At night, when Miyagawa and Kitahara were discussing Mikiko's plagiarism case outside the Reston Hotel——

Kyoto, Nakakyo Ward, Police Headquarters.

In the head office, there are piles of files piled up, as if the rolling mountains are about to flood the entire room. From time to time, some police officers will knock on the door and enter, and then they will be overwhelmed by the files inside.

The pungent smell of dust made me cough several times.

The yellow lamp light on the countertop seemed to be flickering like a chandelier in the gas era. A figure was sitting behind the desk, and bursts of white smoke floated from it. The smell of cigarettes made the indoor air even more turbid.

feeling.

Chief Nishino put the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray next to him and extinguished it. The brows on his face became more and more furrowed, and his expression was very displeased. The file on the table was Nakamoto's.

Materials for large-scale money laundering on ships. Some time has passed, but still nothing has been found.

The investigation deadline is getting closer and closer.

A criminal case cannot be investigated forever.

If the investigation period is completely exhausted, the coercive measures against the criminal suspect must be lifted.

You don't need to think about it to know that once the criminals currently in the detention center are released, they will destroy more evidence as soon as possible to hinder the progress of the investigation.

The scars on Nishino's face looked even more frightening in the dim light.

Nakamoto Shipbuilding's huge money laundering case was the culprit that dragged Kitahara into the whirlpool in Kyoto. And it was Eto who happened to have served as a legal adviser at Nakamoto Shipbuilding.

The expression on Nishino's face became more serious, and he immediately opened the drawer.

As the head of the department, there is a reason why he is concerned about money laundering like this.

All I could see was a yellowed photo in the drawer. It was a photo of a man in his thirties and Nishino. The photo was on a green training ground, with the cross-country climbing facilities next to it reflecting the midday sun.

, seemed a bit dazzling. The man’s smile was very bright, hearty, and clean, as if it could bring endless vitality and energy to the people around him. He stretched out his hand, hooked Nishino’s shoulder, and laughed heartily, showing that

A sincere smile like an old friend.

This is a photo from more than ten years ago.

Nishino has always been a rough man, but this photo is the best preserved.

The man taking a photo with Nishino is named Kenji Tanimoto. He was a police officer who was admitted to the police at the same time as Nishino, and he is a comrade with whom Nishino has a close friendship. They fought side by side together in the past and were involved in the arrest of a case of illegal production of forced ammunition.

, Tanimoto even once blocked a shot for Nishino and saved Nishino's life.

It can be said that Tanimoto is extremely serious and responsible for his work, and has always been a model police officer. Later, Tanimoto was promoted to the director of the investigation section. After that, Tanimoto saw that police officers endured the most tiring duties, but in the public service system,

Suffering all kinds of unfair treatment, he quit his job as a police officer, entered politics, ran for election as a member of parliament, spoke out for the various treatment of police officers, and called for the police to have the right to rest and avoid overwork.

Although the transition from a police officer to a council member is a big change, Nishino has always admired Tanimoto. Tanimoto has a high reputation in the Kyoto police community. It can be said that his transformation has been smooth.

Originally, things seemed to be going well here.

However, exactly eleven years ago, Tanimoto was suddenly exposed by a weekly tabloid as engaging in money laundering activities.

Although Tanimoto insisted that the bank account involved in the incident had nothing to do with him, the pressure from public opinion surged. His status as a former police officer and current congressman brought him tremendous mental pressure. The bombardment from the media news,

Every day went on, and reporters kept coming to his residence to capture interview opportunities. Under such pressure from public opinion, one morning after that, Tanimoto hanged himself...

And Tanimoto's only daughter, a high school student, was shot and killed on the street.

At that time, Nishino couldn't believe that his savior and his closest brother had left like this, and that his daughter was actually shot and killed in revenge. At that time, it could be said that he secretly started to deal with these two people at the same time.

Among the cases being investigated, one is about Tanimoto’s money laundering, and the other is about the shooting death of his daughter.

However, these two pieces have become hanging pieces.

Let’s not talk about Tanimoto’s money laundering. Although all the evidence pointed to this former comrade, Nishino felt a violation. That is, the evidence in the entire dossier was too complete and complete, so much so that it reached a certain level.

It was an unnatural situation. Although the case had been stopped due to Tanimoto's suicide, Nishino still secretly requested the entire case file and continued to investigate secretly.

The shooting of his daughter was even more bizarre. No matter what ballistic recovery technology was used at the scene, it could not simulate the location where the gunman was involved. And the fatal bullet that penetrated his daughter's body was nowhere to be found.

It can be said that Tanimoto’s case became a knot in Nishino’s heart.

A brother who once risked his life to save his own life ended up with such a wasted solution.

Nishino doesn't believe that Tanimoto can launder money. Someone must be framing him.

And the reason why he paid attention to Nakamoto Shipbuilding's money laundering was because today, more than ten years later, a sum of money was actually transferred into the account that Tanimoto was suspected of money laundering. And after tracing the transfer layer by layer, the result turned out to be

Money laundering from Nakamoto Ship. When laundering money, the smugglers from Nakamoto Ship actually used an account that had been dormant for more than ten years and was currently involved in money laundering by Police Officer Tanimoto.

This is really too abnormal.

There must be something hidden in it.

Therefore, Nishino worked desperately to track down Nakamoto's money laundering. No matter what the means, he had to find the real criminal. This criminal definitely knew the truth about Tanimoto's money laundering back then.

But now, the opportunity seems to have come.

Although the case has not progressed, Nishino has received a tip-off that Eto, the former legal adviser of Nakamoto Shipbuilding, is still in Kyoto. Nishino immediately assigned plainclothes officers to search Kyoto day and night. As soon as Eto is found, he will be criminally detained on the spot.

.To dare to stay in Kyoto at this time is simply a provocation to the Kansai Police Force.

Immediately, Nishino also dispatched more manpower to conduct technical monitoring, tracking and surveillance of Beiyuan.

He believed that as long as he firmly grasped this northern plain, he would be able to fish out Eto's location.

Now, as the investigation deepens, Nishino also discovers an "interesting" thing. That is a company that has business dealings with Nakamoto Shipbuilding's money laundering. After continuous layer-by-layer tracking, through a maze-like ownership structure, financial

The criminal investigation department has compiled a thick list of companies involved in corruption.

At this moment, this list is on the table.

A large number of companies that indirectly assisted Nakamoto Shippers in money laundering have been listed in this booklet.

Nishino's eyes narrowed slightly. When he saw the list in this booklet for the first time, as an experienced policeman, he was also surprised. He really didn't expect that the list would look like this.

The reason why the head of the department was surprised is very simple. Because there are many companies in this brochure, and they are all——
Chapter completed!