"It's been a long time, Xiu Yijun!"

"Ah...... Long time no see, Xiangping-kun, you still look so good!"

Lin Xiuyi said enthusiastically to Kono Shohei, and the two immediately touched the wine glass in their hands, and then drank the champagne in the glass.

This is the banquet hall of the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Minato-ku, Tokyo. At this moment, a sign is erected in front of the door of the banquet hall, on which is written the words "Heisei XX Annual Civil Servant Meeting". It can be seen that this is a social event specially organized for officials who became elite bureaucrats in the same year. However, for Lin Xiuyi, participating in such a party may not be a pleasant experience, looking at the peers who gathered in groups in the venue to chat enthusiastically, Lin Xiuyi always had a feeling of being out of place.

"It's like an alumni association at the University of Tokyo!"

Lin Xiuyi teased Kono Shohei with feeling.

"I can't say that completely, there are also many colleagues from Keidai and Waseda, is it the first time that Shuichi-kun has attended such a gathering this year?"

"Well, I happened to be abroad last year, so I missed the same session!"

……

Lin Xiuyi chatted with Shohei Kono without a match. From time to time, familiar people came over to greet Kono Shohei, but Lin Xiuyi didn't have any familiar people at all. This made Lin Xiuyi feel more like an outsider who went to the wrong venue. Just as Lin Xiuyi was thinking about whether to talk to Kono Shohei about leaving here early, suddenly, a middle-aged man who looked much older than himself suddenly walked up to Lin Xiuyi's side, and then asked him in a low voice:

"Excuse me...... Is your Excellency Mr. Lin Xiuyi from the Metropolitan Police Department?"

As soon as Lin Xiuyi heard that the other party actually called out his name, but he didn't know the other party, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask with some doubts:

"Ah...... Sorry, may I ask who is ...... senior?"

"Uh...... I'm not a senior, I'm just like you, and I'm also a colleague who was admitted to the national civil service in the same year, that ...... Let's go over there and talk!"

Seeing that the other party was much older than himself, but he claimed to be his peers, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. So he apologized to Shohei Kono, and then followed him through the crowd in the venue. Quietly walked to an inconspicuous corner, and at this moment, there were actually three other people standing here who Lin Xiuyi didn't know.

"I found him in the crowd, and this is the same police officer who graduated from Kagoshima University in the same class as us. ”

The uncle who had accosted him just now said to the other companions with an excited face. As soon as he finished speaking, the other three people present couldn't help but look at Lin Xiuyi.

"Great, after a while, there's another buddy to go for a second round of drinks. Meet Seiichi Shimohasa, a graduate of Nippon Sports University, and now working at the Rural Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries......"

Just as Lin Xiu was thinking about whether to say hello and turned to leave, a burly strong man suddenly came up to him and introduced himself to him in a low voice.

"Well, let's go down to Lin Shuichi again, and now I will take up my post in the Metropolitan Police Department's search class!"

Lin Xiuyi replied to the other party, and then quickly took out his business card and nodded to the others. However, one of the four women, who looked a little cold on the outside, suddenly turned her head and looked at him seriously after hearing Lin Xiuyi claiming to be the person who searched for a lesson.

As soon as Yu Zuocheng saw that Lin Xiuyi had noticed the lady, he leaned into Lin Xiuyi's ear and whispered to him:

"That beautiful woman who looks a little complicated is called Miyuki Morino, who is currently working in the Natural Environment Bureau of the Ministry of the Environment, don't worry about it, you don't pay attention to you because you like you, it's just because she used to be the lover of the big brother of the underworld, so she is more sensitive to the police!"

Hearing Seiichi Yusa's introduction, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but look at Miyuki Morino with some curiosity. But maybe his gaze was too direct, and Miyuki Morino suddenly made eye contact with Lin Xiuyi. Lin Xiuyi hurriedly lowered his head and apologized to the other party.

"I'm sorry, but please take care of us when we first met!"

Miyuki Morino, who was standing in the distance, slowly took out a cigarette from the handbag she was carrying, and then elegantly clipped it in her hand. Another man standing next to him hurriedly took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for the other man. After the man put away the lighter, he immediately said to Lin Xiuyi.

"You don't have to worry about this open-mouthed guy Yu Sa, he only played baseball for four years in college, I really don't know how this simple-minded guy passed the civil service exam. ”

A guy who stood aside and looked like a bureaucrat casually complained to Lin Xiuyi. Hearing the other party's speech, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask the other party:

"Excuse me, are you also a colleague with you......

"This guy's name is Kirihara Soji.,The only guy among us who graduated from a first-class university.,A few years ago, because he was too arrogant in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.,Scandal with a female subordinate had an extramarital affair and had to resign.,It wasn't until last year that he was newly admitted to the Ministry of Justice as a civil servant.,His peers should have been promoted to the top now!"

Seiichi Hasa retorted unceremoniously to the other party.

Perhaps because of being exposed by Seiichi Hasawa, Soji Kirihara walked over to Seiichi Hasa with some dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, don't fight with each other anymore, it's rare for everyone to get together again, aren't you always like this to let Officer Lin see a joke!"

Maybe it's because the uncle who came to talk to him just now still has a little prestige among these people, seeing that these guys didn't say a few words and were about to have a conflict again, the uncle hurriedly stepped forward to persuade the two.

Maybe the uncle's words really played a role, and Seiichi Yusa and Soji Kirihara, who were originally going to continue, took a step back angrily. Seeing that the uncle seemed to have some prestige among these people, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask the uncle.

"That...... I don't know what to call it?"

"His name is Norio Kitamura, an elite bureaucrat who finally managed to enter the Tourism Agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism at the age of 39 after 18 years of examination, and if nothing else, he should be the first ...... among us to receive a pension" (the maximum age for applying for the national civil service examination in Japan is 39 years old)

Without waiting for Akio Kitamura to introduce himself, the mysterious woman Miyuki Morino, who had been standing aside, revealed Kitamura's old background in one go, which made Uncle Kitamura suddenly look extremely embarrassed.

Lin Xiuyi now finally understood why Akio Kitamura took the initiative to come over to greet him. It seems that these people standing here are all outliers in this class of civil servants. And himself, a guy who graduated from Kagoshima University, will naturally be regarded by these people as a companion who has to develop.

"It's really nice to have everyone together again, and it seems that we have new partners to join this year's study group. It's better to go to the second round after this side is over for a while, and if you don't have any opinions, I'll assume that everyone agrees. ”

The eldest Kitamura greeted everyone warmly, but it seems that Seiichi Hasa and Soji Kirihara still hold a grudge against each other.

"Officer Lin, let's go with you in a while, we really wanted to get to know you last year, but it's a pity that you didn't seem to attend the same meeting last year......

"That...... Because of my work, I was still abroad this time last year?"

Lin Xiuyi hurriedly replied to the other party.