Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister-Chapter 626 - 514: Each Arranges Their Pieces, Seizing the Initiative

Tokyo, Ozawa Ichiro’s residence.

In the study, Yu Tianzi sat quietly to one side while Ozawa Ichiro held a letter of denunciation from Hattori Si and read it.

After finishing, he lit a cigarette, took a drag, and asked with a deep voice, "What do you think the chances are that it’s true?"

On the surface, he remained composed, but his action of lighting a cigarette betrayed his extreme inner shock.

If this matter were verified, it would cause a massive earthquake, and, if mishandled, could even lead to a mutiny in the military.

"Seventy percent!" Yu Tianzi replied decisively before explaining, "Hattori Si brought his credentials; his identity is not in question. Most importantly, he had no reason to run all the way to Tokyo to block my car and tell me this kind of lie."

"If it’s true, then Aoyama Xiu Xin is really bold, daring to take any money. It’s astonishing that the mere Director of the Criminal Department at the Hokkaido Police Headquarters could be so deeply involved with the military." Ozawa Ichiro had seen many bold individuals, but never anyone this greedy and audacious.

Yu Tianzi speculated tentatively, "So could this have been instigated by Yanchuan Shilang behind the scenes?"

"Impossible," Ozawa Ichiro dismissed the speculation, exhaling smoke and saying, "Yanchuan Shilang doesn’t lack money; he has bigger ambitions and wouldn’t risk being caught for such gains. It’s more likely that Aoyama Xiu Xin is using his name to throw his weight around."

He was, after all, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and understood fairly well his old party colleague Yanchuan Shilang.

"The sins of the son lie upon the father. The Yanchuan Faction is now one of the larger factions in the Liberal Democratic Party. If we can deal a heavy blow to it through Aoyama Xiu Xin, it will be a fatal strike to the Liberal Democratic Party. Next month’s Congressional elections will be disastrous for them." Yu Tianzi had already decided to pin the blame on Yanchuan Shilang.

He and Ozawa had been planning to form a new party faction for next month’s Congressional competition, and striking down the strongest Liberal Democratic Party was a consensus among all opposition parties.

Ozawa Ichiro flicked ash from his cigarette and said with a furrowed brow, "The key issue is that Hattori Si has no evidence; we have to investigate it ourselves. But such a big affair, once investigated, will inevitably alert them. Yanchuan Shilang won’t sit idly by, with only a month left before the Congressional elections. Can we really uncover the truth in a month?"

This affair pertained to the nation’s foundation and could not be made public without solid evidence, even if it would otherwise benefit them.

They still possessed this sense of the bigger picture.

Japan was already in enough chaos; it couldn’t afford more.

"If that’s the case, let’s call a Cabinet meeting to discuss this matter. Without alarming the public or leaking information, we can organize an investigation team to openly conduct the investigation, supervised by the entire Cabinet. This will make it much harder for Yanchuan Shilang to manipulate things under everyone’s watch," Yu Tianzi clearly had a plan in mind.

"No," Ozawa Ichiro rejected immediately, judging based on his years of understanding Yanchuan Shilang, "Aoyama Xiu Xin definitely did this without Yanchuan Shilang’s knowledge, so we must not let him learn of this now. Otherwise, the consequences would be severe. If he discovers that he can’t cover this up, he might push Aoyama Xiu Xin to turn himself in before we ascertain the truth. Then he would emerge as the hero who solved the case and gain a reputation for sacrificing his own for justice, possibly halting the Liberal Democratic Party’s decline. In the end, they would stand to benefit."

To politicians, familial affection, love, and friendship were all disposable; only interest is eternal, not to mention Aoyama Xiu Xin was not even a blood-related grandson.

He had adopted this "grandson" for him to earn merits for the Yanchuan Family, not to cause trouble for them.

The value of Aoyama Xiu Xin’s existence was to create benefits for the Yanchuan Family, and if giving up Aoyama Xiu Xin could bring even greater benefits to the Yanchuan Family and the Liberal Democratic Party.

Then why wouldn’t the Yanchuan Family do so?

"Almost forgot the true nature of that heartless old thief," Yu Tianzi took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then thought of a method, "If the Land Guard dared to embezzle military funds for investment, there must be other violations. Have Hattori Si rewrite a denunciation letter about internal corruption but not involving the embezzlement with Aoyama Xiu Xin, and propose that the Cabinet directly establishes an investigation team. Meanwhile, we’ll arrange for people to secretly investigate the embezzlement matter!"

"Good! What a splendid plan of openly repairing the walkway while secretly crossing through Chen Cang!" Ozawa Ichiro lit up at the explanation, lavishing praise on the plan, and said with a smile, "This way, not only can we confuse Yanchuan Shilang, but we can also keep Aoyama Xiu Xin and the higher-ups of the Land Guard in the dark, ensuring maximum secrecy and catching them completely unprepared!"

After saying this, he paused, "If that Hattori Si hasn’t been exposed yet, we can arrange for him to go back undercover. By the way, have you asked him about his motives for the denunciation? Surely it can’t just be because he’s overflowing with a sense of justice?"

"There was no time to ask with the situation being so urgent," Yu Tianzi said as he took out his phone and dialed, "I’ll ask him over the phone now."

As the words fell, he called his home’s landline.

"Moshi moshi, this is the Yutian’s house."

"I’m Yu Tianzi. Let the guest who just came in take the call," Yu Tianzi turned on speakerphone.

"Hi!" The housekeeper responded, and then Hattori Si’s voice came through the speaker, "Congressman Yu."

"Hattori Rokusuke, is your identity still safe within the Land Guard?" Yu Tianzi asked straightforwardly.

Hattori Si was taken aback, then quickly guessed the other party’s intent. After a moment of hesitation, he answered, "I personally think it should be safe."

Although he had been out of contact for a day, he could explain it away as drowning his sorrows due to a broken heart.

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