Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#323 - Chapter 322: Take Action

Li Chenqiu told a small lie. In reality, he couldn't communicate with his soul weapon telepathically; he could only issue simple commands, like returning to the soul realm or leaving it.

Hearing Li Chenqiu's words, Takahashi Rinna bit her lip and stiffly retracted her arm that was suspended in mid-air.

After speaking, Li Chenqiu shifted his gaze to Sonoki Akihiko: "Don't you like choking people? My soul weapon does too. Guess if Takahashi Kumosuke is spitting out blood right now?"

Sonoki Akihiko quietly looked at Li Chenqiu: "You just want to live, right? Release Takahashi Kumosuke, and I'll let you leave the Southern Federation unharmed."

Li Chenqiu raised a single eyebrow: "Is my life worth that much? Enough to be equivalent to the future master of the Takahashi Conglomerate?"

Sonoki Akihiko naturally understood the deeper meaning in Li Chenqiu's words and said, "What else do you want?"

Li Chenqiu's smile faded: "I want to take Lu Xiansheng away."

Just when Li Chenqiu thought they were about to haggle, Sonoki Akihiko directly refused: "Impossible."

Li Chenqiu frowned: "Impossible? What, is Takahashi Kumosuke not as important as an ordinary archaeology professor?"

"The Takahashi Conglomerate is far more complex than you imagine. Lu Xiansheng concerns the interests of the entire Takahashi Conglomerate. Even if the Fourth Branch of the Takahashi agree to let you take Lu Xiansheng away, the other branches won't, and you still won't be able to take him."

Li Chenqiu's heart sank. At that moment, he realized the importance of Lu Xiansheng to the Takahashi Conglomerate.

So, it wasn't the Fourth Branch that imprisoned Lu Xiansheng, but the entire Takahashi Conglomerate!

"Damn it, that Wenren Qing has a screw loose. It's one thing for the intelligence to be wrong, but to rate such a difficult mission as nine stars? Can a normal nine-censor complete this? Even a ten-censor would find it difficult!" Li Chenqiu cursed inwardly.

At the same time, tens of thousands of miles away in a dock waiting room.

"Cough cough!!"

Wenren Qing, who was drinking cola, suddenly coughed twice, spraying cola from his mouth.

Duan Xian, who was sitting next to Wenren Qing, quickly took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Wenren Qing, asking with concern, "Director, what's wrong?"

Wenren Qing wiped his mouth and said calmly, "Calm down, I just coughed."

"Uh… okay." Duan Xian nodded obediently.

Wenren Qing put the tissue he used to wipe his mouth into his pocket and asked, "Has the ship arrived yet?"

Duan Xian looked down at his watch: "Almost, half an hour."

"Okay, remember, we're smuggling into the Southern Federation this time, so we must be discreet and not do anything suspicious."

"Understood."

Duan Xian responded and, after a moment of silence, turned his head and asked, "Director, I don't understand something. Li Chenqiu is imprisoned by the Imperial Guard Division. Wouldn't it be better for us to report to the Security Administration and let the Security Administration negotiate?

Why go to the Southern Federation in person, and in the form of smuggling? It would be troublesome if we were discovered by the people of the Southern Federation!"

Wenren Qing glanced at Duan Xian indifferently: "Lu Xiansheng is more important to the Takahashi Conglomerate than I imagined. The difficulty of this mission is much higher than I thought.

Li Chenqiu isn't simply imprisoned. Reporting to the Security Administration is useless. They have to abide by the Federation laws, but the people who want to deal with Li Chenqiu have already surpassed the law, so we have to go in person."

Duan Xian nodded, half understanding, and continued to ask, "Then how are we going to save him?"

Wenren Qing was silent, took a chicken leg from the fried chicken bucket, and started eating.

A few minutes later, Wenren Qing spoke: "Let's see when we get there. I'm not clear about the situation over there either. If we can't rescue Li Chenqiu reasonably…"

Wenren Qing's eyes gradually focused, and he put his fingers on his chin: "Then we can only fight. The Southern Federation has expanded a lot in recent years. It's good to fight, fighting will make them more sober."

Duan Xian's mouth twitched, and he smiled awkwardly.

The two people who were chatting didn't know that Li Chenqiu had already escaped and was confronting a ten-censor fate cultivator.

"So, there's no room for negotiation?" Li Chenqiu spread his hands: "Looks like this Takahashi Kumosuke was bragging when he said he was the future master of the Takahashi Conglomerate!"

Sonoki Akihiko said in a deep voice: "I can tell your request to the Fourth Branch of the Takahashi, but I can't guarantee what kind of compromise they will make in the end."

"Okay." Li Chenqiu looked at Takahashi Rinna, whose cheeks were flushed: "I think you know my phone number. Three days, I want to hear a satisfactory answer within three days, understand?"

"Phone?" Takahashi Rinna's eyebrows furrowed into a "川" shape: "You still want to leave?"

Li Chenqiu asked curiously, "What, do you want to keep me for dinner?"

"Before you release Kumosuke…"

Takahashi Rinna was about to speak, but Sonoki Akihiko stopped her with his hand.

The wrinkles around Sonoki Akihiko's eyes deepened: "The prerequisite for letting you leave is to release Takahashi Kumosuke. You haven't released him, so why should I let you go?"

Li Chenqiu said indifferently, "I'll leave if I want to. Are you sure you want to stop me?"

"Do you think I can't stop you?"

"Of course you can stop me, but do you dare? If you touch me, I'll cut off Takahashi Kumosuke's arm. If you stop me, I'll cut off his leg.

If you want to kill me, my soul weapon will explode like it did just now. Guess if Takahashi Kumosuke can withstand the close-range explosion of a nine-censor soul weapon. Anyway, my life is worthless, do you want to try?"

"Do you think you can scare me by saying these words? I don't believe you're not afraid of death. If Takahashi Kumosuke dies in your hands, you'll only die even more miserably afterwards." Sonoki Akihiko's intimidating gaze fixed on Li Chenqiu's face.

Li Chenqiu smiled and walked up to Sonoki Akihiko, looking down at him: "Old thing, if you think I'm lying, you can try and make a move!"

As he spoke, Li Chenqiu raised his hand and gently patted Sonoki Akihiko's face in front of everyone, and said softly, "Make a move!"

For a moment, everyone only felt their heads buzzing. They widened their eyes, petrified in place, even Takahashi Rinna was no exception.

A five-censor fate cultivator dared to pat the face of a ten-censor fate cultivator, how ridiculous!

Is the world upside down or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

How dare he!

But the matter was right in front of everyone. Li Chenqiu dared to do it, dared to pioneer this.

It wasn't that he wanted to provoke Sonoki Akihiko, but that he clearly understood that if he didn't leave here now, he would only be led by the nose by the Takahashi Conglomerate, like a puppet.

Once Takahashi Kumosuke was handed over, he would be facing the inescapable net prepared by the Takahashi Conglomerate.

Holding the handle in hand ensures safety; handing over the handle means becoming a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The air was silent for a few seconds.

A few seconds later, Sonoki Akihiko smiled, a smile without any warmth, a smile that was particularly hideous, particularly chilling.