With a dull sound of landing, the man in the car was tied up and thrown to the floor. He rolled several times in embarrassment before stopping.
Despite this, when he looked at the fierce-looking Inari group in front of him, the harshness in his tone remained unabated.
"I didn't expect that our Ashikawa Society would fall into your hands today."
"At this point, nothing can be said to help. However, since I am the second generation of the Ashikawa Society, I also have the dignity and pride of the second generation!"
"Come on, beat me and torture me. If I scream, I am no longer a man!"
"Damn it, why is this guy so tough-mouthed!"
There was an Inari-gumi cadre on the side who couldn't stand it, so he went up and gave him a kick.
"Oh hoo~"
The man groaned uncontrollably, his expression suddenly showed a hint of excitement, and he actively requested.
"Quick, keep going, harder!"
"Do you have any other props? Bring them up together. I can withstand it!"
Seeing this scene, Saionji Mirai and others who were watching on the side couldn't help but have a big question mark on their faces.
At this moment, a cadre from the Inari Group stepped forward and reported to Takaryu Saionji in a low voice.
"Team leader, this is what happened on the way back. The more we beat him, the happier he behaved."
"We suspect that he may be the kind of person who has masochistic tendencies. Ordinary methods may not be effective for him."
"Grandma, there is such a thing..."
Looking at the man lying on the floor with a look of enjoyment on his face, Saionji Takaryu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes slightly.
He couldn't help but ask Ye Shenkong.
"Yakami-kun, what should we do?"
"Please rest assured, Team Leader Xiionji." Yagami Sora responded calmly.
"For this special physique, of course I also have special interrogation methods."
Hearing this, Xiyuanji Guiryu suddenly smiled, raised his hand and gave a thumbs up to Yagami Kong, praising him.
"As expected of Lord Yagami, he has dabbled in such aspects——"
Suddenly, the smile on his face suddenly stopped.
Because he saw Yashen Kong pull out a shining sword from somewhere and hold it in his hand.
Just looking at the snow-white blade shining like a mirror, you can understand how sharp it is, as if it can cut through space.
Looking at the beautiful sword, Saionji Takaryu couldn't help but slowly opened his mouth.
Is this the special interrogation method that Mr. Yagami said?
It's a bit too violent!
For a moment, I couldn’t tell who was the gangster at all!
With the weapon in his hand, Ye Shenkong walked towards the man on the ground.
Seeing Ye Shenkong approaching step by step, the man did not panic at all. On the contrary, he showed a contemptuous smile and said mockingly.
"Hey, brother, don't you think you can scare me like this?"
"I know that according to the training of your Inari team, you can't do anything to me with that knife."
"And if you really want to threaten me, you might as well change a gun and come directly——"
Suddenly, the rest of the man's words were stuck in his throat.
Because at this moment, Ye Shenkong had already arrived in front of him, raising the sword in his hand condescendingly.
From those eyes, the man could not see any emotion at all, as if he was already a corpse in the eyes of the other person!
He... really plans to kill himself!
After realizing this, the man's breathing couldn't help but become stagnant.
He struggled to crawl behind him, trying to escape from Yashenkong, while trembling.
"Wait a minute, you...what do you want to do?"
"Stop it, you can't do this, I'm an important witness!"
Suddenly, the man thought of something and said quickly.
"By the way, don't you want to know what happened this time? I tell you, I can tell you everything!"
Seeing the indifferent Yagami Sora, the man became completely anxious and couldn't help roaring.
"You should ask, ask!"
However, Yashenkong didn't give him another chance to speak.
The life and death weapon in his hand was swung down mercilessly, and the snow-white blade turned into a white streak in the space.
The next moment, the blade of the knife accurately hit the man's cheek, giving him a big slap.
Under the surprised gazes of Saionji Takaryu and others, the man suddenly stopped wailing needlessly, his eyes became extremely empty, and he stared blankly at the ceiling.
Seeing this, Ye Shenkong put away his life-and-death policy with satisfaction, took out a small notebook, and began to interrogate.
"Name?"
"Miura Taro." The man responded mechanically.
"age?"
"43 years old."
"Profession?"
"He is the second generation head of the underworld organization Ashikawa Kai and manages several cities in the Kansai region."
"Kansai region?" Ye Shenkong frowned slightly, and then continued to ask.
"So, why did you show up in Nagoya?"
"To hunt the Inari-gumi." Miura Taro's expression was dull.
"Why are you hunting the Inari-gumi? Is there any conflict of interest between you and the Inari-gumi?" Yagami Sora asked.
"No."
"Then, why are you targeting the Inari group?"
"We received a huge sum of money, which was requested by the other party."
"Remuneration? Who hired you?"
"It's the palace secretary of the shrine, a man named Toyotomi Akito." Miura Taro said in a low voice.
"What!?"
Hearing this name, Yagami Sora didn't react at all. On the contrary, Saionji Mirai on the side screamed in surprise and couldn't help but retort.
"Wait a minute, how is this possible? How could it be Toyotomi Palace Secretary!"
"Miko of Saionji Temple, do you know this person?" Yagami asked curiously.
"Yes." Saionji Mirai barely controlled his emotions and nodded.
"Toyotomi Palace Priest...He is the Palace Priest of Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya."
After hearing this, Yagami Sora understood why Xiyuanji would be so rude in the future.
Atsuta Shrine.
This is no ordinary shrine, but the second largest shrine in Neon after Ise Jingu.
The palace minister here is a person who stands at the top of the entire Neon Shinto world. In terms of status alone, he may only be slightly lower than the palace minister of Ise Shrine and Takeda Hikaru, the captain of the 13th Division of Yafu.
It is unimaginable that this incident is actually related to such a person...
Miura Taro continued his sermon as he was minding his own business.
"That man ordered us to do everything. We just acted according to his orders."
"He would tell us the news about the Inari Group in advance, so we could set up an ambush along the Inari Group's route, and every time the Inari Group encircled us, we would also get the news in advance, so we could escape smoothly. "
Listening to the other party's narration, Xiionji Mirai's face became paler and he murmured.
"How could this happen... is it really Toyotomi Palace Secretary?"
"Could it be said that he is the one responsible for worshiping the gods..."
"Atsuta Shrine, right?"
Suddenly, an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of Ye Shenkong's mouth, and he said cheerfully.
"I see, that's what it is. I understand it completely."
He spoke to Saionji Mirai.
"Miko Saionji, could you please contact the Toyotomi Palace Priest now?"
"Tell him that I will visit Atsuta Shrine tomorrow morning."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Xiyuanji Mirai couldn't help but be startled, and then said with some doubts.
"Yakami-kun, shouldn't we rush there right now?"
"If the other party finds out that we already know what he has done, then maybe the other party will choose to escape overnight."
"Don't worry, he won't escape, because if my reasoning is correct, he is not the real culprit in this incident."
Ye Shenkong said firmly.
"What?"
Hearing this, Saionji Mirai's pretty face couldn't help but be filled with shock, and she couldn't help but ask.
"Yakami-kun, who is the real criminal?"
"Well, we have to go to Atsuta Shrine tomorrow to find out." Yagami said thoughtfully.
"However, if this is the case alone, it may not be enough for the real criminal to show up."
His tone paused for a moment, and then he continued.
"In this case, Saionji Temple Priestess, please help me to send a message to the palace minister."