Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 1047 Even Winning Doesn't Feel Good

November 29th, morning.

Last night, Hideki Hanyu woke up in his bedroom feeling completely satisfied.

The company of a top-tier beauty allowed the scumbag to enjoy himself to the fullest, and he even managed to sleep in late in the morning, which was a rare occurrence for him.

All he could say was that a woman in love was indeed delicious.

This also explains why, when Hideki Hanyu woke up and couldn't resist teasing the two beautiful women, Izumi Sakai was still fast asleep.

On the contrary, Yasuko Sawaguchi, who had already rested, woke up immediately and began to fawn over Hideki Hanyu.

Not wanting to disturb Izumi Sakai's rest, the two of them dragged their muddy journey to the study.

Seeing how much Hideki Yuzuru loved and was infatuated with her, the young beauty recalled what happened last night and took the opportunity to make a small request in a pleading tone.

“Hideki-kun, I also want a gift, just like Sachiko’s last night, a gift that Hideki-kun designed himself.”

Upon hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru reached out and pinched the beauty's nose.

"You certainly know how to find opportunities."

Yasuko Sawaguchi said coquettishly, "Because I know Hideki-kun likes me."

Hideki Yuzuru kept saying without stopping, "No problem, but not now."

"I know."

After a long while, a satisfied Hideki Hanyu put on his pajamas, went to the special storage room and rummaged around for a while, quickly choosing a suitable gift.

This is a ring shaped like a two-headed snake, with the two snake heads intertwined to form the ring face, and the snake mouths holding a dark red gemstone.

The ring's design, combined with the color of the gemstone, gives it an eerie and unique beauty.

When Hideki Hanyu presented the ring to Yasuko Sawaguchi, it fit perfectly on the middle finger of the beautiful woman's right hand.

Of course, before that, he also showed the English inscription on the inside of the ring.

True love

It means "true love".

"This ring was designed for you personally. It symbolizes that we will never be apart and represents my most sincere love for you."

I originally planned to give it to you as a New Year's gift, as a surprise for the new year. Since you want it now, I'll give it to you early. I hope you like it, Yasuko.

Scumbags can spout nonsense to deceive women at will, and yet their women always fall for it.

"Hideki-kun, I love you."

Yasuko Sawaguchi touched the ring on her hand, completely bewildered by the charm, and disregarding her own lack of ability, she once again clung to Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu, of course, accepted Yasuko Sawaguchi's offer without hesitation.

This directly resulted in Yasuko Sawaguchi waking up earlier than Izumi Sakai, but she ended up going back to her bedroom and resting until evening before recovering.

As for Hideki Habu, who casually dealt with Yasuko Sawaguchi, he did not stay at the Yorozuya because of the two beauties.

He left in a hurry without even having lunch because he received a phone call.

……

In the Bunkyo Ward where Yorozuya is located, at the nameless teahouse that Hideki Hanyu bought from Haruko Naito, Hideki Hanyu had only been there a short time when a familiar figure appeared before him.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hatoyama."

The visitor was none other than Mr. Hatoyama.

Mr. Hatoyama politely said, "I apologize for disturbing you, and I hope Chairman Yuzuru will not mind."

Although Mr. Hatoyama's purpose in coming here was indeed to somewhat presumptuously "disturb" Hideki Hanyu.

Even so, Hideki Hanyu could not treat Mr. Hatoyama the same way he treated the old man Murayama.

It can only be said that there are differences even in the upper echelons of Japanese politics. Although he and Hideki Hanyu are very polite to each other, have a good personal relationship, and sometimes cooperate with each other.

However, in terms of seniority, background, connections, and political influence, their family's strength is absolutely no less than that of the Aso family.

Moreover, compared to Aso, who relied on the blessings of his ancestors, this gentleman had already become the leader of a faction upon entering the country, and Aso was simply incomparable to him.

As for the old man from Murayama, he was several orders of magnitude inferior.

Therefore, even though Hideki Hanyu knew that the other party had come because of Aso's matter, he still gave them the respect they deserved.

"Sir, you're too kind. I'm the one who's troubled you."

Mr. Hatoyama looked helpless. "Too many people have been bothering me these past few days, and I really can't get away from them."

Hideki Hanyu, however, said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I understand. But let's have some tea first. A few more friends are coming. We'll chat together once everyone's here."

After Hideki Yuzuru finished speaking, he instructed the tea master to pour tea for them.

Soon, more people arrived at the teahouse.

Hideki Hanyu took the initiative to introduce the visitors to Mr. Hatoyama.

"This is Representative Keito Date. You should have met him in the Diet before, but before running for Diet member, he served as the Minister of Justice at the Sendai headquarters of Tohoku Energy, the predecessor of the Origin Group."

After being introduced, Date Keito also sat down to join in the tea tasting.

Not long after, more people arrived at the teahouse.

Hideki Hanyu will introduce him again.

"Sir, this is Atsushi Yokoyama, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance. He is from Miyagi Prefecture and used to be the president of Sendai Bank. He is a good friend of mine from Sendai."

After greeting Mr. Hatoyama, the Vice Minister from the Ministry of Finance sat down.

Next, one after another, important figures, either serving in key departments of the Japanese cabinet or in parliament, appeared, and Hideki Habu introduced them to Mr. Hatoyama one by one.

"This is Sanada from the Defense Agency..."

"This person is from the General Affairs Department..."

"This person is from the Ministry of Justice..."

……

Although these people come from different departments of the Japanese government, they undoubtedly hold important positions.

Moreover, it can be inferred from Hideki Hanyu's introduction that these people either come from the regions where Hideki Hanyu's companies are based, or have direct connections with Hideki Hanyu's companies.

Clearly, Hideki Hanyu took advantage of Mr. Hatoyama's visit to summon all the key figures of the political forces he supported.

Of course, this is not the whole story. Some people with overly sensitive identities are not really able to appear here.

But these people alone are enough. Perhaps compared to the traditional political families of Japan, they are inconspicuous and far less well-known.

However, the combined power of these people was something that even Mr. Hatoyama dared not underestimate.

Most importantly, these people represent not only themselves, but also powerful local forces and deeply entrenched, terrifying interest groups.

However, in Mr. Hatoyama's view, what is even more terrifying than these people is Hideki Habu, who was able to create such a force in such a short time.

Who would have thought that such a young and handsome man, who looked like a college student, would possess such terrifying power?

Mr. Hatoyama understood why Hideki Hanyu had called so many people.

This was meant to let him know that he had come to persuade not only Hideki Hanyu, but also those who supported him. However, at the last moment, the arrival of one person brought a sigh of relief to Mr. Hatoyama.

The visitor was none other than the heir of the Fukuda family.

Although the other party entered politics relatively late, they had family support, giving them a starting point that was far beyond what ordinary politicians could achieve.

Moreover, in today's matter, the Fukuda family, as the founder of the largest faction within the Liberal Meiji Party, has an extraordinary relationship with the Aso and Abe families.

The fact that the other party is present guarantees that the outcome of today's talks will not just remain verbal.

Even slightly unreasonable conditions can be compelled to be obeyed by Aso.

Moreover, the presence of both of Japan's two major political families demonstrates just how much importance they place on Hideki Hanyu.

"Friends, now that most of you have arrived, it's time to tell you why you've come."

Even when facing many important figures, Hideki Hanyu remained calm and composed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Hatoyama, who had arrived first, explained his purpose.

"President Yuzuru, I have been asked by some friends to persuade you to communicate with Aso and not to continue the unnecessary conflict and further escalate the problem."

Hideki Yuzuru chuckled lightly, "Hehe, it seems everyone is quite anxious."

Mr. Hatoyama explained, “The situation inside and outside Japan is very tense right now. We really don’t need to waste our energy and resources on internal strife. So I hope that President Hanyu can prioritize the overall situation.”

Faced with Mr. Hatoyama's kind advice, Hideki Hanyu did not want to appear too unruly, so he softened his tone.

“Sir, you should know very well that I did not start this conflict, so it’s not just me who needs to consider the bigger picture.”

As soon as Hideki Yuzuru finished speaking, the others around him immediately echoed his words.

"That's right, we need to consider both right and wrong, and dignity."

"We can't expect others to provoke us and then expect us to back down first."

"President Yuzuru is right..."

After everyone chimed in with their opinions, regardless of how well they expressed themselves, they at least established a strong momentum.

At this point, Mr. Fukuda, who arrived last, quickly expressed his opinion.

"President Yuzuru, and everyone else, please rest assured that I guarantee that anyone who has done something wrong will give President Yuzuru a satisfactory explanation."

Mr. Hatoyama then explained, "What I want to say is not to make President Hanyu bow down, but to have President Hanyu propose a solution. I believe that as long as President Hanyu is satisfied, this matter will eventually be resolved."

At this moment, Hideki Yuzuru spoke up, pointing to himself and asking, "In other words, I'll set the terms."

Mr. Hatoyama and Mr. Fukuyama answered in unison, "That's right."

"Well then, I'll say it, I think..."

Hideki Hanyu immediately started making outrageous demands, proposing various conditions that made even his own men break out in a cold sweat.

He thought that the Aso family would rather go to war with Hideki Hanyu than agree to such an insulting condition.

However, there is a saying: "Ask the sky, then bargain on the spot."

Representatives from both families came together to discuss a "ceasefire agreement" that was acceptable to both sides with Hideki Hanyu.

So next, Mr. Fukuda took the lead, with Mr. Hatoyama assisting, and together they patiently discussed the matter with Hideki Hanyu.

This discussion lasted for more than two hours.

In the end, Hideki Hanyu became increasingly impatient.

He simply shrugged and said, "These demands are my bottom line. If Aso is unwilling to accept them, then I won't be able to explain it to my friends who support me."

As soon as he said this, those around him immediately chimed in in support.

Amidst the commotion, Hideki Yuzuru looked at Mr. Fukuda and Mr. Hatoyama before him, awaiting their reply.

In fact, many of the conditions he demanded were for the benefit of those he supported, and very few concerned himself.

After all, in terms of money or benefits, what Aso could give him was negligible, so he might as well help his "underlings" get some benefits along the way.

Seeing that the two people in front of him were still hesitating, Hideki Yuzuru simply resorted to playing the emotional card.

"I have always regarded you two as my most respected seniors and my best friends. So in this matter, do you only want to help outsiders and not help your junior and friend?"

When Hideki Hanyu said this, even his own people wanted to secretly give him a thumbs up.

I treat you as a senior and a friend, which is equivalent to you treating me as a junior and a friend. Hideki Hanyu can say such a shameless inequality, no wonder he has been able to build such a huge business empire.

However, perhaps it was his words that truly moved the two gentlemen.

After exchanging a glance, Mr. Fukuda then gave his answer.

"I will persuade Aso to accept President Hanyu's conditions, but I also have a question that President Hanyu needs to confirm, which is the public apology you requested, what exactly is the public occasion?"

Mr. Fukuda specifically asked this question, which naturally means he thinks it is very important.

After all, if it were too embarrassing for someone like Aso to publicly apologize, he certainly wouldn't agree.

Hideki Hanyu thought for a moment and replied, "I won't make things too difficult for him. On December 2nd, two days from now, Mitsui & Co. will be holding its year-end reception. Aso just needs to apologize to me at the reception."

Mr. Fukuda said, "I understand. I will try my best to persuade Aso."

Mr. Hatoyama then added, "We will do our best to persuade President Hanyu to comply with his conditions, but we also hope that President Hanyu can create conditions for us to temporarily stop the attacks in the media."

"Since both gentlemen have said so, I respect their opinion."

I can stop, but the deadline is the Mitsui & Co. reception. If Aso doesn't fulfill the conditions, then don't blame me for being impolite.

The two gentlemen can also clearly tell Aso that the current media reports are the result of my restraint.

As for the consequences of not exercising restraint, I assure you he absolutely does not want to see them.

After delivering his final warning, Hideki Hanyu thanked the two gentlemen for their mediation.

After all, it was Aso who offended him, not the two gentlemen in front of him.

He could still tell who was right and who was wrong, and who should be blamed.

However, being able to distinguish between them doesn't mean he understands them.

Ultimately, in his view, the current outcome is still due to his insufficient power.

Otherwise, no one would have intervened; instead, the elders of the Aso and Yoshida families would have personally forced Aso to apologize to him immediately.

So, after seeing everyone off and arranging for the media attacks to temporarily cease at Cloud Entertainment, Hideki Hanyu, despite achieving the victory he desired, still harbored a deep sense of displeasure.

In the underground parking lot of Cloud Entertainment's headquarters, Hideki Yuzuru was about to get into his car and leave when he unexpectedly saw two familiar figures.

It was the older sister, Ziana Kolopova, and the younger sister, Dalia Kolopova, who were both from Eastern Europe.

The two followed a woman who appeared to be their agent; they seemed to have just finished discussing business and were preparing to get into their car and leave.

However, Hideki Yuzuru didn't care what the two girls were going to do next. He simply ordered his bodyguards to bring them over, and they got into the car and drove off.

In the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, which was blocked by the barrier, Hideki Hanyu hugged Diana Kolopova and pressed her down in front of Daria Kolopova.

"I'm very unhappy right now!"

(End of this chapter)