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Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister

Chapter 71 - 67: It Turns Out to Be Someone Else’s Roadblock

Author: Bamboo Leaf Cake
updatedAt: 2025-07-03

CHAPTER 71: CHAPTER 67: IT TURNS OUT TO BE SOMEONE ELSE’S ROADBLOCK

"Mr. Du Bian, what on earth is going on?"

Aoyama Xiu Xin glanced at his sister-in-law, then walked calmly into the yard to speak with Du Bian Xiuze.

"The Police Chief Hattori from the Police Headquarters’ First Investigative Division somehow got wind of this case and expressed his hope that I enforce the law strictly. Yamamoto Naohiro’s mother also came to the police station to make a scene. Does Mr. Aoyama have an old grudge with Police Chief Hattori?"

Aoyama Xiu Xin’s brows were furrowed into a frown.

He and Hattori never had any dealings with one another.

Let alone any grudges.

Moreover, Hattori previously held the position of Deputy Director of the First Investigative Division. It was only after Sato was removed that he could take over—a favor he should be owing me.

Why would he come after me now?

"What does Mr. Du Bian think?" Aoyama Xiu Xin put aside his doubts for the moment and asked knowingly.

After all, if Du Bian Xiuze really wanted to help Hattori take him down, he wouldn’t have called to tip him off.

"Ah, I’m in quite a difficult position, After all, Police Chief Hattori has just taken office, holds great power, and is in high spirits. If I go against him now, I’ll surely incur his resentment..."

Du Bian Xiuze sighed and began to talk about his troubles, but as he spoke, his tone suddenly shifted, "So, Mr. Aoyama, you’ll have to pay more!"

The difficulty of the matter had increased.

So his profits should increase correspondingly.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Aoyama Xiu Xin couldn’t help but laugh out loud, speaking heartily, "I understand the pressure you are under, Mr. Du Bian. Increase it is! Let’s meet tonight without fail; I won’t disappoint you!"

"The increase is mainly for those below me." Du Bian Xiuze pretended to be selfless and righteous, saying, "I am a protege of the Asakai family and struck an immediate rapport with you, Mr. Aoyama. Even if I took not a single coin, I couldn’t possibly conspire with Police Chief Hattori to stab you in the back!"

Although Hattori was of higher rank and status than he was.

But he was the Chief of Akasaka Police Station’s Criminal Division!

This upstart Hattori actually dared to meddle in his turf, which really irked him.

The key was that bastard Hattori didn’t offer any payment!

He just arrogantly instructed him to enforce the law impartially.

How cheap would he have to be to obey him blindly?

"Mr. Du Bian is righteous! But even if you can refuse it, I can’t not give it; otherwise, what kind of person would I, Aoyama Xiu Xin, be? We’ll discuss it when we meet tonight. I’ll leave the matter in your hands, Mr. Du Bian," Aoyama Xiu Xin sincerely said.

Look! Look at Mr. Aoyama, that’s the attitude of asking for someone’s help. Even faced with a sudden price hike, he still managed to speak so nicely.

"Hey! Rest assured, Mr. Aoyama," Du Bian Xiuze solemnly promised. After hanging up the phone, he called over a confidant and ordered, "Go immediately and burn the dagger that Aoyama Haruko used to stab Yamamoto Naohiro, then discard it."

Since there was no case file, the dagger as important evidence wasn’t archived either. As long as it was taken care of on his end, no one could prove its existence.

"Hey!" His confidant responded and then asked for further instructions, "What about Yamamoto Naohiro’s mother? She’s still downstairs making a scene, thrashing about, and can’t be persuaded."

"Hmph! Idiot! Troublemaker!" Du Bian Xiuze cursed, eyes swiveling, and a despicable idea swiftly came to mind, "Arrest her for obstructing law enforcement and assaulting an officer. Speak reason to her and appeal to her emotions, letting her understand that this matter will not change and she should just give up sooner rather than later. Finally, warn her that if she dares to create a fuss again, we’ll start investigating her son."

He had read Yamamoto Naohiro’s file—a troublemaker and small-time hooligan, definitely not clean.

Since Aoyama Xiu Xin had agreed to pay more, he had to deliver top-notch service and not waste his money.

"Hey!" The confidant bowed and left.

At the police station lobby, Mrs. Yamamoto was making a scene on the floor, pounding the ground and wailing loudly.

"There’s no justice at all! My son is lying in the hospital, on the brink of death, and you’re not going after the assailant. It’s really collusion between officials, dark! Too dark! Corrupt cops!"

"Everyone, look! This is our Japanese police! Taking our taxpayers’... what are you doing, let go of me, let go, help!"

Mrs. Yamamoto had been accusing the police with her eyes closed, but when she suddenly felt herself being lifted into the air, she opened her eyes to find she was being forcibly carried away by two police officers towards the elevator.

She immediately panicked, as this was different from what that person who came to see her had said. She struggled and shouted immediately, kicking her legs violently.

She was quickly taken into an interrogation room.

Du Bian Xiuze’s confidant was already waiting inside, and upon seeing Mrs. Yamamoto, he sneered and harshly slapped her across the face.

"Ah!"

Mrs. Yamamoto screamed, collapsing to the ground, her white hair instantly becoming disheveled.

"You really think we wouldn’t dare lay a hand on you?" The confidant squatted down, grabbing her hair, and sneered, "Didn’t you say that our police force is corrupt and lawless? Well, today you’ll see something darker and more lawless!"

"Let me tell you the truth, the knife that stabbed your son has been dealt with. Without the weapon, how can you prove he was stabbed by someone else and not by himself? Falsely accusing someone is a crime!"

"Also, I warn you, if you cause us any more trouble, don’t blame me for not being polite. Your son’s behind isn’t clean, is it? Shall we investigate him thoroughly? Drug dealing, sexual assault, and the like are possible outcomes!"

Mrs. Yamamoto turned pale with fear, anger, and frustration, yet she was indeed frightened. After all, her son did mess around with quite a few women and wouldn’t withstand scrutiny.

"Thought it through? What will you do, continue causing trouble?"

"No... no more trouble, no more, never again," trembled Mrs. Yamamoto.

"Fuck, if you were going to do this earlier, then gone!"

"Alright, alright, gone, gone, I’m going right now."

......

Aoyama Xiu Xin couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

Why was Hattori targeting him in the first place?

Unable to figure it out, he sought help from outside the ring.

He made a call to Asai Ling and without explaining the situation, he simply said, "The new Police Chief Hattori, head of the main investigative division, seems to have some hostility towards me. Could you look into it for me?"

He had no connections at Police Headquarters.

But the Asakai family did.

Ever since the death of Asai Ling’s grandfather, though Asai Youki, who held the highest position in the family, was a bit lacking, the Asakai family had many supporters like Du Bian Xiuze within the police circles.

Including many high-ranking officials, such as Police Director General Renping Guoxiong, who had previously been subordinate to Asai Ling’s grandfather.

In Police Headquarters and within the police stations all over the country, there were heaps of mid and high-level officials related to the Asakai family.

So even though Asai Youki was currently just a Senior Police Director, with the support of these forces, his future was almost set in stone to become the new Director of Police Headquarters, just like his father and grandfather before him.

It was the same expectation without a doubt for Asai Ling.

The position of Director of Police Headquarters may occasionally be filled by others, but it would ultimately return to the hands of the Asakai family.

The title of "policing dynasty" was not in vain.

Asai Ling’s call came back quickly.

"Police Chief Hattori is not targeting you; he’s targeting corrupt cops who interfere with law enforcement, protect relatives, and are implicated in crimes," Asai Ling said in a mocking tone.

Clearly, she already knew the reason behind everything.

Aoyama Xiu Xin offered no rebuttal but posed a new question, "Even if that’s the case, someone must want to use him against me, otherwise how could he know about this? Certainly, someone had to tell him, and this person has been watching me for some time now."

Otherwise, how could Hattori have found out so quickly?

"You’re right about that," Asai Ling acknowledged with a sound of agreement, and continued, "The one who told Police Chief Hattori about this is Jin Cheng Heiji, a detective captain in the murder section of division one, who was likely to become Chief if we hadn’t parachuted in, but now he’s even lost the Deputy Director position. Since he doesn’t dare harbor resentment against me, his only option is to take revenge on you."

Rank is rank, position is position; while the position requires certain ranks, rank promotions don’t guarantee a position advancement, after all, there’s only one slot for each role.

You have to wait for a vacancy above to arrange duties.

So, in core departments like Police Headquarters, it’s perfectly normal for a captain to be just a regular member.

"Why do I detect a hint of schadenfreude in your voice?" Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a dark expression.

So it was because of his own advancement that others’ had been hindered.

It would be understandable then that they would plot against him.

Of course, while he might understand, he certainly didn’t forgive.

He absolutely needed to retaliate fiercely!

"Do I? Haha." Asai Ling did indeed take some malicious pleasure in it and continued, "Police Chief Hattori is an upright man. After this incident, his opinion of you has certainly hit rock bottom; working under him from now on, well, all I can say is, good luck."

"Isn’t there you? My troubles are your troubles too, you know!" Aoyama Xiu Xin chuckled.

Asai Ling’s laughter stopped abruptly, and with a vicious curse of "idiot," she hung up the phone.

On the other hand, Jin Cheng Heiji had just learned the latest developments from Mrs. Yamamoto at the hospital.

Furious, he went to Police Chief Hattori to complain.

"Police Chief, Aoyama Xiu Xin, in his attempt to protect his sister-in-law who committed assault with a weapon, not only colluded with Du Bian Xiuze to destroy evidence but also threatened the victim’s family. Is this what a police officer is? He’s an outright criminal! He’s smearing mud on our police force’s face, a disgrace to us all!"

He never expected that even after Hattori himself made inquiries, Du Bian Xiuze still showed no face.

Now that the evidence was destroyed, his next plan couldn’t continue, and his hope of unseating Aoyama Xiu Xin through this event had fallen through.

"Idiot!" Hattori was also enraged, grabbed the phone, and scolded Du Bian Xiuze sharply, "Detective Captain Du Bian, what was it you promised me before? You said you would uphold justice strictly! Destroying evidence, threatening the family of the victim, is this your version of justice? Is this your so-called strictness?"

"Police Chief Hattori, I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you’re talking about. Even though you’re my superior, you can’t slander people without basis," Du Bian said lightly.

He then hung up the phone dismissively.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

Listening to the busy tone from the receiver, Hattori was so angry he felt like smashing the phone but took a deep breath after a while and berated himself, "I was hasty, I believed that bastard Du Bian’s words. What a shameless wretch!"

"It’s not your fault, sir; it’s just that these scumbags from Police Headquarters are too cunning!" Jin Cheng Heiji hastily made excuses for his boss, but in his heart, he blamed Hattori for not caring enough, which is why his own scheme had failed.

Hattori looked up, gazing at the respectful Jin Cheng Heiji in front of him, and said, "Since Aoyama Xiu Xin can commit such acts, it shows he’s not a decent person by any means. He will definitely re-offend, so you, working under him, monitor him closely for me. Such a scourge disguised as a police officer must be removed!"

He couldn’t control those above, but he wouldn’t allow such legal violations and crimes under his own watch.

"Yes, sir!" Jin Cheng Heiji bowed excitedly, with Hattori’s support, he was sure he could take down Aoyama Xiu Xin and reclaim the position rightfully his.

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