Saitohiko answered quickly.

“Are the keys still with you?” the driver asked Saito Hiko with a curious look.

“I just went in and gave the key back to that lazy guy.”

When Saitohiko heard this, he answered the other party’s question before thinking.

He thought this taxi driver was a bit suspicious. No normal person would ask someone if they still had their keys.

He pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but he was secretly wary of the other party.

Even if you carry a talisman, can you not completely avoid danger?

Thinking this, he took out his cell phone and pretended not to bother with the driver.

When Hoshino Ai heard about the driver’s problems, she also felt that the other party was in a bad state.

I couldn’t help but admire Saito Hiko for not saying it directly.

otherwise……

After asking this question, the taxi driver saw Saito Hiko playing with his phone and didn’t ask any more questions.

The car was moving slowly, and a taxi driver wanted to ask Saito Hiko a question, but Saito Hiko didn’t want to pay attention to him, so he pretended to be looking at his phone and told the driver a destination that was some distance away from Kyoko’s house and asked the driver to take him there.

After that, I pretended not to hear the other party’s question and did not respond.

The driver had to give up asking further.

“Don’t you feel dizzy when you play with your phone in the car?”

The taxi driver asked as he looked at Saito Hiko’s phone which he had been playing with for a long time.

“Not bad.” Saito Hiko simply answered the other party’s question.

Seeing that Saito Hiko didn’t want to talk, the driver had to concentrate on driving.

During this time, Hoshino Ai looked out of the car window and did not talk to them.

Ten minutes later, the car arrived at the destination and Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai got out.

The man drove the taxi back along the same route he took.

“Huh, they finally left.” Hoshino Ai breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the taxi drive away. “I didn’t dare to speak in the car just now.”

“It’s still daylight.” Saito Hiko answered Hoshino Ai’s question and took out the amulet from his wallet.

“Why did you take it out?” Hoshino Ai saw Saito Hiko take out three folded yellow talisman papers and come close to him.

Saito Hiko did not answer. He tore open the yellow paper and checked it. When he checked the second piece, the words that should have been on it disappeared.

He checked before going out this morning and the words were still there.

He quickly opened the third one.

The writing is still there.

So the taxi driver just now really had some feelings towards them?

I don’t know whether it was his response that dispelled the other party’s thoughts, or whether the amulet was working.

“…The words disappeared?” Hoshino Ai asked when she saw the words drawn on the talisman paper that Saito Hiko had opened.

When she saw the words on them, she thought that these three cards might be amulets.

“Take out your amulet and check it, too.”

Saito Hiko reaches out to Hoshino Ai.

“Oh…” Hoshino Ai also took out three triangular talismans from her wallet.

Saitohiko opened them one by one.

Here too, a word has disappeared.

“The words on the amulet have disappeared!!!” Hoshino Ai was shocked to see the words on the amulet disappear.

She thought about today’s schedule and realized that she would only go to the villa with Saito Hiko.

According to the characteristics of the amulet, it can avoid danger in advance.

They just took a taxi to the villa together today…

When she thought of this, she couldn’t help feeling terrified and frightened.

If only…

“As expected, there was something wrong with the driver just now.”

Saito Hiko remembered the other party’s question just now.

“Let’s go.” Saito Hiko felt that standing there would only bring danger, so he pulled Hoshino Ai and ran towards Kyoko’s house.

Hoshino Ai returned to her residence. She was afraid that people nearby would see them holding hands and were worried about being photographed, so she didn’t want to hold hands with Saito Hiko.

She dodged the hand that was extended to her and took the initiative to run, “Well, let’s go.”

After the taxi driver sent Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai back, he returned to the villa along the same route. He parked the car on the side of the road and observed the surroundings through the window.

Chapter 212 Poaching

“Boss, this is bad! All the members of the institute have handed in their resignations today!”

Not long after Saito Hiko returned home, Hase Hiroshi called him.

“Have they paid the penalty? If they have, we will release them.”

Saito Hiko did not panic when he heard what Hase Hiroko said, because he already knew before today that Sotoki Kazunari would definitely take action to poach those members of his research institute.

After all, the research institute was just a cover for him to deceive others.

Hase Hiroshi was shocked to hear Saito Hiko’s reply, because it was Saito Hiko who asked him to help establish a biopharmaceutical research institute and said that this project was very important.

Each member has signed a confidentiality agreement. If any party terminates the contract without fault during this period, they will have to pay up to 1 billion yen in compensation.

The members he just mentioned were not just a few people, but all the people in the entire institute who had participated in the project, a total of thirty-six people.

They submitted their resignation letters on the same day.

Obviously he came prepared.

Besides, all the members have been poached, how can the institute continue to operate?

Hase Hiroshi thought of this and reminded Saito Hiko, “Can you really let them go? These are almost all members of the institute! Only three people have not submitted their resignations!”

Saito Hiko didn’t take Hase Hiroshi’s words seriously. Seeing that the other party didn’t pay attention to his meaning, he said helplessly: “If they have paid the penalty, they will be released directly. If they haven’t paid, they will be sued directly for leaking commercial secrets and causing huge losses to the institute. Do you understand?”

“Three people didn’t leave, but 33 billion yen is enough to make up for our losses.” Saito Hiko added.

“What a bunch of ungrateful people!” Hase Hao did not understand Saito Hiko’s words. Instead, he cursed at the betraying researchers.

“Don’t be angry. People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. Job hopping is a normal thing.” Saito Hiko was not angry because he knew that this was something he had expected.

At least the other party would have to pay him 33 billion yuan to poach him.

Considering the conditions promised to those researchers, it would probably be impossible to accomplish this without 600 to 700 billion yen.

It was worth the trouble he spent to disassemble a stimulant.

But he also admired the other party’s courage.

Hase Hiroshi became even angrier when he heard Saito Hiko’s words.

When recruiting researchers, Saito Hiko offered a salary that was half higher than the market rate, and also offered additional bonuses.

“I understand! I’ll deal with those who didn’t pay the penalty!” Hase Hiroshi said and was about to end the call.

“Wait, I remember there are thirty-six researchers in the institute. Can you ask them why they don’t leave?” Saito Hiko shouted.

He was a little curious as to why there were still three people left.

After all, this research institute was built only a short time ago.

There is no emotion between them.

“I understand.” Hase Hiroshi replied.

After he finished speaking, he began to compile a list and borrowed people from Hase Nagami’s news agency to help write manuscripts and materials, in preparation for suing those members who had signed confidentiality contracts but resigned en masse without paying the penalty.

In a biological research institute somewhere, Waimu Hecheng and Wilson inspected the work of the researchers he poached.

“They said that the first batch of medicine will not be available until 10 days at the earliest. What do you think?” Waimu Hecheng asked Wilson.

This time the recruitment process went smoothly, except that it cost more money.

Even the procedures for the three people who were unwilling to come were known by someone.

“Are you sure these people can really make the soul-returning potion?” Wilson asked Waimu Hecheng while looking at the busy researchers in the institute.

Chapter 213 He is ruthless and lacks wisdom

Kazunari Sotoki showed Wilson the information he had investigated about Saito Hiko.

He found information about Saito Hiko from here, and conducted various comprehensive investigations on his life trajectory, interpersonal relationships, etc.

It was so detailed that it was as if he had been observing him from the beginning.

Although Kazushige Tomoki felt that it took a lot of time to read the survey report, there was a brief survey.

But he was still very satisfied with Panasonic’s investigation report. After all, he felt that the report was very thoughtful.

“For this matter, of course I investigated him in advance. If I didn’t know his life trajectory, I would not have been able to find these people and promise them such conditions to give us the formula.” Wai Mu Hecheng handed Wilson the brief information.

Wilson took the information from Wai Mu He Cheng and took a look at it.

“With such detailed information, how long have you been investigating him?” Wilson asked Waimu Hecheng.

“We have already poached his researchers. What are you still thinking about? Do you want to back down?”

Instead of answering Wilson’s question, Kazunari Toki questioned him.

You’ve already come this far, and you still want to quit?

“No, I just felt that the process was too smooth.” Wilson looked at the resume, which showed: Saito Hiko… May 5th…