Zhang Ze looked at the brightly lit metropolis in front of him through the large electronic screen in the command room.
At the beginning of the outbreak of monsters in the Demon Cave, the island country did not suffer much impact because it was far away from the land. This gave Sakura Country a chance to breathe.
Sakura Country took advantage of this rare window period to frantically build high walls along the coast to resist the monsters in the Demon Cave.
This measure was very effective at the beginning. After the Demon Cave in the deep sea revived, the Demon Cave monsters migrated from the sea to the land. Some of them landed on the island country, but were blocked by the high wall and failed to enter the Sakura Country.
At that time, the Sakura Kingdom was still celebrating the move to the country, thinking that they had nothing to worry about.
Unexpectedly, half a year later, the Devil's Cave monster dug a tunnel from the bottom of the sea and suddenly appeared in the interior of the island country. The Sakura Country suddenly fell into chaos and millions of people died.
The Self-Defense Forces were unable to resist and all citizens were forced to evacuate to the mountains, but the situation remained serious.
In the end, Sakura Country requested assistance from the International Demon Realm Powerful Association. The association dispatched a large number of Demon Realm experts, and the demon cave monsters in Sakura Country were basically eliminated, and in exchange for more than ten years of peace.
In the past ten years, Sakura Country has developed rapidly, and its economy has returned to half of the level before the disaster. With money, Sakura Country has begun to cooperate with the International Association of Powerful Persons, sending its country's Demon Realm powerhouses to Country M for further study, hoping that in the future You can defend yourself against monsters from the Demon Cave without having to pay high commissions to Country M.
After retracting his thoughts, the voice of the Iron Titan came to his ears: "Master, Segu has arrived."
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Zhang Ze decided to land in a wilderness far away from the urban area and enter the urban area on foot.
"Master, this is the translator Levi's customized for you. Using it, you can communicate freely with the locals."
Gang Jia handed Zhang Ze a pair of Bluetooth headphones and a sticker. The headphones were inserted into his ears and could be used for simultaneous interpretation. The sticker was attached to the throat and could vibrate the vocal cords to translate what Zhang Ze said into Japanese.
"ko
iqiwa…”
Zhang Ze tried it, and the effect was pretty good, and it was difficult for ordinary people to spot it.
"Master, why don't I go with you." Gang Jia was a little worried.
Zhang Ze shook his head: "The other party asked me to go alone. If I find you following me, you will probably not show up. Don't worry, I will be fine."
Taking the elevator to the ground, Zhang Ze's mind was filled with the electronic map sent by Steel Titan, which also guided him thoughtfully so that he would never get lost.
Putting his hands in his pockets, Zhang Ze walked slowly towards the dimly lit bustling city. This was his first time in Sakura Country.
Entering Segu District, the commercial street here was very famous before the disaster, and it is still so now, with a lot of people and bustle.
"Brother, our store is currently holding an event. If you take this flyer, you can enjoy a 40% discount!"
A beautiful girl in a maid uniform stopped Zhang Ze and handed him a leaflet.
Zhang Ze wanted to refuse, but suddenly found that the girl's leaflet was from Chiyo Convenience Store, so he stopped and asked: "Miss, do you know a person named Zhao Han?"
"Zhao Han? That's our store manager!"
The girl was a little surprised. She looked Zhang Ze up and down and asked, "Sir, do you know our store manager?"
"Well... OK, can you take me to see him?"
"of course!"
The girl was very enthusiastic and pulled Zhang Ze away, chattering like a chatterbox all the way.
The content is all about Zhao Han, such as "Are you a friend of our store manager?", "Do you know if the store manager has a girlfriend?" and "What kind of girls does the store manager like?" .
It made Zhang Ze dumbfounded. He finally figured out that this girl from Sakura Country seemed to want to chase Zhao Han.
It's normal to think about it. Zhao Han's handsome and melancholy face is indeed very popular with girls.
After getting to know her, Zhang Ze found out that the girl's name was Yamei, that she was a college student and was currently doing odd jobs at a Chiyo convenience store.
"Sir, the store manager is inside. I want to continue working, so I won't send you in."
Yami stood at the door and bowed slightly to Zhang Ze. Zhang Ze nodded and thanked her, then opened the door and walked into the convenience store.
Accompanied by the sound of wind chimes, Zhang Ze walked into the store. It was a small convenience store with an area of only a few dozen square meters. Although it was small and well-equipped, almost all daily necessities could be purchased here.
Zhang Ze looked directly at the cashier and saw a man with an adult magazine covering his face. He put his feet on the counter and was sleeping soundly. There was no reaction when someone came in.
"Ahem, are you Zhao Han? I'm Zhang Ze."
Zhang Ze stood in front of the cashier and knocked on the table with his hand. The latter moved slightly, then took the magazine from his face with one hand, yawned and said sleepily: "Welcome! What do you need? ?”
Zhang Ze curled his lips and said again: "Are you Zhao Han? I am Zhang Ze, coming to find you from Daxia!"
Zhao Han scratched his messy hair, looked Zhang Ze up and down, shook his head and said, "What are you talking about? I don't know you at all."
Zhang Ze was a little angry. He slapped the cashier counter hard, leaving a fingerprint on the hard marble tabletop!
"Zhao Han, don't joke with me! I'm here to find Sister Xiang, let her go immediately!"
Zhao Han's expression suddenly froze, his lazy look gradually disappeared, and he asked solemnly: "What did you say? What's wrong with Xiaoqin?"
"Are you still pretending to be stupid with me?" Zhang Ze couldn't bear it anymore and punched Zhao Han. He originally thought that the latter would get out of the way easily. After all, he was the one who could kidnap Xiang Xiaoqin. Who knew that this punch could easily hit Zhao Han? on Zhao Han's face.
Boom!
Zhao Han was knocked to the ground, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"You...how did you..."
Zhang Ze looked at his fist with a surprised expression.
The latter did not speak, but slowly got up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with paper, and asked in a deep voice: "I'm not pretending to be stupid, I don't know why you came to me, and I don't know what happened to Xiaoqin." , I hope you can tell me everything."
Zhang Ze saw that Zhao Han's face was sincere and not like he was pretending, and he had a look of doubt on his face.
"Don't you know anything?"
Zhao Han nodded: "Maybe you don't believe me, but I really don't know anything."
He poured a cup of coffee for Zhang Ze and said, "Brother, you said your name is Zhang Ze. Can you please tell me the whole story in detail?"
Zhang Ze nodded.
A few minutes later, after listening to Zhang Ze's story, Zhao Han's face became gloomy and scary.
"I know who kidnapped Xiaoqin!"
Zhang Ze immediately asked: "Who is it?"
"Takahashi Sadako! She is also the leader of Sakura Country's Dawn Organization!"
Zhao Han lit a cigarette, narrowed his eyes and said, "I think if you can find me, the teacher should tell you everything about me."
"The man named Yu Guoqiang threatened me with Xiaoqin's life, and he was also a subordinate of Takahashi Sadako. I had no choice but to join Shuguang and kill people for them. You already know these things. "
"Later, I didn't want to continue working for Dawn, and Xiaoqin was strong enough to protect myself, so I killed Yu Guoqiang and defected from Dawn. But at that time, I had lost hope for the future, so I asked Master to free me."
"I was hit in the head by my master and was on the verge of death..."
Exhaling a puff of smoke, his thoughts drifted back to that night: "Actually, Takahashi Sadako has been following me secretly. She saw me falling into the sea, so she sent someone to rescue me and cured me with medicine from the Demon Realm."
"But Takahashi Sadako saved me not out of kindness, but because she wanted to continue to use me."
"She originally planned to let me continue to work for her, but she didn't expect that the master would be very harsh. Even if my life is saved, my meridians are broken and I am already a useless person, and I can no longer use it."
"So, Takahashi Sadako took me back to Sakura Country and asked me to be an ordinary person. I think this is good, and I am grateful to her..."
"I didn't expect that she was still using me!"
Zhang Ze narrowed his eyes and asked: "You mean, Takahashi Sadako used your name to trick Sister Xiang into the Cherry Blossom Country?"
"Yes, it's ridiculous. I've always been a pawn in her hands!"
Zhao Han's face showed a trace of bitterness. He looked out the window at the street scene and murmured: "Why is fate always playing tricks on me?"
"I don't quite understand." Zhang Ze still had doubts in his heart: "If she wants to deal with Sister Xiang, why did she ask me to come to Sakura Country? Could it be that I am the person she really wants to deal with?"
"That must be the case!" Zhao Han looked at Zhang Ze and said, "I don't know why Takahashi wants to deal with you, but after she took such a big detour, you must be the one she has to deal with in the end!"
"Hmph! If she attacks you directly, I won't bother to care, but now she actually drags Xiaoqin into it, then I can't stand by and watch!" Zhao Han gritted his teeth with an angry look on his face.
Zhang Ze: "..."
"It's very dangerous for Xiaoqin to fall into Takahashi's hands. Without further ado, we'll set out to rescue her right away!"
"Looking at your skills, you should be pretty good. Can you protect yourself?"
Zhao Han opened the drawer, pulled out a pistol, stuffed it into his arms, and said, "I'll take you to find Gao Qiao!"
The two were about to go out when Yami walked in and asked in surprise: "Store manager, where are you going?"
"...Yami, I have to go out to do errands with my friends, so the store will trouble you."
Zhao Han handed the store key to Yamei, pondered for a moment, and said, "If I don't come back, the convenience store will be left to you. You can do whatever you want with it."
"Store manager, what are you talking about?" Yami looked confused.
Zhao Han didn't say anything more and took Zhang Ze out of the store. The two got into a car and drove away.
Yamei looked at the car going away with a complicated expression. She pursed her lips, took out her phone, dialed a number, and said, "Zhao Han has taken Zhang Ze to find Mr. Takahashi."
…
In a mansion with Japanese characteristics, Takahashi, dressed in red kimono, nodded slightly after hearing the report from his subordinates. Bazel, who was sitting opposite, asked hurriedly: "Is Zhang Ze here?"
"Yes." Takahashi nodded lightly: "My investigation is very clear. Xiang Xiaoqin has a close relationship with Zhang Ze. If something happens to her, Zhang Ze will definitely come."
Bazel laughed and said: "Takahashi, your plan is so perfect!"
"First, we used Xiang Xiaoqin's old lover to lure her over and forced her to hand over her pass. Then we used Xiang Xiaoqin to lure Zhang Ze over. How wonderful!"
He paused and said, "But are you sure Zhang Ze will get that thing smoothly?"
"There must be no problem." Takahashi Sadako nodded and confirmed: "According to the results deduced by the Divine Envoy, only Zhang Ze can get a perfect clearance in that level of the Demon Realm, so there must be no problem."
"Great!" Bazel took a deep breath and said, "As long as we get it, both of us can get the pass, and I can catch Zhang Ze and complete the mission of the envoy. It's really killing two birds with one stone!"
He raised his wine glass, clinked it with Takahashi's, and said with a smile: "Takahashi, it's such a pleasure to work with you!"
Takahashi also smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Bazel, I wish that we can all enter the Kingdom of God!"
…
In the driving car, Zhang Ze glanced at Zhao Han and said, "Since you don't have any skills now, it's better not to take risks. Send me to the place and I'll go in by myself."
"No!" Zhao Han shook his head and said resolutely: "Without me leading the way, you won't be able to see Gao Qiao by yourself!"
"You don't know, Takahashi's residence is very tightly guarded. Not only are there military police outside, but there are also a large number of bodyguards with live ammunition inside, and even ninjas with high martial arts skills. Back then, when I was at my peak, I had no confidence in killing her. .”
Zhang Ze shook his head and said, "Then you think you can kill her with just the gun in your hand?"
"This gun is not used to kill her." Zhao Han suddenly pointed the gun at Zhang Ze's head and said, "It is used to kill you!"
Zhang Ze's expression suddenly changed and he said coldly: "What do you mean?"
He had thought that Zhao Han and he were on the same front, but unexpectedly, this guy suddenly pointed his gun at him.
"Don't be nervous, as long as you listen to me you'll be fine."
Zhao Han said in a deep voice: "Since Gao Qiao led you here, it means you are useful to her."
"And if we want her to let go of the piano, we probably can't do it with just the two of us, so I decided to use your life to threaten Takahashi into submission!"
"If she doesn't let go of Xiaoqin, I will kill you and let her get nothing!"
"I believe she will definitely play the violin!"
Zhang Ze's nose was almost crooked with anger. In Zhao Han's eyes, his life was worthless compared to Xiang Xiaoqin's!
Snapped!
Zhang Ze took a deep breath, used the dragon's breath method, snatched Zhao Han's gun away at extremely fast speed, and then turned the gun and pointed it at Zhao Han.
"Did you just use the dragon's breath method?"
Zhao Han was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I almost forgot, you are also the teacher's student..."
"Although you are not yet proficient in using it, you are already very good at it. In time, you will definitely be able to surpass me."
Zhao Han smiled and said: "If you want to kill me, then please do so, but I have only one request. I hope you must rescue Xiaoqin."
Zhang Ze hummed, returned the pistol to Zhao Han, and said: "I am different from you!"
"Don't worry, even if you don't tell me, I will rescue Sister Xiang!"
Zhao Han was stunned for a moment. He took the pistol and asked after a while: "How long have you and Xiaoqin been together? Has she already agreed to marry you?"
Zhang Ze was speechless for a while: "What a mess! Nothing happened to Sister Xiang and I!"
