After being elected as the governor of Tokyo, he will debut as a band!

Iwashita Shima pressed down on her head and said with a forced smile.

"What do you mean by acting crazy because I'm drunk? I was just expressing my true feelings, okay? To be honest, today's performance was the most enjoyable one I've had in two months."

Hiroi Kikuri grabbed Shima's arm and then put her arm around Eliza's waist.

"The best seniors who used to play in bands with me, and the best friends who are now forming bands with me, it's so great to have you all by my side. It's so great to sing together, play guitar, bass and drums together."

She gazed at Aoyama, her smile as radiant as a garden in late spring or early summer, "Let's play together often like today."

"...It's probably impossible to attend every performance, but I'll try my best to attend the band's events if I have the time."

After thinking for a moment, Aoyama replied.

The Governor of Tokyo has a very busy schedule, but he does have some free time.

Moreover, many tasks can be carried out even without staying at the Metropolitan Government Building, as long as the right balance is maintained.

Is my rock and roll journey about to restart like this? Will things really go that smoothly?

Forget it, I'll think about it carefully after I've dealt with things in Yokohama.

"Alright, let's discuss the celebration party!"

Hiroi Kikuri's enthusiastic voice interrupted Aoyama's thoughts.

"Go and call your sister and the others in to discuss this together!"

She got up to open the door, but it was opened first.

Nijika and Kita helped Yamada Ryo and Kotori into the room, respectively.

The two of them had already woken up, but they were still a little dizzy and unsteady on their feet.

"what happened?"

Hiroi asked with concern.

“It’s okay, Sickhack’s performance was just amazing,” Yamada Ryo said, covering his mouth with what looked like tears in his eyes. “Especially Yoshima-nii, he was simply inhuman.”

"I'll take it as a compliment."

"What about little Lonely?"

"I was so engrossed in listening that I forgot to breathe and suffocated myself."

Little Lonely said shyly.

"..."

You can't suffocate yourself by holding your breath, but you might faint from it.

"Besides Ryo and Bochi, many other people outside also fainted. Manager Yoshida was scared half to death. Fortunately, they all woke up quickly, otherwise he would have called an ambulance."

Hongxia described the situation outside to the others, her ahoge (a single hair sticking up and down) twitching as if she was very interested in this suspected supernatural phenomenon.

"Then I'll go out and check the situation."

Aoyama hadn't expected his all-out performance to have such consequences. After telling the girls to rest well, he went to find Yoshida Ginjiro.

At that moment, Yoshida Ginjiro was sitting at the bar drinking to calm his nerves when he saw Aoyama coming over, so he waved him over to sit next to him.

"Oh, Yizhen, your performance just now was absolutely perfect. Many customers have been asking me where your next show will be. You're going to be a huge star!"

If I could, I really wouldn't want to become a big star; being an ordinary, working-class musician would be best.

Aoyama said to himself.

"You flatter me. I heard a guest fainted just now. I hope he's alright?"

"It's nothing serious. It seems to be dizziness caused by holding my breath for too long. I recovered quickly after I stopped holding my breath," Yoshida said, his expression becoming somewhat conflicted. "But I shouldn't choose such an intense performance style next time. If I run into some audience members who are not in good health, I might end up in legal trouble."

This is obviously a joke, after all, there is no such thing as "murder rock" in the real world, and "playing too intensely" is not a "method of murder" or "basis for conviction" that would be recognized by the legal authorities.

As for those with heart disease, high blood pressure, epilepsy, or other illnesses, they are not allowed to participate in such concerts in the first place, and there are clear warning signs posted at the entrance of the performance hall. If they insist on participating, then the band and the performance hall will not be held responsible for any accidents that occur.

"Um, you must be Ms. Ijichi, who just went on stage?"

As the two were talking, a middle-aged man walked over and bowed to Qingshan.

"Yes."

"My name is Noda Kazuzo. I made such a rude move during your band's performance just now... Red Bean Paste Private Marseille!"

"It's alright, the performance still went smoothly after all."

Well.

"That was entirely thanks to the teachers' miraculous performance. If it weren't for that music that brought me back to my senses and calmed those guys down, I probably would be beaten to a pulp by now."

Noda Kazuzo felt somewhat relieved.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Noda, is something wrong? I could tell you were preoccupied when I poured you some wine earlier."

Yoshida Ginjiro interrupted.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Noda gave a wry smile and then truthfully recounted his experience.

Oh wow? A heartless boss and a miserable worker?

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Qingshan silently memorized the name of that small manufacturing company.

Make way for me: 030 If you're going to start something, you're going to hurt people.

It's another busy workday.

Sitting in his spacious office, Aoyama rubbed his sore eyes and then tossed the documents in his hand onto one end of his desk.

At the other end of the desk, there was a mountain of document bags. These document bags were neatly divided into four piles according to the importance and urgency of the documents inside: some needed to be processed today, some needed to be processed within three days, some needed to be processed within seven days, and there was another pile of documents that did not need to be processed in a short time, but required Qingshan to review and deliberate on them multiple times.

Under normal circumstances, the Governor of Tokyo does not need to personally handle such a large number of documents. Their chief secretary will extract and simplify the contents of the documents and then give a brief report to the governor. After the governor has a preliminary understanding of the contents, he will decide whether to review the documents personally.

This is why top-level public officials like Utsunomiya, although they do not have the power to make decisions, have the ability to influence how decision-makers make decisions.

The same thing can look different in reality, in written descriptions, and in oral reports.

However, Aoyama, in order to "make a name for himself as a new official," suspended the oral reporting process in order to strengthen his control over the affairs of the capital, which is why so many documents were gathered on his desk.

However, he didn't want to exhaust himself, so he required his secretaries to write a summary for every document submitted. He would randomly select documents and compare their contents with the summaries. If he found that the summary contained confusing concepts, generalizations, or omissions, he would hold the secretary accountable.

This approach certainly cannot completely prevent public officials from tampering with documents, but it can certainly prevent some instances of misconduct.

At the same time, it can select outstanding and honest individuals from among multiple secretaries, thus providing a certain degree of checks and balances on Chief Secretary Takuya Utsunomiya.

……

"Let's take a rest first."

Aoyama picked up the teapot, intending to pour himself a cup of tea, but found that the water in the teapot was already empty, so he pressed the call button on the table.

"Miss Yukinoshita, please bring me some fresh tea."

"Yes, Governor."

Half a minute later, a professional woman with flowing long hair knocked on the door and entered, bringing Qingshan a fresh cup of tea and teaware.

Yukino Yukinoshita, a recent graduate of Tokyo University, is a top student who started working as Aoyama Muto's office secretary a week ago.

This secretary is different from secretaries like Takuya Utsunomiya. She is just a junior staff member, responsible for basic paperwork and various miscellaneous tasks, much like Mrs. McKen, the typist in "Yes, Minister".

Aoyama has two secretaries recommended by the Metropolitan Assembly (two people are recommended for each position, and Aoyama chooses one of them): Chief Secretary Utsunomiya Takuya, who also serves as the Deputy Director of the Administrative Countermeasures Bureau; and Committee Secretary Arima Hikaru, who also serves as the Director of the General Affairs Department of the Personnel Committee.

Both secretaries are senior civil servants with their own offices. They are not likely to be dedicated to miscellaneous tasks such as receiving and delivering documents and serving tea and water. They are usually newcomers with good backgrounds (graduates of prestigious universities + elite groups) and clean backgrounds but lack of qualifications.

Yukino Yukinoshita perfectly fits this requirement. She is also the youngest daughter of Haruhisa Yukinoshita, the councilor who had previously helped Aoyama Muto. In return, Aoyama Muto assigned her this position, which would be convenient for accumulating experience.

After Yukino changed the tea set, she wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Although she always presented herself as an aloof and unapproachable goddess during her student years, she was mostly timid when facing Aoyama, so she didn't want to stay there for even a moment longer.

But Aoyama called out to her.

"Wait a moment, Ms. Yukinoshita. My friend at Asazuki Shimbun will send me a manuscript in a little while. I need you to take it to the Industrial and Labor Bureau."

Last night, after hearing Noda Kazuzo's story, he contacted an old acquaintance who worked as a reporter for the Asazuki Shimbun and asked him to help write a report, but not to publish it yet.

It would be incredibly easy for Aoyama to help Noda Kazumi. He wouldn't even need to make a phone call; just a casual mention would be enough for an organization to cause trouble for that company. Such actions would not only be legal but would also be seen as righteous by public opinion.

However, dealing with only one company would be too petty. If we're going to do it, we should launch a major campaign to clear the sky.

This manuscript was the starting point of this operation.

After Yukino delivered the manuscript to the Industrial Labor Bureau, less than twenty minutes later, Utsunomiya Takuya hurriedly knocked on the door and came in.

"Your Excellency, the Director of the Industry Bureau would like to meet with you and would like to know when you are available."

"Forget about the meeting. Just tell him directly that the article will be published tomorrow, and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions will also receive a copy of the same article. He knows what to do."

"...Yes. Then I'll take my leave."

Utsunomiya stiffened for a moment, then left the room.

He turned and went into the secretary's office, calling out Yukino Yukinoshita, who was engrossed in her work.

"Miss Yukinoshita, did you deliver anything for the governor today?"

"Yes, there is a manuscript from the Asahi Shimbun that the governor asked me to send to the Bureau of Industrial Labor."

"Miss Yukinoshita, why was I completely unaware of this?"

"This……"

"I'll let bygones be bygones for now. Could you tell me what the document contained?"

"Sorry? I don't have permission to view the documents provided by the governor."

"Hehe, I think you're overthinking it, Ms. Yukinoshita. Only confidential documents require reading permission, and all confidential documents need to be passed through... me. So the document that the governor asked you to deliver should just be his private matter. Of course, you can read it according to... your own job requirements."

"But if it's a private matter, isn't it inappropriate for an outsider like me to look through it?"

"Outsider? How can you have such a naive idea?" Utsunomiya Takuya scoffed, dismissing Yukinoshita's thoughts. "We civil servants are humble public instruments assisting the governor in handling government affairs more efficiently. We have an obligation to help the governor regulate his words and actions. The governor is concerned with important matters every day, so it's inevitable that he'll have oversights in his private behavior. And even the most inconspicuous little things or private actions, as long as they are done by the governor, will affect his approval rating and the reputation of the Shigure Party."

"Officer, from what you're saying, you want me to be on your side, right?"

The sound beneath the snow was somewhat indifferent.

It was clear that she was somewhat resistant to Utsunomiya's hypocritical and roundabout way of speaking.

"We're all on the governor's side, aren't we?"

Utsunomiya gave Yukinoshita a deep look, then turned and left without looking back.

"I hope you can figure this out soon."

The second young lady from the IF route makes her appearance.

What would the second young lady be like after she grew up if she hadn't met the great teacher?

Make way for me: 031 100x Expansion

What Aoyama was doing was not simply getting reporters from the Asazuki Shimbun to write news articles.

The manuscript submitted to the Industrial Labor Bureau was merely a starting point; its intrinsic value was not high.

After all, the manuscript is entirely based on Noda Kazuzo's personal experiences and lacks strong witness testimony and physical evidence.

But this manuscript, coupled with the authority of the Tokyo governor, is enough to influence many things.

In addition to enabling the Industrial Labor Bureau to immediately begin planning activities to protect workers' rights, it also brought the Japan Federation of Labor into the picture.

The labor union has more experience and more mature channels in handling labor-management issues. By contacting people with similar experiences to Noda Kazuzo, collecting relevant information from these people, and then organizing and verifying it, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

With witnesses and physical evidence provided by the labor union, the newspaper can write more convincing articles, and the industrial labor bureau can take more precise actions to deal with companies that infringe on workers' rights quickly and effectively.

After receiving instructions from Aoyama, the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Industrial and Labor immediately took action, launching a "campaign to eradicate bad business practices" centered on the four wards of Shinjuku, Nakano, Toshima, and Nerima.

Approximately 20 small and medium-sized enterprises and 3 large enterprises were affected by the campaign, all of which had engaged in unreasonable international business trips, relocations, and excessive penalties.

Among the three major companies on the list are Tokyo Central Bank and Bungei Natsufuji Publishing Co., Ltd. This round of movement happened to coincide with the intense power struggle within the two companies, which led to a series of consequences. On the Tokyo Central Bank side, it even gave a section chief who was originally going to take the blame a breather, thus bringing Aoyama a powerful supporter.

Of course this is a story for later.

The company that Noda Kazuzo works for is naturally the one most affected by this movement.