Chapter 9 Chapter 9 The True Face of the Backstage Sponsor
During the Second World War, Ryudo, the noble court, directly got involved in N Industry, a large company in the military supply industry, and became one of the subcontractors of the industry.With the deteriorating situation in the Pacific War, the entire territory of Japan was heavily bombed on 8-29, so N Industries decided to transfer its fighter engine factory to North Korea.
Your court contracted the project.After the captain of the destroyer docked in Niigata Port accepted his bribe, many machines of N Industry were transported to North Korea intact.Just as your court was starting to build an engine factory in Korea, the Pacific War was over.
At that time, the project construction cost of about 30 million yuan was all paid to your court in military banknotes, and your court had already learned of the news of the imminent armistice. After he exchanged all the military banknotes in his hand into cash, he continued fled back to Japan.
The 30 million yuan was paid by N Industry to your court in the name of engineering fees, and the original contracted project has lost its meaning due to the armistice, so he picked up a huge sum of money for nothing.At the same time, your court also foresaw that the military banknotes would become a pile of waste paper with the armistice, so it exchanged the military banknotes into cash in advance.
Later, with the 30 million yuan, your court started to make the best use of the people it supported to engage in the military supply industry. Then, it managed to break into the Ministry of Construction and cleverly resold the gravel of the Tone River flowing through the urban area, and gained huge profits. Interests.This was only the beginning of its good fortune after the war, and it was from then on that your court got the alias of "Sali Court".
In the autumn of Showa 20, the predecessor of the Minyou Party, the Gerakan Party, was formally established, and the funds required for its establishment were provided by your court. As a result, your court officially entered the political arena.
In the election in April, Showa 22, your court was elected for the first time. With its innate talent and keen political insight, it flexibly mastered the skills of fighting in the political world and gradually consolidated its position in the Conservative Party. status.
From the post-war revival to the period of rapid economic development, your court kept pace with the times, and its own power continued to grow and develop. Then, in the Showa 40's election for the president of the Minyou Party, it defeated its rival Saku Shigeru in one fell swoop and became the throne.
After two years and five months in office, your court was forced to resign due to suspicion of corruption in conservative money politics. After that, as the leader of the largest faction in the Democratic Friends of the Party, it continued to influence the political arena.
Geographically, the southern part of S County has been included in the capital circle, and the economic and cultural fields have been radiated and influenced by Tokyo.In contrast, the northern part of the county is relatively remote, just like the adjacent counties G and T, which are outside the scope of the capital circle and do not have any distinctive features.
As an extension of the Keihin Industrial Zone, most of the county's important industries are concentrated in the southern region, while the northern region is dominated by the fiber industry.
The local-born noble court fully relied on its natural political ability to force a huge state budget into the northern region.
In summer, the northwestern part of the county suffered from floods due to frequent typhoon storms. For this reason, your court urged relevant parties to allocate funds and invest a lot of money in public water control and river improvement projects.
In this way, most of the local people have received the favor of your court. For them, your court has already become God and Buddha in their hearts.
Your court incorporated the civil engineering and construction industry in the northern part of the county into its own guard, and became the local supreme emperor in both political and economic fields.In a practical sense, Honjo City is a city under the personal jurisdiction of your court, and most of the city council members headed by the mayor of the city, Ota Kurohikichi, are actually under the protection of your court.The local violent gang, the Herosaki Gang, is your court's private army. Anyone who dares to speak against your court will be dealt a fatal blow.
For a long time, members of your court family and their related persons have monopolized important positions in the municipality and family business. Although your court has entered an advanced age and health problems have become increasingly prominent, the above-mentioned system is similar to that in the northern part of the county. The customs are ordinary, and there is no wavering in the slightest.
Of course, the current calm situation is only a superficial phenomenon. Once an accident happens to the high-ranking noble court in the future, there will inevitably be internal strife, and there will be cruel struggles around the successor.
For example, the commander-in-chief of dozens of family-owned enterprises in the local area-the eldest son-in-law of the noble court, Masamori Tomounari, younger brother-in-law Ryusuke Anma, cousin Kozo Ogawara, and second son-in-law Sawada Yuji are the four most powerful competitors.
With the strong support of your court, Youcheng stood out from the local constituency of S County in Showa 52, was elected as a member of the Senate for the first time, and thus entered the political circle.Since then, relying on his superb coordination ability and keen insight, he has gradually consolidated his status as the heir of the noble court.
In addition, Ryusuke Anjian, the younger brother-in-law of your court who is fully responsible for the affairs of his hometown, is also one of the strong contenders for the successor.At present, the most popular saying in the outside world is that after your court successfully retires, there will be a "two-headed politics" in which Youcheng Zhengzheng takes over the political circles and Anjian Ryusuke takes charge of the family business in County S.
However, Youcheng has long been ambitious, eyeing and coveting the family business for a long time.He knew that when he actually took over Guifa Wan in the future, he might not be able to get the approval and support of the Guifa faction with more than a hundred people.It is generally believed that only the ability to raise funds is the most powerful manifestation of a faction, because everyone knows that politics costs a lot of money.Typically, electoral and political funding to support parliamentarians is rarely raised out of their own pockets, but is obtained from the leader of a faction after joining a faction.
Democracy is based on the principle of majority voting, that is, the principle that the minority is subject to the majority.For this reason, those who have ambitions for political power must constantly expand the team of like-minded people.In the competition for power and profit, it is often the largest organization that has the opportunity to seize power.Of course, such organizations and groups are generally formed into political parties, and in the end the strongest political party will naturally monopolize power.
However, around the struggle for hegemony within the party, several organizations, the so-called factions, will also form in the party.If the largest faction can be formed within the ruling party, it will eventually be able to dominate and control power.Under normal circumstances, the leader of a faction supports at least 30 to 50 councilors.However, your court alone has hundreds of members, which is enough to prove that its ability to raise funds is strong, and it can be said that no one can match it.
If you add supporters of this faction and its friendly factions, the total number of your court faction is nearly 200, even exceeding the total size of all other opposition parties.Therefore, some people have already revised the name of the faction in your court and changed it to the Legion.
Indeed, the combat power and cohesion possessed by the faction of Your Court has already fully matched the title of Legion.For a long time, your court has been leading the army by virtue of its own strong personality and strong financial resources.
At present, Youcheng, who is a prince in the empire of your court, if he can also possess this kind of personality charm and ability to raise funds, then he is very likely to become the first choice among the heirs of your court.For this reason, You Chengcai has always wanted to become the commander in chief of the entire family business to ensure a strong source of funds.
As a member of Congress, no matter how much you show off your power and arrogance, ordinary little people can't do anything to you.However, as a member of the ruling party, only after entering the cabinet, which symbolizes political power, can he directly influence the political arena.The number of cabinet members is extremely limited, with a total of 21 people including the prime minister. Even in the Democratic Party, which holds the majority of seats, the number of cabinet members is very small.If you want to win the above places, you must join the mainstream faction in the ruling party and devote all your allegiance to curry favor with the leader of the faction.
Although Youcheng is still a young generation in the faction of your court, thanks to the strong support of your court, his influence in the group of young members of parliament is growing day by day, and he is gradually becoming active in the political circle as a new leader.
At present, there is such an unwritten rule in the political world: After joining the People's Friendship Party, when one is elected to the House of Representatives five times in a row and the Senate twice, one is of the right age to enter the cabinet.
For Youcheng, who has been elected to the Senate twice, it is just about to usher in this age, coupled with the strong backing of your court, the outside world generally believes that Youcheng's entry into the cabinet is a foregone conclusion. Sooner or later in time.Today, Youcheng is serving in the Ministry of Construction. As we all know, the post of deputy minister is a necessary step before being elected as a minister. Generally, it is held by a person who has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives twice and a member of the Senate once.Compared with the current situation where the administrative vice-ministers of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are not popular due to their lack of actual interests, the departments of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, construction, transportation, and trade and industry are often involved in public affairs such as roads, bridges, stations, and railway Shinkansen. The construction of facilities can often receive a large amount of subsidy funds, which of course helps to strengthen their respective territorial influence in many constituencies. Therefore, officials from the above-mentioned departments are often more likely to enter the cabinet.
In addition, there are two other heavyweights who command the family business group of the Guiyuan, namely the cousin of the Guiyuan, Kozo Ogawa, and the second son-in-law, Yuji Sawada.Although Guiyuan once had an eldest son, Guiyuan Ryuichi, who died young.
The above-mentioned four people are known as the "Four Heavenly Kings" in the Guiyuan family, and they are all in the management of the foreign lander.Among them, the ages of the four are in order: Anma is 72 years old, Daheyuan is 69 years old, Youcheng is 52 years old, and Sawada is 47 years old.If you only look at the age group, the police believe that Sawada and Youcheng are the most likely behind-the-scenes sponsors of Shoko Hosoya.In addition, Anjian and Daheyuan, who are not yet fully aged, cannot be completely ruled out as suspects.
At the search meeting held by the police, a serious discussion was conducted on the "possibility of the behind-the-scenes sponsors" of the above four people.If we analyze it purely from the perspective of "who among the four will suffer a fatal blow if their relationship with Shoko Hosoya is exposed", the answer is naturally obvious.
"For Youcheng, who has to rely on the noble court to maintain the status quo and win his future career, once the situation of his golden house is made public, the consequences will be unimaginable. In this way, Youcheng will not be able to explain to his wife Ye Zi at all. I heard that he is usually a typical 'wife-controlled', and he has to listen to his wife's arrangement on which TV channel to watch when he gets home. If Youcheng is the sponsor behind the scenes, he will definitely do everything possible to keep it secret."
"People say that once a politician has an affair, he will definitely lose the original women's votes. The handsome Youcheng often gets many women's votes in the election. If he mixes with the waitresses in his club If someone is exposed, I am afraid that all women's votes will be lost at once."
"Actually, the consequences are more than that. Youcheng's original ambition to inherit the noble court will be frustrated, and his secret of embezzling political funds to buy high-end apartments will also be exposed."
"So, Youcheng is currently the number one suspect."
"Actually, Sawada is also very suspicious. However, for now, let's focus on Youcheng and investigate."
"However, how can we thoroughly investigate the situation? Don't forget, he is now an assistant minister who ranks as the deputy minister of state affairs."
Members of the search department were all deeply shocked and troubled by the accidental involvement of extremely important politicians in the case.Even if a formal application for an interview is made to him, I am afraid that the door will be rejected.Taking a step back, even if he met Tomomoto himself, he would not be able to frankly admit his relationship with Hoshiya.
"If Youcheng has a ghost in his heart, he will be frightened as soon as he hears the relevant news. Why don't we start with this guy's weakness."
"Weakness?" The head of the search department asked suspiciously.
"Youcheng's wife Ye Zi! If there are these things, this guy must be most afraid of being known by his wife, so we might as well start investigating from Ye Zi first."
"What are you investigating from her?" Nasu Police Department asked.
"Don't ask anything." Sugawara and Serizawa responded.
"Don't ask anything?" The police department repeated in bewilderment.
"We just made up the fact that the criminal police went to find his wife. However, it would be good to investigate Youcheng's wife. After all, she is from the same town as the deceased Xiya, and she may be able to learn something. Then, We applied again and asked Youcheng to arrange a time to meet. It is estimated that he will be frightened by this, but it is unlikely that he will directly refuse to meet us."
"Is it appropriate to do this? The other party is a big man. If he puts a little pressure on our immediate superior, I'm afraid our investigation will be hindered."
"Don't worry, there will be a solution when the time comes. If he exerts pressure to interfere with the investigation, it just proves that he has a ghost in his heart. He will not do such a stupid act of digging his own grave." Sugawara replied confidently .
"Okay, let's start with Mrs. Youcheng first, and I will be responsible for all the consequences. However, you must carefully conduct investigations and collect evidence." The head of the search department made the above decision decisively, and appointed Sugawara and Seusawa Er Ren, the search police officer who was in charge of this matter, went to Youcheng's mansion to investigate the situation.
Masamori Tomosari's apartment is located on a quiet residential street in Tonori 6-chome, Setagaya Ward.Regular congresses, the so-called ordinary congresses, are often held in December, and under normal circumstances, as long as the session period is not extended, it usually lasts for 150 days.When the Congress closes, as summer is approaching, many congressmen will take the opportunity to take turns to travel overseas in the name of going abroad for inspection.According to the information obtained by the police, Youcheng has no plans to travel abroad this summer.
Once among the ministers, there will be guards following around like shadows all the time, leaving the mansion with them in the morning, and returning with them at night.Therefore, if these officials want to meet with women in private, it will be very difficult for them!But Youcheng is not equipped with personal guards. Although his secretary may know some of his private affairs, the secretary will generally keep the secrets for the master.For Youcheng, who is unguarded, it is completely possible to get rid of the secretary and go on a tryst with a woman in private.
Most of the time, Yucheng stays in Tokyo and rarely goes to the electoral district.The two Sugawara called Youcheng's wife in advance, but they did not expect that the other party agreed to the police's request very readily.
Youcheng's private official residence in a high-end residential area occupies a large area and is a typical Japanese-style building.Through the luxuriant eucalyptus trees in the garden, you can have a panoramic view of rows of stylish and white walls.
In the spacious courtyard, although the flowers and plants have faded their greenness, they are well organized.On the left side of the grand outer gate of the courtyard, a small door was specially opened to pass through at night. After entering, I found that the main room in the courtyard was still directly above. It turned out that there was a clear slope between the outer gate and the main entrance. Standing below and looking up , like looking up at a watchtower from a city gate.Since the outer gate of the courtyard is still far from the main entrance of the main room, and the two places have a certain slope, if a person stands outside the courtyard, he will not feel whether there are people in the main room at all.
The two of Sugawara pressed the doorbell, but there was no response from inside. In desperation, the two had to wait quietly outside.
"Hey, do you have any impression of this place?" Sugawara greeted suddenly when he was waiting impatiently.
"It's my first time here."
"Of course, I have never been here before. But I remember seeing this official residence of Youcheng in the photos."
"photo?……"
"Oh, that's right. The photo in Shoko Hosoya's handbag! The background behind it is this official residence!" Serizawa couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.
Unexpectedly, the castle-like building seen in the photo suddenly appeared alive in front of my eyes!Just as the two looked at each other knowingly, footsteps suddenly came from the courtyard.
With a "creak", the small door opened a thin crack.Immediately, an old woman with gray hair poked her head out and asked:
"Excuse me, are you the police officers who made an appointment with the master earlier?"
After getting an affirmative answer, the old woman opened the small door a little wider and welcomed Sugawara and the others into the door.Through the lush flowers and trees in the front yard, a wide stone path leads directly to the main entrance of the main house.The front entrance is extremely beautifully decorated, grand and elegant, just like the front entrance of a Japanese restaurant.In the courtyard, the aroma is overflowing, the scenery is pleasant, and the simple and elegant quiet atmosphere is intoxicating.
In stark contrast to the purely Japanese-style main entrance, everywhere the two of them went, the tables and chairs placed were all Western-style.Surrounded by rockery in the huge courtyard, gurgling streams, flowers and trees abound: pines and cypresses, Castanopsis chinensis, boxwood, daphne, cherry blossoms, rhododendrons...
While Sugawara and Sugawara waited idly, there was a sudden sound of clothes rubbing in the distance, and then the door of the reception room opened, and a 50-year-old woman in a kimono walked in.
"I am Youcheng's wife." Mrs. Youcheng lowered her head quietly and reported her family name.Immediately afterwards, he raised his head and glanced at Sugawara and the two calmly, as if they were investigating the purpose of the police.Her shiny black hair seems to have been dyed just now, but a little silver has been exposed at the temples on both sides. Her expression is solemn and serious. Although she has entered middle age, she has been well maintained.Perhaps because of the eldest daughter of your court, it seems that you can vaguely see some shadows of your court from her gestures.
As soon as the two of Sugawara finished introducing themselves, the previous maid brought iced barley tea.
"Thank you, let me take care of the rest." Mrs. Youcheng waved her hand gently at the maid, then politely pointed to Mai Cha and said, "You two are welcome."
As soon as the old woman turned to leave, the two turned to Mrs. Youcheng and said, "I'm sorry to make a sudden visit today. I'm sorry to cause you trouble! Ma'am, do you know a woman named Shoko Hosiya?"
"Shoko Hoshiya..." Madame tilted her head in thought.
"Her name is written like this." Sugawara drew a few times on the paper.
"Hosoya is...?"
"She's a waitress at a place called the Stranger's Club in Ginza."
"The Stranger's Club?" Madam didn't seem to have much impression of this club.
"Madam, you are the chairman there, and your husband is also the executive director."
"Oh, that's right, that's right." Mrs. Youcheng finally remembered with a blank face.
"She's the waitress there. Ma'am, have you heard of this person before?" Mrs. Youcheng thought for a moment, then replied, "No. What's wrong with her?"
As expected, Mrs. Tomounari knew nothing about Hoshiya's situation.
"A while ago, the woman died strangely. We would like to learn about the situation from the relevant personnel."
"Oh? Does this have anything to do with me?" Mrs. Youcheng looked more and more puzzled.In this regard, the two of Sugawara knew very well that they must answer cleverly and appropriately, otherwise they would be self-defeating.
"Madam, after all, you are the manager of the club, so we took the liberty to visit."
"I'm just a manager in name only. I just registered an account. If you really want to know the situation, you might as well ask my husband directly."
"Your husband is usually too busy with government affairs, and it is rare for us to meet him. Besides, although Madam is the nominal chairman, we think that you may have actually been in touch with the affairs of the club." Although Sugawara himself felt that His explanation is too forced, but he is soberly aware that as long as this trip can achieve the effect of deterring Youcheng, it is enough.
"I really have nothing to do with that club in Ginza. Even though I'm a nominal chairman, I don't know anything about the actual situation. So far, I haven't even been there once, maybe my husband how much Know something."
"Mr. Youcheng, today...?" Sugawara asked cautiously.
"He went out early in the morning, and today he seems to be having a party with his colleagues."
"Don't sir know we're coming to visit?"
"I haven't told him yet. He was already out when you called to make an appointment."
If Youcheng knew in advance that the police were coming, maybe he might try to stop it.Of course, if you go to Youcheng first, I am afraid that Sugawara and his wife will not be able to meet with their wife at all.
"Although we also know that Mr. is usually very busy with affairs, please be sure to tell him that we want to visit him. As long as he is free, we can do it anytime and anywhere."
"Okay, I'll tell him."
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