Chapter 17 Section fifteen

After mentally preparing for another hectic day today, Mikami left the house. As soon as he entered the advertising room, Mikami looked at Meiyun first.Her alcohol capacity is terrible.If you drank alcohol the night before, the puffiness on your face will definitely not be hidden.So it could be seen at a glance that she didn't go to socialize, and at the same time, he also expected that Suwa who was walking towards his desk would report something. "Failed." Suwa said in a hoarse voice.It looked like he sang a lot last night, and said a lot quite loudly.Zangqian stood next to him, his face was not looking good.The eyes were bloodshot, and the swollen eyelids forcibly covered half of the eyes.

"Is there no hope?" Asked by Mikami, Suwa let out a breath full of alcohol and said bitterly: "He always insisted on making a direct protest to the head of the department, and was unwilling to hand over the protest papers to the newspaper officer for safekeeping. The editor-in-chief of their family, surnamed Azusa, was a shrewd and capable man who had been promoted from the Ministry of Social Affairs, and he seemed to have given Akikawa a lot pressure." In the end, it was no longer a report, but a tone of "revealing the news".It seems that Akikawa is also a sandwich biscuit.

Mikami is more and more inclined to reveal the name of the housewife in the way of "talking to himself".But Ishii, who was in charge of asking Akama for instructions, has not heard any news yet. "Toyo will be like this first. Before the evening, you should spy on the tone of other newspapers and ask them if they can be kept by the publicity officer. If not, you might as well return the limit to the secretary and section chief for safekeeping." Before Akama's attitude can be seen, it is necessary to continue to win over reporters.As long as the attitude of a few newspapers starts to soften, it may be possible to surround the front line from behind and force Toyo to submit.

The press club is an ever-changing group, which will affect each other intricately due to the wrestling relationship and intentions of the reporters of each newspaper office, and produce various changes.It is not uncommon for newspaper strategies to differ from journalists' own ideas, so there are often different interpretations on one matter.Even if Asahi, Mainichi, and Toyo are all on the same caliber to criticize the police, because the newspaper reporters have different temperaments, it is still possible to establish a more friendly relationship than other newspapers.Although Sankei is a "pro-police" newspaper, some people in it have left for Asahi, which has a completely different ideology.In addition, some newspaper offices have only one person joining the press club, while others have three or four people joining, so just because they are members of the same newspaper office, they cannot be regarded as a whole.For example, Toyo's Akikawa is a man who fully embodies the policy of the newspaper, but he originally applied for all the newspapers that can be named, but in the end only Teshima, the deputy team leader of Toyo, was admitted. Do you really agree with the left-leaning policy of your newspaper? question mark.So when something like this happens, it's hard to decipher what kind of chemistry is going to happen.The most predictable ones are the FM prefectural broadcasting of associate members.In fact, because FM County People's Broadcasting is a media fully funded by D County, it is impossible to defy any unit with the name of a public agency.So, of the remaining twelve, how many of them can Suwa take down?

Mikami took out the notepad in his pocket and looked through it. "Azusa Qianxiong—Director of the editorial department of Dongyang Shimbun D Branch. Graduated from T University, forty-six years old, hearty, bragging, likes the police." A face with a narrow forehead and a dark complexion came to mind.He once represented the sub-bureau chief who was unable to attend due to a cold at the monthly cadre symposium held by the D county police and major media. You can try to get in touch with him.Mikami kept this matter in mind, then reached for the phone and called the head secretary.With the current situation, there is no way to wait quietly for the other party to take the initiative to contact. The deadline for answering the reporter's club is 4 pm, and Yoshio Amamiya must find a way to solve it quickly.

Aiko Toda answered the call, saying that Ishii had gone to the Office of the Minister of Police. Mikami asked her to tell Ishii to call him when he came back, and then put the phone back where it was.But he still couldn't calm down, so he left his seat, walked to the whiteboard by the wall, and checked the statement posted on it.There were a total of three car accidents from last night to this morning, and the kid who burned the kitchen and the man who ate the king's meal were also arrested. It seems that County D had a peaceful night yesterday.When he turned around, the phone in the broadcaster's seat rang, and Mikami jogged back to his seat and picked up the phone.

Ishii just said this and hung up the phone.The tone is very dignified.It's not "come to the minister's office", but "go to the minister's office", which means asking him to ask Akama directly for the result. Three minutes later, Mikami knocked on the door of the police chief's office, and Akama was the only one inside.Although he moved from the desk to the sofa, he didn't let Mikami sit down. "You really did a poor job of managing journalists, why did you let things go like this?" Said in a very sharp tone from the beginning.If you asked him directly about the reporter's conclusion about the fact that the reporter wanted to submit a protest article to the minister, he might be scolded bloody!But……

"I followed your instructions and refused the reporter's request for anonymity. I didn't expect their attitude to be tougher than I imagined. I also tried to win over, but the other party seems to have a long-standing grudge, and there is no way to communicate well. .” Mikami stood up and answered.Akama still had no intention of letting him sit down.This is his punishment, not accidentally forgotten. "No excuses, it's just a waste of time." When Mikami got angry, he didn't have time to listen to Akama's sarcastic and didactic nonsense. "The other party said that as long as the real name of the housewife is handed over, they will withdraw the protest."

"This Ishii has already told me, and your plan to please yourself." ——You said I tried my best to please? Mikami stared at Akama. "This is a transaction that will not leave a trace in the papers or newspaper pages, and will not cause real harm to the housewife." "I object." Akama refused coldly, and looked at Mikami with meaningful eyes. "No matter what happens, the housewife's name cannot be published." His words were mysterious, reminding Mikami of the veteran fraudsters he had interrogated before.There are several criminal facts hidden in his heart, and he wants to tell them to show off to the police, but he feels that telling the criminal police below is something that is worthless.

Mikami tried to spy on him. "I heard that this anonymous publication is the minister's judgment?" "That's right, Sakaba from Department Y came to discuss with me, so I made such a decision." "May I ask you to think again? Otherwise, I really can't deal with those reporters. In addition, the date of the chief's inspection is imminent, so this time it's just an emergency evacuation measure..." "Why don't you listen? Don't keep thinking about relying on that stupid method, and think of another way for me." Akama's attitude was not as harsh as what he said.The dilemma of a fraudster emerged again in Mikami's heart.

There must be something inside. This matter has something to do with that man who is completely untrustworthy in Banting, and it also strengthens his ominous premonition. "Minister... besides being pregnant, is there any reason why you can't publish your name?" "Of course there is." Akama admitted very straightforwardly that it seemed that he had been waiting for Mikami to raise this issue long ago. "Because the anonymous publication just happened to catch up with this point in time." Catch up with this time...? "You know that the central government is reviewing the personal data protection law and the human rights protection law?" "Know." He often hears reporters mentioning "this is an evil law used to suppress the media", "unforgivable"...and so on. "Although the media make things difficult in every possible way, it is also their own fault and responsibility. The bigger the case, the more damage the victim will be caused by the frantic interviews by the media. But on the other hand, if the incident is related to their own newspaper, it is not to avoid Not talking about it is an understatement. A rat like this always puts on a face of a messenger of justice and criticizes us, it can be said to be extremely shameless." Akama stopped to wipe off the lip balm, and then continued. "Both of these bills will pass sooner or later. Then there is the issue of anonymous publication. We have already laid the foundation in advance, and set up a seminar on crime victim countermeasures within the government, advocating that the release of the victim's name should be left to the public. It is up to the police to judge. Although it is currently limited to the name of the victim, as long as the Congress approves it and has the power to decide, it can be published anonymously to expand the explanation. In this way, from the beginning to the end, from the beginning to the end, in all reports to reporters In the case of reporting, the initiative is in the hands of our police.” Mikami finally understood the reason why Chima's attitude was so tough. The response to anonymous questions is entirely the idea of ​​this agency.No, it might be Chima's personal idea.Judging from his triumphant tone, perhaps strategies such as "establishing a seminar" and "passing through the Diet" were the secret plans put forward by Akama from the very beginning to pave the way back to the main office. Although he has seen through that it is impossible for Akama to take back his life, Mikami still can't let go.He does not think that "talking to himself" violates the policy of this office.Because for the police organization, in order to perform its duties, all informal and non-public cheap actions are equal to "facts that never existed". "Now that you understand, let's go!" "Is that all?" Mikami couldn't help asking. Akama seemed to be stunned for a moment, but the eyes hidden behind the glasses immediately showed curiosity. "What's the meaning?" "I mean the reasons for not publishing the housewife's name." This time, Mikami asked the question from the standpoint of a criminal police officer.The vigilance of the fraudsters has not been lifted, and Akama must have concealed something. "Do you want to know? Then I'll tell you." Akama said with a smile. "The truth is, that pregnant woman is Mr. Kato Takuzo's daughter." Mikami tensed up instantly. Takuzo Kato is the president of "King Cement", and he is also the public security committee member of the D County Police who will continue to be re-elected this year... "Is this his request?" Mikami couldn't hide his anger. "No, it's a kind of consideration from us." Akama said with a nonchalant expression on his face. That's right, the local public security commissioners are nothing more than decorations.It's just that I have a meal with the head every month and chat about trivial matters, which has no influence on the police administration.However, this is not the case in the organization chart.The entire county police headquarters operates under the command and supervision of the public security committee composed of three members, so it has to be handled as appropriate.No, it is to sell the other party's favor by posting anonymously, trying to imprint the brand of pro-police faction in the hearts of the top financial circles in D County that will never disappear until death. "It's true that her daughter is pregnant, and Sakaba also hopes that her name will not be released, and it was a car accident with serious injuries. It would be difficult for the other party to take advantage of the opportunity, so I took the measure of anonymity, so you understand ?" Mikami couldn't answer him.After the surprise calmed down, it was replaced by anger and distrust churning in his chest.Kikunishi Hanako is the daughter of a public security committee member. Why didn't anyone tell the publicity officer about this? "Didn't I say that a long time ago?" Akama showed a look of impatience. "Because you are the one who is going to negotiate directly with the reporter, if I let you know the inside story, it is hard to guarantee that you will not show your flaws in your expression or attitude. If you don't know anything, wouldn't you be able to face the reporter calmly?" Mikami felt that he had fallen to the bottom of the valley, and he didn't know how to react for a moment.If you don't know anything...frankly...even if you know, Mikami can act very calmly in front of reporters, but when you don't know anything, you will say more things that have no room for change. When Shan Ke asked him if he was the daughter of some important person, he scolded him back involuntarily. As a result, I was tricked and didn't even know it. Mikami lowered his head, a shame of the same essence as anger welled up in his heart, his face and body began to feel hot. If he had to say it, he wouldn't want to quarrel with reporters without knowing anything.To put it bluntly, his task was just to explain the matter clearly from the standpoint of the police.However, he didn't want to be just a mouthpiece for Chi Jian.He was thinking about the reasons for the county police's concerns. Perhaps the handling of pregnant women should not be left to the hands of the media. The best of both worlds ended, and the result... The county police didn't make sense at all, not at all. Mikami closed his eyes. Akama was right, he had indeed said the same thing before.It's because I was too stupid to forget this sentence, because it didn't start in a day or two.Didn't Akama only treat Mikami as a puppet from the beginning? "Speaking of which, how is the family's management going?" Misami couldn't answer.Although he opened his eyes, he didn't want to turn his gaze to Akama.It was the self-consciousness in his heart that prevented him from doing so. The brain doesn't need to negotiate with the hands and feet.It's only natural for Akama to say "move me" to your opponent when you want to move your hands, and "move me" to your feet when you want to move your feet.Not only this car accident, why did he order him not to contact the criminal department, but to go directly to the victim's house to take care of everything?What does he want Erdu to do?He never let his hands and feet know his intentions, he just sent out messages on his own. "What's the matter? Answer well." Mikami remained silent throughout.Even the hands and feet have nerves and life. Unexpectedly, Akama stretched his upper body from the sofa, and clapped his hands in front of Mikami like a sumo wrestler. "Look at me." Mikami glared at him. Self-defense mechanisms kick in reflexively, but with little success.Because Ayumi's face loomed in front of his eyes, which instantly made his anger disappear without a trace. Akama looked at Mikami's reaction slowly, and then showed a contemptuous smile. "I'm afraid you'll misunderstand, so I'll put my ugly words first. Listen carefully, don't think that you can go back to the criminal department if you are kicked out of the advertising room." Mikami was furious when he heard it, and the words on the resignation flashed in his mind instantly.I've had enough!Stop here, let it be over!There is no way for him to kneel down and lick the shoes of this so-called elitist, who is actually a sadist! He tossed Ayumi's face out of the blue.However, the next moment, he saw another face. It was Mina's face, full of sorrow and lack of brilliance, with infinite pleading hidden in her eyes. The brain seemed to have been knocked hard, and fine snow floated in front of my eyes.The white cloth, the pale face of the dead girl, the director's fair face... Scenes fell on his retina like a revolving lantern. Minazi is still counting on those 260,000 brothers, pinning his last ray of hope on their eyes and ears... Voices were heard in the distance. "How is the family going?" "..." "I'm asking you something, so don't hurry up and answer." Chima's voice was getting closer and closer, too close. Mikami raised his head and answered with trembling lips: "Currently negotiating..." After speaking, the whole body is like a deflated ball. "Hurry up and report to the official cabinet before Monday. Then I will tell you one more thing. The old man who was hit by the daughter of Commissioner Kato died an hour ago. If the reporter didn't ask, just You don’t need to take the initiative to bring it up. I have already instructed Sakaba of Department Y, and you will follow suit.” Akama stood up.It should be the line of sight ten centimeters shorter than Mikami, but it looked down on Mikami from above.