Chapter 19 Chapter 19 The Deadly Seat

Every spring, in order to commend employees and condolences to their families, the Mocang Foundation invites meritorious employees and their families to gather together for an annual reception.According to the situation of the year, sometimes a garden party is held, sometimes a buffet party is held in the grand banquet hall of the hotel, or a theater is rented to hold a cultural performance. Such a reception is always preceded by honoring the meritorious officials of the previous year.Among them, the "Ikura Kohei Award" named after the founder of the foundation is awarded to the person who has made the greatest contribution to the company, followed by the Chairman Award, Seniority Award, Perfect Attendance Award, Expert Award, etc.

This year's reception decided to rent the Imperial Theater to hold a cultural performance.For the employees and their families, performances don't matter, being able to attend this reception is the highest honor. All the 1,200 seats were filled by the relevant personnel of the Mocang Foundation.The commendation ceremony held at the head office had just ended, and the rest of the show continued unabated, and the anticipation and restless noise before the show ebbed and flowed like a sea tide.The entire theater is in the architectural style of the Renaissance, with classical beams and columns adorning the walls, and the ceiling of the seats is inlaid with antique arabesque patterns and shell patterns.The golden chandelier that condenses the microwave of light is controlled by the dimming room, and the adjusted stable soft light is sprinkled on the seats.

The seats are spacious and comfortable, and the thick carpet on the aisle creates a soft feeling of isolation from the outside world.Between the stage and the seats is a satin curtain embroidered with fairies flying to the sky, which makes the audience look forward to and imagine the upcoming play behind the scenes. It was time for the performance, and the noise gradually died down.There were no empty seats under the stage. Today's awardees are all seated in special VIP seats centered on the chairperson of the board of directors, and other special seats are occupied by members of the Mocang family and the Sanjin Association.The seats in the consortium are arranged according to the names of rare and precious ores and metals: the first is the gem seat, followed by the gold seat, silver seat, platinum seat, etc.What's interesting is that the order is not necessarily in order of commendation, especially the first three seats of Gem Seat, Gold Seat, and Silver Seat are all nominated by the chairman of the board of directors.Although they are not commended, people who are valued by the chairman or who have a special relationship with the chairman can also be seated.For the past two years, Kiyoe, Kakiuchi Hatsue, and Takai Kuniko sat at the seats, and they became the topic of discussion.

There are also people who criticize that this kind of seat should not be given to mistresses, but they are all outraged and dare not speak out. This is simply a showcase for Gao Dao and his like to expose their private lives.The following seats are generally arranged in order of recognition. This year, Kiyoe has become the first lady, and Hatsue, who was originally ranked second, has been sidelined, so everyone in the company is secretly interested in who will sit in the third seat.Under the gaze of everyone, Qingzhi sat on the gold seat, Nami sat on the silver seat, but the jewel seat was still empty.

As Nami's husband, Xianma was seated at the last seat of the special table.Xian Jian buried his body in the soft cushion of the special seat, as if in a dream.This is the coveted "first class seat"!This is the VIP seat of a super-class theater in Tokyo, and now I am sitting in the center of this magnificent theater. Isn't the gorgeous interior, the splendid chandeliers, and the actors on the stage all for themselves? ——I finally climbed to the "Elegant Seat on Earth"! Someone called out to Xianma, who was intoxicated with himself, and Xianma took a look, it was the director of the secretary's office.He stooped down and told Chairman Xianma that he was welcome.Xian Jian left his seat and hurried to Gao Dao.Gao Dao pointed to an empty seat on the left and said, "Sit here." Xian Jian was so flattered that he didn't say anything for a while.This is the jewel seat!

"Just do what Dad says, you have the right to sit down." Namei urged him in a low voice.Xian Jian staggered and sat on it, and there was a commotion and discussion in the theater.Everyone was amazed that Xianma sat on the jeweled seat.As if to suppress the commotion, the bell rang for the start of the show. Just then, the criminal police arrived with arrest warrants. "Hurry up and do it!" The young Niwa detective is ready to go. "Wait a minute, let's wait for him to watch the scene! It was hard for him to sit on such a beautiful special seat." Honma tugged Niwa's sleeve.The lights in the theater dimmed, and the satin curtain woven with fairy patterns gradually rose.

"I'm sitting on the jewel seat now." Xian Jian didn't know how many times he said it to himself. The actors on the stage began to perform.The actors are all celebrities from all over Japan, but Xianma is not interested in this.Before being intoxicated by the acting skills of famous actors, he had already been immersed in the joy of being nominated by Gao Dao to sit on the jewel seat. Because he was an anonymous employee, he did not get special commendation, but sitting in this seat was enough to show that he had done a top job.This is Gao Dao's recognition of himself.

This first-class seat is not just an ordinary private seat, but a symbol of the future - the near future will catch up with or surpass the seats of Gao Ming and Gao Shou. In order to get this seat, Xianjian went through all kinds of dangers, wading across rivers and bridges.However, the seat far more than compensates for the risk.In order to get the seat ticket, Misawa Saeko and Mokura Toshiko should also die in peace! Namei who was sitting on the silver seat on the left side of the string stretched out her hand towards him quietly.Xianma held his wife's hand, it was a warm and soft hand.At this moment, he seemed to feel a faint shaking, which must be a psychological feeling caused by excessive joy and excitement, so that his whole body felt a little trembling.

"Ah!" Namei whispered, looking up at the ceiling.I saw the chandelier above her head shaking slightly, and Namei tightly grasped Xianjian's hand.This shaking is not obvious, it is difficult to detect if you don't pay attention, but it is indeed shaking. It seemed like a weak earthquake. When the eyes turned to the stage, I felt shaking again.This time it was a real shock. There were small screams from all over the auditorium, but no one left their seats. They felt very at ease with such a solemn theater building, and they didn't want to make a fool of themselves at the grand ceremony where the heads of companies gathered. This kind of self-discipline almost nailed them to the seats.The chandeliers on the ceiling swing larger and larger.On the stage, the actors are still performing as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Xian Jian felt something falling on his neck, and then thin metal fragments fell on his unintentionally stretched fingers.When he looked up and tried to figure out where these things came from, an unbelievable scene appeared before his eyes.Probably the cable of the chandelier was broken, and countless shards of crystal glass fell towards his stunned eyes, as if they were attracted by them.The chandelier slowly fell down like a high-speed photography image.Xianjian lay motionless below it, waiting for the hammer of fate to come.Namei let go of her hand and got away. There was a shrill scream.In an instant, the loud roar of the chandelier hitting the guest seats drowned out the screams.

Countless glass shards scattered around the seat between the strings.The body between the strings sits directly below the gigantic chandelier, taking the direct impact of the falling objects impartially. When he suddenly realized that this was the "dead seat" prepared for him, his vital functions had already been smashed to pieces by the strong impact force.Amidst the wailing sounds from all around, as if pulling a screen, the satin curtain embroidered with fairy designs quietly fell down.