Chapter 815: The Caged Bird's Cry of Rebellion
Since Chen Xi left, first the agricultural stocks plummeted, and then many people in the Agricultural Cooperative were invited to have tea by the Special Investigation Department, causing panic among the people.
There are many rumors inside and outside the association that after being taken away, Saeki Kamajui confessed many little secrets of the top leaders of the Agricultural Cooperative, but in Chen Xi's opinion, this should not be the case.
"If Saeki Kamji really said something, your father would have been taken away for questioning."
"That's true, but he and my father are at odds, and he also wants to seize the position of chairman. This time he was investigated again, and he must think that my father was the one who interfered. There's no reason not to throw mud at him."
"I just met a man named Saeki Hanfen. He is a man who only cares about the interests of his family. I think Saeki Kamji has his family in his heart as well. If your father is also in jail, then the Saeki family will be in real chaos."
Chen Xi shook his head.
"Penfen...this person is a bit stubborn..." Saori thought for a while.
"Yes, I found out. This guy not only dislikes Ise Sogetsu, but also dislikes me. He almost chopped me with his sword just now..."
Chen Xi recalled what happened before, and then suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, doesn't Ise Cangyue have a position in the Agricultural Cooperative? Does he advocate cooperation with the Americans, or what? I talked to him once before, and that guy seemed to dislike me."
Saori tilted her head and thought for a moment: "This guy seems to do whatever his father says. My father asked him about it before, and he always said he would listen to my father."
"I think this guy is very well hidden. He doesn't seem to be a guy without his own opinion. Otherwise, he wouldn't have climbed up the ranks of the Agricultural Cooperative so quickly."
"Okay, don't think about it. Father said he would come back after he dealt with things in Tokyo, and asked you to take care of the subsequent supply of goods." Saori kissed him on the face.
The days go by.
These days, when Chen Xi was bored, he went to find Saeki Penfen to practice sword. The last time he saw Ise Sogetsu defeat his opponent with just a few moves, his vigilance was greatly increased.
"Why do you always come when we are practicing sword skills? Do you want to secretly learn the sword skills of our Saeki family?" Saeki Penfen pointed at him with a bamboo sword.
Chen Xi said with a grin, "As for your inferior swordsmanship, apart from the awesome names, it's totally useless. I really can't stand it, so I came here just to give you some guidance."
"What did you say?" Just a few words ignited Saeki's temper.
"How about if I beat you, you answer a few questions for me?"
"Come on, come on!"
Seeing that his method of provoking the opponent was successful, Chen Xi also took out a bamboo sword, intending to have a competition.
After a few moves, Saeki Panfen wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting: "Good fellow, you are quite skilled, but still not as good as Ise Cangyue. I don't know how you beat him in the first place. What do you want to ask?"
"Let's talk about Ise Sogetsu."
"he?"
"Yes, that's him."
Chen Xi raised his eyebrows at Saeki Penfen.
If you want to ask for more information, you can only start from what the other party is interested in. Kendo is the best way to start.
Residence of Masako Saeki.
"Mother, you said before that you would let me participate in the management of the warehouse, why did you cancel it now?" Ise Cangyue knelt there and asked respectfully.
Masako Saeki raised her eyelids and said, "The post-production work has always been done by women. I originally thought that Kakashi was not suitable for it, but I didn't expect that she handled it so well. You have so many things to deal with, so I won't add to your burden."
There was a trace of reluctance in Ise Cangyue's eyes: "Is it because of that Chinese guy?"
"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"
"Mother's attitude towards him has changed recently. Maybe she wants her future son-in-law to participate in the Saeki family's business, but he is a foreigner after all."
"These are not things you should consider. Don't speculate on your elders' thoughts without authorization!" Masako Saeki said bluntly.
Seeing that she was a little unhappy, Ise Sogetsu could only shut his mouth obediently.
"A lot of things have happened in the Agricultural Cooperative recently. In addition to Kamajiro, some people from the Saeki family have also been taken for investigation. At this critical juncture, no more problems can occur. You have been working in the association for a while. Before, Haojie felt that you were very close to Kamajiro and others, so he had some prejudice against you. It seems that we thought too much. Everyone can see your serious attitude towards work, and you have not sided with Kamajiro and others on some things. I heard that the girls in the family also like you very much. Do you have a favorite girl?"
"No...no..."
Upon hearing this, Ise Cangyue pursed his lips.
"Well, I will choose a nice girl for you at that time, and you will officially become a member of the Saeki family, so that no one will say anything bad about you behind your back." Masako Saeki decided to arrange a marriage for him, thinking that he had saved her.
"It's all up to my mother."
Ise Sogetsu lowered his head, with no expression on his face.
dinner time.
"What day is today? Why are we having dinner with so many people?" Chen Xi followed Saori into a huge house. Looking at the twenty or so people sitting on both sides, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"I don't know. Mother just asked us to come for dinner. Some of the people here are members of the Saeki family, and some have special relationships with the Saeki family." Saori looked around.
"Special relationship, what is that?"
"They are a bit like the retainers in ancient China, but most of them are actually relatives of the Saeki family. There are so many people in the clan, and I don't know how many relatives there are. Those present are all capable, or useful to the Saeki family. They provide us with help, and we will also treat them well."
"Haha, you Saeki family really know how to have fun. One moment you have an adopted son, and now you have a retainer..."
Chen Xi sat down muttering to himself.
The people around him were talking and laughing, and occasionally glanced at him.
At this time, he saw a young man walking over and sitting down on the side of the main seat. It was Ise Sogetsu.
"This main seat should be occupied by your mother. Now is a special period and your father is not at home. Why don't the old men from the Saeki family come out?" Chen Xi looked puzzled.
"I heard he went to Tokyo, and the situation there is not very good." Saori's face looked a little bad. Just as the two were talking, Masako Saeki also arrived. She cleared her throat and said, "Everyone knows what happened recently. There have been some minor troubles in the agricultural cooperative, so we must stabilize the rear area. However, these are my thoughts, and some people don't think so. I received some news that someone took advantage of the chaos to make some big moves and resold the company's goods. There are also some who falsified accounts and put a large amount of the company's funds into their own pockets. I turned a blind eye to these petty thefts at ordinary times, but at this critical moment, you are still making a lot of money for your own selfish interests. Don't the Saeki family treat you well at ordinary times?"
The atmosphere in the hall dropped to freezing point. Many people lowered their heads and dared not speak. It was obvious that they had something to hide.
"Kato Taiyo, you actually replaced the rice in the warehouse with sand, and then sold the goods to a newly registered company. According to my investigation, the rice was shipped to America. In this situation of food shortage, you actually colluded with outsiders to empty the Saeki family, trying to make sure that Kosuke has no food to put on the market..." Saeki Masako looked at a dark-skinned middle-aged man with cold eyes.
"It's fine that you framed Kamachi, but now you want to deal with me. Humph, I think you just want to wipe out our entire faction." Kato Taiyo snorted coldly, looking unconvinced.
"Who is this person?" Chen Xi asked secretly when he saw that the other party was so arrogant.
"There are more than one relative of Saeki Kamajui here. By the way, do you understand what he is saying?" Saori answered in a low voice.
"I've learned a lot of Japanese language during this period. Even if I don't understand it, I can still see his arrogant look!"
"This guy is saying that my mother deliberately suppressed their Kamachi faction."
"I know, I understand." Chen Xi grinned.
"Kamaharu's problem is his own fault. He is him and you are you. I am still fair in doing things. This time you went too far, so I specially arranged a dinner party to speak out." Masako Saeki swept her eyes over the crowd.
"I don't think so. I just got the news. Just an hour ago, Saeki Kosuke was also interviewed by the Special Investigation Department, saying that there was evidence against him. Do you think this was all provided by Kamajiro, so he deliberately retaliated against us?" Kato Taiyo broke the shocking news.
Upon hearing this, the entire hall went into an uproar and everyone began whispering.
Hearing this, Saori's face turned extremely ugly. She tried to communicate with her mother through her eyes, but she didn't even look at her.
"Baby, are you okay?" Chen Xi gently shook her arm.
"He said my father was also investigated."
"I know. Maybe it's just nonsense."
Chen Xi comforted.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't try to escape from your mistakes by using words that could shake the morale of the troops." Masako Saeki quickly responded.
"Don't just say that we are enriching ourselves privately. Look at your Chinese son-in-law. As far as I know, the food in China is very cheap. Even if the cost of sea transportation is included, the price is still extremely low. However, the price of these foods has increased several times when they are shipped to the island country. Haojie said before that he would not import cheap American food because he was afraid that the other party would occupy the island country's market. Then, if we import food from China, aren't we afraid that the other party will occupy the market? Although the food in major supermarkets is still our island country's brand, the raw materials are all imported from China. We used to be proud to say that the raw materials for food are all produced locally, but now it has become a wolf in sheep's clothing. We all know whether the money was swallowed by Haojie and his son-in-law..." Kato Taiyang said while pointing at Chen Xi.
"Look at me, I'm just a piece of shit!" Chen Xi cursed unhappily.
The two of them just stared at each other.
"Madam, I think what Kato said is correct. You can't just turn a blind eye to your son-in-law amassing wealth privately and keep targeting us." At this time, a fat man next to Kato Taiyo also spoke.
Chen Xi knew that this fat pig must be a relative of Saeki Kamajiro.
"Cang Yue!"
Masako Saeki ignored the fat man and looked at Ise Sogetsu next to her.
Ise Sogetsu nodded, took out a few documents from his bosom and began to read: "Nakajima Yuto said that the refrigeration equipment in the warehouse was broken, causing a large amount of food to spoil and be destroyed, and it was secretly sold to Chinese supermarkets in Chinatown at a very low price.
Ono Tsuyoshi secretly withheld 300 kilograms of beef and two tons of frozen seafood three times this week under the pretext of transportation losses and resold them to the high-end restaurant "Matsuyuki" in Ginza, depositing all the profits into a shell company set up by his mistress.
The bald man who was named stood up suddenly, veins popping out on his forehead: "That... that's my uncle's shop! Normal business!"
However, Ise Sogetsu continued to read: "Kubota Ryo used the subsidy to buy..."
"I'll give you three days to fill the holes you have dug, otherwise I will hand all these things over to the relevant departments." After saying this, Masako Saeki started eating.
Upon hearing this, everyone present lowered their heads to eat and talked in low voices.
"Why does that black guy keep looking at me? He looks like he wants to fight me." Chen Xi, who was eating sushi, looked at Kato Taiyo over there unhappily.
"Hmph, he is not a good guy." Saori responded with her eyes without any politeness.
"why would you say so?"
"I heard from the girls in the tribe that this guy always looks at them with lustful eyes. He looked at me the same way last time... As an elder, he actually behaved like this."
"Fuck, find a chance to dig out his eyes." Chen Xi, who was already unhappy, became even more unhappy.
Of course you can only look at your own wife with lustful eyes, how can you let others look at her?
"No, something doesn't feel right."
"What's wrong?"
"This Kato Taiyo is a relative of Saeki Kamajuri. Saeki Kamajuri has already been arrested for investigation. Why is this Kato still hanging out with Americans? He wants to mess up the market and force Saeki Kosuke to step down? What does he want?"
"Of course it's for profit."
“It doesn’t feel that way.”
Chen Xi shook his head.
Halfway through the meal, Chen Xi suddenly felt the urge to urinate, so he whispered to Saori, "I'm going to the bathroom and will be back soon."
Pushing open the Japanese sliding door, the cold air in the corridor sobered him up a little. Chen Xi rubbed his temples, thinking about how to deal with the chaotic situation in front of him. The toilet was very quiet, with only the sound of dripping water echoing in the empty space.
When he just unzipped his pants and turned on the faucet, a pair of big hands suddenly appeared behind him and grabbed the back of his neck. A broken Chinese voice suddenly rang out: "It's all because of you, this annoying Chinese. Our plan failed. Kamajiro was going to be elected. The future of the Saeki family will be ruined by a foreigner like you... Baka!"
Before Kato could finish his words, he cursed angrily.
Because Chen Xi, who was being strangled by the neck, suddenly turned around, a stream of water sprayed out from his crotch, and the liquid with body temperature wet a large area of Kato's clothes. Because his body was shaking too violently, the urine even sprayed on the other person's face. (End of this chapter)