As you are surely aware, your predecessor in Ryoko Owari was the magistrate Ashidaka Naritoki. Before Naritoki, the magistrate was a woman named Matsu Shigeko, who resigned her office due to a self-perceived inability to effectively police the City of Lies.
Before retiring from her office, she prepared a dossier for her successor (Naritoki) including information on various individuals and locations throughout the city. Due to the honorable Naritoki's unforeseen demise, he was unable to provide the same service to you; therefore, her dossier has been included. Keep in mind that Shigeko's comments are three years old; observations in them may no longer be completely current.
Shigeko-san was first and foremost a warrior- a samurai-ko
whose code of behavior was particularly strict. Naritoki had
nothing but respect for her, but (on occasion) expressed an
opinion that she had been unable to adapt to Ryoko Owari
because she lacked "flexibility': When regarding her entries, keep
in mind that she saw all things in highly charged terms - either
good and virtuous or evil and corrupt. There is little room for
ambiguity in Shigeko's view of the city.