Problem Section Chief

September 25th, Sunday.

Shiraishi participated in grappling techniques training again, and also created the "paid leave towel" trial...

However...

Soon, this batch of police officers began to question life!

They really wanted to ask how the young patrol officer who succeeded yesterday managed it.

Could it be that the Chief went easy on the female officers?

But there were more female officers in this batch!

This was because most of the patrol officers from the traffic division were training today!

Yet, they were also being thrown around everywhere!

Traffic Division's resentment +1...

After training...

"The Chief really has a way with things. If it were me, even if I could beat up those brats, I wouldn't be able to make them truly realize the necessity of arrest techniques like you have. They would just think they simply couldn't beat me," Murasaki said to Shiraishi privately, sighing.

"This is just a crude method; it doesn't solve the actual problem at all," Shiraishi said humbly.

That's right, this was Shiraishi's "crude method": relying on his own powerful combat ability to precisely provide positive feedback when police officers used arrest techniques, thereby properly motivating everyone to learn and use them!

At least, when facing Chief Shiraishi, everyone discovered...

Even though they couldn't win, using the standard methods for alertness was far more efficient than brute force like "overwhelmed by a flurry of attacks."

Although this still relied on individual ability, it was at least effective in terms of training.

However, the fundamental problem—insufficient training time, or rather, not enough manpower—remained unchanged.

"The Chief has done a lot. It's only his first week, and he's already worked full-time," Murasaki quipped.

"Full-time" here, of course, didn't mean no absences, but rather working seven days a week with no rest!

"I'm going on leave, going on leave, I can still rest for half a day," Shiraishi sighed—he had long been accustomed to "full-time" work and often did so when he was at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Afterward, Shiraishi took a shower at the Police Station, changed into his regular clothes, and was about to leave when he ran into Section Chief Shirai from the Criminal Affairs Division.

At this moment, Shiraishi remembered Shirai's stats and couldn't help but feel concerned, so he called out to him, "Inspector Shirai."

"Hmm? Chief," Shirai replied, turning around to greet Shiraishi, while also sighing, "The Chief was truly mighty just now."

Shirai was also training today, on his day off...

However, Shirai was already fifty-six years old, so naturally, he didn't try to compete with Shiraishi during training!

"Inspector Shirai, you've only been at the Beika Police Station for three months, right? Come on, let's two transferred officers go for a drink," Shiraishi invited directly.

If he invited younger officers, they might feel nervous about the "Chief's" status and be put in a difficult position even if they didn't refuse. However...

Three months ago, Shirai was also an Inspector at the Metropolitan Police Department, just like Shiraishi. Furthermore, Shirai was a Section Chief in the First Investigation Division. His age and seniority were undeniable, and people his age were very accustomed to going for drinks after work, so he readily accepted.

Of course, Shiraishi wasn't asking him for a drink simply for "transferred personnel to lick each other's wounds," but because he was concerned about Shirai's condition!

[Shirai Jo (Beika Police Station Criminal Affairs Division Section Chief):
Age: 56
Overall Rating: SR(X)
Mind: Justice(81), Principle(37), Gentleness(39), Subjectivity(77), Passion(65), Resilience(70).
Body: Health, Stress, Aging...
Skills: Interrogation(SR[X]), Evidence Collection(SR), Deduction(R)...
Potential: Difficult to improve in all aspects, Interrogation skill is semi-sealed.]

Shirai Jo was the "half" of the "four and a half" SRs in the station.

Although Shiraishi didn't fully understand the meaning of these stats yet, Inspector Shirai visibly had "problems"!

With [Justice] overflowing, his [Principle] was low, and then there was this "sealed" [Interrogation] ability...

The day after Shiraishi first met Shirai, he had called Iwata from the Police Affairs Department Document Section to help him investigate!

As expected, this former elite of the First Investigation Division's Sixth Section had been performing poorly in recent years. Furthermore, during a case six months ago, his interrogation procedures were not standardized. Although it didn't result in any actual wrongful convictions, and there were no specific records in the Metropolitan Police Department's files, the subsequent transfer indicated some clues...

This former elite of the First Investigation Division was transferred to the Beika Police Station as Section Chief three months ago—this was a lateral transfer.

In this case, even without written records, Shiraishi could roughly guess the problem!

Although Shiraishi wasn't familiar with the First Investigation Division's Sixth Section before, he had seen Shirai and knew he was once an elite of the First Investigation Division... Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the Section Chief of the Sixth Section, holding the same position as Inspector Megure.

In the First Investigation Division, Sections 1 and 2 handled desk work, while from Section 3 onwards, the police officers in each section were elites, and the Section Chiefs were truly frontline backbone members.

Over the past twenty years, Shirai had solved countless major and important cases, especially being an expert in "interrogation." However, that was no longer the case...

This was because interrogation rooms were now equipped with surveillance cameras!

Shiraishi could understand this. After all, technology and investigative methods were limited in the past, and one couldn't demand adherence to current standards, otherwise the clearance rate would be too low.

Of course, Shiraishi supported the progress of the times.

Furthermore, Shiraishi understood that the progress of the times often didn't involve bringing everyone along, but rather crushing those who couldn't adapt to the new era to achieve progress.

Thus, this former backbone of the First Investigation Division found it increasingly difficult to adapt and was eventually transferred to a local police station to serve as the Section Chief of the Criminal Affairs Division...

For an old guy who was only a few years away from retirement, this was actually not bad, except... his physical condition included "stress."

If Shiraishi's prediction was correct, Shirai himself should be dissatisfied with the current situation, perhaps even feeling it was a humiliation, and would be even more eager to achieve something!

"These young police officers nowadays are really getting harder to manage. If you speak too harshly, there's a risk of job harassment..."

"But we still need to adapt to the development of the times! With technological advancements now, solving cases is much easier than before."

"Brother Shirai, I heard your grandson has already been born, right?"

"Hahaha, is your grandson scared of you too? So don't always put on a stern face! You look too fierce!"

"Don't be too busy usually, spend more time with your grandson. Give the younger generation some opportunities. If there are any difficulties in the Criminal Affairs Division, you can always tell me..."

Shiraishi, slightly tipsy, chatted with Shirai to build rapport, mainly...

Indirectly conveying the importance of [Principles] and helping him relieve some stress, to prevent him from causing trouble later!

Given his current state, especially as the Section Chief of the Criminal Affairs Division, Shiraishi was truly worried.

Shiraishi also complained inwardly, "Why was he transferred to a local police station in this situation? Couldn't they have found him a less demanding position, like an office job? Those scoundrels at the Metropolitan Police Department!"

But...

He was already under a lot of stress, and he hadn't made any mistakes at the Beika Police Station. Shiraishi couldn't just transfer him away directly, as he feared it might cause Shirai's mentality to completely collapse.

They drank together for the entire afternoon...

Although Shiraishi was very young, because both of them had been transferred down from the Metropolitan Police Department not long ago, and Shiraishi possessed excellent communication skills, they got along very well.

And when they parted ways, Shiraishi noticed that his [Principles] had increased to 39—two points higher than before!

As expected, these numbers were indeed mutable!

"It seems that doing more outreach and advocacy is necessary... Even if it's not as effective as one-on-one sessions, it still has a subtle influence," Shiraishi silently added to his workload.

Having discovered a way to guide and improve the [Mind] attribute, Shiraishi felt a bit more at ease.

However, Shiraishi was relieved too soon!

Just the second week after Shiraishi took office, a bolt from the blue caused the station's high command to convene an emergency meeting!