Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister

Chapter 860 - 719: Aoyama Xiu Xin: Trying to Buy Me Off with My Own Money?

"Mr. Aoyama, we meet again. My unworthy descendant is incompetent and has caused you trouble!"As soon as they met, Kenji Kujō apologized to Aoyama Xiu Xin with a face full of embarrassment, even bowing to him.o Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Please take this call, Mr. Aoyama."

Aoyama Xiu Xin looked at him, took the phone, and said, "This is Aoyama Xiu Xin, please go ahead."

"Xiu Xin, this is Ichiro Koizumi."

"Ah! Senior Koizumi, please proceed."

"I understand the situation. Mr. Aoyama, please lend Kujō Company some government money on my personal account." Ichiro Koizumi got straight to the point.

Aoyama Xiu Xin glanced at Kenji Kujō, seemingly very close to Koizumi to make such a request.

Kenji Kujō smilingly nodded in response.

Aoyama Xiu Xin withdrew his gaze and respectfully replied, "Senior Koizumi, pardon me, but I must refuse. Hokkaido’s finances are tight with no extra funds available. Moreover, I’ve already made a commitment to the public. Given your close relationship with Senior Kujō, might I suggest you advise him to issue salaries to avoid a wage dispute affecting social stability?"

Not even for Koizumi Ichiro, let alone for someone else, would he go out of pocket or tarnish his reputation to clean up the Kujō family mess today.

The smile immediately vanished from Kenji Kujō’s face.

"..." Ichiro Koizumi was silent for a moment, then said he understood before hanging up.

"Damn it!" Shūichi Kujō couldn’t suppress his anger anymore, standing up and pointing at Aoyama Xiu Xin’s nose, "Do you know how many people will be unemployed if Kujō Company can’t keep going?"

"That’s why Kujō Company can’t fall, which means you must come up with the money," Aoyama Xiu Xin said blandly, placing Kenji Kujō’s phone on the table.

Kenji Kujō said with a heavy tone, "I never saw that Xiu Xin had such a heart for the public."

"You’re old, with failing eyesight; what can you see?" Destined for a fallout, Aoyama Xiu Xin no longer pretended, sneering as he got up, straightened his suit, and turned to leave, "If you don’t issue an announcement today, the government will take necessary measures."

"You fool!" Kenji Kujō trembled with anger, "Aoyama Xiu Xin, you’re utterly rude!"

Aoyama Xiu Xin stopped, looked back at him seriously, and replied, "Senior, I’ve been very restrained so far. If you don’t announce the payroll today, you’ll truly see my rudeness."

With that, he marched out without looking back.

"Father, what do we do? There’s no money in the public account; I can’t really use my own money to pay those common workers, can I?" Shūichi Kujō turned to Kenji Kujō in shock and anger.

Kenji Kujō, with a sullen face, said, "Ignore him for now. Let’s see what he dares to do!"

He didn’t believe Aoyama Xiu Xin would offend the bureaucrats behind the Kujō family for the sake of common workers.

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"You fool! You’re an arrogant, rude man!"

Far away in Tokyo, Ichiro Koizumi was also enraged.

He thought that with his status and connection with Yanchuan Shilang, Aoyama Xiu Xin would have to give face even if unwilling. But to his surprise, Aoyama Xiu Xin refused, causing him to lose face in front of the Kujō family, so angered that he almost couldn’t stand steadily from the dizziness.

"Someone as selfish as you should be ousted from politics! Prison is your only destiny!"

Ichiro Koizumi said through gritted teeth.

Yanchuan Shilang’s health was deteriorating, to the point he couldn’t work continuously for four hours, and plans were being made to nominate him as Deputy Prime Minister next year, then retire and support his campaign for party leader the following year.

As the largest party in parliament, if he became the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, he would be nominated for Prime Minister, and through the process of voting and the Emperor’s appointment, he would ascend smoothly.

The Japanese political scene already recognized Ichiro Koizumi as almost certainly being the next designated Prime Minister.

It would be soon, at most two years. Then I will deal with this rude Aoyama Xiu Xin properly!