecture, and his offer to help was rejected by the police. What responsibility does he have?
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone rang again.

It was a call from National Police Agency Commissioner Kaneko Sawaro.

Thirty minutes later, Chiyoda District, Kasumigaseki.

"What kind of talk is this?! Look at this for yourselves, what kind of talk is this?!"

Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki was furious and threw a pile of documents to the ground in front of a filing cabinet full of files behind his antique and luxurious office, in front of two rows of national flags and a huge chrysanthemum pattern behind him.

Minister Cabinet Onoda is less than 60 years old, of short stature, with a slightly thin square face, small eyes, thick eyebrows, and a dignified appearance. He wears a pair of thick rimless glasses, and has quite thick hair without any concerns about baldness. He has always been a senior bureaucrat with a scholarly demeanor. The reason he was so angry today was that what happened was really too much.

"The incident in Chiba Prefecture has already attracted attention even overseas. The body of the elementary school student in the second case is still warm. And now? The third case has actually broken out in Tokyo!"

"What is the National Police Agency doing? What is the Metropolitan Police Department doing? What on earth are you police officers doing? Is this how you work with a budget of 2800 billion yen allocated to you every year?"

"If this continues, our country will become a laughing stock in the international community!"

"You two, do it if you can, get out if you can't!"

Faced with the wrath of the Chief Cabinet Secretary, National Police Commissioner Kaneko Sawaro and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Watanabe Eiji, who were standing opposite him, could only bow deeply 90 degrees. They were scolded so much that they dared not say a word.

The appearance of the Chief Cabinet Secretary means that the situation has become very serious. You must know that in the Japanese system, the Chief Cabinet Secretary is the highest official of the Cabinet Secretariat and the second most important person in Japan after the Prime Minister. In addition to assisting the Prime Minister in managing the cabinet, the Chief Cabinet Secretary can also take over the position of the Prime Minister when he is unable to perform his duties due to something.

Many prime ministers have previously served as chief cabinet secretary.

The matter was so serious that the Chief Cabinet Secretary summoned the highest officials of the National Police Agency and the Metropolitan Police Department in the middle of the night, and also implicated Watanabe Eiji and was scolded as well.

Watanabe Eiji never tried to explain that the matter had nothing to do with him. Instead, he followed closely behind Officer Kaneko, being scolded together with him and catching the Chief Cabinet's saliva on his face.

This is the Japanese system. In a bureau where people get scolded, when the boss gets angry, no matter if it has anything to do with you or not, your first reaction must be "Private Marseille", "Red Bean Paste Private Marseille", "All the mistakes are my fault".

This is not just a matter of attitude, but also a matter of official skill.

Because the other party holds unlimited power to decide your life or death with just a thought, the only thing to do at this time is to sincerely admit your mistake as soon as possible no matter what the other party says, so that the leader will stop scolding you. The consequences of what an angry person says may be very serious. Only by admitting your mistake first and taking the blame honestly can these words become "angry words" instead of "imperial decrees."

Sure enough, after venting his anger, Onoda calmed down a little. He suddenly sneered and said, "Kaneko-san, if this happened in the Edo period, you would probably be preparing to commit seppuku, right?"

The police chief shuddered, lowered his head and said nothing.

"You have really come to a good time." Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda said coldly, "I heard that Director Watanabe asked you whether you want to set up a joint special investigation headquarters. Is that true?"

"Yes."

"Then why didn't you agree?"

"Because Chiba Prefecture and the Public Security Bureau... believe they are capable of handling the problem."

"Now, is it done?"

"........."

Seeing that Chief Kaneko didn't dare to answer, the Chief Cabinet Secretary turned his attention to Watanabe Eiji: "Director Watanabe?"

"Yes."

"Last time, during the Fujitai case, you were well-received in Nagatacho, but people are subject to ups and downs, and the moon waxes and wanes. Past glory is only in the past, do you understand?"

"Yes."

Ten minutes later, National Police Agency Commissioner Kaneko Sawaro and Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji came out together.

"Really, Minister Kudo, what on earth is he doing!" Chief Kaneko was scolded badly today. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he immediately complained to Watanabe Eiji: "What on earth are the police doing? So many people have been dispatched. I'm almost tired of signing in for the recent gun permits. How did they let the murderer run into the city?"

Haha, this is what the official residence puppet looks like.

Watanabe Eiji looked down on his immediate superior from the bottom of his heart. He was scolded along with him today and was in no mood to listen to his complaints: "This matter must be ended as soon as possible, otherwise we are all doomed. Commander Kaneko, please immediately give me permission to form a joint special investigation headquarters." "Of course." Kaneko Zelang nodded immediately: "We must hurry up, we must solve the case as soon as possible!"

The sixty-two-year-old's hand tightly grasped the fifty-year-old's hand: "Everything is up to you, Eiji!"

Finally, after the third case broke out, Watanabe Eiji got the permission he wished for.

An order was immediately passed from Nagatacho to the National Police Agency and then to the Metropolitan Police Department.

With permission granted, we will form a joint special investigation headquarters from now on!

…………

Uesugi Sosetsu was the first to receive the notification from Miss Minami.

"What, a third case broke out?" Upon hearing the news, Uesugi Muneyuki jumped up from the bed. He looked excited, but at the same time he was speechless about the Japanese system.

Does it have to be like this? Does it have to be a third life before we can convince the grandfathers in Nagatacho to agree to intervene?

Only blood and public opinion can impress these high and mighty people, right?

"Yes, the third case has broken out. The location is in Edogawa District, Tokyo, which is adjacent to Chiba Prefecture." Miss Minami said on the phone, "I don't know the details, but anyway, my father has obtained permission from Chief Kaneko to form a joint special investigation headquarters. Uesugi-kun, from now on, we can officially intervene in this case!"

"Finally!" Uesugi Munen shook his fist fiercely at home: "I'm going to the Metropolitan Police Department right now!"

“No need.” Miss Minami denied it right away on the phone.

"Ah?!" Uesugi Sosetsu widened his eyes.

There was a strange silence on the line for a while, and then Miss Minami's slightly brisk and teasing voice came out: "I mean, you don't have to go by yourself. I'm also heading to the Metropolitan Police Department now. I'll give you a ride on the way!"

what the hell?

Uesugi Sosetsu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but at the same time, a strange feeling of anger rose in his heart.

I was actually teased by Miss Minami?
She took control of the entire topic and controlled my emotions.

Damn it!
In today's laning match, Miss Minami won a small victory.

However, Uesugi Sosetsu firmly believed that he would regain his ground soon, because the next step would belong to him: "Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs."

“Well, remember to bring some extra clothes. We might have to stay at the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters the whole time.” Miss Minami always knows how to make jokes just right and never interferes with business.

"We?" Uesugi Munen couldn't help but complain, "You, a member of the Personnel Department of the Police Department, are going there too?"

“Of course.” Miss Minami said as a matter of course, “We are your partners. I will be responsible for all your affairs in the Metropolitan Police Department. Of course, I will also go to the Joint Special Investigation Headquarters.”

“…………”Uesugi Sosetsu understood that Miss Minami was here to take credit.

"And Uesugi, you're a guy who can easily get into trouble. You can't do it without me watching you." Miss Minami emphasized proudly, "Besides, how many police stations in the Edogawa District do you know in the Metropolitan Police Department? Which actions are legal and which are not, where permission is needed, where communication is required, where you need to apply for assistance, can you do it alone without me?"

"We are partners, haven't I told you before? You just need to focus on your work and leave the rest to me."

It really is.

Uesugi Sosetsu suddenly felt a little strange. How come he became Ikeda and Minami became him?
Rebel against Tiangang?

But this feeling made Uesugi Sosetsu very comfortable. As for taking credit for something, he really didn't care. There would always be people who wanted to take credit for something, so it would be better to give it to this person from the Metropolitan Police Department.

[She is interested in you.] Mariko Hironaka next to him smiled twistedly: [You know what? Brother Uesugi, if a woman is not interested in you, she will not consider your position.]

[Who did you consider? ] Uesugi Sosetsu complained directly.

[Nakai from Johnny's, I've considered him.] Hironaka Mariko said with a grin: [He is the title sponsor of so many programs and has also been the host of Red and White. If he proposes to me, I will really consider it!]

[It's a pity that it's just for fun, right?] Uesugi Sosetsu pulled the corner of his mouth.

[You have to queue up to watch his female anchor. 】

Hironaka Mariko disappeared. After possessing the spirit for more than a month, her curse was gradually dissipating. Uesugi Sosetsu judged that in three or four months at most, her attachment to the mortal world and the consumption of her soul power would gradually come to an end, and she would almost be reborn into heaven.

Uesugi Sosetsu quickly packed his luggage at home, went downstairs, and waited for Miss Minami who had driven over. Without saying a word, the two of them immediately rushed to the Metropolitan Police Department under the cover of night.

However, when the Toyota official car arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, Uesugi Sosetsu realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

"Wait, where's Ikeda?"

"Ah?" Miss Minami looked puzzled.

"Didn't you say you never felt happy partnering with Ikeda?"

　I never had fun playing in a band.
　　——The Mutual Leader of Abe Hen Ka
　　
　
(End of this chapter)