Tokyo Detective

Chapter 343 Let the Bullets Fly for a While
The following morning, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare suddenly issued several announcements, including one stating that Tenyu Kirin's new drug contained uncertain new ingredients and required further testing.

This announcement caused Tianyu Qilin's already sluggish stock price to collapse. After all, Tianyu Qilin's performance in recent years has been so bad that even retail investors, let alone major shareholders, wanted to run away.

As a result, Tianyu Qilin's stock price continued to fall, with 10 billion shares dropping from 380 to 350 per share. And this was only the first day; it was unknown how much it would fall further.

That means Naoki Hanyu evaporates nearly 100 billion yen a day, which is absolutely shocking.

On that same day, many people in the know called Naoki Hanyu to offer their condolences.

Seiko Akimoto, Mai Fujiwara, and even Yukiko Muromachi, who was still investigating where the prison break team went, as well as Miwako Sato, all called to offer their condolences. It's likely that Seiko Akimoto told them.

I can't understand when the three women got along so well, I really can't understand it.

Shiratori Ten'ei was extremely anxious and made a phone call to inquire. Police officers holding more than 5% of a company's shares must report to the National Police Agency, so as the third-in-command, he certainly knew this.

"Yuzuru, there's no hurdle you can't overcome. If you need cash flow, I have several hundred million that I can use. Don't worry, your aunt doesn't know."

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Good heavens, when did Shiratori Tenei start hiding hundreds of millions of yen in private money?
If a corrupt official reaches the level of a third-in-command, he could easily embezzle hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions. But Shiratori Tenei is not that kind of person; it seems he has a real fortune.

As the saying goes, "Time will tell," and the attitudes of his acquaintances warmed Naoki Hanyu's heart.

However, he was not in a dire situation, nor did he seem sad at all. On the contrary, he was in a good mood and went to talk to Makoto Ota, the president of the Tokyo Central Bank.

"Come on, Datian, drink more. This is a treasured wine of mine."

Makoto Ota took a small sip of his wine, wiped the sweat from his brow, and got straight to the point.

"Boss Yuzuru, you said you want to borrow 800 billion from the bank?"

The term "boss" was used by Makoto Ota to express his loyalty after Naoki Hanyu transferred Eri Miyabashi to Ame-no-Kirin.

Naoki Hanyu answered questions while eating, not at all like someone discussing a big business deal.

"Yeah, I figured since I'm borrowing money anyway, I might as well let the Tokyo Central Bank make some profit, since I'm a major shareholder after all."

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Ota Makoto's forehead was covered in even more sweat; he knew all about the situation of the boss in front of him.

"May I know what you're going to do with the 800 billion you borrowed, boss?"

"Tianyu Qilin."

Ota Makoto immediately said urgently.

"Boss, don't invest any more money. Our bank has analyzed Tianyu Qilin and found that it's beyond saving. Its production lines are outdated and its corporate structure is bloated. Even if the new drug is launched in a few months, it won't be enough to salvage the situation."

Naoki Hanyu remained unmoved.

"Ota, do you know why the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is blocking the development of the new drug, Tenyu Kirin? Let me explain it to you in detail."

As Naoki Hanyu explained what had happened, Makoto Ota was at a loss for words, feeling as if his usually shrewd boss had suddenly become stupid.

He refused the advances of a powerful figure; if it were him, he would have groveled before him. Making money is not shameful.

"Why don't you, boss, give in to Takaoka Jiro?"

"Dae-tae, do you think we're going to lose? You've been with me for two years. You've seen me fight a battle I couldn't win. I'm telling you, this time we're going to win."

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Makoto Ota inwardly grumbled, but dared not say it aloud: "You win this, you win that, you just keep winning and winning, you're sick of it."

"I... I'm in a difficult position. I doubt the board will approve it."

"That's why I need your help. Let me be frank with you, I'm using 800 billion to buy up Tianyu Qilin at rock-bottom prices."

"Buying the dip?"

Whose work are you copying? Me or you? If you're talking about Tianyu Qilin, then forget it.

Without further ado, Naoki Hanyu suddenly produced an agreement and handed it to Makoto Ota.

"This is... Boss."

Makoto Ota was stunned. This was a loan agreement, but also a betting agreement.

Party A (Naoki Hanyu) lends money to Party B (Makoto Ota) to purchase 1% of the shares of Tenyu Kirin. If Tenyu Kirin is profitable in the future, it will need to repay the money to Party A and pay 30% of the profits for 5 consecutive years. If it continues to lose money, it will not need to repay the money.

Naoki Hanyu smiled faintly.

"Isn't it incredible?"

"Yes."

"I'm being lenient with you. The reason I charge you 30% of your annual dividends is because I also have to pay bank interest, which is about 1.5%. By the way, I won't make things difficult for you. You can use my 10% bank shares as collateral."

Now, Makoto Ota was wavering. His boss was handing him money; perhaps, perhaps his boss really was confident of winning.

"I understand, the money will definitely arrive by tomorrow."

After agreeing on the funds for bottom-fishing, Naoki Hanyu also produced many similar contracts, which were given to people he could completely trust, such as boyfriends/girlfriends, lovers, or apprentices.

People working in the government do not exceed 3% of the shares, such as Seiko Akimoto, Mai Fujiwara, Ryoko Yakushiji, etc.

Many people help manage businesses, such as Masami Matsumoto, who accounts for 8%, and Saki Toyokawa, who runs a bar, who accounts for 1%.

In fact, Naoki Hanyu also wanted to buy it himself, but Japan's National Public Servants Law and Financial Instruments and Exchange Law have already ruled out all possibilities.

If a civil servant holds more than one percent of the shares in a company, he or she must report it to his or her agency. Holding more than five percent will attract the attention of certain departments, and he or she will have to publicly explain the rationale behind it.

The shares gifted by Naoki Hanyu through the system are more legitimate than an inheritance, so there is no problem with them.

However, if a shareholder already holds more than 60% of the shares and has absolute control, even if he increases the shareholding by one percent, he will be punished by the Metropolitan Police Department, the National Police Agency, or even the Cabinet Government, such as being required to reduce his shareholding or even completely divest his shares.

Therefore, when a win is guaranteed, it's better to let friends and family make money than to give money to retail investors. Since he's a police officer, he's not subject to conflict of interest checks under the National Public Service Act, and he can't manipulate stock prices using his civil servant status. If he were in a department like the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, he couldn't do that.

In the evening, Naoki Hanyu found the busy Masami Matsumoto. Tempted by an 8% stake, the exhausted woman fought with someone for an hour despite her lack of energy, eventually rolling her eyes and being too weak to continue.

In this way, Naoki Hanyu gave away 30% of his share. Even a woman like Saeko Amamiya, who knew his true nature well, would only receive 1% if she didn't have his complete trust. As for the remaining 10%, she could buy it herself if she had the money.

Of course, he would only share the general information with people he knew well, but whether they were willing to buy it was not his concern.

Over the course of several days, Tianyu Qilin's shares fell to 280 before barely stopping, and its market value shrank by a quarter.

However, another video quickly went viral online, showing what happened to Yuki Suoh in the operating room, which infuriated viewers.

Not only that, but then came the doxxing of Gao Gang's personal information.

America graduated from a third-rate university and has a third-rate doctorate. The fact that she was able to return to Japan and take up an important position as a doctor is clearly due to her grandfather's connections and is against regulations. Otherwise, an ordinary person wouldn't even be able to get a medical license with the qualifications of a high-ranking official.

The online discussion then turned to Takaoka Jiro, which infuriated him. He knew without a doubt who was behind the doxxing of him and his grandfather, so he quickly asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to delete certain "inappropriate" comments.

But what happened next was quite intriguing. Japan has three departments responsible for managing online public opinion.

The first is the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the second is the National Police Agency, and the third is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, which is responsible for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications did indeed do its best to prohibit it, but the Metropolitan Police Department said that the content was completely true and there was no need to take action, while the National Police Agency was ambiguous, deleted the comments very slowly, and sometimes even ignored them completely.

Ultimately, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications alone could not completely quell public opinion, causing the medical clique issue to escalate and forcing the medical association and several parties involved to remain silent.

Some of the affected doctors produced their academic credentials to prove that their medical licenses were valid.
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The Office of Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, under the leadership of Jiro Takaoka, signed an application to investigate all of Tenyu Kirin's production plants. The reason given was a whistleblower report, and when asked who the whistleblower was, he replied that the whistleblower's information was confidential.

Whether the whistleblower is making false accusations is not up to you to decide, but rather up to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Soon, the director of the Medical and Health Bureau took overall control, and several capable officers went to various factories of Tianyu Qilin, and even visited Tianyu Qilin's headquarters. In the end, the two factories had to suspend operations for rectification.

Not only that, but a familiar scene reappeared.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Department of Sanitation raided Naoki Hanyu's restaurant and supermarket, and the Resource Recycling Bureau approached the lumber mill. However, this time the Financial Services Agency didn't contact the bank, indicating that Takaoka Jiro's connections don't extend to the Financial Services Agency.

"Kid, I'm going to teach you how to respect your elders."

Just as Takaoka Jiro was feeling triumphant, bad news began to arrive one after another.

The student's assistant rushed in.

"Teacher, the head of the medical material testing department has been arrested by the police."

Takaoka Jiro narrowed his eyes.

"Why were you arrested by the police?"

"The police charged him with assault. According to him, two thugs provoked him and attacked him first, so he retaliated. However, the surveillance footage only showed him chasing and beating the thugs, and both of them had their noses broken."

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Takaoka Jiro fell silent, unsure whether this was someone's revenge or just a coincidence.

Soon after, two more messages arrived.

"The head of the third department of the Security Countermeasures Division was arrested because his vehicle was found to contain contraband."

"The head of the Food Standards Review Division was arrested by the police for stealing a cell phone."

"Members of the Review and Management Division sexually assaulted a minor girl."

Takaoka Jiro was dumbfounded. In just one day, four people had been arrested by the police. Three of them were from the Medical and Health Bureau, and the remaining one was from the Health Bureau.

They were all his people, and both section chiefs were his right-hand men.

"What does the Metropolitan Police Department want to do? What do they want to do? Are they only satisfied if they paralyze all departments of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare?"
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Shortly after, in the Metropolitan Police Department Inspector's office.

Three videos and three reports were presented to Takaoka Jiro, with no blind spots, no modifications, and no possibility of concealment.

Koichi Uemura asked casually.

"Do you think there's a problem with Gao Gang, the political appointee?"

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Takaoka Jiro had nothing to say.

"Can I take them back? They will be subject to severe internal administrative penalties."

Koichi Uemura shrugged.

"I'm sorry, the Criminal Investigation Department has decided to prosecute four people. I can't interfere in criminal cases. After all, even stealing a pack of tissues is a criminal case, let alone stealing a cell phone, assault, possession of contraband, and sexual harassment of underage girls."

Takaoka Jiro could tell that the Metropolitan Police Department's top cop didn't want to talk to him, since he had come to interrogate him.

"I want to see the head of the Criminal Investigation Department. He should be given a chance to reflect on this small matter."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements."

Not long after, Naoki Hanyu glanced indifferently at the old man whose face was pale.

"Mr. Gao Gang, please speak. I'm listening."

"Aren't you the head of the First Investigation Division?"

"correct."

"Where is the minister?"

"A new minister hasn't been elected yet, so if you have any opinions about the Criminal Investigation Department's practices, just tell me."

(End of this chapter)