When Friends Are Few, the Road Is Easier

At midnight, Ueno Shirō, a department supervisor at Huai Shi Group, was forcibly arrested and searched by the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department for his involvement in a murder case.

At two o'clock, Lin Shijiu arrived in a hurry with a lawyer after receiving the news.

Sitting in the Metropolitan Police Department office, he lowered his head to glance at the cheap coffee before him, then looked up at the section chief.

"Huai Shi Construction is a mature and legitimate construction company under Huai Shi Group. As a department manager, Mr. Ueno Shirō has an impeccable reputation and enjoys unanimous praise from his colleagues.

"For years, he has been diligent and hardworking, practical and devoted. His honest, sincere, gentle, and kind character has also been widely recognized. Now that he has suffered such an unjust accusation, our company will absolutely not stand by and do nothing!

"At the end of the day, this situation only happened because you useless fools at the Metropolitan Police Department got it wrong!"

"Whether we got it wrong or not, I've heard plenty about Ueno Shirō."

The section chief calmly sipped his coffee. "Shark Man, right? Fierce, vicious, and formidable. Imprisoned twice for violent activities, involved in countless criminal cases... Former Taisho of the Fujimoto-gumi, now a trusted confidant of your Group Leader Huai Shi. I know all of that perfectly well, so there's no need for you to introduce him to me, Mr. Lin."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Lin Zhongxiaowu looked behind him. "This is Lawyer Kuraki from our company. We demand to see Ueno Shirō immediately."

"Sorry, Ueno Shirō is currently undergoing examination," the section chief replied. "Our forensic division extracted blood traces from his hands. He is under serious suspicion."

Lawyer Kuraki adjusted his glasses. "As a construction company, injuries