Chapter 287: I Want to Write a Novel About Death (Part 2)
"Rest assured, the two of us won't talk nonsense. ”
"That's right, Higashino-sensei, you can rest assured. ”
Kagaya has many stores in Tokyo, and you can find it in the middle of nowhere, whether it's in the countryside or in the bustling city center.
It is said that every disciple who completes his or her studies in Kagaya can open his own shop.
It's like a chain of izakayas, but it seems to be a little different.
Kagaya should be synonymous with authentic izakaya in Japan.
Well, you should order some of Tokyo's authentic sake in this kind of place.
"Hoppy, okay, right?"
"Oh?"
"What's the matter, can't the young man eat this?"
"I can't drink it alone. ”
"You kid, you're a bit powerful. ”
In any case, when a man comes to an izakaya, it is absolutely not okay not to drink.
Hoppy, this beer is almost synonymous with Tokyo's local beer, and in general, ordering it at an izakaya will make you think you're an expert.
However, the way to drink this beer is divided into 'inside' and 'outside'.
Hoppy is the outside, and the 'inside' is soju.
That is, shochu is poured into the cup first, and then the beer stock is poured.
But actually, after ordering this thing, it came up, a cup and a beer bottle, and the cup was already filled with soju.
The so-called banquet is not a good banquet, and Higashino Qiang knows that the two old men in front of him, Atoda Takashi and Gogi Kanyuki, are not so easy to deal with.
At the beginning, when they were rewarding in Ranbu, the two of them also made it difficult for Teacher Ghost Go, and now, they even got the contact information of Teacher Ghost Go.
Well, this contact method is actually not difficult for the two of them, Atoda Taka, as the former chairman of the Japan Reasoning Association, has no personal connections, and this Japan Reasoning Association itself is a general foundation, which can be said to be a non-governmental organization.
The Ranbu Award was made by this association, and at that time in the Cultural Village, the chairman of the board of directors of the northern Kenzo was low-key and almost did not show up, and it was completely controlled by the two of Adao Tian Gao and Goki Kuan, which can be seen.
However, Higashino Qiang is somewhat interested in Kenzo in the north, a well-known artist, whose famous works are the Japanese version of "Three Kingdoms" and "Yang Jiajiang".
In fact, Japanese literature and art are really greatly influenced by our China, and there are many other fields, such as film, Toei's first film is "The Legend of the White Snake".
It's a pity that later, a guy like the old thief Ishihara appeared and trumpeted 'removing Chinese characters', and he kept saying that there were so many Chinese characters written in the article that he thought it was foreign.
Interestingly, in today's Japan, there are more and more Chinese characters on the streets and alleys, and no matter how much Ishihara preaches it, it is useless.
Therefore, the killing of the old thief Ishihara is also the trend of the times.
Thinking of this, Higashino Qiang did not forget the key to drinking this time.
"Don't add ice, why do you add ice? It's weird, can't you just drink it?"
Hoppy is a wine with some ice cubes added.
After all, it is a two-mix drinking method of beer and shochu, which is difficult for ordinary people to adapt to, and it will be lighter with ice.
Hearing this, the faces of Atoda Takataka and Goki Kanyuki changed, and they exchanged glances with each other.
This kid is really hard to deal with!
"Okay!
"If it's a man, just drink it, add some ice!"
Two old men who are almost seventy years old are full of momentum.
Higashino Qiang didn't have the consciousness of a rookie in the literary world at this time, "Then I'm not welcome!"
Pick up the cup directly.
Kagaya's hoppy is okay.,The cup is about the same height as the wine bottle.,So,Tons tons and tons.。。。
The two old men were sweating on their foreheads, and they had calculated that Higashino, this guy, can write and be admitted to Tokyo University and run Hakone Ekiden, then, life should be more self-disciplined, and drinking should be his weakness.
That's right.,The Ghost Sensei I see on weekdays.,That's also wearing a helmet.,Normally, he doesn't show the stunt of smoking alcohol with a straw.。
The drinking method of soju and beer is very stamina, and it is a trap at all.
The two of them are old men now...
"Senior, I'm on!"
"Oh, I'm here too!"
Tons and tons of ......
Aha!
This cup is poured down, although there is no ice, but a refreshing feeling, indescribable.
"Wow! The two teachers are very strong. ”
"Oh, are you complimenting yourself?"
"Who doesn't know your name is the strongest?"
There are times when a man is in a hurry, especially when he is drinking, and even if he writes it, it is no different.
Atoda and Goki Kanyuki made a mistake in their plan, originally thought that the kid Higashino Qiang had an average amount of alcohol, and with the drinking ability of the two of them, they should easily kill him in seconds, so they had the absolute upper hand.
Where did I think that this kid could directly kill a large cup.
Higashino Qiang was surging at this time.
"How about another drink!"
"Of course there is no problem!"
"Boy, don't think you can do whatever you want when you're young!"
The two old men also seemed to be on fire, after all, drinking has been going on for decades.
"At least half a glass of soju! just add a little, it's too boring. Higashino Qiang's words seemed to sound a war song behind him.
"I'm afraid of you!"
"Come, come, whoever doesn't drink and lie down today won't get out of this Kaga house!"
There is a language problem in the words, and it is hard to believe that it is from his own mouth.
It was as if all of a sudden the style of painting had changed, and a young man and two old men were particularly eye-catching in this izakaya, and everyone seemed to see the flames burning on the three of them.
"Add wine!"
"Go on!"
Tons and tons of ......
An hour later.
The faces of the three of them were flushed, and with a bang, Gogi Kuanzhi lay on the table and snored.
"Useless guys. "Ah Dao Tian Gao has the momentum of a black boss.
Higashino Qiang was also a little uncomfortable drinking, eating some sashimi, and grilled meat skewers to relieve hangover.
With a meaty mouth, he said, "I will not be threatened by you." ”
As soon as these words came out, Ah Dao Tian Gao understood, it can be regarded as getting to the point, oh, it seems that the other party is anti-guest, forget it, let's talk about it, "Mr. Higashino, we actually didn't think about threatening you at all, the issue of identity, even if the two of us go out to talk, but I'm afraid that we will be beaten up in the end." ”
"Oh, really?"
Higashino Qiang understands that Atoda Gao is satirizing himself, a ghost teacher, and has a group of loyal supporters.
So, he's playing dumb here.
The other party had a while before Mr. Onigo, and Mr. Higashino's, so he had to test it first.
Next, it should be the central idea of this hoppy war.
"Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the next thing, by the way, the Yomiuri News and Literature Award was not awarded to ......" Atoda Takashi didn't finish his words, but the meaning was enough.
Higashino Qiang smiled slightly, "What is this, it's just an award, who they give it to, their freedom, I have no right to interfere." ”
"Haha...... It was awarded to Toshiyuki Horie and he naturally had no problem, but, with this result, Ghost Go-sensei lost. ”
Toshiyuki Horie, a writer of pure literature, is well-known in Japan, and there is another key point, that is, this family has won all the pure literature awards in Japan before winning the Yomiuri Shimbun Awards.
That's right, it's already a Grand Slam player, except for some awards that are only awarded to reasoning, Toshiyuki Horie can really take them all.
But don't forget, the previous Onigo teacher swept a lot of awards with "White Night Walking", and some specific pure literature awards naturally didn't get it, and the Naoki Award didn't get it for special reasons.
But isn't this miss on the Yomiuri Shimbun a losing game?
In fact, it is obvious that the Yomiuri Shimbun Grand Prize has a special nature, but this is the result.
Higashino Qiang's face was full of drunkenness, but he suddenly said, "You want to help Mr. Onigo get the promotion reward?"
Ah Dao Tian Gao smiled, "It's just an award, it's not a big deal." Before, Mr. Ghost Wu has already won the Ranbu Award, and he is already a member of the Reasoning Association, and this time he has a certification again, which is understandable, and besides, "White Night Walking" is really good and deserves a big award. ”
What does this mean?
Higashino Qiang didn't speak, and looked at Adao Tian Gao with squinted eyes.
The old man smiled, "As for the future, Kenzo Kita has been in the chairman's position for many years, and he himself is a little bored, after this award, I, Mr. Goki, Mr. North, and several other teachers, together with Mr. Kigo, elected Mr. Kigo as the chairman, how about it?"
Mr. Onigo is the chairman of the Reasoning Association?
Even a good young man like Higashino Qiang, who drank too much in the Buddhist system, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Atoda laughed and said: "A chairman who is less than thirty years old will be a Japanese reasoning, oh no, it should be a major event that must leave a mark in the history of Japanese literature and art! Oh, it's still not right, we don't know how old Mr. Kigo is, right, haha......
At this point, it is already a dagger.
But Higashino Qiang came directly, "What do you want?"
The deal, he knows very well, it's a deal.
The push reward mentioned before is already a transaction, but I didn't expect that there would be such a huge bargaining chip as the chairman of the promotion association in the back.
Although this is similar to a private organization, a Japanese corporation is also called a general foundation.
Kenzo Kita's qualifications are a little worse, and he is famous for writing Chinese history, and now the wind in Japan is deflected, so he is quite low-key.
But Mr. Kigo is completely different.
The position of chairman of the board of directors is a huge power in itself, which cannot be said to cover the sky with one hand, but it also has a great impact.
Moreover, it doesn't affect Higashino's strong writing, the particularity of Mr. Onigo, as long as someone wears a helmet, it's okay, and Hisagi or Genos can be a stand-in and do the work of the chairman.
The high chips are really tempting.
So, what does he want?
The old man seemed to be a little shy at this time, and said in a low voice: "Can you do it again according to Ishihara?"
What do you mean?
Higashino Qiang understood in seconds, and he said with a straight face: "Teacher Onigo will not be used!"
That's right, Atoda Takashi wants the position of president of the Literature Promotion Association.
This position is not an ordinary foundation, this is a public welfare, that is, the seat of the national team.
According to Ishihara's affairs, that is, Kigo-sensei has to make some moves to cooperate with Atoda Takashi to move to Junichi Watanabe.
Of course, Higashino Qiang would not agree.
However, Ah Dao Tian Gao did not give up at all, he did not have the feeling of not being able to get off the stage after being rejected, and then said in the same tone as usual: "You, you are really a young man, too impulsive." Don't worry, listen to me slowly, if I come to power, I will support Mr. Kigo's approach, understand? I think that the current Japanese literary scene needs some new changes, and now the sales are getting worse and worse. ”
It turned out that Atoda wanted to come to power as a reformer.
Higashino Qiang listened to it and laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Atoda didn't feel that he was at fault, and he didn't look angry at this time.
Higashino Qiang had no choice but to say: "Isn't it all about power?"
"What's wrong with that?" said Atoda Taka, who thought it was strange.
Suddenly, Higashino Qiang seemed to have an understanding and said to the old man, "Mr. Atoda Taka, have you ever thought about death?"
"You, you ......" When I heard this, Ah Dao Tian Gao Ke was going to get angry, I kindly wanted to help you, of course, you also want to help me, but you are a ghost, this is to curse me to death?
Higashino Qiang's words made Adao Tiangao not start a temper.
"I'm going to write a book about death. ”
After saying that, Higashino Qiang got up, and the footsteps that came out of Kagaya were really shaking.
However, the heart is extremely firm.
I'm going to write this one!
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