Chapter 918: A Good Show |
After Yin En and the others followed Kitano Masakazu onto the yacht, the Deep Ones also dove into the water one by one.
After the yacht started moving, Zhang Jingxu found a spot at the back of the boat to enjoy the wind.
Of course, Zhang Jingxu's real intention was to find an opportunity to press the remote control in his hand... the same one Masahiko Shimazu had previously held.
Since the remote control only had a single red button, Zhang Jingxu pressed it directly.
Nothing happened.
"As expected, this is indeed a good show."
Zhang Jingxu, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, put the remote control back into his pocket.
The yacht soon arrived beside a large fishing boat.
"This may look like a fishing boat, but in reality, it's Masaichi's private yacht, and the interior decorations are no worse than those of famous cruise ships." Shima Mitsuhiro introduced to Yin En and the others.
Yin En and the others were stunned, as they hadn't expected such an operation.
Since Yin En and the others didn't have claws, they could only climb the rope ladder honestly.
After arriving on the boat, Kitano Masakazu transformed back into human form and changed into a Western-style suit. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my oceanic castle. Please follow me to the dining hall for a meal."
Kitano Masakazu said, then turned and walked into the cabin.
Shima Mitsuhiro shrugged and laughed, saying, "Kitano Masakazu likes to act like this because his Deep One father was a noble in England for hundreds of years before being brought to Island Nation by Masaichi's mother. As a result, Kitano Masakazu received noble education from his father since childhood, so sometimes he likes to pretend to be a gentleman. You can just ignore him, and he'll return to normal soon."
As Shima Mitsuhiro said, Kitano Masakazu quickly took off his suit, looking unhappy, and said, "Hiro, you're not cooperating with me at all. You didn't even let them cooperate with me. Are you still my brother?"
"Hehe, I'm just making you face reality. This is Island Nation, not England." Shima Mitsuhiro said, sipping his red wine. "By the way, is there any news about Ryuusei?"
Kitano Masakazu glanced at Yin En and the others, then shook his head and said, "The situation with your brother Ryuusei is very bad. I've had my people search the coastline and nearby islands, but we haven't found any trace of him. However, my subordinates discovered some new Deep One activity marks in a seaside cave, so I can confirm that Ryuusei was likely kidnapped by a group of Deep One pirates. I've contacted all the Deep One tribes in southern Kyushu, and none of them have seen Ryuusei."
Kitano Masakazu sighed and continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, the group of Deep One pirates who kidnapped Ryuusei should be the ones Shima Takeshi recently hired from elsewhere, as they're the only ones active in this sea area."
Yin En furrowed his brow, looking worried, and said, "If that's the case, Ryuusei is likely to fall into Shima Takeshi's hands. He'll probably take revenge on Ryuusei for our escape or use Ryuusei to threaten us to meet him face-to-face."
"That's correct, and I've also thought of that. So I've arranged for my subordinates to ambush the water route to Shimazu Residence. If the Deep One pirates transport Ryuusei by water, we should be able to rescue him. However, if they take the land route, we might not have any way to do so, since the entire route is filled with Shima Takeshi's people." Kitano Masakazu nodded.
Alas, it's a pity that our Shimazu Family's loyal retainers have all gone to Osaka. Otherwise, we would still have a capable team on land," Shima Mitsuhiro said helplessly. "But anyway, what is Shima Takeshi trying to do? Why didn't he just eliminate us directly?"
Kitano Masakazu nodded and smiled, saying, "I'm also very curious about what Shima Takeshi is thinking. Originally, I was going to cooperate with him after hearing that you were captured, but it seems that Shima Takeshi still spared your life. It looks like he still considers you a brother."
"Heh heh."
Shima Mitsuhiro expressionlessly said, "If Shima Takeshi really considered me a brother, he wouldn't have caused so much trouble. You know, I used to discuss the family head position with him, telling him that if I became the head, all of Shimazu Family's enterprises would still be managed by him. If he wanted to become an official in the future, I could even help him become the Prime Minister of Island Nation. He could even establish a new branch of Shimazu Family in other regions. But he just gave me a cold shoulder."
Kitano Masakazu raised his wine cup and toasted Shima Mitsuhiro, saying, "To be honest, I think you've been too kind to Shima Takeshi. After all, he's just a son-in-law who married into the family. If your Shimazu Family was a small family, it would be okay for him to be the temporary head, but your family is one of the most powerful in Island Nation. How dare he try to take the family head position from you? If it were our Kitano Family, I would have sent someone to throw him into the sea to feed the fish."
Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu clinked their cups together, and Shima Mitsuhiro helplessly said, "It's all because my uncle wanted to push me to work harder, so he gave Shima Takeshi unrealistic hopes. In the end, it turned out like this... But anyway, Masaichi, how's the situation on your side? I heard that your Kitano Family is also preparing to select a new head."
Kitano Masakazu shook his head and said, "Your information is outdated. We're currently considering how to divide the family because you should know that Hokkaido is preparing to establish the Ezo Kingdom, and the success rate is already 70%. The Public Faction can't control Hokkaido anymore, unless they directly send assassins to eliminate the leaders... But everyone knows that the United States of America is the one truly behind this, and it's their revenge against us for forcing them to withdraw their troops."
"So, if we just eliminate the leaders, it won't solve the problem and might even intensify the conflict. Those leaders are just disposable pawns to the United States of America, so they're happy to see the Public Faction take them out. This way, they can take advantage of the situation and win over the neutral civilians. That's why we're discussing the division of our family, with some members staying in Hokkaido to participate in the establishment of the Ezo Kingdom and become the first family of Ezo Kingdom, while others will move to Honshu Island and continue to be the Kitano Family of Island Nation."
"In other words, it's a two-pronged approach," Shima Mitsuhiro laughed and said. "Actually, I used to want Shima Takeshi to establish a branch family in Ryukyu because Ryukyu has never had a powerful family, and our Shimazu Family has a lot of influence there. If he had gone to Ryukyu, he might be the king of Ryukyu now."
Kitano Masakazu shook his head seriously and said, "No, no, no. If Shima Takeshi had really gone to Ryukyu to establish a branch family, he would probably be caught and executed because your Shimazu Family is the one responsible for the downfall of Ryukyu Kingdom. If Ryukyu Kingdom is rebuilt, your family would have to apologize to them if Island Nation wants to establish diplomatic relations."
When Kitano Masakazu said this, Shima Mitsuhiro immediately looked unhappy, but he still understood his situation and didn't say much.
As for Kitano Masakazu, he also realized that he had said something wrong, but maybe because he wanted to save face, he started to keep quiet.
The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly dropped to freezing point.
As guests, Zhang Jingxu and others didn't participate in the conversation between Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu, so they just ate in silence.
In the end, the dinner party ended unhappily.
After Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu left, Yin En and others followed the servants totheir respective rooms - a luxurious suite comparable to a five-star hotel, spacious enough to accommodate four people comfortably.
After confirming that the servant had left, Zhang Jingxu contacted KP Duanqiao to start the Private Room time.
"Hehe, it seems that Shima Mitsuhiro didn't really take us as his own people." Zhang Jingxu stretched lazily and smiled, saying, "To be honest, their play was still quite interesting."
"Oh, Zhang Jingxu, what evidence do you have to prove they're acting? Although I also feel that today's series of events are a bit off, but I can't find any evidence to support my thoughts." Ding Kun asked.
Zhang Jingxu nodded, taking out the remote control from his pocket, "After we escaped from the small black room, I felt that something was off, because logically speaking, Shima Takeshi would rather lock us up in the Shimazu Residence, which is already under his control, and now that Shima Mitsuhiro is caught, it can also serve as a warning to those Shimazu Family members who were initially caught."
"Then, shortly after we left the mine, Masahiko Shimazu brought a large team to chase us, which is also very strange, because Shima Takeshi couldn't have determined so quickly that we would be at the mine, so he should have let his subordinates search around the small black room, initially with just one car to track us, and then the large team would appear to surround us; and then there's the weapons Masahiko Shimazu brought, first of all, the guns and RPGs are understandable, but I don't get why they would bring so many C4s."
"According to Shima Mitsuhiro's words, Shima Takeshi shouldn't have prepared a bunch of C4 explosives specifically for that jeep, and if Shima Takeshi knew about the jeep, he should have taken it away and blown up the abandoned mine as well, so when I saw those C4s, I felt that this might be Shima Mitsuhiro's act, and then I started to notice that when Masahiko Shimazu died, he looked back at Shima Mitsuhiro with a puzzled and disbelieving gaze."
"It's clear that Masahiko Shimazu is Shima Mitsuhiro's subordinate, and in his scenario, after Deep One appeared, he should have led his subordinates to escape, and Deep One wouldn't have attacked him at that time, nor would it have taken his life, so Masahiko Shimazu looked at Shima Mitsuhiro when he died, wanting to know why things turned out this way; then, before we left the beach, I took the opportunity to grab this remote control, and after getting on the yacht, I pressed the red button, but nothing happened."
"It seems that everything is indeed Shima Mitsuhiro's self-directed play, but why haven't they released Liu Xing yet?" Yin En asked with a furrowed brow.
Zhang Jingxu hadn't spoken yet, but Ding Kun jumped in, "It's clear that Liu Xing's capture wasn't in Shima Mitsuhiro's scenario, because he didn't need to act out this play, and the reason is that Kitano Masakazu's subordinates are a group of Deep One, so Shima Mitsuhiro would worry that we might contact Kitano Masakazu through Deep One and see through his plan, so he wouldn't prepare this play, and you shouldn't forget that Shima Mitsuhiro even arranged for someone to take your mobile phone, he should be trying to call to confirm Liu Xing's whereabouts."
"So, does that mean Liu Xing was really caught by those Deep One pirates?" Yin En asked worriedly.
Zhang Wenbing patted Yin En's shoulder, smiling, "Don't worry, since Liu Xing hasn't had a Judgment so far, it means the situation isn't that bad, so I think Liu Xing should be okay in the short term."
At this time, Zhang Jingxu took out his mobile phone and started dialing Liu Xing's number.
Everyone held their breath, watching the mobile phone silently.
Meanwhile, in the farmhouse, Liu Xing, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly woken up by the phone ringing, and subconsciously picked up the phone, "Hello, who is it...?"
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