Chapter 46: Nakshatra 1985 (5)
When Matsuko Tanaka went to the Firefly Bar to make a scene, Keishi Otomo and Liangkun were looking for a sheltered place to fish by the sea. After hearing about it, he immediately rushed back to the Firefly Bar.
Keishi Otomo and Ryokun happened to bump into Shushi Yamaoka, who came to understand the situation.
Shushi Yamaoka asked Fuyuko Yamaoka to persuade Tanaka Matsuko away, drove away all the onlookers, closed the door of the bar, and said to Keishi Otomo: "Those things you sell, can you stop selling them here?" ”
Listening to Shushi Yamaoka's words, Otomo Keishi was furious and said, "What qualifications do you have to take care of my affairs?" ”
Liang Kun pressed down Keishi Otomo, who was about to explode, and asked, "How do you know what is being sold here?" ”
Shushi Yamaoka said: "The person who delivered the goods to Otomo happened to be my former brother-in-law (Japanese for younger brother), and I forced him to ask. ”
Keishi Otomo said, "Mizuno? Your former brother-in-law? So you're also 'Yakuza'? Matsuda-gumi's? Are you a 'Nakshatra'? Since everyone is out to mix the poles, if you ask for a piece of the pie, you should talk well, instead of smashing my stall in the first place. ”
Shushi Yamaoka said, "I don't want a piece of the pie, but I don't want these things to disturb the peaceful life here. ”
Keishi Otomo said: "As the old saying goes, a single person does not stand in the way of wealth. If you want to live in peace, you should not interfere with my business. ”
"This year, the government has revised and implemented the Awakening Drugs Prohibition Act again to intensify the crackdown on ATS (amphetamine) crimes. You don't want to be sent to jail, do you? ”
Keishi Otomo asked, "Do you want to tell the police?" Deserter! ”
Shushi Yamaoka said, "Deserter? ”
Otomo Keishi said, "Isn't it? You never take off your clothes, you never dare to expose your body in front of outsiders, you don't dare to enter a public bath, even if you are at home, you don't dare to bathe with your family, for fear that others will see your tattoos, know your past, and know that you are the 'Nakshatra'. Isn't a person like you, who has given up his honor, a deserter? If you want to live in peace, you shouldn't provoke me. I warn you, if you dare to continue to interfere in my business, I will reveal your identity to everyone in this place, so that you have nothing to hide. ”
Shushi Yamaoka hesitated.
Liang Kun said: "Mr. Yamaoka, why did the government revise and implement the "Awakening Agent Prohibition Law" again? This is because the use of awakening agents is already a common occurrence in all of Japan. It is a social problem in Japan as a whole for students to take it before exams, office workers to work overtime, and housewives to take it when they are under pressure: students are under tremendous pressure to go on to higher education, because in Japan it is 'a lifelong test for life'; office workers are burdened with huge work pressure, often working overtime until late, and after work, they have to go drinking and socializing with their colleagues, otherwise they are outliers in the workplace; housewives have to rely on their husbands' snorts to live, and their husbands' early death is their greatest wish. And in Mr. Yamaoka's side, isn't such an example even more vivid? Like Mr. Tanaka Keiyasu, who has been fighting the wind and waves at sea for many years, he has made his body weak like an old man who is about to die, but in fact he has to bear the high cost of his daughter's private school; His wife was arrogant and unreasonable, and beat and scolded him at every turn; The eldest son has nothing to learn, so he can only go to the big city to work hard like a ronin. The weight of life has already made him kick out of breath, with the help of drugs, let him re-energize himself, drive the fishing boat again, rush to the ocean, isn't this good? ”
Shushi Yamaoka said: "This false excitement is not without a price, and we all know this. ”
Liangkun said: "In this world, there has never been a free lunch. ”
Keishi Otomo said: "I sold them the awakening potion all of their own volition, and I never forced anyone. You can stay here and see what they themselves think of my goods. They're not kids, they're not hippies hanging around Shinjuku train station, they're people you've been living with for a long time. You should trust their own judgment. ”
Shushi Yamaoka obviously didn't want to break his peaceful life, so he could only nod his head silently and agree.
Keishi Otomo said to Hotaruko: "Open a bottle of beer for Shushi, I'll treat you!" ”
The addictive nature of stimulants controls people far beyond human reason and willpower, let alone for those who are defenseless.
When night falls, the Firefly Bar is once again full of fishermen, and the farce of the Tanaka family, which had happened during the day, seems to be completely absent.
Even Keiyasu Tanaka himself reappeared in the Firefly Bar, as if he was not the one who was beaten by his wife during the day.
Tanaka Keiyasu asked, "Otomo, do you still have any nutrients here?" This stuff is uncomfortable if you don't eat it for a day. ”
The other fishermen also said, "Yes! After taking the nutrients, I feel more energetic, but then I feel very empty. ”
Keishi Otomo said: "Then it's good to use it for a long time, and it's not expensive anyway." ”
Amphetamines were originally used to treat asthma, sleep disorders (narcolepsy) and hyperactivity. During World War II, soldiers and drivers alike would take amphetamines to refresh themselves and prevent fatigue.
Although amphetamines have euphoric, alert and appetite-suppressing effects, repeated use can lead to addiction, and symptoms of intoxication include excessive talk, headache, confusion, high fever, increased blood pressure, night sweats, dilated pupils, and loss of appetite. High-dose use causes mental confusion, thought disorders, similar to delusional schizophrenia, paranoia, auditory hallucinations, delusions of victimization, etc., and long-term use leads to organ encephalopathy syndrome, high blood pressure and the risk of stroke. Withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation include sluggishness, lethargy, irritability, irritability, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies.
Even if the negative symptoms are milder than those of other addictive drugs, these symptoms also worry Shushi Yamaoka.
Shushi Yamaoka pressed Tanaka Kaitai's hand to take out the money and persuaded: "Kaitai, didn't you just spend all the money?" Forget it today. ”
Keiyasu Tanaka said: "If I don't have nutrients, I won't be interested in anything, and I'm afraid it will be a problem to go to sea tomorrow." ”
Shushi Yamaoka said: "Anyway, you don't have much money now, so it's better not to buy it today, endure it for a day, and give it a try." ”
Although Tanaka Keiyasu is older than Yamaoka Shushi, he has always trusted Yamaoka Shushi very much, and under the persuasion of Yamaoka Shushi, he gave up his plan to buy "nutrients".