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She abruptly raised her head, her elegant and composed expression instantly replaced by astonishment and wariness.
In the shadows behind her, it seemed as if a bodyguard moved slightly.
Zhou Ye released Nami's arm and took two steps forward.
His face was expressionless, and his voice was calm.
Good evening, Principal Gao Cheng.
He paused, his gaze falling on Yuriko Takagi's slightly pale face.
"I think it's time to have a serious talk."
"Regarding your daughter's safety."
Nami stood behind Zhou Ye, a professional smile on her face, but beneath that smile lay a hint of anticipation for a good show.
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The air in the study seemed to freeze.
Yuriko Takashiro tilted her teacup, and the brown liquid dripped onto the expensive documents, leaving an unsightly stain.
She suddenly looked up, her usual air of complete control vanished, replaced by extreme shock and wariness.
In the shadows, the bodyguard protecting her was tense, ready to strike.
"Teacher Zhou, Teacher Tohsaka."
Yuriko Takagi forced herself to calm down, but her voice couldn't completely hide her panic.
"It's illegal to break into someone else's room!"
While issuing a stern warning, she subtly reached under the desk.
There was a hidden emergency alarm button there, directly connected to the manor's security system and her husband's side.
My fingertips touched the cold button, and I pressed it down hard.
once.
twice.
three times.
The piercing alarm that was expected did not sound.
The only sounds in the study were the low noise of the air conditioner and the amused gazes of the two people opposite.
There was no mockery on Zhou Ye's face, only a calm that seemed to have seen through everything.
Nami crossed her arms and looked around the luxurious furnishings of the study with great interest, her expression as if she were assessing how much money the room could be worth.
[A soundproof barrier plus spatial sealing? Boss, you're getting better and better at this.]
Nami was amazed.
[This woman wants to press the alarm? How naive.]
Yuriko Takashiro's finger froze as she pressed the button.
She is not stupid.
The alarm failed, the other party appeared in such a bizarre way, and was so fearless...
She instantly realized that she was now like a fish on a chopping board.
call……
She slowly withdrew her hand, straightened her back, and tried to regain some of the aura that belonged to the matriarch of the Takashiro family.
"Go ahead."
She adjusted her breathing, slowed her speech, and spoke with the composure of a businesswoman.
"What do you two want? Money? Stocks? Or a piece of real estate?"
In her view, it was all about making money.
Everything is negotiable as long as the price is right.
"Ha ha……"
Zhou Ye suddenly laughed, his voice not loud, but it made Yuriko Takashiro's heart tighten.
There was no joy in that laughter, only a chilling quality that sent shivers down her spine.
"Your everything."
Zhou Ye stopped laughing, looked at her, and said, word by word.
"what?!"
Yuriko Takagi suddenly stood up, the chair sliding backward with a screeching sound.
Anger instantly shattered the composure she had just managed to maintain.
"Zhou Ye! Don't go too far!"
She spoke sharply, pointing her finger at Zhou Ye, her hand trembling slightly with excitement.
"Who do you think you are? Daring to say you want everything I have? The Gao family is not someone you can mess with! You're courting death!"
[Tsk, she broke down already? I thought she was much more tolerant.]
Zhou Ye made his own assessment, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Stop, stop, stop."
He raised his hand, making a pause gesture, interrupting Yuriko Takashiro's roar.
"I don't have time to waste with your nonsense."
His tone turned cold.
"Principal Gao Cheng, get to the bottom of this."
"If it weren't for you and your self-righteous husband, who sent people to spy on me, and planted those disgusting little gadgets in my car and my house..."
With each sentence Zhou Ye spoke, Yuriko Takashiro's face paled a little more.
he knows!
He actually knew about the surveillance footage!
When was it discovered?
So all their previous performances... were just acting?!
A chill ran down Yuriko Takagi's spine.
"...I can't care about a dying man like you."
Zhou Ye's last words were like an ice pick piercing Yuriko Takashiro's heart.
A dying person?
What does he mean?
"You...what do you mean?"
Yuriko Takagi's voice trembled.
Zhou Ye did not answer directly.
He took a black USB drive out of his pocket and fiddled with it between his fingers.
The U's casing was very ordinary, without any markings.
But in Yuriko Takagi's eyes, it was more threatening than any weapon at that moment.
"Inside here..."
Zhou Ye casually waved the USB drive in his hand.
“There are some things that you, or rather, your Gao Cheng family, and your husband who holds a high position in Umbrella, absolutely do not want outsiders to see.”
[Good stuff obtained while hacking into the network. The deal between Takashiro Soichiro and Wesker, the shady dealings with William Birkin, and some shady experimental data from within Umbrella... enough to give this couple a run for their money.]
Zhou Ye was making plans in his mind.
Yuriko Takagi stared intently at the U, her breathing rapid.
She didn't know exactly what was inside, but Zhou Ye's confident attitude made her dare not doubt it.
This man never intended to have a proper talk with her from the beginning.
He's here to blackmail me, and he's using potentially fatal leverage against me!
"What do you want?"
Yuriko Takashiro's voice was hoarse as she sat back down in her chair, as if all her strength had been drained away.
"It's very simple."
Zhou Ye walked to the desk and gently placed the USB drive on the table.
"The price to redeem it."
He stretched out his finger and pointed to the U.
"I want all the gems in all the jewelry stores in Raccoon City that the Takagi family owns."
[I specifically looked it up before coming. The Takagi Zaibatsu's businesses span finance, real estate, jewelry... In Raccoon City, their jewelry business is second to none. Nami should like this gift.]
Zhou Ye glanced at Nami behind him, and her eyes lit up for a moment, though she quickly concealed it.
All the gems?! Boss, you have quite the appetite... I love it!
Nami was quickly making her own plans.
Yuriko Takagi's pupils suddenly contracted.
All the gems?!
That's no small sum!