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The defensive barrier of the Dustless Land effectively withstood the impact. Gu Ran flipped over and landed on a rooftop not far away, glancing at the exploded rooftop.
"Old lunatic!"
The two floors on the top floor were completely destroyed by the explosion!
Reinforced concrete and brick fragments began to fall from the sky, but fortunately no one was hit. The top two floors were also empty, with only goods on them.
It's good news that no innocent people were killed or injured.
The building's bell began to ring, and Gu Ran concealed himself, returning to the courtyard in Chinatown at an extremely fast speed.
In the courtyard, Su Xiaoqiang watched the explosion and felt uneasy: "Will Gu Ran be alright?"
"It's alright, that kid's quick-witted." Zhang Qiong patted Su Xiaoqiang on the back, though she herself wasn't entirely confident.
She was about to tell Tang Shishi to stay where she was and protect Su Xiaoqiang, while she went to check on her.
But at that moment, Gu Ran suddenly climbed over the wall and landed directly in front of her.
When Zhang Qiong saw that Gu Ran's hands were covered in blood, she immediately asked, "Are you hurt?"
"No, the blood on my hands is from the enemy." Gu Ran took off his blood-stained jacket. "Let's go inside and talk."
Suddenly, the sound of a car screeching to a halt came from outside. Liu Yue rushed in and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Ran, Zhang Qiong, and the others were all alright.
Once inside, Liu Yue apologized first: "I'm sorry to have startled you all; it was my oversight..."
Gu Ran waved his hand: "I didn't expect the other side to be so crazy, actually daring to set up an anti-materiel sniper rifle in a busy urban area."
This incident has caused a great stir, and the news has already started reporting on it. However, it's unclear how to classify it, or whether it could be a terrorist attack.
"Have you found out the sniper's identity?" Liu Yue asked.
“The Fierce Ghost Clan,” Gu Ran replied.
In reality, the mastermind behind both the Oni Clan and the Snake Clan is the same person: Herzog.
But since the other party wanted Gu Ran to misunderstand that it was the work of the Fierce Ghosts, he might as well play along.
Liu Yue was taken aback by Gu Ran's words: "The Fierce Ghost Clan? That's a bit troublesome."
He continued, “The Demon Clan is not like the Snake Clan. The Snake Clan still follows the rules, but the Demon Clan doesn’t follow any rules. They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. When you were targeted at the airport, I suspected that it was the Demon Clan who did it.”
He paced around the living room for a while and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for you to evacuate immediately and find another safe place."
Gu Ran nodded to Liu Yue and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Liu. I didn't expect you to still come to my rescue even though you knew I was from the Fierce Ghost Clan."
Liu Yue waved his hand and said, "Hey, we're all family, don't be so polite. Your safety is the most important thing right now."
Gu Ran smiled and said, "I have a different idea now."
He said to Zhang Qiong and the others, "Pack your bags, we're going to Tokyo in a bit."
"Going to Tokyo?" Liu Yue asked. "What are your plans?"
“Naturally, we’ll seek protection from the Snake Clan.” Gu Ran smiled. “Perfect timing, I have some connections with their patriarch.”
As he spoke, Gu Ran took out his phone, which he hadn't used in a long time, turned it on, and dialed the family hotline of the Snake Clan: "My name is Gu Ran. Let Genji take the call."
The female operator on the other end of the line paused, as if she remembered something. Recently, the family had been looking for those four people from Kassel College.
So she didn't dare to be careless, immediately reported the information, and then politely asked Gu Ran to wait a moment.
About a minute later, after the call was transferred several times, a deep voice came through: "This is Yuan Zhisheng."
"Do you know about what happened in Yokohama?" Gu Ran asked.
"I know you did it?"
"I was sniped. Someone set up an anti-materiel sniper rifle on the roof, just like someone set up a machine gun at the Tamamo-no-Mae Club before."
Yuan Zhisheng fell silent. Every time Gu Ran spoke to him, her words were barbed.
Chapter 415 Taking advantage of the situation
"Who exactly wants to kill me? It's so hard to guess!" Gu Ran chuckled and continued to say to Yuan Zhisheng, "I've only offended one person recently, do you think it might be him?"
"Impossible!" Genjiro categorically denied.
Gu Ran sighed inwardly. Genjiro still had unwavering faith in Tachibana Masamune.
Although trust is fragile, trust built over a long period of time is more reliable than one might imagine.
Gu Ran thought for a moment, then decided to play along and said, "Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. The person who assassinates me will call himself King General."
"The King? You actually met the King?" Genji was very surprised because the Snake Clan had been unable to find the King and Dragon King of the Demon Clan. They had previously interrogated Sakurai Kogure, but she refused to comply even at the cost of her life.
But Gu Ran actually met the King!
"That's it, it must be Wang Jiang. He wants to further incite conflict between the Snake Clan, the Secret Party, and other families, because we have completely suppressed him!" At this moment, Genji seemed to have figured something out.
Gu Ran simply smiled faintly, too lazy to pay attention to this imaginative person.
"What does he look like?" Yuan Zhisheng asked hurriedly.
"He was wearing a Noh mask and black clothes, and no other physical features could be seen."
"What about others?"
"I don't know. I beat him up badly, and he escaped." Gu Ran lied.
He had previously observed that there were no surveillance cameras at the place where the masked man was killed, meaning that the person behind it was unaware that the shadow warrior was already dead.
The so-called king was actually a shadow warrior in disguise all along.
Based on current information, the Shadow Warrior is likely a Deadpool who is still conscious. After being hypnotized, he was implanted with the King's memories and can then impersonate the King.
The Shadow Warriors' bloodline is in a berserk state, but their individual strength varies.
The shadow warrior that Gu Ran was facing was at most at the A-level, but he was thick-skinned and had dragon armor protecting him, making him more troublesome than an average A-level fighter.
Yuan Zhisheng was silent for a moment, then asked, "So what do you mean by making this call?"
“My mother is old and my wife is just an ordinary person. We are now desperate and are planning to find a hotel in Shinjuku to stay in until things are over before leaving. I hope the Ghost Gang will not dare to come to your lair to cause trouble.”
Yes, this is an open conspiracy.
What happened next all happened in Tokyo, so keeping them close to me in Tokyo would make them easier to protect.
Moreover, wasn't Herzog trying to make him mistakenly believe that it was the Ghosts who did it?
He might as well play along.
With Zhang Qiong and the others under Genji's protection, Herzog dared not act recklessly, because he still needed to use Genji and it wasn't time to completely turn against him yet.
Therefore, it is safe to go to Shinjuku Ward for the time being.
Genji thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry to involve your family. Please come to Shinjuku Ward. I will take responsibility for their safety."
"I hope your promise won't be like it was back at Sumeru." With that, Gu Ran hung up the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Genji fell silent again, perhaps thinking of what happened at Sumeru.
He was actually quite regretful, wondering why he hadn't persisted a little longer; perhaps he could have pulled them out.
However, there are never any "what ifs" in these kinds of things.
*……*……*
"Okay, all done!" Gu Ran hung up the phone and prepared to go online to book a suite in Shinjuku Ward, which was near Genji Heavy Industries.
However, he suddenly realized that all four women in the room were looking at him.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Are you alright?" Su Xiaoqiang was closest to him. She gently touched his eye socket with her fingers and wiped away a tear of blood from his cheek.
Gu Ran was slightly taken aback, then quickly forced a smile: "It's nothing, it's probably just that my contact lens broke and punctured some blood vessels, but my vision is fine."
As if to prove his own words, he reached out to hug Su Xiaoqiang's neck, but his arm came loose.
In fact, his eyes started to hurt again when he used the Mangekyou Sharingan today, but he endured it with great willpower.
By now, he has endured the pain until he has lost all feeling.
"I...I'm going to take a shower. You guys go pack your things." Gu Ran made an excuse to leave first. Su Xiaoqiang wanted to follow, but Zhang Qiong stopped her.
Zhang Qiong said in a low voice, "He doesn't want you to worry, so he won't say anything. I'll go."
In the bathroom, Gu Ran kept her eyes tightly closed, letting the hot water wash over them to temporarily relieve the pain.
After relaxing, the pain that had been gone for a while returned, but he gritted his teeth and endured it without making a sound.
After a while, the pain gradually began to subside. Gu Ran sat in the shower, covered in cold sweat, being washed away by the hot water.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Gu Ran took a deep breath and asked in a normal tone, "Who is it?"
"Do you need any help?" Zhang Qiong asked from outside the door.
Gu Ran turned off the hot water, dried himself off, and looked in the mirror. His reflection was blurry; his eyesight had deteriorated again.
Fortunately, he had several pairs of glasses with different prescriptions as backup.
Putting on his spare glasses, Gu Ran walked out of the bathroom and glanced at his mother, who looked at him with concern: "I'm fine, I'll be alright in a while."
Looking at her son's defiant demeanor, Zhang Qiong sighed inwardly and said, "Is there anything I can do?"
Gu Ran thought for a moment: "There is one thing that can help me."
He took two test tubes out of his backpack: "I need one drop of your blood, and Zhou Xinqing's as well."
Zhang Qiong glanced at Gu Ran with a puzzled look, then nodded, took the bag, and left without asking any further questions.
Because she knew that even if she asked, Gu Ran wouldn't tell her, so she decided not to ask.
As parents, we should learn to let go of our children and stop asking so many questions.
After a while, Zhang Qiong returned with the blood sample and handed it to Gu Ran.
"We'll be leaving in ten minutes," Zhang Qiong said.
Gu Ran nodded, closed the door, and handed the blood sample to the system.
Zhou Xinqing's bloodline was previously tested in China and was rated A, while Zhang Qiong herself also has an A-grade bloodline.