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Tojo Sen nodded: "That's right...that's right, Father. Now that you've said that, I know what our Tojo family needs to do in the future. We need to follow the path that the Okamoto family took before! We should show our strength when we are strong and accumulate strength when we are weak!"

Tojo Senichi was quite surprised when he heard Tojo Seisuke say that.

"Father, it seems your thinking has changed a lot?"

Tojo Seisuke looked at Tojo Senichi and smiled slightly: "Isn't it all because of you?"

Tojo Senichi was still somewhat surprised after hearing Tojo Seisuke's words: "Because of me?"

Tojo Seisuke nodded: "Actually, upon closer reflection, we were too arrogant before. We looked down on everyone and seemed to think that nothing was as good as ourselves... This is clearly wrong now."

Tojo Senichi smiled slightly at Tojo Seisuke and then said, "Father, have you attained enlightenment?"

Tojo Seisuke smiled and glanced at Tojo Senichi, then said, "Aren't these the books you showed me?"

Tojo Senichi asked in confusion, "Those books that Xiao Ce wrote?"

Tojo Seisuke smiled and nodded, then began to speak to Tojo Senichi, praising the books highly.

As the father and son chatted, they started talking about the books.

They both agreed that their greatest gain from attacking the Xiao Kingdom was obtaining Xiao Ce's books.

Tojo Seisuke even said that these books were worth more than a thousand troops...

Xiao Ce sat in the carriage, dozing off.

If he knew that his book had been read by the Tojo family, he would definitely feel very unlucky.

Before leaving, Xiao Ce specifically asked Night Cat and Da Lei if the Mad Taoist had returned.

When the Mad Taoist was in Xiao Kingdom, he spent all his time chanting scriptures. But now that he's here, he's been incredibly busy.

Most importantly, even a tracking expert as skilled as Night Owl couldn't track down what the Mad Taoist was doing.

That's not easy, but the Mad Taoist probably wouldn't harm him.

In fact, Xiao Ce had considered this during this period...

Even some exaggerated speculations, but these thoughts only flashed through my mind.

They returned to Yin Pan'er's residence.

At this moment, Yin Pan'er's servant, Xiao Yue, was already waiting.

Xiaoyue's attitude was quite good at this moment, which was obviously because Yin Pan'er had spoken to her.

“Mr. Yice, the master is waiting for you.”

Seeing that Xiao Yue's attitude was quite good, Xiao Ce decided not to argue with him.

He simply nodded and followed behind Xiaoyue.

Xiao Ce didn't ask, but Xiao Yue seemed quite surprised.

"Aren't you curious? Don't you want to ask what Master wants with you?"

Seeing Xiaoyue making conversation, Xiao Ce found it somewhat amusing: "I went to find the agent, and the agent just told me what happened, didn't he? Curiosity killed the cat, so I don't actually have that much curiosity..."

When Xiao Yue heard Xiao Ce say that, she stopped talking about it.

Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Yue and seemed to have something to say. His previous words were just making conversation.

Xiao Ce slowed down and then said to Xiao Yue, "Xiao Yue, is there something you want to tell me?"

Xiaoyue was stunned after hearing Xiao Ce's words: "How do you know my name?"

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "That's what the agent said. I always called you Captain before. Maybe the agent felt it was awkward and he wasn't used to it."

Xiaoyue nodded, then looked at Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Yue, "Didn't you used to be known for your straightforward and outspoken personality? Why aren't you like that anymore? Don't worry, I won't feel embarrassed... I'll tell you what I can say... and I won't force you to tell me what I can't say."

Seeing this, Xiaoyue looked at Xiao Ce, seemingly struggling with her thoughts. After a while, she said, "I have a question."

Looking at Xiaoyue's expression, Xiao Ce vaguely guessed what was going on, but he wasn't in a hurry.

He simply watched Xiaoyue quietly, without interrupting her.

Xiaoyue looked at Xiao Ce cautiously and asked, "Are you him?"

After listening to Xiaoyue's words, Xiao Ce found that they were exactly as he had guessed.

However, Xiao Ce wouldn't tell them the truth. He put on a convincing act and asked Xiao Yue, "Him? Who is he?"

After Xiao Ce said that, Xiao Yue stared at him with her eyes for a while, but her expression did not change.

She smiled and said, "It's nothing, let's go see our master. He'll be worried soon..."

Xiao Ce didn't react much, just smiled faintly and didn't respond.

Thinking to myself, "You little girl think you can compete with me... you're really too green."

Xiaoyue clearly couldn't glean anything from Xiao Ce's expression.

He then went directly to Yin Pan'er's residence. After seeing Xiao Ce arrive, Yin Pan'er put down the book in her hand.

Then he greeted Xiao Ce, "Yi Ce, how's everything going?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Agent, everything went smoothly. How about your end?"

Yin Pan'er was in a good mood and said with a smile, "Everything went smoothly, just as I imagined..."

As she spoke, Yin Pan'er described what the meeting was like, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.

After all, ever since the president of the Illuminati sent them a message confirming Yin Pan'er's identity, they naturally obeyed.

In particular, a few troublemakers were dealt with by Yin Pan'er through a combination of gentle persuasion and firmness, and they all became obedient.

Of course, Yin Pan'er still attributed the credit to Xiao Ce.

Yin Pan'er herself said that if she tried to find a way to do it herself, things might not turn out so perfectly.

The Illuminati members unanimously approved the decision to reinstate the Emperor and distribute resources according to their military achievements in the Xiao Kingdom.

In fact, as Yin Pan'er said, these representatives have absolutely no opinion on who should be the emperor or the ruler. Their ultimate goal is simply to divide the spoils.

Therefore, previously, Japan was completely left to its own devices, and the Emperor was given sufficient power.

The reason they are getting involved is because of the disastrous defeat of the Fusang Kingdom, which has wiped out their years of investment.

Xiao Ce listened to Yin Pan'er say, "So, from now on, you'll be the one making most of the decisions?"

Yin Pan'er smiled slightly and nodded: "That's right, you could say that. Of course, it still has to be in the interests of the Illuminati. After all, these people seem kind, but if their interests are really touched, things can get complicated..."

Xiao Ce understood Yin Pan'er's unspoken meaning: it was not allowed for Yin Pan'er to do her own thing.

Of course, this was also Xiao Ce's own idea.

Seeing that Xiao Ce did not respond, he then asked Xiao Ce, "By the way, Mr. Yi Ce, after the Japanese people here left the Sulu Kingdom and the Siam Kingdom, who will control this place? Have you considered this?"

Xiao Ce asked, "Aren't there your Illuminati's guards here? How many guards do you have in total?"

Yin Pan'er said, "We currently have 30,000 troops, and with the support of troops from various countries, we should be able to muster a total of 100,000 troops..."

After listening, Xiao Ce said to Yin Pan'er, "That's settled then... Doesn't that mean someone's there?"

Hearing this, Yin Pan'er stared wide-eyed at Xiao Ce and asked, "So, you're asking us to send our people to control this area? They probably have no interest... Besides, these people are all high and mighty; if they were to lead these guards, they would feel humiliated..."

Xiao Ce nodded: "If this doesn't work, I'll think of another way..."

Yin Pan'er nodded, "Sure, but if there's really no other way, they have to take charge..."

Xiao Ce had indeed originally entrusted Yin Pan'er's Illuminati with managing the area.

However, now that Yin Pan'er has said this, finding a suitable ruler is actually very simple. If Xiao Ce wanted to, he could easily find a few talented people to manage things.

Of course, it is still very difficult... after all, the representatives of the Illuminati seem to be very easy to get along with.

However, these people are not easy to get along with.

If they disagree with something, they can turn hostile on the spot.

As long as their interests aren't affected, they genuinely feel that it's a win-win situation for everyone.

However, once core interests are involved, then it's truly unacceptable...

So, it is indeed difficult to say that this matter is difficult.

Although Yin Pan'er said that the guards could manage her, it was clear that there would be many problems.

Seeing Yin Pan'er's worried expression, Xiao Ce laughed out loud.

Seeing Xiao Ce's expression, Yin Pan'er said, "Mr. Xiao Ce, do you have some good ideas? If you do, please don't keep them to yourself..."

Xiao Ce was actually thinking of some 'old acquaintances', namely Boudica and the others!

You should know that Boudika went to India, where he, his uncle, and the allied forces from various countries were doing very well.

Xiao Ce naturally wouldn't say it directly, but he was guiding her at this moment.

“Agent, I’ve heard that you have people from Japan and India throughout East Asia, and that there are quite a few powerful Westerners in India and other places around here as well… is that right?”

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er's eyes lit up, and she almost blurted out, "India?! I had almost forgotten about them... Oh right... Oh right... That's right... There are quite a few Western families there... They are under the jurisdiction of our Illuminati, but we have taught them to govern themselves!"

“They would be very happy to have them come over... Moreover, this aligns with the interests of all parties involved, so they will definitely agree! As expected of you, Mr. Yice, your idea is brilliant.”

Seeing how smoothly Yin Pan'er responded, Xiao Ce even suspected that she was deliberately guiding him to say those words...

Xiao Ce seemed to have a vague idea of ​​what Yin Pan'er was doing.

Although he wasn't sure if he was overthinking it.