1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 157 The Temptation of a Billion Dollars

Seeing Xu Yuexin's depressed expression, Minako showed a proud expression again.

"Before she wakes up, let me introduce you to the Watanabe family."

Minako glanced at the still unconscious female bodyguard, then turned to Xu Yuexin and said, "The Watanabe family started out as a soap-making business during the Meiji era. By the beginning of the 20th century, it had grown into a large family with assets exceeding 500 million yen."

"At that time, one yen was equivalent to 0.75 grams of gold..."

"Cough cough!"

Just as Minako was introducing herself, the female bodyguard lying on the sofa interrupted her with a violent cough.

Xu Yuexin looked in the direction of the voice and found that the female bodyguard had opened her eyes and was looking at him and Minako with a calm gaze.

Xu Yuexin walked forward with a smile, grabbed the female bodyguard's arm like flipping a fish, and turned over the beautiful body that was bound by hemp rope.

Just as he guessed, the female bodyguard had taken out a knife and was using it to cut the hemp rope on her wrist.

"Stop working."

Xu Yuexin easily snatched the knife, threw it on the table, clasped his hands in his arms, stared at the female bodyguard and said, "We are not trying to harm you, we just want to give you a way out."

Xu Yuexin used English in the conversation, and he hoped that the female bodyguard could understand it.

Minako stepped forward and tore off the cloth in the female bodyguard's hand.

"Dream on! I will only be loyal to my duties and serve Mr. Watanabe Keiichiro forever!"

The female bodyguard got the right to speak and immediately said angrily in English, "Don't even think about using such despicable means to make me surrender!"

Hearing her words, Xu Yuexin and Minako smiled at each other.

"Watanabe is dead, even his body is stiff."

"Who else can you be loyal to?"

Xu Yuexin said disdainfully.

The female bodyguard's pupils shrank: her employer... was actually dead.

Although the female bodyguard had known that this day would come soon, she still felt it was a little sudden today.

"Did you kill him?"

After coming to her senses, the female bodyguard asked coldly.

"Ma'am, please don't say that. Watanabe's death has nothing to do with me, nor with her."

Xu Yuexin spread his hands and said, "The reason why I used force against you today was purely because of the situation."

"We just want to know some secrets about Watanabe from you."

"Well, as long as you can provide us with satisfactory information, you can name your price."

Minako snapped her fingers and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

"I told you not to have any delusions."

The female bodyguard still refused coldly, "Since I have accepted Mr. Huiyilang's employment, I should keep his secret."

“That’s my work ethic.”

I can't believe it... this big foreign horse is quite loyal.

At least he is much better than the bodyguards who followed Watanabe that day.

Xu Yuexin felt that the situation was a bit unexpected, and he had to consider other solutions to the problem.

Minako still tried to negotiate with the female bodyguard.

"As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, I can give you at least 5 million yen in compensation."

"If I believe the information you provide is of high value, then this number can be increased."

"No, forget it. I won't cooperate with you no matter how much money you offer me."

The female bodyguard shook her head stubbornly, while trying to struggle with her muscular body.

"Stop struggling, it's useless."

Xu Yuexin walked forward impatiently and slapped her hard on the round buttocks, "I find that you are really stubborn."

"Don't you even think about why we want to take the safe and why we brought you here?" The female bodyguard was attacked on the buttocks and her face turned red with anger. She glared at Xu Yuexin fiercely.

"That's because there's no need to ask."

"Villains like you are just trying to seize Mr. Watanabe's property after his death."

"Do you think I can't see it?"

"Oh? You think so? Then you are really mistaken."

Xu Yuexin stared at the female bodyguard, his expression extremely solemn and a bit sad, and said, "Our first goal is actually to avenge Mr. Watanabe."

"revenge?"

The female bodyguard muttered in surprise and looked at Xu Yuexin blankly, "You mean..."

"That's right, Mr. Watanabe was actually murdered."

"On the morning of his death, he had been having heart problems."

"At this point, his brother called and had a heated argument with him."

"Mr. Watanabe was so angry that he had a heart attack and died on the spot."

"Minako and I tried our best to save him, but we were unable to do so."

"The purpose of our trip to Japan is to punish Mr. Watanabe's brother."

"As for the inheritance of the family property, it is just a supporting goal. Because if we don't take it, the Watanabe family's property will definitely fall into the hands of his younger brother."

Xu Yuexin finished his speech with a sad face, "I think you don't want to see such a situation, ma'am!"

Minako also reacted quickly.

He can tell lies impromptu without blushing, he is really worthy of being her husband!
"Mr. Xu was Watanabe's best business partner during his lifetime. I just want to join forces with him to avenge Watanabe."

Minako wiped her tears and cooperated with Xu Yuexin with a tearful face, "Please, can you help us?"

The female bodyguard was stunned by such a big reversal.

Are these two really out to avenge her former employer?

Why doesn't it look like that?

Apart from anything else, the way they acted when taking away the safe was full of villain aura.

Is such a person worthy of her trust?
"Yes...I'm sorry. I know our actions when we took the safe were a bit rude."

"But we were forced to do that. We were worried... worried that you had been bribed by Watanabe's brother."

Minako sobbed and pointed out the window, "I can swear on Mount Fuji that if there is even a trace of falsehood in what I just said, I will not live to see the next year."

"Please, can you help us without any grudges?"

The female bodyguard was intimidated by Minako.

She was crying and swearing, it was hard to imagine that she was lying.

Moreover, what the man named Mr. Xu next to Minako said was also quite credible.

Because Mr. Watanabe did have a bad relationship with his brother during his lifetime.

The female bodyguard thought about it and finally decided to trust them.

"Your experience is indeed very sympathetic."

The female bodyguard said with sympathy, "But I don't know the combination of the safe either. I can only tell you what I know."

"You say it."

Xu Yuexin said with red eyes, looking like he was still immersed in sorrow over the passing of old Watanabe.

Before speaking, he walked forward and untied the hemp rope for the female bodyguard.

"Mr. Watanabe secretly started his own business in addition to his family's business."

The female bodyguard stretched her aching muscles and said to the two men, "I don't know the exact scale, but the value is definitely no less than 10 billion US dollars."

(End of this chapter)