Chapter 537

In the Special Mission Unit, everyone was resting after completing their last duty, and these past few days there had been no cases in Tokyo Metropolis worth the unit's deployment, so everyone enjoyed a peaceful and tranquil time in the air-conditioned room.

The details of the Imperial Palace case could not be disclosed to the public, so naturally there were fewer rewards such as public decorations, but the Special Mission Unit had already received a group reception at the Akasaka Rikyū, and afterward obtained official endorsement and formal recognition from the Cabinet, with everyone receiving at least three million yen in bonus—so they had gained both face and substance; as for decorations and public commendations, they were irrelevant.

The returning Okada Masayoshi was discussing the art of brewing English Darjeeling red tea with Nango Yui; actually these two people had a bit of discord and also existed in a competitive relationship (the regular section chief had returned while Nango was still acting as unit chief), but Uesugi Ando and Minami kept things under control, so at this point the competition had become healthy competition.

Date Nagamune was looking at his CSGO sticker collection and secretly checking whether the handshake ticket lottery for the Second Young Lady of Akasaka, Moriya Akane, had been won.

Ishihara Mikoto wore a white coat over a summer-style shiny white translucent striped gold-plated suit skirt, her jade feet wrapped in ultra-thin flesh-toned stockings and clad in white high-heeled shoes pressed together, she was teaching Ikeda Erena how to calculate fan numbers; Ikeda Erena in police uniform skirt, stockings, and high heels half-understood, pretending to listen attentively, nodding occasionally like a diligent good child.

Igarashi Hayato was helping move things; this guy seemed always so enthusiastic, full of inexhaustible energy and not too good at refusing others' requests for help; in the Special Mission Unit, whenever someone called him for help, he would definitely respond immediately, but this kid wasn't stupid—Uesugi Sōsetsu thought he must have received instructions from his father and mother.

"What a peaceful day, ah, ah, I just want to fall asleep like this and not wake up!" Minami leaned against the soft managerial official chair, slightly closing her eyes.

But good times are always fleeting.

"Not good! Not good!" At this moment, Kai Toru rushed in from outside holding a stack of newspapers: "Not good! Manager, section chief, chief! Weekly Bunshun has come again!"

Uesugi Sōsetsu: "?"

The man tilted his head, thinking, what the hell is going on?

Weekly Bunshun has come again?

No way, Weekly Bunshun had already privately promised not to battle with me anymore?

Impossible? Could it be that my affair with Kashiwagi Misa has been exposed?!

Uesugi Sōsetsu glanced worriedly at Minami, only to see a flicker of doubt in her eyes too; she gestured for everyone to pause first!

Thus everyone in the Special Mission Unit gathered around.

【Exclusive】A certain University of Tokyo student academic elite and a recent wind-and-cloud figure of the Metropolitan Police Department are in a passionate romance, with serious suspicions of infidelity?!

"Oh oh oh oh oh~" The Special Mission Office instantly filled with exclamations, then everyone turned their gaze toward Uesugi Sōsetsu.

Although besides Uesugi Sōsetsu, Okada is also from the University of Tokyo, but he had already graduated, while only Uesugi Sōsetsu is still studying at Tokyo University!

Uesugi-san, you wouldn't……

Although no one said it out loud, everyone immediately formed a judgment.

Beast!

You already have the manager, Ikeda Deputy Section Chief, Ishihara Assistant, and Super Cute Asuka as four beauties, and outside there's even a National-Level Great Beauty Mao Yang! And you're still hunting in headquarters?

TMD, is the Metropolitan Police Department your harem selection ground?

Uesugi Sōsetsu felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, thinking that wasn't my doing—it was Madame Kashiwagi who actively seduced me! What does it have to do with me? The matter of Tokyo University academic elite—can that be called sneaking? And what does "continuing passionate romance" mean? I and her usually meet only once a week!

He said nothing, following everyone to look at the newspaper.

Weekly Bunshun:

Bunshun Online Reporter, Shimada Toshio.

"He is a star of the Japanese police world, he was once the last line of defense of the Metropolitan Police Department, he is a wind-and-cloud figure of Japanese society!"

Uesugi Sōsetsu sweated.

"He has cracked countless major cases, relying on super strong deductive ability to accurately pinpoint the culprit, possessing extraordinary ability yet not lacking controversy! And he once became famous for defying superiors and conducting peripheral investigations!"

Uesugi Sōsetsu drenched in sweat.

"He once single-handedly faced a massive colossus and ultimately emerged victorious, he once defied public opinion under the most difficult circumstances to reverse judgment and find the culprit!"

Uesugi Sōsetsu sweated profusely.

"He is tall, handsome, and elegant, the dream lover of countless spring-hearted maidens, he is a recognized winner in life, he and his beloved are acclaimed as the golden boy and jade girl of the Metropolitan Police Department, yet beneath his radiant exterior lies a hidden romance violating human ethics and professional morals!"

Uesugi Sōsetsu became Genghis Khan.

"Correct, the person Weekly Bunshun is reporting on today is the one acclaimed as the last card of the Metropolitan Police Department, the double walls of the Metropolitan Police Department, one of the Absolute Dual Pride, belonging to the……"

Uesugi Sōsetsu had already closed his eyes.

"Section Chief of the Third Division, Police Inspector Kashiwagi Jin!!!"

Uesugi Sōsetsu: "???"

Indeed, seeing that Weekly Bunshun wrote not about Uesugi Sōsetsu but about Kashiwagi Jin, the entire Special Mission Unit stood frozen in place.

What, not Uesugi Chief?

Even at the scene, some felt disappointed—for example, Date Nagamune lightly clicked his tongue, yet couldn't help covering his mouth and chuckling secretly, while Erena wore a face of "Believe in Sōsetsu, I just like her!" with a serious expression, making Uesugi Sōsetsu also feel a bit embarrassed.

Minami also breathed a sigh of relief; the Special Mission Unit had just been formally endorsed and recognized by the Cabinet, and at this moment a scandal would be absolutely disastrous, but she only relaxed slightly before immediately regaining her tense expression, after all this involves her father and the Metropolitan Police Department.

Uesugi Sōsetsu was so angry he gritted his teeth.

Seeming but not, intentional misleading, clickbait!

This bunch of bastards from Weekly Bunshun did it on purpose! They just wanted everyone, after seeing the headline and lead, to subconsciously think of themselves, then feint a thrust, drawing out Kashiwagi Jin!

In this way they ruthlessly rode on Uesugi Sōsetsu's traffic, yet did not violate their prior agreement not to expose Uesugi again.

No wonder they're a professional gossip rag for decades! This move even made Uesugi himself sigh in inadequacy.

My stance and level in journalism are insufficient, indeed I still need to learn a…… matters having come to this, let's first look at the content.

"The talented woman of Artemis."

"The woman involved with Police Inspector Kashiwagi is named Hayakawa Nanami (24 years old), who once studied at the University of Tokyo's Agriculture and Forestry Department, and due to her beauty and wisdom had considerable fame in the high-end bubble bath shop 'Artemis' in Kabukicho, being called 'Goddess of Learning'. According to insiders at the shop: Hayakawa Miss indeed came to work to earn funds for studying abroad, she is clear-minded, and customers all like her very much."

"The acquaintance of Police Inspector Kashiwagi and Hayakawa Nanami originated from the investigation of the famous University of Tokyo professor killing his wife case about two years ago. Police Inspector Kashiwagi, to obtain information, frequently entered 'Artemis' and designated Hayakawa Miss for service. However, their relationship seems to have surpassed the boundaries of investigator and assistant, developing into an intimate relationship between man and woman?!"

"Our newspaper has obtained multiple pieces of suspicious evidence regarding their relationship. For example, from November last year to April this year, the two at least three times checked in and out of a certain royal garden hotel in the Metropolis; although there is no direct evidence, our newspaper even obtained clear footage of Police Inspector Kashiwagi checking in at the front desk. Moreover, there are eyewitnesses claiming to have seen the two sharing drinks intimately at a members-only bar in Ōta Ward.

Even more shocking is that Police Inspector Kashiwagi once gave Hayakawa Miss a luxury wristwatch worth over 200,000 yen as a gift. All this occurred behind the backdrop of the 'happy family' he built with his wife (29 years old, former Face of the Metropolitan Police Department Kashiwagi Misa)!"

"Is this the loss of humanity, or the husband's affair?"

"What's more important is, according to our newspaper's investigation, the intimate relationship between Police Inspector Kashiwagi and Hayakawa Nanami continues to this day. Just last month, eyewitnesses saw Police Inspector Kashiwagi's private car appearing near Hayakawa Miss's apartment residence. This elite police officer entrusted with upholding law and justice, yet deeply entangled in an adulterous romance with a sex industry worker, is undoubtedly a great irony!"

"More news, our newspaper will further investigate! Please look forward to the next issue of Weekly Bunshun, see you there!"

After reading the news, Uesugi Sōsetsu and everyone in the Special Mission Unit……were stunned dumbfounded.

Moreover, besides the newcomers like Kai and others, the four people present at the scene—Minami, Okada, Uesugi, and Ikeda—all knew.

The things exposed by Weekly Bunshun are true!

Back then, Kashiwagi Jin, in order to obtain insider information, indeed admitted in front of them that he had a relationship with Nanami Hayakawa, a female student from the Agriculture and Forestry Department who was a subordinate of Professor Tsuda, and even specified her for a bubble bath.

At that time, all members of the Special Mission Unit expressed understanding, after all, this was a sacrifice for the country, a bubble bath on the king's path for the nation's cause.

But... Kashiwagi Jin actually did not cleanly break off with Nanami Hayakawa afterward?

Moreover, Uesugi Muneyuki at the scene knew even more; afterward, Kashiwagi Jin indeed admitted to Uesugi that he himself had not cleanly broken off with Nanami Hayakawa, because Nanami Hayakawa was a "Wing Supporter of the Brag Brag Party," Kashiwagi Jin found getting along with her much more comfortable than with his wife Misa, and Nanami Hayakawa truly liked him, and later she did not take his money either, so the two maintained a lover's relationship.

How come this is now being exposed by Weekly Bunshun?

"Has this already been reported in the news?" Uesugi Muneyuki immediately asked Kai Toru.

"Yes, it has already been reported." Kai Toru nodded: "No prior notice or advance copy was sent over."

"Then the problem is already very clear." Minami Ojou-sama immediately made a judgment: "The problem is not with Kashiwagi-san, but rather, after the Meiwa Bank incident, someone's interests were harmed, and this is an act of retaliation."

"Exactly, this is an act of retaliation, but... we all know, this matter is true, ah!" Okada Masayoshi said, laughing and crying at the same time.

"Indeed." "Indeed." "Indeed......"

Uesugi Minami and Ikeda were both speechless.

And just at that moment, Uesugi Muneyuki's Huawei Galaxy phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated, and he immediately answered the call.

It was the call from Lady Kashiwagi Misa.

"Uesugi, where are you now? Are you at the Metropolitan Police Department?" Kashiwagi Misa's voice was both anxious and heartbroken, still carrying a hint of the despair of betrayal: "You, you can come over here for a moment?"

"Is it because of Inspector Kashiwagi's matter?" Uesugi Muneyuki's expression showed a bit of uncontrollable tension.

Since the two established a fixed relationship, Kashiwagi Misa now seems to treat him like Uesugi A Dream, and whenever any problem arises, her instinct is to seek his help.

"You, you know?" Kashiwagi Misa was first stunned, then her voice immediately filled with surprise: "You, you have a way? Uesugi! You must have a way! Please, please help Jin! I, I am willing to do anything..."

"Don't rush, Lady, a way will always exist, but..."

"But?"

(Chapter End)