Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 563 - 377: The Three Sacred Treasures

Tokyo, Public Safety Investigation Bureau.

Qi Yun rubbed his eyes and stretched lazily.

The guys at the Investigation Bureau seemed certain they’d convict him. After yesterday’s interrogation, they couldn’t be bothered to deal with him anymore, allowing him the rare chance to catch some sleep. Though sleeping in a chair wasn’t comfortable, at least he got some rest.

Once his mind was clear, Qi Yun summoned the system panel to check for any intelligence from the outside world.

[Current Intelligence Points: 13]

[Today’s Intelligence 1 (Red): Under the hint of his cousin Hatoyama Kiichi, Hatoyama Yuchi hired an assassin to take out his uncle Hatoyama Norio, and Hatoyama Kiichi recorded their conversation on his phone, intending to use it as leverage against Hatoyama Yuchi in the future.]

What the hell?

These two brothers are really damn ruthless, especially Hatoyama Kiichi, killing even his own father. Politicians are truly the most heartless creatures in this world...

After staring at this piece of intelligence for a few seconds, a revenge plan quietly brewed in Qi Yun’s mind...

[Today’s Intelligence 2 (Red): A reporter from an international environmental organization discovered the truth about Japan’s nuclear wastewater discharge, which isn’t as harmless as the official propaganda claims;

Just as she was about to publish the evidence, she was arrested by a secret department in Japan. Fortunately, she had stored the evidence on a USB drive and hid it in the water tank of her room’s toilet. The specific address is Fukushima Prefecture...]

[Today’s Intelligence 3 (Green): In two days, during routine maintenance of artifacts, Ichiro Shima from the Imperial Household Agency plans to steal one of Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures — the Eight-footed Jade Hook, and sell it to a black market dealer from the United States for one hundred million US Dollars.]

The Eight-footed Jade Hook!?

Qi Yun was very familiar with this term, having seen it many times in anime.

The Eight-footed Jade Hook, along with the Kusanagi Sword and Yata Mirror, are collectively known as Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures. These artifacts have always been regarded as symbols of the Imperial Family and are well-known to the public.

Moreover, the Eight-footed Jade Hook is considered a symbol of imperial power, carrying religious and historical significance of the Japanese Imperial Family’s heritage.

This is somewhat similar to the Imperial Jade Seal from ancient Huaxia, which was passed down as a token with each new emperor’s accession.

According to Japanese historical records, the Eight-footed Jade Hook was granted to Emperor Jimmu’s great-grandfather Ninigi-no-Mikoto by the Shinto deity Amaterasu, and became the only authentically materialized treasure during the emperor’s enthronement.

Since the Heian period, the Eight-footed Jade Hook has been strictly guarded within the Imperial Family. It must be carried during major ceremonies like royal relocation or the emperor’s visits, and is seldom displayed outside, mostly kept within the palace.

The Imperial Household Agency, where Ichiro Shima is, seems to be the department responsible for palace affairs.

Isn’t this just a case of internal pilfering?

This guy has guts! If he steals this thing, he’ll probably be hunted throughout all of Japan...

Qi Yun blinked, suddenly thinking about that plan earlier. Is there a chance to kill two birds with one stone?

But first, I need to get out of here. Can’t communicate with the outside world while being locked up, can’t do anything at all.

...

Meanwhile, inside the Prime Minister’s Residence.

Hatoyama Kiichi made consecutive calls to the heads of three companies, including SoftBank, but they completely ignored him, not even answering the calls.

Under the prime minister’s deadly glare, the guy was drenched in sweat.

Now it was crystal clear; these three enterprises, along with those syndicate members causing trouble everywhere, were all pressuring the government, more specifically the prime minister, naturally aiming to have them release that Huaxia person.

He couldn’t believe Qi Yun was connected with these giant corporations, even to the point where they’re willing to offend the prime minister just to back him...

"I need a solution!"

The prime minister listened to the mix of protest and siren noises from outside the window, feeling like a tight, suffocating net around his throat.

He slowly turned to look at Hatoyama Kiichi, the anger in his eyes like a volcano ready to erupt...

He hated this guy to the core right now, rushing in without even investigating the man’s background, and inciting him to make a foolish decision.

But this can’t be entirely blamed on Hatoyama Kiichi. The reason SoftBank and the other two companies are making a scene is all because of Fu Wentao, and the relationship between Fu Wentao and Qi Yun is known only to a very few...

Hatoyama Kiichi shrank his neck, well aware that if he couldn’t clean up this mess, he’d be completely at odds with the prime minister in the future.

But the problem was, he had no better solution for now, dealing with world-class capital and Japan’s largest syndicate.

When there’s no conflict of interest, they might still respect the Hatoyama Clan’s reputation and be polite to him. But now that they’re on opposing sides, they certainly won’t give him face anymore.

Seeing Hatoyama Kiichi unable to utter a word for a long time, the prime minister could no longer wait. He couldn’t let the situation spiral completely out of control.

"Our collaboration ends here! Release that Huaxia person immediately!" he demanded in a deep voice, the only way to swiftly resolve this.

"I don’t care what methods you use; you must obtain that Huaxia person’s forgiveness. If the crowd outside the residence hasn’t dispersed by nightfall, you’ll have to step out and explain to the public yourself!"

Hatoyama Kiichi trembled upon hearing this.

He jerked his head up, still trying to resist: "Prime Minister, please give me more time. I’ll find a way to convince those three companies to stop this foolishness!"

Apologizing and seeking forgiveness from Qi Yun was more painful than death, and he was still intent on presenting those two treasure swords to the emperor.

"No need." The prime minister, no longer angry, waved his hand in disappointment, "I can’t take the gamble."

He grabbed the internal phone on the table and dialed his trusted aide directly: "Contact Mr. Liu Zhengyi for me and tell him I want to personally host him for dinner tonight to apologize."

After hanging up, he slumped back in his chair, looking at the ceiling, too exhausted even to curse.

If this drags on and public discontent completely boils over, leading to large-scale conflict, his seat might not be stable anymore.

Although he’s the prime minister, the government isn’t solely dictated by him, and history has seen prime ministers impeached before.

Hatoyama Kiichi stood there in a daze, feeling like a clown at this moment.

For the sake of fulfilling promises, I even damn well killed my father, and now you just turn your back on me?

Even if there wasn’t a collaboration with the prime minister, he wanted Hatoyama Norio to kick the bucket sooner or later, though it had some involvement...

Seeing the prime minister’s decision unwavering, he knew nothing he said would change anything, so he slightly bowed and exited the office.

After leaving the prime minister’s residence, Hatoyama Kiichi took a deep breath and immediately headed to the Public Safety Investigation Bureau by car.