Extra 9
"So who gave you the water at that time?" Liu Longren asked.
"He's from Doubt. I can't remember his face, but he should be thin."
Genji looked at Noble, and Noble knew what he was going to ask the moment he raised his eyelids. "I checked that place, it's owned by Doubt. The guys from Doubt took advantage of the chaos in Sword and abducted many women. But Hana was in the Mighty Warriors group at the time. Even if the subordinates were being clever, they wouldn't be so stupid. Everyone in that place confessed. They didn't even know Hana. They just accepted each woman as she came."
Noble's words made it clear: Doubt was indeed kidnapping women. A cursory thought suggested that Kurosaki Hana was attractive, so if she were just an ordinary woman, spotted by Doubt's men, seduced and taken away, then everything would make sense. However, Kurosaki Hana had come as part of Kowloon. Even if Doubt's subordinates weren't aware of this, Kurosaki Hana had always been with the Mighty Warriors, making her a powerful figure with connections and a tough target. How could Doubt dare to attack her? The minions were greedy and vicious, but they were also the ones most susceptible to the glares of those in power.
What's more... Noble took out his cell phone, pressed a few keys to call up the text message page, and threw it on the table. No matter how clean the restaurant table was, it was still greasy, and the phone slid across unimpeded. Genji reached out and pressed it, and the two young men opposite put their heads together to look at the content of the text message on the phone screen.
It was very brief, a frontal photo of the unconscious Kurosaki Hana and an address.
The caller was from an unfamiliar number, so Liu asked, "Have you checked?"
Noble slumped in his chair. "Disposable numbers from the black market can't be traced back to their source."
Very familiar. Because Kowloon also likes to use this thing. Which of the dirty guys present hasn't used this trick? The public enemy of the police. Now it is like shooting itself in the foot.
"What did Mighty Warriros say?" Genji asked. He confirmed that the phone had completed its mission, took a tissue from the table, wiped the grease on the back of the phone, and threw it back into Noble's arms.
"They didn't have any surveillance. ICE is investigating." Liu had already contacted ICE. Given Kurosaki Hana's status in the Kurosaki-kai, ICE had to give an explanation. "And that was when the fighting was at its most intense—all the members of the Mighty Warriros were fighting outside."
"We don't really need to worry about how they did it," Kurosaki Hana said. Those people were smart, leaving no clues. Even the cup she drank from couldn't be found. All the clues pointed to Doubt, but they knew this was just Doubt being used as a pawn. As long as "that person" got her out of Mighty Warriros, he wouldn't need to do anything else. Doubt's lower-class people, who didn't know her, would treat her like a common prey without hesitation.
Kurosaki Hana said softly, "We just need to understand his purpose: to lure Brother away, because that would give Sword a chance of victory. Brother hadn't even appeared at that time, and not many people in Sword knew him well—the orphan of the Hyuga family had only met Brother a few times. And for him to make such a judgment, he must have a certain understanding of the two of us—no one outside of Kowloon would know this."
The scene became quiet. Noble sat up straight and looked calmly at the two people opposite him.
“…Sorry for the long wait! Sir—” The waiter held the plate and dropped a huge pizza on the table.
This is a 12-inch mixed pizza. Since they have plenty of money, Noble is incredibly generous, wanting to load it up with all the toppings. The crispy, golden crust is piled high with layers of toppings. Along with this dreamy pizza comes an alluring aroma...
Noble swallowed. He clasped his hands together and bowed his head towards the pizza. "I'm starting."
Genji said, "Speaking of traitors... there was one in the Kamienkai recently, and they're trying their best to hunt him down."
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That's why Noble is now in the "Inside Man's" house.
Kowloon is made up of nine major communist organizations, all of which are considered both allies and rivals. When there's an external enemy, they unite against it; when there isn't...it's hard to say. After all, Noble has observed for several years that everyone has remained relatively indifferent.
Genji contacted the Shangyuanhui and said that the man named Amamiya Sonryu might have plotted against them as well. The Shangyuanhui obviously didn't want them to interfere, but there was nothing they could do. The Kurosakihui was gaining momentum in Kowloon, and Genji was the next one for sure. He also had a high status in Kowloon. People said that this matter affected the sword that they wanted to take before, so the Shangyuanhui could only agree with gritted teeth and be polite on the surface.
Shangyuanhui gave Noble the key. Amemiya Zunlong had already abandoned this stronghold, and they also confirmed that there was nothing here, but they still wanted to keep this place to see if Amemiya Zunlong would come back or if someone else would come to get involved.
The room was barely tidy, but because no one had cleaned it for a long time, there was always a lingering smell of dust. Noble sneezed and walked around to look around. There were so many professionals at the garden party, so if they said there was nothing left, it was likely that there was nothing left. He was no longer at the age where he thought he had the aura of a protagonist, and he didn't expect to find anything new. He just wanted to see what kind of person Amamiya Zunlong was.
On the coffee table sat a half-filled glass of water, a layer of dust floating on top, making it murky. It was unclear how long it had been there. A tablecloth, noticeably too long, covered the table against the wall. The inside was dimly lit, like the kind of scene you'd expect from a horror movie, where a ghost would inevitably hide. Noble felt uneasy, lifting the cloth to confirm it was empty before looking elsewhere. The bedroom itself was rather odd: hanging in the closet were clearly women's clothes. Could it be that Mr. Amamiya Zunlong had a penchant for wearing such clothes?
But the most eye-catching thing is the newspaper clippings that cover almost an entire wall.
Sudden fire kills rising political star Sakurai and his wife, along with their family of four
Noble looked away.
He already knew what was coming next, but he didn't want to read it.
He should have already said goodbye to the past. Why did the past still appear before him so arrogantly? No... It was precisely because he had given up on himself as Sakurai Minami that he had to treat everything about Sakurai Minami as a stranger.
This reason gave him courage, so he continued to read: the four people involved in the death included: Sakurai Shouta (male host), Sakurai Kei (female host), Sakurai Minami (eldest daughter), and Sakurai Ichika (second daughter).
There are also long paragraphs of gratitude to the Sakurai couple for their good deeds and regret for their death...
The picture above shows the scene after the fire, with the house in ruins. It's an unfamiliar scene in black and white, but Noble can hardly remember what it once looked like.
He sighed, but suddenly his ears twitched. He heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, a chaotic cacophony of footsteps, clearly more than one person. Finally, they stopped in front of the door. He turned and looked at the dining table at the edge of the living room. It was covered with a long tablecloth, and it was dark underneath. He lifted his foot, and the moment it landed on the ground, it was silent.
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