Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

She could only turn her face to the side and face the bed with the back of her head, using this physical isolation to protest his "evil deeds" while desperately trying to calm her heart.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

While she was cursing in her heart, she couldn't help but glance at the man on the hospital bed secretly and quickly out of the corner of her eye.

Then, the temperature of my cheeks rose uncontrollably again.

Ruined.

she thinks.

After seeing this guy's face, hearing him speak in my head from now on feels completely different...

He turned around and turned his gaze back to "himself" lying on the hospital bed.

Ishikawa, who was standing beside him, respectfully handed over the transfer procedures to the sweating chief physician.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. The only sounds in the air were the rustling of turning pages and the regular ticking of instruments.

This tranquility is so fragile, like a thin layer of ice that can be shattered by external forces at any time.

And the person who crushed it came faster than expected.

A heavy and chaotic sound of footsteps, coming from far away and getting closer, broke the silence of the corridor.

There was an undisguised arrogance in the voice that belonged to an invader.

A group of three people appeared at the door of the ward.

Leading the group was a man in a fancy silk shirt, a thick gold chain around his neck, and his hair combed into a shiny slick.

He had a frivolous and arrogant smile on his face. He was the top henchman in the Tanaka group, responsible for the "dirty work", named Saeki.

Behind him followed two burly men, both wearing black suits. Their bulging lapels clearly concealed something less than friendly. They were like two moving walls of flesh, scanning everyone in the ward with unfriendly eyes.

The chief physician, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, turned pale as paper again when he saw these people. His lips trembled as if he had seen an evil spirit coming to take his life.

"S-Mr. Saeki..."

Saeki completely ignored the trembling doctor. His gaze fell directly on Ishikawa, and a mocking arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Ishikawa? What a coincidence, you're here too."

His tone was sarcastic: "I heard you rushed to the hospital so early this morning, I thought something serious had happened. So, are you here to prepare the boss's remains?"

This vicious, almost curse-like remark instantly darkened Ishikawa's expression. He clenched his fists, his knuckles crackling.

"Saeki, watch your mouth. This is a hospital, not a place for you to act wild."

"I'm going wild?"

Saeki laughed exaggeratedly as if he had heard some ridiculous joke:

"I'm here on the orders of Brother Tanaka to take the boss to Yokohama for the best medical care. This is for the boss's health, it's a huge act of filial piety! How can this be called being unruly?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and ordered the two strong men behind him:

"What are you still standing there for? Get the boss onto the stretcher. We should be leaving. The experts in Yokohama are waiting."

"You guys, do you want to die?"

Ishikawa's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

He didn't expect that the Tanaka Group had become so arrogant.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

At this moment, Saeki's eyes finally noticed the girl who had been standing next to him like an outsider.

He looked Jiujo Renji up and down.

"Oh, Mr. Ishikawa, that's fine. The boss has only been lying down for a short time, and you've already found a high school girl to keep him company?"

Kujo Renji's eyes turned cold.

And deep in his consciousness, Toyokawa Shoko, who had just managed to calm down a little, was instantly ignited with anger by these vulgar words.

【This bastard, what nonsense is he talking about! 】

Ishikawa was about to explode, but was stopped by a look from Kujo Renji.

She took a half step forward and stood in front of Saeki.

Saeki was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something, and the smile on his face became more playful.

He walked around the girl, his eyes wandering over her body unscrupulously, finally stopping on her delicate and indifferent face.

He stretched out his hand, as if wanting to pat Xiangzi on the face.

"Little sister, I'm giving you some advice. Be good and go home with your Uncle Ishikawa to do your homework. Let us 'professionals' handle things here, okay?"

His hand was about to touch that delicate skin.

And at this moment.

Changes occurred suddenly.

Kujo Renji moved.

No one could see how she moved.

It was this half step that allowed her to accurately avoid Saeki's dirty hand, and at the same time, put her into a perfect attacking position.

Her movements were not at all slow or clumsy.

His right leg was like a steel whip filled with power, whistling through the wind as it kicked fiercely and precisely on the outside of the knee of the strong man on Saeki's left.

"Crack!"

A sharp, bone-breaking sound could be heard clearly in the silent ward.

The sturdy man, who weighed at least two hundred pounds, didn't even have time to scream. His whole body was like a stick that was broken in the middle. He fell to his knees on the ground, hugged his knees, and let out a painful wail like a wild beast.

All this happened in a flash.

The other strong man didn't even have time to react, he just instinctively widened his eyes.

However, Jiu Tiao Lian Si's attack was as smooth as flowing water, without any pause.

The moment her right foot landed, her body had already rotated with the force, and her left elbow, at an extremely tricky angle, hit the second strong man's jaw from bottom to top.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound.

That was the most primitive sound of bones colliding with each other.

The second strong man's body was like being hit by an invisible sledgehammer. His feet left the ground and flew straight backwards, hitting the wall heavily. Then he slid to the ground like a puddle of mud, rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.

The entire process, from start to finish, takes no more than three seconds.

Clean, neat, efficient and full of deadly beauty.

The ward fell into dead silence.

You can hear the needle drop.

The chief physician's mouth opened wide, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Ishikawa and the two bodyguards behind him were also in great shock.

They knew that Miss Xiangzi was not simple, but they never thought that her skills were so strong that they could not believe it.

At this moment, the only "enemy" still standing in the ward was Saeki, who was completely frightened.

The frivolity and arrogance on his face had long since disappeared without a trace, replaced by extreme fear, as if he had seen a ghost.

Jiujo Renji walked towards him slowly, step by step.

Her footsteps were light, and her high-heeled leather shoes made crisp "click, click" sounds on the floor.

But to Saeki, this sound was more terrifying than the knell of death.

"Don't come over..." He babbled incoherently as he stepped back, tripping over himself and falling to the ground.

"Don't come over here! I'm Brother Tanaka's man! If you dare to touch me, Brother Tanaka won't let you go!"

Kujo Renji didn't say anything.

He just slowly raised his foot and stepped heavily on Saeki's face, which was distorted by fear.

An indistinct whimper came out of Saeki's mouth.

"go back."

The girl finally spoke.

"Tell Tanaka that I received his gift and I really don't like it."

She increased the strength of her feet.

"Also, tell him to wait for me in Yokohama."

She lowered her head, bent down, leaned close to Saeki's ear, and said with a chuckle:

"I'll go find him."

"Don't worry."

After saying that, she suddenly raised her foot and stepped down heavily.

Click.

The sound of bones breaking.

Saeki completely fainted.

.........

The smell of blood mixed with the smell of disinfectant in the ward formed a disgusting and weird atmosphere.

Jiujo Renji didn't even bother to look at the three unconscious bastards lying on the ground.

She turned around and said to Ishikawa, whose face was already as solemn as iron, in an unquestionable tone, as if ordering a servant to clean up the garbage:

"Ishikawa, take care of it."

"Yes."

Ishikawa didn't hesitate at all and immediately bowed to accept the order. He looked at the three people as if they were three corpses.

As the most loyal executor of the Canglong Society, he has hundreds of ways to make these three people disappear from the world "legally" without leaving a trace.

He winked at the two bodyguards behind him who were also in shock. The two men immediately understood and, one on the left and one on the right, dragged the two unconscious men out of the ward like dead dogs.

Ishikawa himself picked up Saeki, who was so scared that he was limp all over and foaming at the mouth, with one hand. He looked so relaxed, as if he was just carrying an insignificant piece of luggage.

During the whole process, the poor chief physician could only shrink in the corner, covering his mouth tightly with his hands, not daring to make the slightest sound, for fear of attracting the attention of "Miss Xiangzi".

The mental shock he suffered today was greater than that in his past thirty years of medical career combined.

He swore that when this matter was over, he would apply for a transfer to pediatrics and never deal with these black-stained, non-human beings again.

.....

Ginza, Tokyo.

In the top-floor suite of a top-notch private club that is not open to the public.

The air was filled with the mellow and decadent aroma of expensive Cuban cigars and top-quality whiskey.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows is the night view of Tokyo, as dazzling as the stars.

Tanaka Masaru was wearing a handmade silk kimono and kneeling on the tatami.

There was an exquisite tea set on the small table in front of him, but he was not drinking tea.

He was meticulously wiping a dagger with a piece of white, soft deerskin.

The scabbard of the dagger was made of precious ebony and inlaid with fine mother-of-pearl, which shone dimly under the light.

The handle of the knife is wrapped with a dark blue silk rope, which feels great to hold.

This is his favorite collection.

It is said that it was the wakizashi used by a famous general in the Warring States Period when he committed seppuku.