Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

After walking over, Mu Zi realized that Jiang Nian was looking at Bai Hezi.

Yuriko was holding a small clay pot, and her hands were red from the heat of the pot's handles.

Yuriko's face clearly showed pain, but she still didn't put down the casserole she was holding.

Jiang Nian didn't speak, he just quietly looked at Baihezi, lost in thought.

Soon, there was a knock on the door of Jiang Nian's room.

Then came Yuriko's soft voice: "Mr. An, are you asleep? I specially made some soup and brought it to you."

Mu Zi glanced at Jiang Nian, said nothing, and simply flipped over and jumped off the balcony.

Jiang Nian's lips twitched a few times.

After a while, Jiang Nian turned around, walked to the door, and opened it.

"It's too late, Miss Yuriko, you should go back and rest."

Jiang Nian said calmly, seemingly not even noticing the casserole dish that Baihezi was holding.

Yuriko's eyes instantly filled with tears: "Mr. An, I... I just felt that you saved me, and I had no way to repay you except to make you soup. If... if it causes you any trouble, I... I'll leave now!"

With a tearful voice filled with grievance, Yuriko gave Jiang Nian a stubborn look before turning to leave.

Seeing the obvious burns on Yuriko's hands, Jiang Nian sighed helplessly.

"Please come in first."

Jiang Nian stepped aside from the blocked door and went into the room first.

Yuriko followed Jiang Nian timidly into his room.

She didn't look around, but simply walked to the table and put the casserole down.

It was at this moment that she realized that in her haste, she had brought the casserole directly over without a spoon or soup bowl.

"I'm sorry, I'm useless. I'll go get a spoon and a soup bowl right away."

After saying that, Yuriko turned around anxiously to go downstairs to get her things.

Just as she turned around, Jiang Nian reached out and grabbed her arm.

Suddenly grabbed by the arm, Yuriko stared in shock at the mask on Jiang Nian's face, her mouth agape, but she couldn't utter a single word.

"Don't move, your hand needs medicine."

Jiang Nian calmly pressed Yuriko down into a chair and said in an icy tone.

He took out a tube of ointment from the drawer, opened it, dipped a cotton swab in the ointment, and, under Yuriko's wide-eyed gaze, gently applied the ointment to her finger little by little.

Watching Mr. An apply medicine to his hands, the cool ointment brought a touch of relief to the blisters caused by the heat of the clay pot.

Yuriko looked at the half of Mr. Dark's mask that was visible because his face was turned to the side, and her heart fluttered. She didn't know what she was feeling at that moment.

Breathing in Mr. An's scent, the intense masculine aroma enveloped Yuriko, making her dizzy. It was as if everything before her eyes had disappeared, and only Mr. An remained in her sight.

“You’re a girl, and you’re not in good health. You don’t need to do these things. If you hurt yourself, someone will always feel sorry for you.”

After carefully applying the medicine to Baihezi, Jiang Nian put down the ointment and said to Baihezi in a calm tone.

"Mr. An, I'm so sorry to have troubled you. Thank you, I... I'll leave now."

Perhaps it was the aura emanating from Mr. An that had thrown her into a state of confusion, but Yuriko didn't even know what she was saying. She had even forgotten that she was supposed to give Mr. An some soup.

After stammering out those words, Yuriko turned and ran away.

Jiang Nian only closed the door after watching Yuriko's figure disappear at the end of the second-floor corridor.

The casserole on the table was still steaming, and a rich aroma of chicken soup wafted into Jiang Nian's nose, filling the room.

After staring at the pot of chicken soup for a while, Jiang Nian finally got up, took the clay pot, and poured the whole pot of soup into the bathroom.

When he came out again, the casserole was empty.

Jiang Nian's face remained expressionless.

Even in this room where he had been living for some time, he still wore a mask. No one knew what Jiang Nian was thinking at that moment.

Field home.

At this moment, Takeshi Tano was venting his anger in his room.

He had already received a message from Mr. An—that he refused to make a deal with the Tianye family.

For a moment, Takeshi Tano was also unsure of his own feelings.

He wanted to do business with Mr. An, but because he couldn't gather enough gold in the short term, he wasn't in a hurry to do business with Mr. An deep down.

He was pondering whether there were any other options besides Mr. Dark.

Mr. An isn't the only arms dealer in the world. Even if Mr. An has the most complete arsenal, he insists on transactions in gold, and the Tianye family simply can't come up with that much gold.

Therefore, after leaving Mr. An's side, Takeshi Tano sent someone else out of Japan to find other well-known international arms dealers in order to buy enough weapons from them.

However, when he learned that the Takahashi family had begun to mobilize gold after Takahashi Matsuki left Mr. An's villa, Takeshi Tano became nervous.

At this critical moment, time is money. Whoever can gather a large amount of gold first will have the upper hand and be able to buy enough weapons from Mr. An. Takeshi Tano has seen Mr. An's arms inventory; it contains a sufficient quantity of weapons. If the inventory is satisfactory, he genuinely wants to buy weapons from Mr. An.

Now, Takeshi Tano only hopes that his private arrangements have not been discovered by anyone.

As for Daiya Taza, following Takeshi Tano's instructions, he had already gathered a considerable amount of gold. However, someone leaked the news that the Tano family was gathering gold, causing the price of gold to rise continuously throughout the Japanese market.

Under these circumstances, even if the Tano family had enough assets, they couldn't afford to send Tasa Daiya to gather a large amount of gold. This infuriated Tasa Daiya to the extreme.

Daiya Tasa is now filled with resentment towards Takeshi Tano.

Because he was busy gathering gold, but according to the information that Daiya Tasa had received, the Tano family was not very enthusiastic about collecting gold. Instead, they had secretly sent people away from Sakura Country, seemingly to search for something internationally.

Takeshi Tano didn't tell Daiya Tasa a single thing about this.

That's why Daiya Taza is now starting to get creative and is making his own plans.

One late night, Tasaku Taiya received a call from Takahashi Somoki.

At a time like this, when Takahashi Matsuki called him, Tadashi didn't think it was a good thing.

"Takahashi-kun, it's so late at night. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Even though he had been exhausted by various things recently, Tassa Daiya still tried his best to be in good condition when facing Takahashi Matsuki—he couldn't let Takahashi Matsuki find out his current situation.

"Taza-kun, Mr. An has already abandoned the deal with the Tano family. I wonder what your thoughts are now, Taza-kun? I believe you've already noticed the movements of our Takahashi family. We are currently mobilizing gold, and Mr. An has specifically requested to cooperate with us."

Takahashi Matsuki chuckled on the other end of the phone; he could already picture the expression on Tasa Daiya's face.

Thinking of his own purpose, Takahashi Matsuki didn't say anything too harsh, but simply told Taza Daiya the information he had obtained in a serious manner.

"What? Mr. An has given up on the cooperation with the Tianye family? How come I didn't receive this news?"

The news brought by Takahashi Matsuki greatly surprised Tasaku.

He's been busy mobilizing gold these past two days and hasn't noticed what's happening on Takeshi Tano's side.

How is this possible?
Even though Takeshi Tano knew that Mr. An was practically their last hope, why would he offend Mr. An at a time like this?

This is a completely unwise thing to do!

Even if Takeshi Tano doesn't want his own Tano family anymore, he can't drag his entire Tasa family down with him!

"Takahashi-kun, what do you want to achieve by bringing this message?"

Trying to suppress his inner panic, Tasaya calmed down and asked Takahashi Matsuki directly.

He simply couldn't believe that Takahashi Matsuki would be so kind as to tell him such news.

It's quite obvious now; Takahashi Matsuki must have had another purpose in bringing this message to me.

If Mr. An has indeed decided to cooperate with the Takahashi family, then the person who will ultimately be able to purchase a sufficient quantity of weapons will be Takahashi Suki.

In this situation, is the Takahashi family really going to take power?
What about Takeshi Tano? And what about the Tasa family, who have always followed Takeshi Tano?
“Taza-kun, I believe you are a smart man. Takeshi Tano has now driven himself into a corner. Mr. An has given up cooperating with him, so he can’t buy enough weapons. The military will severely punish him. As the person in charge of the previous mission, you will not escape either. But if you choose to cooperate with me at this time, I swear I will protect you and the Taza family.”

Takahashi Matsuki smiled faintly and revealed his purpose.

Although Daiya Taza isn't particularly bright, he's very suitable as a striker to lead the charge. Otherwise, why would Takeshi Tano have kept Taza for so many years?
It should be noted that many of the families that followed Takeshi Tano have already fallen into ruin, while only the Tasa family has continued to thrive.

Taza was stunned. He never expected that Takahashi Matsuki's purpose in making this call was actually aimed at the Taza family.

Although it might seem like there's not much difference between the Taza family aligning with the Tano or Takahashi families, the Taza family has consistently followed the Tano family for many years. If they were to switch sides now and join the Takahashi family, would the Taza family still have any chance to thrive in the future?
Will the Takahashi family really allow the Tasa family to continue to grow stronger?
At that time, the Tasa family, caught between a rock and a hard place, might not be able to survive in the capitalist family circle of Japan. Tasa Dai couldn't guarantee it.

"Taza-kun, think it over carefully. If you cooperate with us, the Taza family can survive. If you continue to blindly follow the Tano family, the Taza family will soon disappear from the historical stage of Sakura Country. I believe you have the answer in your heart regarding the choice."

Takahashi Matsuki didn't expect to persuade Tasaka Daiya with just one phone call, so after saying those words with a light laugh, he didn't bother him any further and hung up directly.

The room was silent. Taza Daiya heard the busy tone on the other end of the phone. He tossed his phone onto the table, looking at the messages that had been coming in from various places over the past few days—the Taza family had worked so hard for so long, but the amount of gold they had raised was far from enough to buy sufficient weapons.

Now, let's put aside the weapons for now. If Mr. An has truly refused to cooperate with the Tianye family, then no matter how much gold the Tianzuo family acquires, it will be in vain.

If you have gold but can't buy enough weapons, then the gold is useless.

Takahashi Matsuki was right about one thing—the Takahashi family was indeed collecting gold. Tasaka Daiya learned of this immediately.

At the time, he didn't think much of it, assuming the Takahashi family, seeing that he and the Tano family were both accumulating gold, also wanted to hoard some to raise prices and make a fortune. He never imagined that at this point, Mr. An had already decided to make a deal with Takahashi Matsuki.

At this point, what should the Tasa family do? Tasa Daiya no longer knew how to decide.

He looked out the window at the starry sky, but there wasn't a glimmer of moonlight. The dim night sky offered no answers to Tasaka Daiya, only bringing him a more gloomy feeling.

Perhaps, for the sake of the Tasa family's future development, even if they are later criticized as opportunists and betrayers of their former masters, they have no other choice now?

Thinking this, Tazama didn't hesitate any longer. Instead, he walked directly to the table next to him and took out a small, locked mahogany box from the drawer.

After staring at the small mahogany box for a long time, Taza Daiya finally pulled a red rope from around his neck, untied the key wrapped around it, and opened the box.

Inside the mahogany box was the family token of the Tasa family.

Since Daiya Tasa became the head of the Tasa family, he had never used this token. But now, with the family facing a critical moment of life and death, he had no choice but to take out the token for the first and last time to summon everyone in the Tasa family.

Jiang Nian was naturally unaware of what was happening with Daiya Tasa and Matsuki Takahashi. He no longer cared what these families were doing; after all, a cornered dog will always try to jump over the wall.

Currently, I'm the only arms dealer who dares to sell weapons to the Japanese military. No one else will get involved in this mess at this time.

Although Zhou Zhou wasn't particularly concerned about the situation in Japan, he was aware of Tano Takeshi's actions and therefore immediately came to find Jiang Nian. (End of Chapter)