Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

"sit down."

Looking at this subordinate who was discovered by him and was particularly reserved at the moment, Hojo Lianzong's expression suddenly relaxed. He pointed to the sofa opposite the tea table and greeted him cordially.

"Yes."

Kuroda Bei responded respectfully, then straightened his body and carefully occupied less than one-third of the cross-section of the sofa, just enough to fit his butt.

Seeing that Kuroda Heibei was still so nervous that he would jump up and stand at attention in the next second, Hojo Lianzong showed a smile:

"Don't be so nervous. I didn't come here to scold you."

Kuroda Heibei's expression softened upon hearing this, but in reality he still didn't relax at all.

The man in front of him is now the chairman of the Public Security Committee, his boss's boss, a well-deserved senior figure in Japanese politics, a big shot standing at the pinnacle of power.

No matter how friendly he was, Kuroda Bei couldn't relax.

What's more, they haven't met privately in many years since he last promoted them.

If someone said that he was called here just to reminisce about the past, he would never believe it.

"You have done a great job over the years. It is because of you and those good people with justice and passion that the public security department has not lost its original intention and become a tool for others to seek personal gain and seize power."

As Hojo Lianzong spoke, he raised his hand, picked up the kettle beside him and poured two cups of water, then pushed one of the cups in front of Kuroda Heibei.

"I've also heard about the Moon Group. What you did was not wrong."

“The information involved in the Black Organization is too important. Once it is leaked to the Moon Group, not only will our undercover investigators be in danger.

All the hard work of you, Team Zero, and those pioneers who have been sleeping in the dark for countless years, hiding their identities and even paying the price of their lives, will be destroyed in an instant."

Kuroda Bei lowered his head and said nothing. It was precisely because he knew this that he did not give in even though the Moon Group begged him again and again, and even though both Ichibashi Katsunori and Kawaguchi Momotsuki were attacked and hospitalized.

However, this did not affect the guilt he felt when he learned that Katsunori Ichibashi was dead.

Although he felt guilty, he did not regret it.

Even if it happened a thousand times, he would still make this inhumane decision.

The information of the Black Organization was collected bit by bit by countless undercover investigators who risked their lives and by countless helpers who risked their own lives.

Every piece of information is written with their blood and even their lives.

"You have done the best you could in this matter. I heard that when the explosion occurred, many police officers from Group 0 were buried in the ruins of the hospital."

Seeing a brief hint of guilt in Kuroda Heibei's eyes, followed by determination, Hojo Liansong looked relieved and spoke to comfort him.

The reason why he promoted Kuroda Heibei in the first place was that he admired this determination the most.

Those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. Only with strong enough faith can one persevere to the end in this long night of war with no light in sight.

As the affairs of the Moon Group have developed to this point, apart from the fact that the Black Organization took action against the Mysterious Side, it is obvious that someone behind the scenes wants to use this opportunity to completely control the Moon Group.

Otherwise, when the Moon Group put pressure on the Zero Group and forced them to hand over the Black Organization's information, how could they be easily stopped and there was no further news since then?

The current disunity is just an attempt to completely destroy the operating system established by Katsunori Ichibashi and erase all traces of Katsunori Ichibashi as the Optimus Prime of this Moon Group.

Now, the leader of the Moon Group, Katsunori Ichibashi, is dead, his previous prestige and traces are gradually being wiped out, and the deputy leader, Momotsuki Kawaguchi, is seriously injured and in a coma.

Among the remaining senior executives of the Moon Group, no one can really hold on.

I think that soon someone will come out to gather those scattered sands, and then build a monthly group that is no longer above ordinary people, and is completely loyal to the official, or even loyal to certain people.

In fact, Hojo Yosemune also agreed with the first half of this point.

In a world where ordinary people make up 99 percent of the population, the existence of the mysterious side is undoubtedly an extremely unstable and dangerous factor.

The Moon Group, which is composed of mysterious members and is superior to ordinary public security officers, and even has authority slightly higher than that of the Zero Group, is also an unstable and dangerous factor in the eyes of Hojo Lianzong.

The Moon Group, which was established with Katsunori Ichibashi as the core, has indeed made considerable contributions in combating mysterious crimes.

However, the authority held by the Moon Group is too high. These people say they serve the government, but their attitude toward government officials never resembles that of a subordinate service agency.

As a senior government official, Hojo Lianmune naturally hoped that the Moon Group could be like the Zero Group, and become a group that protects national security and is loyal to the national government.

Therefore, although Hojo Lianmune felt sorry for the death of Ichihashi Katsunori, he also agreed with the idea of ​​bringing together the Moon Group.

The only thing he didn't want to see was that the Moon Group was recruited by those high-level people with ulterior motives and became a tool for them to seize power.

However, Hojo Yoshimune did not reveal these things in front of Kuroda Heibei.

Kuroda Beibei briefly described the casualties of Team Zero in the Sendama Hospital bombing.

I thought of the public security officers who were unfortunately killed or injured in the hospital explosion, as well as Yuya Kazami who was dug out from the rubble and is still in the intensive care unit.

A solemn look appeared on his face again.

“They are all good kids.”

Hojo Lianzong sighed.

After sighing, the two did not continue talking about the Moon Group, but started talking about other things.

In the relaxed atmosphere that followed, Kuroda Heibei drank the water in the cup without realizing it.

Seeing this, Hojo Lianzong raised his hand to refill Kuroda Heibei's glass, and then seemed to think that it was already September, and there was less than a month left before this batch of police academy students graduated.

He opened his mouth and asked:

"This batch of police academy students will graduate soon. Are there any good candidates you like?"

Kuroda Bei nodded, reported a few names, and said that he had already arranged people and would contact them in the near future.

After looking at the list of outstanding students of this year's police academy and their performance, Hojo Lianzong nodded with satisfaction:

"That's right. We need to make plans early, otherwise the good seedlings will be snatched away by the Metropolitan Police Department."

"By the way, I remember Ying is still the Superintendent of Police this year.

Masahiko Sanada of the Metropolitan Police Department is younger than Sakura, but he is now also a superintendent. Sakura is the leader of Team Zero after all, a prominent figure in the Police Department, so it’s time for her to move up in rank.”

After caring about the outstanding students who had not yet graduated from the police academy, Hojo Lianzong immediately began to care about the outstanding students who had graduated.

Of course Kuroda Bei is willing, but...

"I'm afraid the National Police Agency will have some complaints."

Kuroda Beibei's words were euphemistic. In fact, as early as the beginning of this year, he had asked his superiors for the promotion of Furuya Rei.

First in the professional group, an outstanding graduate of the police academy, leader of Public Security Team Zero, seven years after graduation. Although his undercover work in a transnational criminal group was not indicated for confidentiality reasons, it was reasonable for him to be a police inspector.

However, the application was stuck at the head of the police department.

His words were filled with the same old clichés about being young, needing experience, and having little experience.

Except for the Commissioner of the National Police Agency, other senior officials of the National Police Agency also hold this attitude.

In Japan, whether it is the police force or the political world, or even as an ordinary company employee, if you want to be promoted quickly, you must have both ability and family background.

Qualifications and luck coexist.

In the police world, promotions in the professional group are certainly faster than in the semi-professional and non-professional groups, but every year new students from the professional police academies join the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency.

With so many professional groups, it is impossible for all of them to be promoted.

At this time, it’s time to compete based on family background and qualifications.

Professional groups whose family backgrounds include the police system or prominent political and business families are more likely to be promoted than those with ordinary family backgrounds.

Inheriting their fathers' family connections, the moment they entered the police force, everyone assumed that they had inherited their fathers' qualifications.

As for luck, there are only so many management positions in the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency. Every man has his own position. No matter how well a man grows, it will be useless if there is no position for him.

Therefore, those who can hold management positions at a young age these days must have at least three of the following: ability, family background, seniority, and luck.

but,

Team Zero is a special department within the National Police Agency. Nominally it belongs to the Security Planning Division, but in reality it is an independent special department with a different situation.

The promotion of the police rank of the team leader of Group Zero should not be based on one person per job. He should have his own piece of land and should not occupy someone else's job.

However, due to the official atmosphere in Japan, the promotion report submitted by Kuroda Bei is still stuck on the word "seniority".

Hojo Lianzong was not surprised and said:

"Submit another promotion report by the end of this year. I will personally look into this matter. Ying's contributions over the years are worth any qualifications.

Even if it cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality principles, it is still necessary to commend them.”

"Troubling you."

Kurodabei stood up from the sofa gratefully.

Hojo Lianzong waved his hand, signaling Kuroda Beibei not to be so excited:

"This is what he deserved."

"It's just that the atmosphere at the top has been bad for so many years, and I don't know how many young police officers' enthusiasm and vigor have been dampened."

Hojo Lianzong sighed helplessly.

Kuroda Bei did not make any comments on this.

He naturally noticed this problem, but as Hojo Lianzong said, this trend has a long history and has become the tacit rule of the entire society. It is not easy to change it.

The relaxed atmosphere of the conversation was brought to another not-so-relaxed and leisurely atmosphere, and soon after, the conversation came to an end.

Kuroda Bei, who came with light luggage, had to leave with light luggage as usual.

Hojo Lianzong, who was supposed to leave afterwards, continued to sit on the sofa, contrary to his usual behavior, and slowly refilled the cup in front of him with water.

Perhaps the conversation just now touched upon something, or perhaps people always like to reminisce about the past when they get older, and familiar places always bring back more memories for more people.

The house is located in an average location and has old furnishings inside.

Although someone comes to clean it from time to time, it still cannot prevent the house from being stained by the traces of time.

For Hojo Yosemune, who came from a prominent family, this house should have been just an ordinary one among the countless properties of the Hojo family.

In terms of house value and length of time lived in, this house does not rank at the top.

But every March and September, no matter how busy he is, he will squeeze out time to sit quietly in this house for a while.

There are several wooden storage cabinets in natural wood color placed against the wall in the living room. Through the brown glass, you can clearly see what is placed on each layer of the cabinet.

Books, ornaments, tea cans... a wide variety of things fill up the cabinet.

Among them, the most special, conspicuous, and particularly out of place is a red, black and white football in the middle locker, right in front of Hojo Lianzong's sight.