Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister

After waiting for about ten minutes, Aoyama saw a middle-aged man with a strong build, a bald head, wearing sunglasses and a black coat, pushing a suitcase and chewing gum as he walked towards him.

"Hi! Are you Uncle Jones? Annie asked me to pick you up." He proactively approached.

Jones took off his sunglasses and scrutinized Aoyama Xiu Xin with a highly unpleasant gaze, speaking in a calm tone, "She told me you're a cop? With so many people coming and going at the airport, you could identify me at a glance, kid, you've got some skill."

Though he originally opposed his daughter dating a Japanese guy, Aoyama Xiu Xin's appearance made him feel somewhat more accepting.

He wasn't the short, skinny type he had imagined.

"Um... could it be she showed me your photo?" Looking at his arrogant American father-in-law, Aoyama Xiu Xin was somewhat speechless.

Jones' old face turned dark, he snorted, looked around, "Where's Annie? Didn't she come to pick me up?"

"She's in the car." Aoyama Xiu Xin replied.

Jones ordered, "Lead the way."

"Uncle, let me take the suitcase." Aoyama Xiu Xin reached out to take the suitcase from his hand.

"I'm not old enough to not handle a suitcase." Jones refused him, impatiently urging, "Lead the way."

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled and turned around to walk in front.

Annie saw Aoyama Xiu Xin and her father coming together through the rearview mirror. She put the child in the car, opened the door, and got out to greet him, "Father, long time no see."

Saying that, she stepped forward to give Jones a hug.

"Long time no see." Jones patted his daughter on the back with one hand, impatiently asking, "I remember you said on the phone that you had something important to tell me in person."

He paused and cast an unfriendly glance at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Don't tell me you're pregnant."

Aoyama Xiu Xin voluntarily stepped to the side, giving space for the father and daughter to have a private conversation.

"Yes, Father." Annie stepped back from Jones' embrace, lowered her head, and said, "I got pregnant a few months ago, went to the hospital to have the baby aborted, and as a result, I can never get pregnant again."

"Oh my God! God! Damn it! What did you two do?" Jones exploded upon hearing this, ignoring others' gazes and grabbing Annie by the shoulder, "That was a life! You two committed a crime! You not only deprived him of life but stripped yourself of motherhood! My God!"

"Father, you're hurting me." Annie furrowed her brows and exclaimed softly, quickly saying, "I was just joking, I gave birth to the baby."

Saying that, she opened the rear car door with one hand.

Jones instinctively looked over.

What he saw was the white, round-headed, chubby Takumi Aoyama lying on the seat, grinning with drool, waving his little arms and legs begging to be held.

Jones was instantly dumbfounded, recalling when his daughter was born, she looked exactly like this.

"Father, his name is Takumi Aoyama, you can pick his English name." Annie softly said.

"You think you're smart, huh?" Jones could see his daughter playing little tricks on him. Although his anger over her secretly having a child subsided upon seeing his adorable grandson, he was still very angry at the bastard who fathered him. He suddenly turned to glare at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "You've gotten yourself into big trouble, bastard!"

With that, he strode over aggressively.

"Father, don't do this." Annie immediately closed the car door and hurriedly tried to grab Jones.

"Get out of the way! Today I'm going to teach this bastard a lesson!" Jones shook off his daughter's hand and strode over to Aoyama Xiu Xin, throwing a punch.

Aoyama Xiu Xin easily dodged, retreating while saying, "If you go on like this, I have to fight back."

"Don't!" Annie exclaimed in shock, hurriedly blocking between the two and said to Jones, "Father, don't do this."

"You're still defending him?" Jones grew even more furious and shouted at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "If you're still a man, don't hide behind a woman, do you expect a woman to protect you for life?"

"Could it be she's protecting you?" Aoyama Xiu Xin looked at Jones and seriously questioned.

"Shit!" Jones felt insulted and challenged, his eyes angry. He yanked his daughter aside and once again swung a punch at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Arrogant guy, if you can knock me down, I'll forgive all that you've done, otherwise you'll bow and apologize to me."

Aoyama Xiu Xin dodged nimbly once more, at the same time launching a kick. Jones crossed his arms to block, but upon contact, instantly felt like being hit by a car and uncontrollably flew backward, hitting the ground.

Pa!

"Ah! Father! Father, are you okay?" Annie cried out in shock, running over to try and help him.

Jones' eyes were blank, beginning to question life.

"How could this be?"

Annie said helplessly, "I knew this would happen, that's why I told you not to make a move."

Jones' face alternated between pale and flushed.

Alright, his daughter indeed was protecting him.

"Do you like being watched like monkeys?"

Aoyama Xiu Xin shouted at the two after getting in the car.

"Father, let's go home first." Annie helped the somewhat stumbling Jones up and into the car.

Aoyama Xiu Xin stepped on the gas and drove away.

Jones hadn't recovered, looking at his still faintly aching arm, murmured in disbelief, "This isn't right, this isn't scientific."

Even though he had been out of training, he still had a solid foundation and a large build, how could Aoyama Xiu Xin easily kick him so far?

"How on earth did you do that?" Jones looked up at Aoyama Xiu Xin driving the car and asked.

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled shyly, "I was born with great strength, I can kill someone with a punch."

Jones' mouth twitched slightly, is there anything more frustrating than being unable to beat the bastard playing with his daughter?

"When are you planning to have the wedding?" He sighed, accepting this reality reluctantly.

Aoyama Xiu Xin said, "We'll wait for Annie to tell you about that later, let's grab some food first."

Jones didn't take it to heart, after all, they already had a child, he was sure Aoyama Xiu Xin wouldn't deny responsibility.

After eating, Aoyama Xiu Xin left first, citing work, and Jones followed Annie home.

When they got home, Annie confessed to him that Aoyama Xiu Xin was already married, and approaching him was part of an organizational mission.

"Shit! These bastards, why sacrifice my daughter to draw in that bastard?" Jones exploded again, his eyes filled with rage and his hand trembled as he took out his phone to dial, "I must kill those scumbags!"

"Why can't it be me?" Annie grabbed her father's dialing hand, looking at him seriously and asking again, "It can be someone else, why can't it be me? Father, didn't you teach me to love my country since I was young? Haven't you always said you could sacrifice everything for the country? Shouldn't you be proud of me? I made a contribution to the country, aren't you proud? If everyone can sacrifice for the country, why can't I? As your daughter, shouldn't I lead by example?"

"I…" Jones opened his mouth but couldn't respond, finally hitting his head as he gritted out, "I just want to kill the old me."

What thoughts had he instilled in his daughter when he was young! To hell with patriotism, to hell with serving the country, he just sacrificed his daughter's entire life.

After a long while, he exhaled, rubbing his face he hoarsely said, "Tell Aoyama Xiu Xin that bastard, if he dares to bully you, I'll shell him with the ship's cannon, he might be tough, but he can't beat my aircraft carrier!"

"Father, the cannon on your ship can't reach Japan." Annie feigned a helpless smile.

Jones exhaled, "There's something I haven't told you. I'm about to be transferred to Japan to assume the role of Deputy Commander of the Seventh Fleet, permanently stationed in Japan."

The Seventh Fleet is responsible for commanding and coordinating US naval and ground forces in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.