In a relatively high-end single-family villa, the table was full of brand-new banknotes, and the corners stood there one by one and began to count the number of banknotes.

At this time, a staff member brought a black machine and said to Kakudu: "That, Mr. Kakudu, there is a money counting machine ...... here."

Jiaodu refused the staff without raising his head:

"No, the machine is prone to breakdowns, and it is more convenient to work with my naked eye. And ......"

He paused here, making everyone in the room tense.

Jiaodu picked up a stack of banknotes, placed them in front of everyone, and said, "These twenty are counterfeit banknotes, replace them again." ”

The green eyes seemed to be shining.

He didn't know if someone had deliberately placed counterfeit banknotes in it, or if someone had accidentally put it in, but as long as he was there, it would be impossible for him to get through the counterfeit money.

"Quick, hurry up and get replaced!"

The man of the villa immediately instructed the staff to change the banknotes.

"Yes!"

With that, the staff ran out of the room and went to the vault to re-prepare.

The horn paid no attention to the men, but counted the bills as if no one was around.

It wasn't until two hours later, after carefully counting three times, that he stopped satisfied.

Fill the bills in a prepared black leather case just enough to fit in.

"Well, Mr. Kakuto, is this all right?"

The man rubbed his hands and asked with a flattering expression.

"No problem, the number is the same."

The horns glanced at the man.

"That owes ......"

The man smiled flatteringly.

Kakuto pulled out a card engraved with the seal of the aster flower from his bosom.

It's what the male protagonist said about the debt.。

There is the amount borrowed, as well as the date and interest, as well as the date of repayment and the amount of repayment, all indicated.

"Next time, remember to pay it early, if I continue to overdue, it will be difficult for me to cope."

"Definitely, definitely."

The man took the note handed over by Jiaodu, and glanced at the black suitcase that was carried by Jiaodu in his hand, and a big stone fell at the bottom of his heart at the same time.

"So, I'll take my leave, I hope I won't come back to you next time."

Jiaodu carried a black suitcase and opened the door of the villa, and the courtyard outside had been reduced to ruins.

A large number of black-clad bodyguards fell there in all directions, wailing and screaming.

The job of a debt collector is not glamorous.

The guys who are targeted by debt collectors are naturally dishonest people who have not repaid the money in time after the deadline.

No matter how good the attitude of the man is, as long as he is targeted by the debt collector, it is equivalent to a dishonest person who refuses to repay the debt within the specified time.

This male protagonist seems to be flattering, but in fact, he is one of the richest people in this town, and his industry involves gambling, prostitution and other black natures.

In the face of such a guy, the average debt collector really has to weigh it.

But this is really not a difficult thing for Kakuto.

The reason why the male owner of the villa is so honest is also because the horn has proved to him that he is a debt collector, so he obediently repays the loan.

To deal with such debtors, some special means must be used in order to successfully recover the arrears.

This is the debt collector job of the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce in the Land of Oni.

Possession of a strong force is an important prerequisite for joining a debt collectors' organization.

The battle between debt collectors and debtors will continue forever.

Leaving the villa, Kakudu took out a booklet from his pocket while carrying a black suitcase.

The booklet contains the names of a large number of defaulting debtors, as well as their addresses and other information.

"Then the next target, in the country of the valley......"

After solving the matter here and looking at the next goal, Kakudu felt that he didn't have much time to rest.

Too much rest will only reduce your efficiency in getting the job done.

On his black coat hangs a sterling silver medallion carved with an aster pattern.

Represents his rank as a debt collector.

He is a very rare silver debt collector, and it can be said that in the debt collector organization, his rank is already considered to be the top level.

It only took less than three years to become a silver debt collector under the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, and the speed of promotion can be said to be very terrifying.

So far, in the organization of debt collectors, there is no existence that can match the promotion speed of all debt collectors.

With a 100% success rate of debt collection and high-intensity work all year round, it can be called a model survival for all debt collectors.

The Undead - Kakuto.

Kakuto walked out of the town, where the debtors had been disposed of, and the next step was to head to the next target, the country of the valley.

It was a small country with a lot of valleys.

Kakudu has been there a few times in the past when he was on a bounty mission.

Not long after he walked out of the town, an unnatural wind blew beside him, causing Kakudu to subconsciously pause.

His gaze swept ahead, and five figures stood there, blocking his path.

Jiaodu said in a rather unexpected tone: "It's really a familiar face that I haven't seen for a long time, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

The five-person group blocking his way in front of him was none other than Xuan Ape.

A special operations team belonging to the military of the Oni no Kuni.,Mixed in the underground black market of the ninja world.,Maintain cordial contact with dignitaries and merchants from various countries.,Known as 'ninja hunters'.。

The ability is weird and changeable, and the strength is also very strong.

Although it is not widely spread in the ninja world, according to internal sources in the country of ghosts, even one of the three ninjas, Jirai, has suffered a big loss at their hands.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Kakuto. I've heard you've been working hard to become a Chief Gold Debt Collector lately. ”

The worm man said teasingly.

"Hmph, isn't that a matter of course?"

"That's right."

"So, did you come with me for something? First of all, I have a very busy job, and it is very hard to meet the workload of reaching the gold debt collector by next year. ”

Kakudu said.

"You're such an amazing workaholic. Rest assured, we won't waste too much of your time, in fact, we came to you to ask you about a place. ”

The worm man scratched his head helplessly.

This guy is probably the favorite staff member above.

Although the work in charge is different, occasionally some information about Kakuto is heard from the rest of the population.

For example, what is the 100% completion rate of debt collection tasks, can work all year round, the most exemplary debt collector of the Chamber of Commerce and other exaggerated rumors.

Such an outrageous thing can only be done by an undead ninja like Kakuto.

No matter how strong the physical fitness of the average ninja is, he will die of exhaustion at work.

"What?"

The horn is ready to listen to what the worm man has to say.

"The Valley of Hypocrisy...... Do you know this place? ”

The insect man asked succinctly.

"The Valley of Hypocrisy?"

Kakudu's pupils widened slightly, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

It seems that he is saying the name of this place for the insect man, and he feels incredible.

"Looks like I know."

Seeing the look of surprise in Jiaodu's eyes, the worm man knew that he had asked the right person.

The horns know all about the Valley of Hypocrisy.

"What are you asking for?"

Kakudu asked curiously.

"The goal of our mission is to go to this place, but we don't know where the Valley of Hypocrisy is in the ninja world, so we can only come to you for help."

"Well, it's nothing to tell you. The so-called Valley of Hypocrisy is actually a refuge village. ”

"A refuge village?"

Kakudu's words made the insect man and the others frown.

"That's right. A bunch of boring guys, founded up the village. It is known as a pure land to avoid the distractions of the world, and in short, it is a place like an ideal place for human beings. ”

Kakuto's tone was rather disdainful.

"And where is this Valley of Hypocrisy?"

"It's a difficult place to find, and the entrance is said to have changed a lot, so it's hard to get in from the outside without someone inside. You're in luck, though. ”

Kakudu looked at the sky that was about to darken, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"The Valley of Hypocrisy is in the Land of Valley, and the debtor I am looking for next happens to be in the Land of Valley."

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The Land of the Valley.

It had been two days since the five of Xuan Ape and the Horns had arrived here.

"Is the Valley of Hypocrisy here?"

It is surrounded by mountains and vast forests.

The insect man inspected such an environment, a little surprised.

It doesn't look like it's inhabited by humans, and the only smell on the road is the scent of poisonous insects and beasts, except for the scent of wild flowers.

"You can't be wrong, although I haven't actually been to the Valley of Hypocrisy, people I know before, someone has been there. Moreover, there are some things that I can still tell. ”

Kakudu said meaningfully.

The insect man and the others were puzzled, and the horn did not explain, but continued to walk forward until he came to a stop next to a tree stump.

The horns point to the stump, where the incision is as flat as a tabletop.

"It's a hand-excavated trace."

Worm man and others judged it.

It was absolutely impossible for the beast to make the cut in the stump so flat, it was clearly artificial.

"That's right, and look at the marks of the incision, it happened recently. The nearest small village is more than ten miles away, and it is impossible for anyone to come to this kind of place to cut wood. ”

That means that in this mountain forest, where only wild beasts and poisonous insects live, there are still human beings.

There are many similar stumps around, some left over from the past and some very new, and the large number of stumps proves that there are people here who have cut down trees and built quite large complexes.

However, the complex is now not visible, and it is clearly hidden.

Worm Man let go of his surveillance bugs and let them fly in the sky, looking for targets from their positions in the sky.

Even if you use a special method to hide it, it is absolutely impossible to hide such a huge complex easily, and there will definitely be flaws.

Half an hour passed, and the surveillance bug flew back from a distance and landed on the fingertips of the bug man.

"How. Eldest brother? Found the entrance? ”

Shadow Man asked.

"No, nothing was found. Everything within a five-kilometer radius has been checked, and there is no trace of human activity. ”

The worm man shook his head in disappointment.

"Further afield?"

"No, it's unlikely."

"Then I'll use the Earth Escape Technique to take a look."

The native man's body melts into the earth and disappears, looking for the entrance to the Valley of Hypocrisy.

Another hour passed, and the native man seemed to be missing and did not come back, which immediately aroused the high vigilance of the insect man and others.

"Got caught?"

There is only this possibility, if it wasn't for being caught by the enemy, it would be impossible for the native to not come back after so long.

The wormman sighed, the valley of hypocrisy...... What a dangerous place.

Worst of all, they don't even know where the entrance to the Valley of Hypocrisy is.

"I'll help you find it, Valley of Hypocrisy...... Things seem to be getting interesting. ”

Kakudu said at this time.

So saying, he left alone.

The worm man looked at the remaining three people and also took action, starting to search for the entrance to the Valley of Hypocrisy.

They searched every area, but found nothing.

Except for encountering fierce beasts on the road, there was no sign of human activity at all.

Tunan has also completely lost his news, and the situation can be said to be developing in an unfavorable direction.

About two hours later, the horns were the first to meet at the meeting point that had been agreed in advance.

Looking at the empty land, the horns frowned and did not speak.

It wasn't until it was dark that the worm man and the others did not return, and the horns realized that something was wrong.

The situation is not so simple as serious, but very serious.

Like the native men, the worm men are likely to be in some trouble.

Although he is confident that his strength can be stronger than any of the five of them, he can subdue the five Worm Men silently...... The horn knew that this was not something he could handle.

The enemy may have used some special means, but if they are not clear, they may be attacked.

Or ...... I've been watched.

Thinking of this, Jiaodu immediately ran towards the outside of the mountain forest and left here as fast as possible.

Although he wondered why the enemy only attacked the five of them, but did not attack him, now is not the time to wonder about this.

Now the only purpose is to escape from here.

Without understanding the enemy's abilities and numbers, choosing to face the enemy in the shadows is undoubtedly a very stupid choice.

Not long after he fled from the corner, a shadow began to move in the shadows.

One of them stared at the direction where Kakudu had fled, with a look of confusion and confusion in his eyes.

"Strange...... Why didn't this guy get hit? ”

So far, the traps placed here have never been mistaken, and as a result, Kakudo has been ignoring the traps here, which makes him feel extremely puzzled.

"That guy, I remember, is the undead horn...... Forget it, leave him alone, if he doesn't fall into the trap, we can't do anything about him. He's a defector ninja at the same level as the village chief. ”

Another said this, revealing helplessness.

The undead horns, he knows.

One of the top bounty hunters in the underground black market, powerful, an S-class defector ninja from Takiyin Village, such a guy is still less troublesome.

Being able to get rid of the trap they have placed here shows the strangeness of the undead horns.

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The land of ghosts.

In Shiraishi's office, a long-lost guest was greeted - Kakuto.

Kakudu recounted what happened in the country of Tani before with Shiraishi, especially the disappearance of the Xuan Ape Clan, which was a big problem.

"In other words, when you were tracking down the Valley of Hypocrisy, did all five of them disappear?"

Shiraishi rubbed his brow.

I didn't expect that just assisting Yakura to exterminate the remnants of the Blood Mist Sect would cause so many things.

The Xuan Ape Crowd is undoubtedly a strange soldier of the Ghost Country's military, and there is no room for error.

They have disappeared in the country of the valley, and this matter must be thoroughly investigated.

"Yes, it should be the people in the Valley of Hypocrisy who are doing it."

Kakudu said.

"What is the Valley of Hypocrisy?"

Shiraishi asked.

In the intelligence system of the country of ghosts, there doesn't seem to be such a place.

Shiraishi didn't find it strange that there were so many hidden secrets in the ninja world, and he couldn't know them all.

"The village known as the Pure Land has no clear access method, only that it is in the great forest of the Valley Country, but the exact location is not certain."

Kakudu replied.

Although he does the work of a debt collector, he also has a background in the military of the Oni Country, but the work he is responsible for is slightly different from that of the worm men.

At least for these forty years, he will fulfill his contractual obligations.

"Pure Land?" Shiraishi pinched his chin and thought.

I am sure that such a place I really don't know, I don't know about it at all.

"I see, anyway, the big forest in the country of the valley needs to be seriously investigated. The recent debt collection work can be put aside for a while, and you will need your help in this matter. ”

"No problem...... What about this month's salary? ”

"Double it for you."

In this regard, the horns have no objection.

As long as the price is in place, the mysterious Valley of Hypocrisy is not impossible to test again.

After reporting the incident, Kakuto left the office.

After a while, the office door opened again.

Ruri walked in from outside, looked at Shiraishi and asked, "What's the matter with me?" ”

"I'm really sorry to interrupt your practice. However, I do have a task for you to do here. ”

Shiraishi said helplessly.

The disappearance of the Xuan Ape is not a trivial matter, the importance of this team is self-evident, if there is an accident, it will take time and energy to retrain the team.

Therefore, the matter of the Valley of Hypocrisy must be investigated clearly.

But here's the problem, the strength of the Xuan apes is not low, they can make them all disappear without a word, and the people in the Valley of Hypocrisy are very strong, otherwise it is impossible to let the five of them disappear collectively.

In addition to Ruri, although he has other teams here that can do this kind of work, it is too unexpected.

This threat should be lifted as soon as possible.

Ruri is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Mission?"

Ruri frowned.

It is impossible for her to do ordinary tasks by herself, unless she encounters something very tricky, and Shiraishi will only use it.

"The apes have disappeared in a place called the Valley of Hypocrisy, and I want you to investigate there."

"The Valley of Hypocrisy?"

He didn't care about the disappearance of the Xuan Ape, but became interested in the 'Valley of Hypocrisy', a place like the one that had never been heard of before.

"Well, according to Kakuto, it seems to have been built in the great forest of Tani no Kuni. It was there that the apes disappeared. I've already written the specifics here. ”

Shiraishi placed a scroll on the table.

Ruri picked up the scroll and glanced at it quickly.

The general thing is that in order to track down the remnants of the Blood Mist Sect, the Xuan Ape Sect finally pointed to a place called the Valley of Hypocrisy. Then the Xuan Ape people disappeared here, and only Kakudu came back inexplicably and reported what happened there.

"It's weird."

"It's really weird. But I'm sure Horn isn't lying, his soul fluctuations are normal. ”

Shiraishi said.

This is also the reason why Shiraishi asked Kakuto to accompany him.

The enemy did not let go of the Xuan ape, but instead left out the horn capital, which is strange no matter how you look at it.

Whatever secrets there are, they will be unearthed this time.

"I see, I'll investigate the Valley of Hypocrisy."

"Please. Just in case, I'll have the Earth General and the Water Dragon God follow you. ”

The Valley of Hypocrisy is too mysterious, and it's uncertain what kind of enemies are in it, and even if Liuli is very strong, there are some places that can't be taken care of.

With the addition of the Earth General and the Water Dragon God, it can be called foolproof.

Even if you encounter a sudden change, you can get out in time.

Ruri had no problem with this, picked up the scroll provided by Shiraishi, and walked out of the office.

Shiraishi looked at the figure of Ruri leaving, hoping that this incident could be resolved smoothly.

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Yuyin Village.

Summoned by the sound of the rain, Nagato walked to the window of the tower.

Surrounding the village is a canal formed by the collection of rainwater, making the village look more like a ninja village built on water.

There was a sound of footsteps from behind, it was Xiao Nan.

Unlike Xiao Nan in the past, there was no gentleness and kindness on her face, and there was only an almost cold-blooded expression.

But Nagato knew that this was all Xiao Nan's disguise.

The other party is just forcing himself to be ruthless.

Behind her, Bai Jue, who was giggling, looked like a naughty boy without a proper shape all day long.

I don't know what he's happy about all day, has he encountered something interesting and interesting?

"Nagato-sama, that goal of the Land of Wind has been found."

Bai Jue smiled and told Nagato the information he had gotten.

"That genius puppeteer who defected to the sand hide, the Red Sand Scorpion?"

"Yes, it's the Red Sand Scorpion. The other party is hiding in the great sand dunes of the Land of Winds, which is called dark under the lights. As a dangerous S-class defector ninja in the sand, he has stayed in the Land of Wind and has not left, which is really rampant enough. ”

Bai Jue nodded and replied.

"Any news of any other targets?"

Nagato nodded, without commenting, and asked where the rest of the targets were.

"Yes. The other is in the Valley of Hypocrisy. ”

Bai Jue said an unfamiliar place name.

Xiao Nan looked at Bai Jue and frowned.

"The Valley of Hypocrisy...... What is that place? ”

Bai Jue grinned and said, "It is a 'Pure Land' built by a group of rebels who escaped the troubles of the world and were wanted and bounty, also known as the Shelter Village. It was built in the Great Forest of the Valley Country, and it was difficult to enter it without someone leading the way. However, for Nagato-sama, it was very easy to get in. ”

"Escaping from the world? A refuge village? ”

Nagato raised his head slightly, looking at Bai Jue, who was smiling improperly.

This reminded him of Madara, and the 'Infinite Moon Reading' that Madara had once mentioned to him...... It is also a way to escape from the world.

A light flashed in Nagato's cold-colored reincarnation eyes, and he said indifferently:

"Escapism doesn't change anything, so I'll go to the shelter village built by the defector ninja."

"The Scorpion of the Red Sand......"

Before Bai Jue finished speaking, Xiao Nan, who was on the side, took a deep breath and stood up.

"I'll go, Nagato. The red sand scorpion is won over by me. ”

Seeing the firm expression on Xiao Nan's face, Nagato was slightly silent, sighed, closed his eyes, and nodded in agreement.