Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 997: Mountains of Food

Fujita Ying's heart tightened when he heard this. He knew very well that the hollow wall was where the secret room was. Once the secret room was opened, the secret of hundreds of thousands of tons of grain would be completely exposed, and the Fujita family would face an unprecedented crisis.

He subconsciously clenched his fists, his knuckles turned white from excessive force, and his eyes were filled with anxiety and despair.

However, Asanogawa showed a satisfied smile on his face. He seemed to have seen victory in sight, and his eyes were shining with excitement. He immediately ordered: "Open the darkroom at all costs. I want to see what secrets the Fujita family is hiding."

Following Asanogawa's order, the agents of Pu Yu acted quickly. They carried professional tools and headed straight to the southwest corner of the warehouse. Under Fujita Ying's horrified gaze, the agents began to knock on the hollow wall, looking for clues to the entrance. Every knock seemed to ring a death knell in Fujita Ying's heart, making him feel extremely desperate and fearful.

As time went by, there was a slight loosening sound from somewhere on the wall. The agents immediately sped up their actions, and finally, a well-hidden dark room door slowly opened, revealing a mountain of food inside. At this moment, Fujita Ying's face turned as pale as paper.

Asano Gawa stood on a high platform, looking down at Fujita Ying below. His eyes were full of the triumph and ridicule of a winner, and he sneered as he said slowly, "I have said long ago that the secret warehouse of the Fujita family must be hiding some unspeakable secret. Now, Mr. Ying, do you have anything else to say?"

Fujita Ying's face was uncertain, his eyes were like burning coals, staring at Asanogawa, as if he wanted to devour him. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "Asanogawa, you are really great. You Pu Yu are just a mad dog, biting everyone you see. I will remember this incident. Don't fall into my hands in the future, otherwise I will make you wish you were dead."

Asanogawa just smiled contemptuously, as if Fujita Ying's threat was just an insignificant joke to him. He said calmly: "Maybe the end of your Fujita family has come. Instead of threatening me here, you might as well think about how to get through this difficult time."

Fujita Ying heard this and felt an ominous premonition. He was slightly stunned and looked at the door of the dark room that had been opened again, his mind was full of thoughts. Indeed, once the food in the dark room was exposed, the Fujita family would face a huge crisis. However, Asanogawa's words made him feel that things did not seem that simple.

Fujita Ying frowned, trying to read more information from Asanogawa's eyes. However, Asanogawa's expression was unusually calm, as if everything was under control.

At this moment, Asanogawa spoke again, his voice calm and firm: "Okay, Mr. Eagle, now is not the time for you to be in a daze. The agents of Uncut Jade are getting impatient, so let them go in and search carefully."

Cabinet Minister Sanyang Zhong also looked extremely unhappy. He hurried over late at night, confident that he would stop the people from Pu Yu from continuing their search, and vouch for the Fujita family to prove their innocence. However, the facts before him at this moment were like a heavy hammer, hitting him hard in the heart. There was actually a hidden secret room in Warehouse No. 1, which made him extremely shocked and disappointed.

Sanyang Zhong's gaze was like a sharp blade, shooting straight at Fujita Ying. His voice was low and full of majesty: "Fujita Ying, what is going on? Why didn't you tell me in advance that there was a dark room here?"

Fujita Ying also seemed a little flustered at the moment, but he still tried to calm down Sanyang Zhong's anger. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Lord Sanyang, there is indeed a lot of food stored in this secret room. I originally planned to keep it as a secret reserve for the family in case of emergency. But now that it has been discovered, there is nothing to hide. At worst, the Fujita family will reluctantly take out this batch of food and give it to the royal family to calm down the storm. In this way, the family will not be affected too much."

After hearing Fujita Ying's explanation, Sanyang Zhong's expression eased a little. He frowned slightly, as if thinking about the feasibility of this plan. After all, if there really were only some food in the dark room, then this storm could indeed be easily calmed down. He nodded and said, "If this is really the case, then it's not too bad. I will do my best to represent the Fujita family in front of the royal family and try to make this matter a small matter instead of a big one."

However, Kobayashi, who was not far away, had a strange smile on his face. His eyes moved back and forth between Fujita Ying and Sanyang Zhong, as if he was watching a wonderful drama. Of course, he knew that what was hidden in this dark room was not just food.

Soon, the first search team of Pu Yu completed the preliminary exploration of the dark room. They hurried to Asanogawa, and the team leader reported respectfully: "Sir, the dark room is very large, almost occupying one-third of the space outside the warehouse. We have searched part of the area, which is full of piles of food, which looks densely packed, and we didn't find anything else wrong."

Asano Gawa frowned slightly when he heard this, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, did the Fujita family go to such great lengths just to hide their food reserves? Are there other deeper secrets behind this?

After a moment's silence, Asanogawa gave another order: "Continue the search, but this time pour out the food and search the containers where it is stored carefully. We cannot let go of any suspicious items."

After hearing Asanogawa's order, the members of the search team immediately took action. They began to carefully move the food and prepared to conduct a detailed inspection of each storage container. However, Fujita Ying mocked at this time, with a hint of disdain and provocation in his voice: "Asanogawa, are you doubting our Fujita family? There is only food in the dark room. Do you expect us to hide other contraband?"

Asanogawa looked at Fujita Toru coldly without saying anything.

Fujita Ying continued, "Now in Kyoto, everyone knows the value of food. Our Fujita family's secret warehouse is used to store food. Asano, have you had enough of this?"