Tokyo Detective

Chapter 463 Back to Tokyo. The New Prime Minister. Dissolving Parliament.
With the Italian authorities defining the nature of the incident, a certain unfortunate mayor resigning early due to health problems, and someone ceasing to cause trouble, the Pearl of the Mediterranean finally quieted down.

These past few days, Naoki Hanyu has been accompanying Malena on a trip to Sicily, including a visit to Mount Etna, where a ruthless black market parachute seller died in his home.

He even went to Geneva, Switzerland, to handle some banking business.

During the trip, Malena became very clingy and went wild at night, which, according to her, was quite simple.

"Clark, I want a child."

Naoki Hanyu had no objection to this; on the contrary, he worked even harder to cultivate the land. However, he knew that the chances were slim, as it would be difficult for Malena, with her ordinary physique, to conceive.

On January 16th, the last three days of Naoki Hanyu's vacation, he also traveled to Italy by private jet.

He had originally planned to wait two more days before leaving, but a phone call from Shiratori Ten'ei forced him to return early.

"Naoki, the cabinet has elected a new acting prime minister, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Ryota Morinaga. He has asked you to be in charge of security for the prime minister's inauguration press conference on the 19th, so don't go out and have fun. I'm so envious of your photos on social media these days."

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Naoki Hanyu was speechless. Not to mention Shiratori Ten'ei was envious, even he, in his original form, was envious.

"I understand, I'll head back tomorrow."

"Ah."
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That evening, Malena, wearing her pajamas, lay on the man and drew circles on his body; she had already sensed that he was preoccupied.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes, I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

Malena froze, finding it hard to accept even though she was mentally prepared.

Will we be able to meet again in the future?

"We'll still meet as long as you're not married. Once you're married, I won't bother you anymore."

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"Just kidding, anyone who dares to steal my woman will suffer a terrible fate."

Malena kissed him. She knew she was already entangled with Clark after learning his identity, and she didn't want to sever ties.

"Then you should come back to see me often, otherwise there are plenty of people who will cultivate the fields you don't cultivate."

Sure enough, once you get to know someone well, they can say anything, no matter how crude or inappropriate.

Naoki Hanyu took out a bank card he had opened in Switzerland, which was opened using Malena's identity information.

“There are 1000 million euros here, whether you do business or do something else.”

1000 million euros is equal to 17 billion Japanese yen.

Malena took the bank card in a daze. At first, she thought they were using her identity to open a bank account for bad purposes, but she never expected to receive such a large sum of money.

Naoki Hanyu then placed another phone number on his bedside table.

"This is my phone number. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, call me and I will send someone over to resolve them. I'm sorry, but I can't chat with you on my phone because of my identity; we can only meet in person."

Marlena held the two items with mixed feelings, and finally straddled the man, her loose black hair adding to her allure.

"Tonight you are mine."
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On the morning of the 17th, Naoki Hanyu disappeared from the town, leaving Malena staring blankly out the window. That evening, Malena left Catania on a private plane.

On the evening of the 18th, Naoki Hanyu finally returned to Tokyo after a long absence, but once again no one came to pick him up at the airport.

When Naoki Hanyu returned to the Hanyu mansion, he was immediately surprised by what he saw. Many familiar faces were having a barbecue in the yard, and they were giving him a warm welcome. It was obviously arranged by Seiko Akimoto.

Fujiwara Mai skipped and hopped to her master and reached out her hand.

"Senior, where's the souvenir?"

Naoki Hanyu patted Mai Fujiwara's hand.

"No."

"How could you do this? You promised me a gift."

Naoki Hanyu was forced to take out his souvenirs by someone's coaxing, since there were quite a few acquaintances among them.

"The souvenir you requested: a live brown bear's tooth."

"Thank you, senior."

Mai Fujiwara happily puts away the brown bear tooth carving, which depicts Naoki Hanyu incarnate encountering a female brown bear in Canada and using his muscles to forcefully pull out 60% of her canine tooth.

Because the brown bear is still alive, Canada has not used animal protection as an excuse to cause trouble for its incarnation.

Once one was given out, others also asked for one, and with so many people, we had to send out everything that wasn't a souvenir.

"Thank you, Naoki."

"Thank you, Minister."

Finally free from the enthusiastic group, Naoki Hanyu sat down between Seiko Akimoto and Ryoko Yakushiji, and without any hesitation ate the dishes they had grilled, prompting the two women to give him a 180-degree spin around his waist.

Naoki Hanyu acted as if nothing had happened.

"What are your plans to throw me a welcome party? I'm just going out for a while."

Seiko Akimoto rolled her eyes at the other person.

"The famous Yuzuru-sama is really busy. I wonder how many wild flowers he's been involved with this time."

"Don't talk nonsense. I'll sue you for defamation. Didn't I post all the photos on social media? I spend most of my time surviving in the wilderness. By the way, Ryoko, do you have any information about the new prime minister?"

"Yakushiji Ryoko said calmly."

"I don't know. Anyway, you'll be in charge of security tomorrow, so you can observe the new prime minister yourself. But I've heard that the cabinet is planning something big."

Big move?
Really interesting.

Just as Naoki Hanyu was about to grab another sausage to try, he was immediately slapped away by the sausage's owner, Seiko Akimoto. "If you want to eat, grill it yourself."

"Don't be so stingy."

Just then, Yakushiji Ryoko handed over a skewer of pork kidneys.

"The Holy Son forbids you to eat it, so eat mine."

As soon as he finished speaking, another skewer of sausages was handed over, clearly from Akimoto Seiko with a smile on her face.

“Honey, you eat.”

"Haha, I'm full. Next time, next time for sure."

Naoki Hanyu quickly changed seats and sat at the children's table with Mai Fujiwara, Natsumi Senbon, and Miyuki Kobayakawa.

Without any hesitation, he ate all of Fujiwara Mai's grilled food, leaving the policewoman fuming.

"That's outrageous! I was planning to keep it for myself."

"Don't be so stingy. You seem to have gained a little weight since I last saw you for more than half a month. You should eat less. I'll help you finish another skewer."

"No."

The master and apprentice started a fight over food, which was eventually resolved with the voluntary sacrifice of Senbon Natsumi and Kobayakawa Miyuki.

"It's definitely easier on your side."

The next morning at 10:00 AM, at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Nagata-cho, the new Prime Minister held a press conference.

After some negotiation with the police officers from the security department, Naoki Hanyu finally took his place and waited for the press conference to begin.

Soon after, Ryota Morinaga, the acting prime minister, took office.

"Thank you all for attending today's press conference. I am Ryota Morinaga. Starting today, I am appointed as the acting prime minister, to adhere to the current cabinet policies and budget execution, and to ensure the continuity of administrative operations."

After a few minutes of bureaucratic platitudes, Ryota Morinaga finally revealed the real content of the press conference.

"The Cabinet government has decided to dissolve the House of Representatives starting today, and another general election will be held in five days."

The Japanese Prime Minister and Cabinet can only dissolve the House of Representatives because the Senate has a fixed term of 6 years, with half of its members elected every 3 years, and therefore no mechanism for dissolution.

The interim prime minister's remarks clearly shocked everyone present. The cabinet government still had two years left in its term according to law, and no one expected that the cabinet would take the initiative to dissolve the House of Representatives and call a general election.

Naoki Hanyu stroked his chin, realizing that some changes had occurred in China that he hadn't noticed. He had clearly been abroad for too long.

The press conference ended quickly, and Ryota Morinaga suddenly took the initiative to meet with Naoki Hanyu. With someone watching, Naoki Hanyu could only be polite.

"Your Majesty Prime Minister"

"Perhaps I will soon no longer be prime minister. It's been a long time since I've seen Minister Hanyu. I heard you've been traveling recently."

"Yes, I've traveled to many countries and explored their wilderness."

Ryota Morinaga looked on with a longing expression.

"Wilderness tourism, huh? I've always wanted to travel like that. How about we go together sometime?"

"???"

Naoki Hanyu was a little confused. Were they really that close? They had only met a few times. Was this guy trying to win him over?
Ryota Morinaga's next words confirmed his guess.

“I really admire you, Minister Hanyu. The future of this country depends on young people like you who are capable and willing to work hard. Society cannot be as rigid as us old folks.”

"Thank you for the compliment, Prime Minister."

Ryota Morinaga patted Naoki Hanyu on the shoulder.

"This is not a compliment, but a heartfelt statement, Yuzuru. Are you interested in joining the ruling party? After this election, we can arrange for you to serve as the Director of the Defense Policy Bureau in the Ministry of Defense, and you will have the opportunity to become the Minister of Defense in the next election."

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Naoki Hanyu almost lost his composure. Good heavens, he thought the new prime minister was going to say that he would be appointed Minister of Defense. Although this position already had the title of Dogeza Minister, it was still a very important position.

In the end, he was just the director of the Defense Policy Bureau. Although it was better than the Minister of Criminal Investigation, it didn't tempt Naoki Hanyu. After all, the National Police Agency was his base. Of course, the talk about the next Minister of Defense was just nonsense. He wasn't going to fall for anyone's empty promises.

Naoki Hanyu gave a serious reply.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Prime Minister. Please allow me to consider it carefully when I get back."

"Well, take your time to think it over. Once you join our political party, I believe the work of the United Farmers' Association will be easier."

"Yes."

Well, that last sentence completely ruined Naoki Hanyu's feelings for Ryota Morinaga, but he didn't show it. He'll go ask Juzo Tanaka about it after get off work tonight.

As a former Minister of Defense and former Prime Minister, his political awareness is definitely among the best of everyone Naoki Hanyu knows.
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In the evening, at the Yuzuru residence, Seiko Akimoto helped prepare a table of dishes before going about her own business, leaving the two men to discuss something. However, before that, she reminded someone of something.

"Naoki, it's my mother's birthday the day after tomorrow. She's inviting you to a casual meal."

"I will remember."

Tanaka Juzo asked curiously.

"It's your future mother-in-law's birthday, Yuzuru, you'd better make a good impression. By the way, Seiko seems to be over 30 now, so she might be urging you two to get married."

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Naoki Hanyu poured wine for the old man in front of him, but instead of talking about anything else, he had to bring up this unpleasant topic.

"Old man Tanaka, let's get down to business. Why is the cabinet government dissolving the House of Representatives and calling a snap election?"

"Don't you know that the ruling party's approval rating has become very low these days? If it dissolves now, it has a great chance of being re-elected. But if it waits a year or two, given the rate of decline in approval rating, it probably won't have any hope for the next election."

(End of this chapter)