Chapter 398: A Grand Scheme

Inside a Japanese-style wooden building.

Yamamoto Tomoya put down his phone and said, "Chen Che went to attend the Takiji Group cocktail party tonight."

"I remember that one cannot enter without an invitation, and Akiyama Fumio would absolutely not invite them..."

Saito Hiroki looked up at Yamamoto Tomoya, "It seems you operated behind the scenes; are you not afraid of arousing suspicion?"

Yamamoto Tomoya shook his head: "Even if there is suspicion, it does not matter. He will definitely go to investigate, and since Chen Che is already at the cocktail party, whether or not there is suspicion is no longer important."

Yamamoto Tomoya picked up his teacup and took a sip, a fierce look flashing in his eyes: "Tonight, not a single living person will walk out of the Takiji Group building."

Saito Hiroki's expression remained normal as he asked casually: "I would like to know, is this ultimately the intention of those above, or is it your own personal idea?"

"After all, it can be said that tonight, the wealthy people of the entire East Ying are gathered at the cocktail party held in the Takiji Group building. Even if I can guarantee that the Ninja Group will do it seamlessly, with so many people of special status, how is the public opinion of the outside world... to be quelled?"

Saito Hiroki said slowly.

Yamamoto Tomoya shook his head dismissively and said: "Of course I am acting according to the intentions of those above. As for the things you are worried about... that is not our responsibility; we only need to do our own part."

"Those above do not just want Lin Qingye's Qingyuan Group, but also the Akiyama family's Takiji Group, as well as those wealthy people gathered at the cocktail party tonight... The wealth they control is too vast, to the point where it has reached a level where they can negotiate terms with those above."

Yamamoto Tomoya said: "Using Lin Qingye's matter as a lead, take this opportunity to kill Chen Che and all the wealthy people, including the Akiyama family, in one fell swoop, and grasp the wealth in our hands... Even if Xia questions it, we have reasons to muddle through it; after all, quite a few of our own people died as well."

"This is truly a grand scheme."

Saito Hiroki blew gently on his teacup, his tone calm and unruffled, as if he were speaking of the life or death of ants.

"Chen Che is dead, which counts as fulfilling the transaction with the Li Family of Xia, cutting off a capable arm of the Xia Empress. When the time comes for internal chaos in Xia, they will no longer be able to manage Lin Qingye and the Qingyuan Group, and the subsequent matter of harvesting the wealth will all be so logical."

Yamamoto Tomoya smiled and said: "Whether this grand scheme can be successfully concluded depends on you, Lord Ninja God. After all, if one wants to leave no traces, the Ninja Group is the only choice."

Saito Hiroki said: "Rest assured, I have long since deployed the Ninja Group's most elite three-man squad by Chen Che's side. I guarantee you that after tonight, you will only see Chen Che's corpse."

"With your word, I am at ease."

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Takiji Group.

Watching the back of Akiyama Tsuyoshi chasing after Miyanaga Rika, Ji Xuan looked stunned: "This... could there be something between the two of them?"

Chen Che said mysteriously: "Hard to say... after all, this is East Ying."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Ji Xuan did not understand.

Chen Che glanced at her: "Have you never watched East Ying movies?"

Ji Xuan thought about it earnestly and said: "I've watched a few."

"......... Forget it, when we go back I will recommend a few to you; once you finish watching them, you will understand what I mean," Chen Che said.

"Oh, then Special Commissioner, what do we do now?" Ji Xuan nodded and asked again.

Chen Che looked toward Akiyama Minako again and discovered that she had also found some reason to withdraw from the crowd, but judging by the direction she left in, she should be going to the restroom.

"Good opportunity!"

Chen Che said to Ji Xuan: "Let us both work from both ends; you go and probe Akiyama Minako, I will go find Akiyama Tsuyoshi, and then we will meet back here."

Ji Xuan nodded: "Okay."

The two immediately took action.

Chen Che's soul of gossip was burning; he quickly moved through the crowd to leave the cocktail hall, and he even specifically used his Pupil Technique to prevent losing track.

Ji Xuan did not understand why Chen Che was suddenly so excited, only assuming he was anxious to resolve the matter of Lin Qingye. She straightened her clothes and then walked in the direction where Akiyama Minako had disappeared.

As the female lead of the night, the bride-to-be Miyanaga Rika felt terrible.

She had not expected that she would have to drink so much alcohol. Even though she was mentally prepared, she still could not handle it when facing guest after guest.

Unable to hold on any longer, she made up a random excuse to leave the cocktail party; she had to get some good rest now.

Miyanaga Rika staggered back to her room, kicked off her high heels, and jumped onto the bed. She had wanted to fall straight asleep, but as soon as she lay down, her stomach churned violently, and she had no choice but to get up and rush to the restroom to vomit heavily.

After vomiting, she leaned over the sink to wash her face. Only after looking up did she realize her face was so haggard. She sighed heavily, wiped her face, and prepared to go back to sleep, but she bumped head-first into a broad chest.

Miyanaga Rika was startled, looked up abruptly, and exclaimed: "Tsuyoshi!! Why is it you?!"

Akiyama Tsuyoshi was reeking of alcohol, his eyes bloodshot, and he questioned in a hoarse voice: "Why?"

"There is no why, I like your father."

"You are lying!"

Akiyama Tsuyoshi let out a roar, stepped forward, grabbed Miyanaga Rika's delicate shoulders firmly with both hands, and bellowed: "You were forced, right?! Rika, tell me, you were forced, right?! It was that old bastard who forced you, right?! Tell me!"

"Let go! You are hurting me!"

Miyanaga Rika struggled hard, but the disparity in strength made her unable to break free from Akiyama Tsuyoshi's hands. She could only endure the pain and look at him with tears in her eyes:

"So what if I was forced?! That is your father; do you dare to resist him? The life and death of my family are now held in his hands. Can you help me save my family? Do you even dare to take me away?"

The series of questions went deep into the bone marrow. Akiyama Tsuyoshi froze in place and slowly loosened his hands: "That's great, I knew you weren't sincere... That old bastard, I will definitely kill him!"

Miyanaga Rika rubbed her arm and sneered: "Everything you have now was given by him. If you truly had that kind of courage, we wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

"Move aside, I need to go back to the cocktail party."

Miyanaga Rika pushed Akiyama Tsuyoshi and said.

However, Akiyama Tsuyoshi not only did not move aside, but instead flared up again: "Are you going back to my father's side again?! No! I won't allow it! You are mine! Rika, you are my woman, I won't allow anyone to snatch you away from my side!"

Miyanaga Rika looked disgusted: "Then take me out now, tell everyone outside that I am your woman; can you do that?!"

Akiyama Tsuyoshi froze again: "I... I..."

Miyanaga Rika sneered in disappointment: "I knew it, other than talking, you are a coward at heart. With you like this, I would rather marry your father."

As she spoke, Miyanaga Rika pushed Akiyama Tsuyoshi away hard, left the restroom, found her shoes by the side of the bedroom bed, bent down to put them on, and was about to return to the cocktail party.

Unexpectedly, Akiyama Tsuyoshi pounced over and grabbed Miyanaga Rika from behind.

"Rika, you are mine! I won't allow you to go find him again! I won't allow you to go find anyone else! You are mine, you can only be mine!"

Akiyama Tsuyoshi hugged Miyanaga Rika like a madman, with such force that he almost wanted to knead her into his body.

"Let go!"

Miyanaga Rika was in such pain that her eyes welled up with tears, and she stomped hard on his foot with her heel, yet it had very little effect.

Akiyama Tsuyoshi suddenly picked Miyanaga Rika up and dragged her toward the bed.

Miyanaga Rika was terrified and bit down hard on Akiyama Tsuyoshi's arm; fresh blood instantly flowed down, and Akiyama Tsuyoshi finally let go.

Miyanaga Rika hurriedly stood up and ran toward the door, but Akiyama Tsuyoshi caught up in long strides, wrapped his arms around her waist from behind once more, and gave a forceful fling, sending Miyanaga Rika's delicate body crashing directly onto the bed.

Akiyama Tsuyoshi lunged at her violently, frantically tearing at Miyanaga Rika's clothes: "You are mine! Rika, you are mine! You can only be mine!"

"Get away! Get away! Don't touch me!"

Miyanaga Rika's face was covered in tears, yet she was completely unable to resist Akiyama Tsuyoshi's assault; she simply closed her eyes as if resigning herself to her fate, and tears of despair slid from the corners of her eyes.

"Click!"

The sound of a camera shutter came through.

Chen Che stood in the center of the room, saying in a tone half-joking and half-mocking: "Rich people sure know how to play; they don't even close the door... tsk tsk, my stepmother is my ex-girlfriend; if this were written as a web novel, it would be incredibly popular."

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