The strongest high school student in Japan

"Are you going to write a blank check?" Mogami Jun was a little surprised. "I just fill in any conditions and you will agree to them?"

"Yes, this is my realization." Mei Gong Xia Fei nodded without hesitation, "If you want to get anything in this world, you have to pay a corresponding price, so I don't mind paying the price, as long as my wish can be fulfilled. Of course, I can only fulfill the conditions after my wish is fulfilled."

Mogami Jun secretly smacked his lips.

In other words, even if I put forward that kind of condition, she would agree as long as it could succeed.

Meigong Xia Fei had accumulated such deep hatred for her sister.

"I can't give you an answer right now. I need to estimate the opponent's ability. Only then can I estimate whether I should take action for you or what conditions I should propose." Mogami Jun still honestly said what he was thinking, "Senior, give me some time."

"I didn't intend to let you make a decision in just a few minutes. If you were such a frivolous person, I wouldn't believe you." Mei Gong Xia Fei was not surprised, but nodded directly, "You can consider it, and I will try my best to show my value as a friend. One day you will find that having a friend like me is a luck that you will hardly have again in your life."

"Asana said that our personalities are somewhat similar. I think that at least in terms of arrogance, we are indeed quite similar." Mogami Jun replied with a smile.

At this time, the bamboo tube hit the stone again, making a crisp sound, which seemed to announce the end of the secret conversation between the two people.

"Senior, to be honest, I really admire your acting skills. You were so respectful in front of her, but I didn't see any hatred in your eyes." Mogami Jun's expression became relaxed again. "Should I say that you are worthy of being the director of the drama club?"

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"If I don't even have this much ability, then why would I even think about revenge?" Mei Gong Xia Fei replied with a wry smile. "Well, it's getting late, go change your clothes first--"

"Well, change clothes?" Mogami Jun was surprised again, "Why do you want to change clothes?"

"Didn't you notice? Everyone is wearing Japanese clothes today. We're going to go over and play later, so you and Asana will have to change clothes together. As juniors, you should give them this level of respect, right?"

"But..." Mogami Jun hesitated, "Will there be any clothes here that fit?"

"Don't worry about that." Umemiya Xiafei smiled and shook her head, "Your clothes were chosen for you by Asana."

300, Umemiya

"Your clothes were chosen for you by Asana." Umemiya Natsuhi's eyes were clearly full of teasing.

Even with Mogami Jun's thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at this moment.

Even, a little shy.

There is no need to reason as to why Asana knew her own body size. The two of them had so many intimate contacts, and girls are very sensitive about their body shape and physique, so she must have memorized her clothing size a long time ago.

More importantly, he knew without thinking that this was the first time Asana bought clothes for a boy.

What kind of expression did Asana have when she was choosing?

Soon, he decided not to think about it anymore.

"Uh……"

"Why, are you unhappy?" Meigong Xia Fei asked with a smile.

"No, let's do it this way." Mogami Jun forced himself to control his emotions and answered calmly, "Although she is a young lady, I feel uneasy about letting her spend so much money, so let's not waste her kindness."

Umemiya Natsuki looked at Mogami Jun's expressionless face, was stunned for a moment, and finally couldn't help laughing.

“Pfft…hahahaha…hahahaha, boy, sometimes you are so stubborn that it’s kind of cute. Well, let’s do this. I’ll take you to the changing room.”

After saying this, she took another step and took Jun Mogami back to the house and came to the dressing room.

Then she directly ordered the servants to help him change his clothes and left.

The clothes that Asana bought for Jun Mogami in private finally passed through the hands of the servants for the first time, were presented to Jun Mogami, and finally came to his body.

I don't know how to do it, but I know it's a long time

This is a traditional kimono attire, a kimono outer coat and hakama with floral patterns, also known as Monzuki hakama, with a black feather double-layer five-flower pattern.

I have to say that Asana was really attentive. After putting it on, Jun Mogami felt that it fit him very well. He felt a lot more relaxed after changing from a tight suit school uniform to a loose Japanese dress.

He has always been a proud and narcissistic person, so when he looked at himself in the mirror, he felt that he deserved the description of "vigorous and vigorous".

Hehe, at least Asana won't be disappointed...

After changing his clothes, Jun Mogami strode out of the locker room in his wooden clogs.

For reasons that everyone could understand, the first thing he wanted to do was to find Asana and show her his new look, and also to see her wearing a kimono again.

But things went against his wishes. Not long after he stepped out of the locker room, he ran into an old friend in the corridor.

"Wow, I haven't seen you for a long time. You look more and more energetic, Mogami-san." Asakura Takashi greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Asakura, you look very handsome today." Because he was in a good mood, Mogami Jun also responded to him in a gentle manner. "I didn't expect to meet you here today."

"What a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you at the Umemiya family." Asakura Takashi shrugged.

Then, he laughed with a hint of sarcasm, "I didn't expect you to be able to handle Miss Izumo so quickly. Now you can save yourself twenty years of hard work!"

"You know Asana?" Mogami Jun was a little surprised.

"Ah, how could I not know him? At that time, the Izumo family was preparing to recruit a son-in-law, which caused quite a stir." Asakura Takashi replied with a smile.

Mogami Jun suddenly remembered that when the two of them were chatting in school, Asakura Takashi had said that he was interested in developing in politics, at least becoming a member of parliament, and in order to achieve this goal, he would not hesitate to become the son-in-law of a wealthy family - could it be...

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not involved in the affairs of the Izumo family. It has nothing to do with me." Perhaps sensing the unfriendly look in Mogami Jun's eyes, Asakura Takashi hastily denied it, "I'm already in my early thirties. How can I still be interested in dealing with an underage girl..."

"Oh, I see." Jun Mogami nodded.

He knew in his heart that people like Asakura Takashi were ambitious, and if it was really necessary, he wouldn't care about whether they were adults or minors. He just saw that the Yun family was on the decline and was not enough to be his absolute backer, so he kept his distance from them.

Some things are tacitly understood by everyone and there is no need to say them out loud.

"Today is the first time I met that young lady. I feel that she has a very gentle personality and listens to you very well. She is the type that is easy to control." Asakura Takashi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a teasing and sarcasm, "If you get her in your hands, you only need to use a little more tricks, and her family business will definitely not escape from your palm-"

Mogami Jun was too lazy to clarify this matter with him. After all, even if he explained the whole thing, it would certainly not change his opinion, so there was no need to waste time.

Haha, he would never tell the other party that he was even more powerful than he imagined. As long as he wanted, the Izumo family would be unable to resist him.

"What about you? Are you trying to take advantage of Miss Umemiya?" Mogami Jun asked with a smile, "I saw you were quite attentive to her just now, and you flattered her for a long time."

Asakura Takashi didn't take Mogami Jun's sarcasm to heart at all. He didn't care at all.

"The task that the councillor has given me now is to please this young lady. Of course... if I really have the chance to be favored by Miss Umemiya, then I will be very lucky."

"Maybe she has used up all the cuckoldry she has done in three lifetimes." Mogami Jun added maliciously, "I think that young lady is quite frivolous and dissolute."

"As long as I can make the Umemiya family work for me, what's the problem? Even if the young lady has one or two hundred lovers, so what?" Asakura Takashi shook his head nonchalantly, "At worst, I can just find a few girls from Ginza to play with. Do you think this kind of thing is rare in Nagatacho?"

...Jun Mogami suddenly found himself speechless.

Indeed, for this kind of thing, as long as the parties involved don’t think there is a problem, then there is really no problem.

"By the way, what is the background of the Umemiya family? Why are you all so respectful to her?" Mogami Jun asked in a low voice.

He had been wondering about this question for a long time. After all, the Umemiya family did not sound very famous. At least he had never heard of any well-known politician with the last name of Umemiya. So he was a little confused as to why Asakura Takashi would be so respectful in trying to please Miss Umemiya.

Asakura Takashi's expression suddenly became a little strange, and his eyes became evasive, as if Mogami Jun had asked a very incredible question.

Just when Jun Mogami was feeling a little uneasy and wanted to ask further questions, Asakura Takashi sighed.

“Ha… You really don’t know anything, and you just came to Umemiya’s house…”

"I didn't come in here on my own initiative. It was Asana who asked her senior to bring me here to visit." Mogami Jun frowned.

"Then I really admire your ability. You actually bewitched that little girl so much that she's already on your side before you even got engaged!" Asakura Takashi exclaimed, "How many people have begged to step into this house but couldn't find a way, but she did it so easily for you!"

Of course, Mogami Jun could tell that there was always a hint of jealousy in the other party's teasing, but he was not in the mood to argue with the other party now, so he asked directly.

"So please explain to me, why do you think so highly of the Umemiya family? Even your councillors are so cautious."

Asakura Takashi looked at Mogami Jun for a few times and didn't say anything for a while. It was obvious that he was weighing the pros and cons in his mind, wondering whether he should tell such a secret thing to a young man.

But he soon realized that even if he didn't say it, the boy's father would tell him, and since he had already hooked up with Miss Izumo and had a relationship with the Umemiya family, his future would obviously be bright - so he might as well take advantage of the opportunity to leave a good impression on the other party, and maybe get some help in the future.

When he thought of this, he no longer had any reservations.

"How about you accompany me to see the scenery?"

As he spoke, he took another step and walked to the corridor with Jun Mogami, then looked leisurely at the courtyard in front of them.

"When I was in the Ministry of Finance, your father took care of me many times. So since you asked me this, I will try my best to explain it to you. However, please do not spread these things to others. Otherwise, it will not only be difficult for all of us."

"Of course I know this. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. Please rest assured." Mogami Jun nodded.

Asakura Takashi was silent for a moment, sorting out his thoughts.

"Young man, do you know that a large part of the campaign funds of congressmen come from donations from construction companies?"

"I know that." Jun Mogami nodded.

It's no secret that in this country, there are plenty of cases of members of Congress getting into trouble for accepting bribes from construction companies.

"Starting a company is not charity. If you are giving money, you must want to earn it back several times or even dozens of times. The most important thing for the civil engineering industry is government bidding. After all, the government gives a lot of money. For any large project, such as building a subway or a port, hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars will flow. You can imagine what politicians will do behind those large projects."

"He must have said something nice to the companies that gave them money so that they could get the project," replied Jun Mogami.

"You are right, but you are only half right - because it is not just one company that gives money to politicians. Those companies that have no say will be excluded, but as for the remaining companies, everyone has a say, so what should they do?" Asakura Takashi asked again.

Without waiting for Mogami Jun's answer, he continued, "This requires internal coordination of the entire system. After the government project starts bidding, various construction companies begin to meet together and privately allocate projects and construction costs. This process is called "dangou" (which is what the domestic civil engineering industry calls "collusion in bidding" or "bid circumvention").

After the negotiation is completed, it is necessary to open up relationships at the government level. Large-scale projects in Japan are led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or local governments, who are responsible for the final approval.

Therefore, when the three parties have completed the adjustment, it will be determined which company will be responsible for which project. The so-called bidding is sometimes just a process. How to cut the cake has been agreed in advance. This process is called adjustment (chousei, which is the "internal coordination" between domestic industry enterprises)"

Then, Asakura Takashi lowered his voice again, "The people who are responsible for the entire allocation and coordination are called fixers (the English word means mediator or benefit distributor). They decide the final allocation between companies and politicians, coordinate the conflicts of interest between related parties, and coordinate government relations. They can be said to be the real distributors of the entire industry in Japan—"

"These are all illegal." Jun Mogami suddenly realized.

"Well, this is illegal, whether it's negotiating, adjusting, consulting, or other things, all of them are illegal - we can all know it by just reading the Civil Code." Asakura Takashi nodded with a smile, then took another breath nonchalantly, and then exhaled a puff of transparent mist happily, "However, the law is nothing more than for those who are powerless to resist to obey."

Mogami Jun was silent for a while, but finally had to admit that he was right.

"So, in other words, the Umemiya family is such a coordinator?"

"Yes, the Umemiya family is one of the most important coordinators in the Kanto region. For generations, they have served as senior consultants for countless companies and have been guests of honor for countless congressmen." Asakura Takashi nodded gently. "There are rules for how much money to transfer and how to transfer it. The Umemiya family has been in this business for many years, and everyone trusts them the most. As long as everyone is convinced, that is power. No one knows how much money is hidden in the Umemiya family's vault, but think about the savings of these generations. It is definitely a dazzlingly large number-"

"I think I understand..." Jun Mogami nodded.

He finally understood why the Umemiya family was not well-known but had such a transcendent status.

As the coordinator of multiple forces including enterprises, parliament and government offices, and a lucrative construction industry, just imagine how powerful she must be. No wonder everyone is so respectful to Umemiya Haruhime.

"Okay, what I told you today is all because of my friendship with your father. Don't make it difficult for me—" Asakura Takashi reminded again, "Some words, after hearing them, you should just pretend you didn't hear them. You should understand."

"Thank you, Mr. Asakura." Mogami Jun thanked him sincerely, "I will never reveal a word to anyone."

"Actually, it's useless for you to reveal it. We've all been doing this for years, and it will continue to be this way in the future." Asakura Takashi smiled bitterly. "Yes, these things are illegal, but think about it, if there's no one to coordinate, and all the companies are bidding viciously, can the companies still make a profit? Not to mention that the Japanese economy is so bad now, no one can survive if they don't do this."

Jun Mogami remained noncommittal. This was not something he could draw a conclusion about right now.

In essence, since a set of interest distribution process that is outside the law has been able to survive stably for so many years, it must have its "rationality", even if this rationality comes at the expense of outsiders.

The stable distribution system that has lasted for many years has now become airtight, and everyone just needs to go with the flow.

"Well, it's about time for us to go over." Asakura Takashi smiled, then patted Mogami Jun on the shoulder and ended the conversation. "Don't worry, the people here have no ill will towards you. After all, you are already taken and you can't threaten anyone, so just enjoy the hospitality of the Umemiya family, hahahaha!"

Then, Jun Mogami and Takashi Asakura walked back to the room where they had the dinner, and Asana was already waiting there.

Like Jun Mogami, she has now changed into a kimono.

The white outfit with gold patterns was almost the same style as the one she wore when the two met. Perhaps this was also a deliberate choice she made before.

The girl was a little shy, staring at the young man in Japanese clothes who was walking towards her with his head held high.

Her eyes were filled with joy and excitement.

All the efforts seem to be worth it at this moment.

She forgot about being shy, and walked quickly in front of Jun Mogami in small steps on her wooden clogs, completely ignoring Asakura Takashi who was walking next to him.

"Jun, you look so handsome in this outfit!" She then cheered softly and reached out to grab Jun Mogami's shoulders. "It would be great if we could take a photo together..."

301, Relationship

"Chun, you look so handsome in this outfit! It would be great if we could take a photo together..."

Asana's words made Mogami Jun feel a little smug.

Although Asana definitely had a fan filter, Mogami Jun was quite satisfied with his look after looking in the mirror.

Plus, these were clothes Asana bought for herself, so she really put a lot of thought into them.

So he is in a good mood now.

"Okay, let's take a photo together!" With this feeling, he responded to Asana's invitation very enthusiastically.