Chapter 24: Network

As the Lord of Parasites, Shiraishi Hang can use the negative effects of the parasite's avoidance ability, which means he can enter the Firework Knight state at any time. However, the consumption of this state is extremely high, and he can't hold it for long. One Ultraman lasts three minutes, so he is equivalent to twenty Ultramen.

These two abilities made Shiraishi Kou quite satisfied, so even though he was a little unhappy with Ito's "lack of ambition", he didn't rush to come down and give him any guidance.

He then gave him the ability to hide, allowing him to hide temporarily.

From this perspective, Shiraishi Hang is still quite kind-hearted, although not much.

Pulling his attention away from Ito, he had to busy himself with training himself to multitask, manipulating two or even three parasites at the same time. He felt that what he had learned would come in handy sooner or later, and he couldn't escape just because it was difficult!

"This is unlikely to be a normal natural gas explosion. Look, the flames first appeared on the sixth floor, in these few frames, and then in less than a second, they jumped to the seventh floor, and in three seconds, to the twelfth floor, and then passed over the top floor. The overall shape is like a flame jet column, all the way to a height of 70 or 80 meters. Even if it is a flamethrower, the flame will spread at a long distance. This picture is like there is an inexplicable force that controls the flames in the middle. I prefer to believe that it is a movie special effect."

After listening to the analysis of the relevant experts, William nodded and patted the other party on the shoulder: "Thank you for your answer, it is very helpful to us."

"It's good if I can help."

After seeing the experts off, William called Takeshi Noguchi, told him the information he found here, and expressed his own guess.

"Do you suspect it has something to do with supernatural powers?"

"Well, although there aren't many videos captured, they have all been confirmed to be real footage. Which department is responsible for this incident? I would like to apply to represent the investigation team to intervene in the investigation."

"The Investigation Division 3 is usually assigned to Koizumi of the Special Criminal Investigation Division . I'll say hello to him. You can get involved directly, but it's best not to interfere with their investigation direction."

"Well, since he was your former subordinate, it will be much more convenient."

"If you need help, I can have Toyokawa Kamikii ready to go."

"I won't be polite if it's really necessary."

After a while, while William was still studying the video, Koizumi Susumu of the Special Criminal Investigation Department 3 sent him several files through the internal communication system.

[This is the current on-site assessment report, suspect files, and confessions. ]

【Thanks! 】

William gave the information to his subordinates to print out, intending to give a copy to each of his subordinates so that they could brainstorm together.

"The only suspect who is currently missing is Ito Seiji"

"Ito Seigou!"

Because of the fire, the landlord, who was currently staying in the hotel, came back to his senses from his thoughts and slapped the edge of the bed. No wonder he felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.

Ito was acting suspiciously on the night of the fire and his phone was unavailable for the past few days. The police also asked him many questions, but the most important one was that the fire started and spread from him!
A terrible guess gradually formed in his mind. He quickly opened the feed and found the trend about the fire that day. He covered his chest, thought about his newly renovated house, and posted the guess he had just made with resentment.

[White Dragon in the fire scene? Arsonist! ]

[Ito Seiji, I believe many people are unfamiliar with this name, but those who often surf the Internet should have seen this picture. Yes, it is the "Fire Scene White Dragon" who was very popular more than half a year ago! He was discharged from the hospital a few days ago, and then because I had a good impression of him, I rented my sixth-floor apartment to him despite my family's opposition. It was the Kamisakura Apartment that caught fire the day before yesterday. Don’t you think it’s a coincidence? If you have seen the video of the fire, you will know that the fire started from the sixth floor. That night, I met Ito who was rushing downstairs, and was still glad that he was not killed, but he went to the hospital on the grounds of being injured. Although he didn’t even look like his clothes were dirty, I didn’t have time to think about it at the time. It was only after watching the video that I realized that it was obviously his house that first burst into flames, so why was he able to go downstairs without any problem? Even the mask was still white! The next part is the strangest part. Since that day, I have been unable to contact him no matter what. The police then asked me a lot about him. In addition, he lost his parents and was disfigured in a fire. Do you think it is possible that Ito Seiji is taking revenge on society? (Attached with pictures of his disfigured face)]

The tweets began to ferment over time.

The trend, which had cooled somewhat, has again attracted attention.

When news practitioners see this, they see that the former fire-fighting hero is now an arsonist. The contrast is a huge point of difference. Such news will never be out of date no matter when it is released.

Information then began to spread, and by evening, many of the victims' families and sympathizers had come to the Metropolitan Police Department to demand a wanted notice for Ito Makoto and his swift arrest.

The Metropolitan Police Department issued a statement that Makoto Ito is indeed the only suspect who has not been arrested. A wanted warrant has been issued and the department advises Makoto Ito to surrender as soon as possible.

The next day, the situation escalated.

The real identity of Ito Makoto Ito's ex-girlfriend was exposed by the self-media. She was cyber-bullied and threatened. She was afraid to go to work. A sentence she posted on Twitter, "The person I know is not that kind of person," attracted countless insults, forcing her to close the comment section directly.

The landlord was also criticized for indirectly causing the deaths of other residents in the apartment.

Even the graves of Ito Makoto Ito's parents were exposed. Within half a day, the victims' families posted videos of splashing ink and leaving words on the graves, and the comments section received mixed reviews.

The people who cursed felt that it was too much. What was the difference between this and collective punishment, and the people implicated were dead.

Supporters said that if one had not experienced the suffering of others, one should not teach others to be kind. If my relatives were on the death list, I would have gone even further and smashed the tombstone directly, dug up the ashes and scattered them. That is to say, there is no burial now, otherwise I would have to dig up the grave and whip the corpse 300 times.

Some people were greatly inspired and announced that they would set off now.

"The person who sent people to monitor the video also put the cemetery under surveillance and does not allow others to approach or destroy it." William rubbed his eyebrows, not knowing what to say.

He had studied Ito's information in depth and speculated that he probably would not be the kind of person who deliberately set the fire, and it was more likely that the fire got out of control accidentally. Of course, human psychology is complicated, and his speculation will be adjusted at any time according to actual intelligence.

"Major, we've checked all the surveillance cameras near the park, and only the one at this convenience store is valuable."

The subordinate opened the video, which showed a person wearing a hood and mask entering a convenience store.

As the doorbell rang, William frowned and watched the two-second video repeatedly.

"A guest came in, but she didn't even look at him."

As the video progressed, William guessed something, and after Ito entered the convenience store for the second time but left after looking at the surveillance footage, he became more certain of his thoughts.

"Go find this clerk and confirm these questions with her."

After giving instructions to his subordinates, he raised his hand and clenched his fist.

Hopefully, there won’t be a fight.

(End of this chapter)