My Boss, A Clear And Perfect Beauty Who's An Elite Police Bureaucrat, Turns Out To Be My Sweet And Doting Childhood Friend Who Loves Me Dearly At Home. - Chapter 1

Episode 2: Superintendent Akinaga Maho

Considering it’s a robbery, the mobile investigation team – police officers who quickly head to the scene – should already be on their way.

In addition, uniformed police officers assigned to police boxes within the jurisdiction are also dispatched to secure the scene.

Section Chief and Shinichi also need to head to the scene immediately, but there’s one concern before that. The investigation headquarters.

The Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division came and told the Section Chief and Shinichi, “There might be an investigation headquarters set up,” and hurriedly left with a flustered look.

Shinichi spoke to the Section Chief.

“We need to prepare, don’t we? Is the conference room available?”

“I’m not sure. Sorry, but could you have Azusa-kun quickly reserve it?”

When a heinous crime occurs, an investigation headquarters is set up at the local police station to consolidate information about the incident. If the current case is a robbery… and it’s a robbery and homicide-like situation with an unidentified suspect, an investigation headquarters would be established.

If a robbery investigation headquarters is set up at this station, a large number of detectives will be dispatched from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

Securing space for them is necessary.

“It seems like we’ll have an investigation headquarters, after all…”

Kana frowned with a serious expression. Was she taking the occurrence of a major incident seriously?

But then Kana looked up and made a disappointed face.

“Ah, I hate working overtime.”

Shinichi shrugged and chuckled. The Section Chief also seemed to smile wryly instead of getting angry.

When an investigation headquarters is established, the detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division become so busy that they have no time to go home.

Kana is not a detective, so it’s a bit better, but she would still have to work overtime.

Kana glanced at Shinichi and smiled.

“But I can do my best with senpai here!”

“R-really?”

“I’m not kidding, I’m serious!”

While saying that, Kana went to the first floor’s Police Affairs Division to reserve the conference room.

Shinichi exchanged glances with the Section Chief.

“I still think you’re liked, Harabashi-kun.”

“Rather than that, let’s go to the scene.”

“You dodged the question, didn’t you?”

Ignoring the Section Chief’s words, Shinichi decided to head to the scene.

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The other detectives in the Crime Squad were out on another case.

When Shinichi drove the patrol car and arrived at the scene, the area around the building had already been cordoned off, and uniformed police officers were on guard.

Showing their police IDs to one of the officers, the Section Chief and Shinichi entered the building.

It was an ordinary three-story office building.

An independent system integrator, or simply put, an IT company was located there.

In a bright and open floor, the space was filled with sunlight from the windows.

Two people, a middle-aged man and a young woman, stood looking troubled. They were employees of this company, and the intruders held knives to them.

What was stolen was not cash but a terminal containing the company’s confidential information.

Most robberies are crimes targeting cash, so this was quite unusual. It was fortunate that no one was injured.

That much was confirmed, but there wasn’t much for Shinichi and the others to do.

Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters were already on the scene.

They were an elite group of investigators with high pride, and at this stage, there was little that the local detectives like Shinichi could do.

Once the on-site inspection was over, they would guide the detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division and conduct inquiries.

It was the role of local detectives to work under the detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division.

“I’m relieved it doesn’t seem like an incident that would require an investigation headquarters.”

Shinichi muttered, and the Section Chief gave a wry smile.

“The suspect hasn’t been caught yet, so it’s too early to feel relieved. Besides, this robbery seems to be related to a larger case.”

“Huh?”

“It’s not a robbery and murder, but a series of thefts. It seems there’s a series of robberies in office buildings, but the motive is unclear. There’s an investigation headquarters at the headquarters.”

“Heh… So, this is also a headquarters case. Who will be in charge?”

“Superintendent Shimada or Superintendent Muromachi, I guess…”

The investigation headquarters chief is the station chief, but the actual investigation is led by a superintendent from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

There are 13 executives, including the Division Chief, Director, and Management Officers, in the Criminal Investigation Division, which boasts a staff of 300 detectives.

In a normal investigation headquarters, one of the management officers would take the lead.

Depending on who is the commander, it would not only hold the key to solving the case but also affect the way Shinichi and the other detectives work.

(I hope it’s not a management officer who makes unreasonable demands…)

Just then, several detectives appeared, pushing their way through the crowd.

The management officer had arrived on the scene.

The person in the center was the management officer…

“A woman…”

She was also young.

No matter how you looked at her, she was in her twenties.

She was tall and slender, and her beautiful black hair reached her shoulders and was tied back in a single bundle.

Her black pants suit fit her perfectly.

Seeing her face, Shinichi gasped in surprise.

Contrary to her overall cool atmosphere, she had a slightly childish baby face.

However, her facial features were incredibly well-balanced.

In short, she was an unimaginably beautiful woman who could pass as a model or idol.

She was a neat and perfect beauty, and with her excellent style, any man wouldn’t be able to take his eyes off her feminine charm, even in a pants suit.

Such a woman was a management officer.

She held the rank of Superintendent.

Put simply, she was a high-ranking police officer.

Above Shinichi’s rank of Sergeant, there were the ranks of Assistant Inspector and Inspector, and above them was the rank of Superintendent.

Normally, a police officer hired by a prefecture cannot be promoted to a superintendent until they are in their forties.

In other words…

“She’s from the career track. Superintendent Akinaga Maho . Don’t you know her?”

The Section Chief asked Shinichi curiously.

The career track refers to the elite who have taken the national civil service examination for general positions and become police bureaucrats.

Only about 20 people are hired each year. These men and women, who make up less than 1% of the entire police force, monopolize positions such as Commissioner of the National Police Agency, Superintendent General, heads of large prefectural police headquarters, and major department heads of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

“Female career-track police bureaucrats are on the rise, and she was promoted to management officer to gain field experience. Times are changing.”

The Section Chief spoke casually, but Shinichi was restless.

There was a reason for Shinichi to be restless. Maho, who was walking towards him, made eye contact with Shinichi.

Maho’s eyes widened, and she stopped for a moment, staring intently at Shinichi.

“Superintendent, is something wrong?”

“No… it’s nothing.”

In response to the detective’s question, Maho quietly answered. Then, as if nothing had happened, she walked past Shinichi.

The Section Chief had a puzzled look on his face.

There was a reason for Maho to stop.

Shinichi and Maho had been classmates since elementary school through high school.

In other words, they were childhood friends.