I am a literary giant in Japan

Pushing aside a group of welfare home staff, a man in his thirties with disheveled hair and wearing only a tattered shirt rushed in.

He staggered and looked frail, but he was able to dodge the pursuit and blockade of others many times and managed to run to Kitagawa Hide.

"Teacher Nanbu! Someone come and stop Teacher Nanbu!"

When the welfare home director saw the man, his face changed instantly and he kept yelling at other staff members.

"Dean! Please let me have a word with Mr. Kitagawa!
Dean!! Only Mr. Kitagawa can save the children of Yamanashi Prefecture!

Dean!!!"

The man whom the dean called Teacher Nanbu was soon picked up by a group of taller staff members.

No matter how loudly he yelled, those people remained expressionless and just carried him out.

Just as Teacher Nanbu was about to disappear from the sight of Kitagawa Hide and the other two, Kitagawa Hide suddenly spoke up and stopped the staff from taking action.

"Please put down that southern teacher and let him come and talk to me."

At first, Kitagawa Hide thought that this Nanbu teacher was some fanatical fan, or a malicious person who deliberately made some gimmicks to get close to him.

There are quite a few such people now, especially after Kitagawa Hide became famous, people often try to get close to him with words that would win his sympathy, and in the end, they go around in circles just to borrow money or seek some resources in the literary world.

Over time, even the most enthusiastic people can't stand this kind of erosion of enthusiasm.

So by 1998, apart from what people around him said or what he had personally experienced or seen, Kitagawa Hide basically no longer took the initiative to inquire about any social secrets.

He is just an ordinary person and cannot become a god to most people.

This is something that cannot be helped, but everyone must understand.

If Jabami Rei hadn't agreed to the children in the welfare home this time, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to come to Nerima District to do charity.

Beichuan Group now has a fixed department to take charge of this type of charitable activities, and there is no need for an outsider like him to interfere.

But the man in front of him, shouting "Children of Yamanashi Prefecture" at the top of his lungs, inexplicably reminded Kitagawa Hide of some memories.

Moreover, Yamanashi Prefecture happens to be the location of another charity event of Jabami Rei, and several small welfare homes and schools for the deaf and mute there seem to be connected with this place.

After the previous contact, Kitagawa Xiu felt that anyone who could persist in working in this welfare home, no matter who they were, should have a good heart and should not be the kind of person who would do anything for traffic.

Jabami Rei had just told him secretly that this teacher Nanbu was a very good person and had always had a good reputation in the welfare home.

It seems that I was transferred to Yamanashi Prefecture for work this year. I haven't been back for a long time and I haven't seen her many times, so I'm not very familiar with her.

Based on these points, Kitagawa Hide finally decided to let Teacher Nanbu come over and say a few words.

When the director of the welfare home saw that Kitagawa Hide had made up his mind, he sighed deeply, and quickly asked other staff to prepare an empty office and asked someone to take Teacher Nanbu there.

Several people entered the office and the dean closed and locked the door himself. Before Kitagawa Hide and the other two had time to sit down, they heard a loud "thump" and Teacher Nanbu knelt down in front of them.

The Japanese are deeply influenced by the neighboring culture, and there has been a saying since ancient times that "a man's knees are made of gold."

Therefore, many Japanese adults are willing to bow 90 degrees and apologize shamelessly, but few are willing to kneel down and kowtow to others.

This is also the reason why countless Japanese people had an orgasm when Hanzawa asked Asano, Yamato and others to step down and apologize in "Hagane Naoki".

After kneeling down, Teacher Nanbu kept thanking Kitagawa Hide and the other two as well as the dean. He thanked them several times in a row until he was forcibly pulled up by Kitagawa Hide, and then he stopped his words of thanks.

"Teacher Nanbu, what's going on? What do you mean I'm the only one who can save the children of Yamanashi Prefecture?" Kitagawa Hide asked hurriedly.

Jaburi Rei's nerves also tensed up, and she couldn't help but interrupt and ask, "The children in Yamanashi Prefecture you mentioned, aren't they also deaf-mute children?"

"Ms. Jabami, that's right! The children I'm talking about are deaf-mute children, and you've seen them too!"

The man, whose full name was Nanbu Hiroyuki, returned to his seat, took a sip of water and finally calmed down. He calmly told Kitagawa Hide and others everything.

Hiroyuki Nanbu was once a photographer who focused on photographing the development of rural culture in Japan. Later, he worked as a foreign reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun for a period of time.

Because of his swift and decisive actions and blunt and straightforward speech, he soon offended many middle and senior management of the Yomiuri Group. Before he had worked for a full year, he was exiled to Yamanashi Prefecture and became the deputy editor-in-chief of a local news agency.

After being assigned to Yamanashi Prefecture, Hiroyuki Nanbu did not become depressed like Tomomi Muramatsu due to the huge psychological gap. Instead, he became more motivated and liked the carefree and unrestricted working environment there very much.

It was also during this period that Nanbu Hiroyuki gradually came to know the deaf-mute people, a special and large social group.

They can't hear or speak, and although they look like normal people, they can never integrate into the real society and are always excluded like invisible people.

The longer he interacted with them, the more moved Nanbu Haoxing felt, so he decided to do something for these special groups.

Since March 1995, Hiroyuki Nanbu has been stationed in Yamanashi Prefecture, running around for various matters related to the deaf and mute people all year round.

It was also in these few years that he gradually came into contact with many welfare homes for the deaf and mute in Yamanashi Prefecture and did a lot for them.

When the Asian financial crisis broke out in 1997, the Yomiuri Group suddenly cut hundreds of news base stations in suburban areas of Japan, including where Hiroyuki Nanbu worked.

After losing his job, he had to return to Tokyo, and then, through the introduction of friends and the Deaf-Mute Mutual Aid Association, he came to work at the Nerima Ward Welfare Home.

In the past two years, Nanbu Hiroyuki's work attitude and ability have been recognized by everyone, and he is also recognized as the successor to the dean.

Thanks to Jabami Rei's funding and various activities, the Nerima District Welfare Home began to establish relations with some welfare homes and schools for the deaf and mute in Yamanashi Prefecture. Nanbu Hiroyuki also traveled between the two places many times, doing his best for these children.

When talking about these things, Nanbu Haoxing's face was full of contentment and pride, which shows that he really loves this career.

"That all sounds great, but why am I the only one who can save the children in Yamanashi Prefecture? Are they suffering from a serious illness that requires a lot of money?"

Kitagawa Hide became even more confused.

Doesn’t this sound like a very inspiring and touching story?

If placed next door more than ten years later, someone like Nanbu Hiroyuki would definitely be evaluated as a "touching XX person".

“It’s not a serious illness, it’s abuse, sexual assault and murder!”

Nanbu Haoxing's expression suddenly changed, and his voice changed from high pitch to low.

While they were talking, the dean next to them subconsciously looked outside and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping. Only then did he feel relieved and signaled Nanbu Haoxing to continue.

These familiar yet unfamiliar words instantly made Kitagawa Hide and the other two alert.

The three of them remained silent, waiting for Nanbu Haoxing's follow-up.

So, in his low voice, a lot of little-known stories of child abuse in the suburbs slowly unfolded.

Jabami Rei learned about the Yamanashi Prefecture Orphanage and School for Deaf-Mute Children through the siblings Akiko and Tatsuo who worked at the orphanage. This year, Hiroyuki Nanbu, who was sent to Yamanashi Prefecture by the Nerima Ward government, also went to those places.

Because of the tens of millions of yen in funding from Jaburi Rei over the past few years, those welfare homes and schools are doing pretty well. Although they can't be compared with those in the Tokyo area, they are at least much better than other remote areas.

While serving, Hiroyuki Nanbu accidentally met a slightly mentally retarded deaf-mute little girl named Hanako.

Hanako's whole family is deaf and mute. She has a younger brother who, like her, attends a school for the deaf called Ci'ai.

After some contact, Hiroyuki Nanbu keenly realized that Hanako was different from the deaf and mute children he had met before.

Hanako is more timid and sensitive, and has extreme fear and rejection of strange men.

After several long months, Hiroyuki Nanbu finally became good friends with Hanako and they could talk about anything.

Through Hanako's intermittent descriptions and sign language, he gradually uncovered the true face of the Charity School for the Deaf and Mute.

"Before that, I could not imagine how cruel and brutal adults could be to children.

Some of the bestiality that humans have committed is beyond our imagination. Sometimes, even if normal people try their best, it is still difficult to imagine even a little bit of it.

That school, from the principal to the teachers to the sanitation workers, are all complete beasts!

They take pleasure in bullying and abusing children all day long.

Less severe punishments include imprisonment, flogging, and burning the skin with cigarette butts.

The more serious cases include sexual assault, organ removal, and burying alive without medical treatment."

When Nanbu Haoxing said these words, he clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh and he didn't even notice the blood flowing out.

"God, are those guys crazy? Don't they know how heavy the sentence will be if they are caught by the police?"

Jabami Rei's eyes widened, finding it hard to imagine that such inhumane and absurd things would still happen in Japan in 1998.

She had the illusion that her soul had traveled back to the Edo Shogunate era.

No, there probably weren’t such barbaric people during the Shogunate era!
“Yamanashi Prefecture is poor, but it is not like Shikoku Island, which is deep in the mountains and cannot be taken care of by the government.

Even in Okinawa, even under the jurisdiction of the US military, such an outrageous thing would not happen.
Who is behind them? "

Mengzi was also shocked.

Recently, because Kitagawa Hide was dragged into the parliament, she has been catching up on her political knowledge.

Such a brutal school can exist for a long time and the news about it has not been completely blocked. It is very likely that there is a very powerful umbrella behind it!
After hearing the following words, Kitagawa Hide suddenly realized that this might not be a simple case of illegal child abuse.

No matter how cruel they are, those scumbags generally don't dare to get involved in human lives and illegal organ trading.

This kind of gray industry is basically controlled by local underworld gangs.

The Yakuza societies are usually the toilets of local business tycoons and government officials.

In other words, when things have come to this point, there are definitely people at a very high level acting as protectors.

No wonder Nanbu Haoxing said that only he could save those children.

Several people looked at each other, and then looked at the dean who had remained silent.

The dean is not a bad person, but he has been preventing Nanbu Haoxing from seeing Kitagawa Xiu, which makes Kitagawa Xiu very curious.

The dean quickly understood Kitagawa Hide's intention, and first sighed deeply, then lowered his head and choked up, "I actually knew all this a few years ago.

But, but I can’t be as brave as Teacher Nanbu!
They threatened me, my family, and the children in this orphanage.
I don’t know whether Nanbu’s idea is right or wrong. I only know that what if Teacher Beichuan is unwilling to take care of it, and what if Teacher Beichuan is also one of theirs.

Then we will lose not only the children of Yamanashi Prefecture, but also those who are here now.
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! No matter how much I say, it's just my cowardly excuse!
Teacher Nanbu, I am not as good as you!"

"There's nothing right or wrong, and there's nothing worse than me. Dean, you've been here for the children for so many years, and it's me who's not as good as you."

Nanbu Haoxing shook his head and did not resent the dean for his frantic attempts to stop him these days.

He could understand the dean's thoughts very well and even agreed with him in his heart.

But if he didn't try this, he really couldn't think of a good way to break the deadlock.

Here, every day of delay may mean an unknown child has his or her heart removed.

This was something he absolutely could not sit idly by after learning about it!

He could only take a gamble, that Mr. Kitagawa, who had written so many books, including novels such as "Confessions", "The Villain", "No Longer Human", and "1Q84", was not that kind of person.

Now it seems that he made the right bet.

From the results, he may have saved the children of Yamanashi Prefecture, but the dean harmed them.

But this is hindsight, it is hindsight, and it is meaningless.

"This is too much..." The two girls, Jabami Rei and Yumeko, were completely stunned.

Although they are not young anymore and have rich social experience, when it comes to the dark side of society, they are actually not as good as the battle-hardened Nanbu Haoxing.

The dark world is much darker than they imagined.

It is only because they have the brightest sun in Japan by their side that they can never see darkness.

Even under the blazing sun, shadows are nowhere to be found.

They both looked at Kitagawa Hide, expecting him to give an answer and a solution.

Kitagawa Hide's brain is overloaded. Based on his experience as a human being in two lifetimes, the chain of interests behind this is probably frighteningly huge.

But as Nanbu Hiroyuki said.

If they have not seen it or understood it, many people may not be able to empathize with it and may really turn a blind eye to it.

But once you've heard it, or even seen it.

Everything will be different.

It is impossible for normal human beings to remain indifferent to these things.

The fear and worry about the unknown only flashed through his mind, and Kitagawa Hide quickly gave his answer.

"Teacher Nanbu, don't worry, leave this matter to me!" (End of this chapter)