CHAPTER 226: CHAPTER 224: BLOOD TIGER

The members of the Santian Group had all witnessed Xiao Tian’s skills. They couldn’t wait for this great calamity to leave, who would dare step forward to stop him?

The group of Santian members clearly hadn’t recovered from their earlier fear. They stood on either side with terrified expressions, watching as Xiao Tian slowly left the hall. It was only after Xiao Tian had completely left that they breathed a sigh of relief.

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Meanwhile, Muto Ichiro, who had been fleeing frantically, had reached a deserted street corner across the street. He composed himself and cursed himself as a waste.

He had been watching Xiao Tian there, and seeing Xiao Tian leave with just one person, seemingly not intending to look for him, Muto Ichiro stepped out of the alley.

Just a moment ago, when Xiao Tian charged over, the intense aura he unleashed scared him to the extreme.

Muto Ichiro clenched his fist and angrily said, "Xiao Tian, for this moment of fear, I will make you pay with your life!"

"Last time Master went to Huaxia and couldn’t find you, but now you’ve delivered yourself here, hehe!"

With that, Muto Ichiro directly hailed a cab and headed to Fujino Katsuyuki’s residence!

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Back at the place where Xiao Tian’s meeting was held, in the conference room of the Japan Metropolitan Police Department. Now it was filled with people again, only this time Xiao Tian and Yu Ningxue were absent.

"These Huaxia people, according to them, are more prone to causing trouble than solving it!" Kimura Yu angrily slammed the table.

Originally, they planned to devise a strategy and carry out the capture, but now, thanks to Xiao Tian’s interference, the other side had become alerted.

If they don’t go for the capture now, it might be impossible to pinpoint Kikuta Ichirō’s exact information again, since the whole Tokyo police force had only managed to gather information on Kikuta Ichirō alone after all this time.

Moreover, as they understood, Kikuta Ichirō was only the second or third-ranking person in the organization!

"Hmph, they’ve become walking corpses anyway. The Santian Group is extremely ruthless, they might already be buried by now, right?" Oda Ichiro commented coldly from the side.

"What’s the use of being dead? The grass has already been startled, the snake has fled!"

At this time, Kimura Yu consulted Mo Fei, asking, "Officer Mo Fei, if we let Kikuta Ichirō slip away now, we won’t get another chance. Shouldn’t we proceed with the capture now?"

Even though Mo Fei found the deaths of Xiao Tian and Yu Ningxue quite satisfying, they were still there to perform a mission, so Mo Fei’s expression was rather uneasy.

Mo Fei cautiously said, "But you saw the Santian Group members just now, they were all carrying guns. I’m afraid we won’t make it to capture anyone before being riddled with bullets!"

"Sigh."

Kimura Yu sighed.

While everyone was distressed, the conference room door was suddenly kicked open.

To their amazement, the supposedly dead Xiao Tian walked in, holding a man. A closer look revealed that the man was their target, Kikuta Ichirō!

Especially Mo Fei, who stood gaping, unable to utter a word for a long time, as if struck by lightning.

Weren’t they clear that the Santian Group had surrounded Xiao Tian with guns? How could he be alive and bring back Kikuta Ichirō?

"How is this possible!" Mo Fei gritted his teeth and said angrily.

Even Sofia, who had maintained a calm demeanor, showed a bit of surprise for the first time, staring at Xiao Tian.

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Elsewhere, at the moment, in a hotel merely a block away from the Japanese Intelligence Section, Zhong Aiguo’s dispatched agent, Zhanhong, was watching intently, brows furrowed.

After a while, he finally made up his mind and said softly, "Are all the vehicles ready? Action tonight!"

"Understood!" Several accompanying personnel nodded in agreement.

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At this moment, the entire police station was extremely quiet.

Xiao Tian pushed Kikuta Ichirō to the center of the conference room, then said calmly, "I’ve brought the person for you, you can proceed with the interrogation. I need to rest, is there a room available?"

"Yes." Matsushita Daiku, who harbored a grudge against Xiao Tian, stood up with a wicked smile; he had already arranged for Xiao Tian to stay at a dilapidated inn, planning to "entertain" Xiao Tian properly.

This was a perfect opportunity for revenge!

Xiao Tian frowned, recognizing the bad intentions in Matsushita Daiku’s demeanor.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Kimura Yu stood up in frustration and slapped Matsushita Daiku on the head.

Kimura Yu wasn’t a fool. Since this Huaxia person was able to bring Kikuta Ichirō back in front of the Santian Group, he was definitely not ordinary!

No matter what, these two Huaxia people should not be provoked.

Kimura Yu angrily said, "You worthless fool, you couldn’t even pick up guests properly, and you sent a shabby van to receive the Huaxia police? You’ve disgraced our Japanese police, now get out!!"

Kimura Yu dumped all the blame onto Matsushita Daiku. Matsushita had a face full of grievances—wasn’t it you who said to just deal with the Huaxia police perfunctorily?

He almost wanted to cry!

But Kimura Yu didn’t give Matsushita Daiku a chance to explain and directly kicked him out.

At this moment, Kimura Yu called over two staff members and ordered, "Take the Huaxia police officers to the deluxe hotel we have arranged!"

"Yes!"

The two staff members nodded, then led Xiao Tian and the others out of the police station.

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The next day, both Japanese and American sides began the interrogation of Kikuta Ichirō.

Mo Fei and Lann were in charge of the interrogation, with Kimura Yu accompanying them.

At this moment, Mo Fei and the others were troubled by a huge puzzle.

How was it possible for Xiao Tian to bring back Kikuta Ichirō alone? They had clearly seen the Santian Group aiming their guns at Xiao Tian!

Even now, they were unable to recover from their shock and confusion.

Finally, Mo Fei couldn’t help but ask, "Before the interrogation, we have some other questions to discuss with you. If you perform well, it might be beneficial for your future sentencing."

Mo Fei asked, "Yesterday, how did the Huaxia police get you here? I heard that George Entertainment City is Santian Group’s territory, filled entirely with their people."

At the mention of Xiao Tian, Kikuta Ichirō’s expression turned slightly grave and fearful.

"I only know that he initially caused trouble at the hall, and a leader of the Santian Group led over thirty people down but half were killed in an instant...."

"What?"

The people’s facial muscles instantly froze in response, glaring at each other in disbelief.

Mo Fei’s arm trembled with disbelief, "Are you saying he, alone, killed half of the Santian Group people in an instant? Those people were armed! How is that possible!"

Is this something a human can do?

Kikuta Ichirō pondered, "Indeed there were gunshots, but it seemed he wasn’t hurt."

The entire interrogation room was incredibly quiet.

Kikuta Ichirō continued, "Afterward, even Master Muto Ichiro personally intervened, but it seemed he was no match, and apparently, he fled."

Mo Fei and his team sat stunned in their chairs for a long time, unable to calm their minds.

After a while, Mo Fei snapped out of his shock.

Gathering his emotions, Mo Fei continued, "Kikuta Ichirō, the next questions you must answer truthfully. If you can reveal the whole truth, as I said, it will greatly benefit your sentencing."

"Sentencing?" Unexpectedly, Kikuta Ichirō laughed arrogantly. Seemingly fearless.

"Why are you laughing?" Kimura Yu demanded angrily.

Kikuta Ichirō’s face was full of pride, "Sentencing me? By you? Our leader will soon know I’m captured here, and you’ll respectfully send me off!"

"Shut up!" Seeing Kikuta Ichirō so arrogant even at the police headquarters, Kimura Yu slammed the table hard.

Kikuta Ichirō remained unafraid, proudly declaring, "Do you know who our leader is? No harm in telling you."

"Who?"

"The leader is Master Fujino Katsuyuki’s direct nephew!" Kikuta Ichirō bragged.

"Fujino Katsuyuki?"

Hearing this name, Kimura Yu’s expression froze, his face turning pale.

Deep within Kimura Yu’s pupils, was an unmistakable terror!

Without another word, Kimura Yu said deeply, "Lock him up first, we’ll interrogate later!"

With that, Kimura Yu swiftly led Mo Fei and the others away, as if fleeing.

In the hallway, Mo Fei asked in puzzlement, "Officer Kimura, why didn’t we interrogate him? Is Fujino Katsuyuki such a frightening person?"

Being a Japanese American, Mo Fei was unfamiliar with the name Fujino Katsuyuki.

But to the Japanese, he was akin to a scourge.

Kimura Yu, full of dread, explained slowly, "Fujino Katsuyuki, a Japanese Aikido master. He once massacred an entire special forces unit alone — and abroad, he’s known as the Blood Tiger!"

"Blood Tiger???"

Hearing this, Mo Fei’s pupils shrank instantly. Clearly, he was very familiar with this nickname.

Muto Shige’s alias — the Blood Tiger!

No wonder Mo Fei was so shocked, he knew the notoriety of this nickname well.

While Mo Fei was still in service, there were rumors in the American Dark Realm of a top fighter called "Blood Tiger."

There was a legend in the U.S. police forces that this Blood Tiger retaliated insanely after an arms deal was disrupted by the FBI.

In just half a year, nearly a hundred special officers died at the hands of this Blood Tiger, in extremely tragic ways. However, the FBI’s SWAT teams were wiped out, causing turmoil in the American police forces, and finally, the military intervened, imposing a national lockdown. Only then was the terror event ended, yet the Blood Tiger’s legend lingered in America’s police world.

Mo Fei was surprised that the terrifying Blood Tiger was a Japanese person, a renowned Aikido master in Japan.