As for the list of Japanese politicians suspected of taking bribes sent by Muddy Waters, the Yomiuri Shimbun's investigators only need to check the list of shareholders of Rikulut Corporation before its IPO to confirm the authenticity. The list of shareholders is kept in the archives of the securities agency department of Toyo Trust Bank, the listing sponsor of Kurute Corporation. Because Rikulut Co., Ltd. is a public company, and something like a shareholder book is not a secret, the Yomiuri Shimbun successfully determined the authenticity of Muddy Waters' information.

In order to make the most of the big news at hand, the Yomiuri Shimbun did not make everything public at once, because the people on this list were only people close to the politicians, not the politicians themselves, so the first to be made public were those who accepted bribes directly in their own names without concealment. For example, Yasu Morita, the president of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, who was touted by Rikulut Corporation before it went public. On the other hand, a reporter from the Yomiuri Shimbun got in touch with Muddy Waters, and they planned to visit the mysterious company in Switzerland to find out what was the origin of the company, which has been called the lifeline of Japanese industry.

Just after the Yomiuri Shimbun published the scandal of Morita Yasu's bribery, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun immediately denied the Yomiuri Shimbun's accusations, but the Yomiuri Shimbun soon found out the name of Yasu Morita of the securities agency department of Toyo Trust Bank, as well as the transaction records of Yasu Morita buying and selling shares of Rikulut Co., Ltd. Now the evidence is conclusive, and Morita Kang can't rely on it anyway.

Just in the morning, he was ashamed to assure the reporter that he was innocent, but he was taken away by the police of the Metropolitan Police Department that afternoon. At the same time, the Metropolitan Police Department also sent personnel to the securities agency department of Toyo Trust Bank to take the list of shareholders of Rikulut Co., Ltd. before its listing. Within hours, the Rikulut stock incident was making headlines.

Just after the police searched the securities agency department of Toyo Trust Bank and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Yomiuri Shimbun published all the results of the investigation in the form of a special issue, and at the same time reported to the police the people involved in the list.

The Yomiuri Shimbun's actions were tantamount to dropping a nuclear bomb on Japanese politics, and the media follow-up reports made the list of people hide, and their relationships with the politicians behind them were quickly dug up by the media. The most striking of these is, of course, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujina, who was appointed by Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita. Takao Fujina's home and office were crowded with reporters who had come to cover the news. Fuji TV and NHK even sent radio trucks to follow up on the situation 24 hours a day.

When Noboru Takeshita read the news about Rikulut Co., Ltd. in the newspaper, he was almost on the verge of a heart attack. He never expected that the matter of Rikulut Co., Ltd.'s stock trading would be poked out.

"Yaga!" Noboru Takeshita roared angrily in his office, casually throwing the ashtray on his coffee table onto the TV. After the TV couldn't pretend to be a burst of sparks, the room fell silent.

At this moment, Noboru Takeshita's Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujiba walked into the room, and he barely said anything superfluous, and bowed directly at Noboru Takeshita's feet, and then said in a voice that was more mournful than dead: "Teacher, I have caused you trouble......"

Noboru Takeshita looked at his proud protégé and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. There is no doubt about his trust in Fujina, otherwise he would not have been placed in the position of Chief Cabinet Secretary. But now that the matter of Rikulut Co., Ltd. has been exposed, it will not be long before the whole people will know who is on the register of shareholders, and Takao Fujinami will definitely not be able to get out.

"Fujina-kun, I'm afraid you can also estimate that the police will come looking for you soon, so what should you say when the time comes, don't you need me to remind you?"

"Teacher, you are the person I respect the most, and I would rather die than have your reputation tarnished in the slightest......" Takao Fujiba said categorically.

Noboru Takeshita looked at Fujina, who was kneeling in front of him, and was speechless for a long time. In the end, Noboru Takeshita said to Fujiba Takasheng Gianna: "Fujina-kun, fortunately for you, you better go home and rest for a while, you are still young, and the road ahead is still very long......"

Hearing this, Takao Fujinami thanked Noboru Takeshita again, and then was steadily lifted up from the ground by Noboru Takeshita. He bowed to Takeshita Noboru and then slowly left the office.

With the help of the list, the police investigation went very smoothly. But just a list is not enough, there must be missing evidence. Therefore, the police had to find the transaction records of these people from the vast sea of Rikulut Co., Ltd. stock trading information, which was a very cumbersome matter. But the Metropolitan Police Department has taken control of the people on the list and canceled their passports, so that these people cannot legally run abroad.

Since the end of World War II, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been a dominant force in Japanese politics, holding not only a firm majority in the Diet, but also a number of state-focused companies and units. This makes it impossible for other parties in Japan to compete with the LDP. Within the LDP, there are many factions, and among these small groups are Nakassune, led by former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, and the faction of Yasuku Palace, which is more complex. Yasuhiro Hatsunaka was forced to resign as prime minister because of the peach-colored news between him and Kabuki. He deliberately chose Noboru Takeshita's own successor, who had no background, in order to secretly manipulate the LDP after Shimono.

Unfortunately, Takeshita was not a stable lord, and he soon completely dismantled his predecessor's influence on the LDP by playing with power. This firmly occupies the throne of prime minister. But now, the Liberal Democratic Party and Rikulut are too deeply involved. Noboru Takeshita was afraid that he would have today, so he asked his chief cabinet secretary to come forward to accept the money. But the last thing you want to happen is happening. As the prime minister and party leader, Takeshita could not shirk it no matter what.

Noboru Takeshita prayed from the bottom of his heart that God would let him get through the danger again. But now fate is out of his hands. He was now desperate to know how the Rikulut affair had been leaked.