Chapter 563

Under the midsummer sun, the old man Ōsumikawa calmly put forward his demands.

He can talk, but he demands that Uesugi Muneyuki himself come to negotiate terms! Among so many police, he only trusts this non-police member of the Metropolitan Police Department!

Exactly, I don't just want to blow up, I want to blow up big, even bigger!

What's the point of blowing myself up? If I can bring down the nation's top leaders through myself, that's truly blowing up big!

Damn, how did I not think of that before?

Ōsumikawa thought of this and felt only deep regret, and when he saw Uesugi Muneyuki give him an affirming look: "Exactly, I think the same way," Ōsumikawa thought, not bad for being of the peerage—when it comes to being ruthless, you lot are the ruthless ones; this kind of trick is something we science guys could never think of.

This thought gave him a pleasure more lasting than an explosion.

He slowly released the detonator, raised his hand, and shouted at the police on high alert: "I want to negotiate terms with whoever's in charge here!"

"I don't trust a single one of you police; for negotiations, I only trust Uesugi Muneyuki!"

"Let him come, let him into my house, I'll talk with him! I can surrender, I can avoid detonating the explosives, I can consider turning myself in, provided that!" Ōsumikawa Minoru pointed at Uesugi Muneyuki: "Let me talk with him, just the two of us alone!"

Ōsumikawa's statement shocked all the police at the scene.

How's Fatty Four? This guy wasn't planning to self-destruct earlier? Why did he suddenly say he could turn himself in after Uesugi yelled at him a couple times?

The vast majority of police at the scene didn't know Ōsumikawa's background or what he'd been through, but they all clearly realized one thing: if Ōsumikawa blew himself up here, then this huge operation and this important case would be considered a failure!

Today, the Tree Sea saw hundreds of police, ten armored vehicles, and three helicopters!

No, we can't fail! If we can negotiate, this is a huge merit; if we can't negotiate, this is a major disaster!

All police at the scene, including Inspector Kosaka of Investigation Division One, First Section, unconsciously hesitated and looked toward Uesugi Muneyuki.

How about—Uesugi Chief, you—go talk to him?

Only the Special Mission Unit members who knew the inside story firmly opposed; whether it was Okada Masayoshi with leadership status, Nango Yui, or Kai Toru, Igarashi, and Ikeda Erena, etc., none wanted Uesugi Muneyuki to take the risk.

This is a crazy old man! A crazy old man who'll blow everyone up!

Moreover, if Uesugi Chief has an accident, our Special Mission Unit can just disband right there—this this cannot!

Uesugi Chief, we can't do without you! Without you, how can our Special Mission Unit survive? We'd lose all meaning!

While Uesugi Muneyuki observed the shifting expressions of everyone nearby at the scene.

His mind recalled Professor Okochi's words: the essence of police is bureaucrats; they just happen to have police duties, and for bureaucrats, it's always personal interest > organizational interest > national interest.

Interest, interest, it's all interest!

As previously stated, under the order system, the two consummate lawful evils are lawyers and bureaucrats; lawyers' essence as lawful evil should be relatively easy to understand, for lawyers essentially use the existing legal order to the fullest to serve their own goals, whether defending irredeemable death-row criminals or seeking justice for the weak, their way of doing things never changes.

And why is the bureaucrat's essence as lawful evil harder to understand? Simply put, bureaucrats are also people, they also have their own thoughts, they also have their own interests, which inevitably determines that in concrete execution they cannot help but have biases; they will unconsciously as a group choose execution that benefits them (at least does no harm), and will unconsciously as a group tend to steer affairs toward directions beneficial to them.

Therefore, Uesugi Muneyuki is fully confident that, to see it through to the end, to fulfill his duty completely, Watanabe Eiji and Onoda will certainly agree to let him negotiate!

Picking up the specially made walkie-talkie, Uesugi Muneyuki said to the other side: "Superintendent General, Kanchoukanbou, leave it to me, I have confidence I can persuade Ōsumikawa."

The other side of the walkie-talkie stayed silent for a while, then Watanabe Eiji's voice finally came: "Muneyuki, be careful, don't rush, first ask for the conditions and report immediately, don't argue, don't refuse!"

Uesugi Muneyuki revealed a faint smile: "Good, wait for my good news."

On another side, at the rear command post, Watanabe Minami looked incredulously at her own father; previously Minami had great confidence in Uesugi, but that was because he was among everyone's protection; now, her father actually agreed to Uesugi going to negotiate: "Superintendent?"

Minami felt her father had become somewhat unfamiliar; she realized for the first time that the shadow behind the formerly radiant Superintendent General was just as unfathomable.

Watanabe Eiji remained silent; the Superintendent General glanced at his daughter, said nothing.

Mobilizing so many people, deploying so much force, obtaining the Cabinet's highest authorization and permission for large-scale equipment and firearms, my daughter, if it just ends like this, how am I to explain to the Cabinet and all citizens?

Now, only by believing in Uesugi once more!

"Kanchoukanbou?!" On the other side, Sugishita Ukyo also shouted angrily: "Why do this? Where are the Public Security negotiation experts? Why let Uesugi Chief keep taking risks?"

"Yeah, why did it become like this?" Onoda Kimiaki muttered, his eyes flickering, obviously having accumulated great anger and restraint: "We deployed so many police, in the end it turned into needing Uesugi to take risks for us, why?"

"Kanchou, don't answer questions with questions!" Sugishita Ukyo flared: "Kanchoukanbou!!!"

Onoda Kimiaki didn't respond; he merely gestured toward the frontline, indicating agreement with Uesugi Muneyuki's plan.

After receiving permission, Uesugi Muneyuki alone came to the wooden hut, he took a deep look at Ōsumikawa, then slowly bowed: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ōsumikawa."

Venerable father! Terrifying outlaw!

"Mr. Uesugi, I respect you greatly." Ōsumikawa Minoru glanced at Uesugi Muneyuki, his eyes filled with uncontrollable fatigue and excitement: "I'm willing to hear your conditions; you say you'll help me, you say you'll let them lose face and reputation, how do you plan to do it?"

"Let's go inside and talk." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded, then toward Ōsumikawa Minoru's back, his daughter Ōsumikawa Rina also nodded.

I, I see you!

Ōsumikawa Rina's face showed surprise, but this grudge remained silent, tightly clinging to her father's back, gazing at everything around with eyes full of hatred.

Inside the abandoned wooden hut was a simple laboratory, reeking of strong diesel, piled with large amounts of bird droppings stone and rotting plants, plus many wooden tools and glass containers.

Indeed, this guy really was making ANFO explosives in the Tree Sea using earthen methods!

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes moved.

A chemical engineering expert, super strong hands-on ability able to knead explosives by hand, a Shōwa-era man old-timer, has already produced the embryo of a grudge; if he could be made to serve me, then I wouldn't have to worry about chemical engineering expertise anymore!

Art is, explosion!

And, perhaps his daughter Rina's grudge in terms of sustaining life—

All things rot, all life is indestructible!

"Sorry, there's nothing to entertain you with, Uesugi-san, just say it directly." Ōsumikawa casually pulled over a chair and sat down, coughing a few times: "How do you plan to help me?"

"Mr. Ōsumikawa, I want you to surrender, turn yourself in, disarm the bomb, and turn yourself in to the police." Uesugi Muneyuki said calmly: "You should know, how big a news it is when the son of the Foreign Minister is blown up? Now outside the Tree Sea, countless media are waiting, awaiting the results of this big search!"

"If you die here, it's just another terrorist dying in fear news, but if you're willing to walk out, use your 'confession' as a weapon, in court and media, conduct a public, prolonged execution by slicing on the Akimoto family. This is more lasting and far-reaching than a bomb's power." Uesugi Muneyuki gestured softly: "This is the true atomic bomb that can utterly destroy them! Do you understand my meaning?"

"I." Ōsumikawa Minoru indeed felt moved; he doesn't fear retaliation, he has late-stage pancreatic cancer, soon to die; if he can, before death, expose everything Ōsumikawa Rina endured and prove her innocence, this is his final wish as a father.

However, this chemical engineering technician hesitated somewhat, he looked left and right, then said softly: "But, I've reported these problems to police more than once, I've also sought media—completely useless! Police are just lackeys of the higher-ups! And those reporters' reports will also be taken down and deleted!"

"That's because the matter wasn't big enough." Uesugi Muneyuki said lightly: "Now it's different; now domestic and international media are all watching this, countless cameras are aimed at you, such a big thing, as long as our Metropolitan Police Department is willing to let you out and let you accept all media interviews, can this lid be kept on?"

Ōsumikawa had a sudden realization.

Exactly! Things have come to this point! How could it possibly be covered up?

"But will you police be willing to do this? Do you know how many times I've called the police? The police in Yamanashi Prefecture are just a bunch of beasts, bastard things! It's either all kinds of passing the buck or using Rina's 'voluntary' as an excuse!" The old engineer still distrusted the police extremely.

"Yes, as long as you agree to our conditions, I can guarantee that the headquarters and even the National Police Agency will definitely be willing to help." Uesugi Muneyuki said in a low voice: "First, you must surrender, and tell us the direction of the bomb and everything about the Sakikawa Restoration Army and the Red Goldfinch, then, when you accept the interview, do not name names and attack the current minister and the then police headquarters in your statement, this is the bottom line."

"Public opinion can dig on its own, information can let the media investigate on its own, but we cannot provide 'officially certified' shells." Uesugi Muneyuki said: "This is both to maintain the organization and the neutrality I represent, and also a kind of strategy

implication and guidance, often more lethal than direct accusation."

"I cannot name names directly, but every fact I state will point to those people, right?" Ōsumikawa Minoru stared into Uesugi's eyes.

"The facts will speak for themselves." Uesugi Muneyuki calmly replied: "The law will pursue your actions, and the truth, has its own power."

"Oh, like that, like that, indeed, I will never believe the police, but your words—is that so? Uesugi-san, can you guarantee your credibility to me? Are you sure the police will agree to your conditions? Are you sure you can convince the police higher-ups?" Ōsumikawa Minoru became increasingly moved.

"Yes, I guarantee my word to you." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded silently: "I can swear an oath to Kenshin Kō."

"Well, I also have two conditions: first, I must stand trial alive, and have reporters present, I want to personally □ state my crimes and motives! Second, the police must guarantee my safety during detention! "

"Yes, we can even help you find a doctor to treat your illness, you are already in the late stage of cancer, but we will try our best to let you live until the day the truth comes to light." Uesugi Muneyuki said in a low voice: "We will definitely guarantee your safety until the very

moment, you can freely say everything you want to say, NHK, nationwide broadcast!"

Ōsumikawa Minoru looked at the clear and determined gaze of the young man before him, and finally, he slowly let out a breath.

"If so, I agree to turn myself in."

Uesugi Muneyuki satisfiedly raised his head.

"But I still have one last question, Uesugi-san, what is your purpose in doing this? After all, you are also one of them, aren't you? Aren't you afraid, isn't the police organization afraid of retaliation from those people?" Ōsumikawa Minoru still had a question he couldn't figure out: "Why are you helping me like this?"

Uesugi Muneyuki laughed brightly, his eyes pure.

Plan Success!

"Because I am just a forensic pathologist, what I need to do is to make things clear!"