Boom!
The sole of a ninja boot suddenly appeared and hit the owner of those hands directly on the cheek, kicking him hard and hitting a trash can.
Such a big noise naturally attracted many onlookers from nearby villagers.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know, it seems like that guy suddenly hit someone..."
"Hush, didn't you see that he's wearing the uniform of a police officer? Be careful or you'll get into trouble."
"Huh, it's the Uchiha clan again? Can't they let everyone have some peace even during the New Year?"
The person who just kicked someone away was a young man with a hedgehog head.
He was already a little annoyed that he had to work overtime during the New Year. After hearing this, he finally couldn't help but said coldly:
"The police department is doing this. Do you have any objections?"
"Or maybe you have a connection with this human trafficker, then come back with me to the police department to celebrate the New Year."
"Human...human traffickers?"
"You...don't talk nonsense. We have nothing to do with him."
"Yes, and how do you know for sure that he is a human trafficker?"
The villagers who had been the loudest just now suddenly became timid and retreated one after another.
But everyone looked at the police officer with doubts in their eyes.
The so-called human trafficker was already foaming at the mouth and it was unlikely that he would wake up for a while.
The little boy who might be the victim was completely confused. He just burst into tears and nothing could be said about him.
How could anyone easily believe the police officer's one-sided statement?
At this moment, a voice that everyone was quite familiar with rang out:
"Don't worry, this police officer is not lying."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that the guy who was talking was squatting, holding a lollipop and making the little boy laugh. He stopped making noise.
Then he stood up and said with a smile,
"I just happened to see that guy trying to kidnap the kid."
The onlookers then realized that the person who spoke was actually the owner of Bandai Toy Store, the Toy Sage, Hideki Kimura, who had just announced the prizes to everyone on the big screen.
So their attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees.
"If Manager Hideki saw it, then it must be correct."
"Of course we can trust Mr. Hideki."
"Then aren't we blaming the wrong people?"
"Humph, it's their fault that the police department always resorts to violence when there's a disagreement. This is what they deserve."
Seeing that the police officer's eyes were reddening, Hideki quickly clapped his hands and said,
"Okay, now that the problem has been solved, let's go and don't interfere with the work of the police team."
"By the way, the next round of lottery draws is about to begin. Don't blame me if you don't hear about the winners later..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw the villagers who were just watching the show had already dispersed, feeling somewhat amused and helpless.
The little boy's father also noticed his child at this time and hurried forward to check on him.
The police officer didn't seem to appreciate Hideki's help. He snorted coldly and walked towards the human trafficker.
Will you die if you say thank you? You deserve to be unwelcome.
Hideki spread his hands and complained in his heart.
Then he saw more police officers coming over, ready to carry the human trafficker away.
The police captain Fugaku was also there, asking the police officer for details in a deep voice:
"Kazama, are you sure he really intends to kidnap the child?"
"Yes, Patriarch."
Fugaku's face darkened and he said:
"It was just a precaution, but I didn't expect them to actually have the guts to commit a crime in Konoha."
"Take this guy back first and interrogate him to find out who is behind this..."
"No matter who it is, if he dares to disturb the peace of Konoha, our police department will make him regret it."
"yes!"
Seeing this, Hideki felt that it had nothing to do with him, so he turned and walked towards the toy store.
But after he had taken a few steps, he was stopped by someone.
"Teacher Hideki, please stay."
Hideki turned around and smiled,
"It's Captain Fugaku, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Fugaku nodded and bowed,
"Thank you for your righteous words just now."
Hideki waved his hands repeatedly:
"You're welcome. This festival has forced you to work overtime. I should thank you."
"We just did what we had to do."
Fugaku said calmly, and then got to the point:
"Actually, I've always wanted to talk to you, Mr. Hideki. I wonder if you have time now."
Hideki spread his hands and smiled,
"If you don't mind me giving everyone a prize occasionally, you can come to my shop to talk."
Fugaku naturally had no objection, so the two of them soon came to the screening room in the toy store.
Fugaku first looked around at the various high-tech machines and screens with a little curiosity.
One screen seemed to be showing the images on the big screen outside.
Now playing is a special program, a New Year's holiday food special.
I saw one of them cooking frantically and the other eating frantically, and their cooperation was better than that of pigs, deer and butterflies.
The spectators in the square were drooling with envy, and the vendors' business became increasingly booming.
Fugaku quickly retracted his gaze and said to Hideki:
"Shisui and Obito achieved such great results in the martial arts tournament, and I haven't formally thanked you, Master Hideki yet."
"And the matter of Shisui and Tetsuka was also thanks to your help and concealment."
"Otherwise, the Uchiha clan's reputation will definitely get worse..."
"You're welcome. I think it's mutually beneficial between them and me."
"And it will be more beneficial for me if the martial arts competition can proceed smoothly."
Hideki shrugged, and seeing that Fugaku seemed a little hesitant, he got straight to the point.
"So what exactly do you want to talk to me about, Captain Fugaku?"
Fugaku pondered for a few breaths, thinking that Teacher Hideki had already witnessed Elder Setsuna's madness, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about at this point, so he made up his mind and said:
"Teacher Hideki, I think you just saw it too."
"The villagers have a strong prejudice against our Uchiha clan."
"I recently discovered that the movie directed by Shisui has slightly improved our family's reputation among children."
"So I want to keep working hard and hope to cooperate with you, Mr. Hideki, to see if we can use movies to improve the impression of the Uchiha clan in the minds of all the villagers."
"Of course, compensation is definitely not a problem."
Hideki sighed in his heart:
It turns out that we can't treat the residents of the Ninja World as fools. Someone discovered the usefulness of movies so quickly.
Indeed, in the ninja world where literacy rates are low, movies with low barriers to entry and good effects are the ultimate killer tool for publicity.
But it's not easy to make money for now…
Hideki considered his words before speaking:
"Captain Fugaku, please forgive me for being blunt."
"Your idea is indeed very interesting, but movies are not omnipotent after all."
"What you see on the screen is definitely not as convincing as what you see with your own eyes."
"Just like what happened just now."
"The villagers' groundless suspicion is certainly wrong, but the police officer's law enforcement method is not much better. It only deepens everyone's stereotype of your clan."
"The children don't have deep prejudices against the Uchiha clan, and they don't have opportunities to interact with them on a regular basis, so they can easily change their minds because of the movie."
"But if you want to change adults' minds, movies alone won't work. It may even have the opposite effect."
"Before you use movies to change everyone's minds, I think Captain Fugaku needs to change the way the police department behaves first."
Fugaku was silent for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly and said:
"Teacher Hideki, you really speak your mind."
"But if you didn't really want to do this for the good of Konoha, you wouldn't have said so much to me."
"No wonder Shisui and Obito adore you so much."
Before Hideki could be humble, Fugaku sighed again:
"Since you are so frank, I won't hide it anymore."
"In fact, I am very clear about the problem you are talking about."
"But I have only been the clan leader for a short time, and the younger generation has not yet grown up."
"So there are simply not enough people to let the old guard in the police department retire and rectify discipline through a change of personnel."
"As for changing their minds, I no longer have any hope of doing so."
Seeing Fugaku looking tired and unloved, Hideki couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.
It's not easy for Fugaku to manage a group of psychopaths and paranoids every day.
No wonder he felt secretly happy when he found out that the filial son Itachi didn't resist at all when he wanted to betray and exterminate his clan:
Tired, destroy it quickly.
Out of sympathy, Hideki gave a slight reminder:
"Although the police department is under the charge of the Uchiha clan, it does not mean that all police officers must have the last name Uchiha."
"To be honest, I think the simple police work can be taught to ordinary ninjas."
"And the Uchiha clan's ninjas are responsible for the difficult tasks, which can not only give full play to their strengths, but also reduce friction with the villagers."
"I've already thought of a name. Let's call it the Flying Tigers."
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