readsfreenovel Chapter 175 - 171: The Bearded Man Who Faced Many Disasters, Highly Valued
Chapter 175 - 171: The Bearded Man Who Faced Many Disasters, Highly Valued
Chapter 175: Chapter 171: The Bearded Man Who Faced Many Disasters, Highly Valued"Slap!" "Slap!" "Slap!"
In the living room at home, Aoyama Xiu Xin emotionlessly slapped Yamakawa Ichiro’s face three times in a row.
Yamakawa Ichiro’s chubby face soon swelled red, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, yet he stood respectfully in place, daring not to move an inch.
"Slap!" Aoyama Xiu Xin fiercely delivered another slap and yelled angrily, "Idiot!"
"Understood!" Yamakawa Ichiro responded, bowing his head.
Whereas he was usually all smiles, harmless to humans and animals, his face now bore no smile, only respect and seriousness with sweat beads covering his forehead.
"Mr. Yamaoka, you can find the person, can’t you?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked, enunciating each word.
Having been busy all day and toiled all night, he had barely fallen asleep when he was awakened by a call from Yamakawa Ichiro, saying that the Bearded Man was lost—how could he not be furious?
"Understood!" Yamakawa Ichiro answered again.
He added, "I’ve already sent people to look for him, and his family has also sent someone to keep watch."
"If you can’t find him, you don’t need to see me anymore," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with an icy tone.
Hearing this, Yamakawa Ichiro bent even lower.
Aoyama Xiu Xin sat down on the sofa, legs propped on the coffee table, "Who took him?"
"The Daokuan Association," Yamakawa Ichiro answered.
Aoyama Xiu Xin knew it had to be the Daokuan Association, orchestrated by Renping Kuniaki, and said, "Control the members of the Daokuan Association, do not let them spread the news that the man is lost,
Otherwise, how would he have escaped the wolf’s den only to enter a tiger’s lair?
Meanwhile, the Yamakawa family was still searching for the bearded man all over Kanagawa Prefecture, as they assumed he had no car and no way to hitch a ride in the middle of the night, so he couldn’t have gone far, definitely still in Kanagawa Prefecture.
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"Ding-ding-ding~ Ding-ding-ding~"
In the morning, Aoyama Xiu Xin was woken up by the phone.
"Moshi moshi," he answered groggily.
"Inspector, there’s been another case in Kanagawa Prefecture involving dismemberment and boiling of the victim, the deceased was a local judge, and the reporters in Kanagawa Prefecture also received a letter, this time with photos of the bribe," Fujimoto Ryosuke’s voice came through the receiver.
"Idiot, the killer is still listening to suggestions and evolving their methods!" Aoyama Xiu Xin cursed; he had said yesterday that there was no evidence proving Rujiang Yangming was a corrupt official, but this one included such evidence.
Without a doubt, this was a provocation to the police!
And the fact that this victim was in Kanagawa Prefecture further indicated that their operations weren’t confined to Tokyo.
If they started moving around the country to commit crimes.
Catching them would indeed be a seriously challenging task.
Nowadays, it wasn’t like there were surveillance cameras everywhere.
Outside of Tokyo, other places had even fewer cameras.
As Aoyama Xiu Xin got up and began putting on his clothes with one hand, he asked, "Anything found at the crime scene this time?"
"Nothing, it’s very clean, definitely pre-covered with film again," Fujimoto Ryosuke sighed.
He was standing right at the crime scene making the call.
"Then I won’t come over," Aoyama Xiu Xin wasn’t keen on making the trip; he wasn’t some detective god who could discover clues that others couldn’t, "Try to get the photos from the reporters, persuade them to cooperate with the police and not let the killer manipulate the media. Be mindful of the language in their reports."
"They might not listen though..."
"I know they won’t listen, just stabilize them for now, others will surely pressurize them later," Aoyama Xiu Xin interrupted him.
Even if the killers have provided evidence of the victim being a corrupt official, what about it? Official pressure on the media not to report the incident would suffice, as it would tarnish the government’s image and affect the uninformed masses’ perception of the killer—all for the greater good.
Surely no reporter would dare oppose the authorities, right?
The incident in Kanagawa Prefecture confirmed that the killer was continuously committing crimes, without any sign of stopping, and, unless caught soon, there would be a second and a third time.
It drew serious attention from the Public Security Committee.
Renping Kuniaki announced the establishment of the Dismemberment Killer Case, forming a Special Investigation Headquarters specifically in charge, personally taking the position of Minister.
A group of elites were pulled into the team, including Aoyama Xiu Xin — this time both the higher-ups and Renping Kuniaki were intent on solving the case as quickly as possible, setting aside any past grievances with Aoyama Xiu Xin to handle matters impartially.
At two in the afternoon, all members who received the order gathered at Police Headquarters for the inaugural meeting.