The Motherland Comes to the United States

The next day, the early morning sunlight gently penetrated the gaps in the curtains and sprinkled into the clean and warm kitchen.

Mikuri Moriyama was wearing simple home clothes, with her long hair gently tied up, a gentle and satisfied smile on her face, and she was busy arranging the freshly cooked breakfast in her hands - steaming toast, golden fried eggs and two cups of steaming milk. Every detail revealed her delicacy as a good wife and mother.

Breakfast is ready.

Bai Ye and Moriyama Mikuri sat at the dining table and tasted the food together.

Suddenly.

Bai Ye put down the cutlery in his hand, his expression became serious and solemn: "Shili, there is something I have to tell you after careful consideration!"

"what?"

Mikuri Moriyama blinked her beautiful eyes.

"My father is dead." Bai Ye looked sad.

"what?"

Moriyama Mikuri's eyes widened in shock.

"Don't worry about what happened last night. He died easily. It was a myocardial infarction. He was gone after a good sleep." Bai Ye said.

“Then…then then then…”

Moriyama Mikuri stuttered, not knowing what to say.

Bai Ye: "I may have to go abroad to deal with the aftermath, but now there is a problem..."

"Is...is there anything I can help with?" Moriyama Mikuri asked hurriedly.

"Shili, it would be great if you are willing to help!" Bai Ye said seriously, "Then, the family company will be handed over to you!"

"What?!" Moriyama Mikuri was so scared that she almost jumped up: "Company?"

"Yes, forgive me for not telling you before. Our family company is quite large. It is almost the largest cleaning company in Japan, with a market value of 10 billion US dollars. It was originally managed by that old man. He always wanted me to inherit the family business, but I was too lazy to get involved, so the company is now without a manager and leader." Bai Ye said: "I have to go overseas again now, so I can only ask you to take care of the affairs at home!"

"No! I can't do it!" Moriyama Mikuri waved his hands and said, "How can I know how to manage a company? I was even laid off several times when I was an intern!"

"Shili, do you think I know how to manage a company? I don't know either! But the company belongs to our family, we can't just ignore it, right?" Bai Ye said, "So this matter must be handled by you! If you don't understand, just learn. I believe that with your wisdom, Shili, you will be able to get the hang of it quickly! You are a graduate student from a good university!"

"But...but what if I make the wrong decision?" Moriyama Mikuri said helplessly.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to help, but she feels that her small shoulders cannot bear such a heavy responsibility.

Bai Ye: "Even if you mess up the company and it collapses, it's okay. It means that our family business will be cut off when it comes to me. It's destined. Our daily expenses are paid by an overseas trust company, 600 million yen, 4 US dollars per month. In a hundred years, we will only receive 4800 million US dollars, so we can receive it for hundreds of years, and it will not affect our lives at all."

Moriyama Mikuri looked at Bai Ye in shock: No, is our family so domineering?
In this way, Moriyama Mikuri was fooled by Bai Ye and became the chairman of the company. He had his own career and no longer had to stick to Bai Ye all day long.

Bai Ye now has time to continue his strategy plan.

……

Osaka, Hattori family.

The beautiful woman, Shizuka Hattori, with her hair tied up, dressed like a good wife and mother. After preparing dinner, she took off her apron and changed into home clothes. Although her outfit was simple, it still couldn't conceal her extraordinary charm. Time has left no trace on her.

"I am back!"

There were steady and powerful footsteps outside the door, and Hattori Heizo's voice was heard.

After changing his shoes, Hattori Heizo walked into the house, as usual, with a smile on his face and his eyes shining with love for his family.

"Where is that kid Heiji?" asked Hattori Heizo.

"He and Kazuha went to Tokyo to travel and look for that boy named Kudo." Hattori Shizuka replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Hattori Heizo was slightly stunned, and then he smiled: "The child has grown up."

He walked to the dining table and looked at the delicious food. A warm feeling welled up in his heart. He was so lucky to have such a wife.

Dinner time.

Hattori Heizo and Hattori Shizuka sat around the dining table.

"How was your day?" asked Hattori Heizo.

Hattori Shizuka chuckled and talked about what happened today. She learned three new dishes in the cooking class, played karuta with her best friend, and won a lot of money.

She has many hobbies. In addition to kendo, she also likes cooking, and she likes to play karuta. Many years ago, she was even the queen of karuta. She retired from the karuta world only because of marriage and having children. But she still plays karuta with her friends occasionally, and her strength is still very strong. When Toyama Kazuha, the future daughter-in-law, competed with the noble Ooka Momiji for Hattori Heiji, Hattori Shizuka sided with her daughter-in-law. Under her careful guidance, Toyama Kazuha's karuta level improved to an extremely high level within three days. In the end, Toyama Kazuha won the game and defeated Hattori Heiji.

"Jinghua, I have something to tell you." Hattori Heizo waited patiently for Hattori Jinghua to finish her story before he spoke.

"what's up?"

Hattori Shizuka seemed to have expected something, and the smile on her face slowly faded.

"Someone was plotting against me. I made some mistakes at work, and someone caught me." Hattori Heizo said slowly while chewing his food.

"Is it serious?" Hattori Shizuka asked solemnly.

"Hmm..." Hattori Heizo pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say! Regarding money matters...some things don't weigh more than four ounces if they are not weighed, but if they are weighed, they weigh more than a thousand pounds! It depends on how the matter is characterized. If you are lucky, I guess nothing will happen, and you will be criticized internally; but if you are unlucky, you may be fired from your public office and lose your job...In the worst case, you may have to go to jail for a few years."

Some things are really hard to explain.

Just like some civil engineers, after graduation they became safety officers. They were lucky enough to work in Shanghai at the age of 24, until one day a tower crane at the construction site collided with a train. They were sentenced to 42 years in prison. When they were released, they celebrated their 66th birthday directly. This was a blessing in their life.

"Is there any room for easing the situation?" asked Hattori Shizuka.

This family was basically supported by Hattori Heizo's position as the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters. Now not only has he lost his job, but he is also going to jail. It can be said that their family has collapsed.

Hattori Heizo smiled bitterly and said, "It's mainly about the Metropolitan Police Department. My old classmate who is my direct superior has been involved in a politician scandal and has been detained. I am just an innocent victim. My case is neither big nor small. It all depends on how determined the higher-ups are to investigate."

"...I understand." Hattori Shizuka sighed.

Where do all these corrupt elements come from? Isn't that just your internal fighting?
Hattori Heizo was able to become the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters. It was impossible for a high-ranking official of this level not to take sides. When the supporters above suddenly fell, they would definitely become frightened birds. Neither of them spoke, and continued to eat dinner quietly. The only sound in the restaurant was the gentle collision of tableware.

After dinner, the two of them did as usual. Hattori Heizo was responsible for cleaning up the dishes, while Hattori Shizuka began to prepare the bath water.

After taking a shower, they both went back to bed, ready for the night to come.

Hattori Heizo soon fell into a deep sleep, his breathing steady and deep, as if all his worries had dissipated with the night.

But Hattori Shizuka tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

She looked at the ceiling, her thoughts racing: How could such a good family suddenly become like this?

Every speck of dust of the times, when it falls on a person, is like a mountain!

Even a family of their level.

Qu Wanting also feels that she is wronged, and she hints in the song: It rains suddenly on a sunny day, washing away all the grievances of these years... Give me the final answer, and put an end to this helpless injustice...

The more popular Qu Wantian’s songs became, the colder Northeast China became in 2002.

"Go to sleep!"

Hattori Heizo suddenly said.

At this time, Hattori Shizuka realized that her husband couldn't sleep either.

Yes, who can sleep when faced with something like this?

……

The next day.

Hattori Heizo went to work.

But Hattori Shizuka stayed at home, but couldn't sit still. She felt that she should do something.

To be honest, both Hattori Heizo and Hattori Shizuka came from good family backgrounds, both were local Brahmins in Osaka. It’s just that Hattori Heizo rose too high with his personal abilities, so high that he even got involved in the struggle among the Celestial Dragons.

This is definitely not something their family can solve.

However, with the power of the family, it is still possible to leverage some relationships.

Hattori Shizuka began to run around, trying to fight for a chance of survival for her husband.

It can be said that Hattori Shizuka had some understanding of her husband. He might have made many small mistakes, but she would never dare to make big mistakes like murder, arson, robbery and rape. It would be a pity for such a high-ranking official to fall because of some boring things.

After searching for a long time, Shizuka Hattori finally found the leader of her husband Heizo Hattori's circle, a member of parliament named Ituo Togashi.

The manor of Togashi Ito has a superior geographical location and elegant design. The garden has small bridges, flowing water, and winding paths, like a moving ink painting.

Led by a beautiful maid, Hattori Shizuka walked through the well-trimmed garden, crossed the small stone bridge connecting the two sides of the pond, and finally came in front of Togashi Ituo.

At this time, it was the leisure time in the afternoon. It was Togashi Itsuo, wearing a men's kimono, standing on the quaint little bridge, gently scattering fish food in his hands, attracting the colorful fish in the pond to compete for the food.

Sensing the arrival of Hattori Shizuka, Togashi Ito slowly turned around, and his eyes, which had experienced countless political storms, looked particularly sharp in the sunlight.

This inevitably caused a sense of awe to arise in Hattori Shizuka's heart.

Maybe her kendo skills are good enough to beat ten old men like this, but a single word from them can decide the fate of her entire family.

"Here it comes." Togashi Ituo said lightly.

At that moment, there was a subtle and tense atmosphere in the air.

"Yes!" Hattori Shizuka bowed and replied.

Togashi Ito sat down on the bamboo chair next to him: "Tell me what you want from me."

"My husband, Hattori Heizo, has been having difficulties recently..." Shizuka Hattori found it difficult to start, and she told the story of what happened to Hattori Heizo in a disjointed manner: "I would like to ask Councillor Togashi to help him."

After saying this, she bowed again, with a hint of pleading in her tone.

With Togashi Ito's influence in the political arena, if he could get his help, perhaps just a few words would be enough to help Hattori Heizo solve the current problem.

"There are a lot of people who ask me to do things for them. If everyone comes to me and says a few nice words, I will do things for them. Then I'd better not be a councilor and become a volunteer." Togashi Itsuo said indifferently.

Hattori Shizuka said unwillingly: "But my husband Hattori Heizo is a subordinate of your subordinate, Councillor Togashi..."

You're my little brother, wouldn't you feel embarrassed not to save him?

Doesn't that mean you can't cover it up anymore?

"How dare you say that!" Togashi Itsuo sneered twice. "Your husband is a well-known hypocrite in the circle. I helped him get promoted, and he only got a few empty words of thanks? When he was asked to do something, he made excuses and tried to protect his reputation... Who can't see through his Tai Chi skills? He's a thousand-year-old fox, and he's still playing Liao Zhai in front of me! After rolling into this quagmire, who is innocent?"

"Besides, this incident happened because someone in their small team got into trouble and was caught by their political enemies. It made things so serious that I was put in a passive position. I haven't caused trouble for them yet, which is already merciful enough. Now they want me to risk getting into trouble and lend a hand to them?"

Hattori Shizuka was silent for a long time, then she begged, "Togashi, please help me save my husband. I will do whatever you want me to do."

"If it can save your husband...you can really do anything?" Togashi Itsuo said expressionlessly.

His gaze was like an abyss.

Hattori Shizuka seemed to realize something, her face turned pale in an instant, and the shame in her heart surged like a tide, almost drowning her.

She clenched her hands into fists, her nails digging deep into her palms. The pain made her a little more sober.

She understood that she was standing at a crossroads, and once she took that step, she might never be able to turn back.

However, when she thought about her husband Hattori Heizo being in prison and her ignorant son still traveling with his fiancée, the burden of the family fell on her shoulders...

Hattori Shizuka felt helpless. She raised her head with a sad look in her eyes: "Yes, I am willing to do whatever you ask me to do. As long as I can save my husband, I am willing to pay any price." (End of this chapter)