Chapter 897: Silencing |
Because Shima Mitsuhiro's influence was still present, the remaining representatives of the major forces had no reason to refuse.
Seeing this situation, Liu Xing took out his mobile phone and dialed Yin En's number, "You can start now."
Through the glass window, Liu Xing could see Yin En, dressed in a black suit, and Ding Kun, flanking Yoshino Takayuki, "leisurely" walking towards the bank.
Of course, they were each carrying a bottle of "white wine" with packaging.
Because the color of the unknown liquid was quite conspicuous, they had to cover it with packaging to disguise it. If anyone asked, they would say Yoshino Takayuki was going to meet a friend.
As for Shi Zixuan, he had already re-entered the bank and started a live broadcast using a pinhole camera.
At this time, there were eight security guards in the bank standing in different positions. In addition to Shi Zixuan, there were ten employees sitting at their desks chatting.
For safety reasons and to avoid accidentally injuring ordinary people, Liu Xing and his team chose the time when the bank had the fewest customers to start their plan.
Because Yoshino Takayuki was also an old customer of this bank, as soon as he walked into the bank, the lobby manager greeted him with a smile.
Yoshino Takayuki took out his mobile phone and said with a smile, "The usual. Didn't the United States of America suddenly withdraw its troops recently? So Brewster also followed and returned to America (Island Nation's usual term for the United States of America). The items that were originally supposed to be handed over were left in your bank's safe deposit box, and I bought this batch of goods at a low price."
Yoshino Takayuki began to play Brewster's authorization video to the lobby manager.
After watching the video, the lobby manager nodded and said, "In that case, let's go to the underground vault to open the safe deposit box. But who are these two?"
"Oh, they are my new bodyguards. Because I offended some people when I was doing business in Kyushu recently, I heard they had already paid to have my hands and feet broken. So I specifically hired a few bodyguards to protect my safety. These two are the best, so they naturally have to stay by my side." Yoshino Takayuki pointed to the package in Yin En's hand and said, "To appease those guys in Kyushu, I specially took out the old wine that my family has treasured for decades and prepared to ask Boss Zeno to help me."
The lobby manager nodded and said with a smile, "I have heard that the old wine treasured by Mr. Yoshino's family is priceless, indeed more valuable than the items in the safe deposit box. But for safety reasons, Mr. Yoshino, your two bodyguards can bring these two bottles of wine into the underground vault, but they must first undergo our inspection... Although I trust Mr. Yoshino, these procedures still need to be done."
The lobby manager called over the security guards to search Yin En and Ding Kun, and then opened the package to take a look at the "wine" inside.
Fortunately, the security guards were careful and did not break anything.
After the inspection was completed, the lobby manager led Yin En and the other two to the underground vault.
"Now the plan is going very smoothly. Everyone can bring people down to prepare. I hope that even if someone slacks off later, they won't hold everyone back. Otherwise, don't blame us for not sharing the spoils with you," Shima Mitsuhiro said as he stood up.
The representatives all stood up and left the conference room, heading to the hall to gather their people and prepare to go downstairs.
Liu Xing was also about to leave the conference room, but just as he stood up, he saw Shima Mitsuhiro gesture to him from behind, so Liu Xing stayed behind.
As for why Shima Mitsuhiro wanted him to stay, Liu Xing was very clear.
It was nothing more than four words.
Silencing witnesses!
As for the targets?
Of course, it was everyone except the Shimazu Family and the Sawada Family!
Just like Shima Mitsuhiro decisively chose to eliminate the Oda Family's personnel earlier, now to ensure the surface peace of the Warrior Faction, Shima Mitsuhiro could only choose to silence the remaining witnesses!
Of course, relying solely on the Shimazu Family's personnel was not enough, so Shima Mitsuhiro sought Liu Xing's support, hoping to gain the Sawada Family's assistance. After all, from the current situation, the Sawada Family was the only support Shima Mitsuhiro could seek because there was no conflict of interest between the two sides.
Most importantly, if all the witnesses of this sudden incident could not be silenced, then Shimazu Nakano would definitely have to step down because Shima Mitsuhiro's actions had directly offended the Oda Family and left other representatives with the impression of favoritism.
Therefore, if this sudden incident continued to ferment, Shimazu Nakano would have to resign regardless.
So after confirming that there was no one else in the conference room, Shima Mitsuhiro first gave Liu Xing a standard ninety-degree bow and then said seriously, "Mr. Ryuusei, I believe you know what I want to say, right? So I'll be straightforward. As long as your Sawada Family is willing to help me, then the items in the safe deposit box will all belong to your Sawada Family, and our Shimazu Family will owe your Sawada Family a favor."
Having already made up his mind, Liu Xing nodded and said, "No problem. Given the relationship between our two families, this matter is our Sawada Family's duty."
Although Liu Xing said this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart. At this point, could they not help Shima Mitsuhiro?
Now that Shima Mitsuhiro had left them behind, in the eyes of the representatives of various forces, it had become "the Sawada Family and the Shimazu Family have reached a consensus." So if Shima Mitsuhiro's silencing plan failed, even if Liu Xing and his team did not take action, they would still be regarded as enemies by other forces.
So Liu Xing and his team were now being coerced by Shima Mitsuhiro and had no choice but to stand on his side.
At this moment, a window facing the outside of the conference room suddenly opened, and then Mutou Masao silently entered the conference room with a nimble flip.
Shima Mitsuhiro and Mutou Masao exchanged smiles and immediately reached a consensus.
Obviously, Mutou Masao was representing the Night Society in reciprocating.
With the addition of the Night Society, Liu Xing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although it seemed like three against six on the surface, as an assassin group, the Night Society was good at sneak attacks. So Liu Xing felt that they only needed to watch the Night Society and the Shimazu Family perform from the sidelines.
Of course, when necessary, Liu Xing and his team still had to finish the job.
Mutou Masao nodded and left the conference room with another flip.
After leaving the conference room, Liu Xing and Shima Mitsuhiro led their respective teams to the underground parking lot of the office building and waited in their cars.
In the car, Liu Xing told Zhang Jingxu and others what had happened in the conference room.
"I see. No wonder Mutou Masao left the conference room and immediately took action with his men, while the Shimazu Family, responsible for maintaining order, did not stop them," Zhang Jingxu said, suddenly realizing.
Zhang Wenbing, who was beside him, nodded and said, "Liu Xing, you made the right decision. Now we are already on the same boat as the Shimazu Family, and this matter really cannot continue to ferment. This is not good for the Warrior Faction, nor is it good for us. After all, only our own family knows our own affairs. The Sawada Family is essentially a paper tiger. If the Warrior Faction undergoes a major reshuffle, we may not be able to maintain our current position."
As Zhang Wenbing said, the Sawada Family was no different from a paper tiger. The entire Sawada Family now had only about ten people, and the figurehead, Taketori, was essentially a mascot, used to intimidate people. But if someone really wanted to test Taketori's skills, the Sawada Family would be exposed.
Therefore, the Sawada Family needed a stable Warrior Faction to ensure their vested interests in the Warrior Faction.
Just then, Shi Zixuan suddenly sent a message - "Action!"
It seems that Yin En and Ding Kun were blocked from signals in the underground vault, so only Shi Zixuan, who heard the commotion, could send a message.
Liu Xing did not hesitate and directly pressed the car horn.
This was the previously agreed signal.
In an instant, the sound of engines starting up in the underground parking lot rose and fell.
And in the next second, a series of explosions instantly sounded, and the vehicles that had just started around immediately turned into fireballs.
Then, under the leadership of Mutou Masao, the people of the Night Society began to finish off some of the fish that slipped through the net.
It seems that after Mutou Masao left the stronghold with his men, he directly came to the parking lot to plant bombs.
"That was really decisive. If Liu Xing hadn't chosen to join, we would have suffered heavily." Zhang Jingxu took a deep breath and said.
At this time, Shima Mitsuhiro came over and made a gesture to Liu Xing and the others.
After Liu Xing and the others got out of the car, Shima Mitsuhiro said, "When we return to Osaka, if anyone asks about what happened today, just say that our plan was exposed in advance, so we were ambushed by the Public Faction in the parking lot, resulting in heavy casualties. As for why our three forces did not suffer much loss, it is because all the people of your Sawada Family entered the bank vault, and the Night Society had already been lurking around the bank. As for our Shimazu Family, we stayed at the stronghold to monitor the dynamics around the bank and provide support to you at any time."
"No problem." Liu Xing said without hesitation, "But back to the point, are you sure they didn't send out the information before this?"
At this time, Mutou Masao shook his head and said with a smile, "Actually, when I knew that the leader of the Oda Family was Oda Eiji, I had already decided to take action, so I installed an information collector in this office building in advance. This high-tech invented by the Yis People can ensure that all signals sent out in the entire office building are intercepted, and I also arranged for my men to closely monitor the entire office building. Even a fly flying out would be dealt with by my men immediately."
Liu Xing nodded, pointed to the bank opposite, and said, "Then let's get back to the point and go to the bank to support my brothers."
Shima Mitsuhiro and Mutou Masao did not hesitate and directly took their men back to the car and drove straight to the bank.
In the car, Zhang Wenbing suddenly said, "Do you think Shima Mitsuhiro and Mutou Masao will also silence us?"
Liu Xing shook his head and said firmly, "I don't think so, because we are now friends, not enemies. And you should also know that the most stable structure is a triangle. The cooperation between the Night Society and the Shimazu Family is a temporary idea, so they both need us as a third party to join in to achieve mutual checks and balances. Otherwise, they don't trust each other, and sooner or later, they will both suffer."
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Zhang Jingxu turned the steering wheel and steadily parked the car at the entrance of the bank.
Loading the handgun, Liu Xing and the other three rushed into the bank lobby without hesitation.
At this time, there was only one person left standing in the bank lobby, and that person was naturally Shi Zixuan.
"I have already knocked out the other people in the lobby." Shi Zixuan said, holding a small tranquilizer gun.
Liu Xing and the other three nodded, immediately turned around, and entered the underground vault, followed closely by Shima Mitsuhiro and Mutou Masao with their men.
However, when Liu Xing and the others entered the underground vault, they found that the underground vault was already shrouded in a cloud of white smoke, with almost zero visibility.
The most important thing is that there was no sound in the underground vault.
Although Liu Xing and the others had prepared gas masks in advance, gas masks do not have x-ray vision, so it was not a good choice to enter the underground vault rashly because no one knew the situation in the underground vault.
"Damn it, what should we do now?" Liu Xing couldn't help but say.
Zhang Wenbing sighed and shook his head, saying, "Our best choice now is to hold our ground and wait for the smoke in the underground vault to dissipate. Because from the current situation, since there is no sound in the underground vault, it means that the battle inside is over. So even if we enter now, we can't change anything, and if we encounter an attack, it will only add to the losses."
So, Liu Xing and the others had to wait outside the underground vault for the smoke to dissipate.
Half an hour passed, and the smoke in the underground vault suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if an exhaust fan had been turned on.
Seeing this, Liu Xing and the others immediately rushed into the underground vault and found the room where the safe deposit boxes were stored.
At this time, Yin En and Ding Kun were lying in the room, motionless.
Liu Xing quickly went forward to check the vital signs of Yin En and Ding Kun and found that they had just passed out.
"Yin En and the others are not in any danger." Liu Xing said with a sigh of relief.
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