Chapter 570 Suspicion
Seeing the newcomer, Matsumoto Kiyonaga was extremely terrified and bowed to apologize: "Mr. Morishita, I never expected that you would come to Taiji Town in person so late at night. I had never heard of you before. I hope you will forgive me for my poor hospitality."
Japan's administrative structure is divided into one prefecture and twelve ministries and agencies. The prefecture is the Cabinet Office, and the ministries and agencies are the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, etc., which are equivalent to China's ministries.
Due to the particularity of Japan's fishery structure, there is no Ministry of Agriculture in Japan, but instead there is the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
The man in front of him, Morishita Sukeji, is a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and also the vice president of the Japan Whaling Association. In terms of rank, he is more than one level higher than Matsumoto Kiyonaga, a small local director.
Even though the two sides did not belong to the same province, Matsumoto Kiyonaga still felt nervous and uneasy.
Are you here to hold us accountable?
Thinking that he had been busy for so many days but had not caught the culprit, and instead let the other party slip away time and time again, Matsumoto Kiyonaga couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. For a moment he didn't even dare to raise his head, and cold sweat gradually wet his entire back.
It is already early morning, but even so, Matsumoto Kiyonaga has to go out in person. You can imagine how much pressure he is under.
Morishita Sukeji held out his hand and said, "Don't be so polite. Director Matsumoto, you don't have to be nervous. I have no intention of asking for accusation. I came here only because the matter was urgent, so I didn't notify you in advance."
"Hi, hi!"
Matsumoto Kiyonaga nodded in agreement. He didn't believe a single punctuation mark in these words.
This guy is a well-known smiling tiger. Under his gentle appearance, he is actually a hungry tiger. Whoever believes what he says will be in trouble.
As expected, Morishita Sukeji helped Matsumoto Kiyonaga up first, and first praised his decades-long work attitude, and then highly affirmed Matsumoto Kiyonaga's work in Taiji Town, fully demonstrating the responsibility of an outstanding Liberal Democratic Party member, shouldering the mission, facing difficulties, and going against the flow...
Morishita Sukeji spoke for more than ten minutes, and Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who was originally a little nervous, almost fell asleep while listening. It was like standing on the playground under the scorching sun in elementary school, listening to the principal's opening speech who kept talking nonsense.
"But the recent events in Taiji Town have made us very nervous. Director Matsumoto, I work at the Fisheries Agency. It is already difficult for me to stand up for the interests of our fishermen at the Whaling Committee and make explanations. If those social elements with ulterior motives make a video that takes my words out of context, it will be even more difficult for me to do my job."
"This year's whaling committee meeting is about to be held. It doesn't matter if my job is difficult, but there are so many fishermen in Taiji Town. What do they eat and use every year? This is our pillar industry! Director Matsumoto Kiyonaga must pay attention to it."
It's finally here!
Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who was originally drowsy, suddenly became alert and promised loudly that he would capture those people's crimes and make them pay for their actions.
"Anything good tonight?"
"Well... no, the police dog had already found the trail, but they seemed to have been prepared, so they didn't catch him." Matsumoto Kiyonaga was embarrassed for a few seconds, but still said it with a stiff upper lip.
"I'm prepared..." The smile on Morishita Sukeji's face slowly disappeared, and his brows gradually frowned.
If there is anyone who doesn't want the events of Dolphin Bay to be exposed to the public, besides the fishermen in Taiji Town, it might be Morishita Sukeji.
Relying on dolphins, Taiji Town has long been developing rapidly with this income. It is a famous and also one of the developed tourist towns. If it were to be made public, it would definitely be a huge blow to the local economy.
Even if they still ignore it and continue to buy, sell and slaughter dolphins, no one will ever think of traveling here again.
In addition, as the person who publicizes and explains the rationality of Japan's whaling at the Whaling Commission every year, he will definitely not be able to get away with it.
The end of one's career is almost certain to happen, and one may even have to resign. In addition, one will have to face public anger and condemnation, and may even be pelted with rotten eggs when leaving home.
Those guys didn't want to save the dolphins at all, they wanted to kill him!
Morishita Sukeji came to the blackboard at the side of the office, on which were several photos pinned with thumbtacks, all of which were of Richard and his group.
Next to each photo was the basic information of the people. Matsumoto Kiyonaga was not completely without any contribution. At least, he had found out who Richard and his people were, what they had done, what their resumes were, their ages, genders, and experiences.
"He is so skilled in dealing with police dogs, installing cameras right under the police's noses, familiar with the jungle, knows how to track, and loves nature..."
Morishita Sukeji scanned the people in the photos one by one. They were either photographers or scientists. The only one who was a little bit impressive was Ponti.
But he is just a retired soldier who knows how to fight. His execution ability is slightly better than those on the blackboard, but he is just a bodyguard.
With such a resume, it is hard to believe that he would have done it. In addition, the poor actions of Richard and others the first time were obviously much more clever than this time.
There could only be someone helping them. What Matsumoto Kiyonaga had to do was to find this person, then find a crime to put him in jail, and then send him back.
A guy who can do all these things cannot possibly be unknown.
Looking at the map of Taiji Town.
Matsumoto Kiyonaga slowed down his breathing and did not dare to be careless.
“Huh.”
Morishita Sukeji whispered, pulling Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who was looking at his nose and heart, back to reality, and asked hurriedly: "What did Mr. Morishita find?"
"I haven't found anything, but there are hunters in Taiji Town for hunting season recently, right?"
The hunting season was so lively that the streets were deserted. Even Morishita Sukeji, who was busy making a report for this year's Whaling Commission, had heard about it.
"Yes, not only that, there are several more. Many of the mountains here are national protected areas. There are many wild animals, including bears. I saw one when I drove through a tunnel a few days ago. However, you are aware that..." Matsumoto Kiyonaga is not a fool.
"Is it possible that these hunters are helping them?"
Matsumoto Kiyonaga hesitated for a moment: "It's unlikely..."
"Why not?"
"Because hunters have to start live streaming at 8 a.m. every day, and it lasts until 8 p.m., with a gap of twelve hours. If a hunter is helping, is he a robot?"
After being busy in the forest all day, you have to continue being busy at night?
Aren’t you afraid of sudden death?
Besides, dealing with bears is not that easy .
"Check it out and keep a close eye on it, just in case." Morishita Sukeji didn't believe it and still asked Matsumoto Kiyonaga to pay attention to it.
"Hi!"
