By the lake, the two gangs stood facing each other, and the tense atmosphere seemed like it would explode in the next moment.
However, the two leaders had calm expressions, without any solemnity at all. Instead, they were looking at each other.
Although the old man in front of him had gray hair and his facial muscles had lost elasticity and were a little loose, he had very few wrinkles. His straight and strong body also showed that he was still strong and not the kind of old man who looked frail.
He looks like a tough guy of the Showa era.
"My surname is Sanjo-in. May I know your name, young friend?"
As if he didn't feel the tense atmosphere between the two sides, the old man looked at Tang Ze casually as if he was greeting an ordinary young man.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Tang Ze Xianyi." Looking at the old man in front of him, Tang Ze smiled and said, "I wonder if you have any advice for me, old man?"
"It's not really about giving me advice, but it's been a long time since I've met such an outstanding young person like you, and I'm a little excited for a moment."
Old Master San Tiao looked at Tang Ze and smiled heartily, "This is not the place to talk, why don't we go inside and talk?
It would also be a good opportunity for guests to taste our village’s homemade Daisy.”
"It's good to have some wine to drink..." Tang Ze glanced at the two people behind him who were hesitant to speak and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let's go and have a drink together."
"master..."
Before Village Chief Tateyama could say anything else, Sanjoin stopped him with a raised hand and looked at everyone: "Everyone, go away. There's nothing to see."
"master..."
"master..."
Hearing the old man's words, all the villagers shouted, but in the end they left under the old man's gaze, leaving only Lishan following him.
The Sanjoin family is a traditional Japanese house. There are no tables or chairs in the living room, only cushions for sitting on the tatami.
Soon, Tang Ze's eyes were fixed on the bottom of a painting, where a long sword was quietly placed underneath.
At this time, his sense of smell had already detected the faint smell of blood on the sword, indicating that it was not just an ordinary decoration, but a murder weapon that had seen blood.
Not only that, there was also a faint smell of blood on the tatami in this room.
Even though the surface of the tatami looked extremely clean at this moment, through Tang Ze's sense of smell, the bloodstains that had once splashed on it were instantly restored in Tang Ze's brain.
"Have you noticed?" Sanjoin saw Tang Ze's gaze on the katana and said in a complicated tone, "This is it. The place where that woman was killed, and the weapon was that katana."
"Master, it's not your fault. It's that liar who went too far!" Lishan said indignantly. "She cheated our village out of their money and destroyed our hopes!"
"fraud..."
Naoki Kamii was still looking at the crime scene, but when he heard the village chief's words, he immediately turned his head and said, "What on earth is going on?
Why do you say Miss Xunzi is a liar?"
"Heh...you think that woman has feelings for you, but actually, she just knows your identity and wants to seek your protection!"
After knowing the master's decision, Tateyama no longer had any concerns. After asking for Sanjoin's permission, he sneered and laid out everything, directly shattering the last bit of fantasy that Kamii Naoki had in his heart.
Kaoru Inoue, a female employee in the management department of Nichimei Department Store, is also the person in charge of the inspection for purchasing "Daisy".
He is mainly responsible for inspecting the quality of the wine and expressing his opinions at the board meeting on whether to cooperate. It can be said that he has a great say in this project.
Yesterday evening, Tateyama received a notification from Tokyo that this cooperation matter would be put on the agenda at today's Nichiren Department Store board meeting.
It was only at this time that he realized something was wrong. Miss Inoue, the person in charge of procurement, was still in the village, so why did news come from Tokyo that a board meeting was going to be held to discuss cooperation matters?
This is not it, the person who knows the most details is excluded?
When Tateyama heard this, he became anxious. After all, Miss Inoue had accepted benefits from them and would definitely speak for them. This would be of great help in reaching cooperation at the meeting.
So he hurriedly asked why they were in such a hurry and why they didn't wait for the person in charge, Ms. Inoue, to go back before holding the meeting.
And then, he got a devastating truth from the other party.
The buyer for Nichimei Department Store was a young manager named Oishi Itsuki, not Kaoru Inoue.
The other party is the president's nephew, otherwise he wouldn't have become a manager at such a young age.
As for Kaoru Inoue, there was indeed such a person in the management department, but she was just a temporary employee who had only been employed for a few years. Moreover, the woman was about to be fired because she was found to have embezzled public funds.
Not only that, they also plan to take him to court to recover the public funds that he embezzled.
After learning the truth, Village Chief Tateyama realized that their village had been deceived.
They spent 15 million on the woman, hoping that she could help to build relationships so that their "Daisy" could reach a cooperation with Nichiren Department Store and inject new vitality into the village.
But who knew that this was a scam by this woman from beginning to end.
So he quickly told Sanjoin about this matter.
After learning about this, Sanjoin called together all the village representatives and wanted to confront the woman in public, hoping to force her to return the money. After all, it was the hard-earned money of everyone in their village.
Because what they did was not very glorious and they wanted to avoid outsiders, they waited until Kaoruko Kamii and the outsider Naoki Kamii separated before calling her in the room to confront her face to face.
They threatened Inoue Kaoruko that they would sue her if she didn't return the money.
But who would have known that after being exposed, Kaoru Inoue was not panicked at all. Instead, she smiled triumphantly and said bluntly that she would let them sue because they were also guilty.
The other party's confident words stunned them for a moment, and seeing their reactions, Inoue Kaoruko seemed to no longer hide her ugly face.
She looked at them sarcastically and said they were country bumpkins who knew nothing about the law. She also asked them if they had ever heard of the crime of special malfeasance.
——Bribing others for one’s own benefit is also a crime.
Looking at the impossible snoring village chief, Inoue Kaoru sarcastically called them country bumpkins. They wanted to do business with city people. Didn't they know that there were people like them all over the country who went door-to-door to sell things?
That smug look completely infuriated San Tiaoyuan, an old man who had dedicated his life to the village.
When the other party was feeling proud, the old man exploded in silence.
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