The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 33 Lucky Mutual Aid Society (25)

"Ah, Mr. Matsui! Hello." Inuyama Heita pretended to be a little embarrassed and said, "Because the food at this party is delicious, I accidentally took a little more. It should be... okay, right?"

Matsui looked at the tower of food on Inuyama Heita's plate, and his eyebrows jumped: This guy is really going to eat it back. But he still said gently: "It's okay, you can eat as much as you want, as long as it's not wasted..." When he thought about the benefits that Inuyama Heita could create for himself in the future, just eating a little bit of food was nothing, and if the other party was obedient, he could eat as much as he wanted.

"I won't waste it!" Inuyama Heita happily stuffed a piece of cake into his mouth.

Looking at Inuyama Heita's silly look, Matsui nodded secretly. The dumber the child, the easier it is for him to control him. This is a good thing. Then, Matsui moved closer and asked in a low voice, "Heita-kun, don't be nervous when you go on stage later. This is for everyone."

Inuyama Heita asked hesitantly, "Um, Mr. Matsui, is President Oiwa really what you said he was? Is this really not a misunderstanding?"

"Yes, if my investigation is correct." Matsui said seriously, "I didn't know about this before. I only noticed something strange recently. I have worked with the president for more than a year. After discovering these things, I was the one who suffered the most and could not believe it the most. But for the innocent people in the mutual aid association, this is what we have to do. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Inuyama Heita nodded seriously and said, "I believe you."

Matsui smiled and said, "It's great to have your trust. For the sake of everyone in the mutual aid association, let's work hard together. Only after we overcome this difficulty can we have a better tomorrow."

"Hmm! Baji, Baji..."

In a harmonious atmosphere, the party was finally about to begin. The members were seated in an orderly manner, with senior members sitting in the front row and other ordinary members sitting behind. As usual, Qian Xiaoyi found a seat at the back and sat down. He took out popcorn from his bag and held it in one hand, with a cup of Coke in the other hand, and stared at the stage in front with anticipation. He was fully prepared, looking excited as if waiting for a movie to start.

The lights in the venue gradually dimmed, and the noisy voices of the members gradually turned into whispers as the lights became brighter, and then everything fell silent. They could all feel that this gathering was different from the previous ones, and there might be something important that needed to be announced.

In the darkness on both sides of the stage, Matsui was on the left, Inuyama Heita stood behind him, and President Oiwa was on the right. The two looked at each other calmly for a few seconds. Matsui smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, indicating that President Oiwa should come on stage.

President Oiwa snorted, straightened his collar, and strode into the bright light of the stage.

"Hello everyone." President Oiwa said while holding the microphone.

"Hello, President Oiwa!" the audience responded in unison.

President Oiwa looked at the pairs of eyes that admired him from the audience, nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Is everyone's life still LUCKY this week?"

"LUCKY!"

Qian Xiaoyi curled his lips. It was the same opening as last time. It was really boring. Let’s get started.

"Everyone is full of energy today!" President Oiwa said, "I believe everyone is satisfied with today's gathering, right? As you can see, there are exquisite foods on the long table. Even I couldn't help but take a few to eat. It can be said that the arrangement is very thoughtful. All of this is the credit of our old friend, Mr. Matsui. Do you all know him?" "Yes."

"Of course."

"Who doesn't know Mr. Matsui? He was the one who introduced us to the club."

“It’s hard not to know him.”

The members responded in a flurry, while Matsui, standing aside, still had a smile on his face, seemingly not sensing any crisis.

"That's right, who doesn't know Mr. Matsui?" President Oiwa continued, "Everyone knows him. No matter what happens, the first person they think of is him. Reliability seems to be his motto. Who here has not received help from Mr. Matsui? Even I have benefited from Mr. Matsui. You may think that because I am the president of the Lucky Mutual Aid Association, Mr. Matsui must be my subordinate. This is a wrong understanding."

Everyone fell silent and listened quietly.

President Oiwa said: "In fact, Mr. Matsui and I are more like partners. It's just that I am a few years older and have a little more talent, so I became the president. You may not know that it was Mr. Matsui who proposed the idea of ​​establishing the mutual aid association. It can be said that without him, there would be no Lucky Mutual Aid Association today. Mr. Matsui is the well-deserved pillar of our Lucky Mutual Aid Association!"

"Mr. Matsui is awesome!"

"I thought Mr. Matsui was just President Oiwa's secretary?"

"Mr. Matsui, I love you!"

“…But.” President Oiwa changed the subject and said in a somewhat gloomy tone: “Recently, I discovered that this seemingly reliable pillar has a crack.”

This sentence spread throughout the entire venue, causing the venue to be silent. Everyone wondered if they had just heard something wrong. Was President Oiwa... blaming Mr. Matsui? Everyone turned to look at Matsui, who was still standing there with a smile on his face, without moving.

"Hey~ This is a game of suppressing before promoting." Qian Xiaoyi took a bite of popcorn and said to himself, "It seems that this old otaku's one-year term as president was not in vain."

President Oiwa glanced at Matsui, whose expression had gradually changed from a smile to a calm one, so President Oiwa was encouraged and continued to speak, his voice becoming somewhat sad: "...Matsui and I have known each other for a long time, and we are true friends. Our relationship is seen by everyone. At first I couldn't believe that such a thing would happen, but self-deception is undoubtedly the most potent chronic poison. I can't tolerate my friend doing such a thing, especially to you. The Lucky Mutual Aid Association is a big family, he is my friend, my family, and you are also... So I decided to tell you something I discovered recently. Everyone should know that members of our mutual aid association need to donate one twentieth of their income to charity every month. This is a large sum of money, basically used to help members who can turn their luck around and change everyone's destiny, but..."

There was some commotion at the meeting. President Oiwa took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision, and said, "Matsui, he embezzled the donations!"

The scene was in an uproar!
(End of this chapter)