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Chapter 933: The story that the police section chief and the yakuza boss have to tell

~20 min read 3,931 words

When he woke up in the morning, there was only one lonely person in the bedroom of the Shanyingyuan.

Yesterday, Akina had been kept at her parents' home by her mother, Chieko, who said that since her daughter was about to get married, they needed to have a good chat about private matters.

"We don't even live that far away, why act like we're about to be separated for a long time..." Naoki Nagayama muttered to himself, "I reckon Akina will have even deeper feelings when she sings 'Autumn Cherry Blossoms' in the future..."

Naoki Nagayama stroked Eitaro, who was full of spirit early in the morning, and incidentally chased away Miaotaro, who had climbed onto the bed... I don't know when it started, but this fat orange cat actually liked to run onto the bed. Not only was it heavy as lead, but it also left fur all over the bed~

After washing up, Naoki Nagayama made a simple breakfast in the kitchen and started reading the newspaper while eating.

More than a week had passed, and there were no longer any reports about the Tokyo International Film Festival in the newspapers. It was only occasionally mentioned in other film-related articles, things like receiving many inquiries at the film festival, the premiere being very popular... and so on.

"They really know how to gild the lily!" Naoki Nagayama laughed after flipping through the reports, "The real winners aren't even this exaggerated..."

There hadn't been any big news in the papers lately; most of it was about year-end program planning, the progress of various year-end competitions, the list for the Red and White Song Contest, etc., as if they had cleared out space, waiting for some heavyweight scoop~

"At least they haven't let the media report it yet..."

Naoki Nagayama flipped through it and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming there was no news about him and Akina. Although he wasn't afraid of the marriage news breaking, the thought of the subsequent media storm still made him a bit uneasy.

Today was the blessing ceremony for the start of filming of "The Legend of Hayato: New World." Naoki Nagayama didn't stay at home for long before driving to the filming base in Ota Ward.

Before he even went in, he saw banners and balloon decorations at the main entrance saying "Congratulations on the start of filming of 'The Legend of Hayato: New World' / Wishing for smooth filming /..." and so on, practically covering the entire gate~

"This..."

Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised, but seeing Katsura Ishikawa welcoming people at the entrance, he instantly understood whose handiwork this was.

"Ishikawa-kun, there's no need to be this exaggerated~"

After parking the car, Naoki Nagayama discovered that there was a lot of related promotion inside the park, as if the entire Dream Factory filming base was promoting the start of his new film's ceremony, so he said to Katsura Ishikawa,

"So grand..."

"This is an important film after Naoki-san won the award! Naturally, it should be grand..."

Katsura Ishikawa flattered him. One had to know that since "Kikujiro," Naoki Nagayama hadn't officially filmed a heavyweight movie in a long time...

Not to mention "One Cut of the Dead," anyone with a discerning eye could see that the movie was just a lark, an experimental film; otherwise, how could it have been filmed and edited in less than a month!

Although the box office was quite good...

"This is still a bit exaggerated~"

Naoki Nagayama sighed while looking around. When he walked to the set with Katsura Ishikawa, he found that the altar had already been set up, and next to it were huge incense candles, offerings, etc. Granny Murata and her disciples had already changed into colorful ritual robes, waiting for the blessing ceremony to begin~

The crew of "The Legend of Hayato: New World" had almost all arrived. He also saw one of the leads, Tomokazu Miura, chatting with other crew members.

Tomoaki Yoshimura and Shuichi Ido had also come over. Even Xu Mudao, who was filming "101st Proposal," and Masataka Komori, who should have been resting, had all gathered together...

"Naoki-san..." Shuichi Ido signaled when he saw Naoki Nagayama arrive.

"Shuichi-san, Tomoaki-san..." Naoki Nagayama walked into the group and looked at the other Tree Friend members at the scene, "You're all here!"

"Since it concerns Naoki-san's family blockbuster, we naturally have to come and join in the fun," Tomoaki Yoshimura laughed.

"What family blockbuster..." Naoki Nagayama muttered, "It's just a yakuza movie..."

As he spoke, he looked at the other actors wearing black suits around him,

"Speaking of which, this time it really looks like a yakuza gathering..."

"..." Shuichi Ido was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Haha, now that you mention it, it really does look like one. If we walked out onto the street, we might attract the attention of the police..."

"It's not that exaggerated~" Tomoaki Yoshimura shook his head.

"Big Brother Feng hasn't arrived yet?" Naoki Nagayama looked around and didn't see the other lead, nor did he see his own grandfather, "Could it be a traffic jam?"

"It's the morning rush hour in downtown Tokyo... that's possible!" Shuichi Ido said, "But there's still more than half an hour until the auspicious time, so it's fine~"

"I hope so~"

His grandfather attached great importance to this blessing ceremony, so it would be best not to be late~

Naoki Nagayama chatted with others while waiting for Feng Nagayama's arrival, and incidentally went to chat with Tomokazu Miura, asking about Momoe Yamaguchi's recent pregnancy~

After all, Akina was also pregnant now, so it was never wrong for him to learn more about it~

Time passed second by second in the chatting. Just as it was about to reach the auspicious time, Katsura Ishikawa hurried to Naoki Nagayama's side:

"Naoki-san, it seems like something happened at the entrance!"

"? What happened?"

"Mr. Feng Nagayama came over with several cars, and, there are police following behind..."

"???"

Hearing that it was his cousin's business, Naoki Nagayama naturally had no reason not to care. He followed Katsura Ishikawa to the entrance.

Then he saw his grandfather, Hayato Nagayama, getting out of the car, while two rows of underlings in black suits were standing at the car door, bowing and greeting... Not far away, there were several police cars, and many police officers had also gotten out of them...

"This... what is going on again?!"

Didn't his grandfather only bring three underlings when he came over this time? There must be at least dozens of them here now?!

Time rewinds slightly to last night~

After finishing dinner, Naoki Nagayama and Feng Nagayama took their grandfather, Hayato Nagayama, to tour several KTVs under their name.

Seeing that several KTVs were packed with people, Hayato Nagayama was very happy and smiled and praised the store managers, shift managers, and staff of every store.

One had to know that these people were all old members of the Nagayama Group, who had fought their way through with Hayato Nagayama!

"Boss, why are you here?!"

The manager of the Melody KTV Ebisu branch, Shogo Hamasaki, was originally a senior member of the Nagayama Group and could be said to be a direct descendant... If his grandfather hadn't abdicated and he hadn't been getting old, he might have been qualified to inherit the Nagayama Group~

Now that he had become the manager of the bustling Ebisu branch and had a large amount of dividends in his pocket every month, this was much happier than the old yakuza retirees of the past!

In the traditional concepts of the yakuza, for retired members of the organization, those with important status would at most be given a severance package, and better ones would be helped to open a small shop to make a living... Most of them actually fend for themselves.

Of course, the money earned by the real top brass was enough to live out the rest of their lives peacefully, but it was only floating wealth; once it was used up, it was gone.

How could it be as happy as Shogo Hamasaki's large monthly dividends now?

"I came to participate in the blessing ceremony for Naoki's new movie." Hayato Nagayama didn't intend to hide it, "After all, it's a movie adapted from our own story... and incidentally, to see some old friends~"

"It's a surprise for us that you could come, Boss!" Shogo Hamasaki was very happy and wanted to invite Hayato Nagayama to experience the luxury private room, but was refused.

"I just came to see the Nagayama Group's industries and you all. I'm old, and I don't come to Tokyo much. We have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet..."

"Please don't say such things!" Shogo Hamasaki's eyes were a little red, "Boss, you will definitely live to be a hundred!"

"Haha, I hope so~"

Hayato Nagayama laughed, patted Shogo Hamasaki on the shoulder and said a few words, and after comforting other people who came to the store, he prepared to see other old people...

Speaking of which, after Hayato Nagayama became the head of the Shimizu family, he was indeed very concerned about the members of the organization; otherwise, he wouldn't have been the boss for decades and turned the Shimizu family into the Nagayama Group... The older people indeed recognized and respected him.

And now, having made such good arrangements for their later years, they were even more grateful!

After Hayato Nagayama and his party left, Shogo Hamasaki said to other people who came from Shizuoka:

"The old boss said that Boss Naoki's new movie is adapted from his story, so this movie must be very important to the old boss!!"

"For the blessing ceremony of this movie, we must not let the old boss feel that it is not grand enough... I have decided, tomorrow I will follow the old boss to participate in this blessing ceremony to boost the momentum!"

"Hi! We'll participate too!" "We can't miss this kind of thing!" "We must stand up for the old boss no matter what!" "..."

The thinking of yakuza members is just that simple. With one sentence about standing up for someone, everyone agreed to go together tomorrow!

After Shogo Hamasaki made the decision, he also notified the old people of other Tokyo branches by phone...

Thus, without the knowledge of the three Nagayama generations, the yakuza people began to gather, preparing to go to the blessing ceremony with the old boss tomorrow morning!

"Section Chief!"

Police officer Hiroyuki Hirakawa of the Fourth Investigation Section called Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami, who had already returned home, in the evening,

"Those yakuza members from the Nagayama Group in Shizuoka that you asked us to pay attention to seem to have a big move!"

Ever since Feng Nagayama came to Tokyo to open a KTV, and then Hayato Nagayama also came to Tokyo to inspect and confronted the police, the people of the Nagayama Group had been the focus of Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami's attention... He had always believed that Hayato Nagayama was trying to do something, such as letting the Nagayama Group enter Tokyo...

This made him even more certain after Takahiro Misaka, the boss of the Tokyo Yamaguchi-gumi, was put in prison by Naoki Nagayama!

"Is the Nagayama Group finally unable to hold back and wants to replace the East Asia Society?!"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami was immediately excited. He, who was about to retire, actually had no interest in merits, but the conflict between him and Hayato Nagayama when he was young made him always care about the Nagayama Group.

"What move do they have?"

"Uh..." Hiroyuki Hirakawa said, "According to the news received so far, the yakuza members who originally worked at the KTV have gathered several cars and seem to be traveling collectively tomorrow..."

"Specific location?"

"This... hasn't been found out yet!" Hiroyuki Hirakawa said in a low voice. There was no way, the police were not omnipotent, and it was already very good to be able to plant an informant, "But we learned another important piece of news: the former boss of the Nagayama Group, Hayato Nagayama, has quietly come to Tokyo!"

"According to the news, he contacted members of various branches in the evening. We can be sure that this operation was organized by Hayato Nagayama!"

"Haha, this old guy, did he actually come to Tokyo quietly?" Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami laughed, "He's so old, can't he still be calm?!"

"You go and notify Chongren Bai Chuan and ask him to prepare a riot squad." Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami thought for a while and ordered, "Keep a close eye on those people tonight, figure out where they are going, and we will follow them tomorrow..."

"We must catch Hayato Nagayama's handle on the spot!"

"Hi!"

Time returns to one hour before the blessing ceremony...

After Hayato Nagayama left the hotel, he discovered Shogo Hamasaki and others, as well as four vans full of people...

"Hamasaki, what are you doing?"

"Boss, we are here to participate in the blessing ceremony with you!" Shogo Hamasaki said, "After all, it's an important movie, so the momentum must be sufficient!"

"..."

Feng Nagayama on the side was a little speechless, but after all, they were well-intentioned... and they gathered spontaneously...

Hayato Nagayama was very happy. The heart of his old subordinates showed the former boss that he was still very popular:

"Then thank you for your kindness! Then let's go together..."

Besides, it's no big deal to take underlings to participate in a blessing ceremony. He often did this before~

"Hi!"

So Feng Nagayama's car led the way, and other cars followed towards Ota Ward.

In an inconspicuous place, several police cars also followed one after another...

When they arrived at the filming base in Ota Ward, the group finally met face to face at the entrance~

"Boss!"

Shogo Hamasaki and others bowed to welcome Hayato Nagayama, making the security guards of the filming base a little scared. A group of big men in black suits lined up in two rows and bowed collectively. This is clearly the style of a yakuza boss!!!

Which boss is this who came to Dream Factory? What is he here for?!

Fortunately, there were also several police cars parked nearby. After Hayato Nagayama got off, a group of police officers also got off quickly... The two sides confronted each other again at the entrance of the base.

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami walked down in the uniform of a police superintendent and walked proudly in front of Hayato Nagayama:

"Hayato Nagayama... we meet again... Didn't you say you wouldn't come to Tokyo anymore? What kind of tricks do you want to play this time?"

"..."

Hayato Nagayama touched his head and sighed,

"Why are you here again... Can't you let this old man go~"

"Who told you to provoke the police every time?!" Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami looked at the group of underlings in black suits, "So many yakuza members gathered, it will make the public nervous! What do you want to do?"

"..." Hayato Nagayama, who had already retired, didn't want to confront the police hard now. Besides, there was indeed something this time, and it wasn't a bad thing...

"What blessing ceremony?"

"The blessing ceremony for the start of my grandson's new movie..."

"What does this movie start have to do with you?"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami pressed step by step. He naturally knew Naoki Nagayama. The holding of the Tokyo International Film Festival also gave him a considerable weight in the hearts of senior government officials,

"There were so many movies before, why didn't I see you come?"

"..."

Feng Nagayama couldn't bear to see his grandfather being questioned and wanted to step forward to speak, but was stopped by Hayato Nagayama. He just wanted his movie to be filmed normally now,

"Because, this movie is about my story..."

"???" Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami was stunned for a moment and reacted, "Yakuza movie?!"

"..."

Hayato Nagayama acquiesced.

"Hahaha, this story of yours, a yakuza, is actually going to be made into a movie?!!"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami felt a little funny. Could it be that they made such a big momentum to come here just for a blessing ceremony?!

He could not accept such a result!

"I don't believe it. Please cooperate with me to go to the police station for investigation!" Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami said, "So many people gathered, the purpose is unknown... The suspicion is very great!"

Just when Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami insisted on taking people back, Naoki Nagayama finally arrived.

He heard the police's statement and immediately spoke:

"Police-san... they are all actors in our crew!!"

"??"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami turned his head to look at Naoki Nagayama who was walking over. He was handsome and young, and when he walked over in the sun, it seemed as if his whole body was glowing...

Such a guy is actually the grandson of a yakuza member?!! He should clearly be my grandson!

"Naoki Nagayama, do you know what you are talking about?! These people are all yakuza members!!! Do you want to become one of them too?!"

"Police-san... ah, Section Chief Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami... they used to be yakuza, but now they are ordinary citizens with legitimate jobs!"

Naoki Nagayama walked to his grandfather's side with a relaxed expression on his face,

"Because I want to film a yakuza movie, I invited them to be extras...

It is a very reasonable thing for reformed yakuza members to play yakuza, right?!"

"..."

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami looked at Naoki Nagayama. He had met him once at the Harajuku KTV before, and he felt that this child was definitely not a thing in the pool. Now he felt that this guy was even harder to deal with~

"Every sentence is a big truth. Are you going to be a lecturer?!"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami snorted, unable to refute. After all, it was understood that these people had indeed changed careers to become KTV operators and were honestly paying taxes. He was a little unwilling. He originally thought he would catch Hayato Nagayama's handle!

"Gathering so many former yakuza members... Who knows what you are plotting..."

"Hahaha, if you don't mind, Section Chief Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami can also come and participate in the blessing ceremony in person!" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "There is nothing shameful about it, and we have reporters ready to write news to promote it!"

"I just..." Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami opened his mouth and wanted to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Naoki Nagayama spoke again at this time:

"Section Chief Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami probably doesn't know yet that this movie is adapted from my grandfather's experience..."

"Speaking of which, there is a positive character in it who is also a police officer, which is based on the police officer my grandfather met back then..." Naoki Nagayama looked at Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami with a smile, "That character has a deep entanglement with my grandfather, and it seems that he is still paying attention to every move of my grandfather..."

"!!!"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami was shocked, and felt even colder looking at Naoki Nagayama's smile...

What does he mean by this, what deep entanglement, and still paying attention to every move of Hayato Nagayama?!

Isn't that implying me, Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami?!

Does it mean that he also created a character based on me in the movie?!!

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami thought of this point all of a sudden. With Naoki Nagayama's current status in the film industry, the movie he filmed will undoubtedly be a big hit...

If the character based on him is edited more negatively... wouldn't his reputation be ruined by a movie?!

Don't say the character names are different. As long as you say it's based on so-and-so during an interview, the audience will naturally associate it with the person himself!

Just like the movie "Cell Phone" filmed by Director Feng, the audience thought the host who said one thing was so-and-so... How much controversy did it cause him personally!

One is not enough, and he wants to film "Cell Phone 2" to continue to stimulate people. The result is good... A yin-yang contract directly overturned the table!

"This guy Hayato Nagayama is actually so despicable?"

Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami looked at Hayato Nagayama in disbelief. Is this because he can't beat him in reality, so he wants to kill himself in the movie?!

Hayato Nagayama didn't even look at Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami's face, and even felt a little proud in his heart~

"How about it? Section Chief Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami, do you want to participate together?!"

Naoki Nagayama continued to invite. In fact, he also had considerations. In this movie, the positive character and the negative protagonist actually have no faults. It is just that the creation of people makes people, and finally they end up parting ways.

If Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami and Hayato Nagayama appear at today's blessing ceremony, then there will be a gimmick!

"The prototype of the story visits the scene in person, the entanglement between the yakuza boss and the police section chief...", "Adapted from real experience, the life of black and white...", "The story that the police section chief and the yakuza boss have to tell...", "..."

Any title can make the audience look forward to it!

What's more, there really are police participating in the blessing ceremony!

"Section Chief Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami, come and see, the auspicious time is coming soon, I guarantee there is nothing to hide!"

Naoki Nagayama said, welcoming his grandfather and other underlings in, and was still greeting the hesitant Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami,

"If you don't see it with your own eyes, you won't be at ease... I can make an exception and show you the script..."

"..."

After thinking for a while, Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami gritted his teeth and walked into the filming base with a group of subordinates...

No matter what, the details of that character must be mastered!

In the public eye, would a police officer worry about being besieged?!

"You'd better have nothing to do!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, Section Chief Nan Nan Jun Xiong Minami, we are all legitimate citizens!" Naoki Nagayama smiled and led a large group of people to the place of blessing.

After communicating with the somewhat surprised Tomoaki Yoshimura and Shuichi Ido, the entire blessing ceremony began~

Although Granny Murata and her disciples were a little nervous when they saw the police and the yakuza, they did not drop the chain after entering the blessing state. In the rapid drumbeat, they stepped on crazy steps and began to dance, praying to the gods of heaven and earth that this movie filming would go smoothly.

In the Showa era, especially when there was still some superstition in Japan, everyone still had awe for this kind of ceremony. Even the police watched the blessing ceremony quietly~

For a time, the police, the yakuza, and the employees of the Tree Friends seemed to have become a harmonious group...

"Click", "click", the shutter sound rang out one after another. This scene was recorded by reporters from different angles... There was also a small camera recording the highlights that had been operating for a long time, recording the entire ceremony process... ===== CHAPTER 934 =====

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