Chapter 54 Section fifty-two

Watered wine tastes like water.Adding ice cubes also feels like drinking water, no matter how much you drink, you won’t get drunk. "Yuehe" is a tavern that was rebuilt from the front half of a private house and run by an elderly couple over 60 years old.It is neither a shop frequented by people from the criminal department nor a shop frequented by people from the police department. It is one of the few private shops in Mikami.Because the boss sent the lost puppy to the police station, Mikami has been patronizing it for nearly a quarter of a century.The heroism of the proprietress can be said to be unyielding, and the boss also has a character of saying what he has, and he can never hide his words, so from the past to now, we can often see the couple quarreling behind the bar.For Mikami, who always sits at the corner of the bar, sometimes he feels very noisy, and sometimes he feels very envious.

When asked why his fists were bandaged, Mikami joked that because he had beaten his boss, the proprietress was so excited that she danced with her hands and feet, while the boss's face was full of worried expressions, and the two of them started bickering again because of this Come. He did a stupid thing. When the numbness in the brain subsides, only the lingering regret remains.When he heard that the throne of the Minister of Criminal Affairs was about to be confiscated, the blood in his whole body boiled.Reason was left far behind by emotion, and he ran directly to the head of the department.Was it really the detective's blood that made him do such a stupid thing?The opinion of a mere local police station is absolutely impossible to shake the decision of this department, and it is meaningless to go directly to the head of this department.Mikami knew this, but still took such a heroic act.This is the only atonement he can make to the criminal department.The thought got him into narcissism, that's why the brain releases the pleasure, doesn't it?

My family was not on my mind at all.Not only forgot myself, but also forgot my family.When Akama was not around, he broke into the head office.This crime alone is enough to demote him to the mountains.Not to mention that he also pushed down Ishii and damaged the items in the secretarial class.If it wasn't for Mikami himself being injured and bleeding, and Ishii being scared out of his wits, he should be undergoing a lengthy interrogation in the inspection department room in the basement right now!Then again, if he really valued his family, he should have told Chijian about the trap set by the criminal department.You can also be a double-faced person, pretending to accept Arakida's temptation.Even though the possibility is slim, if you consider that the Ministry of Criminal Affairs may win this battle, you should first seize the "Central Department Criminal Officer" retreat.If it is the Central Office, then there is no need to move, and Minako can wait for Ayumi's return at the original home.

With a click, the ice cubes in the glass turned around. For the sake of my family, I endured everything... No, not like that.Family is just an excuse, and you are the most important thing.Whenever his position in the organization was threatened, he pulled his family out and told himself to be patient.But he knew very well that even if he lost his family or something, he could still survive.But once he lost his place in the organization, he couldn't survive.If you can't identify and accept that you are this kind of man, you won't be able to find a way to describe yourself until you die.

His heart became very twisted. ——What about Erdu? Does he know how to describe himself?Is that guy's family healthy?Can he return to work and show his truest self when he returns home?Certainly not. A man who would easily classify the Minister of Criminal Affairs as a symbol could not be a husband or father who loves his wife and son. All he has is a symbol called family.He just imagined someone playing the role of husband and father in his family from the perspective of a bystander.So he won't let others read his heart.It is impossible for Erdu to tell the truth by himself.However, as long as you observe carefully, you can still see that this person does not hate darkness, and coexists with darkness for mutual benefit.One day, he will hide in the dark and use the strength accumulated in the dark to devour everything on the table.This is how Erdu survives.Mikami knew that the origin of this lies in those dark eyes that killed all emotions.He probably swore in that gymnasium that summer!It's not me, but that guy who still keeps his heart in the Kendo club.

The phone in his pocket vibrated, maybe it had been vibrating for a long time. Several faces appeared in my mind at the same time, but I didn't guess any of them correctly.It was Itokawa from the second search section, and his tone was quite flustered.Without any polite words, I started to talk about the bid rigging case from the very beginning.The suspicion of the Bajiao Construction Specialist who was interviewed by the police before was finally confirmed and he got a warrant for arrest.However, just before the official arrest, the executive vomited blood and was sent to the Welfare Hospital.Mikami was wondering why he told himself this matter, it turns out that the latter is the key point.Yomiuri and Sankei grasped the information that the arrest ticket had been issued, and threatened to write a report.Ask them to wait a little longer, but they don't listen.Because there may be another commotion tomorrow morning, let Mikami know first...

Arakida's face flashed before his eyes.Glancing at the clock, he made a call to Suwa's cell phone.At 8:45 in the evening, he should be at the "Wang Wang Pavilion".It was a newly-developed ladyboy bar in Suwa. It is said that because the true thoughts of various newspapers could not be found out in the hall, Meiyun urgently held a "social reading club".Perhaps it was because he left the headquarters without explaining the reason for his injury. Suwa stammered and sounded a little unnatural, but after hearing about the arrest, he immediately returned to his usual tone: "I see, no wonder the Yomiuri Ushiyama and Sankei’s Sudou haven’t appeared yet.” Then he lowered his voice and said, “I hope that the boycott that we had to avoid so hard won’t be ruined by one after another exclusive news.”

"Report the results to me early tomorrow morning." Sanshang hung up the phone after giving the instructions.The noise on the other end of the phone is replaced by karaoke here.About ten men and women of different ages and who looked like office workers were sitting in the carpeted seating area at the back. According to the boss, it seemed to be a bit early end of the game. Feeling a little restless.Suwa and Miyun, I'm afraid Kuramae is also with them, and all three of them are trying their best to use the strength of the press office to prevent the press conference from being boycotted.Of course, the chief will be here in three days. What else can the media office, which deals with journalists, do now besides this matter?

--how about you?The self-examination accompanied by panting is still hot. Are you going to make the D County Sheriff Dallas?or not? Arakida would not stop.Not only because he was from the Ministry of Security, but this test will make him a real criminal minister.Although it was just a bubble like a dream, for me, it was an undoubted reality.What's more important is the word "offensive and defensive". Because it is "justifiable defense", Arakita is determined to fight to the end.Of course, it was also to defend his own reputation, fearing that he would become "the last criminal minister". The word "finally" sounds full of sadness, and to put it bluntly, it will also be branded as incompetent in the history of D County Police, because his incompetence gave the department an excuse not to take back the post.

But Akama also won't stop.The criminal department's rebellion was known to this department, plus someone dropped a paper bomb in Tokyo, he would definitely be branded as lacking management skills, and his future would be bleak.All these forced him to jump over the wall in a desperate situation, and he was already doing everything he could to get results.However…… The matter of the Minister has nothing to do with him. --What do you think?what are you going to do Is there even a question?Although the brain screamed to protect the position of the Minister of Criminal Affairs, the blood was no longer boiling, and the mood gradually calmed down, and he continued to be imprisoned in a dilemma.Will you think of your family then?Or still subconsciously weigh the gains and losses?No matter how you calculate it, the criminal department is doomed.He wanted to move closer to the winning side.Could such a superficial thought make him so contradictory?But if not, then what?He has lost his fighting spirit, is he ready to surrender?Or has his heart turned his back on the criminal department and the police department, and he has truly become a stateless person?

wrong…… He is not stateless, but still has responsibilities.Even though his feelings were played around, the cognition of being a publicity officer never disappeared from his mind.It is neither the former criminal policeman nor himself who has to face real problems and make decisions. As the publicity officer of the D County Police, what should I do? Write a bad check.Defrauding journalists to avoid the boycott of journalists.Just thinking about it is enough to make his skin crawl.Just one more anonymity problem and it's over.Journalists will never condone such a betrayal.Is it worth it to lose the future of the press office with lies in order to tide over the temporary difficulties? The anger spread from the ears to the bottom of the heart.Make waves.Destroy.Even if "Defending the Criminal Department" is the main self of the D prefectural police, Arakida's request to the publicity office does not even have a shred of justice.Did he want his subordinates, who were desperately trying to convince the reporters in the ladyboy bar, to go back to sleep?Or should he order them to do nothing but let the reporters boycott the press conference?Ask them to abandon the tasks they should have done and become shameful accomplices.He can't do this kind of thing, and he can't do it. He deeply felt the intricacies of his heart.Akama and Arakida, no matter which side they approach, the result is the same, and they can't fulfill their duties as a publicity officer at all.Like a revolving lantern, the tragic scene of the publicity room collapsing from the inside to the outside and from the outside to the inside emerged before my eyes.The ideal "window" has been slammed shut by the power games of the organization, preventing even light from entering.My heart is full of anxiety that I have to choose a side from the criminal department and the police department.Is that really the only option?Isn't there a third path that a broadcaster should choose? Yoshio Amamiya appeared in his mind inadvertently.It was really inadvertent, so he had the illusion that he saw the dawn of breaking the deadlock. He was well aware that his blood was running backwards. This sentence is what I said.In order for the victim's father to accept the condolences of the chief, he actually said such expectant words.Yu Gong had long since despaired of the police, and also knew that the threatening phone calls had been concealed, so maybe he hated the police to the bone.He knew very well that the officer's inspection was nothing more than a means of publicity by the police, so he didn't want to hear that nonsense from Mikami at all.He no longer had any expectations, so it was impossible to accept condolences because he was moved by Mikami.It's just that Mikami didn't expect Mikami to use the offensive of tears, and he didn't know how to refuse it all at once. But…… This sentence is what I said. Mikami took a sip of wine. As expected, the key lies in Yu Gong.Mikami couldn't bear the conflicts and entanglements in his heart, so he looked up at the sky, only to see the meteor disappearing in a flash.Neither in the criminal department nor in the police department, this is the "promise" I made in the outside world.This promise fell on one end of the scale, which made the heart tilt.The chief's press conference must not be boycotted, and what is said at the top of the police must be transmitted in print and on the airwaves no matter what.This is for Yu Gong, and also to make himself responsible for what he said. Of course he knew that this was an unreasonable remark, and he hadn't promised anything at all.If journalists had to be deceived in order to prevent a boycott, he hadn't found the third path a broadcaster should have taken.He just found a third force besides the criminal department and the police department.But it doesn't matter, that's enough.This time he plans to change course for the sake of his family. Isn't this method of making up his mind quite unique? "Ah! This man, I don't know why he is smiling so happily!" The proprietress teased him half-jokingly. "Slapping the idiot boss, you must feel very happy!" "Don't disturb him!" said the boss at the side. "He wants to drink quietly by himself." "You can tell by his expression!" It started arguing again.Mikami turned the chair one hundred and eighty degrees, facing the bar with his back.The carpeted seating area in the back also seems to be drunk.The man in his fifties, who seemed to be the oldest in the group, was singing outrageous love songs, and his subordinates were still beating the beat with their masks on, and the young girls began to want to go home.He had expectations for Suwa, for Meiyun, and even for Kuramae.As long as the club can always withdraw its decision to boycott the press conference, everything will be fine.There is no need to argue again, and the advertising room will not be finished.He made eye contact with a pink-collar worker, and the woman chuckled and whispered to the woman next to her. Turning his face back to the bar, he took a cigarette and stuffed it into his mouth.Because they were still arguing, the lighter the proprietress used to light his cigarettes spewed out blazing flames like a gas gun.Taking advantage of this moment, the man at the side accosted Mikami.I've seen him here once before, and he seemed to be a doctor in his impression, but in fact he failed to pass the medical school after re-examination three times, so he had to work as the chief purser in the general hospital passed down from his grandfather's generation.Mikami didn't bother to explain, and reasoned that the bandage on his hand was injured because of dizziness, and ended up having to explain the symptoms clearly.The man nodded frequently with a serious expression, said it might be Meniere's disease, and asked him which ear the dizziness started from.Mikami murmured in his heart that you were not a doctor, but subconsciously put his hand on his left ear. He called a taxi. Leave under the smile of the proprietress, the worried eyes of the boss, and the sight of the group of pink-collar workers spreading like ripples. Sitting in the car, when he came to his senses, he had already put his hand on his left ear again.The cold touch of the microphone revived in his ears.Ayumi didn't say anything.Nothing is said, only traces are left.He understood why.Ayumi must have asked him to ask himself, what did he do as a father?What do you know about your daughter? When he got out of the taxi and saw Yamashiko's face in front of the entrance, he realized that he was quite drunk and in a bad mood. This guy!I must have missed the reporters from Yomiuri and Sankei when Wang Wangting was drinking, so I came here again out of anxiety.No, I must have thought that I could reap some benefits if I didn't do well this time, so I ran here shamelessly. "Didn't see Ayumi's shoes!" Thinking that the second good luck will come down from the sky, he leaned over with a humble smile and folded his arms for warmth.Mikami stood still and waited for him to come, then reached out his bandaged hand and grabbed his scarf, pulled him over, and whispered in his ear, which was red from the cold, "Don't get me wrong. Oh, I didn't disclose the news of the bid rigging case to you for the sake of my daughter. I gave it to you because your eyes looked like a soaked dog..." Push away Yamashina, who was standing still, and enter the house.Minazi immediately came out to greet him, and was about to tell him that the Shanke people were outside, but found the bandage on his hand, and quickly shut up. "Ah! I accidentally cut it when I fell." Sanshang said while taking off his shoes.Although she looked disbelieving, Minako didn't continue to ask, and her face and attitude returned to normal, saying that at eight o'clock, the wife of Minister Odate called. Mikami stopped breathing. I looked at my watch, it was past ten o'clock. Mikami shuddered and finally woke up from the dream.Real time is temporarily replaced by time lost in booze and noise. With a blank mind, he ran across the corridor, walked into the living room, grabbed the handset, and pressed the number.But his fingers froze, and he couldn't remember the number under the area number.He beat his forehead with his fist, but still couldn't remember, so he had to flip through the manual. Kneeling on the tatami, the phone rang in my ears. He actually released the matchmaker's pigeons.Obviously he called first, but he forgot all about it.The moment he learned the purpose of the hall from Araki Taguchi, his brain automatically thought that the hall was useless.No, he had no expectations of Tai Kwun at all.This "person from the past" didn't even know that Ayumi ran away from home, so how could he have the inside story of the chief's inspection.Knowing this, he still wanted to see him, so he called him.Just to relieve my anxiety.Because if he doesn't do something, he won't be able to calm down. The other party picked up the phone. Madam's tone was as kind as it was heard during the day, but it was not as bright as during the day. "I accidentally forgot, I really don't know how to apologize." The lady's voice died away.The blank space that follows feels very long. What came back to the ear again was not a human voice, but a breathing sound that sounded like a noise.Perhaps Tai Kwun had already dozed off, or was he struggling to stay awake even though he was obviously unwell? "minister……" He said everything that could be used to apologize, but he didn't mention the "intention". "I just want to see you, and I will definitely visit you again someday." During the conversation, the sound of Tai Kwun's breathing and occasionally rapid panting could be heard.Just when he felt that if he continued speaking, he would delay his rest in Tai Kwun and was about to hang up the phone, Tai Kwun squeezed out a sentence: The voice sounds very happy. Mikami pressed his fingers against his eyes.Even after hanging up the phone, he still kept his kneeling posture. D County Police Criminal Chief, Akizo Odate.Is his heart still filled with pride?Or has everything been seen through now?What has the organization given him?And what was taken from him? The mood slowly returned to calm. The D County Sheriff is about to lose the Chief of Criminal Affairs. The "promise" to Amamiya dissipated like mist.You can't force yourself to be sloppy in order to relieve the pain, let alone make a decision based on it.What he needs is truth, a bright guide beyond contradictions and conflicts. We must find a third way...

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