Chapter 651 - Jealousy, the source of all evil

Translator: Thyaeria

Ken Takasugi was the ringleader of the Azure Wolf Group, and for someone to reach his height, he’s definitely not exactly a benevolent person. When he had a pistol pointed at his head, his first reaction was that Su Tao wouldn’t dare to kill him. Hence, he thrust his elbow at Su Tao’s ribs.

It was exactly as he had guessed, Su Tao had no intentions to kill him. After all, the consequences of committing murder were dire, and it wasn’t worth it for him to sacrifice his life for a hoodlum. Then again, Ken Takasugi’s retaliation might be effective if he was dealing with an ordinary person, but it was a pity that he encountered Su Tao. Su Tao’s waist started to pull back in an impossible manner to dodge that lethal blow. At the same time, he also struck Ken Takasugi’s head with the bottom of the pistol’s handle.

When the strike connected, Ken Takasugi instantly felt dizzy and his skin tore open with blood flowing down from his head, and the scene was gory.

Looking at this scene, Su Tao locked his brows together and felt somewhat depressed. After all, he would definitely be fined for the mess when he checks out of the room. Money wasn’t a big deal, but having bloodstains on the floor would definitely put him in trouble. After all, this wasn’t China. With a language barrier, he would definitely go through some problems.

Although Su Tao did not want any complications, he did not go lenient with his moves. He lashed out two kicks on Ken Takasugi’s face.

Ken Takasugi instantly knew that he had encountered a formidable opponent. He couldn’t follow how Su Tao made his moves the entire time.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

This was also due to the improvement of Su Tao’s martial arts since he had been receiving specialised training from Yan Wujin, which was pretty effective and unleashed all his innate potential. Thus, it wouldn’t be easy for ordinary people to defeat him.

Pressing Ken Takasugi’s head on the ground, Su Tao knitted his brows together. “Whose orders were you under to deal with me?”

With his face sticking to the ground, Ken Takasugi started to sweat from the pain. But since he couldn’t understand Su Tao’s words, he could only keep his mouth shut.

Su Tao misunderstood it as Ken Takasugi being unyielding and wanted to protect the mastermind. Hence, he retrieved his needle pouch from his medical box and inserted a needle into Ken Takasugi’s finger.

In the eyes of his patients, he’s a benevolent angel. But in the eyes of his enemies, he’s the reincarnation of hell.

Ken Takasugi couldn’t bear the pain and howled in pain. The fingers were linked to the heart, and it was a pain deeply engraved in his heart.

“I’ll ask you once more. Who was it that instructed you to come?” Su Tao inserted another needle into Ken Takasugi’s finger.

Ken Takasugi could only howl out in pain once more since he had no idea what Su Tao was talking about. It felt like he couldn’t beg for his life nor death, it felt like utter misery.

“Boss, he asked you who it was that gave us the instructions to come!” Amongst the goons lying on the ground, one of them knew Mandarin.

This fellow was a Japanese mixed with Chinese lineage. His father moved to Japan a long time ago and got acquainted with a Japanese woman, who he later married. This fellow had considered himself to be a Japanese, which he took it with pride. But at the same time, he also got to learn some basic Mandarin due to his father’s influence.

“Tell him that it was a woman who instructed me over.” Ken Takasugi fearfully said as he looked at the third needle that was about to be inserted into his finger.

He initially thought that Su Tao was just a foreigner, alone by himself. Even if Su Tao knew some martial arts, it wouldn’t be an issue for them to take him down with so many people by his side. However, he never expected that Su Tao would be so formidable and not even ten-odd people could stop him. With everyone injured lying on the ground now, all of them had lost their ability to fight.

“Stop! I’ll be honest with you!” Ken Takasugi might be afraid of that woman, but he was more fearful of Su Tao at this moment. After all, no one could imagine how painful it was to have needles passing through the finger bones.

After Su Tao listened to the translation from the goon on the ground, he inserted the third needle, causing Ken Takasugi to howl out in pain once more.

Su Tao did not have the slightest shred of sympathy for trash like Ken Takasugi. After all, those who showed compassion for their enemy on the battlefield were stupid. If you’re the one who fell in their hands, tragedy would happen to you.

Ken Takasugi instantly knew that Su Tao was a brutal and relentless person, which he no longer dared to play any tricks. Bearing the pain, he took out his phone from his pocket and retrieved the surveillance camera of the woman that he previously took.

Glancing at the woman on the phone, Su Tao exclaimed, “Her?!”

Su Tao would never expect that Eiko Fujino was the one who ordered an attack on him.

Then again, Su Tao had still underestimated Eiko Fujino’s viciousness. She didn’t just want Ken Takasugi to attack him, she wanted his life.

Su Tao soon sorted out his thoughts. Asaka Ochi shouldn't have been the one who arranged it. After all, he was a guest that was invited over by her.

Hence, Eiko Fujino must be someone planted beside Asaka Ochi by her enemy, and that meant that she might be in danger right now.

It had been a few days since he came to Kyoto, but he still hadn’t met Kohei Koizumi. That meant that there’s a huge scheme behind this, and it’s surrounding Asaka Ochi.

Su Tao inwardly sighed. Regardless if it’s out of justice or their friendship, Su Tao felt the need to help her. After all, Asaka Ochi had been treating him with sincerity, so he couldn’t possibly watch her die.

“Get lost!” Su Tao pulled out the needles before he kicked Ken Takasugi and continued, “Tell the receptionist to get someone to clean out my room later!”

Ken Takasugi felt greatly relieved and he immediately fled with his lackeys. For people like them, they could only suck it up upon encountering someone even more ferocious.

Compared to those organisations that Su Tao had interacted with back in China, Ken Takasugi could only be considered ordinary.

There were those infamous international organisations in Japan, but most of them have already entered the high-end industry. Someone like Ken Takasugi was just the bottom of the food chain. The Azure Wolf Group could only bully the common folks, and they couldn’t achieve much.

For Eiko Fujino to get someone like Ken Takasugi to assassinate him, she had honestly treated the latter too highly.

When everyone left, Su Tao gave a call to Asaka Ochi and asked, “Where are you right now?”

“I’m about to meet a friend right now!” Asaka Ochi replied. She was a little surprised to receive Su Tao’s call at this moment, but she could also tell something unusual about his tone.

“Meet who?” Su Tao pursued with a stern tone.

“Kohei’s eldest son. He’s the one obstructing me from meeting Kohei, so I’m going to try and persuade him.” Asaka Ochi did not hide anything from Su Tao. Even she had no idea why she could talk to him about anything. Perhaps it was because he’s a doctor, and she had subconsciously trusted him.

“You’re driving right now?” Su Tao asked.

“Nope, Eiko is driving right now!” Asaka Ochi frowned.

“Where are you guys meeting?” The moment Su Tao heard that Asaka Ochi and Eiko Fujino were together, he instantly felt a strong sense of premonition. He did not directly reveal to her that Eiko Fujino had conspired with someone to take his life, and he had decided to keep it from Asaka Ochi for the time being. Otherwise, Asaka Ochi would be in a passive position once everything was revealed.

“The Wild Flowers Hall near Rakucho.” Asaka Ochi replied after a brief pondering.

“Alright. Protect yourself well.” Su Tao did not speak much to Asaka Ochi and only gave her a warning.

Asaka Ochi was caught unprepared by Su Tao’s concern while feeling both warmth and perplexion.

At this moment, Eiko Fujino smiled. “You were talking to Physician Su?”

“Yeah! He has wanted to meet Kohei, and he has already waited for a few days, so he’s getting a little impatient.” Asaka Ochi smiled.

Letting out a sigh, Eiko Fujino replied, “Uto is taking it too far. Based on what authority is he preventing you from meeting Mr. Kohei?”

Asaka Ochi bitterly smiled, but did not give much explanation to Eiko Fujino since it’s a family matter. Eiko Fujino might be her cousin, but Asaka Ochi still thought that it’s best to keep it from her. Firstly, it was out of her introverted personality, and secondly, it’s because family shames must not be spread.

Eiko Fujino drove into the underground carpark at the Wild Flowers Hall. After she found a parking lot, she smiled. “We’ve arrived! Do you want me to send you up? Uto was my senior back in school, and it was also thanks to me that you got to meet Mr. Kohei! I can help you persuade him if you can’t convince him.”

Locking her brows together, Asaka Ochi fell into hesitation before she bitterly smiled. “Uto and I have already agreed that we’re meeting alone!”

“Alright! I’ll take a spin around nearby. Give me a call when you’re done talking to him, I’ll send you home.” Eiko Fujino shrugged.

“Thank you!” Asaka Ochi spoke from the bottom of her heart. In her eyes, Eiko Fujino was family. Not only was she helping her father with the clinic, but she had also passionately helped her with her matters.

But after Asaka Ochi got out of the vehicle, Eiko Fujino wore a cold sneer.

Jealousy was the source of all evil. Ever since her memories had formed, Eiko Fujino had been living under Asaka Ochi’s shadow. Her family wasn’t as wealthy as Asaka Ochi, and both her parents were working for Chiaki Ochi. Furthermore, she had continuously been taught by her parents since young to be respectful to Asaka Ochi, the respect of how a maid would show her lady.

Her parents would always think about Asaka Ochi first, and she could never be compared to the latter. Her toys were all handed down from Asaka Ochi, and she could only see Asaka Ochi wear all the new clothes.

In the beginning, Eiko Fujino did not think anything about it. After all, life wasn’t fair, in the beginning, and she had accepted this as her life. But ever since she met Uto Koizumi, she felt that her life had become more colourful. Uto Koizumi could walk into her heart, and he could also understand her pain. Hence, she was willing to give everything she had to him.

However, the situation changed. She never expected that Uto Koizumi’s father would marry Asaka Ochi, ruining the seniority in the family. Hence, Uto Koizumi could only put off his marriage with her for the time being. In Eiko Fujino’s eyes, it was Asaka Ochi who ruined her happiness, and only by ruining Asaka Ochi’s happiness, could she obtain hers.

Eiko Fujino wasn’t weak, she had a secret power under Uto Koizumi under her control. She was sent by Uto Koizumi to keep an eye on her cousin. It was also because she had been keeping an eye on Su Tao at the underground pub, which she schemed to get someone to do her dirty work after seeing the conflict between Su Tao and the Azure Wolf Group.