Chapter 482

Chapter 482: A Murderous Night

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The Heavenly Network sent Lu Shu to cause trouble .

And the Conservatives believed that he would, judging from his drastic change of temperament .

However, he seemed to be going in the wrong direction .

At night, as Lu Shu was counting money in the backyard, Bunndai opened her mouth as if to speak, but hesitated . Lu Shu smiled . “Just say whatever you want to . It’s fine . ”

“You are very focused when you make money… I’m going to prepare your meal . ” Then Bunndai left . She was confused about her mission now . What happened to being an ace’s assistant in wreaking political havoc? Now they were starting a business!

Sakurai dragged her tired body over and said, “Sensei, I shall go back first if there’s nothing more for me to do . ”

She was really exhausted today and in no mood to seduce Lu Shu any more . Even for a Practitioner, high-intensity teaching would be energy draining, or rather, emotionally draining . Now, all she wanted was a good sleep .

Smiling cheerfully, Lu Shu counted a few hundred thousand Japanese Yen and passed it to Sakurai . “This is yours . ”

Sakurai froze for a second . “Sensei, there is no need for this . Really . ”

She had access to a large fortune in the Conservatives and a measly few hundred thousand was only enough for several meals .

But Lu Shu insisted and stuffed the money in her hand . “Take it . You earned it . Yes? Are you happy about making money for yourself?”

Puzzled, Sakurai shot another look at Lu Shu, wondering about the hidden meaning behind his words . Lu Shu smiled and said, “Now you may go . Have a good rest . ”

At home, Sakurai lay on her pink bed . Although she still had to kneel on the floor beside her teacher, she preferred places such as beds, sofas or chairs that felt more comfortable and convenient .

Having not changed her clothes, Sakurai stared absently at the money in her hand . Speaking of which, it was her first legitimate income .

Despite a faint feeling of oddness, her conscience was more at ease .

Then, Sakurai stood up and stuffed the money into a hidden chamber in the ceiling . She could not explain the urge to do so, as if there were certain meanings attached to it . Logically, she was rich enough to ignore that pathetic amount .

As the night grew thicker, a black shadow swooshed out of the backyard of Beika dojo . In full control of his muscles, Lu Shu walked on the rooftop without making a sound .

Ten minutes later, Lu Shu paused to check his direction, and moved on again .

Till another half an hour later, he had finally stopped behind the neon lights on the rooftop of a bar . The lights provided the perfect disguise for him .

Lu Shu started to wait with his good patience, just like how he waited for the skeleton cavalry at the Beimang remains .

At this moment, a deluxe car came to a stop outside the bar, and two young men alighted from the car .

Lu Shu let out a sigh of relief . Target confirmed . One of them was Nogiwa Takenobu’s son, Nogiwa Hakushun, another key member of the Jingoists .

Honestly Lu Shu did not expect his appearance that night, though he knew the man frequented the place .

Earlier in the afternoon, he investigated the area while giving out leaflets . Lu Shu was cautious . He would not take chances without enough familiarity with this big city .

As a matter of fact, the Collection of God’s warrant for his arrest was issued by Nogiwa Hakushun, according to the information given by You Mingyu .

Lu Shu knew something that Bunndai did not, including Nogiwa Hakushun’s habits . After all, Bunndai did not know every Heavenly Network member hiding in the city or even inside the Collection of Gods .

There was no way for the Collection of Gods to send spies into the Heavenly Network but not the other way round . During their age-long enmity, neither side would show any mercy towards the other .

In Japan, pubs were a far cry from izakayas 1 , which were simply another form of eatery . Usually, student part-timers were only allowed to work at izakayas, but not pubs .

Undeniably, though, not all pubs were that messed up .

Lu Shu decided not to follow his target into the pub, as many pubs in Nishinokyo, although open to the public, had many rules and often required bookings . This one, for instance, was almost a VIP club .

Unspoken rules abounded in such places . Waiters might have already started observing you from the moment they passed you the first piece of towel . From your actions and expressions they could tell whether you were a first-timer, or a customer of a specific type .

Some items in the pubs should not be touched either . For instance, higher-class wines cannot be purchased in bottles . Thus, Lu Shu was not confident about his pretense as a native Japanese in this situation .

Culture differed from country to country . Take for example phones in Japan were supposed to be in silent mode in public, but the sound had to be turned on for photo-taking . One could call the police if he or she had been photographed without permission .

And Lu Shu could not be sure that he had complete knowledge of all the details of the local culture . In any case, those places were different from schools . In fact, he would not have been able to accustomed to the school environment so easily decades ago .

Thus, the best solution now was to continue stalking after the target was out . He should not risk exposing his own identity inside .

Lu Shu waited patiently until 3am, when Nogiwa finally boarded the car and left .

Not concerned about Nogiwa’s companions’ whereabouts, Lu Shu changed his face into another Jingoist Practitioner’s who shared a similar body shape as him . Then, he went on in pursuit of the car . A car could never outrun a Practitioner .

Without unnecessary turns, the car drove straight towards its destination, showing the full sense of security Nogiwa had in Nishinokyo . He did not seem to think that anyone would dare to be in his way in Japan, not even the Conservatives .

Ten minutes later, the car picked up a young lady, and finally it came to a stop in front of a villa .

In the darkness, Lu Shu stood still on the rooftop of the villa . He watched in silence as Nogiwa walked into the villa with the woman in his arms . Another half an hour later, all the lights went off in the house .

The windows were connected to the alarm system as fine metal wires were embedded in the glass . Any attempt to break the glass would trigger the alarm .

He waited for twenty more minutes . In the end, he released a thin layer of divine water to corrode the rooftop .

Everyone was fast asleep, and no one even noticed the existence of the man-sized hole in the rooftop!

The faint golden glow was visible, but there were no eyes to see it . This was why Lu Shu had chosen to take action at 4am .

Lu Shu was not a man of generosity . He who wanted his life would pay with his own life .

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