Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 434 - 433: The Undercurrents of the Far Moon Board of Directors

Chapter 434: Chapter 433: The Undercurrents of the Far Moon Board of Directors

Tiqie Mansion.

Conference room.

When Xia Yu and Dojima Yin arrived, a group of Far Moon old fuddy-duddies had already taken their positions.

"Shura" Saito Chiyokuro was absent.

Thus, apart from Tiqie Xianzuowen, one person was missing, and with the recent seating of Dojima Yin, there were a total of ten titans present.

Of course.

Xia Yu was excluded, with no seat and could only stand by the door.

Tiqie Xianzuowen sat with his arms crossed and eyes half-closed, showing no intention of inviting Xia Yu to sit.

To his left and right were rows of titans.

Dojima Yin sat in the row to his right.

Strangely, the titans in this row appeared welcoming and kind-hearted, as if genuinely pleased with Xia Yu’s attendance.

The row on the left was the exact opposite.

Cold stares.

Even the neatly coiffed elder at the top left, with hair slicked back impeccably, looked at Xia Yu with undisguised animosity in his eyes.

Upon careful observation, Xia Yu concluded:

The Far Moon Board of Directors had already split!

"So that’s how it is..."

At the same time, many of the doubts weighing on his mind were explained.

According to the original story, even with support from more than half of the Ten Masters of Far Moon, Ghost Father Tiqie Ji’s return alone wouldn’t be enough to succeed in directly impeaching Tiqie Xianzuowen and pulling him down from the Far Moon Commander position.

But with nearly half of the titans on the board supporting him, the situation was drastically different.

The turmoil at Far Moon would likely take place this December, which was not too far away.

Three months.

The chess game had been set; the covert struggle had already begun.

Moreover, with the forceful return of Tiqie Ji, there had to be support from external forces.

No matter how he thought about it, it was an unavoidable storm.

"What I hope to see is not a turbulent Far Moon!" thought Xia Yu. Not to mention his group of friends, including Makki and Eriina, his own plantation was also at Far Moon. He had just begun to reap the harvest. If Dojima Yin’s and Xianzuowen’s faction lost in the internal strife, he was sure to be held accountable.

Upon his return, Tiqie Ji’s first step would be to centralize power, shutting down research institutes and culinary associations, and reclaiming school facilities and land.

Indeed.

The silence of the meeting was broken by the slick-haired elder at the top, who coldly tossed out a document:

"Instructor Xia, here is an impeachment document. Take a look."

Pursing his lips, Xia Yu stepped forward to pick up the document and skimmed through it. He then laughed sarcastically, "Gentlemen, the special course named ’Chef’s Sincerity’ is jointly organized by IGO and Far Moon. I am just a pawn in this game. It’s not right to throw me under the bus like this. Moreover, you all are quite hasty; the ’Autumn Election’ is the time to assess the teaching results!"

"That’s one point."

"Secondly, accusing me of bypassing the Ten Master Mechanism and meddling with the management of the academy, meddling with the Autumn Election... these are groundless accusations!"

Groundless!

Having mentally prepared himself, Xia Yu did not burst into anger.

The way he calmly defended himself struck the titans observing him.

Including Dojima Yin on the right, all showed looks of approval.

"How dare you!"

The slick-haired elder’s eyebrows twitched as he reprimanded, "Who allowed you to make your own defense? This is Far Moon’s highest-level decision-making meeting; you only have the right to listen! We will discuss and decide the final outcome!"

Aside from the empty seat of "Shura" Saito Chiyokuro, the remaining three in his row also cast icy glares at Xia Yu.

Seeing this, Xia Yu was not overly embarrassed but instead felt a stirring in his heart.

After all, he was a top-notch special-grade chef with his own "killer" recipes.

In terms of strength, he was fully entitled to speak up at the Far Moon decision-making meeting.

This old man was intentionally setting a trap for him to fall into.

They probably thought that a young, successful up-and-coming star like him would lose his temper and act irrationally when publicly reprimanded in such a manner.

After realizing this, Xia Yu inhaled a cold breath.

Are they trying to drive me away?

The outcome of causing a scene at the Far Moon Board of Directors meeting was not hard to predict; neither faction would tolerate him.

"Unfortunately, I can’t leave!"

Xia Yu actually didn’t want to bother with Far Moon’s mess, but with Sen Tian Makoto studying at Far Moon, if Tiqie Ji took power, his ex-girlfriend’s life would definitely be tough.

And with Tiqie Eriina at the critical moment of understanding the essence of cooking, he would not allow Ghost Father Tiqie Ji to affect Eriina’s growth.

He refused to leave!

So, hearing the old man’s scolding, Xia Yu remained unmoved and said indifferently, "Then, what do you plan to do with me?"

This time, several of the antagonist leaders hesitated.

"Dismiss you, never to be employed again!"

The bald-headed elder shouted, "And furthermore, Far Moon official will release a statement claiming you lack the basic qualities to serve as an instructor!"

"Hey, I say, who are you anyway?"

After all this time, Xia Yu still did not know the old man’s name.

"Kikuchi Musashi, vice-chairman of the Far Moon Board of Directors!" the bald-headed elder said coldly.

Vice-chairman?

It seemed this person was one of the leaders who had overturned Tiqie Xianzuowen’s plans.

"Instructor Xia, please take a seat."

At this point, Tiqie Xianzuowen finally spoke up.

Xia Yu was allowed to sit on the tatami mats near the door.

"The first item, we’ll set aside for now. The second item, a teacher meddling in the Ten Masters’ duties, hmm, there indeed seems to be some issues, and the autumn selection has always been planned and managed by the Execution Committee composed of Ten Masters members..."

Tiqie Xianzuowen feigned ignorance.

Huh?

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu blinked. Was this old man also going to accuse him?

That wasn’t right!

He had already communicated with Dojima Yin in advance, and one could say that his every action was under the watchful eye of the Far Moon Commander.

Vaguely, he noticed when Tiqie Xianzuowen spoke, his eyelids twitched.

It seemed like he was winking at him...

So, Xia Yu patiently listened on.

"It is inappropriate for a professor to meddle in the work of the Ten Masters’ meetings. Since the name and words do not align, how about this, I’m planning to appoint Instructor Xia as the guidance teacher for the Far Moon Execution Committee..."

The next words of Xianzuowen caused several antagonist leaders to stand up in shock.

"The guidance teacher for the Far Moon Execution Committee...?!"

Dojima Yin was also taken aback.

The Far Moon Execution Committee is a permanent body responsible for planning and managing assessments, competitions, and school festivals.

Historically, the members of this Execution Committee could only be the Ten Masters of Far Moon.

Being appointed as the guidance teacher for the Execution Committee was nearly of the same nature as becoming the guidance teacher for the Ten Master Mechanism.

"Tiqie!"

Kikuchi Musashi actually called out the Far Moon Commander’s surname, trembling with anger, "We’re discussing how to punish him!"

Tiqie Xianzuowen sat like a wooden figure, without a flicker of emotion.

"I think, given Instructor Xia’s reputation within Far Moon School, he is indeed suitable for the role of guidance teacher!"

Dojima Yin immediately stood up.

"I second that!"

The stern-faced middle-aged man on his right pushed up his glasses and said, "I also believe that with Instructor Xia’s guidance, the Execution Committee could perform their tasks more excellently. Take, for example, the upcoming forty-third ’Autumn Election’..."

"Autumn Election? Fine, let’s talk about the Autumn Election. What makes you think, is there any evidence to suggest that with such a guidance teacher, this edition of the Autumn Election will be conducted more excellently?"

Kikuchi Musashi put up a stubborn stance.

Originally set on punishment, they hadn’t expected Tiqie Xianzuowen to take advantage of the topic to promote a nail they were fast to remove. How could he agree to that!

As the board meeting fell into deadlock, Xia Yu raised his hand.

"Excuse me, everyone, it’s almost five o’clock in the afternoon now. The preliminary round of this Autumn Election has already concluded. How about we turn on the TV and see what the media has to say?"

Xia Yu spread his hands and said, "Facts will prove that this edition of the ’Autumn Election’ will have unprecedented levels of attention and impact!"

As he spoke, he glanced toward the task bar.

"[The Jade Generation’s Autumn Election]."

"Completion conditions: 1. ’Autumn Election’ attention level (21/100)..."