Chapter 12 Pulp Fiction (Part 2)
December 3, 2219, Sakurano Palace, Ise.
After Ise stood up, Ah Xiu and Yan Wushang stopped a taxi and headed south.
Many years ago, Sakuranobu's service industry was once famous in the world, but now it is only an average level.
Take the taxi where Ah Xiu and Yan Wushang were riding for example. There was neither a clean and tidy environment nor a clean driver. There were only ordinary car conditions and ordinary service attitudes.
What's even more outrageous is that as soon as the car started, the driver chatted with the two people in the back seat and asked them if they were going to visit Ise Shrine. If so, they knew that a "cost-effective" homestay could be taken directly to take them over and allow them to stay with them.
Yan Wushang emphasized to him three times that they didn't want to stay in a homestay or visited any attractions, so the driver shut up unhappily.
"By the way, let's prepare the gun first while now." After driving for about ten minutes, Ah Xiu suddenly said this. As he said, he pulled open the handbag he carried with him and took out the pistol from it.
It is generally impossible to bring Shinkansen to things like guns, but because Ah Xiu is there, he can change the perception of the staff who checked the scanning instruments to "The guns are not contraband" when passing the security check, so they put the gun in their bags and brought them into the car.
"Oh... you mean the prop gun used for rehearsals tomorrow, right?" Yan Wushang's reaction was also quick. He deliberately raised his voice slightly and said this to the driver in front of him. At the same time, he also pressed Axiu's arm with his elbow and winked at him.
"Ha..." A Xiu smiled, "Don't worry, before I said what I said just now, I had modified the driver's perception. Now no matter what we say, he would think we are discussing the plot of the movie."
"Huh..." Yan Wushang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and continued, "Your ability is really useful. If you become a Cowherd, you will be invincible."
"Hahaha..." Ah Xiu laughed even more happily, "I have indeed heard similar suggestions more than once."
"It means that this is correct." Yan Wushen said, "In addition... I thought about it because I was bored when I was in the high-speed train. If you directly use our ability to use our target this time, such as implanting the concept of "suffering breath is breathing" on her, wouldn't she commit suicide immediately? In that case, we don't need any weapons at all. Just find a way to get her into your ability range and you can complete a perfect assassination."
"Hmph... it's not that easy." A Xiu handed the gun to Yan Wushang, then took out a photo from his bag and reached Yan Wushang, "Did you see the two men beside her?"
The photo in his hand was not very clear, and it was a small piece taken from a certain street surveillance camera.
In the photo, there are three people, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in a dress, and two adult men in suits and ties and sunglasses covering their faces. That little girl is their target this time - Prince Masako Nai Morimiya; and those two men are Masako's bodyguards.
"The scar on Masako's left hand is called Sanada. It can be confirmed that she is a abilities person, but the ability type and level are mystery." After handing over the photo, Ah Xiu continued, "Sana has been her guard since Masako was a child. She is a typical death warrior. Even if she is chopped up, she will not let her master hurt a finger... Regardless of whether our assassination is successful or not, there is a high probability that she will face him. At that time, you will definitely have to deal with him..."
"I understand." Yan Wushang looked at the photo and continued, "If his ability is very difficult, I will resist it, at least I will not be killed instantly."
Ah Xiu nodded and continued, "And you may have heard of the guy on Masako's right hand, named Solid Wilson, nicknamed "Veteran". After Masako captured Sakurano Mansion in the Sixth Empire, Masako became the governor here, Solid was sent by Masako to Masako's side and became her second personal guard..." He paused and said in a deep voice, "This guy is even more difficult than Sanada; take the plan you just mentioned as an example. Even if I really successfully modified Masako's cognition and made her unable to breathe independently, Solid can save her... Because Solid's ability "Mortal Bone" is one of the few supernatural abilities that can invalidate my abilities. Of course, the premise is that Solid must first infer that Masako's condition was caused by "cognitive correction" and roughly understand the logic.
"But take a step back, even if Solid cannot crack my ability as soon as possible, with his ability, he will immediately make other effective responses when he discovers an abnormality; for example, grab a pen nearby, remove the pen holder, insert it directly into Masako's trachea for emergency treatment, and then call for reinforcements and medical assistance... In short, he will never let the target he guards die so easily."
Yan Wushang heard this and said suspiciously: "So... what are you going to deal with this Solid?"
"Simple." Ah Xiu replied, "If I face Solid, I will directly use my ability to Solid, modifying the perception that "Masako is the target that needs protection" to "Masako is the target that needs to be killed". When Solid kills Masako, you will be responsible for suppressing Sanada." After saying this, he also took a gun from his bag and hid it in the pocket of the inner side of his shirt. "As for me, let's just hold a gun and stand by to see if there is anything I need to do...such as blocking ordinary bodyguards from the Shenwu Society."
"Well..." Yan Wushang was also a person who thought about things very thoughtfully. He thought about it and said, "I still can't understand a little... As the governor of Sakurano Palace, the leader of the Shenwu Society, and the person in charge of the Pacific Defense Line Project of the Sixth Empire, why did she only bring a small number of subordinates to Ise in a patrol in a squad, and so coincidentally caught by a street surveillance... Could this be some kind of trap?"
"No." A second later, A Xiu suddenly replied to Yan Wushang's mind-wrenching words, "She should be here to eat oysters."
"Ha?" Yan Wushang did not understand and could only respond with this word.
So, Ah Xiu continued to explain: "That's it... According to our information, around April this year, there was a follower named Satsuko named Satsuko. Originally, this matter was quite normal. Satsuko was just the personnel sent to monitor Masako in the early stage of the cooperation between the Anti-Cross and the Shenwu Society, but..." He paused for a moment and continued, "I don't know why, this Satsuko didn't do anything else, and she went all day long to eat some rare and delicious food. Even if she became the governor of Sakurano Palace and stayed for a long time, he didn't seem to be calm, so Masako slipped out for a day or two almost every week just to eat..."
"Ah? What the hell?" Yan Wushang asked again, "Is your information reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable, because there are also our people in the Shenwu Society." Ah Xiu replied, "But as you said, our undercover can't see what the hell is this..." His tone seemed a little helpless, "I personally have two speculations: first, this kind of action may be a fool, they are using the appearance of "finding food" to cover up some secret activities that are instructed against the cross; second, it may be just a long-term gambling between Kazuko and Masako... After all, what seems absurd to outsiders may be more important than anything else in the eyes of those "real gamblers".
"Eh?" Yan Wushang looked at Ah Xiu, "Listen, you seem to be quite familiar with this Sakaya?"
"Ha... it's okay, I've been in contact with him for a while during a mission." A Xiu smiled, "I wanted to include him under Lord Changzun, but unfortunately he refused, and soon after that, he went to join the Nishishi..." When he said this, his expression also showed a little regret, "To be honest, even I was a little curious. What magic does Nishishi have? It can win over so many experts that we all find difficult to deal with in a short period of time."
When they talked here, the destination just arrived.
The driver parked the car at the door of a hotel and asked them for the fare. Before leaving, the driver was still swearing and saying "two suckers". It was obvious that he was worried that the two of them did not go to the homestay he recommended and did not allow him to make extra money.
A Xiu and Yan Wushang ignored him. They went to the hotel front desk to register, got the room card, and then carried their luggage upstairs.
According to the undercover tip, Masako's room was in Room 7021 on the seventh floor, where she lived alone, while Solid and Sanada lived in 7022, and Kasumiya lived in 7020, just sandwiched her room in the middle.
As for the ordinary bodyguards, civil servants, etc. of the Shenwu Society, Masako also brought some, with a total of about ten people, but it is uncertain where the room of these people is. Anyway, they all have walkie-talkies in contact, and they will flock to them when they hear the turmoil.
After A Xiu and Yan Wu were injured, they didn't even enter the door. They just threw their handbag into the room and turned around and left. They went down from the fire stairs to the seventh floor (the elevator needed a room card to start, and they could only go to the floor where the room card was). In the corridor on the seventh floor, A Xiu used his ability to a cleaning lady he met, and asked the other party to hand over the universal room card on his body. Then, they came to the door of Room 7021.
After a brief stagnation, the two looked at each other, then took out the gun from their arms and held it directly in their hands.
Yan Wushu was very consciously responsible for opening the road, and he gently opened the door with the room card.
They pushed the door open and walked quietly; both of them were experts in silent sneaking, and there was almost no movement during the whole process.
According to the current situation, if it goes well, they might be able to kill Masako before alarming Solid and Sanada, and then just run away.
The hotel room was not big, and there was no place to hide, so you could see the light at a glance. The two of them quickly confirmed that there was no one in the bedroom and balcony, so the rest of the room was the bathroom.
At this moment, both of them understood that Masako must be in the bathroom; because when they came in, there was a card in the card slot on the inside of the door, and the air conditioning and lights in the room were also on, so people must be in the room.
The two of them held their breath and listened quietly... In the bathroom, there was no sound of running water from the shower, nor the movement of the water in the bathtub. However, if you listen carefully, you can hear the buzzing sound of the electric toilet ring heating...
For assassinators, it is usually not important whether the target is decent at the moment of being killed.
Although Yan Wushang and Axiu felt that it was a bit unimportant to shoot the other person when they were going to the toilet, they could not wait until the situation was over before taking action. After all, only God knows what changes will happen during this period.
So, after exchanging glances again, the two reached a consensus with their eyes in silence.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Wushang kicked open the bathroom door.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang-
Two seconds later, Yan Wushang fired six shots at the person on the toilet, and shot all the bullets from the gun in his hand.
As the smoke of gunpowder was not over, Ah Xiu also tilted his head out of the door frame and looked inside - he wanted to confirm whether Masako was dead.
As a result, he found that it was not Masako sitting on the toilet, but a man, who he also knew, and it was Sakawai Wuhuan.
At this moment, Su was crossing his hands in front of his face, curling his head, and he didn't get a shot on his body... Yan Wushang's six bullets were all hit on the wall behind Su, almost rubbing Su's body outline, leaving six bullet holes.
"Your gunshot..." Even Ah Xiu couldn't help but complain to Yan Wushang, "Two meters away, six shots in a row, you actually..."
boom--
Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud noise, and the wall behind him cracked. A man with scarred face broke through the wall from the room on the other side of the wall and rushed to Axiu's back with one punch.
Chapter completed!