The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 388 Shadow of Truth (35)

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After Qian Xiaoyi formed a seal with the hand hidden behind his back, a strange red talisman slowly lit up on the chest of the Civet King, but he himself was completely unaware of it.

"You have done so many evil things, aren't you afraid of retribution?" Qian Xiaoyi asked the King of Civet Cats on the steps.

The King of Civet Cats paced excitedly near the throne, boasting: "Retribution? That kind of thing doesn't exist! There is no such thing as retribution in the world. What fairness, justice... are all high-sounding excuses for those of us in power to deceive the ignorant people! Only interests are real! Only when you have power, status, and wealth will others respect you! You can only climb up by stepping on others' heads, that's how the world works!"

"What are you talking about, bastard!" King Kong said angrily, "This is not a reason for you to trample on other people's dreams at will!"

It seemed that because he was safe now, the Civet Cat King returned to his bad nature. He liked to play with his prey and watch it die in pain.

He laughed at King Kong's words, "Hahahaha~ Only children and idiots believe in things like dreams. But thanks to these idiots, how could I attract so many puppets to make money for me? They are like moths to a flame, attracted to my office by the light I faked. I have lived for so many years, and I have played with many men and women, but the scene of innocence and purity being slowly eroded by the monster called [reality] still excites and intoxicates me! The scene of their gradual degeneration makes me unable to stop."

"Disgusting!" Suzuna said disdainfully.

"You said I'm disgusting?" The King of Civet Cats laughed. "I am disgusting, but not as disgusting as those big shots. Those guys say some righteous words on the surface, but the demands they make in private are shocking to me. If you have seen their sanctimonious appearance, you won't think I'm disgusting."

Suzuna cursed, "You and those people are disgusting!"

King Kong also said: "It's so disgusting that I want to punch him hard."

"No matter how much you curse, you can't change the reality." The King of Tanuki grinned and said, "By the way, you want to use the list in the hands of that bitch Usa Misaki to deal with me, but you know what? It's useless."

Qian Xiaoyi frowned and retorted, "How can it be useless? Once the police start investigating, all the people on the list will be considered suspects. Maybe they will betray you and others to protect themselves?"

"Betray?" The King of Civet Cats spread his hands and shook his head regretfully, "Oh my, you are still so naive. No one dares to betray others if they still want to continue."

Anna asked, "Are you so sure?"

The King of Civet Cats said with a smile: "Of course, on one side is a list without evidence, and on the other side is the revenge of everyone in this network... As long as you are not a fool, you know what to choose. And do you know what the result of this matter will be?

The result is that this investigation will be delayed again and again, and finally a few unimportant discards will be thrown out as an explanation to the public, and some personnel transfers, appointments and dismissals will be carried out. After a few years, everyone will forget about this matter. When the limelight has passed in these years, those who dared to dig up this matter will slowly suffer retaliation... Hahahaha~ It's ridiculous, right? Hahaha~"

As he said this, the King of Civet Cats burst into laughter and couldn't stop laughing.

"But you forgot one thing." Qian Xiaoyi also sneered: "Those people behind you can escape punishment, but can you? Maybe you are the discarded pawn in their hands?"

"Me? Abandoned?" The King of Civet Cats seemed to have heard something funny and said with a smile: "Don't be ridiculous. How can I be abandoned when I am such a useful tool?"

Xingchang said, "But you will have to pay a price." Upon hearing this, the King of Civet Cats changed his expression and immediately became gloomy. He said viciously to the people below the stairs, "Of course, I will pay a price..."

He leaned forward, staring at them with eyes that showed he was ready to eat them, and continued, "If it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be in this situation. You all deserve to die!"

He kicked a puppet on the ground and roared, "Do you know how many years of my hard work you have destroyed? My wealth! My interests! All will be used to fill the hole of this matter! Those people are even greedier than vampires! They will squeeze every penny out of me... But, I still can't die, hehe..."

He laughed nervously and said loudly, "Although because of this incident, the sign of the Starlight Agency that I have run for decades will be smashed, and everyone will spit on this name, and this name will become stinking garbage in the garbage dump, but... it doesn't matter! Do you know why?"

"—Because I am immortal!"

The King of Civet Cats walked to the edge of the stairs. Just like singing an aria in an opera, he spread his hands, full of stage sense, and spoke to Qian Xiaoyi and the others in a rhythmic voice:

"My firm will not disappear. Although it will be dissolved on the surface, I have been prepared for this many years ago! More than ten years ago, I had someone register a shell company that has nothing to do with Starlight Firm!"

"Then, I just need to change the name - clang clang clang ~ my office is reborn!"

"Everything in the Starlight Office will be rebuilt there, including the people and the system! Except for the name, everything will remain the same."

"I will appoint a successor to the new firm, and I will still be in control of everything behind the scenes! Even if I am accused by so many people, even if the worst happens and I go to jail, I can still be released on medical parole and live in a high-end nursing home."

"My network of relationships will not collapse, and puppets will continue to pour in! After a few more years, they will still be able to provide me with a steady stream of funds, and the people behind me will not disappear, because they still need me to pay tribute to them~ Who would be willing to throw away such a useful tool like me?"

"And WTV! The Nanajo Group has long been sidelined! That Yamada Takashi is just my puppet. Even if he is removed, once the old chairman of the Nanajo Group dies, that kid Nanajo Masato will not be able to control the overall situation. Sooner or later, WTV will return to my hands!"

"This! This is why I am immortal!" The Civet Cat King opened his hands excitedly and shouted, "This is reality!"

Qian Xiaoyi clapped slowly and said sarcastically, "Then you are really amazing, Mr. Laishan."

"Thank you." The King of Civet Cats shamelessly bowed gracefully, like an excellent stage actor.

As if they were mad at him, the applause from the audience slowly stopped and the whole room was silent.

Click~
Click, click, click, click, click, click...

Suddenly, the sound of shutter clicks woke Lai Shan Chenggong up. He looked up in a daze, and saw the flashes of the cameras below the stage shining like stars!

(End of this chapter)