Chapter 1983: Chapter 1121: Takeda Shinjiro (2)
As expected, after seeing Yang Xiao lose his temper, Kato Shinjiro immediately shouted, "Zone 2... Miss Yamamoto is in Zone 2! She’s in a house, and inside there’s another person!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao didn’t waste words. He quickly found an empty room nearby, confirmed it was safe, dragged Kato Shinjiro inside, threw him in, and locked the door without a care for his pleas.
"Chu Xi, Chu Xi, let me out. This isn’t what you promised before!" Kato Shinjiro knelt behind the door, slapping it with his hands, but his strength was nearly exhausted.
Even in his prime state, it was useless. After all, these buildings were designed without windows. The only way in or out was through a single iron door, and without the right tools, escaping by himself was nearly impossible.
"I’ll go find them and let you out once I’ve found them!" Yang Xiao ran toward Zone 2. He was also doing his best, but Zone 2 wasn’t small. If... if he couldn’t find them, there was nothing he could do.
The situation in the underground base was becoming increasingly chaotic and complex, with more and more test subjects emerging from various parts of the base. Fortunately, most of the test subjects were confined in sealed rooms; otherwise, Yang Xiao and the others would have little chance of survival.
On his way to Zone 2, Yang Xiao deliberately took a slight detour to the area where Takagi Reina, Xiao Lin Zhengyan, and the Clapping Ghost had clashed earlier.
Unfortunately, upon arrival, he found it had been overrun. Apart from a few distorted test subjects crawling on the ground, he saw no sign of the two of them.
However, Yang Xiao believed that with Takagi Reina’s wits, these relatively clumsy beings shouldn’t be able to catch her.
Arriving in Zone 2, Yang Xiao searched for one minute but found nothing. There were too many rooms here, and he couldn’t check them one by one. Moreover, the nearby test subjects were increasing and becoming more agitated.
Even more worrying for Yang Xiao was that they seemed to gradually adapt to their current bodies. As time went on, their movements improved significantly from their initial clumsiness.
If it continued like this, not to mention finding people, he himself could be surrounded if delayed any longer. Yang Xiao loudly called out Yamamoto Chunai’s name but received no response.
He couldn’t wait any longer. Yang Xiao turned and left, running back the way he came, believing he had done his utmost.
As he returned near the exit, Kato Shinjiro was still pleading from inside the room to be let out. Yang Xiao, unwilling to cut off someone’s road to life, was about to unlock the door when he heard someone call him from behind.
Turning around, the scene before him lifted his spirits. He saw Takagi Reina leading the way, with Xiao Lin Zhengyan closely following.
Even more surprising, Xiao Lin Zhengyan was carrying someone on his back—it was none other than Yamamoto Chunai, whom Yang Xiao had been desperately searching for.
Yang Xiao had a good impression of Yamamoto Chunai; she was kind and grateful, leaving a deep impression on him during a mission the previous night.
Although he had dropped her off with some hitches along the way, Yang Xiao still felt a bit guilty towards her deep down.
Now, seeing her alive, a huge burden was lifted from Yang Xiao’s heart.
"We brought her out. It’s a coincidence we happened to pass by and heard someone calling for help," Takagi Reina said excitedly, her face drenched in sweat. "Originally, we could have saved two, but Sakai Misaki was surrounded and killed by those things."
Recalling the scene, Xiao Lin Zhengyan couldn’t help but feel sick, dry heaving several times, nearly vomiting.
He had witnessed the brutality of those creatures with his own eyes; they surrounded and brutally disemboweled the frail Sakai Misaki, tearing her apart alive.
Even when they left, Sakai Misaki’s screams hadn’t ceased, the harrowing sound enough to shatter one’s heart.
At the same time, Yang Xiao realized something was amiss, "I also went to Zone 2. Why didn’t I see or hear anything you mentioned, nor see you?"
Upon hearing this, Takagi Reina was startled, "Zone 2? We found her in Zone 5. Both of them were in Zone 5, just under a 50-meter straight-line distance away."
Realization hit Yang Xiao like a wake-up call. He quickly turned around and looked at the locked door. Kato Shinjiro inside seemed to suddenly quiet down, likely realizing that his scheme had been exposed.
At this moment, Yang Xiao recalled the layout chart of the underground base and immediately understood this guy’s calculations.
They were currently in Zone 7, while Zone 2 was quite distant from Zone 7 and had a more complex environment. Finding someone there was far more difficult than in Zone 5. This guy was rotten to the core, aiming to let him die on the way to finding someone.
If he died, Kato Shinjiro’s chances of obtaining the Resentful Eye would significantly increase. However, he probably didn’t expect Yang Xiao to have locked him in the room before leaving.
"You bastard, trying to scheme against me, do you remember what I told you?" Yang Xiao had zero tolerance for such disgusting individuals, and he had already warned him.
Realizing his plot had failed, Kato Shinjiro, locked away, immediately apologized to Yang Xiao, claiming he remembered wrong and offering substantial compensation.
"Compensation?" Yang Xiao sneered, "And what exactly can you offer?"
"Chu Xi, I’ll be honest with you, I’m not ordinary. I come from a very renowned family."
"My family has already been accepted by the great figure of the Ghost Sect. I am part of the Ghost Sect, and this mission was arranged by them."
"If you let me go, I will greatly reward you when we get out. If you’re willing, I can refer you to the Ghost Sect as well. The Ghost Sect values talent highly; you will have a brilliant future!" For his life, Kato Shinjiro began making grand promises.
"The Ghost Sect?" Upon learning Kato Shinjiro’s connection to the Ghost Sect, and that this mission was under their directive, Yang Xiao’s interest was piqued, "Who exactly are you?"
"I’m Takeda Shinjiro; my father is the Takeda Family Head, Takeda Nobuaki. Our family wields significant influence in the Kantou Region. You’ll make no mistake working with us."
"We also have the protection of that significant figure from the Ghost Sect. Release me, and riches will be within your grasp!" Kato Shinjiro had no more energy to lie, knowing time was running out as the exit showed signs of collapse.
"You all go ahead, I have some things to take care of," Yang Xiao waved a farewell to Takagi Reina and the others.
"Hey, don’t get soft-hearted. Remember to call me when you’re out. You still promised me ten million!" Takagi Reina gestured a phone symbol to Yang Xiao.
"Mr. Chu, thank you. Good deeds are rewarded. You must take care!" Xiao Lin Zhengyan said goodbye, his eyes red.
As for Yamamoto Chunai, her body was too weak. Yang Xiao stepped forward, patted her head, inquired about her home address and contact information, then let them leave.
The three stepped into the exit, and their figures quickly disappeared.
"Chu Xi, Chu Xi, let me out!" Kato Shinjiro was on the brink of collapse, pounding the iron door with his fists. "If you don’t release me, the Ghost Sect won’t spare you! This item is of immense significance to them, and they will definitely find you and tear you apart!"
"Takeda Shinjiro, do you know who I am?" Yang Xiao sneered.
"I don’t care who you are, open the door, open it now!!" Kato Shinjiro was going insane.
"My name is Yang Xiao. I am the East envoy appointed by the Hua Country Patrol Defense Office, assigned to Japan’s Kusunoki Family."
"How about that, not so scared anymore? Even in death, I’ll make sure you die knowing whose hand claims you."
If there had been a sliver of hope for Takeda Shinjiro earlier, he severed even that thin chance by revealing his identity.
The Ghost Sect had always been at odds with the Patrol Defense Office, and even more so enemies with the Kusunoki Family. Yang Xiao could never let him leave alive.
To avoid misfortune, Yang Xiao waited until the very last moment before the exit was about to disappear, bid farewell to Takeda Shinjiro, and stepped into the exit, leaving this collapsing world with Takeda Shinjiro’s warm curses.
