In this world full of hypocrisy, the only thing you can trust is money.
This is the life creed believed by a man who has been a bounty hunter for decades.
What he was holding was a corpse, but Kakuzu felt that it was not just a corpse, but a heavy amount of money.
If the price of this corpse is transferred to an underground money exchange, it can be sold for a high price of 20 million taels.
Since he started working as a bounty hunter, he has also been in the high-paying range.
In this way, another big business was completed.
Sure enough, in this cold and hypocritical world, only money can bring a touch of warmth.
Walking on a country road in the land of tea, he was the only one walking alone on this road.
Kakuzu looked up at the sun in the sky. It was almost noon, and the sunlight was a bit dazzling.
Just as he turned back and continued walking forward, five people suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.
The leader was none other than Insect Man. Just like what the staff member of the underground money exchange said, he would stay for a period of time every time he visited a country, and now it happened to be his activity time in the Country of Tea.
It took a day to finally find this bounty hunter 'Undead' who was extremely famous in the underground money exchange.
"You are Mr. Kakuzu, we are..."
"etc."
Kakuzu interrupted the insect man's words, gently put down the corpse in his hand, and casually took out a booklet from his arms under the strange eyes of the five insect men.
Each page of the booklet records a person's portrait, name, and reward amount.
Naturally, the five contemporary figures at the beginning are followed by famous ninjas from various countries. In the first few pages, the name of 'Hatake Sakumo' is also recorded, with a bounty of 110 million taels.
Apart from the Five Contemporary Shadows, he is one of the targets with the highest bounty amount.
But this page has been blotted out.
Because Konoha White Fang is dead, this bounty mission has ended.
He kept turning the pages, and the five insect men looked at each other, wondering what this guy was looking for.
Kakuzu looked up at Insect Man while rummaging through the pamphlet, his green eyes filled with a kind of persistence for something.
But when I turned to the last page, I couldn't find any information about the insect man.
Kakuzu frowned, and then took out another pamphlet from his arms.
The bounty missions in the previous booklet all had high bounty targets of more than 10 million taels.
The booklet that was taken out now recorded a low-to-medium reward target of less than 10 million taels.
The goal was finally found on the last page of the booklet.
"Finally found it. Is it here? His name is Chong Man, and the reward is five hundred thousand taels... What a cheap head."
No wonder it looked familiar to him, but he didn't see it on the high-reward list.
"..."
The insect man didn't know what to say.
It is not uncommon for bounty hunters in underground money exchanges to be offered rewards by underground money exchanges.
Therefore, you often need to be prepared for sneak attacks from your peers.
He had only joined the underground money exchange in the past two years, and he was not very well-known. One million taels already looked up to him.
"Seeing as your strength is good, there should be a lot of room for appreciation in the future. I will put the head on your neck for storage. I will come to you when the value of your head increases."
Kakuzu said with a fair comment.
The reward of five hundred thousand taels, to be honest, is a bit underwhelming for the strength of the man in front of me.
Judging from his flawless stance, his current standard price is at least six million taels, and maybe it can be raised higher.
It would be a shame to kill him now.
Insect Man: "..."
Kakuzu ignored the insect man's reaction, put the two pamphlets back into his arms, picked up the body on the ground, and prepared to leave.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Kakuzu. We are here to hire you."
The helpless insect man had no choice but to tell Kakuzu this way.
"hire?"
Seemingly finding this statement interesting, Kakuzu stopped leaving and turned around to glance at Insect Man again.
"We are planning to set up a company here, but we currently lack a financial management officer with excellent abilities. The salary is negotiable. You only need to sort out our company's financial issues every month."
"How much money is there?"
Kakuzu asked directly about the reward.
Whether it's a bounty mission or a hiring mission, for him, as long as he can make money.
And the other party didn't want him to join some messy organization, but just to help their company find financial problems and loopholes.
They are non-staff financial experts who work on a temporary basis and do not accept any transfer orders.
If you can earn a lot of extra money while completing bounty missions, there is no reason to refuse this kind of thing.
"Settlement is done once a month, and the remuneration is from five hundred thousand taels to one million taels."
As for whether you can get 500,000 taels or 1 million taels per month, it depends on your ability. This is exactly what Worm Man expresses.
"I've booked twelve million taels of extra money a year."
Kakuzu's tone was calm, but he was very confident in his financial abilities.
"That's amazing confidence. I hope we can have a happy cooperation. We will send someone to draft a standardized contract later. Is that okay, Mr. Kakuzu?"
Insect Man smiled slightly.
"As you wish."
Kakuzu carried the body and left without any hesitation.
Insect Man watched Kakuzu leave, an interesting guy.
Then he took out some information about Kakuzu.
The reputation ability is among the best among underground money exchanges, and it can be called an iron wall of defense and bottom line.
When it comes to money, no one has more credibility than him.
This is the unanimous evaluation of everyone who knows him in the underground money exchange.
A man who will not betray money, nor a man who will be betrayed by money.
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Two days later, Kakuzu received an information document.
It was sent here by the man named 'Insect Man'.
In addition to describing the type of work he will perform, the working hours, as well as the salary and when it will be paid are all clearly stated.
After a few glances, Kakuzu roughly figured out what he was going to do and how much work he had to do.
It is not too time-consuming, but it requires very professional personnel to handle it without any mistakes.
Because the amounts involved are huge.
If you are not careful, there will be financial holes and problems in the company's operation.
Afterwards, Kakuzu also learned about some information about the newly founded company, as well as its industry type.
Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
That's the name of this company.
A pharmaceutical company integrating R&D, production, and sales.
You can know that this is a company that mainly sells medicines to make money.
At present, more than a dozen new drugs have been developed and can be put on the market. They are being processed and mass-produced and will soon be available for sale.
The company's export subjects are countries in the ninja world.
The company's headquarters is located in the Land of Ghosts.
The aster is the national flower of the Kingdom of Ghosts. With aster as the company name, it is not difficult to imagine the close connection between this company and the officialdom of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Maybe they have contacted the officials of the Kingdom of Ghosts to provide convenience as a neutral country.
The ninja world is headed by the five major countries, followed by special neutral countries, such as the Kingdom of Demons and the Kingdom of Iron.
Small country again.
There are also strong and weak countries among small countries, and there are serious gradations.
There is a huge gap in national power between a small country with Ninja Village and a small country without Ninja Village.
Among them, neutral countries are quite special.
They are different from the small countries that are oppressed by the five major powers. They have an independent culture, independent national sovereignty, and armed organizations to protect the country.
It neither participates in wars between major powers nor will it be affected by wars.
After reading this, Kakuzu nodded slightly.
In this chaotic era where fighting often breaks out, establishing the company in the Kingdom of Ghosts is indeed a wise move.
Since this company has not yet been officially listed, Kakuzu is not in a hurry to go to them to do accounting.
Instead, take out the bounty list and look for the target on it.
High bounty targets have always been his hunting targets.
As for low-to-medium bounty targets, being on the list means they have potential.
Having potential means it will appreciate in value.
Therefore, he will not actively hunt for bounty targets lower than 10 million taels. He will wait until they can no longer appreciate in value to maximize his money.
Disposing of these potential stocks too early will only reduce your income.
To be a bounty hunter, you need to be patient and wait for the value of your prey to increase.
Take the insect man for example. Although he only has 500,000 taels now, Kakuzu believes that his value will increase dozens of times in a few years.
Then we can take off his head.
As for the issue of Insect Man being his employer...
There is no direct conflict between helping him do the accounting and using his body in exchange for money.
Financial management tasks are based on his principles and bottom lines, and he will complete them meticulously.
However, bounty targets that can significantly appreciate in value cannot be let go.
Therefore, the two are not in conflict.
Kakuzu held the list in his arms, and what he held in his hand was not a body, but a black leather suitcase filled with money.
Carrying the black suitcase containing the money, he once again set out on the road to hunt the bounty target alone.
But he didn't feel lonely because he had money to accompany him along the way.
Money is his religion.
It can bring him the last bit of human warmth.
It doesn't matter who or how many people were killed today.
It doesn't matter when you are killed tomorrow or by whom.
Living is not happiness, and death is not worth lamenting.
The important thing is that he is now on a bright path to making money.
Trapped in a world full of distortion and war.
because……
In this world where only money can bring glory, everyone is hopeless.
This is the sentiment of a scarred old man who has survived in the world for decades, encountered betrayal and escape, and then embarked on the road of killing people to make money.
Carrying a suitcase full of money, he left the crowd, out of tune with everyone and running counter to everyone.
Then he walked out of the small town and walked on the country road under the sunset, his figure getting longer and longer, and getting further and further away.
From the beginning to the end, there was only one person on the road.
