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What's going on?

This is more of an exposure article about Suzuki than a scandal about Seike.

There's no way Seike betrays me!

What if Ichiro was under Hiroko's control before you...

I've wished you to witness me becoming the top of this country beside me.

Does that mean I'm fired?

What do you think about your responsibility for the appointment of him?

I take it very seriously.

Hello, are you Suzuki?

I can't answer the phone right now.

I'll never forget about you.

Welcome home.

Suzuki, I watched Seike's interview video.

What happened?

Suzuki!

Please leave him alone.

I feel sorry for him.

He's supported Seike with his whole life and was discarded by him so easily.

We can eliminate Suzuki now.

You should remember my father's notebook.

Yes.

There were the names of politicians who were involved in the BG Incident in that notebook.

It also included the names of Prime Minister Habu and Minister Morohashi.

They may be the masterminds who framed your father and escaped from the crime.

Morohashi Ikuo

Habu Masafumi

The Cabinet's approval rate announced the other day has remained high.

What do you think about that?

I believe that reflects the high expectations the public has for the Habu Cabinet.

Sasaki Koichi, How long do you plan to keep silent... Sasaki Koichi, Anyway, give me a call

We'll continue to report from the Prime Minister's Office.

There're various domestic and foreign issues that I can't procrastinate.

To work with those issues, the public's trust in politics is essential.

Not only as Chief Cabinet Secretary but also as a politician,

I sometimes have to part ways with old things.

That is...

My mother gave this to me.

That's all I want to say.

I'm sorry, but he doesn't want to see anybody for a while.

That's fine. I came here to give these files to him.

These are materials I've collected and related to the BG Incident.

Please give them to Suzuki.

Please leave your name and a message...

It's Michiue. There's a list of politicians involved in the BG Incident in the box I just handed over.

That's the list my father investigated at the risk of his life.

Michiue Kanae Recording a voicemail

It's the incident that caused your father to die.

I believe it may be useful.

Laughing Matryoshka (Warau Matryoshka)

Chief Cabinet Secretary Seike came to support me!

We oppose the strict penalties of hate speech!

We oppose it!

Don't act on your own authority!

Prioritize the freedom of the people!

Before starting a campaign speech, please let me talk about the strict penalties for hate speech that I made you misunderstand.

It's the oppressive of Chief Cabinet Secretary!

I believe we shouldn't tolerate hate speech that encourages discrimination or prejudice based on where we were born.

Do you intend to restrict freedom of expression?

That's a media blackout! Don't make all the rules!

This isn't a media blackout.

I'm saying that hurting someone's dignity with hate speech means a violation of basic human rights.

Do you think that insisting on freedom of expression while hurting someone's dignity conforms to the principles of our Constitution?

Please consider that!

You're employing sophistry! You're trying to take our rights...

I want to protect both of them!

Freedom of expression and not being hurt by somebody's expression...

Both of them are very essential.

Everyone here is hanging on his words...Even those who were criticizing him.

Let's aim for such a future!

It's very obvious.

Everybody is fascinating to him.

This is Seike Ichiro's talent that Suzuki, Hiroko, and Arisa wanted.

If I didn't know Hiroko was manipulating him, I may have been supporting him with people here.

I'll fulfill that with Ueshima.

Ueshima!

Please support him!

Please support him!

This is terrible.

Hey, let's visit to a grave.

Today is the anniversary of your father's death, right?

Minister Seike, I'm Michiue from the Hoshin Inc.

You recently dismissed Secretary Suzuki. Could you share your current feelings with me?

Excuse me, but he can't answer your questions today...

Could you tell me your true feelings?

We don't accept the media interview since he came here for a support speech.

That's all right, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, please support him.

When was the last time you came here?

It was before Seike became a representative.

Uno Family

I don't have to hide the Uno family name anymore...

I think it turned out to be the best.

Who are you?

Are you Uno's...

Yes, I'm his son.

I haven't been able to visit a grave due to various reasons.

I see.

Today is the anniversary of your father's death, right?

Yes.

Then, Michiue may be arriving soon.

Michiue?

He is a journalist who got a scoop on your father's incident.

He visits a grave on the day of the anniversary of your father's death every year without fail.

He always prayed desperately and worried about you.

He probably felt a sense of responsibility for not being able to uncover the truth.

It's Michiue. There's a list of politicians involved in the BG Incident in the box I just handed over.

That's the list my father investigated at the risk of his life.

It's the incident that caused your father to die.

I believe it may be useful.

Morohashi Ikuo

Habu Masafumi

I'm Michiue Kanetaka, a freelance journalist.

Sorry, but we don't accept any interviews for Minister Seike...

Listen, I'm investigating the BG Incident right now.

I have things that I want to ask you and I want to tell you.

Could you give me some time?

Why did you call me?

You're the son of President Uno, right?

Some politicians shifted the blame onto your father to escape responsibility.

There's no doubt about it.

I want to uncover the truth no matter what.

I believe I must uncover the truth.

I'm sorry if you think "It's none of your business".

However, you don’t think it’s right to leave it as it is, do you?

My father was killed because of pursuing this incident.

Based on the method and motive of my father's murder, I believe Hiroko is involved.

I'll pursue Hiroko.

Please do what you need to do.

Please stand up again. Let's pay them back double. Michiue

Hoshin Inc.

Boss,

I refuse.

I haven't said anything yet.

Whenever you call me "Boss", you're going to do something that costs a lot.

Give me a break! I've always respected you.

So, what do you want?

Now, we have no choice but to go to Ainan-cho where the thesis was mailed.

When the envelope arrived at my house, the postmark was Ainan-cho, Ehime.

Hiroko may be in Ainan-cho right now.

If you go without any clues, it'd only be in vain.

Do you know how much it'll cost?

Moreover, even though you find Hiroko, you don't have any evidence to pursue her.

You'll never know until you try, right?

"Did you kill Seike Yoshikazu?" "Yes I did", there's no way!

You're a cheapskate!

What? I'm not a cheapskate.

A cheapskate? I'm hurt...

Suzuki,

Please.

Thank you.

The investigation for the BG Incident is reduced The bank executives were not prosecuted again

What's this?

It's a newspaper article about the BG Incident Michiue collected.

You've checked the documents, right?

I have nothing but time.

So, what about this article?

Check this.

A man dies suspiciously at home? Did he commit suicide?

Nakajima Shinichi was found dead at his home. The cause of death is unknown, but the police treated it as a suicide. He was a former secretary of a member of the Diet Morohashi.

Morohashi Ikuo!

A year after the BG Incident occurred, a former secretary of a politician whose name was on the blacklist committed suicide...

I was concerned about this article and investigated it more by myself.

Wow, this is amazing.

The name of the secretary is Nakajima Shinichi.

He resigned from a secretary position after the BG Incident was revealed, so he was Morohashi's secretary at that time of the incident.

Right after Nakajima resigned, Togashi Ryo who was Morohashi's 2nd secretary also resigned.

He's been missing since then.

Two secretaries of Morohashi resigned right after the BG Incident occurred. One committed suicide and the other has been missing...

It's suspicious.

Yes.

Togashi seems to be single, but Nakajima seems to be married.

Yes, I tried to contact his wife.

But she didn't want to talk about anything related to the BG Incident.

She seems to know something...

This is as far as an amateur can go.

Please take care of the rest.

Uncovering the truth of the BG Incident leads to revealing the truth of my father's death and Hiroko.

I'm going out.

Let's go, Suzuki.

Let's visit Nakajima's wife.

You've put effort into and investigated it this far.

I'll make you my investigating partner until we uncover the truth.

But...

You're amazing.

Thanks for your materials.

Thanks to you, I had no time to think about depressing things.

He was just a tool for fulfilling my dream.

He was an emotionless empty vessel.

So, I prepared a mask for him.

That's what I'd been thinking.

But I was wrong.

When I met him, he'd already worn a mask.

The mask that Hiroko put on him...

Seike told me the other day.

You recently dismissed Secretary Suzuki. Could you share your current feelings with me?

I didn't want to dismiss him, but I had no choice.

"I didn't want to dismiss him, but I had no choice", I felt his emotion in those words.

He isn't just a vessel.

Suzuki, you know that, right?

"My friend"...You called Seike so.

I want to witness my friend at the top of this country with my own eyes!

I don't know.

I think it was only a few times that Seike showed his emotions.

Year 1995, a 1st-year of high school, Matsuyama City, Ehime

My father gave me this watch.

This is my treasure.

Hey, Kaji!

Kaji, please give it back.

Wait. Don't worry.

Hey, give it back, seriously.

I just want to check it.

Should we help him?

Yes.

Hey! I say give it back!

What's with that attitude?

You!

That watch, which was mentioned in his book, is the Omega watch that his father, Wadajima, gave him, right?

Yes.

He'd been cherishing it, right?

When we were in university, I got irritated by Miwako who constantly interrupted our conversation, and I ended up verbally abusing her.

Wait a second, Toshiya. You're a bit rude.

Please apologize to her.

What? Why do I have to...

Please apologize to Miwako!

After becoming a representative, he made statements that were too close to minorities and received backlash from conservatives.

Do you remember when we watched the movie "Suna no Utsuwa (Inspector Imanishi Investigates)"?

What's the politician for if they don't intend to light up on those in the shadow?

Don't worry, we're doing the right things.

History will prove it someday.

Even though his statements were influenced by Hiroko,

I felt strong emotions from Seike at that time.

So, there's evidence. I believe Seike has his own emotions.

Nakajima

Yes?

I'm sorry for the sudden visit. I'm Michiue, a journalist.

Are you the wife of Nakajima Shinichi?

What do you want?

I'd like to ask you about the BG Incident.

Nakajima was the 2nd secretary of Morohashi...

It's difficult to meet her, isn't it?

That's why we come here every day to try to convince her.

That's the only option.

Wait! Do you know a journalist named Michiue Kanetaka?

He is my father.

Please.

Had my father visited you before?

Yes. I think it was around April.

He'd like to ask me about the BG Incident.

I intended not to talk anything to him.

But even though I declined the interview, he came here every day.

I told you I had nothing to talk to you.

Please tell me everything you know.

There's no doubt that politicians are involved in the BG Incident.

I can't ignore that.

To settle President Uno's score,

and to uncover the truth of your husband's death,

Please!

I thought I could trust him, and I told him everything I knew.

But..I see, he died in an accident...

On behalf of my father, we're pursuing the truth of the incident now.

Please tell us everything you know one more time.

Please.

Please!

You're a father and a daughter after all.

What?

Nothing.

My husband had the evidence.

It was the evidence that could prove politicians were involved in the BG Incident.

I don't know what kind of evidence that was.

But after the BG Incident became news and President Uno was arrested, my husband had been troubled about what he should've done.

If he accused them, he was in danger, and his future as the politician's secretary would be gone.

On the other hand, if he covered up the evidence and gained their favor, his future would be secure.

So, what did he do by the end?

A little while after President Uno died,

The investigation for the BG Incident is reduced The bank executives were not prosecuted again

Nakajima Shinichi was found dead at his home. The cause of death is unknown, but the police treated it as a suicide. He was a former secretary of a member of the Diet Morohashi.

That wasn't a suicide.

My husband was killed.

My husband isn't the kind of person who would cover up the evidence for his own protection.

My husband was killed by politicians who were involved in the BG Incident because he was going to accuse them.

It's definitely the case.

Because...He said to me as his last words...

Please forget about the evidence. Don't tell that to anybody.

He knew I'd be in danger if I told that to somebody.

So, I was scared and couldn't tell about the evidence to anybody.

Where's that evidence that your husband had?

I don't know. I'd looked for the whole house after he died.

But I couldn't find it.

Do you have any of his personal belongings left here?

He successfully hid the evidence, but he felt remorse and committed suicide.

If that's the case, the evidence has already...

I think so. But there may be some clues left here.

House of Representatives Member A Secretary Notebook

Matsuyama-city, Ehime Suzuki

Michiue,

Suzuki?

Whose address is this?

It's the address of Fukuin High School.

Matsuyama-city, Ehime Suzuki

So, Nakajima knew that President Uno's son was using the Suzuki surname and attending Fukuin High School, right?

Only a few people knew about that.

Nakajima must have investigated quite thoroughly.

Could it be Nakajima sent the evidence to you?

Maybe my father has thought the same thing and tried to contact you.

No. I don't remember receiving such a thing.

Is it possible that something had happened and it didn't reach you?

Or maybe he was killed before he could send the evidence to me.

I'll go to Fukuin High School and investigate that.

It was a good time. I wanted to have an excuse to go to Ehime.

I didn't expect to get help from my father at this point.

Michiue, you're a tough lady.

After experiencing your father's death, you're facing it without running away.

The more I learn how my father felt and regretted it, the more I'm depressed.

But if I turned my back, I wouldn't see anything.

What brought you here this time?

I'd like to ask you about Suzuki Toshiya.

Suzuki...He is making headlines.

I didn't notice he was the son of President Uno at all.

During his high school time, was anything sent to him?

To Suzuki? Well...I don't remember.

It was a possibility that something had happened and it didn't reach him.

I'm sorry, but I don't remember since it was quite a while ago.

I see.

"I didn't want to dismiss him, but I had no choice", I felt his emotion in those words.

But if I turned my back, I wouldn't see anything.

Coming from Ainan-cho which is located in the south of Ehime,

I've started my high school life in Matsuyama.

The greatest thing happened to me was meeting friends who I could get along.

Hey, let's have a team meeting in my father's restaurant.

Year 1995, a 1st-year of high school, Matsuyama-city, Ehime

Team meeting?

A team meeting for "The committee for making Seike Ichiro a politician".

The speech is the key point for the student council president election.

But we don't have enough materials for that.

Teacher Isshiki!

I heard familiar voices...It's you guys!

Owner, bring my snacks over here!

What were you discussing about?

I'll let you go if it's the topic I'm interested in.

Maybe it's Isshiki...

Do they seem to be helpful?

Year 1996, a 2nd-year of high school, Matsuyama-city, Ehime

Yes, definitely.

But is it alright for you to show us the speech scripts of past student council presidents?

Keep it a secret from everybody.

Yes.

Teacher, this isn't a coincidence, right?

Many past student council presidents have been in class beyond Class 7.

You're right.

Is the order of the speeches related to this?

That may be the case.

What do you mean?

The student council president election speeches have traditionally started with Class 1 and continue through Class 2, Class 3, and so on.

So, you're saying that the later classes have an advantage?

Yes.

Damn, it, I'm Class 1.

Teacher, that's not fair.

Announcement from the student council.

Starting this year, the order of the speeches will be determined by the lottery rather than by class.

Lottery? Did you know that?

Wow, the rule has changed.

Thanks to Teacher Isshiki.

Probably.

Hello? Is anything wrong?

If Nakajima had sent the evidence to the school instead of the dormitory, Teacher Isshiki must have got it.

I thought so, and I asked Isshiki about that.

What did he say?

He didn't remember receiving any packages addressed to you.

However, there's something that concerns me.

It was a possibility that something had happened and it didn't reach him.

He gave me the impression that he knew something about that.

I interviewed other people in this school.

But there's no info to back it up. I have no way to pursue it either.

There's a way.

Can you question him?

I'm sorry to interrupt your break.

I have one more thing to ask you.

What about it?

It's about the student council president election in 1996 that Seike Ichiro became president.

Did Teacher Isshiki assist Seike when he ran for the election?

So, what was the result of the lottery?

Seike was put second to last to give them a speech.

That was exactly what we wanted.

It seemed that the lottery was done by the student council members and their advisor.

And Teacher Isshiki was an advisor at that time.

I'm Seike Ichiro, 2nd year, class 1.

Think about it now, Teacher Isshiki was trying to get Seike elected even though he had to commit fraud.

Why did he go that far?

Could it be...

Yes. The person who wanted to make Seike the student council president was...Sasaki and I.

And there's only one other person...

You gave Seike a lot of advice, showed him the speech scripts of past student council presidents,

and changed the order of the speeches to ensure Seike had an advantage.

What are you talking about?

There's no way I'd do such things.

Why did you accommodate them so much?

Please feel free to stop by anytime.

Please take good care of that.

Ah, Teacher Isshiki,

Yes, I understood.

Did she even use a teacher for Ichiro?

The reason is that you had a relationship with Hiroko, right?

That's nonsense! Excuse me.

Even though that was the story more than 20 years ago, Seike has a cabinet post right now.

It has some value as a scandal.

I'm sure it'll become a hot topic.

Everybody will be surprised.

You were Seike's teacher and are currently the principal of this school. Such you had an affair with a student's mother and committed fraud in the past...

Wait a second. Calling it an affair is a bit exaggeration.

In reality, we didn't have that deep relationship.

However, that's not something I want to know.

I'm going to ask you again.

Had you received anything addressed to Suzuki?

Teacher Isshiki confessed.

It seems that an envelope addressed to you arrived at the school when you were in your 1st year.

Teacher Isshiki didn't give that to you. Instead, he opened it.

He didn't know what was inside, but that was a cassette tape.

As we guessed, Nakajima sent me the evidence.

Yes, and Teacher Isshiki gave that to Hiroko.

To Hiroko?

The person who has the evidence that politicians are involved in the BG Incident is Hiroko.

Now, everything connects to Hiroko.

Seike Yoshikazu, Representative Takechi, My father's death, Manaka Arisa's disappearance, Suzuki's accident, and the BG Incident.

What's the relationship between Teacher Isshiki and Hiroko now?

It seems that their relationship ended after Seike Ichiro graduated.

Michiue, please be careful.

Teacher Isshiki can let Hiroko know you've known about the evidence.

Your father may have been killed because he knew about the existence of the evidence.

I know.

I understood. Thank you.

Seike,

Minister Morohashi.

It seems that a journalist named Michiue is still investigating you.

She was investigating something in your hometown today.

Do you know anything about that?

Not at all.

I see.

Well, be careful since it's a crucial period for you.

Ainan-cho, Ehime

Her name is Seike Hiroko. Do you know her?

I don't.

I see. Thank you.

Kurose, the perpetrator of your father's accident, died.

He was killed because we reached him.

That was close.

You want to see me, right?

Next episode

Don't you manipulate all of them?

I didn't even know that she'd remarried.

She may have a root in China

I told you not to push it too far.

What the hell is this?