62 Chapter 62
◎Sayuri, would you like to try it without makeup?◎
Chapter 62 [Kosai Yuri, would you like to see her without makeup?]
Commissioned to publish, the behemoth of my wife's family is operating in a corner that no one knows about.
The various industries that Agatsuma Sayuri only knew about through work emails, and the industries that she didn't know about but were directly managed by Agatsuma's family members, were changing little by little in Tokyo and even the streets of Tokyo.
From the perspective of each employee, it is just a manifestation of the company's more active assumption of social responsibility.
For example, employees are required to be attentive and record the appearance of wanted criminals, and not let go of anyone who passes by.
Some companies already have cats and dogs in their care, and some regularly require their employees to assist with socialization training for cat and dog employees. This time, they have issued requirements for sniffing training.
Residents of various residential areas were suddenly required to actively participate in weekly voluntary labor in their parks and communities, maintaining cleanliness and resolving neighborhood disputes. They were also identifying those on the fringes of society who didn't fit in, attempting to bring those who had strayed away back into the social fold.
Talent scouts have sprung up everywhere, seemingly as if many entertainment and cultural companies are looking for new talent. If they see someone walking down the street carrying a guitar or bass, there will be several scouts trying to recruit them.
Delivery drivers were given more specific tasks: they had to deliver the food to the customer and take a photo. If the customer refused to take a photo, they would have to stamp their name and sign in a designated area.
Signed deposit slips must be submitted to the company daily, and employees are strictly prohibited from simply leaving their meals in the designated area. Failure to adhere to this rule can result in significant fines, and repeated violations can lead to dismissal.
The new policy has left delivery drivers frustrated and customers feeling rather impatient. Originally, ordering takeout was all about convenience—just pick up your meal when it's time. Now, you have to pick it up when it arrives, or risk a barrage of calls from the delivery driver.
Suddenly, the platform was flooded with negative feedback and complaints, and several customer service representatives were reduced to tears. However, the CEO was adamant this time, stating, "You can cancel delivery stations, but we can't violate our policies."
In short, either you don’t deliver the food, or if you do, you must deliver it as required.
Meanwhile, Agatsuma Sayuri, who had a direct relationship with "Koyasu Ryo," reported the incident to the police, claiming her boyfriend hadn't returned home from a business trip and that she had contacted his "company" only to discover the number was unavailable.
She suspected her boyfriend had been deceived by an unscrupulous company or a victim of human trafficking. She provided information about Zi Anliang's last route before his phone's location disappeared, the location where he disappeared, and his appearance and clothing, making the trafficking story come alive.
The Japanese police attached great importance to this matter. For a time, news, newspapers, and online platforms were all publishing information about searching for Ryo Koan.
The disappearance of an ordinary adult male would not normally cause such a big news event. Many police notices fell on deaf ears, without causing any waves.
According to my wife Sayuri's description, her boyfriend is tall and handsome, has a good personality, no bad habits, is healthy, and has a habit of exercising. What kind of criminal would choose such a tough target?
Rather than saying he was abducted, it's more likely he met with an accident. If you think about it with a little color, this handsome guy might have been favored by a young lady, and he's been drunkenly sleeping on her lap, never wanting to leave.
But this announcement suddenly became a viral sensation on all major platforms, with print and traditional media also placing it in prominent sections. The reason for this is clearly someone behind the scenes.
Needless to say, from the media companies to the contributors, reporters, passers-by, and forwarders, they were all initially related to my wife's family.
Without knowing anything, ordinary people were influenced by the surrounding atmosphere and guided by the company, and became the implementers of this search activity.
They don't even know that these activities are related to each other. They just think that the company leaders, grassroots managers or people around them have suddenly come up with ideas that sound wonderful but are terrible to implement.
This situation is too common. Compared to the worst case scenario, the current one, while a bit tiring and unrealistic, at least the starting point is good. The execution is only troublesome, not to the point of being impossible.
After being forcefully implemented from top to bottom, such a major move only resulted in a few complaints from the general public after dinner.
When someone really assisted the police in arresting a wanted criminal because of this initiative, and his company added bonuses for bravery and outstanding performance when paying wages that month, everyone in the company became a resident of Chaoyang District.
When the police's reward arrived late, and they also emphasized that people who reported the discovery of corpses or traces of crime could also be rewarded, more and more "enthusiastic people" came to the rescue.
Although there are many false reports, there is always one true one among dozens of them.
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"Can we find someone with this kind of measures?" My wife Sayuri held her chin with her hand, staring blankly at the real-time data on the computer.
"If Komorobushi is not so closely related to the main plot, this method cannot be used..." Hagiwara Kenji drew symbols on the draft paper that my wife Sayuri could not understand, and then sighed softly, and his usually sunny smile was tinged with sadness.
"Indeed, if there's no 'main thread' to bind them, no one can guarantee that the criminal won't kill to silence the witnesses when they're desperate."
Only in the case of Zhu Fushi Jingguang, where there is a clear time, place and scene of death, and even the witnesses are clearly shown in the original work, and it is certain that he will never die before this main plot occurs, can we go the other way.
The original story doesn't show what Scotland was doing or what state he was in when his identity was revealed. If someone had kidnapped Scotland from now on and trapped him in the dark, and if he only escaped on the last day, then the Agatsuma family would have been unable to use a gradual rescue strategy.
In that case, they could only make preparations at the specific location of the "rooftop" and rescue people at the last moment.
But the world is so big, and there is no way to know how many rooftops like this there are in Tokyo or even in Japan. Even if they can really install rescue equipment on all rooftops within a year, there are not enough people to keep a close watch on them.
If the situation in the original novel really developed, then the rescue would not only take away the person—in that case, they might not take away the person, but the body. They would at least need to prepare enough blood bags and even a fresh heart, and immediately find a suitable location to perform the heart transplant surgery while rescuing.
Whole blood has a shelf life of only 30 days, while a heart may have a shelf life of less than a day.
If precise positioning is not possible, a set of first aid equipment should be prepared within a certain range.
No matter how powerful one's supernatural powers are, it is very difficult to find the heart of a recently deceased person that is compatible with Zhu Fu Jingguang, let alone prepare them all in a certain area?
Therefore, to be on the safe side, it is better to find the person and then send the rescue forces and equipment along with him.
Another point worth noting is that the original novel only states that Morofushi Kagemitsu died on the rooftop of a building, but doesn't specify that the building was in Tokyo or even Japan. If the actual location was Brazil, it's impossible for them to walk directly through the center of the Earth to the antipodal point in Japan.
My wife Sayuri knocked her head, wishing she could squeeze out all the water from her brain cells and leave only a little solid information. "Is there no clue that can narrow down the scope?"
These days, she's been so worried about this that her makeup has become much more perfunctory. She'll just put her wig on and make sure it doesn't fall off, and her makeup has become a quick 30-minute application. At first glance, she still looks radiant, but many details don't stand up to scrutiny.
If it were the exquisite full makeup from before, it would not be able to withstand such a self-indulgent knock on the head. The fake hair that was fixed so firmly that even the wind could not blow it away would have to be knocked a few times, and then it would have to be restyled.
Kenji Hagiwara was also looking at his mobile phone, and his phone was no less busy than Hiroki Kashimura's computer.
Seeing my wife Sayuri looking so distressed, I tentatively asked, "You're so tired, there's no need to put on makeup every day. We're already quite familiar with each other..."
The girl weakly raised her head, her eyelids haggardly raised. Her drained brain worked with difficulty, and she uttered a few words: "No makeup?"
"Yes, yes..." Even the eloquent Kenji Hagiwara was stuck on this topic, and it seemed difficult for him to explain why girls were not allowed to wear makeup.
In fact, Japanese women in almost every age group, from those in their 80s to those in their 14s, are known to wear makeup. There's even a saying that it's impolite to go out without makeup.
My wife, Sayuri, loves makeup, but she simply loves a beautiful look, and it has nothing to do with being polite or not. She simply thinks this idea restricts women's freedom.
Freedom should mean the right to wear makeup and the right not to wear makeup.
Fortunately, when the girl heard this topic, she just lowered her head back into her arms and argued very weakly: "It would be a bit weird to wear a small skirt without makeup."
Most of her clothes are bright and shiny and are matched with many accessories. If she goes out without makeup, there is always the illusion that she cannot support the clothes.
Seeing that my wife Sayuri didn't seem to be resistant, Hagiwara Kenji continued, "I have some fashionable clothes here that you can wear without makeup. Hiroki also wants to see Sayuri without makeup, right?"
Taking advantage of the fact that my wife Sayuri wasn't looking at him, the man winked at the child beside him. The clever child immediately got the hint and showed great interest. "Yeah, I haven't seen Sayuri-san without makeup yet. She'll be stunning with a different style, too."
"How can a child understand what's amazing..." Agatsuma Sayuri was halfway through complaining when she remembered that when she was Hiroki Kashimura's age, she had already been deceived by a man, so she had to stop talking. She struggled to hold her head up, looking thoughtful.
"You've been so tired these past two days, little Sayuri, you can just sleep here and not have to run around." This time, Hagiwara Kenji winked at my wife Sayuri, "There are all the living facilities here, so it's convenient for me to get clothes here."
My wife, Sayuri, always felt that Hagiwara Kenji had some agenda. But her colleagues and her boyfriend were all working so hard and exhausted that they were in no mood to cause trouble.
Since Kenji Hagiwara will not harm her, why not do as he wishes this time?
The girl sighed, "I see. I'll sleep here tonight. I'll leave it to Hagi to arrange it."
For a moment, Kenji Hagiwara was like the sun after the rain, and his bright smile illuminated the entire room.
【Author’s words】
To others
Female protagonist: I haven’t eaten your rice whether I wear makeup or not.
To one's own people
Female lead: Since you insist so strongly, I don’t have to wear makeup.
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