Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 981 An Additional Excuse for Going to Xidu Group
"President Yuzuru, the female public relations officer you requested is someone we snatched from the Xidu Group."

After Hideki Yuzuru selected the person, the madam immediately stepped forward to explain, as if to claim credit.

The girl who had already sat down next to me still looked nervous, her eyes filled with confusion and panic.

But her beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes, along with her tall, curvaceous figure, still made Hideki Yuzuru say something to the madam with satisfaction.

"You guys did a good job."

"Thank you, Chairman Yuzuru."

Overjoyed by Hideki Hanyu's praise, the madam beamed with a smile as bright as a sunflower.

Of course, besides being praised, the wad of US dollars that Hideki Hanyu casually slipped to her was also one of the reasons she was happy.

After Hideki Hanyu made his selections, driven by a sense of novelty, Yukio Tanaka and the others also distributed the remaining four female hosts among themselves.

However, once the madam left and the karaoke started playing, those people quickly pushed four female public relations officers from Eastern Europe onto Hideki Hanyu.

The reason is quite simple: due to inadequate training at the club, the female escorts were unable to communicate in Japanese, which made the event less enjoyable.

After all, in Japan, when customers go to nightclubs for drinks and entertainment, the vast majority of the time it's not for physical interaction, but for the emotional value services provided by understanding female escorts through their verbal skills.

Otherwise, no matter how beautiful a female public relations officer is, if she sits there silently and doesn't say a word, let alone sing or play games with you, you won't understand a single sentence she says. What's the difference between her and a piece of wood sitting next to you?

As for why others recommended these female public relations officers from Eastern Europe to Hideki Hanyu, it was naturally because Hideki Hanyu was able to communicate with them.

In his previous life, due to work, this scumbag had received some basic training in Russian. Relying on the "cheat code" advantage of his memories, he became even more fluent in Russian than in his previous life.

So when Hideki Hanyu failed to communicate with the beautiful woman beside him in Japanese and English, he decisively asked a question in Russian.

"Gakji 'bia'za ut (What's your name?)?"

The nervous and flustered girl never expected that Hideki Hanyu could speak Russian. She was taken aback at first, but quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly answered.

"My name is Ziana Kolopova."

Hideki Hanyu asked again in Russian, "How old are you?"

In a foreign land, Hideki Hanyu's gentle demeanor and fluent Russian somewhat alleviated the panic in Tiana Kolopova's heart.

Therefore, when Hideki Hanyu asked her age, Gianna Kolopova was not as slow-witted as before and answered immediately.

"I'm this year..."

The girl revealed an age that, if written down, would be edited by the censors.

Upon hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru looked the girl up and down, his expression showing some surprise and admiration. "Russian girls are indeed precocious. With this level of development, you could easily believe she's twenty."

He then asked, "Where are you from, and why did you come to Japan to make money?"

At this moment, looking at the young, handsome, and calm Hideki Hanyu, Ziana Kolopova gradually relaxed and slowly answered Hideki Hanyu's question.

"I'm from Slovakia, and my original destination wasn't Japan, but Germany."

The person who introduced us said that the walls there had been torn down, and the people were free and happy. He said that once we arrived in Germany, we could eat steak and drink cola every day without having to work.

After leaving Slovakia, we were handed over to strangers, first took a train, then a long boat ride, and finally arrived here.

At first, I didn't know this was a neon-lit area; I only found out after the shop owner brought me here.

Hideki Hanyu asked curiously, "Why didn't you resist or run away? You seem to have accepted your current life."

Upon hearing Hideki Hanyu's question, Ziana Kolopova's eyes immediately flashed with fear, and her recently calmed emotions were once again filled with panic.

Seemingly suppressing some emotions, the girl answered through gritted teeth.

"When they realized we had been scammed, some tried to fight back or run away, but all of them failed."

Those who lost were taken away after being humiliated and beaten, and no one knew where they were taken; they never returned.

Many people disappeared like this along the way.

Although Ziana Kolopova put it simply, Hideki Hanyu could easily imagine the terrifying hellish journey these girls endured during their trafficking.

The fact that the girl was able to arrive in Japan unharmed is probably not because the human traffickers were kind-hearted, but because the buyers in Japan had certain requirements for the "goods".

Of course, while Hideki Hanyu felt some sympathy, he had no intention of upholding justice.

Firstly, Eastern Europe is a region of great power rivalry, and his limited resources are simply insufficient to resolve the issues. Recklessly showing compassion will only drag him down with him.

Secondly, isn't everything that Ziana Kolopova experienced precisely the most "real" side of the world?

Not to mention this day and age, even decades from now, in a world that appears to be more peaceful and civilized, such things will still happen.

When the two Maos fought in later generations, the ordinary people who fled to Europe from the Mao family were like schools of delicious salmon returning home.

The human traffickers, on the other hand, are like black bears guarding the river, waiting for schools of salmon to return, waiting for a gluttonous feast to be delivered to their mouths.

And these things were done in Europe, a country where human rights slogans are shouted loudly and version iterations are nothing short of magical.

Millions, even tens of millions of people are trapped in hell and no one cares, but when a railway is built through a forest, a large number of people cry out for help for the habitat of a few birds, showing their deep sorrow and compassion.

And this is the real reality.

A reality even more outrageous than fiction.

Next, Hideki Hanyu chatted casually with Gianna Kolopova, and also asked about the other four Eastern European female public relations officers who had been pushed to his side.

Although they came from different Eastern European countries, their situations were basically similar to those of Ziana Kolopova: they were tricked out of their homeland by human traffickers with sweet talk and then transported to Japan.

Perhaps because they found that Hideki Hanyu was communicative and had a relatively gentle attitude, the others, except for Gianna Kolopova, immediately began to plead with him, crying and sobbing.

All they asked for was to help them escape their suffering.

Hideki Hanyu was initially patient inquiring, but he soon discovered that although these people's plight was pitiful, their thoughts were not simple, nor could they be considered intelligent.

Lying, moral blackmail, stirring up trouble, sowing discord...

Then, Hideki Hanyu's sympathy for them quickly vanished, and he simply called the madam to take the four of them away.

After the four people were taken away, Hideki Yuzuru immediately felt much quieter.

He comes here to drink and have fun, to get emotional support from others, not to listen to people's complaints, to have a saintly heart and save the world, and to spend money to provide emotional support to others.

There are so many pitiful people in this world; even if he wanted to, he wouldn't have the ability to save everyone.

After the four were taken away, Hideki Hanyu looked at the only one left beside him, Gianna Kolopova.

The girl tried her best to sit obediently to the side, but the panic in her eyes was still visible. Clearly, what the three of them would encounter after being taken away terrified Tiana Kolopova.

Even though she was terrified, Ziana Kolopova still followed the example of the female public relations officer next to her and poured wine for Hideki Hanyu with slightly trembling hands.

Seeing this, Hideki Hanyu chuckled and said, "Shouldn't you drink a glass yourself before pouring me a drink?"

Upon hearing this, Ziana Kolopova first stared blankly at Hideki Hanyu, then turned to observe the other female hosts.

After the girl discovered that the female escorts were indeed drinking with the customers, she immediately picked up the glass she had filled and drank it all in one gulp without thinking.

However, because he drank too quickly, he choked and coughed repeatedly on the spot.

"Haha!" The girl's adorable appearance made Hideki Yuzuru burst into laughter.

He could tell that this Ziana Kolopova was indeed different from the others who had been driven away.

Perhaps because she is younger, or perhaps because she was tricked and brought here directly, she is naive and inexperienced, or perhaps it is her nature; the girl's innocence is not feigned.

After all, this scumbag has seen countless women and prides himself on having some discernment.

The girl's innocent and naive nature is a rare find in this kind of setting, and can be considered a unique emotional value.

And so, Hideki Hanyu teased Gianna Kolopova while chatting with a few old friends, and seemed to be having a pleasant time.

As time went on, Hideki Hanyu noticed that Ziana Kolobova, who had been drinking with him quite a bit, would occasionally steal glances at the female escorts playing games with her old friends.

To be precise, it was the large sums of money (tens of thousands of yuan) that the female public relations staff were rewarded with while playing games.

Hideki Hanyu smiled and asked, "Do you want to play games too?"

Ziana Kolopova shook her head. "I don't speak Japanese well enough to play games."

Hideki Hanyu then followed up with, "You want to play games, do you want money?"

Ziana Kolopova shook her head at first, but then nodded and honestly admitted, "Yes, I need money."

Hideki Hanyu asked, "Can you tell me what you need the money for?"

Tiana Kolopova replied, "To help my family eat, and also to rescue my sister."

Hideki Hanyu understands the importance of helping his family to have enough to eat. In the midst of dramatic changes in small Eastern European countries, some families could afford to drive cars and live in mansions, while others struggled to even afford bread.

The latter are often the majority amidst turmoil, and Tiana Kolopova's family is likely one of them.

However, when Ziana Kolopova spoke alone about rescuing her sister, it was clearly a different story.

Hideki Hanyu asked curiously, "What happened to your sister?"

Ziana Kolopova replied, "My sister and I were brought to Japan together, but I came here while she was taken away by others."

The people here told me that bad things would happen after my sister was taken away, and that if I wanted to save her, I needed to work hard and earn money.

Hideki Hanyu asked, "Do you know where she was taken?"

Tiana Kolopova shook her head. "They won't tell me. I don't know where my sister was taken."

Upon hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru recalled what the madam had said earlier and realized that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he had already guessed where Ziana Kolopova's sister had been taken.

Xidu Group.

"Those guys really know how to pick actresses right up their alleys."

Hideki Hanyu remarked with a sigh, then asked Gianna Kolopova, "Would you like to see your sister?"

Tiana Kolopova quickly asked, "Are you going to give me money?"

Hideki Hanyu casually grabbed a roll of banknotes from the pile of "prize money" from the game next to him and threw it into the arms of Ziana Kolopova.

"I can give you money, but money alone won't save your sister."

"Why?" asked Tiana Kolopova, puzzled.

"Because they are lying, you can't save your sister at all."

Hideki Hanyu cruelly revealed the truth to Gianna Kolopova.

What kind of place is Xidu Group? It's an adult entertainment giant founded by him and numerous forces from both the underworld and legitimate society in Japan.

The person taken away by the Xidu Group was just a nobody from Eastern Europe stranded in Japan. To think that money could be used to rescue him was simply wishful thinking.

Not to mention Ziana Kolopova, even the owner of this private club wouldn't dare to act recklessly against the Xidu Group.

Even knowing the truth, the club deliberately deceived Ziana Kolopova, simply to exploit her weaknesses and make the girl work hard for the club.

If Hideki Hanyu is not mistaken, this is also why the Xidu Group and the private club separated the two sisters and took them away.

It's likely that the younger sister, who was taken to the Xidu Group, was also "motivated" by the same rhetoric.

'Something terrible is going to happen where your sister was taken. If you want to save her, work hard, earn money, and then go rescue her.'

Hideki Yuzuru grinned. "These scumbags are really clever. Although their methods are simple and crude, they are undeniably effective."

At this point, he suddenly patted his forehead helplessly and said, feigning helplessness, "To be honest, I'm a little ashamed to say that I'm actually the boss of these scumbags."

After saying that, he looked at Gianna Kolopova.

Upon learning the truth, the young girl was completely bewildered and lost. She sat there numbly, her eyes vacant, as if her soul had been ripped out.

Hideki Hanyu didn't say anything about it, and even thought that Gianna Kolopova's performance was already quite strong.

For example, at the same age, Rie Miyazawa, who is a little older than her, is enjoying a carefree and wonderful high school life in Japan.

This Eastern European girl was trafficked to a foreign land thousands of miles away. She was unfamiliar with the place and ended up in a sex industry. While being threatened and intimidated during training, she still wanted to earn money to feed her family and rescue her lost sister.

It's a miracle that someone didn't completely collapse after suddenly learning the cruel truth and losing the reason that supported them in persevering under such circumstances.

Hideki Hanyu asked the girl again, "Do you want to see your sister?"

Tiana Kolopova nodded numbly. "I want to."

Hideki Hanyu said, "I can take you to see her."

Upon hearing Hideki Hanyu's words, a glimmer of hope immediately lit up in Ziana Kolopova's numb eyes, and she turned around to ask Hideki Hanyu eagerly.

"Is it really possible?"

Hideki Hanyu nodded. "It really can."

With a trembling voice, Tiana Kolopova asked cautiously, "Why do you want to help me?"

"It's simple, because I'm a good person."

Hideki Hanyu smiled slightly as he spoke.

In this timeline, is Hideki Hanyu a good person?

Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't; it depends on your perspective.

At least the fact that Hideki Hanyu was taking Gianna Kolopova to meet his sister was definitely not what he claimed, because he was a good person.

He had originally planned to visit Xidu Group to provide guidance, learn about the company's recent developments, and especially to hear some of the rumors that had reached his ears.

Meeting Ziana Klopova tonight was just another excuse for him.

But regardless of what Hideki Hanyu was thinking.

Let's just talk about this moment.

When the smile on his handsome face fell on Ziana Kolopova's eyes, it was like a warm ray of sunshine in the snow, instantly dispelling all the gloom in the girl's heart.

(End of this chapter)