Chapter 399 – Thoughts After the Incident

Our stay in Mukden had been accompanied by the precaution of watching out for the possibility of an attack, but unlike in movies and dramas, where desperate people cornered into a desperate situation attack someone for one reason or another, nothing of the sort happened to us.

Then again, I was not the only one who had entertained such an inappropriate thought, even for a moment. Even Uncle Yagami had seriously kept watch throughout the night, remaining on guard while monitoring the military’s movements.

As for our protection, there were so many people involved that it was almost confusing. There were Shizu and the others, people from the Ootori family, the Kwantung Army, and even people from Manchuria whom Kawashima-san had sent over.

We also spent the night dressed in a state that would allow us to move out immediately if necessary.

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