Persona: Devil Summoner

Chapter 603: How to Reduce Guilt

Question: When you find out that you are a black-hearted person, what can you do to heal the trauma in your heart?

Answer: Of course, to meet a guy who is more evil-hearted than you!

As the saying goes, if you compare yourself to others, you will die; if you compare goods, you will throw them away. Jiang Tianwei is still young and has no experience. He does not have much experience in exploitation, and he lacks professional and efficient ways of exploitation, as well as the skills to quickly convert employees' profits into his own profits.

So, today he met a big man who has excellent attainments in this field (referring to the black-hearted field) and had dinner with him alone.

This person, of course, is Kunikazu Okumura.

Jiang Tianwei's next target for change of heart.

This afternoon, there was a commotion in the security room. Although Okumura did not receive the news at the time, the incident of the company's glass being smashed was later sharply linked by the paparazzi with the recent escalating workers' resistance in Okumura Company, and they believed that it was angry employees who smashed the glass.

Big companies always pay attention to public opinion. Although Kuniwa Okumura would not directly respond to these groundless associations, it does not mean that he does not pay attention to them. Therefore, he quickly grasped the fact that Jiang Tianwei had come in the afternoon.

Okumura Kunikazu has always looked down on Jiang Tianwei and the Kawahara Group behind him, but a successful person is one who can hide all these dissatisfactions and pretend to be a flatterer with no malice at all.

Although he didn't know why Jiang Tianwei came, it was obvious that this gangster had been wronged in his company, so he had to make amends. As for the glass? Okumura Kuniwa didn't believe that a gangster would do such a trivial thing.

If the Kawahara group really wants to attack me, it won't be a problem that can be solved by a few pieces of glass.

Therefore, Okumura Kuniwa himself was confused as to why this young master came, so he naturally asked him out for dinner. He was very clear about the Chinese dining culture, and if there was anything he wanted to discuss, it was always a good idea to make a dinner appointment first.

With Kunikazu Okumura's ability, he certainly booked a private room at a top hotel in Tokyo. Not only was it convenient for communication, but it also satisfied the "respect" that was most important to young people.

Jiang Tianwei was not polite and ordered everything he wanted to eat on the menu. "Why do you care if he can finish it or not? Can't you just take a bite? Do you really think that the emperor's eating the full banquet is a "clean plate campaign"? Just take a bite or two and that's it."

"I heard that Master Kawahara visited my company today? I was busy at the time and was unable to greet him, which caused a little misunderstanding and unpleasantness. I would like to apologize to Master Kawahara here."

Okumura Kuniwa is indeed an old fox in the business world. He can put aside his seniority and status differences and take the initiative to lower his posture to show goodwill to Jiang Tianwei. For him, only tangible interests are the most important. Face? Such things don't matter. Now that he still needs these warriors, he certainly doesn't mind being humble.

"It's nothing, just something about our family. Have you heard about it?"

Jiang Tianwei also had a very good psychological quality. Even though he ran away too late and was caught red-handed, he still spoke in a righteous manner, as if he really went there to discuss business.

"I have heard of them. Alas, those barbaric remnants of the old times, I am really powerless. I only regret that I am old, otherwise I would really go and help them myself."

(Listen to your nonsense...)

Jiang Tianwei was disdainful in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, I'll go find Mr. Okumura, it's just a small matter. You see, our bank was severely damaged, and the cafeteria... right? So, during this period, the whole team has been choosing to eat and drink. I thought, you can order takeout from whomever you want, right? So why don't you come here to talk to Mr. Okumura?"

It's hard for him to come up with such a reasonable reason in such a short time.

Okumura Kunikazu guessed that this might be the reason. As the saying goes, one does not visit a temple without a request. He and Mr. Kawahara were only acquaintances once, and the other person came to find him, so he must have been attracted by the word "food" in the name of Okumura Food.

It can't be that he has taken a fancy to his own daughter, right?

(Humph, if you are here to place an order, then I can give you whatever you want. But if you are here to get engaged, then I am sorry. Although my daughter is not a noble, she is not someone you vulgar and rough men can afford to marry.)

Okumura Kunikazu was disdainful in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face at all.

Although the two people present were laughing, they were thinking about similar things in their hearts and had similar emotions.

"That's straightforward. Let me tell you. According to my estimate, the reconstruction will take at least half a year. After all, it's a bank, and you know, we have to take fire prevention, theft prevention, and security into consideration. During this period, we will probably build a temporary storefront nearby. But we won't be able to provide lunch for the employees every day."

"Okay, okay. I'll have my men draw up a list as soon as I get back and guarantee to give Master Kawahara the most suitable price."

"Thank you so much for your support, Mr. Okumura!"

"No, no! I am the one who has always relied on Mr. Kawahara. Now I am helping him with this little thing. That is what I should do."

Amid the two people's hypocritical attitude, the dishes were gradually served.

Although there were only two people in this private room, it was originally used to accommodate group customers. The large table was big enough for more than ten people to dine together. Such a large table was now filled with the dishes ordered by Jiang Tianwei, including birds and beasts, lobsters and abalone. He ordered all the delicacies from land and sea that he could not eat on a normal day.

Unexpectedly, President Okumura was not disgusted, but even a little happy, this time from the bottom of his heart: (The desire is so obvious, hum, he is still a little kid who can't even disguise his desire.)

Jiang Tianwei saw that the dishes were almost served and the conversation was almost over, so of course he started eating! Okumura Kunikazu was originally planning to start eating as well - after all, he paid for these dishes, so there was no reason for him not to eat, right? !

Just as he put his chopsticks on the lobster, his phone rang.

President Okumura has been in a lot of trouble during this period.

The Internet is full of criticisms of them, and on his side, the company is also encountering various problems. Although they are not big problems, there have been employees threatening to go on strike recently, and there are always people committing destructive acts in the company, such as smashing glass. These things have made him worried.

In particular, his beloved daughter is probably in her rebellious period now. She is very disobedient and comes home later and later at night.

The most annoying thing is that she was obviously arranged to marry a perfect match, but in the end, she doesn't seem to get along well with the young master. I can only hope that the master will be magnanimous and not care about the rebelliousness of this adolescent girl.

He sighed, picked up the phone, made an apologetic gesture to Jiang Tianwei, and went out to talk about business with the other party.

And, without Jiang Tianwei giving any orders, Fang Zexia also sighed, knowing that this was her job again. The girl looked at the rich dishes on the table and muttered, "Rich people, people serve them. Poor people, people serve people. Life, life, life!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 604 You also know persona?!

To be fair, Kunikazu Okumura should be the persona messenger.

Because he is a master at playing persona.

Some people may know that persona is a psychological term. Before it is a metal-style combat superpower, it is first a psychological state. For the sake of convenience, it can be simply understood as: speak to people in a human way and speak to ghosts in a ghost way.

It is generally believed that persona is a kind of "mask" that you put on yourself in order to do certain things. For example, you may not like drinking very much, but you have to put on a smile at your boss's cocktail party. In this case, it is equivalent to wearing a mask to hide your true heart. Or, you may not like talking and chatting very much, but you have to pretend to be kind in many occasions (blind dates or the workplace of service industry practitioners).

In this situation, the place where contemporary young people feel the most is the Internet, where everyone often wears a mask and plays a role.

As an excellent and qualified entrepreneur, Kunikazu Okumura naturally has several faces.

For example, the strict father face in front of his daughter, the cold face in front of his employees, the confident face in front of his shareholders, and the fawning face in front of the powerful. No matter which one, it is the real Kuniwa Okumura, you can't separate them.

Although there was only a thin wooden door between them, Kuniwa Okumura's attitude had changed 180 degrees, no, 1980 degrees. The warm and gentle temperament he had shown to Jiang Tianwei before was gone. Only cold anger remained.

"You useless idiot, you still need to ask me this?! Of course I should send all those damn flies (referring to reporters) away. Humph, I have nothing to say to those guys, not a single word."

"Employees are causing trouble? Try to get them to resign on their own initiative. Do you still need me to teach you how to do this?!"

"This is the most critical moment for Okumura Foods! This is the most important moment for me to enter politics. I will not allow anyone to hinder me."

Kuniwa Okumura, who was on the phone, had a face that was almost frozen with frost! Although Kasumi Yoshizawa knew that the other party was not talking about her side of the matter, she was still frightened by his evil face and felt very uncomfortable.

She returned to the room silently and told Jiang Tianwei about it.

Coincidentally, Okumura was on the phone outside, and Jiang Tianwei was also on the phone in the room, but Jiang Tianwei was communicating with Amamiya Ren.

The content is of course where Morgana went.

This feeling was like finding a lost child in a relative's home, and it was natural to tell the parents. Amamiya Ren was naturally grateful, and it was not difficult to feel his feelings for Morgana from his tone.

This is understandable. Although Jiang Tianwei and Morgana don't have a deep relationship, Amamiya Lian lives with it. Ordinary people only have ordinary pets that can't talk. If their pets are lost one day, they will feel uncomfortable for a while. Not to mention that Amamiya Lian's cat can speak human language, understand human affairs, can do medical treatment, magic, and can teach you how to be a thief. It is also very cute. Who wouldn't be anxious if a cat suddenly got lost?

Through this phone call, Jiang Tianwei also learned the whole story of Morgana's escape.

Should we say, "This is truly a group of Phantom Thieves?" Everyone had the same opinion.

Amamiya Ren and his team also set their sights on Kunikazu Okumura, who topped the list of Phantom Thieves who changed their minds, and they were determined to make him change his mind. However, there were two opinions within the Phantom Thieves. One side was led by Morgana and Ryuji, who advocated "just do it!", while the other side was led by Takamaki Ann and Sakura Futaba, who believed that they should take a long-term view.

Women's unique sixth sense played a miraculous role here. Especially Futaba, as a computer expert, she always felt something was wrong when she browsed the homepage of the Phantom Thieves recently, and suspected that someone was maliciously controlling the comments...

As for the result... everyone knows it.

There is a theory called the Broken Window Theory, which roughly says that if your window is broken and you don't fix it immediately, soon your other windows will be broken too. Now, regardless of whether it was out of their own will or not, the fact that Jiang Tianwei and Amamiya Lian split into two Phantom Thieves was like a broken window.

Morgana now follows the Broken Window Theory and follows Jiang Tianwei's steps, and also proposes to leave the Phantom Thieves and work alone.

However, it is a bit counterintuitive that, usually, there are two voices of support and opposition, and one person leaves because of a disagreement. Then usually, the person who leaves should be angry with the opponent.

Morgana was not like that. He shared the same opinion as Ryuji, but he was pissed off by Ryuji and ran away.

It seemed that it was because Ryuji spoke too carelessly and didn't pay much attention to other people's feelings, which just happened to touch Morgana's soft heart.

Morgana left angrily on the spot, saying that even without the current group of brats, he could still change Okumura's heart on his own.

As for the result... Jiang Tianwei saw it very clearly. Not only did it fail, but it also found a helper, who happened to be someone's daughter.

It's a blessing that Kunikazu Okumura is a cruel person. If he was a father who was particularly good to his daughter, you would have given him a way to change his mind!

Jiang Tianwei also had a brief conversation with Amamiya Lian, mainly telling the other party not to worry. Since they already knew Morgana's information, it was natural that the only thing left was to persuade Maomao to come back!

"So... Okumura Kuniwa, is there something wrong with this person?"

Amamiya Ren asked directly at the end of the call.

"Of course. I've decided to make the move. Do you want to come? This might be a great opportunity to get back together with Morgana."

"Let me take a look."

Amamiya Ren did not give a clear answer. His Phantom Thieves were like this. All matters needed to be determined through consultation. This simplest democracy had the biggest problem of low efficiency. If the situation was reversed and Amamiya Ren invited Jiang Tianwei, Jiang Tianwei would directly give a YES or NO answer.

Not long after he finished the call, Kunikazu Okumura came back with a fawning look on his face. His smile was no different from when he went out. If it weren't for the super spy Kasumi Yoshizawa, Jiang Tianwei would never have thought that he could change so quickly.

Fortunately, this person is not from Sichuan, otherwise all the face-changing artists would have no food to eat!

After finishing the meal with Okumura Kunikazu on bad terms, Jiang Tianwei finally returned home under the moonlight. Now, there was no "human touch" in his home anymore.

Master Liu is busy taking care of his own son - there is nothing wrong with that, after all, doesn't everyone put their family first?

As for Nuwa, Jiang Tianwei did not let her out for some reason.

Wu Jianmiao ran away to live in the research institute, and Bai Zhongzhidou, who replaced her, has been busy looking for information outside these two days. Jiang Tianwei's home has returned to the beginning, when it was particularly deserted.

This left him with little motivation to go home.

I still remember that when I was in junior high school, the "Ideology and Morality" class had just been renamed "Politics". The first lesson was about a rich man who was drunk on the street. The police said they would send him home. The rich man said that he had no home and the mansion over there was just his house.

Jiang Tianwei thought that he should go home alone in this depressed mood, but unexpectedly, someone was already waiting for him at the door.

She was wearing a cute pink dress and a small round hat on her head. Her pink hair was fluffy, like a little lamb.

Surprisingly, it’s Okumura Haru?

Why is she here? !

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 605 A flash of inspiration

Jiang Tianwei had already become involved in the underworld and started to slide into the world where black and white intersect, so he was already prepared.

In fact, he had been ambushed at the door several times, and even had an unsuccessful experience of being shot in the head with a baseball bat. However, he was absolutely confident in his own ability, and as the saying goes, a skilled person is daring, so he was not afraid of these guys who were blocking the door.

But he had never seen such a situation as today.

Okumura Haru squatted obediently at the door of her house, with the black cat Morgana lying at her feet. In front of the two of them was a large cake box. From the beautiful ribbon on the outside of the square box and the brand logo of the dessert shop, it could be seen that this was definitely an extremely expensive dessert.

Seeing Jiang Tianwei coming back, Okumura Haru stood up cutely, patted the dirt off his knees and buttocks, and bowed slightly to Jiang Tianwei: "Um, I'm sorry for the intrusive visit."

"Well, I don't mind."

Jiang Tianwei scratched his head, not understanding why Okumura Haru was looking for him.

Although the two people knew each other's identities in the cognitive space, it did not mean that their relationship became closer. This feeling is like someone leaking the real-life residence of a host you don't know. You are neither her fan nor follow her. You just know it, and you may not even think of this topic when you gossip. Unexpectedly, Okumura Haru came over on his own initiative.

And brought a big cake...

Whose birthday is today?

Jiang Tianwei thought about it. First of all, it was definitely not his. Secondly, it was probably not Morgana's. Could it be Okumura Haru's? Then why did she look for me?

"Um, this is an apology cake."

Okumura Haru handed the cake to Jiang Tianwei, who tilted his head and said, "Apologize, what for?"

If you say thank you for covering their retreat, Jiang Tianwei can understand this reason, but apology? Have they done anything to let me down?

Okumura Harumichi said, "Before, you said that an acquaintance of yours had a problem because of my father... So, I thought, I should at least express my apology."

(Ah, is that so?)

Jiang Tianwei was stunned at first, then shook his head helplessly. This girl was too serious. It was not your fault, and it was not your turn to apologize. Even if it was your turn, you should not apologize to me, but go to Manager Liu.

The most reasonable way to end it would definitely be for Kunikazu Okumura to apologize to the entire Japanese people in front of the media.

Jiang Tianwei looked at Morgana, who yawned out of boredom. The cat's cute pink tongue made Jiang Tianwei want to pinch and pull it.

"So, take it, kid. Otherwise, Haru will feel bad."

"Well, I understand."

Jiang Tianwei still accepted the cake.

Although this gift-giving behavior sounds strange, at least it can make Okumura Haru feel better. From her appearance, she should be very clear that her father has done a lot of bad things.