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The car windows were covered with reflective film, making it difficult to see inside the car.

When he saw the Maybach, Taku Hoshikawa thought of the rainy night and the overpass, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The next second, the Maybach started to move slowly.

It drove lightly a few meters and stopped in front of him, and then the back seat window quietly lowered.

Sitting behind the car window was an elderly man in a suit. His hair was almost completely white, but his eyes revealed an unquestionable dominance, giving people the aura of a superior.

He looked at Hoshikawa Taku with sharp eyes and said slowly: "Hoshikawa Taku, get in the car. I have something I want to talk to you about."

Chapter 299: How much are you willing to leave my granddaughter for?

Taku Hoshikawa was very familiar with the old man's face.

He is the current head of the Toyokawa family - Toyokawa Sadaharu, and also the grandfather of Toyokawa Shoko.

Taku Hoshikawa didn't expect that his first meeting with him would be under such circumstances.

The other party called out his name, obviously having already obtained relevant information about him.

Was this appearance a coincidence or a long-planned event?

Hoshikawa Taku is more inclined to believe it was a coincidence.

He had come here because he had to look for Xiangzi suddenly, and this Maybach had been parked here long ago, so it was probably not waiting for him, but had been monitoring Xiangzi.

When he saw me coming out, he decided to meet me on the spur of the moment.

After a quick thought, Hoshikawa Taku asked, "Don't you need me to call Xiangzi over?"

"No need. Xiangzi doesn't know of my existence yet. I just wanted to come find you."

Toyokawa Sadaharu said calmly, "Get in the car, I have something to tell you."

Taku Hoshikawa thought for a moment, nodded, then opened the car door and got in.

The moment the car door closed, the noise outside seemed to be completely blocked out.

This was the first time for Taku Hoshikawa to ride in such a luxury car.

However, in order not to lose face, he did not look around as if he had never seen the world. As soon as he got on the car, his eyes were fixed on the old driver, Toyokawa Sadaharu.

At this time, Toyokawa Sadaharu's gaze was on Toyokawa Shoko who was on the other side of the traffic light outside the window.

He looked at Xiangzi and spoke to Taku Hoshikawa.

"Xiangzi usually goes straight to the subway station at this time, right? Is she standing there waiting for you?"

"Yes, I called Xiangzi."

Hoshikawa Taku nodded.

"Is there something important?"

"It's not a big deal."

"In that case, call Xiangzi and ask her to leave first."

Toyokawa Sadaharu's tone was neither hurried nor slow, but it contained a commanding tone.

Taku Hoshikawa was a little disgusted, but he didn't show it on the spot. He took out his cell phone and called Xiangzi, telling her that he had something urgent to do here and asked her to go back first. He would tell her about this matter tomorrow.

On Xiangzi's side, he showed a little disappointed expression after receiving the call.

She looked up but didn't see Taku Hoshikawa. Finally, she nodded in agreement and turned to walk towards the subway station.

Inside the car, Toyokawa Sadaharu watched his granddaughter leave until her figure completely disappeared from the car window. He then slowly turned his gaze to Hoshikawa Taku, looking at him sharply with a scrutinizing look.

After a long while, he slowly said, "You should know who I am, and you should also guess why I am here."

Hoshikawa Taku met his gaze and smiled gently.

"Of course I know. You are the head of the Toyokawa family, Toyokawa Sadaharu. You are here for Shoko, right?"

"Although you expelled her father, Toyokawa Kiyoshi, Xiangzi is still a member of your family. So you were worried that she would be in danger, so you secretly sent people to monitor her every move."

Toyokawa Sadaharu nodded slightly and clapped his hands twice, his tone revealing a cold admiration of scrutiny. "Very good, your reasoning skills are quite good. It saves me from having to explain too much."

Hoshikawa Taku leaned back in his chair, not panicking, and jokingly said:

"I've long suspected that Xiangzi wouldn't be left without protection. However, I thought you'd just have bodyguards follow him, but I didn't expect you to escort him personally. Are you usually so free?"

"I just came over to take a look today because I was in a good mood. I was followed by bodyguards most of the time."

Toyokawa Sadaharu answered the question lightly, then looked at Hoshikawa Taku with a deep gaze and said slowly:

"Hoshikawa Taku, 24 years old. His parents died young, and he inherited the family firm. While it may seem prosperous on the surface, he actually still owes the bank 10 billion yen. If he can't pay it back within a year, the bank will take over the firm's building...right?"

Hoshikawa Taku raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that he knew so much about his information.

But that's normal. If he couldn't find out these things, Taku Hoshikawa would be surprised.

Is this a warning to myself?

However, Hoshikawa Taku was well prepared and showed no surprise. He smiled calmly and said, "It seems that Master Toyokawa knows me very well. I wonder what you want to do by looking for me today after you have done so much research?"

"Since you know I came here for Xiangzi, you naturally understand what I want to do."

Toyokawa Sadaharu said directly, "Name your price. How much are you willing to pay to terminate your contract with Xiangzi?"

This time I really met a domineering boss, and he asked me to make an offer as soon as he opened his mouth.

Hoshikawa Taku had read many female-oriented novels. After the heroine with a miserable life fell in love with a rich and handsome man who inherited the family business, her family felt that she was not worthy of their son, so they secretly found the man and asked him to name a price for leaving their son...

Taku Hoshikawa never thought that such a scenario would happen to him one day.

Hoshikawa Taku smiled and didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked, "The penalty for breach of contract that I signed with Xiangzi is very high. I wonder if Master Toyokawa knows the details of the contract? Do you know the specific number of years Xiangzi and I signed the contract for?"

Toyokawa Kiyoshi said calmly, "It's a ten-year contract, the commission is 10%, and the base salary is 100,000 yen, right?"

"How did you know?"

Hoshikawa Taku raised his brows slightly.

"I arranged for an employee to work in your firm a long time ago. Xiangzi wasn't particularly wary, so it was easy to get the information out of her."

Toyokawa Sadaharu said this without any emotion.

"There's a traitor in the office..."

Xingchuan Taku rubbed his brows and sighed helplessly, "Sure enough, labor dispatch is unreliable..."

Hoshikawa Taku was not surprised by this.

The office now has a lot more employees, with about thirty or forty staff members.

Although they signed a confidentiality agreement when they joined the company, they have their own mouths, so even if they secretly tell outsiders about this, no one will know.

Even if they found out who the traitor was and asked him to pay compensation, I'm afraid Toyokawa Sadaharu would hand over the money without blinking an eye.

Toyokawa Sadaharu noticed that Hoshikawa Taku had frowned slightly, and spoke calmly:

"Although I planted that employee there, she's very capable and has never leaked any business secrets. She only occasionally inquires about Xiangzi's situation for me and, incidentally, protects her safety."

He paused, then added: "If you really mind, when you terminate your contract with Xiangzi, I will ask her to resign voluntarily and pay you the liquidated damages according to the contract."

"no need."

Xingchuan Taku shook his head. "You are also an old man who loves his granddaughter. Why would I care about such a small matter?"

There are no secrets to be leaked in Taku Hoshikawa's office. The biggest secret is his system.

But unless he takes the initiative to tell others about this kind of thing, no one can know it.

Besides that, there is Mizuno Ai.

However, he was very careful about Mizuno Ai's affairs and did not let her have much contact with ordinary employees. The teachers who guided her were also carefully selected by him, so it was difficult for her information to leak out.

Seeing that Hoshikawa Taku seemed to have regained his composure, Toyokawa Sadaharu continued, "Okay, now that you know what you want to know, name your price. How much are you willing to terminate your contract with Xiangzi?"

"Don't worry about that for now. I still have several things I'm curious about. You have to satisfy my curiosity."

Hoshikawa Taku smiled and asked, "For example, did Xiangzi's father, Toyokawa Kiyoshi, tell you that he didn't know about this?"

Lao Deng's eyes became noticeably more serious.

"...He doesn't know. I've arranged for someone to keep a close eye on his movements. Every day he's either sleeping at home or out drinking or playing marbles. His schedule is very consistent."

As he spoke, he looked up at Hoshikawa Taku and said meaningfully, "The few times he suddenly went out, it was because you tricked him out, and then used the name of the Toyokawa family to defraud him."

"How could it be a scam? I just asked him to introduce himself to help me save face. Even though he was expelled from the Toyokawa family, he didn't change his name, right?"

Hoshikawa Taku is eloquent.

Toyokawa Rondo was a little speechless, but he didn't want to argue with Hoshikawa Taku, who was a smooth talker, about these trivial details that he thought were trivial.

"Forget it. I don't want to argue with you about this. I won't pursue such trivial matters. Do you have any other questions?"

"Yes, just one last question... Does Xiangzi agree with this?"

Hoshikawa Taku asked in a serious tone.

As soon as this question was asked, Toyokawa Sadaharu fell silent for a long time, looking out the window, as if thinking about something.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "Don't tell Xiangzi about this for now. Xiangzi will inherit the Toyokawa family in the future. How can she waste ten years of her life in a small office like yours? I will tell her when the time is right."

Xingchuan Taku nodded slowly, but sighed softly: "In other words, you acted first and asked for permission later?"

"I understand your concern for Xiangzi, but no matter what, you have to get Xiangzi's consent, right? You know Xiangzi is a very stubborn person, otherwise she wouldn't have moved out of the big villa and relied on working to make a living."

"If you do this, she probably won't appreciate it. Instead, she'll blame you. Are you really willing to do this?"

Toyokawa Sadaharu frowned slightly, and for the first time his face showed displeasure.

"You've asked enough questions. Do you really want to terminate the contract?"

His tone obviously turned colder. "This is our Toyokawa family's family affair. It has nothing to do with you."

"Okay, okay... then I won't ask anymore."

Seeing that Toyokawa Sadaharu was getting annoyed, Hoshikawa Taku was tactful enough to stop discussing the topic.

Taku Hoshikawa thought for a moment and stated his ideal price.

"Are you sure you want me to name a price? Then I'll tell you... I want one billion."

Upon hearing this, Toyokawa Sadaharu's eyebrows moved slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He seemed to be mentally prepared. He took out a checkbook with a dark leather cover from his pocket and opened it skillfully.

"Ten billion yen! That's just enough to pay off your debt. I know you're a man of the times. This is your best option."

He picked up the pen and the tip of the pen was already touching the paper, but he was interrupted by Taku Hoshikawa's soft voice.

"No, you misunderstood."

Hoshikawa Taku corrected him with a smile, "When I said billion, I meant one billion U.S. dollars."

A billion dollars?

Toyokawa Sadaharu was stunned when he heard this number.

His eyes slowly moved away from the checkbook and looked up at the smiling young man in front of him, a hint of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

According to the current exchange rate, one billion US dollars is equivalent to nearly 1400 billion yen.

Even if the Fengchuan family is wealthy, it would be difficult to come up with such a huge cash flow in a short period of time.

You know, Toyokawa Kiyoshi was expelled from the Toyokawa family because of a loss of 168 billion yen, and now Hoshikawa Taku is asking for ten times as much?

Where does he get the courage to ask for such a price?

Toyokawa Sadaharu's expression could no longer maintain its previous calmness, and his tone was filled with suppressed anger: "Young man, don't be ungrateful. I'm serious. Don't make such a stupid joke."

"I'm serious about this. I think Toyokawa Shoko will be able to create this value for me in the next ten years."

Hoshikawa Takuya said this seriously, his expression serious and he didn't look like he was joking at all.

Toyokawa Sadaharu was so angry that he laughed.

One billion US dollars. Has Taku Hoshikawa never come into contact with so much money before? He wonders how huge this amount is?

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