Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

"It's not the time yet. That's the last resort."

"That doesn't sound like a joke."

"By the way, have you found anything about the body that fell from the sky?"

"It's still unclear...but what is certain is that this person didn't die from the fall. He was already dead when he fell."

"Are you injured?"

"Um……"

Yukiko nodded, but her attitude seemed ambiguous.

"The deceased appears to be a foreigner."

"Not Japanese?"

"Judging from their skin color, they must be from Southeast Asia."

Yukiko casually mentioned the question about the deceased, and Ryoko tilted her head in confusion.

"Could it be a stowaway?"

"It's possible, but it's not certain yet."

Yukiko must be hiding something. I stared at her face, which was perfectly straight and fair, but didn't reveal a single hint of her inner thoughts. Then Ryoko asked.

"By the way, how did the wedding go?"

"Of course it was interrupted and postponed indefinitely."

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Office of the Chief Criminal Officer, Metropolitan Police Department.

"That doesn't seem right."

I have tried to offer advice.

"Then let's change to Yukiko's scarecrow. Izumi, go get me a strand of Yukiko's hair."

"If I do something like this suddenly, I'll be accused of harassment."

Bai Quanyi said respectfully.

"Can't do it?"

"It can't be done."

"Then accept the punishment."

Then...Ryoko, leaning back in the chair, opened her legs.

Ryoko's unparalleled beautiful legs are so long and strong that they can crush a man to death.

And now, this pair of perfect legs tightly clamped Qin Xuan's waist.

Shiraizumi followed Ryoko's movements, moving up and down rhythmically.

Although it was a punishment, Bai Quanyi didn't feel any punishment at all.

Shiraizumi Mashi obeyed Ryoko's words so well probably just for this special punishment.

"Hmm... You're the only one who can rival me..."

Ryoko was quite satisfied with Shiraizumi Masu's performance.

While punishing Shiraizumi Masu, Ryoko complained about her work.

"It's so abominable! They colluded with each other to prevent me from intervening in yesterday's case."

"Well—that's understandable. That's the area under the jurisdiction of the Mabu Branch, so they had to be involved in the matter from the beginning."

"Do you think the Azabu Police Station alone can handle this case? I'm the only one who can solve it!"

"It's said that this building was originally built to host international conferences at the level of the Prime Minister or the Finance Minister. As you can imagine, the land is state-owned, covering approximately 60,000 square meters. The total construction cost was 50 billion yen."

"Although it's intended for hosting heads of state, such a house is rather extravagant. How many international conferences have been held here?"

"Not once."

"what happened?"

"It was said to be a security issue, and as a result, the international conference was never held."

"So, what is this house that cost so much to build used for?"

Baiquan Yi questioned this.

"It's mainly for events held by Ministry of Finance officials, such as meetings, parties, welcome and farewell parties, year-end banquets, New Year's parties, breakfasts... Oh, and the inauguration party for the new Vice Minister is also held here. They usually hire the French chef from the Queen's Hotel to prepare fine food and wine for 150 people, equivalent to 8 million yen."

"Where did the 8 million yen come from?"

"Of course, it's impossible for officials from the Ministry of Finance to pay for it out of their own pockets. They're either embezzling the people's hard-earned money or blackmailing a bank or insurance company..."

At this point in the discussion, Baiquanyi had to interrupt Ryoko: "Ryoko... I'm coming out."

"It's okay, just stay inside." Ryoko said nonchalantly.

I don't get pregnant easily.

After finishing, Ryoko just adjusted her clothes and didn't do anything else.

"Ryoko...will you get pregnant like this?"

"You're scared."

"No...I'm just reminding you."

"Don't worry, my physique isn't the kind that makes it easy to get pregnant."

"Ok."

Bai Quanyi changed the subject and handed over a chart.

"This is……?"

"The electricity consumption of the Mita branch over the past year is listed on a daily basis."

Ryoko scanned the numbers with a sharp gaze.

"What astonishing power consumption! It's almost like a factory or computer center, even though usage is lower on some days..."

"Did you see the clue?"

"Of course, those are the days for having utterly boring parties or gatherings."

This means that the parties and gatherings of officials are just a deception, and the days when the office is not open to the public are when the Mita Branch conducts secret activities. What are these secret activities?

The two continued to examine the floor plan.

There are three swimming pools inside: a 25-meter-long garden pool surrounded by rose hedges, an oval pool located in a greenhouse, and a gourd-shaped indoor pool built on the underground floor.

There are two large bathrooms, one entirely marble and the other entirely cypress, showcasing Western and Japanese styles respectively. There are also twenty other bathrooms, including shower rooms, saunas, and hotel-style bathrooms.

A 50-square-meter Japanese-style hall, billiard room, bridge room, library, family bar, indoor golf driving range, home theater, reception room, and 24 suites...

"The more I watch, the angrier I get."

"And according to the floor plan, the interior is full of leisure and entertainment facilities."

Ryoko swung her legs onto the table. Although her movements were rough, they were as beautiful as a painting.

"Besides this floor plan, there must be an unknown underground second floor. I'll ask the company's staff to investigate first."

The "company" that Ryoko mentioned is her father's company JACES, which is full of experts like this.

With that, Ryoko stood up suddenly and left without a word. Baiquanyi guessed that Ryoko was going to change her underwear, after all, women are more accustomed to clean and cool underwear.

Bai Quanyi also returned to his room and got a headache when he saw the pile of documents on his desk.

"White police officer, white police officer."

It was Inspector Akira Kishimoto, who had just graduated from a top university this year. Kishimoto served as a deputy to the Security Department's counselor, and was also Muromachi Yukiko's subordinate.

"So it's you, what for?"

"Why are you so cold?"

"You wear weird tight pants every day outside of work. If you're associated with someone, people will mistake you for being gay."

After hearing what Shiraizumi Masu said, Kishimoto Akira felt deeply shocked.

"It's unfair. I just have this hobby, how can you say I'm gay!"

"What on earth is going on?"

"Inspector Shiro, Inspector Muromachi wants to see you."

"Inspector Muromachi wants to see me? What's going on?"

"I don't know either. She just told me to come find you. Aren't you going?"

Muromachi Yukiko was a beauty after all, and Shiraizumi Masu had no reason to refuse her.

"Are you going to the Security Department Counselor's Office?"

"No, she's waiting for you somewhere else."

Five minutes later, Shiraizumi Masu walked out of the Metropolitan Police Department building and headed east. He raised his head inadvertently and saw an old and solemn building commonly known as the "National Personnel Authority Building", where the National Police Agency was located.

Shiraizumi arrived at his destination ten minutes later, having crossed Hibiya Park. There was a café on the second floor of the building, offering a view of the park across Hibiya Street. A row of foliage plants served as a partition. Muromachi Yukiko sat at a table just inside the plants, clutching a library novel, presumably to pass the time.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Shiraizumi Mashi greeted her, and Yukiko put the paperback novel into her bag in a panic, but I still noticed that the title of the novel was "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

Do Japanese people also read Jin Yong's novels? Shiraizumi was surprised.

"I'm sorry to have to take such a long trip out of your busy schedule, Inspector Bai."

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Although the two worked in the same Metropolitan Police Department, their offices were in different locations and they had almost no contact before.

"No, don't worry about it. What's the matter?"

"It's about the Exorcist Goddess..." Yukiko changed her mind mid-sentence. "It's about the Yakushiji Inspector. She could be in danger if things continue like this."

"I already know full well that my immediate superior, Inspector Yakushiji, is a dangerous person. Do you think she could be even more dangerous?"

Yukiko frowned. She was a serious person by nature, and she looked even more serious at this moment.

"Inspector Shiro, I think you didn't hear me clearly. I meant that Chief Inspector Yakushiji might be in danger."

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In Shiraizumi's impression, Yakushiji Ryoko was a very powerful woman and she should not be in danger.

After the waiter brought the coffee and turned to leave, Shiraizumi confirmed, "In other words, someone wants to harm Inspector Yakushiji, is that what you mean?"

"Yes."

Yukiko answered briefly and nodded slightly.

Shiraizumi couldn't figure out who was so reckless as to dare harm Yakushiji Ryoko!? There were probably quite a few people who hated Ryoko, and their fate would undoubtedly be to fail to frame her and instead face her revenge, spending the rest of their lives weeping and living with disaster...

"I'd like to ask you a few questions."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Do you think I should ask all the questions at once, or ask them step by step?"

"All are fine, but I won't necessarily answer all of them..."

As the conversation progressed, Yukiko and I lowered our voices, our faces moving ever closer together. From an outsider's perspective, it looked like a private conversation. However, for Shiraizumi, getting to see Yukiko's smooth forehead and glasses up close wasn't much of a bonus, nor did it improve his eyes.

At this moment, the two of them didn't notice that, on the other side of the low wall formed by the arrangement of potted foliage plants, about fifty centimeters away, a guest who had just entered the door was sitting dead.

Don't take away other people's pets.

Yukiko informed Shiraizumi about the investigation into the bizarre murder that occurred at the Queen's Hotel yesterday. How could Yukiko have access to this information, given that the murder had only occurred less than a day earlier and she wasn't personally in charge of the investigation? Yukiko still had access to her father's connections as the former Superintendent of Police, and her own standing within the Metropolitan Police Department allowed her to gather far more intelligence than Ryoko could, without resorting to the same illegal, unlawful, and unconventional methods.

"The autopsy report hasn't been officially released yet, but from what I've seen with my naked eyes, the body is quite strange."

"what do you mean?"

Yukiko tried to shake off the hesitation in her heart and answered, "The body didn't bleed."