Japanese Entertainment: A Comeback Beginning from Bankrupt President

11 p.m., Suginami Ward Police Station, Metropolitan Police Department.

Two individuals came to the duty room seeking help, claiming that a suspicious person had put something resembling drugs into their residences and requesting that the Metropolitan Police Department send officers to search their homes to confirm what the substance was.

They also provided video evidence proving that their residence had been broken into.

The officer on duty initially intended to go directly to the door, but after conducting routine identity verification, he changed his mind and quickly reported the matter to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

There was nothing we could do; the person who came was the entertainer, Amano Aki.

And that's how the scene from before came about, where the head of the drug countermeasures unit appeared, looking completely bewildered.

He had just received the report and hadn't even found out where Amano Aki was when the branch office below suddenly sent a message saying that this person was not only in their police station, but had also come to report him for help.

Although the head of the department thought that Aki Amano was more like someone who had turned himself in.

But now that we know where the person is and have heard what appears to be drug-related information, the countermeasures office must fulfill its duty to contact the Narcotics Control Division and conduct a proactive search as requested by Aki Amano.

Although it was already late, the Countermeasures Office and the Drug Enforcement Division's tolerance for drugs would not allow them to wait until the next day to do this.

At midnight the following day, the two departments set off one after the other and drove to the Suginami Ward Police Station.

...

The police station was brightly lit late at night.

After watching the video provided by Kazuya Sawashiro, the club members who frequently dealt with these people immediately identified the person who entered the internet cafe: "This guy was arrested before by a sting operation. I recognize him. I heard he didn't do any proper work after he was released from prison."

Due to the special nature of the department, the Narcotics Control Division is permitted to use decoy searches.

It involves members posing as buyers or sellers to lure people who possess or want to buy drugs into a transaction, and then arresting them as if they were caught in the act.

The staff member pointed out the person's identity, then looked up the name...

He definitely has a prior record of drug trafficking.

This proves that he has access to drugs. Coupled with the small bag he took out in the video, the experienced people were already 80% certain that this person put the drugs in the room of Kazuya Sawashiro and Aki Amano.

So here's the question: why did they put this thing in these two people's room?

What benefits would one gain from framing this washed-up celebrity and her manager?

The question is a bit complicated, but you can ask it later.

Now that we've confirmed there's something there, the next step is to find it and test it, since this is what Amano Aki asked for.

"Ahem!" The head of the drug enforcement division cleared his throat, waved for his subordinates to start recording, and then asked Sawashiro Kazuya and Amano Aki again, "Sawashiro-san and Amano-san, this is a formal questioning on behalf of the Narcotics Control Department. Do you two authorize the Narcotics Control Department and the Narcotics Countermeasures Office to conduct an on-site search?"

Even if you know there are drugs in the house, you still have to follow the legal procedures.

One option is to apply for a search warrant, and the other is, as mentioned on the phone, to proactively request them to conduct a search.

The answer is obvious.

The two nodded and answered in unison, "Of course, we allow the search."

The person in charge nodded upon hearing this, then turned to the group behind him and gave a final pep talk for the operation: "It may be a little late now, but I still hope everyone will take this search seriously and not let down Sawashiro-san and Amano-san's trust and support for our work. Let's move out."

"yes…"

The large group split into two teams and began searching their respective residences.

The search on Kazuya Sawashiro's side made a breakthrough first. After all, his room was just a simple small cubicle, and things couldn't be hidden very well. The experienced team members immediately recognized that the bag they found among the clutter contained marijuana, which is explicitly prohibited.

So... what is the charge?

Possession of drugs?

But he requested the search voluntarily, and the video footage and the surveillance footage at the entrance of the internet cafe can prove that a person with a prior drug trafficking conviction had been to his cubicle. Could it be that he bought it himself and then turned himself in?

What's the point?

Shortly after, the same thing was found in Aki Amano's house, and a person with a criminal record appeared at the scene and nearby. The two people's paths even converged at the train station, making it clear that they were in cahoots.

With doubts in their minds, the officers from the Narcotics Control Division took the person and their belongings back to their office.

The Narcotics Control Division conducted routine medical examinations on Kazuya Sawashiro and Aki Amano, then extracted biometric information from their bags, before dispatching officers from the precinct to arrest and interrogate them…

Everything proceeded smoothly, but the next morning, just as the office staff were preparing to test the materials, newspapers and online magazines published astonishing reports—"Amano Aki (25) Violates Narcotics Control Law…"

"Bang!"

Upon seeing this report, the two heads of the Suppression Division and the Countermeasures Office, though not in the same place, both slammed their hands on the table to express their dissatisfaction.

It's common for reporters to leak information before it's even started, because some unscrupulous reporters will report on things that are still under investigation in order to generate buzz. But they never expected that this would happen to them.

Judging from the content and accompanying pictures, someone who didn't know better would think that the Suppression Division and the Countermeasures Office had been watching Amano Aki for months and finally broke in to search last night.

But what is the truth?

The fact is that the search was initiated by the person in question, which is fundamentally different. After being reported by these media outlets and magazines, it was only a matter of time before Aki Amano was convicted and sent to the prosecutor's office.

The big joke of slipping the world!

I was very dissatisfied, but the news had already been released to the media. It was pointless to investigate who leaked the information now. The key was to quickly reveal the truth of the whole matter and announce it at a press conference.

"Speed ​​up! Prioritize the inspection of materials. Notify the countermeasures office to accelerate the search. We must obtain clues by 6 PM today, find those two people and the mastermind behind this whole thing, and then arrest them!"

Based on the background investigation of Amano Aki and the media's eager reporting, the section chief already had a clue what kind of drama this was.

The mastermind behind this is certainly not a good person, but the two victims in front of us are not so innocent either. After all, installing cameras in one's own home and in an internet cafe cubicle is not something a normal person would do.

This feeling is the same as their usual decoy search tactics.

Both groups are using their respective departments, each trying to push the other into the abyss. Judging from the current situation, it is clear that Kazuya Sawashiro and Aki Amano have the upper hand.

As for the rumors and attacks against Amano Akira that are circulating outside, they will turn around and attack the mastermind behind it all once the results are out on their end.

All a person needs to learn is how to attack.