CHAPTER 572: CHAPTER 470: POPPING CHAMPAGNE AT HALFTIME, FUJIMOTO RYOSUKE’S KILLING INTENT_2

"What are you thinking?" Fujimoto Takayoshi asked, pondering for a moment after listening to Aoyama Xiu Xin’s response strategy.

Aoyama Xiu Xin had already thought this through and said directly, "Caught in this turmoil, the department naturally has to make a statement. I hope you can announce to the public that a Special Investigation Headquarters will be established to investigate this matter. Then, under the name of the Special Investigation Unit, we should transport Chunshan Kong’s body to Sapporo for an autopsy and bring his family to Sapporo as well."

Chunshan Kong used his own life to throw mud on him, solely to leave a generous sum of money for his wife and children. Based on Aoyama Xiu Xin’s extensive experience with cancer patients committing murders, he surmised that Chunshan Kong must also have been suffering from a terminal illness, which is why he took such actions.

And his wife must also be in on it, as this would allow her to cooperate with Akabon Construction Co., Ltd. to continue tearing at him; therefore, it was crucial to keep her under control.

"If we do as you suggest, Akben Jiancheng will probably not let us take the body and the people away. He will certainly try to prevent it," Fujimoto Takayoshi said slowly.

And he could think of the ways Akben Jiancheng would try to stop the police from taking the bodies and people away.

"Then we will have to take them by force. Anyone who dares to obstruct us is obstructing the law!" Aoyama Xiu Xin had also thought of how Akben Jiancheng would try to stop them. A fierce cold light flashed in his eyes as he spoke harshly. After finishing, he bowed deeply again, "Minister, I beg of you!"

Fujimoto Takayoshi stared at him for a while, then finally let out a breath, "Alright! I’ll send people right away and also hold a press conference to announce the establishment of the Special Investigation Unit."

Aoyama Xiu Xin was someone worth protecting for him.

"Ah! Thank you, Minister!" Aoyama Xiu Xin bowed solemnly and then took his leave. As soon as he stepped out, he made a call to Qingshui Yi, "Go to Jingtian Changchuan for the money. I’ll give him a heads-up. Have your people take the money in my name and visit all the newspaper offices in Hokkaido. A million dollars for the chief editor of major papers, half a million for the editor-in-chief, and two hundred thousand dollars for the smaller papers’ chief editors. They’ll naturally understand what to do. If there are any that don’t take the money, don’t worry about them and don’t threaten or intimidate them."

He could bribe these media outlets not to report negative news about him. Akben Jiancheng could also bribe these people to report extensively. If the price difference wasn’t significant, they’d have to consider who has the greater background.

Undoubtedly, Aoyama Xiu Xin had a deeper background.

Thus, he estimated that most newspapers would agree out of respect for him, a small portion due to professional ethics or close relationships with Akben Jiancheng might refuse. But as long as it wasn’t plastered across all the major newspapers at once, it would cool the heat of the issue.

As for the money spent on bribing the media, he would definitely recoup it from the Akahone Family later.

"Ah!" Hearing Aoyama Xiu Xin speak seriously, Qingshui Yi immediately responded with a firm tone.

"Also, your mother is still in Asahikawa; when you arrange for somebody to go there on business, have them bring her back too."

Aoyama Xiu Xin hung up the phone, sat in his office and zoned out for a while, then called Nozaki Cangjian, "That group of Koreans will be pulling out of the deal six days from now; you no longer need to contact them."

"Ah! I got it!" Nozaki Cangjian was a bit confused and puzzled, but he did not delve into the matter and simply followed the instructions obediently.

In the following period, many subordinates and colleagues came to his office to express their concern. People from far away, like Asai Ayumi in Tokyo, also made calls to inquire.

While he was busy dealing with these people, the large team of detectives and riot police that Fujimoto Takayoshi had arranged, had already set off in over a dozen vehicles towards Asahikawa. He also held a press conference to announce the establishment of the Special Investigation Headquarters to seriously investigate the truth of the matter, but he did not announce any suspension of Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Anyone with clear eyes could see the protection that the Hokkaido Police Headquarters was offering Aoyama Xiu Xin. A few brave reporters raised questions on the spot, but Fujimoto Takayoshi just responded expressionlessly that it was a unanimous decision of the department.

After Aoyama Xiu Xin left, Fujimoto Liang Yi in Asahikawa made a phone call instructing his underlings to bring their gear to Asahikawa. While Aoyama Xiu Xin’s side was headed to Sapporo, Liang Yi had already met up with his own underlings there.

"Brother Liang Yi, why did you call us to Asahikawa in such a rush? I still need to go back to my country to get money."

In the hotel room, a group of underlings stood in a circle in front of the couch, looking confusedly at Fujimoto Liang Yi.

"No need to bother, I’ve received reliable information that the Miyazaki Family has a police informant, so this trade is canceled. If nothing goes wrong, you’ll hear about the Miyazaki Family being wiped out by the Japanese police in a few days."

Fujimoto Ryosuke, still not changed and wearing a bathrobe, casually flicked ash into the ashtray as he spoke.

Everyone he had brought to Japan had followed him in expanding territories in South Korea over the past year and had even saved each other’s lives in numerous fights with rival gangs. Therefore, he did not hide this information from them.

"Big brother, is... is this information reliable?"

Suddenly hearing such an unexpected piece of news.

The underlings all looked at each other in shock and doubt.

"Nonsense, do you think I would joke about something like this? The boss values the establishment of this supply channel so highly, if I screwed up, he would be the first one not to let me off the hook," Fujimoto Ryosuke shook his head, leaned back, and put his leg over the other, "I’ve already reported to the boss just now. It will all be clear in six days. If my information is correct, it will save not only our lives but also prevent the group from losing a substantial sum of money, a great achievement! If there’s any error in my intelligence, naturally, I’ll take the responsibility."

Seeing the boss so certain in his words, everyone had no choice but to believe. "So, are we going back to Seoul now?"

With no deal to discuss, it was natural to think about returning home.

"We’re leaving tonight, but there’s something to take care of before we go back," Fujimoto Ryosuke’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he spoke through a cloud of smoke, "You all know that I grew up in Japan, and I have quite a few connections here, but also quite a few enemies. One of them is in Asahikawa. I initially thought not to stir up trouble since we were here on serious business, but now that it’s not needed, we can’t just make the trip for nothing. Since we’re here, might as well settle a score before returning to Seoul."

He intended to take care of the Akahone Family on behalf of Aoyama Xiu Xin, then go back to South Korea. As long as he didn’t admit to it, the bloodshed tonight would never be linked to Aoyama Xiu Xin.

"So that’s why you told us to bring our gear. Alright, big brother, just say the word, who do we kill."

"The enemies of our big brother are our enemies too. We’ve come all this way, might as well do it!"

The underlings, united in hostility, expressed their eagerness one after another. Killing was a common task for them, and this time it would be in a foreign country. After the kill, they would just return to their own country, which was far safer than any murders they had committed at home.

As long as they didn’t reveal their identities and weren’t caught on the spot by the Japanese police, they would never be traced.

"Akaben Jiancheng," Fujimoto Ryosuke slowly spoke a name, then added two words, "The whole family."

If you’re going to help someone, go all the way; killing Akaben Jiancheng might not cause suspicion to fall on Aoyama Xiu Xin, but other members of the Akahone Family could think differently. Therefore, if not killing, don’t kill at all; if killing, exterminate them completely, otherwise, it could create an implacable enemy for Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Murder was something he grew more accustomed to with each time; he had dared to kill even a Cabinet Minister, so what was a rich man to him?

"Akaben Jiancheng is a celebrity in Asahikawa. You go get his home address, his company address, and information on his family members; you contact a boat to wait at Kobayashi Pier, after the job is done, we’ll drive straight to Kobayashi Pier and take a boat back to our country; You..."

Kobayashi Pier was the nearest sea entrance from Asahikawa, only tens of kilometers away. If driven fast, it could be reached in just over half an hour, which was very convenient for escape.

Fujimoto Ryosuke methodically assigned tasks to his underlings one by one. Once the division of labor was completed, he stubbed out his cigarette and clapped his hands, "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Get moving!"

"Yes, big brother!" Knowing they were about to kill a Japanese tycoon inflamed their enthusiasm. After all, the general sentiment among the people in South Korea was one of hostility towards Japanese.

The Japanese invaders had killed and set fires in South Korea back in the day.

As for some high-ranking officials, well, they were descendants of the Sun.