Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

However, this makes the situation very tricky. If Chu Zihang is allowed to continue investigating, he might expose the true nature of the Fierce Ghost Clan. If that is reported to the academy, given the academy's iron-fisted nature, the entire Serpent Clan might be considered an unstable element.

After a moment's hesitation, Genjiro spoke up, "I have already learned about the situation. Please rest assured, both of you. Our Sheqi family will handle this matter seriously. Please wait for good news, and we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

It means that we, the Sheqi Eight Families, will handle this matter. You two shouldn't get involved. The credit will go to you after it's resolved.

Chu Zihang shook his head: "This is my task, there's no need for help."

"Senior brother, don't be so formal. At least let me do you a favor. After all, you've helped me several times before, so I should have a chance to repay you," Lu Mingfei said from the side.

Yuan Zhisheng remained silent for a moment. Given the current situation, he had no right to forcefully tell the two people to stop the investigation, otherwise it might arouse unnecessary suspicion.

After hesitating for a moment, he said decisively, "It is a dereliction of duty for the Snake-Headed Eight Family to have such a thing happen in Japan. Although we have no right to interfere with the mission of the academy headquarters, the family will do its best to provide assistance to the two of you to make up for the family's mistake."

If we can't keep them in line, then I'll personally accompany them to investigate. That way, at least we can cover up the affairs of the Fierce Ghost Clan.

Genji silently made his decision.

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang couldn't very well refuse.

After a brief conversation, Genjiro brought up the name "Menggui Clan," saying that he suspected the organization Chu Zihang was chasing was "Menggui Clan." However, in his words, Menggui Clan was not an alliance of out-of-control hybrid "demons," but rather an "evil" Japanese hybrid organization—in other words, it consisted of hybrids with normal bloodlines, but they used extreme methods and profited from criminal activities. Their relationship with the Hebi-Hachi family was similar to that of the police arresting criminal gangs.

Afterwards, everyone had a brief exchange, mainly Chu Zihang talking about the clues he discovered in Spain, and Yuan Zhisheng offering some information about the Fierce Ghost Clan that he had "embellished." Lu Mingfei listened to these stories while drinking tea.

Throughout the entire conversation, Lu Mingfei only spoke a few words. Apart from his complaints and nonsense, only one sentence was of value: he hoped that Yuan Zhisheng would arrange for him and Chu Zihang to stay in a hotel suite, and also not to stay at the Tamamo-no-Mae Club.

Lu Mingfei was afraid of being attacked at night.

After the three of them talked for a while, someone called. When Genji answered, the person on the other end told him that all the female staff members had been searched and that something very unusual had indeed been found on one of them.

Then Genjiro directly asked him to bring over the clues he had discovered.

……

Several photos were placed between the four people, and the person who had just delivered the photos had already respectfully left.

Lu Mingfei glanced down at the photo, then quickly looked away—the photo showed a beautiful woman, covered in gold dust like the others, and bearing the inscription of the Diamond Sutra.

However, the Diamond Sutra text on her body only appeared on the parts exposed outside her clothes. The photos show the parts of her body covered by clothes, which also contain text, but it is not the Diamond Sutra; instead, it is a series of important messages.

“Although she burned the previous documents, she hid most of the important information on her body to avoid forgetting everything. She probably planned to find an opportunity to escape and then rewrite the important information recorded on her body. However, she didn’t expect to be there today to welcome distinguished guests. The security was tight, and she didn’t have a chance to slip away,” Yuan Zhisheng said, pointing to the photo. “These are all the valuable information she had.”

"Judging from this information, the Demon Clan is indeed related to that Spanish organization, but besides the Bloodline Evolution Drug, they are also having that organization research a special drug called 'Momotaro Dango'," Genji analyzed, looking at the photos.

"Momotaro Rice Ball?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Why would it have such a strange name?"

He knew something about the legend of Momotaro, or rather, the fairy tale. An old couple found a large peach floating down the river. When they got home, they cut it open, and a baby popped out. A few days later, the baby grew up quickly into a good boy who could run and jump. He was going to defeat the monsters that were harassing the village. Before he set off, the old woman gave him a lot of mochi. Along the way, Momotaro used the mochi to subdue a dog, a monkey, and a chicken as his followers. His followers later played a great role in the story. Finally, Momotaro reached Oni Island, ate the mochi, and gained great strength, defeating the monsters.

Could it be that the drug makes hybrids stronger, and because "Momotaro gains strength after eating mochi dumplings," the drug was given such a strange name?

This is too hasty; it's not even as good as "Popeye Spinach"!

But Lu Mingfei soon realized that he had been oversimplifying things.

Genji cleared his throat and asked, "You two, are you familiar with the legend of Momotaro?"

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang nodded.

“But what you heard is the revised version. Because it was to be included in elementary school textbooks, some details of the Momotaro story that were not suitable for children were changed,” Genjiro said. “In an earlier version, Momotaro did not spring out of a peach. The old couple found a large peach floating downstream by the river, took it home, ate half of it, and regained their youth. That night, they… cough cough, did some intimate things, and it lasted all night. Then the old woman who became young gave birth to Momotaro.”

"It sounds more scientific than the reformed system," Lu Mingfei commented. "Rejuvenation is more reliable than a person growing out of a peach."

“This drug is named Momotaro Dango because it alters the bloodline of the man and woman who take it, and then the two takers have a chance to give birth to a baby with a very high bloodline. Therefore, this drug is named ‘Momotaro Rice Ball’,” Genji paused and said, “but this drug will not make the taker regain their youth like in the myth. On the contrary, it will kill the taker—because the taker will become Deadpool.”

"Two Deadpools have given birth to a high-blooded hybrid baby?" Lu Mingfei frowned. "That sounds a bit unscientific."

“So this drug hasn’t been successfully developed yet,” Genji said, “but that doesn’t stop us from finding the Oni Clan through other clues.”

and many more!

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, noticing a very important point—there was a chance of giving birth to a mixed-race baby with a high bloodline.

Lu Mingfei had recently come across something similar: obtaining high-bloodline mixed-race offspring through artificial intervention in the reproduction of mixed-race individuals.

He looked at Chu Zihang, and in the exchange of glances, the two reached a strange understanding, almost simultaneously thinking of an organization—the Solomon Temple.

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135. Chapter 134 Uesugi Erii

In a room on the third floor of the Tamamo-no-Mae Club.

Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang, Yuan Zhisheng, and Ying sat facing each other.

“The Solomon Temple Society… I can’t believe there’s such a thing,” Genji nodded slightly. “It’s not so surprising that such a depraved organization would cooperate with the Oni Clan.”

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang briefly told Yuan Zhisheng about what they had discovered about the Solomon Temple's activities when they were in Viana Castle some time ago. They omitted the more sensitive information and only gave a general overview of the Solomon Temple's atrocities of capturing innocent girls, using them as tools to produce superior hybrids, and conducting black magic and human experiments.

As for the important information that Solomon's Temple would raise dragons for combat, Lu Mingfei concealed it. Although Chu Zihang wasn't that cunning, he was also good at keeping quiet, so no one noticed anything unusual.

“The family will do its best to help you two complete your mission,” Genji said. “But tomorrow I’m afraid it will take up some of Mr. Lu Mingfei’s time, as the heads of the Snake Clan wish to meet with you in person to welcome you.”

"Isn't this a bit too much?" Lu Mingfei asked, a little embarrassed.

“This is the respect that a family should show to its distinguished guests,” said Yuan Zhisheng.

Although Genji said that, it was indeed a bit too grand. After all, Lu Mingfei was just an S-class freshman who was visiting in a private capacity. There was no need for all the high-ranking members of the Snake Clan to come and greet him.

But the person behind Lu Mingfei is Angers, the legendary figure who once single-handedly defeated the entire Serpent Clan. If Angers himself came, the entire Serpent Clan would have turned out to "welcome" him, which wouldn't have been considered a high-level welcome.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei on this trip truly deserved to be received personally by the eight family heads.

……

Late at night, in the presidential suite of a luxury hotel near Genji Heavy Industries.

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang sat on the sofa in the living room.

Originally, Genji had booked the most luxurious hotel in all of Tokyo for them, but because they were going to work together to investigate the Oni Clan, at Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang's last-minute request, their accommodation was changed to a luxury hotel next to Genji Heavy Industries. Although it was not as luxurious as the originally booked hotel, it was more convenient.

As for ordinary people like Su Jiannan, they were naturally sent to the hotel that had been originally booked.

"Senior brother, why don't we just outsource the mission to the Snake Clan?" Lu Mingfei asked, munching on potato chips. "Anyway, they're the local bigwigs here. Facing an organization called the Fierce Ghost Clan, they're better than both of us in terms of experience and strength."

Although he and Chu Zihang were considered experts among the mixed-race individuals, there were only two of them, and they certainly couldn't compare to the powerful local tyrants.

Chu Zihang shook his head: "They might not do their best."

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow. "Why would you say that, Senior Brother?"

“I’ve encountered similar situations before. The mission required me to kill a hybrid who was involved in black magic transactions. He didn’t have any Deadpool-like tendencies in his bloodline; he was a corrupt alchemist who used the bodies of other hybrids to create alchemical tools and then sold them to other shady forces. After I arrived, a local hybrid family approached me and offered to help, but in reality, they were the masterminds behind the corrupt alchemist.”

"In the end, I killed the Fallen Alchemist and sent the patriarch of that family to the local enforcement department for processing," Chu Zihang said. "Although the mission was completed, that family caused me a lot of trouble in the process."

"Senior brother, do you suspect that the relationship between the Snake Clan and the Demon Clan isn't as irreconcilable as Senior Brother Yuan said, and that they're actually engaged in some kind of deal?" Lu Mingfei rubbed his chin. "While it's not impossible, they are, after all, a branch of the academy. They wouldn't do something like that, would they?"

“I did some research on my way to Japan and found that the Japanese branch is very independent. All the senior management of the Japanese branch are from the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and most of the middle management are also from the Snake-Headed Eight Families. The proportion of mixed-race people from other families is very small,” Chu Zihang said. “The relationship between the Japanese branch and the academy is not one of superior and subordinate, but more like a vassal state submitting to its suzerain state.”

"So that's why you decided to investigate personally, Senior Brother. You were worried that if the Snake-Headed Eight Families and the Fierce Demon Clan were colluding, and you entrusted the task to the Snake-Headed Eight Families, they would take the opportunity to protect the Fierce Demon Clan." Lu Mingfei suddenly realized.

Chu Zihang nodded, paused, and said, "However, this was just a decision I made out of caution. In fact, apart from the fact that the Snake Clan rules the Japanese underworld and its nature is somewhat sensitive, I haven't found any other problems with them. Perhaps I'm just overthinking it."

“If there really was a problem, it wouldn’t be so easy to spot,” Lu Mingfei said casually, but then he realized something was wrong, and his tone suddenly rose, “Wait! What did you say, Senior Brother? The Snake Clan is involved in the Japanese Yakuza?!”

“It’s not quite accurate to say ‘gangster.’ The Hebi-hachi family is actually the highest leader of the entire Japanese underworld. All Japanese underworld members must obey their rules and pay tribute regularly,” Chu Zihang said. “In return, the Hebi-hachi family will maintain the stability of the Japanese underworld. As long as you don’t violate the rules of the Hebi-hachi family, even if you break the law, the Hebi-hachi family will bail out the underworld members from the police.”

"Aren't they still involved in organized crime?!" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened. "And you just said, senior brother, that their activities are only slightly sensitive? Is being involved in organized crime always just 'slightly' sensitive?"

“Yes,” Chu Zihang nodded, “Many mixed-race families in the academy have had underworld backgrounds, but they have all cleaned up their act later.”

"If this is only slightly sensitive, then what is particularly sensitive?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

Chu Zihang thought for a moment and said seriously, "For example, the Equipment Department."

Lu Mingfei: ...

Damn, I can't argue with that!

Compared to hacking the US military's most advanced drones to set off fireworks, joining the Japanese underworld doesn't seem like such a big deal.

Lu Mingfei remained silent, but Chu Zihang asked curiously, "Didn't you know the Japanese branch had yakuza connections? Didn't you investigate before you came?"

“Who would specifically investigate something like this?” Lu Mingfei covered his face. “My understanding of the Japanese branch comes entirely from the principal. When the principal told me about it, he didn’t mention this at all. He just said that the Japanese branch has a lot of influence in Japan and covers many industries. For example, he has a student who controls the largest sex industry and entertainment industry in Japan…”

In fact, Genji should have explained these things to Lu Mingfei, but in his opinion, since Lu Mingfei came on behalf of Angers, he should already be very familiar with the situation of the Snake Clan, so there was no need to waste words.

……

The next day, Lu Mingfei got up early. He originally wanted to take Chu Zihang with him to meet the eight family heads, but Chu Zihang said he had to go investigate a mission, so Lu Mingfei had to go by himself.

He went downstairs for breakfast and then strolled around the streets for a while. Around nine o'clock, Genjiro and Sakura came to his door and took him to Genji Heavy Industries.

Although they were very close, it was impossible to let the distinguished guests walk there, so naturally Sakura drove Lu Mingfei and Yuan Zhisheng.

Lu Mingfei noticed that Ying was wearing a pair of flat women's leather shoes today.

After getting out of the car, Sakura and Genji led Lu Mingfei into the towering Genji Heavy Industries building. They entered the elevator, and Sakura pressed the button for the 30th floor.

In the elevator, Lu Mingfei wanted to say something to liven up the atmosphere, so he looked at Yuan Zhisheng and asked, "Senior Brother Yuan, does the Snake-Headed Eight Families have any properties in Akihabara?"

“Akihabara?” Genji was taken aback.

He knew a bit about Akihabara. It was originally an electronics district, but as more and more games and electronic products were released there, it gradually became a mecca for otaku, and thus the name "Akihabara, the Otaku Town" was established.

He wasn't particularly interested in anime and manga culture, but he had a younger sister who was a hardcore anime and manga fan, so it was hard not to know about her—his sister had mentioned to him countless times that she wanted to go to Akihabara, but she couldn't leave the Genji Heavy Industries area, or even leave her hospital room.

But why would Lu Mingfei suddenly bring up Akihabara? Could it be that the S-class student at the academy is also an otaku? That's impossible, isn't it?

“I want to buy some anime figurines and also get some gifts for some friends,” Lu Mingfei said, pulling a small Angewomon figurine from his shirt pocket. “I bought this near the hotel this morning. I searched for a long time and this was the only one I liked, but the workmanship isn’t very good, and it didn’t come with a box. I suspect it’s a counterfeit.”

"So I think it's easier to find good figures in places like Akihabara where anime and manga fans gather... By the way, Yuan-senpai, do you know this character? She's from Digimon..."

Yuan Zhisheng:......

S-class is really hard to fathom.

Fortunately, the elevator was fast, and before Yuan Zhisheng could answer, it had already reached the thirtieth floor.

Stepping out of the elevator, Sakura opened a hidden door in a corner of the building, letting sunlight stream in from behind it.

Surprisingly, this floor has a spacious terrace hidden in a corner of the building, not easily noticeable from the ground or the sky. Only by opening this sliding door can one step into this hidden paradise.

"Inside is the Awakening Temple, where the heads of the eight families are waiting for you." Ying led Lu Mingfei inside.

Although it is named Awakening Temple, it is not a Buddhist temple, but a Shinto temple, also known as a "shrine".