Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

The money that was invested is gone forever!

He was struck dumb, and collapsed into his chair.

"It's over, it's over..."

"People often make hasty decisions in emergency situations, and these decisions are most likely to be wrong... Mr. Kayaba, it seems you have come to a deep understanding of this."

Hoshino Hideyuki's eyebrows curved, and his smile was like a spring breeze.

Kayaba Nobuyuki stared at him, bewildered.

"You bastard, what exactly are you?"

"They are your colleagues, and like you, they have mastered some tricks that are beyond the norm."

"A petty trick...heh..."

Because he himself had used extraordinary powers, Kayaba Nobuyuki did not panic like Fujiwara Aiko.

Instead, he stared intently at Hoshino Hideyuki's smiling face, remained silent for two seconds, and then, with lightning speed, pulled open a drawer and took out a pistol!

"I don't care what methods you used, choosing to appear in front of me was a mistake! Give me my money back if you don't want to die!"

Hideyuki Hoshino stared at the muzzle of the gun and blinked.

Firearms...

Indeed, for a lesser demon whose cultivation level is insufficient, a gun can pose a significant threat.

This is not a crisis that can be solved by changing one's appearance or changing one's personality; it is an obvious fact that organic matter cannot stop steel.

But...

How could something with seventy-two transformations be so inconvenient!

Why don't I just turn into steel too?

"How, how is it possible!"

To Nobuyuki Kayaba's astonishment, Hideyuki Hoshino spun around on the spot and transformed into a lump of Taiwanese iron.

It was four meters long and two meters high, specifically designed for small-scale earthwork operations. In the past, it was the crown jewel of human industry, a dream attraction that could be placed on the street and indiscriminately attract the attention of all males, from baby boys to old men!

Mini excavator!

"Take this! Excavator Punch - Shovel Blow!"

Amidst the awe-inspiring shouts, the shovel came crashing down. Kayaba Shinji futilely reached out to block it, but how could flesh and blood be a match for an arm of steel?

In the blink of an eye, Kayaba Nobuyuki was sent flying, his pistol was thrown into a corner, and the sound of bones breaking came from both of his arms.

"Ouch! That hurts! Ahhh!"

He fell to the ground and rolled around incessantly.

Hoshino Hideyuki transformed back into a human, picked up the pistol, walked up to Kayaba, first took off the watch, and then pointed the gun at his forehead.

"Let's end this boring farce here."

"Don't, don't..."

“I’m not here to mock you to your face—although I do enjoy doing that, but first I have a question to ask.”

"Where did you get this illusion barrier from?"

This is exactly what Hoshino Hideyuki is truly curious about.

Kayaba Nobuyuki was just an ordinary person who knew some deception skills or tricks and illusions. There was absolutely no way he could have set up such a barrier that even fox demons would be afraid to approach.

Judging from the fact that he stayed in one place and committed fraud for a year, he didn't seem to belong to any major power. Besides, based on Hoshino Hideyuki's experience of a year in Tokyo, the headquarters of the Countermeasures Office and the capital city, there weren't many high-level unofficial supernatural forces.

So, who exactly taught him this skill?

"This one……"

Kayaba Nobuyuki's eyes darted around, and he didn't say anything useful for a long time.

"Answer this question and I'll spare your life and let you see the police; otherwise, I'll beat you to death right here."

"Killing him is going too far..."

Kayaba Nobuyuki swallowed hard, seemingly trying to stall for time.

"You pulled out a gun first, but weren't you prepared to be shot?"

Hoshino Hideyuki's smile grew even more amiable: "To be honest, I really want to beat you to death right now."

"After all, once you're handed over to the police, there's no chance you'll be sentenced to death... It's incredibly stupid not to sentence economic criminals to death. The money you took could very well be someone's lifeline, and so many violent criminals are driven to violence by economic criminals like you..."

With each word he uttered, Hoshino Hideyuki brought the muzzle of his gun a little closer to Kayaba Shin, until finally, it fixed itself on the latter's left eyeball, the dark muzzle pointing directly at the pupil.

"I said! I said!"

Finally, Kayaba Nobuyuki, covered in cold sweat, couldn't take it anymore.

“I have a bell…”

As he spoke, he climbed toward the desk.

"Just talk, don't move."

Hoshino Hideyuki ordered him to stay where he was, while he himself moved behind the table and found a copper bell painted red at the bottom.

"Yes, that's it..."

Nobuyuki Kayaba said:

"It was left to me by my grandfather. One day I accidentally discovered that a great monster was sealed inside..."

"All my abilities came from her. All I need to do is drip a drop of blood on her and shake the bell three times to see her..."

Hideyuki Hoshino took out several layers of tissues and carefully wrapped the bell, preventing it from making any sound.

Through close touch, he could indeed sense that it contained a chilling demonic aura.

It's hidden so well that you can't detect it at all from a distance.

His intuition told him that this was a good thing.

We need to take it back and find a safe place to hide it.

"Is this the only one?"

Hideyuki Hoshino turned around and continued to smile at Kayaba.

He casually stuck out a foot and stepped on the latter's broken arm.

"It hurts so much! This is all I have left, this is really all I have!"

After a major memory recovery surgery.

Hideyuki Hoshino confirmed Kayaba's words.

Although I wanted to play a little longer, the hour I had agreed upon with Asuka Tendo was almost up, and if I didn't leave soon, the countermeasures office might block the door.

So it's best to stop while you're ahead.

He carefully placed the bell into his pocket.

on the ground.

"Huh...huh..."

Although he was no longer being beaten, Kayaba Nobuyuki was still sweating profusely from the pain.

Seeing Hoshino Hideyuki playing with his bell, he couldn't help but squeeze out a complaint through his clenched teeth:

"Why...why am I so unlucky...why did I have to run into someone like you..."

"Unlucky?"

Hideyuki Hoshino looked down at him coldly:

"Those who only wanted to support their families but were deceived by you are the ones who are unlucky, while you are just reaping what you sowed."

boom!

"what!"

"After you go to prison, reflect on your actions."

Hoshino Hideyuki then stomped on Kayaba Nobuyuki's leg, breaking it completely, before leisurely walking out of the room, leaving Kayaba Nobuyuki screaming in agony.

After entering the stairwell, he headed straight for the rooftop, making a phone call to Inuyama Tetsu as he walked.

"I've acquired the Maotai estate; the haul this time is expected to be over 500 million yuan!"

"so much!?"

"After all, he's a fraudster who's been working in the same place for a year, so it's not surprising that he has this much money. Considering that a lot of the money has already been laundered, the actual amount of stolen money is probably much more. How much of it can be recovered depends on the skill of the interrogators."

“That makes sense, I’ll take care of it right away… However, this time the money can’t be split 50/50. Many of the victims have been financially ruined, so the money must be returned to them. Also, the people who provided technical support should get their share…”

"No problem, but you need to prepare the money I promised to give Ichichi in advance."

"Ok."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Hideyuki Hoshino hung up the phone and sent a text message to Kikuri Ijichi.

[The money will arrive tonight. Happy cooperation, Sayonara.]

Immediately afterwards, he used the technique of viewing flowers in a mirror.

After everything was completed, he stood on the edge of the rooftop.

Facing the strong winds blowing from the tall buildings, overlooking a corner of Tokyo, Hideyuki Hoshino felt relaxed and at ease...

[Successful deception, gained 20 cultivation points]

...especially when he saw this line of text.

Chapter 16 is the end; the fox has been targeted by the cat.

At this moment, Hoshino Hideyuki had a total of 30 cultivation points.

Besides the 20 points I just got, I got 5 points by tricking the girl with twin tails, and another 5 points by tricking the Ijichi mother and daughter, the yakuza, the waiter, and a series of ordinary people.