Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister

Tono Takashi, 63 years old, a member of the New Party and a senator, was the first to attack Aoyama Shilang during the inquiry, and subsequently became the most fiercely hit target. Due to his bruised and swollen face, he felt too ashamed to see anyone and had been recuperating at home afterward.

At this moment, he was holding a book in his hands, but no matter what, he couldn't concentrate on reading, as his mind involuntarily kept pondering the assassination attempt on Aoyama Shilang from the previous day.

It's a pity that the other party survived by sheer luck.

But he was more curious about who was behind the plan.

Aoyama Shilang had too many enemies to pinpoint who it was.

However, with the other party lying in the hospital and unable to conduct affairs of state, this two-month gap was a perfect opportunity for the opposition parties to unite and overthrow Aoyama! Why hadn't Ozawa Ichiro reacted yet?

And Hatanaka Zizi, that guy lost even the New Party leader position because he lost the prime ministerial race to Aoyama Shilang; he used to complain the most about this cabinet, so why had he suddenly gone quiet?

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

The sudden doorbell interrupted his thoughts.

"Go open the door," Tono Takashi shouted.

The housekeeper, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, came out with an apron on, wiping the water stains on her hands as she quickly walked towards the entrance to open the door. The moment it was ajar, it was forcefully slammed open from the outside.

"Ah!" The housekeeper was knocked to the ground.

A group of armed police officers rushed past her, or over her, and charged into the living room.

Tono Takashi, seeing the group of police officers suddenly barging in was both shocked and angry. He put down the book in his hands, stood up, and sternly questioned, "What do you think you're doing?"

"Good evening, Mr. Tono. I am Nakamura Shinichi, the head of the Criminal Affairs Department at Police Headquarters," Nakamura Shinichi, who personally led the team, showed his ID and said with a somewhat tense face, "We have evidence indicating your involvement in conspiring to assassinate Prime Minister Yanchuan, intending to overthrow the state power. Please come with us for further investigation. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can be used as evidence in court. Bring him in handcuffs and take him away."

As his words fell, two strong policemen immediately pounced on the still-shocked and dazed Tono Takashi like wolves.

"Damn you! Let me go!" Tono Takashi, realizing what was happening, was furious and struggled violently, hysterically roaring, "This is intentional oppression and retaliation! It's a false accusation! That scoundrel Aoyama Shilang wants to get rid of me just because I oppose him? This is political persecution! How can you police officers aid and abet? Let me go!"

"As law enforcers, we always exercise our power according to the law," Nakamura Shinichi retorted in a stiff tone, then continued, "Take him back, and leave a few people here to search his residence."

With that, he turned and walked out.

"Yes!"

The policemen inside split into two groups, with one group spreading out to search the villa and the other forcibly escorting Tono Takashi, following Nakamura Shinichi as they retreated.

"Persecuting politically, has Aoyama, that traitor to the nation, grown too lazy to even pretend anymore? The people's eyes are sharp; they will believe I'm innocent! You can't just pull this in the modern world!"

Tono Takashi shouted all the way.

This attracted the attention of many neighbors.

"Is that Mr. Tono? Why is he being arrested?"

"What on earth happened? Did he commit a crime?"

Amidst these discussions, Tono Takashi was pushed into the police car and taken away. Upon arriving at Police Headquarters, he was brought into the interrogation room, where Nakamura Shinichi personally questioned him.

"Do you know what this is?" Nakamura Shinichi turned around and took a bag of evidence from his subordinate, containing a handgun, "The weapon used to assassinate the Prime Minister."

"Hmph! It's just a shame that the shot missed and didn't get rid of that traitor!" Tono Takashi said through gritted teeth.

Nakamura Shinichi said expressionlessly, "We detected your fingerprints on this gun."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Tono Takashi exclaimed with wide eyes. Could it be that it wasn't a retaliation from Aoyama Shilang, but the perpetrator wanted to frame him?

Nakamura Shinichi smiled slightly, "There will be."

The next second, he slowly put on gloves, took the gun out of the evidence bag, forcibly opened Tono Takashi's hand, and made him hold the gun.

"Damn you! You bastard! How can you do this?" Tono Takashi instantly understood, his eyes reddened as he roared angrily, trying to let go of the gun but unable to do so.

After holding his hand for a while to confirm the fingerprints were left on the gun, Nakamura Shinichi released him, put the gun back into the evidence bag, turned around, and handed it to a subordinate, ordering, "Take this and issue a fingerprint comparison report."

"Yes!" The subordinate took the gun and turned to leave.

Tono Takashi's chest heaved violently with rage, and he shouted angrily, "You despicable scoundrels, Yanchuan family's lackeys, you will not meet a good end, you will be sliced into pieces!"

"Slap!" Nakamura Shinichi raised his hand and gave a heavy slap, saying coldly, "You, who conspired to assassinate the Prime Minister and intended to overthrow the government, plunging the country into chaos and the people into misery, still dare to insult me? I'll tell you, from your home they'll also find the same type of gun used by the assassin and the assassin's identity details. Whether you admit it or not, you will become a criminal attempting to destabilize the government!"

"The innocent remain innocent, the filthy remain filthy, I will not plead guilty!" Tono Takashi roared with eyes wide open.

Nakamura Shinichi let out a sinister laugh, "I suspect your son was also involved in this assassination. Do you think his bones are as hard as yours? If I have him testify against you, will he be able to act with righteousness over family loyalty?"

"Bastard! Despicable scoundrel!" Tono Takashi was furious and agitated; his son had never suffered or faced setbacks, how could he withstand police torment?

"Slap!" Nakamura Shinichi slapped the table in anger, grabbed Tono Takashi by the collar, and threatened, "If you don't want your family to be ruined, then honestly confess who else was involved in this assassination. As long as you cooperate, I promise the time you serve will be the shortest, and your family will be safe..."

"And you'll also receive a very generous reward." Xiu Xin Aoyama pushed the door open and walked in.

Nakamura Shinichi immediately released Tono Takashi, turned to face him, bent over, and bowed, saying, "Director."

Xiu Xin Aoyama nodded slightly in response, sat down in a chair nonchalantly, looked at Tono Takashi, and said, "If you stubbornly resist and refuse to cooperate, I guarantee you'll suffer a terrible disgrace, losing both family and reputation. Someone at your level should be aware of some of my methods; I always do what I say."

Tono Takashi's face turned pale; he was naturally aware of this Yanchuan family's vicious lackey, knowing well his insidious and ruthless nature without any scruples or mercy.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Xiu Xin Aoyama lightly tapped the table with his curved fingers, "Old man, my patience is limited. You should know there are more people like you. If you don't agree, I can simply catch another one. There will always be someone who sees the situation clearly, but by that time, your chances of self-rescue will be gone."

Tono Takashi's expression fluctuated unpredictably for quite a while, then his body seemed to instantly collapse like all energy had been drained, and he said in a humble and pitiable whisper, "Don't... don't involve my family. Whatever you want me to do, I... I'll cooperate."

When you have the power, you are a big man; without it, you're just an old man.

"Oh yes! No old man who has managed to get to this point is ignorant of the times." Xiu Xin Aoyama smiled brightly, "Show him the list."

Nakamura Shinichi immediately took out the list and slapped it in front of Tono Takashi, Xiu Xin Aoyama said, "I want you to point out that everyone on this list participated in planning the assassination of Prime Minister Yanchuan, and Hatanaka Zizi was the organizer."

"The reason why you made a scene publicly during the inquiry session is part of an organized and premeditated plan to provoke the Prime Minister, distract him, and create an opportunity for the assassin to shoot."

Though the reason sounds far-fetched, since it's a setup to frame, why be so meticulous?

"You... you're insane!" Staring at the list of names, Tono Takashi was immediately shocked, muttering to himself, "Insane, Yanchuan Shilang is insane. Does he know what he's doing? He's breaking the rules like this, intolerable by people! He won't end well in his old age, he can't do this, it's ruining the political environment. Does he really want to be a dictator?"

Using such simple and crude means to eliminate dissidents indicates Yanchuan Shilang no longer intends to play by the rules with them—he wants dictatorship, to have the final say.

"Isn't it you who called him a dictator? Now it's as you wished!" Xiu Xin Aoyama mocked with a smirk, tapping the table again, "You can hardly protect yourself now, so, Senator, instead of worrying about the political environment and the nation's future, you should worry about yourself. Will you cooperate or not?"

Tono Takashi's face turned terrifyingly pale, with a bitter smile, he said, "Since he has already decided to prioritize power over reputation, what could I change by not cooperating? I'll cooperate, I'm willing to point them out."

After speaking, he painfully closed his eyes, tears squeezing out from the corners, realizing that this country, in their hands, was about to enter a dark period.

Once Yanchuan Shilang becomes a dictator, the pests under him like Xiu Xin Aoyama will have no one to restrain them, and without any scruples, they will devour this country like locusts, making national life even more difficult.

"Then start by telling me how you premeditated it, at what time and place was the plan made." Xiu Xin Aoyama said with an air of casualness.

Tono Takashi's eyes were lifeless, "However you think we premeditated it is how we did it."

"Did you hear that? Write down their premeditation process and have him sign it." Xiu Xin Aoyama smiled slightly and turned to Nakamura Shinichi to instruct.

Nakamura Shinichi immediately responded, "Yes!"

Xiu Xin Aoyama stood up, tidied his collar, leaned close to Tono Takashi's ear, and said softly, "Do you think Yanchuan Shilang's dictatorship means the country's worst situation? No, there's still me in the future."

Tono Takashi sharply raised his head, struggling violently with emotions, tears streaming down his face as he shouted angrily, "You traitors to the nation! Traitors! Ah!"

Xiu Xin Aoyama smiled and left serenely, having turned their beloved country into a mess in front of Japan's patriotic politicians brought him immense pleasure.

This is what true masterful scheming looks like.