Chapter Eighty-Eight: Substitute for the Dead Ghost
Although the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has a very high official position and great power, in fact this position is very difficult to do, because Tokyo is full of big people, such as the imperial family, princes, big chaebols, and high-ranking generals of the military department, and he can't afford to provoke any of them.
If there is a conflict between these privileged classes and the common people, then it is easy to do, after all, the common people can still afford to provoke them, but once there is a conflict within the privileged class, then he will sit on wax, and this is the situation today.
Early this morning, Kido came to the Metropolitan Police Department to file a record, saying that two American businessmen and a Japanese civilian had been killed, and the current big suspect was the big boss Tang Ning, and this news scared his still sleepy brain at that time.
Although this Kido police officer usually doesn't go to work much, there are not many people who know him within the Metropolitan Police Department, but as the boss of the Metropolitan Police Department, Kobayashi is still very clear about it, this guy is actually Mitsubishi's representative stationed in the Metropolitan Police Department, and he generally comes forward to deal with cases involving Mitsubishi, because he is both a Mitsubishi person and works in the Metropolitan Police Department, so he can handle things the best of both worlds every time, so Kobayashi generally just turns a blind eye to him, in fact, not only Kido in the Metropolitan Police Department, but also other chaebols, For example, representatives from Mitsui and Sumitomo.
As soon as Kido came forward today, Kobayashi knew that this matter was related to Mitsubishi, but this time Kido's handling method was not tactful at all, as if he wanted to nail Tang Ning, but who is this Tang Ning? He was an American officer, and although he had no military position, he ran five munitions factories, and he had countless friends at the Allied Command, and it was said that he knew General MacArthur very well, and even blocked bullets for him. Is this kind of person something that can be offended casually? What's more, since the last time he helped him drive out the cult sit-in, the boss of Tangning, who was on occasion, sent Mr. Higashino to send condolences to the Metropolitan Police Department.
After inquiring carefully, I found that this matter was even more chaotic, it turned out that the American businessman who died was from the same family as Downing's boss, and seeing Tangning's factory making money, he specially ran from the United States to Tokyo, intending to steal it, but it turned out to be killed, so it may have something to do with Downing's boss, but the problem is that Downing's boss's IQ can't be so low!
And the reason why Mitsubishi has been jumping up and down inside is said to be because Mitsubishi's Matsumoto and the deceased Mr. Jerry hit it off at first sight, and entertained Mr. Jerry for several days, and even Jerry went to Downing to force the palace with Matsumoto, so for the death of his good friend Jerry, Matsumoto was very saddened and unacceptable, saying that the murderer must be found, but secretly sent someone to imply that the case could only be delayed, not investigated.
Xiao Lin can mix up with the boss of the Metropolitan Police Department, his brain is naturally enough, although he can't understand what is going on, but he knows that this kind of thing is as far away as possible, once it is mixed in, his life will be at risk at any time.
But the problem is that this matter is not something he can't care about if he doesn't want to take care of it, both ends are at least urging three times a day on the surface, and just when he has a splitting headache, his henchmen wisely gave him a good idea: that is, to find two substitutes for the dead ghost to bear the charge, so as to quickly close the case, and when the time comes, shoot the substitute ghost, which can be regarded as an explanation for both ends.
To be honest, this wise method is not clever at all, because both sides are not fools, and at a glance, they know that this ghost is definitely not the murderer, but on the contrary, both of them are the most clear about the whole thing, who the murderer is They are like a mirror in their hearts, but it is inconvenient to take action in person, so it is difficult for themselves to be an innocent person sitting in the middle.
Therefore, Director Kobayashi planned to test the bottom line of both sides, so he ordered the wise sheriff to spend money to find two substitutes for the dead (in today's Japan, there are poor people who are dying of hunger, and the death of one can save the life of a family, this kind of person is easy to find) to meet with both parties, and interestingly, both sides actually acquiesced to this treatment.
The reason why Matsumoto was able to agree was because he knew that this matter was almost here, and it was impossible to really kill Tang Ning because of this matter, which was not realistic at all. really forced Tang Ning to be anxious, but things would be out of his control, and now that most of his goals have been achieved, he can also slander his reputation again by publicizing Tang Ning's use of the case for the dead ghost, so he agreed with the Metropolitan Police Department's method of dealing with the mud.
And for Tang Ning, he also urgently needs an excuse or reason to prevaricate the family board's coercion and Mingzi's crying all day long. Although Downing also wants to use the power of the family to destroy Mitsubishi on the grounds that Jerry was killed, but when you think about it, this is not realistic. First, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, although Mitsubishi was split, but because he has been operating in Japan for many years, the background is very deep, his family can not hit Mitsubishi hard without paying a certain price, but the main strength of the family is in the United States, for Tokyo is beyond the reach of the whip, and the family has no intention of developing in Japan, naturally it is not possible to pay such a big price.
Although Tang Ning could now order Endo and other members of the escort to assassinate Matsumoto, it would not help, and killing a Matsumoto would not solve the fundamental problem, so Tang Ning decided to keep this Liang in mind for the time being and wait for this later.
After barely dealing with these messy things in Tokyo, Downing decided to go to Okinawa, in fact, if it weren't for these recent events, he would have gone to Okinawa a long time ago, because Aoyama had been urging him several times, since Junichi Aoyama learned that Downing planned to develop Okinawa and had the opportunity to support Ryukyu independence, this businessman who was originally a baht must be a different person, put all his energy into building the Okinawa Industrial Park, and now he has completed the site exploration and layout planning, is waiting for the official recruitment of people to start construction and construction, but these are inseparable from Tangning.
Although Downing had already agreed with the old Robert stationed in Okinawa, without his personal commitment and always being in charge, even as a Ryukyu nobleman with Junichi Aoyama, it would be difficult to make the Ryukyu people feel at ease, let alone prevent or even punish those American soldiers who were not disciplined, so if Downing did not come, all this could not be carried out.
PS: Since it's about to hit the shelves, the plot progress needs to be rushed, and strive to be able to enter the Korean War when it enters V.