"I have successfully left Xinyi Company," Hime Shinpachi reported over the communicator. After Yang Xiao heard this clearly, he said to Himejima Tae, "Hime Shinpachi has left safely."
"Understood." Himejima Tae turned off the communicator. Time passed minute by minute.
Ten minutes later, Himejima Tae deliberately messed up her clothes and left Room 05.
In the surveillance footage of Xinyi Company, Himejima Tae was seen leaving Room 05, which didn't raise any suspicion. This was especially true because her clothes were visibly disheveled, making it obvious that she had just been intimate with the vice president.
Those monitoring the cameras didn't pay it much mind. They all knew the vice president's usual duration—basically ten minutes.
Himejima Tae naturally knew this pattern, so she left at the precise time. All of this information had been provided to them by Yang Xiao. Yes, every piece of information about Tanigawa Rō was in Yang Xiao's hands.
Tanigawa Rō liked to drink Starbucks, and his typical "session" lasted about 10 minutes. This was all documented, which was why the operation proceeded so smoothly.
"Mission accomplished, target dead." After leaving Xinyi Company, Himejima Tae reported directly to Yang Xiao. She then entered a public restroom, closed the door, and peeled off the prosthetic skin from her face.
Underneath the mask was a face even more beautiful than before. This was Himejima Tae's true appearance. The human skin mask she had just used was merely a disguise.
After changing her clothes, Himejima Tae left the public restroom. The mission was completed flawlessly.
After receiving the report, Yang Xiao began logging the information. He then notified the client that the task was complete. Once the other party confirmed the target's death, they would pay the remaining balance.
"Gin-san, it's done. Can I have a drink?" Yang Xiao sent a text message to Wu Shiyin. The message didn't explicitly say "mission accomplished"; just the word "done" was sufficient.
Wu Shiyin was leaning back in his chair, watching a TV series on his computer. He received Yang Xiao's text, glanced at it, and replied, "Not bad, you did well. Let's go have a drink."
Yang Xiao smiled and put his phone back in his pocket. He went to the break room, took out two bottles of soda, and handed one to Toga. "This is for you."
Toga had originally been in a bad mood, but seeing that Yang Xiao had completed the task so efficiently made her feel a bit displeased.
Now that Yang Xiao gave her a soda, she immediately forgot her unhappiness. She took the drink he offered, started sipping it, then narrowed her eyes into crescents and smiled with satisfaction.
Kids will be kids, Yang Xiao sighed inwardly. He opened his own bottle and took a few sips. The soda really did taste good.
By this time, it was almost 9 PM, two hours after Himejima Tae had left Xinyi Company.
"Why hasn't the 'Lecherous President' come out yet? Is he feeling unwell from all the women he's been with lately?" In the monitoring room, several women were gossiping about Tanigawa Rō.
That's right—except for the security guards, who were men, all the other staff in this company were women. Just thinking about it made it clear what a mess Tanigawa Rō had made of this company.
It could be said that the company had been hollowed out by one woman after another. The actual president was the most pitiful; he now held no real power. As long as Vice President Tanigawa Rō was alive, the president couldn't stand up and voice a single objection.
"I don't know. Should we send someone to check on him? If something happens to the Vice President, there'll be no one to take care of us," one of the women said.
"Alright, I'll find someone to check right now," another woman stood up and went to make a call.
Most of the women in this monitoring room had had affairs with the vice president. It could be said the vice president had slept with nearly every woman in the company, hence everyone called him the "Lecherous President."
A few minutes later, two women in uniform arrived on the 15th floor. They had been summoned to check on the Vice President. Reaching the door, one of them knocked and called out, "Is the Vice President there?"
After waiting over ten seconds with no response, she knocked again. Another half minute passed, still no answer.
"This isn't right. The Vice President never stays overnight at the company, and it doesn't take this long to shower. What's going on?" the short-haired woman said, sounding confused.
"I don't know. Let me knock again." The long-haired woman continued knocking, this time much harder and louder.
But a full minute passed, and there was still no movement from inside. Even the heaviest sleeper would have shown some reaction, right?
"This is bad. Let's just go in. Do you have a spare key for Room 05?" The short-haired woman sensed something was wrong, her voice beginning to sound panicked.
"Yes, wait here." The long-haired woman immediately took the elevator to the eighth floor, where the spare keys were kept.
When the long-haired woman returned, the short-haired woman grabbed the key and opened the door.
"Ah!"
As soon as the two entered the room, they were shocked by the scene before them. The Vice President was lying spread-eagled on the floor, motionless.
The short-haired woman was quite brave. She stepped forward, pulled the Vice President up, and shook him repeatedly, her voice anxious.
The long-haired woman placed her hand in front of Tanigawa Rō's nose. After a few seconds, her expression changed, and she slumped to the floor. "The Vice President... The Vice President is dead."
"What?" The short-haired woman also collapsed onto the floor upon hearing this.
After the incident, the two immediately contacted security and the front desk, and called the police.
When the police arrived, they began reviewing the surveillance footage. Not many people had met with the Vice President that day—only six in total. Among these six, only one was male; the rest were female.
The only male was a delivery person.
Unfortunately, there were no cameras installed inside the Vice President's room. Only the corridor had cameras, showing people entering and leaving.
That day, the Vice President had spent a considerable amount of time with one woman. The police learned from the front desk that this period likely coincided with the time the two were intimate. However, after the woman left, the Vice President didn't emerge for a long time, making it clear he had been killed.
Therefore, the police began searching for Himejima Tae and Hime Shinpachi. Of course, the police were only looking for the disguised versions of Himejima Tae and Hime Shinpachi. Several women who had met with Tanigawa Rō in the afternoon were also taken to the police station for questioning.
Although the two individuals who met him in the evening were the most suspicious, those who met in the afternoon couldn't be ruled out as suspects either.
Although various channels tried to block the news of the Vice President's murder at Xinyi Company, they still couldn't prevent the information from leaking.
After the Vice President's death, the President began directly managing Xinyi Company. While things were relatively calm for now, many employees knew that those who had been involved with Tanigawa Rō would be fired, as the President detested such affairs.
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