Escape - 9

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Conspiracy

Yuzuru was at home with Satomi, Mitsuru's wife, when he received a call from his older brother Mitsuru asking him to bring his car. Yuzuru's house and Mitsuru's house are built on the same lot. Yuzuru was already in love with Satomi, his brother's wife. The only one who did not know this was his brother, Mitsuru. Satomi's heart gradually fell more in favor of her taciturn and serious younger brother, Yuzuru, than Mitsuru, who was more playful and carefree, and after she and Mitsuru became almost separated, her relationship with Yuzuru also became closer. Of course, Yuzuru was not capable of such behavior, and Satomi approached him, and Yuzuru was dragged into the relationship. Until then, Yuzuru had been used by his older brother Mitsuru, but after he started a relationship with Satomi, he gradually began to feel estranged from his older brother Mitsuru, who was using him for his own gain.

Mitsuru gradually became an obstacle to them. They always talked about how it would be a great help to them if he had a car accident and died in a place they did not know, so they could get the insurance money. However, neither of them had the courage to do so, so they just ended up fantasizing about it. Satomi was actually at Yuzuru's house, which is just around the corner, when Yuzuru received a phone call from his brother Mitsuru. Yuzuru picked up the phone and answered it, feeling his heart beat faster, thinking for a moment that his relationship with Satomi had been exposed. When the call ended, he shared the contents of the call with Satomi. Yuzuru is very small-minded and cannot be kept to himself. He shared and discussed everything that had happened with Satomi.

"My older brother asked me to bring his car. I don't have a choice, so I'll bring it. I also have my brother's driver's license, so in case someone stops me, I don't think he'll recognize me. It's dark and at a quick glance, they look alike."

"I wonder if he is up to something."

"My brother, as I recall, said he was going to go around today to get some money. I don't think he went to the bank because of your brother. He didn't come back to the office, so maybe he gambled and won."

If Mitsuru had get a large sum of money, I was sure that he would ask Yuzuru about using it to buy back shares or to make up for the accounting irregularities. Considering the situation, I guessed that he would put off dealing with the accounting irregularities because it would be difficult for him to maintain control of the company if he did not give priority to the stock buyback. If so, he would have his older brother Mitsuru lose his position and take responsibility for the accounting irregularities by making everything public. That way, Yuzuru thought, we could survive even if, in the worst case scenario, the current company became affiliated with an investment firm. At the time, he had no doubt that this was the only way to save the company and its employees.

In the back of Yuzuru's mind, there seemed to be a growing thought about how he and Satomi could be officially united. If Mitsuru were to lose his position, he would take on the company's debts and bankrupt Mitsuru. Mitsuru would then have no choice but to decide to divorce. Then, legally, Satomi and Mitsuru could become strangers. The clear-cut environment would be created in which Yuzuru and Satomi could be together. Of course, to avoid the public's cold eye, Satomi would have to play the victim for a while and be prepared to dispose of her home. However, since she is the daughter of a wealthy family to begin with, she would have no problem at least giving up her land and house of about 660 square meters. It is as if her parents had bought it when they got married. From a single phone call, a dizzying array of schemes raced through Yuzuru's mind.

"How can we do that?”

After delivering Mitsuru's car, I need to make time for a private talk with Mitsuru to persuade him. Yuko, Mitsuru's mistress, would have to be asked to run some errands for us to have some time alone together, but it would not be possible for her to run errands late at night. She would have already been drinking anyway, so it would be difficult to ask Mitsuru to give her a ride. Then I thought that I might be able to make Yuko know all about it and get her to run away with me. Yuko is willing to make a move if it benefits her. If I baited her with the idea that she and Mitsuru would eventually be together, she might take me up on the offer. Besides, I don't know how much money Mitsuru got by gamble, but if it was a considerable amount, it might be possible for her to open a new store. Yuko probably doesn't want things to stay the same forever. Yuzuru gathered his thoughts again and shared them with Satomi.

"I'm sure my older brother and his mistress are waiting for me, so I'm going to talk to them both when I bring the car over."

Satomi was surprised by the unusually serious look on Yuzuru's face as she returned.

"What kind of story?"

"I think my brother will probably ask me to convert the money he made from gambling or something and apply it to stock repurchases. I explain that if I check the amount of money and find that it is a safe amount, it is only a matter of time before it comes to light that the tax authorities have already found out about the double bookkeeping and that the company may be taken over due to the financial situation deteriorating in conjunction with the investment company. I explain that if the amount is too small for the getaway fund, I will set it aside for Mitsuru can use it to escape."

"That sounds plausible, since there is an IRS of Japan investigation going on right now. What are you going to do after that?"

"So, when the money is ready, I'll make it public by leaking it anonymously to the IRS of Japan. Then my older brother will get impatient, so I suggest that him seal the divorce papers and send him to Satomi in order to make a clean getaway. I will tell him that if he doesn't, he'll be in a situation where he won't even be able to file for bankruptcy because he'll be dealing with debts involving the company."

"I wonder if he would agree."

"If I told him that if he had enough money, he could open a store in a different place under Yuko's name, I think Yuko would be on board. She is a calculating person. Besides, I think my brother is very protective of his company."

"What you are very smart, aren't you? You seem so very quiet."

"Looks have nothing to do with what's in my head."

"That's true. But sometimes I get scared."

"Haha, don't worry, I won't betray Satomi. The clutch bag in my older brother's car contains his driver's license, and by the way, I'll put a memo in it with the details of his instructions to the accounting manager. Be careful not to get my fingerprints on it. I'm the one who made him make the memo, but anyone won't find that kind of evidence anywhere in the world. The memo has only my older brother's fingerprints on it, and he's the one who actually wrote it."

They were satisfied with the plan and Yuzuru began preparing to leave. He put on his gloves, took his clutch bag out of Mitsuru's car, made sure his driver's license was in it, and carefully placed the note of instructions he had kept at home in the bag. He put the clutch bag back in the glove compartment of the car again, since he could not drive with his gloves on. As for the car itself and the keys, it would be more natural to have my fingerprints on them since I also used the bowstring from time to time. It was also when he had Mitsuru by his side when he was caught speeding and had his license suspended a while ago. Come to think of it, until now, my life may have been for my brother. From now on, Yuzuru decided to change it to a life for himself.

"This is the end for you, the older brother. It's the perfect plan."

to be continued

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