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*** I corrected the spelling of the name, Ryu Reiran to Liu Lilan ***

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

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

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

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

You want to see me, right?

Nice to see you again.

Since we last met at that restaurant, right?

That's right. I didn't know you were Seike Ichiro's mother then, so I couldn't greet you properly.

So, what do you want today?

Did Seike Yoshikazu really die in an accident?

Aren't you involved in his death?

Why do you think so?

You must have inherited a huge amount of his property after Seike Yoshikazu died.

That's not all.

Representative Takechi and Suzuki Toshiya had the same kind of accident.

Do you think it's just a coincidence?

I don't know.

I know you have very important evidence related to the BG Incident.

And my father who was chasing that incident also died in an accident.

Aren't you pulling the strings behind the scenes for Seike Ichiro's success?

What exactly are you trying to do by manipulating your own son?

Come to think of it, you have a son, right?

His name is Yuki, isn't it?

He is only 8 years old, right? Are you managing to be a good mom?

It's good to work hard, but you should also spend as much time as possible deepening your bond with Yuki while he is still young.

You came all the way here to pursue me.

Do you think it's worth sacrificing time with your son for?

I know you had a hard time with your aggressive interviews.

It seems you haven't learned your lesson.

Please, Kashiwagi!

Only you can testify since you're the one who has evidence!

Kashiwagi...

It's your fault.

The secretary who made the accusation attempted suicide

Michiue, how do you take responsibility for Kashiwagi's attempted suicide?

It's...

I'm sorry, but if there's nothing more, I'll excuse myself. My husband is waiting for me.

Are you all right?

You should worry more about your own private matters instead of snooping around other people.

It'd be too late to regret when something happened.

Mom? I'm sorry I didn't notice that the phone was ringing.

Yuki, where are you now?

I'm on my way home from school.

Is everything all right?

Yes. What's wrong?

Nothing. Please be careful.

Komatsu?

My husband is waiting for me.

I'm home.

Welcome back.

Tadokoro, thank you.

Are you hungry?

A little bit.

How about having some oranges since there's still a bit of time til dinner?

Sounds good.

Tadokoro, you can go home now.

All right, if you say so.

Thank you. Let's go inside the house.

Hello?

Michiue, there's useful info.

What about it?

It seems that Seike Ichiro is going back to his hometown.

Do you mean he is going to Matsuyama?

Yes, and he is going to have dinner at a familiar restaurant.

I'm going back to my hometown to attend the prefectural meeting and have dinner at a familiar restaurant later!

It's in his SNS. This restaurant must be Shunkichi.

It's a good opportunity to talk to him directly.

Thank you for your info. I'll definitely go there.

Matsuyama-city, Ehime

Welcome.

Michiue, it's your first time coming to the restaurant, right?

Yes. Is Seike here?

He just left a while ago.

I see.

Please have a seat.

Thank you.

Seike knew you were in Matsuyama.

He said that he checked your SNS.

Ah, I see...

He also asked me to give this to you if you ever happened to be here.

Please don't push you too hard.

If you'll be in Matsuyama tomorrow, try to go to the support center.

After attending the meeting, he plans to give a lecture at the support center as a gesture of his gratitude.

Really? Thank you for your info. I'll go.

I hope you can see him.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Seike Ichiro's Lecture "Continue Imagining The Future", Main Hall

Hey, is she a journalist who has been posting critical comments against Minister Seike's statements?

Yes, her name is Michiue.

Hey, what are you doing here?!

I'm here to interview Seike.

You probably came here to see if there's any info that drags Seike down, right?

No. I believe that the policies proposed by Seike need to be discussed.

Get lost! It's not the place for you to be.

Get lost!

Chief Cabinet Secretary Seike...

I told you not to push you too hard.

It'd be a trouble if you caused a disturbance on this occasion.

I'm sorry.

Be careful.

I'm sorry, but we'll have to rearrange the lecture.

Seike...

Laughing Matryoshka (Warau Matryoshka)

Suginami General Hospital? I got it. I'll let her know.

I'm home.

This is for you.

It's urgent. It seems that Hatate has been taken to the hospital.

Mom.

Are you all right? I heard your co-worker called 911 for you.

Abdominal pain and the feeling of nausea didn't go away.

It's Acute Pancreatitis.

Don't worry, it's not a life-threatening illness.

I'm glad to hear that.

I'm sorry.

Actually, I have a favor to ask.

What about it?

I want you to take care of Yuki.

As you can see, I'll have to be hospitalized for a while.

I thought I could ask my parents, but then I thought about Yuki's school...

Can you?

Of course, I can.

I'll be super happy if Yuki stays with me.

Yeah! Can I have Grandma's meal?

Yes, she'll be very happy to hear that.

Yuki has the key to my place.

Please take his clothes and any necessary things on the way back.

All right.

I called your grandma and told her about you. She was very excited.

She was excited about making your favorite dishes.

What do you want to eat?

Well...Fried chicken, potato, and...

Kashiwagi, thank you for waiting.

Yes.

We're home.

Welcome back.

Grandma!

Yu!

Nice to see you.

I made nothing but your favorite dishes. Let's eat together!

Yeah! Thank you.

Yuki's favorite dish, "Simmered Taro potato".

Let's eat.

Thank you for the meal.

Delicious!

I'm glad.

You somehow like the dish that adult likes to eat even though you're still a young boy.

You were the same.

No way! I liked pasta or something like that.

That's not true.

When you were in kindergarten, one of your most favorite dishes was "Sun-Dried Daikon".

Really? I don't remember at all.

That's my favorite dish too.

Taste preferences are inherited, aren't they?

I want one more.

Yuki, let's go out on Saturday.

Really?

I left you alone and went to work the other day.

I go wherever you want.

Let's make lunch and go out!

All right. What do you want?

Fried chickens.

You answered quickly.

So, you met Hiroko.

Yes, but I couldn't ask any of the important things.

I see.

I'm concerned about her saying "My husband is waiting for me".

Her husband?

I followed her. She went inside the Komatsu residence.

Did you follow her?

I talked to her neighbors and found out she'd remarried to Komatsu Masashige, a former doctor.

Suzuki, do you know anything about him?

No. I've never heard of that name. I even didn't know Hiroko had remarried.

I see.

Wadajima Yoshitaka, Seike Yoshikazu, and Komatsu Masashige...

I think I need to investigate what kind of benefits Komatsu has for Hiroko.

I realized that I didn't have enough info to meet Hiroko directly.

I'm back.

Ah, Suzuki. you're here.

We were talking about Hiroko.

It's perfect timing.

Michiue, my visit to Ginza finally paid off.

Did you find out something?

I finally met the person who knew Hiroko from her time as a hostess.

It seems that Hiroko identified herself as Liu Hiroko at that time.

Liu?

Yes, Liu is the same family name as Manaka's pseudonym.

I believe there's a connection, but I haven't found out any specific details yet.

These are the stories that Arisa wrote when she was a junior high school or high school.

It clearly looks like Arisa's handwriting, but she uses a friend's name for some reason.

What about thinking this way?

Manaka Arisa used Miyoshi Miwako that's the name of a girl who bullied her.

Were they very close friends?

No way! It's the opposite.

I think Miyoshi's group was bullying Manaka Arisa.

If Manaka Arisa used the name she'd held a grudge against as retaliation...

I see. If that's the case, there is only one person who fits that description.

Yes. If Liu Lilan is Hiroko, she may have a root in China.

In that case, Seike Ichiro would also be...

That's right.

If the current Chief Cabinet Secretary is hiding his roots in China...

What's the reason for that?

Suzuki, what do you think?

I don't know.

It may be related to Seike's statements about caring so much for foreigners and minorities.

So, what are you going to do from now on?

First, I'm going to investigate the Okachimachi area based on Yamanaka's info.

Why are you going to Okachimachi?

Before coming back to Tokyo, I went to the police station in Ainan-cho and asked about Seike Yoshikazu's accidental death.

It seems that Hiroko was with him visiting his relative's house in Okachimachi on the day of the accident.

You think someone who knew them at that time still lives in Omachimachi, right?

Yes. Well, it's been 40 years since then, so I don't expect too much.

I created a list of the shops that have existed since then.

Well, it seems worth investigating.

So, what are you going to do with the BG Incident?

Since Hiroko has the evidence cassette tape, we need to try an approach from a different angle.

For example, I'm concerned about Togashi, who resigned as a secretary at the same time as Nakajima.

Suzuki, can you use your connections to find out Togashi's whereabouts?

All right. It's not guaranteed, but I'll do my best.

Really? Thank you.

I'll let you know if there's any progress.

Please.

Okay, this is the next.

Liu Lilan? I have no idea since it's an old story.

Mother, didn't someone named Liu live in this area a long time ago?

Indeed, there was a regular customer named Liu who was Chinese.

I heard she moved to Ehime a long time ago.

Was she this woman?

It's similar, but not quite the same.

How old is she now?

I think she is in her mid-60s.

I see. Liu I know must be older than 90 years old if she is still alive.

Ah, this woman may be her daughter.

A daughter?

Can you tell me anything about that woman?

It was when my husband was still alive.

She often came here with her daughter.

What I remember is...

She must have had a tough life. Whenever drinking, she became a bad drunk.

A bad drunk?

When she was drunk, she cried and shouted about something like "Futo (envelope)" or "Kucho (air conditioning)" in Chinese.

"Futo (envelope)" or "Kucho (air conditioning)"...?

Liu Lilan Hiroko's mother, Chinese Futo (envelope)? Kucho (air conditioning)?

By the way, there's a Chinese restaurant where people from China gather.

It's a long-standing Chinese restaurant.

Ah, yes, that owner may remember things from a long time ago.

What's the name of the restaurant?

Excuse me, may I see the owner...

She is my guest.

I'm Zhou, the owner of this restaurant. What can I do for you?

I'm Michiue, a journalist.

Do you know this Liu Lilan?

Liu Lilan?

Ah, Liu Lilan. Yes, I know her.

Can you give me more details about her?

Hey, get out if you have nothing to do here.

This isn't your workplace. Stop slacking off here. Go back to the office.

Don't worry, I finished today's work before coming here.

Then, go home. You're going to the office tomorrow as well, right?

I feel very comfortable here.

Yamanaka, can you hire me too?

Listen, I've already had one troublemaker. I don't have an opportunity to hire any more people.

Come on!

Shut up.

I'm back.

Welcome back, a troublemaker.

Listen, Michiue.

I asked Yamanaka to hire me, but he didn’t listen to me.

I think that's not a good idea.

I recently realized that having the title of the publishing company helps in interviewing people.

Really?

Yes. I work at an office that doesn't have any benefits, so I always start introducing myself with "I'm a journalist".

Don't speak ill of my office!

This office is called Hoshin Inc.

I've made up my mind just now that I'll dedicate my entire life to Toto Shimbun.

That makes me piss off somehow.

So, Michiue, did you get any results in Okachimachi?

Yes. There's a Chinese restaurant where people from China gather.

I could interview the owner of that restaurant.

Wow, you accomplished so much in just one day.

Thanks to Yanakana's info.

If I didn't get the info that this Liu Lilan may have been Hiroko, I wouldn't have been able to investigate this far.

So, what did the owner tell you?

First, Hiroko's relatives who used to live in Omachimachi have already passed away.

I see.

And about Liu Ying Hua, Hiroko's mother and Seike Ichiro's grandma,

She is Chinese and her name is Liu Ying Hua.

It seems that Hiroko's father was Japanese.

In other words, Seike Ichiro is a quarter Chinese.

Was Hiroko used as a name for living in Japan?

I think so. And...

She'd hardly had any association with us.

And so did the local community.

So far, you got Seike's grandma's name and the fact that Seike's roots are in China.

It's impressive that you could collect evidence for info that hasn't been made public.

That's true, but it's lacking conclusive evidence.

I'll go back to Ehime again and investigate from Hiroko's present situation to work backward

I'm curious about the circumstances of her remarrying Komatsu.

Yamanaka, she is staring at you.

Another business trip, right? Go ahead!

That's my boss! You understood what I was thinking immediately. Thank you.

By the way, Michiue, is it okay to work this late?

Yuki stays with you right now, right?

Damn it, thank you for your hard work.

I'm home.

Welcome back. You're late.

Yu has already gone to bed.

Yuki was working hard on his homework.

Yuki, let's have dinner. Your mom will be late to come home.

All right. I'm going out with Mom tomorrow.

He is sweet.

Kanae, I understand you work very hard.

However, you told me before that you'd work hard on both, right?

Since Hatade is in the hospital right now, Yu has nobody but you.

I'm trying to do my best...

Please consider how important this moment is for Yu.

I'm going to see Yuki's face.

I'm sorry.

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

Chief Cabinet Secretary Seike who made this statement became a promoter, and...

The report of "The Social Gathering for the Election of the Prime Minister by Popular Vote"

Okay.

Done!

See you later.

Have a nice day.

Yu, have a nice day.

See you later.

See you later!

See you!

Nakajima

Thank you for waiting.

Please have a seat.

Thank you.

There weren’t many good pictures.

These're the only clear pictures of Togashi.

These are good enough.

May I borrow them?

Yes, and you don't have to return them to me.

I have more pictures of my husband.

And I was a bit uncomfortable with Togashi.

My husband was kind to Togashi as a junior.

Do you have any reason for that?

Once my husband brought Togashi here.

Year 1993

I see. How many times do I have to tell you that?

You're slowing down all of our work!

Listen, prepare it by tomorrow even though you have to cut sleeping hours.

I saw him calling somebody and he was very high-handed.

I was surprised since his attitude was quite different from how he behaved in front of my husband.

Since then, I'd been uncomfortable with him.

Do you remember the details of that phone call?

No. However, being a parliamentary secretary is very stressful, so I may have happened to see him in such a mood.

Togashi has been missing, right?

Yes.

Excuse me.

Long time no see. It's Suzuki.

How's that?

It's delicious.

I'm glad to hear that. I'll try it too.

It's delicious.

Have some more.

How's school?

It's fun. But...

What's wrong?

There was something that made me feel gloomy recently.

What about it?

I always sort the trash in the classroom, but many of my classmates don’t.

I want them to sort the trash, but I don't know how to tell them that.

I see. That's why you feel gloomy.

When I was in elementary school, your grandpa was...

Dad, dinner is ready.

Thank you, I'll be there.

Why do you try so hard?

Because I have something that I want everybody to know.

Is it that important?

Yes.

Not knowing means you leave problems unsolved.

There're so many unknown things in this world.

What's happening in Japan and the world?

Who is suffering there?

What kind of hardness are they experiencing?

It's very important to imagine such things.

Do you understand that imagining things leads to knowing?

If they know who sorts the trash and why, they may be able to understand why it's important.

You can start by telling them the reason.

Your grandpa said that if everybody could properly understand what they need to know, the world would become a better place.

And I believe so too.

Mom, thank you. I feel like I may be able to do that.

Have some more.

Try omelet too.

Wow, it's amazing.

Watch!

Yuki, let's go home.

What do you want?

Nothing.

You're videotaping us, right?

Are you Michiue, a journalist?

Yuki, let's go.

She is a journalist, Michiue who caused a problem a year ago.

Yuki, can you go to Dad's hospital room by yourself?

I'll be there soon.

I believe that the policies proposed by Seike need to be discussed.

What the hell is this?

That journalist again?

An immoral journalist appears again She is annoying Is she still working as a journalist?

Ah, here's Mom.

I heard you guys went to a picnic today.

Mom made a fried chicken lunch.

Really? I know you love fried chicken.

Mon's friend chicken is the best after all.

I make it for you too.

Dad, you said Mom's fried chicken was the best, right?

Did I?

Yes, you did!

I don't remember.

You did!

I want to go to the bathroom.

Shall I go with you?

I'm fine.

It's to the right from the door.

Thank you for today.

I'm happy to see Yuki's happy face.

So, you quit Toho Shimbun and became a freelance journalist, right?

I saw that on your SNS.

I hope we can live together as before.

It's good for Yuki too.

Listen, now, I'm...

Mom, please come with me. I can't find the bathroom.

Okay. Sorry, nothing.

Go this way.

Are you hungry?

Yes. I want more fried chicken.

Again? I'll ask your grandma to make more.

Michiue,

Kashiwagi,

Michiue, I'll trust you and tell you the truth.

Kashiwagi?

It's your fault!

Long time no see.

Michiue, can we talk for a second?

I'd recovered after that and taken a different job.

But I've got sick again recently.

I see.

Fortunately, I'm recovering this time as well.

I'm glad to hear that.

Kashiwagi, I...

Michiue, I'm grateful to you.

Even though I hadn't accepted your interview, I'd have eventually done the same thing because I was tormented by guilt.

I decided to accuse Representative Matoba because I was driven by your passion.

If I'd remained silent, I wouldn't have been able to live the way I do now.

I believe that was my last chance to start my life over.

The person who gave me that chance was nobody but you, Michiue.

You changed me.

I knew that you faced criticism from the public after my incident.

I don't want to read a murderer's article She is a horrible person

Michiue, how do you take responsibility for Kashiwagi's attempted suicide?

No matter what other people say, it's certain that you saved me.

Thank you.

I'm glad I could tell that directly to you.

Have a good sleep.

What about you, Mom?

Don't you go to bed yet?

No. I still have a few things to do.

I see. Mom, it was a fun day today.

Yes.

Let's do that again with Dad next time.

Okay.

Good night.

Sort the trash yourself before somebody else does it

Have you done working?

Yes.

Yu seemed to have a lot of fun today.

Did he? I hope so.

He could spend the whole day with his mom for the first time in a while.

When he came back, his face was like this.

His expression is completely different from usual.

I've complained to you about various things.

But I think you're doing your best.

I understand that better than anybody.

I think your father is also supporting you.

Thank you.

We definitely yielded results in Okachimachi.

However, the results are related not to Hiroko, but to her grandma, Liu Ying Hua.

I believe that living with her mother in a foreign country with almost no support significantly impacted Hiroko's background.

Moreover...

I heard that the reason he aspired to become a politician was because of his grandma.

It seems that the reason for Seike to aspire to become a politician was his grandma's influence.

Does that mean that just like Seike Ichiro is under Hiroko's influence, Hiroko is also under her mother's influence?

What kind of intention does Ying Hua have by guiding her grandson into the Japanese political world?

It seems Ying Hua would shout the same Chinese words when she got drunk.

When she was drunk, she cried and shouted something like "Futo (envelope)" or "Kucho (air conditioning)" in Chinese.

"Futo (envelope)" or "Kucho (air conditioning)",

What the hell is that? It's probably just as silly talk of a drunk.

But she shouted these words repeatedly whenever she was drunk.

I believe that Hiroko must have heard these words regularly.

I wish we could at least know exactly what these words mean.

Hello.

Ah, Lin Lin, what's going on?

This is for you from your mother.

She said "Good luck with your work".

From my mom?

Wow, it looks delicious!

It's a perfect time. I was starving.

It's a huge amount of dried daikon, isn't it?

It's fine. Let's eat!

Thank you for the meal.

I like omelet.

She is indeed a great cook.

It's delicious.

Hey, Lin Lin,

If a Chinese was crying and saying something like "Futo" or "Kucho", what do you think it means?

"Futo" or "Kucho"?

While crying...

Ah, that must be Fuchou!

Fuchou?

It's not either Futo or Kucho.

If a person said the word while crying, it must be Fuchou.

Fuchou? What does that mean in Japanese?

It means "Paying back".

Well...Yes, it means "Revenge".

Revenge?

Is Hiroko's purpose revenge?

What is Hiroko trying to do by manipulating her son?

I'm sorry for causing you trouble because of my condition.

Don't worry.

I'll bring some tea.

Thank you.

Next episode

What's going on?

What's the revenge against?

If it goes well, we can corner Hiroko.

You know that, don't you?

Do you remember the word "Fuchou"?