Chapter 43: Easy Victory

  Gulong Fei turned around and saw that everyone was still asleep, some leaning against the chair, others lying on the table. He didn't know what kind of medicine Hirota had given them, but it seemed they wouldn't wake up anytime soon. Feng Ling's hands were placed on the table, her head resting on them, a strand of hair covering her forehead, partially revealing her beautiful face. When Gulong Fei first met her, he only thought she was fashionable and elegant, without noticing her beauty. It wasn't until he entered her home that she kept staring at him, making him realize how good-looking she was. But now, he didn't have time to brush away her hair and take a closer look.

  He turned his head to see that Hiroshi was also unconscious, and it didn't seem like he was pretending. This Hiroshi was indeed a ruthless character, willing to knock out his own father in order to steal Feng Xiaotian's key! However, judging from the situation, the drug he used probably wasn't poisonous, or else he would have poisoned his father as well. Thinking of this, Gu Longfei felt slightly relieved, but what was uncertain was whether Hiroshi and his father were in cahoots with each other? Was Hiroshi's knocking out of his father to clear himself of suspicion, or did he simply not plan on letting his father know?

  Gu Longfei didn't have time to think about these things now, he walked up to Hirokazu's seat, picked up his wine glass and sniffed it. Except for the smell of wine, there was no other special smell, couldn't tell what kind of medicine he had put in, so he put down the wine glass, took out a packet of powder from his pocket and sprinkled some into Hirokazu's teacup. He thought to himself, you poured away the drugged wine, but I secretly put another anesthetic in your teacup, later when you drink tea, you will also fall into my trap, at that time I will take action, guaranteeing he would suffer a great loss and not dare to make a sound.

  He shook the teacup a few times, waiting for the powder to fully dissolve in the tea water. He took a close look and found no trace of it, not even the position of the teacup had changed. Hiroshi Hirotada would never have imagined that his tea water had been tampered with. It was indeed a case of "the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind".

  Kuryuu Hiryuu took a glance around and, seeing no flaws in his plan, quietly returned to his seat, assuming the same pose as before when he fainted. He waited for Hirokazu Kouda to return after succeeding. Before long, Hirokazu indeed came back, and upon seeing his joyful expression, Kuryuu knew that he had succeeded. He couldn't help but admire Hirokazu's plan - first, by pretending to be friends with Houkou Tsurugi and his father, he infiltrated the Tsurugi household to familiarize himself with its layout, waiting for the perfect moment to strike and steal the treasure. Thanks to his thorough preparation, he succeeded in no time!

  Hirokazu Wada glanced around the crowd before returning to the wine table, seeing that everyone was still asleep, and smiled slyly. He quietly hummed a tune as he put the necklace back on Feng Xiaotian's neck, then sat down in his own seat, feeling secretly pleased with himself. Having calculated every detail countless times, he hadn't expected things to go so smoothly without any obstacles. The ease of it all was beyond his expectations! He couldn't help but think that his superior had overestimated the Chinese people, repeatedly emphasizing the difficulty of the task and urging him to spare no expense in overcoming various obstacles to get what they wanted, which would be a great contribution to the Japanese Empire. Who would have thought it would be so easy?

  He thought to this point, his heart was somewhat fluttering, this achievement in hand, should get an Imperial Medal, that is the great honor of the Hirota family! In order to bring glory to his own family, he did not hesitate to play the role of anti-war activist, gain the trust of Chinese people, and complete this incredible feat! For this, his family had been bullied by young military personnel who did not know the truth, now that the intelligence is delivered to his superior's hands, he can finally wash away the humiliation of the past!

  He had just finished his action, although it was very smooth, but he couldn't help feeling tense. At this time, after finishing the task, he didn't realize that his mouth was dry, so he picked up the teacup and drank the tea water in one gulp. He let out a long sigh, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and pretended to be knocked unconscious by the anesthetic like Gu Longfei, in order to clear himself and his son of suspicion after everyone woke up. He closed his eyes for a while, feeling a bit tired, probably because he was too tense before, and when he got what he wanted, he relaxed and naturally felt a bit sleepy. After a while, he unknowingly fell asleep!

  Kurono Fly saw Hiroto Kōichi gradually fall asleep, and after a while, he even let out a gentle snore. He was secretly delighted in his heart. Since he recovered his memory, some of the means he used to use as a special agent also slowly returned to his mind, such as carrying around anesthetics for self-defense and emergency relief supplies, which would not be forgotten. At this time, they came in handy!

  He walked up to Hirokazu Koshino, just like Hirokazu Koshino had done with Feng Xiaotian, and gently lifted his outer garment, searching his body. At this time, his heart began to beat violently, not because he was searching someone's body like a thief, but because he suspected that Hirokazu Koshino had just come out of Feng Xiaotian's inner chamber, and the stolen item, even if it wasn't the "Missouri" plan, must have been closely related to it. He had heard many times about the "Missouri" plan, but never knew what it was, such a mysterious thing, was about to be exposed before his eyes, how could he not be excited!

  He searched Hirokazu Hirosawa's body thoroughly, but found nothing, and his heart skipped a beat. Had Hirokazu Hirosawa not found the place where Feng Xiaotian hid that thing, or had the cunning Hirokazu Hirosawa hidden it somewhere else? What to do? He hesitated for a moment, then searched Hirokazu Hirosawa's body again, and this time he made a small discovery. On his waistband, he found something the size of a matchbox. When he took it out and looked at it, his heart was filled with wild joy.

  It turned out to be a miniature camera, and for a seasoned agent, it was as familiar as an old friend. Hiroshi Hirata was indeed cunning, he found what Feng Xiaotian had secretly hidden, but instead of stealing it, he used the camera to take pictures of its contents, thus stealing valuable things without taking away the owner's property, so Feng Xiaotian would never know that his treasured possessions had been exposed long ago!

  Kuryuu Hiryuu thought of this and honestly opened the camera, taking out the microfilm inside and putting it in his own wallet. Later, when Hirokazu woke up, he quietly searched for the camera on his waist and was still there, but he wouldn't think that the camera was already empty, the film had been taken out by Kuryuu Hiryuu, and he would be disappointed!

  He once again tidied up Hirokazu's clothes, making him look no different from when he was dozing off, and even when he woke up, he wouldn't notice that his body had been thoroughly searched by Ryū. After everything was in order, Ryū quietly returned to his seat like a raccoon dog, waiting for everyone to wake up from the anesthetic.

  After a short while, Hua Wushuang was the first to wake up. Before he could even let out a shocked cry, his younger brother Hua Wu also opened his eyes. These two brothers were diligent in their martial arts training and the traditional martial art of the Hua family was indeed not weak. Their bodies had been trained to be extremely robust, so they were the first to wake up from the effects of the anaesthetic.

  Although the two were timid and extremely afraid of meeting strangers, especially unfamiliar women! But the two are not fools, Hua Manlou had told them a lot of anecdotes about Jianghu before, so they understood some. The two looked at each other, seeing that everyone on the table was unconscious and lying on the tables and chairs, knowing that it was someone's sneak attack, being poisoned in food or drink!

  "Hua Wudui said to Hua Shuang, 'Younger brother, you stay here and don't let anyone else approach. I'll go get some water!' After speaking, she rushed towards the kitchen at the back of the house."

  The dragonfly flew suddenly, and everyone was silent for a moment. The servants and miscellaneous workers in Feng Xiaotian's house didn't see anyone, could they have been bought off by Guang Tianhui? But he shook his head immediately, thinking to himself that he was stupid, Feng Xiaotian must have informed the servants beforehand, after serving the wine and dishes, let them go and play on their own, don't come back to disturb!

  Before long, Hua Wudui used a wooden ladle to scoop up some water and first splashed some on Hua Manlou's face, then splashed the rest of the people's faces, including Gu Longfei's. He felt the icy cold water flowing from his face down into his neck, a thin line of water slipping into his clothes like a snake, but he didn't dare move, fearing that the Hua brothers would see through him!

  The cold water antidote worked well, and soon everyone woke up one after another. As soon as Huamanlou opened her eyes, she started cursing loudly, "Who was the one who drugged us? What's their motive for knocking us out?"

  Feng Xiaotian woke up, was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what had happened. His face changed greatly, and he suddenly stood up, touched the necklace on his neck, and rushed to the side house. After a while, he came out, but the panic on his face was gone, and he looked at everyone in a daze, muttering to himself. Gu Longfei couldn't hear what he said, but guessed that he must be puzzled. The person who administered the drug must have wanted to steal something, but the treasure was still intact in its original place. Why was this?

  Guang Tian Yang and Feng Yao Shan, as well as Feng Ling, also woke up. Feng Yao Shan immediately jumped up and asked what had happened one after another, but seeing her father's bewildered expression, she couldn't help but grab Feng Xiao Tian's hand and say: "Dad, what's going on? Why is everyone's expression so strange?"

  Hirota Yoshiki asked in confusion: "What's going on? I fell asleep just now, did I drink too much?"

  Feng Ling was about to speak, but seeing her father's expression, she swallowed the words that had reached her lips. Because she knew that with her father and brother present, she didn't need to say anything, especially when such a strange thing happened at home, it was better not to mention it if possible, and with so many outsiders present, speaking out would make everyone feel embarrassed!

  Jiulong Fei saw that everyone was already awake, so he pretended to wake up too. He took a look at Hiroshi Wada, who was still fast asleep after splashing water on his face. Jiulong knew it was because he had given him a stronger dose of medicine to avoid startling him. So, he took the wooden ladle from Huawu's hand and went to scoop more water, pouring it all over Hiroshi's face. After a while, Hiroshi slowly came to.