Chapter 35 Red Envelope
Previously, after Uchiha Touhuan became the clan leader and served as the vice-captain in the Security Department, due to time constraints, the Security Department only prepared an extremely simple office for him, with no extra decorations other than a desk and a filing cabinet.
This time, while he was away on a mission, the Security Department gave his office a small renovation.
Not only were the desk and chair replaced with a new set, but the filing cabinet was also carefully organized. On one side of the office was a display shelf, on which was placed a complete set of tea utensils that looked like they were from a famous brand, and several kinds of expensive premium teas were carefully selected.
On the other side was an antique-looking sword rack, the space for the swords empty, seemingly prepared for Uchiha Touhuan's Swift Lightning Blade.
Uchiha Touhuan placed his ninja sword on the rack and looked at the wall behind his chair; this was the part he was most satisfied with.
The blank wall had no particularly complicated decorations, only a calligraphy scroll hanging on the wall with four large characters: "Political Purity and Harmony."
Uchiha Touhuan sat down in his office chair. Not long after, Fugaku sent someone to deliver a summary of the complaints received recently. Touhuan
selected a group of people who had received the most complaints and summoned them, along with their captains, to his office.
Soon, Touhuan's office was filled with people.
Touhuan looked up and sized up the main targets of the complaints, noticing that most were recent graduates of the Ninja Academy, some even younger than him.
It made sense; the older ones at least knew a little about self-preservation, while these recent graduates were probably still driven by the Will of Fire, acting impulsively and stubbornly. It wasn't surprising that they were being complained about by these opportunistic individuals who felt they were losing out if they didn't take advantage of the situation.
Meanwhile, the captains who led their patrols and duties—originally members of the Uchiha clan—were quite helpless. After Uchiha Touhuan took power, they repeatedly emphasized the importance of smiling while enforcing the law before each patrol, and their team members complied. However, the complaint rate remained stubbornly high, and they couldn't do anything about it.
Uchiha Touhuan laid out the complaint documents one by one in front of them.
"Vice Captain Touhuan, it's really not their fault. They were all enforcing the law impartially, and they strictly adhered to the discipline of smiling while enforcing the law. These complaints can be considered malicious complaints," a squad leader stepped forward to explain.
"I know, I've reviewed all your enforcement records," Uchiha Touhuan said. "I didn't call you here to punish you."
Uchiha Touhuan looked at the civilian ninjas behind the squad leaders and asked, "How have you been feeling working in the Security Department these past few days?"
"Reporting to the Vice Captain, the work has gone very smoothly. We are honored to work in the Security Department!" At this moment, a bolder young man puffed out his chest and replied.
"Tamura Aranosuke," Uchiha Touhuan glanced at the file and called out the man's name, "Very good. Within three days of taking office, you've handled three cases of street vendors obstructing traffic and arrested seven villagers who were drunk and causing trouble."
"That's what I should do!" Tamura Aranosuke said proudly.
"However, your complaint rate…"
Uchiha Touhuan's words were cut short when Tamura Aranosuke's head drooped, and he looked dejected.
"Why are you making that face?" Uchiha Touhuan suddenly laughed. "In our security department, the complaint rate isn't included in our performance evaluation."
"Huh?" Tamura Aranosuke raised his head in confusion. To be honest, he was prepared to be scolded. He earned 80,000 yen a month plus a bonus, and on his first day at work, he even received a powerful C-rank ninjutsu that he never dared to dream of before. A scolding wasn't a big deal. But Uchiha Touhuan's words stunned him. The vice-captain called us over, not to scold us? "Although our position inevitably leads to misunderstandings among the villagers, it's only right to endure some hardship for the sake of Konoha. We should always remember the teachings of the Will of Fire; we must have faith. We are doing something great," Uchiha Touhuan said, patting Tamura Aranosuke on the shoulder.
After speaking, Uchiha Touhuan pulled a thick red envelope from his pocket and placed it in the other man's hand.
"Well done. This is a reward for your hard work these past few days!"
Then, Uchiha Touhuan took out a stack of red envelopes and distributed them to everyone in the office.
After distributing the red envelopes, Uchiha Touhuan returned to his desk and continued.
"I hope everyone will continue to work hard in the future and create an even better Konoha Village!"
The civilian ninjas who received the red envelopes were thrilled. Tamura Arashi even raised his hand in salute: "Salute to the vice-captain! Loyalty!"
"Loyalty!"
"Loyalty!" Uchiha Touhuan returned the salute.
After this group left, Uchiha Touhuan called in the next group and did the same.
Throughout the morning, everyone in the entire security team received red envelopes from Uchiha Touhuan. The original Uchiha clan members were fine; they knew their new clan leader was always generous. But the newly joined civilian ninjas were different. After receiving the red envelopes, they were all like they had been injected with chicken blood. The negative emotions brought on by the high complaint rate were completely swept away.
After Uchiha Touhuan finished distributing the red envelopes, he finally had some free time and made some tea in his office.
The distribution of bonuses—20,000 for the captain, 10,000 for the squad leader, and 5,000 for ordinary members—was less than three million yen. This was nothing to Uchiha Touhuan, who currently held a large sum of money. However, he understood that this money could only temporarily stabilize the morale of the unsettled members of the police force and raise their tolerance for the troublemakers in Konoha. To truly resolve the issue, they needed an opportunity to vent their frustrations stemming from malicious reports.
As for the villagers' satisfaction? Uchiha Touhuan had never cared about that. The so-called "smiling enforcement," including the complaint mailbox outside, was merely a facade of the police force. The Konoha villagers' dissatisfaction? A beating with batons would silence them.
"I hope those two old bastards don't keep me waiting too long," Uchiha Touhuan thought to himself as he sipped his tea.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door of Uchiha Touhuan's office.
"Come in,"
Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile as the door opened.
"Shisui, you've come at the right time. I was just about to look for you. Here, take this red envelope; everyone in the security department gets one."
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