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Chapter 1 The Bubble Age
"In this day and age, what can we do?"

"Our predecessors were scrambled by big companies as soon as they graduated. They can live in hot spring hotels, eat seafood and steaks, and get high salaries."

"Go out and scramble to take a taxi, go to the ski resort, go to golf, go to Ginza, go to Kabukicho... build a champagne tower, hug the hostess, watch singing and dancing, and enjoy the splendid life."

"What about us? We are obviously an economically powerful country, claiming that Tokyo can buy the United States. Why did we come to our place and suddenly have a vicious economic bubble?"

"The country is crumbling, there are unemployed people everywhere. Countless people have committed suicide by jumping off buildings, and the parks are full of homeless people."

"Some of them are company executives, and some are university elites. Even if they get into a good university, what can they do?"

"This country has lost hope."

"I've lost hope too..."

Higashino had a splitting headache, drank a lot of alcohol for business last night, and the pain of hangover hit again.

But there is no way. He didn't concentrate on his studies in high school, and after graduating from college, he can only earn money by overdrafting his body.

He supported his head with his hands, not daring to shake it.

"I seem to be dying, my brain is full of revolving lanterns."

Crazy voices roared in his brain, all the words of a Japanese who lost confidence.

"Why my revolving lantern is someone else's memory!"

He opened his eyes angrily.

"Ah, strange ceiling..."

……

In the bathroom, Higashino bent down and looked in the mirror, "vomit!" He vomited into the sink.

The pungent and sour smell hit, Higashino quickly turned on the faucet to wash away the vomit.

The headache eased a little.

only……

"Why Moxigan!"

In the mirror, the person in the white vest looks pretty good except for his hairstyle.

The bridge of the nose is high, the brows are sharp and the eyes are starry, with a sense of solidity and sharpness.

It's just that a golden hair stands up in the center of the head, extending from the top of the forehead to the back of the head, making it look extraordinarily silly.

"that's terrible!"

Clutching his head, Higashino had a headache again.

After a while, Higashino, who was sitting on the toilet, gradually sorted out everything.

This person, like his name, is also Higashino Hibiki.Mature and sensible since childhood.

According to the nature of patience, go to cram school, get into a good school, get to know more people, and be welcomed by everyone.

In this way, when others are playing, he is mostly learning.

Huangtian paid off, and Higashino was finally admitted to the art department of Yanyan High School.

This is a class with a very low admission rate, only a small number of elites can attend, and there are only more than 20 members in the whole year.

It can be said that as long as you don't go astray, you will be the social elite in the future. If you go further, you can easily earn 200 million by simply designing LOGO for other companies.

Seeing that all the efforts are about to reap the rewards, but in the past few years, the country was in full swing, like a gorgeous bubble, which quickly dissipated and collapsed after being exposed to the sun.

By 1993, the people who were drunk with money were still making up for the previous overdraft, and everything was not over yet, and the sustainability fell to the bottom.

One year, two years, three years, the society has become a pool of muddy water, full of vitality, and the world where everything competes is gone forever.

Seeing that there is no hope, Higashino, who has been motivating himself with a bright future, has finally gone astray.

With his strong body and excellent appearance, he started to hang out with some gangsters.

"Land and houses have become worthless, businesses have closed down, banks have closed, and employees who have been laid off can be seen everywhere. The society has entered the Great Depression, and it has become extremely difficult to find a job. But the trend is still intensifying. After so many years Efforts are worthless, anyway, after leaving school, you can only be a bastard, so study? Learn ass!"

Higashi Higashino, a child from someone else's family, quickly degenerated and became a street gangster.

……

Knowing the situation, Higashino felt sorry for the boy.

In fact, this is not the case. Even during the economic bubble period, graduates from universities such as Todai University and Keio can still live a happy life.

The boy "Higashino Hibiki" is like a spring, when the motivation in his heart is removed, it will immediately explode with a huge rebound.

He began to get used to depravity, and vented his depression and dedication for more than ten years.

So it became like this.

"It is now August 1993, and in July, "Hirobi Higashino" saw that the economic bubble was still not subsiding, and became more and more desperate, so he became a mohawk. "

So Higashino took off his clothes, looked at his white body, and nodded in satisfaction.

"It's a good thing I didn't have time to get a tattoo."

"Xiang, what's the matter? Are you fascinated by watching yourself?"

A soft, smiling voice came from behind.

Higashino Hibiki was startled and turned around immediately.

There are a few white hairs in the hair, and there are wrinkles on the face. You can vaguely see the handsome face when you were young. This is the mother of Higashino Higashino, Shio Higashino.

She was carrying a basket of dirty clothes and looked at Higashi Higashi with a smile.

Higashino sound panicked: "That's not the case!"

It may be the influence of the original owner's memory, he has affinity and admiration for Higashino Xi in front of him.

"It's okay, I understand," she covered her mouth and smirked, waved her hands and backed away, "It's always like this at this age."

"I……"

After she left, Higashino closed and locked the door before calming down.

He looked in the mirror with a smile on his face, but the hair was still very intrusive.

After searching in the bathroom, there was an electric fader in the storage cabinet under the sink.

This belonged to his father Higashino Ichiro, who had gray hair in middle age.

Reluctant to go to the barber shop, he simply shaved his head.

Higashino rejoiced, "That's great."

It never occurred to him that he would be happy to shave his head.

With the operation of the electric faders, three thousand threads of troubles fell, and Higashino also realized the next life.

Looking at the shining bald head in the mirror, I made up my mind, "Since I have been given another chance, this time I must study hard, get into a good university, and reach the pinnacle of life!"

A good university is too important for life.

Since you are an art student, then set a small goal, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tama Art University, Musashino Art University, just choose one of the three.

……

"I feel like that kid is different, dear."

Sitting kneeling on the tatami in the living room, Higashino Xio said with a gentle smile.

Her son suddenly changed into a self-indulgent gangster, and she was heartbroken for a long time.

Although a mature child, she also feels distressed.But sure enough, compared to the bad things like riding ghost fire, swinging flower hands, cropped trousers, and tattooed sky eyes, the former good boy Higashino is much better.

Higashino Ichiro's voice was low, mixed with anger, "Don't mention him to me!"

Long-term cultivation, countless painstaking efforts, only cultivated a weak person!
Higashino Ichiro is less than 1 meters tall, but he has a strong body, his short sleeves are stretched tightly by his large muscles, his sharp eyes have a fierce breath, "temporary success or failure is nothing, but he, just Because of frustration, I became a clown!"

Thinking of a month ago, his hands trembled with anger, and the handmade bouquets he made were scattered all over the floor.

Higashino Xi stroked his rough hand and comforted him: "He is still a child, give him some patience."

"Son... I've been hoeing in the countryside for several years at his age! You dote on him too much."

Higashino rang at the door, listening quietly.

There is no feeling of sadness and loss. He wants to know more about the situation, how these two familiar and unfamiliar people view their children.

Higashino Ichiro became more and more angry as he chatted, he was furious, "I drive a taxi every night shift, black and white are reversed, I just hope he can get ahead! But now... I really don't have the bloodiness of the Higashino family!"

Higashino Xi patted his palm, "Keep your voice down, don't let the children hear you."

She then sighed, "Hang has always worked hard, unlike ordinary children. He has been like an adult since elementary school. He knows what he should do, work hard, make progress, and make more friends. So Now, it's just going back to being a kid. Give him some patience, the kid will change."

Higashino Ichiro was silent for a while, then nodded, "Hmph, if this is the case, it would be a good thing."

They calmed down, only the sound of "rustling" making plastic flowers in the living room.

Higashino Higashi walked in, Higashino Xi looked up and saw him, his eyes widened, he looked straight at Higashino Higashi's bald head, and opened his mouth wide in surprise.

(End of this chapter)