raknovel Chapter 196 The Most Heartfelt Confession
Chapter 196 The Most Heartfelt Confession
Chapter 196 The Most Heartfelt Confession
Although Genjiro Noma is the president of Kodansha, one of Japan's top three publishing houses, he has not read many mystery novels.
Taking over Kodansha from his father, Eiji Noma, his consistent goal has been to restore Kodansha to its former glory.
In order to restore Kodansha to its former glory, Noma Genjiro resorted to any means necessary!
Whether it's his brother-in-law, Yasunori Mikoshiba, or Kyosuke Maijo, or Miri Eru, as long as they are talented and capable, Genjiro Noma will make good use of them!
Therefore, for someone like Noma Genjiro...
In "Never Sleeps", Liu Jianyi's actions are all acceptable to Noma Genjiro, and even appreciated!
Because if Liu Jianyi is Noma Genjiro, then Noma Genjiro might be even worse than Liu Jianyi!
However, Noma Genjiro had never understood this before.
Why is it that in Liu Jianyi's recollections, he always argues with Yang Weimin, despises, hates, looks down on, and even betrays each other?
However, in the story of "Never Sleeps", Yang Weimin is still willing to maintain a distant relationship with Liu Jianyi.
This perplexing interpersonal relationship struck Noma Genjiro as extremely strange.
At one point, Noma Genjiro even began to wonder if Maijo Kyosuke had gone insane from writing these past few days.
That's why the relationship between Liu Jianyi and Yang Weimin is written in such a confusing way.
But when Zhou Tianwen from the Federation appeared in the story, Noma Genjiro realized that he had been worrying too much.
The mutual hatred, annoyance, ambivalent, and unequal relationship between Liu Jianyi and Yang Weimin is actually a small mystery set up by Maijo Kyosuke in the story of "Never Sleeps".
It is precisely the key to this mystery, the appearance of Zhou Tianwen, that gives this strange relationship real meaning!
This complicated relationship between the three ultimately collapsed amidst cruel pleasure when Liu Jianyi revealed the reason why Zhou Tianwen liked him!
Others may not understand why Liu Jianyi would hurt Zhou Tianwen, who loved him so deeply.
Even though Zhou Tianwen liked him so much, he was still willing to help Liu Jianyi even though it went against his principles.
However, Noma Genjiro was able to empathize deeply with Liu Jianyi in "Never Sleeps".
reason?
It's because of the name Noma Genjiro.
"Jiro" is the most common name for the second son in Japanese families.
Noma Genjiro's older brother was named Noma Gentaro.
He was Noma Genjiro's eldest son, Noma Eiji's favorite son since he could remember.
The "Tai" in "Taro" means prince, who will always be more important than Jiro.
Therefore, Noma Genjiro did not experience much fatherly love when he was very young.
Because most of the love was taken by the older brother.
Although Noma Genjiro loved his older brother very much, this love could not ultimately overcome his jealousy.
She only plays with what her older brother has left over, whether it's food, household items, or even toys.
This jealousy was hard to suppress, even though her brother treated her very well and always gave her the best things first. She found it hard to accept this inequality.
Therefore, Noma Genjiro decided to use his older brother to threaten his father in order to achieve his own goals.
This method was unexpectedly useful, but the more effective it was, the more Noma Genjiro hated his father.
After all, the more useful someone is, the more it means their father cares about their older brother rather than them.
Liu Jianyi in "Never Sleeps" is the same; on the one hand, he curses Yang Weimin, but on the other hand, he hopes to get Yang Weimin's favor.
Seeing Yang Weimin's affection for Zhou Tianwen made Liu Jianyi even more annoyed.
Therefore, the real reason Liu Jianyi hurt Zhou Tianwen was simply to see Yang Weimin's angry face.
Noma Genjiro sighed, remembering his older brother who had drowned unexpectedly.
I've reopened the manuscript of "The City That Never Sleeps," eagerly awaiting Liu Jianyi's final victory.
I took Natsumi and drove to the hotel in Dogenzaka.
Then call someone who speaks Hong Kong dialect.
Cui Hu's actions are unsettling, and I need to buy myself insurance.
This insurance policy is for Cheng Hengsheng.
This guy is a distributor who sells Japanese films to Hong Kong.
Although he is about the same age as me, only thirty-five, he is already considered extremely wealthy.
However, being a publisher is only one aspect of his identity.
He was actually an important figure in the Shinjuku Minato Island faction.
My former boss, Chen Jin, a hitman from Taiwan, died at the hands of Cheng Hengsheng's father.
Of course, these are all things of the past.
Most importantly, Cheng Hengsheng's entire family is gradually whitewashing their past.
He didn't want anyone to cause too much trouble in Shinjuku and delay his future, especially someone as reckless and brutal as Cui Hu, who was a major concern for Cheng Hengsheng!
"Who are you? What do you want with me?"
I wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal my identity; I just told Cheng Hengsheng that the atmosphere in Kabukicho is very tense right now.
They wanted to provide Cheng Hengsheng with some clues.
But Cheng Hengsheng was very clever. He took advantage of my inability to speak Taiwanese or Mandarin to find out that I was Liu Jianyi.
Although my identity has been exposed, I don't intend to hang up the phone.
Because in the entire Shinjuku, the only people who could stand up to Cui Hu, besides the soon-to-be-death Yuan Chenggui, Yang Weimin, and Ye Xiaodan, the financial backer of Yang Weimin, were Cheng Hengsheng.
I sold Cheng Hengsheng the exact location where I parted ways with Cui Hu, as well as the places where Cui Hu would often be active, and told Cheng Hengsheng that we should wait two days before taking action!
Cheng Hengsheng was very happy to receive my information and told me that I could ask him for help anytime I encountered any problems.
I hung up the phone and collapsed onto the floor, feeling utterly exhausted.
He and Yang Weimin dislike each other, offended Yuan Chenggui, provoked Cui Hu, and now he's about to provoke Cheng Hengsheng from Hong Kong Island.
I seem to have become the enemy of all of Shinjuku. I really don't know if I'll even live to see tomorrow.
I was once assigned by Chen Jin to work with a killer who was feared by all.
The guy was called "Daytime," and he always carried five knives. He looked like a middle-aged man who sold pork, and you couldn't associate him with the word "assassin."
He loved talking to me about the details of murders and had an inexplicable obsession with killing. Looking back now, that guy was more of a psychopath than a killer.
After I worked with "Daylight" once, he seemed to really like me.
He writes to me every week, telling me who he killed and how he killed them.
I often read his letters, imagining myself taking over "Daytime" and cutting down all sorts of people.
Ever since I encountered "daytime," I haven't been able to fall asleep once I leave my own room.
Even when I'm asleep, I dream that "daytime" will cut me with a knife.
And I also look forward to being cut by him.
I opened my eyes while lying in bed and looked at Xia Mei, who was fast asleep beside me.
I was wondering how I would feel if she cut me with a knife.
The next day, Xia Mei woke up.
I reminded Xia Mei of the things she needed to do tomorrow.
Why make Xia Mei do things?
Because I am very cautious, I need double insurance; I am very worried about accidents happening.
At the same time, I also want Xia Mei to pledge her allegiance to me.
I hope that after Fuchun kills Yuan Chenggui, Xia Mei will kill Fuchun herself.
Only then can I believe that Xia Mei and Fu Chun have truly severed all ties!
"Is it that you can't trust me unless I kill Fuchun?"
Xia Mei bit her lip tightly, looking at me with eyes full of hatred and fear.
I nodded.
But then I heard Xia Mei cursing at me in her hometown dialect, her eyes glaring at me as if she wanted to kill me.
I informed Yuan Chenggui that we should meet at Zhou Tianwen's "Taoyuan Restaurant" at 7 p.m.
I also told Yuan Chenggui that I had found Zhou Tianwen and Yang Weimin to be notaries.
When Yuan Chenggui learned that Yang Weimin and Zhou Tianwen were involved, he naturally understood that I was afraid of him, but at the same time he relaxed his vigilance towards me and readily agreed.
Immediately afterwards, I called Huang Xiuhong of "Honglian" and arranged to meet her brother, Huang Xiuxian, at his home.
I don't have any special ideas; I just want to let Huang Xiuhong know what will happen tonight.
"It's you! What are you doing?"
Xiuxian saw that it was me standing outside the door and became very impatient.
This guy is a complete waste of time. He doesn't work all day and just gambles on horse racing, which has resulted in him owing tens of millions of yen in debt.
Huang Xiuhong was kept by Yuan Chenggui only to pay off her useless younger brother's debts.
I pushed Soo-hyun aside and went into the room.
This left Soo-hyun completely bewildered: "What are you doing here?"
"I'm waiting for your sister. We agreed to meet here."
Upon hearing my words, Xiuxian first pursed her lips, then her eyes darted around and she said, "Um, Jianyi-ge, since we're already here, how about... lend me some money?"
"What kind of relationship do I have with a piece of trash like you?"
I said without any hesitation that I really hate guys like Soo-hyun.
If he weren't Xiuhong's younger brother, I would have strangled that brat until he couldn't even burp anymore.
Seeing that I wasn't buying his act, Soo-hyun suddenly seemed to remember something and said in a cheeky tone, "Where's the intelligence? Ken-il hyung, I have some top-secret information here!"
"It's very valuable, you can't ask for a random price!"
"And this kind of information must be known only to me!"
Hearing Xiuxian's words, I understood that this information must be related to Xiuhong.
My sixth sense urged me to pull out this information!
How much do you want?
Soo-hyun held up five fingers: "I hope there are that many."
When I saw that Soo-hyun dared to ask for 500,000, I knew that this information was very valuable.
But—I don't want to pay.
I pulled out my Black Star and pointed it at Soo-hyun's forehead: "Don't move, tell me the news right now!"
"Don't think I wouldn't dare to shoot. If you die, your sister might be sad, but that's all she'll be sad about. Everyone knows Yuan Chenggui won't seek revenge for you."
Xiuxian is a good-for-nothing. When he was scared by the gun, he immediately confessed: "My sister seems to have another man."
I don't believe that a smart woman like Xiuhong would do something so foolish that Yuan Chenggui would find out sooner or later.
"Ken-ichi, I'm serious, my sister really is having an affair."
"I heard it with my own ears, my sister called him 'darling,' but she never called Yuan Chenggui 'darling'!"
I sheathed the Black Star pistol at my waist and then punched Xiuxian hard in the face.
Soo-hyun flew out, crashed into the table, and fell to the ground.
"This is the punishment for betraying one's own people."
Not long after, Xiuhong arrived as promised.
"Speak, what do you want from me?"
I told Huang Xiuhong about my plan to kill Yuan Chenggui today.
Xiuhong took out a cigarette from her purse; the cigarette butt was trembling.
"Kenichi, why are you telling me all this?"
"Yuan Chenggui's death will only bring me harm, not benefit, won't it?"
I laughed and said, "Of course! Once Yuan Chenggui is dead, you can live with the man you love."
Xiuhong glared at her younger brother when she heard what I said.
I understand now that Xiuxian didn't lie to me, but I still can't understand why someone as smart as Xiuhong would be with other men.
However, this also shows that Yuan Chenggui's fate was already sealed.
"I didn't mean anything by it, I'm just reminding you not to get too close to Yuan Chenggui today."
Xiuhong seemed like a different person. She didn't appreciate my kindness and even said something presumptuous to Xia Mei: "I advise you to stay away from this man."
"All this person is thinking about is how to survive. He's even willing to sacrifice his own family for that. You might be the one he sacrifices someday. Be careful."
Beautiful women seem to be inherently incompatible.
Xia Mei immediately retorted upon hearing Xiu Hong's words: "Although I haven't known Kenichi for long, I am the woman who understands Kenichi the most."
"You have so much time to meddle in other people's business, why don't you think about your own affairs?"
"A man who tries to steal a woman from the boss is definitely not a good person!"
Jiang Liumei saw that there was very little manuscript left for "The City That Never Sleeps".
But they were completely baffled.
The character Huang Xiuhong seems to have absolutely no reason to exist.
Her younger brother, Huang Xiuxian, was even less of a concern.
Why did Kyosuke Maijo choose to include the siblings' storyline near the climax of the ending?
Moreover, although Huang Xiuhong didn't appear much, this transformation was too fast, wasn't it?
How did she suddenly go from being a woman who had a good relationship with Liu Jianyi to becoming so cold?
Could it be that something happened to her outside the main storyline?
Could it be related to the man Soo-hyun mentioned?
The more Jiang Liumei thought about it, the more confused she became, completely unable to understand the meaning of this plot.
But Jiang Liumei believes in Maishiro Kyosuke, and there is a reason for such a plot arrangement.
Moreover, this "turmoil" in Shinjuku.
Five factions—Liu Jianyi, Yang Weimin, Yuan Chenggui, Cui Hu, and Cheng Hengsheng—have already become involved.
These five forces each harbored their own ulterior motives and schemed against each other.
In addition, there's the future of Liu Jianyi and Xia Mei, and what secrets Xia Mei still holds—these are all unsolved mysteries.
Under these circumstances, Jiang Liumei really wanted to know how "The City That Never Sleeps" would ultimately end.
I bought a portable phone from a Malay man, arranged to meet Fu Chun, and handed the phone to him.
He also arranged for Fuchun and Xiamei to speak on the phone.
Fu Chun was overjoyed to hear Xia Mei's voice. He even imagined how he would cherish Xiao Lian after everything was over and make her happy.
I scoff at Fuchun's fantasies.
Because that guy had no idea that there was a bottomless pit in front of him.
However, for a fool, being able to die laughing is a kind of happiness.
Back at Xia Mei's apartment, I took her out to eat, only to discover that someone was following me.
A woman and a man.
I don't know these two people at all, and I have no idea why they are following me.
So, Xia Mei and I began to outwit and outmaneuver these two guys.
After a period of hiding and chasing.
Finally, with Xia Mei and I working in perfect harmony, we cornered both of them against the wall.
He then held a knife and a gun to their necks.
"Who told you to follow me?"
The man tried to resist, but I broke his nose.
"If you don't tell the truth, I'll kill both of you."
The woman was slapped until she bled by Xia Mei, and finally couldn't take it anymore, uttering a chilling name: "Ye Xiaodan".
Ye Xiaodan is a 90-year-old Taiwanese.
He doesn't usually show his face in public, but that doesn't mean he doesn't engage in illegal business.
He would have a meal with Yang Weimin every year.
Therefore, it is clear that Yang Weimin was able to control Kabukicho because of Ye Xiaodan's support.
In other words, Ye Xiaodan is Yang Weimin's financial backer.
A truly powerful figure who can command influence in Shinjuku!
Ye Xiaodan's actions at this time must be the work of Yang Weimin!
Regardless, Yang Weimin actually managed to get Ye Xiaodan involved.
This is not good news for me.
Even worse news is that Ye Xiaodan knew my exact location.
After letting the two tagalongs go, I looked at Xia Mei: "Xia Mei, why did you call Yang Weimin? What are you planning?"
"Honestly, your dramatic scene of jumping out of the car almost fooled me."
"However, our location was exposed because you called Yang Weimin, wasn't it?"
Xia Mei continued to feign ignorance: "Kenichi, what are you talking about? I don't have Yang Weimin's phone number at all!"
I shook my head and lit a cigarette: "Xia Mei, I often lie too, I won't blame you."
"When you helped me withdraw the money, you already had Yang Weimin's phone number with you, right?"
"I understand why you feel uneasy, and I also understand that you colluded with Yang Weimin, playing both sides to protect yourself."
"But all I want to know now is, what exactly did you and Yang Weimin exchange?"
When Xia Mei heard what I said, she said awkwardly, "We were just chatting. He asked me where I lived and promised to give me a lot of money if he told me where Kenichi was."
"That's why I'll give him my address."
I shook my head after hearing Xia Mei's words: "Do you think I would believe that?"
"What are you planning to do this time? Do you want me to drive over so you can jump out of the car again?"
Xia Mei looked at me, then twisted the cigarette out of my mouth and pressed it to the back of her left hand. Tears instantly welled up in the corners of Xia Mei's eyes, and the smell of burnt meat filled the air.
"As expected, once Kenichi has doubted you, he will never believe you again, even if you tell the truth."
"I know everything. As soon as this is over, Kenichi will definitely abandon me!"
"I just want to have some money so I can live on my own."
I couldn't tell whether Xia Mei was telling the truth or lying at that moment, but the smell of burnt meat was real: "I never thought of abandoning you."
Even if I knew you called Yang Weimin, I wouldn't blame you.
"As long as you don't betray me—"
I know perfectly well that the best course of action is to break off my relationship with Xia Mei immediately, as she could betray me at any moment!
But I don't want Xia Mei to leave me.
"Kenichi, will you take me to that place?"
"Go to a place where I don't have to rely on myself, a place where I won't betray Kenichi, where I don't have to think that others are more reliable than Kenichi, and where I don't have to think about all those annoying things."
"Kenichi, can you take me to a place like that?"
Seeing that I didn't react and just stood there blankly, Xia Mei said, "I don't want to betray Kenichi either! I really want to believe Kenichi's words, and I really want to believe that Kenichi can protect me!"
"But I'm not a little girl anymore! Kenichi doesn't believe me, and I don't believe Kenichi either!"
"I just want to go somewhere where I don't have to think about so many things!"
I reached out and hugged Xia Mei: "Xia Mei, do you know? There are countless women in this world with better figures than you, and they're safer than you—"
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"The best thing I could have done was to leave here as soon as possible, and I would have had to leave you behind. Actually, when you burned yourself with cigarettes, I really thought that way, but I couldn't do it."
"I really want to take you to the place you want to go—but, Natsumi, we can't find such a place anywhere."
Xia Mei shivered, as if a chill had crept up her back.
We embraced each other quietly, as if seeking warmth from one another.
Feeling upset and confused.
Xia Mei is the most cunning female swindler I've ever met in my life.
No matter what nonsense she talks about, I'll see through it.
But I was willing to be deceived by her.
I hope to become an indispensable person to Natsumi.
If this is love, I really don't know how stupid humans really are.
"What are we going to do now?"
Xia Mei, sitting in the passenger seat, asked curiously.
"Go buy a gun."
"Where's the one you're wearing?"
"It's gone. It was too obvious tucked into my coat, and we should have changed our coat."
Xia Mei and I shopped at the mall like a couple.
I felt a moment of tenderness.
Then, we arrived at Ma Manyu's "Hua Sheng Palace".
I picked out a small Beretta from the old lady.
As a result, Ma Manyu actually told me that the gun cost 200,000 yuan and the bullets cost 20,000 yuan each!
I was quite dissatisfied with the price, so I looked to Zhang Guozhu next to me for help.
In the end, Zhang Guozhu used his rare masculine charm to help me get a discount of 150,000.
And those 150,000 weren't cut for nothing.
I've heard that this old man got hooked on a Thai girl and gave her an 80,000 baht tip.
Why do people become less materialistic as they get older?
That's complete nonsense.
No matter what age a person is, they are all still adrift in the mire of desires deep within their hearts.
I called Yang Weimin.
I told him about Huang Xiuhong having a man and asked him to help me investigate.
As a result, that old bastard thought I was being long-winded.
I could only sarcastically ask him if he wanted to talk to Xia Mei.
I caught Yang Weimin red-handed, and he hung up the phone without saying a word.
Although I know it's boring, I still feel a sense of triumph.
But—what happened next made me stop laughing.
I had almost forgotten about the down-on-his-luck reporter, Yuanze, who suddenly called me.
And it brought a devastating message—
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