Under the setting sun, Miyamoto Jōi, accompanied by two teachers from Kyoto Martial Arts Academy, arrived outside the Water House Restaurant with Xia Xueqin and others.
"Teacher Akita Hideko, where is Sato Taro?" Miyamoto Jōi asked Akita Hideko with a puzzled expression.
"Dean Miyamoto, Sato Taro was taken hostage by that brat Jiang Wuming and brought into the restaurant!" Akita Hideko replied with a grim face.
"Then why are you standing outside?" Miyamoto Jōi asked instinctively.
"That brat threatened me, saying he would kill Sato Taro if I entered the restaurant!" Akita Hideko's face was filled with anger, and her body exuded a chilling killing intent. She was not only a War God but also a powerful figure within that realm, ranking sixteenth on the One-Star War God List. Yet, she was threatened by a Nine-Star Martial Artist! This was a complete humiliation to her!
"Uh..." Hearing Akita Hideko's words, Miyamoto Jōi, the two teachers from Kyoto Martial Arts Academy, and Yan Xin and the others were all stunned. Even though they were somewhat aware of Jiang Wuming's assertive demeanor, they were still shocked by his actions! After all, this was the Ninja Hotel, on Japanese territory!
Only Xia Xueqin remained relatively calm. In her opinion, compared to the true purpose of Jiang Wuming's trip to Japan, what had just happened was not worth mentioning!
"Scoundrel, he's too arrogant!" After a brief moment of stunned silence, Miyamoto Jōi let out an angry roar. Without further ado, he took a step forward, his figure flashing as he appeared at the restaurant entrance.
Xia Xueqin was not to be outdone, appearing almost simultaneously with Miyamoto Jōi. In the next moment, both of them saw the scene inside the restaurant. Xiao Han lay on the ground, covered in blood, with Jiang Wuming squatting beside him. Huangfu Weixia and the others formed a circle around the two. On the other side, Sato Taro had already gotten up from the ground. Several parts of his body were scratched by tableware fragments, oozing blood, but he was not seriously injured.
"Dean Miyamoto, that bastard Jiang Wuming is too arrogant! Not only did he abduct me, but he also threatened Teacher Akita Hideko..." Sato Taro saw Miyamoto Jōi and immediately broke the silence in the restaurant, walking towards Miyamoto Jōi.
However—
The moment Sato Taro moved, a voice suddenly rang out!
"Did I allow you to move?" As the voice faded, Jiang Wuming's figure blocked Sato Taro's path.
"You..." Sato Taro stopped abruptly, so angry he almost fainted. He never dreamed that Jiang Wuming would act so brazenly in front of Miyamoto Jōi! If even he was treated like this, what about Miyamoto Jōi himself?
"Presumptuous!" Miyamoto Jōi was thoroughly enraged. He glared at Jiang Wuming, unleashing his aura as a Three-Star War God without reservation, using his aura to pressure Jiang Wuming.
However—
Jiang Wuming was completely unaffected by Miyamoto Jōi's aura. He treated Miyamoto Jōi's roar as barking and ignored it. Instead, he looked at Li Xiaoman behind Xia Xueqin: "Teacher Li, please check Xiao Han's injuries and see if he needs to be sent to the hospital."
"Okay." Li Xiaoman hadn't expected Jiang Wuming to speak to her at this moment. After a moment of stunned silence, she immediately responded, mentally scolding herself for being foolish—she should have checked Xiao Han's injuries first!
"Scoundrel, I remind you, this is Japan!" Immediately after Li Xiaoman walked towards Xiao Han, Miyamoto Jōi, furious, suppressed the urge to slap Jiang Wuming to death and gritted out the words through clenched teeth.
"So what?" Jiang Wuming met Miyamoto Jōi's gaze without fear and said coldly, "Should my student be bullied and injured in Japan?!"
"Exactly, do you really think we're easy to bully?"
"If you have the guts, try fighting at Donghai Martial Arts Academy?"
"Give him ten times the courage, would he dare to injure student Xiao Han within the Dragon Country?" As soon as Jiang Wuming spoke, Huangfu Weixia and the others chimed in, each filled with righteous indignation and supporting Jiang Wuming.
"Sato Taro, what exactly happened? Why did you injure that student from Donghai Martial Arts Academy?" Miyamoto Jōi frowned upon hearing this and asked a question he already knew the answer to.
"He was going to attack me and grabbed my collar. As I broke free, I accidentally bumped into him..." Sato Taro replied.
"Nonsense!"
"You did it on purpose!" However, before Sato Taro could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the enraged students from Donghai Martial Arts Academy.
"Dean Miyamoto, the restaurant has surveillance. We can check the footage together." Sato Taro seemed to have anticipated the reaction from Huangfu Weixia and the others. His face showed no surprise, only a chilling coldness.
"Then let's check the surveillance." Miyamoto Jōi nodded, agreeing to Sato Taro's proposal. He knew the entire plan and trusted Sato Taro to execute it flawlessly.
"Scoundrel, if things turn out as I said, you must slap yourself ten times and apologize to me!" Seeing Miyamoto Jōi agree, Sato Taro stared at Jiang Wuming with a venomous expression.
"Alright." Jiang Wuming first agreed to Sato Taro's proposal, then said word for word, "If the surveillance has any discrepancies with what you said, I will repay the harm you caused Xiao Han tenfold!"
"Heh heh..." Sato Taro gave a chilling laugh and then turned to a stunned waiter. "What are you still standing there for? Turn on the surveillance!"
"Yes... Yes!" The waiter bowed and scraped in response, then brought a laptop to everyone, which contained the restaurant's surveillance video.
"Play the surveillance video." Sato Taro commanded with a cold smile.
"Yes!" The waiter immediately complied, opening the saved surveillance video on the computer and playing it from the moment Sato Taro entered the restaurant.
Instantly, the restaurant fell silent, and everyone stared at the computer screen, watching the surveillance quietly.
Huh? When they saw Sato Taro enter the restaurant and bow in apology to Huangfu Weixia and the others, Xia Xueqin and the others felt a bad premonition. Jiang Wuming felt the same, but he said nothing, not even letting his expression change, continuing to stare at the computer screen.
"See? He made the first move..." After the footage of the conflict between Xiao Han and Sato Taro ended, Sato Taro exclaimed loudly.
"You deliberately spread rumors to provoke Xiao Han. Xiao Han wanted you to explain clearly, and in his haste, he grabbed your collar. He had no intention of harming you! And you took the opportunity to launch a premeditated attack on Xiao Han, yet you say you didn't attack first?!" Jiang Wuming retorted with a low growl, directly interrupting Sato Taro. With his eyesight, he immediately saw the problem and penetrated the trick, resolving his previous doubts!
"Are you blind?" This time, before Sato Taro and Miyamoto Jōi could speak, Akita Hideko stepped forward, directly in front of Jiang Wuming, staring at him coldly. "The footage in the video is very clear, your student made the first move!"
"You say he had no intention of harming me, but how could I have known at the time? Moreover, I was merely breaking free and counterattacking based on combat and physical instincts, not launching a premeditated attack as you said! Otherwise, with my strength, it would be easier to kill him than to kill a chicken!" Sato Taro also spoke up. Seeing Akita Hideko beside him, he first defended himself and then brazenly shouted at Jiang Wuming: "Scoundrel, slap yourself ten times and apologize to me!!"
"Slap—"
The slap resounded loudly. Jiang Wuming said nothing further and directly slapped Sato Taro across the face!