If it’s really a case of "a raccoon replacing the prince", then things are getting interesting.
In that case, even if Tanaka Fuji was deceived by the Deep Diving Society, the most crucial point is that the real Oyamaya is most likely in dire straits. So, if Tanaka Fuji were to find out that his grandson has been killed by the Deep Diving Society, and he’s still working for his enemies, Tanaka Fuji would probably collapse ntally.
Although it might seem like rubbing salt in Tanaka Fuji’s wounds, Liu Xing feels it’s necessary to tell Tanaka Fuji the truth. After all, one can’t wait until Tanaka Fuji passes away and ets his grandson in the underworld to realize that the current Oyamaya is fake, right?
Of course, this is just a speculation for now. After all, in the real world, there have been cases where people undergo drastic changes in behavior after recovering from a serious illness. Also, tastes can change over ti, so Oyamaya’s situation cannot be conclusively determined yet.
Furthermore, Ming Hanxing’s sources of information may not be entirely reliable. After all, the person providing Ming Hanxing with this information is just Oyamaya’s high school classmate, and their relationship with Oyamaya is average at best. Moreover, this information is hearsay from other classmates.
So, this kind of hearsay is not very reliable, especially in a school setting.
Liu Xing still rembers the nurous baseless rumors that circulated in his high school class. These rumors were passed around among classmates with great conviction, and Liu Xing once believed so of them.
But looking back now, these rumors should be considered a form of campus bullying, as they have hard certain classmates and teachers. One rumor that still sticks in Liu Xing’s mory is about the Chinese language teacher harassing a female classmate, which escalated to the point where the whole school knew about it, and the result was the Chinese teacher choosing to resign...
(This is my personal experience, and at that ti, I was also the class representative for Chinese language, so I had a good relationship with that teacher. Therefore, I knew that the teacher couldn’t have done such a thing, and before the teacher resigned, they talked to about the matter, and I could feel how unjust and upset they were.)
It was much later that Liu Xing found out that this rumor was fabricated by a classmate for a simple reason - it seed like fun to do so.
In addition, Liu Xing also heard rumors about certain girls having abortions, certain boys being involved in drug use, and so on, but these rumors mostly fizzled out in the end because no one had substantial evidence to prove their veracity.
However, the individuals involved in these rumors were more or less affected to so extent.
And in Island Nation, such rumors are even more prevalent.
Due to the unique campus environnt in Island Nation, various forms of campus violence thrive, and all sorts of chaotic rumors abound, especially on the school forums.
For example, in Watanabe Ryuusei’s mory, before "he" transferred to Morimoto Academy, various rumors circulated in the class because "his" father was secretly arrested. Initially, it was said that "his" father was a mafia boss, then it gradually morphed into "him" being involved in mafia activities, and eventually it spread that "he" had even killed soone.
Although "he" did indeed kill soone...
Therefore, Liu Xing estimated that there was a possibility that the information from Oyamaya’s high school classmate was just a rumor, so the reliability of this intelligence was not high.
However, this also gave Liu Xing’s group a new direction to strategize. They decided to investigate Oyamaya’s situation thoroughly. If they could uncover so dark history related to Oyamaya, they could magnify it and then expel Oyamaya from Tokyo Comprehensive University.
Once Oyamaya left Tokyo Comprehensive University, Tanaka Fuji would likely be implicated as well. At that ti, Ming Hanxing would only need to "make so moves" with the school leaders, giving Ming Hanxing the opportunity to replace Tanaka Fuji.
If the branch of the Deep Diving Society at Tokyo Comprehensive University were to be led by an outsider, it would be very interesting.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing said to Honekawa Suneo, "Suneo, arrange for so people to investigate Oyamaya and Oyamaya’s parents. It would be best if they could find so juicy dark history about Oyamaya."
Honekawa Suneo nodded and replied, "No problem. In fact, I’ve already arranged for several people to investigate the company where Oyamaya’s father works. It seems that there are indeed so issues with that company, appearing to be a shell company."
"A shell company?" Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, sowhat surprised. "Oh, how could the company where Oyamaya’s father works be a shell company? I rember that the company has donated a considerable amount of money to Tokyo Comprehensive University. So logically, it shouldn’t be a shell company because Tokyo Comprehensive University wouldn’t accept money from a shell company, right?"
A shell company is one without fixed employees, assets, or operating locations. Hence, the office supplies of a shell company are carried in a briefcase, hence the na "shell company."
Because shell companies are generally considered illegal in most countries, they are usually set up in certain "tax havens" abroad where the tax rates are lower.
Therefore, reputable universities like Tokyo Comprehensive University would not accept donations from shell companies. If this were discovered, most of the university’s leadership would have to resign, and the university’s reputation would suffer greatly.
It’s like Tsinghua University accepting donations from a pyramid sche organization.
Moreover, esteed universities like Tokyo Comprehensive University never lack donors.
Thus, Liu Xing was sowhat worried that Honekawa Suneo had made a mistake.
At this point, Honekawa Suneo shook his head and said seriously, "No, no, no. I’m sure I didn’t make a mistake because initially, I also doubted whether I had made a mistake. After all, I didn’t believe that the company where Oyamaya’s father works could be a shell company. So I conducted another investigation, and the result was the sa. The company where Oyamaya’s father works is indeed a shell company, but their thods are more sophisticated. This shell company shares office space with another legitimate company associated with the Deep Diving Society. So, on the surface, the shell company appears to be a subsidiary of the legitimate company. However, in reality, these two companies have no relation whatsoever."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised by this revelation.
At this mont, Alice interjected, "Indeed, I’ve heard about the Deep Diving Society setting up a batch of shell companies to take the bla. After all, even so legitimate large enterprises need to engage in so dirty work. And the companies under the Deep Diving Society would have to undertake even more illicit activities. So, for precaution, the Deep Diving Society would specially set up a batch of shell companies. So, Liu Xing, you guys are lucky. As long as you can find concrete evidence to prove that the company where Oyamaya’s father works is a shell company, then Tokyo Comprehensive University should respond accordingly."
Liu Xing nodded, turning to Honekawa Suneo, "Suneo, do you have any evidence on hand now?"
Honekawa Suneo shook his head sowhat embarrassedly, saying, "Actually, I don’t. Because I only stumbled upon the issue with that company by chance, and then asked a friend to check the company’s accounts. That’s when we found out that it’s actually a shell company. But my friend didn’t manage to obtain any substantial evidence before the company caught wind of it. So, the real accounts of that company should have been destroyed by now."
Liu Xing shrugged, this was also within expectations. After all, important evidence like this would require the player to obtain it personally; NPCs could only play a supporting role.
So, Liu Xing continued to say to Honekawa Suneo, "Then, Suneo, keep investigating. As the saying goes, ’If you often walk by the river, you will eventually get your shoes wet.’ Since they are a shell company, and the Deep Diving Society also needs this shell company to shoulder the bla, they will inevitably reveal flaws sooner or later. So, when you find out any news, Suneo, let know imdiately... Oh, Suneo, have you investigated Oyamaya’s father?"
Honekawa Suneo nodded, smiling, "Of course, I have investigated Oyamaya’s father. After all, Oyamaya’s father is actually the legal representative of that shell company. So, I’ve already arranged for soone to follow Oyamaya’s father. Therefore, I’ve gathered all the information available about Oyamaya’s father. Firstly, Oyamaya’s father’s na is Ooyama, born into an ordinary peasant family. After completing elentary school, he followed his cousin to Tokyo to seek opportunities. However, what legitimate work could an eleven or twelve-year-old child do in Tokyo? So, during that ti, Ooyama was just a henchman for so underworld mber, running errands."
"Then, when Ooyama was sixteen, he joined a new gang with that underworld mber. At that ti, Ooyama officially joined the underworld and quickly rose within the ranks in the following years, becoming a small leader. However, at this ti, due to a car accident, the leader of the gang Ooyama was in was directly killed. So, the gang fell into internal strife, but Ooyama successfully sided in the internal strife and directly beca a high-level figure in the gang. However, at this ti, Ooyama t Oyamaya’s mother, a hostess nad Honda Lizi."
"A few years later, Honda Lizi gave birth to Oyamaya, which made Ooyama consider leaving the underworld. After all, the Island Nation underworld at that ti was in chaos, and it was unknown if the Island Nation police deliberately wanted these mafia groups to fight each other. In any case, at that ti, the Island Nation underworld saw hundreds of deaths every day, and the injured mafia mbers filled the hospitals. So, Ooyama worried that his child would beco an orphan, thus he entertained the idea of leaving the underworld. But as you all know, it’s not easy to leave the underworld in the Island Nation. Even if you are a high-level figure in a gang, you still have to cut off a finger to show your determination. However, this would also make it difficult for those who leave the mafia to reintegrate into society, facing discrimination. (At this point, I recomnd a TV series, Yuko Oshima’s "Escaping the Mafia," which illustrates how difficult it is for Island Nation mafia mbers to leave the underworld.)"
"However, Ooyama had a good elder brother, so with his elder brother’s help, Ooyama successfully faked his death. After leaving the mafia, his elder brother also gave Ooyama a large sum of money. Therefore, after leaving the mafia, Ooyama directly took Honda Lizi and Oyamaya back to his hotown to start a business. Here, it must be said that Ooyama was very lucky because at that ti, the Island Nation had erged from the quagmire of economic collapse, so Ooyama’s business flourished and he beca a successful local businessman. However, when Oyamaya was ten years old, Honda Lizi passed away from cancer, so Ooyama doted on Oyamaya, raising him alone."
"However, at this ti, Ooyama discovered a truth, that is, Honda Lizi was actually an alias. His wife’s na should have been Tanaka Lizi, and his wife’s father was Tanaka Fuji. As for why Tanaka Lizi would use an alias, it was because Tanaka Fuji was a typical chauvinist in the Island Nation, often abusing Tanaka Lizi and Tanaka Lizi’s mother. So, Tanaka Lizi chose to run away from ho, change her na to Honda Lizi, and beca a hostess before eting Ooyama and marrying him."
"Upon learning all these truths, Ooyama, although sowhat displeased with Tanaka Fuji, for the sake of Tanaka Lizi’s peace, brought Oyamaya to find Tanaka Fuji and explain everything. By this ti, Tanaka Fuji was already filled with regret because Tanaka Fuji’s wife had also passed away, and their only daughter had run away from ho, whereabouts unknown. This made Tanaka Fuji regret his actions back then, so he treated Oyamaya extrely well, giving him almost everything he wanted."
"However, good tis didn’t last long. In recent years, due to the economic downturn and the mafia Ooyama used to be in finding him, Ooyama was forced to give up so money to sever ties with that mafia. So, by this ti, Ooyama had gone from being a successful businessman to an ordinary one. But in the year when Oyamaya fell seriously ill, Ooyama suddenly received an investnt and then established that shell company in Tokyo. However, according to Ooyama’s relatives, Ooyama seed a bit eccentric at this ti and no longer participated in so family activities. Even when Ooyama’s father passed away, Ooyama only showed up once on that day."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, it seed that Ooyama was also a man with a story.
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