Chapter 937: Fishing |
Thus, Matsui Yui took a team of subordinates to the Ryukyu area to transport the treasure, while Liu Xing returned to his own small building to rest.
However, it was not really for rest, but to contact Shi Zixuan.
After sending a text message to Shi Zixuan to ask if she was free, Shi Zixuan immediately called back.
"Hello, Liu Xing, what's the matter?"
Shi Zixuan took a breath and said, "Those guys yesterday were really hard to deal with. They followed me for more than an hour. Fortunately, I had done my homework in advance and knew about those internet celebrity check-in spots in Lu Wu, so I was able to dispel their suspicions and successfully leave Lu Wu and return to the city of Kagoshima. However, Ii Naoyoshi's subordinates were still too cautious. Although they no longer suspected that I was a tracker who followed Liu Xuyu to Lu Wu, they still arranged for two thugs to follow me back to the city of Kagoshima. They only left after confirming that I had returned home. It seems that Ii Naoyoshi and his group are planning something big in Lu Wu."
After listening to Shi Zixuan's story, Liu Xing said seriously, "That's right. Ii Naoyoshi and his group are indeed preparing for a big news story. My friends here have discovered that Ii Naoyoshi has almost completely infiltrated Lu Wu, especially the seafood market, where more than half of the staff are Ii Naoyoshi's accomplices. Therefore, we suspect that the Great Old One behind Ii Naoyoshi is planning to transform Lu Wu into their outpost, first enticing a group of ordinary citizens to become their peripheral believers. Then, when the Public-Military Conflict ends and the winning side starts to fight over the spoils, they can take advantage of the chaos and gain control of Kagoshima City."
After a moment of silence, Shi Zixuan spoke up, "So that's the case. I was wondering why Ii Naoyoshi's subordinates were so capable. If I didn't have so many tricks up my sleeve, I might not have even realized that they were following me. It turns out they are all Ii Naoyoshi's accomplices. However, if that's the case, Lu Wu has already become their stronghold, and we should probably stay away from it. If we expose ourselves in Lu Wu, there's no way we can get out safely... not even me."
Liu Xing frowned, not expecting Shi Zixuan to back down at this point. It is well-known that Shi Zixuan is currently considered the most skilled thief in this parallel world, having escaped from various pursuits countless times, including some powerful secret cults.
However, the current Shi Zixuan felt that she might get into trouble in Lu Wu, indicating that Ii Naoyoshi had made thorough preparations there... This was not good news.
"Sleepy tea?!"
Elemental perception.
Liu Xing decided that from now on, he would never drink tea in the module, nor any beverages that might have been handled by Shi Zixuan.
"Liu Xing, what are you thinking... Don't play these weird jokes at this time, okay? Now, please be serious..." Shi Zixuan said helplessly, "Back to the topic, I have prepared to go to Lu Wu tomorrow in the identity of that female internet celebrity and pretend to be live-streaming. At that time, you can help me identify Ii Naoyoshi's accomplices through your mobile phone."
Liu Xing smiled and replied, "No problem, but I have something more important to do tomorrow, which is to monitor the members of the Ii Family."
The members of the Ii Family?
This time, Shi Zixuan remained silent for even longer.
"The Ii Family? I remember that their relationship with the Shimazu Family is terrible, almost to the point of never interacting with each other, right? Moreover, the Ii Family has joined the Public Faction, so why would the members of the Ii Family suddenly come to the territory of the Shimazu Family? Could it be that the Shimazu Family has discovered Ii Naoyoshi? That shouldn't be the case, should it?"
Shi Zixuan asked a series of questions.
Liu Xing smiled again and said, "The situation is like this. The Ii Family feels that Ii Naoyoshi has disgraced them, so they have decided to take drastic measures. They have sent a large number of people to search for Ii Naoyoshi in various places in the Island Nation. The method they are using is a device that can sense the bloodline of the Ii Family."
"Oh, I understand what you mean, Liu Xing. When I was doing business in England, I almost got tricked by that drug and device." Shi Zixuan suddenly realized, "If I remember correctly, the name of that drug is Hemolysin Information Factor. Once it enters the human body, it fuses with cells and produces countless special cells that continuously transmit information outwards. With current human technology, it is almost impossible to detect and clean up these special cells. Therefore, once you ingest this drug, you are essentially marked like those animals, and your current location will be exposed at all times."
"Of course, this drug must be used in conjunction with a specialized device and the corresponding drug base to be effective. Therefore, noble families around the world are using this drug to ensure that the whereabouts and well-being of their family members can be quickly determined in case of an accident. However, some people have taken a different approach and use this drug as an anti-theft measure. Even if the drug is diluted by a billion times or turned into steam, it can still function normally. In one of my missions, I encountered someone who set up a mist device next to the target, continuously releasing the diluted gaseous drug. Fortunately, I was wearing a fully enclosed, self-contained tight suit, or else I would have been in big trouble."
After listening to Shi Zixuan's story, Liu Xing couldn't help but admire the person's idea of using this drug to mark thieves. If Shi Zixuan had been caught, she might have been chased to the ends of the earth.
"Okay, back to the topic. You probably don't want Ii Naoyoshi to be discovered by the members of the Ii Family using the device, right? So you want me to provide you with Ii Naoyoshi's possible location?" Shi Zixuan continued, "However, I think you might be a bit too cautious. It's been so many years, and Ii Naoyoshi has even turned to a Great Old One. I suspect that Ii Naoyoshi has already eliminated those special cells in his body. Just because human technology can't do it doesn't mean that mythical creatures or Great Old Ones can't."
Hearing Shi Zixuan's words, Liu Xing thought it made sense. Perhaps Ii Naoyoshi had already eliminated the special cells in his body, so the members of the Ii Family couldn't find him.
Moreover, even if Ii Naoyoshi hadn't dealt with the special cells in his body, his accomplices should be able to detect the members of the Ii Family before they got within a kilometer of him. Therefore, Ii Naoyoshi should have enough time to leave the search range of the device or even return to the Dreamrealm.
So Liu Xing suddenly felt that Shimada Sho was being a bit too cautious... However, Liu Xing still wanted to go on the mission, as it was quite boring to stay here all the time.
"For safety's sake, I will still go to Kagoshima City tomorrow to follow the members of the Ii Family. So, let's contact each other by phone at that time, okay?" Liu Xing said.
Shi Zixuan immediately replied, "No problem. Let's communicate directly through the video chat function at that time, but you need to be careful. Recently, the city of Kagoshima has also been a bit chaotic. I have already discovered the subordinates of Shima Takeshi, Kitano Masakazu, and a small number of Ii Naoyoshi's men wandering around the city... If you count the thugs of Shima Mitsuhiro, there are four forces secretly collecting information and suppressing dissent in the city of Kagoshima."
Liu Xing sighed and said helplessly, "I'll be careful, but I don't know how Zhang Jingxu and the others are doing."
The perspective shifts to Zhang Jingxu and the others.
At this time, the idle Zhang Jingxu and his group were fishing on the boat... with fishing lines extending more than twenty meters above the water.
"So, can we really catch fish? I doubt that even if a fish bites, we won't feel the tug because the sea breeze is so strong, not to mention the movement of our boat is even greater." Yin En spoke up.
As soon as Yin En finished speaking, Zhang Wenbing on the side started reeling in his line, and a large fish was pulled out of the water.
Yin En was speechless.
"Since we're idle anyway, it's best if we can catch fish. If not, it's not a big deal." Zhang Jingxu patted Yin En on the shoulder and said, "Now we're like Jiang Taigong fishing - those who want to bite will bite."
Yin En nodded and said helplessly, "That's true, but our current situation is really bad. I feel like we're the fish."
As Yin En spoke, he secretly glanced at the distant deck where Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu were drinking tea and chatting happily.
"This is probably what they call being friends on the surface but planning to kill each other in secret. But I wonder what they're talking about, and why hasn't Kitano Masakazu prepared to return to Kagoshima City to attack the Shimazu Residence? I think he should have made all the necessary preparations for the battle." Ding Kun shook his head.
Yin En casually pulled up the fishing line and rebaited it, saying, "Maybe it's not the right time yet. After all, Shima Takeshi has also arranged quite a few subordinates in the Shimazu Residence, and Kitano Masakazu won't use those Deep Ones as cannon fodder. As for Shima Mitsuhiro's subordinates... well, they don't even qualify as cannon fodder. So, Kitano Masakazu is probably still waiting for Shima Takeshi to show a weakness."
"But speaking of which, Shima Takeshi should have already noticed the anomaly at the Small Black House by now, right? After all, the Small Black House isn't too far from the Shimazu Residence, and the commotion there, although not huge, was still noticeable. If Shima Takeshi wanted to, he should have been able to detect something unusual there." Ding Kun gazed into the distance at the coastline that was no longer visible.
At this moment, Zhang Jingxu also had a fish on the hook, and it was a big one.
Yin En looked at the big fish in Zhang Jingxu's hand with some envy and said, "This doesn't make sense. Logically, these fish should avoid large ships, so how could you possibly catch such a big one..."
Before Yin En could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt a fish bite on his line.
Yin En immediately reeled in the line and pulled a large fish out of the water.
Yin En immediately broke into a smile.
Zhang Jingxu shook his head and smiled, saying, "As I said, Jiang Taigong fishing - those who want to bite will bite. If these fish like to bite, we can catch them even on the Titanic, let alone..."
"Let alone some fish that want to bite but can't," Zhang Wenbing continued.
At this time, Yin En had also reeled in a large fish, but he noticed that the hook was in a strange position, on the side of the fish's face.
Obviously, the fish could not have been hooked in this way, as they don't have hands to hang the hook on their faces.
"It seems that there's an item group below us helping us catch fish."
Ding Kun let out a cold laugh and also started reeling in his line, pulling up a large fish.
Seeing this, Yin En smiled and said, "Haha, when I used to watch those outdoor live streams, whenever the host caught a big fish or trapped a prey, there would always be people commenting with item groups and chicken legs. I didn't think it was that serious, but I didn't expect that I would also get to enjoy this treatment today, and it's even provided by mythical creatures."
"Service? This is not service."
Ding Kun also smiled and said, "This is clearly Kitano Masakazu taking the opportunity to warn us, letting us know what Kitano Masakazu's fishing is like - you can't escape even if you don't want to bite!"
"It seems that Kitano Masakazu has guessed that Shima Mitsuhiro might use us as his last resort, so he couldn't help but prepare these little tricks." Zhang Jingxu threw the hook back into the water, "I bet you five cents that we won't catch another fish from now on."
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