novelraw Chapter 19: The Chizuru Family's Downtime
Chapter 19: The Chizuru Family's Downtime
The password for the metal briefcase had been known to Su Yuan for several hours, back when he was still at home.
Click~ After successfully entering the correct password, the exquisite metal briefcase opened directly.
Inside the briefcase was a jade-green jade box.
Inside the jade box was that five-hundred-year-old Tianshan snow lotus.
Strictly speaking, the jade box itself was also quite valuable, capable of isolating the inside from the outside and minimizing the loss of the snow lotus's medicinal potency as much as possible.
Picking up the jade-green jade box, Su Yuan felt a wave of icy coldness, as if he wasn't holding jade but rather an iceberg.
"Finally got it."
A smile appeared on Su Yuan's face.
Hadn't he waited six or seven hours at Yuan'an Hotel precisely for this five-hundred-year-old Tianshan snow lotus?
He stored away the jade box, but what about the metal briefcase? Su Yuan tossed it to the roadside.In the plan provided by the gray mirror, this metal briefcase absolutely had to be discarded because it contained a miniature tracking device installed inside.
Through the tracking device inside, the Chizuru family members could lock onto the briefcase's position.
"That should do it."
Only then did Su Yuan begin walking toward Jinshan Villa District.
Simultaneously, he started continuously reviewing and analyzing everything in his mind, checking for any omissions or gaps.
First, the appearance he had displayed from start to finish was entirely created through bone restructuring, vastly different from his true self—even his height and build were significantly altered.
Second, he hadn't left behind any biological evidence, such as fingerprints, hair, and so on.
As someone who had achieved Great Accomplishment Stage of Transforming Force, a being balanced across six dimensions, Su Yuan had extremely strong control over his body—he hadn't even left behind saliva droplets.
Let alone obvious things like fingerprints or hair.
On his way back to Jinshan Villa District, Su Yuan glanced at the time.
"In ten minutes, the three Chizuru family members waiting for the handover will realize something's wrong."
"Then they'll learn the Tianshan snow lotus has been intercepted."
Su Yuan silently thought to himself.
This was something they were bound to find out anyway.
Although that Chizuru Qi had never doubted Su Yuan's identity from start to finish.
But if the three waiting members couldn't get the snow lotus after a long delay, they would inevitably contact the family, and the family would then contact Chizuru Qi. With thorough communication among the three parties, the truth would naturally come to light.
......
Yuan'an Hotel, Room 6006.
Three members of the Chizuru family sat upright with serious expressions.
These three Chizuru family members were named Chizuru Kamikawa, Chizuru Takahashi, and Chizuru Tanaka.
Chizuru Kamikawa was the only Yin-Yang Master among them, while the other two, Chizuru Takahashi and Chizuru Tanaka, were Great Warriors.
"Once this mission ends and we deliver the snow lotus back, our Chizuru family's status is bound to rise significantly."
During the wait, Chizuru Takahashi and Chizuru Tanaka chatted casually.
The Chizuru family of Fusang Country was already a powerful force.
If their family's strongest member, that Great Yin-Yang Master Chizuru Ichiyo, could repair his injured foundation and subsequently take normal action, the Chizuru family's influence would certainly increase substantially.
At that time, all of them as family members would also rise along with the tide.
"Don't be careless."
"The snow lotus hasn't been secured yet."
Chizuru Kamikawa spoke up.
"That's true."
Chizuru Tanaka and Chizuru Takahashi exchanged glances.
Better safe than sorry—until the snow lotus was in their hands, they needed to remain cautious in everything.
Time passed.
Fifteen minutes went by quickly.
"What's going on?"
Chizuru Kamikawa frowned. Their scheduled meeting time with Chizuru Qi was fifteen minutes ago.
Considering that Chizuru Qi might have encountered some unexpected delay on the way, they had waited an extra ten minutes, but now another five minutes had passed and Chizuru Qi still hadn't arrived?
"Has Chizuru Qi run into trouble?"
Chizuru Kamikawa immediately stood up, thought for a moment, and then began contacting the family.
Two minutes later.
The Chizuru family back in Fusang Country provided a response.
"Chizuru Qi says he already handed the snow lotus over to us?"
Chizuru Kamikawa was bewildered. The snow lotus handed over to them? And this was according to Chizuru Qi?
The two Great Warriors beside him, Chizuru Takahashi and Chizuru Tanaka, also looked incredulous. The three of them had been in the agreed-upon hotel room this whole time—they hadn't even seen a hair of Chizuru Qi, let alone the snow lotus.
In a flash of insight, Chizuru Kamikawa took a deep breath.
He immediately began explaining to the family, even pulling in Chizuru Takahashi and Chizuru Tanaka to swear upon the honor of warriors and Yin-Yang masters.
That the three of them had never seen Chizuru Qi, much less received the Tianshan snow lotus.
With this explanation, the Chizuru family back in Fusang Country clearly became confused too, momentarily unsure who to believe.
A full ten minutes passed before the Chizuru family sent another response—
"Chizuru Qi says he went to Yuan'an Hotel half an hour ago, successfully entered the agreed-upon Room 6006, verified the code phrase with the contact inside, then after a brief conversation confirming the other party's identity was correct, handed over the snow lotus to them..."
Looking at the response from the family, Chizuru Kamikawa and the other two fell silent again.
Before Chizuru Kamikawa could speak, the Chizuru family back in Fusang Country sent another message—
"Chizuru Qi also says he has repeatedly verified that the contact's identity was definitely correct, and wonders if the contact currently communicating with the family might be impersonated by another faction..."
"Baka!" Anger surged in Chizuru Kamikawa's heart. That Chizuru Qi actually doubted their identities?
"I request a video call to verify identity authenticity!" Chizuru Kamikawa composed himself, suppressing his anger.
"Agreed." The Chizuru family immediately consented.
In fact, the Chizuru family also wanted to re-authenticate the contact's identity, since Chizuru Qi kept insisting he had found the correct contact.
If the contact Chizuru Qi found was correct, then what was the identity of the contact currently communicating with the family?
Soon, after video call verification, the Chizuru family confirmed that Chizuru Kamikawa and the other two contacts' identities were genuine.
With this premise established, everything could be re-examined through reasoning.
"Chizuru Qi said he entered Yuan'an Hotel, took the elevator to the sixth floor, then walked to Room 6006 in the left corner—wait, that's wrong. Room 6006 isn't in the left corner from the elevator."
As a Yin-Yang Master, Chizuru Kamikawa possessed powerful Mental Force and exceptional memory, realizing something was off almost immediately.
"I remember there's a separate suite to the left right after exiting the elevator, with room number 6009."
"Someone, someone replaced the room numbers, making Chizuru Qi enter the wrong room."
Chizuru Kamikawa immediately reported his speculation to the Chizuru family.
Three minutes later.
The Chizuru family sent another message.
The content of the message was a dynamic location tracking.
"The metal briefcase containing the snow lotus has a tracking device installed. Find this location, and you find the snow lotus."
"Remember, retrieve the snow lotus at all costs. If you can't retrieve it, destroy the snow lotus."
Reading the information sent by the family, Chizuru Kamikawa immediately stood up and, along with the two Great Warriors Chizuru Takahashi and Chizuru Tanaka, quickly headed toward the location shown by the tracker.
Ten minutes later.
The three of them found the metal briefcase discarded in the roadside greenbelt, completely empty inside.