486: Chapter 479: Blood Kill 486: Chapter 479: Blood Kill Japan, Toyota Group Headquarters, within an office.
Toyoda Shonan was poring over the thick stack of reports on his desk, his brows furrowed into nearly a straight line.
Though he tried to keep the matter of the lawyer’s letter a secret, it had still leaked to some organizations outside.
After learning that thirty percent of Toyota Group’s shares might fall into the hands of an unknown person from Yanhuang Country,
In just these few days, the market value of their group had declined by nearly ten percent.
Although it is said that market value is not the same as cash, their Toyota Group had evaporated more than twenty billion US Dollars…
Facing such a situation, as the helmsman of Toyota Group, to say Toyoda Shonan wasn’t distressed and could still remain calm and collected would definitely be a lie!
He took out a cigarette and lit it for himself.
In the swirling smoke, his mood did not improve at all; instead, it became even more agitated.
“Knock knock knock…” The sound of knocking arose.
“Come in,” Toyoda Shonan responded casually.
The half-smoked cigarette in his hand was extinguished directly in the ashtray in front of him.
The ajar office door was gently pushed open.
Dressed in black tights, Keiko Inoue, in professional attire, stepped in quickly in her high heels.
“Back?
How did things go?”
“That Chen Hai, just a typical petty figure, surely he wouldn’t refuse our generosity if we directly throw money at him, right?”
Keiko Inoue had just sat down in the chair in front of the office desk when Toyoda Shonan’s gaze had already fallen on her.
The details about the mortgage loan agreement had become a thorn in his side.
He couldn’t feel at ease without settling this issue.
“When I left Yanhuang Country, I called you, Mr.
President, but the line was always busy, and I couldn’t get through.”
“As soon as I got off the plane, I rushed back here.”
“That Chen Hai, he’s tough to deal with, whether I tried intimidation or enticement, he’s impervious to both, completely unmoved.”
“I offered a hundred million Yanhuang currency to buy the agreement in his hand, but he showed no intention of compromise, telling me to get lost…”
With an embarrassed expression, Keiko Inoue briefly reported the situation of her trip to Japan to Toyoda Shonan.
Of course, she only reported what was appropriate to say.
What happened in the hotel, where she played cards all night with Sun Jinzhong and Wang Dalong, she certainly wouldn’t report.
“Did you explain the severity of the situation to him?”
“Can an ordinary person really remain indifferent when faced with the threat of death?”
“As my chief secretary, Ms.
Keiko, I have always trusted your abilities wholeheartedly.”
“If you can’t even handle this little thing, I must say, I am very disappointed in you…”
Looking straight at Keiko Inoue in front of him, Toyoda Shonan huffed with dissatisfaction.
“President, that Chen Hai, he can’t be coerced or bribed, I feel like he’s far from simple; he’s definitely not just an inexperienced ordinary person as the information suggests.”
“Perhaps, we haven’t discovered some things yet.
He must have a strong ace up his sleeve.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so composed in the face of our threats and temptations.”
“Also, he asked me to convey a message to you, Mr.
President, saying that he has set his sights on our group’s shares.”
“He also said that you should think three times before making any decisions, otherwise, our group simply can’t afford the consequences!”
Hesitating for a moment, Keiko Inoue spoke up again.
She knew that these words might ignite Toyoda Shonan’s fury.
However, as a secretary, she felt that she shouldn’t hide these things from Toyoda Shonan.
“Just a petty person; he has no idea how high the sky is or how deep the earth is, such grand airs.”
“What consequences could our Toyota Group possibly not afford?
Is it that he will stop buying our Toyota cars in the future?”
With an already unpleasant face, it instantly turned gloomy, Toyoda Shonan scornfully said.
His gaze once again fell on Keiko Inoue: “Ms.
Keiko, whether what you’ve just said is true or false, incompetence is incompetence; you really don’t need to make excuses.”
“Now, you may go.
I will handle the agreement myself.”
He impatiently waved Keiko Inoue toward the office door.
“It’s my dereliction of duty, Mr.
President, I apologize!” Keiko Inoue sighed and walked towards the door.
Knowing the kind of reaction she would get from Toyoda Shonan after hearing her words, she had anticipated it.
Nevertheless, when it actually happened, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
As Toyoda Shonan’s chief secretary, she originally had a bright future ahead.
It was even possible for her to transform from a secretary to an assistant.
But now, given Toyoda Shonan’s attitude toward her, it seemed likely that she would be relegated to a cold bench in the company.
It’s important to note that she’s just the chief secretary, but Toyoda Shonan’s secretaries were not limited to her alone.
Her position was eyed by a horde of people behind her, who were eagerly waiting to take her place and push her down.
Exiting the office, Keiko Inoue closed the office door again.
Inoue Taro, meanwhile, took out another cigarette and lit it up for himself.
As he finished the cigarette, he rummaged through a folder in his desk drawer and found a business card.
The card was blood red in color, and it was unclear what material it was made from.
Aside from a skull and a contact telephone number, there were only two pale large characters — Blood Kill.
Dialing the satellite phone number on the card, Toyoda Shonan called it directly.
The Blood Kill Organization was a small mercenary group active in Southeast Asia.
The organization had a good reputation and was very competent.
Toyoda Shonan had worked with the Blood Kill Organization before, having them handle some dirty work for him.
Each time, the tasks given to them were executed perfectly.
Toyoda Shonan had always been very satisfied with the organization’s capability.
Sending his chief secretary, Keiko Inoue, to Yanhuang Country to try and retrieve the mortgage loan agreement from Chen Hai through a venture of throwing money, was merely a legitimate commercial maneuver.
But now, this Chen Hai, had no sense of gratitude and refused his goodwill.
Toyoda Shonan’s contact with the Blood Kill Organization meant, of course, that he planned to deal with Chen Hai through some illicit means.
After a brief conversation with the person on the other end of the phone, he opened his computer and sent Chen Hai’s photo and a brief profile of him via email.
After all was said and done, he let out a sigh of relief.
“There is an old saying in Yanhuang Country, ‘A man’s greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant.'”
“A mere ordinary person wants to take away thirty percent of Toyota Group’s shares with a single agreement; this Chen Hai truly doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘death.'”
“Once the Blood Kill Organization finishes the assessment and gives a real quote, I’ll see how you die!”
With a sneer of disdain, Toyoda Shonan scoffed.
In the world of capital, money could do anything.
Killing an ordinary person was nothing; in those war-torn regions, for a mere hundred thousand or eighty thousand, a horde of people would scramble to do it.
In a peaceful region with good public order like Yanhuang Country, the cost of crime might be higher, but as long as one could pay, there were still many who were willing to take care of this little trouble for him.
“Offer him a hundred million to hand over the agreement, and he’s unwilling.”
“I have the Blood Kill Organization take action, kill him, retrieve the agreement, how much will they quote?”
“Five hundred thousand?
Or a million?
At most, I guess, that’s the number.”
“Some people in this world, when offered a toast, refuse to drink, yet seem to prefer being forced into it.
I really want to know, what will that Chen Hai look like at the moment of his death?”
“Right, after the Blood Kill Organization gives their quote, I can ask them to record a video of Chen Hai in the throes of despair and tears before his death, so I can relish the sight…”
Thinking of these things eased the frustration in Toyoda Shonan’s heart considerably.
After finishing his cigarette, he just brewed himself a cup of tea.
His laptop on the desk indicated he had received a new email.
“It’s been a year or two since I’ve had the Blood Kill Organization do anything; they’ve responded this quickly?”
“In this information age, even mercenary organizations have become advanced, improving their efficiency significantly!”
Amidst his exclamation, Toyoda Shonan opened the email.
As expected, the newly received email in his inbox was from the Blood Kill Organization’s address.
“Holy shit, Toyoda Shonan, if you want to die, don’t drag us into it…”
When Toyoda Shonan saw the text of the email, he was completely shocked.
He was stunned for a while, still bewildered and clueless about what had happened.
He found the satellite phone number he had called before and dialed again.
Unfortunately, no matter how many times he tried, the call wouldn’t go through.
Having thought about it, he was ready to send another email to the Blood Kill Organization.
But then he suddenly discovered that the email he had just received not only contained text but also an attachment.
Hesitating, he tried opening the attachment.
The attachment was a video.
A young man wearing flip-flops and big shorts kicked a tank away with a single kick.
Then, he moved onto an armored vehicle and swiftly tore its thick armor apart…
“Is this some fantasy drama from Yanhuang Country?
Previously, they were only tearing apart our elite soldiers from Japan; now, they’re kicking tanks and tearing armored vehicles?”
Such a thought initially surfaced in Toyoda Shonan’s mind.
As he muttered to himself, he suddenly saw that the young man in the video, wearing flip-flops, turned his head around, allowing him to clearly see his face.
“Is that Chen Hai?
Impossible, he’s just an ordinary person; how could he be so powerful…”
In astonishment, Toyoda Shonan exclaimed out loud.