CHAPTER 779: CHAPTER 638: AOYAMA XIU XIN: PATRIOTISM MEANS OPPOSING ME

The young man’s gaze was filled with resentment and determination, his voice resonant and powerful, exuding a sense of righteousness.

"Bakayaro!"

Beike Yongwu, the councilor of the Security Hall, rushed over and kicked him in the face, bent down and grabbed his collar and slapped him twice, "How dare you disrespect Minister Aoyama, you are really tired of living!"

Xiu Xin Aoyama was playing on the Security Hall’s ship but was photographed, embarrassing the high-ranking officials of the Security Hall. Now this kid even dared to spit at Xiu Xin Aoyama, so, of course, the people from the Security Hall had to step in and teach him a lesson.

Yagyu Tomon quickly took out a small handkerchief from the pocket on his chest to wipe the spit off Xiu Xin Aoyama’s clothes.

"Enough." Seeing the young man being beaten until he was nearly unconscious, Xiu Xin Aoyama expressionlessly called to stop.

Only then did Beike Yongwu let go of the young man.

The young man was covered in blood, and the moment he was released, he collapsed weakly to the ground, panting heavily, but his eyes still glared at Xiu Xin Aoyama with hatred.

"Truly a hot-blooded youth, a patriotic youth!" Xiu Xin Aoyama clicked his tongue and praised, but his gaze was full of mockery. He squatted down, looked at him, and said word by word, "Do you deserve to be patriotic?"

"Pah! That’s the basic right of every citizen of Japan! Only corrupt officials like you aren’t worthy of patriotism and won’t ever be patriotic!" The young man sneered disdainfully, gritting his teeth and said in gasps, "I only regret being too careless and caught, otherwise you all would be finished!"

"Hahaha! Ridiculous!" Xiu Xin Aoyama laughed twice, looking at him with contempt and said disdainfully, "Do you think taking some photos of us having fun can topple us, send us all to jail? News can be suppressed by power! You’re too naive, trying to contend against us with no one backing you, dreaming without someone expanding your influence!"

The young man’s expression did not change, he continued to glare at Xiu Xin Aoyama, wishing to devour him.

"Something’s wrong, something’s very wrong." Xiu Xin Aoyama had been observing his expression change, slowly shook his head and said, "You didn’t refute my words, your gaze didn’t change either, showing you realize this point as well, yet you still did this, proving you think it’s useful. Speak, who’s behind this, confess honestly and I’ll let you go."

He said those words intentionally to test him.

Finally, the young man’s expression changed.

"Bakayaro! There’s actually someone instructing you! A traitor! Who is it! Spill it!"

"Bastard! I trusted you so much and let you sail today, confess quickly, who instructed you!"

"Bakayaro! Damn bastard..."

Knowing there was someone behind it, the high-ranking officials of the Security Hall angrily questioned him severely.

"No one instructed me, I just couldn’t stand it alone, any conscientious Japanese wouldn’t stomach it!" The young man swallowed and said.

Xiu Xin Aoyama didn’t waste more words with him, turned to Oda Seisui and said, "Don’t dock for now, arrange to bring his family onboard and persuade him personally."

"Bakayaro! Bastard! Direct it all at me! Don’t involve my family! They’re unaware of this!" The young man’s face changed dramatically, he became anxious instantly, struggling and screaming in shock and anger.

Xiu Xin Aoyama turned back, looked at him, and said with a fake smile, "You already know we’re corrupt officials, do you think we have a bottom line? By any means necessary is our true nature."

"Your parents are having quite the time, raising such a good son, expecting you to take care of them in old age, but unexpectedly, they can only send them off."

"Enough! I’ll talk, I’ll talk! Don’t touch my family, please." Hearing Xiu Xin Aoyama’s heart-piercing words, the young man finally broke down and cried.

Xiu Xin Aoyama smiled slightly, and his tone and demeanor became gentle again, "Go on, I’m really not interested in small roles like you, just want to dig out who’s behind you, tell me and I’ll let you go."

"It’s... it’s Deputy Chief Du Bian, Du Bianxiang Yuan." The young man dryly uttered a name.

"Bakayaro! It’s that bastard!"

"I always knew that this guy who wouldn’t get his feet wet couldn’t be tolerated, of course, he wanted to harm us!"

Upon hearing this name, everyone felt indignant.

Xiu Xin Aoyama looked at Oda Seisui, hoping he could introduce who Du Bianxiang Yuan was.

"Mr. Aoyama, Du Bianxiang Yuan is the Deputy Director of the Ocean Intelligence Department, doesn’t get along well with us, but for years we’ve never interfered with each other, so I never thought about doing anything to him, but didn’t expect he’d have ill intentions, seems we must get rid of him!" Oda Seisui said viciously.

Xiu Xin Aoyama understood, Du Bianxiang Yuan in the Maritime Security Bureau was equivalent to Yamashita Kogoro in the Hokkaido Police Headquarters, he was unable to correct the corruption within the Security Hall, so he remained indifferent, not complicit.

But maybe this time, the Security Hall’s long-term smuggling or some other issue touched his conscience and bottom line, so he could no longer remain idle.

And being a person of integrity and principle, naturally, he would have a righteous and passionate young man like the one lying on the ground near him, leading to this unexpected incident today.

"Let’s talk about Du Bianxiang Yuan later. For now, toss this annoying guy overboard to feed the fish. In the report, state that he drowned during a patrol due to rough seas, swept off the deck. No body was found."

Xiu Xin looked coldly at the young man as he spoke.

Sea patrols inherently come with risks.

After all, the ocean is always dangerous.

This young man was righteous, patriotic.

But for Xiu Xin, every such just and patriotic youth was an enemy; eliminating one meant one less opponent, for patriotism was opposition to him!

That way, there’d be one less person to protest against his governance on the streets, slightly easing the suppression work.

Oda Seisui waved his hand, glancing around with displeasure, and scolded, "What are you all standing there for? Are you deaf? Hurry up and execute the Minister’s order, throw him off the back of the ship quietly, and watch him go down with your own eyes."

"Yes!" Two junior-level young officials responded immediately, walking over to the young man.

Though filled with fervor and justice, when death was about to descend, the young man became terrified, pale-faced, and shouted, "Wait! Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! You can’t kill me! Can’t kill me!"

"You’re mistaken. Not only can we, but we dare," Xiu Xin smiled slightly and said.

The two officials lifted him and marched outside.

"Let me go! Let me go! Ah!"

"You corrupt officials! How can you face the country? How can you face the citizens? You won’t meet a good end! I’ll be waiting for you below..."

Seeing that begging was useless and death was imminent, the young man, summoning courage from somewhere, cursed them loudly.

The next second, his mouth was covered.

The cabin fell into a long silence, no one speaking, until the two young officials responsible for the silencing entered and reported the task was done.

Only then did Xiu Xin say, "Mr. Oda, tonight’s death will surely alarm Du Bianxiang Yuan. Given his status, even speaking without evidence could cause trouble. We can’t have the media focus on the Security Hall. We can’t withstand scrutiny and must quickly devise a solution to eliminate the threat posed by Du Bianxiang Yuan."

The Maritime Security Bureau had been involved in smuggling for over a year on a large scale, completely unable to withstand media scrutiny. It couldn’t be caught in any storm, or the matter might be exposed.

Xiu Xin hoped this bomb would explode like the Land Guard’s embezzled military funds—only at the right time—not now, for he couldn’t possibly shout the slogan of heaven’s retribution against national traitors yet.

"Yes! Rest assured, Mr. Aoyama. Once the ship docks, I’ll immediately begin arrangements, ensuring no waves are stirred." Oda Seisui promised solemnly.

He spoke so confidently that Xiu Xin didn’t insist on participating, which would have seemed distrustful and offensive, only saying, "Let me know if you need help."

"Yes!" Oda Seisui nodded in agreement.

Shortly after midnight, the ship docked. Jin Yucheng drove the busy Xiu Xin back home.

Oda Seisui, along with senior members of the Security Hall, stood on the dock, watching Xiu Xin’s vehicle depart before exhaling and turning back with a grim look at a group of subordinates, saying, "Today’s incident was not just a crisis but also embarrassing in front of Minister Aoyama! Similar occurrences must never happen again!"

"Yes!" The crowd bowed in unison.

Oda Seisui’s eyes glinted fiercely, "Follow the plan discussed regarding Du Bianxiang Yuan. Notify headquarters to prepare the meeting venue, then immediately call him to the headquarters for an emergency meeting."

"Yes!" The secretary nodded, then went aside to make calls, first to headquarters to arrange the meeting, then to Du Bianxiang Yuan, politely saying, "Deputy Chief Du Bian, Chief Oda asked me to notify you to come to the headquarters for an immediate meeting."

"Why the sudden meeting? Isn’t Chief Oda at sea?" Du Bianxiang Yuan inquired puzzledly.

The secretary chuckled lightly, "Apologies, I can’t be privy to that. Please come quickly, Deputy Minister Du Bian. I still need to inform others."

"Yes!" After hanging up, Du Bianxiang Yuan’s face changed multiple times. After pondering, he called someone at headquarters to confirm the meeting was indeed being prepared before he quelled his uneasiness, got up, and changed clothes.

About forty minutes later, Du Bianxiang Yuan arrived at the Maritime Security Bureau Headquarters by car, heading straight for the main conference room. But as soon as he pushed the door open and before he could see who was inside, two strong gentlemen of the bureau pinned him down on either side.

"I’m here for a meeting! What are you doing?"

Du Bianxiang Yuan shouted in stunned alarm.