Chapter 866

After parting ways with Ariya Kanari, Yoshitaka Nigaki did not rush back to the Suwa Villa; instead, he headed deep into the forest.

"How unlucky! I never expected that videotape to be discovered. I'd better get the money and leave as soon as possible."

Yoshitaka Nigaki's visit to Suwa Villa this time was not simply to photograph the Japanese wolves, but to extort money from the murderer who killed Natsuya Kanari and the innkeeper.

That avalanche years ago, which led to the tragedy of Natsuya Kanari and the others, was not a natural occurrence, but one triggered by two hunters firing their guns.

One of the hunters mistakenly thought Natsuya Kanari was a wild wolf, accidentally wounded his leg with a hunting rifle, and subsequently triggered the avalanche.

If Natsuya Kanari's leg hadn't been wounded, the innkeeper would never have been buried in that avalanche while trying to save him.

The reason Yoshitaka Nigaki kept that death tape was precisely to use it to blackmail those two hunters.

However, what Yoshitaka Nigaki did not expect was that Ariya Kanari would dig out the tape he had hidden in the lining of his backpack and learn that he had stood by and watched them die.

If not for Akaso Kaze stepping in to save him, Yoshitaka Nigaki would likely have died at the hands of Ariya Kanari in a state of total confusion.

Of course!

Yoshitaka Nigaki did not regret his past actions; after all, heaven destroys those who do not look out for themselves.

Bang!

Just as Yoshitaka Nigaki was thinking about how to extort more money from those two hunters, a dull sound suddenly exploded in the dark night.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

Yoshitaka Nigaki felt his legs go numb, and his entire body fell to the ground uncontrollably. Immediately following, a sharp pain surged from his legs, making him unable to help but let out a scream.

Two hunters holding hunting rifles walked out of the darkness with sinister grins, heading toward Yoshitaka Nigaki, who had lost the ability to escape.

One of the hunters with a full beard was none other than Yousan Sakami, who had spoken to Seimei Suzuki and the others earlier; the other hunter was the friend he had mentioned.

On the surface, Yousan Sakami and his companion were ordinary hunters, but in reality, they were vicious poachers.

Whenever some mountaineers inadvertently discovered their identity as poachers, they would be silenced by the pair at the first opportunity.

It was precisely because of this that mountaineers frequently met with accidents or went missing in the deep mountains near Suwa Villa.