Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Tong Xiao told Meng Feiyang that Shingoro Yukawa would only stay in Shanghai for one day, so Meng Feiyang only had one chance, and he had to meet him no matter what. As soon as he woke up in the morning, Meng Feiyang called the Garden Hotel and specially used Japanese.The Garden Hotel is the hotel of choice for Japanese people traveling on business in Shanghai, and the service staff are much more proficient in Japanese than English.As expected, the switchboard's attitude was more polite, telling him that Mr. You Chuan was not in the room, and asked if he wanted to leave a message, but Meng Feiyang politely declined.He expected that Yaukawa Shingoro would go out to do errands first, so he made up his mind to go directly to the restaurant to block him.

Waiting in the hotel lobby until after two o'clock in the afternoon, Meng Feiyang finally saw Yaukawa Shingoro rushing into the revolving door.Shingoro not only looks exactly like his father, but also looks and behaves exactly the same, except that Shingoro is thinner and taller, just like an elongated version of Kosuke Yukawa. When Shingoro walked into the lobby, Meng Feiyang rushed up to meet him and called out, "You Chuan-jun!" You Chuan Shingoro was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a mixed expression of embarrassment and sarcasm. Meng Feiyang knew that the other party recognized him, and Shingoro nodded to him: "Meng Jun, you are very well informed."

"I'm sorry to disturb you, Yu Chuan-kun, there are some things I want to talk to you about, please excuse me." Yaukawa Shingoro silently raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the hotel cafe.Just as Meng Feiyang was about to take a step, he found Shingoro walking in another direction. He was a little nervous, and Shingoro said, "Meng Jun, please wait a moment, I'll go upstairs to get some materials." Seeing that Meng Feiyang was still there After hesitating, he grinned again, which was weirder than Ke Yaping's smile yesterday: "Please rest assured, I will be right back, I know what you want to talk to me about."

Sitting in the coffee shop, Meng Feiyang was full of bad luck, but he had to endure it desperately.Fortunately, after waiting for a long time, Yukawa Shingoro came, carrying a big briefcase in his hand. Meng Feiyang was really impatient, and as soon as Shingoro sat down, he asked straight-forward questions: "Yuchuan-kun, my colleagues in the company and I are deeply surprised and saddened by the sudden death of your father. I don't know the email I sent you. Have you seen it? I want to know how you, as the manager of Ito Co., Ltd., will arrange the deal with Zhongsheng Petrochemical and the future of the Shanghai representative office after your father's death, Yu Chuan-kun, please give me instructions!"

Yaukawa Shingoro narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was a little dazed for a while, and then he replied flatly: "Meng Jun, I'm sorry to cause you trouble. I know what you said, but I can't tell you right now. Any answer, because Ito Co., Ltd. filed for bankruptcy three months ago, and the court made a formal bankruptcy judgment a month ago. These are the relevant legal documents, please have a look." He opened the briefcase and took out a A pile of Japanese documents was placed on the table, and then he bowed to Meng Feiyang in an upright manner: "I'm very sorry."

This is really too unexpected situation!Meng Feiyang's head was buzzing, and the hand holding the document was trembling. After skimming through it quickly, he put down the document, speechless. Yaukawa Shingoro sighed on the opposite side: "Meng Jun, you understand now. The contract with Zhongsheng Petrochemical was signed by my father with the name of Ito Co., Ltd. It is a complete personal fraud. Yes I am deeply sorry for the consequences caused by this, but there is nothing I can do. Today I am only the son of a suicide, and I am here to fulfill my obligations as an heir, and the illegal acts committed by my father have nothing to do with me. As for Ito Co., Ltd., since it has entered the legal process of bankruptcy liquidation, all debts related to it will be handled by the Tokyo District Court. Here is their contact information, you can record it. "

Meng Feiyang raised his head slowly: "I really can't believe it. Hasn't Ito's business situation been pretty good in the past few years? Even our representative office has tens of millions of dollars in contracts every year. How can we go bankrupt when it goes bankrupt? " "Meng Jun, you should be aware of Japan's 20-year economic stagnation." Yaukawa Shingoro sighed again, "Enterprises have to borrow from banks in order to develop, and the interest on loans is too high. Over time, it becomes the biggest burden for enterprises. , everyone seems to be working for the bank. It is not easy to earn money, and the profits that are finally earned are all paid interest. Ito has been supported by business in China these years, but my father has never been willing to save, and he still spends money everywhere. You know, he still has a lot of expenses other than business... In short, the Ito headquarters has long been an empty shell. Otherwise, he would not have put all his eggs in one basket and resorted to such obscene means to defraud money."

"But what about the Chinese representative office?" Meng Feiyang interrupted Shingoro, although he tried his best to restrain himself, his eyes were still red. "Meng Jun, I understand your feelings, but Ito Co., Ltd. has gone bankrupt. Therefore, the representative office..." At this point, Shingoro paused, and then bowed deeply to Meng Feiyang again, "Really I can't help you, sorry to bother you." "Cough!" Meng Feiyang stared fiercely at Shingoro's curved back, and the other party kept such a posture for a long time.Meng Feiyang couldn't take it anymore, and was about to get up and leave.Youchuan Shingoro straightened up suddenly, looked straight at Meng Feiyang, and asked, "Meng Jun, do you know that my father has AIDS?"

Meng Feiyang looked away and didn't answer. Yaukawa Shingoro said to himself: "I only found out this time. But Mr. Meng, this news is not surprising to our family. For so many years, my mother, brother and I have lived in nightmares. Middle. Although Ito is bankrupt, the death of my father may not be a relief to our family. Meng Jun, I hope you can also get relief." Meng Feiyang left without looking back. After measuring the road with his feet for nearly two hours, Meng Feiyang found himself walking from the Garden Hotel to the hospital where Ke Zhengyun lived.The effect of the runaway is not bad, his mood has not completely calmed down, but at least he has the confidence to calmly face Lao Ke's question.When they reached the ward on the fifth floor, Meng Feiyang did not find Ke Zhengyun. Even the quilt was put away on the hospital bed he was lying on, and the ward was empty. The sun shone on the white walls and sheets, and the khaki plastic floor was very Clean, the air is filled with the special smell of the hospital.Standing in front of the ward, Meng Feiyang suddenly panicked, where did Lao Ke go?Nothing will happen, will it? !

He turned around and ran out, bumping into Ke Yaping. "Ah!" the two exclaimed in unison.Meng Feiyang grabbed Ke Yaping: "Where's Lao Ke? How is he doing?!" "My dad, I've been transferred to the general ward. I'm here to go through the formalities." "Oh!" Meng Feiyang let out a long breath, and Ke Yaping looked at him and smiled: "Why are you looking like a headless chicken? My father always praised you as a young, mature, smart and capable person, but I didn't see it at all." Her mental state looks much better than yesterday, the bruises on her face have subsided, her neatly combed ponytail is curled up behind her head, her smile is natural, youthful, and slightly playful, she finally looks like a young girl .

Meng Feiyang said: "Then Lao Ke's problem is not serious?" "Well, I'll take you there." Ke Yaping said while walking, "The doctor said that further examination and treatment are needed, but there is no danger for the time being." She glanced at Meng Feiyang: "You came just in time, I want to go out for a while, maybe An hour or so, okay? I'll be back before dinner." "Okay." Meng Feiyang agreed, "Are you still staying in the hospital tonight?" "Yes, my dad won't go back, and I won't go back either." Ke Yaping's expression darkened immediately, and they had to pass through the gate of the hospital from the emergency building to the inpatient department. They passed through the continuous crowd, and Ke Yaping suddenly faltered: "You, do you know that there is a cheaper bath near here? Or a bath..." Meng Feiyang was a little confused: "Bathroom? Bathhouse? I don't know about this..." He saw Ke Yaping's face suddenly flushed, and suddenly realized: "Oh, you want to find a place to take a bath!" Ke Yaping lowered her head: "No Speak so loudly." Meng Feiyang thought for a while, and took out the house key from his trouser pocket: "If you don't mind, you can go to my house. The house is very simple, but it is very convenient to go back and forth by subway, half an hour one way." "Okay, thank you very much." Ke Yaping took the key, and her slender eyes shone with a strange brilliance. Meng Feiyang was a little inexplicably embarrassed. He turned around and saw the inpatient department building in front of him. "Go straight up, Dad is waiting for you." Ke Yaping said in a low voice, "The second room on the left on the sixth floor, I will go and come back quickly." When he looked again, Meng Feiyang could only catch a flash of red in the crowd of people at the entrance of the hospital. Only then did he realize that Ke Yaping was wearing a pink tunic down jacket, which seemed to be the favorite fashion of girls this year. shape. Ke Zhengyun was indeed eagerly waiting for Meng Feiyang, he knew that Meng Feiyang had something to say to him, and he also had something even more astonishing to tell him.These facts, even as an old man suffering from serious illness, it is difficult to say, but apart from Meng Feiyang, there is no one else Ke Zhengyun can confess.He didn't expect Meng Feiyang to forgive him, but he could only hope that he would get through this difficulty with him. Meng Feiyang first described the meeting with Yu Chuan Shingoro.While talking, he sighed in his heart that people have really strong self-regulation ability. At this moment, recalling what happened two hours ago, he no longer felt the strong depression and helplessness, but was able to analyze the situation in an orderly manner. And find many words of comfort.In the end, Meng Feiyang concluded: "Old Ke, after much deliberation, Ito's headquarters bankruptcy may not be a bad thing. Didn't Shingoro say that? I hope we can also be relieved. Since Ito is bankrupt and Kosuke Yukawa is dead, the so-called Once it's over, let's shut down the office, and we don't have anything to do with fraudulent Zhongsheng Petrochemical." After he finished speaking, the ward was eerily quiet.On the other three beds, two patients were hanging water, one patient went for a walk in the corridor, Ke Zhengyun leaned against the head of the bed with a blank expression, his face was still yellow, as if he was wearing a mask made of wax, and he didn't understand Meng Feiyang's words at all. no response. Meng Feiyang was at a loss, and was searching his stomach for something to say, when Ke Zhengyun spoke, his unwavering voice, and his frozen yellow eyes, all painted his narration with a strange color, and brought an invisible oppression . "Xiao Meng, you saw the situation in my family yesterday with your own eyes. Do you know why my son and daughter-in-law treat Yaping and me like that?" Meng Feiyang shook his head. He didn't understand why Ke Zhengyun brought this up. He knew that Old Ke was a face-saving person. He had already made up his mind to pretend that he hadn't seen anything, but unexpectedly Ke Zhengyun brought up this topic himself. This has something to do with Ito's bankruptcy. ? "My son is in his thirties this year, but he has never worked seriously. Before my wife passed away, I loved him very much and developed his lazy personality. Sometimes he said he wanted to sell insurance, sometimes he said he wanted to do stocks, and sometimes he said To do business, he spent all the savings of the family over the years. Later, he met a hair-washing girl from other places, and he brought him home to live in a few days, and asked my wife to be their servant. I was determined They disagreed with their marriage, so they kept arguing at home every day until my wife fell ill and died of myocardial infarction not long after. As soon as my wife passed away, I planned to drive them out, but a while ago the woman suddenly said I'm pregnant, so I can't chase them away. My son took the opportunity to force me to take out the household registration book and get a marriage certificate with that woman. That's not counting. The two of them said that after they had children, they would buy a house and move out. I wish they would go away, but I didn't have the money to buy them a house, so my son actually used my house as collateral to borrow from a usury, and used the money to pay the down payment for a new house he was looking at." Having said that, Ke Zhengyun stopped to catch his breath, and Meng Feiyang hurriedly handed over the teacup.He still doesn't quite understand why Ke Zhengyun said these private things to himself, but the sense of ominousness in his heart grows bigger and bigger like overturned tea stains, getting deeper and deeper... Ke Zhengyun quickly continued, still expressionless: "At first I didn't know anything, until the loan shark came to us and asked us to pay back the money, I didn't know that he had caused such a big disaster! I remember telling I told you, the market price of my house can be sold for more than one million yuan, but my son knew that I would never sell the house, so he went to the underground bank, because there is no need for complete procedures, without my consent He can also mortgage the house, he...he mortgaged the family property I have accumulated all my life with only 500,000 yuan!" "I was so angry! At that time, I forced that kid to return the new house and use the money to pay back the loan shark. Of course he was reluctant, but the loan shark chased him fiercely, and he was also afraid, so he finally returned the house. But Since then, he and the woman from other places have been looking for trouble at home every day, quarreling and disliking Yaping for occupying a room, and want to drive Yaping out. But these are not the biggest problems! The most terrible What’s more, the loan sharks pay interest. I borrowed 500,000 half a year ago, and in the past few months, the principal and interest have rolled over to more than 1 million. The 500,000 we repaid was not enough at all, so my house is still I can't keep it..." Ke Zhengyun's voice finally trembled, and it kept trembling, and his whole body was shaking into a ball. Meng Feiyang saw that his face was yellow and white, and thought he was going to faint again, so he was so frightened that he wanted to go out and call for someone. Ke Zhengyun said no. When he spoke, he waved his hands desperately to stop him, and after a while, he calmed down a little. Meng Feiyang sat by the bed and muttered in a low voice: "Old Ke, don't talk about it if you're not feeling well. Why bother?" After hearing this, he could almost guess what Ke Zhengyun wanted to say, and his heart was full of excitement. With a sense of pathos and insensitivity at the same time, nothing can surprise Meng Feiyang at this moment, he just feels tired, and his whole body seems to be rusted, or old. Ke Zhengyun looked at Meng Feiyang's face. He was under too much pressure recently, which made this young man look a bit haggard. He was not a real person, so he wanted to drag him into the water, but what could he do?Even if it's not for herself, there is still poor Yaping... "Feiyang, in order to keep my house and my home, I have no choice but to embezzle the company's account." After finally saying these words, Ke Zhengyun and Meng Feiyang heaved a sigh of relief at the same time.It's nothing more than the Wanjun giant hammer falling from the top of their heads. They are still alive and will continue to live. The representative office of Ito Co., Ltd. in China has a RMB account, which is used to pay office rent, staff salaries and other miscellaneous operating expenses. This account is managed by Ke Zhengyun, and the Japanese headquarters enters a fixed amount at regular intervals and settles it annually.Because it was close to the end of the year, there was not much money in the account, only more than 200,000. Ke Zhengyun used all the money to pay off the usury, but the amount was still not enough.It turned out that he had pinned all his hopes on the list of low-density polyethylene. Once the business was successful, based on Ke Zhengyun's understanding of Yasukawa Kosuke, he knew that he would get overwhelmed and throw money at will.When the time comes, Ke Zhengyun will try to ask Kosuke Yukawa to deposit more money into this account. He plans to use the money to settle all the loan sharks first, and then slowly find a way to repay it.The wages must be paid on time, but the bonus can be delayed with some excuses, and the rent and other miscellaneous expenses can also be delayed for a period of time, but the sudden suicide of Yukawa Kosuke and the bankruptcy of the Ito headquarters have completely shattered Ke Zhengyun's wishful thinking up. "...However, it's fine now. I don't have to pay the money that I was in arrears. It should all be attributed to Ito's bankruptcy." After a long time, Meng Feiyang stammered out such a sentence, and he regretted it as soon as the words fell. up.It happened that Ke Yaping stepped into the ward and was stunned. Her whole body exuded the freshness of just taking a shower, her wet hair was draped over her shoulders, her face was flushed, her eyes were fresh, and she was accompanied by an elegant fragrance and quiet joy when she entered the door, but was instantly frozen by Meng Feiyang's sharp words, Hit the ground hard. Ke Zhengyun smiled wryly, now he has to bear no matter what kind of sarcasm he has, he looked at his daughter lovingly, and then said to Meng Feiyang: "Feiyang, even though you say that, things are not that simple. I'm afraid that someone will make trouble at that time." I want to check the account, then I will be finished!" "Old Ke, what accounts payable are there now?" "It's mainly the rent for the last quarter, and other miscellaneous expenses are not large. The other is the salary and year-end bonus of everyone in our office this month." Meng Feiyang sneered: "The head office is bankrupt, who else would expect to get a year-end bonus? You can only consider yourself unlucky. The last month's salary, I will try to explain the situation to everyone and see if I can get it." Prevaricate." "Can it really work?" "I can only try, and try not to cause any such thing as suing for salary." Meng Feiyang said, feeling resentful again in his heart. It is not clear that all the colleagues in the representative office should pay for Ke Zhengyun.Although Ke Zhengyun's father and daughter are worthy of sympathy, it cannot cover up the filth and deceit contained in the whole matter.But then again, people are selfish. If he tells his colleagues everything, he can't be sure that everyone has the kindness to help Lao Ke. In fact, the most likely thing to gain is indifference. After being silent for a while, Meng Feiyang said again: "For the rent or something, I can only be an old man. I don't think it's a big problem, after all, it's not a big sum... And if the company goes bankrupt, the owner will probably think it's unlucky. But the old man Ke, what about your remaining loan sharks? And your medical bills?" Ke Zhengyun had been staring at Meng Feiyang, as if he was waiting for his own life and death judgment.Hearing these few words from Meng Feiyang, Lao Ke suddenly groaned, holding his face and sobbing: "Damn me, let me die... let me die..." "Dad!" Ke Yaping rushed over, crying as she hugged her father. Meng Feiyang couldn't sit still anymore, he muttered: "Old Ke, you, don't do this. I... think of a way, and come to see you tomorrow."