Chapter 1697: Gunshots at Honda Headquarters

Kawai Yoshiyoshi didn't believe Li Xuewu's nonsense at all. If Matsumura Nanaiko were to be so close to a man for no reason, wouldn't that be seeing a ghost?

Not to mention others, Mr. Matsumura wouldn't allow it either.

The Mr. Matsumura mentioned here doesn't just refer to Mr. Matsumura Kenzo, but also his eldest son, that is, Nanaiko's father, Mr. Matsumura Masanao.

Can you believe it?

Mr. Matsumura Kenzo's eldest son has no social position and is just a veteran of the Orchid Cultivation Association.

Then, do you believe he is just an orchid cultivation enthusiast?

This statement is written in books and materials, perhaps some people will agree, but if you want them to believe it, isn't that nonsense?

In this era, orchids are not something an ordinary family can afford to play with. It's a literati hobby; at least you have to have leisure and elegance to appreciate it, right?

Matsumura Kenzo had two sons and one daughter, none of whom held any positions in any political party or society in Japan, yet all of them had the title of successors to the cause of China-Japan friendship.

With the influence created by the previous generation, by the generation of Matsumura Masanao, there was no need to be too radical; instead, what was needed was precipitation.

And by the next generation, that is, Matsumura Nanaiko and her siblings, relying on the influence accumulated by the previous generation, they could do whatever they wanted.

Later generations joked that it's fine for rich second generations to do anything, just don't start a business. Eating, drinking, and having fun for a lifetime won't lead to bankruptcy, but starting a business will.

Of course, this refers to rich second generations, and they aren't rich enough.

Look at the rich third generation again. With their experience, knowledge, and superior resources, what could they do to go bankrupt?

Nakamura did not agree with the ideas of Kenichi Nishida and Kazuya Ninomiya. He didn't even dare to go find Li Xuewu, but instead found Kenichi Nishida's teacher, Matsumura Kenzo.

Matsumura Kenzo is such an old fox. Having received so much financial support from Kenichi Nishida, how could he be willing to lose face and plot against Sanhe's industry?

But it was precisely because of the vision and keen insight of "not dying old is a thief" that after just listening to Nakamura's introduction, he judged that Kenichi Nishida and the other were courting death.

The idea of Sanhe Corporation abandoning domestic factories, cooperating with the Red Steel Group, and using production and sales advantages to seize the market is completely correct.

You can say they were too reckless, and didn't even leave themselves a way out like Panasonic.

However, you must admit that in the market competition, Panasonic is no match for Sanhe Corporation.

To this day, Sanhe has completely dominated Japan's low-end electrical appliance market, and even Panasonic's business is shrinking.

Li Xuewu heard with his own ears how Panasonic's executives belittled Sanhe, but this just proves Panasonic's helplessness.

Given time, Sanhe and the Red Steel Group will complete the running-in of technical cooperation, and R&D will keep up with the rhythm. That will be the time of Panasonic's crisis.

Looking at the world, no country's market and manufacturing capacity can compare to China's.

Matsumura Kenzo has already seen the fear and opportunity of Sanhe's collapse. It's a pity, just as he said, he is going to die.

Even if he were allowed to live for another ten years, he would dare to be evil and take down Sanhe, creating a cash cow for the family.

Relying on his relationship with the mainland, Sanhe's development would be very fast, and even the Red Steel Group would become an appendage of Sanhe. This is his confidence.

It's a pity, it's a pity, he couldn't promise Nakamura anything, but seeing his granddaughter Nanaiko come, he threw this opportunity to her.

From this point, one can see that for old-school families, picking up money is not too easy, and it's even the other party rushing to send money.

If Nakamura had the ability to control the overall situation, even if Kenichi Nishida and the other were courting death, he could maintain the relationship with the Red Steel Group. Then why would he need to share shares with the Matsumura family?

If Kenichi Nishida and the other rolled away, wouldn't he become the sole owner?

It's a pity, it's a pity, Nakamura, while sighing at Mr. Matsumura's limited time, was also sighing for his own fate.

If he possessed the prestige of the Matsumura family, even just a little help, he wouldn't have reached the point of pinning his hopes on a girl who hadn't graduated yet.

But Matsumura Nanaiko's signboard is indeed easy to use, and only Matsumura Nanaiko has the qualifications and ability to go find Li Xuewu for a showdown.

And for Kenichi Nishida, the Matsumura family's girl stole his business, and he didn't dare to say any words of annoyance.

Acknowledging Matsumura as his master means acknowledging this relationship.

Although it is already a modern society, Japan has not experienced a revolution and still retains the clan system.

That is to say, if Matsumura Kenzo were eccentric, he would even dare to scold Kenichi Nishida for being a dog of the Matsumura family.

Matsumura Nanaiko is considered the third generation focused on cultivation by the Matsumura family. She looks a bit unreliable on weekdays, but she is a top student at Stanford.

Others don't know, but Kawai Yoshiyoshi, the true student of Matsumura Kenzo, couldn't possibly not know. He is not the kind of "nominal" goods like Kenichi Nishida.

"You'd better be careful, she is not a good girl."

Walking into the conference room, Kawai Yoshiyoshi raised his eyebrows at Li Xuewu jokingly and said, "She makes teacher very headache."

"Hehe, you won't believe me if I say it."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile, "Today is only the second time I've met her, it's purely a chance encounter."

"Then I have to admire you even more."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi didn't care at all that there were other people in the conference room. He walked to the opposite side, sat down, and teased with a smile, "She is very proud."

Li Xuewu shook his head helplessly, looking like he didn't care what he said. However, after chatting for a few sentences, the atmosphere between the two sides was not as business-like as before.

The atmosphere in the conference room was still relaxed. The negotiation personnel from both sides reported the key points of the negotiations over the past few days, and Li Xuewu and the other listened carefully.

Honda was able to successfully transform and break through under the pressure of Toyota and Nissan, and it still had real stuff.

There is a reason why Li Xuewu decisively gave up on Toyota and chose Honda.

Right in the laboratory, they saw the first-generation Honda Life that Honda was about to launch, equipped with Honda's first large-scale mass-produced EA-type 356cc inline two-cylinder water-cooled OHC engine. This is a landmark breakthrough in Honda's technical transformation.

Before this, Honda mainly focused on air-cooled engines, which had problems such as cabin odor, poor winter heating, and high noise.

This is a difficulty faced by low-end car models globally.

The production cost of the engine remained high, and technical difficulties were hard to break through. Air-cooled engines were the mainstream choice.

But the shortcomings of air-cooled engines were really too many, and they were also problems faced by the Red Star third-generation series engines.

Even though they learned and digested the technology introduced from East Germany and France, the Red Star third generation still failed to achieve the goal of water cooling.

In order to gradually develop the automobile industry, the star engine, which is hailed as the true transcendence of Red Star Automobile over its peers (Beijing Auto), was still an iterative product.

The Red Steel Group Vehicle Research Center had already been tackling and researching the water-cooled engine project, and currently lacked time to tackle technical difficulties.

Li Xuewu didn't want to wait anymore. On some key technologies, he would rather spend money to push through and directly benchmark against the international modern automobile industry.

He also knew that even if he benchmarked, Red Star Automobile's engine would not become a first-class product, but at least it saved a lot of time.

Failing to stand on the same starting line, but as long as one runs hard, there is still hope for catching up and surpassing.

The Honda that Li Xuewu favored was the one that achieved a comprehensive switch to water-cooling technology this year, significantly optimizing ride comfort and reducing overall noise and thermal decay. Its reliability was far superior to contemporary Japanese air-cooled small cars.

On the first day of the meeting, Kawai Yoshiyoshi invited him to test drive this new car, Life, and introduced the detailed technical content.

The engine that Li Xuewu focused on was equipped with Japan's first original timing toothed belt-driven camshaft technology, replacing traditional chain transmission, running quieter, easier to maintain, and with higher precision.

He is not an automotive engineering major, nor has he repaired cars himself, but he knows that gear transmission will become the transmission method and standard technology for later cars.

On the fuel supply system side, Life is equipped with a Keihin dual-cavity down-draft carburetor electric fuel pump, with more uniform fuel atomization and smoother power output, and its fuel consumption performance leads the same-class K-Car.

In addition, Honda completed the mature R&D and real-vehicle testing of the CVCC stratified combustion engine in 1971.

This technology adopts a pre-combustion chamber stratified combustion structure, without the need for a three-way catalytic converter, and can directly meet the stringent US EPA emission regulations. It is the only gasoline engine in the world at that time that could reach ultra-low emissions without a catalytic converter.

"I can tell you the truth," Kawai Yoshiyoshi looked at him and said, "You can't take away the technology of this engine."

"Hmm, I'm not surprised." Li Xuewu rubbed his chin with his fingers, looking at the blackboard at one end of the conference table.

The reporting personnel just wrote some things on it, and he was thinking about the next entry point.

Kawai Yoshiyoshi seemed too lazy to beat around the bush and reminded him, "We don't want to sell the latest transmission, chassis, and handling either."

"Of course," Li Xuewu turned his head, looked at him and smiled, saying, "This is your latest technology and the most competitive technology."

Hearing him say this, Kawai Yoshiyoshi didn't know what to say. He didn't expect Li Xuewu to be so cooperative.

The key points of the negotiations between the two sides were only three items: water-cooled engine, CVCC low-emission technology, and chassis technology.

Now he said that they didn't want to sell these three latest technologies, and Li Xuewu actually agreed with his statement. What does this mean?

He soon thought of Toyota, the overwhelming propaganda of those media, saying that multiple Chinese automobile manufacturers led by the Red Steel Group formed an automobile integration industrial city in Steel City, Liaodong, and launched a strategic cooperation with Toyota Motor.

The goal, of course, is to introduce Toyota's automobile manufacturing technology, and at the same time introduce mature Toyota car models for production and manufacturing.

The media wrote it with nose and eyes, especially the Tokyo Yomiuri Shimbun, whose news was the most detailed, even disclosing part of the negotiation content.

The cooperation conditions provided by the Red Steel Group seemed to make Toyota unable to refuse, which was the Chinese automobile market.

Toyota Motor will provide production technology and equipment, cooperate with the automobile city project, and produce Toyota models for sale in China.

This form of joint venture with technology and equipment as shares is actually not the first time Toyota has done this, and it has complete experience and successful cases.

Precisely because of this, the article in the Tokyo Yomiuri Shimbun was the most credible, even precise to the share distribution.

The negotiations have reached this point, and Li Xuewu coming to Honda again was a bit perfunctory, even lacking the attitude to continue fighting.

But the more Li Xuewu was like this, the more uncomfortable Kawai Yoshiyoshi felt. Clearly, it was goods that Honda looked down on, but they were favored by Toyota. Doesn't this mean the overbearing president fell in love with the ugly duckling from the village!

"I heard your negotiations with Toyota are going very smoothly?"

Kawai Yoshiyoshi still couldn't hold back. During the recess, while drinking coffee, he inquired, "How far has it progressed?"

"Uh—" Li Xuewu seemed very surprised that he would ask this, hesitated and explained, "You also know that I actually don't take charge of the negotiations."

"Does this still need to be kept secret?"

Kawai Yoshiyoshi looked at him, put down the coffee cup, and said, "You got their latest technology?"

"Hmm, it's hard to say now."

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a small sip, saying vaguely, "I am very hopeful that there will be a breakthrough."

"You also know that our Red Star Automobile's export volume is increasing year by year, and fuel and exhaust treatment is a key."

He thought for a while and continued, "And we may launch mid-range sedan models next year, and we need an engine with competitiveness."

"Hmm—" Kawai Yoshiyoshi nodded knowingly and said, "Your current engine is a series of technology?"

"That's right. It was also from last year that Red Star Automobile's engines started to be developed in series, advancing side by side."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "We have a wide range of car model production needs, so engine production is a key."

"Hmm, actually you should choose Honda." Kawai Yoshiyoshi sighed and explained, "Toyota's technology is now leaning toward stability."

He raised his eyebrows and said, "You should be able to understand what I mean. Big enterprises are all like this, very afraid of making mistakes."

"Yes, I know, everyone is the same."

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said, "However, it's not that the Red Steel Group gave up on Honda, but that Honda didn't choose the Red Steel Group."

He spread his hands and said, "I have already tried my best."

"Hehe—" Kawai Yoshiyoshi smiled and said meaningfully, "It can only be said that your efforts are not enough."

Li Xuewu tilted his head, sized him up for a few seconds, and then asked, "What do you mean by this? Your meaning is that I am not sincere enough?"

"Anyway, I didn't see it," Kawai Yoshiyoshi shook the spoon in the coffee cup, lowered his head, and said, "You didn't think about wanting to see Mr. Soichiro?"

"Is there a need for this?" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Now that you are in charge of Honda, right?"

"Ha!" Kawai Yoshiyoshi seemed to have heard some funny joke, looked at him, nodded slowly, and said, "You really should pay a visit to Mr. Soichiro."

"No, I don't think so." Li Xuewu still insisted, "Whoever is responsible for Honda's operation, I will talk to whoever."

"In essence, the Red Steel Group is not begging Honda for cooperation, so there is no need to talk about human relationships."

He picked up the teacup and said indifferently, "China has an old saying, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river'."

"You naturally understand the meaning, so I won't say anything ambitious."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi listened to his words, then sized him up, and reminded, "The current Honda is still decided by Mr. Soichiro."

"It doesn't matter, sooner or later it will be decided by you."

Li Xuewu smiled, drank tea while looking at Kawai opposite him from the upper edge of the teacup, and said, "We might even meet next year."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi narrowed his eyes, sizing him up, and was also thinking about what he said.

"You are so confident?" He asked indifferently, "Can you build a bridge for commercial exchanges between the two sides in one year?"

"I'll tell you the truth, too," Li Xuewu sat up straight and said softly but seriously, "Nanaiko can go to China to study abroad next year."

He seemed to be swapping concepts, telling a piece of news that had nothing to do with Honda, but still hit Kawai Yoshiyoshi's acupuncture point.

Kawai narrowed his eyes and asked hesitantly, "Is this the deal between you two?"

"Far from it," Li Xuewu leaned back on the chair again and said with a light laugh, "I already told you, thieves colluding with each other."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi curled his lips. He knew that this person's words could not be trusted. One moment it was only meeting twice, the next it was thieves colluding with each other.

If he believed the other party's words, he wouldn't even be able to put on his pants when he died.

"This is unfair," he straightened the coffee spoon on the table and emphasized, "You are using the future to talk to our present, we won't acknowledge it."

"What do you want from our present?"

Li Xuewu asked amusedly, "Did I tell you that we invested over 20 million in Steel City, with the goal of building an Oriental Automobile City?"

"Do you really think our goal is only to serve the domestic market?"

He looked at Kawai Yoshiyoshi with a subtle expression and said, "Do you want to make a bet? It doesn't need to be too long, you just need to give us three years."

"What do you mean?" Kawai Yoshiyoshi raised his chin slightly and asked, "Three years, what step can you achieve?"

"What do you say?" Li Xuewu suddenly leaned forward and stared into his eyes, asking, "We only want technology, the market is all ready-made."

"I heard some situations," Kawai Yoshiyoshi was not used to his aggressiveness, leaned back unconsciously, and said, "But it's not as grand and unimaginable as you said."

"Heh—who did you hear that from?"

Li Xuewu said amusedly, "Kenichi Nishida? Or Mr. Matsumura Kenzo?"

He sized up the other party up and down and said, "If it was said by Mr. Matsumura, then I wouldn't be able to slander the teacher in front of the student."

"But if it was said by Kenichi Nishida, then you should polish your eyes and investigate well what he has done in the last year."

"You have trouble," Kawai Yoshiyoshi saw that he had broken the truth, but was not ashamed or angry, instead observing Li Xuewu's expression changes and saying, "Someone is spreading unfavorable news about you, especially about you."

"Is that so—" Li Xuewu's tone was very surprised, but his expression couldn't be seen at all. He leaned on the chair and took a sip of warm tea, saying, "Which ones are there?"

"For example, that book of yours."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi raised his head slightly, sized him up, and said, "And the rumors and legends about your other identity."

"If you say that, I can determine it's Kenichi Nishida."

Li Xuewu smiled indifferently and said, "He learned to use two-pronged approach, not only physical strikes but also public opinion attacks."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi hadn't thought of these, raised his eyebrows, and seemed to be considering the truth of Li Xuewu's words.

He didn't quite believe that Kenichi Nishida would have the guts to directly attack Li Xuewu.

"I brought a bodyguard." Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said to him, "Because I received reliable news that he wants to be unfavorable to me."

"Of course, besides me and our leaders, I only told you this news, Mr. Kawai."

He said very sincerely, "I hope today's meeting will not affect the relationship between Honda and the Red Steel Group after entering the mainland."

"Even if I have an accident here, please don't doubt the sincerity of the Red Steel Group, and don't have any misunderstandings."

"He actually dared—" Kawai Yoshiyoshi saw him say such words, and the shock could no longer be hidden in his eyes.

"Hmm, believe it or not," Li Xuewu said indifferently, "I thought it would be on the way to Honda, but now it seems he is wary of you."

"If there was no accident when coming, then it can only be when going back," he raised his head and looked out the window, saying, "I don't even know what kind of accident he will use to attack me."

"You shouldn't sit here and wait for death, right?"

Kawai Yoshiyoshi doubted Li Xuewu's motives again. Why did he still come to Honda to meet him knowing there was danger?

"Or, you can stay in the hotel."

"You don't understand me, and you don't understand Chinese culture."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "You should have never heard this saying, 'Don't celebrate the New Year just because the mole crickets are chirping?' It means knowing there are tigers in the mountains, but still heading toward the tiger mountain."

"Then what are you prepared to do?" Kawai Yoshiyoshi asked suspiciously, "Just wait for the danger to come?"

"This is when I have to talk about my other identity."

Li Xuewu didn't seem to care about Kawai Yoshiyoshi's identity, and even ignored the negotiation with Honda. Today was just to fish for Kenichi Nishida.

Kawai Yoshiyoshi also noticed that Li Xuewu today was somewhat absent-minded and didn't focus on the technical negotiations.

Saying it like this, wasn't it just for Kenichi Nishida?

"You might have learned about my background and experience from other aspects."

Li Xuewu smiled confidently and said, "I have the ability to protect myself, of course, I also have the ability to fight back."

"Doing this is really..." Kawai Yoshiyoshi shook his head slightly and said, "You are taking a risk."

"But it's worth it," Li Xuewu nodded and said, "The cooperation between us and Sanhe has problems, so we need to solve them thoroughly."

"We can't just look at their faces just because Sanhe hates us cooperating with other Japanese enterprises, right?"

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think this is also an opportunity. I really want to see where the bottom line of Japanese enterprises is."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi stopped talking because he had already guessed what Li Xuewu wanted to do.

Why knowing there are tigers in the mountains, still head toward the tiger mountain?

Because this tiger, Kenichi Nishida, dared to bite Li Xuewu, which would involve a whole bunch of problems. By then, it would definitely not just be Sanhe's business.

The trouble caused by one tiger, the whole mountain would have to take the blame.

Even they, who participated in this negotiation, would be implicated. In the subsequent negotiations, where would there be any room for maneuver?

Therefore, Li Xuewu is taking a risk with his own body, prepared to use one person's strength, or rather, using his life to exchange for their compromise.

Don't say it, if he really succeeded, he didn't know about others, but Honda definitely couldn't withstand the pressure from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Everything could be discussed.

In the context of the early stage of normalization of diplomatic relations, Kenichi Nishida is really crazy. How dare he give the other side such a handle.

Kenichi Nishida is not a tiger, he is a tiger-idiot!

Now Kawai Yoshiyoshi didn't dare to continue talking, and even didn't dare to let Li Xuewu go.

Because leaving the Honda building, no matter where something happens, the newspaper will write "Red Steel Group person in charge Li Xuewu encountered an attack after leaving Honda..."

It's really hateful. He never thought that Honda would have a day of being "touched for porcelain," and it was so aggrieved.

"We have a very good security team."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi frowned and said, "If you can trust me, I can guarantee that until you get on the plane, you will be safe."

"I naturally believe you," Li Xuewu smiled and said, "But I don't want to cause you trouble. Kenichi Nishida is crazy."

"I know, you contacted Panasonic." Kawai Yoshiyoshi said helplessly, "Can this contradiction not be reconciled?"

"Either live or die, he made the first move."

Li Xuewu said indifferently, "He planned the explosion of one of our transport ships at sea. I have always remembered this grudge."

"Sigh—" Kawai Yoshiyoshi sighed and said, "Then I can only say I'm sorry."

He raised his head, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "I must end today's negotiation early and arrange for someone to send you back."

"This is not a discussion, but my sincerity, and please cooperate."

"Then have you ever thought about what to say to the reporters downstairs?"

Li Xuewu pointed to the window and said, "I didn't come alone, but they weren't called by me either."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi's frown deepened. He looked at him and asked, "Are you going to make this public?"

"Why not?" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and retorted, "He was the one who wanted to take action. I'll let everyone see, shouldn't I?"

"It seems I must send you away."

Kawai Yoshiyoshi stood up and said unquestioningly, "Let's stop here today, Mr. Li, I'll send you downstairs."

His attitude had a big change, and he even directly interrupted the subsequent negotiations, insisting on sending Li Xuewu away.

And choosing to personally send Li Xuewu downstairs, the purpose was very simple, which was to block the mouths of those reporters.

He was not rude, it was just that the representative of the Red Steel Group had an emergency and could only move today's negotiation to tomorrow.

Coming out of the Honda building, Kawai Yoshiyoshi put on an enthusiastic and humble expression to deal with the reporters' lenses.

Li Xuewu was still as calm as ever, but there was a bit of bitterness and unnaturalness in the smile on his face.

This was all seen by Kawai Yoshiyoshi, and he felt more and more that he had done the right thing. This plague god must be sent away quickly.

Staying at home for one more minute is one more minute of danger.

"It seems there is no fate between the Red Steel Group and Honda Motor."

Li Xuewu shook hands with Kawai Yoshiyoshi before getting in the car and said with a smile, "Then I wish Honda Motor prosperity and brilliance."

"I also wish you success in your career..."

Bang—

Ah—

This was the first time in Kawai Yoshiyoshi's life he saw the trace of a bullet, and it was also the first time he was hit by a bullet. That instantaneous pain twisted his face.

And the people around them also recognized for the first time what is called a terrifying face, twisted together.

"Assassination! Security! Security!"

I don't know who shouted this sentence, resulting in chaos at the scene. Some hid in corners, some ran back to the lobby, and even some hid in cars.

If the chassis wasn't too low, some would have drilled under the car.

During this period, Honda Motor's security guards were still very responsible, running over one after another to protect them together.

They didn't exclude Li Xuewu just because he wasn't one of their own.

This made Kawai Yoshiyoshi very angry.

He knew very well that this assassination was aimed at Li Xuewu, and he getting shot was purely an unprovoked disaster.

Now protecting Li Xuewu by his side was equivalent to marking the source of danger and the target on his side again.

But Li Xuewu was right beside him, so how could he say these words.

What a lucky guy. His pain increasingly set off his luck. He watched this kid tilt his head because of talking.

As a result...

He dared to bet that if Li Xuewu hadn't tilted his head, this shot would definitely have taken Li Xuewu's life.

He was standing opposite Li Xuewu. By then, the head in front of him would have exploded like a watermelon.

Now thinking about it, he would rather Li Xuewu be lucky, and even if this shot hit him, it would be worth it, if Li Xuewu died at Honda...

Damn! Kenichi Nishida is crazy!

He gritted his teeth, followed the security guards back to the lobby, and gritted his teeth to give a low instruction to the person in charge of security: "Find the murderer, quickly!"

The security guards were naturally not ordinary people. Hearing the president's request, they ran out quickly, and soon a large group of security guards followed.

The scene was extremely chaotic, and no one even paid attention to where Li Xuewu's bodyguard Qi Yan went. Everyone was looking around in panic.

They were not sure if there were any follow-up moves to this attack. Soon, the sound of sirens came from afar; the police were here.

Actually, Honda might not necessarily trust the police. This kind of attack could not be solved by those ordinary police.

And after calming down, Kawai Yoshiyoshi even suspected that the murderer transferred quickly after missing the shot.

His security team leader might not necessarily catch the other party, so this shot was in vain.

How could it be in vain?

There were dozens of reporters at the scene. I don't know how many cameras were aimed at them at that time, so naturally, someone recorded this moment.

Friendly handshake, blood splashing.

"Doctor! Is there a doctor!"

The security team leader was a straightforward person. He left the injured boss behind and went to execute the order, but Li Xuewu couldn't ignore Kawai Yoshiyoshi.

Although the scene restored a certain order and Kawai's secretary had already hugged him, everyone's faces were still panicked.

Li Xuewu calmly woke up the people on the Honda side, and then explained to his accompanying team: "Don't get close to the windows, go inside."

"President!" The secretaries lifted Kawai Yoshiyoshi inside, pressed on the president's shot arm, and asked: "Let's go to the infirmary."

"Is this still a question?!" Kawai Yoshiyoshi said somewhat angrily: "Quick, my arm might be broken!"

Honda headquarters naturally has an infirmary, and it is very luxurious, equipped with certain emergency medical conditions.

So Kawai Yoshiyoshi's gunshot wound would not be life-threatening.

Now Kawai was afraid that his arm would be scrapped because he could no longer feel the strength of his arm.

Li Xuewu couldn't follow in at this time, so he could only stand in place, full of helplessness and self-blame.

"Mr. Li! How do you view the incident just now!"

"Mr. Li, do you think this is an attack aimed at you?"

"Mr. Li, please answer—"

The scene became chaotic again. Li Xuewu didn't answer any questions, but under the guidance of Honda staff, he returned to the upper floor.

A secretary came to his side and reported softly that the Honda chairman wanted to see him.

Soichiro Honda, who had just resigned from the position of president of Honda Technical Research Institute in April this year, no longer responsible for first-line R&D management, but still retained the highest position of president of Honda Motor Industry.

Just as Kawai Yoshiyoshi, who succeeded as president of Honda Research Institute and took full charge of automobile R&D, production, and daily management, said, Chairman Soichiro still grasped the strategic direction of the enterprise and was the company's highest decision-maker and technical spiritual leader.

Now that Kawai Yoshiyoshi was attacked, Soichiro Honda finally couldn't sit still and wanted to see the culprit. It should be, right?

Li Xuewu said he didn't want to see him, but now he had to see him.

"Mr. Li! Don't you have anything to say?"

The police had already blocked the scene, but the reporters were still relentless, and there were even more signs.

And when they saw the representative of the Red Steel Group walking out of the building under police protection, they surrounded them.

The police were ready, set up a sky net, and protected Li Xuewu in it until he got into the bulletproof sedan.

And the motorcade prepared by Honda for Li Xuewu was also luxurious, even dispatching the most core security forces.

This was also the first time Li Xuewu enjoyed the treatment of ultimate protection. At this time, even if Superman came, he would have to retreat.

After talking with Soichiro Honda, he would enjoy this treatment for the next two days until he boarded the plane.

This was not requested by him, but Kawai Yoshiyoshi's suggestion.

It must be said that Kawai Yoshiyoshi is really a man. His arm was pierced by a bullet, but after the doctor's treatment, he was able to come to participate in the meeting.

His suggestion was naturally recognized by Soichiro Honda, so there was the scene of Li Xuewu leaving in a bulletproof sedan.

A camera had already recorded all this, and I believe it would be broadcast on TV stations soon, which could be considered emergency news.

The industrial and trade exchange team from the mainland encountered an attack during the investigation and negotiation at Honda, and the president of Honda was injured. Is this news big enough?

What made the reporters at the scene even more excited was that this matter soon had gossip spread out, and it was said to be very true.

The unspeakable things between the Red Steel Group and the emerging force of the Japanese electronics industry, Sanhe Corporation.

At this time, the eyes of all Tokyo were focused on this relationship, and the contradiction points between the two sides were also dug out, instantly causing heated discussion.

Buying and selling didn't work, so bullets were used?

At this time, regardless of whether Kenichi Nishida did this or not, he couldn't argue his case, because all of Tokyo was looking for him.

"Impossible! How could this happen!"

When receiving the news and being questioned, Kenichi Nishida even felt that someone was joking.

But when he saw the news on TV, he was completely stunned.

"Why didn't you tell me before taking action in advance?"

Kazuya Ninomiya came over, frowned and questioned, "Didn't we agree to manufacture an accident? Why did you make it so passive?"

"I said this wasn't arranged by me, do you believe it?"

Kenichi Nishida numbly moved his gaze away from the news screen on the TV and focused on Kazuya Ninomiya.

"How could I possibly arrange a gunman?"

"Then who is it?" Kazuya Ninomiya didn't believe Nishida would be so stupid either. He frowned and asked, "Could it be that they offended someone else?"

"Offended? Hehe—"

Kenichi Nishida smiled bitterly and said, "We have been sold out, don't you know yet?"

"What?" Kazuya Ninomiya didn't understand and asked suspiciously, "Who sold us out? What does this have to do with anything?"

"Where is Nakamura-kun?" Kenichi Nishida trembled as he stood up from the chair, looked at him, and asked, "From last night until now, where is he?"

"He said he was going to live in the countryside of Kamakura for a while."

Kazuya Ninomiya frowned and said, "Does it have anything to do with him? That's not right. He even called me this morning, and he was indeed in Kamakura."

"But that doesn't delay him from selling us out."

Kenichi Nishida closed his eyes slightly and said, "Only the three of us knew about this matter. It's impossible for such a coincidence to happen."

"If this bullet hit Li Xuewu, then it could still be an accident, but it happened to hit..."

He couldn't go on, because compared to Honda Motor, even if he was Kenichi Nishida, he couldn't compare to Kawai Yoshiyoshi's status.

Both were students of Teacher Matsumura, but he was just a nominal one, to put it bluntly, a relationship bought with money.

How could he compare with Kawai Yoshiyoshi?

Kawai Yoshiyoshi is the president of Honda Motor and the person in charge of the National Automobile Industry Association. He is a real capital tycoon.

"Are you saying—" Kazuya Ninomiya seemed to have thought of something and asked in shock, "This is him... that's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

He widened his eyes and emphasized, "This is Japan, it's impossible for him to do all this, absolutely impossible!"

He said "impossible" twice in a row, but after Kenichi Nishida's explanation, the only possibility he could think of was this one.

"I dare say it's absolutely him."

Kenichi Nishida seemed to have deflated, fell into the chair, and said blankly, "He did it, he can do anything."

"What should we do?" Kazuya Ninomiya thought for a while, raised his head, and said, "That's not right! What does it have to do with us!"

He spread his hands and emphasized, "We didn't do anything, he was the one who caused all this, we are innocent!"

"Are we really innocent?"

Kenichi Nishida looked at him and smiled bitterly, "At this time, whether we are innocent or not has no meaning, because some things don't need evidence."

He looked at the photo of the three of them taken three years ago when they created the Sanhe Corporation on the wall, and said painfully in his heart: "Ninomiya-kun, don't blame Nakamura, it's all my fault."

"Nishida-kun, you—"

Seeing him so defeated, Kazuya Ninomiya said somewhat blankly, "What should we do?"

"Hmm, I have something to do."

Kenichi Nishida turned to look at him and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Please be sure to manage Sanhe well."

"Nishida-kun!"

Kazuya Ninomiya never thought that the window of the best office on the top floor of the company would become the last door Kenichi Nishida walked through in his life. ===== CHAPTER 1698 =====