Persona: Devil Summoner

This is, without a doubt, a sweatshop.

Kitagawa Yusuke clenched his teeth and his wrists trembled.

As an artist, he has always longed to depict real and vivid "humanity", but here, he even finds it difficult to call the mechanical life forms he sees human...

"I'm sorry, Noir, but to put it mildly, this is really cruel. There is no human rights at all..."

Yusuke's words made Okumura Haru lower his head.

"It's okay! As long as we can make that guy change his mind, everything will be fine!"

Long Si was also furious when he saw this scene.

To be honest, in the beginning, when Ryuji advocated changing Okumura Kunikazu's heart, he did have some selfish thoughts in his heart, such as "responding to fans' expectations" and "wanting to become famous and in the spotlight."

But now, seeing this scene, his sense of justice inevitably erupted, and now he has decided to do something for these "hard-working" employees.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 627: Real Exploitation

Jiang Tianwei could not give a specific standard to define whether a company is a black-hearted enterprise. But there is no doubt that Aomura Food is definitely a black-hearted enterprise.

The first is the production plant.

These may not be actual factories in reality or specific factories, but there is no doubt that they are Kunikazu Okumura's understanding of his own factory.

In his opinion, factories use their employees as fuel to keep working, lowering costs, squeezing out surplus value, and pushing employees to the limit.

Some people may say: "Aren't most factories in the world like this? Are they all black-hearted companies?"

The Okumura Foods factory is definitely the best among the unscrupulous companies. If there is a unscrupulous award like the Academy Awards, then Okumura Kuniwa will be able to win the championship for at least three to five years.

According to common sense and the law, companies are required to provide employees with necessary rest time and lunch time.

So, guess how long is the break and lunch time at Okumura Foods?

An hour? Not only can you eat slowly, but you can also take a short break. If you forget to bring a lunch box, it is also a good idea to eat in the company cafeteria or buy something nearby downstairs.

Or, half an hour? Although this is a bit stressful, if you eat fast enough and don't waste time, you can rest for ten minutes.

Now, the correct answer is announced.

Lunch break: 30 seconds.

Rest time: 5 seconds.

Also, after taking a break, don’t forget to work hard and catch up! kira☆~

Lunch time and rest time together are 35 seconds. I don’t know what that is enough for.

Jiang Tianwei imagined that the only one who could accomplish this so quickly was either Abaddon, who had a big mouth and ate everything, or Beelzebub, who was guilty of gluttony. In any case, it was unlikely that a human could do it.

Even if it is a machine, you need time to cool down if you work for a long time, let alone a person...

Then, someone will say: "I am the king of involution! Not only do I not need to rest at work, I don't even need to eat! I eat a lot in one go after work!"

If someone asked this question face to face, Kuniwa Okumura would probably be confused: "So, what is this "after get off work"? I've never heard of it."

After all, at Okumura Foods, free overtime is basic practice.

For the better and faster development of the company! For you as an employee to enjoy the blessings! How can you ask the company for overtime pay! ! ! When you enjoy the blessings in the future, have you ever thought about repaying the company? ! Your ideological awareness is too low! For the better and faster development of this society, for the construction of a better Japan, you employees should work for free and work overtime all day! Dedicate your life to the company!

Now everyone can truly feel why people on the Internet have such a low opinion of Okumura Foods... It's really scary...

Jiang Tianwei then truly felt that he was still a long way from being a capitalist. No wonder some people say that every pore of a capitalist is filled with the blood and tears of workers...

In various games, there is often an unwritten common sense: the further you progress in the game, the stronger the enemies become.

But for Kuni Okumura and here, although the factory is located a little further back, there is nothing strong here. The high labor intensity has damaged their bodies, making them unable to resist the attacks of the Phantom Thieves.

This is probably why many middle-aged people in society self-deprecately call themselves "medicine jars". In order to make money, they ruin their health, and then in order to survive, they invest multiple times the money in health. It's really a vicious circle.

This factory area is not difficult, but it is very distressing.

Although no one in the Phantom Thieves spoke up, everyone was determined to quickly change President Okumura's mind.

Following the tracks and destroying the robotic arms to build a moving route, everyone arrived at the final area.

It was a huge elevator.

From the shape, it looks like an industrial elevator used to transport large amounts of cargo or heavy machinery. Even with the addition of a sci-fi shell, its characteristics have not changed.

The machine platform rumbled upwards, and everyone could clearly hear the sound of the machinery biting into each other. They only felt that their position was rising straight up.

How long did it take? About ten minutes? Maybe longer, maybe shorter, no one cared.

The elevator finally stopped in a sci-fi space station.

This time the walls were all covered with clean glass, so one could clearly see the vacuum space of the universe outside. Although one could see the brilliant starry sky, one unexpectedly could not see the sun and the moon. Perhaps it was because these commonplace celestial bodies could not arouse President Okumura's desire to conquer the sea of ​​stars?

Occasionally you can see various small objects floating in the air outside, ranging from small decorations to debris everywhere.

"Outside, is that the universe outside? It's so vast!"

Yoshizawa Sumire couldn't help but sigh. After all, her dream was to become a star, so it was not impossible that she was very interested in the universe.

"If only his personality could be like the starry sky he imagined."

Although Takamaki Anne did not say it explicitly, judging from her tone, the "he" she was talking about must be Okumura Kunikazu.

"But speaking of which, we are almost at the location of the secret treasure, right? Why haven't we seen anything related to cripple transformation yet?"

Ryuji scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"He definitely wouldn't discuss such a dirty thing with others, right? Just ask his shadow and you'll know."

Goro Akechi smiled and pointed casually at a round hole on the opposite wall.

If you often watch space-themed works, you should be familiar with this thing.

This is a classic scene: when humans are unable to defeat the extraterrestrial creatures, the air chamber is opened, and whoosh, the aliens (usually for sensational purposes, the protagonist or main supporting character will be included) are rolled out of the spaceship using the important prop: the air chamber door!

"Hey, Actor, is this the famous scene?"

Because this place was too narrow, Shuangye couldn't ride on the UFO-like persona, so she stood on the ground with her feet and took the initiative to move closer to Jiang Tianwei.

Jiang Tianwei certainly knew what famous scene she was talking about.

Space, air hatch --> Exclude to space --> Plus, as Futaba is Japanese, she must have been influenced by her own culture...

"So, Kaz gave up thinking."

Jiang Tianwei mentioned the famous scene, and Sakura Futaba nodded vigorously, looking excited.

But, apart from these two people, no one else understands who Kaz is. Alas, this is probably the fate of people who play with memes. Except for those who understand the memes, others will just feel confused.

Akechi Goro coughed dryly and said, "I see there is no road ahead. Do you want us to go through these passages?"

Goro Akechi's words drew the attention of the two people who had just started to play the meme. They looked at each other and shook their heads vigorously: "I don't want to give up thinking, thank you!" X2

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 628: Secret treasure invasion route confirmed!

There is a concept that is often confused.

The so-called common sense is just something that everyone generally recognizes, but common sense is not necessarily correct.

A typical example is that in ancient times, people advocated that the earth was round and the sky was square. This was common sense at the time, but it has been overturned by current common sense.

Okumura Kunikazu's palace is the place that best reflects the fact that common sense is sometimes unreliable.

If anyone has learned about outer space, they will understand that although there is no oxygen here, there are also various dangerous things that come with it, such as various dangerous rays in the universe.

The starry sky that Kuniwa Okumura imagined probably came from a period when he had no in-depth understanding of the knowledge related to the universe. When he was a child, science fiction works were popular in Japan, and much of his knowledge of the universe and his longing for the universe came from these places.

Although the universe he imagined has no air and no gravity, there are no dangerous rays, so as long as you hold your breath long enough, you can even float directly in the universe.

After all, as long as you give yourself some strength before going out, you can easily fly out in a straight line.

We really have to thank Kunikazu Okumura for his crude imagination. If this were a real universe, the Phantom Thieves without space suits would have been defeated here.

By the way, although the terrain of the entire space station is not very complicated, this kind of space puzzle that requires you to float around repeatedly to open the mechanism is really annoying.

Jiang Tianwei simply left everything to Amamiya Lian.

I thought that by following Kunikazu Okumura, I would be able to find the owner of the shadow, but it seems that I haven't found him.

The place everyone came to in the end was a place that looked like a warehouse. There was a conveyor belt that brought a steady stream of finished goods to the shelves. There was a pattern of a big universe hamburger painted on the front door, and the secret treasure was on a shelf in the warehouse, and it didn't look very conspicuous.

This translucent white ball of light was seen for the first time by some people.

Okumura Haru was a little bit unbelievable: "Is this my father's secret treasure? How can I steal it?"

"Since it's a ball of light, do we need to use a box or something like that?"

Togo Ichi-san also asked curiously.

Akechi Goro showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "I know! No wonder you always send out warning letters. This is to make the other party realize that their secret treasure is being targeted, so the form of the secret treasure will also change?"

"You are really smart, great detective!"

It's hard to tell whether Ryuji's face is sarcastic or sincere praise. He made a bitter face and spread his hands: "Great Detective, you are really that good. Otherwise, please deduce why we didn't see any connection between Okumura and the cripple along the way..."

"Well, generally speaking, we can assume that he hid this secret very deeply, or that this method of contact is too common, so we saw it, but no one cared?"

As a public figure, Akechi Goro was already accustomed to other people's ill will, and he ignored the sour taste in Ryuji's tone and responded casually.

"No matter what, if we can make Kuniwa Okumura change his mind, he will probably tell you."

Amamiya Ren gave the answer, and all members of the Phantom Thieves agreed with this answer which could almost be said to be nonsense.

"Everyone, can you give me the notice letter this time?"

Okumura Haru said this with determination in his eyes.

Firstly, she is Kunikazu Okumura's family member and can ensure that the notice letter can be delivered to the other party.

Secondly, she also wanted to personally understand her father's crimes.

Of course, no one would refuse this small request.

After agreeing on a time, everyone left the palace.

Originally, Yu Gong Lian was thinking about whether to ask Jiang Tianwei to go together for a gathering, but Jiang Tianwei ignored him and turned his head unilaterally, acting like he was just doing business and they were not familiar with each other in private.

On the one hand, I don't want to get too entangled with Amamiya Ren, on the other hand...

Jiang Tianwei did have things to do.

What he has to do now is to visit the patient in the hospital.

His stepfather Kawahara Masaaki has not yet woken up. The anesthetic gas that Kitagawa Akihabara prepared for killing people is really strong. According to the doctor's speculation, he will need at least a few more hours to metabolize the components of the anesthetic.

Although my body will still be affected and I may need to stay in bed for a while, at least there will be no problem regaining consciousness tomorrow.

Looking at the calm face of the man on the hospital bed, this was the first time Jiang Tianwei saw him without a frown.

Running an organization, especially a hot-blooded organization like a former violent gang, is a very difficult task. This is Jiang Tianwei's feeling as he handled family affairs on behalf of his stepfather over the past two days.

Although everyone tried their best not to trouble the young master, some important decisions had to be made by him personally...

This led to the fact that although Jiang Tianwei had less to deal with, each match was a big deal. For example, what to do about the stupid behavior of the Sakurano group.

Everyone in the Sakurano Group has woken up one after another and is now being interrogated by the police.

However, there are also collaborators of the Kawahara Group inside the police station. You can call them traitors, spies, or even Infernal Affairs. In short, if you want to "take care of" them, the best time is now.

According to the reports of the subordinates, it seems that after waking up, everyone in the Sakurano Group has collectively turned good. It's as if they have changed their minds, no longer have any evil thoughts, no one is excited, no one fights, just like ordinary young people in society, if some people's appearance is not too wild, no one can recognize that they are actually gangsters.

"First, don't worry about it. If it's the father...if it's the team leader, he definitely wouldn't want us to play such a dirty trick."

This was Jiang Tianwei's own idea, because as a thief, he knew very well that these people no longer had the intention to harm others, and they could reform in the future. There was no need to cause trouble for them.

However, you can't just say to your team members: "Hey, men~ I'm the thief, yo~ yo~ I've changed their hearts~ They won't do bad things in the future yo! Check it out!" (← The above tone is purely imitating the palace owner Jincheng Junya in the memory)

Therefore, he had to find a reasonable excuse that his subordinates could accept.

For example, this sentence just now.

The subordinates originally joined based on their admiration for Mr. Kawahara. When they heard what the young master said, it was indeed true! Isn't this normal! Their team leader is such an upright gangster! He just doesn't use those little tricks.

"I understand, young master. I will convey your meaning immediately."