Tokyo Detective

Chapter 101 See if I can kill you all

When the head of the Police Department Ken Nakamura heard that the hunter from Fengyun Village died, he couldn't help but ask.

"Who is the dead person?"

"It's Toyokawa Daishi."

When the several policemen in their 50s present heard the name, their expressions changed slightly, which was noticed by Naoki Hanyu.

Ken Nakamura and the new director explained.

"Director, bears eat people every two or three years here. It's very easy to deal with. Just ask the village police to take two people to inspect it."

Naoki Hanyu rejected the other party's proposal.

"No, I'll lead the team. I can patrol Fengyun Village. I'll also visit several other villages later. Section Chief Nakamura, please accompany me."

"Well, I have something to do and can't go."

Naoki Hanyu could see that Ken Nakamura was struggling to resist, so he didn't force him and only took Ryosuke Shiraishi and two local police officers with him.

One is a 37-year-old local policeman, Koda Makoto, a native of Shikano Village, which is very close to Fengyun Village, only about ten minutes away.

The other is a young man from Toyotani Town, Takeshi Taguchi, a 27-year-old policeman.

Hanyu Naoki brought them with him because they were the youngest police officers in the police station. If you want to cultivate confidants, of course the best choice is young, followed by those in their 40s.

At this time, Fujiwara Mai volunteered.

"Sir, I'll go with you, too."

"No, you stay at the police station with Chimoto Natsumi and get used to the affairs of the town."

Fujiwara Mai does not plan to send her out to be a village police officer. He only plans to train her to be his right-hand man in Fengya Town, so it is better for her to stay and get familiar with the environment.

"Yes."

“Everyone else is working as normal.”

Naoki Hanyu did not use the only police car, but asked Ryosuke Shiraishi to drive his own SUV. It is strange that this village, which is located in the deepest part of the mountains and takes an hour to get there, still has a population of 1.

Hanyu Naoki asked directly.

"Can anyone tell me more about Fengyun Village? And Section Chief Nakamura seems to have a conflict with Fengyun Village."

When Hanyu Naoki said this, he looked at Koda Makoto. This local definitely knew more.

Seeing this, Koda Makoto no longer concealed it. After all, this was his immediate superior who could dominate his career.

"The reason why Fengyun Village is the largest village is that it has a wood processing plant that can provide most of the jobs in the entire Fengyun Village. In recent years, it has even surpassed the wood processing plant in Fenggu Town and become the largest processing plant in the vicinity."

Koda Makoto paused here and then continued speaking.

"The reason why the section chief is unwilling to go is that he has had conflicts with the Toyokawa family. The timber processing factory belongs to the Toyokawa family. It can be said that the Toyokawa family is the wealthy family that dominates Fengyun Village. Most of the men in the village work for them."

Are they the wealthy landlords entrenched in a village or town? From the description, even in modern times, they are among the most powerful ones, comparable to the landlords in feudal society.

The off-road vehicle drove for an hour, winding through many mountain roads and finally arrived at Fengyun Village.

I saw that the village was surrounded by a river like an isolated island. Apart from two bridges connecting the entrance and exit, the only way out of the village was through the hill connected to the village.

At first glance, Naoki Hanyu felt that this was a village with a good economic level. The houses were better than those in Toyotani Town. Passers-by were polite and greeted him proactively, giving people a harmonious feeling.

According to the village policeman Ryosuke Shiraishi, the people in the village are indeed very warm and friendly. When he and his family moved in, the villagers took great care of them.

But Hanyu Naoki doesn't think so. In his field of vision, many women are gray, mostly light gray, a few dark gray. The men he sees are even worse, most of them are dark gray, and there are even a few red ones.

What’s going on in this village? Has we entered the Valley of Evil?
The vehicle stopped on the side of the road, and four police officers including Hanyu Naoki followed the guide into the mountains.

Due to the high altitude and the drop in temperature causing the air to become saturated with water vapor, there was still a thin mist in the mountains even at nearly 10 o'clock in the morning. Looking at the dead trees around, it felt like something out of a horror movie.

The four of them quickly arrived at their destination, and Hanyu Naoki's eyes became solemn, because there were more than a dozen men in front of them, all of whom had red names, some of whom were dark red, and there was only one dark gray name.

There were people ranging from those in their teens to those in their 10s. What frightened Hanyu Naoki the most was that all of them carried shotguns.

This is really an outrageous scene. Although according to the gun licensing system, it is easier for residents in the mountains to obtain gun licenses, and it would be even easier if a variety of dangerous creatures frequently appear nearby, but having more than ten guns in a village is too many.

Shiraishi Ryosuke didn't know if he noticed his boss's expression, so he started to explain.

"All of them are members of the Fengchuan family, and they all have proof. I have checked."

Do you all have certificates?
The first thing that came to Naoki Hanyu's mind was that they had bribed official personnel, or someone in their family worked in a government agency, otherwise they would not be able to get all the certificates.

The four men stepped forward to make contact with the Toyokawa family, the one with the gray name seemed to be the leader of the group, with silver hair, handsome and cold looks, and he was also the second youngest in the group.

The man's name was Toyokawa Eishima, the young patriarch of the Toyokawa family. He took the initiative to greet the police.

"Excuse me, Officer Shiraishi."

"This is my responsibility. The person next to me is the new director, and the other two are my colleagues."

"Hello, Director. Haha."

A group of people from the Toyokawa family were still smiling and playing, and it was obvious that they did not take the police seriously.

Perhaps in this deep mountain, in this village, the Toyokawa family believes that they are the real ruling class.

Toyokawa Eishima stopped the other tribe members from making trouble. "Don't disturb the officers' work. Uncle's body must be buried as soon as possible."

Naoki Hanyu looked down at the badly damaged corpse and, comparing the tooth and claw marks, he preliminarily determined that the body was attacked by a bear, which was larger than an ordinary Asian black bear.

There are only two kinds of bears in Japan, one is the Hokkaido brown bear, and the other is the Japanese black bear, which is also a subspecies of the Asian black bear.

The body did look like it was caused by a bear attack. Hanyu Naoki did not find anything suspicious at first, but fellow criminal police officer Shiraishi Ryosuke found something strange on the arm: a row of deep teeth marks.

"Director, there are tooth marks on the deceased's hands. They are different from those of a bear."

Naoki Hanyu compared it and found that it was similar to a human tooth mark, but larger.

"Mr. Toyokawa, what do you think?"

At this moment, in Hanyu Naoki's eyes, several people showed a flash of panic, especially the youngest boy who was only in his teens, whose panic was so strong that it aroused his emotional sensing skills.

These guys obviously know what's going on.

Toyokawa Eishima argued cunningly.

"It should be my uncle who bit himself. He has a mental illness."

Naoki Hanyu shook his head.

"No, the angle of the teeth marks is wrong. It's impossible for someone to bite them. It's obviously man-made. This means it could be a homicide. The teeth marks might be a way to vent anger. I think you also want the truth about your uncle's death to be revealed, right?"

Naoki Hanyu thought that after he said this, these people would accept his reason and let him take the body away, but who knew that these guys had very strange train of thought.

"Will this prevent my uncle from having a three-soul funeral?"

"funeral?"

"Yes, according to the custom in our village, all deceased people must undergo a three-soul funeral on the third day, so that the souls of the family members can return to the mountains."

Naoki Hanyu frowned when he heard this. This reason was really ridiculous, but if it was determined to be homicide, it would indeed be impossible to bury him in a short time.

"It will take some time to bury him. Don't you want to know the real cause of death?"

"No, we believe that it was a bear that killed my uncle, and that he was killed by an animal in the mountains. He must be given a three-soul funeral and returned to nature, otherwise his soul will never be reincarnated, so please don't make such a fuss."

As soon as Toyokawa Eishima finished speaking, the men of the Toyokawa family began to surround the police, making the atmosphere tense in an instant.

Naoki Hanyu said calmly with a cold look in his eyes.

"If I insist on taking the body away, will you commit the crime of obstructing the performance of public duties?"

Toyokawa Eishima's eyes were equally cold.

"Master Director, now that you have come here, I hope you will also abide by our customs and rules. It is good for both you and me to follow the local customs. A guest should behave like a guest."

"What if I say no, kid."

As soon as the word "kid" appeared, Toyokawa Eishima actually raised the gun and tried to put it against the man's head in front of him, but Hanyu Naoki grabbed the gun muzzle with one hand and moved it away, while with the other hand he had already pulled out the pistol and pointed it at the other's head.

This scene made all the members of the Toyokawa family raise their guns and aim at the four policemen, but they did not shoot. They were all waiting for the order from the young patriarch.

On the police side, only Ryosuke Shiraishi pulled out his pistol before being pointed at by gunpoint. The other two policemen were pointed at by several shotguns and surrendered obediently.

For the first time, Naoki Hanyu clearly realized that the power gathered in the name of family in remote areas was really outrageous.

For these family members who have lived in the Fengchuan Village area for most of their lives, the orders of the young patriarch are much more useful than those of the government. As long as the order is given, they can attack the police without hesitation, even in broad daylight.

Hanyu Naoki said coldly.

"Do you want to rebel?"

Seeing that he couldn't pull out the shotgun after several attempts, Toyokawa Eishima could only warn with the pistol pointed at his head.

"It is you outsiders who are breaking the rules. The Fengchuan family has abided by the rules of this land for hundreds of years. For this, 200 members of the family are willing to sacrifice their lives. If you break the rules, we will do it at all costs."

Naoki Hanyu's eyes were full of murderous intent. This guy was trying to scare him with the number of people. Did he think that he could go unpunished in large numbers?

Is he a timid person?
"You can try. Regardless of whether I can kill all of you or not, the Metropolitan Police Department will know through the intercom that you are a mob that dares to kill police officers, and they will use absolute violence to deal with you."

Being pointed at by more than a dozen shotguns in an open area, Naoki Hanyu was not confident that he could handle the situation. If a fight really broke out, it was a foregone conclusion that all three of his subordinates would die.

Seeing the murderous words in front of Toyokawa Eishima, there was actually a trace of belief in my heart that this man really wanted to kill them all.

Just as the two sides were in a strange stalemate, an elderly woman with a head full of dry, silver hair walked out. The odor of corruption on her body could be smelled from a distance.

Naoki Hanyu even saw a black mist hovering around the old man.

The old man's hoarse voice sounded.

"Eishima, please stop being rude. Put down your guns. Director, I'm really sorry. The boys in our Toyokawa family are all idiots. Please forgive me."

When Naoki Hanyu saw that more than a dozen opponents put down their hunting rifles, he also put down his pistol.

"What do you call an old man?"

"Old body Toyokawa fantasy."

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(End of this chapter)