After the meeting ended, the Superintendent General was the first to walk out, his secretary following close behind.
"Superintendent General, the chairman of Sumitomo Corporation called again. He hopes to have dinner with you."
The secretary swiped across the tablet in his hands and reported respectfully.
"And the former minister of finance also..."
"Understood."
The Superintendent General frowned, feeling somewhat displeased.
These heads of conglomerates and former ministers really were well informed. Less than half a day had passed since Yoyogi Police Station submitted its report, yet they had already come swarming like leeches that had caught the scent of blood.
They had even seen the report on the Mount Myōboku incident before the officers from the Fourth Investigation Division attending the meeting.
It had been fifteen years since the first discovery of a Supernatural Being following Heisei 19, and maintaining secrecy within the Metropolitan Police Department had always been a top priority. Until April, aside from the few major conglomerates that controlled the nation's economic lifelines, even small and medium-sized financial groups and senior officials of slightly lower administrative rank had been kept in the dark.
But after the battle between Superhumans in Ota Ward, word had inevitably leaked. To maintain stability within the ruling class, some classified information had been disclosed to these second-tier members of the privileged elite.
After their initial shock, they had awakened as if from a dream and begun pulling every string they could, afraid of falling behind.
Lately, the Superintendent General had received an endless stream of calls requesting favors. Their content was invariably the same: roundabout attempts to fish for information and profit from it.
No, they were trying to snatch chestnuts from the fire!
These vermin, blinded by greed, had no idea that the current situation was rife with hidden turmoil