The slap was mighty and heavy; the police cap was sent flying before the officer crumpled to the ground. Ignoring the trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, he quickly scrambled up and stood at attention, bowing deeply.
Suddenly, everyone in the hallway fell dead silent.
"You took a bribe, didn't you? You weren't watching him at all!" Aoyama Xiu Xin demanded harshly.
This was the prevailing attitude among the Hokkaido police.
It was an environment nurtured by Fujimoto Takayoshi.
Yet the officer still stubbornly claimed, "No, I just stepped out to the restroom, I only..."
"Smack!" Aoyama Xiu Xin delivered another slap, his gaze icy as he looked at Nakamura Shinichi and ordered, word by word, "Strip him of his uniform and kick him out!"
He didn't care about their corruption and bribery, but he absolutely couldn't tolerate it affecting his work.
"Yes, sir!" Nakamura Shinichi was equally under immense pressure.
