Chapter 159 Sealed Off

After returning home, the two resumed their busy work, working overtime.

There were still 3 days until the new regional council elections.

On this day, Sai Kaika reappeared and sent a letter with his own signature directly to NHK.

NHK stands for Neon Broadcasting Corporation. It is Japan's public media organization, and its abbreviation comes from the first letters of the Romanized spelling of "Nippon Hoso Kyokai".

NHK is Japan's first nationwide radio and television station. Its first broadcast was aired in 1925 by its predecessor, the Tokyo Broadcasting Station. In 1926, the broadcasting stations in Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo were officially merged to form the current NHK. In 1948, the Japanese government enacted the Broadcasting Law, establishing NHK's unique legal status and making it a public media outlet operating independently of commercial capital, similar to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), relying on public subscription fees for access.

Therefore, NHK's target audience is not only the Japanese people, but also people from all over the world.

Zhai Kaihua is still the new domain head, and the documents he signs have legal effect.

The NHK presenter explained on screen: "The series of documents we received all bear the signature of Mr. Sai Kaika, and we judge that these letters came from Mr. Sai Kaika himself."

The contents of Zhai Kaihua's letter are as follows:

I am Zhai Kaihua, the head of the New Domain. The day of the first New Domain Council election is approaching, and I have a proposal for this election.

It's not complicated at all.

It means to hold a public discussion on the day before the election.

Time: September 5th, 9 PM.

The location is an NHK studio.

I hope this public discussion can be broadcast live to the whole country and the world.

I will also be attending as a representative of those who support the suicide law.

The opposition to the suicide law can send as many people as they want.

Those who oppose the suicide law are welcome to attend, including representatives from both the ruling and opposition parties.

I have only one wish.

It means that voters hear the candidates' true voices so that they can make the right choice.

Come on, everyone.

Let us open the door to a new generation and a new world brought about by this new domain.

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Two days passed quickly.

Today is the day of the debate proposed by Zhai Kaihua.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

At Kei's home in Aomori City.

"Ogasan, why are you making dinner so early today?" Hui came downstairs and saw her mother cooking. She was very curious because her family never usually ate dinner this early.

“Your dad said he wants to watch the NHK live broadcast tonight, the one about that suicide law that’s been making such a fuss lately.” Misa paused, then continued with a hint of complaint, “I really don’t understand why these grown men care about this kind of thing!”

Hui looked at the beautiful mother in front of her complaining and understood her very well.

After all, Misa's life is happy and fulfilling, and she is living a very comfortable life now. Suicide is something that is very far away from her.

This is also the mindset of the vast majority of Japanese people. Although their current living conditions are not ideal, they are not bad. They can live their own lives, and they have never thought about suicide.

However, when the population becomes too large, it's true that with a large forest, all kinds of birds will appear. Especially with Japan's current population of 140 million, even if only a very, very small percentage of them want to commit suicide, multiplying that by the huge base of 140 million results in a very large number.

"Hui, how are you feeling today? Is anything bothering you?" After complaining about the grass lamp, Misa's face lit up with joy when she saw her daughter, and she immediately forgot about her husband.

"It's alright, I'll be fine after resting for a while." Hui silently apologized in her heart: 'Mom, I'm sorry, I lied to you.' To soothe her conscience, Hui also went into the kitchen. "Mom, let me help you!"

"No need, no need, you should rest well. I'm already very happy that you have this thought in your mind!"

Misa firmly "kicked" Hui out of the kitchen because, in Misa's eyes, there was meat in the kitchen, and what if her daughter saw the meat and it reminded her of the scene she had witnessed that day?

Hui had no choice but to do chores like cleaning the living room.

"By the way, where are Dad and Grandpa?"

"They should be here soon. When I left, there were only a few customers left eating at the noodle shop."

"Oh." After saying that, Hui went back to her room.

18:00.

NHK, a Japanese television station, broadcast "Open Discussion: Suicide Law" on time.

The two moderators, one male and one female, began today's discussion with opening remarks, introducing the origins of suicide laws and their impact, and finally introducing today's main participants in the public discussion. One side, the negative party, included:

Communist Party, Chairman Nobuo Niki;

Representative of Justice Party, Akihiro Iwakuni;

People's Livelihood Party, New Territories Councillor Candidate, Deputy Representative Haruomi Kashiwaba;

Ryuichiro Nomaru, a candidate for the New Territories Council of the Liberal Democratic Party.

The other side consists of supporters of the suicide law.

Only one person, a non-partisan, is the head of the new Zhaikaihua region.

Public discussion began immediately.

The opposing party speaks first:

Communist Party member Nobuo Niki stated: "More than 20,000 people commit suicide in Japan every year, resulting in a GDP loss of over one trillion yen. Moreover, just one suicide triggers countless economic impacts, such as reduced consumer spending, decreased effective demand, and so on. Therefore, from a logical standpoint, a suicide law is absolutely intolerable."

Akihiro Iwakuni of the Justice Party expressed his opposition from a moral and ethical standpoint. He said: Morality is the rule governing relationships between people. If murder were legal, society would inevitably collapse. Murder is a clear violation of the rules, and similarly, suicide is also clearly a violation of the rules. In a society that allows suicide, people would die and disappear without warning, and everything based on mutual trust between people would cease to exist. This is the dead end of a society that violates moral principles. Therefore, as a politician who upholds society, he cannot endorse a suicide law.

The People's Livelihood Party, led by Haruomi Kashiwaba, directly questioned why Kaika Sai hadn't dissuaded the 60 people from jumping to their deaths from the roof of the Shin-yu Hall.

Furthermore, he blocked any possibility of reconciliation, continuing: "If you can't dissuade them, that's one thing, but people might think you encouraged those sixty people to commit suicide. Our country's law explicitly includes a crime of participating in suicide, and your actions are suspected of violating the law. If a suicide law were actually implemented, then every Japanese citizen could potentially become a criminal for violating this law."

Finally, General Ryuichiro Nomaru of the Liberal Party stated directly: In the face of death, it is impossible for humans to remain calm. Whether it is one's own death or the death of others, it is impossible for people to remain rational in handling it. Only things without emotions can correctly use the suicide law, but humans have emotions and will feel grief for the death of others. The suicide law is not a law that humans can use well.

Faced with Ryuichiro Nomaru and his group's complete rejection of the suicide law from all aspects, it seemed to ordinary people that Sai Kaika's path to reform had been blocked, and there was no chance for the suicide law to make a comeback.

Strangely, Sai Kaika listened quietly to Nomaru Ryuichiro and his group from beginning to end, without showing any panic.

Next, Zhai Kaihua began to speak, and people all over the world were watching to see if this legendary figure who proposed the suicide bill could cross this abyss.

Chapter 160 I've Found You

Aomori City.

Hui's home.

The family of four was having dinner around the table while NHK's live discussion was being broadcast on television.

Gasai Soto and Gasai Ishito watched the live discussion on NHK with great interest, their eyes glued to the television.

Misa looked completely bewildered.

In Misa's eyes, what's so interesting about this kind of program? What's there to discuss about the suicide law? People who want to commit suicide would do so even without a suicide law, and people who don't want to commit suicide, would they change their minds just because there is such a law? How could that be! Those who don't want to die still don't want to die, and those who want to die can't be stopped.

So, in Misa's view, this is because these men have been well taken care of by their women, and now that they're full and have nothing better to do than cause trouble!

However, when Misa saw Keiya staring intently at the television, she was surprised.

I suddenly felt terrible.

She quickly put down her chopsticks, turned Hui's little head to face her, and said gently, "Hui, you can't think like those stinky men on TV. Your life hasn't even started yet. If you have any worries, tell Mom. Don't think about suicide!"

Hui's mind was filled with: ???

Meanwhile, Wagatsuma Soudou and Wagatsuma Ishito were completely speechless.

How is he a stinky man?!

It is truly difficult to deal with women and petty men.

We...we won't hold it against you.

Hui understood what her mother meant: "Don't worry, Mom, I'm just curious. I'm full and want to go to bed early tonight, Mom, please don't bother me!"

After saying that, Hui smiled sweetly and went upstairs.

Once inside her room and locked the door, the smile on Hui's face began to fade.

"Alright, time to deal with that woman!"

After saying that, Hui took off her cotton pajamas that she wore at home, put on a bra to cover her two little white rabbits, changed into a short-sleeved T-shirt, sports shorts, and a pair of sneakers, simply tied her hair into a single ponytail, and put on a baseball cap. OK, perfect!

Hui is there to get things done, so naturally she dresses in whatever way is convenient for her.

He stepped onto his desk and jumped out of the window.

A black phantom instantly formed beneath Hui's feet, carrying her falling body into the sky, heading towards Tokyo's NHK television station.

Hui wasn't worried that her parents would find out she wasn't home.

Since returning from Xinyu, Hui had insisted on going to bed around 19 p.m. every day. At first, her parents would ask why, and Hui would explain that she was feeling a little weak. This continued for about two weeks, leaving her family with this fixed impression.

Furthermore, Hui believed that she was only going to Tokyo to kill someone and would be back soon, making it even less likely that her parents would find out.

Of course, if she were discovered, Hui decided to remain silent no matter what, and she refused to believe that her parents would do anything to her!

In Aomori City and the Tokyo area, where autumn has already arrived, it is already quite dark around 7 p.m. Coupled with the light pollution unique to modern cities, the bright lights and dazzling lights blind people on the ground, and no one notices a figure flying thousands of meters above their heads.

Although Hui failed to advance to level 6 and suffered a severe blow to her soul, enduring excruciating pain that felt like her soul was being torn apart almost constantly, she has now become accustomed to this pain and is able to laugh and talk with her family while enduring it, and enjoy a deep and affectionate relationship with Geng Tai.

However, the weakness that her soul constantly revealed was something that Hui could never overcome.

This is why Hui spent almost all her time sleeping during her leave of absence; sleeping 16 hours a day was nothing to her.

However, the power of the Black Phantom was not reduced much in terms of control.

The reason is probably related to that trace of divinity.

The ghost could have flown very fast, but Hui felt that if it went too fast, it would make her feel very uncomfortable. So she deliberately controlled the speed to a range that was neither too uncomfortable nor too slow.

Therefore, it will take some time for Hui to get to the NHK television station.

Thousands of kilometers in the air.

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