I'm a little panicked. If Xing Baohua leaves, her ending won't be good.

But Xing Baohua didn't think so. This young woman was very secretive, and to this day he still didn't know who Kawaguchi Kanae was.

She kept her by her side hoping to find some clues, but unfortunately, she was too good at hiding them, which meant that Xing Baohua couldn't find anything at all. At first, she thought it was someone from Genmoto Takeo or Nakano Genichi's group.

After testing the waters, it still doesn't seem right. It doesn't matter, it's just a pawn anyway, so losing it is no big deal.

Now that we know the location of Nikon's treasure, the next step is to find a way to get it out.

If he were in power, the blame would definitely be directed at him, and he would also be constrained. It would be better for him to step down and remotely control things from Hong Kong.

As for the Japanese soldiers who followed him, they had lost their usefulness, so there was no need to care whether they lived or died; they could be left to their own devices.

Kawaguchi Kanae begged Xing Baohua to take her with him, but Xing Baohua could not grant her wish, as having her by his side posed the greatest threat.

“I’ve only stepped down as chairman, but I haven’t withdrawn my shares! I’m still Nikon’s largest shareholder, understand? You’ll join the board of directors, keep an eye on things for me, and relay messages. If I can’t make it back in time, you’ll speak on my behalf at the board meeting.”

This is a case of someone instantly transitioning from the president's secretary to the board's supervisory representative.

It wields great power, even more important than the position of secretary.

Xing Baohua hosted a banquet for Xiao Tian and his wife Geng Rui at her villa. Xiao Tian was incredibly lucky to have found the Nikon database.

What was supposed to be a difficult task turned out to be an unexpected success for this guy. He had been thinking of digging a tunnel to explore, but now he's pinpointed the exact location, and Xing Baohua even got to observe it on-site.

The guards who went with him also learned the password that the short, fat man had entered from him.

Xing Baohua has already drawn up the floor plan of the underground area. Getting in quietly won't be easy; the key is finding the ventilation shafts.

These ventilation openings are usually big enough for a person to crawl through, making them easy to repair.

The specific arrangements needed to be discussed between Geng Rui and the two comrades who had infiltrated the area. Xing Baohua also had someone prepare the necessary equipment and instruments.

Especially the digital camera improved by Xiaotian, which not only has a large storage capacity but also allows for hard drive replacement.

Inviting the couple to dinner was one way to reward Xiao Tian for his lightness skill, and another was to offer him a check for two million US dollars.

Of course, the money ended up in Geng Rui's hands.

The second thing was to explain some things, especially the electronic office system he had built. Since Xiao Tian was in the technology department, he could monitor the internal data at any time.

If necessary, he could cause them some trouble. More importantly, he had already installed his own unique upgrade system on the database server, which could perfectly bypass the software of the Shield security system.

Anything uploaded over there can be remotely controlled without being easily detected.

Once the translation team finishes translating the table of contents tomorrow, Xing Baohua will highlight the necessary information and hand it over to Geng Rui, who will then direct the operation.

After finishing his meal, Xing Baohua saw the young couple off and returned to his study to await news.

By midnight, there was still no news. They assumed the things he had arranged earlier were proving difficult to carry out.

Then go to sleep early.

But when he woke up the next morning, a guard came to tell him that Noi Misaki was kneeling in front of his door, waiting to see him.

He picked up his phone to check the time, but saw two messages: one from Kawaguchi Kanae and the other from the company's board secretariat.

Upon opening it, the content was basically the same: the former Nikon chairman suddenly fell ill in the early hours of last night and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment again, but passed away at 4 a.m. despite all efforts to save him.

This is a brief message from Kawaguchi, while the secretariat formally issued an obituary.

After reading it, Xing Baohua put her phone aside and went to wash up. After finishing these things, she called Noiji Sanchi in while having breakfast.

What are you doing kneeling in front of my door?

"Please forgive my mistake, Chairman."

"Have you found your child and wife?"

"I have arrived home safely."

"Hehe, it's good to be safe! No one's life is always smooth sailing. Being safe this time doesn't mean the future will be safe. Everyone has unexpected events. I just woke up and received several notifications. Xiao Zhaojun passed away last night. Did you know?"

Noi Misaki suddenly looked up at Xing Baohua. Judging from his astonished expression, the Japanese soldier hadn't received the message at all.

That's true, he's not a board member, and the board secretariat wouldn't send him any messages.

With his powerful backer gone and Xing Baohua stepping down as president, his time as president of the association was over.

If he hadn't gotten involved with Xiao Zhao and Yi Bei before, he could still make a living at Nikon, at least with Xing Baohua protecting him, he would be relatively safe.

But what he did made people outraged. First, he suppressed his own people, and Nikon's long-time employees definitely resented him. Now he has betrayed Xing Baohua. He is pleasing neither side and can expect to have a good outcome.

He must have promised a lot of benefits to be able to collude with Xiao Zhaoyibei, but he hasn't gotten any of them yet.

After being stunned for a moment, Noi Sanchi quickly kowtowed to Xing Baohua, begging her to let him go. He then returned to his company, resigned, and left Japan with his family.

"Why would I leave Japan? I'm not one to be so ruthless. I only disappear from this world if someone poses a serious threat to me. You stay at Nikon, but you must help me accomplish one thing."

"Please give your orders, and I will do anything to help you." Noi Misaki continued to kneel and bow deeply.

For the Japanese, kneeling was a daily routine; they would kneel even to apologize or to express their gratitude.

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