Chapter 5As Hiroshi crossed the street outside the flower shop to where Takamatsu had been waiting and smoking, he called Akiko, his assistant, who managed everything in his office with frightening efficiency. “I think I can just make it back for the meetings…”
“They’ve all been canceled,” Akiko exclaimed.
Hiroshi stopped in the middle of the crosswalk, pedestrians biking and walking around him, a car waiting patiently for him to move on.
“The chief called and told me to clear your schedule for the next few days. That’s what I’ve been doing all morning,” Akiko said.
“The chief told you to cancel my appointments?”
“I thought it was you canceling,” Akiko said. “I should have double-checked with you. I can try to reschedule them…”
“I wanted to get what we have on those cryptocurrency ca
