The Blooming Sunflower

"Kawamaru? Are you sure? He doesn't look like him at all."

Hinata Gen recalled the image of the yokai Kawajuu from Japanese legend, then looked at the little guy in front of him. He didn't look like him at all. Wasn't he supposed to be a bald old man? Or was he in disguise?

"Of course, young master Hyuga, you see."

Upon seeing Hyuga Gen questioning him, Doma instantly reverted to his original form. A strong fishy smell wafted over, almost making Hyuga Gen vomit. It turned out to be just like the legend.

"Alright, alright, change back now, I believe you."

Upon hearing this, Dorma immediately changed back to his original state, satisfied.

"Then I'll take my leave now, Ghana~"

After saying that, Doma darted away and disappeared from the sight of Hyuga Gen and the butler in no time.

"Young master, is there anything else I can do for you?"

"That's all. Butler, you can go about your business now. I'll be over to that subsidiary you mentioned in a bit."

"Yes, young master. I have already made arrangements for you over there. Once you get there, just look for the person in charge, Kamezo Gozo. He is already waiting at the company entrance."

After the butler left, Hyuga Gen called Akiyama Rinko and Meimei over, had them each change into a business suit, and then used Akiyama Rinko's space-time ninjutsu to teleport to an alley near the subsidiary company.

"This must be young master Hyuga. I am Kamezo Gozo, the person in charge here. Please come in, please come in."

As soon as Hyuga Gen arrived at the door, he saw a middle-aged man with a fawning expression walking towards him. Judging from the sweat on his face, he had been waiting for a long time.

Having grown accustomed to this treatment, Hyuga Gen simply nodded without speaking, though for some reason he felt a sense of disgust towards this man.

Seeing Hyuga Gen's indifferent expression, Kamezogo Mitsuhiko couldn't help but take out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wipe the sweat from his face.

Just as he was about to say something, he noticed the two women, Mingming and Akiyama Rinko, who were wearing business attire and were following behind Hinata Gen. His eyes widened immediately.

"Gouge out his eyes."

Just as he was getting engrossed in watching, a cold, emotionless voice reached Guizangxiangsan's ears.

Once he came to his senses, Kamekura realized he had done something wrong. After thinking about the methods of the Hyuga Group, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

"Young Master Hyuga, please spare me! I will never look again. Please, have mercy on me!"

Hyuga Gen, who disliked Kamezo Gozo very much, listened to his incessant pleas for mercy and his face showed annoyance. He seemed to remember where this person came from.

"Forget it, let's just kill him."

"learn!"

Several flashes of cold light appeared as Rinko Akiyama sheathed her katana.

When Kamezo found himself unharmed, he thought he had escaped a disaster.

"Thanks..."

Just as he was about to speak, Kamezo found himself shrinking, and at the same time, he felt intense pain throughout his body. Then, he knew nothing more.

Looking at Kamezo Gozo, who had become a pile of minced meat, Hyuga Gen cursed his bad luck inwardly.

Because of its remote location, hardly anyone noticed it, and the two security guards at the entrance were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

Realizing that the person the butler had arranged to receive him was gone, Hinata Gen had no choice but to call the butler again.

"Butler, I killed the person you arranged to receive us. Please arrange someone else."

"Really? Young Master, you've finally grown up. Well done! I'll arrange for someone else to pick you up right away."

Upon hearing that the person he had arranged had been killed by Hyuga Gen, the butler on the other end of the phone immediately became happy without asking any questions.

After hanging up the phone, the housekeeper called the deputy head of the subsidiary.

After having Akiyama Rinko use space-time ninjutsu to banish the shredded flesh, Hyuga Gen walked to the door, his lips slightly moving as he passed the two security guards.

"You should know what to do."

"I know, I know, please rest assured, Young Master Hyuga."

Hinata Gen nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, casually tossed them a thick stack of 10000 yen notes, and then led the two women into the company.

"I'll go through fire and water for you, young master!"

The two security guards' eyes widened at the sight of such a large sum of money. They had completely forgotten what had just happened and began to quietly divide the money in a corner.

Upon entering the company, he was greeted by a tall, thin middle-aged man, whose appearance was much better than that of Kamezo Gozo from before. Moreover, he knew not to look at things he shouldn't, which made Hinata Gen very satisfied.

Soon the middle-aged man took Hyuga Gen to Kamekura Gozo's office.

As for the personal belongings of Kamezo Kōzō, they were thrown out by the middle-aged man's men after he received a call from the housekeeper, without any hesitation.

After sitting down, Hyuga Gen casually flipped through the documents on the table. Finding he couldn't understand them, he didn't look at them much further. Then, he addressed the respectfully standing middle-aged man:

"Tell me, what happened yesterday that caused the company to suffer losses, how much losses were incurred, how you handled it, what the final result was, and are there any better solutions?"

Upon hearing Hinata Gen's series of questions, the middle-aged man immediately broke out in a cold sweat, wondering how he could possibly know the answer.

This matter has always been handled by that bastard Guizangxiang San; I haven't had a chance to get involved at all.

Seeing the middle-aged man's hesitant manner, Hyuga Gen didn't make things too difficult for him, but instead asked him to call over the employee in charge of the matter.

The young man walked in and said somewhat nervously:

"President Hinata, you wanted to see me?"

Looking at the honest-looking young man in front of him, Hyuga Gen's first thought was that this matter had nothing to do with him and that it was probably a trap set for him by that guy Kamezo Gozo.

However, Hyuga Gen was too lazy to pursue the responsibility of a dead man. This loss should still be placed on this young man's head. After all, he wasn't a philanthropist. Could he just throw away a loss of hundreds of millions? What a joke.

Glancing at the documents in his hand, Hyuga Gen looked up at him and slowly said:

"Azuma Norihito, is it? I want to know what kind of order could cause the company to suffer losses of hundreds of millions of yen. Can you bear this responsibility?"

Upon hearing the word "take responsibility," Higashiki immediately panicked, his eyes darting around the office as if searching for someone.

Knowing who he was looking for, Hyuga Gen frowned and said coldly:

"Alright, you're looking for that guy Kamezo Gozo, right? He was dealt with by the conglomerate for embezzlement. Now it's your problem."

Upon hearing that Kamezo Gozo had been punished for embezzlement, Higashi Kijin's face turned deathly pale.

How could this be? How could this happen? Has the agreement we made last night been nullified? How am I supposed to explain this to Yangli?

How could I possibly bear the responsibility for this loss of hundreds of millions of yen? I still have to pay my mortgage and plan to have a child with Haru. Is my life over?

Thinking about this, Higashiki Hitoshi suddenly felt an urge to go to the rooftop.

"I've been thinking about it, and it's not realistic for you to bear such a huge loss all by yourself. Guizangxiangsan must have told you some conditions, right? Why don't you tell me and see if I can agree to them?"

Upon hearing this voice, Higashi Kijin felt as if he had grasped a lifeline, and his eyes regained their light.