Night, half past ten.

Tokyo, Shinjuku Ward, Sea Tree Apartment, Room 507.

The delicious instant noodles on the table have been wiped out, leaving only some seasoning powder that has not melted and solidified at the bottom of the cup. On the TV set on the cabinet next to it, a pretty female host is broadcasting the latest news from the Observatory.

: "There will be heavy rainfall in Tokyo tonight, and it may reach the yellow alert. People who go out must find a place to take shelter from the rain in time."

There was a man wearing a shirt lying under the kotatsu. He was lying on the floor, snoring loudly, as if the simple tatami was like an extremely comfortable soft bed.

The screen of the mobile phone placed on the table suddenly lit up and vibrated.

Beiyuan frowned and was suddenly awakened by the vibrating sound of his cell phone. He rubbed his eyes and yawned widely. He was also a little sleepy because of the court appearance these days. After dinner, he wanted to take a nap.

Unexpectedly, he actually fell asleep. Beihara's hand began to fumble around on the table, and he fumbled for about dozens of seconds before he found his phone.

"Hello -" Ms. Najinjiang's voice came from the phone.

Natsujiang, who used to be a bit strong in the past, sounded a little shaky and anxious on the phone.

"Ms. Nazue, what's wrong?" Sensing something amiss, Kitahara's sleepiness immediately dissipated and he asked warily.

"My old man is missing. Come here quickly!!! He left a note saying that he is leaving and will not come back. Anyway, come here quickly!!!"

"Can you tell me specifically what's going on?" Beihara answered the phone and immediately put his clothes in order. He was going to leave and never come back. These words sounded like he was about to make some kind of unpleasant statement.

Looks like a good move.

Something is very wrong.

Why did something suddenly go wrong at Terai?

Kitahara remembered that the recent progress of the lawsuit was quite smooth.

The last time Miyagawa reported to Terai on the phone at the law firm, he was still nearby and heard the client's voice on the phone.

Terai's voice sounded cheerful at that time, without any trace of the bitterness and hatred he had when they first met.

Kitahara held the phone on his shoulder, put on his socks, and said: "Hello - Ms. Natsue. Do you hear me again? What happened to Mr. Terai over there?"

There was a noisy voice from the other end of the phone, "Zhi, Zhi, Zhi", as if a wire was placed on the microphone and it was constantly rotating, making a sharp noise. Najinjiang's voice was also intermittent.

"Damn, the signal is not good at this time!!" Kitahara turned off the phone, cursed, and then immediately sent a message to Miyagawa on the line. After putting on his leather shoes as quickly as possible, he rushed downstairs to the apartment.

, took a taxi and headed towards Tokyo's Shin-Koiwa Ward - the area where the Terai family lives.

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At night, a black taxi drove quickly through the streets of Tokyo, passing through many intersections quickly. Even when the yellow light came on, it rushed past without hesitation.

Kitahara was sitting in the taxi. He had already told Miyagawa the general situation and were discussing on the line the reason why Terai suddenly disappeared.

After a while, I saw a lot of dialog boxes popping up on my phone, and I saw that Miyagawa had sent a lot of information, including website screenshots, PDF documents, and word documents. All of these materials were about the recent report on Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway.

.Each report carries an eye-catching and derogatory headline and contains vulgar content, and carries out a comprehensive and personal attack on Terai that distorts the facts.

Beihara was staring at his phone in the taxi. Even though the bumpy road made him a little dizzy, he quickly scanned the contents of the scene without taking his eyes off it. As the phone continued to slide down, his brows became more and more frowning.

Especially when he saw pictures of Terai and his home address openly posted in these tabloids, Kitahara held the cell phone extremely tightly, and the blood vessels on the back of his hand suddenly bulged, and the sides of his face and cheeks were filled with

The teeth are clenched and slightly bulging.

These numerous reports were based on five weekly tabloid articles, rewritten and embellished.

The first five reports appeared at the same time as the Kawamoto Expressway issued a major lawsuit announcement.

There is no doubt that this is definitely a black hand on the Kawamoto Expressway. This is Kitahara's judgment.

It is estimated that Kawamoto Expressway decided to smear Terai out of fear of the negative impact of public opinion announcements on major events.

Kitahara browsed through the information for a while, then closed it all, directly visited the official website of Kawamoto Expressway, and clicked on the company profile column.

A paragraph appeared directly on the screen of the mobile phone, with the words "Chairman's Message" displayed on it.

Next to a large paragraph of text, there is an outline of a man embossed.

The man's face is somewhat dark, and he wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. However, these gold-rimmed glasses do not add much elegance, but instead bring out the man's majestic temperament like an emperor. Kong Wu's powerful eyes shine through the thick

The lens is still directly reflected. Even though they are just looking at the photo, the viewer can still feel the coercive temperament exuded by this man.

This man is Kawamoto Kotaro.

Beihara's bloodshot eyes stared at the man in the photo.

The young male lawyer sitting in the back seat of the taxi had endless anger surging inside, but his expression remained very calm. This contrast between the inside and outside only highlighted a terrifying silence.

Kawamoto Kotaro!!!

After the taxi entered the Shinkoiwa District, it turned east and west on the narrow streets, then it suddenly braked and the whole car moved forward vigorously, and finally reached its destination - Terai's home.

"The guest has arrived." The driver turned around and said.

"Pa", Beiyuan pushed the car door hard and got out of the car. A dazzling light came from the opposite intersection, and a black taxi suddenly stopped at the intersection. The wheels crushed the concrete ground, making a huge friction sound. There was also a loud friction sound from the car.

A woman wearing a brown skirt came down, it was Miyagawa. Miyagawa and Kitahara happened to arrive at Terai's residence at the same time.

Miyagawa had a very anxious look on his face. When he saw Beihara also there, he trotted over and couldn't stop saying: "I read those reports on the road. They... they went too far."

"Anyway, let's go first and ask Nazue what happened in Terai?" Kitahara replied.

Miyagawa nodded, then turned to look at Terai's home.

Just now in the night, due to the scarcity of street lights, the darkness shrouded Terai's house, making it difficult to see its appearance. However, now that it was closer, the appearance of the house was finally fully exposed. The gray exterior

On the wall, red and green paint was splashed everywhere, making the exterior wall a mess.

There were still yellow stains at the door, as if someone had deliberately thrown some filth at the family's door.

Many A4 papers were posted directly on the exterior walls with the words "Scum, get out of the community" written on them.

The last time I came here, I saw a neatly built courtyard, but now the grass has burnt marks. Several firecrackers that had burned and exploded fell on the grass in the courtyard, next to the fragments of overturned flowerpots.

It was scattered on the ground. The window on the second floor had been smashed out with a terrible big hole.
Chapter completed!