Collusion

Another half month quickly passed.

By this time, the Northern Hemisphere had begun to enter autumn, but the Luzon archipelago, located in the tropics, was still experiencing high temperatures and heavy rainfall.

During this period.

Everything was calm within Homo sapiens Company. Although Li Jinglan found Fang Xin Cheng disagreeable, he understood that the company's management was not something he could arbitrarily fire.

However, looking at the hundreds of millions of US dollars in the company accounts, and the nearly billion US dollars he had handled before, his greed grew wildly.

Thinking back to yesterday, when Fang Xin Cheng approved the budget, Li Jinglan's expression became even more unpleasant. Originally, he was supposed to get at least 3 million US dollars from this project, but now he would only receive a little over a hundred thousand.

The thought of this made Li Jinglan's heart ache.

Then he thought about Homo sapiens Company, which possessed the technology for artificial eel breeding. Its future revenue would undoubtedly be substantial, but even if he received dividends, they would be meager.

Damn Fang Xin Cheng, once I control the company, I'll kick you out first, he thought resentfully.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he took out his phone, searching through his contacts.

After a moment, he found a name and immediately dialed.

"Hello, Mr. Li, what can I do for you?"

Li Jinglan smiled and said, "Mr. Watanabe, how have you been lately?"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Li. I'm just getting by, really."

"Mr. Watanabe, are you interested in discussing a business deal?"

"Oh? I'm all ears."

Two days later.

At the Starfish Restaurant in Darte Port.

Li Jinglan, accompanied by his secretary Lime, met secretly with Watanabe Motoji.

Inside the private room.

After a few pleasantries, Li Jinglan got straight to the point: "Mr. Watanabe, I heard your investment company has extensive connections in Southeast Asia. Are you interested in investing in Homo sapiens Company?"

"Investing in Homo sapiens Company?" Watanabe glanced at Li Jinglan impassively before replying, "That depends on whether it's worth it. After all, this is a small operation of mine."

"What if Homo sapiens Company has low-cost eel breeding technology?" Li Jinglan presented his first bargaining chip.

Watanabe was overjoyed inwardly, but outwardly remained unfazed. "You said 'what if.' I need a definite answer, otherwise, I can't convince my shareholders."

"Homo sapiens Company has already achieved this technology. The eel fry sold a few months ago were produced using artificial breeding techniques. I can tell you that the fry sales companies in Manila and Hong Kong are all controlled by our company from behind the scenes."

Watanabe was already convinced by Li Jinglan and retorted, "Since you've achieved mass production, as far as I know, your company's revenue this year must be no less than 1 billion US dollars, right? It doesn't seem like you're lacking funds?"

Li Jinglan adjusted his glasses. "Because the company's core technology is held by the founder, Zhang Jack, and all the shares of Homo sapiens Company are in his name. This market is huge, and everyone wants to get rich."

"I understand. What do you need me to do, Mr. Li?" Watanabe saw Li Jinglan's greed and dissatisfaction.

"That technology should be hidden in the research base on Calagua Island. However, Zhang Jack values Calagua Island very highly, and I have no way to directly obtain the technology there."

Li Jinglan continued, "If Mr. Watanabe can arrange for someone to deal with Zhang Jack, then I can take control of Homo sapiens Company. We can then cooperate deeply and completely monopolize the entire eel fry industry."

Watanabe was tempted by this proposal. After all, it was an industry with annual profits of over a billion US dollars.

The two hit it off and began discussing the details of their cooperation.

However, neither of them noticed the inconspicuous flies on the ceiling of the private room, quietly observing everything.

Li Qingye stopped writing with his ballpoint pen.

Skinny Monkey reported to him in detail: "Half an hour ago, Li Jinglan met with a Japanese angel investor named Watanabe Motoji at the Starfish Restaurant in Darte Port. Here is the transcript of their conversation."

A transcript was placed on his desk.

Li Qingye flipped through it and let out a cold laugh. "Man's greed knows no bounds. It seems some people have gotten carried away."

A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he casually instructed the bald man standing on the other side, "Fili, please invite Mr. Watanabe over, and at the same time, execute Plan 95."

"Yes, Boss!" Fili saluted and immediately walked out.

At the Blue Sea Hotel in Darte Port.

Watanabe Motoji, who had just met with Li Jinglan, was discussing matters with two of his subordinates.

"Senior Watanabe, the core technology of Homo sapiens Company is in the hands of the founder, Zhang Jack. He probably won't easily transfer the technology or sell his company shares."

Watanabe Motoji, with his horse-like face, seemed confident of victory.

"He will agree. We have friends in Luzon. If he doesn't know what's good for him, we'll make him understand reality."

Another subordinate asked, "How should we reply to them?"

"Once the network is back up, send them an email. The network signal in this place is truly terrible..." Watanabe Motoji said disdainfully.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

The subordinate closest to the door stood up to open it. Seeing the stranger in a black suit outside, he asked with some confusion, "Who are you?"

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Watanabe? I'm from Manager Li Jinglan's office," the man in the black suit asked in a very formal tone.

"Oh? I am Watanabe. What does Mr. Li need?" Watanabe Motoji asked, puzzled.

The man in the black suit continued, "Manager Li asked me to bring you and your guests to dinner. He said he has something important to discuss with you, Mr. Watanabe."

"I see. Please lead the way then!" Watanabe Motoji didn't suspect anything.

Watanabe Motoji, who was very skilled at reading people, secretly observed the man in the black suit for a while but found no abnormalities on his face.

The three of them grabbed their phones and laptops and followed the man in the black suit out of the hotel, getting into an SUV.

After the car started, it drove directly towards the suburbs, about a ten-minute drive.

Watanabe heard a buzzing sound of mosquitoes inside the car. In a tropical rainforest climate like Luzon, mosquitoes were actually very common insects.

Caught off guard, all three of them were bitten several times, and the car was filled with the sound of slapping.

Casually swatting a few mosquitoes, Watanabe's hands were covered in blood. He casually asked, "Do you have any tissues?"

"Yes," the soldier in the passenger seat said with a smile, pulling out a tissue.

As soon as he took the tissue, Watanabe's vision doubled. What was happening? Before he could react, he directly fainted.

The other two Japanese men also felt their bodies growing heavier, losing the strength to even lift their arms.

More than thirty minutes later, the SUV arrived at a secluded small pier.

The three men were dragged out of the car by the soldiers. A fishing boat had been waiting there for a long time. Three experimental animal storage cabinets were installed in the cabin. The three men were stuffed inside, and the fishing boat quickly disappeared into the night.

Meanwhile.

The hotel manager of the Blue Sea Hotel smiled and said to the bald man, "Thank you for your great support, esteemed guests."

The bald man had just paid for the rooms of the three Japanese men for another half month. He said that their friends had picked them up for a good time and that he was worried about the rooms expiring, so he sent the manager to renew them.

This way, the disappearance of the three Japanese men would not be easily discovered for a while.

As for the other person in the know.

Following Li Qingye's instructions, he was already on a plane to Manila, preparing to go to Hong Kong for business and to visit relatives.

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