different warring states of japan

Chapter 2229 Finale 25

A smile appeared on Hosokawa Kurumi's lips. She had known for a long time that the elf female priest was a shemale, otherwise where would her first love come from? She was not Lala.

But in the game, she naturally refused to admit that she knew, and had to express shock to increase Yiyin's guilt.

"Ahhh! You're actually a shemale. You've deceived me for so many years. You're really too much. We are old comrades who are honest with each other!"

Yiyin on the other side of the computer could only keep apologizing.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I just think that the white-faced, unmarked female elf priest is the most beautiful, so I chose this form."

Hosokawa Kurumi curled her lips. She felt very unhappy when she heard Yoshigin say that other women were beautiful, even if she was just a two-dimensional character that did not exist in reality, so she retorted.

"I don't think so. Human female priests with innocent faces are the most beautiful!"

"Yeah, you're right."

"What do you mean by that perfunctory tone? It makes me angry for no reason!"

Yiyin sighed, and seeing that his old comrade was about to lose his temper again, he quickly changed the subject.

"Let's go to the team dungeon now, otherwise we won't have enough time to fight the boss on cooldown."

Hosokawa Kurumi keenly grasped Yoshigane's psychology and had no intention of letting him go.

"Why bother playing a dungeon now? During the day, there are only a bunch of money-hungry idiots. I don't have that much gold to spend. I'll wait until the guys from the guild come online at night.

Tell me where you are, I will come find you right now, I want to play duo with you tonight, I must supervise you to help me play team."

Yiyin touched his head and finally gave up trying to resist.

"The island is so big..."

“No matter how big the island nation is, I will rush over to find you and will never let you go!

I remember you said that you also live in Tokyo, right?"

"Uh... yes..."

"Okay, tell me the address and I'll come find you right away!"

Yiyin touched his aching head again, thought for a while and said.

"Those guys in the guild should have finished the CD, right? It's useless for us to wait until night, we can only follow those rib groups. If we don't finish it today, the CD will be updated tomorrow.

Don't worry, I'll give you the address of a family restaurant and we can meet in the evening.

Now, let's find a group to fight the CD. If you are lucky enough to get something, there will be hope for your sword. You must cherish every CD."

"Well... okay, I'll come find you again tonight. If you dare to lie to me, hehe..."

"No, remember, the address of the family restaurant is..."

Yoshigin originally thought that since he had a formal job, he would have to tell Yuigahama Yui about his resignation from the restaurant, but now things have become complicated.

After only two days at Ashikaga Corporation, Yoshigin already felt it was difficult to continue. Now he was hesitating whether he should quit his part-time job.

I have already quit the grocery store, and if I quit the family restaurant, I will have to rely on the salary from Ashikaga Corporation to survive. If I lose my job... It's not safe no matter how I think about it.

However, large companies like Ashikaga Corporation do not allow part-time work, and Yoshigin is very hesitant about whether he should continue to work part-time.

No matter what, he had to communicate with Yuigahama Yui first, so he made an appointment with his old comrade to meet at a family restaurant. Since he was free today, he might as well do both things at once.

Yiyin was just thinking about something when messages from his old comrades appeared on the screen.

"I found a group, join it now!"

"Ah."

Yiyin was immersed in the game, temporarily forgetting the troubles in reality and escaping for a while.

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Yiyin wanted to escape. Too many things had happened in the past few days, making him feel a little breathless. But things did not go as he wished. The simple life he wanted was destined to be gone.

Ashikaga Co., Ltd., Miyoshi Office.

Director Miyoshi has already sensed the danger, and his intuition from years of business battles reminds him that what happened today may just be the beginning.

So he decisively called the Prime Minister's private phone to seek external support.

“Miyoshi-kun, I have told you many times that Ashikaga Reiko is stubborn and not a good leader.

A woman should stay at home and take care of her husband and children instead of coming out and bringing shame to others.

Her arrogance will harm herself, Ashikaga Corporation and even the island nation's economy.

Therefore, as a veteran of Ashikaga Corporation, I am very pleased that you are willing to stand up and set things right.”

The Prime Minister was very happy with Director Miyoshi's proactive attitude during the phone call.

As an old-school chaebol in the island country, Ashikaga Corporation's annual sales account for almost 30% of the island country's GDP, and its enterprises cover almost all industrial and agricultural categories.

The Japanese themselves jokingly say that there are three things they cannot escape in life: death, taxes, and Ashikaga.

Therefore, when the new prime minister came to the stage and took control of power, and wanted to use the three arrows of inflation to break through the economic difficulties that had plagued the island country for many years, he must first persuade Ashikaga Corporation to cooperate.

However, Reiko Ashikaga, the young head of Ashikaga Corporation who has just taken office, seems to be very resistant to the economic approach of debt-to-inflation.

As a wealthy developed country, if more than 90% of the wealth in society is concentrated in the hands of less than 5%.

So no matter how much inflation is dealt with in the economy, it will only be a way to get a few more coins out of the few coins that the poor have, and it will not solve the fundamental problem.

Ordinary people have no purchasing power, and all the money is deposited in the hands of the rich. Inflation will only further widen the gap between the rich and the poor. If we really want to change the status quo, we can only innovate the distribution system.

This is the fundamental reason why Director Miyoshi immediately changed his color and left when Ii Tamaki mentioned the issues of inflation and distribution.

It doesn't matter if it's a harmless topic, you can complain about prices, regional discrimination in the Kanto region, or the declining birth rate, but when it comes to the issue of distribution, that is a taboo that cannot be touched.

This is also why Director Miyoshi felt that the matter was not simple. He believed that Ashikaga Reiko had noticed his connection with the Prime Minister and was ready to take action against him.

That's why he surrendered to the Prime Minister as soon as possible, instead of remaining ambiguous and not making his attitude clear as before.

But it seems that the Prime Minister also needs Miyoshi to submit a letter of surrender in advance, otherwise he cannot truly believe in his surrender.

Stand up and set things right. This is a hint that the Sanhao directors should overcome their superiors.

Director Miyoshi narrowed his eyes.

The island country has its own national conditions. The veteran group that grew with the Ashikaga Company can be said to be retainers of the Ashikaga family.

Given the strong feudal remnants in the island nation, it was impossible for the majority of the elders to agree with Director Miyoshi's plan to overthrow his superiors.

Director Miyoshi wanted to use the external force of the Prime Minister, while the Prime Minister also wanted to see Director Miyoshi's pledge of allegiance first, and the communication between the two sides got stuck here.

After thinking about it, Director Miyoshi decided to avoid the main issue and said.

"Ashikaga Reiko thinks she can do whatever she wants, but I have worked for Ashikaga Corporation for so many years, and most of what happened up and down the company could not be hidden from my eyes.

It's funny to say, but recently Ashikaga Reiko somehow fell in love with a young man who just graduated. That man has mediocre abilities but looks good and handsome.

Well, as the Prime Minister said, she is a woman after all, and she cannot get rid of the flaws of a woman. "

"Oh, there is such an interesting thing?"

“Well, I certainly wouldn’t deceive you, Prime Minister.

To be honest, I was set up this time, and it was probably because of this man.

I will send someone to teach this man a lesson and let Ashikaga Reiko know my position. I support you, Prime Minister."

Director Miyoshi was very clear-headed. He knew that he could not directly stand against Ashikaga Reiko, as the result of doing so would be being abandoned by everyone.

But there's no problem in teaching that little bastard named Sasaki Yoshigin a lesson.

Because Ii Kan knew Yoshigaki Sasaki, it makes sense to say that the live broadcast accident was caused by Yoshigaki Sasaki. Ashikaga Reiko, who favored Yoshigaki Sasaki, is also involved.

The elder statesmen will understand Director Miyoshi's limited revenge and support his actions.

And if Ashikaga Reiko was blinded by the male beauty and insisted on escalating the conflict, then Director Miyoshi would have a reasonable reason to resist.

The Prime Minister on the other end of the phone obviously understood Director Miyoshi's trick and couldn't help but laugh at how cunning this old man was.

Although the Prime Minister would prefer that Director Miyoshi directly stand up against Ashikaga Reiko, he also knows that this is unrealistic.

The fact that Miyoshi was willing to provoke Ashikaga Reiko with a trivial matter was a clear sign of her attitude. If the Prime Minister pressed Miyoshi again, it would only backfire.

"Then I'll wait for good news from Miyoshi-kun."

"Hey, please rest assured, Prime Minister."

After hanging up the phone, Director Sanhao looked unhappy.

The island nation has a strong culture of small-groups. It is acceptable to sell out national interests for the benefit of a small group, but it is extremely taboo to sell out one's own group for the sake of national interests.

This time, he took the initiative to get closer to the Prime Minister and oppose Ashikaga Reiko, which was already a taboo.

The Prime Minister is not easy to fool either. He must take action. He must demonstrate his worth and use revenge that the elder statesmen consider reasonable in exchange for Ashikaga Reiko's excessive outburst.

This is what it means to be a good person, you have to have both.

As for Yoshigine Sasaki... For a small-time, insignificant person like him with no background, it would be a compliment for Director Miyoshi to look at him more.

After thinking about it, Director Miyoshi picked up the phone and called Minister Matsunaga.

He needed to make sure of Minister Matsunaga's loyalty, or make Minister Matsunaga make a mistake that Ashikaga Reiko would not forgive, forcing Minister Matsunaga to choose himself.

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Internet Promotion Department, Minister’s Office.

Tanaka knocked on the door nervously, bowed cautiously and asked.

"Minister, you're looking for me?"

Matsunaga looked at him meaningfully and nodded.

"Close the door first."

"Hi."

Watching Tanaka close the door and sit down obediently, Minister Matsunaga said.

"You've done a good job in recent years."

"Hey, it was all thanks to the minister's support. I don't dare to take credit for it."

"This is all your own hard work, don't be too modest, I can see it.

By the way, you have been the team leader for two years, have you ever thought about getting promoted?"

Tanaka was stunned, a little bit unable to believe it.

He was worried because of the mess caused by Yoshigin Sasaki. Although the newcomer had only been in the team for two days, he was still his team member after all. If anything went wrong, he, as the team leader, would have to take the blame.

But now it seems that Minister Matsunaga is not angry about this, but wants to promote me. It is really... unbelievable.

"Minister...you are..."

Matsunaga looked at Tanaka and lowered his voice.

"Are you still in touch with your old friends?"

Tanaka's face changed drastically and he quickly shook his head.

"No, absolutely not! I have cut off all ties with them a long time ago!

Please rest assured, Minister, I am no longer the person I used to be. I cherish my current life and will no longer be involved with those scums. "

Minister Matsunaga frowned.

"Really? But you are old friends who grew up together after all. Isn't it too cruel to do this?"

Tanaka's mind suddenly froze, and he didn't quite understand what Matsunaga meant.

The surname Tanaka is the most commonly used surname among islanders. Anyone can choose this surname, and it has a wide range of origins.

Tanaka's background was not good. He was an immigrant from the Peninsula and was bullied in the xenophobic island country, so these Peninsula people were also very united.

Because they are excluded from the mainstream society of the island nation, people of Peninsular descent rarely have the opportunity to succeed.

What’s funny is that even the trash gangsters in the eyes of the Japanese look down on them. They can only stick together among themselves, and many of them have become scum in the gray area, doing shameless things to make a living.

Tanaka looked at Matsunaga's cold eyes, suddenly reacted, and asked tentatively.

"Actually... we still have some connection. After all, we grew up together and played together. I'm not so heartless. Sometimes when they are short of money, I will help them out."

Tanaka's palms were sweating as he stared at Matsunaga's expression, fearing that he was wrong, but he couldn't take back his words.

Minister Matsunaga smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

"That's right.

Friends should be cherished, even some bad friends can be useful when needed."

With his heart at ease, Tanaka's mind started to work rapidly.

What does the minister mean by promoting himself and asking about those Peninsula scums? Could it be...

Matsunaga did not continue to play guessing games, but went straight to the point.

"Sasaki Yoshigane has gone too far this time. He actually teamed up with Ii Tamaki to set a trap for Director Miyoshi.

The director is very angry and the consequences are serious, do you understand what I mean?"

Tanaka suddenly understood and nodded.

"Director Miyoshi wants to find someone to teach that bastard Shiba Yoshigane a lesson!"

Matsunaga shook his head and said sternly.

"Confused!

How could a big shot like the director possibly bother with an intern like Yoshigin Sasaki!

So the magnanimous director can only sulk by himself.”

Tanaka realized.

"Yes, yes, yes, the director is very generous, but it is impossible for me not to be angry!

Isn't Shiba Yoshigin's behavior like this a slap in the face of me as the team leader? It's causing trouble for me!

My troubles are my friends' troubles, and they will definitely come forward to help me solve them!"

Matsunaga nodded with satisfaction.

"Tanaka, you are very smart and capable, and Ashikaga Corporation needs someone like you who is smart, capable, and hardworking.

I see your efforts, and so do the directors. You will definitely be promoted."

Tanaka stood up excitedly and bowed deeply.

"Thank you very much for your support. I know what to do now!"

Tanaka, who came from a poor family, was extremely eager for a chance to move up. Now the opportunity was right in front of him. He just needed to teach the boy who had caused him trouble a lesson. What was so difficult about that?

After saying goodbye, he left happily.

Minister Matsunaga watched his departing back with a smile, and only frowned coldly when the office door closed.

Director Miyoshi seemed to doubt me, so he asked me to step forward to deal with that guy named Yoshigin Sasaki. This was a test.

But there was one thing that Matsunaga couldn't see clearly. What would happen if he asked Tanaka to find someone to beat up Sasaki Yoshigin?

Minister Matsunaga thought that he was an important chess piece and that Ashikaga Reiko would not turn against him over such a small matter.

What on earth is Director Miyoshi thinking?

Due to the information gap, Minister Matsunaga did not know what exactly happened between Yoshikin Sasaki and Reiko Ashikaga. He just thought about the problem according to common sense.

However, Director Miyoshi was standing at a higher position and saw things more clearly, so he turned around and involved Minister Matsunaga.

Ashikaga Reiko was furious, and Minister Matsunaga was at his wit's end, and in the end he had no choice but to follow Director Miyoshi obediently.

The prime minister, who was standing at a higher position, was staring at the back of Director Miyoshi, like a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

The prime minister, directors, ministers, team leaders, everyone thinks they are very smart, but they don’t know how much trouble Yoshigin Sasaki, who is like an ant in their eyes, will bring them.