The waiter at the breakfast shop put tamagoyaki, rice, grilled fish and miso soup on the table.
But the three of them didn't move their chopsticks, and Ameko's firm eyes on the opposite side made Takeda Toru sigh.
The owner of the aquatic product store lit a cigarette, "Why bother, you will be going to China in two months or so, why should you get involved in this matter."
"I want to know the truth about that incident back then. Somewhere in your heart, you still love your mother, right?"
"At our age, feelings are not that important anymore." Takeda Toru was also noncommittal, smoking a cigarette and said, "When I was young, I used to think that I would always love a certain woman deeply, but the fact is that after so many years, I Almost forgot what she looked like."
The owner of the seafood shop paused, "But no matter what, I owe you in the end. How is it, how is Nanako doing?"
"Mom is fine now, but she still has some memories of what happened back then, but she once told me that she doesn't hate you anymore, you just... still owe us the truth."
Takeda Toru also fell into silence when he heard the words, and he could see that he didn't want to recall what happened back then, but now he knows that he can't hide it anymore.
After an unknown period of time, when the cigarette was about to burn to his finger, the owner of the aquatic product shop said again, "It's all because of a mistake, the most regrettable mistake I've ever made in my life."
Then the owner of the aquatic product shop finally told the story he had hidden for many years.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Japan’s economy entered its final madness. Yosuke Tsuchiya was born in that era and had a happy family. Like most ordinary people at that time, Yosuke Tsuchiya was also young and vigorous, with a high heart Proud, until the signing of the "Plaza Accord", the dollar began to depreciate wildly against the yen, and the purchasing power of the yen reached its peak, but what followed was a devastating blow to the export industry. In the decade of 2009, the huge contrast made this generation take a different path.
The high debt pressure made Yosuke Tsuchiya's parents overwhelmed. After the only residence was taken back by the bank, he desperately chose to commit suicide by burning charcoal. His grandparents also died of illness in successive bad news. Tsuchiya Yosuke's sinking, on the contrary, created his fearless character, in the words of the team manager who later discovered him
— This kid is a born fighter.
It seems that the word fear is not in his life dictionary at all.
What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
Yosuke Tsuchiya ushered in the pinnacle of his life when he was in his twenties. He achieved many successes in the European arena and won the runner-up in the FIA GT Grand Prix in New York. The champion of the station pursuit race, he is a legendary figure in the drifting world in Japan.
At that time, he had already stood on the top of the mountain, but he was still unable to be satisfied. He was eager for new challenges, so he decided to start challenging for the title of DK. It took less than a year to get the top underground in 22 districts. The racers have been picked off one after another, leaving only the final training area.
"The strongest driver in the Nerima area is Naoto Asano. He is a crazy guy. He created a death race running method. He selects a section of the highway at the appointed time, destroys the guardrail, sets up the entrance and exit, and competes in the race. Driving in the opposite direction on the highway, whoever arrives at the finish line alive first is the final winner, and sometimes in order to increase the excitement, he will deliberately introduce the police into the game."
"This... this is suicide at all." Ameko was completely dumbfounded after hearing the rules.
"Naoto Asano firmly believes that only the bravest driver deserves to win, and all drivers who want to challenge him must accept the rules of the game he made. As stupid as it seems now, only the last race is left to win The title of DK, when I was young at that time, it was impossible to give up anyway.”
Takeda Toru also lit a second cigarette with a lighter, took a deep breath and continued, "We agreed on a time for the competition. Besides the two of us, my best friend, the strongest driver in Shinjuku District, will be participating Kobayashi Liang, we chose the track together. It is 40 kilometers long and has three lanes. Usually, the traffic density is moderate, but no one thought that when we got there that day, it would suddenly start to fog up.
"Kobayashi suggested to give up this competition and change the time. I can see that Naoto Asano has actually agreed in his heart. After all, he is just a bastard who enjoys the excitement of walking on the edge of death. He doesn't really intend to die. At that time This kind of road condition, the danger is beyond his tolerance, but the bastard obviously didn't want to let go of this opportunity to mock us. He knew that I would definitely vote for it, so he voted against it himself, saying that we are all cowards.
"At that time, I was young and energetic, so I voted against it in a fit of anger. The final result was 2:1, and the game continued as usual. At this time, Naoto Asano's face finally changed, but I didn't feel any pleasure of revenge, because The three of us are already riding a tiger."
"What happened after that proved how stupid my decision was. The visibility on the road was only four or five meters that day, and we all had to lower our speed. However, even so, we were still shrouded in the shadow of death. It's not a competition on the technical level, but luck has become the most important thing."
"We just drove for ten minutes in fear. Usually, this time is enough for us to run the entire distance, but this time we only ran for less than one-third. I kept honking the horn. Closed, there are a lot fewer cars on the opposite side, but even so, there are still several times when I suddenly see the headlights and swipe the direction to avoid it. It feels like passing by the god of death .”
Recalling the dangerous situation at that time, even now the owner of the aquatic product shop still has lingering fears.
"Under such circumstances, no matter how tough the nerves are, we can't hold on for a long time. Therefore, Kobayashi and I took the lead alternately to buy each other time to rest. As for Asano Naoto, he has already been out of the game early in this game. This so-called The bravest driver in Tokyo, his will has been destroyed, he only dared to shiver behind us, but then no one expected the accident to happen.
"As I was approaching the middle of the road, I heard the horn of a large truck in front of me, and I was about to change lanes. Unexpectedly, Naoto Asano's GT-R suddenly lifted up, and I was stuck in the left lane. I tried to accelerate and Slow down but he was always firmly on my right side. I can probably guess what he was thinking at that time. His performance today was really bad. The prestige is all gone, so I feel terrible...
"Naoto Asano is determined to put me to death, and the time left for me is getting less and less. I can't help but feel a sense of despair in my heart. I thought I was going to confess here today, but I didn't expect that at this moment, Kobayashi Ryo drove his Lexus into Asano's GT-R without hesitation.
"The next moment their cars lost control together, Naoto Asano's GT-R rolled into the chassis of the large truck on the opposite side first, and then the large truck toppled over and hit Kobayashi Liang's LEXUS. The scene at that time was too bloody, I I didn’t even dare to look, the entire roof of his car was sunken in, and thick smoke was billowing from the front of the car.”