When faced with the secretary who came to answer the door at the village chief's mansion, Yoruichi Toyama stated her purpose so bluntly.
There was no way to pass as a tourist, and there was no reason to ask to see the village chief.
Knowing that the village chief of Heiyan Village was definitely hiding something, they had no choice but to rush in first.
As expected, the secretary showed a worried and evasive expression.
"Well... the village chief is busy with the election season right now and it's inconvenient for him to receive guests."
"Besides, regarding Mr. Aso's matter, didn't the police come before?"
This was exactly what Yoruichi Toyama had expected.
Others may not have heard about Inspector Megure sending people to investigate, but the current village chief certainly knows about it.
"We came here specifically to conduct some supplementary investigations."
Before he could speak, Akemi spoke first.
"Yoru-san... Oh, President Toyama, he's a special advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division. Please be sure to inform him for us."
Faced with such an urgent tone and the name of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the seemingly mild-mannered and timid secretary hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and disappeared behind the door.
"Akami!" Yoruichi Toyama called out with a half-smile, "Don't be in such a hurry!"
"I guess the village chief won't be happy to see us."
Even innocent people would likely feel lingering fear if suddenly asked about the tragedy that happened 12 years ago.
Moreover, the person in front of us is one of the real culprits.
Yoruichi Toyama never expected him to give her a kind look.
“But…” Akemi paused, then pouted, “This is a competition between Yoruichi and Mr. Mori, isn’t it?”
"I don't want to see you lose."
"What?" Yoruichi Toyama laughed out loud. "That's not true!"
"Uncle Mori is a nationally renowned detective!"
"Then you too... too..."
Akemi said "yes" several times, and finally realized that Yoruichi Toyama didn't have any impressive achievements, so she could only sigh.
"If you beat Mr. Mori this time, won't you become just as famous as him?"
Yoruichi Toyama smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
“Mingmei, don’t be like that. A detective’s mission is to investigate the truth, not to gamble on winning or losing.”
"Besides, even if the village chief refuses to see us, I still have other options..."
Before he could finish speaking, the door opened a crack again.
What was revealed was the secretary's cautious face.
"The village chief said... he's very busy and it's inconvenient for him to see anyone..."
"Besides, when the police came to investigate before, he had already cooperated with everything he was supposed to, so there's nothing more to say."
"Please go back, both of you."
"Oh, thank you." Yoruichi Toyama replied, put her hands in her coat pockets, and turned to leave.
Mingmei had no choice but to hurry up and catch up, while lowering her voice to ask, "What's your idea?"
"Isn't it election season?" Yoruichi Toyama walked onto the main street, looking at the campaign banners and slogans everywhere, as well as the broadcast trucks that kept blaring loudspeakers, and chuckled.
"...To protect the island's fishing grounds and the rights of its residents, please support the people's spokesperson, Masato Shimizu!..."
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