702 Foreign Operation (1/2)

”Idiot!”

In Nippon, inside the Yoto Government Building and the Defense Ministry's office, Defense Minister Nakatani angrily dropped the document to the ground.

”What's going on with Takeda Pharmaceutical? Didn't we tell them to tone it down since the last meeting?”

The assistant stood by the door and didn't dare to make a sound.

After a while, Nakaya Ryo finally vented out his anger. He took a deep breath.

”Go and fetch me the Chairman of Takeda Pharmaceutical!”

”Yes ...” The assistant nodded before quickly turning around.

…

At the same time, Takeda Pharmaceutical's building was turned in a chaos. The tragedy that took place on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship left the entire world in panic again because of the name T virus. As early as six months ago, CIB began to pay attention to the name Takeda Pharmaceutical, Takeda has been very careful, and with the Defense Ministry's help, even the UA didn't manage to collect any evidence.

Takeda's board of directors had pressured President Hiroshi Tanimura many times and demanded that he strictly restrict the operation of the Kurofune. Including limiting the supply of raw materials, scrutinizing funding applications, sending inspectors to monitor the laboratories, and other moves to curtail the organization.

If City K's actions were exposed, Hiroshi Tanimura probably won't be able to save his own life, let alone all the members of the board which may be trialed by the International Tribunal for crime against humanity.

However, just last month, Tanaka suddenly disappeared on his way home from work.

This scared the Takeda's board of directors. They initially thought it was CIB that made the arrest and thought the company's secrets have been exposed. It was not after investigation did they realize that CIB knew nothing.

Luckily, Tanimura immediately ordered the company to search for the whereabouts of this man in the entire Nippon region. But he did not expect that only in a month's time, the missing Tanaka already went abroad and created a major headline.

”Where is Tanaka?” It was already the tenth time Tanimura asked this question.

”We haven't found him yet,” said the vice president anxiously. ”I have contacted all the associations that have relations with us and launched all the underground forces we can use to search for his whereabouts, but ...”

”A bunch of useless tools,” Tanimura screamed, his fingers trembling as they moved toward his temples.

From the day Tanaka disappeared, he realized the situation was turning south, but he didn't think it would actually happen.

[Damn, where did that guy find the raw materials!]

As the chairman of Takeda Pharmaceutical, Tanimura certainly read the T virus synthesis formula. Producing one gram of virus concentrate requires at least one kilogram of methaconeone, the raw materials that could be used are bath salt, or Arabic tea. But regardless, they are all prohibited items!

Tanimura's brow twisted together.

”President, what are we going to do now?” The vice president said, trembling violently.

”Delete all the research data and all the relevant information of Kurofune from the company's database.”

Takeda Pharmaceutical had been on CIB's suspected list, and with this tragedy of at least 27 UA citizens dying on the cruise ship, CIB would no longer be concerned with their method of investigation. Presumably even if the Nippon government intends to intervene and protect Takeda Pharmaceutical, CIB would infiltrate the company through special means.

Since the secret could no longer be protected, then they must completely destroy it!

Although it is research worth 500 million US Dollar, it was nothing compared to the market value of 10 billion.

Then, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

The two stopped talking, exchanged eye contact, and then Tanimura said,

”Please come in.”

It was Tanimura's assistant

Tanimura frowned, looking at the assistant.

”Did I not say, no matter what happens, before my conversation with the vice president ends, do not disturb me?”

”But... It is the Defense Minister's phone call.”

With a long sigh, Tanimura asked.

”What did Nakatani say?”

”He said go see him after work,” the assistant carefully responded

”Where??” Tanimura asked.

”Yoto Metropolitan Hotel.”

In the hotel rather than the government building. It seemed to be a secretive meeeting.

Of course, the virus-related event was certainly not suitable to be discussed in the office, especially at this sensitive moment.