Tokyo Detective

Chapter 508 The action begins

Meanwhile, the police department was bustling with activity. The Criminal Investigation Bureau was about to close for the day when the new director, Ryoko Yakushiji, suddenly summoned the section chiefs and councilors from each department to her office.

More than half a month has passed, and several high-ranking members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau still have mixed feelings about Yakushiji Ryoko becoming the director. Although she was their superior and colleague before, she was only the first advisor.

The sudden transfer of the former chief, with whom they had just established a good relationship, and the promotion of a 33-year-old policewoman, was difficult for the entire Criminal Investigation Bureau to accept.

Needless to say, they all knew there was something fishy going on. They had heard that the transfer order seemed to involve the cabinet.

This explains why even a former bureau chief with powerful backers couldn't escape being transferred; it's clear that the forces pushing Yakushiji Ryoko this time are even stronger.

Ryoko Yakushiji didn't care what her subordinates thought. She was mentally prepared when she first learned that she was going to take office. As long as she did a good job, there would be no problem.

"The Criminal Investigation Bureau can spare some people to work overtime temporarily; there's a task coming up later."

"The head of the First Investigation Division asked."

"What is the mission?"

"This mission was initiated by the Special Operations Bureau requesting support; we need to get there in 20 minutes for a meeting."

Special Attention Bureau?

The two agencies have never cooperated before, or rather, some of their business overlaps, leading to a competitive relationship. Why would they suddenly call for full cooperation with the Special Response Agency?

This further confirms the rumors heard by several high-ranking officials, such as that Ryoko Yakushiji and Naoki Hanyu have a very good relationship, often collaborate, and their relationship may even go beyond that of ordinary good friends.

Ryoko Yakushiji added a sentence.

“The case will have a huge impact, so you need to be prepared. Not only our Criminal Investigation Bureau, but also the Metropolitan Police Department and various local departments will cooperate.”

Are the Metropolitan Police Department and local police departments cooperating?
This case seems really big. Could it be a raid on the YMCA's headquarters? No, no, no, even if it were a raid on the YMCA, it shouldn't be the criminal police's responsibility.

So what exactly is the reason? I remember the last time something similar happened was with the Longgao Group and the man-eating fungus case, right?

Several police officers left the office with doubts. Yakushiji Ryoko picked up the phone and dialed the police stations of the various districts under the National Police Agency. She had the authority to indirectly command local criminal departments through the district police stations.

Ryoko Yakushiji produced a list of members of the Truth Society. Naoki Hanyu, who wanted to take action against the Tensun Truth Society, had of course told her about it. On his birthday night, the two even exercised and discussed it all night.

So she has been secretly helping with the investigation for the past two weeks, which is the greatest support she can give, even though she has already suffered a lot of pressure.

"The Tohoku District Police Bureau's Criminal Investigation Department needs the cooperation of the criminal investigation departments in Hokkaido, Iwate Prefecture, and Miyagi Prefecture. Yes, I will send you the case details in a moment."

"The Kanto District Police Bureau and the Criminal Investigation Bureau need coordination from the criminal investigation departments of Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture."

"Chubu Regional Police Department, Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture"

"Kinki Regional Police Stations, Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Nara Prefecture"

"Nakaka District Police Station, Hiroshima Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture"

"Shikoku Regional Police Stations, Tokushima Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Ehime Prefecture, and Kochi Prefecture"

"Kyushu Regional Police Department, Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, Oita Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture."

After more than ten minutes, Ryoko Yakushiji finally managed to communicate with the police stations in each prefecture and ask them to leave police officers on the list to await further instructions. She estimated that the number of police officers to be mobilized would exceed 2000, or even more.

This put her under a lot of pressure. If things go smoothly, all this effort will be fine, but if they don't, it will be really troublesome.

Regardless, once she had made up her mind about a certain man, she would never regret it. She picked up her coat, put it on, and led her men to the Special Operations Bureau.

Inside the police commissioner's office, Fukada Yusuke was drinking tea when there was a sudden knock on the door. The visitor was Police Commissioner Tadashi Yanagiba.

Two seemingly harmonious but actually rivals, both nearing 60, stared at each other.

"Tadatsugu, what brings you here?"

I came to see you as soon as I was about to get off work.

Fukada Yusuke joked.

"I think you're here to see the chair I'm sitting on. Don't rush me, I'll be retiring in six months, and then this position will be yours."

Liu Yezhongci did not refute, but had an expression that said he was determined to win.

Although the Superintendent General of Police also has the opportunity to be promoted to Commissioner of Police, this position requires the approval of the National Public Safety Council and is directly appointed by the Prime Minister.

Despite being a member of the same ruling party as the Superintendent General of Police, he is more aligned with the cabinet government than Koichi Uemura. Moreover, deputy chiefs of the National Police Agency are typically involved in central policy-making and are more often appointed as superiors.

There is actually another hidden factor: Koichi Uemura is in cahoots with Naoki Hanyu, and the Prime Minister has told him that he does not want to see Naoki Hanyu's influence in the police system increase.

Tadashi Yanagi still remembers that time in the Prime Minister's office when he heard the Prime Minister say that Naoki Hanyu had proposed to create a police committee that would be on par with the Public Safety Commission. He knew then that Naoki Hanyu was ambitious, which was not a good thing for a future police commissioner who was aligned with the Prime Minister.

Yanagiba Tadashi, seated, spoke up. "It seems the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special Task Force are up to something big. Didn't they report it to you?"

Fukada Yusuke asked in return with a smile.

Did they tell you?

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Silence means nothing.

Fukada Yusuke shrugged.

"They'll definitely let us know before they take action. Even the Dragon of the Police Department can't completely ignore the rules. Let's just wait patiently, old friend."

Liu Yezhongci was slightly agitated by the indifferent attitude.

"You're being too lenient with them. The deep cooperation between the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special Operations Bureau isn't good for either of us."

As the Criminal Investigation Department, which has the second largest number of personnel among the six departments of the National Police Agency, it is second only to the Security Department in importance, even though it has fewer personnel than the Traffic Department (42,000 people), which has the largest number.

With such comprehensive capabilities, the Criminal Investigation Bureau is almost the best among the six bureaus. If it were to join forces with the Special Operations Bureau, which has the most privileges, one can imagine how terrifying its power would be.

The thought of having such a "clique" under his command when he became the police chief in the future was extremely unpleasant, like a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Yusuke Fukada smiled.

"What impact does it have on an old man like me who will retire in 5 months and 15 days? They can do whatever they want, as long as they don't cause trouble. Old friends should be more tolerant of young people. After all, Naoki Hanyu was able to make the former head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau step down."

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How could Liu Yezhongci not hear the sarcasm in the other party's words? If even a former director from the ruling party could be ousted, then the deputy director of the National Police Agency might be able to be ousted as well, so he should stop asking for trouble.

Finally, Yanagiba Tadatsugu snorted coldly and left the office, leaving Fukada Yusuke with a sharp look in his eyes.

“Old friend, you don’t understand. That little guy is ruthless. When the enemy is too strong, of course he has to avoid the limelight.”

Fukada Yusuke took out a document compiled by his subordinate and began to read it. He could tell from it that Hanyu Naoki was probably going to take action against the Sky Patrol Mari Society, but he didn't know the scale of the action.

It's unclear whether the focus will remain on a specific jurisdiction or the entire Sky Patrol Truth Society; as for issuing a warning to the Sky Patrol Truth Society, that's obviously not going to happen.

It wasn't that he was afraid of Naoki Hanyu, but rather that he wanted to see Naoki Hanyu become enemies with the Tensun Shinryaku and the forces behind them.

"I haven't left this seat for a day, so it's impossible for them to hide it from me."

That young man was truly vindictive; even after being persuaded to stop, he wouldn't let go. Unless you beat someone to death, it's best not to openly offend him.

In the Special Emergency Department's conference room, the entire Special Emergency Department deployed its maximum police force, including even the Third Investigation Division.

In addition, there are people from other departments. From the National Police Agency, there is Ryoko Yakushiji, and from the Metropolitan Police Department, there is the new head of criminal investigation, Atsushi Sawada, as well as his advisors and section chiefs, including Seiko Akimoto, the head of the First Investigation Division.

Soon Naoki Hanyu arrived at the podium. Although the audience did not represent all of his connections, it was still the core criminal force of Japan.

"I will now explain the case overview. Please put your phone on silent. The target of this investigation is the Sky Patrol Truth Society, a cult with 50 members."

The mere mention of 50 caused the unsuspecting police officers to change their expressions slightly. Let alone 50, even the Om Shinrikyo cult, which released sarin gas in the subway years ago, only had about 4 followers. The police had to be extremely cautious when investigating them. Who knew what the cult's madmen would think?

At this point, dealing with a cult with 50 members is incredibly difficult, even more so than solving the most serious murder case.

Naoki Hanyu turned on the projector and said.

"The targets we're in charge of this time include 93 high-ranking officials and 46 bases in Tokyo. Other targets will be handed over to colleagues in other locations. Director Yakushiji will stay here to take command and assign tasks. Target number 1 will be..."

The Tensun Shinjikai has a total of 1 dojo, 11 clubhouses, and 175 meeting rooms in Japan, including 1 dojo, 3 clubhouses, and 43 meeting rooms in Tokyo.
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Although the birthday celebrations at the Tensun Shinrikyo Dojo in Nakano Ward had ended a few hours earlier, many believers lingered there as it was one of the few days the dojo was completely open to the public.

Former Finance Minister Masafumi Ueto had just finished talking with the leader of the Shinrikyo cult, Hiraoka Kazuma, and was about to leave. He mentioned that he still had reservations about deep cooperation with cults.

However, the "Ministry of Finance" was no longer a place where he could rule alone; he needed to consult with those people first.

Just then, a number of police cars suddenly appeared and surrounded the entire dojo, startling Masashi Ueto. He then saw the rising star Naoki Hanyu leading a team, and he could also see fully armed police officers ready to go.

When Masashi Ueto saw Naoki Hanyu glance at him, he was so frightened that he quickly turned his head away. Judging from the situation, the visitor seemed to have ill intentions, and there was no need for him to be targeted.

Naoki Hanyu ignored the powerful figure who rivaled the prime minister in the 80s and led hundreds of people into the hall, startling the members of the Shingon Society who hurriedly tried to stop him.

Harada Rihito, the Seven Star Dao Master, who had met him once before, immediately recognized who he was and also felt that he looked a bit like someone else.

"Officer Yuzuru, what are you doing? Today is our holy day. If you have something to say, we can talk it over properly."

(End of this chapter)