Tokyo Detective

Chapter 338 Suppressing Ignorance

The government press conference ended quickly, and the reporters left happily. It was easy to guess what the headline would be today: someone's head hitting the ground.

Shinji Kitada, the person involved, casually patted Naoki Hanyu on the shoulder.

"Officer Yuzuru, I have high hopes for you. Would you be interested in working at the Ministry of Defense Inspection Headquarters? It's a waste for someone as talented as you to be just a head of an investigation division."

Naoki Hanyu smiled faintly, assuming the other person was just being polite.

"Minister, you must be joking. The Ministry of Defense is full of talented people; there are many who are more capable than me."

“I’m not joking. As long as you come to work at the Ministry of Defense, the position of Vice Minister of the Inspection Headquarters will be yours. You can report directly to me and will not be interfered with by other departments. In some cases, even the Minister cannot interfere with you.”

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Naoki Hanyu was stunned. Was this guy serious?
Kitada Shinji was indeed serious. Today's experience finally aroused his fear. This was only the first time. In the next three years, there might be a second, a third, or even a fifth time.

He didn't want to become the next disgraceful minister after Tanaka Juzo, and he had given up hope of understanding the incompetence of those incompetent officials in the Ministry of Defense after repeatedly failing to find any clues.

Instead of focusing on the competence of those top students, it would be better to poach the most capable officers from the police department. Their track record is what it is; at least it wouldn't be worse than it is now, and they might even be able to redeem themselves.

Naoki Hanyu feigned hesitation when faced with the outstretched hand, then bowed and declined.

"Minister, I'm truly sorry, but I still wish to remain with the Metropolitan Police Department."

Kitada Shinji stopped smiling and patted the other person on the shoulder again.

"What I said will stand during my term of office, and the position of vice minister will be waiting for you."

The two separated, and Naoki Hanyu muttered to himself as he watched the minister's retreating figure.

"That back view really looks like a down-on-his-luck dog."

Naoki Hanyu never considered becoming a subordinate of the Crimson King.

"But the position of deputy minister is truly remarkable."

The position of deputy minister is comparable to that of the head of the criminal investigation department of the Metropolitan Police Department. It is very tempting, but it is unstable. It is estimated that he will be fired after Kitada Shinji leaves.

At 1 p.m., just as Naoki Hanyu was looking for a place to have lunch, his phone rang.

"Section Chief, the Deputy Director needs to speak with you."

"I see."

Why is Kenichi Kitano looking for him? Is it a criminal case?
Although Hanyu Naoki was puzzled, he could understand, so he quickly finished his lunch and left.

If the head of criminal investigations hadn't died, or if a new head had been elected, the three top officers of the Metropolitan Police Department could have directly approached the head of criminal investigations; now they can only approach these section chiefs.

As soon as Naoki Hanyu entered the deputy director's office, he immediately attracted the attention of the three middle-aged men who were talking.

One of them was Kenichi Kitano, and the other two were people I had met once before; if I remember correctly, they were from the Medical Association.
"Kenichi Kitano shouted enthusiastically."

"Hanyu, you've arrived. Please have a seat. These two are supervisors of the Medical Association: Satoshi Yamashita, vice president of Yokohama National Hospital, and Haruaki Noguchi, president of Anritsu Hospital."

"Hello, I met you both in the medical team some time ago."

The two medical staff greeted each other politely.

"I did meet Mr. Yuzuru, and I will never forget the heroic figure of Officer Yuzuru that day."

Once Kitano Ken saw that everyone was present, he got straight to the point, but he didn't make it clear at the outset, since he wasn't the main character this time.

"The two deans came because of Hasegawa Mami's matter."

“Officer Yuzuru, we are aware of what happened that day. We hope the Criminal Investigation Department can drop the charges. Our medical association will contact our national representatives to discipline Dr. Hasegawa and temporarily suspend his medical license so he can reflect on his actions.”

Naoki Hanyu glanced at the deputy director who was watching the show. No wonder the guy called him back; it turned out to be about this.

With the minister absent, it was indeed the section chief who handled the case who was most suitable to drop the charges.

Naoki Hanyu didn't hesitate and immediately turned on the video on his phone, which showed everything that had happened in the operating room.

This wasn't just for the two deans to see, but also for the deputy director.

If he dares to act recklessly, he will have to bear the backlash after the video is exposed.

As expected, Kenichi Kitano put away his smile and decided not to get involved in the matter anymore. With all the solid evidence, why did he jump out and complain that his two colleagues wouldn't kick him when he was down?

After the video finished playing, Naoki Hanyu put his phone away and said calmly.

"Do you two think that simply suspending his medical license is enough, and you're not even willing to revoke it?"

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Yamashita Tomo immediately shut his mouth. Although they had heard about it from others before they came, they were still shocked after watching the video. How could a doctor do such a thing?

On the contrary, Noguchi Seimei wanted to make a point.

"On behalf of Hasegawa, I sincerely apologize to you and to the victims. However, this case has not had any adverse effects, and the surgery was completed successfully."

"That was because I contacted the dean to temporarily replace the personnel and it was completed smoothly. Otherwise, I don't know how long it would have taken for that beast to come back."

Noguchi Haruaki still wanted to continue making excuses.

"But it takes a huge amount of resources and time for the country to train a top doctor. Just because of an incident where no one was injured, a top doctor was ruined. Doesn't Officer Yuzuru feel it's a pity? The country already has a shortage of top doctors. Every one less is a loss for the country."

Alright, Naoki Hanyu is tired of hearing these claims that ignore the facts and only talk about the impact.

"Mr. Noguchi, you are condoning doctors' crimes. According to your logic, you should also let me off the hook for arresting more than 100 doctors who were involved in human trafficking with the Longgao Group a while ago?"

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Seeing someone fall silent after being rebuked, Naoki Hanyu's tone became even colder. "This is the Metropolitan Police Department. Everything is done according to the law. It's not something your hospital can make an exception for."

Noguchi Haruaki did not refute, and when the other party mentioned the Longgao Group, he dared not say anything more.

As one of Japan's top pharmaceutical companies, most hospitals have some connection with Longo.

Naoki Hanyu looked at the deputy director.

"Chief Inspector Kitano, if there's nothing else, I'll head out now. The First Investigation Division still has quite a few cases to catch up on."

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy."

Noguchi Seimei hesitated to speak to the deputy director, but Kitano Kenichi completely ignored him. With Shiratori Ten'ei around, it was impossible for him to openly target Hanyu Naoki unless he wanted his situation to worsen, since the director also thought highly of this young man.

Only after Naoki Hanyu left did Haruaki Noguchi dare to show his indignation.

"This young man is so insensible, he doesn't know how to be flexible at all. Director Kitano, please take a look at this matter."

Kenichi Kitano interrupted.

"Dean Kitano, I'm really sorry. The new head of the Criminal Investigation Department is not here, and criminal cases are all under the jurisdiction of the section chiefs. There's nothing I can do about it."

"This"

"It's like a sudden statement from Yamashita Satoshi."

"Dr. Hasegawa did make a serious mistake, and we can't say anything about it, since it wasn't our hospital that had the problem."

Seeing that his colleagues had all given up, Kitano Haruaki could only make a phone call after leaving.

The other party was none other than Takaoka Jiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister (Third-in-Command) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

"Mr. Gao Gang, I'm really sorry, but that young man was unwilling to make an exception."

"Yeah, I understand."

On the other end of the phone, Takaoka Jiro put down his phone and continued feeding the carp in the pond, his eyes turning cold as he muttered to himself.

"What an immature young man. I hope he will be more sensible in the future."

Several documents were placed next to the chair. One of them, with a red line drawn on it, stated that Naoki Hanyu owned 60% of the shares in Tenyu Kirin Company.

Since I've entered the pharmaceutical industry, dealing with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is inevitable, much like the relationship between the Financial Services Agency and banks.

On the other side, Naoki Hanyu left work early at 5 p.m. to go to Tenyu Kirin, where he had a very important meeting to attend, which was also the first meeting since he became the chairman.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man blocked Naoki Hanyu's path.

"Officer Yuzuru, someone wants to see you."

"who."

"He is a big shot in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare."

"name."

"You'll know when you go there."

Naoki Hanyu frowned as he looked at the man in the suit. What did this important figure from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare want with him?
Do you know my phone number?

"I know."

"Never mind, give me your phone number. I'm busy right now, I'll contact you when I'm done."

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, but still obediently wrote down his phone number, then watched the other person leave with a hesitant expression.

This isn't right. As the chairman of a pharmaceutical company, he simply walked away when he heard that a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare wanted to see him. It's like a foreign trade businessman ignoring a high-ranking official from customs when they want to see him.

The call was dialed.

"Teacher, he said he was busy and would contact me again."

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The middle-aged man had already guessed that the teacher was furious. Every medical institution and pharmaceutical company was vying to curry favor with the teacher, and now this guy in the pharmaceutical industry was actually refusing the teacher's invitation.
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On the other side, Naoki Hanyu first picked up Masami Matsumoto before arriving at the headquarters of Kirin Amane in Chiyoda Ward, which is only a few kilometers away from the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

This is a 14-story building owned by Tianyu Qilin Company.

When Naoki Hanyu's Hummer pulled up in the parking space in front of the gate, he immediately saw someone standing at the door waiting for him.

The leader was an elderly man in his sixties whom I had met several times. He was the president of Tenyu Kirin Company, Tenyu Hideji, and the owner of the former Tenyu Fermentation Industry Company.

The middle-aged man to the president's left is Managing Director Nagayama Terashima, who comes from Kirin Holdings' pharmaceutical division. It can be said that the two of them represent the faction before the merger.

However, a new faction has now intervened in the company, namely the woman on the right, Eri Miyazaki, who has the power to view all the company's financial records. She is not the head of the finance department, but she is superior to the head of the finance department.

She represents the new chairperson and holds the power of life and death over the entire company.

Behind the three were other senior executives of the company, including the head of research and development, the head of production, the head of medical services, and the head of business, as well as their deputy heads.

There is also a chairman of the oversight committee, who is specifically responsible for monitoring the company's internal affairs.

More than a dozen senior company executives bowed respectfully.

"Welcome, Chairman."

Naoki Hanyu stepped forward and shook hands with several important executives, listening to their self-introductions.

"We still have some time before the meeting ends. President Tenyu, Managing Director Nagayama, would you be interested in walking with me for a bit?"

(End of this chapter)