Osaka, as the center of the Kansai Economic Circle, has long dominated the Kansai region, and even the Keihan Shinto metropolitan area consisting of Kyoto and Kobe can touch the Kanto region, of course, only by touching it, after all, the behemoth of Tokyo is the top collection.

But even so, it is still a giant city that maintains a large number of cultural monuments and can also bring economic development.

Although people all over the country have been criticized for being uneducated and vulgar, and the blood in their bones has the gene of being stingy and vulgar, it does not prevent Osaka from becoming the overlord of Kansai who punches Kyoto and stomps on Kobe.

Staring at the swift reflection outside the car window, Takitizawa retracted his gaze and looked down at his phone for a long time.

He opened the phone navigation.

Satellites are a great invention, navigation can make this world free of road idiots, and this is undoubtedly a blessing for outsiders to go to a strange place.

Takitanizawa is going to come to Osaka to take a handful of Dayi and see that the wool of the retainer is ready to retire, of course, he said hello in advance, after all, his last act of pulling the tiger skin as a banner was the key to the two being able to communicate on an equal footing, so he informed the other party of his itinerary in advance.

It's just that to his surprise, after getting into the car arranged by Dayi Mireko, he didn't go to Osaka City, but drove towards Hyogo Prefecture.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still sane, knowing that the other party was going to tear his face because he suspected that he was coming up, there would definitely be only one driver in the car, and the speed of the car was not a speed that could not make people jump out of the car, Takitanazawa would have racked his brains to get out, and dying before he got out of the school was not romantic, but a kind of sadness.

Putting the danger out of the way of anyone but himself and thinking calmly about the future trend, Takitanizawa dares to say that this is the most laborious time he has ever stepped into this industry.

Of course, it is also the most dangerous.

Not to mention how terrifying the power of a behemoth like a consortium that has enveloped almost the entire country is.

It would be nice to compare himself vertically.

Money that does not form a force is enough to imprison the behavior of others, not to mention the formation of a matter involving the safety of life, no matter how cautious it is, this is the price paid for greed.

It's not easy to eat soft rice.

Takitanizawa looked at the silent driver in the front seat and sighed in his heart, then closed his eyes and recuperated.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived in Ashiya Ward, Hyogo Prefecture.

The car drove into an old mansion, and if the buildings that Takitanizawa saw yesterday at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto were comparable to small townhouses, then this courtyard with no border wall visible from afar after getting out of the car can be said to have completely refreshed his concept of home.

It is said that Osaka people pick the door.

How much can this be deducted to cut out such a large piece of land?

On the way, Takitanizawa also checked the situation in Ashiya in Hyogo Prefecture, and learned that this side was originally the rich area of Osaka and Kobe, and although the land price was not as expensive as that of Hoshoji Town in Kyoto, it was not much cheaper.

Takitanizawa followed the unsmiling driver inside, and through the delicate European-style pure white fountain, he was greeted by an old man with gray hair in a black kimono.

"This is the guest of the head of the house?" The old man's gray hair was neatly combed and he looked at the driver in a black suit.

"Yes."

"I see, you go down."

"Yes."

It's similar to the way servants behaved in ancient times, and everything seemed like it was taken for granted, exactly like modern society just working for a paycheck.

As the driver left, the gray-haired old man turned to look at Takitazawa, bowed slightly without being disrespectful, and then raised his hand and said, "The head of the family has already ordered me in advance, please move and follow me to the backyard reception pavilion." ”

"I'm in trouble." Takitana's heart sank slightly.

When a person is in an environment that is completely alien to their usual life, it is inevitable that there will be tension.

He wasn't afraid he would be nervous.

It's people like this kind of family, who are full of ancient aristocratic style, and Takitanazawa doesn't know these things, what he cares about is that he will expose more suspicions in this aspect, making that woman feel that her words that seemed like a joke last time were deception.

But now it's ready to be struck.

The courtyard was really huge, and Takitanizawa followed the old man in front of him for nearly seven or eight minutes before he saw people.

But there are some things that are different from what he thinks.

In a courtyard of nearly four or five hundred square meters is a pond in the center, orange and red carp play with each other, and in a clearing by the pond pull up a few silk screens embroidered with red birds, in the middle of which is placed a low table, around which seven or eight people are standing, and another person is kneeling in front of the low table.

Dayi, who was wearing a purple and white kimono, saw Reiko sitting sideways in front of the main case, and next to her was the little girl.

On top of the crimson lacquered wood low desk, there was a pair of half-played Go, and Dayi saw that Reiko was not in a hurry to pick up a black piece with his index finger and middle finger, and landed somewhere on the chessboard without too much hesitation.

The little girl who carved jade held a white child in her hand and tilted her head, and her little face suddenly wrinkled.

But it seems that they have a special agreement, even a discerning person can see that the little girl hesitates to think about it for a while, but after a certain period of time, she still grits her teeth and drops the chess pieces, regardless of whether this move is wrong or not, as if it is a timer.

The two played chess in such an extremely rhythmic manner, and the chess pieces landed on the solid wood chessboard with a crisp sound.

And every time the sound fell, the middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes kneeling in the open space wrapped in the central open space embroidered with a red flying bird silk screen trembled, and pressed his head tightly to the ground without daring to make a trace of abnormal movement.

The fall of each chess piece seemed to be beating his already tense heartstrings, and the sweat from his back soaked his shirt, and after a long time, he couldn't hold back after all.

"President, give me another chance, I was confused by Matsushima Pingkong, I didn't mean to!"

"Please, give me another chance!"

"I promise that there will not be a similar situation again, and I am willing to sell all my shares, I can retire immediately and take my family to Hokkaido, and never come back, President, please forgive me this time."

The middle-aged man slammed his head on the ground as he spoke, his hands on the ground to show respect without the slightest movement, even if he was more than ten meters away, Takitizawa could clearly see the blood stains that had been knocked out of the other party's head.

Dayi, who was sitting sideways on the main case, saw that the red lips of the reiko opened slightly, and the last sunspot in his hand fell.

"But I don't like to be cheated on the most."

Her voice was like calm lake.

Seeing that she finally responded, the middle-aged man who was kneeling on the ground immediately raised his head excitedly, crawled forward a few steps forward with his knees, and said with sincerity: "President, President, I can jump to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as an internal officer, please rest assured, I will definitely pass on information to you as soon as I have the opportunity, so as to atone for my sins!" ”

However, the man's words of loyalty did not seem to impress Dayi Miriko, and the corners of her lips hooked up with a smile.

Place your hand on the little girl's head and caress it.

"Geyi, you lost again, do you know the reason?"

The little girl like a porcelain doll quietly accepted the touch of Dayi Miriko, pursed her lips and said obediently: "My chess skills are not as good as my aunt." ”

Dayi shook his head with a smile when he saw Reiko.

She didn't answer the little girl.

Instead, he moved his gaze to the front of the low case.

"How high can you climb at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries? A discarded pawn seems to be a question of whether it can be accepted. Dayi said when he saw Reiko.

"I" The middle-aged man looked stunned, unable to answer for a long time after listening to this, and his whole brain was down.

It took about four or five seconds.

Seeing that Reiko shook his head expressionlessly, Dayi retracted his gaze again, raised his hand to twist the black and white pieces on the chessboard one by one and put them back into the chess bowl, and said in a low voice: "It seems that there is no way to make up for the mistake." ”

"Drag it down and throw it into Osaka Bay."

As her voice fell, the black-clothed bodyguards standing on both sides suddenly stepped forward and set up the middle-aged man who was still kneeling on the ground in a daze, and pulled away without saying a word.

"President! President! I"

It wasn't until he was dragged a few meters by his arms that the middle-aged man woke up like a dream and began to shout anxiously, but before he could say a word, he was directly gagged with something by the bodyguard who dragged him.

"Deal with it cleanly." Dayi saw that Reiko gave another order to the other black-clothed bodyguard on the left.

"Yes." The man bowed his head in reply.

Then he walked out of the place.

Dayi sighed when he saw the reiko, picked up the teacup on the low desk and took a sip, and then stroked the little girl's head while teaching earnestly: "Geyi, don't be soft-hearted for those who dare to betray and deceive you, because soft-heartedness will only harm yourself, you must deal with it, let others be afraid of you, establish prestige, and form rules with substantive behavior." ”

"And what if they're not afraid?"

Dayi asked, seeing that Geyi tilted his head.

Dayi saw that the poor son smiled, and the corners of her lips were slightly hooked: "Silly boy, people have disappeared in this world, so it doesn't matter if he is afraid or not, just be yourself." ”

"I see." The little girl nodded earnestly.

After a few more whispered conversations, Dayi saw that Reiko seemed to be free, raised his head and glanced at Takitanazawa, and nodded slightly.

"Your Excellency, please."

The gray-haired old man bowed and said.

Dayi saw Reiko ask the gray-haired old man just now to take the little girl called Dayi Mireko out, and then waved his sleeves to keep the remaining four bodyguards away, and then motioned to Takiyazawa, who walked in front of him, to sit down on the side case.

"I'm sorry, I was dealing with a little thing, I just happened to bump into each other at the same time, it's really ugly, I'm smiling."

Just time collided?

Do you have to hit it now?

Can this killer be more obvious?

There is no doubt that Dayi saw that Reiko's behavior just now was a silent beating on him, after all, even if people like them really want to throw people into the sea to feed the fish, they will not be so troublesome, and they still make decisions in front of him, often a phone call or an order to a subordinate can completely handle things.

said in front of him that he threw people into the sea, and taught the child just now as if he was teaching earnestly.

Takitanizawa really entered the tiger's den.

But this situation was also expected by him.

After all, the reason last time was too bizarre, even if it was pulling the tiger skin of other consortia, but which consortium with a hole in the brain could make a young man use beauty to approach a middle-aged woman like Dayi Reiko, who is extremely powerful at first glance, and throw it to others with almost unlimited money, a fool will not believe it.

Even if everything is true, it is not credible that Takitanizawa also gave the illusory backer of the partnership to deceive him, no matter how you think about it, this place is full of loopholes.

But the reason why it's just deterrence.

This also sent a signal to Takitanazawa.

That is, she didn't completely disbelieve it.

In fact, it's normal, after all, Takitanazawa's own family knows his own affairs best, and he prints out his resume from childhood to adulthood, which is mediocre and unsuspicious, and can even be said to be the lowest level of society, but there have been many large sums of money in the bank account recently, and they are all overseas funds, I'm afraid that even Dayi Jianlianzi may not be able to find out where this money came from.

There is also truth in a logic full of doubts.

This is probably the reason why she is still willing to see herself, but Takitanizawa still feels a little tricky.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, but I see Sang in Dayi."

Takitanizawa sat down cross-legged with a calm face.

Dayi saw Reiko playing with the porcelain cup, and said softly in an unpredictable tone: "How long has it been? It doesn't seem like it's been a week, so you're in a hurry, right? Or is someone behind you pushing you? ”

"It's me pushing myself."

Takitanizawa kept his composure, and poured himself tea from a porcelain cup from the lacquered wood table.

"Oh?" Dayi narrowed her eyes when she saw Reiko.

"In business, it is always the benefits of both parties that can be lasting, but this kind of opportunity is rare, and I can't just watch it."

"Are Tokyo people so arrogant?"

Takitanizawa took a sip of tea, the sweet smell of black tea circulated in his mouth, and he tasted it before he spoke: "I'm not from Tokyo, in fact, I hope to get a solid and warm support than to be tired and half-dead and worried about making money like this." ”

"I don't see you're scared."

"In a word, the key content before the turn, I just said that I want to rely on it." He said it again.

Seeing that Reiko finally took all the chess pieces on the chessboard back into the chess bowl, he lifted the chessboard and threw it directly to the side and whispered, "You really dare to think about it." ”

"How can it be done without even thinking about it?"

Takitanizawa looked into her eyes without stage fright.

The two looked at each other in mid-air.

After seeing that Reiko didn't get any useful information from Takitizawa's gaze, Dayi nodded faintly and said, "That's the truth." ”

However, she suddenly changed her words:

"But before we talk about business, I still have a problem that I want you to help me solve."

"What's the problem?" Takitanizawa asked.

Seeing the smile on Reiko's face, Dayi suddenly got up from the futon, approached him, and finally stopped when he was close to thirty centimeters away from him.

"What medicine did you give me last time?"

(End of chapter)