SFS 392: It's not ripe yet~
392: It's not ripe yet~
The next day.
Takahashi learned from his colleague who the girl Fujiwara had kidnapped was.
He's been here for quite a while now and has heard a lot about the Xiao family.
Upon learning of this, he immediately went to the hotel to find Fujiwara.
When they arrived, Fujiwara was picking at the ginseng he had bought from the auction house, and his assistant was being scolded and dared not utter a word.
When Takahashi entered, he had cleared out the room of everyone else, leaving only the two of them.
"Senior, I've come today to advise you to leave as soon as possible."
Fujiwara's smile faltered slightly as she looked at him, her tone filled with disdain: "What are you afraid of? Those police officers have no right to arrest me."
Takahashi sensed the disdain in his tone, shook his head, and explained:
"Senior, the people you had kidnapped a couple of days ago were from the Xiao family. This family has a lot of influence in China, and you kidnapped their heir. I'm afraid they'll take action against you!"
Seeing Fujiwara's nonchalant expression, Takahashi continued.
"I met this Xiao family head once a few years ago. Although she is beautiful, she is a very vicious woman. She will definitely avenge her daughter."
Fujiwara had survived many assassination attempts in Japan, but he wasn't afraid at all.
Moreover, he wanted to stay here to get the blood ginseng, so how could he possibly go back now?
Then, with a righteous and awe-inspiring tone, he said, "I haven't yet obtained the divine medicine for His Majesty the Emperor. How can I just slink back like this?"
Takahashi's gaze immediately turned to one of admiration.
However, it was precisely because of this that he wanted to persuade Fujiwara to go back, not wanting him to get into trouble here.
"I will convey your wishes to His Majesty the Emperor, and I will also find a way to obtain the divine medicine. Our people have already infiltrated all walks of life in China, and they will stay here to continue this great mission."
Despite all that talk, Fujiwara still refused to leave; he had already devised a new kidnapping plan.
"No matter how powerful that woman is, as long as we bring her child here, she'll have to obey and hand over all the miraculous medicines."
"I have hired two very skilled assassins. They will arrive in China today, and I have already sent someone to pick them up at the airport."
Fujiwara felt that the reason for the previous kidnapping failure was that the people he hired were too incompetent.
So this time he found two top-ten assassins on the international rankings, planning to have them stay here to find an opportunity to kidnap the child and then use her to blackmail Xiao Qingdai.
After hearing his plan, Takahashi almost fainted.
Fujiwara-senpai was visiting China for the first time, which is why he had such a naive idea.
Surprisingly, the Xiao family didn't pursue the kidnapping matter relentlessly. Anyone who knows them even slightly could guess that this was the calm before the storm.
They must be planning something bigger, otherwise why wouldn't they be doing nothing?
But Fujiwara-senpai didn't believe it.
Takahashi spent two hours in the hotel trying to persuade Fujiwara, but to no avail.
By evening, his men had picked up the two international assassins at the airport and brought them back.
Before they arrived, Fujiwara did not tell them about the mission; he only told them after they met the people.
But as soon as he told them the mission, the two assassins took out their phones, contacted their boss, and said they had to go back and wouldn't take the job anymore.
Furthermore, the boss of the assassin organization was very angry and said he would blacklist Fujiwara in the industry.
After the two assassins left, Takahashi looked at Fujiwara, whose expression had changed drastically, and said helplessly.
"Senior, look, even the number one assassin organization knows how vicious and troublesome that woman is. You should listen to me and go back to China as soon as possible."
Fujiwara's face was grim, and he nodded absentmindedly, no longer trying to find reasons to refuse.
This assassin was capable of anything, even daring to assassinate heads of state, yet he fled in panic upon hearing about the Xiao family, finally realizing how terrifying they were.
The thought of those blood ginsengs made Fujiwara's heart bleed, but for the sake of his life, he called his assistant in and told him to pack his things and prepare to return to Japan.
Takahashi said the sooner the better, so Fujiwara immediately sent someone to apply for a flight route.
He arrived in a private jet, and naturally he left in the same way.
After explaining everything, both of them felt relieved.
Takahashi left because he still had work to do.
Fujiwara's application for a flight route has been delayed in getting approved, and he believes that the Xiao family must have interfered and didn't want him to leave.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he asked his assistant to book a plane ticket directly, intending to take a passenger plane back to China.
At the same time, he quickly convened a small meeting to explain some work-related matters.
There were about seven or eight people who came here to discuss cooperation. When they heard the news that he was leaving, they were all stunned and didn't understand why he would leave.
Fujiwara didn't say much to them. After his assistant said that the tickets had been bought, he hurriedly ended the meeting.
The nearest flight was from 3:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. the next day. When I went to the airport, the road was deserted, and there wasn't a single car except for them.
The assistant was driving in front, and Fujiwara, being old, was feeling weak and drowsy.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, a car suddenly crashed into him from the side.
After the loud noise, the assistant, covered in blood, crawled out of the car and sat on the roadside to make a call for help.
Just as he was about to go back to save Fujiwara, the two cars that had collided earlier caught fire. The fire was huge and there was a risk of explosion at any moment.
After the fire was extinguished, only two unrecognizable corpses remained inside. Later, it was confirmed that one of them was Fujiwara.
Upon learning of this, Takahashi was furious.
The investigation concluded it was an accident, but he remained absolutely convinced it was the Xiao family's revenge.
The next day, during a live interview with a media outlet, he made veiled criticisms of a certain powerful family, implying they were vindictive and malicious. Although he did not name names, everyone in the industry knew who it was.
However, he was abruptly muted before he could say more than a few words.
Takahashi then contacted other media outlets, but none of them dared to accept his invitation to interview him.
As a diplomat, how could he not realize what this meant? After all, it was on someone else's territory. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only endure it and send the message back home.
The Xiao family, however, was filled with joy and harmony.
Grandpa Fu and the Xiao family's butler, who watched the news every day, acted as if they knew nothing about it, happily preparing for the New Year.
As for Fu Yueci and the others, they must have guessed it as well, but they were sensible enough not to ask anything and continued as usual, except that they dared not go out during this period.
In the morning, Xiaoxue, having finished her errands, drove to Shuangjiang to report back. When she entered, the housekeeper was directing people to hang lanterns.
She passed by and greeted them with a smile. When she saw two potted orange trees with green and yellow hues placed at the entrance of the main hall, her eyes lit up and she immediately went over and picked one.
She peeled the orange, tasted it, and then spat it out.
It's not sweet, it's sour.
Qingqing had somehow appeared at the doorway, looking at her curiously.
Seeing her face scrunch up from the sour taste, he smiled and said in a childish voice.
"It's not ripe yet."
As she spoke, she walked over, picked one from the tree, held it in her hand for a while, and then handed it to Xiaoxue.
"Sister, here, have this."
If it were anyone else, Xiaoxue would definitely be wary, but if it were Qingqing, she wouldn't hesitate at all, peeling off the skin and putting it in her mouth.
Miss is an angelic child; I've never heard anyone say she cheated anyone.
Sure enough, the moment the orange entered her mouth, the sweetness overpowered most of the sourness, and she happily squinted her eyes.
Then, like a Samoyed, it clung to her affectionately, saying, "Oh, Miss, you're so kind! I'll follow you forever!"
Xiao Su, who happened to be passing by and saw this scene, smiled, walked over and patted Qingqing's head, teasing the two of them with amusement.
"Your Aunt Xiaoxue used to be a laborer, but now you've practically turned her into a suicide squad."