Tokyo Agent: Starting with Picking Up a Problem Girl

Chapter 74 Kuroda's Bizarre Adventure

The town councilor was a 49-year-old middle-aged man with thinning hair.

But for someone with an ordinary background, this can be considered a kind of "young and promising".

However, that's basically the upper limit.

Now, to put it nicely, he's a local celebrity; to put it bluntly, he belongs to the marginalized group of politicians who have been abandoned.

For town councilors, the most important goal right now is to retire without causing any trouble, so that they can become political novices and place their hopes on their descendants.

So Nakajima Hiro's mess is really annoying.

He had no choice but to make a statement.

Because the other party has almost all of his dirty secrets, which is obviously terrifying.

But we can't really interfere.

What if this situation is a trap set by someone else to drag them down and make way for a younger person?

Let alone enemies, even our own supply chains might come up with this kind of design.

You should know that there is a large group of young members of parliament in their early thirties waiting to come up here to gain experience.

The town councilor originally planned to send a secretary to make a token gesture and gauge the other party's attitude before making any further plans.

According to his habit, it's best to drag things out as long as possible, even if it means leaving it unresolved or causing headaches for others.

Therefore, the evidence of the teahouse brought back by the secretary was undoubtedly a big surprise and trouble.

"I already know Nakajima Hiroshi, but who is this Kato Inu's subordinate?"

He was completely confused.

"Yes, we've already arranged for someone to inquire. This name is the first time it's appeared in the chain."

The town councilor increasingly felt that it was one of their own people causing trouble.

Otherwise, how could such a thing as connecting with a downstream entity that I've never heard of before suddenly appear, and how could it just happen to be captured by the enemy?

enemy……

"Kuroda...Karito, right? Is he showing any sincerity in making contact?"

"The other party was very arrogant and never told the truth."

"They just told us to give up on Nakajima Hiroshi as soon as possible, otherwise we'd get into trouble sooner or later."

That's how Kuroda is.

He feels he has the victory in his grasp and sees no need to communicate with you backers on equal terms.

The town councilor frowned deeply.

At my age, I'm no longer suited to participate in open and covert struggles.

He's almost at the age where he'll develop Alzheimer's.

The proper course of action is to remain silent and inactive, symbolically stabilizing both sides...

Seeing this, the secretary sighed slightly.

There's probably no future in following this old guy; I should find a way to switch jobs.

It's obvious someone is trying to mess with you. Shouldn't you be tougher in this situation, make a show of dismantling the table with both sides, and force them to give you the truth?

Anyway, everyone gets their share based on who makes the most noise. Even if it attracts criticism, it's better than this hesitation and uncertainty, where we don't even know who's behind this mess.

He's too young to understand the town councilor's concerns.

Or perhaps they understand it, but don't agree with it.

After all, unless the knife is in your own hand, who wouldn't want to resolve the problem quickly and efficiently?

Whether the boss is dead or not is another matter, but at least the matter is settled, and I don't have to run around anymore.

If this old man really falls from grace, we might be able to find a more promising team.

"Let's get to know each other again."

The town councilor decided to proceed with caution.

"What did those elderly people say? Were they willing to reveal anything?"

"There's no valuable information."

The secretary replied, "I suspect these elderly people don't know Nakajima Hiroshi at all; they can't even recognize the target from the photo."

"In fact, even they themselves seem to have only known each other for a short time."

"Furthermore, there are differing accounts of the name Nakajima Hiroshi, for example..."

For example, one representative said that Nakajima Hiroshi's grandfather was a firefighting hero, while others claimed to be his old comrades-in-arms or the descendant of a fallen officer.

Although these things are contradictory and clearly problematic, you can't reason with these elderly people.

Any rational questioning is silenced by "I can't remember."

If the people behind it are more professional, they can even use every excuse as a pretext to cause trouble.

Legally speaking, these people don't pose much of a threat to the Immigration Bureau.

Even if they don't take Nakajima Hiroshi's money, they're still following the rules.

As for public opinion?

What does it have to do with me!

But it has a terrible impact on the town councilor. Public opinion is highly related to him, after all, he is a high-ranking marginal person, and all sorts of messy things will fall on his head.

So, as mentioned earlier, the real pressure on the Immigration Bureau came from the town councilors who took this action.

The fact that the system deliberately went through such a long detour only shows that, apart from accepting bribes, there really isn't any truly fatal dirt on this guy.

As for bribery...

In this position, unless the person you let go causes any trouble, it is generally difficult for them to pose a serious threat.

From the councilor of Shincho, the secretary of Chao Xiong, and the head of the Immigration Bureau who has never made a major mistake.

These are the key members involved in this matter.

Therefore, the secretary was convinced that this matter was clearly aimed at them.

He decided to give it another push.

"We can't just sit here and wait to die."

"If someone really wants to target us, being hesitant and indecisive is tantamount to letting the opponent make their move."

That's true.

"Tell me your thoughts."

Although he always thought the secretary was inconsiderate, the town councilor himself didn't have any good ideas, so he figured he might as well listen.

"We pass the pressure directly to each stage."

Sure enough, the secretary's opening remarks were full of firepower.

"Let's start with this Kato dog."

"If we can be sure they are not under our command, then we will inform every company in the chain."

"We'll say that if no one claims him, we won't protect him anymore; we'll treat him as an outsider attempting bribery."

"Either force the person in charge to negotiate with us, or at least prevent the Immigration Bureau's troubles from affecting us, and then..."

"Hey, let's stop."

The town councilor held his forehead.

This policy is reckless and simply cannot be implemented.

Adding another person adds another variable, and things will escalate meaninglessly.

The skin felt wrinkled to the touch.

He could almost see his life after retirement.

He held a sinecure as a special advisor at the old hot springs on the outskirts of town, went to soak in the hot springs twice a week, and occasionally wrote some innocuous columns for the local tabloids.

Most importantly, stay away from any documents that require a signature, a statement, or accountability.

This current situation seems like a huge rock about to destroy this beautiful vision.

We must not let it crash down, no matter what.

Of course, one cannot allow this reckless subordinate to act recklessly.

You're willing to make grand plans, but wait until I retire, then you can wreak havoc on the next one.

There are good reasons why these two were marginalized when they sat at the same table.

One is too timid, and the other is too impulsive.

"It's better to be cautious in this regard; it's always better to avoid offending people."

"Furthermore, is it possible that this could anger the forces behind it, prompting them to commit radical acts of sabotage, such as..."

For example, revealing my dirty secrets.

Of course, you can't say this directly to your secretary.

Anyone who actually treats their secretary like one of their own is simply insane.

"If the other party doesn't want you to do this, they should have reminded you when we were about to cut ties."

The secretary planned to add fuel to the fire.

It seems that this old man really has a lot of dirt on him.

You can guess what's going on just by looking at his hesitant attitude.

"Or, we could try to contact the person in question and see what's going on with this Nakajima Hiroshi."

Recklessness is a matter of habit, but he still has the most basic understanding.

There are only a few aspects that can be reached at present.

Immigration Bureau, its own internal chain, Kuroda Karito.

And Nakajima Hiroshi.

The first three things are a mess right now. Perhaps we should contact Nakajima Hiroshi to see what his stance is.

At least we can determine whether this guy was the trigger someone else pushed out, or the core person someone wanted to save.

"Sure, send someone to make contact. Where is he being held now?"

"Still in Ikebukuro."

"Send someone to take a look."

The town councilor had barely finished speaking when he quickly added, "Find an outsider."

This "outsider" refers to someone who is not directly related to him.

"Yes."

Although I strongly disagree with the excessive conservatism of the members of parliament, as a secretary, I still have to obediently follow their instructions.

Their eyes were fixed on Nakajima Hiroshi.

Skillful.

After similar discussions, the Immigration Bureau also felt it was time to contact the person in question.

All three involved are in a dilemma and need some advice to make a decision.

The only one with repeated horizontal bars is our Mr. Kuroda.

He was overly optimistic, confident of victory.

Now, Kuroda Karito only wants to kill her with one blow, quickly deal with Nakajima Hiro, and let that ungrateful Asuka know what a foolish choice she made.

As you know, this is often the beginning of a wonderful adventure.