Kiyomoto Masataka ended his interrogation of Shiratori.
He walked in the passage and looked back at the office he just walked out of -
After asking for information from Shiratori, Qingben only had one thought at the moment, and that was Brandy, what on earth are you doing!
The good news is that Brandy's actions are still watertight, and there are no flaws that require others to help him close them. This reliability as always will really make his allies feel at ease.
But the bad news - what Brandy investigated was that it turned out to be Shiratori's crush who only met once when he was a child.
When he heard the news from Shiratori Rensaburo, who was ashamed, angry and angry, it took Kiyomoto Masataka a long time to suppress the complaints that almost blurted out.
He didn't know the source of Brandy's information, so he could only infer from common sense that when the information was only a one-time encounter when he was young, it would be a big deal to find a girl whose name he didn't know and who he didn't know what he would look like when she grew up. Difficult things.
From this, he naturally came to the conclusion that Brandy was using the organization's intelligence network to do this kind of thing.
"This guy......"
Toru Amuro, who learned the truth about the name Kobayashi Sumiko, couldn't find a suitable adjective for the moment.
I thought this would be some valuable clue, a promise that a person who fell from the police force to a criminal organization would never forget to keep. No matter how you think about it, it should be extremely important. But who would have thought that the truth behind this would actually be revealed. So dramatic.
"But now these criminal police officers are really inferior to each other!"
Kiyomoto Masataka, as the leader of the interrogation, and Amuro Toru, the person who learned the truth only after he relayed it, had different feelings.
"The motivation to become a police officer is actually to find his former crush. What does he think of this profession!" This sentence is Kiyomoto's heartfelt thought.
"..."
Hearing the indignant words of the person in front of him, Amuro Toru knew that the other person could not be talking about him, but he still felt like he had been shot while lying down.
"There is nothing wrong with this starting point. Whether he is qualified or not ultimately depends on his attitude and ability."
He tried to explain to Shiratori, who he had some sympathy for, that the reason why he chose to become a policeman was not much different from Shiratori.
"But from this starting point, if the object of his crush asks him to bend the law for personal gain, what choice will he make?"
"I think you will still choose to stick to your duties, right?" Toru Amuro replied.
If the person who guided him to the right path fell into darkness, then he would definitely bring him back from the pool of darkness just as that person did at that time.
Kiyomoto Masataka looked at Toru Amuro up and down, his eyes became subtle: "You seem to feel the same tone, don't you?"
"Ahem."
Toru Amuro, who was almost exposed in front of his colleagues, coughed twice and abruptly changed the subject: "Asakura really remembered his promise to Shiratori Rensaburo for so long, and also found a way to complete it. This should prove that after he joined the organization , the essence hasn’t changed much, right?”
The true essence of Asakura——
On the surface, Kiyomoto Masataka seemed to be thinking about the rationality of Toru Amuro's words, but in fact, he was recalling the investigation into Asakura's past when he was recruited by Brandy, out of the desire not to become a pure criminal. .
At that time, Brandy's power was not as strong as it is now, and his penetration into the political and police circles had just begun.
At that time, of course, it was impossible for him to erase most of the traces of a policeman named Asakura Makoto like he does now, so Kiymoto could easily find out Asakura Makoto's performance as a police officer.
To use a suitable description, he is confused and shrewd. When investigating cases, he often makes common sense jokes, but when incidents involving human lives occur, he can stand up among mediocre colleagues and turn the tide.
In terms of personality, sometimes he is as bad as a spoiled playboy, and sometimes he is as gentle and gentle as a gentleman.
When he found out this information, Kiyomoto Masataka suspected that Asakura really had some mental problems, and then after further investigation——
Well, his suspicion was not wrong. Asakura did have problems in this area, but it was not recorded because of his father's connections. It was the norm for Asakura to receive psychological counseling during vacations.
After discovering this, Kiyomoto Masataka originally wanted to refuse Asakura's recruitment. After all, he was disappointed with this country, which did not mean that he wanted to become a member of an underground organization.
Not to mention that the immediate leader is a person with some mental problems.
What prompted him to agree was what happened later - the bursting of the island country's financial bubble.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the island nation experienced a man-made financial crisis.
During that crisis, bubbles continued to inflate, the government stimulated the economy with policies, and banks encouraged people to take loans for investment and consumption regardless of mortgages. All citizens were blinded by the craze for money, and stocks and real estate continued to be pushed up...
And then...the bubble burst.
Assets have depreciated wildly, and people are deeply in debt.
Countless middle-class people who had prosperous families a day ago became penniless paupers in an instant.
In desperation, faced with demands from banks and loan sharks, he had no choice but to jump from a tall building——
In this process, Asakura relied on foresight to sell his assets at high prices before the collapse, and then used the proceeds from the sales to match the wealth accumulated by the organization to purchase high-quality industries that had fallen to the bottom at low prices, and provided services to the unemployed. The proletarians provided jobs and attracted a large number of people.
Secondly, he provided financial assistance to congressmen who did not have enough status and failed to escape in time when the bubble burst and suffered heavy losses. At the same time, he called on those who were favored by him to vote for those congressmen who were bribed by him, so that they could occupy an important position in the party and Congress. s position.
And when these people gain a foothold, they will naturally return the favor and give the organization a series of policies suitable for development, such as blocking the anti-violent group bill, promoting legal gun ownership among civilians, and so on.
Of course, not everyone is suffering losses in this bubble...
Some people can always grasp inside information before danger arrives, exit the market early to avoid losses or even make a fortune. There is no need to explain the identities of these people, you will probably know who they are.
In short...the reason that drove Kiymoto Masataka to agree to Asakura Makoto's recruitment was because of this.
He still remembered clearly that it was night, with thick dark clouds but no rain, and a gentle breeze, which made the air not that dull.
Asakura said to him: "This country is rotten. I want to use my power to change it. At least in that world, there will not be these incompetent but high-ranking insects. Come and help me. I need it." Your power!"
At this time, Kiyomoto Masataka, who heard the news about his friend's investment failure, bankruptcy and suicide, naturally chose to accept it.
The memory ends.
Just like Toru Amuro sympathized with Shiratori's original intention to become a police officer, Kiyomoto Masataka also felt slightly happy that Asakura kept his promise to Shiratori.
However, he concealed this emotion well as he spoke: "It sounds like he hasn't changed much."
