54: Define your goals and start...

One day later, on the streets of Kyoto, Japan, Qin Gang was eating while sizing up the Toyota Group's headquarters building.

In just one day, Qin Gang had almost finished investigating the shareholding structure of the Toyota Group. As the founders, the Toyota family's share had dwindled to about eight percent, but they still held a very powerful say within the group.

Thus, there was no need to say more about the mastermind who wanted to kidnap Wang Liguo; after all, while other directors of Toyota only had the right to suggest and vote, the Toyota family held the power of decision.

Last night, Qin Gang communicated with Qin Yang, who also agreed that there was no need to assassinate the other directors of the Toyota Group. As a world-class corporation, its internal shareholding structure was extremely complex. If anything happened to the Toyota Group, the directors who came to meetings might just be mouthpieces for the interest groups behind them. Assassinating such people would be of little significance. The best method was to eliminate the high-ranking figures of the Toyota family within the group.

There were two purposes for doing this. First, to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, preventing other foreign groups from continuing to overreach. After all, the ability to eliminate a high-ranking member of the Toyota Group amidst many bodyguards meant they could also eliminate the high-ranking members of other groups. Second, it was to cause a bit of trouble for the Toyota Group. By taking out the top figures of the Toyota family, the family itself would surely fall into chaos. After all, those were shares worth hundreds of billions; anyone would be tempted by them. At that time, all sorts of ambitious people within the Toyota family would likely emerge, and Qin Yang would only need to watch the show quietly.

After receiving instructions from Qin Yang, Qin Gang found out which high-level members of the Toyota family were in the group: Chairman of the Board Toyoda Akio, Director Shinji Toyoda, and Director Michiko Toyoda. Among them, Toyoda Akio held about six percent of the shares, while Shinji Toyoda and Michiko Toyoda each held one percent.

After determining the targets, Qin Gang's purpose for coming here was to investigate their residences and movements. Of course, this was unavoidable; arriving alone in a strange country, Qin Gang had to develop his own intelligence. However, this was not a major problem for him; it just required a bit more time.

At the same time, Toyoda Akio moved quickly. Unlike Qin Yang, who sent Death Warriors to execute tasks, Toyota, as an old-money zaibatsu, had many more means at its disposal. However, because the targets were all in China, Toyoda Akio did not dare to be too flagrant. Instead, he posted a bounty on the dark web for Zhao Zhi and Qin Yang, offering ten million USD for each head.

Once this bounty was issued, it immediately attracted the attention of assassin organizations from all over the world. Do not think that a twenty-million-dollar order is small; in fact, in the world of assassins, this was a rare "big order" that only came around once in decades.

Driven by money, the world of assassins was in turmoil for a time, as many assassins seeking fame and fortune began to head toward China.

Another day passed. After staking out and tailing, Qin Gang finally discovered one of the targets, Shinji Toyoda—the fool who had previously tried to buy out the super carburetor technology for 100 million RMB.

With a target in sight, Qin Gang didn't waste words and immediately began his operation.

A large nightclub in Kyoto; this was a place Shinji Toyoda visited almost every day. It made sense; with no financial worries, a life of debauchery was the norm for these young, wealthy people.

Tonight was no exception, and Shinji Toyoda arrived at the venue.

As soon as Shinji Toyoda entered the nightclub, he was immediately surrounded by a crowd of men and women, heading toward his exclusive private booth.

Qin Gang followed closely, his eyes trailing the steps of Shinji Toyoda and the others until they disappeared around a corner on the top floor.

In truth, for Qin Gang, killing Shinji Toyoda, who only had a few bodyguards, was all too easy. However, acting in a public place would surely expose him, which could interfere with his subsequent actions. Therefore, Qin Gang had been waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Fortunately, Shinji Toyoda's pursuit of pleasure provided that opportunity. What place could be more suitable for a strike than a private booth?

Two minutes later, Qin Gang went upstairs. When he reached the corner of the top floor, he saw Shinji Toyoda's bodyguard team standing outside the innermost booth. There were six of them in total, each exuding an aura that warned strangers to stay away. To ordinary people, this was the presence of a master, but to Qin Gang, he didn't sense even a hint of danger.

Then, Qin Gang walked unhurriedly toward the innermost booth.

Several bodyguards noticed Qin Gang and closed in. One of them barked a string of gibberish at him, but judging by his expression and gestures, he was asking Qin Gang to leave.

But before he could finish, a cold glint flashed in Qin Gang's hand. Ignoring the bodyguards, he continued walking inside.

By the time Qin Gang stood at the door of the private booth, the bodyguards finally slumped to the ground. Blood began to spray from their necks. With several people spraying at once, the entire hallway instantly turned into a world of red.

Qin Gang didn't look back; six slashes in an instant was far from his limit. With his strength, even the strongest people in reality were like ants in his eyes.

Then, Qin Gang slowly pushed open the door of the private booth. Inside, it was a scene of wild debauchery—drugs and depravity. There were no limits to the depraved games these people played. In such chaos, naturally, no one noticed Qin Gang's appearance at first.

After Qin Gang entered, he slowly closed the door.

A dozen seconds later, inside the booth's restroom, Qin Gang turned on the faucet and meticulously cleaned the bloodstains from his hands. Then he turned to the security window, reached out, and grabbed the iron bars. With just a slight application of force, the iron bars became like modeling clay, and Qin Gang easily opened a gap wide enough for a person to pass through.

Then Qin Gang jumped onto the windowsill, squeezed through the window, jumped down to the ground with ease, and walked away coolly.

Shinji Toyoda's death was discovered dozens of seconds later by the nightclub staff. The Japanese police arrived quickly after receiving the report. When they saw the scene inside the booth, even the police, who dealt with criminals daily, couldn't help but shudder. The death toll was simply too high. Not counting the six bodyguards outside, twenty-three people had died inside the booth alone. One must realize that Japan is not a lawless country; such a death toll could be considered a shocking, monumental case!

Furthermore, the way these people died was identical: their carotid arteries had been severed with extremely fast techniques. According to the investigation, it wasn't that there were no signs of resistance, but it was futile; these victims didn't even have a chance to dodge before being killed. It was a cold-blooded massacre.

Moreover, what made it even harder for the police to fathom was how the perpetrator did it. From the time of the incident to its discovery, the entire process took less than thirty seconds. Nearly thirty people were killed using cold weapons. Such a feat was impossible even for the world's number one assassin.

Because Japan places a high value on personal privacy, and the top floor of the nightclub was a playground for major financial backers, no surveillance cameras were installed. This caused the police investigation to grind to a halt.

However, for such a major case, the police still needed to show their stance to the public. Thus, the Kyoto Police Department, which was responsible for the case, announced to the outside world that they would definitely solve the case within three days and give the public an explanation.

At this time, Qin Gang also saw this scene on the news at his hotel. He merely gave a disdainful smile and ignored it, then reported the news of Shinji Toyoda's death to Qin Yang.