Chapter 133: A Father's Duty
The warm room is heated and the curved glass encloses the whole room, and this is the top of the castle in the sky of Japan.
From here, you can see the whole city of Tokyo, and it looks more like a huge tower than the Tokyo Sky Tree.
Chiba Ming sat on the sofa and faced the crowd of people around her.
They wore black suits, with indifferent expressions on their faces, and sat or stood according to their seniority or position.
They Chiba Ming and Tokugawa Jiro were wrapped in the middle, and the aisle outside was full of guards.
"Patriarch, it's time, why haven't your children come over yet?"
Tokugawa Jiro was not very happy, and the Japanese have always hated people who are not punctual, especially when there are important meetings, which are often not suitable for good positions.
Everyone kept their mouths shut, and the room was quiet except for the sound of breathing.
Chiba Ming raised her hand and glanced at her watch, then looked around, and the surrounding cadres surrounded the place, and she couldn't see the scene outside the window at all.
"Minister Tokugawa also knows that Xiao Li was seriously injured some time ago, and if such a inheritance ceremony is forcibly started, there may be problems, and we should all slow down and hold steady. ”
Chiba Ming smiled indifferently, facing Tokugawa Jiro, he still had the right to speak.
Tokugawa Jiro can only be regarded as his boss at work, and in terms of management and dispatch of personnel, Tokugawa Jiro cannot call the Chiba family unless Chiba Ming allows it.
"But time waits for no one, some time ago, I heard that the orange family under your family was wiped out, if we don't respond, I'm afraid it will be difficult to calm the resentment in everyone's hearts!"
The news of the fall of the Tachibana family has now spread throughout the Japanese Mission Department, and now everyone is panicking.
The Orange Punishment Department is considered a high-ranking cadre in the Mission Department, and his death will bring a lot of losses to the family.
"There is indeed a strange thing about the fall of the Orange Family, after all... No one can detect the city under the sea, and we at the Orange Department have told me that they have a camouflage system that can distort sonar or light in that area, which is unlikely to be the work of the Academy of Eden. ”
Chiba Ming touched her chin and glanced at everyone around her with deep meaning, and the people who were seen lowered their heads one after another, not daring to make a sound.
Tokugawa Jiro also narrowed his eyes and stopped for a moment where Chiba Ming's gaze passed.
"What do you mean, is there a traitor in the mission department?"
"It's just speculation. ”
Chiba Ming took a deep breath, the air here became a little muddy due to the large number of people, perhaps the designer never thought that this high-level council would be held here today.
This made Chiba Ming a little stunned in her heart, and she was more cautious.
"I remember that those from the academy also entered the castle of Hirazaka!"
Tokugawa Jiro thought about it, when the Eden Academy sent people to carry out the mission before, there were two guys who went to the underwater city, and they were also very suspicious!
"Hehe! It is indeed possible, but as far as I know, Lu Yi stayed in the Dongwen Society some time ago, and there is an alibi, and Jiang Cheng... His life and death are unknown now, and he may be suspicious of this. ”
Indeed, it seems not impossible for a person with such amazing abilities to destroy a city. ”
When Tokugawa Jiro thought of Jiang Cheng, he felt envious in his heart, after all, such a talent is only available in the Academy of Eden.
Although there is Chiba Li here in the mission department, Chiba Li is only a lion cub before he fully awakens, and he has room to grow, but it takes time.
This time is more and less, who knows.
"Jiang Cheng... Can Hirasaka still go in now?"
Chiba Ming muttered, Jiang Cheng's disappearance is indeed strange, if it is really his doing, then I am afraid that things will be said again.
"The passage in Hirazaka has been destroyed, and now our workers are working hard to repair it, and it is expected that the repair will be completed this evening, and maybe after the completion of the work, we can find the answer inside. ”
Tokugawa Jiro sighed, the current situation is too unclear.
"By the way, isn't there any news from President Towen during this time?"
Tokugawa Jiro's gaze scanned the crowd, and a restrained man stood up, bowed his head and said, "Not for the time being." ”
"President Dongwen is the senior of our mission department, and he is the backbone of the entire mission department, once something happens to him, I'm afraid things will be really difficult!"
Tokugawa Jiro sighed and randomly issued an order, "President Tofumi must be found, otherwise, the situation on our side will only be one-sided, even if it is a corpse, we must find this guy!"
"Yes!" replied the man loudly and respectfully stepped back.
"What do you think about Chairman Tofumi's sudden disappearance?" Chiba Ming stared into Tokugawa Jiro's eyes.
Tokugawa Jiro made a sad look, "The Tobun Association has made a great contribution to the mission department, and President Tofumi suddenly disappeared at this juncture, and I'm afraid there will be no less relationship involved." ”
"Do you think he might have something to do with Eden Academy?"
Chiba Ming stared at Tokugawa Jiro, who was looked a little unnaturally and moved his body.
"If President Tobun is really related to Eden Academy, then it will indeed be very suspicious. ”
"Then doesn't he have a suspicion now?" Chiba said.
"That's true. ”
There was silence in the conference room for a while, Tokugawa Jiro lowered his head, his hands were clenched, and his sitting posture was quite decadent, while Chiba Ming leaned back on the sofa, also pondering something.
The rest of the room was silent, and no one dared to say anything.
"Patriarch, in fact, I still hope that you can bring Chiba Li here, in this way, we will have more chances of winning. ”
"But if we fail, then we will lose more, and then the situation will be even more ugly!"
Chiba Ming raised her head and looked at the man sitting in front of her, suddenly stood up, looked down at Tokugawa Jiro, and said coldly: "I am not only the head of the Chiba family, but also their father, as a father, I have the responsibility to protect their safety!"
Tokugawa Jiro's eyebrows tightened, a little unhappy.
"I once owed them too much because of my work and career, and now if it weren't for Xiaoli's injury, I would have to take office again, otherwise, I would prefer to spend more time with my two children. ”
The more Chiba Ming spoke, the more hurried he became, "Now, the minister wants me to make such a decision, standing in the shoes of a head of a family, I should indeed give up the small for the big, but as a father, it is difficult for me to agree to this matter." ”
Chiba Ming's eyes shone with determination, and her heart seemed to be pressed against a mountain, with unshakable determination.
"Patriarch, now is a critical moment for survival, if we don't say something arbitrarily, how can we ensure the safety of all of us here! ”
Tokugawa Jiro was very disappointed in Chiba Ming, as the patriarch of Japan, he shouldered the life and death of many people in Japan.
And at the critical moment, he actually said such demoralizing words, if it weren't for his high position, Tokugawa Jiro would have wanted to drive him out of here.
"Yes, I am selfish, I have dedicated my life to my family, I can ask myself, I have only been a few decades, I have never felt the slightest guilt, the only thing that is right is my children and my wife!"
Chiba Ming patted his heart, emotional, and pressed Tokugawa Jiro even more in terms of momentum, Tokugawa Jiro didn't have any style, just sat alone, he has always been a gentle person.
"More than ten years ago, my wife passed away, I should have thoroughly investigated this matter, if it wasn't for the busy time of official business, I would have liked to turn the whole of Japan upside down, I endured it, and now you want me to hand over my son and daughter, have you considered my feelings as a father!"
Chiba Ming's voice echoed throughout the room, and everyone had a deeper understanding of this gray-haired patriarch with wrinkled faces.
Ordinary people may be in the prime of life at the age of fifty, but Chiba Ming is now gray and weak in order to work.
He can ignore those lost youth and youth, but if the net worth and life of his children are defeated in his hands, he has the face to meet his wife under Jiuquan.
"Your Excellency, at the beginning, you said that you could endure this matter first, okay! I endured it! Now, more than ten years later, you have said the same thing to me, do you really not have a little shame in your heart?"
Chiba Ming patted his heart heavily, his eyes were wide with anger, and he glared at Tokugawa Jiro, he touched his conscience, wouldn't it really hurt?
Tokugawa Jiro took a deep breath and sat there hesitantly.
He has completely lost to Chiba Ming in terms of momentum.
"What the patriarch said is right, I think this matter should be a different matter!"
"Mr. Chiba Ming has done everything for the Japanese Mission Department, which is admirable!"
"Tokugawa-sama should think of something else!"
......
Voices of support such as these sounded behind Chiba Ming, many of whom were also fathers of their children, and they also gave up their time with their families for the sake of their families.
Chiba Ming just said everyone's thoughts.
"Well... Well..."
Tokugawa Jiro raised his head weakly, and his subordinates put pressure on him, if he was stubborn, then I am afraid that he would be unjust.
"This battle... It's ours that loses..."
Tokugawa Jiro smiled weakly, looking at the people around him with a disappointed look, those who were seen, and unconsciously lowered their heads, and some of them met his gaze with some insights.
"The verdict on victory or defeat has not yet been decided! How can you say that you will lose?" Chiba Ming was dissatisfied with Tokugawa Jiro's words, could they not use this kind of power, and they would lose?
"We haven't seen the enemy clearly, but the enemy has already wiped out part of our strength, and now there is no unity inside, how can we defeat a behemoth that is a hundred times stronger than us, and simply admit defeat..."
Tokugawa Jiro was also discouraged and began to play with his temperament, who doesn't have a temper!
Chiba Ming has to be strong all her life, and she almost never admits defeat, and this time she unexpectedly stopped talking.
A strange smile appeared on Tokugawa Jiro's face at this time, "Patriarch, I heard that your daughter has a special relationship with Lu Yi of Eden Academy, right?"
Chiba Ming's throat seemed to be stuck with phlegm, and her Adam's apple moved.
"What's the matter!"
"Then I have something to say!"