Chapter 865: Like Morning Dew, Illusory Like a Dream

When Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki arrived, Onoda Kimiaki's body had already been covered with a white cloth.

The cause of death was acute death due to double rupture of the liver and spleen, and Uesugi Muneyuki personally conducted the autopsy, with no objections from anyone.

Onoda Kimiaki said nothing, this Chief Cabinet Secretary glanced around at all the police in the hallway, and finally found Watanabe Eiji. "Director Watanabe, I entrust you with full authority to handle the aftermath of Onoda Kimiaki. I cannot appear, nor is it convenient for me to participate. Please understand." Onoda Kimiaki's voice trembled slightly as he spoke softly.

"I understand." Watanabe Eiji lowered his head, at this moment any reaction other than an official formal attitude could agitate this Chief Cabinet Secretary who had lost his younger brother.

However, Onoda Kimiaki did not simply leave like that; he first looked at Watanabe Eiji, as if searching for any reaction or sign that could provoke his anger, then he looked toward Uesugi Muneyuki and Uesugi Minami standing behind Watanabe Eiji.

Minami Ojou-sama observed with eyes to nose, nose to heart, showing no reaction; instead, Uesugi Muneyuki raised his head to look into Onoda Kimiaki's eyes, his gaze somewhat complex.

Onoda Kimiaki, this ambitious man, was not exactly clean himself, but after the former Security Bureau Chief Kudo Tsuyoshi, Onoda Kimiaki leading the Public Security faction and his cooperation were also so-so, and overall both sides got along, although Uesugi Muneyuki did not approve of upgrading the Police Agency, but now Onoda is dead...

"You've worked hard." Onoda Kimiaki finally let out a long sigh, reached out and ruffled Uesugi Muneyuki's hair, made this meaningless gesture, then he alone left the hospital.

Uesugi Muneyuki raised his right hand.

The Qinghui Stone glowed, filled with Onoda's unwillingness, yet in the end Onoda Kimiaki's words were very simple.

【Originally it was like this, originally it was like this ah! Uesugi-kun, no wonder……but considering Minami Iinchou and them, I guess I'm not surprised either, hahaha……】

【I have two grandsons, family happiness and satisfaction, forty million yen in savings in the bank, and two hundred thirty million yen in stocks, I have a property in Tokyo, two in Saitama Prefecture, enough for descendants to live on, this aspect I don't need to worry about.】

【The only thing I worry about is Ukyo.】

【Uesugi-kun, Ukyo this troublemaker and the type who regards human life as weighing over all great righteousness justice fairness character……please trouble you to take more care of him, he is a good person, don't bully him.】

【Remember, remember!】

The investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department was completed the next afternoon.

After fleeing, Miya Department Head was found that night in a small park not far from his residence, sitting on a swing with his head lowered, hands placed on his knees.

He had no luggage, no cash, no trace of "preparing to flee."

He looked at the police who arrested him without struggling, without making excuses.

The interrogation began immediately after Miya was brought back to the Metropolitan Police Department.

He confessed to all facts, that Zwilling kitchen knife was from his home kitchen.

This day was his last day as "Non-Professional Organization Police Commissioner," he returned home after work, he did not know how to explain this matter to his wife and children, and also to neighbors.

He was dismissed.

Before, he was still a hero of all Japan, an idol to his wife, children, and relatives.

Now he is merely a person with numerous blemishes on his record, an extremely rare dismissed failure in Japan.

For him, who was extremely concerned with saving face, who exhausted all his mental energy and strength in all directions to climb upward, this was a fatal blow.

At this time, when he returned home he found his wife and children had gone out, leaving only dinner for him, with a lottery slip pasted on it, this made him breathe a sigh of relief, but also aroused greater fear and indignation.

At this moment, he saw the Zwilling kitchen knife in the kitchen, the Zwilling logo on it instantly reminded him of the countless cases of these years.

Miya unconsciously gripped the knife in his hand, he immediately returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, he knew Onoda would not leave work so soon, and he knew where the Police Agency's defense was weakest, he waited a long time in the underground garage.

The investigating Investigation Division 1 Second Division Officer Shiratori Sho wrote the motive very clearly: "Due to dissatisfaction with personnel transfers, resentment arose, thus killing intent." The report did not mention "Police Agency," did not mention "Public Security," did not mention any political background unrelated to this case.

It was merely an ordinary report that anyone could understand, simplifying a complex power struggle into "a disciplined civil servant killed his former superior."

Onoda Kimiaki's funeral was held several days later.

The venue was the largest hall of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, the scale was that of a Superintendent General, the arrangement of the memorial hall followed the traditions of the Metropolitan Police Department, without flashy decorations, without extra colors.

The portrait was placed in the center, black frame, dark background, Onoda Kimiaki's face in the frame was solemn and bland, like a person not accustomed to facing the camera making an effort to do an expression "that can be printed and hung on the wall," those small eyes seemed to be calculating the next great plan, or again organizing public security police to prepare the next covert operation.

Watanabe Eiji stood in the first row of the memorial hall, on both sides were the Deputy Superintendents, various department managers, various section chiefs of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Minami Ojou-sama stood in the second row near the edge, Uesugi Muneyuki stood beside her, then came Okada Masayoshi and others, when the coffin slowly passed through the center of the memorial hall, Uesugi Muneyuki's gaze fell upon the Japanese flag, the flag surface covering the coffin's edge was smooth without a single wrinkle. After the funeral ended, the crowd filed out of the hall.

Uesugi Muneyuki and Watanabe Eiji walked at the end, both walked slowly, the hallway already had few people, sunlight from the end window shone in, cutting a long diagonal light on the floor.

Uesugi Muneyuki stood at the edge of that light, looking out the window at the Imperial Palace: "Father."

Watanabe Eiji stopped his steps.

"The Police Agency matter ends here. I disagree." Uesugi Muneyuki said.

Watanabe Eiji stood beside him, hands inserted into his windbreaker pockets, his gaze fell in the same direction, he did not answer immediately, but was thinking about something.

Onoda's death was a major blow to the Public Security faction, no one could connect various forces like he could.

The Public Security faction was leaderless, the Criminal faction would not actively push this matter, and behind him, the Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda Kimiaki also faced the dilemma of his brother's death, at this moment regardless of who the killer was, regardless of the motive, this matter has already given Onoda Kimiaki's political opponents a pretext for attack.

If at this critical juncture we continue to push for upgrading the Police Agency, it will only make more people point their spears at the Onoda family.

Conditions from all aspects are not matured.

"I am serious, I do not hope that one day Japan this country will again see military clique acting alone railway explosions, what Special Higher Police reappearing Edo forty-eight hands torture, I do not hope to again start endlessly searching for 'non-nationals,' slapping all kinds of 'hats,' if that is the case, then that fat boy and little boy would have suffered in vain." Uesugi Muneyuki said lightly: "Give me moderation, now Father you are the Police Agency Commissioner, aren't you? You said before, to put power in a cage, especially public security police."

"Hmm..." Watanabe Eiji withdrew his hand from his windbreaker pocket, placed it on the hallway window, fingers lightly tapped twice on the white surface: "Your opinion I...... understood, since you say so, then...... to this end."

He himself had no opinion on upgrading this matter, even had slight aversion.

Now, Onoda is dead.

And his most important pillar, the greatest confidence to sit firmly as Police Agency Commissioner, his good son clearly opposes.

Whatcanisay？Onoda out!

"Leave the following matters to me, afterwards……Muneyuki, still need you to continue supporting." Watanabe Eiji finally sighed: "Like morning dew, illusory like a dream, commanding wind and clouds, Sakuradamon prosperous like a dream."

"All of Onoda's ambitions, all of Public Security's plans, with his death, thoroughly ended!"

That night, Watanabe Eiji alone walked into a ryokan.

The ryokan is deep in an alley in Ginza, no sign. He took off his shoes, followed the female proprietor in kimono through the long corridor, the sliding door at the end of the corridor was already open.

Police Agency Security Bureau Chief Shinzou Kamiya knelt on the tatami mat, before him was a low table, on the table were several plates of side dishes and a pot of already warmed sake.

He did not stand up: "Director Watanabe, please sit, or, Commissioner Watanabe?"

Watanabe Eiji had no idle talk, he took out Onoda's "Police Agency Personnel Transfer Order," threw it back in front of Bureau Chief Shinzou: "Onoda is gone, that plan cannot be pushed. I am not here to argue with you about this. I am here to tell you, we still have another path to walk."

"As compensation, Muneyuki also agreed, we will not dig deeper into Deputy Superintendent Hasegawa's case from eleven years ago, they will retire smoothly in the positions of Police University Student Affairs Administrator and Deputy Chief of the National Police Agency in Shikoku and other places." Watanabe Eiji said in a deep voice.

"But the matter has already come to this point, this plan is the wish of Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda! We public security police also have face issues!" Bureau Chief Shinzou's face was very ugly: "If we just yield like this, tomorrow what will they say about me? 'Traitor' 'Betrayer' 'Taking advantage of fire to loot'?" "Recommend you as the new Superintendent General." Watanabe Eiji leaned forward, lowered his voice and said.

"?!!!!" Shinzou Kamiya's eyes widened in an instant, and his face also showed a shocked expression.

"I've been in the position of Superintendent General for four years, and on the Criminal Investigation Division side, I've been in charge for a long time. I regret Onoda's death, and I also admire his contributions in the Public Security position, so we unanimously decided in a meeting that it's time for a change, that it's time for the Public Security Division to take over as Superintendent General for a while." Watanabe Eiji looked into his eyes, and the two gazes met under the warm yellow lighting.

"Superintendent General... is that so?" Shinzou Kamiya noticed his voice was trembling.

Yeah, Watanabe Eiji has held this position for too long, so long that everyone has forgotten who the previous Superintendent General was. Normally, four years would be enough to replace three Superintendent Generals—how many Assistant Commissioners have suffered in vain hope, only to end in disappointment and forced retirement at retirement age?

"Rest assured, I will make the Criminal Investigation Division obey your arrangements on that side, and the Special Mission Division will continue to remain stationed at the Metropolitan Police Department for a year. You don't need to avenge Kimiaki for Onoda anymore, nor do you need to forcefully push through that plan. Those were what he wanted, and if they weren't what he wanted, they're no longer important anyway. What you need to do now is ensure that Public Security Police are not marginalized in the upcoming power restructuring. I can give you this guarantee."

"You're bribing me!" Shinzou Kamiya said with difficulty.

"As long as you don't keep thinking about turning the National Police Agency into a Police Agency." Watanabe Eiji said in a low voice.

…….," Shinzou Kamiya's eyes flashed.

Superintendent General.

The four stars on the shoulder.

Sakuradamon, the master of nearly eighty thousand police officers.

The ultimate end and highest symbol of a lifetime for all public servants in theory!

"Originally like this, I really am……without any reason to refuse! Not a single one!" Shinzou Kamiya took a deep breath, then said in a low voice: "Good, I accept! Superintendent General, I take it. The Criminal Investigation Division will obey the Public Security Division's command—that's what you said. I will remember. I hope you can remember too."

Watanabe Eiji picked up the wine flask on the desk, poured a cup of wine into Shinzou Kamiya's empty cup, and also poured one into his own cup. He raised his cup to the height level with his line of sight. Shinzou Kamiya looked at that cup for a while, then also raised it: "Cheers!" The two ceramic cups lightly touched under the warm yellow lighting, producing a clear sound, like some kind of proclamation.

"Smack!"