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A $900 million chick! Here I come, Old Tang!
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Lu Mingfei was unaware that the Snake-Headed Eight Family had issued a bounty on Erii at first. After all, the Snake-Headed Eight Family's bounties mainly targeted Japanese yakuza gangs, and he didn't have any contact with those people, so he had no way of knowing about it.
It was Su Enxi who called him and told him.
"I'll take a call."
Lu Mingfei said something to Erii, then parked the car on the side of the road and took out his phone to answer a call.
As soon as the call connected, Su Enxi shouted, "Hey, Mr. Lu, something big has happened with the Snake-Headed Eight Families in Japan, did you know?"
This concerns the Snake Clan, and something big has happened... Lu Mingfei glanced at Erii in the back through the rearview mirror and asked, "What is it?"
“The head of the Uesugi family, Erii Uesugi, has suddenly disappeared, and the Uesugi family is now searching for her all over Japan like madmen,” Su Enxi said. “They have even put a bounty on the yakuza, offering 10 billion yen to find their Uesugi family head.”
Lu Mingfei, holding his phone, pondered for a moment without speaking.
It has been 36 hours since he abducted Erii. The Hebi family is indeed getting anxious. Can Natsumi take action against the Aoyama Charity School now?
"Hey, hey, hey? Young Master Lu, why aren't you saying anything?" Su Enxi asked, "Did you kidnap Uesugi Erii?"
Lu Mingfei immediately denied it three times in a row: "I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense."
Erii was startled by the woman's words and looked at the phone in Lu Mingfei's hand.
"I was just asking casually, why are you making such a fuss, Young Master Lu?"
Su Enxi said jokingly, "But speaking of which, Uesugi Erii is quite good-looking and has a decent status. She's barely a match for our Young Master Lu. Being taken away by Young Master Lu is Uesugi Erii's good fortune..."
"President Su, are you trying to kill me here? We have no grudges against each other, and I haven't done anything to wrong you, have I?" Lu Mingfei immediately hung up the phone without hesitation, and then looked at Erii.
At such a close distance, whether the phone's audio is on or off makes no difference to Erii...
Fortunately, Erii remained calm and composed, as if she hadn't heard anything at all.
Lu Mingfei explained awkwardly, "My friend, she just likes to talk nonsense, she has some mental issues."
Erii nodded calmly and wrote, "I understand."
Good that you understand. Long live understanding!
Lu Mingfei dialed Su Enxi's number again and said, "The signal was bad just now. Is there anything else?"
Su Enxi said, "Oh, yes, yes."
The arrest warrants issued by the Sheqi Hachike seem to be trapped on the Japanese internet; I suspect they have their own internet control system monitoring the entire network.
"Young Master Lu, if you reveal anything online, the Snake Clan might actually track you down through the internet."
Full network monitoring? Lu Mingfei's eyelids twitched. "Will phone calls be monitored? What about our previous email exchanges...?"
He knew that the internet and cell phone signal were not the same thing.
"I cleaned up the emails I sent to you, so you didn't just resend them randomly, did you?"
"No, it's mostly phone calls."
“Then it’s alright.” Su Enxi said, “Telephone monitoring is more difficult than the internet. The internet leaves a trace, but with telephones, you can only do so if you can lock onto a specific phone number or user. So as long as you don’t say anything inappropriate on Japanese websites, you don’t need to worry.”
"Understood, thank you for the information."
"You're too kind, Young Master Lu."
Chapter 106 will hurt a lot, just bear with it.
Lu Mingfei considered for a moment and said, "The Snake Clan is looking for you; they value you highly."
While it's best not to mention the Snake-Headed Eight Families in front of Erii, bringing it up could raise another issue—Eri's lineage.
We've been playing for two days now, so it's time for a deeper exchange and understanding.
At this point, Lu Mingfei was in a dilemma. He had invested so much in Uesugi Erii, and it would be a huge loss if he didn't make a good return on his investment.
Judgment is far from enough. There is a difference between Dragon King-level Word Power and Super Word Power. Look at the Eight Dragon Kings. Even the strongest next-generation species cannot replace one of them. This is a matter of level.
If helping Erii stabilize her bloodline only benefits the Snake Clan, then it's a huge loss... Who says suffering a loss is a blessing? Lu Mingfei will definitely make him transfer 100 yuan to him. Isn't suffering a loss a blessing? I'll let you suffer more blessings.
If the deal really goes through, then Lu Mingfei has indeed brought good fortune to the other party. Having learned his lesson, they might be more careful next time...
Erii wrote, "Erii knows, but Erii wants to stay a few more days before going back."
“Your bloodline…” Lu Mingfei sighed, “Let’s talk about it when we get back. Where else do you want to go for fun?”
It's getting late, and the rain is getting lighter, but I don't know if it will stop tomorrow. If it doesn't, Erii will have to wait until she returns to Tokyo in a few days to go to Disneyland.
“Let’s go back and play games,” Erii wrote.
"it is good."
Lu Mingfei drove back to the hotel, thinking he was going to play games, but Erii wrote first: "Erii's bloodline can last for a few more days, no problem."
She has a clear understanding of her own condition. Playing for a week is a bit of a limit, but it should be fine.
As long as you don't use the power of words.
"It's good that you know your own situation." Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't the Snake Clan offer you a permanent solution?"
The reason why the Snake Clan did not provide a permanent solution can be guessed.
A hybrid with a stable bloodline generally means a low proportion of blood. For hybrids that rely on dragon blood to activate their incantations, the higher the proportion of dragon blood, the stronger the incantation effect.
The Snake-Headed Eight Families may have tried but failed, or they may have only chosen to help Erii in the short term—that way, Erii would be firmly in the hands of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and she would be an Erii with a high bloodline ratio and powerful Word of Power... Human hearts are too complicated, anything is possible, it's all the system's fault for corrupting me.
Erii shook her head slightly at Lu Mingfei, looking blank, and wrote, "Erii doesn't know."
She only knew a little about bloodlines and couldn't make a concrete judgment about her family's thoughts, nor did she care about it.
I didn't know that... So, can I try to pry open the corner of the wall?
Lu Mingfei said, "Mixed-blood types with uncontrolled bloodlines are very dangerous. It's quite normal for the Snake Clan to choose to heavily guard dangerous mixed-blood types..."
Lu Mingfei told Erii about the dangerous hybrid race, and Erii listened attentively.
She knew she had a health problem, but no one had ever mentioned it to her, what the specific problem was or what situation she should have faced.
However, after listening, she was no longer so confused.
So that's just how it is.
As Lu Mingfei saw the confusion on her face gradually disappear, he immediately had a possible idea without even looking at the system analysis.
Compared to Akira Sakurai, who had the opportunity to go out at the age of 40 and received primary and secondary education, Erii had not received systematic cognitive education, and so-called ideals had nothing to do with her.
She was already quite content to be able to run away from home and escape for even one trip...
Lu Mingfei suddenly thought of the support and endorsement given to some schools of thought in ancient times. Some Taoists, Legalists, and Confucians all, to a certain extent, endorsed the "policy of keeping the people ignorant."
This kind of thinking is a reverse approach to the idea that "contentment leads to happiness." I cannot make you happy and thus ensure social stability, so I will make you ignorant, making it easier for you to feel happy and thus leading to stability...
However, the actions of the Snake-Headed Eight Family have not yet failed. Erii doesn't have a very subjective understanding of "me," and she is very easily satisfied and happy...
"Ugh!"
Lu Mingfei suddenly sighed as if he had thought of something.
The system's desire to completely resolve the problem in the dream wasn't without reason. Its rational and logical perspective wasn't without cause either...
"Why are you sighing?" Erii asked him as she wrote.
"I just suddenly thought of some unhappy things."
Lu Mingfei said, "Sakurai Akira is actually a dangerous hybrid like you, but his status and identity are not as special and noble as yours."
Erii didn't know what Lu Mingfei wanted to say, and nodded slightly at what he said.
If dangerous hybrids are all to be imprisoned, then in her opinion, if Lu Mingfei could lead her to escape, then Sakurai Akira, who is with Lu Mingfei, should definitely be able to escape too!
So what's so surprising about Sakurai Akira being out there all lively and energetic?
Seeing that she didn't show any reaction on her face, Lu Mingfei assumed that she was already quite content with the current situation, which made him hesitate for a moment...
He told her about Sakurai Akira's situation, but if his alchemical matrix couldn't properly address her physical problems... that seemed rather cruel.
After all, Sakurai Akira is only an A-rank hybrid, while Erii, who possesses "Word of Power: Judgment," is theoretically a second-generation hybrid, a level higher than Sakurai Akira, and belongs to the S-rank.
What works on an ordinary patient like Sakurai Akira may not work on Erii.
As Sakurai Akira said, they will be like moths that can only live in darkness forever. If they have never seen the light, they will not yearn for it.
But if they knew it was light, even if they knew it was a ball of fire and that rushing towards it would mean death, they would still charge towards it without hesitation...
After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "However, unlike you, Sakurai Akira's bloodline problem has been cured."
Even if he were to return to the Snake Clan now, or join any hybrid organization, he wouldn't be identified as a dangerous hybrid. He has gained lasting freedom; the cage was not built for him.
It wasn't that he was cruel, but rather that the system displayed a new analysis log: "[...Self-weighted dam mode alchemy matrix 1.33.49 simulation complete...]"
He also has a system; if all else fails, he can try to get some benefits from the Little Devil.
If they make a move at the Aoyama Charity School, they'll get a lot of experimental materials... Since Erii can't be cured right now, they'll take care of the Snake-Headed Hachike for now. After unifying the dangerous hybrids and the Oni Clan, they'll conquer the Snake-Headed Hachike...
The uncertainty lies in whether Erii would obey the Hebihachi family's orders and attack him if the family were to unleash Erii's ultimate weapon in a life-or-death situation.
Lu Mingfei suddenly shook his head, feeling that he had been thinking too much... He wasn't a system, and he couldn't completely guarantee that he wouldn't be affected if he wasn't in a good mental state.
"System, managed."
If you're still undecided, then go to the system. The system won't hesitate like he is.
The system took over Lu Mingfei's body and, seeing Erii's eyes widening, said, "Most dangerous hybrids in the world are essentially sentenced to death; it's just that the execution date is still unknown."
Erii, you are lucky to have the Snake-Headed Eight Family as your support, but unfortunately, they can only bail you out; they cannot completely overturn your sentence.
As soon as Lu Mingfei logged off, the system logged back on, and in order to make Erii cooperate more with its plan, it did not hesitate to start intimidating her.
Ideally, it should be that "miracle doctor, please save me" expression.
However, Erii wasn't too concerned about the threats after the system went live. She was more worried about Akira Sakurai and wrote, "Akira Sakurai, how did he do that?"
"Of course, someone stepped in to help," the system said.
"Is Sakurai Akira really better?" Erii asked, seeking confirmation.
"Yes, he has recovered and is free."