Chapter 236: The Duel of Red and Black

Onoda Kimiaki began preparations for a focused strike against the Kanagawa Prefecture branch of the "Kudo-kai," and the Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat immediately notified Security Department Chief Kudo Tsuyoshi to prepare to summon personnel; he wanted to see at least 600 police officers ready by nine in the morning.

And at this time, it was already 4:30 in the morning.

"Go back and rest for a bit, sleep for three hours, and then join us to witness the downfall of the Kudo-kai." Watanabe Eiji smiled at Uesugi Muneyuki: "So eager to see a police-gangster showdown? Like playing CSGO?"

"No, I am just interested in exactly how much strength the Metropolitan Police Department's current SAT and the so-called elite Public Security Police actually possess." Uesugi Muneyuki stood with his hands behind his back, his expression quite moved: "They say the SAT are the elite of the elite, and many of their files are erased after joining the SAT. At the same time, there is also a 'Shadow Administrator' within the National Police Agency's Security Department, who is the second-in-command of the Public Security Police, and whose files have all been wiped?"

"Oh? You know quite a lot." Watanabe Eiji did not deny it after hearing this; the Superintendent General thought for a moment and felt that Uesugi Muneyuki was not an outsider: "It is true, but even I do not know who the Shadow Administrator is; probably only Onoda and Security Department Chief Kudo know."

"Department Chief Kudo and the Kudo-kai... truly, the water from the flood temple has washed away the Dragon King's temple; family fighting family." Uesugi Muneyuki could not help but quip.

He really wanted to see exactly how much strength the so-called Japanese Public Security possessed.

Regarding these few cases, Uesugi Muneyuki had already witnessed the intelligence capabilities of the Public Security Police; frankly speaking, they were quite good, but he had not seen their specific combat capabilities with his own eyes. This time, having a rare opportunity to see the Public Security Police use force, Uesugi Muneyuki did not want to miss it.

His impression of the Public Security Police mainly came from Amuro Tooru in "Detective Conan."

It could be said that the character Amuro Tooru represented the complex image of the Japanese Public Security, but as everyone knows, the character design of Amuro Tooru is a culmination of many popular elements such as the Japanese "wolf warrior," anti-terrorism espionage, fujoshi fan circles, and the traditional elite male enduring humiliation, etc. The "Detective Conan" production team definitely received 500,000 from the Public Security Police; his image can probably represent a small portion of the more positive Public Security elites, but what if it is expanded to the entire organization?

Whether it's a mule or a horse, let's take it out for a walk.

"Speaking of which, Godfather, is Onoda the one calling the shots at the National Police Agency now?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked with interest.

"Ah, yes." Watanabe Eiji's expression was also a bit complex when mentioning this matter; he had originally thought that by suppressing Kudo Tsuyoshi, the Metropolitan Police Department would be his own world, but he had not expected Onoda to arrive.

"Then you...?"

"Yes, the appearance of Onoda has indeed caused the Metropolitan Police Department to not be dominated by our Criminal faction over the Public Security faction as I had hoped." Watanabe Eiji nodded, and the Superintendent General paused slightly: "However... in the future, if I want to be promoted, I might have to rely on him, so one must bow one's head when under the eaves."

"…………" Uesugi Muneyuki's mind suddenly recalled what Professor Okochi had said before.

For bureaucrats, at any time, their personal interests > factional interests > national interests.

Before he could say more, Watanabe Eiji seemed to not want to continue this topic, and he said to Miss Minami on the side: "Minami, do you intend to go with Muneyuki-kun?"

"No." Miss Minami shook her head desperately, yawning with sleepy eyes: "I'm going back to rest, ha~ I'm exhausted!"

"Hehe, oh, by the way, you should prepare for your physical fitness test." Watanabe Eiji said with a half-smile.

"Eh???" Upon hearing about the physical fitness test, Miss Minami's sweet apple-like face immediately collapsed: "Still have to do a physical fitness test?"

"Of course, all criminal detectives have to take physical fitness tests. You were previously in internal administrative work; since you've transferred to the criminal division, you must accept a physical fitness test!" Watanabe Eiji knew his daughter had always been a weakling in sports, a novice at combat, and a master of "human-shaped outlining" in shooting: "The Face of the Metropolitan Police Department who runs 100 meters in 25 seconds and 800 meters in 7 minutes? How can this work? If you are like this, I cannot promote you to Special Mission Unit Management Officer!"

"Eh eh eh?!" Miss Minami immediately heard the subtext in her father's words.

Promotion!

Her sweet apricot-shaped eyes were immediately filled with "fame and fortune," and Minami was suddenly no longer sleepy and full of energy, which made Uesugi Muneyuki feel both annoyed and amused.

"Hmm, but I still have to take the physical fitness test!" Minami did not persist for long before her little face collapsed again, and she simply hugged the waist of Ikeda beside her: "Ikeda, save me! You take the physical fitness test for me! After it's done, I'll promote you to Ikeda Assistant Police Inspector!"

"Eh? This, this won't work!" Eirina was startled.

"Minami!" Watanabe Eiji was left speechless by his daughter.

Ikeda Eirina was already a Patrol Sergeant at 24 years old this year; as a Non-Career Track officer and coming from a local police station, this promotion speed was already comparable to a rocket, wasn't it?

Normally, for such Non-Career Track officers at local police stations, joining in their early 20s, becoming a Patrol Sergeant at 26, and rising to Patrol Sergeant at 30-35 is the normal life trajectory for Non-Career Track officers, and among them, only a very small number can rise to Assistant Police Inspector.

This is also why local police officers break their heads trying to get into the Metropolitan Police Department; the Metropolitan Police Department has more promotion opportunities, and Non-Career Track officers can have a chance to rise to Police Inspector in their 40s, and then see if they can wait for the fruit on the "Superintendent" tree to fall on their heads before retirement.

That Eirina could be a Patrol Sergeant at this age and be seconded to the Headquarters could already be considered a workplace miracle.

"Sob sob sob~ I really can't do the physical fitness test, it's impossible!" Miss Minami became autistic, squatting on the ground with her hands holding her head.

"Then, Master Eirina, will you come with me?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked next.

"…………" Ikeda Eirina was indeed moved, and she tentatively glanced at Watanabe Eiji: "Is it okay?"

"If you want to see, then come; it's not like one more person matters." Watanabe Eiji looked indifferent; Minami had told him that Ikeda had already been completely handled by her.

"Then, I want to see too!" Ikeda Eirina revealed a determined look.

If possible, she even wanted to participate in this operation herself!

In this Yokohama Case, she again had no opportunity to take action, which really made Eirina very irritable.

She wanted to go, but Uesugi Muneyuki and Watanabe Minami both disagreed.

Just kidding, the Violent Group has guns in their hands!

No matter how high your kung fu is, you can't beat a foreign gun!

Eirina had no choice but to give up.

……………………

September 26, 9:00 AM, Yokohama City, Pier Warehouse, Frontline Special Command Center.

Inside the large warehouse at the spacious port pier, more than a dozen rows of long tables were arranged, a row of laptops and a large crowd of dozens of police officers wearing Metropolitan Police Department uniforms were ready, with complex cables and densely packed heads moving about; the temporarily established Kudo-kai Violent Crime Countermeasures Headquarters gathered here.

Sitting above were National Police Agency Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda Kimiaki, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji, and National Police Agency Security Department Chief Kudo Tsuyoshi.

Before the operation had even begun, one person below took the lead in making trouble.

It was Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters Chief Takakura.

"What exactly is going on here? Why didn't we receive notification? Such a large-scale action without informing our local authorities—even if it is the National Police Agency, this kind of behavior cannot be accepted!"

"Oppose, strongly oppose!"

On the stage, Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda was expressionless; he calmly turned his head and looked at Headquarters Chief Takakura, just like looking at a dead person: "Very sorry, I do not intend to let the Kanagawa Police participate in this operation. If there is really a need, I will notify you, but... it probably won't be needed, heh~"

Just at this moment, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside, and a group of about twenty men in suits carrying briefcases held up a document: "Is it Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters Chief Takakura Ryosuke? You are under arrest. We have evidence proving that you instructed subordinates to commit perjury, destroyed the chain of custody, and framed innocent people; there are serious problems with the evidence-gathering procedures, please come with us."

It was the District Public Prosecutors Office!

"What? On what grounds are you arresting me? Hey!"

Headquarters Chief Takakura and others of the Kanagawa Headquarters had not even had time to argue before they were taken away on the spot by the District Public Prosecutors Office.

Below the stage, Uesugi Muneyuki, Ikeda Eirina, and Sugishita Ukyo were sitting together, and seeing this, he said to Sugishita Ukyo: "I have always suspected that there is a mole for the Kudo-kai in the Kanagawa Headquarters."

"Uesugi-kun, you can remove the word 'suspect'." Sugishita Ukyo's expression was slightly dejected: "Onoda is the leader of the Public Security, and the intelligence he knows is far more than what we know."

"Is the Division Chief very familiar with Director of the Commissioner's Secretariat Onoda?"

"Familiar, even a bit too much." The Division Chief said blandly, and his face also had a look of reminiscence: "I was transferred to the Life Safety Division because of him, and I returned to the First Division also because of him."

"Is that so?"

On the platform, as the time arrived and preparations were complete, Onoda Kimiaki glanced at the Vacheron Constantin on his wrist and signaled for the operation to begin.

At the scene, the massive screens temporarily supported by Sumitomo Mitsui and Tokio Marine were divided into multiple camera feeds, broadcasting the situation live.

600 Public Security police officers, divided into five groups: one group headed straight for the Kudo-kai branch stronghold in Kanagawa Prefecture, two groups went directly to the residences of high-ranking members, and the other two groups surrounded the affiliated companies.

The Japan Public Security intended to use this opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities to the entire world.

"Begin the operation!"

On the screens, the legendary Japan Public Security SAT squads had already arrived at their ambush points; following the order from Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda, the lead Metropolitan Police Department SAT Captain Godai Yusuke let out a low roar, and a group of SAT officers wearing bulletproof vests and holding riot shields charged directly toward the Kudo-kai stronghold.

The special police squad used silenced door-breaching tools to storm the Kudo-kai stronghold, their MP5s and HK416s with red-dot sights swinging everywhere; the Violent Group members resting inside were caught off guard by the police action, and though they instinctively drew their handguns, not a single one dared to fire in the face of the submachine guns held by the SAT.

On the other side, the Public Security Police's suit-clad brigade also charged forward, first securing five companies affiliated with the Kudo-kai and taking all the members into custody, while the other two high-ranking members' residences were also heavily surrounded.

It seemed as though the Kudo-kai would not put up any resistance at all.

However, just as the SAT squad was preparing to push further into the stronghold, a burst of intermittent gunfire suddenly rang out from inside, the sound of several shots interrupting the SAT's advance and cutting off the live broadcast.

"Nani?"

It seemed this gunshot had a broken-window effect, as the Violent Group members who had originally not intended to resist began firing one after another.

A gasp of shock erupted from the frontline command center as the previously valiant SAT squad, faced with the gunfire, immediately raised their riot shields and retreated, hastily pulling out of the Kudo-kai stronghold.

The gunfire continued, and the SAT were pinned down, unable to even lift their heads.

"Report to headquarters! The Kudo-kai is using firearms!" the frontline immediately reported: "The opposition has opened fire!"

"Report to headquarters, report to headquarters, this is SAT Squad One, the Kudo-kai has opened fire in retaliation! Repeat, the Kudo-kai has opened fire in retaliation! The opposition appears to be using USP45 handguns to fire at us, over!"

Hearing this news, Onoda Kimiaki was not alarmed but delighted; he stood up and threw a fierce punch into the air, his excitement and joy plain to see.

"Good! Very spirited!"

The scene was even more boisterous, with all the police officers celebrating and unable to contain their joy.

The Violent Group had opened fire!

(End of this chapter)