"How did you know?"
Red-Crowned Crane asked in surprise.
"I dealt with them a long time ago. Well, maybe it wasn't that long."
Liu Zheng felt his sense of time was getting muddled.
"Anyway, get Deer Child out, and I'll help you deal with Black Swan, whatever it takes."
Red-Crowned Crane didn't press him and continued.
"What's that rich guy's name?"
"Tamamo-no-Mae Yuichi. He's a shareholder in several listed companies."
Red-Crowned Crane replied.
"Tamamo-no-Mae Yuichi..."
The name sounded like it belonged to the same naming tradition as Novelist and the others.
"I'll ask around."
Liu Zheng called Novelist straight away.
"Good afternoon, Senior."
Novelist answered instantly.
"Good afternoon. I wanted to ask you about someone."
He got straight to the point.
"Go ahead."
"Have you heard of Tamamo-no-Mae Yuichi?"
Liu Zheng asked.
"I think he's from the Tamamo-no-Mae Family. I don't really know him. Give me a moment, Senior."
"Sure."
He nodded.
"You bastard, what do you want from me this time?"
A moment later, Hishikibe's voice came through.
"It's been so long since I paid my respects. I thought I'd call to perform my filial duties."
Liu Zheng laughed.
"How dutiful of you, but I don't want you as my son-in-law yet. Ow, ow, ow! Stop twisting! That's my face, not this bastard's hoof!"
Hishikibe started yelling.
"Keep talking nonsense and I'll paint a turtle on your face with magic paint."
Novelist threatened her from beside her.
"Senior, I meant she's not my mother, not that I don't want to marry you."
Afraid Liu Zheng would misunderstand, she hurriedly explained.
"Oh, so that's what you meant. I thought she was divorced with two kids and wanted to raise me as her future son-in-law."
Remembering the book he'd seen at the Zhengwen Pawnshop, Liu Zheng couldn't resist teasing her.
"Pfft!