Chapter 340

Hearing such words early in the morning left Ren Amamiya somewhat at a loss.

"What is it?"

"It concerns the intelligence you provided yesterday."

"In fact, informants must be reported, especially when dealing with superiors."

"However, Chief Inspector Matsumoto chose to ignore this matter selectively."

"After merely confirming I could take responsibility, he simply let it go."

"I cannot understand why."

On the other end of the phone, Ren Amamiya fell silent for a moment.

"Wait a moment."

He took out the Maple Coin to verify something.

"Officer Sato, what follows is my personal speculation."

"Before Moon Shadow Island, did you have an informant?"

"No."

"In other words, the notion of an informant only appeared after Moon Shadow Island?"

"Mm."

"Then, Officer Sato, do you not think Chief Inspector Matsumoto knows your intelligence comes from your connection to the Young Ladies you protect?"

"... Ah!"

At this moment, Sato Miwako realized.

"So, that is why Chief Inspector Matsumoto chose to let it go?"

"No, I think Chief Inspector Matsumoto let you go simply to give you more room to rise."

Ren Amamiya flipped the coin in his hand; the character side faced up.

Confirming the accuracy of his speculation.

"Officer Sato, you are not from the career track, are you?"

"Mm..."

As a non-career track police officer, she indeed lacked in some aspects, especially regarding channels for advancement.

"Chief Inspector Matsumoto must understand this principle, which is why he left you a rather special path for advancement."

"However, I think they must be mistaken."

"I do not possess the channel to help you rise."

Sato Miwako smiled, yet did not care much.

"It doesn't matter."

"Compared to drinking tea in the office, I prefer rushing to the front."

"I think Chief Inspector Matsumoto and Chief Inspector Megure hope I can cross over to the position of Chief Inspector."

Now, Sato Miwako probably understood the intentions of those two.

Regarding that transitional indulgence, she felt quite helpless.

Although she received support from those two, the reason for the support was to send her to the position of Chief Inspector.

Sato Miwako probably knew the thoughts of Chief Inspector Megure and Chief Inspector Matsumoto.

Especially considering the incident exposed at Chief Inspector Matsumoto's daughter's wedding some time ago.

She felt Chief Inspector Matsumoto must have been somewhat triggered, which led to such a reaction.

"Most Chief Inspectors do not rush to the front to handle matters."

"Mm, I am speaking of the front line of the Combat Division."

A Chief Inspector does not rush to the front line of combat, but to the front line of handling cases.

After becoming a Chief Inspector, no matter how front-line the work, it is merely first-line command, not a detective participating in first-line combat.

"Although there is a misunderstanding, this cannot be said to be too bad for me."

"Moreover, with this incident, it actually saves me from having to explain too much in the future."

"Officer Sato, you are truly... a very traditional police officer."

Her personality is not rigid, nor does she cling to her status, and she still loves doing police work.

Ren Amamiya felt Sato Miwako was that kind of very traditional police officer who only wanted to do her job well.

She did not care much about her status.

She simply loved doing police work.

"Officer Sato, you just do not wish to face the filth that comes with entering the upper ranks, right?"

The Maple Coin flipped once more; indeed, the character side faced up.

"..."

"It seems it is similar to what I guessed."

Not very surprising; Sato Miwako is not a naive, simple-minded police officer.

She knew very well that the upper echelons of the Police Department had certain special rules, rules only police above the rank of Chief Inspector could know.

Therefore, her willingness to be promoted was low; she had always only done her own duty, rather than aiming for promotion.

"Chief Inspector Megure and Chief Inspector Matsumoto must also know your thoughts."

"So, they only hope you do not always rush forward."

"Pushing you to become a Chief Inspector can restrict your desire to rush forward."

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