For Renping Kuniaki's betrayal, Aoyama Xiu Xin naturally knew nothing at this moment. Apart from the morning when Miyagi Youcai put on a performance of a clown act, his first day back at work at Police Headquarters was calm and smooth.

He only had two meetings, one in the morning which he chaired, and another in the afternoon chaired by Renping Kuniaki.

After work, he didn't meet with Asai Ayumi but went to an appointment with Tangong Huizi, having contacted her at noon to convey his godfather's intentions.

The place Tangong Huizi chose was a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Tokyo, and due to the traffic jam during the evening rush hour, it took Aoyama Xiu Xin almost two hours.

"I definitely need to buy a helicopter in the future."

As he got out of the car, his first words were as such.

"Hey! I can fly a plane too." Jin Yucheng immediately responded without the slightest worry that he, as the driver, would lose his job if the boss changed the mode of transport.

"A helicopter might be too ostentatious." Aoyama Xiu Xin adjusted his collar, thought for a moment, and said, then slowly exhaled, "It's better to be low-key and work hard. Reach a status where travel can warrant an advance traffic control, and you'll never worry about traffic jams again."

After his words fell, he turned around to look at Jin Yucheng and asked, "How is it? No flaws, right?"

Tonight it wasn't only Tangong Huizi present; she had specially invited members of the Korean Assembly in Japan, who have influence, to the event. The main purpose was presumably to show Aoyama Xiu Xin—or rather, the power and influence behind him, Yanchuan Shilang—the value and influence of the assembly.

Therefore, Aoyama Xiu Xin also had to pay attention to his image.

At the very least, he couldn't lose face in terms of attire.

"Perfect." Jin Yucheng said succinctly.

A slight smile appeared on Aoyama Xiu Xin's face as he turned and walked toward the entrance of the resort, while Jin Yucheng remained in the car waiting.

Just as he reached the entrance, he coincidentally met Tangong Huizi coming out. Both stopped in their tracks, and Tangong Huizi sighed and spoke first, somewhat helplessly, "My dear Minister Aoyama, you've finally arrived. Making a group of members of parliament wait for over half an hour certainly earns you a lot of face."

Indeed, Aoyama Xiu Xin was late.

But it wasn't intentional.

As it turns out, even a Mercedes can get stuck in traffic.

"Traffic at this time, plus you chose such a distant location, it's quite normal for me to be late." Aoyama Xiu Xin pointed at his watch, casually saying.

"Ah, you're really quite composed." Seeing his unhurried demeanor, Tangong Huizi was at a loss for words, pulled him inside, saying, "Hurry up and go in, everyone's waiting for you."

Today, her hair was pinned up, wearing a red kimono embroidered with cherry blossoms and butterflies, looking graceful and elegant. But now, she couldn't care about etiquette, moving quickly, the sound of her wooden clogs clattering.

"Don't pull, don't pull, you'll wrinkle the clothes." Aoyama Xiu Xin repeatedly said. To him, since he was already late, what was the difference between being half an hour late and forty minutes late? Both would annoy the people waiting, so rather than being embarrassedly late by half an hour, it was better to be fashionably late by forty minutes.

Tangong Huizi released Aoyama Xiu Xin in front of a closed Changzi Gate, smoothed his wrinkled clothes, opened the door, and with a flower-like smile said, "Dear representatives, Minister Aoyama has arrived."

Behind the door was a small hall, everyone seated individually at separate tables. There were a total of fifteen individuals, the youngest being around forty, all turning to look at Aoyama Xiu Xin, some coldly snorting, others turning back to continue drinking, and some directly sneering, "Ha, Minister Aoyama must really be quite the busy man to make us wait."

Speaking was a middle-aged man with sallow skin, slightly bloated, with a beer belly, a typical image of a bureaucrat with a fat head and big ears.

He was the typical image of a bureaucrat with a fat head and ears.

"Traffic on the way here, being late was beyond my control, and for that, I'm very sorry." Aoyama Xiu Xin bowed apologetically with sincerity, as indeed it was his tardiness, and he was here today to seek support for his godfather, so lowering his posture a bit wasn't unfounded.

Don't underestimate these fifteen individuals, considering that Japan's parliaments combined have only seven hundred and sixty-three members, and these over seven hundred belong to different factions. If all fifteen supporters of Yanchuan Shilang, it would be a substantial boost, and if they oppose him, it would be a significant obstacle.

The middle-aged man with the flat-top wasn't letting it go, giving him a sidelong glance and snorting, "Traffic jam, huh? How come we were all on time then? Minister Aoyama knows well that there's a rush hour after work, couldn't you have left earlier? Did you solve many cases by staying at work longer? Ultimately, it's about not respecting us."

Aoyama Xiu Xin frowned. He indeed wanted to leave early, but he was in a meeting, and Renping Kuniaki wouldn't adjourn. Leaving midway and not giving face to the boss on his first day at work, would it be appropriate?

Though he was at fault for being late, the other's relentless attitude annoyed him. After all, he was never one to be reasonable, and having just lowered himself to admit fault was already compromising himself, so he intended to fight back immediately.

After all, he was representing Yanchuan Shilang, although he was here to win over these people, being repeatedly pushed could seem too weak, making others look down on him, on Yanchuan Family.

The weak ones are despised, fearing strength and not virtue.

Sometimes showing toughness and arrogance would make them see him as a strong leader worth following; being too humble and weak, they would think he's just like that, extremely needing to rely on them, not worth following, or taking the opportunity to raise their stakes.

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