"Hey, Xiao Lei?"
"If you don't come back soon, your mother and your sister will both die!"
A deep voice sounded from the receiver.
Qin Yi's footsteps, which had been in motion, abruptly stopped, his heart instantly tightening.
"Who are you? What have you done to my mother and my sister???"
"I'll give you half an hour. Come back, or prepare to collect their corpses!"
"Start the timer now!"
With that, the receiver emitted a dial tone, and the other party hung up.
Qin Yi was consumed by anxiety. The next second, he vanished from his spot.
Bystanders around felt a gust of wind, their vision blurred, as if something had zipped past!
But when they stopped to look, they found nothing!
Qin Yi poured the true energy within his dantian into his feet with all his might, heading home at full speed.
At home.
After calling Qin Yi, the Japanese man sat there, continuing to wait.
Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei had their hands and feet bound, their mouths gagged. They watched him make the call to Qin Yi, unable to do anything but feel anxious.
Time ticked by, and the sky had already darkened. The half-hour deadline was fast approaching.
Bang.
With a loud crash, the villa door was forcefully pushed open.
Qin Yi walked in.
The Japanese man, who had been sitting, instantly stood up.
"Mm, mmm..."
Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei, seeing Qin Yi, desperately wanted to speak, but their gagged mouths could only produce muffled sounds.
"Mom, Xiao Lei!!!"
Seeing them, Qin Yi rushed over.
The Japanese man stood in place, making no move to stop him.
Qin Yi reached Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei. Seeing that besides being bound and unable to move or speak, they had no physical injuries, his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally relaxed.
He then untied them and tore off the tape from their mouths.
"Xiao Yi!"
"Brother!"
As soon as they regained their freedom, they anxiously grabbed Qin Yi, their eyes filled with worry and fear as they looked at the Japanese man.
Zheng Shufen said, "Xiao Yi, he, he..."
Qin Yi then looked at the Japanese man and said reassuringly to the two women, "Mom, it's okay! You and Xiao Lei go into the room first. I'll handle the rest!"
"But, Brother..."
Qin Lei was about to say something worriedly but was interrupted by Qin Yi. "Don't worry, it'll be fine. Trust your brother!"
Qin Lei and Zheng Shufen finally stopped talking, got up, and walked towards the bedroom inside.
The Japanese man watched the entire scene without interference.
After the two had left, Qin Yi spoke first to the Japanese man, "Japanese man, you're from Bushido!"
"Bushido, Shadow!" the Japanese man uttered.
Qin Yi: "What do you want?"
"Yamamoto-kun, Oka Kenji, Mori Ki-kun... they all died by your hand, didn't they!"
Shadow stared at Qin Yi, his voice devoid of any emotion, saying, "You've killed so many of us in Bushido, you deserve to die!"
Qin Yi suddenly let out a cold laugh, his smile utterly undisguised, filled with disdain.
Shadow, seeing this, didn't mind and continued, "Qin Yi, you'll have to come with me!"
"Where to?"
"Come back with me, admit your mistakes, and accept punishment!"
Hearing this, Qin Yi couldn't help but almost laugh again.
However, before he could, Shadow added, "If you come with me obediently today, your mother and sister will be safe! If you dare to refuse, I guarantee your mother and sister will die a gruesome death!"
Swish.
The smile on Qin Yi's face vanished instantly, replaced by an endless chill.
At this moment, he desperately wanted to strike and eliminate the other party.
And he was confident he could do it with ease!
But Qin Yi hesitated. He ultimately didn't do it, and instead agreed, "Fine, I'll go with you!"
He could easily kill Shadow now, but what then?
Bushido was a faction, not just one person. If he killed one, another, and then a third would appear!
Qin Yi himself feared nothing, but Zheng Shufen, Qin Lei, and Han Xin were different!
He couldn't possibly guard them at all times, so Qin Yi's intention was to go with them to Bushido's stronghold.
He'd go all out and uproot this menace, Bushido, once and for all!
Shadow was slightly surprised by Qin Yi's swift agreement.
"You are a wise man. Please, this way!"
Shadow stepped aside, gesturing towards the door.
"Wait for me a moment, I need to say goodbye to my mom and sister!"
Qin Yi walked towards the inner room.
Shadow let him.
A short while later, Qin Yi said his goodbyes to Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei. Though they were extremely worried, after his repeated reassurances that he would be fine, they finally allowed him to leave.
Qin Yi followed Shadow out of the community and into a car. Shadow drove him back towards Bushido's base.
During the journey, Shadow did nothing to Qin Yi, as he was worried about Qin Yi escaping.
Because Shadow knew Qin Yi cared about the safety of Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei, he wouldn't dare to flee.
The car drove for a full three to four hours, until well past ten o'clock at night, before finally arriving at Bushido's base, a village nestled deep within the mountains.
Qin Yi was slightly surprised to find Bushido's headquarters set up so deep in the mountains.
Soon after, Shadow parked the car directly in front of the wooden house where Kawasaki Shinro resided.
"Get out!"
Shadow said, and was the first to alight.
Qin Yi pushed open the car door. As soon as he stepped out, he saw several Japanese men dressed in classic samurai attire.
Each of them held a sword, their gazes towards Qin Yi filled with hostility, anger, surprise, and disbelief.
Qin Yi swept his gaze over them with a neutral expression, his eyes finally settling on the man standing on the steps in front of the wooden house, wearing a black samurai outfit and wooden clogs.
After getting out of the car, Shadow bowed respectfully to the man and said, "Shinro-kun, this is Qin Yi! Yamamoto-kun, Oka Kenji, Mori Ki-kun, and others, all died by his hand!"
Kawasaki Shinro stood before the wooden house, scrutinizing Qin Yi from head to toe and back again. He then spoke, "Young man, you have impressive skills, to have killed so many experts of my Bushido! In Nan Province, you are unique!"
Qin Yi also sized up Kawasaki Shinro. Seeing Shadow's attitude towards him, he guessed that this man was likely the boss of Bushido!
So, he retorted with a smirk, "You flatter me! It's not my skills, it's that your Bushido members are too incompetent. I barely even felt like I made a move, and they were already dead!"
"Baka..."
Upon hearing this, a Bushido warrior nearby furiously cursed and moved to draw his sword.
"Taiyan-kun!"
Kawasaki Shinro called out to him, and the warrior reluctantly suppressed his rage, standing still.
Then, Kawasaki Shinro continued speaking to Qin Yi, "Qin Yi, the fact that you returned with Shadow-kun shows you don't want to be enemies with Bushido. You wish to resolve our conflict peacefully!"
"But you've killed so many of my Bushido members. This debt cannot be settled so easily!"
"To settle this account, you must show your sincerity!"