Tokyo Detective

Chapter 573 Police Mobile Armored Force Plan
As a policeman with only a smattering of business experience, Naoki Hanyu lay listlessly in his chair.

"Now I'm really African, black to death."

If this were a gacha game, he might smash his phone and computer.

Naoki Hanyu no longer found the thrill of gacha pulls, so he casually opened a 9-star skill chest.

[Ding! Opened a 9-star skill chest and obtained the SS-rank skill Ghost Slash.]

[Demon Slash (SS): Absorbs resentment and separates highly active components within the body, raising the resentment concentration to 90%, forcing the resentment to collapse into a "resentment singularity." Ultimately, the resentment fuses to unleash terrifying energy. It requires an extraordinary weapon as an outlet; otherwise, the power generated by the resentment fusion is enough to easily tear apart super-strong alloys several meters thick.]

[Note: This is a semi-finished special skill created by a legendary martial arts grandmaster and legendary witcher in human history. The system has now perfected and fixed all its flaws.]

[A certain creator: I have reached the limit of humanity and there is no way forward. In my despair, I set my sights on evil spirits. The energy of evil spirits seems to be more advanced than that of humans and can affect reality. If I can transform my body into a constitution similar to that of evil spirits, perhaps I can go further.]

So I tried to adapt to the resentment, tried to make my body half-evil, and tried to control supernatural powers that humans couldn't control. As a result, I died, died from the exhaustion of my bodily functions. Indeed, resentment is poison to humans; it's like marsh gas, something no living being can adapt to.

[Ding, checking prerequisites for using Oni-giri.]

[Ding, it has been detected that the host possesses an S-rank skill, a perfect bloodline, and a physical body that surpasses the limits of humans and even their ancestral species. The internal meridians can absorb resentment, allowing it to flow freely. This fulfills the first prerequisite.]

[Ding, it has been detected that the host already possesses the A-level skill Soul Devouring Hand, which can serve as a storage point for resentment, allowing it to undergo fusion in the arm, thus fulfilling prerequisite two.]

[Ding, the system has detected that the host possesses the S-rank skill "Killing Intent Wave," which fulfills the prerequisite for manipulating negative energy and unleashing fusion power.]

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Naoki Hanyu stared wide-eyed, somewhat bewildered. He already had an SS-level skill, and he thought his ability to accept new skills was already quite high. Who knew that the description of the new skill was simply nonsense.

The highly active ingredients are separated, reaching a concentration of 90%, and then collapse into a singularity, igniting and releasing fusion.

This has a kind of déjà vu feeling of nuclear fusion, even though the words in it are very strange, like "resentment collapse" and "resentment fusion".

However, if we compare the resentment of evil spirits to something several levels higher than marsh gas or coal gas, then it's not impossible that it can undergo nuclear fusion like deuterium and tritium. Anyway, that's how the system explains it, even though he still doesn't understand it.

But can one's own body really withstand such a ridiculous transformation process?
Naoki Hanyu didn't know, so he decided to give it a try.

The next second, the valiant female navy Elsa was summoned, and then someone hugged her and drained her until she was exhausted. Naoki Hanyu probably understood what that meant.

Just like now, he is holding Elsa and absorbing the resentment from Elsa in all directions. The resentment is separated and purified in his body and finally stored in the Soul-Devouring Left Hand, which can absorb ghosts.

He can perform a resentment fusion in his left hand whenever he needs to, but the prerequisite for releasing it is to consume one-third of his storage limit. When he sucked Elsa until her eyes rolled back, it increased by one percent.

It seems Elsa is still too weak. So many days have passed, hasn't she thought about improving herself? She's too lazy, making me need to find other batteries.

Carefully sensing the flow of resentment, Naoki Yuzuru cursed under his breath, "Damn it, this still feels ridiculous."

Just then, a weak voice interrupted Naoki Yuzuru's thoughts. Elsa was seen with her legs clamped together, clutching her waist, sweating profusely, her face even paler, looking completely drained by the man. (Do ghosts sweat?)

"Master, if there's nothing else, I need to rest first. I really can't go on."

"Ahem, sorry, Elsa, you should go and rest."

Elsa gave her master a resentful look, then vanished into thin air.
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Let's not rush into the Demon Slash skill; let's check out the "African" industry first.

Naoki Hanyu calls Eri Miyabashi (former bank manager), who is now helping him look after things at the Nago Shipyard.

"Hey, Eri, I just acquired a powered exoskeleton company. Can you check on the situation and see if it can be saved?"

A strong woman's complaints came from the other end of the phone.

“Naoki, I feel like I’ve become your tool. I’m moved around wherever you need me. First it was the bank, then Tenyu Kirin Pharmaceuticals, then Nago Shipyard, and now I have to take care of the powered exoskeleton. Most importantly, why do you keep taking on these crappy companies? It puts a lot of pressure on me to deal with them. I’ve lost a lot of hair because of Nago Shipyard.”

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Naoki Hanyu could only apologize. After all, the first business person he could trust was Eri Miyabashi, and the second was Saeko Amamiya. Unfortunately, Saeko was busy with agricultural projects and her future political career and didn't have time to help.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you."

"Spend two days this month with me, you can't leave me for 48 hours, and you'll only be with me."

Naoki Hanyu was speechless. That's it?
"of course can."

"It's a deal. Anyone who goes back on their word is a stupid dog."

After hanging up the phone, Miyazaki Eri, dressed in a professional and strong-woman style with her hair up, smiled. The other person was unaware that the benefits she received from staying by his side were better than asking for money herself, for example, she was a billionaire with a net worth of billions.
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Soon, Naoki Hanyu received bad news from Eri Miyabashi.

"The powered exoskeleton company is undergoing bankruptcy liquidation review. What do you plan to do? Will you stop it?"

"Bankruptcy liquidation?" Naoki Hanyu was stunned. He had just received the reward, and if it went bankrupt, he would lose everything, a complete loss. What was even more speechless was that the system had given him a company that was currently undergoing bankruptcy liquidation review.

“Eri, in my name as the sole controlling shareholder, I demand that they suspend operations. I’m on my way there now.”

"Yes."

When Naoki Hanyu arrived at the headquarters in Setagaya City, Tokyo, he found that people had been waiting for him for a long time, including more than a dozen bank and court personnel. Next to Eri Miyabashi was a familiar face; if he remembered correctly, she was a deputy section chief in the financial department of the Tokyo Central Bank.

Kato Taka, the 50-year-old deputy head of credit risk management, hurriedly ran over and bowed.

"Hello, Mr. Yuzuru."

"Kato, you're here, which means that Dynamics owes our bank money?"

"Yes, they owe our bank 300 billion, and the other banks combined owe a total of 1500 billion."

Good heavens, it turns out they owed the bank 1500 billion and couldn't pay it back. No wonder they only have a fraction of what they had at their peak.

"Could you explain the power issue to me? How did it come to the point of bankruptcy?"

Kato Takato was completely dumbfounded. He had already found it strange when he first heard that his major shareholder had become the big boss of the company, and now it was even stranger that he didn't even know the internal situation of the company.

No, no, no, perhaps this is a test for him.

"Yes, that's right. Powered Exoskeleton Company originally had a bright future, until half a year ago when the Defense Force signaled that it intended to choose Powered over Mitsubishi. I don't know what assurances the Defense Force gave to the president of Powered, but the final result was that Powered chose 'overexpansion,' upgrading its flexible production line to a fully automated giant factory, the scale of which was even larger than that of Mitsubishi Powered Armor Company."

Naoki Hanyu sensed something was amiss.

"So the defense force's final order didn't go for powered exoskeletons?"

"Yes, the defense force's order was ultimately awarded to Mitsubishi. Moreover, due to the 'Three Principles on Arms Exports,' as the most advanced military industry, the power exoskeleton can only be supplied domestically. To supply private companies, it would need to be modified into a civilian version, and to sell it abroad, it would need approval from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Unfortunately, neither of these approvals were granted. Currently, the company's capacity utilization rate is severely insufficient, resulting in fatal waste. The idle military-grade carbonization furnace is burning 1.5 million yen every day."

Wow, what a ruthless guy.

Japanese law already restricts the development of powered exoskeletons. With the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry refusing to approve it, the only buyer could be the Defense Force. Unexpectedly, the Defense Force even cooperated with Mitsubishi to help suppress the country's only competitor.

Such scenarios are actually quite common in the history of the military industry. For example, General Dynamics once used similar methods to squeeze out small suppliers.

Naoki Hanyu suddenly stopped in his tracks because he had thought of something.

The restrictions on powered exoskeletons are due to suppression from the Defense Forces and Mitsubishi, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's refusal to approve them leaves them with no way out. Selling them domestically is also restricted by the Weapons Manufacturing Law.

Article 4: Weapon manufacturers may only sell their products to national agencies (Ministry of Defense/National Police Agency).

It seems there's another potential buyer, the National Police Agency. However, according to laws such as the Police Law, Japanese police are not allowed to be equipped with heavy weapons. Five years ago, they were only allowed submachine guns and automatic rifles at most. Special attack units are not included. Even armored vehicles must be disarmed and only defensively protected.

However, over the years, due to the increasing number of major incidents in Tokyo, the Japanese cabinet government had to activate the state of emergency for public security.

Later, the Special Security Act was amended to allow three types of units—Special Assault Forces, Special Mobile Forces of the Metropolitan Police Department, and Special Mobile Forces of the Special Operations Bureau of the National Police Agency—to be equipped with weapons such as infantry fighting vehicles and heavy machine guns, thus transforming them into paramilitary forces, which could be treated as marines.

"Therefore, the police department may not necessarily be unable to take on the semi-powered armor. Strictly speaking, semi-powered armor focuses more on defense, so this way, we can kill two birds with one stone."

Naoki Hanyu had long considered increasing the firepower of the police force, but he was severely restricted by laws such as the Police Law. Now he has a new idea.

Acting on his idea, Naoki Hanyu instructed Eri Miyabashi to take Taka Kato to deal with the banks, claiming in the name of Kirin Amayu that they were considering injecting capital, thus persuading the banks and the court to grant them some leniency.

Of course, whether or not to invest will depend on Naoki Hanyu's approval.

Soon, Naoki Hanyu found the two presidents and vice presidents of Power Exoskeleton, both in their 30s, which was really young compared to other bosses of similar size.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that both individuals were research and development talents, both graduates of Tokyo University, and it was through their collaboration that the Akatsuki-1 Semi-Powered Armor was developed.

The president's name is Kurokihara. He is not only a researcher but also in charge of the company's operations. He was the one who was tricked by the defense force and Mitsubishi.

Jiang Kouzawa, the deputy editor-in-chief and head of the research department, is clearly a pure technical person just by looking at his slovenly appearance.

The two individuals hold 9% and 7% of the shares, respectively.

Naoki Hanyu said calmly.

"Gentlemen, could you please introduce my business and tell me if it's worth the 1500 billion investment?"

Kurokihara became instantly excited.

"Of course it's worth it, I'm telling you, it's the only one."

(End of this chapter)