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"What? Kazama Ruri?"
"Kazama Ruri! Who is that?"
"..."
The main sensation was among the women, who flocked to one direction like fervent fans of a celebrity, inevitably drawing attention to that area as well.
Xia Mi didn't go over to join the fun... but even though she didn't walk towards the people, they walked towards her on their own.
She turned around and went in a circle, then stood on the steps above the roadside, and finally managed to see the sensational Kazama Ruri.
She's really good-looking, but why does she look so familiar?
Xia Mi tilted her head and glanced at it, then took out her phone and zoomed in to take a picture of Kazama Ruri's face. It has to be said that the Nokia phone with the Zeiss lens really does have a strong camera effect; even in the slightly dim night, it can clearly capture a clear face in a crowd more than ten meters away.
With makeup, Kazama Ruri is extremely feminine, appearing both male and female, beautiful and ethereal, completely outshining those good-looking celebrities.
Of course, she's still a bit less beautiful than Xia Mi...
Xia Mi flipped through the information on her phone.
Tachibana Masamune? An old geezer.
Inuyama He? He's an old man too.
Fuma Kotaro? Another old geezer.
Miyamoto Shio? He looks much younger than those old men, like a middle-aged man, but his face has a resolute style...
Genjiro? Not that effeminate.
Erii Uesugi? Not that manly.
"Ok?"
Natsumi moved from Uesugi Erii's headshot to Genji's headshot.
I glanced at Genjiro, then at Erii, quickly switching between the two photos. Based on the characteristics of the man and woman, I pieced them together, and well, they both looked quite convincing.
She pulled out three more photos and kept switching between them to look at them in turn.
“This…” Xia Mi scratched her head, “Is Kazama Ruri a member of the Snake-Headed Eight Family? Does random 1+1 always result in 2?”
Genjiro and Erii combined to form Kazama Ruri; Kazama Ruri and Erii combined to form Genjiro; Genjiro and Kazama Ruri combined to form Erii.
When these three people were put together and looked at each other, they all seemed quite similar.
"Forget it, let's send it to Boss Lu and let him see what's going on."
Since this involves two important figures from the Snake Clan, regardless of Kazama Ruri's background, any clues must be reported to Boss Lu.
Moreover, with good sales performance, I can travel more freely...
"Boss Lu, I ran into someone on the street who looks like a celebrity. Everyone calls him Kazama Ruri. He seems to have some resemblance to Genjiro and Erii Uesugi from the Snake Clan. I don't have my computer with me right now, could you look him up?"
With a single click, Xia Mi sent the email and put her phone in her pocket.
……
At 11 a.m. Tokyo time, as I walked out of Genji Heavy Industries, the building behind me was still brightly lit, whereas three hours earlier, the lights were only now beginning to go out.
It seems these Japanese aren't workaholics who work 24/7.
The phone in my pocket vibrated slightly. I took it out and saw that it was an email from Xia Mi.
Three photos and a few lines of text.
[...Kazama Ruri?...]
Clearly, apart from Kaigen Chisei and Erii, the remaining one in the three photos is Kazama Ruri, whom Natsumi mentioned.
According to the system's assessment of the photos, the three individuals do share a 50% resemblance. If two individuals are compared to the third, the resemblance would be 70%.
However, Su Enxi didn't have the internal list of the Snake Clan. Back at the hotel, she opened the computer and checked the name Kazama Ruri.
There are no photos of Kazama Ruri on Japanese websites, but there is information about his name.
[...a rising star male escort, skilled in a variety of talents...]
The other party turned out to be a male escort, who, although he had only recently entered the industry, was already somewhat famous.
"Cowherd?"
Lu Mingfei found it strange. If this Kazama Ruri was related to Genji and Erii, why would a half-blood become a male escort? Did she have some special hobby?
Although he didn't know the current market rate for male escorts in Japan, or what kind of livelihood they made, he knew that gigolos and kept men also existed in China...
The system first tried to contact Su Enxi to see if she could find out anything about Kazama Ruri.
However, based on the system's analysis, I didn't have high expectations. The Hungry Ghost Clan and the Snake Clan, in terms of stereotypes, are quite different.
While no two leaves in the world are exactly alike, there are certainly leaves that look similar. It's not uncommon for leaves to be from different parents and live in different places but still resemble each other.
In the dead of night, Xia Mi leisurely strolled around outside before returning to the hotel to rest. Sakurai Akira and Chu Zihang, on the other hand, remained silent, seemingly out of nowhere, and did not return all night.
However, the system did not inquire about it.
The next day at noon, Su Enxi finally replied with information about Kazama Ruri.
"A freelance host is not someone who makes a living from this profession; it's more of a personal hobby. He's probably not from the Snake Clan, but he likely has some connections, as his lifestyle makes him appear quite wealthy."
……
A day after running away from home, Erii underwent blood tests and examinations.
After a busy half-hour, the doctor reported the latest test results to Tachibana Masamune and Genjiro, the two people who cared about her the most:
"Miss's bloodline is still within the threshold... It can be confirmed that Miss's behavior yesterday was not caused by emotional fluctuations due to bloodline out of control..."
Yuan Zhisheng listened to the doctor's report without expression; he was already familiar with all the technical terms used in the report.
It seems like it was several years ago when he first met Erii, not long after he had left the mountain village.
Erii was still a little girl at that time, but she entered the Snake Clan earlier than I did.
Her bloodline and her power of words are far too dangerous. She can hurt herself even when she's playing with herself. So much so that when the two first met, Erii was covered in bandages.
At the time, Genji felt sorry for the girl. He didn't bring any special gift, so he just handed her the game console from his pocket as a greeting gift.
It was from that time that Erii developed a love for playing games, and she played them constantly while living in the intensive care unit.
However, he hasn't made much progress. After playing games for so many years, he's still not as good as Genjiro.
While he was lost in thought, the doctor finished reading the test report and came out.
Tachibana Masamune pondered for a moment, then turned to Genji and said, "After you've cleaned Erii's blood in a couple of days, you, as her older brother, should take her out for a walk to help her relax. Ask her where she wants to go, and make sure to clear the area beforehand."
Genjiro snapped out of his reverie upon hearing his words and nodded gently: "Mm."
"Did the people who investigated the family shrine find anything?" Tachibana Masamune asked about work-related matters.
“We’re investigating, but we’re not sure we’ll find anything. The other party has a certain level of counter-surveillance capabilities. Once they enter Tokyo, if they go quiet, they’ll be like a fish out of water, and it will be very difficult to find any useful clues,” Genji said.
"Hmm." Tachibana Masamune nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, but said nothing more.
……
"The heads of the Snake-Headed Eight Families all live separately, so why don't we go and investigate their homes?"
Lu Mingfei spoke to the system.
[...That's not a safe bet. Home is different from a workplace where people come and go. Even a slight change at home might be noticed...]
The system was also afraid that the one-glance fake that Zero had previously given away would appear on its own.
The Snake Clan has a powerful bloodline. If the entry-level bloodline of an ordinary hybrid is D, then the entry-level bloodline of the Snake Clan is C. An ordinary bloodline is like Chu Zihang's B, and a slightly better one can reach A.
Grade A hybrids are either highly pedigree or have pure bloodlines, and the benefits they bring to the human body are self-evident.
People tend to remember the details of things that are frequently moved or important in their homes, and the truly important things are probably not so easy to find.
At the very least, a safe alone is certainly not secure. For some people, a safe is just a decoy; they put some money in it to deter thieves from making a quick getaway.
Instead of taking risks, it's better to try your luck at the "dark prize" event at Source Heavy Industries; the drop rate is much higher.
"That's true, but it's too difficult to make a breakthrough just like that."
[...only a day and a half has passed since they landed in Japan...]
The system showed Lu Mingfei the time he came to Japan.
……
“Senior Chu, damaging the sewer screen is not a problem, but it might leave traces.”
Because of his previous defeat at the Snake-Headed Eight Family Shrine, Sakurai Akira's mentality was inevitably affected. His first thought was to play it safe and he dared not make any mistakes, which made him somewhat timid and hesitant.
Faced with Sakurai Akira's question, Chu Zihang patiently explained, "They only check once a week, and it's only been two days since the last check. In five days, we'll probably all have left Tokyo."
After saying that, he picked up the counterfeit Murasame and slashed it down with his sword.
"Dang~"
With immense force, he cleaved a hole in the iron sewer grate, and with three more consecutive strikes, he successfully cut a gap large enough for a person to pass through.
"Walk."
Chu Zihang sheathed his knife and crawled into the sewers of Genji Heavy Industries.
Before setting off, they spent half a day figuring out the architectural structure of Genji Heavy Industries' basement and sewers.
Entering the basement through the sewers and then sneaking into Genji Heavy Industries from there is much easier than going in through the main entrance.
Chapter 95 Sensoji Temple
Inside the Genji Heavy Industries building, in the stench-filled sewers, two rats were slowly groping around.
But there's no need to be overly cautious; no one will come to catch them in the sewers, and there are no cameras placed in the sewers to monitor this area.
However, the two soon encountered other problems.
"That's not right, Senior Chu. Their sewer system structure is inconsistent with the reported sewer system structure."
"Ah."
Chu Zihang nodded, then frowned in the wide sewer.