"I can kill Gao He Xiao Tai, and I can kill you," Chen Jin Chao said calmly.
Matsui Kazuo's forehead was already beaded with cold sweat. As he hesitated, Chen Jin Chao's blade was already at his throat.
"Three!"
"Two!"
Seeing Chen Jin Chao about to count to 'one', Matsui Kazuo dared not gamble and quickly said, "I'll give it to you, I'll give you the list now."
"Tell me all the names on the list within one minute," Chen Jin Chao said coldly.
Matsui Kazuo dared not delay and quickly told Chen Jin Chao the names and backgrounds of the people he knew.
Chen Jin Chao memorized their names and then said with a smile that was not a smile, "Think about the wicked things you've done. If you miss even one, I'll chop off your head."
The young master from the Matsui family was terrified out of his wits.
He had already given Chen Jin Chao the list, so why was he still asking these questions?
"I didn't..." Matsui Kazuo vehemently denied.
Chen Jin Chao continued, "Jing Chuan Xiong Tai has told me everything, and I've already found some clues. I need you to confirm them one by one, otherwise, do you think I'd have the nerve to come and kill you?"
Matsui Kazuo was completely flustered.
Just as he was about to deny it again, he met Chen Jin Chao's cold gaze and immediately dared not hide anything. He told Chen Jin Chao everything he had done in Hu Guo, every single deed being utterly wicked.
For example, playing with girls and then dumping their bodies in the wilderness, or wantonly slaughtering people who offended him.
This did not even include Matsui Kazuo's crime of stealing Hu Guo's secrets.
"The above are all the things I have done, with absolutely no omissions," Matsui Kazuo said. Chen Jin Chao wiped his short blade and asked casually, "Is that all? Nothing else?"
"I guarantee there's nothing else!" Matsui Kazuo quickly shook his head.
Chen Jin Chao laughed heartily.
Matsui Kazuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After calming down, he suddenly realized something was wrong. If Chen Jin Chao truly knew about his crimes, why would he still ask? Given Chen Jin Chao's personality, he would have undoubtedly swung his blade without hesitation, ending his life.
And Matsui Kazuo had been so terrified and flustered that he forgot to consider these details, thus falling into Chen Jin Chao's trap.
This meant...
Chen Jin Chao did not know what Matsui Kazuo had done at the beginning.
He had just wanted to extort Matsui Kazuo this way, and unexpectedly, he had actually gained something.
"Chen Jin Chao, you actually didn't know what I had done at the beginning, did you?" Matsui Kazuo gritted out.
Chen Jin Chao glanced down at Matsui Kazuo. "Do you remember what I said when I first arrived? Do I need a reason to kill you all?"
Matsui Kazuo finally understood!
From beginning to end, he had been a mere clown.
It was at this moment.
The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door. Matsui Kazuo looked up and indeed saw staff members from the Dong Ying delegation walking quickly towards them. This made Matsui Kazuo laugh heartily, "My people are here, Chen Jin Chao, let me go quickly."
*Buzz!*
Chen Jin Chao once again pressed his blade to Matsui Kazuo's throat.
Matsui Kazuo's hair stood on end from fear, and he dared not move an inch. He could only say, "Chen Jin Chao, what do you want?"
"To kill you," Chen Jin Chao replied.
Over a dozen staff members from the Dong Ying delegation walked into the courtyard. When they saw Gao He Xiao Tai's corpse, they all turned pale. Realizing what had happened, they immediately said to Chen Jin Chao, "Mr. Chen, we hope you will stop now and refrain from further killing!"
"Gao He Xiao Tai is dead, but Matsui Kazuo cannot die. He is the heir of the Matsui family!" Hatoyama Takuma, the chief official of the Dong Ying delegation, stepped forward to intervene.
Matsui Kazuo also said, "Chen Jin Chao, you must remain calm."
Chen Jin Chao sneered, "Are you the only ones here?"
Hatoyama Takuma quickly replied, "Elder Li is already on his way. Chen Jin Chao, you must remain calm. Even if Matsui Kazuo has made some mistakes, he must be punished by law."
Matsui Kazuo also joined the勸说 efforts.
Chen Jin Chao actually removed the blade from Matsui Kazuo's neck, and Matsui Kazuo was able to breathe a long sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to leave, Chen Jin Chao kicked him to the ground and stepped on his chest, pinning him down.
Hatoyama Takuma first breathed a sigh of relief, then his heart sank again.
The next moment.
Another group of people entered the courtyard.
The one at the head was Li Bu Yan. Li Bu Yan had just returned to Feng Tian after handling military affairs, and before he could even rest his feet, he heard that Chen Jin Chao had caused trouble. Thus, he hurried over with people to mediate. When he saw Gao He Xiao Tai's corpse, his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
"Chen Jin Chao, stop now!" Li Bu Yan said.
"Yes, Chen Jin Chao. Look, even your Hu Guo's old general is here. Do you still insist on going your own way?" Matsui Kazuo shouted.
Li Bu Yan walked up to Chen Jin Chao and said earnestly, "Chen Jin Chao, no matter what mistakes he has made, please spare his life for my sake. But I can guarantee that Matsui Kazuo will receive the punishment he deserves."
Chen Jin Chao released his foot, and Matsui Kazuo scrambled away from the ground and returned to Hatoyama Takuma's side.
Seeing this, Li Bu Yan's expression softened slightly, and he patted Chen Jin Chao on the shoulder, saying, "A true man knows when to bend and when to stand firm; that is the best course of action."
"Mr. Hatoyama, please hand Matsui Kazuo over to us for trial."
Upon learning that Matsui Kazuo was not in serious danger, Hatoyama Takuma's confidence grew. He pointed to Gao He Xiao Tai's corpse on the ground and said, "Since the old general wants an explanation from us, we Dong Ying also hope that your side will give us an explanation for the death of Gao He Xiao Tai."
"Of course, if Gao He Xiao Tai was a sinner, we can let bygones be bygones."
This sentence had a deeper meaning.
If Hu Guo were to pursue Matsui Kazuo's wrongdoing, then Dong Ying would relentlessly pursue Chen Jin Chao. But if Hu Guo were to shift all the blame for Matsui Kazuo's crimes onto Gao He Xiao Tai and set Matsui Kazuo free, then they would not hold Chen Jin Chao responsible.
Matsui Kazuo also said, "That's right. Those things were all done by Gao He Xiao Tai. I have nothing to do with them."
"Chen Jin Chao, you've mistaken the person."
Li Bu Yan frowned.
Being as wise as an old fox, he knew that the Dong Ying people were trying to make a trade. Whether to agree or not depended on Chen Jin Chao's own choice.
Pairs of eyes turned to Chen Jin Chao, and Chen Jin Chao also looked at Matsui Kazuo in the crowd.
The latter's scalp tingled as if he had realized something.
Chen Jin Chao announced to the crowd, "Matsui Kazuo, have you forgotten what I said earlier? Do I need a reason to kill you?"
As the words fell.
A short blade flew from Chen Jin Chao's hand, turning into a cold glint that shot towards Matsui Kazuo. The latter had no time to block, and his head was directly pierced!
In the shocked gaze of everyone, Matsui Kazuo fell to the ground, dead.
Instantly.
Everyone seemed to stop breathing, and the entire place fell silent.