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Genji Heavy Industries Building.
Gao Kui has already reached the seventeenth floor.
Starting from the 15th floor, the members of the Sheqi Eight Families stationed on that floor seemed to have received orders from higher-ups to proactively open almost all the doors of the rooms before the arrival of the Northern Qi prince, in order to prevent Gao Kui from causing too much damage. They were quite cooperative.
However, such cooperation could only slightly reduce Gao Kui's anger and the damage to the building. Ultimately, Gao Kui was looking for Aso Makoto, as well as Sakurai Hiroshi and Genjiro.
What is cooperation?
Proactively sending Aso Makoto back, and then, like Lu Bu on the White Gate Tower, tying up Sakurai Hiroshi and Genji Chisei and bringing them over, that would be called cooperation.
All other actions failed to satisfy Gao Kui's most fundamental needs. It wasn't until the seventeenth floor that Gao Kui encountered two people he could seemingly talk to.
With honey-gold eyes radiating a captivating light, Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He stood at the end of the corridor, gazing at the Northern Qi prince about twenty meters away.
Even at such a distance, the two still felt like they were sitting on pins and needles; their skin would sting just from Gao Kui brushing against it.
That stinging pain is a warning signal that the body instinctively sends to the brain out of fear of danger.
“Your Highness of Northern Qi, things are not as you imagine. Our Sheqi Eight Families are also victims. We can have an open and honest talk first.”
Inuyama He raised his hands to indicate that he posed no threat, attempting to calm Gao Kui down.
"Fine, give my girlfriend back, and then let Genjiro and Sakurai Hiroshi come out and face their deaths. Only then can we talk," Gao Kui said with a cold laugh, suppressing his anger.
Finding Aso Makoto and killing Genjiro and Sakurai Hiroshi are both the essential and the most basic demands.
While fulfilling the basic demands, it is only natural to retaliate against the other party with divine power as fierce as heavenly fire and thunder, letting them know who they have provoked—the only divine being in eternity, Jehovah.
Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He were slightly taken aback. After exchanging a glance, they both keenly perceived the information revealed in Gao Kui's words that they were unaware of.
"Your girlfriend?"
"Asou Makoto, a Japanese girl, went missing this afternoon. She was kidnapped by the Red Guards, and the person who directly ordered them to do it was Sakurai Hiroshi. The Red Guards said that she has been sent to the Snake-Headed Hachike family."
Case solved.
Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He, along with Ryoma Genichiro and others who were observing the situation through surveillance, finally understood what methods Sakurai Hiroshi had used to provoke the Northern Qi prince, why the Northern Qi prince had angrily stormed into the Night Plains nightclub and the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and why he had specifically asked for Genjiro by name.
Sakurai Hiroshi is only a mid-to-high-level manager. Without instructions from higher-ups, would he dare to lay a hand on my girlfriend? Even if Genjiro didn't directly instigate it, he's guilty of failing to manage his subordinates properly, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to hold him accountable.
My girlfriend, whom I had just started dating, and the two of us were inseparable, were suddenly intercepted by people sent by your Sheqi Eight Families.
Who can bear this?
Sakurai Nanami, Inuyama He, and the others couldn't help but think to themselves, "Who said the Northern Qi prince was emotionally unstable and had a mental illness? Isn't he very rational and restrained?"
If it were a truly reckless lunatic, they might blow up the Genji Heavy Industries building in a fit of rage.
"Is there some mistake here...?"
Inuyama He tried to stall for time, but his words were cut short by Gao Kui's murderous glare. Those eyes, which usually conveyed a sense of melancholy and brokenness, were now sharper than Genji's.
Don't talk about misunderstandings, and don't try to confuse me.
I'll repeat it one last time.
Gao Kui's gaze was cold as he gripped the trigger of the "Hundred Ivory" weapon with his index finger. He said, "Hand over my girlfriend and Sakurai Hiroshi, and let Genjiro come out to see me. Only then can we talk."
Inuyama He could only bite the bullet and explain to Gao Kui: "We completely understand your anger and are willing to cooperate and make any kind of compensation. We just hope that you can calm down for a while."
Young Master is busy with other matters. Sakurai Hiroshi disappeared before the attack on the Genji Heavy Industries building yesterday. It is highly likely that he was instructed by the opposing forces of the Snake Clan to kidnap your girlfriend in order to sow discord between us..."
"roll!"
Gao Kui suddenly roared, his voice deafening, like the roar of a true dragon.
Sakurai Hiroshi is nowhere to be seen, and Genjiro is absent. What kind of sincerity is this? They said a lot of things, but it's as if they said nothing at all.
In addition, from Gao Kui's perspective, Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He may well be accomplices of Sakurai Hiroshi, or even the ones who instigated him to take action, thus buying him time to escape.
Chapter 162 Breakthrough
Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He were extremely troubled.
Good communication is often built on mutual trust, yet the Northern Qi prince distrusted no one from the Snake Clan. This is understandable; if your girlfriend is kidnapped and you can't hand her over without empty promises, why should anyone believe you?
In fact, even Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He themselves didn't really trust the other members of the Snake Clan below the heads of the families.
The incident involving Sakurai Hiroshi and Princess Kaguya shows that the Hebi-Hachi family had long been infiltrated by the Oni Clan. If any problems arose within the Hebi-Hachi family, the King would probably receive the news before the heads of the families themselves.
The conversation is deadlocked, completely deadlocked.
Unless the two family heads are willing to reveal the whole story of the feud between the Demon Clan and the Snake-Headed Eight Families, there is only a slight possibility of gaining their trust. However, they have no control over such a decision that concerns the life and death of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.
The Demon Clan and the Snake-Headed Eight Families share the same origin. The problems of the Demon Clan are the problems of the Snake-Headed Eight Families. According to the bloodline assessment standards of Kassel, most of the Snake-Headed Eight Families have substandard bloodlines.
It's not that it's not strong enough, but rather that it's not stable enough.
To reveal everything? Unless there is no other way out, the Snake Clan would never voluntarily disclose the genetic defects of Japanese mixed-race individuals to the outside world.
Gao Kui ignored the two family heads and continued searching the building.
Sakurai Nanami took the initiative to offer her help, saying, "We can help you find your girlfriend in the building." Gao Kui retorted directly, "Even Sakurai Hiroshi can't find her, how can you possibly find her?"
Gao Kui did not trust the Sheqi family. The Sheqi family said that they had searched this place and found no one you were looking for. How could you believe them and then skip this place to the next place?
The 18th floor, the 20th floor, the 24th floor... Gao Kui searched all the way to the 28th floor, never taking the stairs or elevators, but always cutting through the ceiling above his head and jumping in directly.
From the 28th floor to the 12th floor, Gao Kui completely broke through the defenses of the Sheqi Eight Families.
There wasn't much to search on the 28th floor. The entire floor was decorated like an office lobby, with hundreds of girls sitting in cubicles, making and receiving phone calls while operating computers.
When they saw Gao Kui, covered in blood, storm up from downstairs, the girls panicked, but they still tried to maintain a calm facade and continued their work, answering calls for help from all over Japan.
After searching the call center, Gao Kui became increasingly pessimistic. The entire Genji Heavy Industries building, including the ground floor, only had thirty floors. He had searched from the 12th floor to the 28th floor, turning over most of the building, but still could not find Aso Makoto and Sakurai Hiroshi.
This likely means that Aso Makoto and Sakurai Hiroshi are not actually at Genji Heavy Industries. However, he doesn't have enough information. Norma said they are at Genji Heavy Industries, and the Snake Clan is unwilling to cooperate. Even though the possibility is becoming increasingly slim, he can only search layer by layer.
This pessimism and despair at the lack of a future gradually manifested in Gao Kui's actions. Compared to when he first stormed into the building, his restraint decreased significantly, and he became increasingly reckless when cutting through the walls. His honey-gold eyes gradually turned into a molten red-gold.
It wasn't that his bloodline had improved; it was that he had become greedy.
Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama He, who had been following along, once again blocked Gao Kui's path. If they could, they would never want to face this active volcano that could erupt at any moment, but they had no choice but to do so.
“Mr. Gao Kui, please calm down a bit. The young master will be back in the building soon. Just wait ten more minutes... no, five more minutes, and you will see the young master.”
"The Snake Clan will definitely give you an explanation then."
The two family heads had grim expressions. Inuyama He's hand was even on the hilt of his sword. They really couldn't let Gao Kui rise any higher.
The 29th floor is the liaison center, where the three family heads, led by Ryoma Genichiro, are currently coordinating various forces to resist the attack of the Demon Clan. The 30th floor is occupied by the high-ranking members and elders of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, including Erii.
At this point in time, the importance of the 29th and 30th floors is actually no less than that of the underground rock flow research institute.
Just as Gao Kui distrusted them, they also distrusted Gao Kui: mainly because Gao Kui's mental state was visibly on the verge of spiraling out of control.
If we let him continue upwards, and things get out of control, then with the removal of Erii, the command center of the Snake Clan will be completely destroyed, and the war against the Demon Clan will be over.
The seeds of mutual distrust finally took root, sprouted, and grew into a towering tree. Gao Kui was extremely furious. Not only could he not hand over the person, but now he wouldn't even allow an investigation.
Isn’t this bullying an honest person?
The pure white muzzle rose again, and Gao Kui pulled the trigger repeatedly. Gunfire erupted, and bullets whistled as they shot towards the two family heads.
The bullet pierced through Sakurai Nanami's conservative and serious women's suit and landed on her high breasts, but the expected scene of blood splattering did not occur.
The bullet made a metallic clanging sound the moment it touched the chest of the aloof young woman. The woman frowned slightly and took half a step back, the bullet falling to the ground with a "thud".
Gao Kui was slightly taken aback.
Ten years later, an underground idol named herself Amami Kokoro and entered the entertainment industry with a dream. However, her dream was quickly submerged in the sea of SOD films, becoming a blurry figure that no one cared about.
Her desire to fly never died, so Tianhai Xin threw herself into the plastic surgery furnace in South Korea, where she had her cheekbones shaved, her lines sculpted, her breasts augmented, and her body reshaped. With a new face that perfectly blended sweetness and charm, she returned to the industry and caused a sensation.
With 62 Instagram followers, over 50 YouTube subscribers, and a flood of film offers, she seems to have it all, whether it's the admiration of the world or the denigration of netizens.
Later, she was known as the strongest android after Asuka Kirara, and the monster of Ishina. Naturally, she also got a new stage name, Fukada Eimi.
Gao Kui thought that Fukada-sensei was already a master, but he didn't expect that the Sakurai family head's chest was even harder, hard enough to be joined with a golden bullet.
Who is this expert?
As Sakurai Nanami used the Word of Immortality to block the bullet, Inuyama He, whose hair was gray and who always wore a smile, suddenly turned from kind to fierce, gripping his sword, slicing through the carp's mouth, drawing his sword, slashing, and sheathing it.
His sword-wielding speed was almost faster than lightning. The unsheathed longsword drew a dazzling light in front of him, and the speed of the blade's tip was so fast that it created a sonic boom.
The metal bullet, cut in half, landed in front of Inuyama He.
The seventh-stage instantaneous movement combined with iaido is one of the techniques that Inuyama He is most skilled at using.
Many people unfamiliar with swordsmanship and kendo assume that a samurai will grip the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands when wielding it. In fact, this is a misconception.
The force exerted by the fingers when gripping and swinging a knife is as subtle as the tires of a supercar speeding on a racetrack. It cannot be too steady, otherwise it means the tires have not used up their grip and the car can go even faster. It also cannot be too slippery, otherwise it will drift and the tires will lose grip, affecting the car's speed.
A balance of firmness and smoothness, dynamically adjustable – that's the perfect posture.
The correct way to hold the sword is to place the hilt against the web between your thumb and forefinger, grip tightly with your little finger, ring finger, and middle finger, and lightly grip with your thumb and index finger. These two fingers are more for control and adjustment.
When swinging a knife, because the grip is not too tight, the handle will slide inside the web of the hand. Together with the wrist movement, this allows the wielder to use a smaller range of motion and less force to increase the speed of the blade tip through leverage.
The mastery of swordsmanship, combined with the seventh-level instantaneous skill, creates a bullet at the tip of the blade that breaks the sound barrier, while also minimizing the damage to Inuyama He's body.
Inuyama He gripped his sword with both hands, his eyes glaring fiercely at Gao Kui: "Please, Mr. Gao Kui, give me some face and don't go upstairs anymore. Five minutes. In five minutes, the Snake-Headed Eight Families will definitely give you an explanation."
Who the hell are you, Shanks? What face do you have in my eyes?
Gao Kui chuckled coldly, and his Word of Power: Yin Flow Domain opened, unleashing dozens of high-speed airflow channels, resembling the innate, body-breaking, formless sword energy of the God of War Guan Qi. With a raised eyebrow, it swept towards the two family heads.
The two family heads' expressions changed drastically, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end. Inuyama He retreated sharply, and Sakurai Nanami also dodged to the side, avoiding the dozens of sword energies that came at them.
Even Sakurai Nanami, who possesses the power of immortal words, dared not use her words to directly withstand Gao Kui's Yin Liu. In anime, characters who think their defenses are too strong and try to withstand enemy attacks head-on always end up dying tragically.
In the instant she dodged the Yin Liu, Sakurai Nanami suddenly strode forward and charged towards Gao Kui. Despite being a charming and mature beauty, her charge gave off the aura of a tiger descending a mountain and an eagle hunting a rabbit.
In an instant, the fierce young woman rushed in front of Gao Kui, raised her elbow and thrust it into his chest, strong, decisive and ruthless.
If it were any ordinary hybrid, being brought into close combat by Sakurai Nanami, who had activated her immortality, would inevitably end up with broken bones and ligaments. But Gao Kui was clearly no ordinary person.
He stood still, his longsword Longinus swung in a semi-circle and slammed into Sakurai Nanami's elbow, stopping the charging tiger in front of him.
Within a certain range, the greater the amplitude of the movement and the longer the sprint distance, the stronger the kinetic energy accumulated. In comparison, Gao Kui's use of kinetic energy between movements is far less than that of Sakurai Nanami.
But he still managed to stop his opponent, which means that his strength, explosiveness, and physical qualities are far superior to his opponent's.
Firepower mode.