Asahikawa Police Station.

An internal high-level meeting was underway.

"Gentlemen, the incident involving Zhongshan Tetsu and his three companions has had an extremely negative impact and poses a severe risk. We must reflect!" The chief sat at the head of the table, continuously tapping on the surface, speaking with deep regret.

The heads and deputies of various departments also had serious and solemn expressions.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very oppressive.

The chief exhaled, picked up his teacup, took a sip in a tactical manner, spat out some tea leaves, and continued in a heavy voice, "To prevent such events from recurring, in the future, 40% of the dividends should go to those beneath us. We need to pay attention to cases like Zhongshan Tetsu's. Any queries about dividend amounts should be addressed with pacification as the priority, using gentle means to resolve them. We must not give them any opportunity to harbor resentment and seek revenge on society; otherwise, it would be a dereliction of duty on our part. We must nip it in the bud!"

"Hi!" everyone replied in unison.

"Detective Nakamura, you can't go in..."

"Idiot! Bastard! Get out of the way!"

Just then, a commotion erupted outside the office, drawing everyone's attention.

"Bang!"

The door was rudely pushed open. Shinichi Nakamura entered with several subordinates, his icy gaze sweeping around before landing on the chief at the top.

"Chief, I'm very sorry..." the policeman who failed to stop Shinichi Nakamura apologized profusely with a fearful face.

The chief waved his hand to dismiss him, stood up with a smiling face, and said to Shinichi, "Isn't Detective Nakamura supposed to be back in Sapporo? What's the matter, is there something unfinished that requires our cooperation?"

"Indeed, your cooperation is required." Shinichi Nakamura nodded emotionlessly, his gaze sweeping over the chief and Kato Gen, saying flatly, "Chief, Kato section chief, the Minister wants to see you. Please come with me to Sapporo."

He clearly had an unfriendly demeanor.

This made Kato Gen somewhat panicked. He abruptly stood up to speak but then stopped, ultimately looking to the chief for a decision.

The others looked at each other, not understanding the situation.

"The Minister has summoned us, so naturally, we should go," the chief slowly nodded his head and then changed his tone, "But as you can see, I'm currently presiding over a meeting..."

"There are no buts." Shinichi Nakamura bluntly interrupted him. "The Minister wants to see you, now!"

His tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

The chief's expression turned sour, and his tone became colder, "Detective Nakamura, do not think that just because you have the Minister's support you can be rude. I am not only your senior but also your superior, and you dare speak to me like this?"

"Take them." Shinichi Nakamura gestured with his hand.

His subordinates immediately rushed forward, forcibly restraining the chief and Kato Gen.

Such a rough approach made the other high-ranking officials in the meeting room feel nervous and remain silent.

It's none of their business; they hang it high up.

No one dared to challenge the authority of Aoyama Xiu Xin.

"What are you doing! Idiot! Let me go!" The chief struggled vehemently, both shocked and angry, looking around and bellowing at Shinichi Nakamura, "Arrest them all!"

Shinichi Nakamura's attitude let him know that the trip to Sapporo would likely be fraught with danger, so he couldn't care less about anything else; as long as he could free himself now, he still had the upper hand.

Hearing the chief's command, a large number of policemen gathered outside the office subconsciously prepared to execute it.

"This is Minister Aoyama's order! Are you going to defy the Minister?" Shinichi Nakamura turned around and shouted harshly. Seeing that the Asahikawa policemen were hesitating, he added fuel to the fire, pointing at the chief and said loudly, "This man has been skimming money that belongs to you. The Minister has summoned him to Sapporo to face charges. Are you still going to defend him?"

"Support Minister Aoyama! Clear the way!" someone shouted, and everyone stepped back.

Kato Gen turned pale, sweat pouring down, his face full of despair as he looked at the chief, hoping for a solution.

The chief was so angry that his face turned steel blue, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he eventually bowed his head in defeat.

Hearing that Aoyama Xiu Xin wanted to take the chief and Kato Gen to Sapporo to face charges for embezzling funds, the other senior officials at the police station nearly wished they could bury their heads in their pants, silently praying that they wouldn't be seen.

But they were lucky, as Aoyama Xiu Xin only intended to make an example out of two characteristic cases, and so Shinichi Nakamura only took the chief and Kato Gen with him.

"Huh—"

With Shinichi Nakamura's departure, the heavy burden was lifted from everyone's minds, and they all genuinely breathed a sigh of relief, their backs soaked with sweat.

Exchanging glances, they could see the joy of surviving a calamity and a trace of lingering fear in each other's eyes.

"Gentlemen, rest assured! Previously, it was all the chief's insatiable greed skimming off the earnings that belonged to all of us. Thanks to Minister Aoyama, who decided to punish him, there will never be such incidents again!" The deputy chief announced loudly to the policemen who lingered outside the door.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes! It was all the chief! All the chief's doing, exploiting us. We made suggestions, but he rejected them all. It won't happen again!"

"That's right, so everyone should definitely thank Minister Aoyama, support Minister Aoyama, long live the Minister!"

The other senior officials also hurriedly stood up to express their stance.

The group of junior officers crowded outside the office slowly dispersed, with murmurs and jeers ongoing.

..........

At around two in the afternoon, the Maple Club's large hall was already packed with people, all high-ranking officials from various police stations in Hokkaido, each with a small desk in front of them.

The door was wide open, revealing the beautiful snowy scenery outside, but the bone-chilling cold breeze could also be felt.

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