After escaping from the baseball batting cage, Chongzong, still in shock, forced himself to calm down, think about his situation and what to do, and immediately called Eiji Hayamizu.
"Hayamizu, it's me." (Chongzong)
"Oh, what a rare guest, why would you think of calling me?" (Eiji Hayamizu)
Eiji Hayamizu on the other end of the line was still unaware of what had happened, as smooth-talking as ever.
"...There's something I need to apologize for, I kidnapped the leader of the Kuroda group..." (Chongzong)
"Holy cow, you're so awesome! The Kuroda group is right around here..." (Eiji Hayamizu)
"Don't interrupt me, the situation is very urgent." (Chongzong)
After kidnapping him, I locked up the leader of the Kuroda group in the unused warehouse at the baseball batting cage you introduced me to before." (Chongzong)
"I'm sure I wasn't being followed, but they still found the baseball batting cage." (Chongzong)
"They came with a lot of people, I had to run, the baseball batting cage was smashed by them, and they took Kuroda back." (Chongzong)
"Sorry, I really messed up." (Chongzong)
At this point, Chongzong stopped talking and waited for Hayamizu's response.
"...I admire your boldness, messing with even the Kuroda group." (Eiji Hayamizu)
After a long silence, Hayamizu finally responded to Chongzong.
Obviously, this incident had a huge impact on Hayamizu, forcing him to take a moment to comprehend the information.
"How are the people at the batting cage? Did they get hurt?" (Hayamizu)
"Sorry, I barely managed to escape myself, I didn't have the strength to confirm the situation of other people..." (Chongzong)
"Because they are not important to you, right? If it were Uesugi's people in the batting cage, even if it is a struggle, you would go and save them, wouldn't you?" (Hayamizu)
Despite suppressing his emotions, hints of anger crept into Hayamizu's voice, a rare occurrence indicating his anger.
"...I'm sorry." (Chongzong)
Chongzong could only apologize and say no more.
Indeed, for Chongzong, the people at the batting cage were just NPCs in the game, not very important, but for Hayamizu, these people were his friends, his comrades.
And to make such a big mess without even saying hello to him, essentially betraying him, made Hayamizu furious.
It was out of trust that he introduced Chongzong to the batting cage and granted him the right to use the vacant warehouse.
Currently, Chongzong...
"Sigh... Forget it." (Hayamizu)
After a long pause, Hayamizu finally sighed.
At this critical moment, getting angry and arguing was useless.
"Is there anything else?" (Hayamizu)
"I cannot call the police right now, so I need you to help me call the police and ambulance. There might be injured people who need medical treatment." (Chongzong)
"Okay, I'll make the call. And what about you, are you injured...?" (Hayamizu)
"I'm fine. I'm a bit worried about the Usugi family, so I'll go back and check on them first." (Chongzong)
"Alright, I'll hang up now." (Hayamizu)
"Mm, keep in touch." (Chongzong)
After hanging up, Chongzong quickened his pace.
Given the scale of the Kuroda group, it was also possible for them to send people to Chongzong's house at the same time.
Moreover, with Bai Yaxin behind the Kuroda group, factoring that in made it even more unpredictable.
On the other hand, after Eiji Hayamizu hung up the phone, he let out a long sigh and did not immediately call the police.
In fact, he wasn't surprised to receive Chongzong's call.
He had actually known about what Chongzong mentioned for a while now.
"I've said everything you asked for, are you satisfied now? Can you release the person?" (Hayamizu)
Hayamizu turned around and spoke to a woman.
This woman was Ayaki Yuriko, previously under Bai Yaxin's command with the code name Crane.
She had been captured and held captive by Chongzong and Eiji Hayamizu for some time before escaping.
Now, she stood confidently in Eiji Hayamizu's house, holding a gun against Eiji Hayamizu's mother's head, looking calmly at Eiji Hayamizu.
