Chapter 392: Talks (Part 3)

"Gongben, fire!"

Realizing their plot had been exposed, Watanabe Takumi made a split-second decision and roared.

Located in the building opposite, Gongben received the signal and pulled the trigger at the first possible moment.

The bullet pierced through the floor-to-ceiling window and struck the tabletop with pinpoint accuracy.

However, that cup of evidence coffee had already vanished from the tabletop a moment earlier.

Chen Che held the coffee in one hand and shoved it into Ji Xuan's arms; Ji Xuan caught it in a flurry, her body swaying violently, and she was pulled behind Chen Che along with her chair.

"Whoosh!"

Another bullet shot over, but this time it was not aimed at the table, but at Chen Che.

"Special Commissioner!"

Sensing the trajectory of the bullet, Ji Xuan let out a panicked shout.

"Pfft!"

The bullet shot into a body, blooming into a brilliant flower of blood.

For a moment, Watanabe Takumi, Ji Xuan, and the sniper Gongben were all stunned.

Izumaru Naomi's eyes widened even further, her face full of pain and disbelief.

Chen Che had grabbed Izumaru Naomi by the shoulders and pulled her in front of him, using her as a human shield against the gunfire.

The bullet struck Izumaru Naomi in the back and remained lodged inside her body.

"Naomi!"

Watanabe Takumi stood up abruptly and shouted.

At the same time, there was a loud crash.

Chen Che flipped the dining table over with one hand; the tableware and various delicacies on the table all smashed into Watanabe Takumi, and the overturned table acted more like a wall, blocking Watanabe Takumi's line of sight.

Through his scope, Gongben witnessed the situation inside the private room; the failure of his two shots made him even more cautious, and he gritted his teeth, quickly adjusted the focus, and aimed at Chen Che again.

"Bang!"

Sparks erupted from the muzzle, and the bullet shot out once more.

Chen Che remained unhurried; while flipping the table, he extended Izumaru Naomi forward again, the human shield effect taking hold once more as the bullet struck her thigh, causing blood to flow like a fountain.

"Damn it!"

Gongben was furious, but he no longer dared to fire rashly.

However, a black dot suddenly appeared in his scope, flying toward him at high speed.

"Snap!"

The scope was pierced through by the incoming black dot; Gongben reacted in time, which prevented him from losing a precious eye, but the corner of his eye was still grazed, and blood trickled down his cheek.

Gongben instinctively withdrew his gun and hid, panting heavily, his whole body trembling; he looked up, still shaken, and discovered a chopstick embedded in the wall of the rooftop stairwell.

"At this distance... to use a chopstick as a hidden weapon to attack me, and with such precision... even if this person is in the Heavenly Master Realm, his mastery of force and True Qi is too heaven-defying!"

Gongben slumped where he was, suddenly feeling very fortunate to have escaped with his life.

Inside the private room, Chen Che looked at Gongben, who was hiding on the rooftop, narrowed his eyes, and withdrew his gaze.

With a casual toss, he dropped Izumaru Naomi to the ground, and she let out a painful whimper.

Watanabe Takumi was squeezed into a corner by the overturned table, his body covered in food grease, feeling stifled to the extreme.

He kicked backward with his foot, his True Qi erupting, and regardless of everything else, he shattered the table and charged forward.

The exquisite dining table turned into powder, and the view before him suddenly cleared, but at this moment, Watanabe Takumi slammed on the brakes.

A chopstick was held straight out, just two centimeters from his throat; if he hadn't stopped in time just now, he would have collided with it and had his throat pierced through.

Chen Che held the chopstick in one hand, looked at Watanabe Takumi with a look of contempt, and coldly snorted: "First poisoning, then a sniper; you were quite well-prepared."

Watanabe Takumi stared fixedly at Chen Che, beads of cold sweat sliding down from his forehead, not daring to make the slightest move.

"... A misunderstanding, Special Commissioner Chen, believe me, this is absolutely a misunderstanding."

Watanabe Takumi squeezed out a fawning smile and said.

"A misunderstanding? Then that shout to fire just now wasn't yours?" Chen Che said unhurriedly.

Watanabe Takumi's brows twitched; he wanted to argue further, but he didn't know what to say.

Chen Che glanced at Izumaru Naomi lying on the ground: "Miss Izumaru, don't you intend to explain the matter of the coffee?"

Izumaru Naomi had been hit by two bullets; although neither was fatal, the piercing pain still made her almost faint.

However, hearing Chen Che's words at this moment, she suddenly gave a start.

That scene from just a moment ago was still echoing in her mind; she hadn't even reacted before Chen Che grabbed her to use as a human shield.

This decisiveness and ruthlessness made her shiver uncontrollably just thinking about it now.

This young man was too terrifying!

Ji Xuan stood up at this moment, her face full of anger: "Miss Izumaru, Mr. Watanabe, Special Commissioner Chen came to Dongying to discuss matters on the orders of the Sovereign of Xia. Not only do you lack sincerity for the talks, but you have now committed the act of assassinating a Special Commissioner; it is simply shameless to the extreme!"

"I will definitely report this matter back to Xia exactly as it happened, and this coffee will also be kept as evidence."

With things having reached this point and their advantage completely lost, Izumaru Naomi decided to stop playing dead; she straightened her waist and slowly stood up, smiling apologetically: "Special Commissioner Chen, Miss Ji, this really is a misunderstanding. Please be magnanimous; besides, aren't the two of you fine now?"

Hearing this, Watanabe Takumi finally reacted and asked in disbelief: "You clearly drank that coffee, why are you fine? That was a special drug developed by Shadow; even if you are in the Heavenly Master Realm, it should be useless!"

Izumaru Naomi's expression sank; she really wanted to bite this bastard to death—this was a complete confession!

Chen Che's lips curled into a smile: "Assistant Ji, did you record what Mr. Watanabe just said?"

"I did!" Ji Xuan nodded.

Watanabe Takumi didn't care: "Don't interrupt, tell me! How did you do it?"

"You have that much confidence in this damn thing of your Shadow's? Besides, who says I can't spit it out after drinking it?"

As he spoke, Chen Che inserted a Ghost Gate Needle into his stomach and spat out a mouthful of pitch-black coffee.

Watanabe Takumi was stunned: "This is impossible?! What kind of sorcery is this? This is absolutely impossible!"

Izumaru Naomi was also dumbfounded; she had not expected that Chen Che actually possessed such hidden abilities!

Looking at it this way, a tactic like poisoning was simply too childish and amateurish in front of him.

Ji Xuan's expression was dazed; she had originally thought that Chen Che was just as written in the files—possessing profound Martial Dao Cultivation and acting with swift and decisive resolution when handling matters.

But now it seemed that this young Special Commissioner appeared to have many unknown sides; at the very least, his abilities were definitely not limited solely to Martial Dao Cultivation.

Chen Che ignored Watanabe Takumi's hysteria and said, "Now, have Yamamoto Tomoya come to see me."

"I have already said it, you are not qualified! Xia person, do not think that just because you have some ability and have now caught us in a compromising position, we will go along with everything you say! This is in Japan, not your Xia!"

Even now, Watanabe Takumi believed that in Japan, on their own turf, nothing would happen, and he continued to shout and yell arrogantly.

Chen Che said coldly, "I also said, I did not come here to listen to you bark like a dog."

"Pfft!"

Chen Che drove the chopsticks through Watanabe Takumi's neck, perfectly avoiding the windpipe; it was not fatal, but Watanabe Takumi could forget about speaking again.

"Bang!"

After letting go, Chen Che followed up with a kick; Watanabe Takumi clutched his lower abdomen with both arms and fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.

Izumaru Naomi let out a cry of alarm, her eyes widening.

Ji Xuan also instinctively took a step back, once again shocked by the ruthlessness of this young Special Commissioner.

Chen Che looked at Izumaru Naomi and smiled: "Now, have Yamamoto Tomoya come to see me."

The friendly smile appeared as terrifying as a devil in Izumaru Naomi's eyes; she instinctively shuddered and immediately nodded, saying, "I will contact Leader Yamamoto right now!"

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