Chapter 419
The White Queen, the Black King, and now the Red Queen — the Hellfire Club already has three queens!
Shingen Yashida was also surprised by this newly emerged Red Queen, after all, he was also a member of the Hellfire Club's core circle.
Of course, this is just a pseudo-inner circle; the real inner circle consists of the Mutants surrounding Su Quan.
However, what surprised Shingen Yashida even more was the head that the Red Queen was holding in her hands.
He... he's actually alive!
How can a person survive when only their head remains?
"He is Mr. Essex, you may call him Mr. Sinister," the Red Queen introduced meticulously.
"Mr. Sinister... Hello, I am Shingen Yashida." Shingen Yashida suppressed his shock and greeted him as if it were normal.
Mr. Sinister remained unresponsive, looking listless. Although the Red Queen treated him well and would introduce him to others earnestly, he felt like a rare pet being kept in captivity. Even when the Red Queen earnestly introduced him to others, it felt like she was showing off.
Ignoring his disregard, Shingen Yashida turned to Su Quan and asked somewhat nervously, "Mr. Su Quan, did you come to see me this time with any instructions?"
Su Quan sat down cross-legged and casually said, "It's not really an instruction, I just came to ask when you're going to send Mariko over."
"We agreed that as long as the device for transferring abilities and the Silver Samurai Armor are made, and Wolverine is brought here, I will hand over Mariko with both hands."
Shingen Yashida remained expressionless, as if Mariko were someone else's granddaughter.
Mariko is his granddaughter, whom he usually dotes on, but when it comes to restoring his youth and achieving immortality, he would use even his own son as a bargaining chip, let alone his granddaughter.
Whether it's a granddaughter or a son, as long as I succeed, I can have as many children as I want in the future.
Besides, it's not a bad thing for Mariko to be with Su Quan. Su Quan is the behind-the-scenes owner of the Hellfire Club. In terms of power, status, and wealth, he is definitely one of the best in the world.
Besides, she enjoyed the wealth and status of the Shingen Clan, so naturally she had to make sacrifices for the Shingen Clan.
Her marriage was destined to be beyond her control. Rather than finding someone who could help the Shingen Clan or forming a family alliance later, it would be better to offer herself to Su Quan now and create greater value for the family.
Su Quan nodded and casually pointed in the direction of Mr. Sinister: "His expertise in the field of Mutants genes is very profound. He has many successful cases of transferring abilities, including himself, who has also transferred multiple abilities."
"One of them is the Self-Healing Ability, which is why he can still live even with only his head left."
Shingen Yashida's eyes lit up, and his breathing gradually became rapid.
Before Su Quan could finish speaking, he glanced at the somewhat flustered Shingen Yashida and continued, "He will take care of the equipment transfer capability for you. You only need to do two things."
Shingen Yashida hurriedly asked, "Which two things?"
"First, pay up!"
"Second, speed up the production of the Silver Samurai Armor. I don't have the patience to wait for you."
Su Quan held up one finger. "One week! I'll give you one week. I'll bring Wolverine over then. If the Silver Samurai Armor isn't finished and something goes wrong, you'll be responsible."
Shingen Yashida frowned, suppressing his displeasure, and said in a deep voice, "A week is too short. There's not enough time to prepare many things. Give me three months, and I can guarantee that everything will go perfectly."
Su Quan scoffed, "Three months? I could give your granddaughter maternity leave in three months!"
Is he... in such a hurry?
Shingen Yashida didn't expect Su Quan to speak so crudely, but then he thought, given Su Quan's status and position, so what if he's crude? Who would dare to say anything?
And...
It would be considered crude for an ordinary person to say this, but it's different when Su Quan says it; it's his true feelings!
"I'm only giving you one week. You decide what to do."
Su Quan didn't care whether Shingen Yashida had time to prepare or not. In the end, he wouldn't succeed anyway. Instead of wasting time waiting for him, he might as well put pressure on him and make him squeeze the Shingen Clan's wealth as soon as possible.
Jimmy has been found, and the purpose of coming to this timeline has been basically achieved. It's time to leave.
In the past few days, the White Queen and her group have used the Hellfire Club's channels and resources to purchase a lot of equipment and supplies, which have already been delivered to the Void Island in the new timeline.
Once the matter with Shingen Yashida is resolved, he will take everyone to Void Island to await the start of the new timeline's subsequent storyline.
In addition, he also agreed to let Blink go to another world to see another Blink.
So his eagerness wasn't because of Mariko, but because he had already completed the story of this timeline, and there was no longer any attraction for him to stay.
A new world, new roles, a new journey—these offer even greater hope!
Su Quan stood up and instructed the Red Queen, "You stay here to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't use his Psychic Abilities to cause trouble. Madame Viper, also known as Ophelia, will take care of you."
"Good."
Feeling curious and excited about everything in the outside world, the Red Queen obediently agreed.
"Wait!" Mr. Sinister shouted angrily, "I never agreed to let you stay and help him build the device to transfer his abilities!"
Su Quan glanced at her and asked calmly, "You won't agree?"
"I... I promise..."
"Then stop talking nonsense!"
Su Quan ignored Mr. Sinister, who was trying to get attention. Even though he only had a head left, he still had his abilities. Give him a little trouble and he'd dare to do whatever he wanted.
Blink threw out the Teleportation Crystal, nodded to the Red Queen and Madame Viper, and followed Su Quan's figure through the Teleportation Portal.
"Call out--"
Watching the Teleportation Portal disappear and the room return to normal, Shingen Yashida pondered with a worried expression how to raise the money in the shortest amount of time!
The purchase of Adamantium has drained the Shingen Clan's cash flow, and they have even mortgaged a third of their assets.
The cost of manufacturing the transfer equipment and Silver Samurai Armor within just one week far exceeds the initial budget.
He founded the Yashida Group, so it's no surprise that he's using it on himself now.
For now, the only option is to continue mortgaging our assets.
A week can feel both long and short. For Shingen Yashida, a week passed in the blink of an eye, pitifully short.
He had a rather chaotic week.
It is true that he founded the Yashida Group, but after so many years of development, the company has become one of the top groups that controls the economic lifeline of the local area.
The company is no longer his personal fiefdom.
Although he tried his best to hide the news of the mortgaged property, a company of this size would attract a lot of attention if there was any slight disturbance.
So, the news still leaked out.
Did Shingen Yashida mortgage the Yashida Group's assets?
What is Shingen Yashida trying to do?
Is there a new plan that requires funding, or is it necessary to mortgage assets to generate cash flow to compensate for huge cash losses caused by major mistakes in company operations or decision-making?
Company shareholders and political figures from all walks of life have been openly and covertly seeking out Shingen Yashida to inquire about the reason.
Even his son, Shingen Yashida, who considered himself the successor of the Shingen Clan, came to him.
Then...
He slapped me across the face.
The night was quiet.
Dark clouds covered the moon, and the world fell silent.
In the courtyard of the Shingen Clan mansion, a group of samurai dressed in samurai attire, with Katana at their waists, stood silently in the darkness, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
Mariko Yashida, dressed in a traditional divination-style wedding kimono, knelt obediently on the tatami mat, her small eyes occasionally stealing glances at her slightly anxious grandfather.
She knew that her grandfather was going to send her away, just like her childhood friend Yukio had done, to some important person who could help her grandfather.
She didn't want to, but she couldn't resist, nor did she dare to resist.
Because her surname Yashida, everything she owns was given to her by her grandfather!
She harbored resentment and hatred, but in the end, she could only obediently kneel here in her wedding dress, waiting for the arrival of the important person.
"Call out--"
A purple light suddenly shone in the spacious room, and three figures emerged from the light.
Two men and one woman.
When Shingen Yashida saw one of the men, deep-seated memories surfaced, and gratitude welled up in his eyes as he looked at him.
You saved me back then, which is why I have everything I have now.
You saved me once, so you should save me a second time.
I will be forever grateful to you!
"Do you remember me? I'm Shingen Yashida, you saved me in Hiroshima!"
"So many years have passed, but you haven't changed at all."
Shingen Yashida looked at Wolverine with excitement, his gratitude overflowing and sincere.
His gratitude came from the bottom of his heart, but only he himself knew the reason for it.
Wolverine looked at him, frowned, and sneered, "But you've changed..."