The night was deep, and a sudden cold wind started, howling by the ear, like the sound of a horn announcing the arrival of deep winter. The coldest period for Jiangcheng was about to begin.
In the silent alley, Iwakami Shigehiro stood with his hands behind his back, as if speaking to the air, "How's the situation?"
"Swish!"
A shadow appeared before him, kneeling on one knee, and replied, "Xiao Feng is skilled with a dagger, his reaction speed is incredibly fast. If we fight one-on-one, we're probably not his match, but he'll find it hard to keep us either."
"Keep talking," Iwakami Shigehiro said expressionlessly.
The shadow promised with a nod and continued, "Aside from his prowess, Xiao Feng is also exceedingly cautious. To take him down, we must use all our strength."
"Oh?" Iwakami Shigehiro seed intrigued and smiled, "What's the basis of this conclusion?"
"At the ti, the four of us fled in four directions. I even deliberately slowed my pace to lure Xiao Feng, intending to create an opportunity to target the people in the villa," the shadow explained. "Yet, after chasing for a distance, he imdiately turned back, proving he's not reckless."
"Very good!" Iwakami Shigehiro praised, then sneered, "Lead the way, I'll et him myself."
"Yes!" The shadow lowered his head and responded, then vanished into the alley like a phantom.
Iwakami Shigehiro unclenched his fist, looking at the earthy yellow jade pendant, and murmured to himself, "The revival of the Iwagami Clan starts tonight, Master, I will fulfill your last wish."
With that, his figure flashed, disappearing from the spot like the previous shadow.
The alley remained quiet, the cold wind rampaging through as if no one had ever appeared.
When are people most likely to lower their guard?
The obvious answer is after surviving a calamity.
Iwakami Shigehiro reckoned that after the recent attack, Xiao Feng would never expect him to strike again so soon.
This is an opportunity, to catch the adversary off guard while he is relaxed!
...
In the Jinyue Garden upscale villa area, two patrolling security guards smoked lazily as they walked along the asphalt road.
A middle-aged security guard with a face full of pockmarks took a fierce draw, exhaling smoke, "You just can't compare yourself to others, people sleep cozy in bed while we're freezing outside; it's truly unfair!"
The younger-looking security guard beside him comforted, "That's their good fortune from a past life, you can't envy that. Maybe we were bandits in our past lives, that's why we're working as security guards now."
"Drop it!" The middle-aged guard retorted indignantly, "A young lad like you, always talking like a sage, spouting fate and destiny nonsense, don't you find it kind of defeatist?"
"Where was your ambition, at my age?" The young guard flicked his cigarette butt into a trash can, hands in pockets, asking.
"Hey, you won't believe it, I really had grand dreams back then. You know what I wanted to do?" The middle-aged guard suddenly perked up, ready to boast.
Their voices drifted on the wind, neither noticed shadows fleeting past them, as if blending into the darkness.
"Is this the place?" The ninja who spoke with Xiao Feng pointed at the villa.
Iwakami Shigehiro nodded, whispered, "Soon I'll charge in from the front, you each break in from window one, two, and three. Rember, don't kill anyone, dead n are worthless."
The four nodded silently to show they understood.
However, just then, a voice sounded, "Taking a stroll at night, didn't expect to encounter five minor nuisances, what bad luck!"
The voice was low, magnetic, and laid-back, using Chinese.
Iwakami Shigehiro and his companions looked up towards the villa's peak, seeing Xiao Feng sitting there with a slight smile, as if he knew they'd co.
"Oh, here we et again." Seeing the only unmasked person, Iwakami Shigehiro, Xiao Feng imdiately recognized him as the driver he hijacked that night and remarked, "You must be Iwakami Shigehiro?"
Considering Su Yuzhuo's "childhood sweetheart" ntion earlier, it wasn't hard to guess. Now reflecting, Iwakami Shigehiro's appearance on the Jiangxin Bridge that night was likely to save Su Yuzhuo.
However, Xiao Feng couldn't understand why the Devil's Concentration Camp wanted to kill Su Yuzhuo, yet inford Iwakami Shigehiro in advance to save her. What was their purpose?
After his identity was revealed by Xiao Feng, Iwakami Shigehiro's expression changed, not because Xiao Feng recognized him, but because Su Yuzhuo had stated her position to stand with Xiao Feng.
After a mont's silence, Iwakami Shigehiro grimaced and said, "It seems your relationship with Oto-chan is better than I'd imagined."
It took Xiao Feng a whole ten seconds to realize who 'Oto-chan' referred to.
No choice, the cultural differences were too great.
For a Huaxia person, the most heard would be things like sweet sauce, chili sauce, or mustard, suddenly hearing 'Oto-chan,' one might think it's a new condint.
"Do it!" Iwakami Shigehiro ordered decisively with no nonsense, initiating the breakthrough.
No sooner said, the four ninjas moved simultaneously, vanishing into the nightti.
This was part of the 'Escape Technique' essential for ninjas, rather than an indication of freakish speed.
Xiao Feng suddenly stood up, shouted, "I've lived here less than three days, and you're thinking of a demolition spree, truly delusional!"
Below, Iwakami Shigehiro frowned, watching Xiao Feng holding a trash can in one hand and a water dipper in the other. Though unclear about his plan, it surely wasn't good.
Full of doubt, Xiao Feng placed the dipper in the trash can, then lifted it like watering a vegetable garden.
White powder quickly dispersed in the wind, a bit like salt, but its scent indicated otherwise.
"Li!" Iwakami Shigehiro recognized the powder from its texture, quickly identifying it.
Looking back at his four subordinates, they were no longer able to hide, with different parts of their body covered in li, conspicuous at night.
Xiao Feng kept flinging li, eventually overturning the entire bucket, slapping its bottom with a resonant "bang bang."
The four ninjas retreated under the li assault, their bodies continuously shedding white li powder, looking as if they had special effects.
Xiao Feng looked up at the night sky, laughed, "See, even the wind is helping , showing how unwelco you minor nuisances are in Huaxia."
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