Chapter 371 The Black and White Debate
International high seas, Norden Island, VIP box.
Although it was a VIP box, when the bigwigs at the meeting sat down, they found that the food presented by Shimada Shinji was not very high-end.
Although it was obvious that the chef had put a lot of effort into making low-end ingredients taste high-end, and the food itself was very delicious, the fact that the ingredients were not high-end still made the bigwigs present feel offended.
Although this narrow island country has long had a tradition of ryotei politics, what you eat is not important, what is important is what to talk about next; but this is an attitude problem. For these people who are used to being high and mighty, feeding them this kind of food that can be placed in a family restaurant loved by the common people is a silent teasing.
However, they were smart and did not get angry, but showed displeasure. They only tasted each dish and spent most of the rest of the time staring at the person who was chewing slowly at the main seat.
This guy hadn't spoken yet. The only person who spoke from beginning to end was his daughter Shimada Nobuna; and she just said some polite words, or urged everyone to eat more, as if she was really just inviting everyone to dinner.
The old men had already calculated this offense into their chips, and they all wanted to see how Shimada Shinji would end up today.
After three rounds of wine, the maids took away all the food and served everyone the last dish - a beautiful plate covered with a silver-plated lid.
This might be the only tableware in the whole banquet that could match the status of these people, but now the old men have reached their limit and there is no reason to wait for the maids to help them open the lid.
"Shimada Shinji, are you here to tease us?"
An old man with fierce eyes and wearing a copper coin kimono sitting at No. 3 opposite said: "I think you know that we have already eaten before coming here today, just to start talking about the business with you earlier, why are you doing this?"
"We have invested in the chef's restaurant before, and he is a very capable person. We wanted to let you enjoy his skills today, but it seems that you don't buy it." Nobuna said calmly: "As for the so-called "business" you mentioned, we don't really want to..."
"Okay, let's talk about formality later, and agree to my last request first." Shimada Shinji finally spoke, and he took the lead in opening the lid of the plate in front of him. What was presented on the plate was not a delicacy, but a book, "This dish is different for everyone, and you need to open the lid yourself, old friends."
To be precise, it is a sheet music.
The old men were stunned when they saw the music score. They didn't know what Shimada Shinji was up to. However, they also opened the lids of the plates in front of them according to Shimada Shinji's request.
Then they were surprised to find that there were indeed different things on the plates in front of each person.
"Mine is a collection of poems."
"A toy airplane? What does this mean?"
"A pile of plastic screws? Shimada, what do you mean? Don't fool us."
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The discussions lingered in the VIP box, and the guests picked up the things on the plates and looked at them.
They were a little confused about Shimada Shinji's performance art.
"These things, of course, have a background." Nobuna on the side said before his father spoke: "Their creators are all ordinary civilians in this country."
"It can be seen that these things may be ingenious, but they are not delicate, and they don't look like they were made by famous masters."
This is a lie. Every object here is actually very delicate, but the old men here are all smart people. They know that they can't say good things at this time.
So Secretary-General Watanabe, who was sitting at the first seat on the other side, spoke up, "Shimada-kun, what do you want to do by taking these things out at this time? This has nothing to do with what we want to discuss today, right?"
"Father just wants you to understand - what exactly did you destroy."
Seeing Secretary-General Watanabe pretending to be stupid, Nobuna had to continue: "Of course we know why you are so confident today."
As if by magic, Nobuna took out a notebook from under his desk, "For a long time in the past, my family has had many shady deals with you; this is both a way to survive in the rules you set, and a chain that you think can tie us down."
The moment Nobuna took out the notebook, Watanabe smelled something wrong. So he immediately winked at an old man in a kimono sitting in the No. 2 seat next to him.
In this narrow island country where the aristocratic families are in charge, if you want to establish a huge financial group like "Zi Yanli Ban", it will inevitably be accompanied by countless insider trading.
These transaction records are the nuclear deterrence between these high-level officials, and they must not be disclosed to outsiders. This is also the biggest reliance of Watanabe and his team today.
They thought they could easily get the control of the duelists from this banker today. It is rumored that the relationship between Shimada Shinji and his daughter who is a duelist is very bad. In their eyes, this is indeed in line with the "personality". People like Shimada Shinji should only care about money.
But now the atmosphere seems a little wrong... Shimada and his daughter are in a posture that seems to be about to self-destruct.
"Don't say such ugly things. These are just deals, although if we tell them, you will be in a lot of trouble." Watanabe pretended to be kind and said: "Of course, add a duel secretary to assist the duelists. If this matter is done well, I can pretend that I haven’t seen this notebook today. It’s a great deal, Shimada-kun.”
"Every transaction here is obviously yours..."
At this time, the old man in kimono sitting in seat 2 next to Watanabe forcibly interrupted Nobuna, "The director-general is talking to your father, what are you talking about?!"
After hearing the old man's roar, Nobuna took a long breath and said: "I have long heard that you are particularly good at confusing right and wrong and making strong arguments..."
"Are you still talking? What a shame!" The old man in kimono roared angrily: "Shimada-kun, this is your eldest daughter that you are proud of. She is just like a village girl!"
However, how could the old man in kimono, who had half of his foot in the coffin, shout louder than the young and energetic Shimada Nobuna, "It is wrong to confuse black and white. Black is black and white is white! I heard "Decades ago, it was the elders here who launched a powerful propaganda machine and developed the power of confusing right and wrong to the extreme, allowing this country to commit heinous war crimes!"
"Innocent child, why are you shouting so loudly? Do you know what crime is not a crime? Where does this country come from so many resources?"
Nobuna held up the sheet music in his father's hand and said, "You still can't understand why my father wants to show you these works by ordinary people? Even if there are no resources, there is still the wisdom of the people as wealth. However, everyone here But you always want to turn these people who could create wealth into murderous weapons, and eventually be eliminated in madness!”
"You?!" As if someone had poked his lungs, the old man in kimono stood up with a snap, pointed at Nobuna's nose and said: "Then you go find the Chinese, Soviets and Americans who killed these skilled craftsmen! "
"What's wrong with the people of China, the Soviet Union, and the United States in killing the devils who invaded their homes? What's wrong is that we, who started the war, turned our citizens who could create wealth into murderers who only know how to kill. To everyone here, The ancestral plundering culture and hereditary 'warrior' thinking represented by your family!"
"You scold me again?! Isn't your family..."
The old man stopped suddenly in the middle of his words. He stared blankly at the Shimada father and daughter in front of him, and suddenly thought of it - although this family has pretended to be very good over the years, they have not only never given up on training the ancestral swordsmanship, but also opened a In the dojo, even the deck uses the "Six Samurai", but they really cannot be counted as "samurai".
Nobuna did not stop: "Ever since our ancestors 'abandoned their swords and grabbed bonds' at Sakai Port on the orders of Lord Ieyasu, we have tried countless times to invest in ordinary people with ideas and prospects to see if they can create wealth. And our investment experience tells us that they can really do it. But you who sit at the top of this country only want to plunder-now, are you planning to turn the power of duel monsters into your hands?"
"I...ahem...your ancestors would...ahem..."
"My ancestors will be proud of me."
"Pfft! Cough cough cough..."
As if he saw a disrespectful rebel, the old man in kimono spurted out a mouthful of blood, and he kept coughing in defeat.
"Okay, what's the use of digging through these old accounts now?" Seemingly realizing that his side couldn't win against Shimada Nobuna in this aspect, Director-General Watanabe interrupted the argument, "And we have We are not here to discuss these issues. Maybe you are right, but you don’t want these transaction records to be made public.”
The Secretary-General brought the topic back to a very realistic direction, but the development of the matter soon told him that the other party was really planning to self-destruct.
"We can take the initiative to publish it, accept criticism from the whole society, we will apologize to the whole society, and we can start to rectify it from the root - this may be difficult and will sacrifice a lot of interests. I am ready to resign at any time. , the properties under his name have been valued and can be used for auction and payment at any time. "
The person who said this was not Nobuna, but Shinji Shimada who had been silent. After he stood up and spoke, he first patted his daughter on the shoulder and whispered in her ear: "Good job, next time Give it to dad, sit down first, I see your legs are shaking."
The eldest daughter Shimada, who had been arguing eloquently with the old men with her youthful spirit, finally couldn't help but sit on the chair - if this matter didn't end with dignity today, she would be the next day. He was hanged from the Rikino Financial Building in Ginza.
However, after the short-term fear passed, her heart felt clear. This young lady who had never liked being a Yamato Nadeshiko since she was a child, liked to make friends with knight-errants, and even used her martial arts skills to fight in groups, finally did what she wanted to do most. The thing - uncover the worst scar on the beautiful body of a famous family, and appreciate the way these aloof guys are so angry and in pain.
Nobuna's finger was on her mobile phone. She left a will for herself. If there were any changes later, she would send it to her sister Ojiao immediately.
This is the last resort. Even if they all die here today, there is still the possibility of a comeback with Ogao here.
After watching his daughter sit firmly, Shinji Shimada continued: "We dare to start over again. Do you dare to apologize for what you did back then, accept the world's criticism, and even seek revenge and liquidation, in exchange for a chance to return to the human world? "
Director-General Watanabe had a sullen face and did not answer - he did not expect before coming that his trump card was actually a piece of paper in the eyes of the opponent!
However, the other party actually talked to this extent, and actually wanted to uncover the rotten scars of the major families here decades ago, which clearly means that they are going to break up and start a war-this is actually a good thing for Watanabe. , he silently winked at Shuangta Kobayashi who was standing beside him. Kobayashi was startled, and then pressed the phone with a fierce expression.
This small action naturally did not escape Shinji Shimada's sight, but he said nothing and just watched it happen silently, as if he didn't care at all about the other party's backhand.
At this moment, the door to the VIP box suddenly opened.
"excuse me."
In the silence, a middle-aged man in a brown suit walked in from the door - holding an envelope in his hand.
"Chairman, the thing you entrusted me to do is done." A successful smile appeared on the visitor's face: "As you thought before, the communication records are all here."
"Well done Owada, give it to me."
"Communication records...Shimada Shinji, what did you check?!"
Watanabe instinctively felt that something was wrong, but Shinji Shimada did not give him a chance to have an attack. He took the envelope from his subordinates' hands, opened it, glanced at it and said: "It seems that you have already made your own choice. ”
"What do you mean? What is this letter in your hand?!"
"It seems that returning to the human world is too costly for you; so are you planning to defect?" Shinji Shimada smiled slightly, unfolded the letter in his hand, and read: "Dear Mr. Vector..."
"Click." A gun was raised and loaded, pointing at Shinji Shimada.
"Don't read it."
With a commanding tone, Watanabe no longer intends to let the Shimada father and daughter and Owada, who found out about this matter, leave the island.
"Self-defense officers and police officers have surrounded this place. Shinji Shimada, I didn't expect you to be so shameless. Well, today at least one of your brains and your signature must be on this contract."
Seeing this, Shuangta Kobayashi behind Watanabe immediately dropped a piece of paper on the table.
"well……"
As if accepting his fate, Shinji Shimada sat on the chair and said helplessly: "You are so superstitious about the power of weapons, aren't you afraid of revenge?"
Watanabe glanced at the old man next to him who had just been so angry that Nobuna had vomited blood and said with a sullen face, "You are right. We have indeed sent countless people to burn, kill and loot for us all over the world, but it is meaningless. ——Sign before my patience is exhausted, or I will die. In this world, you are either a wolf or a sheep. If you want to blame me, blame yourself for being a fat sheep who knows how to reason. "
"Yes, we and the people we support may be like sheep in your eyes, they can only create, are too weak and have no power; but behind you are planes and tanks, support from the United States, and those who have been distorted by your ideas. Controlled ignorant people.”
Shinji Shimada took out a pen from his jacket pocket, and Watanabe, who thought the other person was giving in, lay down on the chair with satisfaction.
But Shinji Shimada just clicked the cap of his pen, "But that's because we and our seniors still have some illusions about you. But one day I suddenly understood - the weapon of the soldier is an ominous weapon and must be used as a last resort. Use it. To deal with guys like you, you can only speak the language you understand."
"You...fire!"
Watanabe realized something was wrong and immediately ordered to fire, but no gunshot was heard; when he looked back, he found that the gunman had been wiped on the neck silently, and a ninja in black was buried in the wall!
"Ninja? No...this is a duel spirit! Shimada Shinji, you..."
"Sir, times have changed." Behind Shinji Shimada, duel elves jumped out one after another. "We also have weapons."