Net King Whale Fall

Chapter 674 Waste of Time
After their conversation in the hospital room that day, the dark cloud hanging over Atobe Keigo's heart finally dissipated.

While it wouldn't be accurate to call it a complete awakening, Atobe Keigo has adjusted his mindset, regained his rationality, and will no longer do anything out of line.

As for the cause of his injury, he wanted to take action to treat it after he recovered somewhat, but his father rejected the idea.

Atobe Shinto is willing to teach his son about business on a regular basis, but that doesn't mean he'll immediately go to work right after coming out of the operating room.

"There's one more thing, but it's not too late for you to know now."

Atobe Keigo looked up. "What?"

"If you encounter trouble outside, you can call home."

They are not a rigid family; if their child is bullied outside, as elders, they naturally want to repay the kindness they have received.

Atobe Keigo was slightly taken aback. "Dad?"

Atobe Shinto casually patted Keigo on the head. "Your most important task right now is to recover well. Don't worry your mother or your girlfriend."

"I understand, I will take good care of myself."

While recovering from his injury, Atobe Keigo wasn't completely idle. He was graduating next year, and he had a lot to prepare for. Even while lying in the hospital, he could continue to earn credits.

There was something even more important: Atobe Keigo contacted several of his regular designers and asked them to design something unique.

With Atobe Keigo awake, Sanada Rei was relieved, but she still couldn't stay in the hospital for long.

She still had to attend classes; even college students couldn't skip classes without a reason. When she didn't have classes, she also had to deal with the remnants of the Hamaguchi family.

The fact that they've managed to survive until now is the last gasp of this so-called old family.

After class, Sanada Rin walked out side by side with Sanada Genichiro, who was waiting at the door. Ever since the shooting accident that day, Sanada Genichiro had been walking with Sanada Rin.

Of course, this doesn't apply when she goes out to investigate things with Ah Da.

Sanada Rin was whispering something to her brother; they were planning to go to the hospital together to see Atobe Keigo.

Unexpectedly, someone stopped him halfway. Sanada Rin glanced at him and, after recognizing the person, thought to himself that it wasn't too surprising.

It was Yayoi Hamaguchi, the originally designated successor, the genius of the Hamaguchi family.

However, now, all Sanada Rin can say is that all external titles are built with money; without the support of gold and silver, they are nothing.

The frequent suppression in recent days has caused this former genius to lose his brilliance, and the arrogance that once belonged only to a young nobleman has also disappeared.

"Miss Sanada, please wait."

Ah-Da and Sanada Genichiro stepped forward simultaneously, "What are you going to do?"

Hamaguchi Yayoi was filled with bitterness. What did he want to do? What could he possibly do?
During this period, he experienced everything he had never experienced before: the coldness and warmth of human relationships, failures and setbacks.

"I just want to talk to Ms. Sanada."

Hamaguchi Yayoi initially did not want to come. In the past, when he stood in front of people like Sanada Rin, he was still on the same level, and he was never intimidated.

However, it is different now.

Things are different now.

He wouldn't have come here to humiliate himself unless he was forced into a desperate situation.

Sanada Rin glanced at him up and down. "Last time I sent someone over to talk to you, you said you were too busy to talk, but today you have time to come over and chat."

Hamaguchi Yayoi's expression twisted almost imperceptibly for a moment. They really had come to talk to him, but instead of rescuing him, they had him pinned down in the police station's interrogation room and forced to sign a document.

What could Yayoi Hamaguchi say? All she could say was, "I didn't think things through last time."

Sanada Rin doesn't actually mind what tricks they try, because they can't pull them off anyway.

Despite her long-standing habits, Yayoi Hamaguchi never discussed business directly with people on the street. To avoid being stared at by passersby, they went into a small private restaurant known for its high prices and small portions; even during peak hours, it was usually empty. However, no one was in the mood for food at the moment.

"Speak, what do you want to talk about?"

After a long silence, Hamaguchi Yayoi said in a hoarse voice, "Is that enough? Can this operation against the Hamaguchi family end?"

Sanada Rin glanced at him as if he were looking at some rare object, and Hamaguchi Yayoi's face burned with embarrassment.

"It seems you still haven't thought it through."

If you think things through, you won't say such mindless and stupid things.

Hamaguchi Yayoi knew it was because of Atobe Keigo, but the Hamaguchi family was already on the verge of collapse. Wasn't this enough? He truly didn't understand and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"Is the thing above the neck just for adding weight? Shake it to mix it up and pour it out to see if it weighs two ounces."

"Is it hard to understand? Because I won."

If the situation had been different, and the Hamaguchi family had been even more ruthless, with a few more snipers, those guys would surely have lost their lives on the streets that day.

"I completely understand why your family hired someone to kill me."

"But since you've fantasized about a successful scenario, shouldn't you also think about how I would retaliate if I didn't die?"

"Most importantly, it has also implicated innocent people."

"Tell me, if I were to shoot you, regardless of whether you live or die, what would you do?"

Hamaguchi Yayoi's face grew increasingly grim; in fact, it could be said that her expression hadn't been good since the incident began.

"If someone were to shoot him, what would he do?" Yayoi Hamaguchi sighed deeply. "I would retaliate fiercely."

Sanada Rin propped his chin on his hand and said, "If I make a move, you will die."

Even if it's about revenge, it's not your place.

Hamaguchi Yayoi's body stiffened for a moment. Sanada Rin's tone was indifferent, but the look in her eyes when she raised them made Hamaguchi Yayoi wonder if she really had it, and if he was already a corpse.

"At what point will it be considered over?"

“Atobe Keigo is not dead, is he? He is still alive and well.”

His parents are one thing, but do you have to target them like this?
People who stand at a high position for too long lose sight of the basics and start to think they are the powerful heirs who can command the wind and rain.

Sanada Rei's lips curled into a cold smile, her eyes filled with dismissive contempt. "So that's why you're able to sit here alive in front of me."

Otherwise, do you think you'd still be standing here safely?
"I don't understand business matters. If you want to talk about it, you should go to the Atobe residence."

"As for what I did, it was just my duty. Was there anything I did that wronged you?"

Don't try to portray yourself as innocent and pitiful. Don't you know what kind of people your whole family are?

Yayoi Hamaguchi said with restraint, “You should understand that the world is not black and white, and you don’t have to argue about right and wrong.”

"Leaving no room for maneuver is also cutting off your own future path."

Is this a lecture to her? That's giving her too much credit.

"Why can you say that? Is it because you had a family backing you up in the past? Don't you really know what's underneath? That can't be the case."

"Now that your family is about to be destroyed, are you going to impose your ridiculous ideas on others? What a double standard."

"The victor is king, the loser is villain. If you lose, you should accept it and not make excuses for yourself. That's petty."

"As for my future, you don't need to worry about it. Mind your own business."

Sanada Rei got up and left. Honestly, I thought we could say something, but it was a waste of her time.