Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 419 During the Family Banquet

The White Academy is quiet and cool at night.

Many people sat in two rows, and the young lady whispered in Long Chuanche's ear about her family situation.

"The second person in the first row from the left is Jinya Kujo, who is in charge of Mizuho Financial Services."

Mizuho Financial is a Japanese financial giant that includes Mizuho Bank. Tatsukawa Toru looked at him and saw that he was an old man with a face full of age spots.

"The man to his right is the Secretary-General of the Komeito Party, who is also the current Foreign Minister of Japan."

"There are quite a few people in power in the family."

Long Chuanche took a sip of his drink. He recognized many of the people present without the young lady's introduction; he had seen most of them on television and in newspapers, and there were only a few he didn't recognize.

"And the leader of the Restoration Party, the head of the Takatsukasa family."

The young lady pointed to a few more people, indicating which ones were more important.

The two were so intimate that they looked like a newlywed couple about to get married, while Ms. Mu Zi, standing nearby, felt a bitter taste in her mouth and her heart ached.

He drank several cups in one go.

"You should stop her a little."

Ryukawa Toru glanced at Takeda Maki, who was eating quietly next to him. The woman seemed to have figured something out and was already eating quietly, while only Miss Muko was foolishly drinking.

"I manage your book publishing, I manage your distribution, and now I have to manage your women too?"

The executive rolled her eyes; she had calmed down by now.

Long Chuanche wasn't the kind of man who would rush into marriage and go home without a second thought; she suspected there was something wrong.

"The old man isn't dead? What does he want?"

The woman uttered these words while drinking, and Long Chuanche looked around.

"Stop asking."

Long Chuanche truly had no idea they would appear at the inner banquet today; if he had, he would have taken them as far away as possible.

"If three hundred axemen charge out, remember to hide behind me?"

"Axeman?"

The executive officer blinked.

"From the Records of the Grand Historian: The Biography of Xiang Yu, it says that they laid out ambushes and food, and used a cup as a signal."

The young lady interrupted their conversation.

"It's the story of the Feast at Hongmen."

"Oh, you two are on the same wavelength."

Takeda Maki scoffed, which prompted Miss Muko next to her to gulp down another large mouthful.

"So tonight is also a trap."

Some women are just smart, unlike Miss Mu Zi who was drinking foolishly.

Long Chuanche grunted with a slight headache, just as someone approached.

"Tetsuya, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Jinya's second son, Mr. Heiwa."

Approaching were Maki Nijo and a young man, who appeared to be in his early twenties and rather arrogant.

"I've read your book."

The young man reached out his hand to Ryukawa Tetsu, but his gaze was mostly fixed on Imamura Natsuko to the side.

"You guys chat."

The woman came and left quickly, seemingly uninterested in engaging in much conversation.

Perhaps tonight is a harvest day for her; she needs to win over and maintain those resources that originally belonged to Kujo Fujitaka.

When the elder was alive, there was a strict hierarchy between the main family and the branch family. After the elder passed away, not everyone was willing to listen to him completely.

"Is something wrong?"

Longchuan Che picked up a tempura stick and chewed it, wondering how long the dinner would last.

"I heard you won the Frank Fiction Prize, congratulations."

When Tatsukawa Tetsu reached out his hand to the people of Kujo Plain, he hesitated for a moment.

"Kujou Jinya was one of my grandfather's trusted confidants..."

The young lady leaned close to Longchuan and spoke softly.

"Hello."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Longchuan Che extended his hand.

"Hello."

Kujo Heihei smiled and nodded.

"Can I sit here?"

The boy looked at the seat next to the young lady.

"What does this guy mean?"

Long Chuanche frowned. No normal person would ask to sit next to someone else's fiancée. "Seeing my mother's rise to power, she's trying to curry favor with me," the young lady rolled her eyes.

"At the same time, I'm treating you like an idiot."

Is Longchuan Che a good-for-nothing?
Obviously not.

"roll."

Ryukawa Tetsu coldly uttered a single word, and Kujo Heihei was stunned.

He probably didn't expect these two to be so outspoken.

"Don't do that, Tetsuya."

The boy, who was a few years older than Tatsukawa, shrugged.

You still have to call me brother.

When the old man was around, these people's legs would tremble at the sight of Kujo Fujitaka; but now that the old man is gone, all sorts of demons and monsters have come out.

"Get him out of here."

Longchuan Cheyi stretched out his hand and said something that silenced the entire room.

Everyone was busy with their own things, occasionally glancing this way.

But for some reason, nine plains suddenly appeared.

"What's wrong, Tetsuya?"

Maki Nijo, who had just left, came back.

He smiled and watched the young people arguing.

"I do not like him."

Ryukawa Tetsu didn't even lift his eyelids, leaving Kujo Heihei somewhat embarrassed.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding."

The boy, sweating slightly, dealt with the many stares; he hadn't expected the task his father had given him to be so troublesome.

Kujo Fujitaka is gone.

Many people want to break away from their original family.

The temperament of the new head of the household determines the next steps for each family.

It seems that the Jinya family, who are in charge of Mizuho Financial, took the lead.

"According to family tradition, what should be done if one contradicts the family head?"

With the death of Kujo Fujitaka, his only son, Tatsukawa Toru, naturally became the head of the family.

Although he seemed to have no real power, people still asked him questions.

"The family's assets will be reclaimed, and the person is not allowed to return to attend banquets for three years."

Japan has a strict system of duty, which essentially boils down to a master-servant relationship.

The main family has the power to guide and allocate resources, while the branch family is responsible for management and production.

This is a class system that still exists in Japan. Kujo Jinya, who was sitting second from the left, twitched his eyelids.

"Isn't that going too far?"

If it weren't for the fact that Kujo Fujitaka was dead, they wouldn't have dared to be so abrupt. However, the Jinya family, who were the first to come out, seemed to be in a precarious position.

"We must not forget our family roots."

Someone else opened their mouth, and Long Chuanche glanced at them; it was the head of a certain chamber of commerce.

Silence, silence, and more silence.

Finally, Kujo Jinya slowly got up, placed something in front of Ryukawa Tetsu, and then the father and son left the banquet hall.

"It's that simple?"

Long Chuanche picked up the things on the table with disbelief. The so-called person in charge of Mizuho Financial had just handed over what he was responsible for.

It looked like a set of safe keys; I wondered what it could open.

"He's too impatient."

The young lady glanced in the direction Kujo Jinya had left.

"Everyone benefits from the rules, and even though my grandfather isn't here, many people will still uphold them on their own initiative."

The Kujo family is like a tangled web; even if you want to leave, you can't just walk straight through it.

After this interruption, people began to walk towards Long Chuanche.

It was still Maki Nijo, and it was still a woman with someone else.

She seems to think of herself as the person in charge of Tatsukawa Tetsu.

"This is Mr. Itaro of the Takatsukasa family."

Nijo Maki introduced herself to Tatsukawa Toru.

However, Tatsukawa Tetsu blinked and stared at Takatsuki Shirei next to him.

(End of this chapter)