During her daytime stroll, Jiang Zhiyu had already figured out the address of the Su family's residence.

As expected of the director of the Kyoto Revolutionary Committee, he lived in a detached villa. By those days, it was considered a small mansion. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary small building, but it occupied a considerable area and was located deep in a quiet alley, very close to the center of power.

In this era, frugality and hard work are encouraged, and even if someone has a family fortune, they are unlikely to flaunt it openly.

Jiang Zhiyu walked to the small door and spread her spiritual energy to probe inside—

Then, her brows furrowed.

There were only three people.

This clearly contradicted the information she had gathered. Su Qiming, the director of the Kyoto Revolutionary Committee, had two sons and a daughter: his eldest son Su Xu, his second son Su Dong, and his daughter Su Ran. It was this Su Ran who had been asking around about her family's ancestral jade pendant.

Jiang Zhiyu had always suspected that Su Ran was either a reincarnated person or someone who had transmigrated into a book. Either way, one question remained—how did she know about her family's ancestral jade pendant?

Tonight's focus is on Su Ran.

There were only three people in the building. Without hesitation, Jiang Zhiyu teleported into the courtyard.

The small courtyard was neatly arranged, and could be clearly seen even in the moonlight. Directly opposite the gate was a two-story building, with several rose bushes planted on both sides, emitting a faint fragrance at the moment.

Jiang Zhiyu walked towards the room, releasing vines as she went.

Vines, like snakes, sprouted from her feet and silently reached into the room.

The two men who were captivated must be Su Xu and Su Dong.

Then she went upstairs to a room. This room was quite nicely decorated; it was probably Su Ran's boudoir. This woman seemed to be pampered at home; the room was cozy, with several movie posters on the walls and face cream and hair ties on the dressing table. In those days, such furnishings were considered quite luxurious for a girl.

Jiang Zhiyu walked to the bedside and looked at Su Ran in front of her.

She was quite pretty, not very tall, about 1.6 meters, with willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and fair skin. She looked like a pampered young lady from a wealthy family.

This woman cannot be allowed to live.

She kept inquiring about the jade pendant, even extending her reach to Kaoshantun, which almost harmed her parents.

Without any hesitation, Jiang Zhiyu drugged and stored the drug in her spatial storage in one swift motion.

She then scanned the small building. There weren't many things hidden inside; mostly cash and receipts. Of course, Su Qiming wouldn't leave the valuables out in the open.

After taking these things away, she also put the unconscious Su Xu and Su Dong brothers into her space.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Perhaps these two sons know something.

After scanning the ground with her mental energy and finding nothing buried, Jiang Zhiyu got up and left the Su family.

Reaching a secluded spot, she slipped into the spatial dimension.

Inside the space, Su Xu was blindfolded with a black cloth, and his limbs were tightly bound by vines, making him unable to move.

Jiang Zhiyu let him smell the antidote and waited for him to slowly wake up.

"ah--!"

As soon as Su Xu opened his eyes, he felt a burning pain on his face and couldn't help but scream.

"What's your name?"

Jiang Zhiyu's voice was as cold as ice.

"Who...who are you?"

Su Xu looked around in terror, but couldn't see anything.

Jiang Zhiyu did not answer his question, but simply asked:

What's your name?

"I...I..."

Su Xu hadn't figured out the situation yet and didn't answer.

Jiang Zhiyu flicked her wrist and swung a vine at him.

"Snapped!"

"ah--!"

Su Xu screamed in pain as a bloody gash appeared on his face.

"I'll ask again."

Jiang Zhiyu's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

What's your name?

"Su, Su Xu..."

Su Xu was so frightened that he dared not hide anything any longer and quickly gave his name.

"So, you're Su Qiming's eldest son?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes..."

Su Xu responded repeatedly, his voice trembling.

"Tell me where your dad hides things."

Jiang Zhiyu's voice remained calm.

"Don't try anything funny. I have a hundred ways to make you wish you were dead."

As she spoke, she snapped her fingers.

The vines wrapped around Su Xu suddenly tightened, constricting his neck like snakes.

"Ughhhhh—!"

Su Xu's face instantly turned bright red, his eyes widened, and he tried desperately to breathe but couldn't get any in.

"Will you tell me or not?"

The vines loosened slightly, and Su Xu gasped for breath like a dead fish.

I'll talk... I'll talk...

He quickly poured out all the addresses he knew.

As Jiang Zhiyu listened, she prepared a piece of paper to take notes.

Seventeen voices:

"Host, you don't need to write anymore. I'll just memorize it for you."

"You should have said so earlier!"

"You didn't ask..."

Seventeen's voice carried a hint of grievance.

Jiang Zhiyu rolled her eyes and ignored it.

After Su Xu finished speaking, Jiang Zhiyu frowned and asked:

"That's all?"

That's...that's all...

Su Xu said with a mournful face.

Jiang Zhiyu clearly did not believe it.

If someone can extend their reach into Shanghai, and even to Kaoshantun, would they only have a few places to hide things? Su Xu must be hiding something else.

Why didn't your dad come home tonight?

"My dad..."

Su Xu hesitated for a moment.

"explain!"

The vines tightened even more.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

Su Xu was so frightened he almost lost his mind and quickly confessed:

"My mom went to my uncle's house, and my dad probably went to Huaihua Lane..."

"Locust Blossom Lane?"

Jiang Zhiyu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"What place is that?"

Su Xu's face turned even paler, and he stammered:

"That's where one of my dad's mistresses lives..."

Jiang Zhiyu's lips twitched.

So he went to meet his mistress.

"Okay, I got it."

With a swift chop, she knocked Su Xu unconscious again.

Then, Jiang Zhiyu woke up Su Dong as well.

Su Dong's answer to the same question was exactly the same as Su Xu's. It seems that Su Qiming revealed the same location for hiding things to his two sons.

"That's all?"

Su Dong nodded quickly:

"That's all... My dad doesn't completely trust us either; he's the one who told us about these places..."

Jiang Zhiyu frowned and knocked Su Dong unconscious as well.

"Seventeen, do you think Su Qiming has any other places hiding things?"

"There must be more," Seventeen analyzed. "This person must have had extraordinary methods to climb to this position in Kyoto. He couldn't possibly have let his two sons know his trump cards."

What about that Locust Blossom Lane?

"It should be one of the hiding places," Seventeen said, "but I think it's more likely where he and his lover lived. The truly valuable things wouldn't be kept there."

Jiang Zhiyu thought for a moment and nodded.

"That's true. A cunning rabbit has three burrows; there are definitely places he doesn't know about."

"What does the host plan to do?"

"Let's go to the places Su Xu and Su Dong mentioned first," Jiang Zhiyu said, standing up. "As for the others, we'll talk about them after we finish interrogating Su Ran."

She glanced at the unconscious Su Ran, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

This woman had been constantly trying to find out about her family's jade pendant. Whether she was reborn or transmigrated into a book, she definitely knew far more than her two foolish sons.

After she collects the items from these places, she'll give Su Ran a proper interrogation.

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