Where will Bai Yaxin keep the Uesugi family?
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Chongzong thought all the way, but couldn't figure it out.
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For one, he didn't know Bai Yaxin well enough.
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Secondly, Kyoto is just too big.
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Without any sources of information, it's really difficult to make a start, like finding a needle in a haystack.
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—Where is the breakthrough point...?
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Chongzong, jogging back to his doorstep, stopped in his tracks, feeling extremely helpless, aimlessly looking around.
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The surroundings, both familiar and unfamiliar, seemed distant from him, leaving him feeling helpless.
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He was just looking around aimlessly when he unexpectedly caught sight of something glittering under the lamplight.
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A surveillance camera.
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A surveillance camera reflecting the lamplight, glittering.
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Chongzong remembered the surveillance cameras he had installed around the Uesugi family before, but the data recorded inside the house had been destroyed by the enemy intruders.
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But if it was these government-installed cameras, might they have captured something...?
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Such as the license plate of the car Bai Yaxin sent, or the appearance of relevant personnel.
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—Did those guys happen to notice this camera...?
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Anyway, it's a possible clue; if you don't give it a shot, you won't know if it works.
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Just as he was about to lose hope, Chongzong caught a glimmer of hope.
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—Right, where is the Atlas brown bear?
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It was only at this moment that Chongzong suddenly remembered that he had left the Atlas brown bear in his backyard, not knowing what had happened to it.
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Thinking of this, Chongzong realized he had been too careless, his body tensed up instantly, becoming immediately alert.
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He cautiously surveyed his surroundings, as if someone could jump out of the shadows at any moment.
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...
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Fortunately, the Atlas brown bear was gone.
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There were no ambushes in the house either.
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After checking the Uesugi family, Chongzong came to this conclusion.
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It was both good news and bad news.
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The good news was that Chongzong could have a peaceful night without worrying about Bai Yaxin's people attacking again.
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The bad news was that Bai Yaxin no longer considered them a threat.
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The good news is obvious, but the bad news requires a bit of understanding.
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If Bai Yaxin still thought they had important information, that is, the batch of "goods" from the shrine, they would definitely have to close the case and wipe them out.
But now, Bai Yaxin did not send anyone.
In other words, either he has already handled that batch of "goods," or he has somehow confirmed that Kuroda Soitiro did not leak out the most important information, or both.
In any case, Bai Yaxin must have considered himself safe before backing off.
After all, someone as clever as him should understand that the more bad deeds he does, the more traces he leaves behind, which would be more detrimental to him.
So Chongzong speculated that Bai Yaxin is now considering or arranging for people to bring back his family.
—And without leaving any consequences.
—The method of leaving no consequences, like making Yui, Mizuo, and the others lose their memory, is not very likely…
—Most likely, he will use threats, like what will happen if they speak out…
—No... using threats like this is too foolish, Bai Yaxin wouldn't use such a stupid method.
—He will use more ruthless and straightforward means to completely resolve it and avoid any future troubles.
Thinking about this, Chongzong had a very bad premonition in his heart.
There's no time to lose, so Chongzong took out his phone and called Manranyama Souren.
