Location: East Ocean, the outskirts of Osaka, Showa Kai Castle. Time: 20th of April, 11 o 'clock in the morning.
The Showa Kai Castle, as well as most of their strongholds in the Kansai region, were uprooted by the Innocence Society.
Of course, as a global assassin organization, the Showa Kai's stronghold was not limited to the East Ocean region. Just like how they had a branch in New York, the Showa Kai also had a stronghold in Europe.
However, the East Ocean region had always been their headquarters. However, the East Ocean region had suffered a heavy blow this time. Most of the core forces had been taken away by Kim Pyong.
This allowed the Innocence Society, organized by Rod Man's eldest disciple, Rock, to take down one Showa Kai stronghold after another in the East Ocean region. Especially those peripheral underground organizations that had been helping the Showa Kai's economy.
In a short period of time, the entire Kansai region in the East Ocean seemed to have changed. The entire underground order had been completely broken and reorganized.
However, this was still a good thing, because the Innocence Society was a relatively gentle society. Although it was difficult to determine whether the Innocence Society was considered a triad organization, at least the disciples trained by Rod Man were relatively gentle.
Compared to the peripheral organizations that completely relied on killing and forceful means to unite, the Innocence Society seemed much gentler. Of course, this was also a comparison.
Since Li Jie and the others went to hell, Rock had been stationed in this castle for a long time. At the same time, there were four Kamateki mages who had been guarding the entrance to hell.
"Everyone has worked hard." As usual, Rock personally brought lunch to the place where the mages were stationed.
As usual, Rock pushed open the door to the basement and exchanged some pleasantries. However, today, none of the mages had time to talk to him.
Because through the special magic stone, Lan had sent a signal to them. She asked them to build a portal in the human world. After all, they were not Ancient One, they did not have the ability to directly cross the two dimensions.
There must be a fulcrum between the two dimensions, so that they could build a bridge between the two worlds.
"Rock, have someone guard this place. They're coming back, "a mage said to Rock while they were setting up the fulcrum of the East Ocean.
At the same time, in the capital of the East Ocean, in a high-end kiosk in this ancient capital with thousands of years of history, a group of senior executives of the Osborne Group (East Ocean) were gathered here.
As one of the oldest cities in the East Ocean, Kyoto was also a cultural center of the East Ocean. According to the structure of Chang 'an a thousand years ago, the Capital City had also set up a structure very similar to the market place and a straight road similar to the Vermilion Bird Avenue.
Although it had experienced the vicissitudes of thousands of years, one could still find the charm of this city from thousands of years ago in some inadvertent corners.
The most famous scenic spot in the capital should be the Golden Pavilion Temple, although the current Golden Pavilion Temple was still very different from the Golden Pavilion Temple in the historical site. This was because in the protection of cultural relics in the East Ocean, the principle of repairing the old as new was used more broadly.
Therefore, the Golden Pavilion Temple and most of the ancient buildings and castles in the East Ocean had been renovated with a large number of modern techniques and materials. Many times, the so-called historical sites and antiques seen in some scenic spots, although they looked very beautiful and even sparkling. It made the onlookers who did not know why a thousand-year-old historical site was so well maintained.
But they might not know that the things they saw might have been built and renovated in the last 20 or 30 years. Most of the materials used in it came from modern materials.
This was a world of difference from China, which was separated by a river. The rule of repairing the old as new was seriously rejected in the protection of ancient cultural relics in China. Repairing the old as it was the principle of the protection of cultural relics in China.
Damaged cultural relics were not allowed to be repaired if there were no original fragments. If repair was needed, it could only be maintained in the most original embryonic color. In China, it was considered a creative restoration. It was so old that it could almost pass off the fake as the genuine one. Without special requirements, the restorer of cultural relics was not allowed to do this.
And things like repainting and coloring were avoided as much as possible. It was best not to do anything that was suspected of creative restoration on cultural relics.
Repairing paintings of the Song Dynasty required the use of Song Dynasty paper. There were a lot of rules like this. This also made many historical sites and cultural relics in China look dirty and old. There was even no trace of repair at all.
The two countries had the same culture, but there were many differences in many aspects. It was also because of this difference that the values of the people of the two countries were different.
And this difference could be seen from the group of executives meeting in the kiosk. This was a kiosk called Sakura, which was a house with a traditional Japanese-style courtyard with a single door and courtyard.
Sitting on the eaves corridor under the house, one could see the appearance of the Golden Pavilion Temple from a distance. If the weather was fine, the reflection of the sun could make the restored Golden Pavilion Temple shine with a golden brilliance.
This was one of the best high-end kiosks in the capital, and only received a few guests every month.
Today, this kiosk was reserved by executives from the Osborne Group (East Ocean). In the room with the best view in the courtyard in this season, the room with the best view of the Golden Pavilion Temple, four men were sitting on their knees in the traditional Japanese way, eating kaiseki cuisine while whispering to each other.
"Have you heard? Kinoshitsu-kun is going to be fired. "The one who was gossiping about work was a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Perhaps the long-term overtime when he was young had caused his endocrine imbalance, making his skin look very rough, and his pores looked very greasy and thick. Even though he was now in a high position, it seemed that he hadn't adjusted.
"I heard. Just because a plate of sushi was sent to Mr. Harry in the evening, Mr. Harry didn't like it? He has worked in the Osaka Hotel for 20 years. " The person who took over the conversation was another man. His appearance was a bit sharp, and he looked like a common harsh boss in the workplace.
"Since Mr. Harry came to the East Ocean, he seems to be dissatisfied with everything. We have been working so hard, and all the employees are working hard day and night. I don't understand what he is dissatisfied with. " At the same time, a man who looked kind-hearted, occasionally seen in the workplace, joined in the complaint.
"Maybe we haven't worked hard enough." Sitting at the head of the table was a man with gray hair, but he was hale and hearty, looking very elegant.
"Chairman Yasuda, we can't go on like this. Although Mr. Harry said that he was traveling around the East Ocean these days and temporarily put down the supervision of the East Ocean branch. But I heard that Mr. Harry was very dissatisfied with the results of our last meeting. I even heard that someone around him encouraged him to carry out a big change in our East Ocean branch. "The mean man said to the chairman who sat at the head of the table.
"Yes, Chairman. We can't just sit here and wait for death. The saying that a change of ruler brings a change of ministers is not just a saying. Mr. Norman passed away and Mr. Harry took over. As the headquarters in Asia, he will definitely intervene and arrange for people he trusts to take over the management of the company. We must do something to make him understand the necessity of our existence. "The middle-aged balding man with endocrine disorders said so.
"Otherwise, I'm afraid we will be kicked out of the door because of a little mistake like Kinoshita."
And the man who looked like a good old man on the side kept nodding in agreement.
Chairman Yasuda took a bite of spring vegetables (vegetables made in accordance with the season) with chopsticks and he savored the sweet and bitter taste of the vegetables. He didn't speak until he chewed the food and swallowed it.
"Kinoshita hasn't been fired yet. Those are just rumors. And do you want to make trouble? This is not the Warring States Period. There is no rule of the lower ruling over the higher. "
"It's always right to prepare for a rainy day, Chairman Yasuda." The mean man continued to encourage. "If you want Mr. Harry to continue to hand over the power of the East Ocean to you, Chairman Yasuda, then you need to make him understand how indispensable you are."
"I have served this company for forty years." Chairman Yasuda said unhurriedly.
"But Americans, especially young Americans, don't care about this. Look at Zuckerberg (the founder and CEO of Facebook) and you can understand the ideas of young entrepreneurs in the United States today. "The words of the balding man hit Chairman Yasuda's soft spot.
The mean man understood that Chairman Yasuda was a little shaken, so he hastened to say. "We still have a bargaining chip that can make us very valuable."
"What chips?" Chairman Yasuda took a sip of sake and asked in a low voice.
"Ashida Consortium!"
"No, Mr. Harry has already refused to meet with Ashida Consortium before he left." Chairman Yasuda shook his head.
"It's different, Chairman Yasuda. That's because Mr. Harry doesn't understand what Ashida Mariko has in her hands. If he understands, he won't refuse. " The mean man whispered softly in Chairman Yasuda's ear. He seemed to say something quickly.
Chairman Yasuda's expression was a little uncertain. "Are you sure?"
"Chairman, the most important development direction of the Osborne Group now is the field of limb regeneration and other medical fields expanded with this field as the core. Mr. Harry will definitely be tempted. "
"The reason why Mr. Harry refused Ashida Consortium is because this consortium has a certain underworld background. But when it comes to doing business, Ms. Mariko has always been very credible, and didn't you help her in the past? "
"Ahem." Chairman Yasuda coughed twice and interrupted the mean man's words.
The man quickly realized that he had said something too much, so he turned back. "In short, as long as you take the lead in arranging a meeting for Ms. Mariko, you will definitely be able to convince Mr. Harry. In the future, the mediation and lubrication between the two groups will be inseparable from you, Chairman Yasuda. "
Yasuda thought for a long time and finally nodded. "Then let's do it this way. When Mr. Harry comes back. I will find a way to arrange a meeting for him. "
"A wise decision, Chairman Yasuda. Please let me pour you a glass of wine." The mean man immediately flattered.
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