I am a literary giant in Japan

January 1999, 1, Japanese New Year's Day.

A study on the second floor of a top-notch luxury house in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

"It is God's business to forgive you, and my mission is to send you to see God!"

Looking at the "provocative letter" in his hand, which was sealed with the other party's seal and was handwritten without any hesitation.

The second-in-command of the New Democratic Party, Seiji Maehara, who is in his prime, was so angry that his fingers, which were holding the letter, turned white from excessive force.

"How dare a mere novelist speak so harshly to our New Democratic Party! How outrageous! How disrespectful!
Does he think that just because he beat back a few businessmen, he can do whatever he wants in Japan and Tokyo?"

Seiji Maehara tore the "provocative letter" in his hand into pieces in an instant, then turned his head to look at the old man in kimono on the other side of the coffee table.

The old man in kimono drank his strong tea calmly, and didn't seem to be very angry about Kitagawa Hide's "provocative letter".

The reason he was able to rise all the way from the post-war era and leap from the Japanese literary world to the political arena was because of his unbreakable skill of cultivating his Qi.

"Seiji, do you remember the little story I told you before about me writing a book in the literary world?" Shiroyama Saburo poured a cup of strong tea and slowly pushed it in front of him.

"Teacher's little story? Of course I remember it! Which one are you referring to?"

After venting his anger, Seiji Maehara sat down on the coffee table, drank the cup of strong tea on the table, and finally felt a little relieved.

"All of them." Shiroyama Saburo laughed, "For example, when I first debuted, it happened to be the era when Tanizaki Ichiro and Takeuchi Osamu were both famous writers. A small author like me was not favored by the big names in the literary world."

Seiji Maehara was actually in no mood to listen to Shiroyama Saburo reminiscing about the past.

After all, Kitagawa Hidetoshi has been at his doorstep. If he doesn't take action, who knows if he will be the next unlucky guy.

But after leaving Yamanashi Prefecture and coming to Tokyo, his father specifically told him to listen to Shiroyama Saburo in everything and remember not to disobey his wishes.

Saburo Shiroyama's career has indeed come to an end due to his age.

But he has supported two generations of the Maehara family and is also the biggest veteran in the New Democratic Party. He is the only senior who can compete with Naoto Kan and is someone that Seiji Maehara must not underestimate.

So he suppressed his displeasure and lowered his head, pretending to listen to the instruction.

“That’s exactly what happened.

Ichiro Tanizaki is the first novelist of our generation to become the "world's best" novelist in the literary world.

Takeuchi Osamu, who was rated as the "best in the world" in literary talent by the older generation, almost became the new "best in the world" in our literary world.

But what was their final outcome? "

Shiroyama Saburo smiled and continued,

"Ichiro Tanizaki had been the 'number one' in the literary world for so long, but he lost his composure because of something that happened to a junior, and in the end, he failed and became a sinner for all eternity.

Takeuchi Osamu was young and energetic, and he openly engaged in left-wing activities, which eventually ruined his future in the literary world.

Apart from the two of them, there are people like Arima Yoshiyoshi, Nagai Kazufu, and Momota Naoki. All of them have better literary talent than me, but what is the result?

Arima Yoshiyoshi died on a woman's belly, Nagai Kazukaze paid the price for his ambition that was not matched by his ability, and Momota Naoki became a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat. "

"So, Seiji, you have to remember what I said. It is important for people to know themselves.

Don't do things beyond your ability, don't covet things that don't belong to you, and don't worry about always losing.

As long as people are alive, they have a future and hope.

Therefore, instead of being moved by Kitagawa Hide and losing your mind, it is better to think carefully about how to deal with his attacks and how to survive.

As long as he can survive and continue to live, one day, he will disappear under the wheels of history. "

Not long ago, the competition between Kawaide Shobo and Shinbunsho for the title of Japan's top publishing house came to an end.

The final result was that Kawaide Shobo and its magazine "Bungei" announced to the whole of Japan who was No. 1 in the publishing industry by breaking various records.

The two major conglomerates, Mitsubishi and Sumitomo, which had originally strongly supported New Wenxiang, also withdrew from this business war. Mitsubishi Corporation's Managing Director Iwasaki even said, "In the future, we may cooperate with Kawaide Shobo and Kitagawa Entertainment."

Onishi Ping, the former president of Shinbunxiang Publishing House, stabbed his former company in the back and resigned at lightning speed. Shortly afterwards, he wrote a long article satirizing and mocking Nagai Kazufu.

For a time, Nagai Kazukaze, who wrote "Flowers of Hell" and claimed that it was his last work, suddenly became a clown ridiculed by everyone.

"This is my final work, please help me!"

This sentence also became a hot word at the end of 1998, became popular on the Internet, and was directly played up by netizens.

Just last night, on New Year's Eve of 1998, unable to accept the huge psychological gap and unwilling to become a victim in the hands of the consortium, the former "number one man in the world" Nagai Kazukaze and his lover and secretary Reiko committed suicide by burning charcoal in their mansion, leaving two cold corpses.

After Nagai Kazufu's death, the conservative intellectuals lost their spiritual leader and fled to various places in panic, abandoning their weapons and weapons.

As 1998 passed, the conservative forces in the Japanese literary world were completely buried in the dust of Japanese literary history.

These things made Shiroyama Saburo even more confident in his own style of doing things.

Only those who are alive deserve to have everything.

"So, teacher, what do you mean?"

What Seiji Maehara really thought was, what does the failure and death of these old guys have to do with me?
They lost because they were not strong enough. They clearly could not beat Kitagawa Hide, but they still insisted on rushing forward to seek death while shouting "For the glory of the conservatives."

But he is different.

He is a man who became the second-in-command of the New Democratic Party at the age of 36. He is the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Minister of Reserves of the Ministry of Construction, a member of the House of Representatives' "Security Committee", and the chief director of the "Special Committee for Response to Armed Attacks".

The halo above his head is second only to Naoto Kan, and he is the man who may become the "second Machimura Nobutaka" in the future.

How could he bow to a leader in the literary world?
In Maehara Seiji's eyes, only those old stubborn people, those old guys who like to pretend to be cultured, will respect and fear the literati who can only use their pens to point out the world and act arrogantly.

So what if he is the “best in the world” in Japanese literature?

As long as he is willing to move his fingers, there are many senior political officials willing to help deal with Kitagawa Hide.

No matter how good Kitagawa Hide is at writing novels, can he still influence the political landscape and the government?

Moreover, Kitagawa Hide also owns a large enterprise such as Kitagawa Group. Since he is in business, he must be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and his father happened to have served as the Director-General of the Commerce Department of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

The Maehara family has plenty of friends in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, so why can’t they deal with the Kitagawa Group?
Of course, on the surface he still bowed his head and consulted Shiroyama Saburo for his opinion.

This old man in kimono is not an easy guy to deal with. Even though he is very old, he still wants to control two generations of their Maehara family.

If I disobey him here, the old man will probably go to my father to complain.

The fledgling Seiji Maehara doesn't want to be stabbed in the back by the old guy at this critical juncture.

"It's very simple."

When it comes to the "solution" to the problem, Shiroyama Saburo's leisurely attitude suddenly changes. He sits up like a falcon, looks directly into Maehara Seiji's eyes, and says word by word,
“First, we must completely abandon the Ci Ai Group and not get bogged down in the quagmire because of this company.

Second, Kitagawa Hide will definitely make new moves after the New Year, and he will most likely use his best literary works to criticize us.

Maybe this time he not only wants to bring down the Ci Ai Group, but may also want to deal with us.

As for literary works, no one in the Japanese literary world can compete with him.

So we must avoid it and it’s best to be a turtle, not responding to anything, not arguing, and not paying attention.

Third, remember to be more restrained in the party in the near future. Even if Naoto Kan takes the sole power, what's the harm? Anyway, you are 16 years younger than him, and time is your biggest advantage.

Even if he runs for prime minister in the future or even gets elected prime minister, it will be good for you.

After all, no matter how much we don't get along with you, you all belong to the New Democratic Party. You can't just give up halfway and switch to the Liberal Democratic Party, right?

He was elected. As the second-in-command of the New Democratic Party, is it impossible for you to get into the Prime Minister's cabinet?
Once you have entered the cabinet, you will have new resources and connections, and when he steps down, you will be a real strong competitor."

Saburo Shiroyama had already made clear arrangements for two or even three generations of the Maehara family.

The first generation, Seiji Maehara's father, became a popular political figure by relying on the resources he left behind, in order to pave the way for Seiji Maehara who was more talented and had more potential.

As for the second generation, as long as Seiji Maehara follows his ideas, he will definitely be a member of the prime minister's cabinet, and it is not impossible for him to become the prime minister in the future.

Even if Seiji Maehara failed and failed to reach the top, his descendants, the third generation of the Maehara family, would have accumulated strength and become new leaders in Japanese politics.

For Shiroyama Saburo, he never worried about the Maehara family failing. He only had to worry about his own life span.

If he doesn't live to see the third generation of the Maehara family rise to power, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Every word of Shiroyama Saburo's was full of gems. If Kitagawa Hide were here, he would definitely think that this old man in kimono was the strongest enemy he had encountered so far, even stronger than Tanizaki Ichiro.

However, the arrogant Seiji Maehara was not moved at all.

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down upon political seniors like Shiroyama Saburo who were intimidated by a mere scholar.

The political world is far superior to the literary world. As a top politician and a leader of the new generation, why should he bow to Kitagawa Hide?

His biggest concession was to follow Shiroyama Saburo's advice and write that "flattering letter" to Kitagawa Hide.

Since the other party refuses to accept my toast, let’s just have a head-on confrontation!
Maehara Seiji thought that he had already used courtesy before force, so there was no need to compromise or give in any further.

Moreover, Saburo Shiroyama had no idea how much money the Charity Group had made. That money would be his political donation for his future competition for the prime ministership!
Many shareholders of the Ci Ai Group are also his friends in the political circle and form his network of contacts. How could he abandon them so easily?

"Seiji?" Seeing that he was still lowering his head, Shiroyama Saburo couldn't help but frown and asked.

Maehara Seiji quickly looked up and said, "I understand, teacher. I will do it according to your instructions."

"Well, that's good." Shiroyama Saburo nodded with satisfaction.

Seiji Maehara is even more rebellious and difficult to control than his father.

But after so many years of "discipline", he has become a disciple who is willing to obey.

"By the way, Seiji, please don't be reluctant to give up the profits of the Charity Group."

As if he had thought of something, Shiroyama Saburo reminded him again,

“You should understand that if everything is revealed, not only will public opinion be rejected, but even the political world will not tolerate us.

We have gained a lot of benefits from it over the years, and it is time to abandon this "toilet".

Anyway, if we lose the Ci Ai Group, we still have the Ci Xiang Group, the You Ai Group, and so on. As long as we control the power, we can have as many "toilets" as we want at any time."

"I know, teacher." Maehara Seiji kept nodding his head, but he was thinking in his heart how to conceal the truth and continue to keep the Ci Ai Group without Shiroyama Saburo's knowledge, and retaliate against Kitagawa Hide to make him distinguish between the big and small kings!
On the first day of the new year, Kitagawa Hide stayed at home and wrote a book.

This made Jabami Rei, who accompanied Yumeko and the two little ones to Hatsumedo and was busy the next day, a little unhappy.

Of course, the unhappy feeling was only fleeting and was soon replaced by full of anticipation and respect.

To this day, Jabami Rei just finds it a little hard to accept that Kitagawa Hide has transformed from that useless parasite into the well-known Kitagawa teacher.

This is the reason why she always has rebellious feelings towards Kitagawa Hide.

However, even though she couldn't accept it, her physical and emotional reactions were still very honest.

In the soon-to-be-popular light novel, she is the typical example of a person who says one thing but acts another.

Because the book he is writing this time will be used to expose the atrocities of the Charity Group and to confront the second-in-command of the New Democratic Party face to face.

Therefore, knowing the difficulty of these things, Jabami Rei quickly adjusted her mentality and did not disturb Kitagawa Hide too much. She also honestly followed Kawaide Shizuko, Saito Rena and others to take care of the children and help Kitagawa Hide deal with various chores.

The men plunged into their respective tasks, not caring about the first day of the new year, and just did what they had to do.

They don't think there is anything to be afraid of just because their opponent is a big politician from the New Democratic Party.

On the contrary, the group of Kitagawa men headed by Keigo Higashino felt that it was a great honor to be able to fight against the corrupt and dirty Japanese politics together with Teacher Kitagawa!

Kitagawa Hide had no idea what his friends were thinking.

He was frantically writing a book at the moment and had to publish part of "The Crucible" before the latest issue of "Mass" was released on January 1, to give a wake-up call to the arrogant Seiji Maehara and others!
Because just now, Kitagawa Hide received the latest news from Machimura Nobutaka that Maehara Seiji and others did not intend to give up the Charity Group.

They want to fight me head-on! (End of this chapter)