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He was not greedy for the sponsorship money. After all, the school received large sums of sponsorship from alumni and parents every year and had no shortage of funds. The reason he accepted it was just to save face for Congressman Fukuyama and to put an end to the matter once and for all.

Having said that, Councillor Fukuyama's sincere attitude did make Chairman Horikawa feel much more comfortable, and his original anger finally subsided.

"Okay, I'm fine now. Now it all depends on Fukuda Akiya's performance."

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Then, he waved his hand and signaled to Mogami Jun on the side, "Mogami-kun, come here."

Still somewhat confused, Jun Mogami obediently walked up to the old man.

"I called you here today so that everyone can bear witness..." He looked at the people present calmly, "No matter what happened before, now everything is over. Everyone must strictly abide by their promises. Mogami-kun will not trouble others again, and I will not allow others to trouble Mogami-kun again. Do you all listen well?"

"Okay, I understand." The two people answered at the same time.

Mogami Jun finally understood that the chairman had called him over not only to let him see Fukuyama Akiya kneel down and apologize, but also to make it clear to Asakura Takashi and Congressman Fukuyama behind him that he would never allow anyone to retaliate against him maliciously.

This is an unspoken agreement. Although it is not written down, everyone can see it clearly, and everyone has their own obligations:

The chairman fulfilled his duty to protect Jun Mogami;

Mogami Jun fulfilled his duty to keep the secret;

Congressman Fukuyama has fulfilled his obligation to apologize and not pursue the matter any further.

Jun Mogami had no objection to this agreement. After all, it was not easy to draw the so-called "line of justice" by the chairman here. After all, he was using his own reputation to intimidate Congressman Fukuyama.

What about Asakura Takashi? What does he think?

Mogami Jun couldn't help but glance at Secretary Asakura out of the corner of his eye and found that the other person still had that formal smile on his face, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, but at least he didn't show any opposition.

Just like that, under the witness of the chairman of the board, the previous turmoil officially came to an end.

However, just when Jun Mogami was about to leave, Secretary Asakura suddenly called him.

"Mogami-kun?"

"Is there anything else?" Jun Mogami asked calmly.

"I'm really sorry to have wasted so much of your time, but... could you please honor me with your presence for a little while longer?" He looked at Mogami Jun with a smile on his face. "It won't be long, just a few words in private."

Mogami Jun was a little confused and looked at Chairman Horikawa Nobuyasu, but found that there was no expression on his face.

It doesn't look dangerous.

"Okay." He nodded.

"Thank you." Asakura Takashi smiled again, then took Mogami Jun out of the office and came to the corridor at the bottom of the fifth floor.

There were many oil paintings hanging on the walls of the corridor, which seemed to be the collection of Chairman Horikawa and his father and grandfather. On the other side was a window, and the dim sunset was weakly dyeing the corridor golden.

Asakura Takashi paced among them, making very rhythmic footsteps.

He walked to a window and stopped only after making sure that there was no one around. He then turned around and looked at Jun Mogami.

"Mogami-kun, to be honest, I admire you very much. You are very capable." He looked at Mogami Jun with a smile.

"If Fukuyama Akiya goes back and says something exaggerated, please don't take it seriously." Mogami Jun replied, "I don't think I'm that great."

"As a high school student, you are already amazing enough to deal with us with such an attitude. There is no need to be modest." Asakura Takashi shook his head. "You will definitely be able to surpass your father in the future. Ah, of course I am not saying that your father is not amazing. In fact, I also admire Mogami-senpai very much."

"You know my father?" Jun Mogami was a little surprised.

It is very normal that the other party knows my identity and who my father is. After this incident, they will definitely investigate who I am.

It was normal for him to flatter his father - after all, his father was an elite bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance.

But if this is the case, when referring to the father, one should generally use a respectful title or title such as Mogami-sensei or Mogami-senpai instead of calling him "senior".

Although he is also a graduate of the University of Tokyo in theory, if there is no intersection at all, most people would not be so shameless as to forcefully call him senior...

"Yes, I know him, and I know him more than just an acquaintance." Asakura Takashi replied with a smile, "When I just graduated, I took the civil service exam and then worked in the Ministry of Finance for a while. Although I was not your father's direct subordinate, I had a lot of contacts with him and was also taken care of by him. Although I chose to resign due to some changes later, my gratitude to him has never changed-"

I see... Jun Mogami finally understood a little.

However, there are more things that I don’t understand.

Graduating from the University of Tokyo, passing the civil service exam, and entering the Ministry of Finance, this is the life path that many people dream of, the golden road to becoming an elite. What Mogami Kiyomi planned for his son Mogami Jun is nothing more than this path.

However, Takashi Asakura, who had embarked on this path, chose to resign halfway. This was definitely not due to any trivial reason. After all, he gave up the golden road on his own initiative.

However, he did not ask the other party why he did this.

The Ministry of Finance is in charge of the national economy and people's livelihood of the entire Japan. It is the leading institution in the financial world and possesses unparalleled wealth and prestige. However, because of this, its internal strife is also extremely cruel and fierce. From time to time, a few victims will appear, and it is normal for them to fall from the golden road halfway.

Didn't even his own father lose in the internal struggle and have to be marginalized?

Everyone has their own privacy, and there is no need for him to know so much.

However, another question is even more confusing.

Even if he fell from the golden road of official career, he was still a child of destiny after all. With such an elite trajectory, he would definitely not lack personal connections. Even if he could not advance on the bureaucratic path, it would not be a problem for him to find a senior position in a large enterprise or bank with his academic qualifications and personal connections. He would lose his bureaucratic career, but could get sufficient compensation in terms of money - the Ministry of Finance would arrange a way out for the losers.

It is indeed quite rare to give up such an opportunity and be willing to stay by the side of a congressman and condescend to be a secretary. You know, although the secretary of a congressman is paid by the state, the salary is really not high, and he has to run around for the congressman, which is definitely not an easy job.

"I accidentally said some nonsense..." Just as Mogami Jun was still in deep thought, Asakura Takashi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Anyway, Mogami-kun, please give my regards to your father when you return."

"Okay." Jun Mogami nodded quickly.

"I'm afraid you don't know, Mogami-kun, but your father called the congressman on the night of the incident." Asakura Takashi looked at Mogami Jun again. "I happened to be there at the time."

"Ah..." Mogami Jun was stunned. "What did they... say?"

"There are a lot of details, so I don't need to repeat them one by one. Anyway, your father discussed it for a long time and finally reached a consensus with the councillors that the younger generation should solve their own problems." Asakura Takashi whispered, "I don't have children, but at that time I was thinking that being a parent is probably to stand in front of children at times like this."

Mogami Jun did not answer. He remembered the day when his father gave him a long and earnest lecture.

It turned out that at that time, my father was already trying to settle the matter for me, and he didn't tell me a word.

"Thank you for telling me." He sighed.

"This isn't a state secret, so it's not against the rules to tell you." Asakura Takashi smiled and shook his head, then continued to look at the sunset outside the window. "Anyway, you did a great job. I've always disliked that kid Mingye, and you did what I've always wanted to do."

This compliment made Mogami Jun laugh awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

"You've seen what kind of personality Mingye has, but you've only met him a few times. I see him almost every day, and I've been fed up with him for a long time! I'm really happy to see him get into trouble this time and the congressman get furious." He raised his hand again and patted Mogami Jun's shoulder. "You can do this kind of thing, and you can do it without any harm, so I said you have a bright future!"

He smiled very happily, and it was obvious that he was genuinely happy - from this, it could also be seen how much dissatisfaction he had accumulated towards the "young master" Fukuyama Akiya.

Jun Mogami finally understood why he had such a bad attitude towards Fukuyama Akiya and why he gloated over his misfortune.

"Do you want to run for Congress in the future?" Mogami Jun asked tentatively.

After thinking about it, he realized that this was the only reason that could explain his behavior.

So after resigning from the Ministry of Finance, he gave up the well-paid job that was within his reach and instead worked as a secretary for a member of Congress in order to gain political experience.

Therefore, there was no need for him to please the "young master", because when Fukuyama Akiya was ready to take over decades later, he would no longer follow Congressman Fukuyama, and there would be no need for him to please Akiya at all.

"You guessed it right, that's great." Asakura Takashi nodded.

Then he let out another long breath towards the sunset.

"Nowadays, if you want to make a name for yourself in politics, you either have to be born into a good family, or you have to be a lady, and you have to be married to a young lady. If you have neither, then you'll just have to be patient and run errands for others - like me." Although he seemed to be complaining, Asakura Takashi didn't seem to be resentful, and he even had a smile on his face. "But... although I'm his secretary, I'm not his servant. I'm planning to run for parliament in a few years..."

Then, he pointed at the sun outside and said, "There are more than 400 seats in the House of Representatives of this country. I want to take one. Is that not too much?"

Asakura Takashi, he does have some ambition... Mogami Jun thought.

"That's not too much, it's very reasonable." Mogami Jun nodded, agreeing with the other person's opinion, "But why are you telling me this? I... I'm afraid I can't help you with the election or anything like that."

"Hey, I didn't expect you to help me with the election..." Asakura Takashi couldn't help laughing again, "People work in a depressing environment every day, and sometimes they want to talk to someone. It just so happens that we have a connection, so I chatted a little more... By the way, your father should really hope that you will follow his path, right?"

"Yes." There was no need for Jun Mogami to hide the answer to this question, so he simply admitted it.

"Then work hard, and don't fall down halfway like I did." Asakura Takashi restrained his smile and patted him on the shoulder again.

66. Hyena

Under the setting sun, Asakura Takashi, secretary of Congressman Fukuyama Tatsuya, confidently expressed his feelings to Mogami Jun.

"There are more than 400 seats in the House of Representatives of this country. Is it not too much for me to want to take one?"

These seemingly understated words clearly reveal his ambitions and expectations.

Although Mogami Jun didn't know why the other party had such an ambition, he couldn't help but have a natural liking for people who were ambitious and had lofty aspirations.

In particular, the other party also revealed that he had worked in the Ministry of Finance and even had contacts with his father, Mogami Kiyoshi, which made Mogami Jun look at him even more highly.

So, he changed his usual cold attitude, lowered his posture and chatted with this senior from the University of Tokyo for a while.

Just as they were about to say goodbye to each other, footsteps were heard at the other end of the corridor.

The sound of drops of water hitting the floor was very rhythmic, neither fast nor slow, but there was no doubt that it was approaching this side.

Jun Mogami turned his head to look in the direction where the voice came from, and was shocked to find that a tall woman was walking towards him.

She was wearing a black top and skirt, with no other decorations except a jewel brooch on her chest. Her face was serious and cold, with an inhuman arrogance.

As she walked, her dark orange hair fluttered behind her head, like a monster ready to strike.

As soon as he recognized this person, Mogami Jun's heart couldn't help but tighten secretly.

After not seeing Hyoudou Takako for a few days, he had almost forgotten about this senior, but when he saw him again, the intense pressure immediately enveloped his heart again.

After arriving at school, she seemed to have used the administrative building as her base for lodging, so it wasn't strange to run into her.

It seemed that she discovered the two people by chance, so she was a little surprised, but she quickly regained her composure.

She walked in front of the two people, then stopped and her eyes fell on Asakura Takashi.

"It's strange to meet you here." Then she greeted the other person in a cold and distant tone.

"Long time no see, Miss Hyodou." Compared to Hyodou Takako's indifference, Asakura Takashi seemed much more respectful. He bowed politely to Takako and said, "You are still as beautiful as ever, breathtaking."

This sentence sounded like a compliment, but also like a subtle mockery of the filial son's arrogance, but it was not enough to make people angry. It turned out that he was someone who hung around the congressman...

Before the filial son could say anything else, he immediately changed the subject, "I came here today to help the congressman deal with some family matters. I'm afraid you don't know that his son goes to school here..."

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Then, he pointed at Mogami Jun and said, "After I came here, I happened to run into Mogami-kun again. As you know, I have had some dealings with his father, so I went to Mogami-kun to catch up with him. That's all."

Jun Mogami could see that he cleverly avoided the matter of Fukuyama Akiya. After all, Congressman Fukuyama would definitely not want such a scandal to be spread.

After Asakura Takashi's explanation, Takako understood the other party's intention, and then her gaze moved to Mogami Jun's face.

"It looks like we had a pleasant conversation." She nodded gently. "That's great, Mogami Jun - I was originally planning to talk to you later, but since we met earlier today, I might as well talk to you earlier. Could you give me a little more time?"

Although she used the word "please" in her words, it didn't seem like she meant it as an invitation.

"Sorry - it's too late and I need to go home. How about next time..." Mogami Jun was immediately ready to refuse the other party without hesitation.

"You have time for this hyena, but no time for me?" Hyoudou Takako interrupted him, "Or are you planning to cause trouble for your father?"

Hyena? Trouble for the father? What does that mean?

Mogami Jun was a little confused for a moment.

It was obvious that the hyena was referring to Asakura Takashi - he immediately looked at him and found that Asakura Takashi was still smiling, as if he had heard nothing.

Asakura Takashi knew my father and resigned from the Ministry of Finance midway. Hyodo Takako obviously knew him too. Could it be that she really knew something?

When he thought of this, he immediately changed his mind, "Sorry, let's do as you say."

"That's more like it." Hyoudou Takako sneered, then turned around and walked back, "Come with me."

The clicking sound of high heels hitting the ground began again, and Jun Mogami was suddenly a little confused.

"Ah, how did you offend this young lady?" After Takako left, Asakura Takashi seemed to have a headache and smiled bitterly at Mogami Jun. "You will have to bear it."

"She was the one who provoked me, there's nothing I can do about it—" Mogami Jun shook his head and sighed, "Actually I don't want to provoke her at all."

"I didn't expect to run into her here. To be honest, I've seen quite a few young ladies, but this one is the most troublesome." Asakura Takashi looked at him with a bit of sympathy, "Be careful with her, since she's the eldest daughter of the Hyoudou family."

"It seems that you must have suffered from her, otherwise you wouldn't react so strongly, right?" Mogami Jun couldn't help but make a joke. "By the way, didn't you just say that if you want to make a name for yourself in politics these days, you have to have a family background? I don't think there's anyone with a stronger family background than the Hyoudou family, right? Why don't you find a way to win her favor? Maybe you can save twenty years of hard work... no, fifty years of hard work!"

"No! How is that possible!" After hearing this joke, Asakura Takashi shuddered as if he had received an electric shock, and immediately shook his head, "This lady is not the type to fall in love, right? I think anyone who stays with her will be torn into pieces in a few days... What about the boudoir? It's pure dreaming. I don't think anyone dares to touch her."

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"That's true..." Mogami Jun agreed and nodded.

But now was not the time to continue chatting, so Mogami Jun said goodbye to the other party embarrassedly, then quickened his pace to catch up with Takako, and finally followed her into a room.

There was a bed and some personal items in the room. It seemed to be Hyodo Takako's temporary residence. Judging from the standards of a chaebol daughter, the furnishings here were a bit simple, but this was probably the only condition the school could provide.