Tokyo, 1991: Starting as a bank clerk.

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He had considered the potential risks associated with Miyazawa Hara.

But he didn't expect that the man's situation had become so dangerous.

To everyone's surprise, Miyazawa Hara's mind was colder and harder than imagined.

In his heart, Keiko was not his brother's daughter, but a stone standing between him and the Miyazawa family's complete control.

There's also the pledge of the Zong family's shares.

Miyazawa Hara's thinking was very clear: as long as the funding chain continued, everything could be kept secret.

He didn't care about the risks of this pledge at all.

Because before the risk exploded, he had already planned to completely sideline Keiko.

By then, even if the main family's shares run into problems, the entire Miyazawa family will be dragged down with them.

Miyazawa Hara, on the contrary, was able to take advantage of the chaos to swallow up all the remaining things.

Kiryu Yaya picked up the teacup in front of him.

She used the act of drinking tea to conceal her tightened jawline.

Meanwhile, the branch manager of Matsumoto was still making polite, social pronouncements.

Sunlight streamed through the blinds, illuminating the cups and saucers on the coffee table.

The room was quiet and dignified, like a carefully framed painting.

But when Kiryu looked at Miyazawa Hara sitting opposite him, he felt that beneath that gentle and refined exterior lay a huge, silently bleeding hole.

Just then, Miyazawa Keiko seemed to have finally mustered up some courage, raised her head, and looked at Kiryu Yaya.

She did not speak.

However, a slight unease surfaced in those originally gentle and composed eyes.

Although she was uneasy, she was probably unaware of Miyazawa Hara's conspiracy.

The next moment

The system interface popped up again in front of Kiryu Yaya.

[New life options have been triggered]

[Seiji Shiraishi's warning was not unfounded.]

[Before his elder brother's body was even cold, Miyazawa Hara began to gradually take over the management of the Miyazawa family business under the guise of "looking after it on his behalf."]

On the surface, he is a considerate, gentle, and impeccable uncle; in reality, he has dragged the family's shares into his own debt quagmire.

[Keiko Miyazawa has not yet truly grasped the danger.]

She was just instinctively uneasy and, following your suggestion on Saturday night, called you here.

Right now, you're standing on the edge of a storm...

Chapter 43 The Storm of the Miyazawa Family!!

The options are as follows:

[Fork in the road 1: Remain silent. The affairs of wealthy families are not something a new banker should meddle in.]

(Reward: Bank deposit increases by €100 million, nothing happens.)

[Branch 2: In front of Miyazawa Hara, subtly remind Miyazawa Keiko, posing as a bank employee, that in business matters, one should carefully review contracts and ask questions about figures.]

(Bonus: The skill "Contract Vulnerability Detection" makes it easier to spot unusual clauses in contracts and documents.)

[Fork in the road three: First, follow Miyazawa Hara's lead and quietly withdraw from the meeting; then, privately accept Miyazawa Keiko's request to intervene in the Miyazawa family's business investigation.]

(Reward: Bank deposit increased by €10; unlocks the main storyline "The Storm of the Miyazawa Family".)

This is a crucial life-altering decision; please consider it carefully!

The voice of the branch manager of Matsumoto branch came from not far away.

"Kiryu-kun?"

Kiryu Yaya snapped out of his daze.

He raised his head, his gaze lingering for a moment on Miyazawa Keiko's slightly pale fingertips, before slowly shifting to the gentle-smiling man opposite him.

Miyazawa Hara was also looking at him.

Behind the glasses, his eyes were calm, composed, and even carried a hint of elder-like kindness.

For some reason, Kiryu Yaya suddenly remembered the bundles of steel with mislabeled labels deep inside the shelves of the Fuji Metal warehouse.

The exterior is neat and tidy.

The inside, however, was already rusted red.

Kiryu Yaya looked at the three branches of fate.

Branch one, one million.

This amount of money is not a small sum for him now.

As long as you keep your mouth shut, remain silent, and pretend you didn't see anything, a million will be automatically deposited into your account.

Internal strife within a wealthy family, uncle and nephew vying for inheritance, control of the group, and share pledging.

These are things that a new banker should never touch.

If you touch it, you'll at least offend someone.

In severe cases, it can ruin one's entire career.

Fork two, a subtle reminder.

Having an extra skill, "contract loophole detection," sounds very useful.

But in this context, reminding Miyazawa Keiko to "read the contract carefully and ask more questions about the numbers" in front of Miyazawa Hara is tantamount to pointing at a monk and scolding a bald monk.

Miyazawa Hara isn't stupid.

Branch Three, 100,000 euros plus to start the main storyline.

There isn't much money.

But the words "the storm in the Miyazawa family" made Kiryu Yaya sigh softly in his heart.

main mission.

This means endless trouble to come.

Miyazawa Group is not a small or medium-sized enterprise like Fuji Metals.

This is a conglomerate that spans tourism, real estate, hotels, and transportation.

In terms of scale, it is a family business that ranks among the top in the entire Kansai business district.

If he chooses this fork in the road, it means he will be drawn into a vortex from which there is no end in sight.

Kiryu Yaya is someone who hates trouble.

But for some reason, he suddenly thought of the night breeze in front of Fengzhong Station on Saturday night.

Keiko Miyazawa, holding the bag of sweets Mrs. Shiraishi had given her, whispered:

"After my father passed away, I realized that those seemingly ordinary daily routines were actually anything but ordinary."

He recalled what Keiko Miyazawa had said to him that night at the class reunion.

"People are actually quite clumsy when faced with the misfortunes of others."

"I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do, I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing, afraid of doing the wrong thing, afraid of being dragged into it."

"That's why most people choose to remain silent and distance themselves."

"Just like I did to you back then."

"I'm sorry, Kiryu-kun."

When he was seventeen, when everyone else chose to remain silent and distance themselves, he also wanted to get an answer from her.

She didn't give it to him then.

All they got in return was an apology that came many years later.

Now that his status has changed, what choices should he make?

Kiryu Yaya closed his eyes and let out a soft sigh.

When her eyes opened again, only calm remained.

The storm of fate, since it was bound to come...

Let it come.

Kiryu Yaya made his choice in his heart.