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Chapter 591 Internal Response
Shigeaki Yasuda had thought he was going to die, but after hearing this conversation, he suddenly raised his head.

"If you just spare my life, I'll do it."

but.

Zhou You simply put his index finger to his lips, making a 'shushing' gesture.

"You guys all beg for mercy in the same way. Honestly, I'm tired of it even if you don't."

Shigeaki Yasuda wanted to say something, but with a glance over his shoulder, all sound vanished.
Zhou You searched his body for a long time and finally pulled out a shriveled worm from somewhere.

—That's right, this is the same Enlightenment Gu from Blood Rain Record. For some reason, after escaping the script, this thing seems to have been identified as a carry-on and was brought out along with it.

However, Zhou You didn't have the strange hobby of swallowing parasites whole, and he turned around and threw the thing aside.

What a coincidence! It just so happens that I can use it now.

He pinched the insect's body and saw that it was still somewhat responsive, so it was probably still alive—this thing was really tenacious, able to survive for so long without water or food—then Zhou You pinched it into a small ball and threw it to Ashikaga Hikaru.

"Take it."

"Mr. Mori, what is this?"

"It's just a little gadget. It sucked a lot of my blood before and even caused a lot of trouble. Now it's time to make good use of it."

He didn't offer any further explanation, but instead bit his fingertip, pulled out a piece of yellow paper, and began drawing rapidly on it.

The rain still hadn't stopped, and he hadn't found a place to shelter himself. However, as the blood seeped into the paper, the entire sheet suddenly glowed with golden light, and the raindrops evaporated completely when they were less than three inches away.

Zhou You frowned slightly.

—This is not because his talismanic skills have improved, but because the dragon blood in his body has been purified a bit more. In fact, ever since he sealed the Water Heaven Buddha, he has felt that the proportion of dragon blood in his body is getting higher and higher, and there is even a tendency for him to transform from a half-dragon into a pure dragon.

He didn't know if it was good or bad, but thinking too much was useless, so he shook the talisman, causing it to ignite without wind, and ended up with his hands covered in ashes.

He took the half-dead insect from Ashikaga Hikaru, mixed it with the ash, and with a mischievous smile on his face, slowly walked up to Yasuda Shigeaki.

Seeing him like this, the young master of the powerful family realized that something was wrong. Although he could not speak, he still tried his best to run away.

Immediately, he was kicked to the ground by a large foot.

Suppressing the creature's resistance with the sole of his shoe, Zhou You smiled and brought the dust-covered bug to his mouth.

"Come, come, brother Yasuda, I've got you a local specialty. Open your mouth wide and have a taste!"

Shaking his head wildly.

"Tsk, brother, would I harm you? This is a real treasure; I guarantee that after eating it, your hearing and eyesight will improve, and you'll ascend to heaven on the spot. No, I mean, all your ailments will be cured."

He shook his head desperately.

On the contrary, Ashikaga Hikaru couldn't stand it anymore.

"Mr. Mori, you look like one of those thugs who tries to sell people heroin."

"Really?" Zhou You scratched his head. "Fine, let's use a more straightforward approach then."

With one punch, Shigeaki Yasuda was completely spit out a shrimp, almost vomiting up his breakfast.

They pried open his mouth, shoved the worm inside, and then forced him to swallow it.

next moment.

The young man who had been struggling suddenly fell silent.

Ashikaga Hikaru asked from the side.

"Mr. Mori, what did you feed him?"

Zhou You waved his hand dismissively and said casually.

To be precise, I don't know what it is either.

"What?"

Seeing the other person's surprised expression, Zhou You replied with a smile.

"This insect was originally used to control people, but now it's half-starved, so its effectiveness has probably been reduced a lot. As for the talisman, it's simple; it's a Yin-Yang talisman, usually used to treat imbalances in Yin and Yang, but this one is only slightly more potent."

Ashikaga Hikaru, who was listening nearby, was completely confused.

"What consequences will this Mr. Yasuda face?"

Zhou You patted him on the shoulder.

"Once the insect rushes down, he won't remember anything, so you can rest assured he won't cause you any trouble. As for the later anti-war... in the milder cases, while the yin prevails over yang, although they still retain male sexual characteristics, overall, whether in appearance, personality, or even their soul, they will develop towards femininity."

Ashikaga Hikaru's eyelids twitched as he listened.

"What if it's more serious?"

"I don't know about that, since I haven't done any double-blind experiments. But in my guess, in more serious cases, it would probably be a case of sexual perversion, where one would only be able to find gay men or the like to satisfy themselves from then on."

What is the fourth type of trigram?

"You don't need to know that, it will leave you with psychological trauma."

After saying this, Zhou You checked the time, then let out a long sigh of relief, and then spoke to Ashikaga Hikaru.

"We've achieved our goal of drawing attention here. Ashikaga, what about your side? Have you finished dealing with it?"

Ashikaga Hikaru was silent for a few seconds, then deftly took out his phone and made a call.

In the blink of an eye, his face changed from pleading and flattering to serious and composed—it felt as if, at this very moment, he had transformed back into the decisive and ruthless tyrant he once was.

After asking a few questions to the person on the other end of the phone, he quickly spoke to Zhou You.

"It's resolved. The surveillance cameras throughout the entire house have been hacked, and most of the security personnel have been reassigned. Mr. Mori, you can go ahead; you shouldn't be discovered."

Zhou You smiled and nodded, then got into the car without saying anything more—but before closing the door, he suddenly leaned out and called out to Ashikaga Hikaru.

"Brother Ashikaga."

"Does the gentleman have any other questions?"

Zhou You said it as if he were joking.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you, brother, to do less of those heartless things in the future, otherwise you might run into someone like me again someday."

Ashikaga Hikaru stood with his head down in the rain, it was unclear whether he had heard anything or not—it wasn't until much later that he sighed, opened the car door, and got into the driver's seat.

Everything is the same as before.

only.

The person in the back seat of the car had somehow transformed into a lifelike paper figure.

Using the shadows of the night, they made their way back.

Zhou You had actually planned this all along – his paper doll was imbued with magic, and although it couldn't speak, it could walk without any problems. Once they got to the city, all Ashikaga Hikaru had to do was take it for a couple of walks, and that would be an alibi.

Of course, such a simple and straightforward method probably won't fool people for more than a few days—you know, those Onmyoji in Kyoto are still frantically searching for him—but the problem is...
A trip like this only takes a few days.

Before long, he easily arrived at the villa with his speed.

Compared to the lively atmosphere before, the place is much quieter now, and with most of the security guards having been moved away, it feels even more serene.
Or perhaps it was eerie. The villa was nestled in the forest, large swaths of shadow swallowing the buildings. The once elegant and desolate dry landscape now looked like a tomb, and the occasional gust of wind brought only a wailing sound like the weeping of ghosts.

"...Does this guy have a grudge against the construction company? How did they manage to turn such a nice house into this mess? Something's not right."

Only then could Zhou You get a clear view of the villa's entire layout. He mentally compared it with the feng shui arrangement—and the next moment, his expression became quite interesting.

"A hundred snakes locking the acupoint? Isn't that a curse that will kill off future generations? Has this magistrate lost his mind and ruined the feng shui of this place like this?"

However, no one answered. In the quiet house, even the chirping of insects was barely audible. After thinking for a moment, Zhou You shrugged and continued walking inside.

This kind of scheme needs to be set up from the very beginning, and to break it, you have to flatten the whole place. To be honest, even if he had the time, he wouldn't help a Japanese cult leader.

He followed the wall and quickly found himself back at the entrance where he had started.

At this moment, the gatekeeper had changed again, and when he saw Zhou You, he nodded as if he had expected it.

"Mr. Mori, is it? I've been waiting here for a long time."

Zhou You wasn't too surprised by this.

For a yakuza boss of Ashikaga Hikaru's caliber to be wiped out by a single surprise attack—nobody would believe it. Someone like him would definitely have some backup plan.

So Zhou You nodded to the new doorman and said.

"How long have you been here?"

"If we're talking about this position, it'll only take a little over an hour."

What about the previous one?

The new doorman gave a sly smile.

"Mr. Mori, are you sure you want to know?"

Zhou You glanced at the faint bloodstains on the table and curled his lip.

"Never mind, I'm not that curious. By the way, have you all finished what I asked you to do?"

The man smiled politely as he led Zhou You inside, casually placing a small "Resting" sign on the table before speaking.

"We'll take action. Mr. Mori, you can rest assured that all the surveillance cameras in the villa have been hacked and replaced with fake images. It might not last a day, but it should be fine for one night."

"Where are the security guards?"

"Most of them were drawn away by your conflict, Mr. Mori, and a small number were transferred to the outer courtyard and do not pose any threat."

At this moment, Zhou You finally stopped.

He tilted his head, looking at the new doorman with some curiosity, until the doorman could no longer maintain his expression under his gaze, before he spoke.

"To be able to infiltrate so deep and take down all the security systems without anyone noticing... no, to have infiltrated to this extent, how did your boss get pushed to this point by the governor?"

The greeter smiled wryly.

“Mr. Mori, you are wrong. It’s not that we are able to infiltrate to this extent, but that the governor ‘allows’ us to infiltrate to this extent.”

"What does that mean?"

The greeter pointed to the forest.

"Mr. Mori, you know that this villa has an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard, right?"

"I didn't know before, but now that you've mentioned it, I do—but what does it matter?"

The welcoming guest replied.

"The governor doesn't really manage the inner and outer courtyards, so any family can plant a lot of people, just more or less. Otherwise, the riots you caused wouldn't have drawn away so many people. But there is one exception."

"What exception?"

The greeter stopped abruptly, the action so sudden that Zhou You, who was behind him, almost bumped into him.

He simply apologized, then found a key and opened a very inconspicuous side door.

"The place where the governor lives is off-limits to any outsiders. Apart from a few old servants he knows well, no one is allowed to set foot here."

Zhou You peeked through the doorway.

There's nothing particularly noteworthy about it. The scenery is similar to the outside, all lush and green, with many rare flowers and plants planted on both sides of the road. At the far end stands a three-story wooden building, with no lights visible in the windows, suggesting that the people inside have already gone to bed.

However, Zhou You still frowned.

The yin energy here is somewhat excessive.

Of course, that's true, but it's not quite at the off-limits level. It's hard to say whether it was caused by the ominous situation outside—however, Zhou You's vigilance still increased a bit.

After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and asked the greeter.

"You've been lying in wait for so long, didn't you ever think of letting someone in to take a look? Don't tell me you're all law-abiding citizens, and you just stay put if they don't let you in."

The greeter simply turned his gaze to the courtyard, and after a long while, he sighed.

“That’s right, just as Mr. Mori thought, we’re not exactly rule-abiding people. The reason we’re not going in is because someone has already paved the way.”

"As far as I know, those are people from the Yin-Yang Bureau. To be honest, they're much more capable than us—they were the ones who sent people in before, and then..."

The greeter hesitated for a moment.

"—Everyone just disappeared."

Zhou You raised his eyebrows with interest.

The other person continued speaking—or perhaps it was just my imagination, but there was a faint hint of fear in his voice.

"That's right, they went missing. I watched those two break in right before my eyes, but after they entered the house, there was no sound from them, not even the sounds of fighting or conflict. And even after dawn, those people still didn't appear."

“I didn’t believe it at the time, so I kept an eye on the surveillance for several days to make sure that no outsiders had come out—except for those few old servants, there was no one else in sight, as if they had disappeared out of thin air.”

Zhou You stared intently at the guy, then suddenly spoke.

"—But you don't need to be this scared."

"Mr. Mori, I wasn't frightened, it's just..."

"Then why are you so scared—is there some reason?"

Upon hearing someone repeat the same words, the doorman remained silent for a few seconds before sighing.

"Indeed, just as you said, Mr. Marie, I was terrified at the time, and from then on, no one in the restraint group was allowed to enter this room."

"As for the reason, it's not complicated."

He paused for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"When I was reviewing the surveillance footage, I was surprised to see two faces reflected in the window."

"Although it was just a fleeting moment, and although I could never see it again after rewinding, I still firmly believe it."

“Those were the terrified and desperate faces of the missing members of the Yin-Yang Bureau.”

(End of this chapter)