different warring states of japan

Chapter 2241 Finale 37

Outside the Foreign Minister's office, Hosokawa Kurumi took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

"Your Excellency, are you looking for me?"

"sit down."

After signing, the Foreign Minister closed the document and looked towards Hosokawa Kurumi.

"Did the Prime Minister's office call earlier?"

"Have."

"The Prime Minister wants to meet me?"

"Yes, the Prime Minister wanted to communicate with you privately before going to Nara to give a speech, but I refused."

Snapped!

The Foreign Minister slammed the document in his hand onto the table, staring at Hosokawa Kurumi.

"Who are you to refuse for me? Who gave you the authority to refuse the Prime Minister's invitation for me?

Hosokawa Kurumi, you should understand your position and respect my friendship with Osaka.

Yes, I did promise Osaka that I would support you, but this should not give you the confidence to act recklessly.

If you make a serious political mistake, no one can help you!"

Hosokawa Kurumi looked at the Foreign Minister calmly, without a trace of panic, and bowed slightly.

"Please understand that everything I did was for you, Minister."

The Foreign Minister could not help laughing.

"For me? Don't you know the relationship between the Prime Minister and me?"

Hosokawa Kurumi said calmly.

"The Prime Minister has indeed placed great value on you, and you have done a lot for him, but you are not his direct descendant, so there is no need for you to be buried with him."

The Foreign Minister looked at Hosokawa Kurumi coldly and said in a cold voice.

"Alarmist."

Hosokawa Kurumi said calmly.

“Just the night before yesterday, there was an injury incident in Tokyo.

Then in the early morning, Ms. Ii, known as the queen of online news in the new era, denounced the prime minister in a live broadcast for colluding with Miyoshi, a director of Ashikaga Corporation, to threaten freedom of speech with violence.

On the morning of that day, Inspector Gamo of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department took away Director Matsunaga of the Internet Promotion Department of Ashikaga Corporation.

Soon, Prosecutor Akechi from the Special Investigation Division of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office asked Director Miyoshi to assist in the investigation at the Ashikaga Corporation headquarters building.

The perpetrators who were directly involved in the case have all disappeared and their whereabouts are still unknown."

The Foreign Minister had a cold expression on his face, and had no intention of listening to what Hosokawa Kurumi had to say. He picked up the phone, dialed a number, and gave an order.

"Hello, is this Mogi? Stop all of Hosokawa Kurumi's work immediately. Yes, immediately. That's what I mean."

After hanging up the phone, the Foreign Minister said coldly.

“Politics is not a game, don’t speculate on the prime minister in such a baseless conspiracy theory tone.

Reality is not like a movie. There is no need for bizarre scripts. What matters is strength. Respecting strength is the foundation of politics. A small case, a few words and a few people cannot shake the prime minister's position.

Hosokawa Kurumi, you passed the line this time, so you are out. You should go back and think about how to explain to your family in Osaka how you were so stupid that you lost the opportunity to advance. "

Hosokawa Kurumi smiled slightly.

“Indeed, reality is not a movie, so it does not require logic.

Existence is reasonable. As long as it really exists, no matter how bizarre or unbelievable it is, we can only learn to accept it and learn to adapt. "

The Minister of Foreign Affairs looked at Hosokawa Kurumi coldly, snorted, looked at his watch and said.

“Stubborn.

It's still early now. I will rush to the Prime Minister and clarify the misunderstanding with him.

And you can go back to Osaka now."

Just then, the phone on the desk rang. The Foreign Minister answered the phone and his face became surprised.

"What? The trade representative from the US Consulate wants to see me? Right now? Well, I have time. I'll take them to the small conference room next door."

Hosokawa Kurumi sat across from the desk, looking at the Minister of Foreign Affairs with a half-smile.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs frowned, and somehow a trace of uneasiness arose in his heart. He looked at Hosokawa Kurumi who had a profound smile on her face, and still found it hard to believe that the Prime Minister who was at the peak of his career would unexpectedly fall.

After thinking for a moment, the Foreign Minister said.

"Wait for me here."

After saying that, the Foreign Minister stood up and opened the small door from his office leading to the small conference room. In the few seconds when he was greeting someone and closing the door, Hosokawa Kurumi had already seen the face of the visitor through the crack in the door.

The annoying blonde Nanban girl, the annoying red-haired Nanban girl, this made Hosokawa Kurumi recall the unpleasant interactions with these Nanban women in Sakai Port in her previous life.

Recalling Lulu's business tactics, Hosokawa Kurumi couldn't help but smile.

The sudden turmoil in the island country's financial market is not conducive to the United States' economic interests in the island country.

This girl, Lulu, is very good at leveraging the power of others. With the strong influence of the United States in the island country, I believe the Minister of Foreign Affairs will attach great importance to the opinions of Americans, right?

The fox borrows the power of the tiger to bully others. . This idiom popped up in Hosokawa Kurumi's mind, and he couldn't help but spit. I don't need to rely on you southern barbarians. Meeting Lilu was just a coincidence.

An unknown amount of time had passed as Hosokawa Kurumi was lost in thought.

He thought about Yoshigin Sasaki, his brothers-in-law and cousins ​​from his previous life, and how to deal with these wild women after avenging Yoshigin Sasaki. He was so absorbed in thinking about it that he didn't even notice the passage of time.

As she was thinking, Hosokawa Kurumi heard a cough. When she came to her senses, the Foreign Minister had already sat back across from the desk, and his eyes looked a little different from before.

Hosokawa Kurumi smiled.

"You're back? Then I should go back to Osaka."

"Wait a minute, continue with your previous topic. What did you want to say just now? Go on."

Hosokawa Kurumi pointed at the Foreign Minister's watch and said sincerely.

"The Prime Minister has to go to Nara to give a speech this afternoon. Time is very tight. If you don't go over to explain, it will be too late."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs narrowed his eyes, and even a seasoned man like him couldn't help blushing a little. Young people nowadays really don't give face to the elderly at all and have no manners.

But thinking of the stern protest from the US Trade Representative just now, the Foreign Minister still sensed a hint of danger from it. Lacking information, he urgently needed intelligence on Hosokawa Kurumi. The Foreign Minister said shamelessly.

"Don't act on impulse, Ms. Hosokawa.

You rejected the Prime Minister's invitation on my behalf without my permission, so you have to give me a reasonable explanation, right?

Tell me, what do you know?"

The Foreign Minister didn't know that this was a big collaboration among the women of Sasaki Yoshigaki, and they all did their own things in tacit understanding.

He thought that there were undercurrents in the island nation's political arena that he was unaware of, and was terrified for a moment. It seemed that the Hosokawa family, a powerful political family in Osaka, had grasped some truth through channels that he was not aware of.

Hosokawa Kurumi guided the cunning Foreign Minister step by step just to give her this illusion.

This old fox and fence-sitter will never be buried with the Prime Minister. Once there is any sign of trouble, he will jump ship at the first opportunity, and this is exactly what Hosokawa Kurumi wants.

No matter how turbulent the undercurrent is, someone has to step forward and fire the first shot.

The old fox, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, thought he was jumping ship, but he didn't know that he was the one being calculated.

Hosokawa Kurumi changed her sitting position to a more comfortable one, sitting more naturally in front of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, tilting her head and thinking.

"Where was I just now?"

The Foreign Minister knew that she was keeping him in suspense, but he could only respond with a shameless face.

"Matsunaga was arrested, Miyoshi cooperated with the investigation, and the direct perpetrator disappeared. So far, I don't see any trouble for the Prime Minister."

Hosokawa Kurumi looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and asked.

"Do you know why the East District Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Division asked Director Miyoshi to cooperate with the investigation?"

"Appreciate further details."

"There needs to be an investigation into the Prime Minister's acceptance of bribes and obstruction of justice."

The Foreign Minister's pupils shrank.

"The Special Investigation Department is so bold?"

Hosokawa Kurumi said solemnly.

“As soon as Director Miyoshi left the headquarters building, President Ashikaga began to purge the Miyoshi faction and took the initiative to cooperate with the Special Investigation Department of the Eastern District Public Prosecutors Office and handed over many important documents.

At the same time, starting from yesterday morning, my country's financial markets collapsed completely, stocks, bonds and currencies all plummeted, and a large amount of capital fled.

There are reports that the prime minister's question may involve battlefield assistance for the two major bears in the North and South Peninsulas. This is one of the most concerned issues in the international community at present, so the financial market reacted first.

I heard that the Ministry of Defense has been questioned by the Diet about whether there are any issues related to illegal exports by defense suppliers.”

The Foreign Minister drummed his fingers on the table, carefully deciphering the content of the message, and finally shook his head.

"The prime minister will not step down so easily, and the New Economic Policy will not fail so easily."

Hosokawa Kurumi said calmly.

“The Agricultural Cooperatives have held the Ministry of Agriculture accountable, demanding state compensation for the huge economic losses caused by the failure of hedging due to the turmoil in the commodity market caused by the new economic policy.

Last night, Vice President Yoshida was invited to Oda Shiori's residence. It is said that they had a very pleasant conversation and left in a car in the middle of the night. "

The Foreign Minister said nervously.

"Shiori Oda? Vice President Yoshida? What did they talk about?"

Hosokawa Kurumi smiled.

"You think too highly of me. How could I possibly know what secret alliance they have reached?"

Looking at Hosokawa Kurumi who left her words unsaid, her mysterious look made the Foreign Minister even more hesitant.

Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Agriculture, Vice President of the ruling party. . Hosokawa Kurumi dared to speak out openly, is the Kansai political clique behind her also involved? .

Who did the Prime Minister offend? Why did so many things happen all of a sudden? It was just a small matter of wounding, why did it become such a big deal?

Both sides of the desk fell silent at the same time. Despite her seemingly relaxed appearance, Hosokawa Kurumi's palms were already sweating. She was not completely sure whether she could successfully trick the Foreign Minister into taking him down.

This pure conspiracy theory that creates the illusion that a powerful force wants to magnify a small case and force the prime minister to step down is simply unbelievable.

As the Foreign Minister said, this is making a joke of politics, how is it possible.

So even though it looked reasonable, the Foreign Minister still had doubts about it.

Just as the atmosphere was getting colder, there was a knock on the door.

The Foreign Minister said unhappily.

"Come in."

A secretary came in and bowed with a serious face. The Foreign Minister was so angry that he just cursed.

"Didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I was discussing something important?"

"Your Excellency, there is important political news."

"Ok?"

The secretary held a tablet in both hands, played the video from the side to the two people, and explained.

"Just now, Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Ota Ward councillor Ayaka Amago made a speech.

She angrily talked about the street violence the night before, accused the governor of Tokyo of dereliction of duty, and asked the prime minister to explain whether there was really any threat to freedom of speech and violence against the people.

The Foreign Minister gasped and muttered to himself.

"This Ota Ward councillor is so brave..."

He subconsciously looked at Hosokawa Kurumi. How could a small local councillor dare to do this without the guarantee and instructions of a powerful force?

At this moment, Hosokawa Kurumi did not notice the fearful expression on the Foreign Minister's face. She looked at the female congressman who was speaking impassionedly on the tablet and the secretary behind her, and felt a sense of déjà vu.

Niko... Yamanaka... What a good time... She originally wanted to instigate the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take the lead, but she didn't expect that someone would jump up from within Tokyo and force the Governor of Tokyo to express his position.

Having calmed down, Hosokawa Kurumi looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and smiled.

"Sir, if you don't go to the Prime Minister, you will really be late."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs glanced at Ayaka Niko on the tablet, then looked at the smiling Hosokawa Kurumi, and finally made up his mind.

"The Prime Minister will be leaving for Nara soon. He must be exhausted from the journey, so I won't bother him for now.

By the way, young talents like Miss Hosokawa are indeed rare, so please continue to stay in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and continue to assist me."

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Excellency. I will not refuse it."