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"Besides, let's take a step back. I am a collector of the Collectibles Association."

"Knowing that a demonic disaster is about to happen, but still being indifferent, this is not the attitude of the Collectibles Association."

"Predict, contain, protect."

"This is our duty."

Turning his head, looking at his son's eyes that were flashing with an inexplicable light, Kudo Isao seemed to want to say something but stopped, and finally let out a long sigh.

He shook his head silently, patted Kudo Yuichi's shoulder again, and walked forward in silence.

Kudo Yuichi smiled silently, looked up at the clear sky, waved his sleeves, said no more, and quickly caught up with his father.

Chapter 240 He is coming

As you enter the building, there is a long corridor. At the end of the corridor is a tightly closed door. Pushing the door open, you will see a spacious meeting room that is somewhat like a Western courtroom.

Nowadays, there are already quite a few people sitting here.

After all, this was not a formal, official gathering, but only a "private party" held by Yamamoto Yu using his connections and gimmicks.

So everyone was a bit casual and the noise in the conference room was a bit noisy.

However, forming cliques was obvious, and the entire conference room was clearly divided into three parts: the Yamamoto family, the Kudo family, and a very small number of neutral parties.

Kudo Yuichi and his father Kudo Isao were the last to take their seats. They sat in the front row, less than five meters away from the podium in the middle.

Behind the table, Yamamoto Yu had a solemn expression and lowered eyes, and it was obvious that he had been waiting for a long time.

He saw his "old rival" Kudo Isao sitting down, his eyes twitched, and he slowly raised his head.

No one noticed that the door of the conference room closed automatically and tightly without wind. At the same time, a little gray-black mist seeped out from the gap in the door, like a chain, completely sealing the room.

Yamamoto Yu coughed lightly, and the noise in the room immediately became much quieter. Many people present had to give him face.

After several generations of management and a lifetime of hard work, he had climbed to this position, which was very high in the police force and even had a say in the cabinet.

However, there are always some people who don't take these things seriously.

Kudo Yuichi leaned casually on the chair, ignoring the solemn environment and the bigwigs in the political and police circles, and spoke without thinking.

"Why, Yamamoto-san, didn't you say you were going to resign because of the young master's matter and even invited reporters to a Q&A session?"

"I put down my work and came here to see the excitement. But I didn't see any reporters."

"What's this for? Why does it look like a campaign speech to me?"

"I know you have been eyeing the position of Chairman of the National Public Security Committee for a long time, but there is no need to publicize it here. Besides, there are many competitors for you here, right?"

Japan's police system is a bit strange. It is abruptly split into two parts.

One part is the National Public Safety Commission which is directly under the Cabinet, which is actually the so-called "National Police Agency". The highest official here is the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, who is a Cabinet Minister of State. He is extremely powerful and is one of the few people who hold the Japanese government.

The other part is the "Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department".

In China, it is the "Ministry of Public Security" and the "Capital Public Security Bureau", but in Japan, these two departments have a subtle sense of competing with each other.

The National Police Agency cannot completely control the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and the highest officer of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is also qualified to challenge the Chairman of the National Public Security Commission.

Ultimately, it all depends on the resources of the party and family behind it.

Yamamoto Yu is a member of the National Public Safety Commission. He has been running the business here for a long time and has countless connections in the police department. It is natural that he covets the position of chairman. The current chairman is a grassroots politician of commoner origin. He was the unlucky guy who was temporarily put in charge to take the blame when the Yamamoto and Kudo families were fighting each other. He is similar to Japan's "one-year prime minister". He has no foundation and no real power.

The election for the next chairman is just around the corner.

Kudo Yuichi's sudden remarks made many people look at him sideways, but Yamamoto Yu ignored him.

This old man, who looked to be over fifty years old with gray hair on his temples, suddenly straightened up, with a stubborn fanaticism in his eyes.

He adjusted the microphone in front of him, his deep voice was hoarse, but also a little crazy.

"Everyone is here. I'm sorry for calling everyone together so suddenly today."

"You are all the backbone elites of the police force. Your time is precious. I will keep it short so as not to waste your time."

"The term of office of the chairman will be changed at the end of this year, but due to my personal health reasons, I can't wait until then."

When these words were spoken, the people below had different reactions.

This does sound like words of retirement, and health reasons are indeed the most common reason used by politicians when retiring. Generally speaking, there are some clichés below, handing over power, making a decent ceremony, and then retiring from politics.

The officials from the Yamamoto faction all looked rather unhappy, while those from the Kudo faction were more or less smug.

Now that Yamamoto of the National Police Agency has fallen, Kudo of the Metropolitan Police Department has become the only one in power, and they also have their benefits.

But unexpectedly, Yamamoto Yu's next sentence was somewhat shocking.

"So, I will now take over the position of Chairman of the National Public Security Commission. Today's meeting is to inform you of this."

This sentence caused an uproar. The conference room became as chaotic as a vegetable market, and almost everyone had a look of astonishment.

On the contrary, Kudo Yuichi and his son, who had expected this, were probably the calmest people in the whole audience.

The first to come forward were not the people from the Kudo faction, but rather those neutral officials. Most of them came from grassroots backgrounds and were mainly concerned with protecting themselves, but there were also some rash people who hated evil and were eager to fight.

A middle-aged man who looked to be about 40 years old, wearing a suit and a badge of the National Police Agency, sneered and said loudly: "Are you crazy? Mr. Yamamoto, you want to be the chairman with just one sentence, who do you think you are? Even the prime minister does not have the power you have!"

What he said is really true. In Japan, the power of the Prime Minister is not as great as imagined. Even if you win the election and take this position, as long as the supporters behind you are not strong, the powerful figures in the opposition party can easily give you the cold shoulder.

Yamamoto Yu gave the first person a cold look and slammed the table.

A purple light suddenly appeared and made close contact with the middle-aged man's neck at lightning speed.

Two seconds later, the short scream turned into a painful howl. The middle-aged man covered his throat. A slender purple snake was shaking its head and tail on his neck. His eyes were bulging, his tongue was stretched out, his face changed several times, and keratinized scales were gradually forming.

"If you agree, then we can live in peace and do what we need to do. Everything will remain the same. I will not touch your cake."

"But if someone disagrees, that's the outcome."

Yamamoto Yu's tone was calm and cold, and his voice drowned out the uproar in the venue, seeming a bit weird.

The people present were the backbone of the police force, and the department in Japan that dealt most with supernatural powers and ghosts was the police.

Therefore, they have heard about and understood some extraordinary disasters, unlike ordinary people who are fooled by the media.

They immediately formed a judgment in their minds about the fate of the unlucky guy who stood out. This was probably a "supernatural power" that they could not reach.

Well, it soon became clear that this was a coup!

Yamamoto seemed to be in a hurry. He must have known about the incident underground. He stared at an old man with white hair and beard sitting in the front row with burning eyes and asked quickly, "Sir Otomo, what do you think?"

The old man's name is Otomo Hideshu, he is currently the highest official of the National Police Agency and a member of the cabinet. He looked calm and did not criticize Yamamoto Yu for his outrageous remarks and behavior. He just closed his eyes calmly, and only narrowed his eyes when he heard his name was called.

"Um Yamamoto-kun, do you want to sit in my current seat?"

"Let me ask on behalf of everyone present here, what if we agree, and what if we don't agree?"

Yamamoto Xiong said expressionlessly: "If we can reach a consensus, then I will leave some marks on you to prevent you from regretting. Don't worry, it will not cause any harm to your bodies, and it may even allow you to step into the threshold of transcendence."

"If...someone objects."

"Hmph, the formation I set up in the river outside the window can instantly cause the water of the Arakawa River to flow back into this building. There are countless poisonous snakes in the water. If you are bitten by one, what will happen? I don't need to say more, do I?"

This is really a blatant and crude method, the simplest threat.

As they were talking, many armed police officers wanted to draw their guns to resist, but before they could grab the guns, a purple light flashed by and they immediately joined the wailing queue.

Countless small snakes twisted their bodies and crawled out from every corner of the house, creating a vast expanse of space that gave people goose bumps.

Otomo Hidetsugu smiled slightly, glanced at the mess in the room, and said meaningfully: "At my age, there is nothing wrong with abdicating and letting others take over."

"It's just that I originally wanted Kudo-kun to take my place. Since Yamamoto-kun is also interested, why don't you ask Kudo-kun if he agrees?"

With these words, the atmosphere in the field instantly became tense.

Otomo Hidetsugu was also a smart man. Just because he couldn't deal with it didn't mean others couldn't.

The feud between the Yamamoto family and the Kudo family has been going on for many years and cannot be resolved. There is only one position of chairman, and Kudo Isao has been planning this election for a long time. Now that Yamamoto Yu has suddenly made such a fuss, the Kudo family must be the most anxious.

Besides, the young master of the Kudo family is said to be one of the senior executives of the Collectibles Association, and he is also a powerful transcendent. Now, he is probably the only one who can control Yamamoto Yu.

Sure enough, after hearing what Otomo Hideshu said, Yamamoto Yu's gaze immediately shifted to the Kudo father and son.

Kudo Yuichi still had a cynical look on his face. He pushed his father, who wanted to stand up, down on the chair. He slowly stood up and took off the pocket watch on his chest.

"I know you have a backup plan, old man. Do you think I'm just a vase?"

"I don't agree, what do you want to do?"

Before he finished speaking, a purple light suddenly appeared.

Snakes and pythons are like the sea, running fast and violently.

With a snap, Kudo Yuichi opened the old pocket watch in his hand.

A pale yellow light bloomed, and time seemed to stand still.

Countless purple-black snakes were hovering in the air, the ferocity in their pupils was clearly visible, but their bodies could not move at all.

The next second, Kudo Yuichi moved the hands of the pocket watch in his hand.

After turning around for who knows how many times, the hovering little snakes became "withered" one after another, as if their fuel had run out, and they fell to the ground helplessly, leaving only wrinkled snake skin.

A smile slowly appeared on Kudo Yuichi's lips.

"Is that all you have left? Yamamoto Yu, don't underestimate collectors!"

"Your [Snake Venom] has been completely cracked by our True Seer Team. If Hydra still existed in this world, I might not be able to do anything about it, but she is gone. I can remove your trick in a matter of minutes. Put away your cute little trick!"

Yamamoto Yu remained unmoved, but his hair turned gray at a very fast rate, and half of his face drooped rapidly, like an old man in his eighties or nineties, who was very old and about to die.

This face is so horrifying that it is hard to accept in the eyes of ordinary people.

Yamamoto Yu was completely unaware of this and just opened and closed his lips mechanically. The smile on his face, half of which looked normal and the other half looked old, became strange and unpredictable.

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"A detective from the Collectibles Association, why wouldn't I investigate you?"

"You are not a militant, nor a combat member."

"Your ability is mysterious and, now it seems, a bit tricky. Is it to control [time]?"

"But how many times can you use this ability?"

"I can have as many little pets as you want!"