Osaka Prefecture, Langsu District. A funeral ceremony. A few monks were chanting in the memorial hall. Kameda's black and white portrait was placed in the middle.
"It's hard to predict."
A group of people stood in the memorial hall and watched Kameda's funeral. He was not even 50 years old, and he passed away in an accident. This was really hard to predict.
Usually, before the farewell ceremony, a makeup artist will put on makeup for the deceased. After that, the family and friends will go and bid farewell to the deceased. But Kameda and his car had been burnt to ashes, and even his ashes were blown away by the explosion. No matter how good a makeup artist is, he does not have the ability to put on makeup.
The atmosphere at the funeral ceremony was weird. Kameda's wife and son were expressionless, and there was no sign of sadness on their faces. The only thing that showed their sadness was the black clothes they were wearing. Kameda's two mistresses and illegitimate son suddenly appeared at the funeral ceremony.
"He was still alive and well a few days ago. Why did he lose control of his car? This is too scary."
"That's right." Moribe Takeo replied expressionlessly. "It's true."
No one suspects him for Kameda's death, at least for now.
The Police had asked him about the incident, and Moribe Takeo told them the truth. He told them about his promotion, salary increase, and transfer to Hokkaido. The only thing he did not tell them was the conflict between them. There were no surveillance cameras in the underground carpark, and the car had turned into scrap metal. No one saw the fight between them, and no one suspected Moribe Takeo. Even if they suspected him … so what?
Shoube Takeo's mentality had changed slightly. He truly felt how much power he had grasped in his hands.
Furthermore, the current situation is very complicated. Kameda's family does not care about the cause of his death. They only care about Kameda's assets. Even if Kameda's death is suspicious, as long as his family does not want to know the truth, the Police will not interfere. Only the Police, who like to uphold justice, can be seen in the news.
Kameda was a department head of a big trading company. He used to be in charge of the import and export business, and he was able to get commission for all the deals. He also owns a few apartments under his name. Two days after Kameda's death, Kameda's wife and parents had a conflict over Kameda's inheritance. After that, Kameda's two illegitimate children and mistress appeared out of nowhere.
The first wife had expected the appearance of the illegitimate children and mistresses. If not, there would be a fight at the memorial hall.
In the Island nation, illegitimate children do not have the right to inherit. They only have the right to be taken care of. Later on, the illegitimate children only have half of the inheritance rights of legitimate children. A few years ago, the illegitimate children and legitimate children had the same inheritance rights.
However, this legal reform could be said to have caused a huge uproar in the island. Many people thought that it trampled on the island's marriage fairness and ethics, etc. When fulfilling the obligation to support the elderly, there was no sign of illegitimate children. When repaying their father's property, there was no sign of illegitimate children. On the contrary, if the biological father was rich, those illegitimate children that had never been heard of would suddenly appear.
Kameda's farewell ceremony was like this. His legitimate son was a young man in his twenties, and his two mistresses were raising an illegitimate son who was less than 10 years old. To save on funeral expenses, Kameda's family did not bury him in the central district. Instead, they buried him in the neighboring Langsu district.
"I heard Kameda's assets are worth 50 million Yen." A few colleagues were chatting in a corner.
"That's a lot."
"Maybe it's more than that. Didn't they say he still has an apartment in Tokyo? In recent years, the property prices have been rising all over the world, including Tokyo. That apartment is worth a lot now."
"Ah, I hope I won't be like this after I die …"
"You make it sound like you have so much money. You don't even have a girlfriend now, let alone an extramarital affair." The colleague sneered. "You are just a social animal."
As for the fight for Kameda's assets after his death, his colleagues were just watching the show.
"Speaking of which, this is the second person who died in the company recently. Fujioka Keito's farewell ceremony had just ended."
"The one who jumped off the rails and died?
He also has family assets to fight for? "
"He doesn't have any family assets. He is so thrifty that he doesn't even go to an izakaya every night. His old father in the countryside suddenly passed away when he heard that his son had committed suicide. His wife is also sick. His daughter did very well in the middle school exams, and a famous private high school in Osaka offered her an olive branch. But now, she can't afford the half-price school fees, so she can only go to a normal public high school."
"The company will not compensate people who commit suicide like this … Eh, everyone said that Kameda's car had a problem. If that's the case, the car company will have to compensate a lot of money."
Fujioka Keito. Moribe Takeo could see himself in Fujioka Keito. If he did not meet the fox demon, would he also be unable to bear the burden of life and the hat on his head in the future …
No, if he did not meet the fox demon, he would have died in Jokai Aokigawara. In other words, he had already committed suicide once.
After the farewell ceremony, it was still early. Today, the company had given half a day off to arrange for Kameda's farewell ceremony. But he still had to return to the company in the afternoon. Without a doubt, the company would work overtime to make up for his half-day off. Moribe Takeo and a few colleagues were wearing black suits, walking slowly on the road from Langsu District to the central district.
Osaka was a city full of life. After all, it had been a place where merchants gathered hundreds of years ago. It had a rich market culture, and the people here were known throughout the island for being shrewd and unscrupulous. People from other parts of Japan also liked to make up jokes about the people of Osaka, such as "the useless Osaka Division".
The quietly flowing Dōton Horigawa separated the Langsu District and the central district. There were pedestrians passing by on the bridge. Just as Moribe Takeo stepped off the bridge, he heard screams from the pedestrians on the other side of the street!
A high-speed car seemed to have lost control and crashed into the guardrail next to the Xianghe Bridge!
"Bang!"
How could the fragile guardrail stop a car that had lost control? The car did not even have the slightest resistance and crashed into the guardrail.
When the pedestrians on the bridge reacted, they knew that the people in the car were dead. Under the internal and external pressure, the people inside could not open the car door. Also, the Dōton Horigawa was a river that flowed into the sea. The riverbed was very low, and it would be difficult to salvage the car after it sank.
"Why are there so many cars that have lost control these two days? Don't you think so, Takeo … Takeo?
What are you going to do?
Takeo! "
"Save people."
Moribe Takeo took off his coat and jumped into the river without saying a word.