Chapter 959: Mission Complete |
Simply put, this belt is a high-tech version of a Portable Single-Soldier Armor, similar to Liu Xing's Exoskeleton Armor.
However, this Portable Single-Soldier Armor is a step above the Exoskeleton Armor, especially since it comes equipped with three Magic Spells – Directional Teleportation Gate, Great Fireball Art, and Thunder and Lightning Technique.
While these Magic Spells have daily usage limits, they are instant-use. Therefore, Liu Xing can engage in Magic Spells exchanges with ordinary mages without falling behind, or even gain an upper hand.
However, there is a slight complication: the Directional Teleportation Gate has already established two transmission coordinates. One is located in this office. To reset the transmission coordinates, Liu Xing would need to retrieve the other one, then return and take the office coordinate with him.
In other words, if Liu Xing wants to use the Directional Teleportation Gate in the future, he must retrieve the other transmission coordinate now. If he retrieves the office coordinate first, it would lead to a breakdown of the Directional Teleportation Gate with an 80% chance of failure. Liu Xing wouldn't dare to gamble, as the Directional Teleportation Gate is the heart and soul of this Portable Single-Soldier Armor.
Therefore, Liu Xing could only tell Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen, "Wait here for me. I'll be right back."
Then, Liu Xing began his "awkward performance" following the Portable Single-Soldier Armor's instructions. To be honest, Liu Xing found the transformation sequences in Kamen Rider quite cool, but when it came to his own transformation, he felt a strange awkwardness, especially with onlookers around.
When Liu Xing completed his transformation, Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen clapped in unison.
This made Liu Xing even more embarrassed, so he immediately activated the Directional Teleportation Gate.
Based on the current situation, the rough range of this Directional Teleportation Gate should be inside the Shimazu Residence. It might be the Shimazu Family's temporary residence in Osaka Castle, or the vacation villa outside of Osaka Castle. In any case, it should be Shimazu Family territory.
But then the question arises, what if Shimazu Nakano is standing right in front of him when he arrives at the other end of the teleportation gate?
Should he just say goodnight?
The arrow had already been shot. Although countless thoughts flashed through Liu Xing's mind, his body had already completely entered the teleportation gate. After a familiar blur, he arrived at the other end.
Fortunately, this Portable Single-Soldier Armor's basic functions included night vision, so Liu Xing quickly determined his location: a Private Room with no windows on any side, only an iron door. Of course, it could also be a basement.
However, it was strange that there was nothing inside. There were no noteworthy features on the surrounding tiled walls.
Could it be just a simple Private Room?
As Liu Xing retrieved the transmission coordinate from this room, he continued to examine everything, but ultimately found nothing. This room was truly ordinary, so ordinary that Liu Xing thought he was in a newly renovated room.
Wait a minute.
Speaking of renovation, Liu Xing immediately used the air detection function of the single-soldier armor and finally discovered something abnormal about this room - there was no oxygen in this room.
Had Liu Xing not been wearing this single-soldier armor, which had a certain oxygen supply, he would have suffocated the moment he entered the room.
But here comes the problem: why was this room devoid of oxygen? Or why would the room be devoid of oxygen?
Something must have happened.
Liu Xing became interested, feeling like this room held a major secret, otherwise Shimazu Nakano would not have set the Directional Teleportation Gate in this location.
Unfortunately, Liu Xing's time was running out. After all, people were waiting for him at the other end of the teleportation gate, and only one minute remained before the five minutes Li Hanxing promised.
Despite his curiosity about the room's secret, Liu Xing couldn't resist walking around the room. He stepped heavily, testing whether the floor of the room had any issues.
In a corner of the room, Liu Xing actually discovered a hollow tile.
This meant there was another room under this one.
Liu Xing had a sudden realization. He seemed to have guessed what this place was - the Ancestral Hall under Shimazu Residence, right above the heads of the three ancestors of the Shimazu Family.
The reason was simple. Liu Xing couldn't think of any place related to the Shimazu Family that would be worth such a grand effort besides the place where they honored their three ancestors.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing chose to leave. He didn't want to confront those three ancestors of the Shimazu Family alone. After all, he didn't know their abilities and whether they would instantly kill him.
Most importantly, Liu Xing couldn't forget what Shima Mitsuhiro said. If his three ancestors were resurrected, they wouldn't have much time left.
Therefore, if lifting this tile was considered resurrection, Liu Xing felt that he would be hunted by the Shimazu Family for sure.
So, Liu Xing decisively chose to return.
When Liu Xing returned to the Shimazu Group building, he saw Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen fully armed and ready to break a window to escape.
Liu Xing didn't waste any time and immediately called for Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen to leave. Liu Xing was eager to try out the single-soldier armor's gliding and shock absorption functions.
But… Liu Xing suddenly thought of a problem. He had a slight fear of heights...
Liu Xing tried to look down, but immediately felt dizzy. After all, they were hundreds of meters above the ground.
Liu Xing suddenly doubted whether he would pass out the moment he jumped down.
However, Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen had already jumped without hesitation.
Life and death are fated, wealth and honor are in the hands of Heaven.
Liu Xing silently recited this phrase before he could only close his eyes and jump.
Fortunately, the single-soldier armor's gliding function was intelligent, so it automatically triggered the moment Liu Xing jumped out of the window. Just as Liu Xing thought about activating the gliding function, he realized he was only a dozen meters from the ground.
At that moment, Liu Xing heard a whistle in the distance. It seemed that the guards near the Shimazu Group building had finally noticed them.
However, Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen had already brought the car over, so Liu Xing immediately lay on the roof.
Then, Liu Xing "enjoyed" the same treatment Bai Hecheng had once experienced.
The wind was truly boisterous…
After half an hour of speeding, Liu Xing finally set foot on solid ground in the suburbs of Kagoshima city.
"Okay, we've shaken off the pursuers. Where should we go now?" Sun Huiwen asked.
Liu Xing mentioned the location of Shimada Sho's farm. Then, Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen took out spray paint to repaint the car. After all, this car was undoubtedly on the wanted list, so to ensure safety, they needed to modify it.
After tinkering for a while, Liu Xing and his group drove towards Shimada Sho's farm in the completely redesigned car.
On the way, Li Hanxing told Liu Xing something, "By the way, Liu Xing, after you left, we found something in the office. If we're not mistaken, Shimazu Nakano must have lied. Those two assassins didn't leave immediately, and they may have already been in the office before Shimazu Nakano arrived."
Hearing this, Liu Xing was immediately interested, "Oh, how do you say that?"
Li Hanxing took out his mobile phone and showed Liu Xing a photo. The photo showed two sets of footprints on a carpet.
"The office of Shima Takeshi is all carpeted, so footprints are easily left behind. And judging from the depth of the footprints, these two sets of footprints belonged to people who stood in place for quite a while. Moreover, they seemed to be carrying a lot of heavy objects, so we can be sure that the owners of these footprints are the killers that Shimazu Nakano mentioned."
"Then we found other footprints at the scene. One set was clearly Shimazu Nakano's. Interestingly, based on the position of the footprints, Shimazu Nakano should have arrived after those two killers, and he was also standing behind those two killers, which means that Shimazu Nakano knew those two killers and had a close relationship with them." Li Hanxing analyzed seriously.
Liu Xing stroked his chin, his brow furrowed.
If it was as Li Hanxing said, then this matter was interesting indeed. Why would Shimazu Nakano arrange for assassins to target "Shima Takeshi"?
Of course, there was another possibility: those two people who came first were not assassins!
From their positions, those two people were not of low standing, otherwise, Shimazu Nakano would not have been willing to take a back seat and let these two stand in front.
So, who were these two?
Liu Xing had a hunch that one of them was the person who tried to "kill" him before.
The situation was becoming increasingly confusing.
Seeing Liu Xing leaning back in his chair, closing his eyes and resting, Li Hanxing didn't say anything more.
Three hours later, Liu Xing and his group arrived outside of Shimada Sho's farm. After talking to Matsui Yui on the phone, Liu Xing led Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen into the small building to rest.
After working all night, it was time to rest.
The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Liu Xing woke up, checked his mobile phone and found that Zhang Jingxu, Shi Zixuan, and the others had returned to Osaka with Shimazu Nakano, successfully reaching Sawada Estate.
Liu Xing did not share what he saw and heard the previous night with Zhang Jingxu and the others. He felt it wasn't the right time, because Zhang Jingxu and the others were still working under Shimazu Nakano.
Besides, Zhang Jingxu mentioned in a text message that they had reached an agreement with Shima Mitsuhiro. Shima Mitsuhiro had agreed to pay double the compensation to settle the "Liu Xing disappearance" incident. However, Shima Mitsuhiro stayed in Kagoshima city, taking over Shima Takeshi's previous job. This showed that Shimazu Nakano had already confirmed Shima Mitsuhiro as his successor.
This was expected.
However, what was interesting was that neither Shimazu Nakano nor Shima Mitsuhiro gave any explanation for the "Shima Takeshi rebellion" to the imprisoned Shimazu Family members. Those members, who had been frustrated for days, didn't dare to say anything. However, Zhang Jingxu and the others overheard their dissatisfied voices in private.
Who knows if this would become a plot twist.
In any case, this special Side Quest was considered complete.
After reading the messages, Liu Xing got up to meet Shimada Sho and Matsui Yui. Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen stayed in the small building to continue resting.
When Liu Xing met Shimada Sho, he found that Shimada Sho's mental state was poor. This was rare for a powerful Ghoul.
Before Liu Xing could ask, Shimada Sho waved his hand and said, "Something is wrong. I went to Lu Wu yesterday, and I found that while those guys in the seafood market look exactly like the ones who entered the Dreamrealm before, their strength is far inferior. So I suspect they are all just substitutes."
Substitutes?
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are they doing this? If they aren't the real ones in the real world, then isn't this giving away their location?"
"I don't know what they're thinking, but I think there's a 90% chance that these guys are substitutes. Unless their strength has far surpassed mine, they wouldn't be able to fool my eyes." Shimada Sho said confidently.
Liu Xing nodded and continued to ask, "So what should we do next? Should we continue to monitor the seafood market in Lu Wu?"
Shimada Sho thought for a moment and said seriously, "Yes, we must monitor the seafood market, because it's the only clue we can follow. But I'll take care of this, because Liu Xing, you're not suitable for this."
Liu Xing knew that going to Lu Wu to monitor Ii Naoyoshi and the others wasn't suitable for him, because he wasn't a special talent like Shi Zixuan, who could ensure that Ii Naoyoshi and the others wouldn't notice him.
Therefore, Liu Xing could only say helplessly, "Alright, I won't get involved. But is there anything else I can do? If not, I have to return to Osaka."
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Matsui Yui walked into the living room, "I have a Mission for Liu Xing to do."
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Chapter 960: Return Trip