"Haha, come on, drink, keep drinking!"
The yacht sailed slowly, and a light breeze blew into the restaurant. Everyone was sitting cross-legged on mats around a rectangular table, and it was very lively.
Fresh beef, cabbage, king oyster mushrooms, and button mushrooms were cooked in the sizzling pot. Freshly cut sashimi and tofu in sauce were placed in front of him. Chairman Mochida held up the sake bottle and drunkenly poured wine for Makoto Sakaki:
"Another drink, another drink!"
"I have something else to do this afternoon..."
"Nothing can be more important than drinking!"
Chairman Mochida patted his chest, sweating profusely, and his tongue was swollen from drinking:
"Back then, Ryunosuke could get 10 of us drunk!"
"If you have anything to say, wait until you are full and satisfied before you talk. This is your home. Just say a word and we will do anything for you!"
Unable to persuade him, Sakaki Makoto could only watch the sake in the cup overflow, drink it all in one gulp, fill it up again, and drink it all again...
After a while...
He suddenly realized that something was wrong!
Chairman Mochida is a drunkard!
If you drink with him, you have to stand when you come in and lie down when you leave!
"Take it easy..."
Miss Miyano tugged at her boyfriend's sleeve and whispered in Sakaki's ear:
"Alcohol is ethanol. The body needs two enzymes to metabolize ethanol, alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. These two enzymes are responsible for accelerating the metabolism of ethanol into carbon dioxide and water in the body. Moreover, alcohol metabolism generates excess heat, which is discharged from the body in the form of sweat..."
"Look at President Mochida, the sweat on his face is almost flowing like a stream. How can you drink more than him?"
Sakaki Makoto pursed his lips. He also wanted to withdraw, but...
Chairman Mochida held onto his arm tightly with one hand, not letting go, his eyes filled with...
The exhilarating glow of revenge?
It seems that he was often beaten down by Sakaki Ryunosuke in the past, and this time he came to seek revenge on me.
Eyes rolling...
Sakaki Makoto thought that his alcohol tolerance was average and he could not be a match for Jiumengzi, so he changed his approach.
"President Mochida, I have something important to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
The wine bottle paused, and President Mochida raised his eyebrows:
"Let's talk about it after we finish drinking!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to speak after drinking..."
Shaking his head, Sakaki Makoto asked quickly:
"When I came back this time, I found that my house was spotless, but my parents haven't been back for many years. Is there someone in the village cleaning our house for us?"
"Um?"
Chairman Mochida turned his head and looked at Kiuchi Akiko who was sitting next to Miss Miyano:
"Jingzi, I remember you seemed to like her back then... ahem, were you the one who helped clean up?"
Kiuchi Akiko, who was eating sashimi, blushed and quickly denied:
"It's not me. I just help Ryunosuke and his family weed the yard from time to time."
"Speaking of which..."
Mr. Takeda, who runs a supermarket across the table, put down his glass and said:
"Two weeks ago, I saw a woman coming out of Ryunosuke's house. At first I thought she was a thief, but after asking, I found out she was a cleaning lady. Someone hired her to clean here twice a month."
"Isn't this the person you hired, Xiao Cheng?"
"How is this possible..."
Sakaki Makoto shrugged.
"It wasn't until recently that I remembered that my parents have a house here."
"That's strange..."
Chairman Mochida and others looked at each other in confusion:
"Could it be an old friend of your father's?"
"Ryunosuke still had a lot of friends, and people often came to see him back then."
It's strange that he has few 'friends'. After all, Sakaki Ryunosuke was once the second-in-command of the Black Organization, and his status was even higher than Rum. He must be very busy.
Although no useful clues were obtained, Makoto Sakaki was at least able to rule out the nearby residents, which further proved that someone had indeed known the address of Sakaki Ryunosuke and his wife.
Who could it be?
"Don't think about that for now!"
Chairman Mochida casually filled Sakaki Makoto's glass with sake:
"Didn't Takeda say that the cleaning staff comes every two weeks?"
"It's been two weeks since the last time. It's probably only going to happen in the next two days. Just wait at home and ask them!"
“Drink, drink!”
Sakaki Makoto could only raise his glass and continue drinking with him.
After a while...
Boom!
"Hiccup~~"
Putting the wine glass heavily on the table, Chairman Mochida burped and suddenly sighed:
"You mean Ryunosuke? Our Lake Ashi is so beautiful, but he always likes to talk about other countries' beautiful scenery and mountains and rivers. He talks about it when he drinks. Now I can't hear it anymore. I'm still a little uncomfortable..."
"Oh, you are right, President!"
Uncle Takeda from the supermarket immediately echoed:
"At that time, we often went fishing together. We would sit there for the whole afternoon, just listening to him nagging!"
"For example, this hot pot, he taught me how to make it, it tastes really good, add more chili and onions, and make sure it's not overcooked..."
At this time, Sakaki Makoto noticed something strange.
Most Japanese people have a very low tolerance for chili peppers, and their cooking tends to be light, such as Sukiyaki, sashimi, and tonkotsu ramen.
I have been eating these things since I was a child, so naturally I can’t eat spicy food.
In contrast, the hot pot cooked by Uncle Takeda has a thick layer of chili floating on the surface of the pot, the red oil is shining, and combined with the boiling bone soup, it is very spicy.
No one else showed any signs of abnormality, as if they were all used to eating it.
These peppers... shouldn't be in the Japanese diet.
"By the way, Ryunosuke got drunk one time and talked nonsense. We couldn't understand what he said!"
Recalling the past, President Mochida had a lot of complaints to share, and he talked for a while...
His mood gradually became depressed and he started drinking alone.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little tense.
Even though many new faces appear in Lake Ashi every day, those people are all tourists. They come today and leave tomorrow. How many of them really stay?
The residents nearby all miss the time when Sakaki Ryunosuke and his wife lived here. The past seems particularly beautiful, but behind the beauty, there is a sense of sadness.
"well..."
Chairman Mochida patted Sakaki Makoto on the shoulder and said seriously:
"Xiao Cheng, Xiao Ai, do you two want to stay?"
"The city is too noisy. It's relaxing here, and the air is good. It's actually very suitable for young people to settle down..."
"If you are willing, we can start a fishing project in the scenic area and you will be in charge of it. This way, the problem of work will be solved."
Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano looked at each other and laughed:
"President Mochida, we appreciate your kindness, but we still have work to do in Tokyo and cannot leave it behind."
"When we're done, maybe we'll come and stay for a while."
"Then it's settled!"
As if fearing that Sakaki and Makoto would go back on their word, Chairman Mochida raised his glass quickly:
"Men should be responsible for what they say. If you lie, I won't agree!"
"Come on, drink!"
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