Only I Have the Law: Tokyo Fantasy Daily Life

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After a rapid mental search, Nara quickly bowed and suggested, "Superintendent Shiratori, perhaps we could listen to the suggestions from the Fox Special Investigation Team?"

"You should have thought of that a long time ago!"

Shiratori Seishiro growled, "Call him here right now!"

"Yes!"

Nara felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly took out his phone.

He naturally did not have a direct way to contact Kiyoshi Kaneda, so the order was passed down through layers of management and eventually reached Kiyoshi Kaneda, who was analyzing the case in some corner.

……

Before long, Kiyoshi Kaneda was brought to the command vehicle, which was heavily guarded by numerous police officers.

A group of high-ranking police officials he usually only saw on the news stood there, and all sorts of scrutinizing, suspicious, and expectant gazes fell on him at the same time.

Kiyoshi Kaneda showed no sign of unease and calmly asked, "Superintendent General Shiratori, you wanted to see me?"

Shiratori Seishiro scrutinized the man before him, whose appearance bore no resemblance to the word "elite," and his brows furrowed unconsciously.

He has always preferred subordinates who are clean-cut and efficient in appearance.

Kiyoshi Kaneda's hair was always messy, his face was as pale as paper, and he had heavy dark circles under his eyes.

His appearance truly displeased him.

But he still suppressed his annoyance and gestured to Nara beside him with his eyes, saying, "Explain the current situation to him."

Nara quickly stepped forward, sealed off the scene, and recounted the fact that the search had yielded nothing.

After listening, Kiyoshi Kaneda sighed softly, "Excuse my bluntness, officers, but I'm afraid the fox has already broken out of the encirclement you've set up."

"This is impossible!"

Nara's face darkened, and he instinctively retorted, "We deployed police forces immediately to form an absolutely tight blockade!"

"That's precisely why we failed."

Kiyoshi Kaneda truthfully expressed his thoughts.

Chapter 68 The Fox Has Extraordinary Abilities

The saying "Many hands make light work" is based on precise and efficient organizational management.

Without a sound organizational structure, the more people there are, the more likely chaos will arise.

The hasty mobilization of thousands of police officers to set up an encirclement certainly sounds impressive.

But in reality, who can guarantee that none of the thousands of police officers will leak the information beforehand?

Who can guarantee that all the grassroots inspectors responsible for traffic control and area searches will be dutiful?

Reality is not a strategic game; it's not something that can be achieved perfectly by the execution level simply by the bigwigs at the top talking.

With Kiyoshi Kaneda's deep understanding of the grassroots dynamics within the Metropolitan Police Department, he can confidently guarantee it.

The police below will definitely not put in their best effort in the search.

They might even harbor resentment from being called up at the last minute to work overtime late at night, and then adopt a perfunctory attitude.

In this way, this seemingly airtight encirclement only needs one patrolman on a certain street who is connected to the "fox" or is simply neglecting his duties to allow the other party to drive away from the scene with ease.

This realistic speculation caused Nara's face to darken instantly, and he angrily retorted, "That's utterly baseless delusion!"

As the actual commander on site, Nara was unwilling to admit that his deployment had such a fatal flaw.

If the problem really lies here, Shiratori Seishiro obviously wouldn't take the blame upon himself.

Therefore, the only one who needs to be held responsible is him, the superintendent of police.

If the opposition makes a big deal out of this, the higher-ups may be pressured to force him to resign in order to quell public opinion.

This was an ending he absolutely could not accept.

Kiyoshi Kaneda calmly replied, "I naturally have evidence."

"As you just mentioned, tiny pieces of meat and bone fragments, some as small as millimeters, were found at the home of Inspector General Ueno."

Similar situations have occurred at the scenes of the previous Sasaki Mine case and the Seifu Buddhist case.

This is sufficient proof that among Ueno and others, someone must have experienced decapitation or severed limbs.

"However, no large amount of blood or a complete body was found at the scene."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the high-ranking officials present, and continued to deduce, "And then consider the timing of Superintendent Ueno's return to his apartment."

The crime scene clearly couldn't have been cleaned up quickly by one person; a highly professional team must have been responsible for the aftermath, further proving that the power behind Fox is not to be underestimated.

"The most crucial question is, why did the fox choose this particular time to target Inspector General Ueno?"

I think there are two possibilities. The first is that Ueno discovered the fox's true identity, but this possibility is extremely low, close to zero.

“The second possibility,” Kiyoshi Kaneda’s voice carried a hint of coldness, “is that Inspector Ueno has done something seriously wrong that is inconsistent with his position, which has attracted the attention of the fox.”

Upon hearing this, another superintendent present couldn't help but add inside information: "Ueno... claimed to have caught a fox tonight and brought a suspect back to the Metropolitan Police Department's interrogation room for questioning."

"Oh? He caught a fox..."

Kiyoshi Kaneda's tone was full of undisguised sarcasm.

The high-ranking officials present were perfectly aware of what was going on with that so-called "fox."

Shiratori Seishiro coughed awkwardly and ordered, "Release him immediately, and arrange for people to secretly monitor him to see if he has any contact with the fox afterward."

Kiyoshi Kaneda followed up, further analyzing, "At present, I do not have direct evidence to prove that it was this deceptively realistic decision that attracted the fox."

But I think this possibility is very high.

Hegel once said that all chance is necessity.

He made an even more startling deduction: "I dare say that the organization behind Fox definitely has informants within the Metropolitan Police Department, and more than one."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seishiro's gaze swept over each of the high-ranking officials present.

Those whose gaze fell upon him all wore expressions of innocence or loyalty, as if saying with their eyes, "Superintendent General, you understand me best."

"Given the presence of a mole within our ranks," Kiyoshi Kaneda concluded, "it was inevitable that our massive police operation would end in failure."

"I see……"

Shiratori Seishiro seemed to understand something, and following this line of thought, asked, "According to you, if we want to catch the fox, we must first find out the spies he has planted inside?"

"To be frank, this is very difficult, almost an impossible task."

Kiyoshi Kaneda showed no mercy to his superior.

He believed the Superintendent General of Police knew better than he did just how rotten the Metropolitan Police Department had become.

Do you want a thorough internal investigation?

There is absolutely no possibility of any substantial results.

Because the Metropolitan Police Department lacked an effective internal error correction mechanism from the very beginning.

It could even be said that the current Japanese government system as a whole lacks this function.

They are not a sovereign state in the full sense; they are a "semi-colony."

None of the high-ranking figures have a clean background.

If Shiratori Seishiro truly intended to conduct an internal reorganization, the final investigation report would inevitably show that "there are no internal problems."

Because no one dares to actually investigate.

What if some shocking secret is uncovered? How will it be handled then?

Shiratori Seishiro understood the unspoken meaning in Kaneda Kiyoshi's words, and a surge of inexplicable irritation welled up within him. He pressed on, "Then what should we do?"

"The only way to effectively investigate the fox is to assemble a small, elite team and give them unconventional independent authority."

Kiyoshi Kaneda revealed the plan he had been developing for a long time.

Given the current bureaucratic problems and personnel quality within the Metropolitan Police Department, it would be impossible for them to organize large-scale operations involving thousands or even tens of thousands of people with secrecy and efficiency.

However, the Metropolitan Police Department is capable of concentrating resources to assemble a small, elite team.

Shiratori Seishiro immediately approved the plan, saying, "Alright, let's officially establish a Fox Hunting Task Force."

The head of this task force is the Nara Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent.

"You'll be the deputy team leader, Kinda."

The high-ranking officials from the Metropolitan Police Department present exchanged glances, but no one voiced any objection.

No one who can get to this position is stupid.

They knew that in times of crisis, it was necessary to break with convention and bring in truly capable people.

Even if this person comes from an ordinary background and is unkempt.

Seeing that no one objected, Shiratori Seishiro continued, "Kaneda, tonight's operation must not affect the overall image of our Metropolitan Police Department. Do you have any ideas?"

His tone suddenly softened, and instead of asking other high-ranking officials, he directly sought the opinion of Inspector Kiyoshi Kaneda.

This is clearly not out of respect.

Kiyoshi Kaneda sighed silently to himself.

He could, of course, pretend not to understand the political intentions behind it, but if he didn't speak up, someone else would still take the blame for the sake of the Metropolitan Police Department's reputation.

He raised his eyes and said in an almost formulaic, calm tone, "I just happened to receive a lead."

Reports indicate that an employee at a pachinko parlor is suspected of having ties to terrorist organizations and may have been involved in the assassination attempt on Superintendent Ueno by a man nicknamed "Fox."

"Such a vicious criminal must not be let go!"

Shiratori Seishiro immediately chimed in with righteous indignation, then turned to Nara and ordered, "Chief Nara, you must fully cooperate with Deputy Chief Kaneda to bring this culprit to justice!"

"Don't worry, Superintendent General, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Nara stood at attention and answered with great enthusiasm.

politics……

It's really ugly.