Private rooms on the second floor.

"The joint performance is over, and it's about time we left."

The source of childishness is the way of the heart.

He gently knocked on the door of Uesugi Erii's room. The door opened quickly, and a girl with wine-red hair stood there, holding her notebook.

"The performance was very good."

There was a line of small characters written by her, her handwriting was delicate and each stroke was written with great care.

Yuan Zhisheng smiled, feeling that his efforts in guarding the place all night had not been in vain.

"Today's mission went much more smoothly, and it felt much easier than chasing down those 'ghosts' who were on the run."

His thoughts were almost identical to Yabuki Sakura's; in fact, all the Executive Bureau agents who came to guard the area today shared similar ideas.

Although they were used to fighting fugitives in blood and fire, it didn't mean they didn't want to carry out some easy and enjoyable missions.

Being in charge of security at the live house today was pretty good; I didn't run into any of those crazy, spooky members, and I even got to listen to some popular music.

Some of the agents disguised as site staff even handled some disputes among the girls, and for a moment I felt like I had returned to my own youth.

Everyone felt satisfied. Junda Mana and Misaki Hatsune breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the head of the Uesugi family was alright.

"I never expected the head of the Uesugi family to look like a child."

Miku Miku's inner thoughts.

Erii Uesugi's information was also an important secret of the Snake Clan. Before this, she had never imagined that one of the heads of the three inner clans would be such a girl.

Tonight's band performance is a joint event, and her and Mana Junda's main tasks are to accompany Erii to the show and answer her all sorts of strange questions.

Compared to the dangerous missions of the Executive Bureau, this mission, though somewhat strange, did not seem dangerous.

That's what Miku Miku thinks deep down.

She was unaware of the effects of Uesugi Erii's Word of Power, and felt a pang of pity for the girl who couldn't speak.

Now she and Junta Mana are waiting behind Erii, looking like retainers of the Uesugi family.

Yuan Zhisheng adjusted the communicator by his ear.

He was receiving a report from the Four Directions Execution Bureau agents. He would leave with Erii once everything was normal.

"Everything is normal backstage at the concert hall."

"The audience seating is normal."

"The street outside is normal."

……

"almost."

The source of childishness is the way of the heart.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Alright, we can go now."

His gaze then turned to Sumi and the other two:

"You've all worked hard too. Thank you for keeping Erii company tonight. On behalf of the three families, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

Miku Miku and Mana Junta quickly bowed in return.

Genjiro is the head of the Genji family and currently the director of the executive bureau of the Japanese branch, holding a very high position. The two men are still far from being his equal.

Moreover, the content of his thanks just now was on behalf of the three inner families. It should be noted that the three inner families have a high status and few bloodlines. To receive such thanks from him is no small honor.

“Sumimi and Erii are about the same age, so they would be a good match for Erii.”

Yuan Zhisheng thought.

"Moreover, the Uesugi family is the only one that does not have retainers who belong exclusively to the Uesugi family, so it would be perfect to send the two of them over."

“Misumi Hatsuka has only recently joined the Executive Bureau and does not hold any important position, while Junda Mana’s role in the family is more like that of a psychologist. If we classify them as belonging to the Uesugi family, no one will say anything.”

"Let's talk about it when we get back tonight."

Just then, Sakura Yabuki, who had finished checking the departing audience, returned to the second floor.

"Young Master, everything is normal at the moment."

"The Yaksha and the crow are already waiting outside. Should I take the head of the Uesugi family away now?"

Yabuki Sakura said.

“Hmm.” Yuan Zhisheng nodded. “Let’s go through the emergency exit. It’s not a good time for us to show our faces in public right now.”

Erii Uesugi listened silently to their conversation, her eyes lowered.

She knew she was going back to her old home. The evening had been enjoyable, but still too short.

The meeting room was now somewhat empty. The group returned to the underground parking lot of a nearby shopping mall through the emergency exit. Yaksha and Crow were standing in front of the modified car. Seeing them return from the exit, they quickly bowed and said:

"Little Lord."

Both of them looked a little off, and neither of them looked at Sakura Yabuki standing next to the young master.

Genji felt a strange unease. Seeing the two people in front of him looking hesitant to speak, he asked:

"Did anything happen tonight?"

“Young Master… I think it would be better to discuss this issue back at Genji Heavy Industries,” Raven said cautiously. “Let’s get in the car first.”

He and Yaksha took on the role of drivers, leading everyone back the way they came.

Genjiro and Crow sat alone in a car. After the engine started, Crow spoke with a serious expression:

"Young Master... Yaksha and I have discovered... there might be a mole within the Execution Bureau."

He carefully considered his words, keeping an eye on the road ahead while secretly glancing at Genjiro's expression through the mirror.

Where did you find it?

Yuan Zhisheng was startled.

Although he had only recently become the director, he had joined the Enforcement Bureau after leaving the town of Shikato. Over the years, he had seen many independent and unconventional mixed-race individuals within the Enforcement Bureau. Despite the eccentricities of some of them, Genji felt that they had always been extremely loyal to their families.

And now... Crow is saying there's a mole in the Enforcement Bureau?

Of his three great retainers, apart from Yabuki Sakura, Yasha and Crow were usually somewhat unreliable, but when it came to serious matters, they were never ambiguous and never negligent or disrespectful.

He knew the crow wouldn't joke about this, so he immediately said seriously:

"Where did this information come from? From within the enforcement bureau? From whistleblower reports from other organizations?"

“It’s the Hunter website,” Raven replied. “Young Master, we’ve already sent the screenshots to your phone. You can see for yourself.”

Another hunter website?!

Yuan Zhisheng's expression showed even greater surprise.

Originally, the Snake Clan mainly tracked the underground transactions of the Demon Clan on the Hunter website, playing some phishing and anti-phishing games.

I didn't expect the Hunter website to be so lively lately. First, there was the user with the nickname 'ZONE', and now there are rumors of a possible mole within the Execution Bureau.

"The poster this time is still 'ZONE'. We haven't been able to find out his real identity, but we strongly suspect that he definitely has an informant within the Executive Bureau."

The crow's words carried a hint of helplessness.

This trip by the head of the Uesugi family was undoubtedly highly confidential. They thought they had done it perfectly, but they never expected that everything would be exposed.

The poster not only clearly stated the locations of all the Executive Bureau agents tonight, as well as the important figures on the second floor, but also made provocative remarks.

What's worse, the post was published just as the band's concert was about to end.

If his organization had known about this information earlier and launched a targeted crackdown, the family's executive agents would likely have suffered heavy losses.

Genjiro opened his phone and saw the private message from Crow on the Execution Bureau platform created by "Kaguya-hime," and fell silent.

So detailed...too detailed.

As the director of the Executive Bureau, he has the authority to control all Executive Bureau agents within Japan. Tonight's mission was organized by him, and logically, no one should know the detailed arrangements for tonight as well as he does... But all of this just happened.

"Could there really be a mole within the organization?"

A hint of doubt inevitably arose in Yuan Zhisheng's heart.

He did personally check things out tonight at Live House RiNG.

He inspected the entire backstage area for the performance, but found nothing unusual.

The audience seats were managed by Sakura Yabuki, who had been an assassin in Afghanistan since childhood. Few people could see through her disguise, and even fewer could hide themselves in front of her.

Moreover, the area around the private room on the second floor where Uesugi Erii was located was also guarded by elite members of the Executive Bureau, and Mitsumi Hatsuka and Junda Mana were also high-ranking hybrids...

But even when they put their heads together, they couldn't find a single eye silently watching from behind the scenes.

As Amaterasu, Genji was always very confident in his own strength. There were almost no hybrids who could escape from under his nose. Combined with the undeniable fact on the Hunter x Hunter website, he gripped his phone tightly and remained motionless for a long time.

"After returning to the family, do not spread this news widely."

After an unknown amount of time, Genji finally spoke:

“Since this person posted publicly on the Hunter website, everyone in the family will be able to see this message, including all the agents of the Execution Bureau.”

"Investigating the mole can only be done in private. If we launch a large-scale purge because of this, it will only cause those who were originally loyal to the family to turn against us."

"Yes, my lord."

The crow said respectfully.

Yuan Zhisheng sighed. His mood, which had been relaxed because of the band's joint performance tonight, suddenly tightened again. He rubbed his furrowed forehead, his chest tight, making it difficult to utter a word.

He then thought about the arrangements for returning to Shikatori Town in a few days.

"The timing of this 'ZONE' post is really suspicious. It deliberately leaked this message to me before the agreed time."

"I originally wanted to bring more Executive Bureau agents there... but now that we haven't found the mole in the family, bringing too many people would only expose my whereabouts."

"It seems best for me to go alone... with a few absolutely loyal operators at most."

The source of childishness is the way of the heart.

No more than a handful of his family members truly understood the significance of Deer Town to him, so he had to be extremely cautious.

"However... this could also be a scheme by him to lure me to the meeting alone."

Genji felt as if he were deeply trapped in some indescribable vortex.

He suddenly thought of a board game called 'Werewolf'. Right now, his role was like that of an incompetent sheriff, only able to react after the event had already occurred.

Swah——

The modified car driven by Crow sped along, and soon Genji Heavy Industries came into view.

Soon after, Yaksha's carriage arrived.

Yuan Zhisheng was burdened with many worries.

After returning Uesugi Erii to her room, he went to the residence of the patriarch, Tachibana Masamune.

"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. My dad should be able to give me some suitable advice."

The source of childishness is the way of the heart.

He has always trusted Tachibana Masamune implicitly. From his youth to the present, whenever he has something on his mind, he always goes to this man.

Step—step—step

He quickly reached his destination and gently knocked on the door, but there was no response.

Thump, thump

Still nothing.

wow——

The next moment, Genji pushed open the door.

The room was empty, the teacups were empty, the windows were closed, and there were documents on the table.

"Strange... Where else could Dad be if he's not here at this time?"

Yuan Zhisheng was puzzled.

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