The villainous second young lady becomes a god in a bizarre Tokyo.

After all, Shui Shenglin knew that his shrewdness was certainly not as great as Xia Yuanliu's.

Instead of doing that, it's better to proactively reveal some information.

Let Xia Yuanliu guess for himself.

"I don't know much. After the clan leader and Steward Qian Shou led the clansmen to protect Xia Rihua's room, I only know that Young Master Yi Jie also went in."

"Later, I had other things to take care of, so I left first."

Upon hearing this, Xia Riyuan's golden pupils, filled with killing intent, narrowed slightly as she spoke.

"No movement at all?"

Of course... there was some activity.

The commotion caused by Chikyuu Tsukasa, Mizuki Morinari, and the Second Miss at the West Gate was immense.

However, the other areas must have been sealed off by the Second Miss.

No other lineages came to investigate.

However, this point cannot be admitted, and Xia Yuanliu should be allowed to let his imagination run wild in other directions.

Thinking of this, Shui Shenglin shook his head.

"There has been no movement, patriarch."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuanliu's suspicions were somewhat confirmed.

In other words, Natsuki Akisuke's death could not have occurred inside the Natsuki residence, and Natsuki no Ueyama did not invade the Natsuki residence.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Natsumi Yosuke was lured out of the Natsumi residence by a so-called mole, which led to his death.

To introduce Natsumi Yosuke's identity and status, he must at least be someone above the level of Natsumi's senior butler. Perhaps the opportunity of defection could be used to bring out the main residence.

At the same time, it is still necessary to select someone who is not very loyal to the Summer Zaibatsu compared to others.

Soon, a vague candidate gradually became clear in Xia Yuanliu's mind, and he said through gritted teeth.

"Chikari Guji?!!"

A mole has been discovered among the seasoned stewards!

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Chapter 263: Whose Headquarters Is This Really?

Chikari Guji! !

The name Chikuriya Tsukasa immediately popped into Xia Yuanliu's mind.

Indeed, this can be extrapolated from the current situation.

Only Chikuriya Tsukasa fits all the criteria.

The other party's identity and status stemmed from his continuous hunting of bizarre creatures of difficulty and above, bringing back a large amount of extraordinary resources, because his merits were too high.

In addition, Tsukasa Chikuriya was very reliable in his work at the main residence, and the butler spoke highly of him.

Moreover, over the past ten years, he has never done anything out of line or out of line, and he is very meticulous and exemplary as a housekeeper.

Xia Yuanliu believed that the other party had completely submitted, and the overall strength of the Qianshou lineage was indeed outstanding. It would be unreasonable if they did not have a senior steward.

Therefore, the position of senior butler was given to Tsukasa Chikuriya.

However, all of this has a lingering problem.

The other lineages have been members for at least a thousand years. Even the Nianma lineage, now known as the Xiumu lineage, has been members for nearly a hundred years.

Only the Senju lineage has existed for a mere ten years or so.

Loyalty is always an issue.

However, what Xia Yuanliu originally thought was that as long as the Xia Rizhi lineage was strong enough and no problems arose, even if the Qianshou lineage was a wild horse, it could be tamed.

However, in the ongoing confrontation between Xia Huoshan and the Xia Ri Zaibatsu.

The Summer Consortium first lost a large number of B-level ability users, then its heirs died one by one, until now they are all dead.

In addition, the Kujo Zaibatsu, which was on par with the Natsumi Zaibatsu, was destroyed by Natsumiyama.

Chikuriya Tsukasa, whose loyalty is not high, is very likely to switch allegiances.

After all, in their eyes, the Summer Zaibatsu is just the next Kujo Zaibatsu.

Xia Riliu's face was gloomy and uncertain, his light golden pupils filled with shadows.

He slowly changed his clothes and whispered a command.

"Foolishness."

"What is Mount Natsuhiko compared to Susanoo?"

However, given Chikuriya Tsukasa's knowledge, the other party might not be aware of just how powerful the Summer Zaibatsu's gods truly are.

It is understandable that they would do something so foolish.

However, all of this naturally gave Xia Yuanliu a huge headache.

Chikuriya Tsukasa's actions directly led to the death of the last heir of the Natsumi lineage.

This means that the Xia Ri Zaibatsu will be extinct.

Of course, Xia Yuanliu did have his doubts about Shuisheng Shoucheng.

After all, he had originally assigned Chikuriya Tsukasa and Mizuki Morinari to take some members of the clan to guard Natsuhikae.

In other words, both Chishuu Tsukasa and Mizuki Morinari could easily use some excuse to send another clan away.

The reason for luring Natsuki Akisuke out of the main residence is even simpler.

Summer willows are an easy name to think of.

For example, Chikuri Tsukasa can pledge allegiance to Natsuki Akisuke and indicate that there are still people of the Mizuki lineage around, and that meetings can be held in the Chikuri clan's territory.

He then killed Natsumi Ike.

As for why Natsumi Akisuke's head ended up in the hands of Mizuki no Hebi, that was probably Natsumi Hanae's doing.

This bastard, though, does possess some intelligence.

Of course, the water snake and the summer flower painting have absolutely no connection, so why would the other party send a package to them?

This is indeed questionable and needs to be verified.

It just so happens that Shui Shenglin, who is also from the same aquatic lineage, is nearby. In addition, since the other party is considered a half-participant in this matter, he may know some inside information.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanliu simply asked.

"Aquatic life produces scales."

"Do you know why the water snake received the package given to it by Summer Flower Painting?"

"Based on my understanding, the Aquatic lineage should have no connection with Summer Flower Painting, let alone the Aquatic Snake."

Xia Yuanliu had already changed his clothes, and he looked at Shui Shenglin beside him.

Upon hearing this, Shui Shenglin's deep blue pupils contracted slightly, and his expression became somewhat strange.

He doesn't have that much cunning.

Xia Yuanliu's questions exceeded his expectations, so it was understandable that he was nervous.

However, realizing that he had slightly lost his composure, he quickly and respectfully lowered his head to prevent Xia Riyuanliu from noticing anything unusual about his expression.

He spoke in a half-truthful tone.

“Master, the package containing the Summer Flower Painting was not initially in the hands of the Water Serpent.”

"When we were in the land of the Mizuki tribe, Mizuki Morinari discussed the package with me, planning to give it to you as soon as you returned."

"But later, it disappeared from the land of the aquatic tribe."

"This should have been something Shui Sheng Shoucheng told you. If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have taken the liberty of bringing it up myself."

"but……"

"It's unlikely that Mizuki Morinari would willingly give the package to Mizuki Snake, because as you know, the relationship between Mizuki Morinari and Mizuki Scale... is really not good."

Shui Shenglin's words, when spoken, did not contain any major flaws.

Moreover, many of these are actually true stories.

Moreover, he downplayed the inappropriateness of not proactively providing Xia Yuanliu with any clues.

After all, this was something that Shui Sheng Shoucheng, the person in charge of the Shui Sheng lineage, brought up to Xia Yuanliu. Although he was Xia Yuanliu's close attendant, he was also from the Shui Sheng lineage, so he shouldn't have brought it up himself, since he was caught in the middle.

Moreover, Shui Shenglin did not actively shift the blame to Shui Shengshoucheng.

In any case, it's understandable that Mizuki Morinari hasn't come yet, since Natsumi Nihonryu is currently discussing matters with the heir to the Kamishiro Imperial Family.

If it were merely a package delivered by Natsume Hanae, it certainly wouldn't be as important as discussing matters with Kamishiro Himeko.

Xia Yuanliu understood this as well.