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Chapter 5 Section 3

heart of brutus 东野圭吾 3746Words 2018-03-22
The Fujikawa service area is gradually approaching.He originally wanted to take a rest in this area, but in the end he continued to drive down. Anyway, he was not so tired, so he decided to endure to Ashgara in the southwest of Kanagawa Prefecture.The timing is extremely precise, without the slightest error.This is a matter of course, because I am the one doing things, how could I make a mistake, he muttered to himself. The car maintained a certain speed and drove towards Atsugi. Takuya thought to himself that it was a lucky thing for him to meet Toshiki Nishina.Nishina is the son of Keiichiro Nishina, the founder of MM Heavy Industries. Nishina not only inherited the huge legacy behind Keiichiro, but also now sits on the position of a full-time director.

PeopleSoft is currently focusing on Takuya's robotics division.Now the new factory in Saitama uses a large number of products of its own company. It is a fully automated demonstration factory, and PeopleSoft is also the one who advocates this project.Taku also wants to build a relationship with this full-time director. No matter in terms of strength or influence, he will obviously be the next president, and he is likely to hold power for a long time.Having said that, a general relationship alone doesn't make sense.PeopleSoft should also know about Takuya's actual achievements, so Takuya wants to establish a good personal relationship with him no matter what.However, there is too little interaction between an employee and a company cadre.Tuo also did everything possible to collect information about Nishina, and finally locked his target on Yasuko Amameiya.In the spring of last year, Yasuko was assigned to the robotics division. Among a group of fresh and bright newcomers, she was particularly eye-catching.Her facial features are well-proportioned and beautiful, making one think that she may be of mixed European and American descent, and she has a slim figure. When she introduces herself, she speaks clearly and feels graceful.

"It's obviously a new employee, so she behaves a little too naturally? Did she work in a special industry before?" Even some unscrupulous colleagues would say that about her, and Takuya also felt the same about her, But the company seems to interpret this as her advantage.After the training period, she was assigned to the cadre office, that is, she was responsible for the administrative affairs of the full-time director or managing director. Takuya tries to get close to Yasuko Amamiya.The method he adopted was extremely simple, he spotted her working overtime and staying late, and ambushed her on the way home.He invited Yasuko to have dinner with him on the pretext that he had something to say. She first showed a suspicious expression, and then said the name of a Spanish restaurant. "In that case, let's go to the store I've been to."

Takuya thought at the time, this woman is very used to being approached by men. Later, Takuya also cut straight to the point, expressing the hope that Yasuko would disclose information about PeopleSoft's full-time directors. "Information?" she asked with wide eyes. "It's fine for trivial things," he said, "like how to arrange the scheduled schedule in the future, or what he is interested in right now." "Scheduled travel, do you mean scheduled work?" "That's fine too, but if possible, I would also like to know his private schedule, or tell me what he likes now."

Hearing what he said, Kang Zi looked up at him slightly as if he could see through his thoughts, smiled sweetly, and asked, "Mr. Su Yong, what the hell are you thinking?" "I won't trouble you." Tuoya said, "How about it, are you willing to provide me with information? Of course, I won't treat you badly. But that being said, there is a limit to what an office worker with a low salary can give. " She shrugged slightly, with a mischievous expression, and said, "Sounds like fun, like being a spy." When Takuya saw her expression, he felt that she was still a girl in her twenties.

"But can I provide the information you want so smoothly? After all, I'm just an administrator, not a full-time director's secretary." "You don't have to worry about that. As long as it's about the full-time directors, anything is fine." "That's it..." Kang Zi tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I see. The person who asked me to come to me is the best elite in the department, and I really can't refuse." The Spanish restaurant I visited at that time also became a place to receive information later.The two agreed that they would meet basically once every two weeks, and if there was any special information, Yasuko would take the initiative to contact him.At first, it was almost all the things that PeopleSoft had planned to inspect abroad, or the projects he was paying attention to, etc. She knew things without asking, but gradually there were more and more personal information related to PeopleSoft, which showed that Yasuko also integrated into the department.Among the information she provided, the first thing that aroused Takuya's interest was about Shinichi Zongkata.Zongfang is the research director of Nishina's aircraft division and the husband of Nishina's eldest daughter, Saori.Saori is twenty-seven years old this year, and Zongfang is thirty-eight years old.Three years ago, PeopleSoft recognized Zongfang's strength and married his daughter to him.

"The full-time director often said that it doesn't matter whether the daughter's marriage partner is from a famous family, but whether he has the ability to assist the Nishina family." Yasuko said while drinking, looking sideways at Takuya.For a while, the two began to drink some wine after the meal. "So it was the MX III that brought the luck." The MX III refers to the aircraft that is currently being independently developed by MM Heavy Industries and is based on a short-range transport aircraft.Not only has the energy efficiency been greatly improved, but also the taxiing distance during takeoff and landing has been greatly shortened.Munekata was the leader of the MX III development team. One of the reasons why he and Takuya belonged to different business divisions was that the two had never talked.

"Zong Fang, Research Director of the Aircraft Division, is a razor." Taku had heard such rumors before.In other words, it means that he does things cleanly.He looks thin and thin in appearance, and he is the kind of person with a nervous personality, but people cannot be judged by their appearance. "Mr. Zongfang is the son of an office worker, so the full-time director chose him as his son-in-law not to deepen the relationship with the financial sector." "It seems so." Takuya repeatedly repeated the phrase "assisting the Nishina family" in his mouth.

After listening to this passage, Takuya reached into the inner pocket of his suit jacket and placed a white envelope in front of Yasuko. "This is my intention. I'm sorry, but the amount is not much, so you can take it as a thank you for continuing to cooperate in the future." Yasuko fixed his eyes on the envelope, and pushed the envelope back to Takuya with a smile. "I feel sorry for asking you to treat me to dinner all the time. I can't accept such things anymore." "It's not much money. It's just a little thought to trouble you." "Please don't take it to heart. I haven't been of much help. When you achieve your goal and don't need my information, you can just give me another gift." Kangzi said, staring into his eyes.

Takuya hesitated for a moment, picked up the envelope and suggested, "Then, let's make another one later." Kang Zi slowly closed his eyes and nodded.As a result, that night, Takuya slept with her.Takuya had sensed that she had a crush on him before, and he also felt sexual attraction from Yasuko.Even so, he has been able to restrain himself until now, because he believes that no matter in any form, as long as he has a relationship with a woman in the workplace, it is dangerous.So having a physical relationship with Kang Zi means that he has lowered his guard against her.Takuya later regretted his carelessness at the time.He has upheld a belief since he was a child, that is, he can only believe in himself at any time.Why was it so careless at the time?Taku also knew the reason.Because his desire was stimulated by her sexual attraction, he lost his correct judgment.However, after a long time, he realized that going to bed with her was a big mistake.

According to the information provided by Yasuko, the approach to Nishina's strategy seems to be beginning to show results.Tuo can also decide the direction of work according to PeopleSoft's preferences, and he will not worry about finding topics when chatting with him.Takuya is confident that Nishina knows his own strength very well, and believes that as long as he can manage to establish a personal relationship with him in the future, his future will be limitless.When the end of that year was approaching, Kang Zi said that there was something urgent to tell.At that time, she had provided information for more than half a year, and it became natural for her to have a physical relationship when they met. "Big news! Miss Xingzi has returned from America." "Miss Xingzi, do you mean the youngest daughter of the full-time director?" I heard that Saori, who is married, has a daughter who is currently studying in the United States. "It seems that the full-time director asked her to come back. This is the great opportunity you have been looking forward to for a long time." At this time, Kang Zi had already named him. "Great opportunity? What do you mean?" Takuya asked. Kang Zi had a surprised expression on his face. "You are really slow sometimes, aren't you going to follow Mr. Zongfang's model?" "Model?" After she said this, Takuya thought of it.His purpose is to establish a personal relationship with Nishina, and there is no closer personal relationship than marrying his daughter.But hearing that Hoshiko was still a student, and she was not in Japan, Yasuko would hardly talk about her, so Takuya never considered this possibility. "Miss Hoshiko won't be returning to America for the time being?" Takuya asked. "It should be said that her study abroad career is over, and the full-time director seems to consider finding a husband for her." "Recruiting a son-in-law? Isn't he leaving the cabinet?" "It seems that it was planned in the past, but the Nishina family has no decent successor." There was a slight sarcasm in Yasuko's tone. The successor refers to Naoki Nishina.He is the elder brother of Saori and Hoshiko, and he is currently staying in the development and planning room of the robot division, with the title of room manager.He is only one year older than Takuya, but he has this status, which can be said to rely on his father's power. For Takuya, getting close to Naoki is also a way to gain power.The reason why he didn't do it was because he didn't think there would be much benefit in any relationship with Naoki.Even though he is the head of the planning office, it is actually the older deputy head who is in charge.Tuo also heard rumors that the full-time director who liked robots raised his son as an ignorant puppet robot. Even if he is the successor of the Nishina family, if he has no real power, it is meaningless—this is Takuya's conclusion. "The full-time directors are worried about this," Yasuko said, "according to the current distribution of power, the full-time directors will definitely be the next president. But the second generation's virtues, the Nishina family can't be said to be at ease. They need to be able Mr. Zongfang is also one of the people who assist the second generation." "The condition for Nishina to choose a son-in-law is to have the ability to assist the Nishina family--you were the one who told me about this, right?" "Well, he wants to find another person to assist his son." "It turns out that recruiting a son-in-law includes this intention." "That may also be one of the reasons, but it seems to be Miss Xingzi's request. Anyway, there is a maid at home, who will do housework for her like now, so that she can do what she likes. Most importantly, she I don’t want to leave the mansion I’m currently living in.” "It seems very big?" "I heard it's a few hundred square meters. Nishina seems to have built a big house for her sister Saori and his wife, but Ms. Hoshiko is used to living in a mansion with a few square meters in the United States. She probably can't stand the neighbors hanging out on the opposite side of her bedroom window." A house of clothes." Oh, Takuya sighed.Then think again about the great opportunity in front of you.I have no relatives, no money, if I want to rush to a high position in one go, it is understandable to have this level of ambition, isn't it? "The New Year's party at PeopleSoft's house is held as a rule for the spring wine party," said Yasuko. "In previous years, only senior cadres above the ministerial level of each business department were invited, but this year, a few young employees should be named. On the surface, it is to deepen internal communication, but in fact it is Don't have ulterior motives." "Choose a son-in-law?" Takuya asked. Koko closed one eye. "Father and daughter want to pick a wealthy son-in-law together." "I see." "Another thing to add is that the first candidate in the mind of the full-time director is probably you. He seems to have sent his subordinates to investigate you thoroughly." "Yes, the first choice..." Takuya was overjoyed, but this was expected.He prided himself on being number one among young people.According to the information provided by Yasuko, approaching Nishina should not have been in vain. Takuya nodded and downed the bourbon with ice cubes in one gulp.He felt a slight numbness in his head, gripped the wine glass tightly, and felt the fighting spirit that even he couldn't grasp gradually surged up from his body.This is the Japanese dream - he murmured so.
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