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Takei Kohei on the other side of the phone sneered, "Editor Kikuchi, why would someone tell me that this President Yamanaka has ever sat in your arms?"

Hearing this, Kikuchi couldn't pretend anymore, he lowered his voice and asked, "Takei, this has nothing to do with you, right? And what do you know..."

"I don't know much, but I have some photos in my hand and I want you to appreciate them carefully. Please arrive at the club on time at 7 o'clock in the evening!"

After saying this, Kikuchita heard the sound of the other party hanging up the phone. He looked at the back of his wife who was cooking in the kitchen, with a blank expression on his face.

……

At around 6:45 in the evening, Kikuchita came to the Misaki Club in Ginza, and was led into a small box by his mother, and saw Takei Kohei sitting and smoking.

Takei Kohei was the only one in the box. When he saw Queen Mother Kikuchi, he said with a "politician" smile, "Editor Kikuchi, please sit down. You're welcome."

Mama-san bowed and left. Kikuchita could only sit beside her with a livid face, and asked in a low voice, "Where's the photo?"

Takei Kohei took out an envelope and pushed it in front of Kikuchita.Kikuchi immediately picked it up, opened the envelope, took out the photo inside, and confirmed it.

These photos are true, the other party is not lying...

Although he didn't show it on the outside, he was actually not at peace inside.

Once these photos are released, his relationship with a married woman will inevitably be exposed, and it is more likely that someone will find out that he has used his power to carry out a certain degree of corruption.

At this point, he will face real "social death", and his career and family will suffer a devastating blow.

It was hard for him to imagine how he would face his wife and children at that time.And once he was kicked out of Mandanshe, it would be difficult for him to find a suitable job at his age.Because of this scandal, no company in the industry would accept him.

So he must take back all the photos and negatives in the other party's hands.

Seeing Kikuchita's performance, Takei Kohei showed a slightly mocking smile: "Chief editor Kikuchi is really good at calculating. He outsourced the business of the publishing house. He won both beauty and money. That luxury car will be Did you spend a lot of money?"

Kikuchita frowned even tighter, "Takei, you..."

"Editor Kikuchi, stop pretending, I already know everything."

Hearing this answer, Kikuchita seemed to have been splashed with cold water. He glanced at the other party, slumped on the sofa weakly, sighed and said, "There is no conflict of interest between the two of us, let's talk about it." , what exactly do you want?"

He is confident that he has done this series of things very covertly, and should not be easily known by the outside world.But Takei Kohei knew it, which shows that the other party at least spent a lot of effort.

Although the two are not in the same editorial department, they have cooperated many times after all. He thinks he has a deep understanding of Takei Kohei and knows that the other party is a person who is not profitable.

Seeing that the other party was subdued, Takei Kohei was satisfied, and he handed over a piece of paper with a few lines written on it, "Editor Kikuchi, the matter is very simple, I just need you to make such an arrangement for Akihara Yuto and Asano Aiko It's..."

Kikuchi took the paper in confusion, and looked at it carefully.After reading it, he couldn't help but shed cold sweat, and murmured: "This is impossible..."

Takei Kohei did not answer immediately, but just put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray in front of him.At the same time, the smile on his face became even weirder...

[67.Chapter 67 Forgive me]

For "New Novel", the importance of Hiroto Akihara is unquestionable. It can be said that "New Novel" can sell more than 3 copies from a magazine that can't sell 20 copies. The credit accounted for at least 9%.

Therefore, Kikuchi agrees with the title of "genius" that many book reviewers have given to each other.

He believed that Hiroto Akihara already had enough capital to get his own column and cover in any literary magazine of any publishing house.

However, the reason why Akihara did not choose to leave was simply because of Asano Aiko.

To be honest, Kikuchita didn't pay much attention to Asano Aiko at first, after all, in his view, she was just a woman, and according to the habits of neon society, when she reached a certain age, she was going to get married and have children.

That's why he didn't arrange for the writer to take responsibility for her for a long time, and just asked her to do some small things like serving tea and water.

But what he didn't expect, Aiko Asano gave himself such a big surprise, and discovered this author who could change the fate of "New Novel" magazine.

Today, he has paid great attention to this female editor who he didn't care about at first.He felt that the other party was a long rope that could help "New Novel" tie Akihara Yuto so that the latter would not be poached to other magazines.

As for the relationship between Asano Aiko and Akihara Yuto, he didn't care at all. Even if the two announced their marriage tomorrow, he would only express "congratulations" and rejoice in his heart that the rope was stronger.

but……

Thinking of this, he looked at the piece of paper in his hand and smiled helplessly.

If he followed the conditions written by Takei Kohei on paper, Asano Aiko would lose her role completely, and Akihara Hiroto would definitely part ways with the editorial department.

If there is no accident, he will never see the other party's works on the future pages of "New Novel".

He was silent for a while, then looked up at Takei Kohei: "Editor Takei, what will happen if I don't agree?"

Takei Kohei's expression was still "hypocritical", but the content of his answer was not polite at all, and he didn't even bother to use honorifics, "Ta Kikuchi, please think clearly, is "New Novel" important, or your own Is life important?"

He said as if he was thinking too much about Kikuchi: "As long as you agree to my request, I will give you the photos and negatives. In this case, you will still be the editor-in-chief..."

Although Takei Kohei said so on the lips, he dismissed Kikuchita in his heart.

Without Hiroto Akihara and Tata Kikuchi, the recognized incompetent editor-in-chief, "New Novel" is expected to be reverted to its original form soon, and it will not threaten the status of "Tokyo Literature".

At that time, whether he can secure the position of editor-in-chief is another matter.

Kikuchi Tata could hear the hidden meaning of Takei Kohei. If he did not agree to the other party's request, then these photos might appear in other places, such as his home, office or in the hands of his superiors...

At that point, he will face the separation of his wife and children and unemployment. If Mandanshe is not satisfied, he may even be prosecuted and sent to prison...

He picked up the piece of paper, read every word on it again, and silently made a choice in his heart.

He raised his head, looked at Takei Kohira, and said in a low voice, "I know what to do, but Takei, Hiroto Akihara is very talented, but is it worth it for you?"

Takei Kohei withdrew his smile, gave him a cold look, and said in a tone as if ordering his subordinates: "You don't need to care about this, I have my own considerations."

He didn't know what Kikuchita said, but he would rather offend Kikuchita and do these methods, which is also a helpless choice.

With the increasing sales of "New Novel", Hiroto Akihara's status within the publishing house is undoubtedly getting higher and higher.And all this was like a slap in the face, slapped mercilessly on his face.

During this period of time, whether it was on the surface or behind the scenes, he had already heard a lot of words that satirized him for being blind.But even so, he couldn't refute it, after all, he was the editor who first met Akihara Yuto.

In order to make up for it, he specially came to the door, gave Akihara Yuto enough face and benefits, and let him switch from "New Novel" to "Tokyo Literature".He thought he was sincere enough, but unexpectedly, he was rejected!

In the past, he would have given up. After all, he has not seen the so-called "genius" writers fall.

But now it is different from the previous situation. The editor-in-chief of "Tokyo Literature" is about to retire, and the deputy editor has another person besides himself.

So for his own professional interests, he had to find another way, so that Hiroto Akihara transferred to "Tokyo Literature".At that time, he can logically serve as the responsible editor of the other party, so that others have no reason to criticize.

In order to achieve this goal, he had to make Hiroto Akihara and the editorial department of "New Novel" feel alienated, and then use this as an excuse to appease the other party and manage the relationship with the upper management.

Among them, Asano Aiko is an unavoidable reason. As long as the other party is still in the position of editor, then Akihara Yuto will definitely not let other people be his responsible editor... Therefore, she must be transferred to other editors. department to go.

However, it must be Kikuchita who asked her to be transferred, and this can be one of the reasons for Akihara Yuto's resentment towards "New Novel".

When Takei Kohei thought of this, he suddenly seemed to think of something. He sat up straight, and asked Kikuchita: "Kikuchi, how long is the contract you signed for the copyright of publishing Akihara Hiroto's booklet?"