Chapter 564: The Beginning of the Storm

After reaching a cooperation agreement with Lingyun, Shima Miori hurriedly left Lingyun Town. To join forces with Lingyun to topple the Tendo family was no easy task, and she now had many things that needed to be handled immediately.

The Tendo family was indeed a behemoth in the Tokyo Area, but they had provoked an unfathomable opponent in Lingyun Town. Facing such an adversary, the destruction of the Tendo family was merely a matter of time. To gain greater benefits from this, Shima Heavy Industries had to take more action!

"Lingyun, why is Shima Miori so impatient to cooperate with us?" Kirito asked with some curiosity.

"In the Tokyo Area, the Shima family and the Tendo family are two rival major families. However, the Tendo family's ambition does not stop there; they want to become the hidden rulers of the Tokyo Area. Under these circumstances, the Shima family has become a thorn in their side and, at the same time, an object of their covetousness. Once they annex the Shima family, the Tendo family will be the uncrowned kings of the Tokyo Area!"

"Although Shima Heavy Industries of the Shima family is the most powerful arms company in the world, their influence is ultimately in the business world, and they are inherently at a disadvantage when facing the Tendo family. With Tendo Kikunojo's influence in the Tokyo Area, as long as he trips them up a little, Shima Heavy Industries will fall into a predicament within the Tokyo Area. Whether for further development or self-preservation, Shima Heavy Industries naturally must take action against the Tendo family. I have merely given them an opportunity; as for what degree they can achieve, that depends on them."

"Ugh, that makes my head hurt. As expected, these kinds of things just aren't for me!" Kirito rubbed his temples with some helplessness.

"You can just leave these kinds of power struggles to me," Lingyun said with a smile, patting Kirito on the shoulder.

Kirito smiled and leaned quietly against Lingyun; an inexplicable atmosphere seemed to be fermenting between the two.

"Boom—" The room door was suddenly pushed open.

"Eek—" Startled, Kirito jumped up abruptly from Lingyun's side, an indistinct blush rising on his face.

"Lingyun, when can I make my move?"

Tendo Kisara, who had rushed into the office with an excited look on her face, was completely unaware of what she had just done.

"Um, I still have some things to do, so I'll be going first!" Kirito felt his face burning hot and said softly to Lingyun, then instantly transformed into a blur and disappeared from the room.

"Miss Kisara—" Following behind Tendo Kisara, panting for breath, was Satomi Rentaro. "You, you ran way too fast!"

An unnatural blush rose on Tendo Kisara's face as she looked at Lingyun with excitement.

"Hey, Lingyun, I've already heard about it. The Tendo family is now besieged on all sides. When are we going to move? I put in a lot of effort this time, you can't go back on your word!"

"Calm down, Kisara!" Lingyun said to Tendo Kisara. "We still need to wait a bit longer. Now is not the time to act; we need to wait for a while more. You wouldn't tell me you can't even wait this little bit of time, would you? I can guarantee you that not a single one of them will get away!"

"Of course I can wait. I've waited for several years already, how could I not be able to wait this little bit of time!" Hearing Lingyun's words, Tendo Kisara took a deep breath, and her complexion began to return to normal.

In this operation, Tendo Kisara had indeed been a great help to Lingyun. As the former eldest daughter of the Tendo family, she naturally knew exactly where those hidden criminal proofs were concealed.

Knowing the location of the proofs, it was naturally not a difficult task for Lingyun to obtain them. After learning the location of those proofs, it took only a few hours for Lingyun to easily infiltrate the strictly sealed forbidden area of the Tendo family and search it from top to bottom.

Tendo family, headquarters, conference room.

Tendo Kikunojo sat at the head of the table, looking at the people below with a solemn expression.

Those who could sit in this place were all important members of the Tendo family. These people either held high positions in the Tokyo Area or were in charge of certain important departments. It could be said that it was precisely because of the existence of these people that the Tendo family's influence could shroud the entire Tokyo Area like a giant web.

Among these people, one person's face was pale, and his body was trembling incessantly. This person was none other than Tendo Wako, who had been responsible for the construction of Monolith number 32 at the time.

"Patriarch, the current situation is very serious. Our family has reached an extremely critical juncture; you must make a decision immediately!" one of the men said to Tendo Kikunojo with a solemn face.

Because of the storm of public opinion from the outside world, coupled with the exposure of a large amount of criminal evidence, many members of the Tendo family had to temporarily leave their posts and return to the Tendo family to hide. However, continuing like this was not a solution. The political situation had always been a place of constant change; they did not know what kind of variables would appear during the time they were away.

"Don't worry, this matter won't last long. This place gathers more than one-third of the high-level officials of the entire Tokyo Area. If we weren't here, how could the entire Tokyo Area function? As long as we stay for a while longer, wait for this storm to pass, then everything will be the same as before!" one of them said brazenly.

"No, I feel that this matter will not subside so easily!" Tendo Kikunojo suddenly spoke up.

"Why?" that person asked, not quite understanding.

"Because the person who made a move this time is Lingyun!" The gravity in Tendo Kikunojo's tone was heard by everyone present. "Right now, our Tendo family is in a precarious stage, and there is a possibility of collapse at any time!"

"Lingyun, Lingyun from Lingyun Town?" Hearing Tendo Kikunojo's words, the faces of everyone present became solemn.

They all understood Lingyun's style; once he made a move, he would absolutely not show mercy and would definitely crush the opponent completely. Moreover, those targeted by him had never successfully escaped.

"If it is Lingyun who made a move, we must absolutely be vigilant." This was the unanimous thought of everyone present.

"I think there might be a traitor in our family!" The first sentence spoken by one of the women caused the pupils of everyone present to shrink.

"A traitor? How is that possible?" another person said in disbelief.

"If there were no traitor, then how were those materials leaked?" the woman asked.

"No, there is another possibility!" Tendo Kikunojo said suddenly.

"What possibility?" another person asked.

"Tendo Kisara!" Tendo Kikunojo spat out a name.

"Tendo Kisara, the daughter of that damned traitor!" one person shouted. "But how did she get those things?"

"What if Tendo Kisara provided the address, and then those people took action?" Tendo Kikunojo said. "With her hatred for the Tendo family, she would absolutely be able to do such a thing!"

"That traitor's daughter actually dared to collude with outsiders!" Everyone present was furious.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. This matter has become a foregone conclusion, and no matter how much we resent it here, it will be of no avail. What we need to do now is to find a way for our Tendo family to get out of this predicament!" Tendo Kikunojo said with dignity.