novelraw Chapter 32 Tribal People
Chapter 32 Tribal People
Kamiya Gen had no intention of getting involved in this kind of thing. He had been planning to leave after chasing the thugs away from the alley.
It was Miyazawa Yuzuki who insisted on following along. Seeing that he was somewhat easy to talk to, she just stayed by his side eating and drinking for free. Otherwise, Kamiya Gen would have gone back to the police station long ago.
However, Miyazawa ultimately rejected Yuzuki's proposal.
She didn't say why, but it's easy to guess.
If the police were to go to the school, no matter the reason, the outcome would only be worse than it is now—she probably wouldn't be able to stay in class at all.
"Avoid going to sparsely populated areas, and go home when it's time to go home."
After finishing his meal, Kamiya Gen prepared to leave; there was no reason for him to wander around with a high school girl.
As for the other party's so-called "troublesome matters," everyone has their own troubles at different ages, and ultimately she has to solve them herself.
Yuzuki Muka clearly didn't want to leave; she wanted to visit Yuzuki Miyazawa's high school.
However, it is currently working hours, and it is indeed against the rules to wander around without a case in progress.
"Okay, uncle... I'll pay you back the money I owe you later..."
Miyazawa Yuzuki hadn't forgotten this, and even spoke about it before parting.
Kamiya Gen nodded, then turned and left with Muhe Yuzu.
……
"Why did Kamiya-kun end up by the Udagawa River?"
They hadn't gone far when Muheyou couldn't help but ask a question.
Logically speaking, since Kamiya Gen's previous field duty location was in Kamisen-cho, and he was returning to the police station after handling the dispute, he wouldn't have passed through Udagawa-cho.
He's basically just slacking off and wandering around! He's not some patrol officer; he doesn't have the obligation to help old ladies cross the street or find lost cats every day. The fact that he's gone this far to come here means he's using his field duty as an excuse to play around...
Thinking about this, Muheyou remembered Miyazawa Yuzuki, with whom she had just parted ways.
It's also possible that he's observing pretty high school girls everywhere.
So, men—
She glanced sideways at Kamiya Gen and silently muttered a couple of sarcastic remarks to him in her mind.
"There's a shady gang around here. We need to talk to them to prevent people from constantly being arrested and detained. That would only create more trouble."
Kamiya Gen's words are always a mix of truth and falsehood; he actually went to see Matsumoto Teng.
Last time, I asked the other party to help create momentum outside the court. Although I didn't need to use that trick afterward and easily completed the defense, I still have to thank them.
At the time, Kamiya Gen also considered what would happen if Judge Ishida was not presiding over the case, or if the situation on the ground was unfavorable to his side.
He was prepared to send a message to cause a disturbance outside the courtroom, forcing the trial to be suspended, and then make further plans.
But putting that aside, faking Takahashi's departure from Shibuya, killing him, and hiding his body all required Matsumoto's help.
Now, the two sides have become a community of shared interests.
Of course, if Matsumoto Teng wants to use these things to threaten Kamiya Gen in order to gain benefits...
He wouldn't mind getting rid of this minor leader of the "Three Shirts" through other means.
"Which club?" Muheyou asked.
"Three shirts." Kamiya Gen had nothing to hide.
Muheyou nodded and searched her memory for information about the club.
I have indeed heard that this gang is always getting into trouble in Shibuya, such as fighting, extorting protection money, and illegally occupying the road for business. I have heard other colleagues talk about these things.
Strangely enough, she herself had never met anyone wearing a three-piece suit.
What Yuzuki didn't know was that when she joined the Shibuya Police Department...
As a young lady from Kyoto, she couldn't possibly be involved in such cases. You can ask the head of the family for the specific reasons, but of course, he would never admit it.
"Instead of talking to them, why not just arrest all the bad guys? Isn't it a hassle to keep arresting and releasing them?" Muheyou asked.
Kamiya Gen tilted his head and glanced at her, knowing that this young lady was still too naive, and said:
"It's not that simple. On the surface, they're a legitimate organization, and the industry they're in is legitimate..."
"There must be some irregular ones, right?" Muheyou interrupted.
"That's true, but with these kinds of things, even if you take down one triad, other gangs will pop up. You can never suppress them all. Besides, if we really arrest all the triad members, there will be a bunch of people gathering in front of the police station tomorrow, saying we discriminate against Burakumin. You don't want to be labeled like that, do you?"
"Bakumin? What bakumin?"
When Muheyou first heard this word, she looked completely bewildered.
Kamiya Gen was even more surprised and asked in return, "You didn't know?"
Japan stole China's class system of "scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants".
But here, below the merchants, there are two other types of people.
One is called "Eta," and the other is called "Non-human."
The former are mostly people engaged in slaughtering, leather processing, and the funeral industry, who have absolutely no social standing; the latter are even worse off, not even considered human, such as beggars, the mentally ill, and so on...
Although the government issued the Emancipation Decree in 1871.
The idea is to eliminate inequality, so that everyone can live in harmony from now on.
Unfortunately, while carrying it out, he also did something extremely unethical.
That was the genius who gave these people a new name—the new commoners.
Now, some of the Eta and non-human beings have been living lives no different from ordinary people through the efforts of several generations, and the people around them have no idea about their past.
Because of this title, all the new commoners were labeled.
Finding a job is difficult, and getting married might be met with disapproval from the other party's family.
Even some university admission standards, while not explicitly mentioning this, secretly filter out all new commoners.
In this way, their path to advancement was completely blocked...
This is why Japanese yakuza organizations will continue to exist, whether in the 1980s or decades from now—because "new commoners" simply cannot find work.
At this time, a gang suddenly appeared, saying things like, "Brother, we don't care if you're a new commoner or not. We're fair internally. As long as you're bold and loyal enough, you'll make it big sooner or later."
Who wouldn't want to associate with the underworld?
Logically speaking, in Kamiya Gen's understanding...
As a young lady from Kyoto, Yuzuki dared to confront the police chief, casually spent millions of yen to bury an outsider at Fuji Cemetery, and even arranged for Suzuki Shizue's follow-up work. She must be someone who values class above all else.
Unexpectedly, she didn't even know what "Bakumin" meant.
This is truly surprising.
"Well... it's okay if I don't know, it's not important. In any case, we can't just arrest all the people in the three shirts. Besides, sometimes, having them in Shibuya makes it easier for us to maintain order."
"No, no, that's not right."
Muheyou shook her head repeatedly, "All underworld organizations should be eradicated. Even if we can't do it now, we should in the future..."
Someone started talking about her grand ideals again.
Kamiya Gen quickened his pace, wanting only to escape.
Just then, both of their police walkie-talkies rang simultaneously:
"A fight has occurred near 1-17 Udagawa-cho. Police officers in the vicinity are requested to proceed to the scene immediately!"