CHAPTER 577: CHAPTER 474: BROTHERS RISKED THEIR LIVES, GOT PREGNANT

Aoyama Xiu Xin was holding a meeting when Nozaki Cangjian was also assigning tasks to the high-ranking members of the Miyazaki family.

"I’ve already arranged to meet with the Maple Leaf Association, Yasui Group, Yamashita Family, and Fujimura Association tomorrow night at eleven o’clock for the transactions. The meeting points are set at four different locations, so you will split into four groups, each handling one group. After the transaction is over, bring the money and come to see me."

As Nozaki Cangjian finished speaking, he turned and circled four spots on the map pinned to the whiteboard.

"Boss, isn’t the risk too great to deal with four groups simultaneously?" someone expressed concern, as it was unheard of for drugs traffickers to do such a thing.

"Isn’t our business already high risk? If you fear risks, why join the Black Society? Go be a security guard! Since we choose to venture, let’s take the greatest risk and make the most money!" Nozaki Cangjian sternly rebuked and then relaxed his tone, "Although the Miyazaki family has not been established for long, it has already suffered two major blows and there’s not much money left in the account. We need to quickly recover enough funds for development."

"Boss, you have far-sighted vision; it was wrong of me to worry too much," the person who had raised doubts admitted his mistake.

Another underling asked, "Boss, if it’s all entrusted to us, won’t you personally show up tomorrow night?"

"With transactions involving four groups, which one would I take care of if I appeared?" Nozaki Cangjian countered, then continued, "You all are my trusted confidants, the soul of the Miyazaki family. I trust that you will not disappoint me, which is why I am comfortable letting you handle the negotiations while I stay back, just in case."

"Yes!" The men bowed simultaneously in response.

Nozaki Cangjian then detailed the tasks to several members and sent them off to prepare. Watching their retreating figures, he exhaled deeply.

"Great achievements are built on sacrifices!"

Among the current six high-ranking members of the Miyazaki family, three had come with him from Tokyo to Hokkaido. It would be impossible to say there were no personal feelings involved.

However, to say the feelings ran deep would also be untrue.

Thus, after a moment of emotional reflection, as a righteous undercover police officer, he made sure not to be biased or break the law.

"I still need to get to know a few more brothers from the underworld; I have nothing left to sell," Nozaki Cangjian murmured, touching the armrest of his chair.

When he eventually reached the pinnacle of success, and others praised him, he could gently and modestly reply with a chuckle, "Don’t mention it. It was all thanks to my brothers, who dedicated their lives to boost me to this position."

Suddenly, he thought of Aoyama Xiu Xin. Wasn’t this also a sacrifice to push Aoyama Xiu Xin to power?

Aoyama Xiu Xin’s mood had been great recently, as securing the construction projects from the Asahikawa Red Book Construction Corporation had significantly reduced difficulties in other cities.

The reason was manifold: first, he had managed to connect with the daughters of the mayors in advance; second, he had shifted from forcibly taking projects away from the Akabon family to negotiating and willing to pay a sizeable compensation; third, probably the extermination of the Akabon family had frightened others.

Though he never admitted to being connected to the Akabon family massacre and many never suspected him, it was hard for other Construction Corporations, as stakeholders, not to suspect him.

After all, they had previously sat together discussing how to sabotage Aoyama Xiu Xin.

And Akabon Jiancheng had actually gone ahead with it.

The result? His youngest son ended up in prison, handing over projects hands-off, and he himself got killed by a bullet.

Was it all just a coincidence?

Given such a precedent, it was not to be underestimated!

They were already billionaires themselves. Swallowing these projects wouldn’t double their wealth, and not having these projects wouldn’t bankrupt them. Moreover, since Aoyama Xiu Xin was willing to offer compensation, although it wasn’t much compared to the earnings from the projects, it was better than nothing. Therefore, there was no need to gamble. It was best to know when to stop and make a friend.

With Aoyama Xiu Xin’s background and capabilities, as long as no accidents happened, he was bound to reach the pinnacle of power. It was like paying in advance to secure a friendship with an influential figure.

Aoyama Xiu Xin was also very gracious; he invited all the local businessmen who had ceded their projects to him for a banquet to express his gratitude in person.

That evening, in the luxurious private room of the Maple Club, toasts were made, and cups exchanged hands, everyone left content. Aoyama Xiu Xin, as the host, personally stood at the door and sent each guest off in their cars.

After sending the last person off, he exhaled.

In a couple of days, when he returned to Tokyo, he would finally be able to bring some good news to the high-ranking officials of the Land Guard Staff.

Recently, the East Field Construction Corporation hadn’t made much profit, but the high-ranking officials of the Land Guard Staff who had invested in East Field Construction had been receiving dividends every month.

And the money for these dividends was actually from Aoyama Xiu Xin’s private funds, essentially another way to hand out money. Once the Ministry of Finance released the construction funds to Hokkaido, he would no longer need to dig into his own pockets.

He could use the country’s money to buy over the military.

"Let’s go home!" Aoyama Xiu Xin muttered.

.........

Every morning, the most delightful scene for Aoyama Xiu Xin was coming downstairs and seeing his sister-in-law busy at the dining table, her plump buttocks seemingly about to burst through her clothes, which always kept him in a good mood for the day.

"Sister-in-law, good morning," Aoyama Xiu Xin greeted.

Aoyama Haruko, as always, turned with a smile and replied, "Good morning Xiu Xin. Breakfast will be ready in a bit."

"Hmm," Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded and went to the living room to turn on the TV while drinking the coffee prepared by his sister-in-law.

After finishing watching the news, breakfast was ready.

Aoyama Xiu Xin sat down at the dining table to eat.

"Ugh~ Ugh~" Aoyama Haruko had just raised a sausage to her lips when she suddenly grimaced and uncontrollably started retching. She then threw down her fork and dashed to the bathroom, vomiting into the toilet.

Aoyama Xiu Xin was taken aback for a moment, then quickly followed her in, gently patting her back and asked with concern, "How are you, sister-in-law? Are you okay?"

"No... no problem, I just suddenly felt nauseous," said Aoyama Haruko, waving her hand.

A thought suddenly struck Aoyama Xiu Xin, and he blurted out, "You couldn’t possibly be pregnant, could you?"

"How could that be?" Aoyama Haruko instinctively denied the guess. After all, her infertility had been medically confirmed; how could she be pregnant?

But Aoyama Xiu Xin became persistent, took her by the shoulders, turned her to face him, and asked with intense gaze, "Did you get your period last month?"

"No... I didn’t," Aoyama Haruko answered instinctively. Although she found it strange at the time, she didn’t think about pregnancy due to her infertility.

But now, the vomiting combined with her missed period made her start to wonder.

She was a bit nervous, excited, thrilled, and also fearful, grasping Aoyama Xiu Xin’s arm with a trembling voice, "Xiu Xin, come with me to the hospital."

Not being able to become a mother was her biggest regret. Now that there was a sign of pregnancy, she was happy, but also fearful that it could be a false alarm, afraid of being disappointed.

"Okay! Let’s go right now!" Aoyama Xiu Xin couldn’t care about going to work anymore; he immediately had Jin Yucheng drive Haruko to the nearest hospital for a check-up.

In the car to the hospital, Aoyama Haruko leaned into Xiu Xin’s arms, clutching his hand tightly, her lips pursed and silent, the turmoil in her heart visible.

Aoyama Xiu Xin didn’t say anything, repeatedly and gently stroked her smooth hair to comfort her.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Aoyama Xiu Xin didn’t go in with her but had Jin Yucheng accompany Haruko for the check-up, as her brother-in-law and his wife had officially divorced, leaving no room for "rumors."

He waited in the car anxiously, not knowing how much time had passed. Finally, he saw Aoyama Haruko and Jin Yucheng come out. Haruko had always been an open book, and from her expression, Aoyama Xiu Xin guessed the result and showed a smile.

He was going to have a child of his own.

Though it was also possible that the child Iihara Nishi was carrying could be his, it was still uncertain. But the child in his sister-in-law’s belly was definitely his own doing.

The feeling of becoming a father was remarkable.

It was indescribable.

"Xiu Xin, I’m pregnant. The doctor said it’s been almost two months," Haruko burst into Xiu Xin’s arms as soon as she got in the car, overwhelmed with tears of joy.

"Our child’s life is really tough," Aoyama Xiu Xin remarked while holding her, realizing that the first and last three months of pregnancy are the riskiest. Despite using Haruko quite frequently over these two months, there hadn’t been a miscarriage, truly worthy of being Aoyama Xiu Xin’s child.

Survived the initial hurdles even before birth.

After the joy, Aoyama Haruko calmed down but became a bit worried again, touching her belly and looking sadly at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "I want to have the baby."

She was afraid that Aoyama Xiu Xin would want to terminate the pregnancy because the child’s status could be a stain on him.

"This is our child, of course, we are going to have it," said Aoyama Xiu Xin firmly.

It’s just an illegitimate child.

Which wealthy and influential person doesn’t have a few?

He signaled for Jin Yucheng to start driving, holding his sister-in-law tightly and said seriously, "The child’s status can be easily sorted out, don’t worry, just focus on taking good care of yourself."

"Mm." Aoyama Haruko smiled brightly, tears still glistening in her eyes, and hugged him even tighter.

After dropping his sister-in-law off at home and instructing Elena to never leave her side, Aoyama Xiu Xin asked Jin Yucheng to take him to work. On the way, he called his big brother Aoyama Sosuke to share the good news, "Big brother, congratulations, your ex-wife is pregnant! Our Aoyama family is going to welcome a new member."

"What?" Aoyama Sosuke exclaimed, "Haruko is infertile, isn’t she?"

"Maybe I am just more capable, quantity has turned into quality," Aoyama Xiu Xin tentatively said.

Aoyama Sosuke’s mouth twitched slightly, his feelings complicated as he sighed deeply after a long silence and said, "Then congratulations on becoming a dad."

Aoyama Haruko had been married to him for several years with no signs of pregnancy. He had chosen to have an affair to end the marriage in hopes of having a child, yet shortly after being with Aoyama Xiu Xin, she had become pregnant, making him feel played by fate.

What was even more unbearable for him was that his ex-wife was pregnant with his brother’s child, and as her ex-husband, he still had to send blessings!

"I also congratulate big brother on becoming an uncle," Aoyama Xiu Xin laughed heartily, then added, "I hope big brother will help me with something. I will claim that the ex-wife was already pregnant before the divorce; I hope you can acknowledge this to give the child a status."

This process was similar to how Miyashita Hidekatsu had given Miyashita Naoyuki a status. In the future, his sister-in-law’s child would call his big brother ’Dad’ and him ’Second Uncle,’ but the child would be raised by him, this "Second Uncle."

"Okay, whatever you say, it’s still our Aoyama family’s blood," Aoyama Sosuke agreed, then corrected, "Xiu Xin, Haruko and I are divorced, she’s not your sister-in-law anymore, stop calling her that."

He had already removed the ’green hat,’ but Aoyama Xiu Xin’s address made him feel like he was still wearing it.

"Big brother, it’s precisely because I call her sister-in-law that she can still live with me. If I stopped calling her that, what reason would she have to live with me?" Aoyama Xiu Xin argued.

To others, it appeared he was someone who valued relationships deeply; even though his sister-in-law and his brother were divorced, he still recognized Aoyama Haruko as his sister-in-law. Hence, referring to her that way made Aoyama Haruko living with him reasonable and even a nice story.

But if he stopped calling her sister-in-law, and Aoyama Haruko still lived with him, it would undoubtedly lead to wild speculation from people.

So, his insistence on calling Aoyama Haruko ’sister-in-law’ was not only for the thrill but also for this consideration.

Aoyama Sosuke could hardly get the word out, "Damn!"

"Eh... already pregnant."

"Beep~Beep~Beep~"

The good brother rudely hung up the phone.