I am a literary giant in Japan

If we have to pick out a recognized No. 1 novel from the Japanese popular literature world, that novel can only be, and will only be, Yamazaki Toyoko's "White Tower."

If we have to pick out a recognized No. 1 TV series among the vast number of Japanese TV dramas, that TV series can only be the 2003 version of "White Tower" adapted from the novel.

In front of this medical workplace masterpiece, the ancient era's ratings champion "Blood Coagulation", the "Tokyo Love Story" and "Long Holiday" that swept the world in the 1980s and 1990s, and the world-famous "Hanzawa Naoki" and "The Winner is Justice" after the millennium will all become dim.

From various perspectives, the plagiarized "White Tower" is the best choice to transition between "Hagane Naoki 1" and "Hagane Naoki 2".

The Japanese popular literature world, which had already begun to develop at this time, also needed such a stabilizing force to consolidate its literary soil.

However, this was just a fleeting thought in Kitagawa Hide's mind. He still needed to think carefully about how to implement it, when to start plagiarizing, and how to adapt it to this era and this country of Japan.

Now Kitagawa Hide's main focus is still on "Asakusa Red Group" and "The Villain".

After saying goodbye to Professor Ukai and the other two, Kitagawa Hide, Saito Rena, and Hikigaya Nako first went to a nearby Western restaurant to eat something, and then had a brief discussion about the Hayashi Masumi case.

This interview was probably Kitagawa Hide's last chance to meet them.

When he wrote The Villain later, he couldn't ask the person involved if he encountered any difficulties.

The execution speed of death penalty in Japan is very fast. In many cases, after the verdict is made on the same day, the prisoner is sent to the crematorium for cremation within a few days.

Of course, according to normal legal procedures, there are waiting periods, appeal periods and execution periods. It is normal for some cases to be delayed for one or two years before execution.

But the case of Hayashi Masumi is too sensitive, and the social pressure is too great, just like the scum of the Aum Shinrikyo cult.

The sooner the case is handled, the sooner the credibility of the government and judicial organs will be restored.

Compared with the power of certain top authorities, the law is nothing.

Nako Hikigaya gave Kitagawa Hide some advice from a professional's perspective.

She couldn't go to the interview with Mr. Beichuan, so she had to try her best to help Mr. Beichuan come up with ideas and make sure he didn't miss any important information.

Rena Saito also analyzed in detail some important elements needed for writing a book from an editor's perspective, which also provided a lot of inspiration to Hide Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Hide himself had the biggest doubt: since they had already escaped legal sanctions and the previous fifteen cases had been determined, why did the Hayashi Masumi couple still do the stupid thing of poisoning the curry rice?

Would someone who doesn't take fraud and murder seriously really commit such a mistake out of simple jealousy?

In fact, the official and Nako Hikigaya and others have also been puzzled by this.

But for this case, everyone just hopes that it can be concluded as soon as possible, the trial can be held, and these two demons on earth can be brought to justice.

As for why the devil suddenly lost his mind, why bother about it?

The families of the victims only want to get high compensation, judges and other public officials only want to close the case as soon as possible, and the media, under heavy pressure from the government, do not want to get involved in the case any more.

Then this obvious thing was deliberately ignored by everyone.

At 3 p.m. that day, Kitagawa Hide went to Tokyo Prison next to the Tokyo District Court alone, and finally met Hayashi Masumi and Terada Tatsumi, whom she had requested to come for the interview, in a special interrogation room.

"Teacher Beichuan, it's our first meeting. Please give me your guidance."

The handcuffed Hayashi Masumi and the calm Terada Tatsumi stood up and bowed to him.

This special interrogation room is small, with only a table and three chairs, but the walls are covered with surveillance cameras.

As long as there is a slight movement in the interrogation room, groups of police officers outside will rush in to protect Kitagawa Hide's personal safety at the first opportunity.

If something happened to the "number one" in Japanese literary world here, no one would want to take the blame.

"It's the same to you. Please take care of each other."

Kitagawa Hide, holding a notebook and a pen, also stood up and responded to their bows.

This is the Japanese whose social status is somewhat pathological.

No matter who is on the other side, no matter what situation you are in, this kind of face-saving project will always be pushed to the limit.

Even a murderer with blood on his hands must try to maintain his dignity, act civilized and not disturb others.

After greeting each other, the three of them sat down, and Kitagawa Hide looked at the two of them naturally and generously.

Looking closely at Hayashi Masumi's appearance, it is indeed a bit hard to describe, but even in prison clothes and without any makeup, she still exudes a temperament that only upper-class people have.

Sitting next to her, Terada Tatsumi was wearing a common office lady uniform, a small suit on top and a hip-hugging black silk skirt on the bottom. She had a calm expression and a stable mood, as if this was just an ordinary interview.

In terms of appearance and figure alone, Terada Tatsumi is far better than Hayashi Masumi, but when the two sit together, Kitagawa Hide can't help but look at the latter a few more times.

It's not because of any curiosity, but the temperament exuded by Hayashi Masumi is more attractive than the younger and more beautiful Terada Tatsumi.

Kitagawa Hide, who traveled through time from the future, was almost certain that the short, fat and ugly middle-aged woman in front of him was definitely not as she appeared to be.

She must have undergone systematic training and packaged herself.

"Teacher Kitagawa, are you really going to write my story into a novel for the public to read?"

Lin Masumi spoke first and broke the deadlock.

As she started talking, Terada Tatsumi next to her opened the notebook she carried with her and started writing down the words.

"Limei will be responsible for recording some of what I said. If you need it, Mr. Beichuan, you can ask her to take a look."

Before Kitagawa Hide asked, Lin Masumi started to explain.

"It contains all my valuable life experiences."

"understood."

Kitagawa Hide raised his eyes slightly, glanced at the silent Terada Tatsumi, and then looked at Hayashi Masumi, who kept a faint smile on her face and did not look like a death row inmate at all.

Limi sauce.
In Japan, the way people address each other is very trivial and important.

For example, adding "桑" after a surname or given name is equivalent to "Mr.", "Ms.," or "Comrade" in Chinese. Under normal circumstances, addressing others like this will not cause any trouble.

Sometimes, you can hear people add "Jun" after your surname or given name. This is usually used to address their friends or juniors who are younger or less experienced than you.

This kind of address is often used for male classmates and male subordinates.

Occasionally, male bosses will call their female subordinates like this, which shows that male bosses treat their female subordinates equally.

This title is also very popular among female employees in the workplace, making them feel that they are valued and treated equally.

It is worth mentioning that "Jun" carries a certain sense of intimacy. If you are not very familiar with the other person, it is best not to call them that.

Another common way is to call Terada Tatsumi "chan" as Hayashi Masumi does.

In Japanese, this is the most intimate form of address.

It is usually used between friends, couples, or family members who have a good relationship and are familiar with each other. In addition, kindergarten or primary school teachers also like to add the suffix "酱" when calling children's names.

To Terada Tatsumi, Hayashi Masumi should be the enemy who murdered his father.

But the way the two of them looked at this moment, they looked more like elders and younger generations with a close relationship.

Noticing Kitagawa Hide's reaction and confusion, Hayashi Masumi was not panicked at all, and continued to say leisurely: "Ever since I read Kitagawa's Paradise Lost, I have fantasized about becoming a character in Kitagawa's book one day. I never thought that one day, my dream would come true."

"I am just collecting material, which does not mean I will definitely write your story into a novel."

Kitagawa Hide replied coldly, his eyes occasionally drifting towards Terada Tatsumi, and he found that she was indeed recording their conversation very seriously.

"That's enough. Anyway, I was able to see my idol at the last moment of my life. I feel that this period of my life has been meaningful enough."

Hayashi Masumi had an ugly face and spoke in a teaspy tone, but surprisingly it didn't make people feel sick.

Because her voice and expression were so sincere, even Kitagawa Hide couldn't tell whether she was putting on a show or having a serious conversation.

Logically, when a person is about to die, this should be the time when his or her true nature is most likely to be revealed.

"Thank you for your kindness. Time is limited, so let's stop talking nonsense and get started."

Kitagawa Hide was not someone who was easily led astray. He also opened his notebook and began to ask Hayashi Masumi targeted questions.

"Okay, I will tell you everything I know." Lin Masumi continued to smile sweetly.

"First question. If there hadn't been the Wakayama toxic curry incident, you would most likely not have been punished by law. Why did you make such a mistake at this time?"

Kitagawa Hide directly raised the biggest doubt.

“Then we have to start from the beginning.”

Lin Masumi seemed to have anticipated that he would ask this question. She paused for a moment and began to narrate the entire story.

At first, she was just an ordinary insurance salesperson and her husband was a forestry ranger. The two of them had to bear huge mortgage loans due to the bubble economy and lived a very difficult life.

In order to repay their debts and live the life they dreamed of, the two first extorted money from clients by committing insurance fraud.

But ever since the story "Life Insurance" in "The Dancing Girl of Izu" written by Hideo Kitagawa became popular, this type of fraud has become extremely costly and very easy to be caught by the police when they come to check the water meter.

The two had to resort to another method - false marriage proposals, marriage fraud, pretending to be in love, etc., to lure in those middle-class men who were lonely and had a certain amount of financial strength.

Over the years, Hayashi Masumi has been with countless men, but in the initial stages, the number of failures far exceeded the number of successes.

Middle-aged and older men with a good economic foundation are very popular in the marriage market. After seeing her in person, most people's first reaction is to run away and they are not willing to chat for more.

"What on earth can you rely on to charm one man after another?"

Hayashi Masumi muttered to herself, and then gave her answer.

Since appearance cannot be changed and is a major disadvantage of mine, it is better to shorten the time and possibility of meeting in the early stages.

Now, she has to thank Teacher Kitagawa again.

Due to the development of Beichuan Network, Japan's Internet technology has been promoted rapidly, and the traffic of online chat rooms, forums and BBS is huge, which is much better than her offline matchmaking studio.

Moreover, by meeting men through the Internet, she can hide herself before the other party sees the real her, so that the man can only know a virtual her through the Internet.

Her personal account on Yahoo Japan has nearly 500,000 followers, with traffic comparable to that of small stars.

On the Internet, she created a perfect false image for herself: she runs her own company, is divorced and has no children, has suffered emotional trauma, is wealthy and elegant, and is sophisticated and virtuous.

The personal messages she sent were all about showing off her so-called refined life: beauty and makeup, drinking coffee and red wine, luxury cars and mansions.

Because the photo editing technology was not very advanced in that era, she did not show her face, and took fake photos from multiple angles, and added some tea art text: Oh, your photography skills are really not good, why are your wrists as thick as a radish.

In fact, her wrist is much thicker than a carrot.

But this kind of tea talk, which was a retreat in order to advance, made the man feel that she was sincere and frank.

In addition, she also takes a lot of "borderline" photos to show sensitive parts such as breasts, hips and legs.

In this era, it is rare to boldly expose one's private parts to the public, especially when most Japanese women are reserved and introverted. She is a breath of fresh air on the Internet.

Those gossips and fishing messages seem old-fashioned and outdated in later generations, but any internet celebrity who is even close to being an internet celebrity is probably much more skilled at it than her.

But that was after 2020, and now it is 1998 in Japan. In the span of nearly twenty years, Hayashi Masumi is simply a super monster that is more than a dozen versions ahead of other women.

".I once thought that no matter how carefully I disguised myself, as long as we met, my flaws would be exposed in an instant.

But after a few times, I suddenly realized.

When a man has fallen into your trap, as long as you don't touch his bottom line, he will automatically add a filter to you.

I provide them with things that young girls cannot give, such as the gentleness and virtue that only wives can have, being more obedient than their partners, not teaching, arguing, or blaming.

Give them encouragement, comfort, cheer up, confidence, make them feel more like a man in front of you, etc.

It turns out that these things are more fascinating to men than beauty and youthful bodies.”

While speaking, Hayashi Masumi was also observing Kitagawa Hide.

She didn't think that Mr. Kitagawa was completely different from most men.

He is better, younger, more handsome, richer, smarter, but still a man.

As long as he is a man, she has the confidence to conquer him.

But this time, Hayashi Masumi failed.

She could clearly see in Kitagawa Hide's eyes an untouchable soul.

He was clearly right in front of me, yet he seemed as far away as the horizon.

He listened carefully, but his emotions did not fluctuate at all.

"To put it simply, it means providing men with enough emotional value. This is exactly what I thought.

It would be better if there were more detailed cases and content. Hmm? Why don’t you continue? "

Kitagawa Hide was recording quickly and found that the sound had stopped for a long time. He looked up in confusion.

“Emotional value.”

For the first time, Hayashi Masumi showed an expression of surprise.

The delicate appearance she had pretended to be seemed to be cracking.

“What an accurate summary.”

Terada Tatsumi also looked up.

".Okay. If you want to hear a specific case, let's take Li Mei's father as an example."

Hayashi Masumi forced herself to come out of her surprise, return to her original state, and continued.

This time, Terada Tatsumi's shoulders shook slightly. (End of this chapter)