Land of Fire, Special District No. 3.
In the conference room, Geng Hua stared unblinkingly at the electronic screen. The endless marching troops displayed on it filled his eyes with helplessness.
A shrill beeping suddenly rang out. Geng Hua casually pressed a button, and five figures immediately appeared on the screen.
Yan Xuan, Tian Meng, Haitai, Qi Zheng, and Jingkong.
The six of them looked at one another, seeing deep exhaustion on everyone else's face.
Tian Meng was ultimately the first to speak. "Geng Hua, you really made Father furious this time. Brother Nianze sent word that if you don't hand over Kakuzu, he'll forcibly assault the city and arrest you."
Geng Hua sighed. "There's no helping it. Protecting Kakuzu means going head-to-head with Father. It's only natural that he'd be angry. I can return to Peach Country, and I can stop being the governor. No matter how angry Father is, he won't do anything to me. But what will you do afterward?"
Qi Zheng asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Yan Xuan said, "We're all tied to the same rope. The issue now isn't Geng Hua or Kakuzu. Father toured the various countries some time ago, and we all know perfectly well what that meant. Now that this has happened, once Geng Hua returns to Peach Country, we won't be able to hold on for long either. Father will soon reclaim the power in the Land of Fire. In fact, I suspect someone used Kakuzu to deliberately set us up."
Geng Hua nodded with a bitter smile. "There's no need to suspect it. That's the truth. But what can we do? Kakuzu is our moneybag. Once he falls into Father's hands, whether he's killed or imprisoned, we'll be in an extremely passive position. After all, only Kakuzu can