“Go! Hurry up!”
“What are you dawdling for? Looking for a beating?”
“Ah! Don’t, don’t hit me…”
With the kicks and punches of the Yamaguchi-gumi members urging them on, over two thousand people swarmed into the basement.
“This shrine has such a large basement!” Muto muttered quietly as he followed Bai Ye.
Not just him, but almost all the Yamaguchi-gumi members and the thousand captured individuals were shocked.
Most of them had been to the ‘Hall of Heroes’ before, but they never imagined there was such a large underground entrance in the central exhibition hall.
What was down there?
Why were they captured?
The underground passage was wide and deep, nearly a hundred meters below ground. The subsequent passage became flat, leading to a vast, expansive mega-basement.
The entire basement was wider than two football fields and thirty to forty meters high, with giant pillars spaced far apart.
With over two thousand people pouring in, there was more than enough space, like an underground world!
The chairman of the Yamaguchi-gumi also entered the basement, surrounded by his members.
“Where is this place?”
Even he, the well-traveled chairman of the Yamaguchi-gumi, was deeply shocked by the massive underground structure. Was this a military base? Or a research facility?
“Chairman, we haven’t found the personnel for the handover.”
“Not here either…”
Several subordinates rushed over to report to the Yamaguchi-gumi chairman. The chairman frowned, feeling something was amiss. However, since it was a cooperation with high-level individuals, he couldn’t quite pinpoint what was wrong.
So, he took out his phone and sent a message to a certain high-level contact. Soon, he received a reply: Wait at your current location.
What was this? The Yamaguchi-gumi chairman was somewhat displeased but could only endure it. Although the Yamaguchi-gumi was still renowned, compared to decades ago, they no longer held the same deterrent power over the Japanese government.
On the other side of the crowd, Bai Ye slightly tilted his head and looked at the distant wall ahead, a faint smile on his face.
“Brother Bai, don’t you feel something is off?” Muto said in a low voice next to him.
Nearby, the girls they were guarding, the patrons, and the two Yamaguchi-gumi members carrying their fallen brothers cast furtive glances at him.
You just noticed? The biggest oddity is right beside you!!!
Suddenly, Bai Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly, sending a chill down their spines, and they immediately averted their gaze.
Bai Ye said slowly, “Indeed, something is off.”
“I also sense a hint of danger…” Muto looked around uneasily. Hearing Bai Ye’s feeling, he became even more certain.
“Brother Bai, you said…” Muto turned his head, only to find that Bai Ye, who had been right beside him, had vanished.
“Brother Bai??” Muto was stunned. Where did he go?
He left? He’s gone?
The girls, patrons, and those two Yamaguchi-gumi members turned back in surprise, only to find that Bai Ye was indeed gone!
The three girls and two patrons, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, found their hearts clenching again. What should they do now? They were troubled once more.
As for those two Yamaguchi-gumi members, they were conflicted. Should they shout for help? Report this situation to their boss? But he wasn’t far. What if he suddenly returned from nearby?
The two exchanged a look, and then, with immense tacit understanding, continued dragging the bodies of their ‘good brothers,’ maintaining their silence…
Clang! Clang!
Just as the vast crowd began to murmur with noisy discussions, the sounds of iron gates opening came from a dimly lit wall, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.
“Wuwu~”
“Wuwu!!”
On the other side, Zheng Jiao and Xu Si Si, still gagged, took advantage of the black-clad guards being distracted by the commotion in the distance. They exchanged glances and quietly crouched down, attempting to move.
Suddenly, a pair of hands landed on their shoulders, scaring them half to death. They turned back in terror, only to see a handsome face with a charming smile.
“Ye, wuwu!!!”
The two girls’ eyes widened. The fear and terror in their hearts instantly vanished, replaced by surprise and elation!
Bai Ye let out a soft hush, raised his hand, and tore off the cloth from their mouths, then untied the ropes binding their hands. It was clear these two had been much harder to handle than the others, thus receiving this special treatment.
“Brother Ye!!! Wuwuwu…”
“Brother Ye!!”
Tears streamed down the faces of the two girls as they clung tightly to Bai Ye’s side, not daring to leave.
“Hey!!” Several Yamaguchi-gumi members nearby snapped back to attention and shouted. Other Yamaguchi-gumi members looked over!
Zheng Jiao and Xu Si Si’s faces instantly turned pale. ‘What should we do?’ They looked nervously at Bai Ye, but saw him still smiling faintly.
“It’s nothing.”
Bai Ye’s tone was calm, even a bit cold, but it warmed their hearts.
“Idiot!! You person from Great Xia, you’re not one of our Yamaguchi-gumi!” The surrounding Yamaguchi-gumi members glared with hostility, preparing to attack together, when suddenly another loud ‘thump’ echoed.
The passage they had entered through had several large gates descend, sealing off the exit tightly, not even a mouse could get out!
“Hahaha!!!”
A laugh, both maniacal and lewd, and quite unpleasant, came from the iron gate that had opened in the dark.
*Ding!*
The dark iron gate was suddenly illuminated by a strong light, and a figure slowly emerged from it.
His build was strange, with small limbs, a round, bulging belly, almost no neck, and a large head.
He had a super large mouth, just two holes for a nose, a pair of large, glistening eyes, and his skin was covered in spots and bumps!!!
To put it nicely, he looked like a mythical toad; to put it less kindly, he looked like a common toad!