The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 767: Enemy at Honnoji Temple (6)

In the end, Okubo gave up the idea of ​​going his own way and running away to a remote area to hide for the rest of his life. That was too depressing, and he didn't want to see his future, which he had worked so hard to build, disappear. He had risen from a street gangster to where he is today because he was brave and daring enough to gamble.

Now, it was just a new gamble he faced.

Normally, he liked to hedge his bets, but now, he had no choice.

"Let's bet!" Okubo Kenjiro gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

Looking at his expression, Qian Xiaoyi knew the result. He smiled and said, "It seems that you have made up your mind to abandon darkness and join the light, Mr. Okubo. Welcome to join the side of justice."

He stretched out his hand.

"Please take care of me." Okubo smiled wryly and shook hands with him.

With the addition of Okubo Kenjiro, the chances of overthrowing the Hope Cult and exposing their true colors have increased. As the [19th Saint], although his ranking seems a bit low, Okubo can be said to be a very influential figure in the Hope Cult.

The importance here does not mean that he can give orders or something. As a person in charge of logistics, he has too many ways to get in touch with the various secrets of the Hope Church through indirect means and in those trivial matters.

For example, the identity of Father Kamano was pieced together by him through some details. Therefore, not only Father Kamano, but also the identities of several other saints, Okubo can give a rough range. As long as there is enough time for investigation, I believe it will not be difficult to find all these Hope Saints hidden among the crowd.

Then, as a tainted witness, Okubo is very clear about the bad things that Hope Cult has done. As long as he operates properly and finds evidence of those things, he can deal a very heavy blow to Hope Cult.

So Qian Xiaoyi found a good place for Okubo.

——The house rented by King Kong.

King Kong lives in a room above the boxing gym. During the day, there are countless strong men fighting downstairs. At night, the door is closed and no one can get in. With King Kong as a bodyguard, it can be said that the place is impregnable. Unless the other party dares to send a dozen crazy fanatics to attack with hot weapons, they really can't get in.

But if that happens, Hope Church will have no chance of covering up its crimes and will just wait to be condemned by everyone as a rat crossing the street.

King Kong showed his white teeth to Okubo: "Please give me your guidance, Mr. Okubo."

Looking at King Kong's muscular appearance, Okubo felt relieved but also a little uncomfortable.

After arranging Okubo's accommodation, Kongo first sent Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita back to the office and apartment, and then left with Okubo.

Sitting on the sofa in the office, Qian Xiaoyi lit a cigarette and placed it on the coffee table. The calming scent of incense filled the entire room, making Qian Xiaoyi lean back on the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief.

The only two or three remaining little ghosts and the white fox popped their heads out and looked at him curiously. The little ghosts that he brought back from the Lucky Mutual Aid Association a year ago had almost lost their resentment through daily incense offerings, and were gradually sent home by customers. The remaining few were almost done, so Qian Xiaoyi planned to send them away in the near future.

Waving his hand to drive away these naughty little guys, Qian Xiaoyi took out his phone and dialed a number.

"..." After the call was connected, an old voice came from the other end: "Brother Qian, it's not easy to sleep when you get old... Why are you calling at this time? What's the matter?"

Qian Xiaoyi could imagine the old man on the other end of the phone squinting his eyes and answering the phone with sleepy eyes. He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, then said seriously: "Grandpa, I don't want this to happen! Something happened!" "What happened?" The tone on the other end also became serious: "Did the other party send someone to attack?"

"No, but it's more serious than that." Qian Xiaoyi took a deep breath and said, "I, Xingchang, and Master Liuliyuan went to visit Father Zhiye tonight and wanted to invite him to join the alliance. You know about this, right?"

"Of course, Ajan told me about this before, and I agree." Ashiya Kisuke said, "Kamino is a very talented exorcist, especially when it comes to dealing with evil thoughts. His joining us will allow us to deal with many special situations."

Qian Xiaoyi pretended to be shocked and said, "What I want to say is this... Father Kamino... is a traitor! He was the one who killed Fuki Yin! He is from the Hope Church."

There was silence for a moment, followed by a rustling sound. Qian Xiaoyi could even imagine the old man sitting up from the bed and answering the phone with his other hand.

"Are you telling the truth?" Ashiya Jisuke asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Okubo, the guy who escaped with the demon sword Blood Sakura, still has the remnant soul of Fuki Yin in his sword. Fuki Yin was not forced to commit suicide by Okubo and his men as rumored in the market. Because of Okubo's appearance, Father Kamino's true face was exposed, and when we were about to defeat him, the Saint of Hope arrived, and through negotiation, we exchanged hostages."

"Hostage?" Ashiya Kichisuke asked, "You mean... the child from the Fushigi family? Yoko?"

"Yes." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Ms. Yangzi has woken up now."

Ashiya Jisuke sighed and said, "Why didn't you tell me about this kind of thing right away?"

"Grandpa, you can't blame us. This happened too suddenly." Qian Xiaoyi said, "After we knew that the other party was from the Hope Cult, we didn't want to be surrounded by a group of cult members, so we had to escape when they weren't paying attention. We were in such a hurry on the road and forgot about bringing Miss Yangzi back. Now that I remembered it, I called you."

"I see." Ashiya Jisuke said, "You did a great job on this matter. Where is Okubo?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "He has been arranged in a safe place. Don't worry. This guy has his own way, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hide for so long."

"We must ensure his safety." Ashiya Jisuke emphasized: "Do you need me to ask someone to help protect him?"

"No need." Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "I have arranged for trustworthy people to monitor and protect him. Too many people will make him more vulnerable to being exposed."

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, “That’s good.”

After Ashiya Yoshisuke asked some more details about their actions tonight, he told him to go to Huangquan House in a few days to discuss the details, and then hung up the phone.

Qian Xiaoyi looked at his phone, somewhat surprised. After he released Okubo as bait, Ashiya Yoshisuke did not ask for his specific location, nor did he force Okubo to go to the place he arranged...

"Ashiya Yoshisuke...are you a traitor, acting, or have I misunderstood you..." Qian Xiaoyi was not as sure of his speculation as before. Those words were just smokescreens to unite others. In fact, he had no evidence to prove them. Those inferences only seemed reasonable.

But he was very sure that no matter what the situation was, Ashiya Yoshisuke was hiding something from them, and he would not feel at ease to proceed with the next plan unless he figured it out.

(End of this chapter)