Chapter 157 Family

They hesitated, whether to continue executing Araki Yoji's mission or surrender to Araki Kamiko.

After all, Araki Kamiko was still nominally the head of the Araki clan at this point. Moreover, Araki Yoji was already dead, and they didn't need to risk their lives for a dead man.

They naively thought they still had a choice.

However, just as they were wavering, Chen Xiao casually released several wind blades, ending their lives.

In Chen Xiao's eyes, the lives of these scumbags weren't worth a penny!

"Looks like your family doesn't seem to welcome me."

Chen Xiao looked at Araki Kamiko and said calmly.

"Master..."

Araki Kamiko's face was filled with panic, not knowing what to say.

After pondering for a few seconds, she said, "They are them, I am me."

"Of course I know they are them, you are you."

Chen Xiao said lightly, "Let's go, take me to meet your family."

After saying that, Chen Xiao walked towards a car by the side of the road.

Araki Kamiko shook her head with a wry smile. What the Araki clan would face next was self-evident.

............

At the same time, inside the deep mansion of the Araki clan, many family elders gathered together, discussing something intensely.

A middle-aged man who looked like a blobfish said excitedly, "I just received a call from Yoji. He has taken care of the traitor Araki Kamiko, and that Hua country kid was also blown to death. This time, our Araki family can finally give an explanation to His Majesty the Emperor."

Hearing this, the entire conference room instantly fell silent.

Araki Kamiko... is dead?!

That also meant that an era of the Araki clan had completely ended!

The blobfish speaking was Araki Taku, Araki Yoji's father.

He himself didn't have much strength. In the family's council hall, he could only sit near the end.

But even this position near the end was because of Araki Yoji's connection.

He was benefiting from his son's position; otherwise, he wouldn't be qualified to enter this internal family high-level meeting at all.

And as soon as he finished speaking, Araki Rui, Araki Kamiko's father, immediately turned pale. In just over ten hours, he had experienced the entire process from heaven to hell.

Originally, he had to sit near the head of the table when attending such meetings.

But given that his precious daughter had become a traitor to the family and even the entire country, he could only sit in the last seat.

Moreover, this was likely the last high-level meeting he would attend.

As the father of a traitor, it wouldn't be long before someone in the family would make an issue of him and retaliate against him.

And his former supporters would also scatter with Araki Kamiko's death. It would be good enough if they didn't kick him when he was down.

This was the sorrow of a large family: no family affection, only competition!

However, he absolutely couldn't sit still and wait for death. Today was his last chance.

It wasn't to fight for power again. He would inevitably stay away from the core of power in the future; this was a foregone conclusion.

What he wanted to fight for was a chance to survive.

So when he heard Araki Taku's words, he immediately slammed the table and began to attack his third brother.

"This is too absurd! Araki Taku, who allowed you to decide to kill Kamiko without authorization?"

"Have you forgotten Kamiko's identity? Even if she really did something wrong, His Majesty the Emperor should judge her, not be solved by you through assassination!"

"What's more, it hasn't been determined whether Kamiko really betrayed the family and betrayed the Emperor. Kamiko is my daughter. It's not that I'm defending her, but based on my understanding of her, she would never do such a thing!"

Araki Rui said eloquently.

He said this just to exonerate his daughter.

Even if his daughter had really done something to betray the Emperor, now everything was dead and there was no proof.

As long as he insisted on this statement, he believed that everyone would not argue with a dead person.

In this way, he could get away unscathed.

"Kamiko, let me use you one last time to protect your family!"

He muttered silently in his heart, his eyes sweeping across the faces of everyone present, observing their reactions.

"Hehe, second brother, don't think we don't know what you're thinking!"

Araki Taku said with a sneer, "Do you really think I'm stupid? Araki Kamiko is the handmaiden of the gods, the head of the Araki clan. If there was no permission, how dare Yoji act without authorization?"

"To tell you the truth, the reason why Yoji killed the previous clan head was with our father's consent! Because the Hua country person she brought back was an extremely dangerous person. So as long as they could be killed, any means could be used!"

Araki Rui was stunned, and then shouted, "You're talking nonsense! If there was such a thing, how could I not know?"

"Of course you wouldn't know? What if you knew and tipped off your daughter?"

Araki Taku glanced at him arrogantly, and said with a fake smile.

"Moreover, according to the current information, it cannot be ruled out that you and your daughter colluded. So second brother, after the meeting, just wait to be investigated!"

Araki Rui was instantly enraged when he heard this, and cursed, "Baga yarou! Araki Taku, you bastard, I didn't expect you to dare to treat me like this! Over the years, haven't I been good enough to you? If it weren't for me, could your family have today's status?"

"Also, Araki Yoji, that mixed-up kid, raped the daughter of the chief of the Security Police Department. If I hadn't come forward to take care of it, he would have been killed long ago!"

At this moment, Araki Rui looked like a mad dog.

He had long expected that someone would take the opportunity to retaliate against him.

He just didn't expect it to come so quickly, and it was his third brother, who had always had a good relationship with him.

"Araki Rui, are you crazy! Yoji is the leading candidate for the new clan head! I warn you not to talk nonsense! Don't make up stories!"

"New clan head? Him?"

Araki Rui said through gritted teeth, "Don't even think about it. Let me tell you, the evidence of your son's crimes is in my hands. As long as I announce it to the public, he can just wait to spend the rest of his life in prison!"

After saying that, Araki Rui left the meeting angrily.

And Araki Taku was stunned in his seat, as if petrified.

He was completely panicked, and he didn't know what to do in the face of this situation!

Seeing that Araki Rui was about to leave the conference room, just then, a man dressed in traditional samurai clothes suddenly stood up and stopped him.

"Father-in-law, wait!"

The samurai chased after him.

"Hijikata, are you going to leave with me too?"

The samurai's name was Hijikata Juro, Araki Rui's son-in-law.

Of course, he wasn't Araki Kamiko's husband; he married Araki Rui's other daughter.

Seeing Hijikata Juro chasing after him, Araki Rui felt a little relieved, thinking that there were still people on his side in this family's upper echelons.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Hijikata Juro had already drawn his sword, and with a poof, it pierced through his heart.