Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 774: Worrying

Around 4pm, Hanzawa went back from the bank. He actually took half a day off today and could have gone back at noon, but due to work issues, he ended up not leaving until after 4pm. But compared to the usual working days where he often worked overtime until late at night, this was considered good.

Hanzawa drove home quickly. His wife's name was Hua. But privately, she preferred Hanzawa to call her Xiahua. She always hoped to have a season in her name. After all, flowers have their appropriate seasons. Sometimes, after calling her that for a long time, Hanzawa almost forgot that his wife's original name was Hua.

I can go home early today to spend time with Xia Hua. Hanzawa held the steering wheel, thinking about going back quickly. Recently, because of the Yoshizawa Trust, I have hardly had a good rest. Today is a rare day to relax.

Hanze has always felt guilty towards Xiahua. As a housewife, she was very dedicated and responsible, helping him take care of the rear. However, he was busy with work and never gave Xiahua the care she deserved.

Today, Hanzawa reserved a restaurant at a high-end hotel and prepared a gift as compensation for Xia Hua. He thought that he must spend more time with his family in the future.

Soon, he returned to his own home. He inserted the key, opened the door, took off his shoes at the entrance, and shouted habitually, "I'm back."

The house was empty and no one answered.

"Did he go out?" Hanze said to himself. He usually heard Xia Hua's greeting, but suddenly he didn't hear it, and he felt uncomfortable.

Banze walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down. His wife was a bit "chatty". Whenever they were together, Xia Hua always liked to chatter with him. They talked about daily trivial matters, neighborhood gossip and the like. However, Xia Hua always talked enthusiastically, as if she was expressing her emotions through these trivial matters.

People always fail to appreciate things they are used to. Now that the house has suddenly become quiet, Hanze begins to miss Xia Hua's voice.

Hanze took out his cell phone and called Xiahua to ask where she was.

Call the phone.

The sound of "beep, beep, beep" was heard.

After a while, there was no answer.

Strange.

Banze thought to himself, why didn't he answer? He knew Xia Hua would go out to do odd jobs. Is she doing odd jobs now?

Hanzawa felt a little bored, so he turned on the TV and started watching.

On TV, a female anchor was reporting the news, "This afternoon, a high-rise building in Shinjuku, Tokyo, exploded. The fire has been put out. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the explosion. About 26 people were slightly injured at the scene and have been sent to the hospital. They are not in serious condition for the time being."

Listening to the news on TV, Hanzawa frowned. Things have been really turbulent recently, both at the bank and outside. However, Hanzawa subconsciously felt a little strange. Such explosive news, if it happened in Tokyo, would be considered a big event, and usually a lot of space would be spent on detailed reports, but today's news broadcast was a little too concise.

It's a rare event for a high-rise building to explode. It's not winter now. Generally speaking, it's carbon monoxide leaking accidentally when residents are heating in winter that can cause explosions. Now the location in the news is an office building, which is unusual. Hanzawa always thinks it's a bit strange.

But after thinking for a while, Hanze smiled and shook his head, "I'm not a detective, why should I think about these things?"

After watching TV aimlessly for a while, Hanze picked up the phone and called Xia Hua, but the other party still didn't answer.

what happened?

Banze got up and walked around the house. He found something unusual. Xiahua kept some plants at home and usually did gardening work such as watering and pruning branches in the afternoon.

However, today the summer flowers obviously did not do any of these. There was no sign that the plants had been taken care of.

A bad premonition surged from Hanze's heart. Could something have happened to Xiahua?

Thinking of this possibility, Hanzawa suddenly became restless. Xiahua was a person with little social experience. She quit her job and became a housewife not long after. She was simple-minded. If she encountered an accident that she couldn't handle, it would be terrible.

Hanze began to feel anxious. At this moment, he suddenly found an envelope on the coffee table in the living room, so he immediately opened it and read it.

But there were a few big words written on the envelope: "The flowers are in our hands."

Kidnap... Kidnapping?! When Banze saw the letter, his hands began to tremble, as if struck by lightning. Banze had indeed encountered many workplace crises in the past, but this was the first time he had encountered something involving the safety of his family. Even the strongest heart could not withstand it at this moment.

Hanzawa couldn't control his body, took a step back and almost fell to the ground.

His mind went blank.

He didn't know why this happened to his family.

Hanzawa opened his mouth slightly, and almost all thinking activities in his brain stopped.

At this moment, suddenly, the phone at home rang.

The piercing sound of the phone broke the silence and frightened Banze. Banze immediately rushed forward and took the phone. If Xia Hua was really kidnapped, then the kidnapper would definitely contact him!

Hanzawa took the phone with trembling hands.

A male voice came from the other side:

"Hanze, right?"

"Yes."

"Your wife is in our hands."

"You...what are you going to do?"

"It's simple. We won't do anything to your wife."

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"I request that you proceed to the Tokyo Central Bank now."

"Go...to the bank?!"

"Yes."

Hanzawa didn't expect that the other party's request would be this.

"What are you doing at the bank?"

"You'll understand when you get there." A male voice sounded, "We'll ask you to do something. As long as you finish it, your wife will be released safely. Don't worry, we don't want a ransom, and we won't ask you to do anything that goes against justice."

"May I know what it is?"

"Don't you hate banks? Don't you hate banks for causing your father's death? Don't you want to destroy this man-eating twisted system with your own hands one day?" the male voice said, "You will have the opportunity to avenge your father and put an end to this deformed banking system that you hate with your own hands."

After hearing this, Hanzawa was stunned.

The male voice seemed to be able to inspire people, stirring up the impulses of their most hidden desires.

You want revenge on the bank, now's your chance.

(End of this chapter)