Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 609 - 606: The Invaluable Stone

Chapter 609: Chapter 606: The Invaluable Stone

The Japanese all held their breath, anticipating the emerald that was about to appear, but in the next moment, they were stunned again.

Because after the bright yellow silk was unveiled, what lay inside was not the extremely valuable emerald, not even a low-grade one, but a brick still covered with dust, as ordinary as bricks come.

"A brick... Why?" Miyajima Tairo covered half of his face, expressing his astonishment.

"This is just a decoy to distract our vision. There are still two boxes unopened; the real emerald must be in one of those safes," Nishio Yoshiaki stated with certainty, though it sounded somewhat like he was comforting himself.

Lord Gu, donning a mask, was inscrutable. He fell silent for a while, then took out a black ceramic jar and poured the potion over the second safe.

Like the first safe, the lock on the second one was quickly dissolved, and with a "click," a crack opened. This "click" startled Nishio Yoshiaki and his companions, as they thought more fine needles would fly out.

Once they realized it was merely a crack that had opened, they all wore embarrassed expressions. Yet, they were all apprehensive, dreading the Gu Cultivator might ask them to open the safe themselves. They had already seen how fearsome the Gluttonous Gu could be and nobody wanted to touch such a dangerous thing.

However, this time they didn’t have to do it; the man in sunglasses had already stepped forward to open it, but even as the lid was fully lifted, no fine needles came flying out.

"Things like flying needles only work when they are unexpected. Once precautions are taken, the traps lose their effect. We only set one in a single box," Ning Luoxi explained upon seeing Lin Tian’s puzzled look.

"Of course, I understand that principle. What puzzles me is why we waited so long without taking action. Could it be that you have some plan?" Lin Tianqi asked curiously.

"Granny Li and Miss Li Yue are setting up traps on the perimeter, ensuring no one escapes. As soon as they are ready to ensnare them, that will be our cue to take action," Ning Luoxi whispered.

"I see," Lin Tian realized.

Although Li Qingyun and her granddaughter were the only two, Lin Tian had no doubt about their ability to lay an all-encompassing net of traps. One should never underestimate the capabilities of a Gu Cultivator.

The second safe was opened. Inside, still wrapped in bright yellow silk, was yet something other than the emerald. It was another brick.

Miyajima Tairo and the others were already dumbfounded. One brick in the first safe could be explained as a feint, but two in a row was too much of a coincidence.

They all had a bad feeling. Could the third safe possibly contain yet another brick?

"Lord Gu, I believe the real emerald must be in the last safe," Nishio Yoshiaki presented the same argument, but recalling that he had just said the same thing and the result was still a brick, he felt a bit embarrassed.

The nurse, Kikuchi Mika, stood not far in front of Lin Tian, silently watching the process of opening the safes. At this moment, she was much calmer than the other Japanese.

To her, whether or not they got the emerald was utterly unimportant. Kikuchi Mika’s heart was filled with the "ninja" behind her, who was in fact Lin Tian, the fake "ninja."

Each time she stole a glance back at him, Lin Tian could only pretend not to notice. Normally, he would consider that getting involved with a Japanese nurse might not be such a bad thing, but now that he was in enemy territory, even if the nurse would throw herself into his arms right away, there was nothing he could do.

It’s not as if he could tell Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl, "Watch this for me, I’ll be next door doing what I love with the nurse." If he did, the two queens would blow their tops.

Lord Gu again dissolved the password lock of the third safe with a potion, and as the safe swung open, without exception, it was filled with bricks.

The thing they hated the most used to differ, but now, unanimously, their most hated object was those accursed bricks.

"How... how could this be!" Nishio Yoshiaki said in disbelief. In his view, obtaining the jade was almost a sure thing, especially since all three safes were top-notch. What else could be worth locking away in such safes if not priceless jade?

Yet, the result was that the top-notch safes contained nothing but the most ordinary bricks.

"Those top-notch safes are expensive, and they’re used to store bricks, what on earth do the Huaxia people want to do? Where has the real jade gone?" Miyajima Tairo also couldn’t believe it, blurting out in shock.

"Haha, I only closed off from the world for one day, and you’ve fallen into the Huaxia people’s trap without realizing it. Such useless trash, why should I keep you!" Lord Gu chuckled coldly, his words sending chills down every Japanese person’s spine.

"Spare us, Lord Gu please spare us!" Before Lord Gu could announce their punishment, Miyajima Tairo was already begging for mercy.

"Lord Gu, we had no idea those Huaxia people would be so cunning. We will find a way to retrieve the genuine jade, to make up for our failure. No, we dare not speak of merits, we just ask for one more chance from Lord Gu," Nishio Yoshiaki groveled desperately.

Unfortunately, Lord Gu didn’t buy into it and still spoke coldly, "You still think you can find the real jade? I’m afraid it has already been auctioned off by now. The mission failed, you ruined the boss’s plan, do you think you can still save yourselves?"

"I..." Nishio Yoshiaki was momentarily at a loss for an excuse, his mind racing before he finally said, "The task of intercepting the jade was the responsibility of the ninja unit. If the mission has failed, they bear the brunt of the responsibility."

"Is that so?" Lord Gu said indifferently.

"Yes, that’s right," Nishio Yoshiaki replied fervently, then pointing at Lin Tian and the others in the distance, he shouted, "Don’t just stand there, come over! The ninja unit has failed their mission, what punishment do they deserve!"

Damn, Lin Tian couldn’t help but admire the laboratory leader, throwing the ninja under the bus to save his own skin. With Nishio Yoshiaki’s status in the shrine, and the Gu Cultivator in seclusion, many decisions must have been left to him, and now he was shifting the blame to others.

Seeing that Lin Tian and his group weren’t moving, Miyajima Tairo took the chance to shout, "Are you deaf? Come over here and accept your punishment from Lord Gu!"

Lord Gu seemed preoccupied, as if pondering something, and let his two subordinates bark orders.

Lin Tian exchanged glances with Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl, then made their way toward Lord Gu.

As they passed by Kikuchi Mika, she said anxiously, "What are we going to do?"

This nurse was still concerned for the "ordinary ninjas" up to this moment, and Lin Tian couldn’t help but sigh to himself, this place was no place for her.

"You, good luck," Ning Luoxi also said softly.

"You...?" Kikuchi Mika didn’t comprehend at all, watching the three walk over and unable to react.

"Kneel down and accept your punishment! Don’t think your leader can save you, he can’t even save himself!" Miyajima Tairo glared at Lin Tian, his triumph evident as if avenging himself. The slap Lin Tian had given him before was something he would never forget.