Tokyo Three Generations

Having received authorization from his grandfather, Jun Takasaki was now brimming with confidence.

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I know what I'm doing! She'll definitely regret it!"

46, Ace

After receiving his grandfather's promise to "go for it," Jun Takasaki excitedly hung up the phone.

Admittedly, as a well-known celebrity, Minami Mori is not someone who can be dealt with casually; one must be mindful of the impact. In Tokyo, Jun Takasaki cannot do anything to her.

But this is Akita, and as a local, he has a lot of power over him.

In particular, the entire event was handled by a company affiliated with the Takasaki family's support group, so if he wanted to, there were plenty of opportunities for him to manipulate things.

He didn't want Mori Minami to die; he just wanted her to know that there were some people she couldn't mess with.

After returning to the hotel and having dinner, Mori Minami changed into a yukata again, ready to enjoy a relaxing soak in the hotel's private VIP bath.

The bathhouse is divided into separate sections for men and women; after passing through a corridor, you will head in different directions.

However, just as she reached the corner, she heard a greeting from behind.

"Aunt Minami~"

The sudden greeting startled Senmina, and she belatedly turned around.

It was only then that she realized that the person standing behind her and greeting her was none other than the boy from the Takasaki family.

It seems he was lying in wait for me, and deliberately came to me here.

Is this a demonstration? A way of showing that her whereabouts are completely under control? Mori Minami pondered this in her mind, frowning slightly.

"Young man, what are you doing?"

“It’s nothing, I just wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you alone—you’re usually surrounded by too many people, so I had to find you at this time.” Jun Takasaki smiled calmly.

"This isn't the time for a conversation, I'm not interested," Mori Minami shook her head and refused outright. "Besides, we don't have anything to talk about..."

"What if I insist on talking?" Jun Takasaki ignored her refusal and took a step forward.

Faced with the pressure emanating from this young man, the previously arrogant Mori Minami suddenly felt a sudden, inexplicable panic.

Minami took an awkward step back and tugged at the collar of her yukata.

Then, she glared angrily at Takasaki Jun, "What, you want to cause trouble?"

"You don't need to worry about that. I'm not interested in old ladies born in the Showa era." Jun Takasaki's lips curled up slightly, seemingly with some disdain.

"You brat! What did you say?!" Faced with this deliberate provocation, Mori Minami was indeed enraged. She glared at Takasaki Jun and shouted, "Didn't your family teach you anything about manners?"

Emperor Showa reigned for over sixty years, and the Heisei era didn't begin until 1989. Therefore, for young people, those born in the 80s can be considered "Showa aunties." However, for Minami, being called that was a great humiliation, as if she were already on the same level as those old ladies.

Seeing her furious and enraged appearance, Jun Takasaki was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he felt a strange sense of pleasure.

Moreover, he was deliberately provoking the other party, since people often lose their rationality and judgment when they are angry, thus exposing more weaknesses.

Besides, this can be considered revenge for Wakaba Mutsu – although compared to the suffering Wakaba Mutsu has endured over the years, this is only a trivial form of retribution.

"Ah, sorry, my family spoiled me a lot growing up, and I didn't learn much about manners." Jun Takasaki smiled nonchalantly. "Of course, even so, I think our family's manners are better than those of an old aunt who bullies her own child..."

Although he kept mocking older women, Jun Takasaki wasn't actually that resolute in his heart.

The beautiful woman opposite was wearing a light-colored yukata with a bellflower pattern, revealing glimpses of her skin. Her face and neck had delicate, fair skin, and her long black hair swayed gently behind her. Beneath the hem of her skirt, her long legs were almost flawless.

Especially because of her anger, her face was slightly flushed, making her even more alluring—she had nothing to do with the word "old" in any way.

For a young man full of vigor, this mature allure is indeed extremely potent.

Of course, this wavering must not be shown, otherwise you will lose momentum.

Faced with his deliberate provocation, Senmina no longer cared about maintaining her dignity as a big star. She sneered and retorted.

"My family's affairs are none of your business! Get out of my way! Besides, what right do you have to talk to me? Hasn't your father been a womanizer enough? Why don't you go and speak up for your mother?"

Her words were sharp and cutting, and indeed hurtful, but they did nothing but further fuel Jun Takasaki's anger.

“My parents’ affairs are their own business. After all, they are adults and have their own way of life,” Jun Takasaki replied coldly. “However, it’s unacceptable for you to bully your daughter all day long and drive her almost crazy. At least, as a friend, I can’t stand idly by.”

"Oh~ you really think you're some kind of protector of a flower..." Mori Minami narrowed her eyes and then sneered, "Could it be that you're really bewitched by her and want to be my son-in-law? If that's true, then I advise you to wash your eyes. Don't be fooled by her shy and timid appearance. Mu is much more terrifying than you think... Before you get too deeply involved, you'd better get lost. Auntie is doing this for your own good."

Seeing that this vile woman was still belittling her own daughter, Jun Takasaki's anger reached a fever pitch.

"Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite."

Before the other person could retort, he continued, "You have repeatedly bullied and humiliated your own daughter, causing her so much emotional trauma. Everyone has seen it. If word gets out, your reputation will be ruined..."

“Young man, I don’t understand what you’re saying. What evidence do you have to say that? Otherwise, you’re just making baseless accusations…” Senmina interrupted him directly. “I’m very good to my daughter. If you don’t believe me, I can have the people around me testify—”

The people around her are all her own assistants and subordinates; they can just make up whatever they want to say.

“I saw it with my own eyes, you caused her to fall from the building—” Jun Takasaki replied coldly, “If it weren’t for the mental pressure you put on her, how could she have ended up like that?”

"So you're saying you're just making baseless accusations?" Mori Minami sneered, then coldly retorted to Takasaki Jun, "You should be able to see clearly, right? I didn't even go there. She accidentally fell down the stairs. How can you prove that I bullied her and caused this? Besides, after the incident, I didn't abandon her. On the contrary, I ran downstairs immediately to try to help her. On the contrary, you, Mr. Takasaki, you are the most suspicious. You insisted that she live alone. At the time, I didn't know the situation. Now that I think about it, were you trying to take advantage of my daughter? Or have you done something similar before? If this gets out, it's probably your family that will be embarrassed, right? So you should be thanking me for saving face for your family..."

Although he had long expected Minami Mori to be shameless, Jun Takasaki was still somewhat shocked by her shamelessness when he saw her turn the tables so smoothly and naturally.

Before he could reply, Senmina waved her hand impatiently again.

"Alright, playing house with kids isn't fun anymore, let's stop here... Young man, don't try to trick me into saying anything, I won't tell you what you want me to say..."

Jun Takasaki's face stiffened again.

"Hey kid, do you think I've been wasting my time in the entertainment industry all these years?" Senmina covered her mouth and chuckled. "You're a smart kid, but don't be too arrogant and think everyone else is a fool you can manipulate. If I'm not mistaken, there's definitely some recording device here or on you. The reason you chased after me to say these things is just to get information out of me and use it to threaten me."

"Hmph, your plan is clever, but you've forgotten. I've been in this business for over twenty years. We're constantly facing cameras and recording devices. Who would say something carelessly in an unfamiliar environment? ...You're overestimating my professionalism."

After she finished speaking, as if she were comforting a child, she deliberately smiled and moved a little closer, then stretched out her right hand and gently tapped Takasaki Jun's forehead with her index finger, then gently slid it down to brush across half of his cheek.

"Sweetie, Auntie's not playing with you anymore. See you later." Then, her gentle but not very warm voice rang in Takasaki Jun's ears, and she turned to leave.

Unfortunately, she was being too optimistic.

That's right, at present, Jun Takasaki doesn't have any solid evidence to accuse her of abusing her daughter.

As she said, if Ruo Yemu fell from the building, and it wasn't pushed by her, even if the hotel's surveillance footage was reviewed, it would be difficult to accuse her of anything.

Moreover, the strategy of using recording equipment to extract information from her also failed.

In other words, it is not possible to coerce her into submission by accusing her of "abusing her daughter."

However, since Jun Takasaki has already chosen to fight king against king, he will not admit defeat so easily.

He would never let Minami Mori declare victory so easily, while he himself lay dejectedly in the defeat CG.

That woman is absolutely despicable; she really needs to be taught a lesson.

Just as Minami turned around, he grabbed her shoulder and forcibly held her in place.

Then, he dragged the other person toward the men's bath area.

Minami was startled at first, and then immediately tried to struggle and resist, but how could she possibly match the strength of Jun Takasaki? She could only be forcibly dragged along.

Now Minami was really panicked. She didn't expect the other party to be so heartless and dare to use force directly.

Of course, she was in the entertainment industry after all, and she had seen similar things before, so she immediately shouted it out.

"Help!"

Then she glared at Takasaki Jun and said, "I'll complain, I'll call the police! Just you wait! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because your family has influence here. If you dare to mess around, I'll make sure you go to jail!"

She was right. Although the Takasaki family was indeed a local power, they were not powerful enough to control everything. If he really assaulted Mori Minami, it would be a huge scandal. Not only would he be in trouble, but his whole family would also be disgraced.

But... he had the confidence.

So he completely ignored Minami Mori's cries for help and forcibly dragged her into the bathhouse.

He wasn't worried at all about being seen by others. Because it was the off-season for tourism, there weren't many people in the VIP bath area, and according to his instructions, the area had already been cleared out under the pretext of "equipment maintenance."

In other words, as long as Minami comes to the bathhouse alone, he can have a one-on-one session with her.

The open-air rock bath was filled with wisps of white steam, making everything around it seem as if shrouded in mist.

Jun Takasaki did not drag Minami Mori into the bath, but instead had them both sit down on the steps of the bath.

"You beast! You're asking for death! I'll make sure you suffer..." Mori Minami's eyes were bloodshot, and her expression turned fierce, as if she was waiting for her tragic fate to come.

"Hey, you don't really think I'd assault an old lady like you, do you? I wouldn't do something so low." Takasaki Jun sneered. "I'm just giving you a chance, in a place where no one can hear us—"

"Give me a chance? What chance do you want from me?!" Mori Minami glared at him with eyes full of hatred. "Kid, I won't let you get away with this!"

"I'll give you a chance to beg for mercy—"

Although he was sitting, Jun Takasaki was still considerably taller than Minami Mori, so he looked down at her with an imposing gaze. "Ms. Mori, you're using dual contracts to evade taxes, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Senmina, who had been baring her teeth and brandishing her arms, seemed to be put on pause.

Now Jun Takasaki knew he had the victory in his grasp.

The so-called "dual contract" (Japanese "double contract") refers to tax evasion by splitting income and settling in cash, as well as more advanced practices such as setting up a personal company to transfer personal income to corporate income.

Similar incidents are not uncommon in the Japanese entertainment industry. For example, in 2019, comedian Yoshimi Tokui was found by the Tokyo National Tax Agency to have concealed hundreds of millions of yen in income and evaded a large amount of taxes, which dealt a major blow to his career.

As the organizer of this event, Akita signed a contract with a personal company under the name of Minami Mori.

Although Minami Mori's accounts were kept relatively secret, Jun Takasaki asked Chizuru Nagasaki to help investigate the flow of funds, which was a good fit for her expertise, so she quickly uncovered the problem.

Now that they have the contracts and transaction records, theoretically, as long as the Takasaki family gets the sponsoring company to submit evidence, Mori Minami can immediately be summoned to the National Tax Service for questioning.

Faced with Jun Takasaki's questioning, Minami Mori's expression changed, and she was no longer as fierce as before.

"You...are also involved!"

"Auntie, please don't get it wrong. Our family has absolutely no direct connection to this event, nothing at all. Even if some companies are involved, we can just switch companies in the future. But you... this is going to be difficult to explain to the IRS. This time might be a small matter, but if the IRS goes back to the past, who knows how many people and how many things will be involved... Are you really sure you're prepared to handle this?"

Takasaki Jun smiled and returned the words he had just said, "Auntie, you're dreaming too much."

47. Arrogant at first, obsequious at second

"Auntie, you're dreaming too much."

Faced with Jun Takasaki's mockery, Minami Mori no longer had time to be angry.

The immense fear rendered her almost speechless.

In fact, the appearance fee and endorsement fee she received as the special tourism ambassador for this event only amounted to tens of millions. In terms of her income, this is not a particularly large number. Even if she had to pay the full amount of taxes, she could easily handle it.

However, that's not the problem.

As the kid on the other end said, if the other party already knows your tax evasion methods and specific accounts, and then reports it, then it's not just this one thing.

If the IRS were to investigate, it would involve a vast number of people and a huge amount of money.

Once exposed, his misdeeds as a "tax-evading artist" would be enough to destroy all the good reputation he had painstakingly built up.

Moreover, wouldn't those who previously paid him money retaliate if they were implicated in a tax evasion scandal?

The thought alone sent chills down her spine, leaving her no time to be angry.

Although there was a hot spring right next to her, and the steaming white mist kept blowing on her, she still couldn't help but shiver. Her originally flawless skin even developed small goosebumps.

Is this brat trying to trick me again?

The last glimmer of hope in her heart made her think this way.

So, she suppressed her fear and glared at Takasaki Jun again with an expression that she tried to keep indifferent.

"Kid, don't try to scare me, it won't work! I won't be fooled!"

However, although her acting skills were indeed very good, the fear, the unnatural trembling, and the tension she was putting on at the end all inevitably showed through.

Looking at the haughty noblewoman who was just moments ago, now looking so terrified, Jun Takasaki felt an intense sense of satisfaction.

Hmph, let's see if you're still arrogant now?

Just a short while ago, she was threatening him, but now she could only tremble in front of him. He even enjoyed the victory at this moment.

"You're still being stubborn at a time like this. Should I admire your determination or laugh at your recklessness?"

He just sneered, his tone full of sarcasm, "Can't you use your brain for a second? If I weren't confident, would I have used such force against you without considering the risks?"

After he finished speaking, he picked up his phone, opened the pictures, and showed the other person a few screenshots.

Just seeing the screenshot made Senmina feel weak and limp.

Because she knew perfectly well that the accounts shown were the ones she frequently used for transferring money and concealing tax evasion.