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After Xiao Ce left with Tojo Senichi, he followed him to learn about the Tojo family's strength in this area.

Xiao Ce could tell that Tojo Senichi had a hint of showing off in his voice.

He understood perfectly well that Tojo Senichi's purpose in saying all this was simply to win him over.

Xiao Ce naturally cooperated.

After the introductions, Tojo Senichi showed his sincerity by asking Xiao Ce to take charge of the performance for Tokugawa Heiyasu later.

Xiao Ce was equally unceremonious.

In fact, there was no need for the so-called rights to military force given by Tojo Senichi and his group.

Tojo Senichi said to Tojo Takeyama, "Mr. Takeyama, from now on Ichisaku will follow your instructions."

Although Tojo Takeyama nodded, it was clear that he still held a degree of disdain in his eyes.

However, Tojo Takeyama also knew that Tojo Seisuke and his son Tojo Senichi had a very high opinion of Xiao Ce.

"Mr. Yice, if you need anything, just tell me!"

Although Xiao Ce's plan didn't require their help at all, he still saw that Tojo Takeyama looked down on him.

Based on this alone, he was determined to give Tojo Takeyama a proper makeshift job.

"Lord Tojo Takeyama, then I won't stand on ceremony."

As Tojo Takeyama watched Xiao Ce smile, a sense of vigilance flashed through his mind.

After all, Xiao Ce's laughter made him very uncomfortable.

As an excellent general, he had a certain ability to anticipate danger.

And that's the feeling Xiao Ce's smile gave him.

However, he didn't say anything aloud! Instead, he said to Xiao Ce, "Of course, just tell me if you need anything."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Then you go and keep an eye on Tokugawa Heiyasu!"

Tojo Takeyama nodded: "I've already sent many people..."

Xiao Ce said to Tojo Takeyama, "No... I need you to go there in person."

Tojo Takeyama asked with a hint of displeasure, "Mr. Ichisaku, what's the difference between me going and my men going?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course there are differences... Lord Zhushan, you can go over there, you don't need to ask anything else."

Tojo Takeyama frowned, about to say something, but was interrupted by Tojo Senichi: "Lord Takeyama, since Mr. Ichisaku wants you to do this, he must have his reasons. You just need to do as he says. Not to mention you, even my father and I would have to go if Mr. Ichisaku asked us to."

When Takeyama heard Tojo Senichi say that, he smiled awkwardly and said, "I know, young master, I am willing. I didn't say I was unwilling."

Tojo Senichi smiled slightly and said, "That's good."

After passing through Tojo Takeyama.

Tojo Senichi said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ichisaku, I'm sorry. Mr. Takeyama has been in the military camp, so he may have been a bit rude. If he has offended you in any way, please forgive him."

After listening to Tojo Senichi's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Young Master, you don't think I'm deliberately settling a personal score, do you?"

Tojo Senichi waved her hand and said, "No, no, no... I didn't... I didn't think that way..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Tojo Senichi, ignoring his words.

Instead, he continued explaining to himself, "I sent Tojo Takeyama over so that Tokugawa Heiyasu would feel threatened..."

"Make him feel like he might actually be assassinated. We need to create a sense of unease in him. So, the higher the level of security we put on his side, the more nervous we'll make him."

"The ultimate goal is to get him to come to us, and then we'll just move him to a different cell..."

Tojo Senichi was even more confused: "Change cells? Aren't we supposed to pretend to assassinate him?"

Xiao Ce said to Tojo Senichi, "No matter how convincingly a fake assassination attempt is disguised, there will always be loopholes. But if you change him to a different cell and have a dummy impersonate him, and he ends up being stabbed to death... which do you think would terrify him to the extreme?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Tojo Senichi was filled with excitement: "I understand, Mr. Senichi, you want him to come to us and ask for our help. After all, Tokugawa Heiyasu is a smart man. The higher the security level of our people on his side, the less safe he will be."

"After all, with such a high level of security, in his eyes, it's tantamount to locating the person who wanted to assassinate him..."

"Then, we can conveniently place him elsewhere, and have someone impersonate him... Once that person who impersonates his death dies, it will make him believe that the person behind him really is going to kill him. This will then force him to confess who is behind it all!"

Xiao Ce was already surprised by Tojo Senichi's analysis.

The reason is simple: his analysis alone is enough to prove that he is far superior to his brother, Tojo Koichi. However, for Xiao Ce, there is actually no difference.

He naturally has ways of fooling fools.

And when dealing with intelligent people, he naturally has ways to fool them.

Moreover, he has more ways of fooling smart people.

Xiao Ce made no attempt to hide his surprise.

Judging from Xiao Ce's expression, Tojo Senichi was clearly very pleased.

In fact, the greatest sense of accomplishment for smart people comes from the affirmation they receive from those they consider even smarter.

"Mr. Yice, did I guess correctly?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "Of course, you not only guessed correctly, but you're even better than I imagined. Your method is more perfect than mine, so let's use yours."

Tojo Senichi was naturally delighted to see this: "Really? Mr. Ichisaku, you don't need to worry about what I think..."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Young Master Qianyi, that's for sure. This matter concerns the lives of many people, and I dare not be negligent in the slightest! If your method is not good, I certainly won't say it just to please you."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Tojo Senichi smiled and said, "That's right... So we're just waiting now, aren't we?"

Xiao Ce nodded.

Tojo Senichi said, "What if he doesn't react at all?"

Xiao Ce said with great certainty, "He won't be unresponsive; he will definitely react."

Seeing Xiao Ce's unwavering confidence, Tojo Senichi didn't press the matter further.

After all, we'll know the result soon enough.

...

When we passed through Tojo Takeyama, it was according to what Xiao Ce added later.

They brought their most powerful werewolf samurai with them.

At this moment, Tokugawa Heiyasu, whose mind was already in complete turmoil, saw Tojo Takeyama coming over, including a group of people wearing martial arts uniforms with the Tojo family crest.

Seeing how well they had protected this place, just as Xiao Ce had said, he became increasingly nervous.

"Tojo Takeyama, what are you doing?"

Tojo Takeyama was somewhat surprised.

Just now, because Tojo Sen's fear that Tojo Takeyama would get upset, he told Tojo Takeyama about Xiao Ce's plan.

The main reason is that Tojo Senichi highly regards Xiao Ce.

Tojo Senichi felt that someone like Xiao Ce was a waste in the Okamoto Juzo family.

They also felt that the rise of the Okamoto family was entirely due to Xiao Ce's help.

They believed that Xiao Ce was indispensable if they wanted to make the Tojo family great again.

Therefore, he had to make Tojo Takeyama submit to Xiao Ce.

Tojo Takeyama was somewhat surprised by Xiao Ce's prediction, and moreover, it was much faster than expected...

Tojo Takeyama then asked Tokugawa Heiyasu, "What, can't you see?"

Tokugawa Heiji was taken aback: "Are you trying to protect us?"

Tojo Takeyama nodded: "That's right, Tokugawa, don't worry, we're all on the same side. No matter what you do, we'll support you. Our head and the Okamoto head both believe that assassins will come."

Tokugawa Heiji, stunned, said, "Wait a minute, didn't they want me dead? That agent already said I had to die. You still want to protect me? Aren't you afraid of offending her?"

Tojo Takeyama shook his head: "I don't know about that. As you know, I'm just a military commander..."

Upon seeing this, Tokugawa Heiyasu's expression turned grim. He said, "Tojo Takeyama, but are you doing this to protect me? I feel like you're trying to harm me."

Tojo Takeyama's face was extremely ugly: "Harm you? Tokugawa Heiyasu, can't you tell the difference between good and bad people? We're protecting you, do you know how much pressure we're under? You should know very well who these people who came here are."

"You know a lot about our Tojo family, don't you?"

Tokugawa Heiji was well aware that these Tojo clan ronin samurai were their last trump card.

"Zhushan...Zhushan...Don't get agitated, we didn't mean anything by it. I'm not saying your people can't protect me...I know your army is already your most powerful. But with you making such a fuss, those who want to assassinate me don't even need to look for me. They'll know I'm here!"

Tojo Takeyama raised an eyebrow: "So what if I know?"

Tokugawa Heiji continued, "I know, if it really is an assassination attempt on me, do you know how formidable the assassins of the Illuminati are?"

Tojo Takeyama shook his head, a hint of arrogance flashing across his face: "How powerful are you? I refuse to believe that with so many Tojo clan ronin samurai around, we can't protect you?"

Tokugawa Heiji shook his head: "That's not what I meant. It's not that you're incompetent... it's that they were assassins..."

Tojo Takeyama, seemingly oblivious to his words, interrupted, "Don't worry, we can't assassinate you. There are so many of us... Don't worry. If you die, it's on me..."

If Tokugawa Heiji had previously been only slightly worried, after hearing Tojo Takeyama's words, his anxiety immediately reached its peak… Pride comes before a fall, and their confident demeanor most likely indicated that something bad was about to happen.

This was after Tokugawa Heiji saw that Tojo Takeyama was unyielding.

He told Tojo Takeyama to stop talking and go and call Tojo Seisuke over.

Tojo Takeyama initially followed their instructions and continued to appease Tokugawa Heiyasu.

Everything here is exactly as Xiao Ce predicted.

The more Tokugawa Heiyasu tried to appease him, the more anxious he became.

As expected, in the end, they waited until Tokugawa Heiyasu finally lost his temper.

Seeing that he had reached the level Xiao Ce had described, Tojo Takeyama then left.

Then they called over Tojo Senichi.

After Tojo Senichi arrived, Tokugawa Heiji, with a grim expression, said to him, "Where is your father? Why are you the one who came?"

Following Xiao Ce's instructions, Tojo Senichi said, "My father has already been summoned by that representative. It seems they want to transfer them. It seems they want to do something!"

“However, patriarch Tokugawa, rest assured. My father has already made arrangements for me... You should have seen our sincerity by now.”

After listening to Tojo Senichi's words and looking at the people outside their cell, Tokugawa Heiyasu was furious: "Tojo Senichi, I'll ask you one question! Do you want me to live, or do you want to use the people of the Light Illuminati to eliminate me?"

Looking at Tokugawa Heiji's almost frantic expression, Tojo Senichi was still quite impressed with the strategies Xiao Ce had mentioned.

Today, after layers of emotions have been pushed forward, this Tokugawa Heiwa is experiencing.

He was on the verge of collapse at this point.

"Uncle Pingkang, this is the first time I've addressed you like this. Although our two families have had various grudges in the past, given the current situation, we should put aside our differences. You don't need to doubt our motives; if we really wanted you dead, we wouldn't need to go through all this trouble..."

Tokugawa Heiji nodded: "I believe you, but you said you were protecting me. But if you do this, wouldn't it just be letting assassins know I'm here?"

Tojo Senichi looked slightly embarrassed and said, "If we retreat, what if assassins come? We won't be able to protect you then."

Tokugawa Heiji was stunned for a moment, realizing that Tojo Senichi's words made sense.

Just then, Tojo Senichi suddenly slapped his forehead and decided to act according to the plan.

“Uncle Pingkang, I have a good idea. Our people will stay here to protect you, and we will move you to a nearby place where we can protect you at any time, but without attracting attention.”

"Then we'll send someone to impersonate you... That way, even if the assassin comes to kill you, as long as he fails to kill the fake you, we can subdue him immediately. What do you think?"

Tokugawa Heiji's eyes lit up when he heard Tojo Senichi's words: "Excellent, excellent, this is a good idea..."

Tojo Senichi said, "Uncle Heiji, do you yourself feel that someone has come back to assassinate you? Are you really being instructed by someone?"

When Tokugawa Heiji asked him that question, he immediately shut up.

Tojo Senichi said, "Alright, Uncle Hirako, if you don't want to talk about it, then I won't ask... You have your reasons. However, I want to say that all we can do is our best to protect you!!"