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Chapter 1696 Raising troops to investigate (1/3)

After entering the Yamata Club, the first thing Lin Nian and others did was to take a shower. After experiencing the ghost trap at the airport, they were more or less stained with the smell of blood, especially when Lin Nian showed his head to the public. The scene inevitably left several people dirty.

After taking a bath, they put on the yukata that had been prepared. The dirty clothes were sent to the laundry by the Inuyama family's subordinates overnight, hoping that they would be dried when needed tomorrow morning.

The sound of clogs walking on the tatami echoed in the spacious banquet hall of the Yamata Club. Even if it was not a huge crowd at this point, it must have been that the club banquet hall, packed with people, had been artificially emptied, and the second floor and various entrances and exits Standing were heavily armed bodyguards in black.

There is a table in the center of the banquet hall, with cushions for seating on both sides. On the table is a banquet that has been heated and brought out from the kitchen. Although it is a temporary preparation, it cannot be said to be luxurious, but It’s quite a sumptuous meal for a late-night snack.

Inuyama Ga has already sat down at the table, and Haori, dressed in black, is waiting at the head table, waiting for Lin Nian and others to take the table in a sitting posture. He has returned to the real headquarters of the Inuyama family, and now he has the ferocious and tiger-like looks on his body. The murderous aura finally subsided, and he returned to being the restrained but calm old man.

Lu Mingfei and the others, who were extremely uncomfortable wearing clogs, walked to a table and sat down. They immediately took off the hard clogs and put them aside. At the same time, they were completely disenchanted with this thing.

In the early years, I saw beautiful Japanese girls in anime or movies wearing kimonos, holding Japanese long swords on their hips, wearing white socks, stepping on clogs, and fighting with enemies in various ways. They were handsome and beautiful, but in fact, these clogs were really beautiful. Those who can put them on and walk a few steps without feeling any pain in their feet are probably gods or have flat feet. So, do all the beautiful girls who wear clogs and have smooth feet have flat feet? What a ruined childhood!

Sitting at the table, Lu Mingfei placed his hands neatly on his thighs. He glanced to his left and saw that Caesar was as steady as a mountain. He was looking down at the banquet table to study the specifications of the banquet on the table and how it compared with the three-star Michelin restaurant in Tokyo. Looking to the right, Chu Zihang was looking around at the surrounding environment. It was probably the execution department's old habit of looking for an escape hatch when arriving in a new place.

As for Lin Nian, Lin Nian poured himself a cup of tea. The sound of water pouring into the cup could be clearly heard in the entire banquet hall. He put the steaming tea in the cup to his mouth and took a sip, then put it down, raised his head and talked to Tiao. Inuyamaga, who was sitting on the main seat at the end of the table, looked at each other.

Inuyama looked at Lin Nian's molten eyes. From there, he seemed to no longer be able to find the young man who came to Japan. The man sitting in front of him now seemed to have been reborn and looked so strange. It actually made him feel a little on pins and needles.

Naturally, Lin Nian should start this topic, "Master Inuyama, long time no see. I think we can skip more greetings. Let's get straight to the point - Sleipnir exploded and one of our members was lost." We hope to get a reasonable explanation.”

When it came up, there was a hint of inciting an accusation. Caesar and Chu Zihang’s eyelids jumped a little. Lu Mingfei was secretly showing off the sushi. He probably took the sound of Lin Nian pouring tea as a meal. Signal.

"This is our dereliction of duty. We will fully bear all the losses caused by the headquarters' landing in Japan. We will also fully bear the pensions of the martyrs and the relevant commemorative documents!" Inuyama Ga did not escape in any way. He was sitting with his legs and knees slightly apart. He put his hands on his thighs and bowed his head to apologize to Lin Nian and others.

The attitude is that enough is enough, but the explosion of Sleipnir and the martyrdom of the captain are a foregone conclusion, so Lin Nian does not self-righteously forgive the faults of the Sheqi family for the real victims. What he can do now The only way to find out what the current situation is as soon as possible, "Then please tell me, with the strength and influence of the eight Sheqi families, how could such a big mistake happen, allowing the fierce ghosts to take the opportunity to set up such a plan?" Trap - Burying such a large amount of explosives under the runway of the airport where the plane was picked up must have been an ambush prepared long in advance. We need a reasonable explanation. "

After Inuyama He was silent for a moment, he raised his head and looked at Lin Nian and said, "If I say that the eight Sheqi families have never asked for help from the headquarters, and the request for help from Princess Kaguya that the headquarters received was actually sent by the fierce ghosts, you Do you want to believe it?"

At this time, even Lu Mingfei, who was eating sushi, stopped what he was doing and looked up at Inuyama He in confusion. Chu Zihang and Caesar on the side frowned. They knew Inuyama He very well. How informative is this sentence?

"." Lin Nian stared at Inuyama He for a long time, and finally said slowly, "The river is going down."

There is some irony in it, but it is also true. Kaguya is the "Eye" of the Japanese branch, a supercomputer of almost the same level as Norma. It has gathered the hybrid super brains in the Rockflow Research Institute to build an epoch-making The ultra-future artificial intelligence can basically be regarded as the hub of the entire information network of the Sheqi Eight Families, but now it is told that it has been stolen by the enemy. This is simply a shame.

"We don't seem to be in any better shape." Lu Mingfei suddenly reminded Lin Nian in a low voice.

Lin Nian, who was planning how to attack the Japanese branch to gain a conversational advantage and obtain more intelligence, suddenly became embarrassed.

Lu Mingfei was right. Their own Norma seemed to often have problems and had to be invaded no matter what happened. Smiling at the Japanese branch's inability to control Kaguya was a bit of a joke.

Caesar and Chu Zihang tacitly put tempura on Lu Mingfei's plate at the same time, signaling him to show off more food and push less. Now the representatives of the headquarters are negotiating with the Japanese branch, and they should do less to increase others' prestige and destroy themselves. It's about morale.

"How did the Fierce Ghosts steal our supercomputer? That is the information hub of the Japanese branch, an important node in the heart. And if I remember correctly, Kaguya's hangar should not be placed at Genji Heavy Industries On the floor? That's the headquarters of your Sheqi family. Could it be possible that what happened the year before last happened again? I thought that after that attack on the building, our family would learn some lessons and strengthen security!" Lin Nian said sharply! Di asked with a low growl.

His voice echoed in the banquet hall, and it was full of energy and a bit harsh. The sound made Lu Mingfei's face change slightly, and the tempura he was chewing in his mouth seemed to be much lighter.

He had never seen Lin Nian yelling at someone like this. Even in the Nibelungen subway in Bei'an, when they were fighting, he criticized Lin Nian in various ways, and Lin Nian's attitude was very calm, like This was the first time he had seen such an aggressive look, and he was still yelling at an elder who seemed to be his grandfather.

There is no such thing as talking in a friendly manner, it's all about asking the question. Lu Mingfei and others may think that Lin Nian's conversation skills are a bit radical, but those who truly understand the Sheqi family and the Japanese branch will understand Lin Nian's behavior. The most correct approach is to engage in forceful negotiation of oppression from the very beginning.

Otherwise, once you try to speak properly, this group of Japanese people will definitely do Tai Chi with you, drag the matter over with some disembarkation or a painless bow and apology, and then ignore you until the matter is over - again Or until they come out to apologize when the matter can't be solved by themselves, by then it will be too late for you to intervene in this mess.

Lin Nian understands the operating logic of the Sheqi Eight Family very well. Their extreme xenophobia and high degree of autonomy are their strengths and weaknesses. Even if Lin Nian is familiar with them, Lin Nian is sure that if he doesn't use it, With some words and means to suppress, these guys really dared to exclude him from this matter.

Facing Lin Nian's accusation, Inuyama Ga just pressed his hands on his knees and thighs, bowed his head and said nothing. No wonder Okubo Ryoichi was not qualified to enter this banquet hall to listen. He probably had predicted that there would be When this scene happened, one always had to save face for the head of the family.

"The internal agents of the Fierce Ghosts have infiltrated into the Sheqi Hachi family. Our internal personnel have been corrupted and have been tempted to turn to the 'evil' side!" Inuyama Ga said in a low voice, "Kaguya is doing this. It was under this circumstance that a backdoor virus was implanted, and a so-called request for help was sent to the headquarters without everyone’s knowledge, luring you to the mainland.”

Where no one was looking, the corners of Lin Nian's eyes twitched slightly, and a flash of surprise flashed through his pupils.

"Then what is their purpose?" Caesar questioned, "The fierce ghosts you call have spent a lot of effort to sneak into your organization. They did not launch a rebellion from the inside out to dismantle you, but made superfluous efforts to send messages to the headquarters. Asking for help and then carrying out a ridiculous ambush, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Instead, it attracted the attention of the headquarters and created a new enemy for them. "

Inuyama He did not answer this question, but turned his attention to Lin Nian.

"Maybe their purpose is to attract our attention." Young Lin shook his head lightly, finally understanding some of the twists and turns, "But I'm still a little puzzled. The ghosts have been at odds with each other for so many years. How can they be said to have been infiltrated if they were really infiltrated? With such powerful powers, shouldn't the Sheqi Eight Family have completely changed its banner a long time ago? In my impression, the Sheqi Eight Family is an organization with a strict hierarchy and strict discipline. You want me to believe that this is just a short period of time? In the past one or two years, have you become riddled with holes and become a arrogant soldier?”

The more Lin Nian showed his high hopes for the Sheqi family, the deeper Inuyama He's head dropped. Even an outsider like Lu Mingfei could clearly feel the accumulated shame and anger in this old man. , there is no need for Lin Nian to criticize, this old man named Inuyama He has already felt angry and unwilling to accept the current situation of the Sheqi family.

However, this is the fact. The fierce ghosts who once had to live humblely in the shadow of the Sheqi Eight Family and engage in some shady conspiracies are now able to compete head-on with the former underworld emperor. For For me, who has been sitting proudly on the throne, this is simply a humiliation like stripping off my clothes and scraping my bones.

Do you really want to admit it? Do you admit that the fierce ghosts are already monsters nearly as big as the Sheqi family? Do you admit that the Sheqi Eight Families have lost their former dominance in Japan and have lost their so-called glory?

"Admit it." Lin Nian spoke, staring at the old man who was as proud as a tiger with his head almost lowered under the table. "The eight Sheqi families have lost control of the current Japanese mainland. You can no longer act like before. Just like pinching your enemies - tell me what caused all this to happen, what made the current fierce ghosts reborn. "

The banquet hall fell into a deathly silence. Lu Mingfei, Caesar and Chu Zihang all looked at the old man quietly. Lin Nian had already said what he should say and put pressure on him. Now it all depended on the attitude of the Eight Snake Families represented by Inuyama He, which would directly affect the direction of their next trip to Japan.

Finally, Inuyama He spoke, breaking the silence, and said slowly in a sermon-like tone,

"Everything started with a trivial signal. Years ago, the breakfast supply chain of a caring academy in the mountains of Kobe suddenly broke without any warning, so the family sent a commissioner from the Executive Bureau to investigate the local area."