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Chapter 110 Searching for Clues [3rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Chapter 110 Searching for Clues [Thirty Chapters, Seeking Monthly Tickets]
In mid-May, the mornings in Osaka already felt like early summer.
Kiryu Yaya walked through the familiar alley and arrived at the old apartment he had recently moved out of.
He wanted to confirm the relationship between Saeko Matsushita and Yuki Matsushita.
If we can use this as a breakthrough point to target Saeko Matsushita, that would be ideal.
After climbing the creaking iron stairs, Kiryu Yaya arrived at the second floor.
Grandma Matsushita lived in the last room in the corridor. There were two pots of azaleas by the door, but the flowers had almost finished blooming and the edges were withered.
Kiryu Yaya raised his hand and knocked on the door.
After a while, the sliding door opened a crack.
The old lady Matsushita peeked out half her face first, and when she saw that it was him, she was clearly stunned for a moment before opening the door a little more.
"Kiryu-kun?"
"Sorry to bother you so early in the morning."
Kiryu Yaya lowered his head slightly: "There's something I'd like to confirm with you."
Seeing his serious expression, Mrs. Matsushita dropped her politeness.
"What is it? Please speak freely."
Kiryu Yaya lowered his voice and cut to the chase: "Is Yuki's mother named Matsushita Saeko?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Matsushita's expression changed immediately.
Annoyance, embarrassment, and a hint of unspeakable irritation all surfaced on his face at once.
She paused for a moment before replying, "—Yes."
Kiryu Yaya nodded, noticing that the mother and daughter didn't get along, but he still took out a folded note from his inner pocket and handed it over.
"This is the address of Saeko Matsushita. I would like to ask you to help me arrange to meet her. There are some things I want to ask her."
Mrs. Matsushita took the note, looked at the address on it, and said anxiously, "Kiryu-kun—has my daughter done something wrong?"
Kiryu Yaya didn't beat around the bush and briefly explained the situation regarding Higashi Osaka Seiko, Kajiwara Masazo, the house owned by Abeno, and the fact that Matsushita Saeko might be holding some of the assets on behalf of the original owner.
The more Mrs. Matsushita listened, the uglier her face became.
After he finished speaking, she finally couldn't help but curse, "That good-for-nothing! I knew it wouldn't be good for her to go back to Osaka!"
Her chest heaved with anger: "When she was young, she never knew how to be content, always going to those flashy places. Now that she's so old, she's still going to be a mistress to that kind of man! Hasn't she embarrassed the Matsushita family enough?!"
Kiryu Yaya stood quietly, waiting for her to vent her anger.
At the same time, he was also a little worried, wondering if Mrs. Matsushita would be willing to help him with this.
After scolding for a while, the old lady Matsushita finally calmed down a bit and looked up at him.
"Kiryu-kun, do you want me to call her out?"
"Yes."
Kiryu Yaya nodded: "If possible, please make a trip in the morning, preferably around noon, anywhere is fine."
Grandma Matsushita snorted and clutched the note in her hand.
"Don't worry, Kiryu-kun. That good-for-nothing Saeko has caused the bank so much trouble. Even if I break her legs, I'll bring her to you."
As she spoke, she looked at Kiryu Yaya and said apologetically, "If you don't mind, Kiryu-kun, you can come here at noon."
Kiryu Yaya bowed and said, "Thank you for your help."
After leaving the old apartment, Kiryu Yaya went to work at the branch store as usual.
But as soon as he entered the financing review class, he realized that the atmosphere was worse than yesterday.
Before the morning meeting, someone usually makes a casual remark about last night's baseball game or complains about clients delaying materials, but not today.
Behind more than twenty desks, everyone was engrossed in what they were doing, no one in the mood for a single idle chatter.
It seems that news of Abeno's defeat last night has spread throughout the entire financing review department.
Perhaps many people have already given up hope of recovering the 800 million yuan.
It was just past eight o'clock.
Masakazu Yamada walked out of his office.
The dark circles under his eyes were even more pronounced than yesterday, making him look like he hadn't slept all night.
He came out and immediately called out the names of two senior employees, asking them to retrieve old files from the general affairs department, and also asked Hashimoto to check last year's loan records with the debt management department.
Chihaya Yuri was also busy.
She didn't say a single unnecessary word today, and even wrote her annotations faster than usual.
The red pen swept across the paper, as if it wanted to peel away the layers of those problematic documents one by one.
Kiryu Yaya watched all this, pursed his lips, and then called Mr. Nomura Kenichiro.
The phone rang a few times.
On the other end of the line, Kenichiro Nomura's slightly hoarse voice came through: "Feed? This is Nomura."
"President Nomura, it is I, Kiryu."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the tone became noticeably more assertive.
"Kiryu-san? Calling so early, is something wrong?"
"Sorry to bother you so early in the morning."
Kiryu Yaya lowered his voice, glanced around, and continued, "I'd like to ask you something. Which club does Kajiwara Masazō usually frequent?"
"club?"
"right."
Kiryu Yaya nodded: "It would be best if it were a place he frequents in Kitashinchi."
Kenichiro Nomura was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone: "Kiryu-san, is it because they didn't find anything at Abeno's place?"
"Um.
""
Kiryu Yaya didn't hide anything, saying briefly, "I made a wasted trip last night. The National Tax Agency got involved too. Now it seems very likely that Kajiwara Masazo left the things outside."
"I see----"
Kenichiro Nomura responded softly, as if he was frantically searching his mind for memories related to Masashi Kajiwara.
"I've had drinks with that guy twice before, definitely in Beixindi. But to be honest, all those places look pretty much the same, so I can't really remember the name right now."
"And since he stopped paying back the money he owed my company, I haven't had a get-together with him for a while."
Kiryu Yaya nodded.
This was expected.
Places like Beixindi are always bustling with drinking parties, and the restaurants keep changing.
Unless you are very familiar with someone, it is difficult to figure out someone's whereabouts based on just a few times you sit together.
"I see."
Kiryu Yaya said calmly, "I'm already very grateful to have this information."
Kenichiro Nomura paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, then said, "But Kiryu-san, although I don't have any definite news, I can still ask around for you."
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"I know a few company presidents who used to hang out with Kajiwara, and a couple of drivers who know the Kitashinchi area like the back of their hand. I'll always have some impression of those people."
Kiryu Yaya's gaze narrowed slightly.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
"Don't say that."
Kenichiro Nomura lowered his voice: "If you really want me to help with this, I would be more than happy to do so."
"When Kajiwara owed me 20 million yen, he didn't show the slightest bit of embarrassment. If I can dig him out through this lead now, I'll feel relieved."
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