Standalone Tokyo

Chapter 260 Two Things, Two Choices
Fujiwara Masato did not believe everything Minako Nakazaki said. He asked someone else about the situation and compared the information he got with the information Minako had heard. He confirmed that Uehara Rui had not hidden anything from his good friend.

This made Fujiwara Masato a little speechless, and he found it difficult to evaluate his cheap sister.

Call her stupid, but with the support of the poker organization, Uehara Rui overthrew Uehara Kazuto, who originally had an absolute advantage, and successfully took the position in one fell swoop. She can be considered to have some ability.

If Uehara Rui was an incompetent person, even with Fujiwara Masato's support at all costs, she would not be able to ascend to the throne. A useless person would not be able to convince other family members.

However, if we say that she is smart and capable, Mai Uehara was able to successfully escape from Japan with the loyal subordinates left behind by her father, as well as some unknown amount of floating wealth.

To be honest, Fujiwara Masato had no big problem with the cousin he had never met running away.

On the one hand, Mai Uehara's name was not found on the small map, which means that she might know something about the inside story, but she does not have much hostility towards Fujiwara Masato and the poker organization. Even if she wants to take revenge, her first target will not be him.

Secondly, Uehara Mai ran away, and the person who suffered the greatest loss was actually Uehara Rui.

Uehara Kazuto must have his own fixed industries and manpower abroad. As far as Fujiwara Masato knows, his cheap uncle has a farm of unknown size in Brazil, and a gang composed entirely of Japanese-Brazilians working for him.

If the cheap cousin hadn't run away, Uehara Rui would have been able to accept this wealth and subordinate power by relying on her status as the head of the Uehara family. Now that the former has run away, there is definitely no hope.

Maybe one day, Mai Uehara will return to Japan with her subordinates in Brazil to stage a revenge drama.

Therefore, Fujiwara Masato was too lazy to care about this matter. Instead of going to great lengths to hunt down his cheap cousin, it would be better to just ignore her.

After making sure that Tokyo was now safe, Fujiwara Masato could no longer wait and asked the staff of the luxury yacht to work in shifts around the clock. It took three days to return to Tokyo Bay.

As soon as he got ashore, Fujiwara Masato took his wife, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law back to his big villa, ate and drank their fill, and then lay down to sleep.

Sleeping on the sea is still a bit awkward for ordinary people.

Although the Platinum Star has excellent performance and is as comfortable as walking on flat ground on the sea, and there is almost no bumping when sleeping on the big bed in the luxurious room...almost no bumps, which means there is still a little discomfort.

At first, it was okay to sleep there and he even found it very interesting, but after sleeping for a long time, Fujiwara Masato still felt a little uncomfortable and his sleep quality was not very good.

He could get used to it after sleeping for a long time, but Fujiwara Masato was not planning to live on the sea for a year or two.

Compared to staying at sea for a long time, life on land is more suitable for his lifestyle.

Fujiwara Masato slept soundly in his villa. After sleeping for a whole night and half a day, he sat up from the big bed, stretching because of the protest of his stomach.

Keiko Inoshita and Asami were still lying in bed. When Fujiwara Masato got up, they tried to reach out and pull him back into bed.

Unfortunately, Fujiwara Masato had a very strong will. He broke free from this gentle retention, got up, washed, and made his own breakfast... Oh no, it was lunch.

Although he is very rich, Fujiwara Masato still cooks his own food out of habit and learns how to cook by watching Chinese videos instead of hiring a professional chef to cook for him.

The reason I don’t do this is, on the one hand, I’m not used to it, and on the other hand, I’m afraid of death.

The freshness of the ingredients can be ensured by purchasing them randomly from different high-end food stores in Tokyo to avoid malicious poisoning, but if there is a third person controlling Fujiwara Masato's kitchen, there will be a security loophole.

When Fujiwara Masato spent more than an hour preparing his lunch and then went in to call his girlfriend, future mother-in-law, and sister-in-law who lived in the next room out for dinner, someone interrupted his happy lunch time.

"Boss."

When Fujiwara No. 1, wearing a suit and sunglasses, a standard bodyguard template, appeared outside the living room door, Fujiwara Masato knew something was wrong.

"Sorry, I have something to take care of." Fujiwara Masato said apologetically to the three people, then stood up and walked away from the living room and went to his study.

"Tell me what it is."

"Boss, Ms. Masaki Aiko wants to see you."

"Um!?"

Fujiwara Masato didn't understand what this meant at first. If Masaki Aiko wanted to see him, she could just come over. Why did he let Fujiwara No. 1 come and report to me?

Masaki Aiko is still Fujiwara Masato's maid, and the latter never refuses her entry into the villa as long as she is not hostile and does not carry weapons.

However, Fujiwara Masato is not a fool. He just lacks some experience and necessary social skills. After just two seconds of being stunned, he came to his senses.

Masaki Aiko has asked me for a meeting so formally, there must be something important going on, and this important matter would be a bit difficult for me, so Masaki Aiko is using this method to implicitly remind me... You can refuse.

Agreeing to meet means agreeing to face the problem and get involved in the trouble. Disagreeing means staying out of it, but it will also keep some interests away from Fujiwara Masato.

Fujiwara Masato must make a choice.

He thought about it seriously.

"I agree to Masaki Aiko's application. Bring her here." "Understood."

Fujiwara No. 1 left, and soon he brought Masaki Aiko to the study. The former turned and left, leaving the latter, who was wearing a kimono and dressed very formally, behind.

Masaki Aiko placed her hands on her belly and bowed to him like a little adult.

"Master Fujiwara, I am very sorry to bother you. I am visiting you today mainly for two matters."

"Please say."

"The first thing is that Lord Uehara Shintaro's funeral will be held in three days. Lord Uehara Rue wants to know in what capacity you will appear at the funeral."

It was too sudden, it was really too sudden. As things developed to this point, Fujiwara Masato could guess that Uehara Shintaro was in a bad condition, but he really did not expect the latter to leave.

"When did he leave..." Fujiwara Masato asked Masaki Aiko in a very calm voice. He did not feel sorry for the bad news, and he would not pretend to be sad in front of Masaki Aiko.

There is no point in acting now, and Fujiwara Masato has no evil intention to develop into the entertainment industry.

"Last night, due to a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage."

"That's it."

These are all very common cases leading to the death of the elderly. As for whether there is any trick involved, Fujiwara Masato doesn't want to know. The person is gone, and there is no point in pursuing this now.

Instead of worrying about whether Uehara Rui did anything in this matter, Fujiwara Masato was more concerned about the choice the former gave him.

The meaning of her asking Masaki Aiko to convey the message was very clear. The head of the Uehara family, who had not yet officially taken office, wanted to know whether Fujiwara Masato was standing behind Uehara Ryue as a member of the Uehara family, facing the visiting guests with her, or standing outside the hall, presenting flowers to the previous head of the family as a guest.

There is a big difference between these two things. The former means that Fujiwara Masato still admits that he is part of the Uehara family...at least on the surface.

The latter means that Fujiwara no Masato is just an ally of the Uehara family.

Fujiwara Masato was a little confused as to whether Uehara Rui wanted to force him to take sides or to test his ideas.

It’s really troublesome. Even for women, once they have control over the power, there will be big changes if the position and height of their sitting position are different.

Fujiwara Masato was too lazy to pay attention to his cheap sister's little thoughts. The current situation was that even if the latter's status had been improved, he and the poker organization still didn't have much to ask of her.

On the contrary, Fujiwara Masato suspected that Uehara Rui was feeling very anxious and was eager for the poker organization to support her, so he laughed and replied to Masaki Aiko very generously.

“Go back and tell her that I will appear in whatever capacity she wants me to appear in. If we are family members, my sister should treat me like family members.

If I were just a guest or friend, I would just do my best to present a wreath to the deceased."

Fujiwara Masato threw the problem back to Uehara Mai. He was not willing to get involved in the internal affairs of the Uehara family. This answer was just a hint to his adopted sister that if she wanted to get something, she had to pay for it first.

Besides, don't forget that Uehara Rui still owes a debt to the Poker Organization, and Fujiwara Masato is her creditor. You haven't paid off the debt yet, but you want to test Fujiwara Masato, and he is too lazy to pay attention to the former's little thoughts.

If the compensation that Uehara Mai gave to Fujiwara Masato and the playing cards can satisfy him, the debt can be delayed. Anyway, although the debt will not be collected immediately, you can forget about getting any extra help from her.

Fujiwara Masato was not sure whether his choice was correct, and he did not want to care too much. What belonged to him would be his in the end, and what was not his, Fujiwara Masato would not force it.

"What's the second thing?"

Fujiwara Masato asked, and then he saw Masaki Aiko raise her head and straighten her back, like a soldier about to go to the battlefield, her delicate little face full of seriousness and earnestness.

"Master Fujiwara, I want to join the poker organization."

"seriously?"

"I'm serious."

Fujiwara Masato looked at Masaki Aiko's expression again and again.

"Joining the Poker Organization means you have to leave the Masaki family and prioritize the interests of the Poker Organization. Are you sure you have this determination?"

"I am sure, Master, I will prove it with my actions."

"Since you are so sure, I will arrange for someone to contact you and start your assessment task. Before that, if you regret it, you can bring it up and I will give you a chance to regret it."

"I won't regret it."

"Then I wish you success in your mission, Masaki Aiko."

(End of this chapter)