Ahara Taro Izakaya
The store manager is a middle-aged man, ***, and there are a few people sitting around, drinking small drinks.
Izakaya is a unique culture in Japan. Unlike ordinary pubs that only serve wine, they also provide high-quality meals, but they are different from restaurants and noodle shops.
The chain of izakayas has not only enriched the types of wine, but also made the prices popular. It has become a place for companies to gather after get off work and friends. Even students often hold simple banquets in izakayas.
Urban white-collar workers go to izakayas after work, go to two or three izakayas in one night, and go home drunk. This is their happy life.
In a corner, the atmosphere between Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi was very solemn.
Seeing that Taniguchi Kenichi's wine glass was empty, Mitsuki Fukamatsu went up to pour the wine. In Japan, when the wine is empty, friends around him, familiar or unfamiliar, will help instead of pouring it himself. This is a social culture.
"Thank you very much." Kenichi Taniguchi thanked him out of habit. He took a big sip and looked very bad. Not only that, Mitsuki Fukamatsu looked very tired, and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.
Nowadays, the smoking ban in Japan is becoming more and more strict, but you can still smoke freely in izakayas.
After taking a sip, Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi didn't speak. They only looked at each other with serious expressions.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu thought for a while, but spoke first, with a slightly hoarse voice: "Kenichi, this matter looks very bad."
After saying this, he put the cigarette in his hand into his mouth and took a long drag.
In fact, after meeting Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi, they decided to investigate together the truth behind Yamada Shinichi’s winning of the Ooka Prize.
It's already the seventh day.
The development of the situation and the results of the investigation shocked them.
First of all, no information about Yamada Shinichi can be found. You know, in today's Japanese society, it is very simple to find out information, but it is a bit scary that no detailed information about Yamada Shinichi can be found.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi changed their minds and began to investigate who was supporting Shinichi Yamada. The information they found made their hair stand on end.
Just the clues that the two of them noticed involved such big figures as Takashi Odabayashi, Hironori Kikuchihara and Akihiko Kanehisa.
Oda Hayashi Takashi's pen name is Shojo. Although he is just a top writer, his identity and background are extraordinary. His father is the late Seibu Group founder and former House of Representatives Speaker Oda Jiro, and his half-brother is a former director of Seibu Railway Company. The long-lived Tatsuo Chiku.
As a writer, Takashi Odabayashi's representative works include "Rainbow Scorpion", which won the Ooka Prize, and "Father's Word", which describes his father Jiro Oda, and was nominated for the Ogawa Prize.
Now, Takashi Odabayashi is not only a top writer, but has also been elected as Japan's "Cultural Meritor", playing a pivotal role in the entire field of Japanese literature.
After in-depth investigation, it was found that the person who nominated Yamada Shinichi's "The Ghost of the Night" to be shortlisted for the Ooka Award was Takashi Odabayashi!
Hiroshi Kikuchihara is a great entrepreneur who was born in Kagoshima, Japan. He founded Kyoto Jewelry Co., Ltd. and Crimson Telecom. He himself is inextricably linked to the Bando Foundation, Japan's top wealth.
According to the investigation of Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi, they were horrified to discover that Kikuchi Hara visited several judges of the Ooka Prize a few days before the Ooka Prize was released.
Akihiko Kanehisa is a well-known critic and director. The year before last, his work "The Flying Man" won the Japan Film Critics Award for Best Director.
In this review of the Ooka Prize, Akihiko Kinhisa was one of the judges.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi discovered that he was related to Shinichi Yamada in the film adaptation of Yamada Shinichi's "The Night Walk" by Akihiko Kanehisa.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu learned from a friend that the film Night Walk, directed by Motoyuki Uemori, was distributed by Hino Sumitomo Pictures, and Akihiko Kanehisa was a shareholder of Hino Sumitomo Pictures, holding 5% of the shares. That's all. The key is that Jin Kuahiko took the initiative to nominate the project and pushed for the actual shooting to begin quickly. He even agreed to be the director only after he paid a visit to Moriji Capital.
And they also rushed to release the movie before the Ooka Awards.
"What's even more frightening is that many media outlets have downplayed the negative news about Ooka Sang, including on the Internet."
"From the current point of view, the Bando Foundation, Yoshida Foundation, and Hino Foundation have all intervened."
"Maybe the shogunate is also involved." Mitsuki Fukamatsu and Kenichi Taniguchi said to each other, their faces turned blue and their vests were cold. At some point, the wine in the wine glass was empty again. Mitsuki Fukamatsu finished smoking the cigarette in his hand and pressed hard. He pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, swallowed, calmed down, and said in a quick voice: "Kenichi, no matter what, although we belong to different newspapers, we are all classmates and have the conscience of the media. , I think we need to continue investigating!”
Mitsuki Fukamatsu looked at Kenichi Taniguchi with expectant eyes.
Taniguchi Kenichi was not ready to become a deserter at this time. He thought for a while and said: "You are right, we can't give up now. I still have a friend who should be able to give me deeper information!"
"Really? Is it Takahiro Katsuraya?" Mitsuki Fukamatsu took a sip of wine to calm down.
They both knew each other's ins and outs and couldn't hide this from anyone.
"Yes, Katsura Takahiro is my senior. When I was in college, he was the minister of our club and I was the deputy minister. I have been friends with him for three years!"
"Besides, he is from the Katsura Valley Foundation, so he can't be much worse than the Bando family!"
The Katsura Valley Consortium is also one of the Japanese consortiums. It has strength comparable to that of the Bando family. It mainly operates in the automotive and machinery fields. It is a multinational automobile production and sales group. Its automobile production and scale are also among the top ten automobile manufacturers in Japan.
In addition to automobiles, there are also various agricultural-related power machinery products such as generators and agricultural machinery. Overall, Guigu Group is a leading group in the field of automobiles and machinery.
Takahiro Katsuraya is the fourth son of the Katsuraya family.
"It turns out to be the Katsura Valley Consortium!" Hearing this, Mitsuki Fukamatsu breathed a sigh of relief, raised his glass again, took a sip, and heard the sound of "Didi" on the phone.
A call came over, and Kenichi Taniguchi answered the phone. He greeted him in a respectful yet friendly tone at first, and then his expression changed: "What, not only have I won the Ooka Prize, but I have also started the nomination process for the Ogawa Prize? What, what's going on? possible?"
"Yes, Taniguchi, please give up, otherwise, I won't be able to protect you." This sentence came out from the other side of the phone, and he hung up with a bang.
The two were as dumb as puppets, looking at each other and seeing the fear in each other's eyes.
You know, the Three Grand Prizes are the highest awards for Japanese literature!
So far, no one has won a Grand Slam, and they have won three grand prizes without accepting the prize in person. If such a situation occurs, the whole of Japan will explode!
No one can cover it up, not even the consortium, not even the shogunate!
The other party would not be unaware of such a risk, but still do it anyway. This only shows that there is no need to fear!
The four words "Be firm and fearless" are simple to say, but they can really be achieved in society. The energy behind them is really terrifying.
"I'm so sorry!" Taniguchi Kenichi finished his wine, his face full of frustration and shame, and he bent down and bowed: "Misuki, I can't go on anymore."
Listening to what Taniguchi Kenichi said, Fukamatsu Mitsuki also understood. He reached out and patted his shoulder, smiling: "Kenichi, it's okay, I understand it very well."
Taniguchi Kenichi became even more ashamed and muttered: "Misuki, I know you have always had a strong personality, but it is too dangerous to continue this investigation."
"My wife is just pregnant. I can't lose my job, and I can't let anything happen to me."
"If something happens to me, my family will be completely destroyed. Please forgive me, I'm sorry!" Kenichi Taniguchi bowed again, lowered his head and packed up his own information. These information cannot be kept, all must be burned.
Then he bowed deeply, paid the bill, and left without looking back.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu looked at his back and shook his head, glanced at the door, smoked deeply, waited for the cigarette to be finished, poured the wine himself, and drank the full wine in one gulp. Because he drank too quickly, he Even Mitsuki Fukamatsu, who had a good drinker, started coughing.
After he finished coughing, he looked ferocious and said in a decisive voice: "I will not lose, even if this is the case, I will continue to investigate!"
Now it's not just a matter of gambling debts. The key point is that a private investigation was carried out in violation of the orders of the minister and higher authorities, and a lot of resources and connections were used. It is impossible for such a thing to be completely hidden.
Now Mitsuki Fukamatsu is in trouble.
I am not Kenichi Taniguchi. I have powerful friends who can stop at this moment.
a hidden room
Ohnozawa Takashi received a call: "Really? You even got the Ogawa Prize?"
The voice on the other side of the phone said with some concern: "Yes, it's done, but it's too easy to explode!"
"If Yamada Shinichi cannot bear it, he will be shattered to pieces!" The person opposite is an important figure in Ohnozawa Takashi's party. He has a high status in the Japanese government and is mainly responsible for education and literature.
Obviously, this person did not know that Yamada Shinichi was an enemy, and because Ohnozawa Takashi spent a lot of effort to promote this matter, he thought that the author was one of his own.
"To be honest, I read the book. The quality of the book is very high and it is eligible to win the three major awards. If I can defer for a few years, even if it is only three to five years, the Ogawa Prize will come naturally." The person opposite continued to talk sincerely. Suggestion: "Then there is no risk at all!"
"If you do it this hard now, you won't be able to hold it down and it will explode."
Hearing this, Ohnozawa Takashi interrupted coldly and said: "Thank you very much for your support, but you don't have to worry about this!"
Unlike Taniguchi Kenichi and Fukamatsu Mitsuki who found out and frightened themselves, Ohnozawa Takashi didn't care whether Pei Ziyun could bear the backlash of the three major awards, and he had no plans to deal with the aftermath.
"Hey, don't you want the three major rewards?"
"I'll give it to you, but if you blow up, it's none of my business." After hanging up the phone, Ohnozawa Takashi walked around the room in a happy mood. He was forced to support Yamada Shinichi's depression and walked away. After a while, I was still thinking: "When the time comes, maybe we can blow up Yamada Shinichi in turn."
"However, maybe there is no need for this." Thinking of this, Ohnozawa Takashi called Kazuo Serio: "Seibao, the inheritance ceremony must be completed quickly."
"We must not give Yamada Shinichi a chance to refuse."
(End of chapter)