Tokyo Detective

Chapter 277 Promotion to Chief of the First Investigation Division

In the dimly lit room of the Sakura mansion in the mountains outside Chiba City, Sakura Isshin fiddles with his prayer beads while reciting the Buddhist Heart Sutra to calm his emotions.

The door was quickly opened, and Sakura Hana took small steps to kneel down in front of the old man.

"Chieftain, if the operation fails, I will be the only survivor."

Upon hearing the report, the old man opened his eyes, and the Buddhist prayer beads in his palm were crushed.

"Are they dead? Tell me how they died."

Kana Sakura lowered her head and recounted what had happened.

"First, Sakura Oboro was killed by her clan uncle, and then... We were greatly affected by the storm. Hanyu Naoki's strength exceeded all of our expectations; his body blocking bullets was simply inhuman."

Sakura Isshin's gaze grew colder as she listened, before finally giving an answer.

"Judging from your description, even the legendary celestial beings are nothing more than this."

"Heaven?"

Kana Sakura had read similar stories in some ancient books, but she only regarded them as myths.

Sakura Isshin answered his granddaughter's question calmly.

"Whether you call them Celestial Beings or Grandmasters, whatever you want to call them, what do you think such beings would be like in reality?"

"My granddaughter doesn't know, perhaps it's like the legends, that one can ascend to immortality?"

Sakura Isshin interrupted coldly.

"Don't even dream about ascending to immortality. The so-called celestial beings are just a term used by the ignorant ancients. In the end, they are only monsters. Ordinary people can train in martial arts to control all their muscles and even cells. Monsters can certainly reach this level as well, although it is more difficult for them than for ordinary humans."

However, in the thousands of years of human history, there have always been a few exceptional individuals, like those you described who can withstand bullets with their bare hands. Such power was considered divine or celestial in ancient times, which is quite reasonable. No matter how strong an individual is, they can't cause much trouble in this era; only technology can truly allow martial arts to flourish.

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Isshin Sakura is right. With the help of modern technology, the number of martial arts masters has increased significantly, and even monsters are close to being mass-produced.

Therefore, the modern era is the era in which martial arts flourish, and it is also the best era.
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The room was completely silent. Although Sakura Isshin spoke so casually, his expression was unpredictable.

The family lost four martial arts masters and one monster today, and with the death of Sakura Kaede more than half a year ago, the losses have been devastating. The family can no longer even field five martial arts masters.

He wanted to take revenge on Naoki Hanyu, but unfortunately he no longer had the ability. As for taking action himself, that was even more impossible. It would be bad if he were killed by the other party or if the Metropolitan Police Department caught him red-handed.

Speaking of which, my granddaughter seems to be quite resilient. She survived the tank incident more than half a year ago, and she's doing the same in today's battle.

"Hana, you will lead Kagami's hunter team. You don't need to worry about Hanyu Naoki's affairs. Just focus on cleaning up the traces."

"Yes."

When Sakura Hana came out of the room, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Facing her father's killer, she was afraid that if she didn't bow her head and show a hint of hatred, even if the old man didn't kill her, she would only become a breeding machine in the future.

Only she and her uncle's family remained in the main household. Unfortunately, her uncle's two children failed to inherit the Sakura family's talent; they weren't even martial arts masters and were considered a useless lineage by the old man. Therefore, the old man probably wouldn't kill her, but rather use her as a tool to produce a more outstanding next generation.

Just then, a 2-meter-tall "muscle Barbie" walked towards them, her delicate face full of joy. She was Satomi Sakura, who had met Naoki Hanyu once before.

When the "Golden Barbie" saw that the person in front of her was her elder sister from the same family, she immediately greeted her respectfully.

"Hana-nee."

"Rimi, I heard you passed the Level 1 Civil Service Exam (Grade A)?"

"Yes, I want to be a policeman when I grow up."

Sakura Hana looked enviously at her lively cousin in front of her. Despite her robust physique, her martial arts talent and looks were actually quite average.

Not being able to become a martial arts master, and being unlikely to become a marriage partner, is supposedly being abandoned by the family, but in reality, being able to do what you love is really good.

Unlike her, a descendant of the main family, whose future was already arranged by that old man, and whose father was killed for resisting control.

As the two women walked together, Satomi Sakura became much more cautious, while the head of the household was already used to the estrangement of her peers.

"By the way, have you heard of Naoki Hanyu, who wants to be a policeman?"

Satomi Sakura looked at her cousin, wondering why they were suddenly talking about that person.

"I know Mr. Yuzuru."

This time, it was Kana Sakura's turn to be surprised.

"How did we meet?"

"I met him when he arrested me. To be honest, Mr. Yuzuru is a pretty good person. He only fined me and didn't have to go to jail."

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Meanwhile, Naoki Hanyu braved the typhoon to head to the Alba mansion. As the typhoon weakened, the Storm Child's blessing gradually diminished, and even that mysterious perception ability disappeared.

[All attributes +11]

When Naoki Hanyu entered the Alba mansion, the bodies of more than 20 people inside had already been cleaned up, but the bloodstains on the ground and the bullet holes everywhere proved that a terrible battle had taken place. As for Jessica, who was being protected, she had already been sent to the Metropolitan Police Department.

As the on-site commander, Shiratori Ten'ei also noticed Hanyu Naoki, but his expression was very unpleasant.

There was no other way. Seventeen of his men had died at once, including his trusted subordinate, Juro Tsuchiya, the head of the First Investigation Division. If Naoki Hanyu had also been killed, then none of his trusted men would have been left. How could he not be angry?

Naoki Hanyu salutes.

"Minister Shiratori."

"Naoki, you're here. Let's go inside and talk."

The two sat on the sofa, and Shiratori Ten'ei got straight to the point.

"Juro is dead. I'm planning to make you the head of the First Investigation Division. What do you say?" Who would have thought it would be my dead friend getting promoted?

Naoki Hanyu nodded.

"no problem."

Shiratori Ten'ei revealed a sinister glint in his eyes.

"Find the murderer for me, find the mainland hotel branch in Japan, and I will make them pay for their crimes in blood."

"I will."

Shiratori Ten'ei's expression softened considerably, and he had great confidence in his trusted junior.

"I'm handing over the vacancy for the head of the First Division and seven detectives to you. Give me a list as soon as possible."

Naoki Hanyu was also shocked by these words. Not only was he allowed to be a section chief, but he was also allowed to bring people in. Even though he was the beneficiary, he felt it was too much and that one or two slots would be enough.

"Isn't this a bad idea? Won't it make the higher-ups think you're being nepotistic?"

"I can't worry about that. You don't have much time to work out the team. You have to handle this as soon as possible. This is related to whether I can get the vice minister position in two months. I'm counting on you, Naoki."

Yes, there's also the position of Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Originally, Shiratori Tenei had already been arranged to be the undisputed first choice. However, if there is no follow-up explanation for the killing of 18 detectives, he will definitely lose his first choice, and perhaps Jingu Futaba and others will take over.

Jingu Futaba?

Naoki Hanyu frowned. Could it be the work of the Jingu family, with the aim of promoting Niha Jingu to a higher position? After all, this woman was barely qualified to compete for the position of Superintendent of Police because of him.

Perhaps only a martial arts family like this could produce five martial arts masters at once.

Naoki Hanyu was also unaware of the affairs of the martial arts world; he knew too little about it.

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

“There are two options for Jessica’s placement. The first is to leave it entirely to the Security Department, who will arrange a secret safe house for her. The second is for our Criminal Investigation Department to handle it. I plan to place her at your house. When the two of you are bait together, you are most likely to catch the fish. I don’t believe those hyenas can resist making a move.”

Naoki Hanyu was speechless. It wasn't that he was afraid of dying, but it would be very troublesome if his house was bombed.

"Uncle Tianrong, this will put me in great danger."

"Judging from the assassin's arrangements today, I think you're the main course. It's better to have unified protection than to scatter the police force by assigning Jessica to other locations. Anyway, this case is entirely in your hands. Do whatever you want with her."

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Shiratori Ten'ei is right. If he weren't in charge of the case, he would certainly refuse, since the loss would be his own property. But he is the one in charge.

"Okay, then you can live with me."

"Then I'll leave everything to you. Remember to attend Tsuchiya's funeral the day after tomorrow."

"kindness."
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Next, Naoki Hanyu needs to return to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, but before that, he needs to contact a trustworthy person to participate in his protection.

Of the 14 departments in the First Investigation Division, Naoki Hanyu trusted Miwako Sato the most, so he had no choice but to call her and ask her to work overtime.

Fujiwara Miwako answered the phone quickly, but her voice sounded a little groggy, as if she had been woken up by the call.

"Hey, who are you?"

"Miwako, I am Naoki Hanyu."

"Oh, it's Naoki. Is there something you need?"

"I need you to go back to headquarters and work overtime."

Upon hearing the word "overtime," Miwako Sato finally snapped out of her daze.

"What overtime? You, the head of the Kabukicho Police Department, are asking me to work overtime?"

"I'm sorry, I'm now the head of the First Investigation Division."

Sato Miwako was immediately stunned, and quickly sat up on the bed like a duck, the straps of her suspenders slipping off her shoulders to reveal her deep spring skin.

Her first thought wasn't how Naoki Hanyu became the head of the First Investigation Division, but what happened to her mentor, Juro Tsuchiya.

"Where is Section Chief Tsuchiya?"

"He died in the line of duty not long ago."

"I'm coming right now."

Sato Miwako hurriedly dressed. Tsuchiya Juro had taken good care of her these past two years, and she regarded him as her mentor. Upon hearing that her mentor had died in the line of duty, she couldn't help but shed tears.

At this moment, I couldn't help but recall Tsuchiya Juro's teachings.

"As a police officer, you must be steady and cautious. It's a matter of life and death. Some people may think that this means missing a good opportunity, but we don't need to care what others think."

The reason why Naoki Hanyu insisted on calling someone he knew was because he wasn't yet the head of the First Investigation Division; a formal decision would have to be made at the Metropolitan Police Department's high-level meeting tomorrow.

Thinking about his upcoming mission, Naoki Hanyu couldn't help but open a certain tip-off message.

According to intelligence, only their core assassins know the location of the mainland hotel's branch in Japan; the assassins usually take orders from branches in various cities.

After all, we live in the internet age, and most steps can be completed online.

"Do you know about the branches and sub-branches of the Continental Hotel in Japan? Could you tell me?"

(End of this chapter)