Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 49 Investigation

"I have a way to alleviate Grandma Uchino's condition. Now, except for Yuri, would the rest of you please leave?"

Suddenly, Chiba Kaede addressed the crowd. 🍓 ⋆ 🍦 🎀 60M.🌸🌸🎀 🍦 ⋆ 🍓

That's right, Chiba Kaede wants to use his abilities to help Uchino Rie recover. Now that he has a firm foothold, it doesn't matter much for him to reveal his abilities to those close to him.

Moreover, given the current situation, he couldn't bear to let this admirable old man endure prolonged suffering from illness.

Not only would he feel guilty about this, but it would also leave a thorn in the hearts of Terada Yuri and the others once his abilities were revealed in the future.

Therefore, after some thought, Chiba Kaede decided to reveal his healing abilities to Uchino Rie and Terada Yuri. As for the other children in the orphanage, he did not want to reveal them to them for the time being because they were still young.

"Really? Boss, you really have a way to help Grandma Uchino? Thank you so much!"

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's words, Terada Yuri excitedly grabbed his hands and said with tears in her eyes.

"That's right, but my methods can only be used in front of you. Let the others wait outside!"

Chiba Kaede gave an affirmative answer.

Although they were very curious about Chiba Kaede's method, the others suppressed their curiosity, gave Chiba Kaede space, and consciously left the ward, then closed the door behind them.

"Grandma Uchino, you'll get better soon!"

Chiba Kaede walked to Rie Uchino's bedside, took her hand, and said.

As Chiba Kaede activated her ability, a stream of emerald green energy flowed through Uchino Rie's hand and into her body. ¤ (¯´☆✭.¸_)¤ ❻❾𝕤Ħᵘא.ⒸⓄ𝐦 ¤(_¸.✭☆´¯) ¤

At this moment, Rie Uchino felt incredibly relaxed. The excruciating pain in her lungs caused by breathing was gradually subsiding. Moreover, she felt as if her body, which was on the verge of collapse, was beginning to regain its vitality.

"Grandma Uchino, you can feel your body now."

Chiba Kaede said to her with a smile.

"This is incredible! I feel like I've become more than ten years younger, full of energy! Thank you so much, Xiaofeng!"

Feeling her body regain its vitality, Rie Uchino gratefully said to Kaede Chiba.

"Grandma Uchino, I don't want to reveal my abilities yet. Could you please continue to pretend to be sick and tell everyone that my breathing has just improved a bit? Is that alright?"

Chiba Kaede said to Uchino Rie, who was about to get out of bed.

"I see, I understand. I swear I won't tell anyone about your abilities!"

After hearing Chiba Kaede's request, Rie Uchino thought for a moment and understood his concerns. After all, this ability was too rare, and spreading it out rashly could easily cause unnecessary trouble.

Although their world has a high level of medical care and can treat illnesses through elf skills, the human body is ultimately no match for the magical creatures like elves.

The healing abilities of elves are not very effective on humans, and there are many diseases that cannot be cured.

Chiba Kaede's ability directly changed her from the inside out, so she must cherish it very much, and exposing it could bring endless trouble.

"Me too, I won't tell anyone what I saw today, boss!"

Terada Yuri, who had been by her side the whole time, witnessed everything and then spoke up.

She was deeply grateful to Chiba Kaede for risking his special abilities to save Grandma Uchino, and she silently vowed that she would never betray that trust.

"No need to be so serious, just don't tell anyone!"

Chiba Kaede was very satisfied with their statements and felt that she had not trusted the wrong people.

"By the way, Grandma Uchino, how could the orphanage have caught fire for no reason? Do you know what caused it?"

Chiba Kaede changed the subject and inquired about the cause of the fire.

"I'm not entirely sure either. The fire seemed to just suddenly appear. My first instinct was to rescue the children who were taking a nap inside!"

Rie Uchino is still unsure of the cause of the fire at the orphanage, as there was no apparent source of ignition inside their house.

"By the way, a group of people came over a few days ago, saying they wanted to buy the orphanage. They said they planned to build a high-end residential area in that area, and their offer was quite high. But the orphanage is our home, and we're used to living here, so I just turned them down!"

Rie Uchino seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said something.

"If that's the case, then it's highly likely that they set the fire. The land of the orphanage belongs to you, Grandma Uchino. If something happens to you and no heir has been designated, the land will be taken back by the Alliance, and then they can directly buy that land from the Alliance."

When Chiba Kaede heard that someone wanted to buy the land, he instinctively connected the dots.

After all, such things were not uncommon in the past life. It's just that this world is vast and sparsely populated, and ordinary people would not do such things unless that land has some value that they are unaware of.

"How can there be such a person? They are absolutely despicable!"

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's analysis, Terada Yuri clenched her fists tightly.

"Whether it is or not, we may soon find out. If it really was them, and Grandma Uchino is still alright, they may come over soon to discuss the land purchase again."

Surveillance is not widespread in this world, so even if someone commits arson, it will be difficult for Chiba Kaede to find evidence to accuse them if they do not admit it.

However, now that Rie Uchino is safe, the problem is back to them. Unless they don't want the land, they will come over soon to discuss buying it.

"Useless! Didn't I tell you to take care of that old woman? How come she's still perfectly fine?"

Nobuo Igawa looked at his subordinate with a fierce glint in his eyes and said.

"Boss, I've burned down that orphanage. Now that place is just scorched earth. Go back to her and buy the land. She'll definitely sell it, otherwise she and those little brats will be homeless."

Watanabe Yusuke smiled apologetically at Igawa Nobuo.

Nobuo Igawa is the owner of a real estate company, but he is also the mastermind behind an underground gang in Kaina City. He started by smuggling spirits and selling banned drugs. After accumulating a certain amount of capital, he laundered his money and established Kawai Real Estate.

By bribing officials in Kaina City, they obtained intelligence about urban development, allowing them to purchase land that was likely to appreciate in value in advance for building houses, thus earning a large sum of money.

During the land purchase process, he often encountered people like Rie Uchino who were stubborn and unyielding, so he would have his gang members handle the situation.

He doesn't care whether it's coercion, bribery, or even murder, as long as he can achieve his goal.

He had received advance notice that, since the area around Slateport City was already largely developed, the Hoenn League would increase its investment in the construction of towns surrounding Slateport City.

Chunhua Town, which is closest to Kaina City, will receive priority in development and will have a large amount of resources invested in its construction. A railway line will be built directly to Kaina City, which will surely bring prosperity to Chunhua Town and cause its land value to rise rapidly.

Kawai Nobuo now needs to acquire as much land in Chunhua Town as possible before this news gets out, and the area where the orphanage is located is one that he is very interested in.

Watanabe Yusuke is the yakuza member in charge of resolving this matter. He has helped Kawai Nobuo resolve many similar issues before.

As for Watanabe Yusuke, he was actually quite tired of doing this kind of thing, but with his hands already stained with blood, it seemed like there was no turning back.

The fire at the orphanage was orchestrated by his Blackhound. Perhaps because he himself grew up in an orphanage, he simply set the fire and left, leaving the safety of those inside to their own fate. This was his final act of mercy.

Although Kawai Nobuo felt that Watanabe Yusuke's actions this time were somewhat soft-hearted, he didn't care. After all, he also thought that after this incident, the old woman would no longer dare to be so forceful as to refuse to sell the land to him.

"Then let's leave it at that for now. I'll send someone to buy the old woman's land. If she still refuses to sell, you know what to do next!"

Kawai Nobuo squinted at Watanabe Yusuke and said.

"Understood, boss!"

Watanabe Yusuke quickly bowed and said.

He knew how ruthless Kawai Nobuo was; many gang members had been dealt with by him before because of his poor performance.

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