School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"I don't know either!" Xiao Han shook his head.

Zhao Lizhong looked embarrassed and said, "You said they traveled thousands of miles and even sacrificed money just to find this thing?"

"Maybe this thing means a lot to them?" Xiao Han smiled.

Zhao Lizhong frowned, then said, "Maybe, but what should we do now?"

"If you guys want this thing, it means it's not simple!" Xiao Han frowned and said, "Since that's the case, we definitely shouldn't just hand it over to them, should we?"

"So, what do you plan to do?" Zhao Lizhong asked.

"Let's get some information out of them first," Xiao Han grinned and said, "I feel this pearl isn't simple, so, I think we need to figure out its origin and function first."

"Hmm!" Zhao Lizhong nodded.

As soon as his words finished.

Zhao Lizhong's phone rang.

"Mr. Zhao, may I know where you are now?" The caller was Kato's secretary.

"Ah…" Upon hearing, Zhao Lizhong embarrassedly said, "Miss Sakurako, I... I'm just at the hotel!"

Upon receiving a nod from Xiao Han, Zhao Lizhong immediately revealed his location.

"Then…" Sakurako hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since you're at the hotel, can we talk?"

"Sure…" Zhao Lizhong nodded and said, "Xiao Han and I will come up to your room right away!"

"Okay!" Sakurako immediately nodded.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Lizhong looked up at Xiao Han and asked, "Shall we go to their room to talk now?"

"Let's go!" Xiao Han smiled and then said, "If we don't talk, how will we know the origin and purpose of this pearl?"

Zhao Lizhong thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Alright then, let's go."

Having said that, the two headed towards the other party's room.

Before they could knock, Sakurako immediately opened the door.

When she opened the door, Sakurako had changed her outfit. Previously, she had worn a neat business suit and a pair of black leather shoes. Now it was different; Sakurako had put on a beautiful long dress, looking very feminine, with her chestnut-brown wavy curls looking enchanting. As Xiao Han looked at her, Sakurako crossed her hands over her abdomen, smiling with a small bow, "Thank you for coming!"

"You're welcome!" Zhao Lizhong smiled and then said, "It's our job, after all."

Once inside, everyone from the other party was present.

Kato quickly stood up, then smiled and said, "Did you put everything away properly?"

"Yes!" Zhao Lizhong nodded and said, "Mr. Kato, rest assured, we have secured everything. However, it's quite late, did you call me because there is something urgent? Couldn't it wait until tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Kato was internal exploding with impatience. However, he managed to calm the turmoil inside him.

"As you know, our purpose for coming here was because of this," Kato stood in front of Xiao Han and Zhao Lizhong, speaking earnestly, "If I don't bring this back, I will have failed my ancestors, and I will have failed the Emperor of Great Japan."

At this point, Xiao Han spoke up, "Mr. Kato, let's sit down and talk."

"Yes, yes!" Kato immediately nodded.

Then, both parties sat down on the sofa. The room was dry and cool, very comfortable.

After sitting down, Xiao Han started, "Mr. Kato, I have already brought the box back, and, I have already opened it."

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Kato urgently asked, "Then... inside... is it a white Luminous Pearl?"

"Yes!" Xiao Han nodded and said, "A Luminous Pearl the size of a baby's fist, it seems, this is quite a valuable item, isn't it?"

"Ah…" Kato heavily nodded, showing a sense of loss for a beloved item.

Xiao Han asked again, "But... I don't know what this thing is used for?"

"Nothing, nothing special!" Kato hurriedly shook his head, realizing his tone was too hasty, he quickly moderated his tone, then said, "This is merely a Luminous Pearl, besides its high price, this item was once the favorite of the Emperor, during World War II, the Emperor ordered this item to be taken to India to negotiate with the British. Unexpectedly, they encountered a battle here, met a strong resistance force, so, they had to bury their sacrificed comrades and this pearl right here!"

"Oh?" Xiao Han heard this, it seemed there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the other party's words.

Because Xiao Han, upon learning of this matter, specifically looked up modern history regarding the Japanese Army's invasion of China. Since at that time the provincial city was not located in a war zone, there were rarely any invasions by the Japanese Army, but modern history only recorded this one incident, and it pretty much matched what he had said.

"Mr. Xiao, I sincerely hope that you can return this object to Japan," Kato said seriously, "My reason for seeking it is not only to fulfill my grandfather's last wish but primarily to do something for His Majesty the Emperor."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Mr. Kato, you must have told a lie, right?"

While speaking, Xiao Han's eyes were locked on Kato's pupils.

A person's initial judgment about whether a statement is true occurs in an instant. Just like the sentence Xiao Han had just uttered, he merely spoke what was on his mind without any evidence—it was merely a probe, wanting to see what kind of reaction the other party would have.

Clearly, Kato's reaction was just as he had expected. He indeed had hidden motives. Moreover, this pearl was not merely a simple antique.

"No, no!" Kato immediately shook his head and then said, "This is just a Luminous Pearl. I hope Mr. Xiao can return it to me."

"As for whether to return it, I cannot be the one to decide," Xiao Han shook his head and then said, "I have to hand it over to the government, and as for you, don't ask me for it, you can ask the government."

The reason Xiao Han said this was to push the responsibility to the nation. He didn't want Kato to direct all his resentment towards him.

To his surprise, Kato suddenly became anxious, "Don't...don't. Please don't hand this over to the government. Once it falls into your country's hands, I fear I may never get it back again in my lifetime. I hope Mr. Xiao can accommodate this!"

Thump...

Upon saying this, Kato immediately knelt down.

"President!" The man behind him hurried over, then supported Kato, saying, "You...how can you..."

"Shut up!" Kato glared at him and said, "If I can retrieve my ancestor's relic, what would it matter if I knelt all night?"

Xiao Han coldly observed.

Whether the other party knelt or not had no relation to his resolve. He had no interest in seeing the other party kneeling before him. On the contrary, having a Japanese, and a descendant of a Japanese invader at that, kneeling before him, Xiao Han felt a sense of revenge.

"What if I don't give it to you?" Xiao Han asked cheerfully.

"Mr. Xiao, we can absolutely negotiate terms!" Kato hurriedly said, "I know you are an ambitious young man. You surely want to expand your company to Japan, to the United States, right? I can help you. I can invest in you, I can smooth the local powers for you, and in five years, I can make your company one of the top 500 in the world. How about that?"

It was a temptation, a blatant one at that. Sadly, Xiao Han had no interest in such shortcuts. He enjoyed the journey of building a business, forging his own path. As for letting others help and sitting back to enjoy the success, he had no such thoughts.

"Not interested!" Xiao Han shook his head.

Kato was dumbfounded—this was his greatest capability. With the Corporation's capacity, building a global empire shouldn't pose a major problem, as long as Xiao Han didn't self-sabotage, there would essentially be no pressure. Yet, Xiao Han was not interested.

Sakurako stared fiercely at Xiao Han from the side, seemingly very dissatisfied with Xiao Han's unapproachable method.

Xiao Han, however, was all smiles as he looked at Sakurako, seemingly challenging her.

When Kato saw Xiao Han's smile, he immediately understood. He quickly laughed and said, "Well, since Mr. Xiao is unwilling, I can't force it. I no longer want the item, and first thing tomorrow morning, I will return to Japan."

After finishing, Kato stood up from the ground.

Xiao Han smiled and then said, "Brother Zhao, let's go!"

"Ah??" Zhao Lizhong was startled.

"Let's go!" Xiao Han smiled.

After speaking, Xiao Han immediately pulled Zhao Lizhong and left the room.

Zhao Lizhong followed Xiao Han back to the room.

"Xiao Han, is this object really that important?" Zhao Lizhong asked, puzzled.

"To be honest, I didn't believe it at first," Xiao Han laughed, "But the moment Kato knelt down, I understood that this item indeed is very important to them. A Japanese, especially someone from Japanese upper society, kneeling before me? Don't you find that absurd? Besides, he said that within five years he could make our company one of the global top 500. What do you think?"

"With the Corporation's ability, it's completely feasible!" Zhao Lizhong eagerly said, "Under the name of the Corporation, there are way too many top 500 global companies."

"Of course, I know!" Xiao Han nodded, "But who would do so much for someone irrelevant?"

"That's true!" Zhao Lizhong nodded, "A top 500 company's annual profit must be at least several billion. With that money, wouldn't it be better to earn it yourself? Why let others earn it?"

"This further proves one point—the value of this pearl might indeed be over a hundred billion," Xiao Han chuckled.

Hiss...

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lizhong suddenly gasped and stared at Xiao Han, saying, "This...this can't be true, right?"