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Upon hearing this, Tojo Seisuke nodded, quite satisfied: "Excellent! Excellent!"

Tojo Senichi quickly said, "Uncles, you've really shown us your sincerity. Don't worry, we're not unreasonable people! Just watch how we perform!"

Both sides are intelligent people, and at this moment, there is also a sense of sticking together for mutual support.

Therefore, neither side made things difficult for the other, and the peace talks went very smoothly.

...

As soon as Xiao Ce returned, Yin Pan'er found out.

She told her subordinates to call him over.

Previously, Xiao Ce had not considered the possibility that Yin Pan'er was an imposter. Now that he knew this possibility, he went to investigate and found that Yin Pan'er was indeed different from before.

Yin Pan'er said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Yi Ce, why did you come back so quickly? I thought you would stay for a few more days. Didn't your Lord Okamoto come looking for you several times?"

Xiao Ce smiled slightly and said to Yin Pan'er, "It's all been taken care of. He was just afraid that I would abandon them! After all, I'm still quite important to them."

Yin Pan'er smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "Then it's been resolved, right?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right, Lord, don't worry. I've handled it well, and don't worry, I know the rules here..."

Yin Pan'er waved her hand with a smile and said, "You don't need to explain. Since I believe you, there's no need for explanations..."

As she spoke, Yin Pan'er recounted the meeting they had held when Xiao Ce left.

Everything went very smoothly, and everyone agreed that it was best to let them disappear at sea.

Xiao Ce nodded and said to Yin Pan'er, "Then, Acting Agent, I'll go."

Yin Pan'er nodded, then looked at Xiao Ce with some anticipation and said, "Mr. Yi Ce, you seem to be looking forward to this. Do you hate your compatriots that much?"

When Xiao Ce heard Yin Pan'er ask that question again, he immediately felt strange.

"I recall answering the same question the agent asked you before..."

Yin Pan'er seemed to be thinking when she heard Xiao Ce say that.

He then smiled slightly, showing no sign of embarrassment: "Perhaps when you were answering along with me, I was thinking about other things and simply ignored it. So, what was your answer back then?"

Xiao Ce looked at Yin Pan'er's natural answer. Although he found it a little strange, he still said, "I have said it before. I follow your Illuminati, just as you said. I used to be a person of Fusang, but now I am a free man."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er looked enlightened and then laughed: "Hahaha, look at my brain, I remember now."

Xiao Ce smiled awkwardly at Yin Pan'er's expression, thinking that Yin Pan'er was treating him a little too much like an outsider.

Seeing Xiao Ce looking at him like that, Yin Pan'er asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "It's nothing. It's just that seeing you smile like that reminded me of an old friend."

Xiao Ce said this on purpose.

Because one eye doesn't lie.

Yin Pan'er asked with a surprised look, "Oh? Was that person also a woman?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course, someone who resembles you can't be the same man."

Yin Pan'er said with a smile, "Then she must be very beautiful."

Seeing Yin Pan'er say this, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded.

Yin Pan'er appeared very calm, and her emotions did not fluctuate much.

Xiao Ce was somewhat disappointed, because it was very likely that this Yin Pan'er was indeed a fake, just as Ye Mao and Da Lei had said.

At that moment, Xiao Ce stopped.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yin Pan'er agreed that Xiao Ce should go and inform them.

That evening, Xiao Ce returned to the Okamoto family home.

After looking at Xiao Ce, Okamoto Juzo asked if there had been any news.

Xiao Ce nodded.

Okamoto Juzo then recounted what happened after he met Tojo Seisuke.

Xiao Ce nodded: "This is the best way. If you join forces, you will definitely be able to revitalize the Fusang Kingdom."

Okamoto Juzo nodded, and then proceeded to boast to Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce was a little embarrassed.

After informing Okamoto Juzo, he still went to the Tojo family.

Okamoto Juzo was thinking of telling him about coming and going.

Xiao Ce refused, after all, he would be representing the Illuminati at that time.

Okamoto Juzo also thought it made sense.

However, just to be on the safe side, Okamoto Juzo still had Night Owl accompany him.

As for Da Lei, who had even greater combat power, he stayed by his side.

Xiao Ce wanted to go, but after glancing at the sky, he realized it was too late.

He decided to set off the next day and stay overnight at the Okamoto family's place.

I learned from Night Owl that the Mad Taoist never returned after leaving.

Xiao Ce was also helpless and said he was used to it.

They set off early the next morning, though there was really no need to start so early.

The main reason was to avoid having breakfast with Okamoto Juzo during their reunion.

So when they arrived at Tojo Seisuke's place, it was breakfast time.

When Tojo Seisuke met Xiao Ce, he was very surprised.

He immediately became very nervous: "Mr. Yice, you...you came so early, is something wrong?"

Seeing Tojo Seisuke's nervous expression, Xiao Ce quickly said, "Head of the Tojo family, you don't need to be nervous..."

Then he explained the meaning of the Illuminati.

After listening, Tojo Seisuke said, "So, we tell them on the surface that we're letting them go, but actually we're letting them die at sea?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right, we've taken your identities into consideration. You don't need to handle this; we'll take care of it."

Tojo Seisuke nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Then, sir, will you be the one to announce it with the Tokugawa family members... or...?"

Xiao Ce nodded to Tojo Seisuke and said, "I'll go. Don't worry, Head of the Tojo family, I am also a Japanese. I will definitely stand on our side. However, I did try to save them, but I failed."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Tojo Seisuke became even more respectful: "I understand, I understand, Mr. Xiao Ce, we all understand. We know you must have put in a lot of effort. Actually, we could have done it ourselves!"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Let me do it. If the news leaks out, you can push me out and say I'm a traitor to Fusang..."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Tojo Seisuke looked panicked and waved his hands frantically, saying, "No...no...we can't do this."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Head of the Tojo family, I'm not testing you. I'm just telling you the truth. We need to prioritize the big picture. You should continue to rule Japan. I told Okamoto and the others the same thing."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Tojo Seisuke subconsciously sized up Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce could tell that he didn't even need to say it.

If that day ever comes, the head of the Tojo family will sell him off completely the moment he sees it.

Everyone was just being polite.

After exchanging pleasantries with them for a while, Xiao Ce didn't waste any more words.

They went directly to the place where the Tokugawa family was imprisoned.

Tojo Seisuke gathered all the members of the Tokugawa family together.

Xiao Ce and Tojo Seisuke stood in a safe spot to the side, after gathering all the Tokugawa family members together.

Xiao Ce was still somewhat surprised: "There are so many people from the Tokugawa family?"

Tojo Seisuke said, "That's right, these are all people we captured later, a total of 3394 people!"

Looking at Xiao Ce's expression, Tojo Seisuke knew that he had felt compassion.

“Mr. Yice, if you don’t believe me, let me explain.”

After a brief mental preparation, Xiao Ce went up to her.

When these members of the Tokugawa family came out, their expressions were all very tense.

Are you going to kill us?

"Are we all going to die, Tojo Seisuke?!"

...

These feelings of fear spread rapidly among the crowd as people shouted.

It wasn't until Tojo Takeyama fired two shots that the crowd quieted down.

Xiao Ce addressed the crowd, saying, "Everyone, my name is Okamoto Ichisaku, and I am a member of the Okamoto family. I have been temporarily assigned to the Illuminati."

"You've all heard about what happened before. Your patriarch disregarded your safety and ordered you to rebel against the Illuminati. In the ensuing chaos, all the Illuminati members who came to oversee the executions were killed."

"The Illuminati are furious, feeling you are repaying kindness with enmity. They originally intended to slaughter you all to appease the souls of their fallen members..."

After Xiao Ce finished speaking, the crowd erupted into chaos: "We're innocent...we knew nothing about this..."

"Mr. Okamoto, we don't want to die... please..."

"We are all from Japan, and the people on the other side? We are all far from home... Please don't kill us..."

The crowd began to riot again, and Tojo Takeyama, left with no other option, fired two more shots into the air.

Seeing that the crowd had quieted down, Xiao Ce continued speaking.

"Gentlemen, please don't get agitated, let me finish... We also believe you are innocent. Later, through the Tojo family and the Okamoto family, we kept fighting with the Illuminati, and in the end, we managed to save your lives."

“However, the Illuminati no longer trust you. So, they sent us to transport you back to Fusang. Our Fusang has been taken back, and you need to go back there... and never come back.”

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, the group was so excited that they could hardly believe their ears.

They all thought they might die out there and never be able to return to their homeland.

But unexpectedly, one day they were able to go back.

"So, if you want to survive, you have to cooperate with me! You can rest here for now, and once we've made arrangements, we'll take you to the port."

"During this time, you are still considered criminals, so the restrictions cannot be lifted. Only after you land on the island of Fusang will you be able to remove your shackles. You need to cooperate with me!"

"Furthermore, I need your absolute silence and cooperation. It wasn't easy for me to get this opportunity for you, so for everyone's survival, no one can speak to each other. If anything goes wrong, you will all die!"

Xiao Ce used a combination of coaxing and deception to convince these people, and some even kept thanking the Tojo family.

When Tojo Seisuke's men saw this, they felt somewhat uncomfortable, and there was indeed a sense of shared sorrow.

He also discovered the brilliance of Okamoto's strategy: he first dangled a carrot in front of everyone, then began to lure them into believing they could survive, and then set rules for them, binding them and making them give up their resistance.

Tojo Seisuke felt that Xiao Ce's method was very familiar.

As expected, after Xiao Ce said those words, they all cooperated very well.

They were even more obedient than before.

Tojo Seisuke gave Xiao Ce a thumbs up.

Xiao Ce said, "You must think I'm particularly bad, right, from the Tojo family?"

Tojo Seisuke shook his head and said, "Someone has to die...and they can't blame us."

As he spoke, Tojo Senichi, who was following behind, said, "Mr. Ichisaku, they probably won't live much longer. Could we give them a little something to eat? Consider it their last meal."

Xiao Ce shook his head and said, "Of course not... There are some smart people among them... I'm not leaving today. Their Illuminati guards will come over later."

Tojo Seisuke asked, "Should we go?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "If you want to go... however, I don't think it will be of any use to you; it will only give you bad feedback..."

At this moment, Tojo Seisuke said, "Mr. Ichisaku, I'd like to go there."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Okay, no problem."

While waiting, Xiao Ce contacted the Okamoto family.

They didn't think there was anything worth giving as a gift.

The next day, Tojo Seisuke saw that the Okamoto family members were also not going. After discussing it, they decided not to go after all.

So Xiao Ce commanded the guards of the Illuminati to escort the more than three thousand members of the Tokugawa family.

These members of the Tokugawa family all believed they had returned to Japan.

Because Xiao Ce had explained the rules to them beforehand, they lined up in perfect unison and followed their guard.

No one resisted.

The group left Tojo Seisuke's territory in perfect formation.

Looking at this scene, Tojo Senichi was filled with mixed emotions: "Father, do you think we're just like those people from the Tokugawa family now?"

After listening to Tojo Senichi's words, Tojo Seisuke gave a wry smile: "You also think that Okamoto Kazaku is using the same method to deal with us?"

Tojo Sen nodded: "I always felt that way, it's just the same old thing in a different guise..."

Tojo Seisuke remained silent.

Tojo Senichi said thoughtfully, "Father, do you think these people would still obediently follow him if they knew they were going to die?"