Chapter 1153: Life is about constant parting~

No one teaches young people how to handle the funeral affairs of relatives, but they seem to understand when they practice in middle age.....

The reason is that they have slowly learned in the parting again and again before.

When the morning sun shone on the ancestral home in Shimizu, everyone's faces were solemn and sorrowful. Grandfather finally didn't see the sun rise.....

The local mortician who had been contacted came to the door quietly, started to clean and apply makeup to the thin body, put on the kimono the old man liked most before, and some experienced old people also started to help build the mourning hall and conduct funeral ceremonies.

Hayato Nagayama was a person of the Taisho era. At that time, cremation had begun to become popular, so he chose the cremation ceremony. The ashes would eventually be buried in the back mountain of the Nagayama family temple, and buried with the grandmother he had never met.

It seems that there are also great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers who have almost never heard of them buried there..... Since the generation of Grandfather bought the land, that place will belong to the Nagayama family's burial ground in the future.

The white mourning hall was built, the white curtains fluttered in the wind, the monks began to chant scriptures, and Grandfather's coffin was placed in the middle surrounded by flowers.......

As long as it is a person who died normally, white affairs have always been very fast.

Naoki Nagayama changed into the black clothes brought by his mother, and together with cousin Feng Nagayama, eldest brother Qingmu, and others, greeted the guests at the door. Uncle Xiong Yuan and father Jian Nagayama were thanking in the mourning hall.

"Please accept my condolences~"

"Thank you for coming....."

"Please go inside....."

"......"

The guests who came to mourn entered the mourning hall, bowed and greeted, and expressed their condolences to the family.....

The funeral in Japan is quieter and more solemn. There is no traditional crying, and Grandfather basically has no female relatives. Even his mother, as the only remaining female relative, just cried with some emotion.....

Greeting guests, bowing, pleasantries..... Busy like this, even time couldn't be taken care of, and in a blink of an eye, it was evening.

"Tomorrow after the farewell ceremony, Father will be sent for cremation." Uncle Xiong Yuan was talking to father Jian Nagayama, "At that time, the two of us will carry the coffin.... and Feng and Qingmu..... Naoki will lead the way in front...."

"Hai." Jian Nagayama nodded silently. Everything listened to his eldest brother.

"If you keep vigil tonight..." Uncle Xiong Yuan raised his head and looked at the coffin behind him, his eyes flashed, "Let me do it...."

"Eldest brother, you haven't rested for a day." Jian Nagayama opened his mouth.

"It's okay..... I can't sleep...."

Xiong Yuan Nagayama smoked, his tone low.

"Then you have to close your eyes and rest for a while..... You keep vigil in the first half of the night, and I will keep vigil in the second half... Tomorrow there is a farewell ceremony, and after cremation, there will be burial.... There are still many things...."

"......" Xiong Yuan Nagayama didn't speak, and defaulted.

On the other side, Naoki Nagayama was discussing the meal at night with the funeral company, the so-called eating the banquet.....

Generally, there are two times. The first day are relatives, friends, close neighbors, and funeral company people, which can be simpler; the second day after the farewell ceremony and burial, because the farewell ceremony is for more distant friends, as well as people representing all parties, so it is more formal and richer.

Not to mention anything else, even if the fifth-generation leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi doesn't come in person, he will definitely send someone, as well as friends from other clubs that Grandfather and Uncle know;

And now cousin Feng and Naoki Nagayama both belong to people with status and fame, and some people will come to mourn for the sake of the two of them......

Fortunately, the matter of preparing the banquet is actually a one-stop service of the funeral company. You only need to select the grade and then pay the money. They are not short of money now.....

After choosing the banquet, Naoki Nagayama walked to the room next to the ancestral home and saw the female relatives and children who were resting.

I don't know if it's because she is too young and still recognizes strangers, little Sayuri is crying, Xinhai Nagayama is holding and coaxing; while little Xia Hua is much better, looking curiously in Akina's arms; as for little Ye Cao, he is following his eldest brother in front, and he can be considered the only male descendant of the fourth generation, going to support the face~

"Akina....."

Naoki Nagayama first looked at his wife, and felt relieved after seeing that there was not much fatigue, and then greeted others, especially sister-in-law Nozaki Xiangjia, whose stomach was already showing.....

"Go eat later, and then rest well...."

"Naoki-san, daijoubu?" Akina asked with some concern.

"I'm fine...." Naoki Nagayama shook his head.

Come to think of it, he and Grandfather have only known each other for a few years, and the number of meetings is not many, so naturally there will not be that kind of bone-deep pain..... It is similar to the departure of a close elder, sorrowful but not hurt.....

Taking little Xia Hua in his arms and patting her gently, Naoki Nagayama walked in the ancestral home with Akina.

"We will probably stay here for two more days.... Tomorrow's farewell ceremony, Akina can be in the back with Xinhai-chan and sister-in-law Nozaki Xiangjia, and not participate....."

Naoki Nagayama urged, Xinhai Nagayama just gave birth to a baby not long ago, little Sayuri is too small, and sister-in-law Nozaki Xiangjia is pregnant, none of them are suitable to participate in the funeral.

According to age, little Xia Hua is in a state of being able to participate or not, but there may be Yakuza personnel coming tomorrow. It is not suitable for Akina, a celebrity, to be photographed in contact with them.....

"Hmm~"

Akina nodded, and naturally listened to her husband in these matters.

The second day was still a sunny day.

From the morning, the monks of the family temple began to come to perform rituals. The host of the family temple put on a cassock, chanted scriptures and prayed in front of the spirit, and as time passed, more and more people began to come to the ancestral home.

As the news gradually spread, more and more people came to mourn in Shimizu City. The younger brothers of the original Nagayama Group came in groups, and the black suits dyed the entire ancestral home in a layer of solemn black.....

The gathering of Yakuza personnel soon attracted police to maintain order near the ancestral home, and media reporters were also filming on the periphery. However, in this atmosphere, as long as they stayed outside, the people of the Nagayama family didn't want to drive them away.

Shimizu City councilor Youyou Shimizu also came to mourn. In this era when gangs are prevalent, no councilor will not know the group leader of the club in his own constituency, otherwise he will definitely not have votes.

As for the mayor, police chief, etc., it is because of public office, even if they know, they will not attend the funeral of Yakuza members.

"Please accept my condolences..."

After Youyou Shimizu bowed, he said to Xiong Yuan Nagayama on the side,

"The person has passed away, and he must also want his family to continue to live well."

"Yes, thank you Councilor Shimizu!"

Xiong Yuan Nagayama nodded with a heavy face, expressing his gratitude for his arrival, and after a few polite words,

"Please stay for a simple meal....."

"Good.... good...." Youyou Shimizu nodded, "Xiong Yuan-san, you go to receive other guests....."

"Excuse me..."

After visiting the deceased, Youyou Shimizu began to talk to people in the circle of guests.

For ordinary people, the funeral ceremony is an occasion to express condolences, but the funeral of a well-known person is actually a social occasion.

The biggest Yakuza leader in Shimizu City has passed away. For him, a Shimizu City councilor, the most important thing is to find a Yakuza representative who can replace Hayato Nagayama and get along with him.

Originally, this candidate must be Xiong Yuan Nagayama, but now the Nagayama Group has been dissolved and dispersed into various clubs of all sizes, and Xiong Yuan Nagayama has no idea of continuing to maintain Yakuza relations, but has a trend of transforming into a legitimate enterprise, so he can only look for another one.

"Feng-kun......"

Youyou Shimizu came to Feng Nagayama and Naoki Nagayama who were greeting guests,

"And.... Naoki-kun...."

"Councilor Shimizu!" Feng Nagayama had seen this councilor a few times, and he introduced him to Naoki Nagayama, "Naoki, this is the councilor of Shimizu City!"

"Nice to meet you...." X2

After Naoki Nagayama and Youyou Shimizu greeted each other, Youyou Shimizu said:

"I have heard of Naoki-kun for a long time, it's a pity that I only met him on such an occasion...."

"It's because I don't come back often...." Naoki Nagayama said, "Usually I am in Tokyo."

"Ah..... Tokyo, Tokyo is a good place. If I had to choose, I would definitely want to settle in Tokyo."

Youyou Shimizu sighed. In Japan, his councilor family is considered a local tiger in Shimizu City. As long as he is in the Shimizu area, he can definitely inherit the councilor's position, but leaving Shimizu, he will become a duckweed without roots.

So as long as he wants to maintain his social class, he cannot leave Shimizu.

"Shimizu City is actually quite good.... backed by Mount Fuji, and there is a seaport...." Naoki Nagayama said a few polite words.

"Haha~" Youyou Shimizu didn't commit himself, but asked expectantly, "Naoki-kun, do you have any thoughts of filming in Shimizu? If possible, filming more in Shimizu can be considered as publicity for your hometown!"

Naoki Nagayama's home belongs to a small seaside town, located at the junction of Shimizu City and Fujieda City in Shizuoka, belonging to a small county under direct jurisdiction, and there is no city government..... It can only be called the Xiachuan area....

But before, "Midnight Diner" filmed by eldest brother Qingmu Nagayama attracted a lot of tourists to the seaport there, making the small town of Xiachuan jump to become a well-known scenic spot in Shizuoka, which made Youyou Shimizu very envious.....

If it is changed to his rule, this is called political achievement!

"There is a chance~" Naoki Nagayama could only prevaricate a little.

"Hmm hmm~"

Youyou Shimizu naturally wouldn't think that he could get any benefits as soon as they met, just mentioned it casually.

Anyway, the roots of the Nagayama family are here, and there will definitely be no lack of opportunities for contact in the future. As a councilor who has long occupied Shimizu, he has enough patience.

When everyone was chatting, the highlight of this farewell ceremony finally came. Several motorcades drove slowly from not far away towards the ancestral home.

Arriving at the door of the ancestral home, the car stopped, a line of black suits came out first, and then two middle-aged men walked down from the middle car. They were Kazuo Zhongxi, the acting leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, and Yoshinori Watanabe, a strong candidate for the fifth-generation leader.

Following them was also the widow of the third generation of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Fumiko Okada.

Currently, the Yamaguchi-gumi is arguing endlessly about who will inherit the fifth generation, including acting leader Kazuo Zhongxi, everyone wants to become the official fifth generation, but no one can suppress other powerful group leaders..... It may also be that those group leaders don't want a new leader to manage them, and deliberately tacitly maintain the status quo.

Hayato Nagayama belongs to the old man of the Yamaguchi-gumi, and even a founding member. His funeral is also an occasion for ambitious people to show their power and prestige.

"Please accept my condolences..."

"Thank you very much.... for all the seniors to send Father on his last journey...."

"Leader Hayato Nagayama is a senior of the Yamaguchi-gumi and also a role model for our Yakuza..... duty-bound...." Acting leader Kazuo Zhongxi said politely, "I hope you Xiong Yuan-san will not be sad for too long..."

"Arigato..."

After a few polite pleasantries:

"Please stay for a simple meal...."

"No, no.... we just came to see Hayato senior..."

"Then thank you.."

"....."

Since the people from the Yamaguchi-gumi came, clubs of all sizes such as the Inagawa-kai, Suwa-ikka, Sumiyoshi-rengōkai, Kyokuryū-kai, Matsuura-gumi, etc., all came to mourn in person or sent people.

The black-suited younger brothers made the open ancestral home unable to hold them, and they had to block the road outside.....

It is estimated that more than a thousand Yakuza came to mourn at the ancestral home today.

The local police hurriedly increased police force, not to disperse the crowd, but to close the road in front of the ancestral home, and sent traffic police to guide other vehicles on the road to maintain basic order.....

Even communicating with the old people of the Nagayama Group, sending some familiar local people to help communicate, hoping not to cause accidents at the funeral.

The police didn't dare to conflict with the large number of club personnel gathered at this time. If a bloody incident was caused, to be honest, dying would be in vain!

Xiong Yuan Nagayama, who was the eldest son and knew most of the Yakuza visitors, took the lead in expressing gratitude, blocking his second brother Jian Nagayama, and grandchildren Feng, Qingmu, Naoki, He Zi, etc., from the sight of these club bigwigs.

He didn't want the next generation to continue to have more contact with the Yamaguchi-gumi and Yakuza.

In addition to these Yakuza club visitors, upstream and downstream companies in the local entertainment industry also sent people to mourn, because Feng Nagayama's KTV revitalized the entertainment industry in the small city, such as vegetable and fruit merchants, liquor merchants, record stores, amusement park people, etc.

In the afternoon, Shuichi Itō came specially from Tokyo.

After bowing in the mourning hall, he also came to the side and chatted with Naoki Nagayama....

"Shuichi-san.... why did you come too?!"

Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised.

"This is Naoki-san's grandfather! I came on behalf of Shuyou......" Shuichi Itō explained, "And I also lived in the ancestral home for a period of time before, and received the care of Leader Nagayama...."

When Shuichi Itō was filming "Crows Zero" before, he "interned" at Feng Nagayama's side for a period of time to experience the atmosphere of Yakuza thugs, and indeed had contact with Grandfather.

But saying something about care, it was just polite words.....

"There are also some people in Tokyo who know about this.... Otomo-san and Yuantai-san can't leave, so they can only ask me to bring their condolences...."

As he spoke, he sent a stack of condolence money packed in a white envelope into the box for receiving gift money.

"Hmm hmm, that's fine... thank you for their condolences."

Naoki Nagayama waved his hand, not caring about these.

"When is the burial?"

"Go for cremation in the evening, and bury it tomorrow."

Naoki Nagayama said. For ordinary people, stopping the spirit for three days is enough. The Emperor of Japan stops the spirit for nine days, of course, the subsequent funeral lasted for a year.

"Please accept my condolences..."

"Arigato...."

The ancestral home is relatively large. The rooms next to it were originally given to the members of the Nagayama Group to live in, and today they were all arranged with tables and chairs, and the banquet was prepared for the guests to eat.

The Nagayama family greeted guests while also eating a little bit among them.

The guests who came one after another were endless, but in the evening of the second day, it finally stopped.

When the sun was setting, the host who had chanted scriptures for a whole day finally stopped. The mage in charge of the funeral ceremony directed several people in the family to see the old man's appearance for the last time, and then he would close the hall and send it to the cremation plant.

When the coffin was about to be lifted, the eldest brother, who had not shed tears for three consecutive days and had always maintained the image of a tough guy, suddenly had an emotional outburst and cried bitterly......

"Father..... woo woo woo....."

Uncle Xiong Yuan Nagayama covered his face and cried loudly, completely unable to stand up and carry the coffin.

Jian Nagayama persuaded for a while on the side but couldn't persuade well, and other relatives and old group members of the Nagayama Group didn't persuade well, and mother Caizi Nagayama was led to shed tears again.....

In order not to delay the time, Naoki Nagayama had to take over the position of his uncle, lifted the coffin, and sent it to the hearse.....

Then followed the hearse to the cremation plant~

Naoki Nagayama and others waited in the park inside the cremation plant.

The cremation room is not allowed for outsiders to enter when cremating.

It is said that it is to prevent relatives from smelling the smell, otherwise they may not be able to eat meat for the rest of their lives.... There is also a saying that they are afraid that family members will not be able to bear seeing the appearance of relatives being burned.....

In short, it is for the sake of relatives, so people can only wait outside.

So after sending people in, the last thing that comes out is the ash in a small box, as well as a few pieces of bone that cannot be broken, and a metal ankle joint...... Grandfather seems to have had surgery....

Using a small brush to sweep all the ashes and bone fragments into the ash box, and then handing the ash box to the uncle who had already recovered, Naoki Nagayama and others returned to the ancestral home in the night curtain that was gradually surging.

The ash box was placed in the position of the original coffin, but this time a large portrait of Grandfather was replaced in front. In the photo, Grandfather's expression was kind and gentle, seemingly comforting the sad people in front of the spirit.

Tonight, it is still necessary to keep vigil, but it is not so strict, and the younger generation can rest for a while.

"Naoki-san...."

Akina coaxed little Xia Hua to sleep, looked at her husband who was lying crooked on the bed with a tired face, and felt a little distressed,

"Are you tired today?"

"It's nothing.... I'm still young, I can hold on." Naoki Nagayama said, "It's just that seeing Grandfather only left an ash box in the end, I felt the insignificance of life for the first time...."

Thinking of the hot meme on the Internet in the past, "That small box is your permanent home," he even wanted to laugh, but he grinned but couldn't laugh.

"People are all like this...."

Akina didn't know how to comfort him, and could only hold Naoki Nagayama gently.

When her grandfather passed away, she was also very sad during that time.... But heavy work made her unable to immerse herself in sadness.

Thinking about it now, the busyness at that time seemed to just fill the sadness in her heart.....

"Daijoubu!" Naoki Nagayama patted Akina, "I'm fine, let's rest for a while, it will be buried early tomorrow morning..."

"Hmm...."

Originally thought he couldn't sleep, but after closing his eyes for a few minutes, the tired body made Naoki Nagayama fall into a deep sleep all of a sudden.

In the dream, scenes kept emerging.....

Collecting the remains for the deceased again and again, experiencing the sadness of the death of relatives again and again, and the last collection was for his own relatives.....

The melodious cello seemed to entrust the sorrow, and the soft piano sound told the parting.....

Only then did I realize.....

Life has long been full of parting, so cherish the people around you....

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1154 =====