At that moment, he was already regretting it. Mainly, he regretted two things. One was that when he first learned that man was Uchiha Hikaru, he had still dared to ask Miss Kobayashi whether Uchiha Hikaru had forced her.
Just how much courage had he had? He had actually dared to meddle in Uchiha Hikaru's affairs. Thinking back now, Miss Kobayashi's beauty had truly gone to his head.
Even if Uchiha Hikaru really had forced Miss Kobayashi, given his position and courage, he definitely would not have dared to utter a single word.
And not only had he spoken up, but when Yamamoto Ichiro had been around, he had even wanted to shift the trouble onto someone else. As long as he handed Uchiha Hikaru over to that guy named Yamamoto Ichiro, he could take Miss Kobayashi away.
He simply had not expected that he had still underestimated Uchiha Hikaru's strength. It had been a complete crushing defeat. Only now did he realize it.
Uchiha Hikaru's title as the number one ninja had definitely not come for nothing. He truly possessed such immense strength, and now Sato Ijin understood just how overconfident he had been.
When he met Uchiha Hikaru's gaze, Sato Ijin immediately dropped to his knees and cried out to him:
"Mr. Uchiha Hikaru, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! Don't forget that you and my father are on very good terms. Please don't blame me. I was wrong. Just let me go like you let Yamamoto Ichiro go."
Hearing his words, Uchiha Hikaru smiled faintly and said:
"What? You want me to treat you the same way I treated Yamamoto Ichiro? That sounds good."
Upon hearing Uchiha Hikaru's words, Sato Ijin seemed to see a glimmer of hope. As long as Uchiha Hikaru let him go, everything