"... the sword hero you mentioned, does it really exist?" Xiang Chuan couldn't help confirming with a guilty conscience.
"As far as I know, a warrior who has mastered both mind and skill can indeed do many things that are unimaginable to ordinary people." Shiratori on the other end of the phone told him in a conservative tone. "President Qingquan has a record of cutting down American tanks before, and he is still Qingquan's closed disciple."
"Damn it!" Xiang Chuan cursed, but he didn't know who he was cursing.
"Besides, there is even worse news from my side, do you want to hear it?" Shiratori asked in a cold tone. But at this time, even if he asked Xiang Chuan if he wanted to hear it, the latter probably didn't have the option to refuse. So Shiratori took Xiang Chuan's silence as acceptance and continued talking. "A piece of paper was found at the scene with the name of the Takata Police Department written on it, and some rather intriguing figures."
"The intriguing number is... the information left by that guy from Kitamachi!?" Xiang Chuan was half a step late to react, and then almost dropped the phone in his hand. "That bastard! How dare you leave such a thing at the scene? What the hell are you trying to do! Are you planning to turn against us completely? Damn it, he doesn't think that any media dares to report it!?"
Xiang Chuan yelled in panic. Fortunately, there is no one else in the office at the moment, otherwise if the subordinates see him in such a panic, the calm and shrewd persona created in the past may collapse in an instant. But at this time, Xiang Chuan could no longer care about the maintenance staff. In fact, compared to the seriousness of Kitamachi's information leak, Takata Police Department's suicide has become an insignificant matter.
"No! We can't let the influence continue to spread! Shiratori, seal off the scene immediately, and transfer back everyone who is not from our faction! If a reporter asks, just say that this case involves extreme grievances, and you are not allowed to disclose details. When the time comes Then just find a woman with an extreme background to wash Gaotian's floor... No, I should report to the police inspector and ask him to put pressure on the newspaper directly." Xiang Chuan tightly grasped the microphone, thinking of what to do in his mind. Details of Kato's report to come.
"Hey, calm down." Shiratori's indifferent voice sounded at the right time, temporarily suppressing Takata's panic. "The only thing left at the scene is a piece of paper with Takata's name on it."
"What? Only Takata's name?" Xiang Chuan was stunned when he heard this.
"That's right, even those figures, if you don't investigate carefully, you may not be able to see the content. In this case, if you go to press the newspaper office, you will feel like trying to hide it? You know, the left wing is the most Love this kind of news."
"Then, just recycle that piece of paper and destroy it..."
"There is a thing called a copier in the world, the police department." Shiratori sighed heavily, for some reason Xiang Chuan felt despised. "A reporter has already asked what was written on that piece of paper. I guess they have received similar pieces of paper? Although it is temporarily unclear what is written on it, it is probably impossible to cover it up. "
"I don't know the content, but I can't cover it up... What's going on? What the hell is that guy trying to do?" Xiang Chuan was stunned. The development of the situation in front of him has repeatedly exceeded his expectations, and he hasn't had much rest since last night, so his head can't keep up with the rhythm.
"... In short, the matter is probably like this. Please tell the chief inspector. I will be watching at the scene today, but I don't think there will be any new discoveries." It seems that Shiratori still has something to say, but Finally, the other party hung up the phone.
After the blind sound on the phone for several seconds, Xiang Chuan came back to his senses, and put the microphone back on the base almost numbly. The moment Xiang Chuan put down the microphone, his whole body trembled, as if he had finally come to his senses.
"So that's the case, that guy wants to..."
Xiang Chuan couldn't find the right words to describe it for a while. But what can be confirmed is that Kiryu and Ma do have a lot of evidence left by Kitamachi in their hands, and once this evidence is revealed, it will undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the Feng Guo faction, so they are bound to use faction influence to suppress it.
The Fengguo system has that energy. Kiryu and Ma are also quite aware of this point, so they deliberately only disclose some ambiguous content. Just like what Shiratori said, activating faction influence for this thing will have the effect of trying to hide it, and I am afraid that this will play into the hands of Kiryu and Ma. But if you leave it alone, the reporters have already obtained the information related to Takata this time. If there is another, next and next, continuous disclosure, the result will be like boiling a frog in warm water. When they have to use it At the time of influence, the chessboard was already surrounded by checkmates.
"Kiryu Kazuma! What a ruthless method!"
Thinking of this, Xiang Chuan couldn't help but tremble all over. Compared with Takata, who only knows how to play with women, he is a brain who is good at analyzing strategies in the Toyokuni family, and it is precisely because of this that he can see through the layout of Kiryu and Ma in a short time. However, to see through the means is to see through the means, and to figure out how to deal with it is another matter.
Xiang Chuan quickly filtered the crisis management methods used in the past in his mind, and then he couldn't help being stunned.
In the past, the strength that Xiang Chuan could rely on the most was the huge power held by his own faction. However, power has a characteristic, that is, it can only play a role within the system-in the system, Kiryu and Ma are just a small police force, and it does not take much effort for the Toyota department to suppress him. It was true as of yesterday. Things like Takada can make him toss for a long time, and he doesn't have to worry about shaking the foundation of his own faction.
But the problem is that they certainly have unshakable power within the system, but if their opponents don't intend to continue playing according to this set of rules, then they have nothing to do. For example, when Takata suddenly fell to his death this time, there is a high probability that it was a signal that Kiryu and Ma planned to overturn the table. But Xiang Chuan and the others who were sitting around the poker table ready to watch a joke, now just watched the teapot slap their faces.
In fact, it is not impossible.
Like the Kitamachi Police Department, murder and silence are also a tried and tested convenient method for the Toyokoku faction. However, this method can be used against others, but it cannot be used against Kiryu and Ma. After all, from single-handedly fighting against the White Summit to suppressing terrorist attacks by gangsters, from blocking bullets to cutting down armed helicopters, Kiryu and Ma Ke are sword masters whose force value is far beyond what Xiang Chuan knows, and he can also play extreme weapon fighting Sneaker than anyone else. Unless they use anti-tank mines like those goddamn Korean gangsters! However, based on what he had just chatted with Shiratori, Xiang Chuan really doubted whether this trick would work for him.
After all, Takata's death proves that Kiryu and Ma no longer intend to play with them according to the rules. If they make a casual move and accidentally anger that "Dragon of Guanlong", he might be the one who appeared in the newspaper the next day. Xiang Chuan.
The multiple superimposition of fear and fatigue made Xiang Chuan temporarily in a trance. In a trance, Xiang Chuan seemed to hear the faint sound of thunder. Amidst thunder and lightning, a giant dragon with green scales, white teeth and beard leaped into the air. The giant dragon soared through the wind and clouds for nine days, then lowered its head, and let out a deafening roar of forgiveness toward the maggots curled up in the rotten quagmire on the ground—
Xiang Chuan suddenly came back to his senses and heard the sound of his teeth chattering.
"Damn, how could there be such a monster..."
Xiang Chuan wanted to cry. The antique swordsman who should have been buried a long time ago came to this era to uphold justice, but he posed a blow to the corrupt party that almost reduced the dimension. Such an absurd drama could not be filmed even in an 8 o'clock soap opera, but it happened in reality. It's even more difficult to cry. Xiang Chuan couldn't help wondering if he was blind at the time, or if his head was held by the crack of the door, and he dared to accompany Gao Tian in front of this monster. He was so stupid.
At this time, the office maintained a comfortable room temperature of 25 degrees, but Xiang Chuan was shivering like he was in the cold winter. It was the first time he realized that the armor of power that he was so proud of was actually weak.
After being in a daze for a long time, the shivering Xiang Chuan picked up the phone again. This matter was far beyond what he could handle, so he could only ask Kato for instructions on how to deal with it.
**
The news of Takata's police department's death from falling from a building appeared on the pages of major newspapers the next day, but perhaps it was the result of secret pressure from the Fengguo Department, so the news did not make it to the front page. Instead, details such as paper pages of suspected corrupt transactions found at the scene were reported to the police. In addition, some reporters deliberately investigated the relationship between men and women in the Takata Police Department, and their corrupt private life was exposed. Testimonies from multiple women almost made the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department a target of criticism.
Even the Shimoinaba Police Chief was furious about this. It is said that he scolded several police inspectors under his command at a regular meeting, and even the Toyokuni Police Inspector could only silently accept it. But scolding is scolding, since Takata is dead and notorious, the investigation of his crimes naturally does not need to be studied in depth. For the Fengguo family, this tail-docking survival strategy was considered to have the effect of quickly stopping the bleeding.
During this period of turbulent public opinion, the hardest work in the Metropolitan Police Department is probably the colleagues in the Publicity Section? Every day, I have to deal with a large number of reporters' fierce questions like Gatling machine guns. Even if Kazuma has jumped out of there, just thinking about it can't help but feel daunting.
"...Forget it, it can somewhat calm them down a bit."
In the living room of the Kiryu Dojo, Kazuma put down the newspaper, grabbed the orange next to him, peeled a piece and threw it into his mouth. After all, the Fengguo faction has been operating within the system for many years, and has been implicated and colluded with many chaebol politicians. It is definitely not easy to bring them down. For now, it is good enough to achieve the initial shocking effect.
"Drink! Drink! Drink!"
There was a crisp shout from the dojo, and Hema looked sideways slightly.
That was Qingliu doing sword swing practice. Since the last time I went with him to sanction Takata, this former gossip daughter and showrunner seemed to have ignited a raging heart of benevolence, and seized all the time to hone his swordsmanship again. Hearing the bursts of energetic shouts at this moment, Kazuma seemed to have seen the entry above her head blooming.
Scratching cheeks with horses.
Originally, he didn't intend to drag Qingliu into the bloody sword fight again, but everyone from Tamazao to Nanjo to Chiyoko hoped that someone beside him could help take care of him. The attitude of doing his part, in the end he could only obey the will of the people.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with thinking about it. After all, Batman always has Robin to follow and assist him when he executes justice. If Iron Man does not have the butler named Jarvis, there is a high probability that he will not be able to accomplish anything. If he thought this way, Kazuma reluctantly accepted it with peace of mind.
"However, it's really idle..."
Kazuma looked up at the ceiling. Today, the women in the dojo should commute to work, and the election is due. Even Chiyoko is planning to go to Amao’s rental house after class, and there are only two people left in the Kiryu dojo, Kazuma and Qingliu, which is a rare leisure time day.
Hearing the sound of sword dancing from the dojo, Kazuma closed his eyes and fell into meditation.
He can observe his own entries during meditation. The last time he sneaked into Hyuga Corporation, he gained the entry of "Human Radar", and after sanctioning Takata, he got a new entry as expected——
The new entry doesn't have any special effects like Shining Sunshine and Qiantiao Ruiqi. I'm afraid there is a high probability that it won't be needed at all. In fact, just the name of the new entry is enough to shake the soul.
The name of the new entry is "Tiandao".
The system's annotation for the new entry is "The way of heaven is good for life, if you follow it, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will perish." The style of the system is as intriguing as ever, but this time the annotations are far beyond the past in terms of depth of meaning.
"Prosperity" means prosperity and prosperity, and "death" means decline and extinction, and it means going to ruin. The entry does not give a clear tendency of blessing, that is to say, whether he will prosper or perish depends purely on his obedience to the way of heaven.
In He Ma's understanding, the new entry can probably be regarded as a "double-edged sword". If what Kiryu and Ma did was in line with the way of heaven, then he would naturally get the positive blessings brought by the entry. And if what he did went against the way of heaven, then under the effect of the entry, I am afraid that he will have the same end as the Takata police department in a short time——
Basically, there are almost no safe and secure positive blessings in the entries given by the system, and Hema doesn't bother to talk anymore. But to be honest, this new double-edged sword entry made him vaguely relieved.
He has decided to become an extrajudicial sanctioner, swaying the sword of sanctions against those evil parties full of evil. However, he is also a human being, and as a human being, he must have emotions, arrogance and joy. Once he gets used to playing the heroic role of eradicating evil, once he gets used to judging the life and death of others based on his own will instead of legal evidence, he will inevitably develop arrogance, and even further evolve into a big man who disregards human life and has no one to punish. The wicked come—this kind of worry has always existed in He Ma's heart, but the appearance of the new entry made him feel relieved from the bottom of his heart.
That's right, people are doing it, and the sky is watching. Once a person is convinced that there is a god seven feet above his head, he will be more or less cautious in what he does. At least for Hema, the new entry is the red line to prevent him from falling into evil ways.
"Thank you so much for being so thoughtful..."
Kazuma shook his head to thank someone, then finished his meditation and woke up. He Ma looked up at the wall clock in the living room, and the time pointed to around eleven o'clock noon. At this time, if Chiyoko is here, lunch should be prepared, but today there are only Kazuma and Kiryu in the dojo, so it is a question of who will cook.