Chapter 71: The Two Are Promoted Together

Putting down the phone, Uesugi Muneyuki said in a soft voice, "Congratulations, Master Eirina, you are going to be promoted to Police Sergeant."

"Eh?" Ikeda Erena was stunned, thinking this notification was truly inexplicable.

"I said, you are going to be promoted to Police Sergeant!" Uesugi Muneyuki had no choice but to repeat it, suppressing a laugh: "You have already been a Patrol Officer for four years, right? If you don't get promoted to Police Sergeant, you'll be promoted to Patrol Sergeant."

"This, it doesn't matter." Ikeda Erena pouted, the tall beauty stubbornly wanting to show that fame and fortune were all fleeting clouds to her.

"Does it really not matter?" Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head with a half-smile: "Not to mention anything else, that's tens of thousands more in salary a month!"

"Pfft!" Ikeda Erena couldn't help but burst into laughter when Uesugi Muneyuki said that. She suddenly felt there was no need to be stubborn in front of Uesugi Muneyuki, and nodded in acknowledgment: "Alright then."

As a Patrol Officer who had worked for four years, Erena's current monthly take-home pay was about 230,000 yen. After deducting rent, living expenses, and the costs of occasionally going out with Uesugi Muneyuki, Erena could only save twenty or thirty thousand a month. If she could be promoted to Police Sergeant, she would take home at least 270,000 a month, and her living expenses would be much more comfortable.

She didn't care much about job promotion, but no one would complain about having more money.

Otherwise, with only enough money left for one meal of Tempura a month, how would she go out with Uesugi in the future?

"Then what about your promotion?" Compared to her own affairs, Ikeda Erena was still more concerned about Uesugi Muneyuki.

"This, it's a secret." Uesugi Muneyuki put away his phone, still wearing that punchable expression: "I can't say yet, really can't say."

"I'll take you back, Master Eirina." Uesugi Muneyuki ignored Erena's unhappy expression, signaling that it was over for today.

No dinner? Ikeda Erena was truly quite unhappy.

In the end, in the falling twilight, Uesugi Muneyuki drove her home.

Returning to Setagaya Ward, back to her own home, Ikeda Erena silently watched the car drive away beneath her window, her heart pounding, her delicate body involuntarily tensing up.

She began to worry about gains and losses again.

But this time, she was truly nervous.

Her heart had originally been closed, closed by herself. Erena had never understood why, even though she treated people with sincerity and heart time and time again, the environment around her was always so hostile. Classmates, coaches, superiors, colleagues—they all looked at her through colored glasses, wanting to harass her, to violate her.

Until she met Uesugi Muneyuki. This man was one of the rare few who didn't want to possess her the moment they met.

Is he lecherous? Nonsense, of course he is lecherous.

But he is a gentleman, isn't he?

The phrase Uesugi Muneyuki said, "Don't bring life into work, don't bring work into life," was simply too fitting for Erena's thoughts.

He is lecherous when he should be, serious when he should be, flippant when he should be, and blunt when he should be.

This is what Erena wanted.

However, this was not necessarily what Uesugi Muneyuki wanted.

This woman is very greedy; she wants both. She knows it's not good, but he is like a kind of fleeting joy, bringing her a moment of respite and comfort.

In fact, Uesugi Muneyuki knew that if he wanted to enter her room tonight, she wouldn't refuse.

But Uesugi Muneyuki didn't want that. First of all, this woman has maximum gravity; once a relationship occurs between the two, especially if Uesugi Muneyuki takes the initiative, then everything is over.

There is a scale in Erena's heart. She tries hard to balance the relationship between the two through this scale. She will deliberately exaggerate the weight of her own side's weights, but that doesn't mean she won't unreasonably tip to one side—but if the two have a relationship, this kind of thing is very likely to happen.

Afterwards, whether she wants to get married, wants to be Uesugi Muneyuki's Partner for life, or even wants to be Uesugi Muneyuki's secret lover, once emotional matters are mixed with work, for someone like Erena who often cannot distinguish between public and private, she will begin to wantonly interfere in Uesugi Muneyuki's private life.

And that would be a true disaster.

This is not an ideal marriage partner, not even an ideal girlfriend, but there is no doubt she would be a good Partner and friend. She is serious in her work, has a strong sense of justice, and once she has given her trust, she will never betray it.

This is a loyal-dog type of woman. Uesugi Muneyuki will treat her well, but never take the initiative.

He doesn't want to be tied up by her, to be dragged along by her!

Let nature take its course.

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Just as Uesugi Muneyuki said, a few days later, the official promotion document was issued along with the order from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Ikeda Erena, a female Patrol Officer at the Otsuka Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's local branch, is officially promoted to Police Sergeant!

The promotion ceremony was held at the Otsuka Station local branch.

Ikeda changed into her standard police office uniform, standing straight.

"Ms. Ikeda Erena, although it is somewhat redundant, I must still formally ask you here: are you willing to be promoted to Police Sergeant and contribute your part to the health, safety, and freedom of the citizens?"

"I am willing!" Ikeda Erena remembered Uesugi Muneyuki's instructions to her and decided to let nature take its course: "I respectfully accept the appointment!"

"Very good!"

Otsuka Station Chief Kanazawa was truly scared to death, afraid that Ikeda Erena would again do something shocking or act out at the scene. He just wanted to finish this term well, then hang a Police Superintendent badge and retire safely, fiercely cashing in on the Public Servant pension!

Who wants to bicker with someone like Ikeda? Not everyone is lecherous!

"That's really great, Ikeda." Chief Kanazawa lowered his head, a bit afraid to look at her directly: "Being able to be promoted at our station is also your luck, Ikeda. Please don't forget, your Police Sergeant promotion happened at our Otsuka Station in Bunkyo Ward. When you soar in the future, don't forget us!"

Chief Kanazawa's words sounded sarcastic no matter how one listened, but Ikeda Erena couldn't figure it out. She instinctively searched for Uesugi Muneyuki's figure in the crowd.

However, Uesugi Muneyuki was not there today.

Chief Kanazawa tremblingly took the new shoulder insignia out of the box, replaced them for Ikeda Erena, and then took out the brand-new Police Sergeant badge from the box. He hesitated for a moment, then signaled for a female subordinate to come over.

Erena felt speechless and angry at Chief Kanazawa's behavior.

Are you that afraid of me? I'm not mentally ill; I can still tell the difference between normal contact and sexual harassment.

As it turned out, the one who came up to replace them was Ms. Takasaka, who had been transferred back to office work. Her expression was very ugly.

Ms. Takasaka had always stubbornly believed that if it weren't for some accidents, this position of Ikeda Erena's would clearly have been hers.

Later on, because Uesugi Muneyuki showed favor to Erena, Ms. Takasaka stubbornly believed that Erena relied entirely on that lewd figure and vulgar breast size to seduce Uesugi Muneyuki, using her body to trade for merit, and only then had the opportunity to sponge off so much credit with Uesugi Muneyuki.

In short, she just wouldn't admit it!

Japanese women can say no; this is what Mai told us!

Also, it was very rare that, because Erena's reputation was so poor and her interpersonal relationships were so bad, after the official announcement of the promotion, the applause from all the police officers present was sparse and perfunctory.

For the human-relationship-based society of the Japanese workplace, this is rare.

Fortunately, Erena didn't care much about these things; she only heard the idle chatter of Sudo-butt, Tanaka Laodeng, and Kuwabara Mako.

Damn it, having been a Partner with Uesugi Muneyuki for too long, when she saw these three people, her first reaction was also the strange nicknames Uesugi Muneyuki had given them.

"It seems the Metropolitan Police Department wants to have little brother Uesugi take a concurrent post in the Forensics Division," Sudo said with envy, "This is what little brother Uesugi deserves."

"Huh? Little brother Uesugi is going to work at the Metropolitan Police Department? Then what about our Otsuka Station?" Tanaka Laodeng's first reaction was that it was a disaster: "Will he still perform autopsies for us in the future?"

"Uesugi seems to have said that although he is taking a concurrent post in the Metropolitan Police Department's Forensics Division, he will try his best to look after things here at Otsuka Station as well," Kuwabara Mako said with great fighting spirit: "Our Criminal Investigation Department shouldn't rely too much on Uesugi-kun either, right?"

It is time to show the true strength of our Criminal Investigation Division trio!

"Hey, you brat! Do you even understand!" Tanaka Laodeng really wanted to give Kuwabara a slap.

Why work yourself to death to get credit when you can get it while lying down?

You don't really think you're that capable, do you? You idiot!

After speaking, Tanaka Laodeng also glanced at Eirina not far away.

This sentence is also for you, Ikeda.

You don't really think your promotion is because you are very capable, do you?

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While Ikeda Erena was being promoted, Uesugi Muneyuki also finished his time off.

Moving to a new home made him a bit uncomfortable; compared to the student apartment before where one could see the end of it the moment the door opened, the new home seemed too spacious, so spacious that he had a strange feeling.

Especially that female ghost Hironaka Mariko, who liked to pop out from the cabinets to scare him from time to time, stretching her head out from under the sofa to scare people, or hanging from the ceiling to scare people.

Even though Uesugi Muneyuki had seen a large number of Dead Souls and carried the power of the Aizen Myoo Golden Body Dharma Image, he was still startled by her from time to time.

There really is a female ghost in the house!

That night after seeing Ikeda off, Uesugi Muneyuki played another round of Princess Connect, and then spent a day buying a large amount of new household items for his new home.

I have to say, this Tower Mansion at Sakata Bridge is very convenient; the supermarket is on the basement floor, and after buying things, you don't have to carry them yourself, as the property management will deliver them directly to your door. Uesugi Muneyuki himself doesn't even have to go buy them in person; he can entrust the property management to buy them and have them delivered up, and as long as it is over 5,000 yen, the property management will help with the delivery.

This is true hotel-style service.

And then there is today.

Today, that Police Inspector Watanabe Minami from the Personnel Division of the Metropolitan Police Department's Police Affairs Department, whom he had just met, invited Uesugi Muneyuki to visit the Metropolitan Police Department and, incidentally, introduce him to some people.

Uesugi Muneyuki, who planned to infiltrate the Metropolitan Police Department in the future, naturally had no reason to refuse.

The two agreed to meet at a snack shop near the Metropolitan Police Department.

Uesugi Muneyuki took the train there; thinking about it carefully, it really was time for him to buy a car.

Should he take over his father's Lexus?

But would it be too high-profile to drive a Lexus to work at the Metropolitan Police Department?

Or should he just get a normal Nissan commuter car?

Uesugi Muneyuki pondered.

It was already October, and the weather in Tokyo had turned noticeably cold. The tourist shops by the roadside were shouting in authentic Chinese, "Happy National Day," "50% off clearance sale," and "Don't miss it as you pass by," giving Uesugi Muneyuki a strange sense of temporal displacement.

Then again, many large shopping malls in Japan, especially those for electronics and luxury goods, would have clerks who understand Chinese come up to assist you if needed.

Every inch of land in Chiyoda Ward is worth gold, and since this is the administrative center of Tokyo, the flow of people consists of either figures from the cultural and political circles or tourists coming for sightseeing. Ordinary companies wouldn't set up offices here, and Tokyoites wouldn't come to Chiyoda to stroll around for no reason.

Uesugi Muneyuki arrived in front of a snack shop named "Kikuchi Forty-Eight."

"Good morning, Mr. Uesugi!"

The sweet and lovely Watanabe Minami was already waiting there. Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki appear, her eyes lit up, and she came over to greet him.

"Good morning, Ms. Watanabe."

"Hee hee, no need to be so formal, you can just call me Minami~"

The third update is finished, I'm exhausted.

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(End of this chapter)