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The three people in the room didn't look well at the moment, and the atmosphere in the room was very stifling.

"Kiyama-kun, what I said is true. My master has been working on a new idea in the lab for the past few months and has not produced any Hegequan at all."

To say that someone is already dead is utter nonsense.

The man known as Hatoyama-kun narrowed his eyes slightly before curling his lips into a smile. "Aoji-kun, I think I've made myself clear. I've also been to Tankichi's place, and according to their boarding records, Mr. Takahashi did indeed board that ship."

"That's impossible. The information you heard must be false, Mr. Hatoyama. These people will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Mr. Hatoyama, I've said everything I need to say. I have nothing more to say."

Hatoyama-kun stared at Aoji-kun for a long time without saying a word, but Aoji-kun showed no sign of backing down, as if every word he said was completely credible.

Hatoyama leaned back in his chair. "Aoji-kun, regardless of Takahashi-san's current situation, I want to know if Aoji-kun is the one speaking in the lab right now?"

A hint of smugness flashed across Aoji's face, but it was quickly caught by Hatoyama. Aoji replied with a serious expression, "Hatoyama, apart from the more complicated logistical matters, there's not much else to handle in the lab normally."

So, aside from experiments, I don't have much to say.

Hatoyama chuckled lightly, "Aoji-kun is too modest. Since Aoji-kun has the authority, I do have a favor to ask of you."

This scene has occurred many times since his master passed away, and Aoji is already very familiar with it. He coughed lightly, "Kuyama-kun, to be honest, although I am my master's disciple, I am still just a disciple after all, and there are some things that still need to be decided by my master."

Hatoyama-kun smiled. "It's nothing serious. I just wanted to ask Aoji-kun for some medicine. This medicine can kill people within a certain range, and that will be enough."

Qing Erjun's expression changed. This Hatoyama Erhe was quite ruthless; he launched a killing blow right from the start. He smiled, "Hatoyama-kun, with the strength of the Hatoyama family, killing a few people should be a piece of cake. Do we really need drugs?"

Hatoyama Erhe remained silent, tapping his fingers lightly on the table a few times. Hatoyama Ichiro, standing behind him, spoke up, "Aoji-kun, to be honest, this matter is somewhat tricky, but rest assured, we will absolutely not use such medicine within our own country."

You can rest assured about this; it will absolutely not have any impact on our country, Japan.

Hearing this, Qing Erjun felt a little more at ease, but what exactly was the Hatoyama family planning to do? What major events had recently occurred in the Hatoyama family? Qing Erjun seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Mr. Hatoyama, you're not planning to use this in China, are you? What? That matter hasn't been resolved yet?"

Hatoyama Erhe's expression was unpleasant, and Hatoyama Ichiro, standing behind him, also looked quite displeased. However, Hatoyama Erhe quickly composed himself, chuckling lightly, "As Aoji-kun knows, the world order has changed; it's not like before. Now, even if we go to China, we can only do so covertly, not openly."

Therefore, this restricts the scope of activities.

Qing Erjun directly replied, "However, I seem to have heard that the head of the Hatoyama family has said that the people sent there recently were the last batch, and no more assassins will be sent to China because of this matter."

What? Could it be that the news I heard was false?

Hatoyama Erhe smiled, "I didn't expect that even though Aoji is in these deep mountains, he's still quite well-informed."

"Not at all, it's just that I've always had great respect for the major families, so I just pay more attention to them."

Hatoyama Erhe was feeling rather annoyed; this Yamamoto Aoji was quite a handful. "Aoji-kun, what about this potion?"

Yamamoto Seiji was also considering this at the moment. His master was probably really dead. The Emperor had investigated thoroughly many times. Every report said that his master had indeed boarded that ship, and when he returned, it was indeed full of corpses.

The samples detected on the ship were indeed the pathogens developed by the master. However, what exactly happened on the ship remains unclear to this day. Why would the master even kill himself? It's too incomprehensible.

Currently, besides his master, very few people in the entire Japanese nation are capable of developing this kind of bacteria; they know very little about the formula. Only Yamamoto Seiji is somewhat capable. Therefore, the Emperor is now focusing most of his energy on him.

However, only Yamamoto Seiji himself knew that Takahashi Shota hadn't actually taught him anything. That guy was very stingy, and every time they did experiments, they could only do things like washing test tubes.

The potions stored in his master's lab are truly dwindling with each use. He'd been researching for over a month, but hadn't even managed to develop one of his master's potions. He had no idea where his master had hidden all his research data and reports.

They really didn't treat him like a disciple at all. No matter how much resentment Yamamoto Seiji harbored, he still had to appease the person in front of him. He didn't know how long he could maintain his current position; if he were ever exposed, he would need someone to protect him.

Therefore, the Hatoyama family is a good choice. But how can we establish a connection with them?

"Aoji-kun? What are you thinking about?"

Yamamoto Seiji snapped out of his reverie. "Heh, before Master went into seclusion, he instructed that no one was allowed to touch any of his medicines until he came out. I was just thinking, the Hatoyama family shouldn't be among the people Master mentioned, right?"

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