Chapter 111: Special Mission Unit, forming a special mission unit?

Watanabe Minami, ambitious and driven.

Ever since realizing Uesugi Muneyuki's capabilities, Miss Minami had been plotting to have herself transferred to Investigation Division 1.

This was primarily due to two considerations: first, as Watanabe Eiji had said, some things must be pushed through while he was still in his position; second, Watanabe Minami had witnessed it with her own eyes—seeing is believing—and since Uesugi Muneyuki's ability was beyond doubt, it was best to take this opportunity to pass it quickly.

Secondly, Miss Minami had seen Uesugi Muneyuki deduce, verify, and sketch the suspect's portrait with her own eyes, and it didn't seem that difficult; she was extremely eager to try it herself.

So solving cases was this simple?

If Uesugi can do it, why can't I?

Miss Minami had long wanted to show what she could do.

"Special Mission Unit?" Watanabe Eiji looked at the proposal his daughter had stayed up all night to create; his expression remained unchanged, but his eyes held an indescribable meaning.

"Yes, the full name is the Criminal Investigation Department Emergency Situation Special Order Section." Watanabe Minami explained her plan.

Following the Metropolitan Police Department's massive victory in the Chiba Prefecture Serial Murder Case, Uesugi Muneyuki's success represented the first time the Metropolitan Police Department could extend its influence outside of Tokyo and into the entire Kanto Region of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

This action was also recognized by the Cabinet; the incompetence of the Chiba Prefectural Police and the judgment errors of Public Security, contrasted with the efficiency and precision of the Metropolitan Police Department, made it clear to everyone who the current favorite was. Therefore, Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki entrusted his younger brother, Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda, to convey a very clear message: both events were handled very well and left a great impression on the public, so in the future, they would open a small door for the Metropolitan Police Department to intervene in the affairs of other local headquarters, specifically using the National Police Agency's Director Onoda as a link to coordinate and jointly handle major cases with local headquarters.

This was clearly the key to the Metropolitan Police Department expanding its power.

Miss Minami had her sights set on this.

She proposed to her father: with Uesugi Muneyuki as the core, herself coordinating in the middle, and bringing along Okada Masayoshi—who was also preparing to transfer to become a detective—as the executor, they would gather elite personnel from various parts of Investigation Division 1 to form the Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Department Emergency Situation Special Order Section, abbreviated as the Special Mission Unit.

In other words, if a major homicide occurred in the future, the Special Mission Unit could be dispatched directly; if other local headquarters requested guidance from the headquarters, the Special Mission Unit could also bypass the Metropolitan Police Department's existing regional restrictions and be sent out directly.

"Special Mission Unit?" Who would have thought that Watanabe Minami's confident proposal would not be immediately approved by the Superintendent General. Watanabe Eiji frowned: "Minami, do you really understand what it means if such a Special Mission Unit is formed?"

"Hmm?" Miss Minami opened her sweet almond-shaped eyes wide.

"It is easy to establish a new section; relying on these two cases, my word is law within the department now." Watanabe Eiji read through the proposal and placed it back on the table: "But have you thought about the fact that if we set up such a section according to your requirements, it is equivalent to our Metropolitan Police Department specifically designating a group of people to be interfaced with by the National Police Agency's Director Onoda?"

"Yes." Miss Minami nodded, but she quickly realized something: "Father, you mean we will be interfered with..."

"Exactly. Since the existence of the Special Mission Unit is specifically for Director Onoda to interface with, what if Onoda decides to parachute a Management Officer in?" Watanabe Eiji smiled and shook his head: "Agreeing to it is equivalent to us giving up control of the Special Mission Unit. If we don't agree, wouldn't that be giving Onoda and the others a handle? It also doesn't align with our original intention for forming the Special Mission Unit!"

"Ugh..." Watanabe Minami felt a deep sense of frustration. Her legs in sheer stockings were intertwined under her skirt, her toes tapping the floor, and she masked her disappointment well on her exquisite and beautiful face: "Sorry, I was reckless."

Watanabe Eiji smiled and waved his hand: "No, in my view, the Special Mission Unit still needs to be established."

"Father?"

"Daughter, listen to me. First, we need such an organization to keep Uesugi Muneyuki." Watanabe Eiji rose from behind his desk and gestured for his daughter to sit on the sofa and listen: "As it stands, the position of Forensics Division Field Consultant does not suit him, and at the same time, a salary of 150,000 a month is too low for him."

"I remember he seems to care quite a bit about money, right?" Watanabe Eiji asked suddenly.

"Yes, he personally cares quite a bit about income; after all, he is a second son." Miss Minami nodded with a smile, secretly clenching her small fist.

Watch my Partner! Watch me help you ruthlessly mine the Metropolitan Police Department's gold!

"We can't offer too much in base salary, otherwise the budget discussion will be very troublesome. However, if he is willing to join the Special Mission Unit, then housing allowances, meal allowances, field allowances, commuting allowances, holiday allowances, and so on can all be arranged. Yes, and various Metropolitan Police Department clubs, activities, team-building gifts, and usage permits for public facilities can all be treated as equivalent to the benefits of a Regular Employee of the headquarters."

Watanabe Eiji thought for a moment: "Raise the monthly salary to 180,000, seventeen months of pay, with other allowances calculated separately. Don't put it through the payroll; put it through the Special Mission Unit's account, and try to cover the vast majority of his living expenses."

"Father, you haven't said what the Special Mission Unit will be like yet!"

"As for the Special Mission Unit, we will first set it up as a non-permanent organization." Watanabe Eiji expressed his view.

The Special Mission Unit can be formed, and it can have Uesugi Muneyuki as the core; these are no problem. The Metropolitan Police Department does indeed need such an organization to retain him.

However, Watanabe Eiji planned for this organization to be an "illegal organization" and a "non-permanent organization" at the start.

An illegal organization means the Special Mission Unit can be set up at any time and abolished at any time; such a temporary organization is easy to handle and much more convenient to deal with.

A non-permanent organization ensures that control of the Special Mission Unit remains firmly in the hands of the Metropolitan Police Department itself—that is, claiming to the higher-ups that this section is only set up when needed, and if it is not needed, personnel can be adjusted and rotated at any time, maximizing the avoidance of interference from the National Police Agency.

The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind; both father and daughter were trying their best to protect Uesugi Muneyuki, and at the same time, to control him.

And as long as the Special Mission Unit can exert enough influence, then even if the Metropolitan Police Department doesn't say anything, other local headquarters and the National Police Agency above will actively request that the Special Mission Unit be "legalized" and "made permanent."

In this way, the initiative remains in the hands of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"That works." Miss Minami was very satisfied with this result.

"But if we do this, there is one fatal problem." Watanabe Eiji's face, however, held no joy: "A non-permanent organization and an illegal organization mean we do not have enough control over Uesugi Muneyuki himself. In other words, if he doesn't want to work anymore, he can leave at any time—that is, be poached."

"Eh?"

"Minami, do you have the confidence to keep Uesugi Muneyuki's heart here, to keep him at the Metropolitan Police Department?" Watanabe Eiji looked at his daughter: "Do you have the confidence to manage him, to keep him in check?"

"I do!" Watanabe Minami was very confident: "You can rest assured about that, Father."

She had confidence in herself, and she also had a lot of confidence in Uesugi. Miss Minami needed Uesugi, and Uesugi Muneyuki surely needed her... right?

"Very well. Ask him to come to the racecourse on Saturday, and we will talk about this topic."

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Late November, Tokyo Oi Racecourse, VIP box.

At three in the afternoon, Uesugi Muneyuki arrived as promised. He opened the box door, and the first thing he was met with was a pair of jade-black high-heeled shoes hitting the floor.

Miss Minami greeted Uesugi Muneyuki very punctually. This time, she had changed from her previously slightly lazy British academic style to an Old Money aristocratic style.

Wearing a white winter fur coat on the outside and a purple lavender honey butterfly dress on the inside, Miss Minami, with her light makeup, had a shifting temperament; the aura of a winter high-mountain flower rushed toward him.

"Welcome, Uesugi-kun~ How did you enjoy your Long Vacation?" Miss Minami said with a smile, though it was a bit sarcastic: "Does it feel especially good to leave your Partner behind and enjoy your time off all by yourself?"

"If you put it that way, indeed it does." Uesugi Muneyuki responded calmly, then he looked at Miss Minami's outfit, his eyes lighting up: "Watanabe, you look beautiful today."

"Of course I have to dress up properly when I ask you out, but let's talk about business first." Miss Minami waved her small fist: "I'll take you to play later."

Although the snow-white coat and the purple dress inside could outline her exquisite and well-proportioned figure, it was covered tightly. A purple one-step dress with a butterfly pattern was draped over her slender waist. The soft, skin-friendly purple dress paired with 80D thick black pantyhose immediately highlighted Miss Minami's ice-beauty aura and her unique, well-proportioned figure.

The luxurious yet reflective red soles paired with the beautiful curves of the black high-heeled shoes made one imagine, just by seeing them, the daily sight of Miss Minami's tender and delicious black-silk-clad arches, and her lotus-like toes slightly curled inside the black silk stockings.

Miss Minami liked wearing pantyhose, and coming from a wealthy family, the stockings she wore were naturally top-tier goods. The silky touch brought by high-denier and low-denier stockings on her legs was different, but the only thing they had in common was that they were both very comfortable.

She liked the feeling of her legs being wrapped in silk stockings. This was completely different from Ikeda; Ikeda hated wearing silk stockings, and the only exception was when she was with Uesugi Muneyuki.

This time, coming to the racecourse was a familiar routine. Uesugi Muneyuki followed Miss Minami into the VIP box.

Right inside the VIP box overlooking the entire Oi Racecourse, Watanabe Eiji and Watanabe Minami presented the proposal regarding the formation of the Special Mission Unit.

Uesugi Muneyuki read through it in detail.

Special Mission Unit? Facing the whole country, specializing in major, difficult, and complicated cases?

"How is it? Uesugi-kun, what do you think?" Watanabe Minami could not hold back any longer and took the initiative to ask.

"The Special Mission Unit..." Uesugi Muneyuki finished reading the entire proposal and pondered for a long time.

"May I make a few requests?"

"Go ahead."

(End of chapter)