Picking up the photo frame on the table and comparing the photo in the document with the one in the frame, Guangyou became even more convinced of his idea.
The photo of the person in the document and the boy in the picture frame are basically confirmed to be the difference between their childhood and adulthood.
Having confirmed the person's identity, Guangyou continued reading, where the documents also contained the boy's biography.
The man's name was Tamura Saeki. Just by hearing the name, you could tell that he was indeed the son of Tamura Kimiyama. There wasn't much information about Saeki's life.
More often, the story focuses on events that happened to Saeki, such as Saeki's suicide at the factory ten years ago.
The entire page was dedicated to describing this suicide case, and it was written in great detail, including everything about the case.
Ten years ago, the factory was embroiled in scandals, including using substandard materials, withholding wages, and exploiting employees.
At first, only a small number of people knew about it, but as things got bigger, even the factory workers felt wronged.
Working ten hours a day, with only one day off a week, and the salary barely meets the minimum wage threshold.
The employees staged a collective strike, and the media blocked the factory gate, trying to interview Cheng Zengjian, who was in charge of the factory at the time.
Saeki, who was working as an assistant at the time, stepped forward to explain on behalf of Kenzo Narumi. However, during the explanation, Kenzo Narumi directly shifted all the blame onto Saeki.
The workers also turned against him, blaming everything on Saeki.
Only Sonoko and three other employees named Doi Akira, Mamiya Hideki, and Tachikawa Masato stood up to speak for Saeki.
Three people can make a tiger, let alone dozens of workers who came forward to testify.
Everyone else in the factory said it was Saeki's fault, and the media, seeing how sensational the matter was, wrote very vague articles in the newspapers.
The original events have been embellished with artistic license, and the truth can only be guessed by those unaware of the details.
What the public guesses is not the media's responsibility. They are just reporting and don't directly say who is the culprit. They feel no pressure.
This incident caused a sensation throughout Kumamoto Prefecture, and Saeki became the target of public criticism, being stared at with strange looks whenever he went out.
Societal pressures added to Saeki's mental stress after losing her mother.
Saeki hadn't anticipated the power of the people. Some foul-mouthed people, upon learning of Saeki's mother's death and the unknown whereabouts of her father, sent her extremely malicious letters.
The contents of the letter were vulgar and obscene, filled with all sorts of foul language.
Under immense pressure, Saeki took his own life and committed suicide.
The record ends here. Some letters and several photos of Cheng Zengjian secretly making deals with the workers are attached.
Yes, the employees certainly knew their situation. They initially participated in the protests, but later Cheng Zengjian promised to give them five times their wages.
They thought about their wives and children at home, and finally nodded in agreement.
"That's how he acts as a legislator, isn't it?"
Hearing the commotion upstairs, Guangyou quickly stuffed the documents back into the file bag and then took his breakfast upstairs.
"Xingyi, you got up so early and even bought breakfast. I'll give you the money later."
Tamura shook his head, trying to lessen the aftereffects of his hangover.
After putting down the breakfast, Kōyū looked up and said, "Uncle Tamura, I'm going home now. Dad said they'll be back soon."
Tamura nodded and reached out to pat Kōyū's head: "Okay, be careful on the road."
As Guangyou left the clinic, he glanced at the time, took the file bag from the table, and turned to leave.
After leaving the clinic, Guangyou went directly to the long-abandoned factory next door, which was also the factory owned by Chengzeng Jiansan.
The factory's iron gate wasn't locked. After all, no one had been guarding it for a long time, and there weren't any valuables inside. If anyone were to steal anything, it would only be some small stones or the like.
Guangyou climbed onto the factory's crossbeam, leaned against it, closed his eyes, and waited for their arrival.
About two hours later, Guangyou heard noises coming from outside the factory.
Guangyou opened one eye and looked down; the iron gate of the factory building had been opened.
A man carried Xiaolan's head, and another man carried Xiaolan's feet as they walked into the factory.
One of the darker-skinned men spoke up, "Hideki, keep an eye on this girl. I'll go check out the situation first."
"good."
The man called Hideki nodded, his timid nature evident from his face.
After saying that, the dark-skinned man walked out of the factory and started the car.
"It's done, let's begin."
Guangyou flipped downwards and landed steadily on the ground. As he landed, he raised his toes and pushed off backwards, shooting his body out of the air.
The man had actually realized what was happening, but he was just an ordinary person, and given his personality, he panicked in this situation.
Even though he was holding a knife, he didn't know how to use it, so it was no different from not holding one at all.
Kōyū clenched his right fist tightly and swung it forward with the force of the blow. After confirming that he had hit Hideki, he used his left foot as the center and his right leg drew a sharp arc in the air, kicking Hideki directly with his right toe.
He could choose to punch Hideki in a vital spot, or he could choose to kick him in the head, which would be more effective, but the person in front of him was not a particularly heinous criminal.
He could barely hold the knife, and all Guangyou could see in his eyes was panic.
After Guangyou landed on his right foot, he rubbed his right thumb against the tip of his nose and then stopped his pose.
After untying the rope binding Ran and retying it around Hideki, Kōyū sat down and turned on the television that was kept in the factory.
They had been considering this plan for a long time, and had even thought of ways to pass the time at the factory.
"Hmm...where am I?"
A dozen minutes later, Xiaolan slowly woke up, her consciousness somewhat blurred by the pain at the back of her head.
Rubbing her eyes, things gradually became clearer, and Xiaolan saw Guangyou sitting in front of the TV watching a tennis match.
She couldn't help but ask, "Kuangyou? What are you doing here?"
Guangyou turned his head, smiled, and said, "I came here to find you, but I happened to see you being kidnapped by those people on the way, so I came to help."
Where is that person?
Ran looked around and saw Hideki, who had been tied up and thrown into the corner by Kwangyu. "What did you do to him?"
"When I arrived, I saw him sleeping, so I untied the rope you gave me and tied it around his body."
Guangyou shrugged, concealing the truth; it was better not to let Xiaolan know too much about this.
Xiao Lan scolded, "This behavior is dangerous, don't you know? Children shouldn't do so many dangerous things."
Guangyou nodded, looking like he understood and was ready to cooperate.
Xiaolan patted herself down, took out her phone, and dialed Yuanzi's number.
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