1178 Killing Enmity Is Better than Keeping It Alive (1/2)
Kyoto's suburb.
A group of swallows flew and the roars of wild animals repeatedly echoed over the vast expanse of a mountain range. The place was the Gene Camp as well as General Fukuda's stronghold. A cluster of ordinary barracks was built around the mountain with hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in four barracks, while inside the massif was an underground space that was limited to the field of activity of Japanese cultivators and genetic warriors.
Inside the secret room, as Ki Kitagawa held a beautiful sable. He stuffed a jade into its mouth and cracking sounds were heard as it chewed the jade. But the faint aura fluctuating from Ki Kitagawa's body made the complexions of the two men in the room change.
”You said General really doesn't have time to see me?”
Ki Kitagawa's voice sounded tranquil, but one could feel the coldness hidden within.
The two men exchanged glances and the man on the left respectfully said, ”Sir Kitagawa, General Fukuda fought Yin Buddha of the Joyous Palace for a long time before. Although Yin Buddha eventually suffered heavy injuries, General Fukuda himself didn't come out unscathed either. He suffered internal injuries and is now recuperating, so he told me that he won't see anyone.”
”General Fukuda is a powerful man, yet you said he's just on par with Yin Buddha?” Ki Kitagawa grimly sneered. ”I feel like suffering injuries is just… an excuse not to see me!”
The man hurriedly said, ”General Fukuda absolutely doesn't have such a thought, Sir Kitagawa. He mentioned you many times and told us that you sacrificed too much for the sake of the country. He also said that you could have been the deputy commander of the Gene Camp if it wasn't for the duty you carried out outside.”
There was no ripple nor change on Ki Kitagawa's face, but he was sneering inwardly. Although he had been carrying out missions outside, he was crystal clear about the situation in Gene Camp; he had even secretly bought several top officials from here.
He was well aware that that General Fukuda needed him to keep monitoring the Joyous Palace and manage some issues. Else, this General who was respected by many people would have stabbed and killed him since he was like a thorn in his eyes.
Time is of the essence.
As long as I have 3 years, I'm sure I can surpass General Fukuda and make him hand over this Gene Camp to me if I oppress him by force then.
Ki Kitagawa's eyelids raised and glared at the apprehensive and scared man. He suddenly smiled and said, ”You seem to have forgotten who the Master is while I was away from the Gene Camp, don't you, Sho Jo?”
In that instant, a frosty light flashed in the eyes of the man on the right. A sharp dagger instantly slashed the neck of the man next to him. He quickly pierced the man's hearts, causing blood to splatter. In just a few seconds, the man on the left was dead.
”Sir Kitagawa, this Sho Jo thinks what you said makes sense. This guy not only apparently become General Fukuda's lackey, but he also managed lots of things for him in the back. Some of which also brought disadvantages to you. However, this subordinate kept wiping off some of the traces secretly, so the issue didn't reach you.” Sho Jo cupped his fist and reported.
Ki Kitagawa threw the sable in his arms to the body and let it nibble at it. He then slowly walked to the chair and took a seat, slowly speaking, ”That old dog Fukuda has always been overly suspicious. I'm afraid this bastard already told Fukuda about some issues I've been dealing with. But Fukuda is seemingly reluctant or doesn't dare to do anything to me. He must keep treating me amiably as long as the Joyous Palace exists.”
”But the Joyous Palace will be massacred by us sooner or later, Sir Kitagawa.” Sho Jo argued. ”It's very likely that he'll move against you at that time, so we need to prepare ahead of time.”
”I'm well aware of it. But now is not yet the time.” Ki Kitagawa nodded and said, ”Also, the Joyous Palace has a deep foundation, the whole of which I'm not clear about. You can say General Fukuda is just daydreaming like a moron if he wants to completely exterminate the Joyous Palace. He couldn't even accomplish anything in the last decade.”
Ring…
A faint ringtone of a cell phone sounded twice, but Ki Kitagawa's sharp hearing could clearly hear the two notification tones.
A short while after, a cold light flashed in his eyes after reading the text on his cell phone. His figure instantly vanished and, a few minutes later, an off-road car sped out of the camp and disappeared on the mountain road. The road itself was narrow, barely enough for two cars.
Whoosh!
Just as the off-road car disappeared at the end of the mountain road in the distance, a ghostly figure appeared outside the camp's gate. The slightly grey-haired General Fukuda stood straight there with a cold light flashed in his mysteriously bewitching eyes.
”General.”
A red-haired man in a black coat and wearing a bronze mask appeared next to General Fukuda. The mask looked rusty, yet it added a mysterious vibe to the red-haired man.
”Do you know what made him leave this time?” said General Fukuda lightly.
”If my guess is on the mark, it should be related to the Joyous Palace,” replied the red-haired man. ”Our secret agent reported that he has been wanting to catch the Joyous Palace Saintess. Even before returning to the camp, he dispatched some of his men to go all out to find Gong Wan'er's traces and news.”