Chapter 1258: Traditional arts can be passed down because they have their own logic!

In early September, Yanosuke Narazaki, an investigator from the opposition party, joined forces with TV Asahi to quietly do something big.

In the morning, at the National Diet Building, Yanosuke Narazaki held a press conference. Under the lenses of dozens of media outlets, he announced the bribery behavior of Hiroshi Matsubara, the office director of Recruit, toward him!

"Last night, Hiroshi Matsubara came to my residence to visit."

Yanosuke Narazaki clearly narrated what happened yesterday amidst a group of flashes and shutter sounds,

"Wanting to persuade me to relax the investigation into Recruit's bribery..."

"In fact, similar visits have happened 5 times, and this is already the 6th time!"

"And during this visit, Hiroshi Matsubara not only brought a 5 million gift money for bribery but even promised that if I let Recruit go this time, then in the future, Recruit will support me for life..."

The media present were silent, leaving only the sound of shutters and some breathing. Everyone was shocked by this investigator's revelation!

Is this something that can be said directly?!

Speaking of this, Yanosuke Narazaki couldn't help but show a smile:

"His sincere attitude was no less than proposing to someone... Hahaha~"

But no one at the scene followed suit...

"However, I, Yanosuke Narazaki, am not a person who covets money. To me, justice is the truly important thing!"

"I have completely recorded the bribery behavior yesterday through a hidden camera!"

Yanosuke Narazaki continued,

"It will be released later, and tomorrow, I will formally file a complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office!"

"I am irreconcilable with corruption!"

As Yanosuke Narazaki finished speaking, the reporters broke the deadlock and began to ask questions incessantly...

"Honto ni?" "Did you really record it? How was it filmed? How much money was the bribe? What is the concept of supporting for life?! Narazaki-san, did you refuse? Does Recruit often do this? "..."

And Yanosuke Narazaki naturally responded generously to the reporters' questions at this time.

When talking about how it was recorded, he was even a bit proud, saying it was a joint effort with the TV station, using a hidden camera to record it.

And he directly stated that during the evening news, TV Asahi would directly release the footage, the unedited kind!

Once these words were spoken, this group of media reporters became even more lively!

Everyone knew that this matter was really going to blow up!!!

Then, in the evening, TV Asahi's news program directly broadcast a piece of footage, which was exactly the scene of Hiroshi Matsubara bribing Yanosuke Narazaki!

Under the cameras from various angles, Hiroshi Matsubara's bribery was clearly visible, and even the words "support for life" were very clear!

With the broadcast of the TV station, this act of bribery instantly spread to every city in Japan!

Coupled with the spread of evening newspapers and extras, the Recruit bribery case was no longer a so-called rumor or false accusation, but a fact with solid evidence!!!

As long as Yanosuke Narazaki goes to the police station to report the case, the police and regulatory agencies can no longer cover their eyes and pretend not to see it!

At this time, Naoki Nagayama was watching the news with Akina at Shanying Yuan.

Seeing Hiroshi Matsubara's blatant bribery on the TV screen, his respectful and slick appearance, Naoki Nagayama had to sigh:

"Sure enough, bribery is different from what's in the movies!"

This matter was exposed on the news, so the subsequent investigation will definitely involve higher levels... Government and Liberal Democratic Party high-ranking officials should be trembling now!

After this thought flashed through Naoki Nagayama's mind, he didn't plan too much in that direction.

The last letter in his hand had already been sent out, and after that, it would depend on the teammates matched by the system!

"What is it like in the movies?" Akina asked.

"In the movies..."

Naoki Nagayama recalled slightly,

"If it's a bit retro, put gold bars in a gift box... making people feel heavy when they take it..."

"If it's modern, it's like lifting the cloth on the table, with banknotes piled up like a mountain..."

"Then the briber acts like giving alms, 'Take as much money as you want, take as much as you can'... then the person receiving the bribe widens their eyes, breathing rapidly, as if broken by such a shocking scene~"

"Look, where is it like real bribery? People just took a red envelope... The important thing is the promise afterward, lifelong support... more reliable than social security pensions~"

"Haha, Naoki-san, what kind of metaphor is that?!"

Akina laughed and leaned on her husband's shoulder.

"Eh?" Naoki Nagayama suddenly remembered a strange thing, "By the way, Akina, do you have a pension? And... do I have a pension?!"

"... There should be..." Akina was a bit uncertain.

This young couple are both young people and had never thought about retirement before... But they should both have companies paying for it now~

"Besides, with the assets we have now, pensions don't seem to be of any use..."

Naoki Nagayama laughed:

"That's true..."

The two laughed for a while and continued chatting.

Akina held little Xia Hua and said:

"I've already made a call, and Mother will come over tomorrow to help take care of Hua-chan!"

"Coming tomorrow? It's really troubling Chieko-san~"

Naoki Nagayama's tone was grateful, and then he mentioned the concert he was going to with Akina in September,

"We are setting off the day after tomorrow!"

"Hai~ to Yokohama~"

"Then how are we going this time?"

"Why don't we drive the convertible!"

"..."

At this very moment, in the president's office of Recruit's Tokyo headquarters, it was very oppressive.

President Hiromasa Ezoe, who was always full of energy, now had dark circles under his eyes, a sallow complexion, and was extremely exhausted.

On the small TV in the office, Hiroshi Matsubara's bribery was clearly visible, and at this time, Hiroshi Matsubara himself was also in the office...

"Bang!"

The remote control was slammed hard against the wall, and the scattered plastic shell and batteries almost hit the secretary on the side.

Hiromasa Ezoe's face was ferocious:

"Yanosuke Narazaki... He actually dared to do this?! He wants to fight Recruit to the death!"

The protagonist of the recording, Hiroshi Matsubara, was also full of anger at this time:

"Yes, this guy clearly looks very decent, I didn't expect him to do such a thing as secret filming... Who will dare to go to his house in the future?! His career is over!"

Such a person can only be a lone official in the future; no other politician will be with him!

"Baka!"

Hiromasa Ezoe scolded Hiroshi Matsubara fiercely,

"You idiot, fool, baka! You didn't even know you were being filmed!"

"Do you know how passive this bribery act will make us?! Baka!"

"..."

Hiroshi Matsubara's lips moved, wanting to say that it was clearly the president who asked him to bribe!

But thinking of his luxury house, luxury car, and beautiful wife, he suppressed his impulse and did not refute.

Instead, he knelt directly on the office floor, knocked his head on the floor, and performed a standard dogeza, showing his skilled traditional art:

"Honto ni sumimasen!!!"

"President, everything is my fault! I am willing to bear all the responsibility caused by this matter! I will definitely not make things difficult for Recruit!"

"Hmph..."

Hiromasa Ezoe's face improved slightly... Sure enough, once this traditional art appeared, it really reduced Hiromasa Ezoe's anger a little!

Then he heard Hiromasa Ezoe say:

"Yanosuke Narazaki will definitely go to the police to report the case later. When that time comes, you just admit it directly!"

"Just say that you have deep feelings for the company, and seeing the company fall into public opinion recently, you wanted to calm the storm quickly and acted alone, doing irrational things without authorization!"

"Remember, take all the blame on yourself!"

"I will find a good lawyer to defend you. You will be considered attempted bribery at most... you will be out in a few months at most!"

"Hai!"

Hearing this arrangement, Hiroshi Matsubara was relieved. This showed that the president had not abandoned him, and he would still be a key member of Recruit in a few months!

It must be that the dogeza just now worked!

Therefore, traditional arts can be passed down because they have their own logic!

Then, Hiromasa Ezoe instructed his secretary in the office:

"You take Hiroshi Matsubara to find a lawyer... and clean up the other loose ends!"

"Hai..."

When only he was left in the huge luxury office, Hiromasa Ezoe couldn't help but rub his exhausted face... It hasn't even been a month, how does it feel like things have taken a turn for the worse!

The land matter was just a small matter, and the subsequent bribery transactions could also be made up for, but the subsequent bribery information with Diet members, to the current bribery investigator incident... step by step, it seems to have forced himself into a very dangerous position!

And he always feels that there is something more explosive waiting!

After thinking for a long time, he took out a phone book from the safe and dialed out using the phone in the office...

"Moshi moshi, I am Hiromasa Ezoe... Is this Secretary Ihei Aoki?"

The call Hiromasa Ezoe is making now is exactly to Noboru Takeshita's!

"Hai, I am Ihei Aoki..."

The voice on the other end of the phone made Hiromasa Ezoe breathe a sigh of relief, and he continued:

"Excuse me, is Takeshita-san available now? I want to communicate some things with him..."

"Hai... wait a moment."

Noboru Takeshita is now only one step away from the prime minister's throne, a proper big shot, and his schedule is very full, so appointments are needed to call him.

As a big donor to the Takeshita faction, Hiromasa Ezoe naturally has some privileges with Noboru Takeshita.

Not long after, he heard Noboru Takeshita's voice on the phone:

"It's President Ezoe... What's the matter that you're looking for me so urgently?!"

Noboru Takeshita naturally knew what it was for, but in order to occupy the high ground in the subsequent communication, he wanted the other side to speak first, and Hiromasa Ezoe naturally knew this too.

"Takeshita-san, it's about the news on TV Asahi just now..."

"Ah, the person who bribed, it's someone from Recruit, right!"

Noboru Takeshita said very calmly,

"Hand him over to take the blame, so that public opinion can be calmed... When the time comes, you also bow and apologize in front of the media to show your attitude, and it will pass~"

Directly abandoning subordinates is naturally the most convenient measure for Noboru Takeshita, but it is different for Hiromasa Ezoe.

Not to mention himself, Hiroshi Matsubara is his important confidant, and he has to rely on him for many things... More importantly, this guy Hiroshi Matsubara really knows more black materials about Recruit!

What if he is abandoned and spills everything out? Then he, Hiromasa Ezoe, will have to go in!

"I have already arranged for him to surrender... This is not a problem."

Hiromasa Ezoe knew that communicating with Noboru Takeshita could not only consider his own interests, but needed to tie things to the other side,

"Takeshita-san, actually the real reason I called is that I feel... this mysterious person who leaked the news is likely... not targeting Recruit..."

"They might be targeting you, Takeshita-san!"

"Oh?"

Noboru Takeshita's face on the other side of the phone had already turned cold. He actually felt the threat more or less,

"Tell me in detail..."

So Hiromasa Ezoe began to analyze the public opinion storm path of this bribery case, from the original Kawasaki City to the National Diet Building in Tokyo, then analyzed the source of information within the Diet members, and the mastermind behind it, etc...

"The other side did not communicate with Recruit, and currently, I cannot see what they want... However, I don't believe that after spending so much time and energy, this group of mysterious people really just wants to expose justice..."

"They must have other more far-reaching purposes... What I can think of now..."

"Is your prime minister election in October, Takeshita-san..."

"..."

Noboru Takeshita listened silently. This was very consistent with the direction his staff discussed, and it was an analysis from a commercial perspective.

After a long time, he said:

"President Ezoe... who do you think is most likely to do this?!"

"Opposition party! Of course, those guys in the opposition party!"

Hiromasa Ezoe was filled with righteous indignation,

"That is the circle of people who have enough power to plant spies, investigate my previous share transactions... and can manipulate the media to form a public opinion storm..."

"I think the next step is for them to make trouble in the House of Representatives!"

"..."

Noboru Takeshita nodded, and he was already prepared. However, at this time, he also comforted:

"President Ezoe, your analysis is very correct... It seems I really need to be prepared this time..."

"But you also need to be more vigilant on your side, eliminate the records of the transactions! Don't leave a trace!"

"Hai, I understand!"

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Noboru Takeshita sighed... He said to the secretary Ihei Aoki outside:

"Ihei... how did the contact with the opposition party leader go last time?"

"... Takeshita-san..." Ihei Aoki looked embarrassed, "Before, they seemed to want to communicate... but today when I wanted to confirm the specific time, their attitudes all turned cold!"

"Maybe it's because of this bribery reason..."

"Is that so."

Noboru Takeshita sighed. He also thought it was because of the news today at first, but suddenly realized,

"No... this is Recruit's business, why would they refuse me?"

As a seasoned politician, Noboru Takeshita felt the danger for the first time,

"Chotto matte... they wouldn't know more, would they?! Could it be that Yanosuke Narazaki is hiding something?!"

"Ihei... call again! Call the Liberal Democratic Party's coordinator directly... tell him to arrange a discussion meeting... I want to communicate well with the opposition party!"

"This matter has a problem!!"

"Uh... Hai!!"

After hearing the instructions, Ihei Aoki immediately went to find the coordinator within the party. ===== CHAPTER 1259 =====