I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 168 and 170: Monsters Selling Monsters

You mustn't say it, or you'll die. You absolutely mustn't say it!

People get wise with age, let alone Chairman Hyodo, a cunning old fox who has been in power for nearly half a century. Although he has become senile in recent years, his mind is clearer than ever before when facing a life-or-death crisis.

This extraordinary being is so ruthless that even after I told him the truth, he wouldn't be willing to spare my life.

Now, the only way to survive is to remain silent and use secrets related to monsters to negotiate.

"Ahhh, help!"

Vice President Hosoda's enormous, obese body fled to the edge of the arena, where he leaped upwards with all his might, leaving long scratch marks on the wall with his ten fingers. But even so, he could not summon a miracle and leap onto the three-meter-high stands.

Shiro appeared silently behind Vice President Hosoda and pierced his abdomen with a single claw, tearing out his colorful intestines!

Vice President Hosoda collapsed to the ground with a thud, still breathing for a moment, his screams echoing in the air.

"ah--!"

After taking down the last person, Shirojiro licked the blood off his claws and glared at Chairman Hyodo, who was being pushed out of the stands and hanging in mid-air.

Chairman Hyodo only glanced at it before closing his eyes, unable to bear looking any longer. However, the screams and wails of the dying man still rushed into his ears.

"You won't tell me?"

Naruto Uchiha smiled, loosened his grip on the wheelchair handle slightly, and the wheelchair, along with Chairman Hyoudou on it, sank downwards.

"If you were thrown from this height, even without that white-haired monster, you would surely die."

"Wait, wait! Your Excellency, please give me a chance. I will prove my worth to you!"

Feeling the weightlessness of his body as he plummeted, Chairman Hyoudou gripped the armrests of his wheelchair tightly, his veins bulging. He breathed heavily, his words earnest and sincere:

"Your Excellency, no, my lord! I can tell you everything about how I bought Higuchi Orochi and those two demons, as long as you spare my life! Besides, I am very wealthy and powerful in this country. Someone as detached and extraordinary as you will surely need my help!"

How many years has it been since we've seen such a servile and obsequious face?

Even the Japanese Prime Minister treats Chairman Hyodo with utmost respect, displaying the humility of a junior.

Although he was already an elderly man in his twilight years, the wealth he had amassed was too enormous, and he had enjoyed too much. As a result, he cherished his life all the more. Chairman Hyodo's humble and desperate pleas were all for the chance to live.

"The channels for buying yokai sound interesting. Can yokai be sold?" Uchiha Naruto asked, a hint of interest in his eyes.

"Well……"

After hesitating for a moment, Chairman Hyodo decided to reveal some information to show his sincerity. Otherwise, if this god of death got impatient and threw him off, his old bones couldn't withstand such torment.

"These two monsters in my possession were sold to me by a mysterious monster dealer," Chairman Hyodo said with difficulty, swallowing hard.

For the first time, Naruto Uchiha showed a look of surprise on his face.

After 1990, the supernatural life form Type A, also known as yokai, began to appear in this country, which naturally could not be hidden from Japan's top elites.

Some conglomerates have also set their sights on conducting independent research, while some overseas accounts of dubious origin have offered huge bounties for living monsters on the dark web.

"Heh, doesn't the Metropolitan Police Department care?"

Private trading of monsters is essentially snatching food from the mouth of the state apparatus. Moreover, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Section 5 has US ties, and Uchiha Naruto doesn't believe that Japanese domestic conglomerates can stand up to Yokota's base.

"The number of monsters is so rare that even with a bounty of billions, they are priceless."

As if recalling something, Elder Hyodo's face darkened. He explained, "In the 24th year of Heisei, a friend of mine managed to buy a yokai, but somehow the news leaked out, and the Metropolitan Police Department immediately came knocking and forcibly confiscated it."

Although Japan's zaibatsu (conglomerates) are powerful, they are interdependent with the government. A single zaibatsu is simply no match for the state apparatus it has mobilized, not to mention the influence of the will of its foreign masters.

They could only swallow their anger and accept their bad luck.

However, the clients were all powerful figures whose every move could shake the surrounding area, so apart from confiscating the goods, the Metropolitan Police Department could not impose severe punishment.

Even now, the Metropolitan Police Department has maintained a strict crackdown on the sale of yokai (supernatural beings).

However, things suddenly started to change this year.

"Although I had some exchanges with Higuchi Orochi a few years ago... it doesn't sell its own monsters for money," Chairman Hyoudou said vaguely.

"Both of these monsters, I bought them this year from a mysterious person who called himself 'Horned One.' He somehow got wind of it and came to me to sell the monsters. I bought them twice, the first for 130 million and the second for 300 million."

It turned out to be the case.

The corner row is one of the pieces in Shogi.

"What is the origin of that horned figure? Do you have a way to contact him?" Uchiha Naruto asked.

"I really don't know! Every time that guy appears, he wears a cloak and a strange Noh mask. I don't know where he got my private phone number, but he said he has a big business deal to discuss with me."

Chairman Hyodo quickly explained.

"I sent someone to the location on the phone with some skepticism. There, the guy named Kakushi appeared alone, dressed strangely, and presented me with a little octopus monster as a product."

Uchiha Naruto remained silent, lost in thought.

"To be able to do business with Chairman Hyoudou all by himself, and more than once, this Kakuko is no ordinary person, is he?" Uchiha Naruto laughed.

These tycoons are all ruthless and heartless; the fact that Kakuko was able to escape unscathed suggests that things are not that simple.

Chairman Hyodo's eyes flickered a few times, and finally, he decided to throw caution to the wind and spill everything:

"My lord, you are truly insightful! The first time I invited Jiao Xing to be my guest, my bodyguards were so tactless and rude that Jiao Xing killed two of them on the spot!"

"The bodyguards I sent were armed, but their bullets were no match for that monster..."

Chairman Hyodo secretly glanced at Naruto Uchiha and changed his words:

"It doesn't work on that monster either!"

(End of this chapter)