Chapter 3330: Releasing a Signal

One billion US dollars, if used as a secret fund for murder, is simply outrageously high.

Several subordinates listening were stunned, wishing they could personally fly to Japan to take Tawana's head.

Thus, the blond-haired man couldn't help but say: "Chairman, spending one billion US dollars to kill one person—frankly, I've never heard of such a thing; assassinating political figures doesn't require this much money—isn't killing Tawana a bit too wasteful?"

The white-haired man coldly said: "You know nothing? If the matter is exposed and those big shots' private information is leaked, my life is over! Your lives are over too! You all know how Jeffrey died—gun barrels are almost up my ass, and at this point, you still care about money? What the hell?"

Several people instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

The blond-haired man couldn't help but ask again: "Chairman, will killing Tawana satisfy those big shots? Don't they fear we'll leak secrets? What if they kill Tawana and still aren't satisfied, then want to eliminate us like they did Jeffrey—what should we do?"

The white-haired man said: "That's why I must quickly eliminate Tawana, to show them my decisiveness, let them know I still have value, and also make them realize I'm not someone to be trifled with—if they want to move against me, they must weigh the risks, so we can maintain mutual deterrence!"

Speaking, he let out a cold snort, then continued: "When I was twenty and just started my business, I understood one truth: sometimes you must let your opponent or collaborator see your boldness, even if to ordinary people it seems excessive or even excessive—but that doesn't matter; boldness can be excessive, but it cannot be absent."

"Now I'm offering one billion US dollars for Tawana's life—those people with connections everywhere will surely hear this news immediately, and by then they'll have to seriously consider whether to oppose me. If I also offer one billion US dollars for their heads, even if I can't kill them all, I'll definitely kill some, and even those I can't kill will face many dangers and troubles!"

The blond-haired man came to his senses and said: "Chairman, I understand your meaning—you want to send a signal: today you can spend one billion US dollars to kill Tawana, tomorrow you can spend one billion US dollars to kill them."

"Exactly." The white-haired man nodded and said: "As long as this goal can be achieved, spending this one billion US dollars is worth it."

Speaking, the white-haired man added: "Moreover, you should know that now wanting to kill Tawana isn't actually that easy—Tawana is protected by the Mitsui family, so whoever takes this task will be opposing the Mitsui family, possibly even having to eliminate Mitsui family members. For Japanese gangs, provoking the Mitsui family requires great determination."

"I understand, Chairman!" The blond-haired man immediately said: "I'll contact the Japanese Yamaguchi-gumi and their largest ninja clan domestically right away!"

……

At this moment, the Tokyo Dome, tens of thousands of spectators were exiting in an orderly manner.

Tens of thousands exiting is a lengthy process; the massive crowd slowly walks out of the venue and is transported away by various vehicles, taking at least about an hour to complete.

Ye Chen originally wanted to leave early and return to the hotel, but during the performance, for some reason, Sasaki Sachiko, who had invited them three, never came over.

As the performance was ending, Dong Ruolin messaged Sasaki Sachiko, and after inquiring, she learned that Sasaki Sachiko had actually been temporarily summoned by Mitsui Yoshitaka to help, with many trivial matters, so she could only finish after the performance ended.

Dong Ruolin thought nothing of it, even happy that her close friend had gained Mitsui Yoshitaka's attention, but Ye Chen immediately sensed the true purpose behind Mitsui Yoshitaka's arrangement—he surely feared they'd leave early, so he reassigned Sasaki Sachiko, who was originally supposed to accompany everyone to watch the performance.

In these East Asian countries, especially China, etiquette in reciprocal relations is highly valued; since accepting a friend's invitation to attend such a performance, one naturally subconsciously clarifies the host-guest relationship—oneself as a guest attending the host's event, whether leaving early due to some matter or leaving normally, one must first greet the host before departing.

And by reassigning Sasaki Sachiko, he effectively blocked Ye Chen and the three's escape route—Ye Chen and the three would certainly not leave before seeing Sasaki Sachiko.

As Ye Chen expected, when Dong Ruolin learned that Sasaki Sachiko couldn't free herself for a while, she told Ye Chen and Xiao Churan: "Churan, Ye Chen, Sachiko is busy right now; after the performance ends, let's not rush to leave—wait until she's done, then we'll greet her and leave together."

Xiao Churan smiled without hesitation: "That's definitely necessary—we must greet Xingzi before leaving; anyway, we're not in a hurry, the hotel isn't far, no need to squeeze with the crowd—wait a bit longer, let the crowd thin out, Xingzi will also be done, we'll greet her, then leave—etiquette will be flawless, and we won't be too crowded."

After saying that, she looked at Ye Chen and asked: "Husband, what do you think?"

Ye Chen laughed: "I don't mind—everything follows your lead."

Fei Keyin nearby also sensed Mitsui Yoshitaka's intention, so she smiled and said: "Perfect—you wait a moment to greet Miss Sasaki, I'll go chat with Mr. Mitsui for a few words."

Fei Keyin knew Ye Chen didn't want Xiao Churan to know too much about his connection to him; this time Ye Chen directly acquired the hosting rights for Tawana's ten concerts, and based on his understanding of Mitsui Yoshitaka, Mitsui Yoshitaka would certainly try to investigate Ye Chen's background, so she planned to go find Mitsui Yoshitaka in advance, preventing him from meeting Ye Chen and Xiao Churan simultaneously, and certainly not allowing him to casually investigate Ye Chen's identity.

Meanwhile, Mitsui Yoshitaka had also summoned Sasaki Sachiko to his side and said: "Sachiko, right? The few Chinese guests you invited should still be here, shouldn't they?"

Sasaki Sachiko respectfully replied: "Mr. Mitsui, my friends are still in the private room; just now she messaged me, wanting to meet and greet me—I don't know if you have anything else for me to do. If not, I'd like to go see them first."

Mitsui Yoshitaka then said: "Then go ahead—by the way, tell them I need to go first to play with him as a gesture of congratulations. Then come straight to meet them, and let them not rush back yet."

"Okay." Sasaki Sachiko quickly said: "I'll tell Ruolin."

Soon, Sasaki Sachiko knocked on the private room where Ye Chen and the others were; Dong Ruolin, as her close friend, immediately stepped forward to chat with her, and Xiao Churan again expressed her thanks.

At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly received a call from Ito Nanako; seeing the caller ID, he was somewhat surprised, so he took the opportunity while the women were chatting, picked up his phone, and stepped out.

Arriving at a deserted area, Ye Chen pressed the answer button and asked: "Nanako, what do you need from me?"

Nanako said: "Ye Chen-kun, I heard you saved Tawana?"

Ye Chen curiously asked: "How did you know? I had them keep this strictly confidential."

Nanako hurriedly said: "Ye Chen-kun, please don't be angry—Mitsui Shinmei of the Mitsui family is my close friend, and she told me this; she was deeply frightened by it, had no one to confide in, and out of trust in me, she told me—she doesn't know I know you, Ye Chen-kun, only thinks we're close and I'm reliable, so she happened to confide in me."

Ye Chen, upon hearing Nanako say Mitsui Shinmei is her close friend, understood Mitsui Shinmei's motive for telling Nanako, and thus said: "Since that's the case, I also fully understand—rest assured, I won't get angry."

"Then it's good." Nanako hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Actually, Ye Chen-kun, I called you because there's another matter I need your help with..."

Ye Chen said: "You don't need to be so polite with me—just say what it is."

Nanako said: "Ye Chen-kun, I received news that someone wants to spend one billion US dollars to buy Tawana's life—they found the leader of the Iga ninjas, Hattori Hanzo, but they don't know the Iga clan has already pledged allegiance to the Ito clan, so Hattori Hanzo immediately reported this to me..."