The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 347 Pre-War Preparations (2)

Regarding how Japanese people express a group's exclusion of an individual, there is mostly only one way, which is to ignore that person.

They will use this kind of cold violence to treat those who don't fit in. This method can not only prevent the other party from hating them, but also express that they have the same position as others. It can be said to be a very representative way of exclusion of the nation.

In a closed society like Japan, the destructive power of this kind of exclusion on the local people is beyond imagination. Those who are excluded will gradually get stuck in a dead end, become self-doubting and fearful all day long, and finally become depressed and have to do some flattering things to curry favor with others, becoming a lower-level existence. In this way, the purpose of exclusion is achieved.

When Masato Shichijo first started working at WTV, he actually enjoyed this kind of treatment, except that the "Horror Night GO" program team he was in charge of was a little more enthusiastic towards him, after all, this was related to the funding of the program team.

Although other people were also respectful to him, apart from that, there was no other communication. This was the attitude of everyone. They all looked at Shichijo Masato coldly and did not make any contact with him. No matter if he was the grandson of a major shareholder or not, he was not one of them after all.

However, Nanajo Masato, who had just returned from abroad, did not feel anything about this. Instead, he was somewhat glad that he did not have to go through all that nonsense of greetings. He went to work and came home from work as usual every day. His superiors did not dare to say anything harsh to him, and he lived a very comfortable life.

But since that night, he suddenly had a feeling.

——He was being watched.

In the past, when he came to the office, everyone would just greet him politely, then try to avoid eye contact and ignore him.

Now he felt that the gazes around him were everywhere, and he could even hear the whispers, but when he turned around, he found that everyone was still doing their work without looking away, as if the feeling just now was just an illusion.

"Boss Nanajo, you're famous now."

Qian Xiaoyi called and said jokingly, "Now everyone knows about your 'glorious deeds'. I guess you have heard about it, right?"

Nanajo Masato said in confusion: "No, I haven't heard any news. I just feel that people are looking at me strangely now. It's really awkward to feel that I'm the only one kept in the dark."

"Haha, your workplace relationships are too bad." Qian Xiaoyi gloated on the phone, "It's all over WTV now. You were so arrogant a few nights ago that you insisted on staying in the VIP suite on the top floor, and even tried to break in violently. Everyone said you wanted to take girls up there to have fun. When I was recording the opening credits of Horror Night GO, someone came to me to gossip and asked me if it was true."

"You are popular." Nanajo Masato shook his head with a wry smile, and then said, "If they just put me in a position where no one cares and let me do it myself, then now it is obvious that they are isolating me. The rumors spread that I was portrayed as an unlearned and unskilled playboy. In this way, no one dares to stand on the same front with me." "But the target of our efforts has never been this group of people, right?" Qian Xiaoyi said, "This group of people are just fence-sitters. They will help whoever wins. If you can control the situation and become the righteous side, then they will turn around and curry favor with you and help you to count your enemies."

This is also the brilliance of the Japanese cold violence. Although they use cold violence, at least they do not offend anyone on the surface. In this way, no matter what the situation is, they can instantly change sides, switch camps, become "gregarious", and say some "I knew it a long time ago" after the fact. This is the way of survival for most people here.

"So, how are things going between you and Miss Tachibana?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

"Thanks to Ms. Tachibana, we have contacted several people. She has not given up the investigation in the past two years." Nanajo Masato said, "Those people are artists who have successfully retired from Starlight Agency. We secretly visited several of them after get off work these few days. After I revealed my identity, they all expressed their willingness to come forward, but...if it is really as they said, that WTV and Starlight Agency have become so dark, then these few people alone are far from enough."

"Is that so?" Qian Xiaoyi said, "I'm almost ready here, just waiting for you to finish yours, and then we can act at the same time."

Nanajo Masato said, "Not yet. We need to wait a little longer... We need more shocking evidence. By the way, is your safety okay? If the company's top management knew that you were involved in this, you would probably be threatened, just like the detective back then."

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. I'm not involved in any real investigations, and I don't have any key evidence in my hands. The higher-ups won't even look at me. Don't forget, my identity has always been a 'exorcist'. Apart from those supernatural phenomena, I don't care about anything. So as long as you take the lead, nothing will happen to me. Moreover, I have some connections in the underworld. If they want to take action against me, I will know in advance. Don't be too surprised if you see me suddenly running back to China."

"I won't let that happen." Nanajo Masato said, "Ms. Tachibana sent me another piece of information about a suspected victim. I'm leaving now."

"Okay, let's talk next time." Qian Xiaoyi hung up the phone. In fact, he still had some things to say to Shichijo Masato.

That is, given Nanajo Masato's current situation, his actions in finding evidence may have been completely known to the enemy, so while he is trying hard to dig out evidence, the other party must be trying their best to bury the evidence. In this case, Qian Xiaoyi is not optimistic about Nanajo Masato's current situation at all. He is an airborne senior official who has returned to China for less than a year and has very shallow connections. It is only because of his special identity that he would have been killed long ago.

"Alas... you still have to rely on me." Qian Xiaoyi shook his head, dialed another number, and asked: "Hello? Miss Gao Gu? It's me, Qian Xiaoyi. I heard that Qiqi's batch has passed the selection? Is that so? Then congratulations, the previous episode of "Horror Night GO" that Qiqi and her group starred in was well received, so I suddenly remembered this matter, so I called to ask...

What? They've been wanting to come visit me to thank me? Asking me when I'm free? Haha, you're really polite. If you want to come, just come during normal working hours. I don't have any commissions during this period, so I'm usually in the office..."

(End of this chapter)