Chapter 601: Chapter 601 Borrowing a Knife to Kill Someone

On the other side.

After the battle, Chiba Yichiryu immediately took his family members to hide, but such a large family could not be easily moved.

Yagyu Kenjiro and Hattori Kaji stormed into the Chiba Family residence, turning it upside down, causing significant losses and casualties.

It was fortunate that Chiba Yichiryu fled quickly; otherwise, he would have certainly met his doom here as well.

At this moment, Chiba Yichiryu was hiding in his secret safehouse.

He communicated with Xiao Zhan, “Mr. Xiao Ye, what should we do now? Yagyu Kenjiro is waiting to strike the moment I show my face, ready to deliver a devastating blow.”

“Just don’t show yourself, then,” replied Xiao Zhan.

Chiba Yichiryu’s face cramped with bitterness, “Mr. Xiao Ye, please don’t joke. It wouldn’t matter if it were just me hiding indefinitely, but I can’t stay hidden forever.”

His implication was to solicit Xiao Zhan’s help in dealing with Yagyu Kenjiro.

But Xiao Zhan was not at the point of confronting Yagyu Kenjiro head-on yet.

Setting aside the fact that Yagyu Kenjiro had Hattori Kaji as reinforcement, Xiao Zhan couldn’t ensure a 100% victory in a two-on-one battle. Besides, he had to eliminate the Hattori and Koizumi families.

If he got rid of Yagyu Kenjiro now, how would he proceed with his later plans?

“Enough, don’t play dumb. I won’t leave you hanging. Just hide well for the next few days and don’t show yourself. I’ll take care of the crisis,” Xiao Zhan said and then cut off the communication.

He then turned to Ghost Abacus and asked, “How is the acquisition of the Yagyu Family assets going?”

“The acquisition is going smoothly, but the Koizumi Family has sent assassins to take us out, and we’ve suffered significant losses,” replied Ghost Abacus.

Xiao Zhan sneered, somewhat surprised that the Koizumi Family was so impatient, launching their move this quickly.

With the Yagyu Family down, many families nibbled at the carcass, not just one.

But these families were all minor ones; even with their shares, they were no match for the Koizumi Family. He could afford to wait until the end to settle the score.

Such impatience was not fitting of a major family’s behavior.

But since they had started, Xiao Zhan wouldn’t just sit around and wait.

“Let me deal with them.”

Ghost Abacus nodded, “There is a stock transfer signing ceremony tonight, involving the most significant industry pillar of the Yagyu Family. I have taken it over personally, but it’s a critical asset, and the Koizumi Family will definitely send people to sabotage it.”

“Let them come. I’ll make sure they never return.”

Evening arrived quickly.

Dressed as an assistant, Xiao Zhan followed Ghost Abacus’s puppet chairman to a hotel for the signing ceremony.

Those who came to sign were chairmen of industrial groups controlled by the Yagyu Family. Now that the Yagyu Family had fallen, they naturally wanted to sell these assets to save themselves.

Xiao Zhan watched quietly from the side; the signing went smoothly, with almost no idle chatter. They simply reviewed the contract, confirmed it was correct, and then signed their names.

But at that moment, a group of people burst in, holding a knife to a man’s throat, preventing him from signing his name.

“Who are you?” asked the man.

The intruders remained silent and attacked Xiao Zhan’s people instead.

Unfortunately for them, they messed with the wrong person tonight.

Xiao Zhan struck with force, turning one of the attackers into a bloody mist with a slap, then continued attacking swiftly. It was like a breeze swept through the room as the group who burst in all turned into blood mist.

One person remained.

As Xiao Zhan approached him, the man shivered uncontrollably, almost unable to hold onto his knife.

Xiao Zhan didn’t give him the chance to speak, ending his life with a single palm strike.

Looking at the man, who promptly signed his name in fear.

The signing was complete.

The crowd left, and Xiao Zhan dropped a Ninja Shuriken before also taking his leave.

This shuriken was a symbol of the Hattori Family.

Such a small Ninja Shuriken wouldn’t directly link the Hattori Family to the incident in the Koizumi Family’s mind, but it would plant a seed of doubt.

Soon after they left, the Koizumi Family arrived, recoiling at the gruesome scene.

One of them found the Ninja Shuriken on the ground.

After picking it up, he quickly brought it back to the Koizumi Family.

Koizumi Hideo, seeing the shuriken, furrowed his brow slightly, “Such an amateurish frame-up. Is this deliberate? And if so, who could be behind it?”

He turned to the butler and asked, “Besides this Ninja Shuriken, was anything else left at the scene?”

“Nothing.”

The butler shook his head.

Koizumi Hideo’s frown deepened. What exactly was the adversary aiming for?

Was it to stir up conflict between the Koizumi Family and the Hattori Family?

To reap the benefits of their feud?

But who would benefit from that?

Chiba Yichiryu?

Koizumi Hideo couldn’t think of anyone else.

If it really were the Chiba Family, then Chiba Yichiryu’s ambitions were not small.

“Hmph, trying to play this game with me? You’re still too green,” he scoffed.

“Family Head, shall we increase our manpower and continue the assassinations?” the butler asked at this moment.

Koizumi Hideo waved his hand, “Forget it, there’s no need to waste resources on this matter. Let them gloat for now; we’ll take it all back at once later.”

“Yes!”

Time passed, and several days went by.

With the Koizumi Family halting their assassinations, Ghost Abacus’s acquisitions proceeded smoothly.

Although not all of the Yagyu Family’s assets were acquired, most of the estate was taken over.

It was time.

Xiao Zhan was ready to begin the second phase of his plan.

But just then, Xiao Zhan received a message from Chiba Yichiryu.

“Mr. Xiao Ye, Yagyu Kenjiro has gone to North Island.”

“North Island? What’s he doing there?”

From their current location to North Island, one lying to the south and the other to the north, even rushing back and forth at top speed would take a day. Why would Yagyu Kenjiro suddenly head over there?

“Mr. Xiao Ye, Koizumi Hideo told him we’ve moved to North Island, so he went there to intercept us.”

Koizumi Hideo?

What’s his angle in crafting such a scheme?

“Are you sure Yagyu Kenjiro has gone to North Island?” Xiao Zhan asked.

The situation was fishy. Koizumi Hideo informing Chiba Yichiryu clearly meant that he knew Chiba Yichiryu’s hiding place, but told Yagyu Kenjiro a falsehood. What was he planning to achieve?

“Yes, absolutely certain.”

“Did Koizumi Hideo tell you anything else?”