'This drama is based on stories or suspicions that happened in real life. '
'This is in no way, related to the country or any government bodies. '
'However, all these could possibly be happening right in front of you.
What is it? Early in the morning.
The 1,138,350 yen you took from me.
- Return it.. - Persistent.
I'm really in a pinch.
- The receipts can't be reported as expenses. - Receipts?
The 200,000 yen receipt spent at the club to investigate Nobinobi exercise
was all paid by me!
Please return my money!
I thought I told you before.
Tell me what?
My disappearance right before the wedding might be an act of swindling.
What 'might be?!' That was an outright swindle.
I swindled you, but I didn't take a cent from you.
Don't kid me! Listen, I've recorded everything down in this book.
2008 Oct 5. Movie tickets. 3,600 yen.
Oct 7. Meal, 8,600 yen. We ate steak.
Oct 19, present.
I'll tell you clearly.
The present was something you bought on your own, and...
The dating fee of course has to be paid by the guy.
Only if it were a date! You were deceiving me from the start...
- Where's your proof? - Get your sausage away.
You want proof? I'll show them to you. Found it, this.
July 13. 100,000 yen to Youko for her brother's hospitalization fee.
Where did your brother come from!? Got it?
You planned to swindle me right from the start...
I beg you!
Please don't destroy our beautiful memories any further.
- Shinko... - The end.
Oi, stop there! Our conversation isn't over yet.
Stop there! Stop!
Kadomatsu speaking.
Since Assistant Manager Myochin is not around, naturally...
a new head for 2nd Unit will be coming today.
And I won't hide anything from you guys.
- It's me. - Chief is?
The Bureau Chief called me over.
[Appointment letter: Promoted to Assistant Manager]
Congratulations, Assistant Manager Kadomatsu!
Congratulations.
- Thanks. - Aren't you happy?
There's nothing I'm unhappy about.
Huh? Is there no difference between being a chief or manager?
If you became a president, I don't mind celebrating for you.
Oh, oh?
Aren't you gonna say, "There's no such thing as president in Board of Audit!"
Things will still go on as usual here.
I will still head to the actual place as often as I can.
Please take care of me from now on.
Same here. Please take care of us from now on.
But your wages went up. Isn't that great.
- Congratulations. - Thanks.
- Manager, congratulations. - Thanks.
Ahh! What are you doing!
- There's nothing to do. - What do you think the letter from Personnel is.
To us, these are very important.
- Hey, give that to me. - Oi. Stop it!
- You really want something to fold. - I understand! Shinko-san, here!
Thank you.
What's this.
Manager!
What's the matter? What did you find?
The expenses for this is mainly for part-time fee. Isn't that weird?
- Research grants for a university. - What grants?
Every year, 4 trillion yen is given to research.
It's a National Budget allocation meant to develop science and technology.
Simply speaking, for rocket launches, or drug creation.
Or sending people to the moon.
That doesn't happen in Japan.
Hibiki Seminar. Fees for the part-timers at the Seminar.
Professor Hibiki Yukari?
- Yukari? A woman? - Yes.
She's a genetic engineering researcher at Tokyo University.
She's a famous professor and rumors say she's to join the Cabinet in the next reshuffle.
In other words, she's a professor from your alma mater.
Yes.
That may be an elite educational institute, but a fraud is a fraud.
We need to do a thorough investigation. Is that okay?
Of course.
How eager, Spaghetti Squash.
Oi. Wait a minute. You, this...
You're playing origami with my appointment letter?!
- What are you doing...! - Isn't it fine. Give it back.
Ahh! Ahh!
Every government offices, public agencies, institutions and organizations are
built by our taxes. In other words...
Taxes are what the citizens entrust to the country.
Protecting this money and the citizens is the job of the Board of Audit
Ogon No Buta
Translated and Timed by Shioki
Quality Check by szhoang
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- Take this! To the Pretentious Beautiful Professor -
The genetic information itself is the base sequence of the DNA. - Take this! To the Pretentious Beautiful Professor -
But the genome is the entirety of DNA.
'Tokyo University, Science and Technology Dept Prof. Hibiki Yukari.'
'When she was 32, she published a thesis...'
"Discovery of Alzheimer brain cell re-growth treatment gene," and gained recognition.
She became the young star of Genetic Engineering Academia thereafter.
I knew it. I should have stayed back.
I think that's impossible.
I'm from a different department,
but she's beautiful with a good personality and popular among the students.
Oh, have you read this magazine?
She even had a dialogue with the current Prime Minister.
Saying she wouldn't be involved in fraud just because she had a dialogue with the PM...
isn't logical at all.
Are you in love with that professor?
- What did you say! - Then why are you so flustered?
No. Shinko-san, I'm not in love with her at all.
Over there.
If you want to chit-chat, go to the lounge and don't disturb the class.
Manager, you're pushing me...
Come in.
Excuse us.
Is Prof. Hibiki back yet?
- You are? - We are from the Board of Audit.
We found something questionable in Professor Hibiki's usage of research grants.
So we're here to ask her about it.
Questionable?
What's so funny?
Professor would never misuse the research grants.
Say. What kind of person is Prof. Hibiki?
What kind? She's a wonderful scientist.
Passionate in her research.
Because of her existence...
Japan's Genetic Engineering advanced by 10 years.
No one spoke well of her personality.
What do you mean?
What do I mean? I'm just curious about it.
Your attitude pisses me off.
We're not here for you guys. We want to meet Prof. Hibiki.
What do you want?
What's going on?
What's the matter?
I apologize. They only know research and are slightly distant from the real world.
Their sense of superiority made them rather brazen.
Please let it pass.
You're really admired by others.
Others call them "Hibiki 5."
They're just like my bodyguards.
By the way, I'd like to ask about the part-time salaries for Hibiki Seminar.
'Part-time salaries?'
These part-timers are essential for research.
These students are paid for by the research grant.
Why are you paying your students?
- Take this for example. - Thanks.
Paying them for surveillance of a specimen overnight...
or preparing the preliminary investigations...
Well, this is pretty common in Academia.
There's 5 particular ones whose receipts are a lot?
Ah. They're the Hibiki 5.
They're excellent and reliable.
I might be showing favoritism
but unconsciously, I kept approaching them for help countless times.
- Is that all? - Yes. Anything else?
However, she must have lots of admirers.
Pretty and capable. She's even called the Madonna of Todai.
Right. When it comes to her, it's just impossible.
Are you guys blinded?
Do you know, government research grants are referred to as "Lottery Research Grants".
'Lottery?'
Among the applicants, only 1 in 300 are selected.
To nobody researchers like us...
getting even one grant during this lifetime is especially hard.
On the contrary, a famous researcher like Hibiki...
gets priority in obtaining the research grants.
What... it's from taxes, the committees should be impartial...
The committees don't understand a thing about science.
Indeed, Prof. Hibiki receives a grant of 100 million yen 3 times, yearly.
So, she gets 300 million yen a year?
Science is unexpectedly unfair.
Think about it. She receives huge grants every year...
It's impossible to use it up.
She must have done something to the expense list, and hid the money somewhere.
Please arrest her ASAP.
That woman is a disgrace to all researchers.
But... oh ya...
Try looking up a gene-related venture business "Trance Genome."
It's closely related with Hibiki.
In my opinion, he is simply jealous of her fame.
Fame and status are all pointless.
For now, let's look into that venture business.
Ok.
Shinko-san, do you find Prof. Hibiki questionable?
I don't know that yet.
Let's observe her for some time.
Okay.
Kudo-san, you have a call.
Excuse me.
Hi. This is Kudo.
This is Kurume.
I left something in that room.
Could you bring that to me?
Me?
It's over here.
- Your guest has arrived. - Come in.
- The red leaves are really pretty. - That's true.
PM Kashinaga...
Come over here.
Ah, this.
- Thank you. - Not at all. Then...
Since you came here, Kudo-kun...
please have a drink with the PM.
- That's unthinkable. - Don't be so stiff.
Just now, Kurume-san told me about you.
About...me?
- Kurume-san describes you as our future hope. - Not at all.
A capable young man...Kudo-kun...
Please have a drink with me.
What do youngsters think about the current situation here...
Please tell me all about that.
- Thank you very much. - This is a perfect opportunity.
Don't you have anything you want to ask the PM about?
Don't hold back and speak.
I'll ask away then. Do you know Prof. Hibiki?
Of course. She's a wonderful influence in genetic engineering.
She's essential to the future of our resourceless Japan.
Before long, I'll have her join my team.
Is anything wrong with her?
No, nothing at all.
Please welcome Tokyo University's Professor Hibiki Yukari-san.
Thanks for coming despite your busy schedule.
Not at all. I'm usually cooped up in my lab doing research...
We're finally alone. I've something to tell you...
Let me guess... it's about work.
No! I'm not talking about money.
I just wanted to say...
I might be an unreliable boss, but please take care of me as always.
Please lend me your strength.
I got it.
Going to the convenience store after a live broadcast.
She's unexpectedly simple.
She's simply a potato chip addict.
Taxi.
- Follow her. - Yes.
What is she doing?
- I'm back. - Welcome back.
- You're a fan of this professor too? - Humph.
This professor went through hardships
when she was young because of her father's debt.
I see.
I can identify with her somehow.
A powerful person like her, is just like us in the past.
Which means she hides her secret stash behind a mirror too?
Ahh...same as me...Eh!? How did you know that?!
Everyone in this neighborhood knows. Way too dangerous. Just keep it in a bank.
Precious money have to be placed by one's side.
I can't leave it in the care of a bank!
So don't say something so hateful. You too, learn from that professor...
and try your best at work.
I'm trying my best!
She found it. What to do...
Did you find anything?
I saw Hibiki 5 heading to the bank by chance yesterday.
- Bank? - Yes.
But, there's nothing strange for students to go to the bank.
But there's no need for all five to go together.
Make sense.
Let's check on every Hibiki client we know of.
Oh, you're really enthusiastic this time.
Because this is your first case as Assistant Manager.
I want to get some results.
Thanks, Tecchan...
- Why are you crying? - Oh!
You're there! Don't pop up suddenly.
They're doing all night research again. Scientists are really patient.
Ya... the students are there too.
Just like what the professor said, the expenses are legitimate.
But Spaghetti Squash is still investigating.
Isn't your binoculars overly pro!?
- Lend me that... - What on earth...
- It's late at night, and... - Kaneda-san...
- Kaneda-san is here. - How's it going?
I've investigated her clients...
but I can't find any traces of fraud.
I see...
Oh?
Oi, where are you going?
Is it fine to leave the lab?
- We can't eat or drink in the lab. - Prof. Kurita brought us food.
And even offered to take over the observation while we eat.
What are you doing?
Nothing. This is...
Hey, you!
Wait!
Stop it! Get away! This has nothing to do with you!
This research is made possible by precious taxes paid by the citizens.
Why is it always me...
She's just good at presenting herself in a favorable light.
Because of that, she thinks it's proper to waste 300 million yen yearly!
No one knows the results of the research!
The reason her research got highly received is...
All thanks to her looks!
What's the difference between Hibiki's and my research!
You're a man. Don't cry.
I'll call security for now.
Thank you.
If you guys weren't around, 2 years of research would have been in vain.
Not at all. We just passed by coincidently...
Getting suspected isn't all bad. Isn't that so.
- Sensei. - Yes?
- You love potato chips? - What do you mean?
I just want to talk to you alone.
My mother is a fan of you.
I see. I'm happy to hear that.
My house is a greengrocer.
We were really poor back then...
When she read an article about your hardships, she got really worked up.
She even told me to learn from you.
It was sooo annoying.
Yes. I've been through hardships. More than anyone else.
Making a hypothesis, to predict an outcome...
Providing immediate response to anything that crops up...
Doing the same experiment repeatedly, and recording the data.
Research is basically a struggle with oneself.
But aren't you overdoing it... a lot...
Overdoing it is bad. It might even result in lies.
Your research is really complicated that I don't really get it...
but lying... is always painful.
Thanks for your concern. I'm different from you.
You didn't answer me.
So, what do you want to say?
- I didn't do anything. - I get it. I get it.
I'm just carrying out my job duties.
Seeing through other's lies is my job now.
Sorry for taking up your time. Bye.
Thank you very much.
- Excuse me. - Yes?
Is there a convenience store nearby?
Convenience store?
Branch Manager?
Yes. What about it?
Say...why do you bow so courteously to the students?
Who are you?
[Part-time salary, 30,000 yen]
- Kadomatsu Ichiro-kun. - Yes!
You guys...
The investigation on Prof. Hibiki should have ended.
- What about that? - Even though the investigation has ended...
A guy named Kaneda went there asking this and that, disrupting his work.
This is what the branch manager of Wakaba Bank came complaining to us.
Your actions result in problems of trust in our professor.
So we came here to lodge an official complaint with our lawyer.
You came to simply pressure us because you're feeling guilty.
- Oi Kaneda. - With those words, he can be sued for slander, right?
Yes.
Kaneda-san, what happened?
Akaki-kun and Kuroi-kun went to the Board of Audit with a lawyer? Why?
No, they said it's best for the person concerned to go too.
- I understand. That's all. - We're take our leave.
Hello, Branch Manager?
Sorry to trouble you, but I want to cancel my account.
When can the cash be prepared?
Having the branch manager sending them off deliberately is definitely weird.
If they weren't a big customer, they wouldn't have done that.
Big customer means how much?
Maybe 50 million or 100 million yen...
No. It probably takes more.
Whoa. Being a professor is so profitable.
Wouldn't getting an Academy Award would get them more?
That's the Nobel Prize.
She's a wonderful person.
She's essential to the future of our resourceless Japan.
In any case, ordinary students are unable to mobilize such huge sums of money.
That's my personal opinion...
But, the part-time salaries paid to the Hibiki 5 might be a cover up...
To save the money in a bank. Something like that.
By doing that, the money will become her personal money.
But how does this benefit the 5?
Being under a famous professor ensures a bright future for them.
If that's true, what do you plan to do?
We don't have the authority to investigate their bank account.
You're right.
- No, why don't we think... - Why don't we...
Pull out this time?
Huh?
If the professor is overthrown, what will happen to her research?
Compared to the future of Japan, isn't that misuse of grants considered trivial?
- What's wrong with you? - Huh?
You're basically saying it's fine for the powerful ones to do what they like.
And that's the worst.
You don't mean that way. Right?
She only knows how to speak that way.
She's right.
No matter how powerful they are, as long as they misuse funds...
We'll find that and report that. Because that's our job.
- Yes. - That's great if you get it.
Make peace with her tomorrow.
See ya.
- Thanks for the hard work. - Thanks for the hard work.
A way to check on their bank account...
- He's not Kaneda. - Let's go!
Only Kaneda?
The students who came yesterday wanted to sue him for slander.
Just because of that?
The students said they are being scolded at school.
- That's a lie. - It doesn't matter.
If it causes an uproar, we will be troubled too.
However, isn't the one worse off is Kaneda-kun himself?
Because Kaneda-kun is also involved in that case 3 years ago like you.
Morning. Morning.
Everyone's here. How nice.
Eh? What's wrong there.
I fell down.
To continue on from yesterday...
As everyone knows, the investigation has ended.
Wait a minute. Why all of a sudden?
That's just that.
You got called over by Commissioner Chacha for that?
Well...it's that.
Frankly speaking, I just became the Assistant Manager.
I'll be troubled if any problems arise. So that's it with the professor case.
Why suddenly?
Did he pressure you?
Answer me!
That's right.
That's our Double Perms.
Both of you even came to the same conclusion.
Did you really get that injury on your neck from a fall?
That's right.
Hibiki-sama, couldn't you reconsider...
We really need the forefront equipments and tools for the research this time.
Sorry that this is so sudden.
Tsutsumi-kun. You came. What's the matter?
Somehow, I wanted to see your mole, so here I am.
What happened here?
I thought I got promoted, but...
After I came, I found out no one is under my charge. This is a do-nothing post.
But, now I can spend more time with my daughter...
So this isn't bad at all.
Mole...
It's not all bad...
Other than me, how's the 2nd unit now?
I've heard Kadomatsu-kun became the Assistant Manager.
Excuse me. I've something to ask you.
Yesterday at around 10.30pm, did you see anyone in this photo here?
Even one person is fine. Thank you very much.
Excuse me. I've something to ask you.
I'm not a suspicious person. Yesterday at around 10.30pm...
Thank you very much.
Excuse me. I've something to ask you.
Self-protection is essential.
Especially in order to survive in the organization.
Though you might think that that's stupid.
So-so.
But the reason why Kadomatsu-kun decided to stop the investigation...
is to protect Kaneda-kun.
You think too highly of him.
I could roughly guess that my successor is Kadomatsu-kun.
So, I had a chat with him.
He said he wanted to be the shield for you guys.
He understands he can't go any further as a non-career.
And wanted to take the responsibility to protect Kaneda-kun, Kudo-kun.
Including you.
I wish to help Kaneda-kun return to the flourishing Bureau 5 one day.
To do that, I'm willing to be his shield or pike.
Friendship might be unreliable.
They might disagree at times,
but they're constantly watching out for each other.
You looks like you can see right through them.
That because I've been their superior for a long time.
Please give them your assistance from now on.
Unreliable friendship...
- Did he pressure you? - Yes.
Did you see these people around here... Thank you very much.
Excuse me...
Please come in.
Your actions resulted in problems of trust in our professor.
Providing immediate response to anything that crop up...
I can identify with her somehow.
A powerful person like her, is just like us in the past.
What? How can I help you?
You got them to do this, didn't you?
Do what?
It was you who instructed them to attack me.
Am I right?
I instructed them to attack you?
Yes. However they got the wrong person.
Seems like you want to be sued for slander too.
Are you fine? If words get out, the media will make a fuss.
They will investigate you too.
They won't employ frontal attacks like us.
Instead, they'll sniff out your bank account, and even the companies of your clients.
But we...
Don't wish to aggravate the situation.
Then, what are you here for?
I want you to promise me.
Do not treat my subordinate in an uncivilized way.
Promise that, and I can forgive and forget.
I can't promise you that.
- What are you doing here? - Forget about me and continue your talk.
- Telling me to continue on... - Just continue.
What do you mean by you can't promise me that?
Isn't it the case?
You're telling me to promise not to do something I didn't do in the first place.
- However... - Furthermore, what forgive and forget...
Aren't you forgetting something?
The one getting suspected is me.
You can bother me...
or accuse me of getting someone to attack you.
However, if you want me to forgive and forget shouldn't you apologize first?
Am I right, Mr. Assistant Manager?
This might be our own assumptions...
Hey. Can you stop wandering around?
[Resignation Letter]
There's no need to apologize.
- You shut up. - It's you who should shut up.
What forgive and forget... I won't recognize that.
I decided this as the person in charge. There's no place for you to...
You just need the evidence, don't you? Isn't suspicions of her still there?
- Lack of evidence implies she didn't do it. - Stop saying stupid things.
Go look for the evidence if you're the in-charge.
Just like this!
Ouch!
- Rascal, why did you push me! - Look behind.
Huh?
What's this!
Found it. How sly.
You're mistaken. That money isn't the research grant.
- They're my personal savings... - Your excuse won't work.
The wrap has the bank name.
Last night, around 10pm...
Where our manager got attacked, witnesses saw Hibiki 5 there.
- Kaneda. - I knew it. So you got attacked.
You thought of pressuring him with violence to get him to negotiate with you.
I guess there's no need for that.
- I've never gave such orders... - That's right.
You won't do something stupid like that.
Didn't you mention previously...
Making an hypothesis, to predict the outcome.
So I made a hypothesis.
To you, the actions of your students who came marching into our place...
Is trouble. Am I right?
You withdrew your money from the bank.
To place it by your side.
That's basically how my mother does things too.
Which means you have yet to escape from the poverty mentally.
So? Am I right?
With this, we can check on the bank account.
We can also find out where the cash is from.
Why is a brilliant scientist like you acting like this?
Professor!
The problem lies in the organization that distributes the grants.
A research takes years to accomplish. However, they limit the use to one year.
Any leftovers have to be returned fully every year.
This country doesn't know a thing about research.
So you paid it out as part-time salaries to your students temporary.
And got them to transfer it to your account in stealth.
However, what you did is...
I did all this...just to protect it.
You did this just to protect the money?
I don't care how much money there is.
Then, for what?
I can't be exposed.
If you expose me...
Everything I've built up so far will be gone in an instant.
I've put in tons of effort...
Suffered much, and endured overwhelming pressure just to get here.
I can't lose my status and fame that I finally gained!
Then, why did you... want to obtain this status?
At least...
It wasn't to do these things? Right?
Spaghetti Squash...
The receipts for the Hibiki 5's part-time salaries.
Still remember how many there are?
I counted exactly 1355 pieces.
- 30,000 yen X 1355? - 40,650,000 yen.
- And the number of 10k yen bundles there? - These should not be all.
- About 100? No, maybe more. - Over 100 million...
The Hibiki 5 has been in the seminar for 3 years.
Assuming they do this every year...
121.95 million yen for 3 years.
We will check up on the minutes details later on.
For now, we've confirmed the receipts of 40,650,000 yen.
Please return it all back to the Golden Pig.
[40,650,000 yen = 480,000 USD]
Just that?
Just 40 million yen... is going to make me lose everything?
My research is worth 10 billion yen!
Oi. Ms. Greedy...
Unexpectedly, by reversing it, we can see the truth.
'I've been through hardship.' (Watashi kurou mo shitawa)
Try saying it backwards.
'Watashi kurou mo shita...'
'I'm blinded by wealth.' (Watashi mo uroku shitawa)
Isn't that stupid?
You're not even worth 40 million yen.
Return our money.
As expected...
Hibiki promised those students she'd send them abroad for studies.
The Hibiki 5 have been suspended from school...
and Prof. Hibiki retired voluntarily. Seems like this matter has come to an end.
Thank god. If a wrong step was taken...
Everything still turned up fine in the end.
That was really dangerous. To Manager, and Shinko-san...
Eh?
By the way, where are they?
I beg you.
At least return me my 100,000 yen. Please return me my money!
You really love bowing your head, even preparing a letter of resignation.
You really helped me that time. I was on the verge of resigning...
Who cares about that! Just return me my 100,000 yen!
My mobile line has even been stopped! 100,000 yen is fine. Just return it!
Return my 100,000 yen! Please!
100,000 yen*? (*About 1200 USD)
Wasn't it 200,000 yen? The expenses for the club.
That's right. It's 200,000 yen.
I'm currently begging her to go with me to the management.
If that's the case, I can go with you.
Tecchan. I'll appreciate that. You're really thoughtful. Let's go.
- Oi. You're going too! - Why me?
- You're coming too! - I'm not going!
Who was the one who landed me in hardships... Just go. Come on!
Why am I always begging you to go and such!
I'm gonna fall. I'm falling!
- Don't laugh. You... - What is wrong with you!
Manager.
Yes?
I guess...
I won't lose to you after all.
Huh?
- Shinko-san. - Yes?
I like you.
Mmm, are you serious?
I'm serious.
Why do I have this feeling that what I'm currently feeling...
Will change my future.