The next day,

Inside the reception room of the Ministry of Finance building.

Murakami Takuto looked at the patriarch of the zaibatsu and the chairman of the corporation in front of him and began to speak.

"Thank you all for coming,"

"With everyone's support, I have the confidence to resist America's exploitation!"

Upon hearing this, many clan leaders and guild leaders remained silent.

But the expressions on their faces were varied.

“Mr. Minister,”

"It's not that we don't believe your investigation, but the information you received was only from that traitor, Inoue Kumaji..."

"If this was a lie told by Inoue Kumaji to protect himself,"

"If we take action because of this lie, wouldn't that just give the United States a legitimate excuse to exploit us?"

After the head of the Musashi family finished speaking, the head of the Miyamoto family immediately chimed in.

“Minister, Chief Musashi’s words make sense,”

"What if all of this is just a conspiracy by the United States...?"

"Then wouldn't we be the ones who willingly jump into the trap?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Murakami Takuto looked at the clan leaders and council presidents before him, who were only concerned with their immediate interests and showed no regard for the future.

A feeling of helplessness suddenly welled up inside me!

If he hadn't investigated properly, would he have invited you all over himself?

If this is not true,

Would William really travel all the way from America?

He took a deep breath to calm his displeasure before speaking.

"Everyone,"

"You are all elites in your respective industries, and you have had considerable contact with the United States!"

"They should know very well what kind of people American officials are!"

"In their eyes, our Neon Empire is nothing more than a lapdog lying beside their chair,"

"But now,"

“Our obedient lapdog has gained the strength to stand up and become a human. Do you think the officials of the United States will remain silent?”

They certainly understood what Murakami Takuto was saying.

But if you want them to put in money and effort to work... you can't expect them to do so without getting any benefits in return.

Why would they bother with all that effort?

After all, the credit for successfully preventing the US from reaping the benefits belongs to you, Murakami Takuto.

And all they got in return was the hostility of the United States... This is clearly a losing proposition!

"Mr. Minister, we understand what you're saying."

"But the key question is, what will we get in return for all this effort?"

"Yeah yeah!"

"Minister, even if we all support you, we can't convince those people in the tribe to take the money without sufficient compensation..."

Murakami Takuto saw that the group of people in front of him had already made their demands for benefits quite open.

Murakami Takuto knew all too well that these people were just as greedy as the high-ranking officials in the United States.

After a three-second silence, he spoke.

"Starting today, the Ministry of Finance will offer everyone the most favorable tax policies, and banks will also provide loan policies that are five percentage points more favorable than they are now!"

"In addition, the Ministry of Finance will also protect your overseas investments in the name of the Japanese Empire!"

Upon hearing these three benefits, everyone present's eyes lit up.

Among them, the head of the Musashi family, which has the largest overseas investment, spoke up.

"Mr. Minister, do tax incentives and bank loan policies include overseas investment?"

Murakami Takuto looked at the expectation on their faces and then nodded.

"include!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present wore a smile.

"Minister, how can we cooperate with you...?"

On the other side,

William, looking out the window from inside the villa, asked Mark behind him, "..."

"How are the arrangements going?"

When asked, Mark nodded in response.

"Mr. William, everything is ready!"

"Mr. William, with just a word from you, Murakami Takuto's family will be kidnapped,"

"And the charge of kidnapping his family will fall on Inoue Kumaji and Oda Takeo!"

Originally, William had planned to spare their lives to annoy Gao Ren.

But yesterday he was insulted and threatened by Cook.

This made him realize one thing: if anything went wrong with Murakami Takuto's matter,

Cook would never hesitate to push all the blame onto him!

He dared not and could not take this risk!

"Not only should the blame be placed on them, but they should also be made to appear in front of the media,"

"Admit that Gao Ren was behind all of this!"

Even now that Mark has met William, he hasn't forgotten to drag Gao Ren into this mess.

I can't help but sigh inwardly.

William's obsession with Gao Ren really runs deep...

"Mr. William, please rest assured, I will definitely make Inoue Kumaji and Oda Takedai reveal in front of the media that Gao Ren is the mastermind behind it all!"

Upon hearing this affirmative answer, William's face immediately broke into a happy smile, and he exclaimed,

"Gao Ren!"

"Don't think I can't do anything to you just because you're not in Dongjin!"

"I told you, I would definitely get my revenge for the humiliation you caused me!!!"

After expressing his feelings, William gave instructions to Mark behind him.

"Let's do it!"

"yes!"

Meanwhile, Gao Ren, who was enjoying a sunbath at Cook Estate, was interrupted by the sudden ringing of the telephone on the table.

As Gao Ren lazily answered the phone, Tian Yangsheng's cold voice came from the other end.

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