Chapter 127: The Next Hokage Is a Murderer
ANBU was special—and arrogant.
Li Jiexuan, having parachuted in as ANBU Commander with no seniority to speak of, was naturally bound to provoke resistance. And Li Jiexuan's way of dealing with resistance was very simple: beat it into submission.
My fist is bigger than yours, so what I say is the truth!
Sure enough, after he broke the mantis-masked ANBU's four limbs, the other ANBU captains became much more obedient…
"Commander, I'm the ANBU captain responsible for Konoha's combat operations against other nations. My codename is Octopus." The octopus-masked ANBU didn't dare breathe too loudly.
The mantis-masked ANBU's role had also been clarified—he was the assassination unit's captain, in charge of eliminating targets.
"Send him to the hospital to recuperate for a while. Have the former vice-captain temporarily take over his position." Li Jiexuan waved his hand dismissively, then turned with curiosity to look at the last remaining raccoon-masked ANBU.
However, after waiting for quite some time, the raccoon ANBU still didn't speak. He just stood there absentmindedly, clearly lost in thought…
Seeing this, Panda—the intelligence captain—hurriedly explained on his behalf. "Raccoon's been handling a case recently and got too absorbed in it. He absolutely doesn't mean any disrespect toward you, Commander!"
"Oh? What kind of case?"
Li Jiexuan looked at the raccoon ANBU with interest.
Hearing Li Jiexuan ask about the case, the raccoon captain finally snapped out of it. He spread his hands slightly and gestured toward Li Jiexuan. "Commander, there's a very strange case. No matter how you calculate it, all the evidence shows that the ninja would have had to crawl into a box about this big to commit the crime."
"Mm-hmm…" Li Jiexuan listened very attentively.
"So I'm wondering—what kind of ninja could crawl into a box this small?" The raccoon captain spread his arms slightly. It was about the size of a pillow.
Li Jiexuan instinctively tried to fit himself into a box of that size. "I could crawl in there easily…"
The moment the words left his mouth, both Li Jiexuan and the raccoon ANBU froze. For an instant, the two of them stared at each other in silence. The raccoon ANBU's hands, still indicating the size of the box, began to tremble slightly. Li Jiexuan's eyelashes twitched as well.
"This is really bad…" Li Jiexuan scratched his head inwardly. "I didn't expect that someone was still investigating the case where He tian was killed—and what's even more awkward is…"
The one investigating it was actually his subordinate!
An awkward atmosphere spread through the room. Just as the raccoon ANBU was about to say something, Panda reached out and covered his mouth.
"Hehe, Commander, Raccoon here has gone a bit crazy from overthinking cases. He's the captain responsible for internal Konoha investigations." As she spoke, Panda dragged the raccoon out of the room.
Once they were out of Li Jiexuan's office, Raccoon immediately complained to Panda. "Yamei, why did you stop me? I really think that guy has a problem."
"Mm, I know."
Panda stood there calmly with her arms crossed.
"You know, and you still stopped me?" Raccoon stared at her in shock and pressed urgently. "Do you have any idea how much effort I've put into this case?"
"I know," Panda replied evenly. "But do you also know who that 'guy' you're talking about actually is?"
"Who?" Raccoon asked tentatively. "The prime suspect?"
"I think you're looking to commit a crime yourself!" Panda smacked him hard on the head. "That's the Commander—the overall head of the entire ANBU."
"So what?" Raccoon pouted in dissatisfaction. They were ANBU—the embodiment of defying authority.
"Didn't you see him break Mantis's legs with one punch just now?"
"So what?" ANBU didn't fear violence.
Panda was so angry she was about to lose her mind. Finally, she lowered her voice and whispered, "I don't mind telling you—our Commander's name is Li Jiexuan."
"So what if it's Li Jiexuan—"
The words barely left his mouth before Raccoon froze. Even if his intelligence network wasn't as extensive as Panda's, there was no way he wouldn't know news that had already spread throughout all of Konoha.
The three-year-old prodigy who had slain nearly a hundred enemies and single-handedly killed the Kazekage of the Sand—Konoha's future, Li Jiexuan!
"But… why would someone like him kill an ordinary person like He tian?" Raccoon asked, puzzled.
"Why do you care!?" Panda lowered her head mysteriously. "And there are even rumors that before his death, the First Hokage personally designated him as the next Hokage! This trip to ANBU is just to gild his résumé and gain seniority. You absolutely must not provoke him!"
"The next Hokage?"
Raccoon stood there in a daze for a long moment, murmuring to himself:
"So… the next Hokage is a murderer?"
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