Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 362 132: Business Trip

The crowd quickly split into two groups.

Those who were loyal to the Sumitomo family or Butler Kubo came out first, picked up the dagger in Butler Kubo's hand, walked to the Special Affairs Bureau's extraordinary man who didn't even have the strength to speak, squatted down, and stabbed the other's thigh with the knife.

"ho"

The man shuddered and let out a muffled groan.

The blood-stained dagger was passed to the next person, and each person was stabbed in a place that was not fatal for the time being.

The remaining few people looked around and saw that some people were already surrounded. It was obvious that everything had been planned in advance and they did not intend to let others escape.

Omura Ichiryu clenched his fists, then slowly relaxed them, looking slowly at Sumitomo Shunsuke: "Third Master, what you said makes sense. The Sumitomo family has helped me a lot over the years, and I have no reason to be a shameless villain. If I betray them at this time, isn't it the Special Affairs Bureau? Let's do it! I will obey Third Master's orders in everything!"

He drew the Malay sword from his waist, walked straight over, and stabbed the man with the sword, almost taking his dying life.

The others also understood what Omura meant, and they all expressed their loyalty to Sumitomo Shunsuke without even looking at Butler Kubo who was standing beside them.

Kubo's face darkened visibly, while Sumitomo Shunsuke looked like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and he clenched his hands secretly and placed them behind his back.

This starts with the current situation of the Sumitomo family.

Kubo was originally the current butler of the Sumitomo main family. When the Special Affairs Bureau was conducting a liquidation, it was he who rescued the only direct bloodline of the Sumitomo family and slowly gathered the scattered forces, leading to the current situation.

He can be said to be a great contributor to the Sumitomo family. In the eyes of many people, what he did was more perfect than the back-up plan reserved by the Sumitomo family.

At the same time, he did not appear to be so loyal. Instead, he acted like a powerful official, monopolizing all the power. Many times, Sumitomo Toshisuke behaved like a mascot.

Some people were quite dissatisfied with this. After all, Butler Kubo had attracted them by claiming to be the orphan of the Sumitomo family.

But more people are indifferent to the so-called Sumitomo family. A small number of them become loyal fans of Butler Kubo for the benefits promised by the other party, while most of them just want to find a backer to resist the integration of the Special Affairs Bureau. As for this nominal family, any enemy of the Special Affairs Bureau will do.

Therefore, the situation that Butler Kubo has arranged now is nothing more than an attempt to completely subdue those fence-sitters and force them to sit on the same boat, either reaching the New World or sinking in the ocean.

Omura Ichiryū was unwilling to obey orders so completely, so he used the known information to stand on the side of Sumitomo Shunsuke. In this way, once he succeeded in killing Noguchi Takeshi, he could rely on the righteousness of Sumitomo Shunsuke to check and balance Butler Kubo.

This is the best solution for the current situation.

After the rest of the people followed suit, Sumitomo Toshisuke's apparent strength increased greatly. Although it was still not as strong as the power controlled by Kubo, it should not be underestimated and was enough to make the other party wary.

"This guy is quite patient." Omura stood aside and thought silently.

Yes, with a powerful enemy at hand, they will have no need to fight for power unless they get rid of Noguchi Takeshi and plunge the Special Affairs Bureau into chaos. Otherwise, if they are defeated tomorrow, what will be the point of fighting for power?

Moreover, it is likely that Kubo is the only one who can contact that important insider. If we don't snatch him away, we will always be at a disadvantage.

Kubo picked up the dagger on the ground, grabbed the Special Affairs Bureau's extraordinary hair, and pulled his head back.

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for following the wrong person."

After saying that, he stabbed his throat with a dagger and was completely freed.

Omura smiled slightly. It was obvious that these words were meant for them. It seemed that his method had caught him off guard, and it also proved that he could not deal with Sumitomo Shunsuke for the time being.

"Thank you for your hard work. The accommodation is ready. Let's continue to follow our guide Kudo and go to the hot spring hotel where we will stay to relieve our fatigue."

People left one after another, and soon, only Butler Kubo and Sumitomo Shunsuke were left in the box.

"This Omura Ichiryu is quite interesting."

The uneasiness on Sumitomo Shunsuke's face quickly disappeared the moment they left. He sat back down and tasted the food on the table that almost no one had touched.

"Master, this man has great ambitions." Butler Kubo changed his previous attitude of a powerful official, knelt quietly aside, and said respectfully.

"It's not a bad thing to have ambition. The key is how to use it." Sumitomo put down his chopsticks and poured a cup of tea. "Learn more from Noguchi Takeshi. How he trained a group of unruly extraordinary people into talents of great use."

Kubao was hesitant to speak and could only say yes.

Behind the Special Affairs Bureau is the Holy Infant Society. Even if they do not take action, they can solve many problems by leveraging the situation. In addition, they have an official status, so they are naturally persuasive, and even the remuneration they offer is very high.

But many extraordinary people become arrogant after gaining strength and want more power.

The Special Affairs Bureau also has several team leaders who can keep things in check, and Noguchi himself is also strong. All these factors combined have led to the current structure of the Special Affairs Bureau.

All they can rely on now are empty promises and the wealth of the Sumitomo family.

"Noguchi Takeshi won't lead the team to Nara so soon. During these few days, you should select a few reliable confidants to go to Miyagi Prefecture. The only one I can control is Saotome. The few new extraordinary people who escaped here are already getting restless."

"Yes, I will make them completely submissive."

"Try to keep them alive. The plan still requires them to do things for the Chanxin Sect."

Sumitomo Shunsuke looked gloomy: "We only have one chance."

"Don't worry, Mr. Kawakami. We are a gold medal housekeeping company. During your business trip for half a month, we will help take care of Miss Kawakami meticulously and keep your home spotless! Aunt Sato raised four children by herself and has served more than a hundred employers, all of whom have given her good reviews. If Aunt Sato had not refused to be a long-term worker, someone would have asked her to be a full-time housekeeper long ago!"

The agent from the housekeeping company brought a little old lady, who was about fifty years old and looked very skillful and kind, and made a loud guarantee at Kawakami's new house.

Kawakami looked at Aunt Sato carefully. At least she looked nice. The first impression was very good.

"Then I'll trouble you for the next half month, Aunt Sato. Don't worry about the money. Just prepare the best meals and I will reimburse you according to the bill." Tatsuya Kawakami asked solemnly.

If he still had a little resentment towards his mother, he only felt guilt and heartache towards his sister Kawakami Kazuha.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your sister and make her plump and healthy." Aunt Sato is very experienced and she already has a rough idea of ​​the budget and nutritional menu from the tone of Kawakami's voice.

He Ye, who was in the wheelchair, nervously tugged at his brother's clothes and muttered in a low voice: "Brother, just eat as usual."

Kawakami didn't listen to her, but just patted her hands.

If he wasn't afraid of being exposed, he would have hired a full-time housekeeper long ago. Now there is no other way, otherwise he would not let someone else take care of his sister for such a long time. She is very soft-hearted, and if they really get to know each other well, she might say something suspicious.

"What I'm most worried about are the extraordinary people who have been against the Special Affairs Bureau recently. If He Ye wants to go out, just walk around nearby. Don't go far away. If neighbors come over, there's no need to greet them deliberately."

"I understand. We have information in this regard and we know where the chaos is. We will definitely not take Miss Kawakami to such a place. We will contact you as soon as anything happens." "That's good," Kawakami pretended to be relaxed.

After giving them the keys and agreeing on the official start time tomorrow, Kawakami politely declined Aunt Sato's kindness and sent them out of the house.

When I came back, I saw Kazuha hiding half of her body behind the wall, looking at Kawakami Tatsuya cautiously.

Kawakami sighed. He knew that his sister had always felt insecure and was quite resistant to the care of outsiders. However, he had already found out the clues about the Duxin Cult. The leader Chaofan went to the northeast to start a new sect.

Judging from the time point, nothing had happened to the Sumitomo family at that time, so that extraordinary person probably received some new orders and went there to develop again.

Once he finds that extraordinary person, he can continue to dig deeper. He will not let go of any of the people behind the scenes.

This would definitely take a long time, and he was exaggerating even though he said half a month.

"This business trip is very important to me, He Ye, I promise you that I will be back in half a month at the earliest and one month at the latest." Kawakami Tatsuya's mouth was covered by He Ye's panicked hands.

"I, I heard that saying something like this before parting is like raising a flag, and bad things will happen later." He Ye explained.

Tatsuya Kawakami was speechless, and followed Kazuha's advice and did not continue speaking.

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"I've already made arrangements with mom. The hospital will send a car to pick you up every Monday. We'll contact you when the time comes. Just ask Aunt Sato to go with you. But you have to keep an eye on the time and get back before dinner."

Kawakami and Ye suddenly felt very distressed. Money. Such pick-up and drop-off must be very expensive.

"I've said it many times, money is no longer a problem, but being frugal is also a good thing."

"I also have a brother who makes money and can ask me for it when he needs it."

"Drawing? Is your comic serialized?" Tatsuya Kawakami knew that his sister had a hobby of drawing, but he seldom saw the finished product. He only knew that her computer desktop was drawn by herself, a very beautiful pastoral portrait of a beautiful girl, with sunshine, sunflowers, and the girl with open arms.

This was probably the dream scene she longed for.

Kawakami Kazuha replied guiltily: "I just drew illustrations for some light novels, but they are not serialized."

Tatsuya Kawakami knew she was lying, but he didn't expose her.

It's rare that my sister has some secrets, so let her keep them.

The next day.

After officially handing his sister over to Aunt Sato, a housekeeping expert, Tatsuya Kawakami got on a car to Fukushima Prefecture on the pretext of a job interview.

Yes, it is bus passenger transport.

First of all, he was not feeling safe sitting in the plane. If he really fell from the plane while performing aerial acrobatics, he would not be able to survive even if his strength increased tenfold. He did not want to take such a risk.

Originally, people could still take the Shinkansen, but Tokyo, the railway transit center of the Kanto region, is still in the process of recovery and the railway system has not been fully repaired.

The only options left were bus or sea transport, and he chose the former.

The job he applied for did exist, and he even had a formal offer, but he got it by using his financial ability.

"You are Kawakami?"

When he took out his cell phone to check the news, someone called out his name.

He subconsciously reached into his arms, but quickly stopped. He remembered that he had not brought the two seamless steel pipes with him in order to pass the strict security check, and planned to look for them after landing.

"You are..." Kawakami looked at the other person. He was wearing a mask. From the exposed face, he seemed to be about the same age as him, but he already had white hair at the temples. "Tanaka?"

He could barely make it out.

"Haha, you can recognize this." Tanaka took off his mask with a smile, revealing Kawakami's familiar face.

"Isn't your home in Shikoku? Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Nara?" Kawakami asked with a sincere smile and hit the other person's shoulder.

They were classmates of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and lived in the same dormitory. They had a very good relationship. Otherwise, he would not have felt so sad about the sacrifice of the Maritime Self-Defense Force in Tokyo Bay. There were quite a few friends he knew among them.

"Haha, I'm just changing trains and going to Akita Prefecture to do some things." Tanaka said with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"I wanted to contact you, but I don't want you to see me in this embarrassing state, so forget it."

"What about you? Going to Fukushima or somewhere else?"

After hearing what Tanaka said, Kawakami sighed and said, "The situation here is not very good right now. I want to go to Fukushima to work. When things stabilize, I will bring my sister over and live there in the future. Of course, the premise is that I can adapt to the new job."

"I see. Nara is indeed not peaceful lately. Why don't you go to Osaka or Kyoto?" Tanaka asked casually.

"The competition is too fierce. I can't compete with them." Kawakami can explain this easily. "How about you? Are you going so far to Akita?"

Tanaka nodded slightly, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said, "You may not know this yet, but I've retired."

Kawakami opened his mouth but said nothing. After experiencing a battle in which all his comrades were killed or wounded, it was normal to have such thoughts.

"My girlfriend died and was buried in her hometown in Akita. I missed her, so I went to see her." Tanaka forced a smile.

Kawakami gently patted Tanaka's shoulder and said, "Why didn't you say that during our previous chat? Sorry, she did it for the country."

"Yes. For the country." There was a hint of sarcasm in Tanaka's tone.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and the two of them lowered their heads, as if they didn't know what to say.

"Was the situation very critical back then?" Kawakami should have avoided this topic, just like he had done when he was chatting with the other party online before, but for some reason, he couldn't help himself this time.

"Critical? Oh, I guess so. But in the final analysis, it's not——"

Anger rose on Tanaka's face. He looked around but didn't say the name.

Kawakami vaguely realized who he wanted to talk about.

(End of this chapter)