"That..." Ye Zi reacted, "Some friends, the same friends."
"They are your staff, they want to escort you to become the leader of Xisheng, and they want you to join the chaos." Noriko Honma gently let go of her daughter, "But don't take these things to heart, it will not happen in our family
of the civil war.”
There won't be...a civil war?
Ye Zi was surprised.
When my mother was young, it had only been 20 years since the company defeated the Witch, and everything was growing wildly.
Noriko Honma regards each of her marriages as a business cooperation, combining with those wealthy men with business acumen and investment capabilities for mutual benefit and fully implementing the concept of "marriage is to establish an economic alliance".
After hundreds of years of expansion, Xisheng has grown to today's scale. It has stayed behind the scenes, pushing giant companies like Kyoto Mugen to the front, and has penetrated into every corner of the archipelago.
However, the family business model also has its inherent disadvantages.
All analysts have clearly pointed out that Noriko Honma’s methods laid an indelible foreshadowing for Nozomi’s collapse. There are too many outstanding and shrewd children dedicated to fighting for the asset territory left behind by Noriko Honma’s death.
Noriko Honma has single-handedly supported the rise of countless companies, and now it has become an important link to maintain this business empire and the most important symbol of unity. But seven months later, all this will also end, the apparent stability will be completely shattered, and the economic crisis will begin.
In this environment, everyone will strive to be the best and kick others out of the center of interests.
But - civil war will not happen?
Looking at Ye Zi's blank expression, Noriko Honma could easily guess what she was thinking.
"Among your brothers and sisters, who is the best?" Noriko Honma asked.
"Yes..." Ye Zi quickly recalled, going through his brother and sister.
Noriko Honma has 16 children in total, and Ye Zi ranks 15th.
Counting up, only Kurokawa Kana, who is ranked 10th, can be called "excellent". The other children are either outstanding but have died of old age, or are still alive but lacking in strength.
Kurokawa Kana is different.
Her father is another financial tycoon, who joined forces with Nozomi through intermarriage. Kurokawa Kana is now 54 years old. Not only is she young and powerful, but she also inherited the Kurokawa family's financial capital after her father's death. Not only does she look very similar to Noriko Honma
, his style of conduct is also similar to hers. She is keen on investment expansion and family reproduction. She currently has 6 children and 3 husbands, and she seems to be a new generation of Noriko Honma.
Among the current "Children of Nozomi", Kurokawa Kana is undoubtedly the best.
"It must be Kana." Noriko Honma smiled, "You can definitely imagine it."
Ye Zi felt a chill coming up from the soles of his feet, all the way to his forehead.
If Kurokawa Kana inherits the Xisheng Group, Ye Zi will not even be able to drink a sip of soup. That cold-blooded Kurokawa Kana, who is just like her mother when she was young, will never give her any chance to survive.
"But! But other people will object." Ye Zi said, "Civil war will still break out..."
"I will take everything back." Noriko Honma sat beside the bed. "I want to issue my order to concentrate the power of Xisheng, realize the reorganization, and hand over all the companies under the company to Kurokawa."
"Ah..." Kojima Yezi was stunned for a moment.
"Give all your rights and interests to one person, and you won't have to watch you beat each other like idiots." Noriko Honma stroked Ye Zi's hair, "When I think of such a futile thing happening after my death, I feel like the labor of the previous 135 years
And my efforts have become hollow. I...can't let a group of bugs divide my career."
Ye Zi opened his mouth but said nothing. Supreme fear lingered in Ye Zi's heart.
"What are you worried about..." Noriko Honma said softly, "Oh, you are worried that you will be killed by Kana."
"Yes..." Ye Zi wanted to know her mother's attitude towards this.
"Some things, if they should happen, let them happen." There was no trace of pity in Homma Noriko's eyes.
Ye Zi wanted to cry, but knew that any form of pleading would not move her mother.
She still hated this place. She thought of that short period of wonderful time in the past, on the black boat Anonymous, with Xu Yang and the others.
She now understands what her mother wants to do.
In order to avoid the civil war caused by her own death, Noriko Honma will transfer all assets to Kana Kurokawa's name during the last 7 months of her life. Such a move will naturally arouse resistance and anger, but Noriko Honma still
There is room for cleaning.
She is destined to die, and her good name and the love of her children are meaningless.
"Kana has sent a message. She will contact me at this time every day." Noriko Honma leaned on the bed and turned to look at the huge smart screen on the side.
The signal switched and flickered, and Kurokawa Kana's face appeared on the screen.
Kojima Yoko is a little confused. Kurokawa Kana's sister looks more and more like her mother. It can even be said that she is exactly the same as her mother's photo when she was young. The Kurokawa family's genes have almost no expression.
She has dark brown eyes, long wavy hair draped to both sides, light pink lips, and white teeth. She has poor skin quality, and like Noriko Honma when she was young, she doesn't like to use cosmetics, and she always looks stern.
, as if to reprimand someone. Around his neck was the ancestral jewelry of the Kurokawa family, a silver family crest, arrow-shaped silverware with small diamonds on it.
Compared with the delicate Noriko Honma, Kurokawa Kana is more like a mother. Just standing in front of her image makes Ye Zi feel uncomfortable.
"Mother." Kurokawa Kana greeted Noriko Honma, then glanced at Kojima Ye Zi, "There are still Ye Zi."
"Yes." Ye Zi felt the suffocation of childhood again.
Ye Zi's father, Kojima Yuo, is not particularly powerful, and his status in the entire family is not high. Every time Kurokawa Kana visits the Kojima family, they have to rack their brains to prepare for the reception and spend millions to arrange a dinner.
Kana Kurokawa just looked at it coldly, as if any entertainment program they provided could not change her expression.
"Let's talk." Noriko Honma raised her hand slightly, signaling Kurokawa Kana to get to the point.
"With Black Fire's innovative military operations and Hinata's recovery, the probability of defeat in Kyoto Unlimited has now risen to 47%. The specific outcome depends on the response policy of the new management in the next five months." Kana Kurokawa
Report, "The original president has committed suicide and apologized, and they have begun looking for the eighth president."
"Let Kirino Reiyo do what she wants to do." Noriko Honma said, "I don't want them to cause any more trouble in the past six months."
"In addition, Qiyin asked Xisheng to attack the Black Fire Innovation." Kurokawa Kana said, without any personal emotion in his voice.
When Ye Zi heard Qi Yin's name, he couldn't help but feel an instinctive fear.
Seven Seals is a secret organization that represents seven people who have great influence on the world. Noriko Honma occupies one of the seats, representing the Xisheng Group. Ye Zi knows nothing about the status of the other six seats. Only her mother and a few powerful people
The top figures know the secrets, but Ye Zi doesn't dare to know or collect information about the seven seals.
"'They' can wait." Noriko Honma was a little tired, "We don't care at all...but we can't reply like this. Just keep silent to those things, Kana, no matter what they show you, you keep silent.
"
"Yes, Mother." Kurokawa Kana said, "In addition, the representative sent by the Black Fire Innovation requested video communication."
"What do you think they want to do?" Noriko Honma asked.
"They are seeking cooperation and seeking an apology." Kana Kurokawa judged, "They attacked Hisei's ship yesterday and seem to regret having attacked Hisei's employees."
"Come in." Noriko Honma said.
The video signal of Blackfire Innovation appears on the screen.
As soon as he saw the picture, Ye Zi was stunned. Noriko Honma's movements also changed, and Kana Kurokawa showed a trace of panic.
Ye Zi stared at the picture intently. Her nephew, Kurokawa Kana's biological son, Mori Zehama, a 25-year-old young man in his prime, was being imprisoned in a glass box.
This young man looked particularly frightened. He was stripped of everything and could be seen at a glance, which made Ye Zi feel weird.
"That's obviously..." Noriko Honma's tone changed slightly when she saw this scene, "Your son Xiaohama, isn't he stationed in Baraya as our diplomat?"
In the laboratory of Black Fire Innovation, a handsome, majestic man walked from one side of the room, accompanied by a witch with a weird smile. She was wearing a black lab coat with a dark golden spear-shaped limiter pierced through her chest.
.
Ye Zi recognized that man, Jose Alonso, CEO of Blackfire Innovation, an important leader of this arms giant. The witch on the other side was named "Wasp", who was previously stationed in the archipelago and was exchanged back before the war.
.
"Welcome." Jose greeted the staff of the Xisheng Group behind the screen. He bowed to Noriko Honma, Kana Kurokawa and Yoko Kojima respectively. "Welcome to witness the first scene of Black Fire's innovation that changes the world.
.”
"A boring trick." Kana Kurokawa noticed something was wrong and planned to interrupt the communication.
"Let him continue." Noriko Honma's attitude was calm.
Jose pulled out the restraint on the back of the wasp. She acted crazy and abnormal, lying on the glass, looking at the poor and helpless young man in the box with the eyes of a toy.
"A man becomes a woman," she said.
As the magic power was implemented, Ye Zi could clearly see that Sheng Zebin's key areas had undergone significant changes. First they shrank, and then sunken inward. He let out an astonishing scream, knelt on the ground, and his appearance changed dramatically.
Within a few minutes, "she" looked down at the new features of her body, tried her best to cover them up, and then raised her head in despair, looking at her grandmother, mother and aunt on the other side of the screen.
The wasp let out a sad and strange laugh, and Jose pierced the limiter through her body again. Then she became unprecedentedly calm, and just looked at the screen with malicious eyes, as if she wanted to see through the members of the Xisheng Group.
"Now, we don't need him, we don't need this 'diplomat,'" Jose said. "Madam, we will make an announcement soon. We will confiscate all Xisheng's assets in the Taiya Islands and end everything.
Cooperation, Xi Sheng is included in the war goal. Our fleet will sail to Xi Sheng Shrine and blow you out of your palace. We will escalate this corporate war. As for what specific means we have, you can
Witness it slowly in the future.”
Signal interrupt.
"It's my fault." Kurokawa Kana quickly asked for forgiveness from Noriko Honma, "Mother, I..."
Noriko Honma's expression was cold and she interrupted Kurokawa Kana's communication, making Ye Zi feel relieved.
"Why are you still here?" Noriko Honma narrowed her eyes slightly and turned to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi's heart was pounding.
She knelt in front of Noriko Honma, leaned forward, and leaned into her mother's ear.
"Mom," she said, "you don't have to give your assets to Kanai. I have a way, a way that can help you survive..."
