Chapter 158: A Sudden Shura Field

Shirakawa Mai? When did she arrive?

Watanabe Minami stood at the doorway, her pair of sweet almond-shaped eyes wide open, a sense of panic once again welling up in her heart.

The last scandal involving Uesugi Muneyuki and his senior, Mai, had already become common knowledge, and it was on that day that Miss Minami suddenly realized that although she was a Career Track graduate from Waseda University and the Face of the Metropolitan Police Department, and although she was already a dignified Police Inspector at 23, without the backing of her father's power in the rear and Uesugi Muneyuki's technical support in the front, she, the dignified Watanabe Minami, was nothing!

That was the first time she realized that the status and influence she had once been so proud of were actually so fragile.

Facing Ikeda Erena, or even Saito Asuka, Watanabe Minami had absolute confidence.

Ikeda was an idiot and a romantic fool, easy to manipulate; Saito Asuka was just an orphan with no power or backing, and she was even cohabiting with Uesugi illegally—the two didn't even have an adoption relationship. Strictly speaking, Miss Minami could send her to be fostered by anyone anywhere in Japan at will, and use that to keep her in check.

However, she had not the slightest advantage when facing Shirakawa Mai.

She was from Waseda, while Senior Mai was from the University of Tokyo.

She was the daughter of the Superintendent General, while Senior Mai was the Head of the Alliance of the Kanto Shinto Alliance.

Her influence could at most reach the level of a Section Chief at the Metropolitan Police Department, while Senior Mai could directly influence local elections and the conglomerates of Tokyo; she could chat and laugh with the president of Dentsu.

She had been on the job for over a year, and her current annual take-home income was about 4.8 million yen, but Shirakawa Mai could bring over 1.5 billion in net income to the Soul Agency in a year, and her personal wealth was even more immeasurable.

As for her looks, there was no need to say more; Miss Minami had always prided herself on being the face of the Metropolitan Police Department, but Shirakawa Mai was the face of the nation! And Uesugi-kun seemed to like her very much!

This cannot go on!

Miss Minami was anxious!

She secretly listened to the voices of the conversation inside for a while at the door, but she really couldn't hear clearly what Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai were discussing. In her desperation, she could only pretend to have business, grabbed the doorknob, and shoved the door open violently: "Uesugi-kun! Regarding today's..."

Huh?!

Where are the people?

Inside the temporary room of the Special Investigation Headquarters, Uesugi Muneyuki was sitting alone behind the desk looking at documents, holding a pen in his hand, making revisions to the documents. Seeing Miss Minami enter, he looked up in surprise: "Minami? Is something the matter?"

Miss Minami and Uesugi Muneyuki locked eyes, and she faintly sensed a trace of panic in Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze, thinking to herself that she had finally caught him: "Uesugi-kun, what were you and Shirakawa-san talking about just now? When did she arrive?"

"Shirakawa-san?" Uesugi Muneyuki was even more surprised: "What are you talking about?"

Good grief, still pretending!

I am going to expose your little tricks today!

Miss Minami pouted unhappily, shot a sideways glare at Uesugi Muneyuki, then threw the document in her hand in front of him, took a side step, suddenly grabbed the upright cabinet next to her, and yanked the door open: "Miss Shirakawa?"

The temporary room was not large, only about a dozen square meters, with a row of upright cabinets against the wall, and a desk and a few chairs on the other side.

The only place that could hide a person was the upright iron cabinet!

"Minami? What are you doing?" Uesugi Muneyuki had by now returned to a half-smiling expression: "You don't think Senior Mai is in here, do you?"

"That's not for sure!" Miss Minami angrily opened several cabinet doors in a row: "Who knows what you two are actually doing in this sacred Special Investigation Headquarters?"

Bang~

The last upright cabinet door was opened, containing Ikeda Erena's change of clothes; there was no one inside.

Huh?!

Miss Minami was completely confused.

No one?

But I clearly heard the voices of the two of them discussing things here!

This was indeed the only place in the room that could hide a person; it couldn't be that I was hallucinating, could it?

Suddenly, a gust of wind struck from behind. A jade hand covered Miss Minami's mouth and nose from behind, while the other hand pressed down on her defensive arm, pinning it behind her back. A familiar voice said in her ear: "As a policewoman, your basic martial arts are not up to par! Miss Minami of the Metropolitan Police Department!"

"Mmph~ Mmmph!" Miss Minami struggled desperately, but the other person's strength was not small. Seeing that she still dared to resist, the intruder reached out and lightly poked her in the waist. The Face of the Metropolitan Police Department slid slowly down the upright iron cabinet to the floor in pain on the spot, her whole body drained of strength, and she could only stare with hateful eyes at Shirakawa Mai, who had suddenly appeared before her.

Impossible, where exactly was she hiding?

Miss Minami suddenly realized there was one more place in the room she hadn't checked.

Under Uesugi Muneyuki's desk!

But, how could that be?!

Before Miss Minami could think it through, Uesugi Muneyuki had already taken the initiative to reach out and pull Miss Minami up from the floor, saying with a smile: "Sorry, Minami, I teased you a bit. Who told you to come in without asking?"

"Who told you to secretly discuss unspeakable things in the room!" Miss Minami clutched her aching waist, feeling her legs go weak and her whole body go numb, feeling both angry and aggrieved: "This is the Special Investigation Headquarters! Miss Shirakawa! Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!"

Shirakawa Mai was wearing a black diamond-patterned high-waisted skirt with a wave texture today, her gorgeous, silky long hair draped over her shoulders, her earrings were pearl-string wind chimes, paired with a pair of satin crystal bow-tie low heels; she was truly ethereal and overflowing with goddess vibes.

Moreover, she was clearly wearing silk stockings today; her pair of translucent, pink-white beautiful legs were covered with a hazy mist, faintly reflecting a soft pearlescent glow, which constantly attracted Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze.

Miss Minami's eyes narrowed slightly. She sat down beside Uesugi Muneyuki and extended her silk-stockinged jade foot under the desk, lightly tapping the man.

Uesugi Muneyuki came back to his senses, shifted his gaze, and looked at Miss Minami.

Before Miss Minami could speak, Senior Mai also sat down, and she said very elegantly: "Excuse me, did I interrupt you?"

"Of course, Ms. Shirakawa. We are currently conducting a very important investigation. Please do not interfere with our police work, okay?" Miss Minami launched her attack first, aggressively starting to pin labels on her: "Even if you are a national actress, this kind of behavior is obstruction of justice, and it will make things very difficult for the Metropolitan Police Department!"

"Obstruction of justice?" Shirakawa Mai smiled brilliantly and said casually: "If you're going to accuse me of obstruction of justice, I wonder who intercepted the official invitation sent by our agency halfway, preventing Uesugi-kun from participating in the Fuji TV Live Broadcast memorial service?"

Miss Minami's pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked at Uesugi Muneyuki somewhat unnaturally. Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki return her gaze with a questioning look, she could only look away.

She had indeed unilaterally rejected the Fuji TV invitation, but wasn't Uesugi Muneyuki busy?

However, if this matter were put on the scales, Miss Minami did indeed have the suspicion of isolating Uesugi Muneyuki from the outside world.

"Sorry, Uesugi-kun." Miss Minami could only say with a stiff expression: "I rejected it on your behalf because you were very busy at the time."

"But Fuji TV scheduled it on my day off." Uesugi Muneyuki said with a smile.

"That's right, if I hadn't come to ask Junior-kun myself, he probably wouldn't have known, Miss Minami. You shouldn't do things like this!" Shirakawa Mai said with a smile.

"Uh... I just thought it was an unnecessary activity." Miss Minami stared at Uesugi Muneyuki with resentful eyes.

First round of confrontation, Minami suffered a complete defeat.

Shirakawa Mai had come to find Uesugi Muneyuki in person to tell him one thing.

Regarding the haunting incident involving the Fuji TV female anchor, it was true!

Hironaka Mariko had not completely disappeared! She had reappeared in the basement of Fuji TV and was continuing to operate in the form of a Cursed Grudge, and the strange occurrences seen by the people at Fuji TV were also real!

The entire Fuji TV Odaiba Building had become a "Cursed Grudge Haunted House" belonging exclusively to Hironaka Mariko!

This news shocked Uesugi Muneyuki.

Hironaka Mariko was not dead... er, no, that's not right; she was already dead. To be precise, Hironaka Mariko still existed in this world in the form of a Cursed Grudge.

Wait, did this mean that Saijo Yasue's Cursed Grudge hadn't completely disappeared either?

Senior Mai had come specifically to find Uesugi Muneyuki about this matter. She could have easily exterminated Hironaka Mariko's Cursed Grudge through a ritual, but while casting the spell, she suddenly discovered that Hironaka Mariko had entered into a Death Soul Contract with Uesugi Muneyuki, meaning she was a Dharma Protector Yaksha under the throne of Uesugi Muneyuki's Wisdom King.

With this situation, Shirakawa Mai had no reason to exterminate Hironaka Mariko, and she escaped with her life.

That was the reason Senior Mai had made a special trip here.

It was just unexpected that halfway through the conversation, Miss Minami would barge in without knocking.

Now the atmosphere was awkward, and it was difficult to continue talking about Inner World affairs; Senior Mai and Miss Minami sat on either side of Uesugi Muneyuki, the two women glaring at each other.

One smiled brilliantly, her eyes full of scrutiny.

The other smiled formulaically, her eyes full of hostility.

Sparks flew in the room, leaving Uesugi Muneyuki, who was sitting in the middle, feeling charred and tender; he wanted to say something, but both Senior Mai and Miss Minami signaled him with fierce glares to shut up.

"Let's have a formal introduction, 'Face of the Metropolitan Police Department' Miss Watanabe Minami, I am Shirakawa Mai of the Soul Agency."

"Hello, it is an honor to meet you, 'National Actress' Miss Shirakawa, I am Watanabe Minami of the Metropolitan Police Department."

In public, Shirakawa Mai and Watanabe Minami were still all smiles.

The two women's hands clasped together, and their gazes began to clash.

Stay away from my Partner!

Your Partner? Does he have a tag on him?

Everyone knows he is my partner! I am the one who promoted him!

He is merely a partner; I am his schoolmate, his true contractor, and his destined companion in the Inner World!

Does snatching someone else's Partner give you a sense of superiority?

Everyone wants a suitable man; if you can't keep your man's heart, you can only blame yourself!

You *** who only knows how to wear white dresses and pearlescent stockings to flaunt your body, we'll see about this!

Bring it on!

The unmasked electric currents clashing between the two women's eyes left Uesugi Muneyuki feeling a bit numb; he tried to say something, but no one gave him the chance.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the doorway, and a familiar voice carried a hint of hidden excitement: "Uesugi, are you free right now? I was thinking, after dinner, could we perhaps..."

The uninvited guest didn't knock either; with a *clack*, Ikeda Erena, having finished her shower and changed into a light, office-duty police skirt uniform, pushed the door open, full of excitement and a hint of hidden longing.

The tall beauty saw Shirakawa Mai and Watanabe Minami squeezing Uesugi Muneyuki in the middle from left and right.

"Eh?"

Erena's CPU overloaded.

(End of chapter)