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The Takagi family's jewelry business in Raccoon City is one of their important businesses, and their stock of gemstones is priceless!
This Zhou Ye is simply asking for an exorbitant amount!
"you……"
She wanted to say "impossible," but swallowed the words back.
The fact that the other party held unknown "incriminating evidence" and could appear in her study without her noticing represented an immeasurable threat.
"You can take a look first."
Zhou Ye seemed to see through her hesitation.
"Take a look at what's inside, see if it's worth the price."
He took a step back and gestured for him to proceed.
"Make another decision."
Yuriko Takagi looked at the small U on the table, then at Zhou Ye, who was frighteningly calm, and at Nami, who was smiling behind him.
Her hand reached out uncontrollably towards that one.
Yuriko Takashiro carefully inserted it into the computer, as if it were a bomb that could explode at any moment. The computer screen flickered a few times, and the folder opened automatically.
Videos, documents, and audio recordings—all were organized in an orderly manner.
She double-clicked to open the first video file.
In the scene, Soichiro Takashiro sits in a secluded conference room, opposite a blond man wearing sunglasses—Albert Wesker. The two are chatting and laughing, exchanging drinks.
"I'll have someone deliver the information about the T-virus to you." Wesker's voice came through the speaker, calm and precise.
But remember, Gao Cheng, this is only part of the deal. As for William, you must keep a close eye on his every move.
Takashiro Soichiro nodded:
Of course, we've been monitoring him. He's been in frequent contact with some external buyers lately, and it seems he wants to act independently outside the company.
"Then let's take care of him." Wesker adjusted his sunglasses, "Let's make it clean. Don't forget, get his research data."
Yuriko Takashiro covered her mouth with her hand and held her breath.
The second document is about her husband's secret meeting with William Birkin.
"We can cooperate," Takashiro Soichiro said to William. "I'll provide you with a new experimental base, sufficient funding, and—freedom."
It sounds pretty good.
The mad scientist laughed.
But Umbrella won't let me go.
So we need to make you disappear for a while.
How did it disappear?
Death is the best disguise, William. At least on paper.
Yuriko Takagi's face grew paler and paler. She frantically flipped through more documents—internal emails, fund transfer records, secret experimental data…
Every message in U is enough to bring her and her husband to their doom.
She suddenly looked up at Zhou Ye, her eyes filled with fear.
Where did you get these from?
Zhou Ye gently shook his head:
It doesn't matter. What matters is that they're in my hands now.
Yuriko Takashiro clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. She knew all too well what this meant. Umbrella wasn't an ordinary company; it was a ruthless pharmaceutical conglomerate that devoured its members without a trace. If this information fell into the hands of the New York headquarters, she and Soichiro Takashiro wouldn't be in a second.
They were nothing more than slightly larger ants compared to the behemoth that was Umbrella.
Soichiro Takashiro, the deputy chief of security for Umbrella Corporation's Raccoon City branch, is ambitious. He wants to use this opportunity to rise in rank, but he never expected to push himself and his wife into an abyss.
"You don't understand what you're holding in your hands." Yuriko Takashiro's voice was hoarse.
This is not a game.
"I know perfectly well." Zhou Ye looked at her calmly. "T-virus, G-virus, biological weapons, human experimentation—I know it all. You think I'm afraid?"
"Then you're a fool!" Yuriko Takagi suddenly screamed, her voice hoarse. "Umbrella's tentacles are much longer than you think! No one can escape unscathed after angering them!"
Nami chimed in from the side:
How dare you?
Yuriko Takagi scoffed: "Because we're insiders. Even if we're discovered, we have room to maneuver. But you? Outsiders?"
She pointed to the computer screen:
You're threatening us, that's threatening the entire Umbrella! You'll be captured and used as experimental subjects, a fate worse than death!
Zhou Ye remained unmoved:
So, are these worth the price of all the gems?
Yuriko Takashiro closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
value.
She slowly opened her eyes. But I want to make sure this is the only copy.
Nami smiled: (Liao Nuo's)
It's hard to say.
I can give you the jewels, but you must guarantee my daughter's safety.
Yuriko Takashiro suddenly mentioned her daughter.
She has nothing to do with any of this.
Zhou Ye nodded: "I remember, her name is Takashiro Saya? A love-struck fool who failed a year for a white moonlight, and calls herself a genius? Compared to Dr. Birkin, I don't know where her genius lies."
Yuriko Takashiro's pupils contracted:
Did you investigate my daughter?
Zhou Ye stood by the window, gazing at the night view of Raccoon City. Don't worry, I'm not interested in being love-struck. She'll drive herself crazy.
When to trade?
Yuriko Takagi wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
just now.
Zhou Ye turned around and replied
No, I need time to prepare.
Yuriko Takagi gritted her teeth and said.
The gems were scattered across different shops and vaults. That's simply impossible now.
"...You just need to tell me the location of the store and which vault it's in. You don't need to worry about anything else, and you don't need to tell any lies. I have ways of judging."
Yuriko Takagi's heart skipped a beat; Zhou Ye wasn't giving her even a moment to stall.
Now that her gambling instincts have kicked in, Raccoon City is a city with nearly a million inhabitants and an area of over 1 square kilometers. You simply can't find Yong in one night.
Okay, I'll tell you.
Yuriko Takashiro rattled off the location of the Takashiro Zaibatsu's jewelry and gold shops in one breath.
"Thank you for your cooperation. Come on, look here."
After Zhou Ye finished speaking, he took out the [Memory Modification Spray] again and deleted Yuriko Takagi's memory of that time. Then he took Nami to pick up the goods.
Chapter 50 Free Purchase
Yuriko Takashiro stared blankly ahead, her eyes vacant, as if trying to recall what had just happened, but she couldn't remember anything.
Zhou Ye put away the small [Memory Modification Spray].
“Let’s go,” he said to Nami.
The two turned around, and just as when they appeared, their figures twisted and disappeared in place.
Only Yuriko Takagi remained in the study. She rubbed her temples, looking at the unsightly black tea stain on the desk and the computer that had just been running.
What was I just doing?
It seems... someone has been here?
She shook her head, trying to dispel the confusion in her mind.
Oh well, I'm probably just too tired lately.
A quiet back alley in Raccoon City.
Shadows loomed, with only the faint light of distant streetlights casting their glow.
Zhou Ye and Nami appeared out of nowhere.
"Done and call it a day."
Zhou Ye clapped his hands.
Nami's face still held the afterglow of excitement.
"That woman was so scared her face turned pale just now. Boss, what exactly is in that USB drive of yours?"
"Some things that can make her obey are their most damaging secrets."
Zhou Ye did not elaborate.
He looked around.
"Time to get to work."
[Herrscher of the Void Fragment Ability] Activated.
The collapsing energy enveloped the two of them.