Chapter 46 Leader's Qualities
Moriogai's prediction turned out to be quite accurate. The only person Ace knew who was a good driver was Albatross, so when he heard that he wanted to learn how to drive, he went straight to Albatross.
When Albatross saw that today's leader was more lively and more compatible with him, he immediately relaxed.
"Learning to drive?"
Albatross was a little surprised when he heard this request. In Yokohama, many people who are not yet of legal age to drive have already privately touched motorcycles and cars. Not only is it not controlled, but also because they have this skill, if they encounter any accidents on the road, they can directly rob a car and escape.
In the same situation, if you can't drive, it might be a different story.
And his leader is not young anymore. He used to be an underground doctor. It is impossible that he cannot drive, but that is the fact.
Mori Ogai himself can drive, but he can't give Ace any pointers when he's controlling his body. After all, he can't say "The ignition switch is in the hole on the right below the steering wheel" - who knows where Ace will look and how much he will look? He can't say "The handbrake is the rod-shaped one in the middle, next to the joystick" - the joystick is also rod-shaped.
The efficiency is too low. Instead of wasting time on this god, it is better to let others do it. Anyway, the defense power of Mushoku Haki is very high, so he is not afraid even if there is a car accident.
Fortunately, Albatross was quite reliable and did not let Ace practice right away. He first asked, "Chief, how much do you know about cars?"
Ace raised his head naturally: "Ah? Do you know it after riding in a car?"
Albatross: "...Well, maybe we can first learn what the various parts of the car are for?"
…
"Wait! Chief! Don't step on it yet!"
"Wow! So fast!"
"Brake! Brake! Brake quickly--"
"Brake? Is that it?"
"Turn left! Turn left! Chief! Handbrake! That's the turn signal—"
…
The teaching methods of non-legal driving schools are of course different from those of regular driving schools, and practical operation is the best way to learn.
A proper driving school instructor will go through the entire process and teach you the parts you need to know one by one, but Albatross lets Ace practice each part he teaches him to learn so that he can have a deeper understanding.
After he learned about the ignition switch, the front and rear left and right adjustment mechanism of the driver's seat, the steering wheel, the window controller, the wipers, the turn signal lights and other parts not related to the car's braking, Albatross began to teach him about the control lever, the handbrake, the accelerator, the brake and other parts related to the car's braking. Before he finished explaining, Ace stepped on the accelerator.
If it was a special training car, the co-driver would have a special brake for the instructor. Unfortunately, the Port Mafia is not a driving school, and the Ministry of Transportation is full of various modified cars, and there is no special training car for teaching. Albatross didn't even have a chance to force the brakes to stop.
Albatross was so scared that he held on to the handlebars tightly, but he still continued to give instructions.
You have to be strong. The leader rushed in without even recognizing the car. If he is not stronger, they will have to be the center of the funeral today!
Finally, they were forced to stop after hitting a roadside vending machine. The front of the car was dented, and of course the vending machine was even worse.
The airbag in the car did not cause Albatross much damage, except that he was a little depressed and dizzy for a while and had a lot of scratches. He turned his head to look at his leader, and found that his leader was standing in front of the car without any problem, with an expression that looked like he didn't know what to do.
Although he knew at a glance that the leader was in better condition than he was, Albatross still asked symbolically, "Leader, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Ace shook his head, then smiled a little embarrassedly, "But the car seems to be broken."
"It's okay. It's okay if it's broken. The most important thing is that the leader is fine."
Anyway, this car is not his favorite - because he wanted to teach a newcomer how to drive, Albatross specially replaced it with a more ordinary car. Moreover, the car was scrapped because the leader was learning to drive, so it would probably be very smooth to take it to the Finance Department for reimbursement.
Albatross called a member of the Transportation Department to bring a tow truck, and then said to Ace, "Chief, let's use a training vehicle next time. I'll arrange it when I get back."
"I can do anything."
Albatross breathed a sigh of relief. It was fine as long as he was willing to change. Otherwise, if this happened a few more times, the leader might be fine, but he might have to prepare for a one-man funeral.
"Chief, are you going back to the port building directly or do you have other plans? I'll get you a car."
Of course, Ace wanted to continue wandering, but Mori Owl spoke up: [Ace, it’s almost my time, isn’t it time for you to go back? ]
Ace's excited expression suddenly wilted, and just as he was about to answer, a burst of rapid roars came from far away and finally stopped beside the two of them.
The red and black motorcycle stopped by the roadside, creating a gust of wind. The boy on the motorcycle put one foot on the ground to steady the motorcycle and looked over.
He first noticed the conspicuous car with its front end half-damaged, and looked at them with a strange expression: "Were you in...a car accident?"
"Uh... um..." Albatross responded unnaturally, looking away guiltily.
If this is the consequence of the leader learning to drive, then it must be embarrassing for the leader, right? If it embarrasses the leader, he will be made to suffer by the leaders who are not so easy to talk to, right?
Ace, the central figure in the accident, has his attention completely drawn to the motorcycle.
"Wow, this car looks so cool, I want to learn how to drive it!" he said.
In fact, his original world also had similar means of transportation, but due to the differences between the two worlds, the specific conditions of the two worlds were very different. The maritime transportation in that world was more developed, and the development of land transportation was somewhat backward. Even some of the vehicles that were classified as land transportation were actually water transportation within the land.
As for similar means of transportation that Ace had seen before, how should I describe it? They were not cool at all. They were a bit like the ones that kids played with in the playground, childish and full of childishness.
The corner of Albatross's eye twitched uncontrollably. He looked at Nakahara Chuuya, who was apparently passing by, without saying a word.
However, Chuuya has the ability of gravity. If he teaches the leader how to drive, whether it is a motorcycle or a car, it must be much safer, right? After all, this ability can force the brakes at any time_(:зゝ∠)_
Nakahara Chuuya didn't think much about it. When he saw Ace's envious eyes, he immediately raised his eyebrows proudly and smiled: "Of course, I spent a long time choosing this one! Originally, I wanted to buy a heavy motorcycle, but the price of that model was too high. I'm still saving money, so I bought this substitute first."
As he spoke, he patted the back of the seat and boasted, "How about I take you for a ride?"
Ace's eyes lit up, "Really?"
As he spoke, he had already moved very quickly to sit behind him, smiling and narrowing his eyes, "Then I won't be polite!"
Nakahara Chuuya didn't bother to be polite with him. He looked at Albatross and said, "Then I will take the leader away first. You can do as you please."
After saying that, the motorcycle sped off with a heavy starting sound, leaving behind only a little exhaust gas.
albatross:"……"
Well, it looks like he'll have to drive the car back by himself.
…
Nakahara Chuuya can treat Ace as a friend without any psychological burden, but he obviously can't be so natural with Moriogai.
Halfway through the ride, Nakahara Nakaya felt very uncomfortable when he noticed that the person sitting in the back seat had changed. Perhaps the feeling that Mori Ougai, as an elder and a superior, gave him easily made Nakahara Nakaya feel restrained unconsciously.
Of course, it could also be because Ace was too familiar and had no sense of distance, which made the sense of distance given to him by Moriogai too obvious.
I originally wanted to take Esdo to feel the smell of the wind, but, um... forget about the other one. It still feels a bit stressful. I always feel that the other party should sit in the office and read documents with a pen instead of feeling the smell of the wind with him.
Mori Ougai was sent back to the port building.
He opened his mailbox and found a lot of new emails.
The email from the Public Relations Department is something that Mori Ogai has been paying more attention to recently. It said that as of 6pm today, someone from Fujihira Seiichi came to ask for their opinions six times, asking whether the port mafia had any intention of protecting them.
Yes, protection is no longer the cooperation as mentioned before.
In fact, regarding the matter of asylum, Fujihira Kiyoshi had already changed his mind yesterday and sent two letters to the Port Mafia. However, it was Ace who was in control of the body yesterday, and Mori Ogai was really worried about handing over the negotiation of the exchange of interests to Ace, so he simply let the public relations department drag it out.
Anyway, it is the Fujihira Group that should be anxious now, not their port mafia. The more anxious they are, the more advantageous it will be for the port mafia during the negotiations.
But it's been delayed for long enough. If we delay any longer, the deal might be wasted - if the other party in the negotiation is killed by the King of Cang before giving them the benefits, wouldn't the deal be scrapped?
He has invested some capital in the matter of the King of Cang, and the King of Cang himself may not be able to get it back. It is not too much for him to take the opportunity to make some money from other places, right?
Mori Ougai tapped his fingers on the table, then sent an email to the public relations department, arranging for A to talk to them at 8 o'clock in the evening. His only request was to get the greatest benefit with the smallest cost.
Anyway, A is now a cadre of the Port Mafia, and giving him such a high-level mission can also reassure him and prevent him from feeling marginalized by the organization. Of course, another reason is that A himself is a black-hearted businessman, and negotiating with capitalists to gain profits must be his forte.
Let the right people do the right things, which is also an important quality for a leader.
In addition, Mori Ougai also requires A to let the other party get everything promised to them in the shortest time possible.
At least they had to get all the benefits they could get before Fujihira Seiichi died. As for the protection that the Port Mafia was about to promise him? Anyway, once they got the actual benefits, they could just send some people to deal with it. As for whether they would live or die... I can only say that the Port Mafia was also very sorry that the King of the Blue took advantage of it.
However, the other party concealed the fact from the Port Mafia that he was smuggling drugs that were strictly prohibited by the Port Mafia, and also sold the drugs to the Port Mafia. The Port Mafia should have held the Fujihira Group accountable, but in view of the death of President Fujihira, the Port Mafia decided to stop here and give him face.
This way, there will be no problem at all.
Finally, he asked Fujihira Seiichi about all the information he knew about the strange account.
At eight o'clock in the evening, A arrived at the meeting room arranged by the Public Relations Department.
He sat down leisurely opposite Fujihira Seiichi, smiling at Fujihira Seiichi who looked cold and almost sweating: "Good evening, President Fujihira. We are all very busy, so let's get straight to the point."
He crossed his legs, crossed his fingers, and placed his hands on his knees, with a business-like smile on his lips.
"If you want to get the protection of our port mafia," he leaned forward slightly, with a sense of pressure, "I wonder what you, President Fujihira, are going to give as a price?"