Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 985 Meaningless Assumptions

"The weather is really nice today."

Looking up at the blue sky and white clouds above, feeling the cool autumn breeze, Hideki Hanyu remarked as if he were on a spring outing in the countryside.

However, considering his surroundings and the group of people he had brought with him, it felt rather strange for him to say such things at this moment.

After looking up at the sky, Hideki Yuzuru turned and smiled at the people in front of him.

"Hehe, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you all here."

Seeing this, Hirohashi Asako sighed and rubbed her forehead, knowing that Hideki Hanyu was up to his old tricks again.

However, based on Hirohashi Asako's understanding of Hideki Hanyu, the more Hideki Hanyu acts in this situation, the more normal he seems, the more it proves that his heart is already filled with turmoil and turmoil.

The instant Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, a middle-aged man, still wearing pajamas and seemingly brought directly from home, immediately questioned him loudly.

"President Yuzuru, do you know what you're doing? What right do you have to detain us without permission? You're committing a crime, do you know that?!"

"crime?"

Hideki Yuzuru seemed to utter two words to himself, then stood up from his chair, a seemingly kind smile on his face, and slowly walked towards the middle-aged man who had spoken.

However, the closer he got to the middle-aged man, the stranger his smile became, turning from a friendly one into a cold laugh mixed with anger.

The middle-aged man who had raised the question began to feel a growing fear as he watched Hideki Hanyu approach and the ever-changing smile on Hanyu's face. He could no longer muster the courage to question him.

When Hideki Hanyu got closer, he felt a sharp pain on his scalp, and then under a tremendous force, he was pulled up uncontrollably.

After grabbing the middle-aged man from the ground, Hideki Yuzuru looked at the fat, big-eared face in front of him and asked in a disgusted tone.

"President Yokoyama, if I remember correctly, you didn't have this attitude when you were begging me to join the Xidu Group."

Furthermore, if we're talking about committing a crime, I merely invited you and your friends over for a chat and tea. But look around you—do I need to explain what you've done here?"

The middle-aged man, referred to as President Yokoyama, was pale. In fact, he knew that his actions had been exposed when he was brought here by Hideki Hanyu's bodyguards.

The reason they dared to question them earlier was simply because they noticed there were many people brought along, and they relied on their numbers to bet that Hideki Hanyu wouldn't dare to confront so many people at once.

But now, seeing himself being questioned by Hideki Hanyu, and with no one around daring to step forward, he knew that what he relied on was as fragile as paper to Hideki Hanyu.

These people around him, though they had the guts to do things behind Hideki Hanyu's back, did not have the courage to confront him directly.

"waste!"

Grabbing his hair and giving it a hard flick, Hideki Hanyu threw the president of Yokoyama to the ground amidst his cries of pain, then walked over to a woman standing nearby.

Looking at the woman trembling because of his arrival, Hideki Yuzuru asked in a chilling voice, "Director Hase, the reason I invited your organization to join the Xidu Group was to maintain the rights of women in the Xidu Group on the surface."

What I didn't expect was that you were the first to compromise in this matter, turning a blind eye to these illegal acts. Your actions are truly despicable.

"President Yuzuru, I..."

The woman looked frightened, as if she wanted to explain.

But Hideki Hanyu didn't give him a chance at all. He stepped forward and lowered his voice to say, "What do you want to say? That you had no choice, or that they gave you too much?"

When your daughter received funding from the Yuzuru Education Foundation to study in America, what did you promise me?
Or should I have the foundation stop funding and then sue your idiot daughter for her misuse of funds? Do you really think I don't know what your daughter did in America?

"Of course, it's okay if she can't pay it back. You can introduce her to work at Xidu Group to pay off her debts."

"President Yuzuru, I'm so sorry! It's all my fault, please don't make things difficult for my daughter..."

The woman knelt on the ground, begging for forgiveness and admitting her mistake with tears streaming down her face.

Hideki Yuzuru kicked the woman aside and cursed with disgust, "You slut!"

He then approached a man in his early thirties.

The man was so thin that he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind. His cheeks were sunken and his dark circles were heavy. It was clear that he had been ravaged by alcohol and women.

Although the man looked like a weakling, he wasn't as flustered as the others. Instead, he looked at Hideki Yuzuru with an air of confidence.

Seeing Hideki Yuzuru approach, the man said with even greater displeasure, "Hideki Yuzuru, release me immediately, or my father..."

Snapped!
Before the man could finish speaking, Hideki Yuzuru slapped him to the ground.

Then he stepped directly on his face, crushing him in a fit of rage while asking sarcastic questions.

"Do you think you still have something to rely on just because I only brought you here and didn't touch your father?"

"Damn it! If you don't let me go, my father will ruin the Xidu Group!"

The man shouted loudly, proving that Hideki Hanyu was absolutely right.

However, Hideki Hanyu remained completely unmoved and instead kicked the man in the stomach, causing him to lose his breath and become unable to utter a single word.

"What an idiot who can't understand the situation! The reason your father isn't here is because I've already arranged for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department to invite him to Tokyo for tea."

And has your father never told you that he is in his current position because I helped him resolve the troubles and scandals of the corruption case?
"If I can get him out of there, I can also send him back in!"

At this point, Hideki Hanyu unexpectedly revealed a hint of sympathy.

"This incident actually has nothing to do with him, but who told him to have such a stupid son like you?"

After finally kicking the clueless, brain-dead second-generation rich kid, Hideki Yuzuru went to "have a friendly chat" with others.

When these guys first joined the Xidu Group, they were all incredibly honest, but when they were causing trouble behind the scenes, they were all incredibly unscrupulous.

But now, when they are actually facing Hideki Hanyu, when they have been brought to the heart of the matter, with all the evidence and the facts behind it all in hand, and when they are taken directly to the "crime scene," they are all showing more and more cowardice than the last.

They're all just a bunch of rats in the gutter.

However, Hideki Hanyu's interactions with these people were not solely to vent his anger, but also to take the opportunity to scrutinize everyone, check for any omissions, and identify who was involved.

If Xidu Group is to continue to exist and play its due role, it is impossible to get rid of everyone.

Therefore, he must figure out who are friends, who are enemies, and who among the enemies can be "forgiven" within the Xidu Group.

To put it bluntly, he didn't care who was good or bad within the Xidu Group.

I have no interest in being a righteous and just official in Japan.

These guys are colluding behind the scenes; he doesn't care about the little money they make.

Even the money that Xidu Group earned for him was dispensable to him.

What he valued most was the alliance of interests built by the Xidu Group, which brought him power in Japan.

These people may seem to be making a little money, but they are destroying the foundation of the Xidu Group and ruining the future of making money "honestly" with all the people in his interest alliance.

Once the Xidu Group can no longer exist openly and legitimately, the alliance of interests it has built will cease to exist.

That's the real reason he was angry.

So when the "exchange" reached its end, Hideki Hanyu came to the edge of the crowd and saw several men whose temperament was completely different from the others. His anger instantly reached its peak and became completely uncontrollable.

Because these guys are the yakuza members involved in this incident.

According to Marco's report, Da Yue and Shi had basically wiped out all these people, but as a precaution, they only sent over the key leaders, while the others were kept under separate guard.

The man in front of them looked to be around fifty years old. His upper body, which was covered in flabby flesh, was bare and tattooed with blue and red demons, a typical Japanese yakuza look.

As for why the other party was shirtless and only wearing simple shorts, it was because he was caught by Da Yue and Shi in the bath.

Although Hideki Yuzuru was burning with rage as he looked at this person, he remained calm and composed on the surface.

He even gave a rather gentle smile.

"The second generation of the Gokuzan-kai, Yamato Hiroichi, I have long admired your name."

Upon hearing this, Yamato Koichi cautiously replied, "President Hanyu, we have actually met before."

"is it?"

Hideki Yuzuru tapped his head with his index finger. "I remember now. It was the Kansai branch of the Saito Group that recommended you for the collaboration. To be precise, you were the representative of the Yamaguchi-gumi in Chiba Prefecture."

"Yes, it is."

Yamato Koichi was somewhat confused about the current situation.

Why was Hideki Yuzuru so agitated when talking to others, but when he came to me, he calmly began to recount what happened back then?

Could it be that Hideki Hanyu is considering letting him off the hook in this matter because of his past relationship with the Yamaguchi-gumi?

But just as this thought crossed Hiroichi Yamato's mind, he saw Hideki Hanyu raise his foot with a smile and stomp hard on his left calf.

Click!

With the sound of bones breaking, Hiroshi Yamato's entire left leg bent at a bizarre ninety-degree angle.

"what!!!"

In an instant, Yamato Koichi, who had been clinging to a sliver of hope, clutched his leg and screamed in agony on the ground.

The sight of him in such agony sent chills down the spines of those around him.

No one expected that Hideki Hanyu, who had a smile on his face, would suddenly launch an attack.

No one could have imagined that this man, who was usually seen as gentle, talented, and incredibly wealthy, would be so tyrannical and ruthless.

Seeing Hideki Yuzuru's still smiling face, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

This was the first time that Hideki Hanyu had ever seen anyone like him, not even his close friend Asako Hirohashi.

But at this moment, Hideki Yuzuru paid no attention to other people's reactions. He bent down and looked at Koichi Yamato, who was still crying out in pain, and said in a cold tone.

"You rat in the gutter, do you know what you've done?"

What do you think I and others went through all that trouble to establish the Xidu Group, to exhaust personal connections and time to overcome policy restrictions, and to spend unimaginable resources and money to achieve everything we have today?
I want the Xidu Group to exist in the open.

At this point, Hideki Yuzuru pointed around, pointing to the factory where illegal immigrants were being held, the office building of the actresses' agency, and the people being controlled by bodyguards.

"But you fool, because of jealousy and greed, you almost ruined our efforts for your own selfish gain."

How dare you do that?!

Hideki Hanyu's words were not only directed at Koichi Yamato, but also at everyone involved in the event.

These fools really think they've only messed with Hideki Yuzuru, completely unaware that if this incident leads to some people implicating the Xidu Group, causing trouble for the Xidu Group, the efforts of many forces over the years will be wasted.

The wrath of these forces will surely burn these guys to ashes.

This result certainly sounds satisfying. But Hideki Yuzuru is not going to let the Saito Group, to which he has put so much effort, be buried with these fools just for his own pleasure.

The more Yuzuru Hideki thought about it, the angrier he became. He glanced at the other yakuza leaders who had been brought with him, grabbed the weapon from the bodyguard next to him, pulled the bolt, and aimed at these filthy bastards.

However, the next moment, Marco, who hadn't reacted at all when Hideki Hanyu broke Hiroshi Yamato's leg, immediately stepped forward to stop Hideki Hanyu.

Besides Marco, Asako Hirohashi also stepped forward immediately to offer advice.

"Hanyu-san, don't be impulsive!"

Meanwhile, the leaders who had been terrified by Hideki Hanyu's gun, took the opportunity to kneel down and beg for mercy, fearing that Hideki Hanyu would really shoot them all.

A moment later, Hideki Hanyu was persuaded to stop by the two.

Hirohashi Asako quickly asked, "It's almost time. Don't just get angry. Think about how to deal with these people first."

Having regained his composure, Hideki Hanyu feigned confusion upon hearing Asako Hirohashi's words.

"How do I solve this? What does this have to do with me?"
I only learned about illegal and criminal activities here by chance, and acted out of a sense of civic justice.

As Hideki Yuzuru spoke, he pointed to Koichi Yamato, who was still on the ground clutching his leg and groaning in pain.

“This gang leader, who organized illegal and criminal activities, tried to attack me and was injured in my self-defense. Although I was able to retaliate further, I could not abuse my power.”

Because only the PC (computer system) and official departments can resolve this issue.

As Hideki Hanyu spoke, he walked over to Taiji Oshima, reached out and pulled the good-for-nothing up from the ground, and then addressed everyone.

"Xidu Group is a law-abiding and tax-paying company. When faced with such a serious criminal case involving the corruption of its internal management, collusion with external forces to embezzle company assets, and even human trafficking, it is only natural to report it to the authorities immediately."

Am I right, President Oshima?

Taiji Oshima watched as Hideki Hanyu distorted the facts and called a deer a horse, but could only nod vaguely and say, "Mr. Hanyu is right."

"Very well, then please have President Oshima file a police report."

Hideki Hanyu handed a mobile phone to Taiji Oshima.

Under Hideki Hanyu's watchful gaze, Taiji Oshima, knowing that Hanyu intended to make him a target, had no choice but to grit his teeth and dial the police.

"Hello, I am……"

After Taiji Oshima began to report the incident, Hideki Hanyu did not continue listening. Instead, he pulled Asako Hirohashi to a secluded corner.

He took a notebook and wrote as he discussed the follow-up arrangements with Hirohashi Asako.

"Asako-san, if these people agree to act as witnesses for the prosecution, I will help them get out of the case."

And the board of directors…

After a while, Hirohashi Asako finally understood that Hideki Hanyu had made all the arrangements for this matter, from beginning to end.

The only thing she needed to worry about was maintaining communication with the upper echelons of the Xidu Group's board of directors to ensure a smooth conclusion to the incident.

Of course, there are some things that haven't been mentioned yet, which Hirohashi Asako needs to ask Hideki Hanyu.

"Hanyu-san, what should we do about Taiji Oshima?"

In this situation, Hideki Hanyu is clearly using Taiji Oshima as a target to draw attention, and the question is what to do with Taiji Oshima after he has been used.

"The problems of Xidu Group are so serious that half the responsibility lies with him. If it weren't for the fact that he still has some use, I would have thrown him into the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish long ago."

Even with this limited usefulness, it's only enough to keep him alive. Does Asako-san really intend for him to continue as president?

Hideki Hanyu looked at Asako Hirohashi with a puzzled expression.

Hirohashi Asako shook her head. "That's not what I meant. I just think Oshima Taiji is still useful. Why don't you let Hanyu-san hand him over to me?"

Hideki Hanyu said, "Since Asako-san has said so, then I'll leave it to you."

Hirohashi Asako then asked, "What about the new president of the Saito Group? Does Mr. Hanyu have a good candidate?"
The Xidu Group is in a special situation, and it has just encountered this kind of thing; ordinary people are not capable of sitting in the president's position.

Faced with this difficult problem, Hideki Hanyu pondered for a moment before uttering a name.

"Masahito Saeki."

Hirohashi Asako frowned and asked, "Is it the person in charge of the Kansai branch of the Saito Group?"

Hideki Yuzuru nodded. "That's right. When the Saito Group integrated the adult film industry in Kansai, Masahito Saeki handled it very well."

Even when facing powerful groups like the Yamaguchi-gumi and interference from other forces, the Kansai branch managed to maintain the company's bottom line in its subsequent operations.

This demonstrates that Masahito Saeki is adept at handling the complex business situation of the Saito Group.

Hirohashi Asako was surprised to hear this.

However, what surprised her was not Masahito Saeki, but the fact that even though neither she nor Hideki Hanyu managed the operations of the Saito Group, Hideki Hanyu knew the Saito Group better than she did.

Not only did they orchestrate this incident from the ground up, but they also had such a deep understanding of a person in charge at the Kansai branch.

Suddenly, Hirohashi Asako felt that the Hideki Hanyu in front of her was somewhat unfamiliar.

The same person, yet he's drifting further and further away from the Hideki Hanyu I remember.

Will there come a day...?

However, at that moment, Hideki Hanyu's voice suddenly interrupted Asako Hirohashi's thoughts.

"Asako-san, do you think that if we had appointed Masahito Saeki as the president of the Saito Group from the beginning, this situation wouldn't have happened?"

Hirohashi Asako replied, "Perhaps yes, perhaps no, and if yes, according to what Hanyu-san said, Saeki Masahito's actions would only be more serious than Oshima Taiji's, making it even more difficult for Hanyu-san to handle."

"Asako-san is right. Such an assumption is completely meaningless. I'm just making trouble for myself."

Hideki Hanyu scratched his head self-deprecatingly.

This slightly childish action, however, made Hirohashi Asako feel relieved.

Isn't it perfectly normal for Hideki Hanyu to change?

No matter how Hideki Hanyu changes, as long as he remains the same friend to her, why should she overthink it?

As Hideki Hanyu said, some assumptions in one's mind are meaningless and only cause unnecessary trouble.

Having figured things out, Hirohashi Asako continued, "So, what does Hanyu-san plan to do with these trafficked girls?"

"We don't need to worry about it, let the authorities handle it."

Just as Hideki Yuzuru finished speaking, a minivan drove in from the entrance, and four or five foreign girls got out.

Just as the girls were wondering about what was happening, Ziana Kolopova, who was waiting for Hideki Hanyu not far away, ran over and hugged the one who looked the youngest.

It's obvious without even guessing that it must be the younger sister he's been searching for.

Hideki Hanyu didn't have time to worry about these things for the time being. After explaining things to Asako Hirohashi, Marco came to ask him about it before the PC who received the report had even arrived.

"Boss, what should we do with these yakuza members?"

"Those who are not here, after the investigation is completed, let Da Yue and Shi handle it themselves."

As for those here…

Hideki Hanyu looked at the yakuza leaders at the edge of the crowd.

His gaze gradually turned cold. "Let the authorities take them away first. Someone will take care of them. But our people will keep an eye on them to make sure we can eliminate them completely."

……

At 2 p.m., a board meeting of Xidu Group was held at the former Xidu Group headquarters in the city.

Unlike previous meetings where only representatives attended, this time, at someone's request, almost all the behind-the-scenes figures were present.

To be precise, this was not a board meeting of Xidu Group.

Because at least 80 percent of the people present, on the surface, have no connection whatsoever with the Xidu Group.

This includes Hideki Hanyu, who sat in the chairman's seat and led the entire meeting.

Some board members were also unable to attend the meeting because they were taken away by the authorities.

The entire meeting was long and boring, so I won't go into details.

Only the final resolution was mentioned.

First, a consensus was reached on handling this case, which involved corruption among senior management, collusion with external forces to harm the group's interests, and a major human trafficking case.

Basically, everyone agreed with Hideki Hanyu's approach and promised to fully cooperate and support him.

Furthermore, it is necessary to determine how to deal with these board members involved in the case, either by completely expelling them from Xidu Group or by imposing certain penalties.

Finally, they agreed to Hideki Hanyu's proposal to promote Masahito Saeki, head of the Kansai branch of the Saito Group, to the position of president of the Saito Group.

Furthermore, Masahito Saeki nominated a successor for the Kansai branch.

And after Masahito Saeki took office, he learned from the lessons of this case and carried out a thorough reform of the Saito Group, etc.

In short, by the time the Xidu Group board meeting ended, and Hideki Yuzuru finished dealing with everything and walked out of the Xidu Group's gate, it was already nightfall, and the sky was full of stars and the moon.

Unsurprisingly, he has already missed the departure time of the Cloud Flight to Switzerland.

On the car ride back to Tokyo, Hideki Hanyu said to Kaoru Chiba, "Have the crew continue to coordinate with the airport. What kind of private jet is it if it doesn't wait for me to take off!"

Seeing that Chiba Kaoru had started a phone conversation, Hideki Hanyu turned to look at the two girls sitting next to him.

The two, one big and one small, are Ziana Kolopova and her sister.

The girls illegally trafficked by the Xidu Group have all been taken away by the authorities.

However, because they were under Hideki Hanyu's protection, Ziana Kolopova and her sister were destined not to be on the list of those to be taken away.

Not only that, Hideki Hanyu even planned to take the two of them home to visit.

But we'll talk about that later. Right now, the scumbag is admiring the sister he rescued.

Although she is a year younger than her sister, Tiana Kolopova, she is just as beautiful as her sister, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and a curvaceous figure.

Upon noticing that Hideki Hanyu was watching him and his sister, Ziana Kolopova immediately took the initiative to introduce them.

“Sir, this is my sister, Dalia Kolopova.”

(Photo of Elena Karimova)
(End of this chapter)