Just as Honami predicted, the fierce battle between good and evil that took place in the Great Lake of Ever Darkness is unknown to the inhabitants of civilized society.
Takata's fall from the building was widely reported, one is that he has a sensitive identity of the police department, and the other is that many shady police circles can be dug up around him.
In comparison, the fact that the president of Hyuga Corporation, Masaki Kosa, disappeared suddenly did not attract much attention, and even very few people knew about it.
In fact, if Xiang Chuan hadn't been ordered by police chief Kato to clean up the aftermath, and if Takata had introduced him to Kosa several times, he would not have noticed the report of Kosa Masaki's sudden disappearance.
Kozuo and Takata are of the same breed, and they are also the person in charge of contacting "that". Sometimes Xiang Chuan even thinks that he is much more difficult to deal with than the sperm-like Takata.
Now after Takada's sudden fall from the building, even Kozuo has disappeared inexplicably. This made Xiang Chuan smell a certain danger, so he bit the bullet and knocked on the office of Chief Inspector Kato.
"Kasa Masaki? Who is that?" Unsurprisingly, Kato had no impression of the name.
"It's the partner of Takada Police Department, and the president of Hinata Company." Xiang Chuan reminded him in a low voice.
"He disappeared? And then? Was his body found somewhere?"
"No, no such report has been received so far." Xiang Chuan shook his head.
"Then what's the fuss about? Maybe that guy saw something happened to Takata, and then packed up the stolen money and fled in fear of crime? I heard that Tanjing is holding on to Takata's tail recently. He's an idiot." I will continue to stay and play with him."
Kato waved his hand, as if he didn't take Kosa's disappearance seriously at all, and asked about other things instead.
"The important thing is, what are Kiryu and Ma doing? What has that guy been up to lately?"
Different from the previous nonchalant tone, Kato's voice and expression overflowed with excess tension when he asked this question. Fortunately, the answer he didn't want to hear didn't appear.
"Yes, Kiryu and Ma recently went to the hospital to visit their partner who was hospitalized. Because the regulations do not allow the police to dispatch alone, he can't do activities with great fanfare during the period when his partner is hospitalized. Occasionally he will go out for a stroll, but most of the time he stays at home. In my dojo, it seems to be claiming to be looking for talents for the mobile team." Xiang Chuan lowered his head to report, and then heard the boss's reassuring breath.
"Very good, very good. As long as the evil star doesn't cause trouble for us, we can stay in the house for as long as he wants. You can arrange this. In short, don't bother him. In addition, try to prolong his partner's stay in the hospital as much as possible."
Kato subconsciously made movements like cold sweat. After noticing the gaze of his subordinates, he turned his face and added: "This is also the meaning of the police, do it well."
"...Understood, then my subordinate will take my leave first." Xiang Chuan bowed respectfully, and then backed out of the chief inspector's office.
Kato didn't take Kosa Masaki's disappearance seriously at all. In fact, after listening to his opinion, Xiang Chuan suspected that he was a little too allergic. Probably Takata Yoko's death made him a frightened bird. Xiang Chuan even thought about arranging a hot spring tour in Hokkaido for himself and his lover to relax
"ah… "
The moment he closed the office door, Xiang Chuan suddenly remembered that there was something else he forgot to report. The psychiatrist who had a close relationship with Jiazuo Zhengzhang, named Koji Ohira, suddenly reappeared in the psychiatric clinic after a few days of disappearance.
Xiang Chuan suspected that this incident might have something to do with Kosa Masaki's disappearance, but Kato obviously didn't want to make any further complications, so it would definitely be fruitless to report it at this time. Xiang Chuan hesitated for a while, and decided to put this matter behind him and prioritize the hot spring tour.
**
Tongyu Dojo is an ancient building registered in the Ministry of Education. Although its specific history can be traced back to which age it is impossible to study, but there are still some clues that can be found in the dojo.
For example, yesterday, Chiyoko dragged Hema to clean the old warehouse in the dojo that hadn't been opened for hundreds of years, and a pile of ancient books of considerable age was tossed out from the corner of the warehouse. Most of those ancient books are sword manuals and related books, but there are also several monogatari books that record monsters, gods and demons.
Lian Yuzao was quite surprised when she saw it, and said that those were rare copies that even the Jinguji family could not find, and the stories recorded on them were basically real events on the mysterious side. Yuzao seriously suggested that Kazuma read these monogatari books carefully, so as to prepare for dealing with Fuji Company and the mysterious side in the future.
"Let's see if we can find clues to ghost-humanization..."
In the room, Hema Bian absently flipped through the monogatari book and muttered to himself.
Earlier, he talked to Yuzao about the mysterious serum that turned Kozuo into a ghost, but Yuzao said that it was also unheard of on the mysterious side, and she had no definite clues.
Currently, Tamamo is inquiring about similar clues through her channel, and Honami has also instructed the Nanjo family to do their best to collect relevant information about Fukuji Technology, but it may take some time until a clear result is obtained.
Originally, Kazuma planned to dive directly into Fuji Technology to find out, but was unanimously opposed by Tamamo Honami and others. The blessing technology teamed up with monsters is not what it used to be. Just from the fact that they produced ghost serum, we can get a glimpse of its scale and power at this time.
If you go deep into the enemy's lair casually when the enemy is in the dark, even a Juggernaut-level powerhouse can't guarantee that he can return safely, so at least until he grasps the general outline of Fuji Technology, He Ma must temporarily restrain his edge and raise Recharge your batteries.
Another reason why Kazuma had to stop for a while was Qingliu, or more precisely, Qingliu's intermittent rain.
The last time he fought against the catfish spirit in Chang'an Great Lakes, in order to save Qingliu who was in danger, the ghostly spirit of Qingyu had consumed most of the monster's power, and now he was in a weak state that was almost asleep. At present, the Kiryu dojo has become a place of eternal darkness for the shelter of Jizo. Yuzao said that Fusangshen will recover soon after staying in the dojo, but so far there is no sign of recovery from the rainy weather.
Qingliu hugged Dushi Qingyu almost every day, hoping wholeheartedly to practice Yujian after it woke up. Of course, He Ma couldn't take Qingliu out for activities under such circumstances. In fact, if he had to say it, his eagerness to look forward to Qingyu's resurrection was no less than Qingliu's.
"... No, I can't stand it anymore, I have to go out and change my mind."
The obscure pseudonym in the ancient book made Hema a little dizzy, he shook his head and closed the scroll, got up and walked to the dojo.
When passing by the living room, she happened to see Qingliu wiping Duanshi Qingyu, so she went out with the horse to greet Qingliu, but Qingliu shook her head, expressing her firm determination to stay in the dojo with Duanshi Qingyu. The fact that Charm lost to Yifu Shendao for the first time shocked Kazuma, and he stared hard at Duanshi Qingyu several times.
"...Damn it, I'm not envious anymore."
I don't envy him, but I don't envy him, but Hema, who stepped out of the door, turned back and brought Zhengzong out.
**
Famous knives like Masamune Muramasa are usually regarded as works of art, and besides, Kazuma is still the head of the Kiryu Dojo, so even if he strolls around the street with Masamune, probably no police will come to trouble him— However, Hema is also the master of the dojo, no matter how much he envies Qingliu, he won't act like an upstart.
In fact, Kazuma drove the GTR to go out, and Masamune was placed in a specially designed hidden compartment on the top of the GTR. People who don't know can't see what's going on, but they can be taken out immediately when needed. In addition to the bugs and trackers previously used on Jiazuo and others, Hema's GTR has become more and more like a Bond car after continuous transformation.
It's a pity that mechanical transformation is not the field that Kazuma is good at, and he feels sorry for bothering the Nanjo family every time, otherwise he would probably want to toss more tricks on the GTR.
"...Well, let's go and see Amao."
Kazuma drove the GTR on the main road in Tokyo, and he had nothing else to do anyway, so he planned to go to Amao's place to have a look.
As the chief disciple who has obtained permission-free transfer, Amao currently rents a cheap apartment not far from Dongda University, and is actively preparing to embark on the path of a law knight.
Not long ago, the first commission Amao received was to file a lawsuit against Hinata Company for kidnapping Nichinan. However, due to the sudden "disappearance" of its president Kosa Masaki recently, Hinata Company is basically closed down. Mao's entrustment of litigation naturally ended in vain.
A few days ago, Nichinan came to the dojo once, and when he learned of this, he was obviously relieved, and then he began to regret that he would not have the opportunity to stay in the dojo again in the future.
That night, she even wanted to get under the quilt with the horse for a "night attack", but was dragged out by Yuzao. Although Nichinan was crying at the time, she went to work in the company full of energy the next day—it is said that she took over the work left by Mieko Oshiba, so she will probably be very busy for a while in the future, but this may be because of her Way to comfort colleagues.
That morning, he and Ma watched Nichinan leave at the dojo, thinking that what Tamamo said might be right. In a sense, Kiryu Dojo is like a safe haven and a gas station for Nichinan. If you are tired, you can come to the dojo to have a good rest, but she probably didn't really want to join the camp of Kiryu's family—after all, here Either the big demon fox or the swordsman, or the young master of a wealthy family, the difference in status between them is too far.
Besides, Kiryu Dojo will definitely have fierce conflicts with evil organizations in the future, so there is really no need to involve the irrelevant Nichinan. In any case, it is gratifying for Kazuma that the younger generations in the past can live a stable daily life away from right and wrong.
Of course, it would be a lie to say that He Ma has no regrets. When he realized this, Kazuma also had to admit that he was probably also a greedy man who was eating from the bowl and staring at the pot...
"Hoo..."
The joyful feeling brought by the GTR's indulging in galloping made Hema relieve a lot of depression. After turning from the main road to the branch road, he came to the apartment where Amao rented. Hema looked around the street to find a suitable parking spot, but he didn't expect to see an unexpected figure.
"Huh? Chiyoko? And Amao?"
I saw Chiyoko and Amao walking side by side on the street obliquely ahead. The distance between the two is quite subtle, a little close but completely close, a little shy and a little timid, like a famous scene in a youth romance drama, which makes onlookers feel uneasy. Can't help but smile.
Kazuma reckoned that Chiyoko should have come to look for Ah Mao while she was not studying. After all, the fact that the first entrustment failed made Ah Mao a little frustrated. Chiyoko probably wanted to seize the opportunity to add points to herself.
To be honest, this made He Ma feel uncomfortable, especially after he just gave up the dishes in the pot, so he changed his mind and quietly followed the two of them in a GTR, ready to jump out when he saw the opportunity and show his identity as a master craftsman and brother A lecture—it is said that if Chiyoko knew that he had to beat him with such a bad mentality, fortunately, fate did not give him a chance to put on airs.
"Oh, hold hands, hold hands..."
In the driver's seat of the GTR, the man behind the wheel and someone let out an evil croon.
I saw Amao and Chiyoko, who were parallel for a long way ahead, finally holding hands for a while, and then the faces of this young couple turned slightly red like the protagonists in a youth romance drama.
He cut off with the horse, but at this moment, Ah Mao suddenly ran to the side as if he had discovered something, and Chiyoko followed in a panic after a while. He Ma looked out from the GTR and saw A Mao squatting down in front of a child on the side of the road.
The child looked about five or six years old, he was wearing casual clothes, his face was quite confused, and there were no adults around. Judging from various clues, there is a high probability that it is a lost kid. Of course, Ah Mao, who is wearing a knight entry, cannot ignore it. Amao squatted in front of the child and patiently asked questions, while Chiyoko stood behind Amao rather depressed. Kazuma couldn't help seeing such a situation.
With a wry smile, Kazuma wanted to drive away quietly, glanced over the child's head inadvertently, and then slammed on the brake.
"Entries?"
In a blink of an eye, Hema caught a glimpse of the indistinct words above the lost child's head, and couldn't help being taken aback. At this time, Amao and Chiyoko were also startled by the sound of the brakes, and when they turned their heads to look over, they met Kazuma's eyes. At this point, He Ma simply stopped hiding, parked the GTR in an open space on the side of the road, then got out of the car and walked over to say hello.
"Brother, what are you doing here?" Chiyoko pouted and asked.
"What? Can't I come and see my apprentice?" He Ma rolled his eyes and responded. "Amao has to concentrate on his studies now. If you want to live a two-person world, at least you have to wait until he graduates... Well, of course you have to beat me."
"Brother!" Don't leave any pot unopened, can you lift any pot? Chiyoko stomped her feet angrily, while Amao responded with a slightly wry smile.
"Forget it, what happened? Where did this kid come from?" Hema didn't joke around, and instead asked the child next to him who seemed lost.
"Yes, we saw that the child seemed to be lost, and we came to ask and found out that the situation was a bit strange..." Amao scratched his head in confusion. "How should I put it, his consciousness doesn't seem to be clear yet, and he didn't respond when I asked his name, he just said in a daze that he was looking for a home... Uh, a bit like sleepwalking?"