Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

"We need to purchase a lot of weapons this time. I wonder how long it will take for Mr. An's goods to arrive here?"

Takahashi Suki shook his head—this wasn't the time to think about anything else. What he needed to do most right now was to finalize the deal as quickly as possible.

Once I have that much weaponry, Takeshi Tano will be powerless to do anything about it.

Thinking of this, Takahashi Somoku couldn't help but laugh.

He even wanted to mock Takeshi Tano—all for a single illegitimate daughter, he ultimately destroyed the Tano family's century-old legacy. One wonders how Takeshi Tano will face the Tano family's ancestors after his death.

However, you don't need to worry about these things.

"Three days. After you place your order, we will transport all the weapons you purchased to the port within three days. But Mr. Takahashi, I must remind you—we have fixed prices, gold transactions, and no credit. It's gold on delivery, goods on delivery."

Jiang Nian smiled.

Sure enough, Takahashi Somoku looked at him with an inexplicable hint of mockery—was it because he thought that Mr. An was just a hero who couldn't resist the charms of a beautiful woman?

Heh, if I were really so easily seduced by beauty, how could the system have chosen me from so many people?
"Gold delivery?"

Takahashi Suki had only glanced at the list of weapons and hadn't looked at the prices in detail.

However, thinking that the Tano family was about to step down this time, Takahashi Suki gritted his teeth—so what if it was gold?

He still didn't believe that the Tianye and Tianzuo families could produce much gold given their current capabilities.

“Alright, I promise Mr. An that all transactions will be conducted in gold. However, I need to go back and think about it carefully before sending you the list of what we need. Then, please prepare the weapons we need.”

Takahashi Somoku is already prepared to go all in.

This is their chance to completely bring the Tianye family down. If they miss this opportunity, they will truly have nothing left, so he will absolutely not give up.

However, such a large amount of gold is not something the Takahashi family can produce all at once. Takahashi Sumu needs to go back and contact the heads of several other families to join forces and produce enough gold to completely oust Tano Takeshi from power.

Jiang Nian nodded calmly. "In that case, Mr. Takahashi, please go back for now. Come back to me when you have the courage to decide to do this business."

Jiang Nian wasn't surprised at all by Takahashi Somoku's answer. If Takahashi Somoku had agreed outright, he might have thought more highly of him. Unfortunately, despite having the character "Taka" in his name, Takahashi Somoku was simply not someone to be respected.

Sensing the dissatisfaction in Mr. An's tone, and the clear intention to send him away, Takahashi Suki's forehead began to be covered in cold sweat.

He knew that his words had offended Mr. An and displeased him.

Takahashi Somoku was only relieved that Mr. An hadn't made any definitive statements. As long as he was fast enough, he still had a good chance.

"Takahashi Somoku isn't very bold. They can handle transactions in US dollars, but with gold, it's a bit hard to say."

While Jiang Nian and Gao Qiao Su Mu were talking, Zhou Zhou simply stood on the second-floor railing watching, neither coming down nor offering any opinions.

However, after Takahashi Sumu left, Zhou Zhou went downstairs and sat opposite Jiang Nian, speaking in a casual tone.

Japan doesn't have a lot of gold reserves. It's really difficult for these people to come up with so much gold all at once.

While the Shadow Organization typically uses gold for most transactions, not all transactions are paid for in gold; cash can also be used.

That's why Zhou Zhou said that.

He didn't quite understand why Jiang Nian insisted on forcing these families in the Sakura Kingdom to trade with gold.
Could it be that Jiang Nian intends to take all the gold from Japan?
Although Japan is not very large and is far from comparable to China, if all its resources are taken away so quietly, then Japan will soon exhaust its own national strength and be completely destroyed.

Jiang Nian is a Chinese, and he always considers things from a Chinese perspective. However, destroying a country is no easy task.

Is Jiang Nian's mind really that deep?
Such a cunning person—they set a trap to keep people inside the organization. In the end, will Jiang Nian really not be able to destroy the Shadow Organization?
Zhou Zhou suddenly became uncertain as well.

He followed Jiang Nian, but at the same time, as the organization he had lived in for so many years, he also hoped that the Shadow Organization could continue to thrive and that nothing unexpected would happen.

"What's there to be afraid of? Even if gold is hard to come by, these are still some of the top families in Japan. If you want something, you have to pay a price. Do you think they can just pay a small amount of money to get rid of the Tano family? After all, if it comes to buying weapons with cash, I'm afraid the cash that Takahashi Somoku can come up with is less than the amount of gold that the Tano family and the Tasa family can come up with together."

After all, for Takeshi Tano and Daiya Tasaka, this matter concerned the very survival of their two families. They would undoubtedly do whatever it took to gather enough gold.

As for Takahashi Suki, it would be best if they could take down Tano Takeshi, but if they couldn't, they wouldn't suffer any losses.

Such a plan is naturally the best option.

Unfortunately, they encountered Jiang Nian.

How could Jiang Nian let Takahashi Sumu so easily outmaneuver him? They wanted to use Mr. An to bring down Tano Takeshi, and Jiang Nian would do the same to bring down the other party.

If necessary, a bloody battle between the Tano family and the Takahashi family is inevitable.

Only by continuously reducing their family influence can the overall capital strength of the Sakura Kingdom be continuously diminished.

Zhou Zhou remained silent.

He had never won against Jiang Nian's schemes. Now that Jiang Nian was in charge, he had even less right to interfere in the matter.

However, thinking of what Jiang Nian had mentioned about the illegitimate daughter of the Tianye family, Zhou Zhou's gaze involuntarily fell on the tightly closed room door.

Yuriko was sleeping there.

Perhaps because her body was too weak, she fell into a deep sleep again after waking up once and eating some porridge.

This Yuriko, all she's got is a pretty face. Even if her background is a bit pitiful, surely Jiang Nian wouldn't be interested in her?
After all, there are already quite a few people in the Huaxia Military Region who are interested in Jiang Nian. If Jiang Nian were truly interested, he would probably be married and have children long ago, instead of waiting until now to fall in love at first sight with a woman from Japan.

Perhaps because she saw Jiang Nian, after Yuriko regained consciousness, she no longer tried to kill herself or run away. Instead, she struggled to get downstairs despite her weakened state.

She already knew from the nanny who took care of her that the person who saved her was Mr. An, and that her older sister, Sakurako Tano, had come to this place in person while she was unconscious. "Mr. An."

Yuriko found Jiang Nian in the garden. The reason she recognized Jiang Nian so quickly was because the mask he was wearing was so conspicuous.

Even in this place, Jiang Nian never took off the mask on his face.

Why didn't Yuriko show even a hint of fear when facing that mask?

On the street, even though the people closest to her were Jiang Nian and Mu Zi, Jiang Nian was wearing a mask and didn't look like a good person at all.

Jiang Nian couldn't understand how Yuriko could so quickly recognize him and beg him to save her in that situation.

"Hello, Miss Yuriko."

Sitting up, Jiang Nian looked at Yuriko and said calmly, "Your body is still very weak. The doctor advised that you need to rest well and it's really not suitable for you to run around."

His calm tone carried a hint of sternness that was hard to define.

Even if Yuriko's background is pitiful, there are countless pitiful people in this world. Jiang Nian can't possibly be so kind as to rescue someone casually and then let that person roam freely in his territory. And right now, it's clear that Yuriko is the one who's making Jiang Nian unhappy.

Her casual wandering around her own territory is already an invasion of her privacy.

"Thank you for taking care of me, Mr. An. If it weren't for Mr. An saving Yuriko, I'm afraid I would have already been captured. Thank you for saving my life, Mr. An. I will do whatever you ask me to do willingly."

Yuriko bit her lip and stood there. Her body trembled slightly as she spoke those words.

Her face was very pale, without any blush, and there were faint tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

With trembling hands, Yuriko struggled to reach out and slowly began to unbutton her shirt.

She knew in her heart that she had nothing of value and nothing to give back to Mr. An; the only thing she had was herself.

Therefore, Yuriko decided to dedicate herself to Mr. Darkness.

Just as Yuriko's shirt hit the ground, Jiang Nian finally snapped out of his daze. He got up and threw the blanket over Yuriko.

“I saved you just as a favor, and I didn’t expect anything in return. Even though you’re a girl, you should still respect and love yourself. If you despise yourself like this, then I think it might be better for you to go back to the Tianye family. After all, you have the blood of the Tianye family flowing in your veins. Even if they’re after their own interests, the man they choose for you probably won’t be too bad.”

After saying those words, Jiang Nian left without a word, ignoring Yuriko, who was trembling and had collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Watching Mr. An leave, Yuriko knelt on the ground, crying incessantly.

After crying for an unknown amount of time, Yuriko finally scrambled to her feet, clutching the blanket wrapped around her tightly, and turned to leave.

"You...you saved that girl, what are your plans for her?"

In Jiang Nian's room, Mu Zi stood to the side, hesitated for a long time, and then timidly asked.

After staying here for a few days, Mu Zi has roughly figured out the situation here.

When he learned that Jiang Nian was actually in Japan under the identity of "Mr. Dark," the most prominent arms dealer in the world, he was genuinely shocked.

They always hide in the shadows when they go on missions, so why would they show up so openly?
Moreover, Jiang Nian's current identity seems to be that of a high-ranking member of some organization!

This left Mu Zi somewhat bewildered.

If he hadn't confirmed that the person who sent him on this mission was indeed Gao Shiwei, he would have even doubted whether he had the wrong person.

That day, after bringing Yuriko back, Mu Zi secretly investigated Yuriko's identity.

He still felt great sympathy for this girl with a pitiful background.

That's why she took the initiative to ask Jiang Nian how to deal with Baihezi next.

“She’s from the Tano family, and she’s appeared by my side at this crucial moment. Even if we can’t find anything wrong with her identity right now, we can’t just let her leave the Tano family like that. I still need to find something to hold against her. With Yuriko here, Tano Takeshi will find a way to contact her in order to avoid being ousted. Then, it will be up to Yuriko to decide what to do.”

Jiang Nian was somewhat surprised that Mu Zi would care about such a question. He glanced at Mu Zi and saw a trace of pity for Bai Hezi in her eyes.

Indeed, it's easy to feel sorry for a girl with such a background, especially when you meet her under those circumstances.

But they're not doing charity work. You can't judge anything by appearances alone.

Perhaps, in places unseen by anyone, lies a danger unknown to all.

However, Jiang Nian did not intend to remind Mu Zi too obviously.

After all, it is rare for someone who has survived a hail of bullets to still retain a childlike heart.

After Jiang Nian said that, Mu Zi was speechless.

He may not have experienced so many conspiracies and intrigues, but Mu Zi knew one thing clearly—

One of his tasks was specifically instructed by Gao Shiwei: no matter what happens, even if it costs him his own life, the first priority must be the safety of Comrade Jiang Nian.

Comrade Jiang Nian's safety is the most important thing; everything else is obviously unimportant.

After chatting with Mu Zi, Jiang Nian went to the balcony and quietly looked out the window.

Mu Zi followed closely behind, gazing out the window with a puzzled look, wondering what interesting scenery could be found outside in the dead of night. (End of Chapter)