Last night, Takeo spent his time considering Hide's offer. He was aware the risk was high. However, what he worried about was not the risk, but the burdens his parents would have to bear if something happened to him.

Takeo didn't want to add some burden to his parents, but at the same time he knew they had no way out to deal with their debt. That's why, even though he still couldn't make a firm decision, Takeo still forced himself to visit Hide.

After taking a deep breath, Takeo pressed the bell beside Hide's house front door.

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Hide and Aizawa had just finished taking a shower after cleaning the house, then the bell in front of their house rang. Shortly after opening the door, Hide and Aizawa's gaze was greeted by Takeo and two very sweet twin little girls.

After clearing his throat Takeo said, "I have to take care of my little sisters. So I can't leave them at home."

Hide smiled at Rei and Kei before saying, "No problem, come in."

Hide was not surprised that Takeo knew his home. It was a simple task for him to find one or two addresses. After asking Aizawa to accompany Rei and Kei playing snake and ladder, he then took Takeo to the terrace next to the living room.

Hide turned to Rei and Kei who were playing with Aizawa before saying, "Your little sisters are very cute."

"Yeah, thank you." Takeo then took a deep breath before continuing, "Before we go into the details of your offer, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Of course you can."

"Are we going to kill people?"

"If all goes well, then we only need to kill the four people guarding Knosses at night. I'll do it, your job is to gather information and take care of transportation."

"Hide, have you ever killed people?"

"I have and please don't ask for the details."

Takeo was stunned for a while, he didn't know whether he should believe Hide's words or doubt it. In the end, he chose not to think about it any further and asked his next question.

"If you get killed, what should I do?"

Hide was silent for a while before answering, "If I am caught or killed, Knosses owner will identify me and then kill my family. So you must quickly run and destroy all trails linking you to our robbery attempt."

Takeo instantly turned his head towards Aizawa, and stared at her while an indescribable emotion flashed through his eyes.

'Hide must have had a very deep motive if he took such a big risk.'

While Takeo was still pondering, Hide said, "As a side note, if on those days the conditions I want are not achieved, the operation will be canceled or postponed."

"Understood, now can you explain my task?"

"We need two cars that will be destroyed after the use, and your first job is to find the cars we need. I'll also teach you how to drive."

Takeo frowned before saying, "Finding information isn't difficult, but I'm not sure I can master a driving technique in a matter of days."

Hide smiled before saying, "Our plans need a lot of preparation and I've created a time-table with a span of 30 days. So you have plenty of time to learn how to drive."

"What about the driver's license?"

"For this job, we don't have time to prepare a driving license."

"Hide, how did you find out about Knosses, the owner who was a former member of Pararoble Cartel, and other info?"

"All the information is provided by a black market dealer. He will also provide the operational funds and launder the money we get. In return, he will get a 20% cut."

Of course the black market dealer Hide was referring to was himself, but to convince Takeo, he immediately added.

"I know the dealer family well, have also done three jobs for him and they are all tasty. So you don't have to worry about him scamming us."

Takeo took a deep breath before saying, "Understood, now we can go into the details."

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With great interest, Takeo listened to Hide's explanation.

Every night, Knosses was guarded by four men. Three of them were just local thugs, but the other one was an ex-commando from a country in Central Americ.

The owner of Knosses lived in downtown Nichiko, and was legally unrelated to Knosses. However, he could send his bodyguard to Knosses in a matter of minutes when needed. The team he sent was using the five-men format, boarding two Euvo IVs.

Therefore, if Hide failed to prevent requests for help, the robbery attempt would be canceled and he would quickly withdraw. Regarding how Hide would eliminate the four guards in Knosses, he must get more information before he could determine the method.

For the cars, Takeo had to find two compact SUVs from rich jerks or dirty politicians, with a maximum location of 60 km from Knosses. The two compact SUVs would be stolen one hour before the robbery. The first car would be used in the robbery while the second car would be placed at the transit location to escape.

Takeo also had to find two other compact SUVs from a nearby city with the same physical appearance. The plate number of the two other compact SUVs would be used to create a fake license plate, to anticipate if the compact SUV owner reports the theft of their car before the robbery was over.

Without difficulty, Takeo understood the details of Hide's plan. The problem was, Hide did not mention how and where he would learn how to drive.

"When are you going to start teaching me to drive?"

"Tomorrow, take some time after school. For now, we'll have lunch before continuing."

Takeo nodded before asking, "Can I order a delivery package from my family's restaurant, in exchange for treating me at Knosses?"

"Of course you can."

Hide answered cheerfully, because for him free food always tastes twice as delicious, especially if it came from a high-end restaurant.

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At exactly 10:30 pm, Hide carried Aizawa to her bedroom. After Hide put her down on the bed, Aizawa asked, "Big Bro, will Kei and Rei play here again?"

"Are you happy playing with them?"

"Mhm."

"Then next week Big Bro will ask Takeo to bring Rei and Kei here."

Aizawa immediately nodded several times before slipping under her blanket, and after saying good night and turning off the main light, Hide left the room.

While he walked back to the living room, Hide was thinking what excuse he could use to explain why Rei and Kei couldn't visit next week. Because, until Knosses robbery was executed, he and Takeo shouldn't interact too often. That way, if he was caught or killed, the owner of Knosses would not connect him with Takeo.

'I shouldn't have promised Aizawa.'

Hide took a deep breath before sitting down and continued watching the world on the news.

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After putting Kei and Rei to sleep, Takeo immediately worked on his task. For the task to find cars to be stolen, without difficulty he got 24 prospective prey. He then printed the list to be handed to Hide the next day.

Hide was the one who would do the theft, so he was also the one who would do the field survey. After the car was determined, Takeo then would look for a compact SUV with the same physical appearance.

Takeo then moved on to the second task, buying items such as screwdrivers, pliers, electric drills, steel drill bolt, four-rotor drones, cables, AAA batteries, mini flashlights, old model cellphone, high-resolution camera, alcohol, bandages, antibiotic as well as wound dryers, intravenous fluids, energy-bars, aspirin, chemicals, acidic liquids and dozens of other items.

Hide submitted the shopping list along with 600 thousand Ren, and insisted that every purchase must be accompanied by a receipt.

Takeo carefully read the shopping list before writing down the shop where he plans to buy each item. In every shop, he couldn't buy more than three items and the purchases had to be completed within two weeks. It was quite a hassle, but Takeo didn't mind.

Takeo's third task was to observe Knosses at night using Google Earth online. For this task he only needed to record the observations, then hand them over to Hide.

"Now I just need to focus on driving practice and my part in the preparation stage is done."

After turning off the computer, Takeo climbed into bed. However, he could not sleep, because his mind was filled with images of the robbery plan.

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