Chapter 295 Xiaolin
Boom!
The roar of the engine gradually died down, and the plane from the north landed steadily on the long runway.
Asuka Kobayashi, wearing sunglasses, looked at the familiar scenery outside the window in silence.
"Miss, we're here," a middle-aged woman who looked like an assistant whispered in her ear.
Asuka Kobayashi nodded, then stood up and walked towards the plane door without saying a word.
The sun in Fukuoka is much stronger than that in Hokkaido. Asuka Kobayashi, who had just stepped out of the cabin, subconsciously raised her hands to cover her eyes.
It's just February and the temperature here is almost 20 degrees. Compared with the sub-zero temperatures in Hokkaido, it's really a world of difference.
She was wearing thick winter clothes in the morning, but now she had changed into a thin coat.
Feeling the stark difference between the two places, Asuka Kobayashi couldn't help but think of him who was still in Hokkaido.
Mr. Shirakawa, seriously.
The assistant beside the "lady" reminded her again, which woke Asuka Kobayashi from her memories.
"Let's go." She, wearing sunglasses, walked down the gangway first.
On one side of the airport runway, there were several staff members in black suits, waiting there quietly.
Asuka Kobayashi ignored them and got into the middle black car without saying a word.
Soon the personnel returned to the team, the car started slowly and drove out of the airport.
Sitting in the car, Asuka Kobayashi turned her face to the window, quietly watching everything on the street.
The scenes on the streets of Fukuoka outside flashed past the car window without leaving any trace.
Fukuoka has changed a lot. Every time I come here, it feels like I'm somewhere new.
I feel this way myself, and I'm sure my friends who haven't seen Fukuoka for many years will feel even more so.
"Miyoko-san, go check on your brother."
"Eh" the female assistant was a little surprised.
However, when she saw that Asuka Kobayashi's face was calm, she was very tactful and asked the driver to change the route directly instead of confirming it again.
Soon the car they were riding in signaled and turned into another lane, followed by several other cars.
Hirao Cemetery, near Chuo Ward, Fukuoka.
It is located halfway up a hill, overlooking the bustling streets of Fukuoka City.
The garden is filled with cherry trees and other flowers and trees, creating a beautiful and quiet environment.
Although it is a cemetery, people often walk and jog here because of its beautiful scenery.
The Kobayashi family has a hill of their own here, which serves as a family cemetery.
At this moment, Asuka Kobayashi gently placed the bouquet in her hand in front of the tombstone. The female assistant and other entourage behind her stood not far away and watched here quietly without saying a word.
Ignoring the people behind her, she squatted down, reached out her hand and gently stroked the young photo on the tombstone with a sad expression.
"Brother, I come to see you again."
The young man in the photo was handsome, no more than twenty-two or twenty-three years old, and even looked a little like Asuka Kobayashi.
"Time flies by so fast. I will graduate from university soon. No, maybe I have already graduated.
In the past, graduation was the happiest day for me because it meant the vacation was about to come.
I have never had many friends in school, so I always look forward to going home during the holidays so I can hang out with my brother.
But ..." Kobayashi Asuka's eyes gradually moistened, "Since my brother went to study abroad, holidays are no longer worth looking forward to as before."
Tears slid down her porcelain-white cheeks, dripped down her chin and fell onto the bluestone table in front of her, turning into wet marks.
"And now I am saying goodbye to another most important person in my life, also during graduation season."
On the sad cheeks, tears were like pearls that had broken off the string, falling drop by drop and then shattering.
At this point, Asuka Kobayashi could no longer suppress the sadness in her heart. She buried her face in her arms and sobbed.
"I hate graduation season~" She sobbed, no longer having her previous calmness and composure.
Only here did Asuka Kobayashi reveal the softest and most sensitive part of her heart.
In the quiet cemetery, the sun is shining, the flowers and plants are lush, and the insects are chirping.
However, Asuka Kobayashi's mood was exactly the opposite. She lay there quietly for a long time before she raised her head and wiped her tears.
After taking a last lingering look at the photo in front of the tombstone, she put on her sunglasses again and returned to her previous calm and solemnity.
With a slight sigh, Asuka Kobayashi turned around and left without looking back.
"Miss, where are you going now?"
"go home"
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Otaru, Hokkaido.
Baichuan Feng frowned and looked at the dignified elder in front of him.
Also sitting on the mountain opposite him, he was observing Baichuan Feng carefully.
This was the first time the two met. Baichuan Feng didn't know Shan Shang, but Shan Shang had already known Baichuan Feng.
"My name is Yamagami Tatsuya, and I'm from Fukuoka. Nice to meet you, Shirakawa-san."
Shanshang bowed slowly and modestly, with a humble and polite attitude.
"Shirakawa Feng, nice to meet you."
This is the person who just claimed outside the door that he wanted to talk to me about Asuka Kobayashi.
Without him asking, Shan Shang had already spoken.
"The young lady has returned to Fukuoka, don't worry, Shirakawa-san."
Miss? Fukuoka?
As soon as the other party opened his mouth, Baichuan Feng keenly caught two key words.
However, he did not rush to ask for information about Asuka Kobayashi, but asked patiently.
"How can you prove your relationship with Asuka-chan?"
Shan Shang smiled. He did not feel offended by Baichuan Feng's vigilance.
On the contrary, he even had a little more appreciation for him. He was indeed a businessman who was just beginning to gain fame and always remained rational enough.
"I'm sure you've read the letter that the young lady left for Mr. Shirakawa.
The lady may not have explained her departure clearly, so I will talk to Mr. Shirakawa in detail."
After hearing these words, Shirakawa Feng finally believed that the person in front of him had a close connection with Asuka Kobayashi.
No one in the room knew about the letter she had left for him, not even Sama, except him.
The fact that the other party could say this matter out loud and even hinted at it shows that the "Miss" he was talking about was indeed Asuka Kobayashi.
The other party appeared here at this time, either because he was entrusted by the former, or because of her tacit consent, which led to the current meeting.
"Where is Asuka-chan?" Now that he had confirmed the other party's identity, Shirakawa Kaede also eagerly asked about Kobayashi Asuka.
The other party left in a hurry, and Baichuan Feng was completely unprepared.
At this moment, he had so many things to say to her and so many questions he wanted to get answers from her.
However, unlike Shirakawa Kaede's anxiety, Yamagami answered with a smile, "Fukuoka".
"You..." Baichuan Feng subconsciously wanted to stand up.
"Mr. Baichuan, please be patient." Shan Shang still looked at him calmly, "Miss, you must have had a compelling reason to leave. Please sit down and listen carefully."
Boy, you've taken advantage of enough of others, so stop being so aggressive.
Shan Shang actually felt sorry for his young lady. He liked someone but couldn't give so much.
So his feelings towards Baichuan Feng were quite complicated, some admiration and some resentment.
Baichuan Feng seemed to realize that his attitude was a little inappropriate. He took a deep breath and slowly sat down.
"So, Yamagami-san, can you tell me about Asuka-chan now?"
Shan Shang nodded with satisfaction. Although he could be impulsive sometimes, he was understandable as a young man.
"I guess Shirakawa-san doesn't know much about the Kobayashi family."
Baichuan Feng's eyes became serious, as the other party's first sentence attracted his attention.
Indeed, even now he still has some knowledge about Asuka Kobayashi's family background.
Until now, he didn't even know Asuka Kobayashi's exact address in Fukuoka.
Unfortunately, the other party is far away in Kyushu, too far away from Tokyo, so even if Shirakawa Feng wanted to investigate, he had no way to start.
There are many ancient families in Japan, but not all of them are famous in the world.
Although some of them are not well-known, their background is no worse than those chaebol families.
"Kobayashi was once the name of a place in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, where mining and salt industries flourished during the Edo period.
Countless merchants made their livings from them, but eventually some of them grew into tycoons, managing the metal mines and salt mines there.
The Kobayashi family originated here, and during its heyday, the town there was renamed Kobayashi City.
However, after the Meiji Restoration, changes came and the name Kobayashi City was abandoned to avoid suspicion.
Due to conflicts of interest, the Kobayashi family gradually migrated northward until they settled in present-day Fukuoka.
However, because of the changes, the Kobayashi family's industries began to shift from traditional industries to downstream processing industries.
For example, fields such as metal processing, chemicals, and rubber are all within the Kobayashi family's business scope.
A quarter of the companies in the Kitakyushu industrial belt have more or less connections with the Kobayashi family, including Kanto Chemical, Idemitsu Shokai, Kokura Steel, and so on.
This is the influence of the Kobayashi family in the traditional industrial field. However, with the economic development in recent years, manufacturing and processing industries and the tertiary industry have also become the next areas to be involved.
These are roughly the distribution of the Xiaolin family's industries, and I will not introduce the specific business conditions one by one."
Yamagami gave Shirakawa Feng a brief introduction to the general situation of the Kobayashi family from its origin to the present.
Although many areas were only briefly mentioned, Baichuan Feng still felt the huge foundation of his family after listening to it.
He had thought that Asuka Kobayashi came from a wealthy family, but he didn't expect her to be this wealthy.
Although her family most likely only exists as a behind-the-scenes shareholder of these companies.
However, to be able to develop so many industries and reach this point, one can easily tell that the energy behind it is astonishingly huge.
Mr. Kobayashi, you are really impressive.
When Baichuan Feng was getting along with her, he didn't feel any difference in status at all.
Even when she first entered Meiji University, she was at most a little naive, and had nothing to do with being a savage young lady.
Kobayashi's gentleness and kindness are truly engraved in his bones. Shirakawa Kaede sighed again.
He raised his eyes and looked at the mountain opposite, his expression sincere, "So, Yamagami-san, what is it about Asuka-chan that you need to leave without saying goodbye?"
