Chapter 64: Successfully Clinging to a Legion, Born to Be a Rebel
The next day, June 5th, Saturday.
Since he doesn't have to go to the police station on time for the next five days, Aoyama Hidenobu had a rare chance to sleep in today.
When he finished washing up and went downstairs, he saw a prepared breakfast on the dining table with a note on it.
"Xiu Xin must be very busy lately. No matter how busy you are, you must remember to eat breakfast. I'm going to work part-time at a flower shop. See you in the evening." He ended with a smiley face.
Aoyama Hidenobu smiled, tore off the note, sat down and started to eat breakfast. His sister-in-law carefully covered the food so it did not cool down and still retained some warmth.
At noon, Asai Aya drove to his house to pick him up.
Because she didn't have to work today, Asai Aya didn't wear a suit but changed into a white halter dress.
Two slender bags were hung on her fair and delicate shoulders, and the round and heavy bags seemed to be about to burst out. She was really afraid that the shoulder straps would be broken under the weight.
The skirt is very slim-fitting, outlining the waistline and hips perfectly. The hem of the skirt does not go above the calves, and she is wearing a pair of exquisite silver high-heeled shoes. The hem of the skirt is moved when she walks, and the thin flesh-colored stockings are faintly visible.
Japanese women particularly like to wear stockings, perhaps because they usually don't wear shoes at home.
"The person we are going to visit later is Juro Hikokawa..." Asai Aya said while driving.
Aoyama Hidenobu instantly stared at her with his eyes wide open.
Juro Hikokawa is a high-ranking politician who has served successively as a member of the House of Representatives, Minister of Transport, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Chief Cabinet Secretary, Minister of Home Affairs, and is currently Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.
The National Public Security Commission is a department specifically responsible for supervising and managing the national police. Whether it is punishment or senior personnel transfers, the Public Security Commission has the final say.
He thought it would be great if Asai Aya could introduce him to a member of parliament, but he didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.
"Ahem..." Asai Aya, who was driving, felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, so she broke Aoyama Hidenobu's fantasy without any hesitation: "What are you thinking? Of course, we can't directly disturb such a big shot. The person we want to meet is Hikokawa Kentomo, the grandson of Hikokawa Juro."
"Oh." Aoyama Hidenobu suddenly realized and thought this was more reliable. "Tell me about this person."
"Hikokawa Kentomo is the only male of this generation of the Hikokawa family. His grandfather is a politician and his father is the president of Kintetsu Corporation. He is rich and powerful, and has been spoiled since he was a child. It is inevitable that he has a somewhat arrogant personality, so you must respect him. Of course, he is considered to be a relatively friendly person in their group, and he is ambitious, so he should not be difficult to get along with..."
Asai Aya introduced the basic situation of Hikokawa Kentomo while driving and soon stopped in front of a villa.
"This is his personal residence." Asai Aya explained and got out of the car. She took out a gift box from the back seat and handed it to Aoyama Hidenobu. "Senior Hikokawa Juro likes to drink tea. This is the top-grade Da Hong Pao from China. I think Hikokawa Kentomo will like it."
"Thank you." Aoyama Hidenobu said sincerely.
Asai Aya snorted and rang the doorbell.
"Dingling bell~Dingling bell~"
Not long after, a middle-aged woman dressed as a nanny trotted out, opened the door and bowed, "Ms. Asai, Mr. Hikokawa is waiting for you, please."
"Excuse me." Asai Aya bowed in return with a smile, then walked in with Aoyama Hidenobu.
After passing through the front yard, you will arrive at the main body of the villa.
The nanny took out two pairs of slippers and placed them on the floor.
After changing their shoes, the two followed the nanny through the living room to the backyard. Lying under the parasol beside the swimming pool was a young man wearing swimming trunks. He was slightly fat, looked to be about 26 or 27 years old, and seemed very calm.
"Brother Kenyou." Asai Aya smiled brightly from a distance and called out sweetly.
Aoyama Hidenobu shuddered.
I didn't expect this woman to have such a side.
Asai Aya noticed this out of the corner of her eye and glared at him fiercely. If it wasn't for helping you, would I have to put aside my cold and elegant self and smile?
"Ah! It's Aya." Hikokawa Kentomo moved from lying to sitting and waved, "Come over and talk."
Asai Aya walked over with Aoyama Hidenobu.
"Brother Kentomo." Asai Aya stepped forward and bowed.
Aoyama Hidenobu also bowed.
"You're welcome, sit anywhere." Just as Asai Aya said, Hikokawa Kentomo was really easy-going. He pointed to the recliner next to him and looked at Aoyama Hidenobu. "Aya, is this the boyfriend you told me about? Tsk, he looks pretty good."
"No way, I'll just make do with you. You're far inferior to me, Brother Kenyou." Asai Aya held Aoyama Hidenobu's arm.
Aoyama Hidenobu stepped forward and bowed, "Mr. Hikokawa, I'm Aoyama Hidenobu, sorry to bother you."
Then he handed over the tea leaves with both hands, "This is a small token of my appreciation for your first visit. Please accept it."
"Brother Xianyou, this is the top-quality Dahongpao my father bought from China," added Asai Aya.
When Yanchuan Xianyou heard this, he paid more attention to Aoyama Hidenobu, signaled the nanny to accept it, and invited the two to sit down again, "Okay, okay, don't stand all the time, I'm tired of looking up and talking."
"Hi!" Aoyama Hidenori and Asai Aya responded and sat down on the two recliners next to him. "I don't like beating around the bush." Hikokawa Kentomo picked up a grape and put it in his mouth, chewing it and saying vaguely: "The fact that Aya gave her father's tea as a gift shows that the Asai family has recognized you as their son-in-law. What do you want from me? Just tell me directly."
"Hi!" Aoyama Hidenori turned his head to look at Asai Aya, then said to Hikokawa Kentomo, "I came to see Mr. Hikokawa because I want to give him a big gift."
Hikokawa Kentomo frowned and looked at Asai Aya.
Asai Aya gave Aoyama Hidenobu a light kick.
But Aoyama Hidenobu remained unmoved. He still sat upright and looked at Hikokawa Kentomo with a calm expression.
"Oh, Ling, your boyfriend is quite interesting." Yanchuan Xianyou smiled and said casually: "Then please tell me about your great gift."
"Hey! It's like this..." Aoyama Hidenobu first analyzed the current economic downturn in Japan, and then talked about the people's growing demand for loans, and then got back to the point, "I cooperated with a financial company and invented an automatic loan machine, similar to an ATM. Customers only need to operate the machine to complete the loan..."
As Aoyama Hidenobu continued to talk, Hikokawa Kentomo stopped eating fruit, and the originally careless expression on his face became serious and focused.
The more Asai Aya listened, the uglier her expression became.
"Once such a machine comes out, I believe it will bring about earth-shaking innovation to the entire credit market. However, this wealth is too great for me to protect alone, so I hope to cooperate with you, Mr. Hikokawa." After Aoyama Hidenobu finished speaking, he bent down and bowed, indicating that he had said everything he wanted to say.
Yanchuan Xianyou realized that this was indeed a huge fortune and a great gift, and that it would not only bring financial benefits, but as he was determined to go into politics, he could also see political benefits.
When automatic loan machines are officially rolled out across the country, the convenience and privacy will attract countless customers. So, if these customers are asked to vote for a certain person at every election on the condition of lowering interest rates or delaying repayments, how much influence will this group of people have on the elections?
Of course, the specific operation cannot be so straightforward, but it is feasible. As long as it is operated properly, the defendant can be prevented from violating the election law. After all, it is a private enterprise with a lot of room for operation.
Just like those large financial groups, they will still influence employees' votes in similar ways.
"Mr. Aoyama, you really gave me a great gift!" said Hikokawa Kentomo with a breath.
Aoyama Hidenobu still kept his head down.
Yanchuan Xianyou hesitated for a moment and said, "I can cooperate with you. I will introduce a company to invest in your financial company to acquire some shares, 30%, and I only want 30% of the final profit."
"This..." Aoyama Hidenobu looked up in disbelief. He wondered if Hikokawa Kentomo didn't realize how exaggerated the profits brought by the automatic loan machine were.
Otherwise, how could he be so generous?
He was fully prepared before he came.
I never dreamed that we could achieve a 3:7 split.
Yanchuan Xianyou raised his hand to interrupt him and said calmly: "I'm not wrong. I only want 30% of the profit. Qingshan-kun, I don't care about money anymore. Do you understand? What I value is the other things this machine can bring me."
Aoyama Hidenobu suddenly realized that he was too narrow-minded. Yes, Hikokawa Kentomo's family was not short of money at all. He had more money now than he could spend, and any more money he had would just be numbers to him.
But he still admired him. After all, who would think that they had too much money? Yanchuan Xianyou was willing to give up most of his interests when he took the initiative. How many people could do this?
"Hey! I understand. After Mr. Hikokawa acquires shares, he can make adjustments to the company's personnel. I have no objection." Aoyama Hidenobu knew that the other party could ask for less share, but he must have control over certain management rights.
He didn't mind it. After all, his current status was too low to consider these factors. He would be satisfied enough if he could take this opportunity to make a few hundred million dollars and recognize Yanchuan Xianyou as his boss.
As for the future, if there is an opportunity, I will take back all the management rights of the company.
Well, he just got close to the powerful, but he started thinking about overthrowing his superior. He is a rebellious person by nature.
I just don't want to be oppressed by the devils above me.
Except girls.
"Aya, you have good vision. Aoyama-kun will achieve great things in the future." Hikokawa Kentomo laughed and praised Asai Aya. Then he looked at Aoyama Hidenobu and said, "Mr. Hikokawa sounds too distant. From now on, please call me the same as Aya."
"Hi! Brother Kentomo." Aoyama Hidenori immediately followed suit, his heart pounding. With the Hikokawa family as his umbrella and the Asai family as his backing, he could just lie back at home and wait for a bright future.
Asai Aya just forced a smile.
After saying goodbye to Hikokawa Kentomo's house, Asai Aya finally couldn't hold back as soon as she got in the car, "Do you know how many people commit suicide every year because they can't pay their loans?"
If she had known that Aoyama Hidenobu was going to meet Hikokawa Kentomo for this reason, she would not have tried to bring them together.
"Borrowing is free. I won't force those people to borrow money! Besides, am I a loan shark? Our company's interest rate is within the legal range. If someone can't survive because of this, it is obviously not the company's problem, but the country's problem. So instead of blaming me, you might as well blame those high-ranking politicians for turning the country into this mess." Aoyama Hidenobu said calmly.
Asai Aya was both angry and helpless, because what Aoyama Hidenobu said was true, she could only sulk in silence.
"Okay, I will ask the company to lower the interest rate lower than the market." Aoyama Hidenobu comforted him. After all, Asai Aya helped him a lot today.
Of course, the interest rate was lowered not because Qingshan Taijun was soft-hearted, but because he wanted to attract more customers to take out loans.
The Japanese are lucky to have met him.
The good days are yet to come.
(End of this chapter)
