Chapter 318
Upon hearing that a police officer had gone undercover, Bo Yezhaiji perked up.
After all, Yalijiu was also an undercover police officer, and there were two other undercover police officers in the organization. He was not only sensitive to undercover police officers, but to all undercover agents, and was happy to observe the undercover agent ecosystem.
Furthermore, the death of a police undercover agent should be handled by the police themselves, so how did it fall into the hands of the First Investigation Division?
Usaku Saiki thought the situation was probably quite complicated, so he asked Hagiwara Kenji to explain it to him.
“Ah, first of all, the fact that the deceased was an undercover police officer… is something most people don’t know yet,” Kenji Hagiwara said with a complicated expression. “It’s just that I knew the deceased before, so when I saw that fake name and fake identity, I knew what was going on… If we don’t solve the case quickly, the police will find something is wrong and send someone to take over.”
Bo Yezhai wanted to say that you know quite a few police officers, but he held back: "Then why don't you let the police take over?"
Kenji Hagiwara's eyes showed a look of disdain: "They're getting involved in too many things, and who knows what will happen if we leave this to them? After all, sending an undercover agent to infiltrate a legitimate company... In short, given the way the Public Security Bureau operates, I don't think it's going to work. It's better to solve the case quickly in the First Investigation Division."
Bo Yezaki quietly turned on the recording function on his phone: "So you hate the police?"
Kenji Hagiwara: "Yes, I hate the police."
It's more accurate to say that most Japanese detectives dislike the Public Security Bureau; they are completely different systems.
As the investigation progresses, a police officer suddenly appears and says you don't need to investigate anymore; or just as you begin to suspect someone and want to investigate, a police officer suddenly appears and says you can't touch that person; or you finally catch a criminal, and a police officer suddenly appears and says it involves a police case, so you're taking the person away and you'll have to figure out other ways...
If you ask, it's a public security secret; you don't need to know.
If this happens a few more times, who would still like the police?
Satisfied, Bo Yezhai paused the recording, preparing to edit it later and add it to his [Golden Quotes] collection.
Unaware of Usui Saiki's subtle actions, Hagiwara Kenji continued explaining the case.
He was actually skirting the line.
Normally, cases involving undercover police officers should be classified, but now, before the police can react, the case has fallen into his hands. And since Kankawa Shinryu is still an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department, he can openly discuss the case with Kankawa Shinryu.
Otherwise, he should keep this kind of case a secret from outsiders, and he shouldn't even tell Matsuda Jinpei.
"To put it simply, Tatsuya Morimoto... ah, the deceased, that's the name he's using now. The last time I saw him, he was using a different name, and I don't know what his name was... I guess he was sent by the Public Security Bureau to a company to investigate the company's president."
The president is a young entrepreneur with assets worth billions, and can be considered a promising young man.
As for the reason why the police were targeting them... Kenji Hagiwara had a clue. After all, he had heard that the company president was funding far-left forces, so it was quite normal for the police to send people to collect evidence.
What happened when Tatsuya Morimoto went undercover is still unclear to Kenji Hagiwara. In any case, the reason this case fell into the hands of the First Investigation Division is because the president received a package containing a human arm.
Considering that Tatsuya Morimoto had been missing for a month before this, and his girlfriend had frequently gone to the police station to inquire, everyone thought that the arm might belong to Tatsuya Morimoto, so they called the police immediately.
Kenji Hagiwara was the detective assigned to investigate the case, and he immediately sensed something was wrong when he saw the victim's photo.
If a police undercover agent dies while on the job, the police will not want to expose their undercover identity and will choose to suppress the news and investigate slowly. Even Tatsuya Morimoto's family may not know how he died. If the situation is not good, the criminal may not be caught.
The police need to go through procedures, and it will take a little longer for them to send someone to take over, so Kenji Hagiwara wants to solve the case as soon as possible.
After all, it would be extremely frustrating to have the case snatched away by the police once it's already in your hands.
“If it’s just an arm, we can’t be sure the person is dead, can we?” Bo Yezaki questioned.
Kenji Hagiwara sighed: "It's like this, someone was fishing by the river today and caught a body. It happened to be missing an arm, so it was brought over for testing. It has been confirmed to be the body of Tatsuya Morimoto."
“…I understand.” Bo Yezai frowned. “I’ll go to that company with you.”
It would be one thing if it were just death; anything could happen during an undercover operation. But the fact that the body was dismembered was something that even Usaku Saiki found unsettling.
Kenji Hagiwara felt a mix of emotions.
The fact that Shinryu is still dissatisfied with this kind of thing shows that he still has a very basic moral compass... It's great that he hasn't let getting too close to potential criminals and yakuza members affect this aspect of his life.
Without delay, Kenji Hagiwara immediately drove with Saiki Usui to the company where Tatsuya Morimoto was working undercover.
Kenji Hagiwara didn't pay much attention. After he parked his car, another car immediately pulled up in the parking lot. He simply led his people into the building as if nothing was wrong.
“...those two people…”
In the car that parked after Kenji Hagiwara, a one-eyed middle-aged man followed the two through the one-way glass until their figures disappeared at the building entrance.
The driver immediately said, "It's Inspector Kenji Hagiwara from the First Investigation Division, and the other is former Inspector Shinryu Kagawa from the First Investigation Division."
"Hmm..." His guess was confirmed, and the middle-aged man fell into deep thought.
The driver waited a moment before hesitantly asking, "Commander Kuroda, shouldn't our men go up now? We can't let the First Investigation Division handle this case!"
Yes, the people in this car are all Japanese public security officers. Except for Chief Kuroda, who just hitched a ride, the other two are there to solve the case. They had gathered intelligence beforehand, which is why they know Kenji Hagiwara.
As for getting to know Shinryu Hanakawa, it was for other reasons.
The "Commander Kuroda" mentioned by the driver is Kuroda Heiwa, the Second Director of the Intelligence Division of the Security Planning Section of the National Police Agency's Security Bureau.
He was Rei Furuya's direct superior and also Ariji's only contact person.
Seventeen years ago, during the Koji Haneda case, he fell into a coma due to an accident, which caused him to lose contact with Alex.
When he woke up again, more than ten years had passed, and everything had changed. By the time he received the news of Alex's death, he had no idea how much time had passed.
Since Ariel's home base is in the Middle East, he couldn't leave behind any information, let alone any clues. However, Furuya Rei, who was still organizing undercover agents, passed on the information that Ariel had left behind an adopted son with an unclear stance.
Since his stance is unclear, don't expect him to share the intelligence that Ariel has collected—but Kuroda Hyōe is quite open-minded about this, considering that Ariel later spent his time in the Middle East, far from the organization's core, and probably wouldn't be able to produce any intelligence.
Rather than relying on potentially outdated information, he preferred to confirm the stance of Alex's adopted son, because according to Furuya Rei's description, he was truly a talent, but if left unchecked, he would be extremely destructive... regardless of which side he was dealing with.
Unfortunately, even after so much time has passed since the order was issued, Furuya Rei still hasn't been able to ascertain the other party's stance... But there's nothing he can do about it; the organization's missions alone are enough to keep the undercover agents busy.
Training undercover agents is really difficult. Kuroda Hyōe always felt that they should send a few more undercover agents into the organization, lest Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu end up like Alex, accidentally assigned to the periphery, which would be a waste of their potential. It's safer to have more people.
However, it is actually very difficult to train people who can be sent out as undercover agents. Their mentality, ability and so on have a high attrition rate. The other party's wishes also need to be considered.
Kuroda Hyōe learned about Samikawa Shinryū when he was discussing the topic of training undercover agents with his own people.
“If it’s just about never being suspected of being a policeman, I know someone who’s also capable,” the policeman said subtly. “If we weren’t afraid he might never come back, those people in the organized crime countermeasures team would have already taken him away and sent him undercover in the yakuza.”
Kuroda Hyōe immediately became interested: "Oh? Why are you afraid he won't come back? Is your thinking flawed?"
"...Well, after being a policeman for so many years, I can't say I've never made a mistake, but I've never crossed the line. I can get away with writing a self-criticism. But...sigh, it's hard to describe. Anyway, you'll see when you see him. That guy's name is Hanchuan Shenliu."
Soon, Kuroda Hyōe obtained information on Samikawa Shinryū.
Looking at his resume alone, this person is flawless. He was ranked first in the Metropolitan Police Academy and repeatedly assisted the police in solving cases while still in school. During his internship, he helped the Mobile Investigation Unit achieve a higher case-solving rate than the First Investigation Division. While in the First Investigation Division, he even gained favor from the FBI and was frequently invited to the United States...
Unfortunately, he has already left the company.
Although he gave a plausible reason for leaving the company, the police investigation made it very clear that the reason for Hanchuan Shenliu's resignation was that he couldn't get out of bed.
This level of discipline and self-discipline is a bit...
But after he left his job, his experiences were even more outrageous than the reason for his departure: being a "crime consultant," being begged by yakuza organizations to become their leader, being offered advice one minute and then calling the police the next to stage a sting operation...
Kuroda Hyōe was amazed by what he saw, but all his initial confusion vanished once he saw the photograph.
Having been a police officer for so long, this was the first time he had encountered someone who, despite having been a policeman, made people suspect that he had infiltrated the police force.
Indeed, it's hard to suspect someone like him going undercover. Unfortunately, he missed his best opportunity. By the time he became an advisor, quite a few people already knew him, making it difficult to erase his social traces.
But that doesn't mean there's absolutely no way out. Many police operations may still require people like Han Chuan Shenliu...
"Sir?"
The police officer who was originally supposed to take over the case of his colleague's death during his undercover work waited for a while, then couldn't help but urge him on, wanting to know what his superior really meant.
Kuroda Hyōe's train of thought was momentarily interrupted, but it didn't matter; it wouldn't affect anything.
He said, "Let those two investigate and see how far they can go."
—It's difficult to judge someone's temperament and thoughts. Let's see how good they are at solving cases first; that's simple.
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Bonus chapter
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Kuroda Hyoue, mentioned before, is Rei Furuya's superior and also the contact person for Alex.
It was only after he woke up that Zero and Kagemitsu were able to confirm the identity of the yari.
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The case is from the TV series "Aibou".
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