Tokyo Detective

Chapter 400 Backstabbed by the Farmers' Association
On the other side, Masato Komikado had just finished his beauty treatment and was about to fall asleep when he was suddenly woken up by his phone, which made him very annoyed.

"Chief Yuzuru, I'm not going for a late-night snack."

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I wasn't inviting you for a late-night snack, but I have some business to do and I don't know if you'd be willing to take it."

"what business?"

"Regarding inheritance, I have a friend who has been in a coma for several months, and we don't know how her grandfather's estate has been disposed of."

When Masato Komikado heard that it was a business opportunity, he immediately sat up. Although his friend was not very good, the business he introduced was quite lucrative.

"You know my fees are very high."

"If there's any real trouble, I'll give you 1 million as a reward. Even if there's no trouble, I'll still give you 1000 million. Isn't that generous enough?"

"make a deal."

Just as Naoki Hanyu was continuing his conversation with his girlfriend, the door was pushed open, and Yuki Suoh walked in with a pillow, staring intently at the two of them.

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Naoki Hanyu felt this scene was very familiar.

"Yuki, what's going on?"

Yuki Suo placed the pillow next to Naoki Hanyu, her meaning was quite clear.

Naoki Hanyu couldn't accept this, especially since Seiko Akimoto was right there.

"Yuki, go back to sleep."

Yuki Suoh shook her head frantically but refused to leave. When her arm was grabbed, she even shed tears, leaving the man helpless.

"Holy Son, what should we do now?"

"Yuki, you can sleep on the side, I'll sleep with you."

Seiko Akimoto reached out and hugged Yuki Suoh. The girl actually went from being nervous at the beginning to accepting it, and then bumped into someone with her butt.

In the past, anyone who dared to use a weapon would have been whipped, but now...

In the end, the two women fell asleep peacefully, leaving only Naoki Hanyu squeezed to the side to sleep.

The next morning, at the dining table, Naoki Hanyu carefully observed Yuki Suo eating, feeling that she seemed to have become much quieter and bolder, while Seiko Akimoto provided the answer.

"I feel better after a good night's sleep. My IQ should be at least that of a 6-year-old. Maybe I'll recover in a while."

"So fine."

However, the slight recovery of his intelligence also had its downsides, namely, he became clingy, grabbing onto Naoki Hanyu and Seiko Akimoto's hands and refusing to let them leave, which took quite a bit of effort to finally get them to go.

Today was a workday, which was also Naoki Hanyu's first day as the head of the Criminal Investigation Department. Unfortunately, it was still as leisurely as usual.

Small cases are handled by the relevant departments, and routine paperwork is done by assistants; I just need to look at them and sign them.

Naoki Hanyu took a sip of black tea and remarked.

"This isn't how I'm living my life."

Without hesitation, he left his office and went to the deputy director's office. He thought there would be a big case today, such as the burning of the grain reserve warehouse last night. It seemed like the criminal investigation department was responsible. But he was stunned when he asked Shiratori Tensei about it.

"The fire has been extinguished. The initial assessment is that it was a problem with the electrical circuit in the storage room, not caused by human intervention."

"Is it real or fake? With such a rapid fire, you can't say it wasn't caused by human intervention?"

"Who knows? Anyway, that's what the higher-ups say. If we don't need it, we don't need it. This rice shortage war has only just begun. We should stay out of it if we can. Let's see who's going to challenge us."

Shiratori Ten'ei took out his phone, opened a video, and showed it to Hanyu Naoki. The video was divided into four parts.

The first segment is from last night's press conference, where the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Jiro Koizumi, expressed his new views in response to reporters' questions.

"The government will definitely investigate the fire at the reserve warehouse thoroughly. As for the distribution of 20 tons of reserve grain, it is true that it will be transferred from other warehouses. This time, it will not be a bidding process among enterprises, but a direct sale to major supermarkets."

The so-called corporate bidding is simply the highest bidder among several companies. In the last batch of reserve grain, the agricultural cooperative purchased more than 90% of the share at the highest price. As for how high that price was...

Sorry, this is a government secret and cannot be disclosed.

By bypassing the agricultural cooperative and directly cooperating with dozens of supermarkets, they have seriously offended the agricultural cooperative.

So the agricultural cooperatives began their counterattack, with members of the two largest opposition parties standing up to criticize Koizumi Jiro.

The first is the new leader of the previous ruling party (the Democratic Party), Yuichiro Noda. The previous leader was the former prime minister who was ousted by Naoki Hanyu.

“This rice will be used as livestock feed in another year. What if people get sick from eating it? I think the most important thing for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is to lower the price of rice, rather than releasing the old rice reserves.”

Even Naoki Hanyu was speechless; this was no different from saying "Why don't they eat meat porridge?"

"He's like a beast that's fed with fodder, hasn't he gotten the short end of the stick?"

"Yes, social media has been overwhelmed by ordinary people. He just released an apology video, saying that he didn't mean it that way."

Naoki Hanyu looked at the second person who opposed him, Tetsuro Tamaki of the Rising Democratic Party, who had previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

"He forcibly sold the reserve grain without going through the Party's internal procedures, without consulting the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and made the decision and announced it himself. He really has no sense of discipline at all, just like his father. He tells the media whatever he thinks, which led to 20 tons of rice being burned."

Good grief, they're directly attacking Ichiro Koinu, the father of Jiro Koinu, who served two terms as prime minister.

The Koinu family is one of the top three political families in Japan. In just 135 years since the Meiji Restoration in 1890, the Koinu family has served as members of parliament for 113 years. It can be said that there are members of parliament every year, which shows how great their political power is.

The third video features the agricultural cooperative itself. "If the reserve rice is sold for 2000, then sustainable agriculture cannot be achieved. We hope the government can simultaneously promote production."

The fourth video shows the Japanese Sake Manufacturers Association submitting an application to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

"Rice is too expensive and the supply cannot keep up, so we are requesting the release of low-priced reserve rice for brewing."

Good guy, good guy.

A rising star from a fourth-generation official family is clashing with a traditional, established power. The other side is no pushover; the fact that the agricultural cooperatives can influence Japan's three major political parties during this turmoil shows their formidable strength, and they show no sign of backing down.

Now even other industries that need rice are starting to stockpile it. How can 20 tons of rice be distributed? Keep in mind that 60 tons of rice have already been used. How much rice reserves does Japan still have? 10 tons, 20 tons?

Naoki Hanyu didn't know, but he was clear that there wasn't much rice left to hold out. The fact that the agricultural cooperatives' purchase price this autumn was one-quarter to one-sixth higher than last year proved that the agricultural cooperatives had no intention of lowering the price. Otherwise, who would pay for the extra purchase price they paid?

Naoki Hanyu returned the phone to Tensei Shiratori.

"The agricultural cooperative is really something else. It lost 1.8 trillion yuan in the financial industry and wants the whole nation to share the burden."

Shiratori Ten'ei remarked with emotion.

"Of course they have confidence. Remember when the agricultural cooperative released its financial report in March, those people said that the agricultural cooperative did not lose money. Even if it lost money in the financial sector, it could certainly make it back in other places."

As Shiratori Ten'ei spoke, he looked at his junior with utmost seriousness. He was genuinely worried that the other person might get involved, and he had to be wary of past mistakes.

"The Metropolitan Police Department is nothing to the Agricultural Cooperative, and your trillions of dollars in assets are nothing to the Agricultural Cooperative, so don't go looking for trouble."

"Uncle Tianrong, don't worry, I have absolutely no connection with the farmers' association, how could I possibly offend them?"

Naoki Hanyu really didn't intend to cause trouble for himself, so he let the farmers' association and the fourth-generation officials clash head-on, since he wasn't short of rice anyway.

For some reason, Shiratori Ten'ei always felt uneasy listening to his juniors' assurances.

He finally became the deputy commissioner and is expected to become the superintendent of police before retiring, so he shouldn't mess things up.

At 3 p.m., a phone call came to Naoki Hanyu; it was from Mitsuo Aiba, the president of his family's agricultural company.

"Hey, President Aiba, is there something you need?"

"Mr. Yuzuru, something bad has happened."

Naoki Hanyu paused for a moment. What was wrong? Could there be a problem with the new grain?

Is it a problem with the rice?

"Yes."

That shouldn't be the case. There's no major typhoon or torrential rain, no earthquake or soil problems. Wait, a typhoon is coming in 3 days.

Yuzuru's voice turned serious. This was billions of dollars worth of rice; even if he lost it, he would feel heartbroken.

"What happened?"

"We had arranged to rent harvesting machines from the agricultural cooperative, but they just said they can't lend them to us because we're not a partner of the agricultural cooperative. The agricultural cooperative staff are at the company right now. If Mr. Yuzuru is available, please come over."

"I understand, please wait a moment."

After hanging up the phone, Naoki Hanyu looked rather grim. He wasn't sure if it was a problem with Tonegawa United Agricultural Company or if the agricultural cooperative had done it on purpose.

Where's the contract? Wasn't a contract signed?

If the rice cannot be harvested in time, and it is then hit by a typhoon after the rice has fully ripened in 3 days, the rice ears will be soaked in water, which will cause mold and sprouting, which would be absolutely disastrous.

Harvesting 1500 hectares of land by hand would require more than 10,000 people, and even with some mechanical assistance, it would still require more than 3000 people.

Naoki Hanyu drove his Hummer from the Keiyo Line to Chiba City, then headed north to Narita City. It was more than an hour later when he arrived at the location of the farmland.

It must be said that Sakae Town is truly beautiful at this moment. The rice paddies stretch endlessly, with golden, plump ears of rice hanging from the stalks. They sway rhythmically in the breeze, like waves in a golden ocean. At the northern end, there is a river more than 200 meters wide.

"It's really good, no wonder it's the best rice paddy in the Kanto region."

It's outrageous that someone would want to let such good rice rot in the fields.
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Naoki Hanyu soon arrived at the headquarters of Tonegawa United Agriculture Company, a five-story building located in a small village of a hundred people, with an endless golden sea of ​​rice to the south.

To the west is a shrine called Kodai Shrine, and to the north is a cemetery—truly an auspicious location.

An elderly man in a light blue work uniform, who was guarding the door, quickly ran over. This man was none other than the company president, Aiba Mitsuo, who was 64 years old and still at the age where he was working hard.

"Mr. Yuzuru, you've arrived! Please come in."

"What's going on? Didn't you sign a contract?"

Aiba and his three sons lowered their heads.

"It's signed, but the latest contract date is 3 days from now, by which time a typhoon will have hit."

"You made a big mistake. Didn't you consider the possibility of encountering a typhoon?"

“I did think about it, but that person is a friend of many years, and I really didn’t expect him to betray me.”

Seeing this, Naoki Hanyu stopped criticizing.

"Why can't they be more accommodating? After all, the harvested rice is sold to them anyway. Why would they turn down money?"

"I don't know, but their reason is that the company is not a partner of the agricultural cooperative."

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(End of this chapter)