Early in the morning, Osaka, Sakura County, the Kuriyama family's villa - Chanrokan.
In the misty morning light, a thin young man wearing a soap-colored kimono was chopping the bamboo sword in his hand in the courtyard of Chanrokan. The fine beads of sweat on his forehead were enough to prove that he had spent a lot of time doing morning exercises today and was not lacking in diligence. It's just... the man's sword movement is not cool and unrestrained. At first glance, it looks like he is dancing wildly. Let's put it this way, if Ueizumi Nobutsuna came back to life and saw this scene, he would probably kill him with a knife on the spot.
(It is said that the history of the bamboo sword can be traced back to the "Fukuro Bamboo Sword" invented by Nobutsuna Kamiizumi, the founder of the Shinin-ryu period in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and it has since been widely adopted by many swordsmanship schools)
"Lu Sang," a waitress wearing a kimono used honorifics and walked toward the young man in small steps. Standing two meters away from the latter, she softly explained her purpose: "Miss, please go to the restaurant for dinner."
In the book's endorsement, the "Lu Sang" mentioned by the waitress is none other than Lu Yin, the BTS minister who was offline for more than a hundred chapters and whose presence could only be seen in the memories of others.
Taking the towel handed by the waitress, Lu Yin simply wiped his head and face and threw the bamboo knife to her: "You don't have to lead the way, I know how to go."
After sending away the waitress, Lu Yin walked through the dry landscape in the courtyard with ease, took a few turns in the winding corridor, and successfully met Kuriyama Yoshiko at the dining table. On the day when the bts headquarters fell and separated from Yun Ming and others, Lu Yin and Yoshiko Kuriyama took a private jet owned by the latter's family to successfully leave the country, arrived in Osaka, Sakura County, and stayed at the Cicada Pavilion. Not to mention that Lu Yin has stayed here for a week, and he has visited the inside and outside of Chanlu Pavilion. The annex itself does not occupy a large area, and is almost the same as a medium-sized Japanese hot spring hotel. .
"Li Shan, although I'm very touched that you tried your best to take care of my Chinese stomach, I still have to say: It's really unnecessary to have this for breakfast." Lu Yin held the porridge bowl and looked at the porridge lying on the plate in front of him in embarrassment. A whole roast duck with golden color, crispy skin and tender meat.
"Aren't you always emphasizing that you should eat more meat, eggs and milk and less carbohydrates for three meals?" Kuriyama Yoshiko's dishes are plain, a common combination of sandwiches and milk. "Besides, daily morning exercise will also make you consume energy and increase your appetite. I'm afraid this won't be enough."
Seeing that he was very familiar with Kuriyama Yoshiko, Lu Yin did not care about being rude and asked the servant to bring a lighter breakfast: "Speaking of morning exercises, I have decided to give up swordsmanship."
"That's okay, you really look tired lately."
"No, you misunderstood. I will not stop my daily exercise. I just deeply realize that I really have no talent in martial arts." Lu Yin lowered his head and took a sip of strong tea: "Those sports equipment in the gym can also be used It serves the purpose of moving the body.”
"You only found out now? I thought you had given up the idea of wielding a knife or a stick after practicing separately with Pu Che Shi and Zhong Yi."
"It is true that I lost miserably in several close combat matches with the two of them, but at that time I mistakenly thought that it was because I was busy with bts affairs and did not have enough time to start training with weapons, which led to that result."
Kuriyama Yoshiko asked with great interest: "It seems that these few days of trying have made you realize the reality?"
"Ha, there's no other way. After all, I can't handle conventional cold weapons like swords, guns, swords and axes, let alone other cold and biased weapons."
"It's okay to give up, just rest more
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Rest. I suggest you look in the mirror after eating. You look a little tired. Even though the two had certain differences in the management of the BTS model, Li Shan still cared about his colleague Lu Yin: "We have worked together for almost three years, and I have never seen you look so bad." "
In just a few words, Lu Yin had already finished a cup of strong tea and was waiting for the servant to refill it: "Oh, after all, since I left Long County that day, I haven't done much in the past few days. Had a good night’s sleep.”
Kuriyama Yoshiko listened quietly, waiting for Lu Yin to tell him the reason for his insomnia. She knew that the other party would definitely not give a nonsensical explanation like "acknowledging the bed".
"There is a team of candidates who have been exposed in the Candidate Game. God's Favorite Gordon Gardner is most likely the person to introduce a certain contestant." Lu Yin took the tea cup and thanked him: "They are The first of the seven participating teams to start playing cards, there is still more than a year to go before the endgame, but Gordon jumped early. Excluding the tiny possibility that all members of this team are idiots can only mean that they I feel very confident in my ability to withstand pressure.”
"Is it because Gordon Gardner took advantage of the internal strife in the Chapman family? Now that the drama of the four sons' succession has begun, there is no possibility of it ending. Gordon and his time traveler partner don't want to take action. We have to take action." Kuriyama Yoshiko's guess was extremely close to the truth.
"That's right, and I'm quite grateful to this team for doing this as they are also the contestants of the Candidate Game." Lu Yin made a prophecy: "I don't even need to activate the oracle to know what else is going on. The five teams, and even the entire federation, will set their sights on Southeast Asia. And we will complete our plan in a low-key manner under the cover of the God's Favored Ones."
"As expected of the owner of the oracle, he can predict the unknown and predict events like a god." Kuriyama did not forget the theme of this conversation: "Then, Your Excellency the Oracle, since your ears can hear God's instructions and thus know the future, you What else could be the reason for my sleepless nights these days?”
Oracle Lu Yin shook his head slightly and denied Li Shan's statement: "Don't forget, I haven't mastered the active way to use this power, so I can only passively accept the content. Even if I have an oracle, God will not Open the door of convenience for me alone, tell me everything you know, and tell me everything.”
"For example, now, when I wake up, I find that I have lost my sense of Xu Xi's positioning." Lu Yin took out something from his jacket pocket. It was the secret weapon he got from Xu Xi on the night the BTS headquarters fell. Leader Token. The token itself actually has no practical significance. It was only given to Xu Xi by Qian Jin as a symbol. After the latter negotiated with Lu Yin, he handed over this personal belonging to the other party, and Lu Yin could use this token as a medium to activate the oracle to find out Xu Xi's location. "I have done experiments and the oracle's sensing range is quite wide. However, Xu Xi's whereabouts are missing at this moment. It seems that she has probably reached the southern hemisphere or North America."
"Xu Xi and Jiang Yao who survived that night are just two random chess pieces you set up. They don't matter to the overall situation, right?"
"That's what I planned at first," Lu Yin said with a rare expression of pain: "The problem is that I didn't expect that guy Yun Ming could play so big."
"The oracle told me to arrange for Yun Ming to go to Southeast Asia. He will gain a lot from this trip. To be on the safe side, in addition to having Zhong Yi and Pu Cha Shi accompany me, I also asked two secret troops to assist; over at the temple I also have a backup plan, so that Bi Yan and Master Lu can maneuver at any time according to the situation. With this triple insurance, I think Yun Ming will not be out of control no matter what, right?"
Kuriyama Yoshiko couldn't hold it any longer and laughed directly: "Okay
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No, you don’t need to say any more, I know everything that happens next. If I put myself in someone else's shoes, I would stare at the changing situation in a certain place 24 hours a day without letting up, and I couldn't hold on. "
Lu Yin sighed: "Fortunately, it's halftime now and the chaos is over for now."
"However, your allies have fulfilled their obligations well." Kuriyama stopped laughing: "After Hardy Hurd's death, Kuriyama Kashio became the branch director of the Southeast Asian branch of iOS. When the new official took office, those official affairs and human relations It was enough to pester him for a while, and I happened to take advantage of this time to deal with the other members of the Kuriyama family."
"It's easy to say, it should be." At this time, Lu Yin waited for his new breakfast: "We may not stay in Ying County for too short, and we need a safe place to stay, sorry for disturbing you."
"It doesn't matter, we help each other."
Lu Yin finished the sandwich in two bites, picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp: "By the way, I have to borrow a person and a car from you this afternoon."
"What for?"
"Both your plans and mine are short of manpower, so I asked Biuan to come to Ying County. He will arrive in about a few hours. I want to pick him up at the airport, but I am not used to driving a right-hand drive car here, so You also need someone to act as a driver."
"This is no problem." Kuriyama agreed easily, but immediately felt something was wrong: "Huh? Are you going to the airport in person?"
"yes."
"Aren't you going to hide your true identity? No one in the temple knows that the leader of the organization, Ting Ting, is actually the minister of BTS, the federal special department, right?"
"It's not necessary. The result of my inspection of Bi An is that he is qualified. He is a trustworthy person." After a full meal, Lu Yin wiped his mouth and said, "Besides, I will take action against that person at the latest tomorrow night. . Bi Yan is the most suitable among all the temple members for this kind of task, and that person is his favorite target, so... leave it to him."
Kuriyama Yoshiko recalled the date: "But why must we deal with that person today and tomorrow? Judging from the information we have, even if we deal with him next month, it is not too late."
"There is no special reason. It's just that I personally think it would be better to grab an important bargaining chip like him as early as possible." After a pause, Lu Yin added again: "Of course, if I have to make it clear, it is the Hurricane of the Renaissance Organization. It will probably stop at Sulawesi tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. It is not easy to find a direct flight to Ying County from there. We might as well let Yun Ming and Pu Che Shi take advantage of the revival organization and take their plane over. .”
"I even know the approximate entry time of the Hurricane. It seems that Pu Che Shi and you are really diligent in exchanging information."
"It's just that people use their talents. He has always been very well-informed, not to mention that he is now involved in the revival organization."
"What about Yun Ming? According to your plan, you two will meet soon. How do you plan to reveal to him about the Candidate Game?"
Lu Yin shrugged indifferently: "Lishan, you are overestimating Yun Ming."
"According to what Pu Chai Shi said, he had some exchanges with Gordon Gardner. I guess he got some information from the God's Favored One, and then guessed that I was his divine envoy and guide. "
"So, when he confronted me and asked me why I ignored him during the preparation period for the first six years of Endgame and did not tell him the reason why he was a contestant in the Candidates game, I just..."
"Tell the truth."
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