Mistakes and arguments [2 updates]
Fujiwara Pharmaceutical's newly developed drug is a powerful nitroglycerin pill. However, given that the market for nitroglycerin pills is already nearing saturation, it will be difficult for Fujiwara Pharmaceutical's new nitroglycerin pill to gain market share.
However, according to Taro Fujiwara, their Fujiwara Pharmaceutical's powerful heart-saving pills are different from similar drugs on the market. They are not only faster-acting and milder, but also more expensive.
Japan's pharmaceutical industry is highly competitive, with a wide variety of drugs available on the market, and convenience stores and pharmacies are ubiquitous on the streets.
Therefore, innovation is essential for gaining a foothold in the pharmaceutical industry, and efficacy and effectiveness become key factors.
After Fujiwara Taro finished his introduction, the audience began to whisper among themselves. Because of Fujiwara Pharmaceutical's reputation and its own strength, most people were optimistic about their newly developed powerful heart-saving pill.
The press conference was drawing to a close. Fujiwara Taro and his two sons greeted the guests who were interested in investing. Tsurumi Kawaru's opportunity came. He looked up and spotted Amuro Tooru in the crowd. The moment their eyes met, they understood each other's thoughts without saying a word.
But Amuro Tooru had already discovered the problem with the mission. He subtly gestured to Tsurumi Kawaru to pause, signaled him to follow, and then turned and walked towards the restroom.
After Tsurumi Kawakami clearly understood the command in the hand gesture, he paused for a moment. He watched Amuro Tooru turn and leave, blinked, and reluctantly looked away from the USB drive not far away before walking through the crowd to catch up with Amuro Tooru.
The two entered the bathroom one after the other. After Amuro Tooru checked to make sure no one was inside, he hung a "Under Repair" sign on the door, then closed the door and whispered to Tsurumi Nagare.
“There’s a problem with the intelligence. We need to get the other drug. It’s unclear whether Fujiwara Pharmaceutical changed the drug at the last minute or if something went wrong.” Amuro Tooru was very sharp, and he was indeed a master of intelligence gathering. He deduced many questions from Fujiwara Pharmaceutical’s change of drug.
Tsurumi Kawakawa, reminded by Amuro Tooru, immediately realized what was happening. Thinking of the data on the USB drive, he felt a surge of relief and whispered, "Should we first figure out what happened at today's press conference?"
Since Fujiwara Pharmaceuticals changed the medication, and without certainty that the intelligence was flawed, their only recourse was to extract useful information from Fujiwara Taro. If they could get information about today's banquet from him, they could deduce some clues.
Amuro Tooru nodded, his expression not good, his look somewhat solemn, and he also had some doubts about today's mission.
He thought of the Yamaguchi-gumi, which he had joined to infiltrate the Black Organization. At that time, he had pushed the Yamaguchi-gumi to intercept a batch of drugs from the Black Organization. As soon as he obtained the drugs, he secretly took some and sent them back to the police station for testing.
He still remembers the test report. The batch of drugs was probably a byproduct of making a certain type of drug. The efficacy was not stable, but it had some similarities to health supplements.
Amuro Tooru's eyes deepened; he had a gut feeling that the batch of drugs was somehow connected to today's mission. And the Black Organization not only engaged in drug research but also paid close attention to health supplements and similar products.
So, is what's hidden behind this related to the Black Organization's core secrets?
Amuro Tooru paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Tsurumi Kawakami's idea. The two of them then left the restroom one after the other and returned to the banquet hall in front.
Upon returning, Tsurumi Nagare searched the crowd for Fujiwara Taro, but after looking around, he realized something was wrong. Fujiwara Taro was gone; only his taciturn eldest son remained.
Amuro Tooru, on the other side, also noticed the problem. Taking advantage of his position as a waiter, he asked Fujiwara Taro about his departure and learned that Fujiwara Taro had gone back to his room to change clothes. Amuro Tooru realized that his opportunity had come.
The blond, dark-skinned young man turned and left the banquet hall. In the elevator, he took out his phone and sent a message to Tsurumi Ryu, asking him to stall Fujiwara Taro's eldest son.
Upon receiving the text message, Tsurumi Ryu looked up at the southwest corner. The eldest son of Fujiwara Pharmaceuticals was talking to someone and seemed unable to leave anytime soon. But seeing him reminded Tsurumi Ryu of someone else; his younger brother, who was more than ten years younger than him, was nowhere to be seen in the room.
In order to find out where the other party had gone, Tsurumi Kawakami had to grab a waiter in the room and ask him where the second son of Fujiwara Pharmaceutical was.
Upon hearing the waiter say that the second son of Fujiwara Pharmaceuticals had also returned to his room, Tsurumi Kawaru's intuition radar suddenly went off. He remembered that Amuro Tooru had also gone upstairs, so he immediately took out his phone to send him a message.
Meanwhile, Amuro Tooru had already sneaked into Fujiwara Taro's room, but before he could take any action, he saw Fujiwara Taro and his youngest son having an argument.
He hid outside the bathroom window, one hand gripping the windowsill, listening intently to the argument erupting inside. The bathroom was a bit far, but fortunately, the surroundings were quiet, and he could hear the sounds through the half-open window.
“The development of new drugs is just the beginning. We still have many problems to solve, and now is not a good time.”
“But Father, you must know what the launch of the new drug will mean and how much benefit it will bring to the Fujiwara family. Even if there are still problems with the drug that have not been solved, we should launch it now to attract investment.”
Fujiwara Taro shook his head, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes becoming more pronounced under the overhead light. He looked at his youngest son with a complex expression, his face revealing an inscrutable look.
At that moment, he seemed to shed his identity as the president of Fujiwara Corporation and act like an ordinary old man.
Taro Fujiwara: "Takeshi, you're wrong. Fujiwara Pharmaceutical's success today has never been due to those investors, but rather to the continuous stream of new drugs it produces."
After saying this, Fujiwara Taro stopped talking to his youngest son about the topic. He turned around, his back showing a resolute expression that he did not want to continue the argument.
Fujiwara Takenao clenched his fist, stared at Fujiwara Taro's back for a few seconds, and then strode out of the room.
Outside the window, Amuro Tooru heard no more movement from inside the room and was about to climb in when his phone, which was on vibrate, vibrated in his pocket. He paused, listened to the sounds from inside the room, and then took his phone out of his pocket.
Upon seeing the text message from Tsurumi Kawakami, Amuro Tooru narrowed his eyes, replied briefly, then put away his phone and climbed through the window into the bathroom. He moved quietly, holding his breath slightly, and peered through the crack in the door, trying to ascertain Fujiwara Taro's current state and location.
But in that one glance, Amuro Tooru's eyes widened suddenly, and he saw only—
Just moments ago, Fujiwara Taro was giving a speech in the banquet hall, but now he lay face down on the carpeted floor, his body stiff and rigid, a brightly colored silk scarf lying beside him.
Amuro Tooru was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, his eyes scanning the rest of the room warily. He then slowly opened the bathroom door, keeping an eye on his surroundings as he hurried to Fujiwara Taro's side.
He quickly checked on the man and found that Fujiwara Taro's face was pale and his lips were purple, with one hand clutching his chest. Seeing his reaction, Amuro Tooru immediately realized that Fujiwara Taro was having a heart attack.
He immediately laid the person face down on the ground, then unbuttoned his suit and tie to reduce the constriction.
Amuro Tooru listened to Fujiwara Taro's chest for a while, then began to perform CPR. Fortunately, Fujiwara Taro's condition improved after a short while. Seeing that he had recovered, Amuro Tooru casually placed the nitroglycerin pills he had just found in Fujiwara Taro's pocket next to him.
At this moment, Amuro Tooru still did not give up on the mission. He put the person down and then quickly searched the room.
He had been to this room before, so he was very familiar with its layout and could tell at a glance what new things had been added.
So when Amuro Tooru opened the drawer and saw the silver box inside, he knew he had found something.
He opened the box, inside which was a small silver USB drive, exactly the same one that Fujiwara Taro had used in the banquet hall. Amuro Tooru stuffed the box into his pocket, put the other items back in their place, and got up to leave.
Before entering the bathroom, he glanced at Fujiwara Taro on the floor. The man had recovered, though he still seemed a little dazed. Sensing someone in the room, he swallowed a heart pill with difficulty and looked up in the direction of the movement.
Toru Amuro: "..."
Amuro Tooru immediately grabbed the blanket from the bed, lifted it by the corner, and threw it at Fujiwara Taro on the floor. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Amuro Tooru immediately ran into the bathroom, climbed out the window, and returned to the banquet hall along the way he came.
Amuro Tooru found Tsurumi Kawaru in a corner of the banquet hall. At this moment, he didn't care about being noticed and quickly walked over to him and whispered a few words.
Tsurumi Kawakami paused, his expression turning serious. He nodded to Amuro Tooru, and the two exchanged a glance. Amuro Tooru turned and left, heading towards the staff lounge. A short while later, he emerged dressed in different clothes.
Following Amuro Tooru's instructions, Tsurumi Kawakami went to the restroom and entered the innermost stall. Soon after, a thick plume of smoke billowed out of the stall, and the smoke grew thicker and thicker, triggering the smoke detector above his head.
The next second, a sharp, urgent alarm sounded on all decks of the cruise ship.
The bathroom stall door opened, and Tsurumi Kawakami walked out without changing his expression. He washed his hands at the sink, then, holding his wet hands up, pretended to be panicked and ran out.
As expected, chaos had broken out in the banquet hall.
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