Chapter 134 The soul of vengeance, looking for that man
Chapter 134 The Spirit of Vengeance, looking for that man (please vote for the 6K chapter)
Higashinohara took a deep breath.
He is not an optimist, but he will not worry about dangers that have not yet arrived. If that were the case, Higashinohara would not take risks again and again to complete the tasks in the "Guilty Manual".
He continued up the apartment stairs.
It's getting late.
The dusk gradually turned deep red.
Higashinohara climbed up to the corner of the corridor on the fifth floor. The afterglow of the western sky just reflected on his face, but his steps could not help but pause slightly.
Not far away, I saw a woman with blond hair lying on the corridor railing.
She held her chin in her hands and stared blankly at the twilight in the west. The lines on her profile were very soft, and her blond hair as smooth as satin was dyed into a charming rose gold color by the twilight.
Higashinohara was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the aunt who came to seek refuge in the morning was of course not his aunt, but Nishimaru Miria's aunt, Clodia Osele.
We were in a rush when we met in the morning, rushing to go to school, so Higashinohara didn't have time to take a closer look.
It was said that the northern ice sheets were rich in beauties. Only then did he realize that the rumors were indeed unfounded.
Even though the outline features of the women in the Grand Duchy of Shayash are a bit more European and American in their previous lives, the Clodia in front of her looks a bit like Princess Anne played by Audrey Hepburn when she was young in Roman Holiday. Overall, she still leans towards the oriental aesthetics of her previous lives.
At this moment, under the deepening and reddening twilight, Clodia's side profile looks extremely smooth, her facial features are small and delicate, and her deep temperament also contains an indescribable elegance...
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is her eyes with thick eyelashes, which are unconsciously reminiscent of the eyes of a deer running and jumping in the mountain stream. They are innocent and moving, as if they are like an elf falling into the mortal world.
It was at this time that Higashinohara remembered that although she was Nishimaru Miria's aunt, she was actually much younger than her mother. She was now just a subjugated princess in her twenties who had first learned the feeling of sorrow.
Although the scene under the sunset was very beautiful, Higashinohara's gaze did not linger for long, and he quickly spoke out, "Miss Oselet, what a coincidence, didn't you continue to rest?"
Kolodya was staring blankly at the dusk. After hearing Higashinohara's words, she was slightly startled. She immediately turned her head and looked at the handsome young man at the corner of the corridor. She was stunned for a moment before she realized what she was doing.
She quickly raised her hand to straighten the ends of her hair that were a little messy in the evening breeze, and a smile slowly appeared on her face, "It's Higashino-kun, I've had a good rest, eh? Didn't Xiaomi-ri come back with you?"
She heard in the morning that Nishimaru Miria had awakened dual talents and was admitted to the esper academy where Higashinohara attended as a special admission at a young age. She was sincerely amazed and surprised in her heart.
"Xiao Weili, she has club activities and will be back later, but it should be almost done."
Higashinohara smiled and pointed at the ingredients he bought at the nearby farmer's market, and invited, "You haven't had dinner yet. We can eat together later when I prepare it."
Coladia was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and a trace of blush appeared on her cheeks under the dusk.
She was entrusted by Nishimaru Miri's mother before her death to find her relatives and take care of Nishimaru Miri. However, she did not expect that the world was constantly changing. Now that she has arrived in Wano Country, she is not invited by the emperor or recognized by the diplomatic department, and she does not even have a place to stay.
It seemed like he came all the way to Nishimaru Miria's place to eat and drink.
But people are like iron rice and steel, and it seems that it is not possible if they don't eat. She can only lower her head and say "hmm".
Seeing this, Higashinohara couldn't help but smile inwardly. Without saying anything else, he took the dishes back to the room.
It's the first day and I'm still a little unfamiliar, but once I get to know each other, it won't be a big deal.
He usually eats lunch boxes from the school cafeteria and convenience stores alone, and there are no stoves or kitchen utensils in the room. Fortunately, Nishimaru Miria used to be the daughter of a poor family, and she can also cook some dishes for herself. This time she moved back and bought some.
I bought some small and exquisite kitchen utensils that I can borrow tonight.
Higashino originally thought that a princess of the principality like Colodia must be someone with no fingers on the spring water, and she could open her mouth with her clothes on, but she didn't expect that she was also proficient in cooking.
After seeing Higashinohara washing vegetables and preparing dishes in the rented house, Coladia quickly came in and wanted to help.
Higashinohara declined a few words. Considering that she was a little embarrassed to be dependent on someone else, doing more things would help relieve her psychological burden, so she stopped blocking her.
The two assigned work to each other, lowered their heads and started busy.
So, when it was dark, Nishimaru Miria came back carrying a small schoolbag.
After opening the door, what she saw was Higashinohara and her aunt busy in a small rented house. The envious memories of standing at the door of other people's homes were suddenly touched.
Is this what home feels like?
A huge smile appeared on her little face.
"I'm back."
"Welcome back."
Today's dinner is very simple, just the common miso soup in Wano, rice, fried fish and Higashinohara's stir-fried vegetables with Chinese characteristics in the past life, mapo tofu and stir-fried pork.
Simple but warm, the three of them sat on the tatami, with the TV on next to them, and started eating dinner with the sound of "I'm starting".
Coladia helped a lot during dinner, and now she could taste the fruits of her labor, and the anxiety and restraint of being dependent on others also disappeared a lot.
While eating, the news from Channel Asahi was playing on the TV next to me.
Among several entertainment gossips, an emergency news was broadcast on the TV. It seemed that there was an explosion in an apartment building in Shinjuku District.
The female news anchor said that the scope of the explosion was only on the top floor of the apartment building, and it did not expand and the fire was under control. The cause of the accident is initially estimated to be an explosion of an old gas pipeline. The casualties are unknown for the time being. The fire brigade has arrived and launched emergency rescue. Please
People nearby should take precautions.
When the three people who were eating saw the news, their attention was immediately attracted.
In the picture on the TV, an apartment building was seen in the burning dusk, with black smoke rising toward the distant sky. There were many fire trucks and police cars from the Metropolitan Police Department with red and blue flashing lights parked below.
Since arriving in Wano Country, Kolodya first experienced the "White Jade Plaza Incident" in the Imperial Palace yesterday, and saw this scene again while having dinner today.
She couldn't help but be startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "I finally understand why they are unwilling to help me. It turns out that the situation in Wano Country is not as optimistic as I imagined."
Hearing her aunt's words, Nishimaru Miria blinked her big eyes, looked up at Higashinohara and asked, "Brother, it was just said on TV that an old gas pipeline exploded, is that true?"
After being silent for a moment, Higashinohara stared at the embers of the ruins on the top floor, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I hope so, but if it was a gas pipeline explosion, I think it would be difficult to control the range so accurately."
at this moment,
The scene half an hour after the explosion.
As dusk fell, the red and blue lights of the police car illuminated the darkness that was sweeping around.
Police officers have cordoned off the surrounding area, dismissed the original tenants of the apartment building due to possible safety hazards, and set up temporary tents for them in a nearby park - Wano has been prone to natural disasters since ancient times.
Most people have to sleep in parks twice a year, and tenants have nothing against this.
Snap—!
The orange firelight flashed away.
In front of the building, surrounded by police cars and fire trucks, someone silently lit a cigarette in the darkness.
Chitetsu Nishirin, the captain of the 3rd Division of the 3rd Investigation Team, took a deep breath, then blew out a smoke ring into the dark night above his head, and turned to look at Tsukasa Sugita, the captain of the 13th Division, who was carrying a can of coffee.
, couldn’t help but said:
"If I remember correctly, Team 13 should be responsible for the murder of two congressmen in the nursing home today. Why do you have time to come here?"
Since the last time he failed to accuse acting captain Hakutaku Kimura of murder, Tsukasa Sugita has become thinner and thinner these days, and his person has become more silent, like a stone under the black waves on the seashore.
Hearing Nishirin Chitetsu's question, Sugitaji said in a calm voice, "That case was intercepted by the new big shots from the Judgment Division as soon as we found out the clues today. They are now in charge."
Having said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the residential apartment building that suffered a tragic explosion, and felt an indescribable irritation and anger in his heart.
"Is it the Seventh Adjudicator?"
Xilin Qiantetsu had obviously heard about this.
He looked at Sugita Tsukasa seriously and asked with some confusion, "It stands to reason that even if the other party is a judge who wants to take away your case, given your character, you should not give up halfway."
Before he finished speaking, he seemed to suddenly think of something and stopped talking in surprise.
Sugita Tsukasa nodded and said in an indifferent tone, "Yes, that's why I came here."
This is where the clues lead.
It's just that someone is ahead of them.
The way to solve problems is also more crude.
Even cruel!
Nishirin Qiantetsu turned his head and looked at the apartment building not far away where the firefighters and the forensics class were coming in and out. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh.
.
"It would be great if Team Leader Tokugawa is still here."
He suddenly spoke.
The third investigation team was built by Tokugawa Ritora decades ago when no one was optimistic about it. He kept traveling around to recruit people and built the structure step by step.
Until now, it has become a law enforcement agency that can compete with the Metropolitan Police Department in Wano, and it is also the most powerful official organization of ability users in the hearts of countless ability users.
If Tokugawa Kuritora was still around, even if he had to consider the gains and losses of all aspects as he had already entered the eighth level, that tiger would never let the arrogant judges of the Judgment Department step on him as easily as he did today.
Above their heads, trampling on their self-esteem.
But at this moment, when Xilin Qiante said these words, the air suddenly fell silent.
Because they all know that it has been more than 20 days since Tokugawa Ritora fell into the sea in the accident in the northern part of the Nemuro Strait.
From the initial sea area search and rescue to later expanding the scope to surrounding islands, and now one after another search and rescue ships have withdrawn with no hope of search and rescue, leaving only one or two scattered ships still drifting on the sea.
Make a final stand.
How long this persistence can last may be just a matter of time.
What is foreseeable is that after the election of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet is over, a new Prime Minister of the Cabinet will take office.
The Third Investigation Team is directly under the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. The long-vacant official team leader position must be replaced by someone. By then, the acting team leader of the Fifth Team, Kimura Takuya, will probably become a regular leader.
Thinking of this, Tsukasa Sugita suddenly asked, "I heard that Captain Tsukada is hitting the seventh-level bottleneck recently. Do you have any news?"
Tsukada is the captain of the first team. He is loyal and reliable. He is a peak sixth-level superpower with talent sequence 42 [Reshape]. His strength is terrifying and he is known as the "first person with absolute abilities".
If he can successfully advance to the seventh level, then the position of leader of the Third Investigation Team may not only be an option of "acting leader to full time", Tsukada Masaru will also become a highly competitive candidate.
Hearing Sugita Tsukasa's words, Nishirin Chitetsu frowned, and he also realized what Sugita Tsukasa was thinking.
Relating the accusation of the failure in the conference room last time, Nishirin Chitetsu couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Captain Tsukada's strength is already infinitely close to the seventh level. As long as he can improve his field, he can step forward at any time.
like."
"But having said that, you still insist that there is something wrong with Captain Kimura?"
Although Kimura Hakutaku comes from a well-known family, he is gentle and friendly to others on weekdays. He is one of the ideal types recognized by all female police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition, he has a very indifferent personality and has never taken the initiative to seize power since joining the Judgment Division.
, even this time he was promoted to the position of acting team leader, so it is difficult for even men to have any feelings of disgust towards him.
Tsukasa Sugita did not directly answer Nishirin Chitetsu's question. He just looked up at him and asked in a calm tone, "Do you think Foreign Minister Taku Amuro is not guilty?"
Upon hearing his question, Xilin Qiante's face suddenly darkened.
For this guy who betrayed Tokugawa Ritora, everyone in the third investigation team wanted to kill him with their own hands immediately.
How can you think that he is innocent?
"But when the Asahi Shimbun published the report and a storm of public opinion broke out on the Internet, the director of the National Defense Office, Yuuo Shibata, committed suicide and successfully 'washed away' the suspicion on Taku Amuro, so until now he is dead
We still haven't been able to successfully convict him."
Having said this, Sugita paused, looked straight at Chitetsu Nishirin and asked, "In that case, why do you still think that the suicide of Deputy Section Chief Matsuo Hayabusa and the open letter sent before his death can be washed away?"
Drop the suspicion on Hakutaku Kimura?"
Hearing Sugita Tsukasa's rhetorical question,
Xi Lin Qiante fell into silence immediately.
It's not like he hasn't thought about this problem.
It's just that human beings often subconsciously want to avoid some cruel realities, and would rather believe in "reality" that is relatively mild even if it is false.
But then I thought about the acting team leader Kimura Hakutaku who punched in and left on time every day like a civil servant. It seemed that he had taken sick leave these past few days and I hadn't seen him for a long time.
That man didn't seem to be very enthusiastic about the acting leader of the Third Investigation Team, or even the position of leader.
if
If Tsukasa Sugita's accusation is true.
Such an indifferent man
What could be his motive for killing?
Just when the captains of the two divisions of the third investigation team fell silent.
Under night.
In an alley not far from the explosion site.
A man whose whole body was charred dragged his body in tattered clothes and struggled to move forward while holding on to the wall. After taking a few steps, he fell to the ground with a "plop".
At this time, the man only felt a dull pain in his right chest. Two ribs had already shown signs of fracture when the explosion hit. The terrifying shock wave also brought two pieces of metal deeply into his muscles. Fortunately, it did not damage the periosteum.
The scariest wound was on the arm.
In the dark alley, half of the right arm of this extremely miserable man had completely disappeared, and the fractured shoulder blade was a charred mess.
In fact, when his life was hanging by a thread, if the man hadn't relied on his intuition from many years of working as a "scavenger" to activate the talent sequence 34 [Embrace of Hell Fire] and made a subconscious evasion of virtualization, I am afraid that he would have completely evaded it at this moment.
It turned into a piece of charcoal in the sea of fire caused by the explosion.
However, even so, if a person's arm is blown off alive and burned while he is extremely conscious, the pain he experiences is probably no less than Zainai's trip to prison.
But at this moment, the man's face was full of indifference, as if the feeling of "pain" had been insulated from him. Or maybe after experiencing something a hundred thousand times more painful, this "little"
"Pain" has been unable to shake his will at all.
Kenjiro Nanami took out a flip phone with a corner of it from his pocket. There were two pink cartoon stickers on the back of the phone. The screen was covered with spider web-like cracks. The screen saver seemed to be a photo of three people.
Fortunately, this is an old-fashioned non-smart phone.
Ding ding ding ding
Amidst a burst of button prompts, Nanami Kenjiro pressed the numeric keys with his left thumb with difficulty and dialed a number that did not exist in the phone book of the worker's mobile phone.
After a brief silence, the call was connected.
"Your position is exposed."
As soon as he spoke his first sentence, Nanami Kenjiro dropped a depth charge.
Unexpectedly, the person on the other end of the phone did not ask questions such as "How was he exposed?" or "Who was he exposed by?" He only answered two sentences.
"OK."
"Where are you?"
After getting the reply from Nanami Kenjiro,
The other end hung up the phone.
Nanami Kenjiro threw away his mobile phone, struggled to support his body with one hand, and leaned against the trash can in the corner.
Through the gap at the other end of the alley, he turned his head and stared at the flashing light of the red and blue flashlights and the red smoke and ashes in the dark sky in the distance, and the image of the pool of blood in the kitchen rolled through his mind.
At this time, his lifeless eyes no longer had the soft ripples that occasionally appeared on the surface of a sparkling lake, only a heart-stopping blue indifference like a hell or will-o'-fire.
And in his heart,
There are only two words left.
So he cannot die.
About ten minutes later.
A basement in Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya Ward, was destroyed.
Less than ten minutes passed,
In this dark alley in Shinjuku District, Nanami Kenjiro heard the sound of footsteps.
A young man in his mid-twenties, with an unusually handsome appearance, but whose face looked as pale as if he had not recovered from an injury, appeared next to him.
Behind the young man was a middle-aged office worker who was dressed somewhat similarly to Nanami Kenjiro, but he looked older.
After Fuuma Ryusei and Hanagasa Onto of the Night Fury Revolutionary Army arrived, they looked at the man sitting on the ground and leaning on the wall with his forehead lowered. His whole body was charred and black, and his mutilated body looked like a vengeful evil ghost crawling out of hell.
Thinking of the burning apartment building he passed just now and the tragic situation of the man in front of him, a chill flashed in Fuuma Liusheng's handsome eyes, and then he suddenly couldn't help but let out a sharp cough.
Obviously, the injuries caused to him by the celestial judge in White Jade Square were not so easy to heal.
"Is there any smoke?"
At this time, Nanami Kenjiro, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly asked.
Fuuma Ryuso doesn't have the habit of smoking, but Hanagasa Onto who is following him does.
Just looking at the shocking injuries of Nanami Kenjiro in front of him, Hanagasa Onto said uneasily, "Didn't you say that you have children at home who have been quitting smoking for several years?"
Halfway through the words,
The sound suddenly stopped.
Obviously, they already knew something about the situation on the way here.
well.
Sighing silently.
Hanagasa Onto took out a pack of cigarettes, poured out one, knelt down and handed it to Nanami Kenjiro's lips, then lit it for him against the desolate night wind.
Nanami Kenjiro, who was leaning against the corner, felt the smell of tobacco, took a deep breath, and it poured into his lungs. Then he exhaled the rich smoke and took another deep breath.
Between the fire and the light,
A freshly lit cigarette
It's the end in four strokes.
"I'm sorry, that brother of mine is too stupid. The follow-up tasks can be completed after I recover from my injury." Fuma Ryuso stared at the silent man in front of him and asked:
"What are you going to do next?"
"Kill them."
Nanami Kenjiro spit out the cigarette butt and looked up at the small patch of dim night above the alley.
"But the people from the Adjudication Department this time are very powerful and terrifying, and you are no match for them." Fuma Ryuso couldn't help but frowned, "Even my brother is no match for him."
"Then I die."
The man's calm tone seemed to be saying something natural.
Fengma Liusheng was silent for a moment and then said, "I won't stop you from taking revenge, but I think you should take good care of yourself first. Killing the enemy is the only way to get revenge. Otherwise, you will just die."
After a pause, Fuma Liusheng continued:
"If you really want revenge, there is someone who might be able to help you. He is the only person I can think of who has this ability, provided you can find him or contact him."
