The waiter at the breakfast bar placed tamagoyaki, rice, grilled fish and miso soup on the table.
However, none of the three people moved their chopsticks. The firm look in Ameko's face made Takeda Tetsuya sigh.
The owner of the seafood shop lit up a cigarette and said, "Why bother? You will go to China in more than two months. Why do you want to get involved in this matter?"
"I want to know the truth about what happened back then. Somewhere deep in your heart, you still love your mother, right?"
"At our age, relationships are actually not that important anymore." Takeda Tetsuya was noncommittal, taking a puff of cigarette and said, "When I was young, I thought I would always be deeply in love with a woman, but the fact is that after so many years, I I almost forgot what she looked like.”
The owner of the fish shop paused, "But no matter what, I owe you all after all. How about it, how is Nanako doing?"
"Mom is fine now, but she still has some memories of what happened back then. But she once told me personally that she no longer hates you. You just... still owe us the truth."
Takeda Tetsuya fell into silence after hearing this. It was obvious that he didn't want to recall what happened back then, but now he knew that he couldn't hide it anymore.
After an unknown amount of time, until the cigarette was about to burn his fingers, the fish shop owner spoke again, "This was all because of a mistake, the most regretful mistake I have ever made in my life."
Next, the aquatic product shop owner finally told the story he had hidden for many years.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Japan's economy entered its final madness. Yosuke Tsuchiya was born in that era and had a happy family. Like most ordinary people at that time, Yosuke Tsuchiya was young, energetic and high-spirited. It was not until after the signing of the Plaza Accord that the U.S. dollar began to depreciate crazily against the yen, and the purchasing power of the yen reached its peak. However, what followed was a devastating blow to the export industry. Japan turned from prosperity to decline and entered a state of decline. In the past ten years, huge contrasts have caused this generation to embark on different paths.
The high debt pressure overwhelmed Yosuke Tsuchiya's parents. After their only residence was repossessed by the bank, they desperately chose to commit suicide by burning charcoal. His grandparents also died of illness one after another amidst the continuous bad news. However, the huge changes in his life did not let him down. Yosuke Tsuchiya's downfall actually created his fearless character, in the words of the team manager who later discovered him.
——This kid is a born fighter.
There seemed to be no word fear in his life dictionary.
Whatever doesn't kill me will make me stronger.
Yosuke Tsuchiya reached the peak of his life in his twenties. He achieved great results in European competitions and won the runner-up in the FIA GT Grand Prix in New York. After that, he fell out with the team and returned to China. Not long after, he won the D1 Grand Prix in Tokyo. The champion of the standing chase, he is a legendary figure in the Japanese drifting community.
At that time, he had already stood on the top of the mountain, but he still couldn't be satisfied. He was eager for new challenges, so he decided to challenge the title of DK. In less than a year, he had become the top underground player in 22 districts. The racers fell off their horses one after another, leaving only the training area at the end.
"The strongest driver in Nerima District is called Asano Naoto. He is a very crazy guy. He created his own death race running method. He selects a section of highway at an agreed time, destroys the guardrails, sets up entrances and exits, and competes in the car. Driving in the opposite direction on the highway, whoever reaches the finish line first alive is the final winner. Sometimes, to increase the excitement, he will deliberately introduce the police into the game."
"This... this is basically suicide." Ameko was completely stupid after hearing the rules.
"Naoto Asano firmly believes that only the bravest drivers deserve to win, and all drivers who want to challenge him must accept the rules of the game he has set. Although it seems stupid now, there is only one last race left to win. The title of dk, as a young man at that time, I could not give up under any circumstances."
Takeda Tetsuya lit up a second cigarette with a lighter, took a deep breath and continued, "We have agreed on a time for the competition. In addition to the two of us, there will also be my best friend, the strongest driver in Shinjuku City. Kobayashi Liang, we selected the track together. It is 40 kilometers long and has three lanes. Normally the vehicle density is moderate, but no one expected that it would suddenly start to fog when we got there that day.
"Kobayashi suggested giving up this competition and changing the time. I could see that Naoto Asano actually agreed in his heart. After all, he was just a bastard who enjoyed the excitement of walking on the edge of death. He didn't really intend to die. At that time, The road conditions and the danger were beyond his tolerance, but the bastard obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity to ridicule us. He knew that I would definitely vote for it, so he voted against it, saying that we are all cowards.
"I was young and angry at that time, so I voted against it in anger. The final result was 2:1, and the game went on as usual. At this time, Asano Naoto's face finally changed, but I couldn't feel any pleasure in revenge, because The three of us are already riding a tightrope."
"Everything that happened after that proved how stupid my decision was. The visibility on the road that day was only four or five meters, so we all had to lower our speed. However, even so, we were still shrouded in the shadow of death. This has already happened. It’s no longer a technical competition, luck has become the most important thing.”
"We drove like this in fear for ten minutes. Normally, this time is enough for us to complete the entire distance, but this time we only ran less than a third of the way. I kept honking the horn wildly. Fortunately, the highway was already over. It was closed, and there were a lot fewer cars on the opposite side, but even so, there were still several times when I suddenly saw the headlights and had to swerve to avoid it. It felt like I had a close call with death. .”
Recalling the dangerous situation at that time, even now the aquatic product shop owner still has lingering fears.
"No matter how tough your nerves are in this situation, you can't hold on for a long time, so Kobayashi and I take the lead alternately to buy each other time to rest. As for Naoto Asano, he was eliminated early in this game. This so-called The bravest driver in Tokyo, his will has been destroyed, and he only dared to cower behind us and tremble. However, no one expected that an accident would happen.
"When I was almost halfway, I heard the horn of a large truck in front of me and was about to change lanes. Unexpectedly, Naoto Asano's GT-R suddenly lifted up and stuck me in the left lane. I tried to accelerate and Slowing down, but he was always firmly blocking my right side. I can probably guess what he was thinking at that time. His performance today was really bad. If word gets out about losing this game, he has accumulated all the money he has accumulated over so long. My reputation was completely ruined, so I felt jealous...
"Naoto Asano is determined to put me to death, and the time left for me is getting less and less. I can't help but feel a sense of despair in my heart. I thought I was going to answer here today, but I didn't expect that at this moment, Xiaolin Ryo drove his Lexus and hit Asano Naoto's GT-R without hesitation.
"The next moment their cars lost control. Naoto Asano's GT-R rolled under the chassis of a large truck on the opposite side first. Then the truck overturned and hit Ryo Kobayashi's Lexus. The scene at that time was too bloody. I I didn’t even dare to look at it because the entire roof of his car had sunk in and thick smoke was billowing from the front of the car.”
