Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk

Chapter 190 Miyazawa Hara's Last Will and Testament (Key Chapter)

The lights in the morgue were blindingly white.

Keiko Miyazawa stood by the morgue, looking at the suicide note that Haru Miyazawa had written for her three days earlier.

"Keiko, by the time you read this letter, I will probably be gone."

"I have no one to blame for how I have come to this point in my life. If I have to say what I regret, it is that I was not able to protect everything your father left behind like a true uncle."

"There are some things I didn't dare to say when I was alive, but now that you're reading this letter, I won't have to face you anymore, so I'll just say everything that's been weighing on my heart."

Seeing this, Keiko Miyazawa's eyes reddened a little.

"Do you still remember your grandfather? The old man who always sat in the living room of the old Ashiya house, leaning on his cane, and never smiling."

"When I was little, I was very afraid of him."

"My older brother has always been steady and reliable since childhood, never causing our father any worry. On the other hand, I am playful, competitive, and always looking for shortcuts. My father has scolded me countless times, saying that I am not like the son of the Miyazawa family and that I will never amount to anything in this life."

"At that time, I was not convinced. I wanted to prove to him that I, Miyazawa Hara, was no worse than anyone else, including my older brother."

No matter how hard I tried, my father's gaze was always fixed on my eldest brother. He consulted with my brother about company matters, and he took my brother to meet important clients.

"Once, I mustered up the courage to ask him: Father, why don't you take me with you? He glanced at me and only said one sentence: You're not ready yet."

"At that time, I didn't understand what he meant. I thought he was just being polite and that I wasn't good enough. Later, I realized that he was protecting me."

"My father knew all too well that I had too many personality traits that made me unsuitable for being a business owner—a desire for quick success and a tendency to be impulsive."

He won't listen to other people's advice.

"These things were proven true one by one in the days to come."

"Rokka is a typical example."

"I thought it was an opportunity, but I never expected it to be a trap that could drag the Miyazawa Group down."

"I'm already too deeply involved to get out, but the group can still be saved."

"Keiko, remember this: what they want is the land from the Miyazawa Group; Rokko won't satisfy their appetite."

"In this trap, they are the masterminds, and the banks are accomplices."

"Especially Mitsubishi Bank—apart from that guy named Kiryu, don't trust anyone else."

"Especially Koudahiko."

"You might find it ridiculous to hear this from your uncle, because not long ago, I wanted you to sign a letter of appointment, and I wanted to take away the power from you."

"In your eyes, I, Miyazawa Hara, may be an ambitious man, a usurper who wants to seize power, and a sinner who is willing to drag the entire group down for the sake of Rokko's mess."

I will not refute these words.

"But Huizi, your uncle has done many wrong things in his life, but there's only one..."

"You know, Michiko and I have no children. We've always treated you like our own daughter, so how could we possibly hurt you?"

"I had reasons for doing what I did. The problems of the Miyazawa Group are far more serious than you see."

"But rest assured, as long as my plan succeeds, most of these problems will disappear."

"As for the rest, Keiko, you should be able to handle it."

"As I write this, I suddenly recall that day at the emergency board meeting, when you stood at the end of the long table and, in front of everyone, peeled away my disguise piece by piece."

"I may have seemed embarrassed at the time, but I was actually proud of you."

"Brother, do you see? Your daughter has grown up."

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"I can go now with peace of mind."

"Huizi, I already knew I didn't have long to live when I wrote this letter."

"They're not going to wait any longer; they're planning to have you disappear unexpectedly, and then I'll sign off on the land transfer to them."

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"I can't let them do that."

"So I'll go first."

"I've arranged everything."

"The night after tomorrow, I will be driving from Osaka to Kobe on the Hanshin Expressway. A large truck will rear-end me. The driver is a terminally ill person, and his family will receive a sum of money."

"The police will determine that the accident was caused by drunk driving or fatigue."

"Keiko, my death was not caused by you, nor was it your fault. This was the only way I could think of to cut off their control over the Miyazawa family."

"I left some things behind, in the safe in my study, things I've secretly collected over the years."

"It contains records of their manipulation of the Rokkaku project, as well as clues to other transactions."

"I don't expect these things to be of much use, but try giving them to Kiryu Yaya."

"His father was driven to his death by those same people using the same methods, so perhaps he will do something different."

"There's a high-end club in Beixindi called 'Lan,' and a very tall pine tree grows in front of it."

"The madam there is called Reiko; she's no ordinary person."

"If one day you are desperate and need someone to pass on a message from the other side, you can go to her."

"Give me your name, and she'll help you once, but only once."

"Then, Keiko, your mother has a trust document."

"That was established in Switzerland in your name after your father passed away."

"The trust will automatically activate upon my death and when you turn twenty-five."

"The money inside is clean; it comes from some profits from private investments made by your father and me back then, and has nothing to do with the group."

I originally planned to tell you when you got married.

"It seems I won't live to see that day. Go ask your mother for that document. If the group really can't hold on one day, or if you need funds that are completely out of anyone's control, use it."

"This is the last gift your uncle will give you."

"Keiko, if possible, make Kiryu Yaya one of your own. He's a determined and capable young man."

"I've never been good at judging people, but this time, I think I wasn't wrong."

"It's just a pity that your uncle won't be able to see you in your wedding dress."

"Huizi, as I write this, I've actually calmed down."

"I've said what I should and shouldn't have said. The rest is up to fate."

"If we can successfully weather this crisis, manage the Miyazawa Group well, make it bigger and stronger, and shut up those who used to look down on the Miyazawa family."

As for me—

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"Just think of me as a foolish uncle who took the wrong path and then turned back."

"I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just hope you can remember that when you were very young, your uncle carried you on his shoulders and took you to see the fireworks festival at the Dojima River. You were laughing happily then, and you said that your uncle's shoulders were higher than your father's."

I can't remember what color the fireworks were that night, but I remember the way you smiled.

"That was one of the few truly happy times in my uncle's life."

"Keiko, live well."

"Your uncle will be watching over you from heaven."

—Keiko Miyazawa's tears finally fell.

One drop, two drops, landed on the letter paper, spreading the ink in a small patch.

She didn't cry out loud; she just stood there, her shoulders trembling slightly, tears falling silently.

Kiryu Yaya did not comfort her.

His gaze fell on the pages of letter paper, reading from the first line to the last, without missing a single word.

Then slowly close your eyes.

Miyazawa Hara, a true man.

Before he entered the morgue, all he could think about was Dong Zheng killing people to cover his tracks.

But no one could have imagined that this was Miyazawa Hara personally entering the game, sacrificing his own life to secure the future of Miyazawa Keiko and the Miyazawa Group.

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