Give me a screwdriver.
After getting the screwdriver, Huo Tingzhou used the pointed end to pry open the gap with moderate force.
With a "click," a small hole popped open in the tailstock.
When they unscrewed the tail cap and saw the brass key inside, their eyes lit up.
It really was hidden here!
Unsure if there were any people waiting to meet them at the bank, they didn't dare go there rashly. After reporting the situation to their fourth uncle, they...
The group sat quietly in the office, waiting for news from Chi Heng.
On the other side, Chi Heng, following his mother's instructions, went to the address early in the morning.
When Vice Minister Yuan opened the door and saw Chi Heng, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.
Realizing what had happened, he quickly looked around.
Once they were sure no one was paying attention, they pulled the person into the house.
"Why are you here? Who sent you?" Vice Minister Yuan asked in a low voice.
Besides fear, there was also a hint of unease in his tone.
Judging from his tone, Vice Minister Yuan must recognize him. Seeing this, Chi Heng didn't waste time on pleasantries and directly relayed his mother's order to him.
"Takeda was taken away by the Ministry of Public Security yesterday. My mother hopes you can find out the situation as soon as possible and find a way to get him out."
Knowing that Chi Heng wouldn't come to the Three Treasures Hall unless he had a reason, Vice Minister Yuan didn't expect it to be such a thorny matter.
"How could he have gone in there when he was perfectly fine?"
"If I had known, do you think I would still have come here?"
Chi Heng's attitude was arrogant: "My mother hopes to have accurate information today, otherwise it will be bad for you, for me, and for everyone if Mr. Takeda stays inside for too long!"
Even if Chi Heng didn't say it, Vice Minister Yuan was already aware of it.
But he couldn't get involved in matters concerning the Ministry of Public Security.
If you use your connections for someone like that, isn't that clearly telling others that something is wrong with him?
But he couldn't refuse; Chi's mother was a madwoman.
She has too many dirty secrets about herself that she can't let show in public.
After much deliberation, Vice Minister Yuan could only turn to an old friend he trusted. The friend was somewhat surprised that he was asking such a question.
But considering that it was rare for an old friend to ask, I didn't ask any more questions and agreed to ask him.
This person was very quick; they called back in less than two hours.
That afternoon, Vice Minister Yuan also informed Chi's mother of the situation through his own channels, though he sounded quite dissatisfied.
From his words, Chi's mother roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter.
It turns out the problem lay with those idiots Takeda sent out.
Takeda's original intention was to send these people to the vicinity of the family compound to find out the situation, but he did not expect that they would be targeted by the police officers who came to investigate secretly.
I heard that these people stayed inside for less than two hours before they sold out Takeda.
Chi's mother was skeptical. These people were professionally trained, and even if they were caught, they wouldn't betray anyone.
"Nothing is impossible."
Vice Minister Yuan said, "Mrs. Ikeda, you've been abroad for a long time, so you may not be familiar with their interrogation methods."
"There's no such thing as not beating prisoners here. If one beating isn't enough, then two!"
"Besides, who knows if they brought anything they shouldn't have with them when they went out?"
After listening, Chi's mother remained silent for a moment, then asked, "When can we get them out?"
"This is a bit difficult."
After saying that, he shared the information he had gathered: "I heard that Takeda is being very uncooperative inside and is currently in the intensive care unit of the hospital. We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
"How could this happen?" Mrs. Chi rarely lost her composure on the phone. "He's from Gaul, how dare they?"
What's there to be afraid of?
Vice Minister Yuan thought to himself that the suspicion was even greater because he was from Gaul.
In this day and age, as long as you're associated with the word "enemy agent," let alone being beaten up, even if you're killed, people will just say you deserved it!
Doesn't he deserve it?
The matter concerning Vice Minister Xu could be considered a big deal or a small one. If Takeda hadn't been so clever as to insist on probing the situation, he wouldn't have been targeted.
Now they're all living in fear and anxiety.
In his opinion, it would be better if the person died in the hospital, then it would be the end of it all.
Of course, he couldn't say it like that; he could only try his best to soothe Chi's mother's emotions over the phone.
Chi's mother didn't want to listen to his nonsense. "Given Takeda's situation, is it possible for him to be deported back to Japan?"
"Unlikely."
Chi's mother refused to give up, "He has a work permit issued by the dispatch agency, according to..."
"It's no use following any regulations now." Vice Minister Yuan himself works in intelligence; how could he not understand this?
He paused, then added, "He probably didn't bring the work ID you mentioned. If he had, the Ministry of Public Security would have contacted his unit long ago."
Ike's mother instinctively felt it was impossible; that work permit was very important, and Takeda couldn't possibly be so careless.
But Vice Minister Yuan's words were spoken with absolute certainty.
Before she could figure things out, Vice Minister Yuan said, "Madam Ikeda, the situation in Kyoto is quite unstable lately. Unless absolutely necessary, we should avoid contact and prevent your son from visiting again. That would be too risky!"
After saying that, he quickly hung up the phone.
This matter could not be kept from one's spouse; Vice Minister Yuan's wife was quite puzzled after hearing about it.
“Old Yuan, as long as these people live, we will be in danger. Why don’t you talk to Mrs. Ikeda and ask her to get rid of them?”
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