Edo Castle.
The steward of the Matsui family, after his call was hung up, immediately realized something was wrong. He hurried back to the council hall to report the situation to Matsui Taro.
Matsui Taro said expressionlessly, "It can be confirmed that Matsui Yusuke is dead."
"Have you found out who did it?"
A member of the Matsui family said, "We have found out. It was a family from Ryukyu Island. The young couple from this family set off from there some time ago, traveled north to Edo Castle, and finally clashed with Matsui Yusuke."
"Last night, Matsui Yusuke sent his subordinates to arrest the woman of this couple, which led to the woman's husband coming to their door. He killed seven or eight bodyguards in Matsui Yusuke's mansion. Last night, he took a yacht south under the cover of darkness and arrived at Ryukyu Island at dawn today."
"After killing six Metri warriors involved in the patrol, he then sailed his yacht to China."
"Their attitude and purpose are very clear."
The council hall instantly became chaotic, with everyone criticizing Chen Jinzhao in a torrent of words.
"Damn it!"
"How dare someone kill the heir of my Matsui family in defiance of public opinion? If such a person is not severely punished, where will the dignity of the Matsui family lie?"
"We implore you, sir, to order the capture of this desperate criminal and bring him to justice in Edo!"
"I agree!"
"..."
The voices of support rose one after another, never ceasing.
Matsui Taro pressed his hands down, and the council hall instantly fell silent. He said indifferently, "Contact the Metri military base and tell them they must capture him alive. You are right, there is no need for mercy when dealing with such a person."
His order was passed down layer by layer.
A vast net was silently being cast, about to ensnare Chen Jinzhao.
On the boundless sea, only a solitary yacht was sailing.
Chen Jinzhao leaned on the railing, gazing into the distance, his mood becoming increasingly agitated.
His intuition told him that the footsteps of danger were getting closer and closer. It seemed that returning to China safely was a pipe dream.
His thoughts remained the same as before.
It didn't matter if he died, but Yamanashi Chiho and Yamanashi Toru could not die, and his child must not be stillborn.
However, Chen Jinzhao could not think of a solution.
Just as he was at a loss, Yamanashi Toru came out of the room and stood beside Chen Jinzhao.
"What are you thinking about?" Yamanashi Toru asked.
Chen Jinzhao shook his head, unwilling to tell Yamanashi Toru about their current predicament, fearing he would be worried.
"It's nothing, you don't need to worry."
Yamanashi Toru said with a wry smile, "You say it's nothing, but Chiho has already told me what happened. If I'm not mistaken, the pursuers should be on their way. With the speed of Metri warships and aircraft, they can catch up in less than ten minutes. The yacht is still too slow."
Chen Jinzhao looked at Yamanashi Toru in surprise.
Yamanashi Toru lit a cigarette and said with some emotion, "My ancestors were high-ranking officials of the Ryukyu Dynasty. Since the great upheaval at the end of the 19th century, Ryukyu has become a vassal state of Touye. My ancestors devoted themselves to restoring the Ryukyu Dynasty, and eventually died in regret after repeated failures. Do you know why Chiho's parents died? Because they also devoted themselves to restoring the Ryukyu Dynasty."
They were considered unstable factors.
So the Metri soldiers arrested them and then cruelly murdered them.
"Since then, I knew that my ancestors' wish was impossible to achieve, so I never mentioned these things to Chiho," Yamanashi Toru sighed.
In Yamanashi Toru's words, this was completely impossible.
Why let future generations tie themselves down to this?
Chen Jinzhao did not know why Yamanashi Toru brought this up. Yamanashi Toru continued with emotion, "Metri is too powerful, so powerful it's despair-inducing. Any nation that tries to overthrow Metri has turned to dust."
"There will be a day," Chen Jinzhao suddenly said.
Yamanashi Toru looked at Chen Jinzhao in surprise. Chen Jinzhao said again, "History will return to its correct course."
Chen Jinzhao came from the Chinese military and knew about some of China's plans.
Once a war broke out in China's southeast direction, China would simultaneously deal with the Metri bases located on the archipelago.
That day should not be far off.
Yamanashi Toru hesitated to speak, then after a long pause asked, "Why are you so sure?"
Chen Jinzhao turned to look at Yamanashi Toru, "Didn't Chiho tell you about my identity?"
Yamanashi Toru shook his head blankly.
He only knew that Chen Jinzhao had regained his memory, but not his specific identity.
Chen Jinzhao chuckled, "It seems she didn't tell you because she was afraid of worrying you. I used to be a general in China, named Chen Jinzhao. Three years ago, I was shot down by Xinluo military aircraft while on a mission and was then rescued by you."
Yamanashi Toru's pupils contracted sharply.
Trembling all over, he said, "You, you are China's Zhulong?!"
"You know me?" Chen Jinzhao asked with great interest.
Yamanashi Toru first shook his head, then nodded again. "I've heard your story. Your life can be described as magnificent and moving. I've thought about your identity before, and considered many possibilities, but I never imagined you were Zhulong."
For a moment.
The old man became somewhat agitated.
He thought of something else and said to Chen Jinzhao, "Then you absolutely cannot die. I must think of a way for you to survive."
"No need to trouble yourself. There is no place for us to hide in this vast ocean. I am now going to contact the Chinese military and ask for their help to escape this predicament," Chen Jinzhao said. Humans were too insignificant in the face of the vast sea, and also in the face of absolute powerful modern weaponry.
Only with China's intervention was there a glimmer of hope for survival.
Hearing this, Yamanashi Toru said no more. This was already the only method left.
Chen Jinzhao first sent a distress signal to the Chinese frequency using the yacht's wireless equipment, and then dialed the number of the Chinese military headquarters. However, it was not easy to get through to the military headquarters, especially since the number Chen Jinzhao was using was registered in Touye.
The call was not connected for a long time.
Even worse, China did not respond after receiving Chen Jinzhao's radio signal, clearly indicating they did not intend to intervene.
In desperation, Chen Jinzhao could only turn to contact Yu Mengzhi.
Chen Jinzhao still remembered her number clearly; he would never forget it. He took a deep breath, dialed a series of numbers, and pressed the call button.
At that moment.
Yu Mengzhi, who was holding a meeting with top executives of the group, noticed her phone on the table vibrate, displaying an unknown number with Touye as the originating location.
She instinctively reached out to press the red button.
Before her finger could touch the button, Yu Mengzhi suddenly thought of something and her body trembled slightly.
The originating location was Touye, could it be him?