Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Compared to the potential consequences of his family's downfall, Tadashi Tadashi felt that even if he were beaten up by Takeshi Tano, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Upon hearing Taiya Tasa's voice, Takeshi Tano's expression darkened further. He hadn't forgotten that his current predicament was a direct result of Taiya Tasa's failure to complete his mission.

Even now, Takeshi Tano still can't understand—it was just a normal arms deal, how did it end up like this, destroying a large quantity of weapons along with it?

Takeshi Tano personally inspected the quality of this batch of weapons. It was clearly of excellent quality, but because it had been submerged in the sea for too long, it could not be restored.

There are indeed many skilled repairmen in Japan, but Takeshi Tano has already asked countless people to repair this batch of weapons, and the answers he received were all the same.

The weapons may appear to be fine on the surface, but they are actually beyond repair.

Besides cursing these people for being useless, Takeshi Tano also understood that after being soaked in seawater for too long, certain components of the weapon would indeed undergo some changes.

They had considered using the structure of this batch of weapons to replicate the same weapons in their own factories. Unfortunately, no matter how hard the official Japanese military factories tried, the final products were never satisfactory.

That is why almost every path facing Takeshi Tano is blocked, leaving only one path—it's unclear whether it leads to death or hope.

"Come in!" Even if he still had grievances against Tasada, Takeshi Tano had to admit that only Tasada was on his side, while the others would only kick him when he was down.

Upon hearing Takeshi Tano's voice, Daiya Tasa straightened his clothes before pushing open the door and going inside.

"How did your negotiations with Mr. An go?"

Now that Tasaka Taiya had already entered, Tano Takeshi asked the question without hesitation, giving Tasaka Taiya no time to think.

"It's like this, Mr. Tano. I saw Mr. An's arms inventory, and we really need the weapons on it. But Mr. An has an unwritten rule that we must pay for their arms with gold, and they don't accept credit. It's gold on delivery. As you know, we don't have a lot of gold reserves. It would be fine if we traded in cash. The problem is, Mr. An insists on a completely gold transaction, and there's no room for negotiation. I had no choice but to come back to you first."

Tadashi took out the documents he had brought back from Mr. An's villa, placed them on Takeshi Tano's desk, and then began to explain seriously.

"gold?"

"They actually want to trade in gold?"

After hearing what Daiya Tasa said, Takeshi Tano didn't even bother to look at the documents on the table, and blurted out in disbelief.

This is no joke.

The country of Sakura does not have much gold reserves.

Even if the Tano and Tasa families are very powerful, it is completely impossible for them to mobilize enough gold all at once.

Why gold, of all things?

Both the Bharata government and the anti-government forces bought tanks from Mr. Dark, and those were American tanks, which are quite expensive on the international market. If they paid with gold, wouldn't that mean Mr. Dark had completely looted all the gold held by the Bharata government forces and the anti-government forces?
"I think it's definitely not impossible."

They want to buy a very large quantity of weapons. Of course, if they can get more and better weapons, they don't mind paying a higher price.

With the combined assets of the Tano and Tasa families, they could barely scrape together enough money to pay for so many weapons.

But now that the other party really insists on trading only in gold, Takeshi Tano doesn't dare to think any further.

Even if they took out all their gold reserves, it wouldn't be enough to buy a few pieces of weaponry.

How could that be? He absolutely refused to believe it!

Seeing Takeshi Tano's almost out-of-control state, Daiya Tasa gave a wry smile.

He was more inclined to believe that Mr. An was joking. Besides, this was the first time he had seen Takeshi Tano so out of control since he started following him.

Unfortunately, at this moment, Daiya Tasaka did not see the joy on Takeshi Tano's face at all; instead, his face was full of bitterness.

"Tanno-kun, these are all facts. The Bharata government forces used all the resources of the nation, including all the gold they could muster, to buy six American tanks, which ultimately turned the tide of the war. Even the anti-government forces mobilized all the gold they could to buy two tanks. If Mr. An hadn't insisted on using gold in the transaction, the final outcome of the war in Bharata would not have been the way it is now."

Although Taza Daiya made a mistake this time, implicating the entire Taza family, now that the Taza family is facing difficulties, it is only natural that they must work hard to complete this task.

Therefore, after leaving Mr. An's territory, Daiya Taza had already sent people to investigate the situation on Bharata's side.

Even though the Bharata government forces and the anti-government armed forces reached a rare agreement this time and sealed off the details of the transaction, Mr. An was not the only arms dealer in Bharata at the time, so the news eventually got out.

Therefore, Daiya Tasa quickly received the definite news.

Takeshi Tano slumped into his chair.

He looked at Daiya Tasa with a headache, opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he didn't say a word.

Before receiving clear instructions from Takeshi Tano, Dai Taza dared not leave. The honor and disgrace of the Taza family rested entirely on Takeshi Tano's shoulders.

If anything else goes wrong, then there will truly be no chance of recovery.

"Contact Mr. An again and tell him that I want to visit him in person."

Rubbing his aching temples, Takeshi Tano spoke in a low, gloomy voice.

Perhaps it was because Daiya Tasa's status wasn't high enough that Mr. Darkness was so disrespectful. Takeshi Tano was inexplicably confident that with his status personally appearing, Mr. Darkness should at least give him some face, right?

He can't afford to trade everything in gold!
"Mr. An isn't just keeping an eye on us—"

As soon as Takeshi Tano said those words, Daiya Taza knew what he was up to. Although he disliked the way Takeshi Tano looked down on the Taza family, he had to admit that Takeshi Tano's status was indeed higher. However, Daiya Taza didn't think that Mr. An would change anything because of Takeshi Tano's status, especially with the Takahashi family watching them closely.

Taza Daiya tried his best to explain that this was not the time for them to use their power to oppress others!

"Hurry up and prepare a generous gift. Remember, a generous gift. Although this is our territory, we can't let Mr. An think we've been impolite!"

Unfortunately, Takeshi Tano interrupted him before he could finish speaking, and then gave a serious order, emphasizing the words "generous gift".

“…” Taza Daiya looked at Tano Takeshi, who was completely absorbed in his own thoughts and couldn’t hear what he was saying, and sighed silently in his heart.

So what if it's their territory? Do you think they can act like robbers and force Mr. An to buy and sell at their own expense?
Just kidding. With all the weapons Mr. An has and the possible background behind him, Tazada is confident that if they dare to harm Mr. An, they will be the ones dying in the next second.

No, perhaps Takeshi Tano might be able to struggle a bit more, but unfortunately for the Tano family, there is absolutely no way they can survive.

For the first time, Daiya Tasa had a moment of doubt about his decision to follow Takeshi Tano. Perhaps it was a mistake from the very beginning. But now, even knowing his choice was wrong, there was no turning back.

With Zhou Zhou around, there was no need to alarm Jiang Nian about Tian Zuo Dai coming to their door after dark.

"I want to see Mr. Dark!"

Tadashi stood humbly at the villa's entrance, pleading with Jeremy.

Unfortunately, he wanted to follow Tano Takeshi's instructions and directly inform Mr. An that Tano-kun was coming to visit him.

Unfortunately, in the end, Daiya Tasaka realized that he didn't have Mr. An's contact information at all.

This is a bit awkward.

Left with no other choice, he had to come and see Mr. An at this time.

"I'm sorry, Mr. An is already resting. If there's anything else, please come again tomorrow, Mr. Tasa!"

Jeremy dutifully acted as the goalkeeper, speaking in a serious yet resolute tone.

Daiya Taza's lips twitched a few times.

He glanced at the villa not far away, which was still brightly lit—if Mr. An was asleep, and he believed this excuse, wouldn't he seem too easily fooled?
"I'm sorry to have come at this hour, but I have something very important to discuss with Mr. An. I hope you can help me inform him!"

Tadashi handed Jeremy a bank card, feeling utterly helpless. He was now truly experiencing firsthand how difficult it was to deal with that kid.

Jeremy stared at the bank card for a while before turning and going into the villa.

Soon, Jeremy reappeared and led Daiya Taza into the villa.

Sitting in the living room was Zhou Zhou.

As Jiang Nian had said before, he wouldn't have shown up if Tian Zuoda hadn't brought gold with him. Zhou Zhou could handle this kind of trivial matter.

"you are?"

Seeing a very ordinary-looking man sitting on the living room sofa, Tadashi was taken aback. Even if he wasn't very bright, he felt that if Mr. An agreed to meet him, he wouldn't be without a mask.

He didn't have enough influence to make Mr. An reveal his true colors in front of him.

"Taza Dai, is it? Why do you insist on seeing Mr. An? Or is it that you've already prepared the gold to buy the goods? I haven't received any news that the Taza family has mobilized any gold or anything. Do you think that Mr. An has a lot of free time and can play house with you?"

Zhou Zhou didn't even glance at Taza Daiya before speaking in a stern tone with a hint of threat.

Taza Daiya is a man of little ability and a coward who's afraid of death. If he hadn't acted so recklessly when he made that deal with Wang Ba, he wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament.

Zhou Zhou wasn't surprised at all that the last batch of weapons that Daiya Taza brought back had been completely destroyed.

After all, since Jiang Nian had taken action, he couldn't possibly let the Japanese side gain any advantage. However, Jiang Nian's scheming was one thing, but it was also true that Tasaka Daiya himself lacked common sense.

He didn't understand why the man in front of him was being so tough, but Taza Daiya had no time to think about it; the words he had just heard kept echoing in his mind.

Mr. An's power is indeed extraordinary. They even have accurate sources of information about my own family, the Tian Zuo family, and they know that I haven't mobilized any gold.

"Yes...it's like this. This business involves far too many things, and Mr. Tano would like to personally visit Mr. An. I wonder if you could make an exception for us?"

Takeshi Tano wanted to come and talk to Mr. An in person, but given the current situation, he really couldn't make the decision himself, so Tadashi had no choice but to speak up in a humble tone.

As a member of the Tasa family, he had always bowed his head to Takeshi Tano, maintaining a haughty demeanor in public. Yet, before Mr. An, he had repeatedly lowered his proud head, all for the sake of purchasing some weapons.

As a buyer, being treated so rudely by the seller, and having to ask for their help, Daiya Tasa had no choice but to silently endure it all.

He cannot lose to Takahashi Somoku.

"No exceptions. Unless you bring gold, Mr. Dark won't see you. Jeremy, show them out! Next time, don't let just any Tom, Dick, or Harry in. This isn't a dumping ground for trash!"

After saying this coldly, Zhou Zhou turned and went upstairs.

After he left, it took Tasaka Daiya a while to understand the meaning behind his words. Before he could even speak, Jeremy's figure flashed and blocked Tasaka Daiya's way.

"Mr. Taza, please!"

Those few words, though seemingly casual, were brimming with mockery.

Taza Daiya's face turned pale and then red.

His anger surged, but he managed to suppress it.

Even if these people look down on him, he can't afford to offend them.

After suppressing his anger, Tadashi left with a look of disappointment on his face.

He knew that when he returned, he would be met with Takeshi Tano's wrath.

Zhou Zhou stood on his balcony, watching Tadashi Daiya's car drive away. He stroked his chin, wondering how much of Jiang Nian's intention in doing business with Tadashi Daiya was genuine.

Should he let this deal go smoothly, or should he let it fail? (End of Chapter)