Chapter 892

What's going on??

Uesugi Muneyuki snatched the magazine from Kameyama Chihiro's hands.

The magazine is Friday.

The latest issue, just released today, has the cover title "Souda Sosuke Ginza Evening with 720 Shōzō's Lover Affair".

The subheading is even more explosive: "Wife; Eto Miyabi's Hand of God Appearance Leads to Kinji Temple Gold C. Uesugi Muneyuki's Involvement in Two-Timing Suspicions?" What the hell?!

What does this have to do with me??

Uesugi Muneyuki froze, and beside him, Shirakawa Mai and Miyawaki Sakura also froze.

"Just take a look and you'll know, Uesugi." Kameyama Chihiro, president, gestured with a complex expression to turn to this page, yes, these few pages.

Uesugi Muneyuki took it and flipped it open; the article was long, with several blurry photos attached: Eto Miyabi's husband Souda Sosuke and a young woman getting out of a black Mercedes-Benz, the woman linking her arm with his, the two laughing and chatting as they walked into an apartment building.

The core accusation in the article is: Souda Sosuke's infidelity stems from Eto Miyabi's rising fame in Hand of God damaging his self-esteem, and Eto Miyabi obtaining this opportunity entirely thanks to Uesugi Muneyuki's "appointment," leading to the breakdown of their marriage, after which Souda Sosuke sought solace with a twenty-year-old young woman outside.

Souda Sosuke cheated?

You're right, but what does this have to do with me?

Uesugi Muneyuki still didn't get it, thinking to himself, what does this have to do with me?

It's Souda Sosuke who cheated, not me!

Oh no, wait—I also cheated, oh no, that's not cheating, Minami knew and tacitly approved……that also counts as cheating, but I'm inherently a multi-track Shinkansen…………and according to Japanese culture, a husband occasionally going to Ginza to find a female PR officer doesn't count as cheating!

He continued flipping through.

The article never directly stated that Uesugi Muneyuki and Eto Miyabi had an affair, but the implication ran throughout the text.

The female NHK announcer who was hired for the upper mountain cedar sect snow addition.

The hiring of Miyabi Takahashi's pure acting department, two dogs—left addition.

The two of them filming on set, flying close, Ljc meeting, bracket investigation, exchange cedar L, te L, eight no.

One photo showed Uesugi Muneyuki and Eto Miyabi talking on set, the two standing close, but it was a normal working distance; merely the photographer's angle made it look like a clandestine talk, and moreover, Eto Miyabi actively leaned her upper body toward him, which indeed appeared somewhat ambiguous, but still within normal social bounds.

The second photo was from that scene at Tokyo University, precisely capturing the moment Uesugi Muneyuki reported the phone call to Eto Miyabi.

Upper mountain cedar sect snow, water, Miyabi Takahashi, person, five scholars—small l,?

"The police department's lustful demon dog gathers in approval?"

Subsequently, Friday posted old news about Shirakawa Mai being "appointed" into the Special Mission Division, mentioning that Uesugi Muneyuki, when handling the Night Come Hui case, had appointed Shirakawa Mai, and then proactively brought her into the Special Mission Division, a super-department coveted by all Japanese civil servants, clearly indicating an affair. Uesugi Muneyuki's reputation in this regard was already poor, and this series of implications immediately led people to imagine an ultimate dark force lurking behind the Japanese police and entertainment circles—namely, the Uesugi Clan!

Moreover, the content mixes truth and falsehood, with some parts even Uesugi Muneyuki cannot deny.

For example, Ikeda Erena.

Under any circumstances, she would absolutely be impossible to enter the Special Mission Division; it was only because Uesugi Muneyuki forcibly appointed her that she got in.

How could Uesugi Muneyuki possibly deny this?

Moreover, her buttocks were indeed directly struck down by him, and Xiao Ying Hua was indeed appointed by him and promoted to second female lead.

These things are all true!

Upon the publication of this report, it immediately stirred up a thousand waves with a single stone.

Just as Uesugi Muneyuki was still reading the magazine, in Shirakawa Mai's support group chat, someone began worrying whether she too had been "submerged." Someone stood up to defend, saying Shirakawa Mai was originally a police officer, and being transferred to the Special Mission Division was a normal personnel reassignment.

But the defense's voice was too small, drowned out by the larger uproar.

"Uesugi Mengde"—this label began appearing on social media, with some explaining it meant "Uesugi Muneyuki likes other people's wives like Cao Cao," others saying "No, he likes taking other people's widows," and others saying "Anyway, it's just moral corruption of a little Cao Cao." Uesugi Mengde! Uesugi Shude! Uesugi Shugi! Uesugi Kaoru!

In short, he's just a Cao Cao!

Cao Cao!!!

Uesugi Muneyuki opened his mouth, wanting to say he really wasn't into other people's wives.

However, the silhouettes of Lao Ren and Meisa flickered before his eyes, and he ultimately still didn't speak out.

"Uesugi-kun, need me to clarify this?" Kameyama Chihiro showed concern on the surface, but actually smirked inwardly.

So fired up, even better than the fire at Yiling!

Not afraid you'll have trouble, just afraid you won't—you get into trouble, and we at Fuji can then gorge ourselves on traffic!

Uesugi Muneyuki held Friday, his mouth open for a long time, wanting to say I'm not me, I didn't do it, Shirakawa Mai was recommended by Date Nagamune, Eto Miyabi initiated contact herself, Sawajiri Erika was indeed struck down by him, and Xiao Ying Hua's virgin graduation just happened recently in Aomori. How should he say it?

His fingers lightly tapped twice on the magazine cover, that's his little habit when thinking.

Miyawaki Sakura stood beside him and also saw that magazine, her complexion turning like a clam neither open nor closed, neither smiling nor not smiling, her lips moved a few times, wanting to say something but not daring to.

Shirakawa Mai took the magazine from her hand, flipped through it, then closed it and put it back on the desk, raised her wine cup and took a sip.

"What are you planning to do?" Mai Xuejie casually asked.

"Not doing anything." Uesugi Muneyuki's voice was very calm: "Obviously someone is jealous, and the content here is very targeted, definitely done by someone very familiar with me."

"Is that so?" Mai Xuejie chuckled and shook her head: "All your fault, the junior student who can't control his lower half."

"Or isn't it your fault?" Uesugi Muneyuki said with a bitter face, shaking his head repeatedly: "My lifelong reputation!"

"Where is your lifelong reputation?"*2

Mai Xuejie and Xiao Ying Hua almost simultaneously said.

"Pay attention to your health, Uesugi-kun." Kameyama Chihiro patted Uesugi Muneyuki's shoulder and left.

On the other side of the banquet hall, near the fire escape corner, two men stood together.

One younger, wearing an exquisite dark blue suit, holding a cup of whiskey in his hand, the corner of his mouth bearing a faint, elusive smile. The other older, with more stubble, but his waist and back straight as a ramrod, hands in his trouser pockets, watching the lively scene, as if watching a play unrelated to himself.

The two sons of the Diet, Sohō Hinata and Tangqian Yang.

Sohō Hinata raised his wine cup, gestured vaguely in the direction of Uesugi Muneyuki, then took a sip: "This stab, deep enough." His voice was low, only those nearby could hear: "The Friday reporter was very cooperative, the photos were sufficiently ambiguous, the article sufficiently vague. They dare not write 'Uesugi Muneyuki and Eto Miyabi have an affair,' but readers will fill it in themselves. More toxic than direct writing."

Tangqian Yang did not raise his cup, nor look at Sohō Hinata, his gaze continually fixed on the figure surrounded by everyone in the central hall: "How long has the Shirakawa Mai line been buried?"

"Half a year. Since she was transferred to the Special Mission Division, it's been buried. The woman Date Nagamune likes, they've said is Uesugi Muneyuki's. If Date-kun knew, he'd probably be so angry he'd stomp his feet."

Tangqian Yang's mouth corner slightly lifted: "Date Nagamune won't know. Even if he knew, he wouldn't dare say anything. The legitimate son of the Uwajima Date clan, for a woman, to turn against Uesugi Muneyuki? He can't afford to lose that man."

His gaze shifted from the center of the hall and landed on that pale figure in the corner. Yamada Nanase was still sitting there, holding a glass of orange juice, unaware of what had happened, only feeling that the gazes of those around her had suddenly turned strange.

She did not lift her head, nor did she know someone was looking at her; she was very good at making herself invisible.

Sohō Hinata placed his wine glass on the window, hands shoved into his trouser pockets: "You say, can Uesugi Muneyuki bear this?"

Tangqian Yang did not answer immediately. He watched Uesugi Muneyuki surrounded by a crowd asking this and that, watched his expression remain calm, neither hurried nor flustered as he answered each question, watched Shirakawa Mai stand beside him to deflect those overly sharp inquiries.

"He can bear it." Tangqian Yang said helplessly: "That kind of person won't fall just because of this level of mudslinging, and this won't affect his position, but bearing it and being unharmed are two different things. This time, it's not about making him die, but making him hurt. Once hurt, he will falter. Once faltering, he will make mistakes. Once mistaken, we will have our chance. Don't rush, step by step."

Sohō Hinata picked up his wine glass from the window and downed the remaining whiskey in one gulp.

The amber liquid slid down his throat, leaving a burning trail.

He gazed toward the center of the hall, where Uesugi Muneyuki was talking with Eto Miyabi, Shirakawa Mai stood beside him, Miyawaki Sakura stood behind him. "How are the preparations going?" Tangqian Yang asked.

"You mean that side or this side?" Sohō Hinata said coldly.

"That side?"

"His Eminence is already preparing, Osaka side will be soon."

"This side?"

"Souda has already taken the bait……soon, soon, Uesugi Muneyuki will face an unprecedented predicament." Sohō Hinata closed his eyes: "He will face a case he can never solve!"

"Eto Miyabi will make him suffer utter ruin!"