Chapter 850

Kyoto City, hundreds of kilometers away from Tokyo.

The massive mansion with a hundred-year history of the Ito family is located in the center of Kyoto City.

The Ito family mansion is right next to Nijo Castle, the residence of Oda Nobunaga, one of the three heroes of the Warring States period in Japan. Although the area is slightly smaller than Nijo Castle, the overall footprint is much, much larger than the largest single-family villa in Yanjing.

Around the mansion, there is a moat dug during the war, which still bears the heavy responsibility of guarding the mansion to this day.

On the city walls, 360-degree surveillance with no blind spots is installed to ensure that this mansion will not be invaded by anyone.

And behind the towering walls are bodyguards with live ammunition.

The buildings inside the mansion are typical Japanese-style wooden structures, each with at least a hundred years of history. In the courtyard, there are dozens of ancient trees with hundreds of years of history, plus those mottled stone carvings with hundreds of years of history, making it look antique and full of charm.

At this time, in the wide courtyard, a beautiful young woman is sitting alone in a wheelchair, looking up at the hazy sky. This beauty is the eldest daughter of the Ito family, Ito Nanako.

She is currently waiting for the first snow of the year in Kyoto.

In the past, snow in Kyoto would come a little earlier, but this winter is an exception.

Although this winter is cold, it is bitingly cold. Every day is incredibly cold and clear, but there has been no auspicious snow.

Earlier today, the Kinki regional meteorological department issued a heavy snow warning, saying that Kyoto City would have heavy snow tonight, and Ito Nanako loves snowy days the most, so she waited in the courtyard early.

However, she waited until late at night, and there was still no sign of heavy snow. The sky was very hazy, not a single star could be seen, and even the outline of the moon could not be seen clearly.

The chief steward of the Ito mansion watched Ito Nanako from afar for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late, he walked over and said respectfully, "Miss, it's getting late. It seems that it won't snow tonight. The weather is too cold; you should go back to your room and rest earlier."

Ito Nanako looked at the hazy moon in the sky and said softly, "Since the weather forecast said so, there is still some hope after all. Watanabe-san, go back and rest first; don't worry about me."

The chief steward sighed slightly and said with some heartache, "Eldest Miss, why don't you go back and rest first? I will arrange for the servants to keep watch here. If it snows, I will let the servants notify you immediately."

Ito Nanako smiled slightly and said, "I'm keeping watch here because I want to see what it looks like when the first snowflake falls from the sky and feel the sensation of the first snowflake melting on my face. If I come out after it snows, I will lose this pleasure."

The chief steward said hurriedly, "But the temperature is dropping now, and it's getting lower and lower. You will catch a cold if you stay outdoors for too long."

"It doesn't matter." Ito Nanako said with a smile, "I'll wait until twelve o'clock. Whether it snows or not, I'll go back to my room to soak in the hot spring. Watanabe-san, please rest assured. Although I was injured, my physical fitness is still relatively strong. A colder temperature won't have any effect on me."

The chief steward nodded helplessly and said respectfully, "I will be nearby. If you have any needs, Miss, just call me at any time."

Ito Nanako smiled lightly, "Okay, Watanabe-san, thank you!"

The chief steward carefully retreated to the distance, and Ito Nanako continued to look up at the sky.

For some reason, in the cloudy night sky at this moment, Ye Chen's appearance seemed to suddenly emerge.

Her heart suddenly felt like spring flowers blooming, and she thought to herself, "Ye Chen-kun, I wonder if it has snowed in Jin Ling? I wonder if you are also looking at the night sky above your head right now? I wonder if you have thought of me?"

As she was lost in thought, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.

She took out her phone and found it was a call from Tanaka Koichi, so she hurriedly put away her thoughts, answered the phone, and smiled, "Tanaka-san, why are you calling me so late?"

Tanaka Koichi sighed and said, "Eldest Miss, something happened today. The Chairman is furious and just smashed a lot of porcelain and antiques at home."

Ito Nanako's heart tightened, and she hurriedly asked, "Tanaka-san, what exactly happened? Did Father encounter any trouble?"

Tanaka Koichi said, "Today, the Chairman took me to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, intending to sign an equity participation agreement with the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical board of directors. After the agreement was signed, the Chairman ordered the finance staff to transfer 4.5 billion US dollars to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's account..."

Hearing this, Ito Nanako asked with some confusion, "Hasn't Father always wanted to invest in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical? He got his wish today, so why is he angry and furious?"

Tanaka Koichi said with extreme helplessness, "Before the Chairman ordered the finance staff to transfer the money, he didn't know that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical had actually changed hands..."

"Changed hands?" Ito Nanako asked in surprise, "What's going on? Wasn't it said that Kobayashi Jiro went missing? Did he come back?"

"No..." Tanaka Koichi explained, "It's not that Kobayashi Jiro came back, but that Kobayashi Jiro's older brother, Kobayashi Ichiro, who was said to have died long ago, suddenly came back alive!"

"Ah?" Ito Nanako said in astonishment, "What's going on? Why do I understand less and less?"

"Sigh..." Tanaka Koichi sighed and said, "That's not all. The key is that Kobayashi Ichiro, as the sole heir of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, actually transferred 90% of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's shares to a Chinese pharmaceutical company called Nine Mysteries Pharmaceutical."

Ito Nanako said in surprise, "Didn't Father invest 30% in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical? Then logically, Kobayashi Ichiro only had 70% of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's shares. How could he transfer 90% of the shares to a Chinese company?"

Tanaka Koichi said with extreme regret, "That's why the Chairman is furious! He signed the equity participation agreement with Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's acting chairman, Kobayashi Masayoshi, and paid the money after the signing was completed. But Kobayashi Ichiro came back, which means the equity participation agreement signed by Kobayashi Masayoshi is invalid..."

Ito Nanako nodded gently and said, "So, Father's plan to invest in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has fallen through?"

"It's more than just the plan falling through..." Tanaka Koichi lamented, "The chairman of Nine Mysteries Pharmaceutical clearly told the Chairman that he would not refund a single cent of the 4.5 billion US dollars that Ito Corporation transferred to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical!"

"Ah?!" Ito Nanako exclaimed, "How can there be such shameless people? Equity participation is an equity transaction. We paid the money, and the other party should provide the corresponding shares. If the other party is unwilling to provide the shares, they should refund the money along the original path, or even pay liquidated damages. Why won't the other party give us the shares and still withhold our money?! This is too much, isn't it?! Doesn't he know our Japanese laws?"

Tanaka Koichi said very depressedly at this time, "Eldest Miss, the other party is simply an outlaw!"

"An outlaw?" Ito Nanako frowned, "With Father's personality, it's impossible for him to be willing to suffer this loss in silence, right? Doesn't he have any countermeasures?"

Tanaka Koichi sighed heavily, "The Chairman is naturally unwilling to suffer this loss in silence. He originally wanted to fight the other party to the death, but I persuaded him otherwise. That person... I'm afraid the Chairman can't afford to provoke him! Oh, by the way, speaking of this person, you know him too, Miss..."

"I know him too?" Ito Nanako asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

Tanaka Koichi said, "It's that Ye Chen, Qin Aoxue's coach, who injured Mr. Yamamoto Kazuki with one palm!"

"What? It's Ye Chen-kun?!"

Upon hearing this, Ito Nanako immediately exclaimed in excitement and asked, "Ye Chen-kun has come to Japan?!"