Chapter 29: Fighting Aliens for Territory?

Tokyo, Japan, Arakawa District.

Just like the high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Police Department, the image in the Yunhu shifted, revealing Sakada Wenzhijie and the others appearing within the view.

For a moment, some were shocked, some were surprised, and others were strangely unsettled.

"Aliens wearing kimonos?"

Those who did not know Sakada Wenzhijie were startled and suspicious of the 'alien' attire in the image.

On the street where Sakura-ka Corporation was located.

"These aliens... where have I seen them before..."

Before the words finished.

The man turned his head sharply, his emotions so agitated he nearly twisted his head off his neck.

Yet he paid it no mind, his gaze fixed entirely on the Sakura-ka Corporation building on one side of the road.

Upon seeing this, his eyes nearly bulged out of his head, his face filled with utter horror, and his voice came out as a near-groan.

"It's the Sakada-gumi! That is the Sakada-gumi!"

The high-pitched, voice-altered scream rang out loudly, startling everyone on the street.

The crowd shuddered.

The Sakada-gumi?!

That's impossible...

The people on this street stared at the Yunhu image; the longer they looked, the more terrified they became, constantly rubbing their eyes as if they were seeing things.

"My heavens, it really is the Sakada-gumi, that is Sakada Wenzhijii!"

"It really is Sakada Wenzhijii!! I have seen him before!"

As one of the three major Japanese yakuza groups in Arakawa District, how could anyone in Arakawa District not know the Sakada-gumi's reputation?

Prompted by that person, others successively recognized Mizuno Yuuichi and Sakada Wenzhijie.

And at the company where President Yamazaki was located, the employees also recognized President Yamazaki and Assistant Yamamura.

Instantly, everyone stood stunned.

It really is the Sakada-gumi, and not only that, the boss and executives of the Sakada-gumi are all present.

There can be no mistake!

President Yamazaki is there too, so it definitely must be people from the Sakada-gumi.

Anyone with any connection to the Sakada-gumi or President Yamazaki knew that President Yamazaki had been getting very close to the Sakada-gumi recently.

Now, the Sakada-gumi and President Yamazaki appearing together is enough to prove that the people in the image are absolutely the Sakada-gumi and President Yamazaki.

"Go at the fastest speed and check if that guy Sakada is at Sakura-ka!"

Hongwen Yilang, the boss of the Hongwen-gumi, one of the Japanese yakuza powers in Arakawa District, stood with his mouth agape.

Clearly, he too had recognized who the figures in the scene above the lake were.

Wasn't this his old rival?

After issuing the order, Hongwen Yilang picked up a cigar to smoke, his hand trembling uncontrollably, barely able to hold the cigar steady.

He now had a thought.

A thought that made his scalp crawl.

If the scenery in that Yunhu above wasn't just an image... what if it was a real image?

Simply put.

If the scenery in the lake is a reflection of a real scene, doesn't that mean the Sakada Wenzhijie in the lake is the Sakada Wenzhijie he knows?

The sound of clicking and clacking continued incessantly.

Hongwen Yilang's hands shook so badly he couldn't even flip open the lighter's cover.

Just at that moment.

A subordinate sent to investigate came running in a panic, stumbling and stammering as he shouted.

"B-b-boss! I, I sent men to, to, to check, the big big big gate of Sakura-ka is open."

As he spoke, he took a huge gasp and shouted aloud.

"B-but... but there's no one inside, and, and, and the coffee on the table is hot! It's still steaming!"

Bang!

Hongwen Yilang's hand shook violently, dropping the lighter to the ground, and the cigar in his mouth fell to the ground as his mouth opened.

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong!!"

"I didn't see it wrong, my men sent photos over."

Hongwen Yilang was terrified.

If I guessed right, my thought... is correct!

The Sakada in the Yunhu scene above really is that guy Sakada.

By now, anyone with eyes can see the gravity of the situation.

Not a single person from the Sakada-gumi can be found, the gate of Sakura-ka is wide open, and the coffee is still hot; this is enough to prove that something must have happened to the Sakada-gumi.

Now, the Sakada-gumi has appeared in the sky.

Undoubtedly, the Sakada-gumi in the sky is the Sakada-gumi!

Hongwen Yilang's body shook terribly, he nearly couldn't breathe, and the other executives of the Hongwen-gumi present were the same.

The Yunhu in the sky is clearly technology of current civilization, something that can only be explained by alien technology.

And at this moment, the Sakada-gumi appears inside a Yunhu resembling alien technology...

Silence.

The entire scene fell briefly silent.

Then came a chorus of swallowing sounds.

"Could the Sakada Group be aliens…" said the subordinate sent to investigate, his teeth chattering.

Hongwen Yilang and his group felt their minds explode, staring wide-eyed at the subordinate.

In fact, they had thought the same thing—only they dared not say it.

There was no way; the thought was too terrifying.

At this moment, everyone—including Hongwen Yilang—turned pale, gripped by fear.

They seemed, unintentionally, to have stumbled upon a monumental secret.

The Sakada Group are aliens…

Had aliens invaded Earth long ago?

Lurking on Earth for years?

"So… all this time we've been fighting aliens for territory?" the subordinate blurted out, seemingly unaware of the glaring stares from his former superiors.

Stop saying that!

Can you just not say it anymore?

Hongwen Yilang's gaze pierced like a blade—he wanted to kill the subordinate on the spot and feed him to the Akita dog.

The one topic they feared most was precisely what the subordinate had just uttered.

There was no way; anyone who realized their thirty-year rival was an alien would tremble with dread.

The key point was, these aliens weren't weak—they possessed hyper-advanced technology.

Hongwen Yilang's scalp prickled; he suddenly felt he needed to buy a plane ticket and flee.

After all, it's not the one-in-ten-thousand you fear—it's the one-in-a-million.

What if the 'Sakada Aliens' grew tired of playing territory games and simply used their nest-tech to obliterate us?

"Maybe… the Sakada Group was kidnapped by aliens," the subordinate finally sensed the mood turning sour and hurried to offer reassurance.

Hongwen Yilang turned to look at him.

Without a moment's hesitation, he barked an order.

"Get me duct tape—seal his mouth shut."

What good is reassurance now?

I need certainty, not this kind of speculative comfort.

Don't you understand that the greater the hope, the greater the despair?

At this moment.

Dusk sun, majestic heavenly palace.

From afar, clouds swirled around the city, glowing like fairyland, as if it were a divine palace in heaven.

A full moon, shining with silver radiance like a jade disc, hung beside the ancient city.

Mizuno Yuichi and the others had reason to believe that if they stood atop the city's highest point, they might actually touch the moon.

"Much more beautiful than Osaka Castle."

President Yamazaki's voice trembled—whether from excitement or dread, no one could tell.

In the distance.

That magnificent, ancient city appeared layered upon itself, its design strikingly similar to ancient Japanese ducheng architecture.

If one must find a reference, perhaps it was modern-day Osaka Castle.

But.

"Are you joking? More beautiful? Can Osaka Castle compare to this city?"

Sakada Wenzhijie's eyes gleamed.

Unlike earlier in the meeting room, he spoke to President Yamazaki without mercy, his words sharp and scathing.

The ancient city in the distance was simply too magnificent, its aura swallowing the heavens.

The moment they saw it, every heart stirred with an inexplicable awe—an instinctive reverence that forbade any desecration of the ancient city.

To compare it to Yamazaki's Osaka Castle was an act of desecration—a blatant insult to the ancient city, utterly unforgivable.

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