Chapter 749: Cooperation with Arata Ito
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Inazuma Castle, castle tower, and Tenryo Bugyofu.
The castle tower, one of the iconic buildings of Inazuma Castle, has now become the mourning hall of the second generation thunder god Baalzeb. The Ojetas were also disbanded and became a historical term.
However, in contrast, the Tenryo Bugyofu continued to operate normally, but its staff were replaced by people from Kaiji Island.
After all, it is quite difficult to start a new business in a place like Inazuma City where land resources are extremely limited.
So, despite such huge changes to the castle tower, the Tenryo Bugyofu continued to maintain its functions.
At this time, in the lobby of Tianling Fengxing Mansion, a soldier from the Coral Palace Army quickly walked up to Wulang and reported: "Sir Wulang, General Shao Yun is here to visit."
Upon hearing this news, Wu Lang's ears suddenly stood up, with a surprised expression on his face, and he hurriedly said: "Shao Yun?! Quick, quick, please invite him in!"
After Shao Yun walked into the Tianling Fengxing Mansion, he glanced at the lobby and soon saw Wu Lang.
He showed a warm smile on his face, strode forward, and took the initiative to greet: "Hello, Wulang, long time no see!"
Wu Lang saw Shao Yun from a distance, and walked over to him with a smile on his face, greeting him warmly: "Shao Yun, it's been a long time! When did you come back?"
Shao Yun shrugged casually and said helplessly: "I just returned to Inazuma."
Wu Lang nodded to show his understanding, and then said earnestly: "I know you are traveling with Ying and Paimon, so you must be very busy."
"But no matter how busy you are, you can't always find time to visit our comrades who once fought side by side with you, right? Everyone on Kaiji Island misses you very much!"
After hearing what Wu Lang said, Shao Yun felt a little guilty...
He shook his head helplessly, sighed and said, "I'm so sorry, Wulang, I miss you all too, but I've been too busy lately."
Seeing this, Wu Lang quickly waved his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I don't mean to blame you. But since you are back, why don't you stay a little longer and make everyone happy."
As he said this, Goro wagged his tail, looking very cute.
Shao Yun smiled, touched his chin, thought for a moment, and answered truthfully: "Actually, the main reason I returned to Inazuma this time was because I had an important matter to deal with."
Wu Lang asked curiously, "Oh? What's the important thing?"
Shao Yun took a deep breath and said slowly: "I came back this time mainly to investigate the case of Miss Hiiragi Chisato's disappearance."
When Goro heard this, he recalled the incident and said with emotion: "The case of Ms. Hiiragi Chisato being kidnapped, that happened almost half a year ago."
Shao Yun did not explain too much, and asked directly: "Wulang, how much do you know about this kidnapping case?"
When Wu Lang heard Shao Yun's question, he couldn't help but frown.
He scratched his head and thought for a while before answering, "Well, it's been so long, I can't remember it clearly now."
"However, Shao Yun, you can go and check the investigation files of the case."
When Shao Yun heard that there was an investigation file, his eyes lit up and he nodded quickly and said, "Oh? There is an investigation file? That's great, can I take a look?"
Goro replied: "Of course, the investigation files are kept in the magistrate's office. But..." Goro suddenly stopped here and remembered something important.
Seeing this, Shao Yun hurriedly asked, "But what? Wu Lang, do you have any unspeakable secrets?"
Goro hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "It's like this. More than two months ago, I gave the right to review the case files to Mr. Aratake Ichito."
When Shao Yun heard this, he was stunned. He widened his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Give it to Huang Long Yidou?"
Wu Lang waved his hands quickly and explained: "Shao Yun, don't misunderstand me. I just gave the power to investigate this case to the Arawaki Ichito's Arawaki faction."
"I asked him to take the files away..."
Although Shao Yun did not say anything on the surface, he was secretly muttering in his heart, although he only had the power to read the files, Huang Long Yidou did not look like a qualified detective at all!
"Are you sure? You can hand the case over to the Wanduan Coral Detective Agency, but I doubt it if it's handed over to a bunch of unemployed vagrants. I even doubt whether Ara Taki Ichito will secretly use the case files to roast violets."
When Wu Lang heard Shao Yun say that Arawaki Ito would use the case files to roast violets, he smiled awkwardly.
"I don't think so. I think Mr. Yidou is very concerned about this. I don't think so... Anyway, General Shao Yun, if you want to see the files, just go to the Executive Office."
"The people in the Executive Office are all from our Coral Palace. They all know you."
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After leaving the Tenryo Bugyofu, Shao Yun walked through the bustling streets and headed straight towards Inazuma's Bugyofu.
When Shao Yun stepped into the courtyard of the magistrate's office, he immediately saw Ara Taki Ito pestering Shikanoin Heizo, seemingly arguing about something.
Arata Ichito tightly grasped Shikanoin Heizo's arm and said anxiously, "Brother Heizo, you must accompany me to investigate the matter of Hiiragi Chisato!"
Shikanoin Heizo seemed a little helpless. He looked at Aratake Ichito's hand holding his arm and persuaded with a wry smile: "Mr. Aratake Ichito, I know you care about this matter, but..."
"Calm down, I'm still at work. Can we talk about this after I get off work?"
Heizo Shikanoin tried to calm Ichito Aratake down.
However, Arata Ichito did not give up easily. He shook his head and begged: "Brother Heizo, we can't give up. This is the truth. We must give Brother Kamajiro an explanation!"
Shikanoin Heizo wanted to solve the case, but the fact was that he had turned Narukami Island upside down and still found nothing.
"Mr. Ichito, I know you are very anxious, but we have already investigated all the suspects..." Shikanoin Heizo sighed and continued to explain.
Just when the two were in a stalemate, Shao Yun's appearance interrupted their conversation.
Shao Yun said politely: "Hello, excuse me."
Shikanoin Heizo looked at Shao Yun who suddenly appeared in astonishment, and was a little at a loss for a moment.
He blinked and asked in disbelief: "Are you... Mr. Shao Yun?"
Seeing this, Aratake Ichito quickly let go of the hand that was tightly holding Shikanoin Heizo and turned around with a suspicious look on his face.
There was a hint of hostility in his eyes, and he asked in a rough voice: "You...why are you here?"
Facing Arata Ichito's questioning, Shao Yun seemed unusually calm, and explained slowly: "I heard about Miss Hiiragi Chisato's situation, so I came to help."
When Huang Long Yidou heard that Shao Yun had come all the way to help, he let out a scornful laugh.
Then, he sneered, "You actually care about other people's lives?"
Although Shao Yun clearly heard the gunpowder in Arawaki Ichido's words, he was not angry.
After all, he knew very well that the grudge between the two of them was long-standing and could not be resolved with a few words, and he was too lazy to get too entangled with this simple-minded Inazuma "ghost".
So, Shao Yun responded calmly: "I really don't care about other people's lives, but I'm here to help investigate the case of Chisato Hiiragi's kidnapping."
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Although, the atmosphere was not so harmonious when Shao Yun and Huang Long met again, it could even be said to be a bit tense and full of gunpowder.
However, when Shao Yun stated that he came to help solve the disappearance of Miss Chisato Hiiragi, although Ara Taki Ichito was still dissatisfied, he could only hold his nose and agree.
After all, now, one more helper means one more hope.
Shikanoin Heizo was also a little surprised to see Shao Yun coming to help.
However, he thought that this way Arawaki Ikto would stop bothering him, so he readily agreed to help Shao Yun retrieve the files on Miss Hiiragi Chisato's disappearance.
After Shao Yun took the files, he looked through them carefully for a while, but soon found that they were not very helpful for the case.
So, he decided to let Aratake Ichito take him to visit the subordinate families of the Kujo family to see if he could find some clues.
After leaving the magistrate's office, Aratake Ichito led Shao Yun to the residence of the Takagi family.
Compared to big families such as the Hiiragi family, the Kujo family, and the Kamisato family, the Takashi family, as a subsidiary family, naturally has a less luxurious house.
Just when Shao Yun and Arata Ito arrived at the door of the house, coincidentally, the head of the Takagi family, "Takagi Susumu", also happened to see Arata Ito.
When Ying Si Jin saw Ara Taki Ichito, he immediately pointed his finger at Ara Taki Ichito's nose and cursed, "You noisy ghost!"
"If you bother me again, I will report to Master Yamaguchi..."
As a result, before Ying Sijin could finish his curse words, Shao Yun suddenly raised his voice, drowning out Ying Sijin's shouting.
"Don't get excited. It's just a small matter. I don't want to trouble that 'fox'."
When Ying Sijin heard this, his heart suddenly tightened. He then realized that the person standing next to Arawaki Ichito was actually Shao Yun.
When his eyes met Shao Yun's, Ying Sijin suddenly felt his throat dry.
He swallowed nervously, his body shaking uncontrollably.
Ying Sijin dared to scold Arawaki Ito because the other party was a jerk. Even if he made him angry, he would at most beat him.
But if he dared to scold Shao Yun, he would have to see Kujo Takayuki the next second.
"You...you are General Shao Yun of the Coral Palace Army!" Ying Sijin widened his eyes and looked at Shao Yun in disbelief.
Seeing this, Shao Yun waved his hand, indicating that Ying Sijin didn't need to be so nervous.
Then, he said in a gentle tone: "Don't be so nervous, I just came to ask you something."
Ying Sijin nodded quickly and asked respectfully, "Okay, General Shao Yun, what do you need to ask me?"
Shao Yun didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "I want to know about the kidnapping of Miss Hiiragi Chisato..."
However, before he could finish his words, Ying Sijin suddenly fell to his knees with a plop, and then cried out in tears, "It's unfair!"
“General Shao Yun, although my family was implicated because of the Kujo family’s collusion with the Fatui, I do harbor resentment towards the Kujo family.
"But I can swear to Lord Yae that the kidnapping of Miss Hiiragi Chisato has nothing to do with me!"
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After that, Shao Yun asked some questions and found out that there was indeed no problem with Ying Sijin, so he asked a few simple questions and left.
After seeing Shao Yun leave, Ying Sijin breathed a sigh of relief, he had saved his life...