A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1318 Kondo's Fate! (Please Subscribe!)
P.S.: Yesterday's chapter was blocked for a day and was just unblocked. Just in case, Xia Tian will make some name changes to subsequent chapters, such as 'Sanhe Company', you can understand what that means.

Following the release of the videotape, the Metropolitan Police Department quickly identified the suspect, and Jiro Shimizu, the chairman of Inagi Co., was taken away by the police from the company headquarters.

When Hua Shier saw the news, he couldn't help but scoff. He thought the old guy would at least put up a fight, but who knew he would give up on saving him? However, since he had already taken action, the old guy couldn't be allowed to live, so he immediately called Taibao over and gave him a few instructions.

Shimizu Jiro did not commit the murder of Muranishi Koichi, so he naturally could not admit it. However, he could not explain the videotape of "him" colluding with Watagawa to commit the murder. He could only be temporarily detained to await the results of the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation.

On the very day that Shimizu Jiro was imprisoned, an inmate named Fujii Yoshio suddenly attacked him with a sharp handle made from a toothbrush.

Jiro Shimizu died en route to the hospital.

When the news broke in the media, Kondo, who had been hiding for some time, was immediately startled and jumped out to hold a press conference at home.

Facing the camera, he apologized to Akina in front of the entire Japanese audience. He also admitted that the apartment they were planning to marry was purchased with Akina's money, and he decided to return the luxury apartment to Akina.

Kondo also stated that he had been the one in the wrong all along, that he had taken advantage of Akina, and that he was not worthy of her at all. He said he would grant any request Akina made and hoped that Akina and Mr. Hua of Sanwa Company would give him a chance to make amends.

Hua Shier watched TV with Akina, who was busy preparing for her new album. Today was her day off, and she happened to see Kondo's press conference on TV, which made her burst into tears.

Akina wasn't reminiscing about the past, nor did she still have feelings for Kondo; rather, it was the release of her long-suppressed emotions.

After crying, Akina hugged Hua Shier and said:
"I've let it all go now. I won't respond to Kondo's apology. I just ask that he never appear in front of me again and disturb my life!"

Hua Shier nodded as a matter of course:
"Of course, after all, if apologies were enough, what would be the point of having a gun? Don't worry, I know what to do, and I guarantee he'll never show up in front of you again."

Akina really wants to ask, are we talking about the same thing?

Now that she knew Hua Shier was the chairman of Sanhe Company, she quickly asked:

"You don't want it?"

She made a downward cutting gesture, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Why not?"

Hua Shier found it strange that Akina would ask such a question: "Why keep such a scumbag around to hurt other girls?"

"But...but..."

Akina was still too kind; it took her a while to finally say:
"But I don't want you to hurt others because of me. Isn't there any other way?"

Hua Shier looked at the pitiful Akina and stroked his chin:

"Now that you mention it, it's not impossible. Alright, once he returns the house to you, I'll teach him a lesson. Just wait and see what happens on the news!"

The next day, while Hua Shier was handling company affairs, A-Jie knocked on the door and came in to tell him that Officer Kitano from the Criminal Investigation Division had come to visit.

Hua Shier put down what he was doing and had someone bring Kitano up.

Kitano's attire seemed unchanged year after year; he was still wearing that trench coat. After entering, he looked around and muttered something nonsensical:

"This is my first time entering the office of the chairman of Sanhe Company. The decoration is quite nice. Hmm, these floor tiles are an Italian brand, aren't they!"

Hua Shier leisurely took a cigar from the cigar box on his desk, lit it, and then smiled faintly:
"If you like, you can pry off a piece and take it with you. It won't be a wasted trip; you can at least take a souvenir home!"

Kitano was almost stunned by those words. He stopped pretending, turned around, walked to his desk, put his hands on the desk, and asked Hua Shier, who was sitting in the boss's chair, with a smile, "You killed Shimizu Jiro, didn't you?"

Hua Shier glanced at Bei Ye's watch and said with a smile:
"Can I sue you for defamation? They're saying on TV it's a guy named Yoshio Fujii. He's only in his twenties, such a promising young man!"

Kitano sneered, "Don't think I don't know, he's a member of your Sanhe Company!"

Hua Shier shook his cigar: "No, he was fired the day before he committed the crime. You see, we had already noticed that he had a bad character and criminal tendencies, and now it seems that's true!"

"Luckily, I acted decisively, otherwise, this kind of thing would have damaged our company's reputation!"

Kitano knew there was no point in continuing the conversation, so he immediately pointed at Hua Shier: "You wait, I will definitely catch you!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

At this moment, Hua Shier suddenly called out to him, "Wait!"

Kitano had already reached the door and was about to open it when he heard this, so he turned around and looked at Hua Twelve:
"What crimes do you have to confess to?"

Hua Twelve chuckled:
"Of course not, I just want to tell you that after I take over Sanhe Company, there will be no such thing as 'pigs' within Sanhe Company's business scope!"

Kitano was taken aback, then he scoffed: "So what? Having someone kill Shimizu is also a crime!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, I really can sue you for defamation!"

Hua Shier glanced at Kitano's watch again.

Kitano felt his gaze and awkwardly pulled his hand back.

Hua Shier smiled and pointed to Kitano's watch: "That recording equipment is outdated. Now there are recording devices the size of a button. If your Metropolitan Police Department needs them, our Sanhe Company is willing to sponsor some!"

Kitano had no idea that his plan to induce the other party to confess to the crime and then obtain audio evidence had been seen through.

His expression remained unchanged, and he coldly snorted, "I don't understand what you're saying. I'm leaving!"

I turned to open the door, but at that moment, I heard a mocking voice behind me:
"Do you know how vast Sanhe Company's business is? If Sanhe Company could cooperate with you to eradicate counterfeit goods, what an achievement that would be! But you rejected my good intentions and tried to use a murder case against me. So your claim of procedural justice is just that—justice. You are not a good person at all."

Kitano paused for a moment, his expression somewhat conflicted: "Say what you will!"

After saying that, he strode out of Hua Shier's office, which also meant he refused the other party's offer to let him dig out the floor tiles!
Shortly after Kitano left, Taibo rushed in and reported:

"Brother, Sanhe Company's branches in various regions have all successively declared to the media that they do not recognize your legal status."

As he spoke, he turned on the television in Hua Shier's office, where the news was reporting on the matter.

Ichiro Takekawa, General Manager of the Sanwa Osaka branch, angrily addressed the reporters' cameras:
"That so-called chairman is illegitimate; I've never even heard of him. As for the appointment of the chairman, our Sanwa Company has its own traditional procedures. I've already contacted the managers of other branches and will go to Tokyo as soon as possible to select the real chairman!"

Besides Ichiro Takekawa in Osaka, the dispatched reporters also interviewed the general managers of the Sanwa branch offices in various locations, and they all gave the same answer. Hua Shier scoffed, "These people don't even know their own limitations, do they? They all think they're something special, huh?"

At this moment, the television screen changed from an interview to a press conference.

A young Japanese man with shoulder-length hair declared to the camera, "Our Inagi Company will definitely avenge our chairman!"

"Brother, they're coming to attack! What do we do?"

Taibao is getting scared. Now, not only are they facing pressure from branch offices in various regions, but they also have to face retaliation from Daoji Company. They are besieged on all sides.

Hua Shier glanced at him:
"What's the panic? Our company is a legitimate company. How can we get involved in these violent incidents? Alright, you can leave now. I have a plan!"

As soon as Taibao left, Hua Shier made a phone call to the United States. Their company was legitimate, so they could only leave the illegal things to others.

This is the intermediary phone number for the assassin world. If the code word matches, you can post a mission here.

Hua Shier is a top assassin in the 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' world, so he naturally knows this commission number. He tried dialing it and found that the intermediary number also exists in this world, and even the code words match.

Hua Shier placed a large order and paid half of it as a deposit. The remaining half will be paid after the task is completed.

The other party received the money and readily expressed their satisfaction:
"We also have assassins in Japan. We'll contact these teams for you immediately and get them to carry out the operation. Once the mission is complete, we'll contact you to collect the final payment. If the mission fails, we'll refund your deposit!"

Hua Shier hung up the phone and chuckled: "So why get your hands dirty when you can solve things with money!"

That afternoon, a truck crashed into the headquarters of Inogi Company and exploded the next moment.

The six-story building could not withstand the force of the explosion and collapsed. After the accident, the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation revealed that the truck belonged to Mitsui Industries, Japan's top company, and was a special vehicle used to transport explosives for mining.

The accident was likely caused by brake failure. Mitsui Industries stated that the company has sufficient insurance coverage to compensate the victims of the accident, and that no one should worry.

Yes, it will definitely be cleared out within twenty years!
Hua Shier, watching TV, couldn't help but exclaim, "Are these assassins really that fierce?!"

He absolutely refused to believe this was an ordinary accident; after all, he placed the order in the morning, and the target was bombed in the afternoon—what a coincidence!

Over the next two days, news kept coming in that Ichiro Takekawa, the head of the Osaka branch, had died in a car accident on the highway while traveling to Tokyo.

Branch managers in other regions were also dismissed in a reasonable manner one after another.

Each of these incidents, taken individually, seems perfectly reasonable. However, when so many reasonable incidents are grouped together, and the victims all belong to Sanhe Company, then it becomes unreasonable.

Hua Shier couldn't help but marvel at how impressive the assassin team that had taken the job was. They had accomplished the task without even using weapons, relying solely on clever schemes. This reminded him of a Hong Kong movie starring Louis Koo.

Of course, he also considered that if he could hire an assassin, others could too, but was he afraid of that? He chuckled to himself!
Kitano came to Sanwa Company again, but this time he didn't come alone; he brought a large group of people with him.

Upon meeting Hua Shier, Kitano immediately produced a search warrant, stating that there was evidence from a case several years ago that was related to Sanhe Company, and that he wanted to search the Sanhe Company headquarters building.

Hua Shier revealed a disdainful smile; he saw through the essence of the matter at a glance.

Kitano and his group had no evidence to prove that he was involved in the incident with Inagi Company and Takekawa Ichiro, so they wanted to use the case from a few years ago as a pretext to search the building and collect evidence of Sanwa Company's crimes.

If Kitano finds any evidence of illegality, he will immediately invite Hua Shier back for tea.

The employees of Sanhe Company, all dressed in black suits, stood in front of the company gate, confronting Kitano's men. Suddenly, a torrential downpour began, adding an inexplicable atmosphere to the standoff, as if a conflict was about to erupt at any moment.

Hua Shier, hands in his pockets, laughed and shouted, "Get out of the way, let them search!"

The employees of Sanwa Company all bowed and said, "Yes, sir!" Then they glared at Kitano and his group, parted to the left and right, and made way for them.

Hua Shier gestured for him to search: "Go ahead and search!"

Kitano snorted coldly and strode inside with his men.

Hua Twelve smiled politely from behind and said:
"You didn't take the floor tiles I promised you last time, so don't forget to pry them off as a souvenir this time!"

Kitano, who had been so aggressive just moments before, slipped and almost fell.

Kitano and his team naturally found no evidence, because after Hua Shier took over Sanhe Company, he had cleared out all the illegal things in the past, except for the fixed assets, and the accounts were also burned.

Hua Shier stood at the company's main entrance, yet his five senses could encompass the entire building. A Japanese policeman, seeing that no evidence had been found, took out a bag of "laundry detergent" from his pocket and asked Kitano whether they should artificially create some evidence.

Kitano glared at the man and said, "If you do that, how are you any different from those people outside!"

After saying that, he reluctantly shouted, "Let's call it a day!"
Hua Shier witnessed the entire process. The next day, the person who wanted to frame him rushed into the Edogawa River while he was out working. This river flows through Tokyo from east to west.

By the time they were rescued, it was too late.

Kitano did not suspect Hua Shier in this matter, because he believed that Hua Shier was unaware of what that person wanted to do.

Hua Shier said, "This Japanese devil is so naive!"
When Daoji Company's headquarters was raided, its elites suffered heavy losses, and the company fell into a power struggle. It split up before Hua Shier even had to lift a finger, and it was no longer a threat.

After securing all the branch managers at Sanhe Company, he dispatched people to quickly take over the business of companies in various regions.

Of course, he also encountered assassination attempts during this period, but he was unharmed. All the assassins who tried to kill him disappeared, which eventually led to all the major assassin teams choosing to put him on their list of people to avoid.

After returning the luxury apartment to Akina, Kondo disappeared from public view. Three months later, media reported that a transgender person suspected to be Kondo had been found in Kabukicho, working in the sex industry.

The entertainment industry was in an uproar. Many reporters rushed over and confirmed that it was indeed Kondo. They also learned from enthusiastic citizens, such as Lao Gui and Tai Bao, that this Kondo had changed his name to Hanako and could entertain 300 men every day, making him quite popular in the industry.

The reporter also interviewed Kondo, who shyly stated that he had simply changed course and would return to the entertainment industry through educational films. He was determined to reclaim what he had lost.

Hua Shier clicked his tongue and said to Mingcai and Fan Xiaopang, "Why would he be so foolish as to do that?"

Akina punched him lightly, annoyed: "Is this your idea?"

After saying that, she couldn't help but laugh. Although she felt a little sorry for him, seeing Kondo transformed into a transvestite under the reporter's lens was so satisfying and hilarious.

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