After leaving the Police Headquarters,
Shimura Ao didn’t go ho but bought so fruit and gifts and headed to the ho of a forr subordinate.
His subordinate’s na was Yamazaki Katsu, 35 years old this year, who had served as Shimura Ao’s driver for many years. Five years ago, during an attack, he was disabled while protecting Shimura Ao, leaving him reliant on a crutch.
Shimura Ao felt grateful to him and also wanted to set an example of repaying kindness, so over the years, he had always taken care of Yamazaki Katsu. A year ago, he even introduced a young and beautiful wife to him.
Three months ago, Yamazaki Katsu’s wife had given birth to a boy. Although born two months prematurely, fortunately, all the child’s indicators were normal. Shimura Ao had also taken the boy as his godson, promising to treat him as his own.
That’s what he said, and indeed, that’s what he did. After the child’s birth, because of Yamazaki Katsu’s disability, he, as a godfather, was very active, rushing back and forth between the hospital and the ho.
This not only made Yamazaki Katsu deeply grateful, but also made many people who knew Shimura Ao raise their thumbs in approval, praising him for his benevolence.
Those who worked for him were also willing to give their utmost effort, because they believed that if Shimura Ao could take such consistent care of Yamazaki Katsu for many years, then he would not ignore them in their tis of trouble.
Arriving at the Yamasaki Family ho, a detached house on the street in Shibuya District, Shimura Ao rang the doorbell.
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"
"Moshi moshi?"
A pleasant female voice ca through the intercom.
"It’s ," Shimura Ao replied in a deep voice.
The door then opened, and the one who appeared was Yamazaki Katsu’s wife, newly married for a year. She was seven years his junior, not particularly tall but with good body proportions and a quite delicate face. For a disabled man to marry such a charming young wife had made quite a few neighbors envious.
"Mr. Shizuka," Mrs. Yamazaki greeted with a formal bow, bending over to bring him a pair of slippers.
Shimura Ao nodded slightly in return.
Afterwards, he took off his shoes at the entrance and stepped inside.
Mrs. Yamazaki closed the door and then imdiately embraced Shimura Ao, her eyes brimming with emotion.
She looked just like an Asakusa goodie.
"Wife, is it Mr. Shizuka who’s co?" Yamazaki Katsu’s voice ca from the living room.
"Hi, yes," Mrs. Yamazaki responded, while seductively moving closer, intending to kiss Shimura Ao.
She didn’t seem to mind at all that he was an old man.
Shimura Ao pushed her away emotionlessly and only after entering the living room did a smile appear on his face as he spoke warmly, "Yamazaki, how have you been recently?"
His gaze flicked toward the baby carriage beside him.
"Hi! Thanks to Mr. Shizuka’s care, life is getting better," Yamazaki Katsu said with a genuine smile, his eyes filled with gratitude. He supported himself on the edge of the sofa, struggling to stand up to bow.
"Don’t get up, don’t get up, sit down," Shimura Ao quickly pressed him back onto the sofa, his tone slightly reproachful as he said, "Mr. Yamasaki, if it weren’t for you back then, it would be with a limp leg now. How many tis have I said it, there’s no need for such formalities between us?"
"Hi!" Yamazaki Katsu responded with utmost respect.
His respect and reverence for Shimura Ao were heartfelt. Although he had lost a leg, he never regretted it, as Shimura Ao’s subsequent actions justified what he had sacrificed that day.
Shimura Ao sat down beside him, looking at the sleeping baby in the carriage with a soft smile on his face, "So cute, this child does look a lot like you. I really envy you, Mr. Yamasaki."
"Mr. Shizuka is also the child’s godfather, I will certainly teach him to treat you as he would his own father," Yamazaki Katsu declared with certainty.
Mrs. Yamazaki brought tea over, demonstrating her dutiful and gentle nature, "Husband, Mr. Shizuka, please have so tea."
"Thanks," Shimura Ao said with a slight smile, taking a sip from his tea cup. He engaged in casual conversation with Yamazaki Katsu, reminiscing about the past, and reflecting on the present.
About an hour later, Shimura Ao looked at his watch and said, "It’s about ti to head to the hospital."
Today, he was nominally there to take Mrs. Yamazaki to the hospital with the baby for vaccinations, having made arrangents the night before.
"Hi!" Mrs. Yamazaki said, picking up the baby.
Shimura Ao also stood up, saying with a smile to Yamazaki Katsu, "Then we’ll be off, we’ll be back soon."
"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Shizuka," Yamazaki Katsu said, looking moved. With Shimura Ao’s busy status, yet he always ca to pick up the baby for hospital visits – what a great favor!
He couldn’t repay such a huge kindness not even with a thousand deaths.
Shimura Ao just smiled indifferently, waved his hand to indicate there was no need to see them out, and then walked out with big strides.
Mrs. Yamazaki, holding the baby, followed closely, her head slightly lowered in a docile appearance of a young wife.
After getting into the car, Shimura Ao’s expression suddenly turned grim, "I’m asking you again, can you still not contact the hitman you hired? If he’s caught, he will definitely betray you, which could also implicate !"
Indeed, the one who had murdered his legitimate wife was the co-pilot Mrs. Yamazaki, a fact that he had learned only last night. He was furious, but helpless.
Because, as deep as his affection was for his legitimate wife, she was already dead, and Mrs. Yamazaki was not only younger and more beautiful, but had also given him a son.
Therefore, he had to protect her, otherwise, if she were arrested, the affair between them might also be exposed, and his public persona would collapse, ending his political career.
Before Mrs. Yamazaki, Shimura Ao hadn’t had a steady mistress, only one-night stands, which served both his physical needs and prevented others from catching him in a compromising position.
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