"Yuzi, my daughter, you're finally awake!" Takahashi Kiyonori's nose twitched upon hearing his daughter call his name. He scooped her up and burst into tears.
Hao Ma rushed in from the living room upon hearing the commotion. Seeing the scene, she exclaimed excitedly, "Ah, that's wonderful, Miss Yuzi is awake!"
At this moment, Takahashi Kiyonori noticed Cheng Xiaofan standing to the side. He quickly wiped away his tears and said, "Mr. Cheng, thank you so much for saving my daughter. How much is the consultation fee? Please tell me, and I'll transfer it to you immediately!"
Cheng Xiaofan waved his hand and said, "Governor Takahashi, please don't mention the fee. Since I've decided to be your friend, let's not be so polite!"
"Dad, what happened to me?"
Takahashi Tamako still had a dazed look on her face. She said, "I think I was on my way to the airport to work in China. I suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed. What exactly happened?"
It seemed she had no knowledge of being attacked.
To be able to pierce someone's skull with a single strand of hair required immense inner strength.
Takahashi Kiyonori sighed upon hearing his daughter's words and said, "Yuzi, you were attacked on your way to the airport and fell into a vegetative state. You've been lying in bed for over three years."
"If it weren't for Mr. Cheng saving you, you might never have been able to get out of bed again!" he said to his daughter, pointing at Cheng Xiaofan.
"Thank you, Brother Cheng!" Takahashi Tamako never imagined in her wildest dreams that she had been bedridden for over three years.
She struggled to get out of bed to express her gratitude to Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan quickly stopped her and said, "Yuzi, you've just woken up, and your body is still very weak. Please don't get out of bed."
He immediately reached into his backpack, took out a five-jin bottle of energy water from his space, and placed it on the bedside table. He told Hao Ma, "Hao Ma, every morning and evening, take a cup of water from this bottle and let Yuzi drink it. In a week, she'll be able to participate in all sorts of activities like a normal person!"
"Mr. Cheng, I understand. Thank you!" Hao Ma said quickly.
Cheng Xiaofan then said to Takahashi Kiyonori, "Governor Takahashi, it's getting late. We need to get to the Tang Dynasty Grand Hotel. You can happily have a couple of drinks at noon today!"
"Yes, yes, you're right. I'm overjoyed to see Yuzi awake!"
Takahashi Kiyonori laughed heartily and said to his daughter, "Yuzi, your father has a social engagement. Please rest well at home!"
"Okay, Dad, you go ahead!" Takahashi Tamako said with a gentle smile.
She waved at Cheng Xiaofan again, "Brother Cheng, goodbye!"
"Goodbye!" Cheng Xiaofan waved back at her.
After they left the bedroom, Cheng Xiaofan's brows immediately furrowed. He looked at Takahashi Kiyonori with a serious expression and said, "Since I'm willing to be your friend, I'll call you Old Gao, following your ancestral surname. I want to ask you, after all these years in politics, have you offended anyone?"
Takahashi Kiyonori was taken aback. "I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Cheng. Are you suggesting that someone attacked Yuzi over three years ago, and it was actually aimed at me?"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded. "If the person wanted to harm Yuzi back then, she would have been dead before becoming a vegetative state."
"This person knew how much you loved Yuzi, and precisely because of that, they turned Yuzi into a vegetable. Their goal was to inflict lifelong emotional pain on you."
"Moreover, the person who attacked Yuzi is definitely not ordinary. To hollow out a strand of hair, fill it with poison, and pierce someone's skull, their inner strength must be formidable."
Upon hearing this, Takahashi Kiyonori broke out in a cold sweat.
Who could have done this?
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face, shaking his head in astonishment. "Returning to you, Brother Cheng, I have offended some people over my many years in politics!"
"But I've never encountered such a master."
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled. "What I mean is, you didn't offend such a master. This person was likely hired by someone else."
"Alright, let's drop this matter. We should head to the Tang Dynasty Grand Hotel. I'll handle the investigation of the culprit!" He knew that Takahashi Kiyonori was a typical civil servant with a bit of a bookish air. Continuing to discuss this matter with him wouldn't yield any clues.
When they returned, he intended to ask Lu Shengming of the Jianghu Affairs Bureau to pay attention.
Cheng Xiaofan was well aware that Lu Shengming must have planted a network of informants in Sakura Country.
And these informants likely had close ties with the martial artists of Sakura Country.
Takahashi Kiyonori knew that Cheng Xiaofan's abilities were heaven-defying. Hearing his words, he became so excited that he repeatedly clasped his hands in a bow. "Brother Cheng, I entrust this matter to you. Gao is eternally grateful!"
"Alright, enough talk. Let's go!" Cheng Xiaofan said.
The reason Cheng Xiaofan wholeheartedly helped Takahashi Kiyonori was entirely because he saw in him a trace of the heroic spirit of the Chinese people.
Furthermore, it was evident that Takahashi Kiyonori had done many things for Chinese people in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
In Sakura Country, if he didn't help people like him, who would he help?
As they left the house, Takahashi Kiyonori hailed a taxi and sped towards the Tang Dynasty Grand Hotel.
Midway, Cheng Xiaofan called his own "White Goddess" and asked with a smile, "White Goddess, have you started eating?"
Bai Yiling immediately replied, "No, everyone said we should wait for you and Governor Takahashi to arrive before starting the feast."
"By the way, how is Governor Takahashi's daughter?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "She's awake and alright. Old Gao and I will be there soon!"
"..." Bai Yiling was momentarily stunned. How did her mysterious man call Governor Takahashi "Old Gao"?
However, she knew her man well. Four words described him: extremely mischievous!
It wasn't necessary to be surprised that he called Governor Takahashi "Old Gao."
They chatted for a few moments. Cheng Xiaofan saw the Tang Dynasty Grand Hotel in the distance and hung up the phone.
Upon arriving at the restaurant from yesterday, Cheng Xiaofan scanned the people present. Not seeing Li Weiguo, he asked a nearby server, "Where is my old classmate?"
The server smiled and said, "He's busy downstairs!"
Cheng Xiaofan told her, "Go and call him up!"
The server said, "Our boss said that today, all your guests are distinguished guests from Yamaguchi Prefecture, so it would be inconvenient for him to participate!"
Cheng Xiaofan's expression immediately darkened. "Beautiful lady, please go downstairs and tell him that there are no distinguished guests here. We are all friends. If he still recognizes me as his old classmate, tell him to get up here immediately!"
Hearing this, the beautiful server couldn't help but chuckle. "Okay, I'll go downstairs and call the boss, and tell him to get up here right away!"
Ring, ring!
Just then, Cheng Xiaofan's phone rang.