Chapter 720: Forgetting the illness of one's own house—truly, only the rich can do that!

At the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department at Sakurada Gate, Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi, the director of the Public Relations Department, was frowning as he looked at several newspapers in his hand.

Recently, there have been more and more reports about the yakuza in the media, and at the routine press Q&A sessions, the reporters' questions have become increasingly sharp!

If public opinion continues to develop like this, his department's performance review this year will definitely be severely criticized!

Putting down the newspapers, he stood up and paced around the office anxiously for a few turns, then rolled up the newspapers and headed out!

After making several turns, he arrived at the office building of the Fourth Investigation Division, and then, under the surprised gaze of police officer Hirakawa Hiroyuki, he barged directly into the office of the Fourth Investigation Division's chief, Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong...

"You old guy! Are you still leisurely listening to the radio?!"

Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi threw the newspapers onto Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong's desk. He was well aware that Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong liked to listen to the radio while at work to understand the situation on the front lines; this had almost become a habit known to everyone at Sakurada Gate.

Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong didn't mind the sudden visit from the Public Relations director and just slowly opened the newspapers:

"I'm someone who's about to retire; it's normal to have such a small habit, isn't it?"

"The yakuza dogs have lost their leashes and are running around the streets biting people. The public is complaining, do you know that!!" Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi pointed at the reports in the newspapers, his tone very intense. "This is all the dereliction of duty of your Fourth Investigation Division!!"

"Then you need to go find the police stations in Osaka and Kobe; what does that have to do with me~" Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong remained unconcerned. Right now, he was just a mascot waiting to retire; the ones actually doing the work were the directors below him. "Besides, isn't the Yamaguchi-gumi in Tokyo very low-key? We've already arrested their boss~"

Speaking of which, the fact that they had arrested the Tokyo Yamaguchi-gumi boss, Misaka Sanban Xiaohong, with just two patrol officers previously had shocked even him, the chief of the Fourth Investigation Division!

Coupled with the testimony of a Diet member, the charges of extortion and blackmail involving a huge amount were set in stone, and Misaka Sanban Xiaohong would have to spend two years in prison!

"I'm not talking about the Yamaguchi-gumi!" Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi pointed at the reports and said, "It's the Sumiyoshi-kai, the Inagawa-kai, and these others... The Yamaguchi-gumi boss's position is shaky, and these guys have also started to become restless!"

Among the yakuza organizations in Japan, which one doesn't want to take the Yamaguchi-gumi's place!

"They are making people panic right now! The World University Games are about to start. If foreigners see that our public order is so corrupted, it will affect Japan's international reputation!"

"......"

Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong was speechless. These people in public relations are always good at pinning labels on others... Looking at Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi's posture, if he didn't give a response, who knows how long he would keep talking in the office...

"Alright, alright, you open your mouth, and we have to work ourselves to death... Tell me, what exactly do you want us to do? Let me tell you first, if you want me to uproot the Yamaguchi-gumi, Inagawa-kai, or whatever, I can't do it! I'm just a small chief~"

Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi, of course, didn't have such wishful thinking; he just wanted public opinion to calm down.

"Chief Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong! Let's carry out an operation to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys! Let the yakuza in Tokyo know who exactly is the force of violence!"

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys?" Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong became interested. "Which chicken does Guangming Xiaoyuan want to kill?"

Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi pointed at the report in the newspaper and said: "It's right here! Ota Ward has been reported the most recently! A film shooting base is being harassed by the yakuza, and their celebrities are complaining in the media!"

"Ota Ward... a place with no profit, how could there be yakuza jumping around?" Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong looked at the newspaper until he saw a portrait of a person in the relationship chart. "Nagayama Naoki? It's actually this guy~"

"What's wrong with him?" Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi asked. "The recent headlines are all about this guy; it's because of him that the media is paying special attention to Ota Ward!"

"Hahaha, this guy has a deep connection with the yakuza!"

Ever since Nagayama Hayato came to Tokyo, Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong had been paying attention to the movements of the Nagayama family, but mostly it was at Nagayama Kaede's KTV, which was the true yakuza-affiliated industry.

As for Nagayama Naoki, he just treated him as a celebrity who had connections with the yakuza... There are too many people in the entertainment industry who get involved with the yakuza: the Burning system, Johnny's, Yoshimoto Kogyo...

"However, the previous KTV also seemed to be this guy's. This time, the film shooting base... How come he manages to stir up yakuza-related matters wherever he goes..."

Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi asked in surprise: "Are you saying this is an internal yakuza fight?"

"No... as far as I know, Nagayama Naoki's businesses have nothing to do with the yakuza..." Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong said, "It's just that he himself is always getting involved with the yakuza... After all, this is his family tree!"

"......"

Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi was confused and didn't have the energy to figure it out clearly. He said directly to Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong:

"Then, is there any problem with the Fourth Investigation Division handling the yakuza in Ota Ward?"

"Haha, of course not~ Just a mere subordinate organization~"

"Then it's settled! If you're going to do it, do it high-profile! Do it quickly! Do it thoroughly!" Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi instructed. "I will contact a press conference for you when the time comes!"

"Mm, wait for my good news~"

After Guangming Xiaoyuan Tatsumi left, Minami Nan Nan Jun Xiong looked at the portrait in the newspaper and muttered to himself:

"How come it seems like you're everywhere... Nagayama Naoki!"

"Achoo! Achoo!" Nagayama Naoki sneezed twice in the car. Rubbing his nose, he felt a bit strange. "Could it be that the weather is cooling down too fast? Did I catch a cold?"

The convertible sports car sped along the suburban highway, the strong wind tearing at Nagayama Naoki's hair, feeling incredibly cool and refreshing.

He had left Kijima Xu at the film shooting base in Ota Ward, and after observing the progress of the project for a while, he drove toward the city center.

"Brother Kaede should be at the Shibuya store... The new branch shouldn't be ready yet."

Half an hour later, Nagayama Naoki arrived at the entrance of Melody KTV (Shibuya store). After walking into the lobby, the head waiter, Honda Naoyuki, noticed him.

"Naoki-san, good afternoon!" Honda Naoyuki greeted him very enthusiastically.

"Naoyuki-kun~" Nagayama Naoki nodded. "Is Brother Kaede here?"

"Hai, he's in the manager's office..." Honda Naoyuki immediately put down the matters in the lobby and led Nagayama Naoki toward the manager's office. "He is discussing something with Big Sister Ishida..."

"Oh, discussing something with Kokai-san..."

Nagayama Naoki walked to the door of the manager's office. Seeing that Honda Naoyuki was about to knock, he suddenly realized something and grabbed his arm...

"Honda-kun, are you sure they are discussing something? How long have they been discussing?"

"Eh?"

Honda Naoyuki was stunned for a moment, and then, seeing Nagayama Naoki's winking expression, he suddenly reacted!

"Naoki-san... are you saying?"

His complexion became very awkward. A lone man and a lone woman in the office, and they are a couple...

Speaking of which, the social atmosphere in Japan in this era seems to be even more open than in later generations, because women are more confident and bold. Not to mention dating four boys at the same time, even later on, things like extramarital affairs could be sung about openly...

Nagayama Naoki felt a little embarrassed. Should he disturb them at this time... Should he wait five minutes?

Hmm... Brother Kaede seems to have a lot of experience. Give him some face, wait ten minutes!

Just when the two of them were feeling a bit awkward, the door to the manager's office suddenly opened!

"Naoki! What are you doing standing outside the door?" Nagayama Kaede's face appeared, full of confusion. "I saw you coming on the monitor screen..."

"Ah!" Nagayama Naoki explained hurriedly, "I haven't seen Honda-kun for a long time, so I was chatting with him for a bit..."

"Are you and Honda very close?" Nagayama Kaede asked suspiciously. "I remember you've only met once..."

"Hahaha, there's a thing called hitting it off at first sight!" Nagayama Naoki patted Honda Naoyuki on the shoulder. "Honda-kun, work hard. In the future, you will be the manager of this store, and maybe even the regional manager for Tokyo!"

"..... Hai..... I will work hard..... Since Naoki-san has arrived, I will return to the front lobby....." Honda Naoyuki forced a blank face and left respectfully.

"Mm-hmm~"

Under Nagayama Kaede's strange gaze, Nagayama Naoki walked into the manager's office and, sure enough, saw Ishida Kokai standing next to the desk, and on the desk were stacks of design drawings.

"Naoki-san, good afternoon~"

"Good afternoon to you too, Kokai-san!" Nagayama Naoki walked to the side of the table and, seeing the design drawings with different styles on it, asked, "Are these for the upcoming branches?"

"Mm." Ishida Kokai nodded. "Here are the design drawings for the Kyoto and Osaka branches, as well as the design drafts for Kochi Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture, and Hokkaido..."

"So many? Can you handle it, Kokai-san?"

Ishida Kokai explained: "No, Teacher Honma and Senior Sakata are also helping."

Ever since Nagayama Naoki's Kyoto courtyard was completed, Honma Takashi and Sakata Naoya had both invested themselves in the design and drawing for the various KTV branches, and even helped scout for good locations to open stores, taking on the work of land research...

Sure enough, as long as the salary is right, there is nothing that cannot be done!

Nagayama Kaede said from the side: "Regarding the Kyoto branch, the location has been selected, and construction will start in a few days!"

He patted Nagayama Naoki on the shoulder and said happily:

"Naoki, we are going to open a KTV in Kyoto!"

"Kyoto is a bit chaotic right now; is that okay?" Nagayama Naoki was a little worried.

"Hahaha, what's there to worry about? I'm not going there to plant a flag!" Nagayama Kaede laughed. "I'm a legitimate businessman now!"

Then he lowered his voice and said to Nagayama Naoki:

"Naoki, the expansion of the KTV is very rapid right now. Although there are competitors in the market, they can't compare to our Melody's service and equipment... Just the few branches in Tokyo alone have a monthly turnover of tens of millions!"

"I told you KTV makes money!"

Nagayama Naoki laughed. Once the KTV is fully rolled out, it will be a real money-printing machine!

This pair of cousins had another reverie about the future of KTV, as if they had already seen Melody everywhere in Japan...

"By the way, what did Naoki come here for today?" Nagayama Kaede finally thought to ask.

"Ah, right, almost forgot!" Nagayama Naoki patted his forehead. "I came to formally ask Brother Kaede if you want to participate in the filming of 'Crows Zero 2'!"

Nagayama Kaede paused, and then his expression began to struggle:

"Serizawa Tamao, huh..."

"Naoki, I wanted to act in it... but the KTV is so busy right now... racing against time, I might not be able to spare the time... Sumimasen..."

Nagayama Naoki carefully observed this cousin who was a bit older than him, confirming that he wasn't politely declining, but was indeed feeling regretful... So he said:

"Brother Kaede, actually you don't need to apologize. Not having a schedule is a common situation in film production."

"If you really don't have the time, then there's nothing to be done..." Nagayama Naoki continued. "However, if you are sure, I will find someone else to play this role..."

"Hmm..."

Nagayama Kaede's expression struggled again. He actually knew in his heart that his future would likely be in the operation of the KTV, but regarding acting...

Serizawa Tamao would probably be his last role on screen, and he really wanted to leave his own mark on this character!

"Naoki, give me a little more time to consider, okay? I want to see if I can spare the time..."

"This... no problem!" Nagayama Naoki naturally wouldn't have any objections; giving his cousin some preferential treatment was a matter of course.

Seeing that the two had finished talking about this matter, Ishida Kokai suddenly spoke up:

"Naoki-san... it seems you haven't been to see that vacation cottage at Lake Toya yet, have you?"

"Vacation cottage at Lake Toya? Ah! That one!"

Nagayama Naoki was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He had indeed bought a piece of land there and entrusted Ishida Kokai to design and build it, and after Ishida Kokai notified him that it was completed, he indeed hadn't gone to see it...

Having too many houses leads to a kind of trouble: you don't remember them!

"Naoki-san really forgot..." Ishida Kokai muttered to herself. The illness of forgetting one's own house—truly, only the rich can do that. "However, Naoki-san, at that time you specifically instructed to plant cosmos in that garden... They are in full bloom right now!"

"Right now?"

"Mm, because they are different types of cosmos, the flowering period lasts from September to October... If you go at this time, you can see a very beautiful scenery all over the hillside!"

When Ishida Kokai went to Hokkaido to check the location before, she passed by Lake Toya and went to take a look. Sure enough, the vacation cottage in the sea of flowers was so beautiful... She even wanted to live in it herself!!

"Right now, many tourists who take boats to the island in Lake Toya pass by the waters under this hillside just to photograph this scenery!"

"Is that so..." Nagayama Naoki laughed. He had actually artificially created a scenic spot for Lake Toya!

"I have entrusted a company that manages homestays to clean it once a week. If Naoki-san wants to go there for a vacation, just notify them in advance, and everything can be prepared..."

"Haha, I got it!" Nagayama Naoki laughed, and also decided to take some time to go on vacation during this period!

After all, "Kikujiro" has already been released. As the director and producer, it's normal for me to give myself a vacation to relax, right!

For the rest of the afternoon, Nagayama Naoki stayed at Melody in Shibuya, helping Nagayama Kaede evaluate the design drawings for the various branches.

Kyoto, Osaka... these two places are the next battlefields for KTV! ===== CHAPTER 721 =====