Chapter Sixty-Three: The End

The Tide-Rider Through Time

Wei Hua stood outside the park, watching the police and the Special Investigation Division in turmoil. Takahira Kawano had been brandishing his automatic pistol, locked in a standoff with the police for more than an hour. Kawano’s lips uttered only one phrase: “He deserves to die! He must die! For our cause, he must die!”—a picture of utter hysteria. Wei Hua couldn’t help but admire the potency of the “Soul Reaping Technique.”

From Kawano’s attempt on Kazumitsu Ishii, the Special Investigation Division deduced that Kawano was undoubtedly a key figure in the Oda Shin suicide case—likely the very force mentioned in Oda Shin’s will, threatening his life. The division needed Kawano alive, so he hadn’t been shot. By now, a swarm of journalists had arrived, crowding outside the cordon and questioning every officer who passed.

Another hour’s standoff passed before Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s special forces arrived. Wei Hua sensed the Division was about to act against Kawano, and his own task was nearly complete; any further complications would be unwelcome. With his powerful spiritual awareness, Wei Hua issued one final command to Kawano: suicide. A crisp gunshot rang out, and Kawano’s life was extinguished. Years of absorbing electricity had expanded Wei Hua’s spiritual reach from a mere dozen meters to over a hundred.

Kawano was dead, but the murder of Ishii and Oda Shin’s suicide were far from resolved. On the contrary, all the media agreed this was just the beginning of an immense conspiracy. As the investigation deepened, secrets would be dragged into the light. Everyone awaited the Division’s findings.

Kawano’s identity was quickly confirmed—Wei Hua had driven his car, deliberately leaving a trail for the Division. Kawano’s role as a director of the Japanese Youth Association soon came under scrutiny, and the Association’s files landed on the investigators’ desks. The Youth Association became the primary suspect, and its leaders the focus of the investigation. But the agents soon discovered that these leaders had vanished without a trace.

Other members reported that since Oda Shin’s suicide was exposed, the whereabouts of these leaders were unknown. Had they fled in fear or been silenced? The Division couldn’t tell, but they had to be found; without them, the Ishii murder and Oda Shin suicide could not be unraveled. Their homes—including secret addresses—were searched, yielding copious evidence of the Association’s illegal activities, all grounds for its dissolution.

The investigation into the Ishii murder and Oda Shin suicide dragged on for months. Not until July 1978 did the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s Special Investigation Division release its findings to the media. The Division concluded that the Japanese Youth Association had transformed from a legitimate youth organization into an extreme, radical, illegal group. Volumes of evidence showed the Association promoted militarism and plotted to overthrow the current government, striving to restore a military-dominated regime. To achieve this, they resorted to kidnapping, intimidation, bribery—controlling and buying influential officials. Senator Oda Shin had been controlled by threats, and Kazumitsu Ishii was another senator indirectly manipulated. After their plot was exposed, the Association assassinated Ishii to cover up their crimes. With their conspiracy revealed, the leaders disappeared—presumed to have fled abroad. The Division then filed charges with the Tokyo District Court, requesting the Association’s dissolution by law.

In October 1978, the Tokyo District Court ruled to dissolve the Japanese Youth Association. The organization was disbanded, and Japan’s right-wing forces suffered a severe blow.

By the time the court announced the dissolution, Wei Hua had already returned to the United States, preparing for the second oil crisis. It was a rare opportunity Wei Hua would never miss.

From 1977, Iran witnessed massive popular movements against the Shah’s dictatorship. In 1978, unrest escalated—protesters marched with Khomeini’s portrait, chanting “Down with the Shah, Establish an Islamic State.” In August 1978, Shah Pahlavi reshuffled his cabinet, imposed martial law on Tehran and twelve other cities, and deployed military police to suppress dissent. Tens of thousands of demonstrators were killed in Tehran, sparking nationwide protests and strikes. Oil production halted, transportation broke down, the military stood neutral, chaos reigned, and the government lost control. On January 16, 1979, Shah Reza Pahlavi was forced into exile, appointing Shapour Bakhtiar to form a cabinet. On February 1, Khomeini ended fifteen years of exile, returning from Paris to Tehran and declaring the formation of the Islamic Provisional Revolutionary Government. On February 11, Khomeini named Mehdi Bazargan as Prime Minister, formally taking power—the Pahlavi dynasty collapsed. On April 1, Khomeini proclaimed the Islamic Republic of Iran. The revolution triggered the second oil crisis, with global oil prices soaring from $13 per barrel to $32 by 1980. This was the moment Wei Hua had waited for.

In October 1978, Wei Hua used his $1.3 billion in the Excellent Investment Company in America, $200 million plundered from Oda Shin, and nearly $400 million in funds from the Youth Association—a total of $1.9 billion—to sweep up every long-term oil futures contract he could find in the world’s major markets. Under Wei Hua’s lead, oil prices began to rise, and it wasn’t until mid-December 1979 that he ceased his acquisitions.

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