Chapter 10: Unexpected Discovery, Sudden Surrender (Seeking Vote at the Beginning of the Month) 12:10 am. Ryoichi Fujimoto had been waiting in the car outside Hiroshi Yamamoto's house for several hours, his eyes red, taking a sip of mineral water and a bite of bread, yawning from time to time. He actually had no purpose in coming here tonight, he was just in a bad mood. Aoyama Hidenobu might have Asai Aya to do things with him tonight, but he had nothing to do and no one to do it with him. He might as well just run to Yamamoto Hiroshi's house to keep an eye on him and do something to divert his attention. Otherwise, he would be excited when he thought of Asai Aya's charming appearance as she enjoyed herself under Aoyama Hidenobu... cough cough, no, it's heartache. He glanced at his watch and it was almost half past twelve. He estimated that there would be no gains tonight, so he prepared to go home, take a shower and go to bed, and start a comprehensive investigation of Yamamoto Hiroshi tomorrow. But at this moment, the door of Yamamoto Hiroshi's house opened. After walking out of the house, Yamamoto Hiroshi looked around vigilantly, which looked very suspicious. He seemed to have made sure that there was nothing unusual before opening the garage and driving. Fujimoto Ryoichi, who was already very tired, was suddenly refreshed. Seeing Yamamoto Hiroshi driving out, he quickly swallowed the bread in his mouth, threw away the mineral water in his hand, and quietly drove behind the other party. Sneaking out in the middle of the night. Is there really something wrong with this guy?

Ryoichi Fujimoto was very excited. Although he lost his love, his career was about to have a great harvest! Although it was already late, Tokyo was still bustling at night. Even if the economy was in a downturn, there was never a shortage of rich people and people who had given up on spending. Therefore, there were a lot of cars on the street, so it was not easy for Fujimoto Yoshiichi to be discovered. He followed Yamamoto Hiroshi all the way to a bar in Kabukicho. There were a lot of people in the bar. With the help of the crowd and dim lights, he watched Yamamoto Hiroshi enter a private room, but he couldn't see what was going on inside. What is certain is that Yamamoto Hiroshi must have come here to meet someone. Who is worthy of him sneaking here in the middle of the night during his suspension? Ryoichi Fujimoto was not from the professional group, but he worked his way up to the inspection director at the age of 30. Besides being brave and hardworking, he was also smart. He found the bar manager with his ID and said that there was a case that required his cooperation in the investigation and he wanted to see the surveillance footage. After entering the monitoring room, he first drove all the staff out and then slowly adjusted the surveillance by himself. When the time went back to half an hour ago, he saw a familiar figure in the blurry picture. Shinjuku Police Station Criminal Division Chief Akihiro Nakayama! Yoshikazu Fujimoto stared at the surveillance camera and saw Nakayama Akihiro enter the private room where Yamamoto Hiroshi was staying ahead of schedule. Both of them have been suspended and awaiting action for the lost gun incident. They are old colleagues and superiors who have worked together for many years. It is understandable that they drank to relieve their sorrow out of sympathy. But if that was the case, Yamamoto Hiroshi should not have been so cautious and sneaky before going out. This shows that in Yamamoto Hiroshi's subconscious mind, he believed that his meeting with Nakayama Akihiro was a secret, and even if he wanted to drink to relieve his sorrow, he didn't have to do it so late at night. Think about it again, although Nakayama Akihiro is known to always protect his subordinates, but for a section chief to risk his future to cover up such a serious matter as his subordinate losing his gun, doesn't it seem a bit too protective? I had a vague guess in my mind, but further investigation was needed to confirm that Fujimoto Ryoichi only took away the bar's surveillance footage tonight and did not alert the enemy. More than 20 minutes later, Akihiro Nakayama, a man in his thirties with a gentle temperament, came out of the private room first. However, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he called the bar manager. "I'm Inspector Nakayama Akihiro of the Criminal Division of the Shinjuku Police Station. I need your cooperation on a case. I want to take the surveillance video from tonight. Take me there." "Ah? Inspector Nakayama, wasn't tonight's surveillance footage just taken away by your colleagues?" .............................. The next day at work, Asai Aya called a meeting of the people involved in the shooting case as usual to arrange today's tasks. But she had just started when she was interrupted by Fujimoto Ryoichi, "Inspector, I have something to say." "Go ahead." Asai Aya nodded. Fujimoto Ryoichi took out the surveillance hard drive, looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I think our investigation has always overlooked another person involved in the gun loss incident, that is Section Chief Nakayama Akihiro."

When he said this, everyone was stunned. "I monitored Hiroshi Yamamoto last night and found that he sneaked out to meet someone. This person was Section Chief Nakayama. There is a video as evidence." Fujimoto Ryoichi held his head high and glanced at Aoyama Hidenobu. While you are indulging in women, I will secretly kill you! The reason why he made this information public was not because he didn't want to solve the case alone, but because it would be difficult for him to solve the case alone and he would easily end up getting into trouble instead of getting what he wanted. He was not like Aoyama Hidenobu, who came from a professional group and had teachers and seniors to protect him. After making such a big mistake, he was only demoted and demoted, and did not even resign. It would be terrible if a patrol chief, a person with no education, no family background and no backing, secretly investigated a professional police captain and failed to find out the result. Moreover, Aoyama Hidenobu's suggestion to investigate Yamamoto Hiroshi was correct. Even if he didn't say anything, others would find out that it was Nakayama Akihiro as the investigation deepened. So it would be better to publish this information and let the entire gun and ammunition department share the risk. If it was finally found that Nakayama Akihiro had a problem, then as the first person to discover this, he would also have a share of the credit. The conference room was in an uproar. "Does that mean there's something wrong with Section Chief Nakayama?" "No way. Section Chief Nakayama is a very nice person. He doesn't put on airs, cares for his subordinates, and often subsidizes new colleagues who are in financial difficulties." "Maybe they were just chatting..." Nakayama Akihiro is gentle and well-liked in the police station, and everyone subconsciously defends him. "You suspect Section Chief Nakayama? Do you know what you are saying?" Asai Aya asked seriously. Fujimoto Ryoichi knew that he was under a lot of pressure, but he still gave a positive answer: "Yes, I doubt him! Section Chief Nakayama is very protective of his subordinates, but as a police inspector, he must know the seriousness of the situation. Doesn't he know what it means for a police officer to lose his gun? And he is willing to risk his career to protect Yamamoto Hiroshi?" "Also, Yamamoto Hiroshi acted very sneaky and cautious before he went out last night, which means that he subconsciously didn't want people to know that he was going to meet Section Chief Nakayama. In any case, we should focus on investigating this, and also to eliminate Section Chief Nakayama's suspicion, right?" He brought up the reasons why Aoyama Hidenobu insisted on investigating Yamamoto Hiroshi yesterday, really putting what he had learned into practice. There was a brief silence in the conference room. No one dared to respond. "I agree with what Minister Fujimoto said." Aoyama Hidenobu was the first to raise his hand. According to the reasons given by Fujimoto Yoshiichi, Nakayama Akihiro should indeed be investigated. Moreover, the weight of a common criminal policeman suspected of murder and a police captain suspected of murder is different, and the merit and legendary status of successfully solving the latter is much greater. Fujimoto Ryoichi didn't expect that Aoyama Hidenobu would be the first to support him. He thought he would unconditionally oppose or ridicule him. He looked at him in surprise, and then curled his lips with a slight disdain. He continued, "Besides, it's very easy to determine whether Section Chief Nakayama is a suspect. We just need to investigate whether he knows Nohara Tsuyoshi and has any dealings with him..." "Boom boom boom!" Just then a knock on the door interrupted him. Without even turning her head, Asai Aya shouted, "Come in." "Inspector, Detective Yamamoto... Detective Yamamoto has turned himself in. He admitted that he killed Nohara Atsushi with his service gun!" A police officer pushed open the door and reported. Everyone in the conference room stood up. Fujimoto Ryoichi lost his composure and rushed forward to grab the police officer by the collar. "What did you say?" He was going crazy. He had just raised his suspicion on Nakayama Akihiro when Yamamoto Hiroshi turned himself in.

If the case is really closed like this, how will he survive under the retaliation of Nakayama Akihiro in the future? Aoyama Hidenobu watched coldly, and Yamamoto Hiroshi's surrender made him think that there was something wrong with Nakayama Akihiro. "That's enough, Fujimoto!" Asai Aya yelled. Only then did Fujimoto Ryoichi let go of the police officer. "Aoyama, Fujimoto, come with me to take a look." Asai Aya said to the two of them separately. Aoyama Hidenobu stood up and said, "Hi." Fujimoto Ryoichi followed him in a daze. After the three people left the meeting room, everyone else in the room immediately started discussing the issue. (End of this chapter)