Chapter 1152: The season when the residual snow withers, it seems not bad either

In the vacation home at Lake Toya.

Akina finally persuaded Xia Hua, who was happy playing in the water, out of the pool, covered the baby's head with a large towel, wiped it dry while laughing, and carried her out of the warm bathroom into the bedroom. Little Xia Hua was still laughing very happily.

Putting the baby on the big bed, she turned around but didn't see her husband. Akina walked to the living room and happened to see Naoki Nagayama making a phone call with a solemn face......

"Hmm, that's it...... Please as soon as possible....."

"We will be ready."

After hanging up the phone, Akina asked:

"Naoki-san, what's wrong?"

"Sigh...." Naoki Nagayama sighed, "Mother called, Grandfather is critically ill..... We might have to go see him for the last time....."

"How could this be?!" Akina covered her mouth.

"Actually, his health has been poor since last year....." Naoki Nagayama pulled Akina to sit on the sofa and said in a low voice, "Especially after experiencing the dissolution of the Nagayama Group, Grandfather's life's work is gone, and his spirit has collapsed......"

When people reach the end, sometimes they just live for a breath. If this breath of spirit is gone, then the body's functions will decline in a very short time.

Not to mention a Yakuza like Grandfather who has been fighting for half his life and has countless obvious and hidden injuries.

"Then Grandfather is now...."

"The phone said that his vital signs are failing, and there is no need to continue treatment. He has already been taken home."

This situation is considered to be on the verge of death. The hospital will respect the patient's request and let the patient spend the last time of his life in a familiar place.

Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina and said:

"I just called Suda-san..... Our vacation is going to end early....."

"Hmm~~"

Avoiding the city for the past two days and being very calm and comfortable in the vacation home is true, but it's not like becoming a monk...... Grandfather is about to pass away, so they naturally have to go see him for the last time.

"How is Hua-chan now?"

"Just wiped her hair dry, and she is preparing to sleep on the bed...."

"Then it looks like we have to hold her to sleep...."

It was already late at night when Naoki Nagayama received the call. Even if he let the private jet come to pick them up, it would take more than two hours to get to the vacation home, and it would take more time to fly to Shizuoka. It would be around four or five o'clock before they could return to the ancestral home in Shimizu City.

In this era, it is considered very fast. If they waited for a flight or took the high-speed rail without a private jet, it might be tomorrow night before they could arrive.

And fortunately, there is a small Miho airport managed by the flight association in Shimizu City. If they landed at Mount Fuji Airport, it would take longer.

After the two talked for a while, they started to pack their daily clothes, mainly the baby's. Other things don't need to be brought.

After coming to the bedroom, they found that Xia Hua had already fallen asleep on the bed, lying on her back with her limbs spread out.....

"The sleeping posture is so strange...."

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but shake his head when he saw his daughter's sleeping posture, but his mood relaxed a little. It is natural for him to feel heavy, as it is the first time in his two lives that he has encountered the death of a relative.

"Children's bodies are all soft."

Akina gently picked up her daughter and let Naoki Nagayama help put on thick clothes and socks...... Little Xia Hua hummed twice in her dream, but didn't open her eyes, and still slept very soundly.

The whirring of the rotor made the two people in the vacation home wake up.

Naoki Nagayama climbed onto the helicopter holding Xia Hua, who had put on small earmuffs and was wrapped in a small quilt, and then reached out to pull Akina up. Then, following a sense of weightlessness, the helicopter flew towards the south....

When changing to a private jet halfway, little Xia Hua woke up and cried for a while, and it was hard to coax her.

After the plane took off, she slept in a daze in the cabin for a while, and Naoki Nagayama was awakened by the sense of weightlessness again.

Looking up, outside the round window was a gray sky and an unfamiliar parking airport, with only a row of lights guiding the direction of the plane's landing~

After the plane stopped slowly, Kazuhiko Suda walked out of the cockpit and opened the cabin door:

"Naoki-san, we have arrived in Shimizu."

"Already arrived...." Naoki Nagayama added and glanced at the clock. It is now around 4 o'clock in the morning, and there are still a few hours until dawn.

"Hai, this is Miho Airfield, right by the sea in Shimizu City."

As soon as he stepped out of the cabin door, he heard the sound of waves, and the cold sea breeze blew directly on his face.... It is indeed very close to the coast!

Kazuhiko Suda helped carry the suitcase and reminded Naoki Nagayama and Akina to be careful under their feet.

This is a small internal airport that is not often used. Except for the runway, it is all lawn. It is definitely not as bright and tidy as Narita International Airport, and it needs a flashlight for lighting at night.

After walking out of the small terminal building, Naoki Nagayama saw Qingmu Nagayama waiting at the door. The matter happened in a hurry, and there were no taxis in the city in the middle of the night, so he asked his eldest brother to pick them up.

"Eldest brother...."

Naoki Nagayama greeted while holding Xia Hua,

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Not long."

Qingmu Nagayama said with a smile, took the suitcase from Kazuhiko Suda and put it in the trunk of the car, and greeted the two to get in the car,

"Get in the car quickly, it's a bit cold outside."

Naoki Nagayama thanked Kazuhiko Suda and asked him to fly back first. They might stay in Shimizu for a few more days, and then he got in the car with Akina.

Eldest brother Qingmu also has children, so there is a baby seat in the car. Xia Hua twisted a few times and fell asleep, and didn't wake up even when the car started.

"Hua-chan didn't cry at all...." Eldest brother Qingmu sighed, "What a well-behaved child.... Ye Cao cried for a long time after being woken up in the middle of the night."

"Little Xia Hua might be tired...." Akina said, "She had cried before too..."

Naoki Nagayama sat in the passenger seat and asked:

"How is Grandfather now? Is he asleep?"

"Very weak, his body was originally in pain....." Qingmu Nagayama sighed, "At the request of Uncle Xiong Yuan, the doctor helped inject morphine and tranquilizers before sending him back..... Now he says he can't sleep....."

The use of painkillers and sedative drugs in Japan is still very loose. After all, what kind of drugs are rampant in this era? After all, in a society where Yakuza are prevalent, it must be inseparable from yellow, gambling, and drugs.

"But actually, he should be holding on.... wanting to see his relatives for the last time."

Naoki Nagayama nodded and asked:

"Have the others come?"

"After hospitalization, Uncle Xiong Yuan notified Mother. Father, Mother, and I all went to the hospital, and then not long after he was taken back, Eldest brother Feng came back.... Then it was Nagayama Hezi..... Naoki, you were the last one."

Uncle and Grandfather lived together, and it took about two hours from Tokyo to Shimizu. Only Naoki Nagayama was in Hokkaido, and even with a private jet, it was the middle of the night when he arrived.

So, is he waiting for himself.....

Some rooms in the large ancestral home were lit, but it made the courtyard look even more silent.

A lamp was lit at the door of the house. Feng Nagayama was waiting for Naoki Nagayama's arrival at the door, and the red dot of the cigarette in his hand flickered......

After seeing the car coming, he stepped forward to greet them.

"Naoki." Feng Nagayama's voice was a bit dry, "You're here..."

"Hmm....."

Naoki Nagayama had a little more strength, got off the passenger seat, first went to the back row to pick up Xia Hua, and then walked to the courtyard corridor with Akina,

"Eldest brother Feng, Grandfather he...."

"Grandfather is waiting for you..." Feng Nagayama said softly, "He said he wanted to see little Xia Hua for the last time...."

"......" Naoki Nagayama paused, not knowing how to answer. After a few steps, he opened his mouth, "How about Sayuri, did Grandfather see her?"

"Hmm, brought her back."

The little daughter of the cousin's family was just born not long ago, and her body was a bit weak. Originally, it was planned to bring her back to see Grandfather when the weather was warmer.

After saying this, it seemed that there was nothing to say. Feng Nagayama silently led several people towards the direction of the main hall in the courtyard.

The main hall was lit, and there were quite a few people. Naoki Nagayama saw his father, Jian Nagayama, and his mother, Caizi Nagayama..... Besides that, there seemed to be several old people from the original Nagayama Group....

"Naoki... Akina....." Mother greeted them, first looked at her son and daughter-in-law, and then lifted the small quilt to look at little Xia Hua who was sleeping soundly, "Are you all smooth on the way?"

"Hmm, all smooth." Akina nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work...."

"It's okay...."

"Go see your grandfather quickly...... He is in the study."

"Hai..."

I didn't expect Grandfather to be in the study, but now is not the time to ask questions. Naoki Nagayama nodded and walked towards the study.

After turning a corner, the first thing he saw was the partition of the study. Naoki Nagayama saw Uncle Xiong Yuan Nagayama in the study, sitting on one side of the partition silently, his face solemn......

After a few steps, Naoki Nagayama finally saw Grandfather Hayato Nagayama.

He was half-lying in the futon on the tatami, leaning on a square block of quilts, his head tilted to one side looking at the courtyard outside the window.

This old man, who was still in high spirits a few years ago, now looks like he has shrunk, with only his skeleton supporting his figure, but his face looks very energetic....

"Ah, Naoki.... you're here!"

Hayato Nagayama turned his head, looked at his most promising grandson, and showed a relaxed smile on his face.

"Grandfather....."

Naoki Nagayama stood beside the tatami, not knowing what to say for a while. Hearing from the phone that his vital signs were failing, he originally thought that Grandfather must be on the verge of death, with a confused mind and unable to speak......

But Grandfather now looks very normal...... Is it a flash of light before death?!

"How do you feel now....."

"Me? I feel great now! My body is soft, like I'm going to fly...."

Grandfather's tone was even a bit excited. He smiled and said,

"I asked Xiong Yuan to get some amphetamine reagents, the kind used in the US military as battlefield stimulants...... It's the end, I don't want to lie in bed and finish the last journey in a sick way!"

"......."

Is he really a Yakuza boss who has experienced countless life and death situations......

Hayato Nagayama greeted his grandson-in-law Akina with a smile, which made Akina a little panicked, and then looked at little Xia Hua in Naoki Nagayama's arms:

"Little Xia Hua is here too...."

"Hmm." Naoki Nagayama sat on the tatami and handed Xia Hua to Grandfather to see.

Gently lifting the corner of the quilt covering her face, Hayato Nagayama saw little Xia Hua's small face sleeping soundly, and couldn't help but laugh:

"She can still sleep so soundly after the journey..... Sure enough, it is the bloodline of my Nagayama family!"

"......."

Even if his mood was heavy, Xiong Yuan Nagayama, who heard this on the side, also wanted to complain.... What does this have to do with the bloodline of the Nagayama family.....

Reaching out and gently rubbing little Xia Hua's eyebrows, Hayato Nagayama signaled Akina to take little Xia Hua over:

"Put the child in the bedroom to sleep, little Ye Cao and little Sayuri are all there...."

"Hai."

Akina glanced at Naoki Nagayama, took little Xia Hua, and then left the study to the men.

After seeing the last great-grandson, Grandfather Hayato Nagayama seemed to have let go of his worries, and the whole person was even more relaxed.

He signaled Naoki Nagayama to sit casually:

"I have said goodbye to the old guys..... Qingmu, Feng, Nagayama Hezi too, you are the last one!"

The old man looked up and down at Naoki Nagayama's appearance and sighed again,

"Sure enough, it's a genetic mutation..... I didn't expect that I, Hayato Nagayama, could have such a handsome grandson!"

"......" Naoki Nagayama paused and also smiled, "This should be attributed to my mother.... She neutralized....."

"Hahaha, that's true!"

Hayato Nagayama laughed out loud,

"Indeed, I have to thank her for adding three descendants to the Nagayama family...... all so excellent!"

Then Grandfather's spirit was even better, and he began to talk endlessly about his youth.

He originally didn't agree when his second son wanted to marry an orphan, and then the originally cowardly second son actually confronted himself for the first time for his wife, which made him very angry and drove him away directly.....

Then he pushed the second son's lineage away from the Yakuza, and ignored them for more than ten years......

Secretly taking care of them, not letting idle people disturb the second son's izakaya....

In this era, ordinary small vendors have to pay protection fees, and even their families are broken and dead......

If there was no Grandfather's care, how could an ordinary couple's izakaya safely open to the present at the port, and even build a big house, letting three children go to school and grow up~

"I originally thought that Xiong Yuan could take over the family business, even if it was the most perfect ending of my life!"

Hayato Nagayama looked at his eldest son with emotion, and then looked at Naoki Nagayama,

"But I didn't expect that you would pop out!"

"Let the Nagayama family have more cultural honor...."

"Let my name become a legend of the Yakuza!!!"

"And let the Nagayama family completely get out of the Yakuza and step into another class......"

No matter how arrogant the Yakuza are, in Japanese society, they are still the bottom class, not even the samurai class....... And Naoki Nagayama has already made the Nagayama family transform towards a chaebol family......

If this were in the old society, it should be considered nobility!

"I didn't expect that I could see such an ending....."

The old man who said a long paragraph was a bit out of breath, but refused the warm water handed over, looked at Naoki Nagayama and said,

"I am very gratified!"

"......" Naoki Nagayama put down the water cup and advised, "The future of the Nagayama family will be even better..... When Ye Cao, Xia Hua, and Sayuri grow up, it will be even better!"

"Hahaha...... cough cough cough...."

Hayato Nagayama laughed until he coughed, but still nodded happily,

"Yes, it will be better!"

"Grandfather.... slow down....."

Naoki Nagayama patted the old man's back and advised.

"Hmm hmm...."

Grandfather seemed to be a bit tired and didn't continue to speak, but leaned on the cotton quilt block and gasped...... The study fell into silence for a while~

Soft footsteps sounded. Cousin Feng Nagayama, Eldest brother Qingmu, Nagayama Hezi, and Father Jian Nagayama all walked into the study with concern when they heard the coughing.

"Grandfather is fine.... just spoke too fast....."

Naoki Nagayama explained a little. Grandfather heard the words and slowly raised his head, slowly looked around at his children, nodded and didn't speak, seemingly without strength.

After looking for a while, he turned his head and looked silently out the window.

There was still a layer of residual snow in the courtyard, which fell a few days ago. Grandfather didn't let anyone sweep it away......

At this time, the snow reflected the light, reflecting the craggy rockery and withered branches, shadows mixed together; the bamboo deer-scaring device in the courtyard was full, making a hollow sound, the pool moved without wind, and ripples appeared.....

Under the sky that was about to dawn, it looked like a pale scroll painting of withered and lonely mountains and rivers.....

Just when everyone thought Grandfather didn't want to continue speaking because of weakness, a voice came leisurely from the old man's back.

"Pity....."

"I originally thought that I would leave when the red leaves were flying....."

"However, looking at it now...."

"The season when the residual snow withers, it seems not bad either....."

"......."

?? It's so hard to write.....

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