Chapter 15 Promotion, Reason, Truth (asking for monthly ticket!) After the police from Shinjuku Police Station arrived at Nakayama's home, they set up a cordon and investigated the scene to collect evidence. Asai Aya, Aoyama Hidenori, and Fujimoto Ryoichi were called back to the police station for questioning. As the three of them testified against each other, their confessions were impeccable. And the person who questioned them was Takehiko Asai. Not to mention that their words were perfect to begin with, even if there were omissions, Takehiko Asai would help them fill them in. After all, his beloved daughter is also involved! "I never thought that Nakayama Akihiro would do such a dirty thing behind the scenes!" Asai Takehiko closed the recorder in his hand, his face gloomy, and then sighed: "I didn't realize his true face earlier, and I am also responsible for my failure to notice." "You are wrong, Director." Aoyama Hidenobu refuted this solemnly, and said sincerely: "As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not his heart. Nakayama Akihiro's disguise deceived everyone, so it's not that you failed to notice him, but that he was too cunning! Moreover, the truth was revealed thanks to Inspector Asai, and she was able to be so outstanding thanks to your teachings. From this point of view, you are not only innocent in this case, but also have made great contributions." Fujimoto Ryoichi on the side was stunned. After all, Aoyama Hidenobu's expression at this moment was in stark contrast to his strong appearance in front of Asai Aya. Lick daddy during the day and lick daughter at night. Damn! Both father and daughter are good! Feeling Fujimoto Ryoichi's strange eyes, Aoyama Hidenobu remained calm. What's wrong with him licking Asai Takehiko? He'll let Asai Aya lick him later! The main theme is to flatter the superior and ride on the inferior.

"You're too kind, Detective Aoyama, but Nakayama Akihiro is indeed cunning." Asai Takehiko smiled reservedly, put the recorder back into the evidence bag, and said, "Write a shooting report and turn it in." "Hi!" Aoyama Hidenobu bowed in response. Although almost every Japanese police officer is equipped with a gun, it is still quite troublesome to use it, and one has to write a report every time they draw their gun. However, reports are usually submitted to superiors. His direct superior is Aya Asai. So there is no worry about using the gun. Even if he uses the gun illegally, Asai Aya will still have to protect him. "There is one more thing." Asai Takehiko picked up a document on the table and said, "You have been promoted to the Chief of Patrol. Starting tomorrow, you will officially serve as the Deputy Chief of the Firearms and Ammunition Department. I hope Aoyama-kun will keep up the good work." "Hi! Thank you for your care, Director. I will do my best to repay your kindness!" Aoyama Hidenobu bent down slightly, took the document with both hands, and said excitedly. Fujimoto Ryoichi on the side was confused and panicked. No, I am the Deputy Minister of the Firearms and Ammunition Department! If he becomes the deputy minister, what should I do? But fortunately, Asai Takehiko did not completely ignore him. He turned his head and looked at him and said, "As for Director Fujimoto, the Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Yanagawa Ikaichi, will be dismissed and investigated soon. You should be transferred there." Yanagawa Konichi followed the orders of Nakayama Akihiro even when he was suspended, and illegally searched the Nohara family without a search warrant. Now that Nakayama Akihiro is finished, he will naturally have to pay the price for his improper behavior. "Hi!" Fujimoto Ryoichi breathed a sigh of relief but also felt mixed emotions. Aoyama Hidenobu was promoted to a higher level just because of the Sakuragenari drug trafficking case, while he himself hadn't moved up in several years. Although he had made a contribution in the Nohara Atsushi case this time, he would probably still be unable to move forward. Just because of the difference between the professional group and the non-professional group, he felt really depressed and unwilling. For the first time, I felt a little discouraged. Asai Takehiko didn't care what he thought, "Okay, all of you go down to work." "Hi!" The three bowed and left in an orderly manner. As soon as he walked out of the director's office, a firearms officer who had been waiting outside quickly stepped forward to report to Asai Aya, "Inspector, Yamamoto Hiro wants to change his confession."

Asai Aya glanced at Aoyama Hidenobu. It was just as he said. She suddenly felt very bored and didn't even have the mind to interrogate Yamamoto Hiroshi in person. "Just give me a copy of the transcript." She waved her hand to send the police away, then glanced at Aoyama Hidenobu and said, "Come to my office. I have something to ask you." "Hi!" Aoyama Hidenobu responded respectfully. The two of them left one after the other, leaving only the dazed Fujimoto Ryoichi standing there, feeling somewhat disappointed. …………………… After entering the office, Asai Aya immediately turned around and faced Aoyama Hidenobu and said, "Can you tell me why you must kill Nakayama Akihiro?" She is very conflicted now. On the one hand, she is tormented by colluding with Aoyama Hidenobu and trampling on the law, but on the other hand, she is obsessed with the rewards she has received for her achievements. "Corruption is never something that one person can do, it's a group of people!" Aoyama Hidenobu saw that she was a little emotional, so he gently held her in his arms to comfort her. He closed his eyes and felt the warmth and softness in his arms, while saying, "Nakayama Akihiro has someone above him, so he said that I can't convict him with that recording, because someone will protect him." "If we had arrested him, we would have had to deal with the people who were protecting him, and things would have become more complicated and troublesome, and would have developed in an even more unpredictable direction! That's why I killed him. With him dead, we can quickly close the case and make a contribution, and the people behind him won't have to worry about him making random accusations after he's arrested. Only at this point can the matter be considered completely resolved." From a certain perspective, his killing of Nakayama Akihiro was also helping the people behind Nakayama Akihiro. "Since you know that there are people behind Nakayama Akihiro, why don't you keep him and follow the clues to catch these guys?" Asai Aya, who has little social experience, blurted out subconsciously after hearing this. Aoyama Hidenobu laughed, and taught him sincerely as if he was teaching his daughter, "Because we don't have the ability now. Nakayama Akihiro has been a police officer for at least eight years, if not ten. Did he only accept money from Nohara Financial Co., Ltd.? Can he take all this money by himself? Do you know how many people have received money from him?" "Remember, before you have enough ability to solve a big problem, try not to make it bigger, otherwise you can't afford the consequences." Asai Aya looked at him strangely. "What's wrong?" Aoyama Hidenobu was confused. Asai Ling pursed her red lips and said, "The tone you spoke just now was exactly like my father's." "Then call me daddy quickly." Aoyama Hidenobu gave a wicked smile and pinched her face. Asai Aya's pretty face flushed, and she warned him in embarrassment, "Asshole, don't go too far!" "Scream!" Qingshan showed his father's toughness. Asai Ling was helpless and could only suppress her shame and yelled in a mosquito-like voice, "Dad." "Dong dong dong!" There was a knock on the door. Blushing, Asai Aya pushed Aoyama Hidenori, who was holding her, away. Her expression returned to seriousness and formality, and she said in a calm tone, "Come in." "Inspector." A police officer pushed the door open and handed over a folder with both hands, "Yamamoto Hiroshi's new confession." Asai Aya took it, opened it and read it, her face changing from gloomy to bright, and then handed it to Aoyama Hidenobu. After reading it, Aoyama Hidenobu finally understood the process of Nohara Atsushi's murder, although the truth of Nohara Atsushi's death was no longer important after Nakayama Akihiro was implicated. According to Hiroshi Yamamoto, on the day of the incident, Nakayama Akihiro told him that he didn't have to hand in his gun on time after work because he had an operation in the evening. At around 7 o'clock that evening, he took the gun and met up at a bar as instructed by Nakayama Akihiro. It was not until then that Akihiro Nakayama confessed that there was no action tonight, but he was asked to kill Nohara Atsushi. Yamamoto Hiroshi naturally refused to do it at the time, but Akihiro Nakayama produced evidence of his gambling and several loan contracts signed because of gambling to coerce and bribe him. He said that if he didn't go, those loan companies would go to the police station and his hometown to collect debts. Not only would he have to pay back the money, but he would also lose his job and his reputation. If he only killed Nohara Atsushi, Nakayama Akihiro would not only find a way to cover it up for him, but also help him repay all the loans. Only then did Yamamoto Hiroshi agree.

Including his later surrender, he was forced to do so by Nakayama Akihiro using the loan contract to coerce and bribe him. This statement may be true or false, but at least it is definitely not like what Yamamoto Hiroshi said, that he was forced to do so throughout the whole process. "Gamblers must not die well." Aoyama Hidenobu commented as he closed the folder and handed it back to Asai Aya. He will be at odds with gambling and drugs all his life! (End of this chapter)