Chapter 396: A Place No One Knows

"My name is Chen Che, and I am the Special Commissioner for this incident, here specifically to handle your matter."

Chen Che said with a smile.

"Oh."

Lin Qingye sat up a bit straighter and asked, "Then can I leave here now?"

Chen Che looked toward Yamamoto Tomoya.

Yamamoto Tomoya laughed: "Not yet... the investigation into the matter still needs some time."

Lin Qingye turned her head back: "Then make it as quick as possible."

Chen Che said to Yamamoto Tomoya: "Leader Yamamoto, I would like to speak with President Lin alone."

"No problem."

Yamamoto Tomoya beckoned to the two girls in kimonos, and all three left the room.

Chen Che walked through the gaps between the clutter on the floor and arrived in front of Lin Qingye.

Lin Qingye slumped on the sofa and looked up at him, her eyes full of indifference: "There is a wiretap here... you can't say whatever you want."

Chen Che did not reply, but instead took the Ghost Gate Needle from his bosom and presented it to Lin Qingye: "Do you recognize this?"

Lin Qingye's eyes lit up instantly, and a strange luster welled up in her pupils: "Are you..."

"Shh!"

Lin Qingye was emotionally agitated and almost shouted out, but Chen Che stopped her in time.

However, perhaps it was because she had been locked up for too long, or perhaps it was the joy of recognizing each other for the first time.

Lin Qingye lunged from the sofa onto Chen Che, hugging him tightly like an old tree with tangled roots.

"I finally saw someone from home! Ah!!!!"

Lin Qingye shrieked, almost suffocating Chen Che against her chest.

However,

Chen Che's face was buried in Lin Qingye's surging bosom, which was large enough to be placed on a table, yet he felt not a shred of happiness or joy.

Because this person seemed not to have bathed in a long time, and a moldy smell permeated her body, just like a sprouting potato.

"Calm down! Calm down!"

Chen Che used all his might to push Lin Qingye off his body.

Lin Qingye stood on the sofa, jumping up and down: "I've wanted to see you for a long time; I didn't expect us to recognize each other in this form, really... Ah! I'm too excited! I've been locked up for too long and lost my composure, don't mind it!"

Chen Che sniffed and smiled: "I didn't expect it to be in this way and occasion either."

Lin Qingye wiped the potato chip crumbs on her hands haphazardly onto her pajamas, sniffed her own sleeve, and smiled embarrassedly: "Sorry, I haven't bathed or washed my hair for several days... Why don't you wait for me a few minutes, I'll take a bath and then we can talk!"

As she spoke, Lin Qingye jumped off the sofa and ran toward the bathroom.

Chen Che pulled her back: "No need, I came mainly to check on your situation; there is nothing special to say."

Lin Qingye grinned: "I'm fine, doing great! Except for wearing this thing..."

She lifted her right foot and pulled up her pant leg; there was an Electronic Shackle on her right ankle.

"Other than it being inconvenient to move, everything else is fine." Lin Qingye added: "I am usually very clean; it's only like this now because they have kept me locked up for too long. If I don't disgust them like this, I feel stifled!"

Chen Che smiled: "It won't be for much longer. Since I have come, I will take you back to Xia as soon as possible."

"That is truly great! Our family is finally going to be complete!"

Lin Qingye said in high spirits.

Chen Che paused and asked: "Oh right, I want to know, when you were trading with the Takiji Group, who was the person you dealt with?"

"Are you going to investigate the Takiji Group?" Lin Qingye blinked her large eyes, looking at Chen Che.

"Yes." Chen Che nodded.

"Akiyama Minako, the current president of the Takiji Group, the daughter of Chairman Akiyama Fumio."

Lin Qingye thought for a moment and added: "But I suggest you start with Akiyama Tsuyoshi. He is Akiyama Minako's younger brother, a playboy; it is easier to deal with him."

Chen Che nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Lin Qingye sat cross-legged on the sofa and smiled: "Actually, you could ask my assistant, Ji Xuan, these same questions; there is no need to ask me at all."

"I just wanted to talk to you about something."

"But there is a wiretap here; is it okay for us to talk about these things so openly?"

"If they can't find out, I'll just have to investigate it myself. Even in front of Yamamoto Tomoya, if I want to investigate him, he must obediently cooperate."

"Oh, that makes sense."

Chen Che and Lin Qingye exchanged words, seemingly having endless topics to discuss, but Chen Che still had proper business to attend to and could not stay long, so after chatting for a while, he prepared to leave.

"Let's stop here, I should go."

Chen Che smiled at Lin Qingye, "Rest assured, it won't be long. When I come next time, it will be to take you home."

Lin Qingye nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

Chen Che left. Lin Qingye saw him to the door, but because of the electronic shackle, she could not go any further, so she stood at the doorway waving at Chen Che. She only returned to the room after Chen Che had completely disappeared from sight.

She stood barefoot on the wooden floor, covering her face with both hands, head bowed, recalling the scenes from just moments ago, and sighed inwardly: "Is this the Junior Martial Brother?! He is too handsome! Martial Aunt, you have treated me well, actually letting the Junior Martial Brother come to save me... I should have bathed more often."

Lin Qingye suddenly raised her head, her eyes flashing with a strange and firm luster. She jogged into the bathroom, and before long, the sound of a shower could be heard.

The two girls in kimonos looked at each other, thinking, has this young lady finally reached her limit and decided to bathe? Or has the sun risen in the west?

………

Just like when he arrived, Chen Che walked out of the Mingzhi Shrine under the escort of Yamamoto Tomoya.

Ji Xuan had been waiting outside the shrine for a long time. Seeing Chen Che come out, she immediately went up to him: "Special Commissioner."

Chen Che nodded at Ji Xuan, then turned to look at Yamamoto Tomoya: "Leader Yamamoto, thank you for today, I will be heading back now."

Yamamoto Tomoya nodded: "Special Commissioner Chen, get some good rest."

Ji Xuan opened the car door, and Chen Che sat inside.

Watching the vehicle drive away, the smile on Yamamoto Tomoya's face stiffened. He took out his phone and dialed an internal number: "Hello, Mr. Saito, Chen Che plans to investigate the Takiji Group. You may have your people act according to the plan and wait for the right moment."

………

In the car.

Ji Xuan handed over a thick file folder from the passenger seat: "Special Commissioner, this is what you wanted, all the information regarding the Takiji Group."

Chen Che took it and pulled out the documents inside, checking them page by page: "Not bad, very complete."

"I didn't encounter any obstacles while collecting these things. I think the Shadow Organization doesn't seem to care that we are investigating the Takiji Group."

Ji Xuan stated her opinion.

Chen Che looked down at the data and said: "Either they really don't care, or they aren't afraid of me seeing these things."

"Right, have you managed to book an appointment with the people from the Takiji Group? Especially Akiyama Minako." Chen Che remembered something and asked.

Ji Xuan shook her head with a look of regret: "No... anyone in the Takiji Group with even a little bit of power refuses to meet with you. As for Akiyama Minako... I couldn't even get to see her."

"That is within my expectations."

Chen Che pulled out a sheet of paper and said in surprise: "The Takiji Group is hosting a cocktail party tomorrow night?"

"That's correct."

Ji Xuan said: "It is the engagement cocktail party for the Takiji Group chairman, Akiyama Fumio, and his seventh wife."

Chen Che raised an eyebrow: "Seventh?"

Ji Xuan nodded: "Yes."

"That old lecher."

Chen Che cursed, an idea forming in his mind, and stuffed the document back into the file: "Find a way to get an invitation to the cocktail party; we'll go join the fun tomorrow night."

"Understood."

Ji Xuan asked again: "Then are we going back to the hotel now?"

Chen Che glanced at the time and looked behind the car again. After confirming no one was following, he said: "Don't go back... go to a place no one knows about."

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