Chapter 749: Kagemaru
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"Chairman Kagemaru is missing?" Yuei Vu frowned.
"It can't be considered missing." Mokuba shook his head, "But it's true that he hasn't appeared in front of anyone for a long time.
Brother Yuei Vu, after you asked me to check for information about Kagemaru, I also specially used the spies placed in his company to inquire about the information"
"We still have spies in Kagemaru's company?"
"Of course." Mokuba nodded, "Because for some time, Kagemaru's company developed really well and posed a real threat to our Kaiba Corp. Of course, that was before, and now they are going downhill. That company may soon be out of business
but that's a tangent. In short, according to the reports of our spies, even the people closest to Kagemaru have not seen him during this period. "
"Perhaps he decided to put aside all worldly affairs and enjoy his old age?" Yuei Vu said.
"That doesn't sound like Kagemaru." Mokuba said, "This old guy is over a hundred years old, and it is said that his body and mind are far from allowing him to carry the company's banner.
But this old guy is terribly obsessed with power. Even now, he still has the absolute say in all matters, big and small. "
"But he can't give orders if he doesn't show up." Yuei Vu browsed Kagemaru's career resume on his tablet.
"It's inconvenient. However, he has always participated in the company's meetings via remote video and made decisions. Howeversome people say that his behavior has changed dramatically recently."
"Behavior?"
"Yeah." Mokuba nodded, "Sometimes his speeches in meetings and some of the decisions he made are completely different from the previous one. It feels like he has changed into a different man.
However, the senior management of the board of directors thinks that he is simply old and confused, and they are now planning to kick this old guy out. "
Yuei Vu stared at the last appearance of Chairman Kagemaru on the tablet screen in his hand a waning old man, wearing a black suit and tie, trying to straighten his waist under the spotlight of the rostrum, trying to look energetic, but unable to conceal the traces of the ravages of time.
"So I guess it's not that easy to make an appointment to meet this old gentleman?" Yuei Vu asked.
"Indeed." Mokuba smiled mysteriously, "But don't underestimate me. Although our spies couldn't find any more information, I hacked into the server of Kagemaru's company and found the location where Kagemaru may be living now."
He took the tablet from Yuei Vu and quickly pulled up a map.
It was the center of a vast ocean, a completely isolated island.
"Kagemaru has hidden a private health center on the island." Mokuba said, "There is a high probability that he is hiding in this."
Yuei Vu couldn't help but sigh: Mokuba is really useful!
You might not be able to collect so much information in a lifetime using conventional channels, but Mokuba just made a few phone calls, and then probably used the dessert time to hack into a group server, and a large amount of information immediately surfaced.
"Do you need me to arrange a flight for you, Brother Yuei Vu?" Mokuba asked.
"Okay, just for today, I want to go to that island for a walk." Yuei Vu nodded, "Thank you, Mokuba."
"You're welcome, Brother Yuei Vu." Mokuba showed a bright smile, "I'm very happy to be able to help you. If you come back early, send me a message. I'll wait for you to have dinner together."
"I will." Yuei Vu waved his hand and said goodbye to him.
Taking off from the top of Kaiba Corp, it didn't take long for Yuei Vu to find the island marked by Mokuba.
To avoid attracting too much attention, Yuei Vu did not let the plane land. He only told the pilot to come back to pick him up in an hour and then jumped directly from the plane.
Unlike islands like Duel Academy which have been artificially developed, there were not many artificial traces found in most areas of this island.
This island has intoxicating and beautiful natural scenery, with towering ancient trees and shrubs weaving a huge mountain maze. The huge mountain wall blocked most of the sunlight, and only a trace of the setting sun was revealed behind the cliff, which shone on the flawless green lawn.
A strong and ominous atmosphere enveloped the island. Yuei Vu couldn't feel any breath from this island neither human nor animal.
He instinctively felt that Chairman Kagemaru was trapped in some kind of fog. The fog grew thicker and heavier as he got closer, burying the truth deep beneath.
Yuei Vu found the sanatorium that Mokuba mentioned. This was indeed a luxurious building with a beautiful appearance and luxurious and complete facilities.
But what surprised him was that there was not even a single person standing guard outside the building. There were no doormen, no security guards, or even handymen.
This caused Yuei Vu's "infiltration plan" to go bankrupt before it could be implemented after all, someone must be guarding it before it can be considered an infiltration, right?
As a result, he kicked the door open and entered through the main entrance smoothly without encountering any obstacles.
The hall was equally empty. Yuei Vu once wondered if Mokuba had guessed wrong. In fact, this nursing home was simply idle and no one was living in it.
But there was a light on the ceiling of the hall. The crystal chandelier pours out dazzling light without reservation. It rotates slowly, and the gorgeous and dazzling light changes with the different rotation angles.
He knew that the old man Kagemaru was very rich, but even so, he probably wouldn't be able to energize the buildings on this isolated island all year round, right?
The average person would be in such a depressing and weird atmosphere, and they might become intimidated in less than a minute and simply not be able to stay any longer. But Yuei Vu didn't.
The worst thing was just he had to play cards. Anyway, there are not many people who could make him intimidated by card games now. It didn't matter what was waiting inside, just recklessly went in and was done with it.
So when he walked through several corridors and opened several doors, he finally found something behind one of the doors.
It was a dark room with no windows. The floor and surrounding walls looked like they were made of metal, cold and hard.
In the center of the room was a machine, a robota robot modeled after a reptilian structure. It lay prone on the ground, carrying a transparent glass survival capsule on its back. Some unknown liquid filled the glass cabin, and there was a vague figure in it.
Yuei Vu has seen this device. In the Rise of Three Sacred Beast arc of the GX animation, Chairman Kagemaru hid in this device when he appeared.
Kagemaru was an old man who was over 100 years old and was terminally ill. This life-support capsule directly extended his lifespan. Away from this thing, he was like a fish thrown onto the shore and would be dried in a moment.
"I guess you are Chairman Kagemaru?" Yuei Vu spoke first.
Due to the poor light and the obstruction of the liquid in the life-saving cabin, Yuei Vu couldn't see the appearance of the person behind the glass. But he was 90% sure that this was the person he was looking for.
"Duel King." Kagemaru's heavy and hoarse voice came from under the life support cabin, "I'm waiting for you."
"I don't remember having an appointment."
"But I know it's inevitable that you and I will meet," Kagemaru said.
"Let me guess, does this have something to do with the fact that you sent people to the Duel Academy to find my students?"
Kagemaru was silent for a moment and did not answer the question.
Then the robot carrying the life-saving capsule raised an arm, and the duel disk on the mechanical arm opened.
"Do you dare to acceptmy challenge?"
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