Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 418 188: Success

"Mitsui, Iwasaki, Sumitomo."

Noguchi crossed out this heavyweight death list, which was full of the heads of these once large families. If it were half a year ago, the death of any one of these people would have caused considerable turmoil.

But today
It's just a little better than the one on the side of the road.

Even if he didn't die at Kawakami's hands, Noguchi had other plans.

It’s just that there are other arrangements, and the purpose is to let them disappear from this world quietly, rather than die in a sensational way like today, and make everyone know about it.

After all, everyone knows that the one who wants them dead the most is Takeshi Noguchi.

Originally, Abe Koichi's case was a basin of dirty water, and now yellow mud is being thrown directly into his crotch.

Even people in the Special Affairs Bureau began to think that he was the one who arranged for the incident.

It is to use seemingly rough means to clear oneself of suspicion for oneself who usually arranges things very well, and to perform Zhuge Kongming's "Empty City Strategy". This time, Boss Noguchi is on the third floor, and they are on the fourth floor.

However, little did they know that Noguchi had not even touched the first floor, it was all their imagination.

"The purpose is clear. They are all heading for the traditional big families. There is no disguise. Saga, you predict based on his actions and see if a fight can take place. Find out his true strength and the possibility of winning him over."

"Yes."

"Takashima, the protection of the Emperor has become public."

"Yes."

"Toyokawa, we have a safe house under the Kyoto Imperial Palace. You will stay there for the time being. If you find anything wrong, take the Emperor down to take refuge."

"Yes~"

"Why don't we come out and clarify things? For example, publicly issue a wanted notice for Tatsuya Kawakami." Kuroki suggested.

Noguchi shook his head and denied it. "From our analysis, Kawakami may not have completely sided with the Mother Goddess Union yet, so there is still a possibility of winning him over. Publishing a wanted order for him can only dispel the suspicion of a small number of people towards me, which is useless. Since he has been trying his best to avoid confrontation with us, there is no need for us to use this method. Ordinary people can't do anything to him anyway, and it will easily cause more casualties."

Although Kuroki felt that the possibility of successfully winning over Noguchi was extremely low, he did not refute Noguchi's words. He nodded, thinking about what other methods he could use to quietly dispel the suspicion of most people towards Noguchi.

In fact, Kuroki could find that since Noguchi woke up - no, to be more precise, since he completely turned against the authorities and took power alone, his mentality seemed to be quietly changing a lot.

She began to worry that Noguchi was being consumed by power, as many people had said.

What she can do is to give reminders at the right time and try her best to reduce the deterioration of the public's impression of Noguchi.

Once the hat of dictatorship is put on, it will be difficult to take it off.

What's more, if Kawakami Tatsuya really
"Kuroki, Kuroki Shinizumi?"

"Um, ah! Is the meeting over?" Kuroki came to her senses and found that she and Noguchi were the only ones left in the meeting room.

"I told you to have a good rest for a few days some time ago, but you insisted on being stubborn. Now you can't escape even if you want to." Noguchi filled a cup of espresso and handed it to Kuroki.

"Oh, I'm fine, it's okay, thank you." Kuroki held the warm cup and looked at the dark brown coffee in it.

Noguchi stared at her carefully for a while: "Are you sure everything is alright?"

Kuroki raised his head, opened his mouth and closed it again, and finally sighed and said, "What would you do if the emperor died?"

Noguchi's expression did not change, and his tone was normal: "I have arranged a total of six teams to be responsible for protection. I am also on standby at any time. There is also Toyokawa as a last resort. Why do you think the emperor's life is in danger? Do you think that I don't want him to live?"

Noguchi calmly pointed out Kuroki's inner thoughts.

Hei Mu did not evade the question and nodded: "I know, this is a stupid idea. His death may deter others for a while, but more people will oppose you in the future. It's not worth the loss, but it's not without benefits."

"At least, there are also many people who hate him. For example, within our Special Affairs Bureau, if he dies, it will make many people happy. The people in the Special Affairs Bureau will support you more than ever before."

Noguchi agreed with Kuroki's analysis: "You are right, but overall, the disadvantages still outweigh the advantages. As long as I am in the Special Affairs Bureau, people's hearts can be slowly won over. The Emperor cannot die, at least not yet. He can only die at the 'right' time."

When Kuroki knew what Noguchi was thinking, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

At least Noguchi had some thoughts in his mind. Anyway, she didn't really care about the emperor's life or death. She was just worried about dirtying Noguchi's hands.

This is what Noguchi calls the right time. Is there really such a right time?

"That's what Noguchi said?! Did he really say that?"

Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The emperor stared at his confidant kneeling on the ground in front of him with a look of half anger and half frustration, feeling powerless in his heart.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Noguchi Takeshi said that he has no intention of running for election and does not want to be elected Prime Minister. He also asked Your Majesty not to interfere in the election."

"So he's not going to let me go?"

"No, he told me the information of the assailant and promised to send more defense forces to your majesty. He will never let the other party succeed."

"Haha. The main family of the Mitsui family is all dead, and even the side branches of the Sumitomo family are gone. Trust him? I won't survive the next day."

The emperor was obsessed with his own judgment. The so-called murderer was definitely instructed by Noguchi and was a pure pawn. The best proof of this was that those families were forced to be eliminated even in prison.

This just shows that Noguchi was prepared to use this chess piece to the extreme, and then kill himself in the end, put all the blame on that person, and then be killed by the righteous Noguchi Takeshi.

That's right, if he were Noguchi, he would definitely arrange it this way.

Sacrifice a transcendent and eliminate past and future enemies. What a good deal!
hateful!

He has always been under strict surveillance. In the beginning, he was not in the same camp as those big conglomerates. The authorities and the Special Affairs Bureau kept a close watch on him and prohibited him from having any contact with other extraordinary people.

It was after the Iki Island incident that the Special Affairs Bureau came to power, and the consortium finally realized the danger and began to cooperate with the Emperor.

But they are still wary of him, and regard him more as a mascot to enhance their own appeal and legitimacy.

In the end, he was swept away by Thunder, and the inheritance was scattered. He didn't get much. Finally, a survivor of the Sumitomo family contacted him, and he couldn't help but agree to cooperate. He had been poor for too long. In addition, Sumitomo Shunsuke was also good at making promises. His strength looked okay on paper, but who would have thought that he would be waiting for the army to come to his rescue, and the next day he received news that the other side had been wiped out.

The fire in his heart that had just ignited was extinguished in an instant.

They are all mascot creatures thinking whether they should try to please Takeshi Noguchi and continue to live their lives without worries about food and clothing.

Unexpectedly, Takeshi Noguchi never showed up, and later on came news that he was seriously injured and unconscious, and might not survive.

He started to have some thoughts again.

After trying several times and making sure that Noguchi had no reaction, he calmed down and even dared to approach the Prime Minister to plot to seize power from the Special Affairs Bureau.

Later, Noguchi came out, and Abe was so scared that he dared not contact him again. He realized that it was a trap! From then on, he had a deep fear of Noguchi, who was gloomy and very patient.

Sure enough, after a period of anxiety, Abe Koichi died.

This is Noguchi's deterrence, a deterrent to those conspirators who peeked in during his pretended coma!

That was why he was so sure that he would be the next one to take the turn, because he felt that he had fought a battle of wits and courage with Noguchi for several rounds, but in the end, he was "one step behind".

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but speak out with deep sadness:
Golden cage locks spring breeze

The cry of an owl suddenly breaks the nine-fold dream

Winter Moon Shining Over the Empty Garden (ds work)

I am speechless. How dare you still have the mind to write a haiku?

As the Emperor's confidant, he naturally knew a lot of things, but he had always believed that the Emperor had no capital to resist the extraordinary, and even no capital to resist capital, so he advised him to express his attitude of being a mascot to the Special Affairs Bureau as soon as possible.

As long as you win the support of the Special Affairs Bureau, won't your status be much higher than before? Especially at that time, the Special Affairs Bureau was still under the jurisdiction of the government. If you succeed in helping him in times of need, the Special Affairs Bureau will have to give you the emperor face in the future.

But the emperor refused to do so. He felt that he could have the best of both worlds and take advantage of the situation. However, he had lost the bet and did not have the courage to die. He only wanted to beg for mercy, but he did not believe the other party's promise.
"My condolences."

The confidant gave "comments".

The emperor seemed to have completely lost his fighting spirit. He waved his hand weakly, signaling his confidants to leave.

He no longer had the ambition to continue fighting with a sinister villain like Noguchi, nor did he have the courage to die standing, so the remaining choice was obvious.

He then dug out the mask left by Augustus again and crushed it.

Half a minute later, Augustus in a black robe appeared silently and sat down calmly opposite the emperor.

"It seems that Your Majesty has already made a decision." Augustus said calmly.

"At this point, Noguchi will definitely not let me go. If I leave, can I take my family with me?" The emperor struggled to bargain.

"I'm sorry, my ability is limited, but I think it might be much safer for them to stay here than to stay with you." Augustus shook his head slightly, speaking the truth.

".When do you think he will take action?"

"It doesn't matter. You just need to know that when he makes a move, I will rescue you immediately."

"Which country will you take me to?"

"Nanchao, you will have a good life there, but the premise is that your identity is not exposed."

"Can we choose other countries?" The emperor looked constipated.

"The first stop can only be there. Later, we can arrange a country of your choice for you." Augustus gave a little sweetener.

".Okay, I'll tell you, the three sacred artifacts are hidden here." The emperor's mind was finally balanced a little. What he wanted was to succeed in the bargaining, but he didn't force himself to be successful. This would show that his status was still valid.

Even if what was actually effective was Augustus's demand for the three sacred artifacts.

"In that case, the deal is done. Don't worry, I always abide by the rules of the deal." Augustus said with a smile, and his figure slowly disappeared.

The emperor stared blankly at Augustus' disappearing figure, slowly covered his heart with his right hand, and sat there gasping in pain, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Wow, ancestors, your descendants are unfilial."

Augustus appeared in the air, glanced at the large number of extraordinary people from the Special Affairs Bureau who were rushing over not far away, but didn't care. He disappeared on the spot and headed for the place mentioned by the Emperor.

These three items were hidden in Kyoto, in a deserted lot that belonged to the emperor's property.

Before long, he got the originals of the three legendary artifacts.

In fact, he is not the only one who wants this thing. Many extraordinary people have coveted it.

It was not until the Special Affairs Bureau and the Heaven Node conducted an appraisal and confirmed that this thing was useless that many people gave up the idea.

But what they were not sure about was that what they had identified was a fake.

The authentic one has been secretly hidden by the emperor since some generation, and the only people who know about it are the emperors of successive generations.

In fact, Augustus was just testing him, but he didn't expect to be tricked. Since he had it here, he would not go to the territories of the Paladins and the Heaven Nodes to steal those ancient legendary holy artifacts.

Anyway, it is likely that it has been replaced countless times during this period.

He brought the three sacred artifacts back to the hotel and placed them casually on the table.

“It looks even more shabby than the imitation,” Jingquan Ringo commented sharply.

"It doesn't matter whether it's broken or not. What I need is some of the energy that may be contained inside." Augustus considered his words, "The energy that we cannot use for the time being."

"Are you referring to powers like faith and incense?" Jingquan added on behalf of Augustus.

Augustus tapped the Yata Mirror and said, "You can think of it this way, just like Brand's angel's broken arm and Ye Jie's holy water bottle."

Jingquan Ringo looked at these three inconspicuous things in surprise, full of doubt: "Are you sure?"

"No, I'm not sure." Augustus shrugged. "This kind of power cannot be used without the permission of the Supreme Being."

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"But I have a guess that needs these things to verify."

"The head of the Yasuda family is being held in Tokyo, and is most likely the assassin's next target." Jingquan Ringo was too lazy to chat with Augustus, the riddle man.

During the time they spent together, she got to know Augustus well. When he didn't want to talk, he would just talk about a bunch of words like "conjecture", "experiment" and "existence".

And when he wants to say it, even if you don't ask, he will show it to you without any defense.

The reason why I am still telling riddles now is probably because I am only 90% sure and feel it is not stable enough. I will ask again when I am 99% sure or the thing is completed, and then I won’t have to listen to a bunch of riddles.

The corners of Augustus' mouth twitched slightly, and he had a rare feeling as if someone had seen through him.

It's rare. He didn't have this feeling when he was in front of Jeremy, Mr. Li and others.

"The Special Affairs Bureau will probably send someone to the scene as well. Try not to expose Daisy's presence."

"I am clear."

(End of this chapter)