CHAPTER 937: CHAPTER 910:

Clatter...

Everyone jumped off the vehicles with a clatter and hurried swiftly towards the Japan Royal Palace. They killed at will, destroying everything in their path. Ye Chen and Yao Yue led the charge, followed by two squads running behind.

"Who are you?" Suddenly, a few men in black halted Ye Chen and the others’ progress. These guys truly had a death wish, daring to stop the heavily armed group rushing forward. Ye Chen smirked coldly, saying, "We are sent by God to punish you!"

Bang...

Ye Chen fired first, and the two rows of soldiers behind him followed suit, leaving the men in black lying lifelessly in pools of blood. Ye Chen and Yao Yue continued leading the advance. The sizable team of a thousand was split into four groups by Ye Chen, maintaining contact via walkie-talkies.

Ye Chen and Yao Yue surged towards the palace with over five hundred men. By chance, they encountered the Japanese Emperor on an outing with his family in the Imperial Palace Outer Garden. Accompanying them were over ten officials from the Imperial Palace and more than twenty bodyguards, totaling over fifty individuals.

The two groups encountered each other, amusing Ye Chen, for these people were of high status, even if not the Emperor himself. Ye Chen laughed and asked in Japanese, "May I ask who you are?"

Before the athletic man in the center with a high demeanor could respond, a bodyguard jumped forward declaring, "Bastard, upon seeing His Majesty the Emperor, why aren’t you kneeling?"

"His Majesty the Emperor?" Ye Chen was momentarily taken aback, then grinned eerily and said, "So His Majesty the Emperor is out enjoying himself. Guys, take His Majesty away!"

"Yes!" Over ten strong men leaped out promptly, while Ye Chen and Yao Yue observed aside.

"Rascals!" The bodyguards immediately formed a formation, over twenty of them creating a human wall to protect the terrified people behind them. The lead of the guard team seemed to have sensed the impending threat, thus opting to report to the authorities in hopes that the guard team would arrive. He was unaware, however, that the palace guard team had long been forcibly diverted by Yoda.

"Hmph, all a bunch of fearless folks!" Ye Chen sneered, then waved his hand.

The sound of gunfire echoed en masse from the hundred or so men at the rear, while other soldiers surrounded the perimeter, ensuring no enemy escaped. The bodyguards were instantly transformed into a heap of flesh. Amidst the bodyguards, the crowd was horrified, crying out in terror — children screamed, women begged for mercy, and men shouted in panic...

"Who is the Emperor, come out yourself!" Ye Chen asked coldly.

The man in athletic wear stood tremblingly, struggling to control his emotions, before biting his teeth and saying, "I am Akihito, the twenty-fifth Emperor of Japan!"

"You have some guts!" Ye Chen smirked coldly, "Aren’t you afraid of dying?"

"Afraid!" The middle-aged man nodded, gritting his teeth, "Death, whether as significant as Taishan or as light as a feather."

"Tough talk, take him away!" Ye Chen gestured.

Two strong men moved forward to pin Akihito’s arms, while others rounded up his family and all the officials, taking away over thirty people — half of whom were officials serving the royal family’s dietary needs. They even carried a truckload of gold-crafted tableware, showcasing their extravagance.

"Zhi Xiao, we better hurry to the palace; otherwise Brother Chen could be in danger!" Li Tieniu pulled Feng Zhixiao.

"Damn, Brother Chen asked us to kill more Japanese, why bother going to the palace?" Feng Zhixiao slung a rifle over his shoulder, puffing luxuriously on a cigarette snatched from a store, thoroughly enjoying it. Li Tieniu urged, "The palace has so many beauties, plenty of treasures, everything you could want—a killing spree doesn’t interest you, right?"

"Damn you, as if I don’t know you want to mess with the Emperor’s granddaughter!" Feng Zhixiao glared at him, then cursed, "Be careful you mess around too much and sire a son with no butt!"

"Haha..."

Despite the banter, Feng Zhixiao agreed with Li Tieniu’s idea, and the duo led over three hundred men straight towards the palace. Left with only so few soldiers, continuing the fight would only lead to their demise. Fortunately, Brother Chen had already successfully breached the palace, causing all the Japanese troops from these strongholds to withdraw, allowing Feng Zhixiao and others a breather.

Feng Zhixiao and Li Tieniu sped towards the palace. Inside, chaos reigned supreme. Ye Chen and Yao Yue’s troops had seized control of the palace, the Imperial Household Department, the Da Bao Official System established in the First Year of Da Bao, as it was previously part of the Imperial Household Department, which managed affairs for the Japanese Imperial Family.

The Imperial Household Department was undergoing preparations for reform, established by the Japan Constitution in Meiji 22nd year, according to the Imperial House Law, stipulating a supervisory institution following the Royal Self-discipline Principle. In Meiji 41st year, the Emperor’s Decree mandated reform of the Imperial Household Department, where the Minister of the Imperial Household oversaw all royal matters and the Imperial Household Department assisted the Emperor in handling royal affairs.

Thus, this was the core of the Japanese Royal Palace. All royal affairs were discussed and resolved here, including decrees and the like. Though the current Japanese Imperial Family was not officially recognized, Japanese citizens continued to regard them as the nation’s representatives, maintaining substantial prestige within Japan.

"So this is Japan’s Royal Palace?!" Yao Yue smiled cheerfully at the Imperial Household Department, equating it to the Forbidden City in Beijing, its esteemed standing commanding national worship. Ye Chen surveyed the grand hall, laughing, "Compared to the Forbidden City, there’s truly no comparison."

"Heh, during the Tang Dynasty, this was the Japanese court!" Yao Yue stood on the steps, grinning widely, "Looking back now, we’re standing above the Japanese court—this feels incredibly fulfilling!"

"Chief, there’s a large troop arriving from Sakurada Gate’s direction!" An orderly reported immediately.

"Hmph, the Japanese finally react!" Yao Yue sneered coldly, "Why’s their response so sluggish?"

"Japanese are always cautious and fear traps on the way!" Ye Chen stated calmly.

"Chief, we’ve seized the Imperial Palace!" The soldier responsible for capturing the Imperial Palace reported.

"How many captured?" Ye Chen asked immediately.

"A total of three hundred and forty-five!" The soldier solemnly looked at Ye Chen and said, "Among them, one hundred and thirty-one were royal members, the remaining two hundred and fourteen were officials, servants, and craftsmen!"

"Mm, imprison them all!" Ye Chen waved.

"Yes!" Soon, over three hundred detainees were herded by the soldiers, including males, females, old and young. There were certainly some noblewomen and pretty girls. These individuals were either Emperor’s concubines or ministers’ wives and daughters, quite attractive. If spotted by the Japanese underworld, who knows if they’d be abducted for island films.

The crowd wept and clamored, ultimately forced into the palace and incarcerated with the Emperor. Over thirty soldiers responsible for imprisonment had fastened ropes to the detainees, whereas the Emperor donned military handcuffs. The others were bound with ropes.

"Ye Chen, just how do you think they’ll attack?" Yao Yue asked curiously.

"I guess... they’ll dare surround but not attack!" Ye Chen smirked.

"Because the royal family is in our hands?" Yao Yue asked curiously.

"Indeed!" Ye Chen nodded, smiling, "That’s why I dared lead a thousand men straight to this place!"

"Then... why occupy the Imperial Palace?" Yao Yue asked curiously.

"For greater slaughter!" Ye Chen’s eyes emitted a horrifying gleam, stunning Yao Yue. She gaped incredulously at Ye Chen, saying: "Are you really..."

Yao Yue envisioned a massacre, shock coursing through her as her nerves trembled, completely taken aback by Ye Chen. If this massacre unleashed, Tokyo was indeed doomed to accompany Li Ruo in death.

"Indeed!" Ye Chen nodded, "I plan to use this place as bait to draw all Tokyo’s troops here!" Ye Chen smirked, "In such a scenario, Feng Zhixiao and the others become runaway horses, turning all of Tokyo into their slaughterhouse!"

Hiss...

Despite Yao Yue’s forewarning, when Ye Chen articulated his plan, she couldn’t suppress her inner turmoil. Allowing thousands of bandits to murder unimpeded—how many lives would be lost? Throughout last night alone, even with obstruction from Japanese police and soldiers, these bandits had already slaughtered over two thousand innocent citizens. If no one halted their progress, once they entered Tokyo Ginza, that densely populated area, surely far more than two thousand would perish?