Chapter 455: Running for Five Hundred Miles! (5.8K)
At night, a bright moon hangs high in the sky above the center of Kyoto. Tonight, several streets in Shangjing that used to be extremely bustling when the lights were on have lost their bustle and bustle.
Most citizens who went to Beijing, whether voluntarily or not, spent this night squatting at home in front of the TV, staring unblinkingly at the live broadcast against the dark background, and at the smile that made people feel a chill.
What the man said to the camera at this moment.
Of course, watching this scene with all the citizens at this moment may also be the brightly lit parliament building in the administrative planning area of the city center.
a few minutes ago.
For the civil servants who live and work in this building, they still stick to their posts at this time, regardless of how dedicated they are to their jobs.
But today, when the martial law in Kyoto has entered a state of silence, the legislators and politicians who are concerned about certain things have tacitly chosen to stay and work overtime in order to obtain important information as soon as possible.
In the conference room, the overhead fluorescent lights fell on the red oak oval conference table in the middle, reflecting several faces with different expressions.
Flor King, one of the three chairmen of the Celestial Lords of the World Government, took the coffee just brewed by the support staff on the side and raised his head slightly to signal to the old man sitting diagonally across from him.
The old man had been lying on his side slightly on the chair since the afternoon when the sun was shining, bathing in the warm sunshine and taking a nap.
The sun was setting and the moon was high in the sky, but a faint ray of moonlight naturally fell on his shoulders, and he seemed to maintain the posture of basking in the afternoon sun from beginning to end.
Of course, in addition to Flor King, one of the three presidents of the House of Lords, and this old man who has been sitting on the bench for decades, there are also some other politicians with calm faces sitting here and there.
Members.
These are all powerful politicians in the behemoth World Government that controls more than 300 allied countries. Each of them is in charge of important departments such as the "World Security Agency".
But that's not the point.
They will stay here now and be able to sit at this conference table until ten o'clock in the evening because there is almost a shadow behind the nine people here.
Nine great families of gods and humans.
Yes, the Nine Families retreated into the background a long time ago, but this does not mean that they have completely disappeared.
At this moment, there are several powerful politicians at the conference table. Although they are not aristocrats like the Nine Families, their origins are relatively poor. On the contrary, they come from relatively poor families.
In other words,
They are not from the Nine Families.
But there are no Nine Families,
They wouldn't be able to get there today.
The Nine Families have never disappeared. They just sit high in the sky and watch all this with cold eyes. When they need to make a sound, they will push out a person to speak.
Today is precisely when these families need to make their voices heard, so these congressmen and politicians are still staying in this conference room so late at night.
After the logistics staff distributed the brewed coffee around and bowed their heads respectfully before exiting the conference room, a middle-aged congressman sitting not far away picked up the coffee and at the same time picked up the remote control not far away.
The button was pressed.
On the side of the oval conference table was a huge light screen, on which a video began to play.
The middle-aged congressman turned his back to the light screen and did not look at the video footage being displayed on it. He just lowered his gaze slightly and said, "Based on the analysis of the surveillance video in the World Bank Building that was retrieved by the Beijing Security Bureau afterwards, it has now been basically determined that this
The person who planned this terrorist attack at the World Bank Building the first time is the same person who was in the clown mask at White Swan Harbor not long ago."
There was silence in the conference room. After the congressman finished speaking, a congressman next to him spoke slowly, "Now that the target has been determined, I think it is necessary for us to kill this lawless maniac as soon as possible.
Arrest him, so that we can give an explanation to all the Beijing citizens who are complaining."
"The arrest operation has been carried out. The problem is that now our second judge seems to have encountered some difficulties because the clown masked man escaped into the 'underground waterway' of Shangjing."
Hearing the words "underground sewer", the conference table suddenly fell into silence.
The MPs present obviously knew that,
In the dirty corners of the underground city of Kyoto that have been glamorous for thousands of years, where the sun cannot shine, there is hidden a pustule that is disgusting but cannot be completely removed. No matter how many times it is swept away, it will reappear.
No one can do anything about this. Wherever there are people, there are strata, and the bottom cornerstones at the bottom of the strata always have to find a temporary place for themselves to curl up.
The middle-aged congressman who just picked up the remote control actually controls the Beijing Security Bureau and knows more about the underground world beneath the city than others.
He said slowly at this moment, "The city's underground sewer structure is complex, there are many people in the 'rat' gathering area, and the target is quite powerful, so it is indeed objectively difficult to arrest them."
Suddenly, someone asked, seemingly casually, "Who is fully responsible for the current arrest operation?"
The middle-aged congressman put down the remote control in his hand, and glanced very cautiously at the smiling old man with half of his body integrated into the moonlight.
To be honest, he was a little afraid of this old man, and among the congressmen present except Flor King, one of the three major congressmen sitting at the top.
I am afraid that other members of Congress are also in awe of this old man who is two rounds older than them sitting on the bench just like him.
But today they still stay at this conference table, because once they climb up to this position, it is not so easy to just leave.
Thinking of a certain family that he relied on, the middle-aged councilman who was in charge of the Beijing Security Bureau clenched his fists, relieved his nervousness, and said as calmly as possible, "Now it is Mr. Pusuo, the second judge of the Judgment Department.
He is fully responsible and the Beijing Security Bureau is temporarily responsible for assisting in the arrest."
As soon as he finished speaking, as if it had been discussed, someone next to him said, "Special situations require special treatment. In the history of the World Government and the history of Kyoto City, there has never been such a serious and vicious incident.
, now the eyes of all citizens and even the whole world are fixed on this place, I think we need to speed up the arrest."
"No one wants to speed things up."
The middle-aged congressman in charge of the Shangjing Security Bureau continued noncommittally, "But currently the Shangjing Security Bureau and the Judgment Department have gone all out to carry out arrests. We have no more power to use unless we recruit the 'Heavenly Army'."
As soon as these words came out, the conference room suddenly fell into silence again. No one thought that recruiting the "Heavenly Army" to fight against the country would be a good idea.
"In fact, it may not be possible."
Suddenly, someone spoke again and broke the silence. He glanced at the people around him and said, "I wonder if you still remember the Nine Blades of Heavenly Guide?"
As soon as the words fell, as if a certain keyword was triggered, the small conference room fell into silence again.
Flor King, one of the three parliamentarians sitting at the head, raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the parliamentarian, shaking his head slightly in his heart.
It seems that the Sky Serpent clan's vision in selecting people is not very good.
Some words are urgent.
The purpose is too obvious.
But he still made no statement.
As one of the three presidents of the World Government's Upper House, Flor King's true identity sitting here today is actually a "referee."
And as a referee.
It cannot be given up easily.
His eyes slowly looked at the motionless old man, who finally smiled and spoke at this moment.
"Everyone, please be patient. It's only been half a day, hasn't it? We must give more support to young people."
"We also believe in the strength of the second adjudicator and are willing to give him more time."
The man in charge of the Shangjing Security Office lowered his gaze, his legs trembled slightly, and he said bravely, "But the people in Shangjing don't have much patience. To be honest, our Security Office will bear today's full martial law and silence."
We are under a lot of pressure, and everyone hopes that this situation can be lifted as soon as possible."
Having said this, the middle-aged congressman suddenly noticed that the air around him was a little quiet, and he felt slightly panicked.
He raised his head and glanced at the old man sitting diagonally opposite under the moonlight. The other man was still looking at him with a smile, but this smile made people feel chilly.
Because everyone here knows that this gentle and kind-faced old man who controls the Adjudication Division will still have such a gentle smile on his face even when he cuts your throat with his own hands.
The man who was in charge of the Shangjing Security Bureau was shocked. He lowered his head slightly and added in a gentle tone:
"Actually, what I want to say is, does your company's second ruling make it possible to have a perfect arrest plan to eliminate the interference of underground arrests? In that case, when we hold a press conference tomorrow, we can temporarily have a plan for the people in Beijing.
Explain."
The people who go to Beijing are naturally not ordinary people.
Maybe you bump into someone randomly while walking on the road, and they are all pure-blooded nobles.
However, when the old man heard this, he glanced at the other person leisurely and said with a smile,
"The perfect arrest plan? Is there really such a thing? As long as the person can be caught in the end, it is the most perfect plan, isn't it? As for any interference that interferes with the arrest work, Haha, the Adjudication Division will always eliminate all interference.
"
The old man's tone was gentle.
But just those last words made everyone feel the cold and wet smell of blood.
But the person who is qualified to sit at this conference table is not an ordinary politician or congressman. A silent middle-aged man sitting not far away smiled when he heard this and said:
"We can rest assured of the strength of the Adjudication Division, but the nature of what the other party committed this time is too bad. It won't take long for what happened in the World Bank to be hidden from the public. I think if more power can be involved in this pursuit,
Maybe we can be more relaxed."
The "more power" that can be activated at this time is undoubtedly the "Nine Blades of Heavenly Guides", the private armed forces of the Nine Celestial Beings.
But once the sword is unsheathed.
I want to take it back again,
But it's not that easy.
Any force needs soil, and when the time comes, what they want to encroach on will definitely be what the Adjudication Division currently occupies.
This is a silent secret war.
At this moment, with the man's words, the conference table fell into silence again, and everyone's eyes fell on the man who spoke.
Or to be more precise,
It is the family represented by the one who fell behind that man, the royal Celestial Dragon Clan who was once one of the nine great families of Celestial Beings.
The old man stared at this "very courageous" middle-aged congressman, who looked at him with an unchanging expression.
However, his clenched hands on his lap under the conference table and the hot sweat on his palms revealed how nervous this man was at this moment.
Without warning, the cell phone in the pocket of the black-robed waiter standing quietly behind the old man vibrated.
After only saying a few words after being connected, the man leaned over and said a few words in the old man's ear.
gradually,
A smile appeared on the old man's face.
"The Adjudication Department appreciates your good intentions, but I think it shouldn't be so troublesome."
what happened?
Could it be that the guy who escaped into the underground sewer has been arrested?
The many congressmen representing various forces who had been waiting here all afternoon suddenly had different expressions on their faces.
The black-robed waiter behind him had already picked up the remote control and switched the screen at the old man's signal.
The next second, what appeared on the screen was the news footage from the Beijing Times TV station. This TV station did not have the same background as Shangjing Radio and Television Station. It could only be regarded as a second-rate news station in the Shangjing metropolitan area.
However, the shaking camera in the live broadcast of the TV station caused the expressions of the big shots sitting around the conference table to change unconsciously.
After a while,
The middle-aged man in charge of the Shangjing Security Bureau finally came to his senses and asked, "Is the Second Advocate broadcasting the arrest live to the public?"
"I think,
'Hunting' is more appropriate."
Flor King, the chairman of the parliament who was sitting at the 'referee's seat', also had a smile on his face. He glanced at the motionless old man and suddenly said.
The old man's eyes also looked around the crowd, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and he said softly, "We can understand that the people in Beijing have complaints about the silence during the whole martial law, but I think there should be nothing better than this to resolve the people's feelings.
Are you complaining?"
Hearing the old man's voice, the conference room suddenly became quiet, and no one mentioned anything like "Heaven guides the Nine Blades".
At least from the moment, everything is obviously under the control of this old man.
The clown-masked man ran away once in White Swan Harbor, but there was never a "second time" in the dictionary of the Adjudication Division.
Whether it was the clown masked man or the second adjudicator responsible for the pursuit this time.
"Still on the run?"
In the dark and deep sewers,
The Second Judgment Commander Pusuo Wiseman, holding a dark red enchanting long sword, walked through the sewers, his whole person carrying an overwhelming and terrifying power.
At the end of the man's sight, there was a figure wearing a clown mask and running along the sewer with a knife.
Higashinohara is indeed running.
But this time,
He ran more easily because he had not yet developed his full speed.
I still remember the last battle in White Swan Port. After the man with 8.5-star sin points in front of me triggered the Guilt Manual, with the blessing of 85 temporary attribute points, Higashinohara's agility was once raised to 175 points.
At that time, he relied on the blessings and assistance of various abilities, the speed rules [Countercurrent. Happy Travel] that he understood at critical moments, and the help of Dorothy Alita to deal with the opponent.
But tonight,
He didn't have Dorothy Alita's help.
That's right, about half an hour ago,
As soon as he was discovered at the junction of the Baling County Sewers, he asked Shura to take Dorothy Alita from the ten-meter-long ice surface into the Baling County Sewers and evacuate quickly, while he was alone here.
Hold the opponent back.
Although Dorothy Alita is also an important target on the wanted list of the Judgment Division and the World Government, in a sense, her importance is even greater than Higashinohara.
But in the eyes of the demon sword Pusuo Wiseman,
From the moment he saw the familiar clown mask on Higashinohara's face, all he could see was the man who had brought him endless humiliation in the battle at White Swan Port.
He's going to chop him up!
Pusso Wiseman is certain of this only.
Nothing else matters.
Therefore, when the nearly ten meters of ice spanning the two pipelines disappeared, the only ones chasing after it were the other black-robed execution teams of the Judgment Department who were able to stay in the air for a short period of time.
Higashino turned around and pulled up the "guide" Little Will who was in a daze, put him on his back, and started an escape in the opposite direction.
Half an hour is not a long time.
It's short or not.
The reason why Higashinohara was able to avoid Puso Wiseman's [Murasame Maru] in many dangers during this period was at the cost of breaking a sword.
In the final analysis, it still lies in Higashinohara's [Agility] attribute which has reached 200 points at the moment!
——110 of them came from his own hunting in the sewers, and the remaining 90 points were the temporary attributes provided to him by the man who was following behind him.
That's right.
90 points means 9 star sin points.
I still remember that in the last battle at White Swan Harbor, this man's crime value was only 8.5 stars.
Higashinohara didn't know what happened in this short period of time, but he could guess from the sudden increase in the sin value of this man. The 0.5-star sin value on this man must be stained with the blood of sin.
The surrounding walls are retreating rapidly,
Little Will, who was lying on Higashinohara's back and clutching his clothes tightly, lost consciousness for a moment.
He had been helping Higashinohara lead the way in the afternoon. At that time, he thought it was amazing that Higashinohara could carry a person so far without even breathing.
But until this moment,
Only then did he realize that the journey in the afternoon, which he considered to be a leg-breaking journey, might not even be considered a warm-up in this man's eyes.
Such ridiculous thoughts flashed through my mind,
The next moment, Little Will came back to his senses and looked at the rapidly shortening underground passage in front of him. He suddenly realized something and shouted quickly, "Sir! Don't go forward! There is a dead end ahead!"
His voice was very fast and filled into Higashinohara's ears along with the whistling wind.
But Higashinohara seems to be faster.
Almost at the moment when he uttered the last two words "dead end", the fleeting light in front of them suddenly stopped, and a thick wall suddenly appeared in front of them - Higashinohara had arrived at this sewer channel.
the end of.
Ta-ta-ta-!
There was a sound of footsteps behind me.
"I don't know. So you can run so well."
The second judge, Puso Wiseman, slowly walked out of the dim light, stared at Higashinohara in front of him with a cold expression, and said, "But what's the use of running away blindly? Death is the only good thing you can write today.
’s script.”
"Don't let down what I have prepared for you, okay?" He looked down at the miniature camera on his collar that the female reporter had just handed to him in a hurry, and said with a smile.
Suddenly, Demon Sword Pusuo Wiseman seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at Higashinohara thoughtfully and said, "Oh? Are you planning to return to that area where rats gather, and then take the opportunity to get in among those rats?"
Having said this, an evil smile appeared on his lips, "If you really plan to do this, I'm afraid you will be disappointed, because when you get there, you will find that those mice have turned into dead mice.
You will still be alone, except for this little mouse in your body."
Higashinohara raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
Little Will, who was lying behind him and clutching his clothes, suddenly trembled and said nervously, "Brother, Mr. Mom, he is a liar, right?"
Higashinohara felt a little nervous, but when he heard this, he patted the small hand on his shoulder and said softly, "Yes, bad people always like to deceive us."
It's just that these words don't have much comforting effect. The people living at the bottom of Shangjing's underground have a natural awe for these "big shots" in black robes, and they will not doubt each other's words.
Because they "keep their word."
If I say kill your whole family, I will kill your whole family.
Little Will's body began to tremble, something bad seemed to appear in his mind, and his face turned pale.
"So, give up those fearless struggles and plans, and have a good fight with me." Pousso Wiseman said jokingly, "Look, isn't there no road ahead?"
It's not time yet.
After hearing this, Higashinohara glanced at the thick wall in front of him unmoved and lowered his gaze slightly.
Suddenly, a sharp knife flashing with cold light appeared in the hand behind his back.
"Who said there is no road?"
The next moment,
Like a knife slicing tofu, the big sharp knife in Higashinohara's hand was suddenly filled with light golden and blue light, and slashed towards the side of the sewer pipe with a roar.
It was as if someone had used a huge drill to carve out a passage. Amid the splashes of reinforced concrete gravel, a passage running through two unrelated parallel sewers suddenly appeared.
