Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

In the afternoon, Yunshan Cemetery returned to its former deserted state.

When the scorching sun in the sky began to show its power, not only Kanagawa, but also other areas including Tokyo could not escape the summer scorch.

People who have the conditions have reduced the frequency of going out, but the summer cicadas, shaded by leaves, have not stopped chirping.

The decoration style is retro and quiet, and the landscape is ingenious. The teahouse, which is particularly cool and refreshing in this summer, has ushered in a peak in business.

For ordinary people, the fees of tens of thousands of yuan would easily make them turn away as soon as they see the threshold. However, for people like Ichihara Yoshi, who are no longer troubled by money.

He is the only one who can pick and choose.

The lush green vegetation blocks the scorching heat from the sun, and the sound of gurgling water calms people's minds unconsciously.

Ichihara Yoshi, wearing a navy blue gauze robe, sat in front of the tea bank, with the white porcelain teacup in front of him two-thirds full of light green tea.

But there was no trace of heat mist rising.

Obviously, the hot tea has lost its heat because it has been left for too long.

"Wow~"

The shoji door of the box was opened from the outside.

Afterwards, the cloud cushion opposite Ichihara Yoshi welcomed the guests to sit down.

After personally refilling the white porcelain teacup in front of the guest with tea, Ichihara Yoshi first drank the cold tea in the cup in front of him, and then picked up the teapot to refill his own cup.

The hot steam in the tea immediately turned into white mist visible to the naked eye, slowly floating on the teacup, and was blown away by the cool breeze blowing from the water pavilion.

"Mr. Hojo, you look like you just came here in a hurry from Kanagawa. I should pour you a cup of cold tea."

Hojo Lianzong was dressed in a black suit. He glanced at the hot tea on the table and said bluntly:

"Don't bother asking these polite questions. Just say what you want to say."

Hojo Yosomune did not hide his bad mood at all, and even omitted the proper way to address Ichihara Yoshi.

As soon as he received the news of Masahiko Sanada's death, he immediately identified the murderer behind the scene.

Similar methods, victims of the same nature, and cruel results with little difference.

Apart from the man in front of him and those conservative senior officials, who else would repeatedly target the open executors of the Tianxi plan?

Ichihara Yoshi didn't mind it at all, let alone feel any guilt about Sanada Masahiko's death.

Since you, Hojo Lianmune, dared to put Sanada Masahiko in that position, you should have been mentally prepared for what happened today.

Now he is acting like this. Why didn't he think more carefully in the first place? He had to be so anxious to push him into that position where everyone is paying attention.

The greatest lesson humanity has learned from history is never to learn.

It was so then, and it is still so now.

Ichihara Yoshi concealed his inner sarcasm.

He did not, as Hojo Lianzong requested, state the real purpose of inviting him here.

Instead, he sighed with a hint of meaning:

"As expected, the hot weather can affect people's moods, and it actually makes you so impatient. Speaking of which, the last time I sat with you and drank tea so quietly was more than ten years ago.

Time really spares no one. "

Amid the chirping of cicadas and the curling of tea mist, Hojo Lianmune suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly at Ichihara Yoshi's calm face.

In response, Ichihara Yoshi raised the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

Hojo Lianzong certainly remembered it.

It was precisely because he remembered that he accepted Ichihara Yoshi's invitation and sat here after Sanada Masahiko's funeral.

"In the past two days, the Karasuma Group has frequently made personnel changes, and most of the people who have taken over are young people."

"It's August now. By the end of this year at the latest, the person in charge of the Karasuma Group will be replaced."

Hojo Lianzong, who understood something, waited quietly for Ichihara Yoshi to reveal his true purpose.

This time, Ichihara Yoshi did not disappoint Hojo Lianzong's wait, and his tone was even more intimate and gentle than before:

"I heard that Shuya passed the professional group exam and applied for the Tokyo Police Academy. He will graduate soon. I wonder if he has decided which department he will join.

If you want to join the police system, the special investigation team would be a good choice. With Shuya's ability, after a few years of training, the vacant position of the Chief of the First Section of the Security Department of the Metropolitan Police Department will not be a problem. "

“Or if you don’t like the Security Department, you can also look into the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department.

If Xiuzai wants to pursue a career in politics like you, his career will be much smoother with such an excellent resume."

The price offered by Ichihara Yoshi was so generous and tempting that even Hojo Yoshimune was subconsciously shocked for a moment.

His words of stopping at the right point not only revealed his willingness to give up the position of Chief of the First Section of the Security Department.

It also implicitly stated that if Hojo Shuya became the new executor of the Tianxi plan, then before Hojo Shuya firmly established his position as Superintendent.

He and the conservative faction behind him will not make it too difficult.

Even the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department was willing to cede it.

But... since such good conditions are offered, it only means that what this person wants is more important than these conditions.

Thinking about what Ichihara Yoshi had mentioned earlier, Hojo Liansong had a vague guess.

And Ichihara Yoshi's next words undoubtedly confirmed his guess.

“There are only a few days left before the Chief of the Police Department, Kawamura, retires due to illness at the end of the month. Rather than selecting someone from within the Metropolitan Police Department, it might be more appropriate to transfer someone from elsewhere.

What do you think, Lord Hojo?"

Facing Hojo Lianmune's gaze, Ichihara Yoshi slowly stated his true intentions.

The Director of the Security Department of the Metropolitan Police Department is the rank of Inspector General. If he wants to be transferred, there are only two options.

One is a lateral transfer. The person who originally held the rank of Superintendent of Police will still be Superintendent of Police after the transfer.

However, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is the power center of Japan's entire police system, so even a horizontal transfer is considered a hidden promotion.

The second is promotion and transfer, that is, the original rank of superintendent of police will be promoted one level higher after transfer.

Kenjiro Sanada is one example. He was transferred from Kanagawa to the Metropolitan Police Department and his rank was promoted from Superintendent to Chief Superintendent.

However, given the situation and the foreshadowing of the previous words, Hojo Lianzong knew very well that the candidate that Ichihara Yoshi was referring to would not be anyone else.

It's just Yuuki Sanada.

The only one is Yuuki Sanada.

Logically speaking, given Yuuki Sanada's background in the professional team and her proven work ability over the years, she should have been the legitimate director of the Kanagawa Criminal Department even if she didn't get promoted.

But just because Yuki Sanada is a woman, the conservative faction has naturally despised her existence and ignored her achievements for many years.

Contemptuously and hypocritically, he allowed Yuuki Sanada to act as the director of the Criminal Department with the rank of Superintendent of Police and the identity of the Deputy Director of the Criminal Department of the Kanagawa Police Headquarters.

The position of Chief of the Criminal Department of the Kanagawa Police Headquarters has been vacant, but until today, even the police officers of the Criminal Department of the Kanagawa Headquarters call Yuki Sanada the Chief.

Colleagues from other regions also knew that Yuuki Sanada was not the Superintendent of Police, but he was better than the Superintendent of Police.

The titles of Superintendent of Police and Acting Minister were like a needle that pierced deeply into one's flesh, filled with malice and contempt from the conservative faction and a considerable number of reformists.

It seems to have no lethality and even no impact.

But this title, just exists, just being mentioned, even if most people who call out this title are in awe, grateful and full of goodwill,

It's all...disgusting enough.

Hojo Yosomune was not unaware of this.

Although he was the leader of the reformists, the reformists were not ruled by Hojo Yoshimune alone, and it was even more impossible for him to have everything decided.

It's like the top government officials needed to use the death of Masahiko Sanada to cover up the mysterious side story that couldn't be uncovered, and put the blame for that night firmly on Kaito Kid.

Even though Hojo Lianzong knew that the reason behind Sanada Masahiko's death was not as simple as it seemed, the real culprit was the malicious intentions of the conservative faction.

In the end, there was nothing I could do except the guilt I felt during the worship.

Or rather, it can’t be done.

This, apart from damaging the government's face and image once the truth is revealed, is because the existence of the mysterious side cannot be exposed to the public.

Also, because of that night, the Moon Group, which had only been stable for a short time, became turbulent again and internal power was in chaos.

Rather than a dead Masahiko Sanada who no longer has any value, the top brass are more concerned about whether they can gain greater benefits and power from the turmoil in the Moon Group.

Extra attention was paid to the position of Chief of the First Section of the Security Department which became vacant due to the death of Sanada Masahiko, and the special case investigation team which brought together many outstanding young police officers.

It fell into the position of Chief of the Security Department that would be vacant as Superintendent Kawamura was about to retire due to illness.

Among them, both conservatives and reformists have the same attitude.

With different philosophies, both sides are actually excellent hunters who remain in the hunting ground after experiencing thousands of battles in the world of fame and fortune.

People with soft hearts have long since died without leaving even ashes.

The meeting did not last long. Before the scalding hot tea had even cooled down completely, the guest waved his sleeves and left.

The shoji doors opened and closed, and fine rays of light passed through the dense branches and leaves of the trees, casting a layer of beautiful ripples on the pool of fresh water.

Suddenly, a light breeze blew, the leaves moved, the ripples of light moved, and even the schools of fish that gathered underwater to follow the light swam along.

In the tea room beside the pond, Hojo Liansong did not move for a long time.

A few days later, people's attention was unsurprisingly drawn to other hot news that emerged one after another.

As time went by, most of the memories about Masahiko Sanada were casually thrown into the depths of his mind, which was filled with countless memories.

Only a shallow mark was left.

A young policeman who died a tragic death.

At the same time, a transfer order issued by the Public Security Committee was quietly transmitted to Kanagawa.

Of course, the so-called silent does not include a very small number of certain people.

After receiving the message, Karasuma Renya stared at the contents of the email. The light projected from the computer screen made the obscure thoughts in his eyes particularly clear.

Then, a chill gradually spread in the warm and comfortable house.

It lingered for a long time.

On the other side, Karasuma Soshin, who had also received the message, had just walked out of the shower room in the training room. He was walking towards the door of the training room with a towel in one hand to wipe his hair, and with the other hand he picked up his mobile phone to check the newly received email.

When he saw the content of the email clearly, he stopped.

His dark red pupils stared at the brief content over and over again, and finally, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Om~"

The sound of the vibrating phone made Karasuma Soshin stop smiling instantly, and he answered the call from Karasuma Renya with a calm expression.

During the call, Karasuma Soshin naturally stayed in the training room.

The experimenter waiting outside the door looked at the time, then looked at the door of the training room which was closed tightly without even a crack in front of him.

I had thousands of words I wanted to say in my heart, but in the end not a single sound came out of my mouth. I didn't even dare to have any extra expressions or movements.