Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister-Chapter 625 - 513: An inside Job is Hard to Prevent, Fire Dragons Burning the Granary Have Existed Since Ancient Times (Vote for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 625: Chapter 513: An inside Job is Hard to Prevent, Fire Dragons Burning the Granary Have Existed Since Ancient Times (Vote for Monthly Ticket)

Since the morning till the evening, no one was able to reach Hattori Si, and his colleagues at the Staff Director’s office also claimed they hadn’t seen him all day; his car remained in the garage, untouched.

Such an unreasonable situation.

Set off alarm bells for Ueda Hikoshu.

He immediately called Aoyama Xiu Xin, speaking in a deep voice after getting through, "Mr. Aoyama, please check immediately if there are any records of Hattori Si at the stations or airports. I haven’t been able to contact him all day."

"Mr. Ueda means..." Aoyama Xiu Xin quickly grasped the situation, loosening his hold on his elder brother’s wife and heading towards the backyard.

Ueda Hikoshu took a deep breath, his grip on the phone getting tighter, "Logically, he shouldn’t be this foolish, but once a person is driven by anger, they lose their reason. I fear not for the ten thousand possibilities, but for the one that may come to pass."

From the perspective of a sensible person, Hattori Si, who lacked nothing, shouldn’t have taken such actions, but what about a man who had been cuckolded and had his future cut short? Could his thinking still be normal? Perhaps he had already gone mad.

"Alright, I’ll have someone check the airports and stations immediately." Aoyama Xiu Xin hung up and quickly called Nakamura Shinichi to handle the task. Afterward, he returned the call to Ueda Hikoshu, "Mr. Ueda, I’ve sent someone. How much does he know about East Field Construction Corporation?"

"Not much, and he definitely doesn’t have any substantive evidence!" Ueda Hikoshu answered resolutely, then changed his tone, "However, he knows quite a bit about some internal issues with our North Force, and he might have some concrete evidence."

Relieved to hear that Hattori Si had no evidence of the cooperation between Land Guard and East Field Construction Corporation, Aoyama Xiu Xin let out a sigh and said, "With your internal issues, he’s involved as well, isn’t he? Mr. Ueda, how likely do you think it is that he drags you all down with him?"

Even if things were traced back to East Field Construction Corporation, it wouldn’t implicate him, as he outwardly had no connection with the company. But if the matter was proven, he would also suffer significant losses.

"I previously thought it was unlikely, but now I see a great possibility," Ueda Hikoshu’s tone was grave as he continued, "It depends on how high he’s taken the issue. The misuse of military funds for investment in East Field Construction is too big; even without evidence, they will investigate from above. We need some money to cover the hole in the account first; this bomb absolutely cannot go off."

If it did, it would be the end of the entire Land Guard.

"It won’t be covered up," said Aoyama Xiu Xin in a cold tone, adding, "Not just your North Force, but all of Land Guard’s military funds this year have been misallocated. All that money is now tied up in projects and various investments, and we haven’t received the funds for the development projects in Hokkaido yet from the Ministry of Finance."

Initially, General Ito and the others were investing with their private funds, but after East Field Construction secured seventy percent of construction projects in Hokkaido, they became greedy and invested several more times.

Together it summed up to more than a billion US dollars.

Though General Ito never explicitly stated it, Aoyama Xiu Xin could guess that part of the Land Guard’s military funds had been misallocated. They were relying on the remaining balance to keep the military running, planning to fill the shortfall with the projected earnings from the Hokkaido projects and year-end dividends, thus playing a game of "counting chickens before they hatch." If things went smoothly, they could even play this game every year.

Such a huge shortfall, even Aoyama Xiu Xin couldn’t cover it, unless Yanchuan Xianyou used the funds from Nozawa Financial Corporation to help, but Yanchuan Xianyou would definitely not agree. After all, they were sworn brothers, not biological ones, especially now as he was running for National Member of Parliament and wouldn’t want to be dragged down.

Therefore, he couldn’t seek help from the Yanchuan Family yet, not until he solved the most significant problem himself. Otherwise, instead of risking being found complicit in covering up the truth, the Yanchuan Family was more likely to take the initiative to hand him over and be seen with the honor of being just and incorruptible.

The issue was too significant; if the Yanchuan Family really handed him over, the others who followed him wouldn’t grieve. Instead, they would think that Yanchuan Shilang put the greater good first and did not let the protection of his sworn son implicate their faction. He was someone worth serving.

"So what do we do? We can’t just sit here and wait to die!" Ueda Hikoshu’s breathing was rapid.

At this moment, he thought of many possibilities, including fleeing overnight and starting a military rebellion...

"Mr. Ueda, keep calm. We still don’t know where Hattori Si is. It might just be a false alarm," Aoyama Xiu Xin soothed him before probing, "When you misallocated the military funds, you had a facade, right?"

"It was under the guise of purchasing cutting-edge weapons and some necessities," Ueda Hikoshu responded, his tone filled with worry, "But as soon as they investigate from above, they’ll know these items don’t exist!"

The warehouses specially constructed to store these so-called cutting-edge weapons and materials were entirely empty.

"Who says they don’t exist? They just unfortunately were destroyed in a fire, and the soldier responsible for the accident will face the primary consequences." Aoyama Xiu Xin said coldly.

Arson has been a tactic since ancient times.

Ueda Hikoshu immediately understood, but still hesitated, "Would they really believe that?"

After all, that sounded more like a dead giveaway.

"Mr. Ueda lacks experience in dealing with anti-corruption investigations due to the ease of making money in the enclosed environment of the military, where subordinates absolutely obey superiors," said Aoyama Xiu Xin, a young yet seasoned corrupt official, now speaking more relaxedly, "Whether they believe it or not is not important. What’s important is the accounts show the funds have a legitimate destination. As long as they don’t have solid evidence, do they dare to do anything to you?"

"Mr. Aoyama is right! If they dare to hold onto us without evidence, they shouldn’t blame the soldiers for their righteous indignation and spontaneous protests," echoed Ueda Hikoshu with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Aoyama Xiu Xin allowed himself a slight smile, "Mr. Ueda, you’ve finally realized your biggest advantage. Without absolute certainty, they wouldn’t dare act rashly, forcing Land Guard to cry out against national traitors would be bad for everyone."

Japan’s political landscape was already unstable this year. If the military also became chaotic, the problem would magnify.

"But this means Land Guard will have an even harder time going forward," Ueda Hikoshu sighed.

With the power of the entire Land Guard, they could coerce the Cabinet to compromise, but with this as a precedent, the Cabinet would undoubtedly strangle their future military budget and strengthen the oversight of military spending. The already impoverished Land Guard would be even more destitute in plain sight.

Aoyama Xiu Xin consoled, "For now, let’s just get through the current crisis and think about the future later. Besides, if the Cabinet restricts the Land Guard’s funding, let them. East Field Construction Corporation can make all the generals rich beyond their wildest dreams."

In the end, it would only be the foot soldiers who suffered the most.

If the Cabinet cut the Land Guard’s budget, it would only fuel the resentment towards them. The deeper the hatred and dissatisfaction accumulated, the louder the calls for divine punishment of the traitor would become.

They would be more eager to support a prime minister who was friendly to the Land Guard. And the only way the military could support a politician was with the guns in their hands.

"And Mr. Aoyama, this will become a stain on your reputation," Ueda Hikoshu sighed again.

If this matter were to be glossed over using the method Aoyama Xiu Xin mentioned, it would never go public and the people would remain unaware, but the ruling elite would be crystal clear about it. Aoyama Xiu Xin’s future achievements would undoubtedly be limited by some unspoken agreement among them.

They would not allow someone who had misused military funds and resisted a Cabinet investigation to climb too high. He had once had the hope of becoming the Prime Minister, but not anymore.

Ueda Hikoshu felt that with Aoyama Xiu Xin’s accomplishments and background, he would definitely not be content with being a lifelong police officer and must harbor ambitions of entering politics and becoming a esteemed minister.

"Let’s talk about the future another time, the Prime Minister is too far off for now. If I get the chance in the future, being able to join the Cabinet would already be a great honor for me!" Aoyama Xiu Xin chuckled lightly, dismissing the concern with a casual reply.

Who said the Prime Minister had to be elected by the vote?

As someone who was determined to be a rebel from the start, he didn’t care about that. Political power grew out of the barrel of a gun. Whoever wanted to block his ascent, he would smash their skull!

Ueda Hikoshu exhaled, "It’s Mr. Aoyama’s open-mindedness after all. Yes, who can tell what the future holds? Time will ultimately be on Mr. Aoyama’s side."

He had just forgotten something; Aoyama Xiu Xin was decades younger than the current power holders. He could completely outlast them; there would still be a day when he rose to power.

"Xiu Xin, you have a phone call, it’s Shinichi calling," his sister-in-law called out to Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Aoyama Xiu Xin immediately guessed that it must be Nakamura Shinichi who could not reach him on his mobile phone, so he had called the landline. "There’s news, I’ll go ask."

As he finished speaking, keeping his mobile phone on, he rushed to the living room to pick up the handset. "Shinichi, are there any records of Hattori Si?"

"Yes, he took a 10 a.m. flight to Tokyo this morning," Nakamura Shinichi answered in a calm voice.

"Idiot!" Aoyama Xiu Xin cursed under his breath and hung up the phone. He repeated Nakamura Shinichi’s words to Ueda Hikoshu and then said, "Please contact General Ito and prepare another helicopter. We need to rush to Tokyo right away to discuss this in person."

Suddenly he missed video conferences.

"Okay!" Ueda Hikoshu immediately hung up the phone.

Aoyama Xiu Xin then called Asai Ayumi, who was in Tokyo, "Ling, immediately help me track someone’s movements, Hattori Si, a third-class lieutenant colonel of the Land Guard North Force. His flight was from Sapporo to Tokyo at ten this morning. Check who he met with; it’s crucial that you find out as soon as possible, this matter is very important to me!"

Hattori Si had secretly gone to Tokyo and was not taking calls. There was a ninety percent chance he had gone to report on problems within the Land Guard. The priority was to find out who he had reported to.

"Hey! I’ll arrange it right away. There are cameras all over the airport; we should be able to track him down quickly," Asai Ayumi, sensing the gravity and urgency in Aoyama Xiu Xin’s tone, didn’t say much else and agreed immediately.

"Thank you!" Aoyama Xiu Xin hung up the phone, took a slow breath, and, looking at his puzzled sister-in-law, said, "Sister-in-law, I need to step out."

"Then I’ll go pack some clothes for Xiu Xin..."

"No need, it’s urgent. I’ll take care of it when I get back," Aoyama Xiu Xin interrupted her. He leaned in to peck her on the cheek and hurriedly left with his phone in hand.

Heading to the Land Guard North Force headquarters with Jin Yucheng.

By the time he arrived, a large helicopter was already prepared, its rotor blades creating a gusty wind. Ueda Hikaru and Fushan Yingzhao were also there.

The wind from the rotor blades was strong, messing up Aoyama Xiu Xin’s hair and flipping his tie. Due to the noise, he had to shout, "Mr. Fushan, you’ve been informed, right? Are you coming with us?"

"I’m not going; we need someone to hold down the fort in Hokkaido," Fushan Yingzhao yelled back and bowed solemnly, "I entrust everything to you, Mr. Aoyama and Mr. Ueda. Please make sure you return safely!"

"We will," Aoyama Xiu Xin responded.

Ueda Hikoshu glanced at his watch and urged anxiously, "Mr. Aoyama, please board the helicopter quickly. General Ito is waiting for us!"

"Right!" Aoyama Xiu Xin climbed into the helicopter.

Jin Yucheng followed suit.

Ueda Hikoshu also brought two guards with them.

Once everyone was aboard, the helicopter’s rotors spun rapidly, lifting the craft from the ground. Climbing to a certain altitude, it then headed in the direction of Tokyo.

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