Chapter 33 second quarter

Ichisawa Yoshiaki is playing Go in the lobby of the Industrial Club. There are incredible characters gathered in this hall.They're all busy corporate managers, and only at top-tier companies.Managers of second- and third-rate companies and start-up companies are not allowed to join this group.They have very strict requirements for eligibility, and the participants are all so-called "voters" in the Japanese financial circles. Although Ishizawa Yongliang doesn't have a company in his hands now, he can get through here without hindrance.In the past, he was a fallen nobleman, and he was active in economic circles during the U.S. occupation.At that time, he used to adapt to the occupation policy, curry favor with the dignitaries of the US occupation forces, start up some companies, and close down some companies now and then.

He still has great potential power in Japanese financial circles.Usually he hums songs all day long, collects paintings and antiques, and looks like an elegant hermit.But whenever something happens, he is often asked to act as a mediator in the financial world.Today he is still wearing a dark silk kimono as usual, with a kimono skirt underneath, white tabi socks and Japanese slippers exposed under the skirt. He walked over and whispered: "Mr. Ichizawa, your house—calling." "excuse me." He greeted the manager of a certain fertilizer company opposite, shook his kimono skirt, and walked to the place where the telephone was placed.

"Hello, hello" It was his wife's voice. "A man named Jiujing called just now, as if there was something urgent. I asked him to tell me the matter, and he said he had to talk to you. Shall I tell him where you are?" Shi Ze was startled. Hearing that it was a man's call, he immediately thought of Wen Zi's father. "A young man?" "No, it seems to be getting old." I guess I was right, because this has never happened before.He couldn't calm down, and immediately thought that Wenzi had an "accident". What happened?Was it hit by a car?

Ichizawa has always been afraid of this happening.It would be fine if it was a normal meeting, but this time it was a secret tryst, and it was different from hanging out with a geisha or a woman in a nightclub.If the other party is a woman with considerable experience, it will be easy to end even if she tells her name, but Fumiko is a layman in this area, so it is a bit tricky to deal with.In particular, Wenzi is well-known in the society, and if his name is involved in the "accident", there will be endless troubles. "Ah, you can tell him." Ichizawa Yongliang replied.

"Then, let's do it like this... Who is Hisui?" the wife asked in turn.Probably out of a woman's intuition. "It's nothing. It's a company manager who begged me to get a batch of funds a few days ago. It's annoying, so I'm going to resolutely reject him on the phone." The wife's doubts have been dispelled. Shi Ze estimated that the other party would call soon.Time has not allowed to return to the Go table.He glanced over there. The manager of the fertilizer company was crossing his arms and tilting his white-haired head.Faint sunlight shines in from the outside through the thin curtains.Against the reflection, the luxurious patterns on the ceiling and walls are faintly visible.The whole room is decorated in the style of the nineteenth century.Sure enough, the phone rang soon.The female clerk who answered the phone handed the receiver to Ichizawa who was waiting there.

"Is it Ichizawa-kun?" After an affirmative answer, the other party said, "I am Fumiko Hisai's father, and my name is Taro Taro." The voice on the phone was hoarse but had a forceful quality that must have been the legacy of a lieutenant general. "what." Shi Ze neither said that he had known the name long ago, nor that he had never known him before. "Wenzi always troubles you." "..." "Dianhuo called you, I'm really sorry. I just want to tell you that Wenzi is injured." "Injuried?" "yes." For some reason, the other party hesitated to speak.His voice also immediately became weak, which was really strange.

"I'm in the hospital right now. I'll keep it secret from everyone else, but Wenzi said he wants to see you no matter what. Can you come?" "What's going on?" Ichizawa Yusuke asked a question. "Ah, I hurt my face." "Oh, what's the reason?" "..." "Hey, hello, what's the reason?" "There's something about that." This time it was Ichizawa's turn to be silent.Say there is a situation, what is the situation?Immediately flashed through Ichizawa's mind about Fumiko's relationship with men and women.That's why my father hesitated.Probably the man Wenzi was planning to repay the five million won.Wenzi once entrusted herself with the five million yuan. Although he had promised to give it to her, he had not yet delivered it.Wenzi did not fully and truthfully explain this matter clearly.

"I want to know what's going on, isn't it easy to talk over the phone?" he asked in a steady voice. "Yes, it's really hard to tell." "In this case, I'll go to Canggudo in Nihonbashi, which is an antique shop." He explained the specific way to find it succinctly, "If you don't know, just ask, because this shop is famous in that area. Antiques store. Go there, please." "Understood. I must go." Hara Naka will answer in a measured manner. "Ah, there's more. Which hospital does Wenzi live in?" "Well, the ambulance sent him to Sakamoto Hospital in Jiyugaoka, and he stayed in Ward No. 8."

"Oh." Ichizawa finished speaking and hung up the phone.But the word ambulance shocked him again. The sudden accident was certain. Judging from her father's statement, it seemed to be before dawn this morning.So it was when she had just returned from Hakone.It was impossible for Wenzi to meet the man at that time, so the accident probably happened at her home. Ichizawa Yongliang made up his mind just by this phone call.This may be the perfect opportunity to break up.You can't carry this big burden on your back. After expressing his apology to his Go opponent for resigning due to urgent matters, he walked out of the industrial club.The driver opened the door of the foreign sleeping car.

It took about 20 minutes to reach Canggu Hall. The manager of Canggu Hall nodded and bowed to welcome him in. "Anything good?" Ichisawa lifted the kimono skirt and sat down.The waiter brought black tea and snacks, and the boss came to receive him himself. Canggudo is also a first-class antique store in Tokyo, and the store is full of high-end antique works. Here Yongliang mainly looks at calligraphy and painting and ancient scriptures.In this regard, he has a considerable level of appreciation. He only spent twenty minutes looking at various scriptures, porcelain pots and Buddha statues.

This time Ichizawa was not as engrossed as usual.I was worried about the arrival of Taro Kui, and I couldn't fully concentrate on appreciation.The explanations to the boss and the manager and the successive questions are not as high-spirited as before, and the answers are fluent.After a while, the manager's gaze turned to the door.Shi Ze also saw a tall old man standing at the gate. "I don't think the font is as old as you say." Shi Zeyongliang immediately turned his face to copy the scriptures.He decided not to greet Kuai Tedaro immediately even if he came, and deliberately showed a haughty posture.The environment here is impeccable, because all the old and expensive works of art are on display.In any case, you must first overwhelm the opponent's momentum. General Yuan Zhong hovered at the entrance. Seeing this, the manager walked over.But Shi Ze was still casually talking with the boss. "Sir, there is a visitor to see you," the manager reported back. "what." He turned around proudly. Wenzi's father didn't know how to greet him, and he looked a little worried. "However, the fonts in the middle of the Heian Dynasty..." Obviously this is not what the former lieutenant general said.Ichizawa suddenly began to explain to the antique dealer.The boss and the manager, who didn't know the truth, were a little surprised when Ichizawa left the guests aside and suddenly talked about calligraphy. In Shi Ze's life experience, it is common for people to wait for a long time, but he does not take it seriously. He also knows that this move can make the other party restless, and thus have the effect of dampening their spirit. Shi Ze didn't give Wenzi's father a chance to intervene, and General Yuan Zhong just stood there idly. Shi Ze's explanation lasted for thirty minutes. "Okay, the guests are here, let's take a look next time." He finally ended the conversation. He stood up, his kimono skirt rustling.The boss and the manager bowed their heads and gave a deep salute. Wenzi's father greeted the long-awaited Ichizawa with a kind smile, but he still couldn't hide his embarrassment. "Then, let's find a place to talk." Ichizawa pointed to a cafe opposite with his chin.The driver opened the car door and waited for the owner to get in the car. Seeing the owner walking by as if nothing had happened, he closed the door again. The two walked into a dark, small cafe, obviously not the place where Ichizawa and others in high-end kimonos came.Kui Tedaro followed behind him cautiously. "Meet you for the first time." The former lieutenant general greeted Shi Zeyongliang, "I am Wenzi's father." Ichizawa Yongliang sat down and said: "what." He straightened his upper body and nodded.This is his long-established habit of answering greetings from subordinates. The waitress brought the coffee as ordered, but neither of them raised their cups. Ichizawa didn't intend to listen to the other party's detailed introduction.In fact, it is completely possible not to see this person, but considering that the other party will look everywhere and cause trouble instead, I decided to use this opportunity to make a clear deal. "Why did you say Wenzi was here on the phone?" The other party remained silent, so Shi Ze spoke first. "Ah, taking up your time in a busy schedule..." The former lieutenant general also became like a secular old man, saying a long opening remark. "Please tell me briefly!" Shi Ze interrupted the other party's conversation. "...Okay. Wenzi was accidentally injured." Taro finally got to the point. "How did you get hurt?" "...the sulfuric acid was spilled on the face." Tane Taro said while watching Ichizawa's expression, "No, it was said to be on the face, but in fact it was just a few drops, according to the doctor, it's not a big deal. " "It's dangerous! How could it be splashed with something like this?" "She took the bottle of acid to clean the toilet, slipped and fell in the hallway, the cork came off and the liquid came out and got on her face." "What time was it then?" "Around two o'clock this morning." The old soldier answered truthfully. "Two o'clock?" Shi Zeyongliang said a little puzzled, "That's too early! Does your family always clean the toilet so early?" "..." At this moment, Zhong Taro realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and looked a little embarrassed. Seeing Taro Taro's complexion suddenly changed, Ichizawa was speechless, knowing that he was right.The acid on that face was sprinkled by someone else.Obviously not an accident, but the work of a man who wanted revenge on this woman. "Oh, I see." Shi Zeyong smiled slightly. "So, what do you want me to do?" The former lieutenant general showed an expression of being relieved from the predicament. "In short, Wenzi is very uneasy now. What she is most worried about is whether her eyes will go blind and her face will become ugly. It seems that this kind of worry is completely unnecessary now. Please rest assured." "Oh." Ichizawa replied very dissatisfied. Please rest assured that the father said this sentence, obviously based on the premise that Ishizawa Yongliang is Wenzi's sponsor. Shi Ze did not make a clear guarantee to the woman.He thought, I was just doing my best for her when Wenzi asked me for something.Needless to say, the male-female relationship between the two is not explicitly that of patron and mistress. For someone like Ichizawa, when encountering such a situation, he would clarify the relationship between the two.For example, he took a geisha as his mistress. At that time, he held a celebration banquet for the geisha's withdrawal from the willow world, invited people around her to attend, and announced this relationship to the public.For this, he spent a lot of money. For him, to establish this relationship, it needs to be as public as a marriage ceremony.Only after such procedures did he clearly recognize his status as a patron. There has never been such an agreement between him and Wenzi.She always puts forward some requests that are beneficial to herself, such as introducing some powerful people who can make her stand out, the exhibition needs funds, please help generously, and invite some famous wives to be her disciples, etc. That's all. In terms of his relationship with Wenzi, Ichizawa felt completely irresponsible.