Chapter 242-12: Key Clues

Investigating Izumi and Ozaki was a very painful thing for Seki Toshihiko.

One is the person he feels guilty about, and the other is his good friend and senior. No matter whether he finds anything or not, he will feel bad.

"Why do you suspect Ozaki Hiro? He doesn't seem to have such motive, and from the information I checked yesterday, he had almost no contact with Iizumi Ringo." On the rooftop outside the main entrance of Tokyo University, Kasahara Chiba, who was in a cat-like state, looked up at the midday sun, quietly moved two steps, and sat under the shadow of Guan Junyan.

"Hypothetically, I mean hypothetically, what if it was Senior Ozaki who was leading us to suspect Jingquan?" Guan Junyan said cautiously.

Kasahara thought for a moment and said, "According to this hypothesis, not only Ozaki-senpai, but even the Mother Goddess Unity and Tsukikage are leading us to think about Jingquan. It's impossible that Ozaki is involved with both organizations?"

"So, I'm just assuming. In reality, Senior Ozaki really has no motive. It's more likely that the Mother Goddess Unity and Yueying both feel that Jingquan's growth potential and threat are too great, and they're taking this opportunity to divert our suspicion to her, so that we can force her to rebel internally or even..."

"Maybe it's because you are in a difficult situation, Guan Jun. You seem to subconsciously not want Jingquan to get into trouble, and even suspicion is trying to avoid her."

Guan Junyan was stunned and thought carefully about his judgment. It seemed that there was indeed such a tendency.

He thought deeply about it, and what he recalled was the last words of Sayuri Izumi when she rushed into the enemy camp to help him lead away the Moon Filth.

".Senior, stay alive and help me take care of Kobayashi."

Suppressing his fluctuating emotions, he looked a little depressed.

It was indeed as Kasahara said, he was a little too biased towards Jingquan. According to normal investigative procedures, he should have investigated Jingquan as soon as possible. After using evidence to confirm that the genes of the cat in her home were consistent with the cat at the scene, he should have started interrogating her directly to see how she explained and to find out whether she was at the scene that day and whether she had any cooperative relationship with the Mother Goddess Integration.

"Unfortunately, my application for recusation was not approved. The bureau is going to face a big event soon, and we are short of manpower." Guan Junyan sighed quietly, and decided to continue the investigation at his own pace. For example, now he is planning to follow the divine sorcerer Louis.

What the mysterious Moon Shadow said that day might be both true and false, and he felt that the fact that the missing Lisa was a divine warlock might be true.

If this can be proven, at least a new breakthrough has been found.

Because the follow-up investigation included an internal investigation, the fewer people who knew about it, the better, so he did not bring Sawada and Nishikido in. Anyway, the bureau was short of people now, so there was no need to worry about having no place to put these two energetic people.

"He's out."

It was past noon, and according to the investigation that had been done on Louis, he should have left the University of Tokyo after lunch and headed to the Extraordinary Academy, then had dinner there in the evening before returning to the house he rented outside.

According to intelligence, he led an unusually regular life without any bad habits. He did not smoke and occasionally drank, his main diet was vegetarian and he ate very little meat. He was not particular about his clothing and he wore several suits of similar material. Sometimes he would even teach in a windbreaker and a hat on a hot day, which was very strange.

"Follow."

Putting aside his thoughts, Guan Junyan concentrated on tracking.

They followed like this all the way until night, and arrived near Louis's house. Kasahara and I monitored the surroundings one after another and kept in touch.

Originally, Guan Junyan was prepared for a protracted war and had never expected to discover something on the first day of tracking.

But around midnight, he really discovered something different.

Inside the thermal imaging device, Louis' body shape changed slightly, then he climbed out of the second-floor window, walked in the air, and left the vicinity of his home.

Guan Junyan was cheered up, contacted Kasahara, and immediately chased after him.

Louis, whose appearance had changed, walked about one or two kilometers and took a taxi. Guan Junyan chased him for a while and found that the place seemed a little familiar.

"It seems to be near the apartment where Ando Tsutomu lives." Kasahara also remembered.

This is the place where Guan Junyan met a mysterious man who claimed to be from the Yueying organization.

"First, go to the balcony of the house next to Andonu's apartment."

The Kasahara cat only needs a few jumps, which is much higher than that of ordinary cats, and it reaches the destination in just a few jumps.

Guan Junyan continued to follow below. After a while, Louis walked around for a distance, picked up a bag that looked very lifelike from somewhere, avoided the property management, and went straight into the apartment.

It seems that he really came for that Moon Shadow member.

He walked to Ando Nu's room and was not surprised to see the seal. He wiped it off with his hand and the seal came off intact. He gently pushed open the door with a broken lock and walked into the room. With a slight movement of his fingertips, the seal on the outside of the door automatically stuck on.

Louis looked around the room and then began rummaging around for something.

About twenty minutes later, he stopped and his expression seemed to have gained nothing.

Just as he restored his belongings and was about to leave through the balcony, he found a ragdoll cat staring at him quietly with glowing eyes under the moonlight.

Louis was startled, then turned and rushed to the door, but the door was kicked open with a bang half a second in advance. Guan Junyan was standing outside the door, turning on a high-intensity flashlight.

"Mr. Louis, I'm very curious about the purpose of your coming here, or in other words, have you used your tracking ability on me?" Guan Junyan flashed the flashlight, turned it off and asked.

Louis lowered his hand that was covering his eyes, turned around, and saw Kasahara blocking the balcony.

“It seems that I am too anxious.” Louis did not panic, but shrugged and simply threw away his disguised appearance, “I thought that you might have some clues about Lisa.”

"So, you actually know Lisa. She is a divine grace sorcerer and also a moon initiate?" Guan Junyan asked.

".That's right. In Tokyo, I am in charge of the open side and she is in charge of the secret side." Louis did not resist, nor did he try to escape. In fact, with the ever-changing methods of the Divine Grace Warlock, Guan Junyan was not sure of keeping him, and considering that both parties were in a cooperative relationship, it would not be good to completely break up.

[Key clues have been confirmed: Lisa is a divine sorcerer affiliated with the Heavenly Node and also a Moon Initiator. Current progress is 1/5]

[Great Adventure] A prompt appeared in the task of the ability. This situation is rare and usually only occurs in large-scale tasks. However, considering the rich experience points of this task and the many forces involved, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a large-scale task.

"Then why did you hide it in the beginning? Given the relationship between the Special Affairs Bureau and the Heaven Node, they may not be unable to cooperate. They may even put more energy into finding Lisa, regardless of whether she was killed or not." Guan Junyan breathed a sigh of relief after finding the key clue, but he did not relax and continued to learn more clues.

Facing this question, Louis was silent, staring at him for a long time, and then slowly answered: "Although Mr. Li asked me not to disclose it, I think you are trustworthy, according to my intuition."

Guan Junyan narrowed his eyes, deeply suspecting that this was a trick, and he involuntarily became more alert.

"Can you completely trust your companions?" Louis tilted his head slightly.

"Of course I believe it." Guan Junyan glanced at Kasahara. There was a key secret connecting them.

"No, I'm talking about the entire Special Affairs Bureau. Can you trust them completely?" Louis shook his head and emphasized.

Guan Junyan was silent, and many faces flashed through his mind, many of whom were unfamiliar to him. Naturally, he did not dare to say that he could trust them completely.

"You can't trust an insider like you completely. Besides, we at the Heavenly Node are just partners with you." Louis smiled, "I can tell you clearly that Lisa's disappearance is related to the Special Affairs Bureau. This was confirmed before Lisa completely lost contact."

".I heard that Lisa is also a member of Yueying. Is this your mission? Go undercover and investigate the Yueying organization?"

"Heard? Heard from whom? The Yueying people? Don't believe a word they say, even if it's true, or you will regret it. They will give you a little sweetness first, and then slowly drag you into the abyss. This is how they always do."

"Can you tell me what Lisa's ability is?"

"Item backtracking, set an inanimate object to an initial state, and then backtrack it when necessary." Louis looked at Kasahara behind him, "I have said everything I can say, and the rest, no matter how you ask me, I cannot tell you, so, can I leave now?"

"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Louis." Guan Junyan gave Kasahara a wink, and the latter stepped aside to make way.

"I also hope you can find the truth. If you encounter anything related to Yueying, you can come to me. By the way, was the person who told you Lisa's identity a lazy guy?"

"About."

"Haha, as expected." Louis seemed to know who that person was, but did not say it. He turned around and jumped from the balcony and quickly disappeared.

The two people in the room looked at each other, and Kasahara suddenly said, "Would you like to have a midnight snack? I'll treat you." "Okay." That was perfect, he also wanted to find a place to sort out his thoughts.

Following Kasahara, Guan Junyan came to an izakaya that looked newly opened, with "Kasahara family" written in large bright letters on it.

"So, this is your family's store?" Guan Junyan looked at her speechlessly.

"Almost. After I was admitted to the University of Tsukuba, my mother was worried that it might be inconvenient for me to be alone in Tokyo, so she sent someone here to open an izakaya. Although I later became a month-starter and took a leave of absence from school, the izakaya was still preserved."

"She is worthy of being a rich girl." Guan Junyan praised subconsciously. He used to think that such young ladies could only be seen in animations.

Even though they were getting along well, the other person didn't show anything particularly special.

This is good, at least there is a base outside of the Special Affairs Bureau where we can discuss various topics without worry.

And what Louis said just now also made him very concerned. Is there really an enemy in the Special Affairs Bureau? The traditionalists just disagreed, and there might be people lurking in the moon shadow, but is there anyone who dares to cooperate with the monster unified by the Mother Goddess?

"Welcome back, Miss."

"Arrange a room."

"Yes, please come with me."

As we entered the private room, the waiter stepped out and quickly brought back a variety of snacks and sashimi.

Kasahara also performed tea art, brewed two cups of tea, and held out her hand for Guan Junyan to taste. At this time, her calm face and temperament, set off by the wispy mist rising from the tea table, slightly reflected the feeling of being a child of a large family.

"In fact, apart from what he said openly, Louis has already hinted at a lot of information for us." After drinking tea and eating a few skewers of roasted bird, Guan Junyan couldn't wait to start discussing the main topic.

"Soul Gathering?"

".Yes, it seems you have read a lot of information." Guan Junyan was only slightly surprised, but it was still within the acceptable range. In his impression, Kasahara really liked to be well prepared.

"I think the only thing that is worthy of investigation by the Heavenly Node is the Soul Gathering. They asked Lisa to join Moon Shadow. Maybe they found traces of the Soul Gathering from Moon Shadow. We can even say that Moon Shadow is controlled by the Soul Gathering. This can also explain why this organization appeared so quickly and often found the awakened Moon Initiator earlier than us."

"She was investigating Yueying, and then she was discovered and dealt with by Yueying's people. No, since it is said to be related to the Special Affairs Bureau, it was the people from the Special Affairs Bureau who cooperated with Yueying's people to deal with Lisa." Kasahara added a few words while drinking tea.

And who are these people from the Special Affairs Bureau?

Both of them had guesses in their minds.

"Tomorrow, I will investigate Ozaki, and you will be in charge of Izumi. We will keep in touch. If we find any problems, don't take risks and discuss them together."

"Okay, by the way." Kasahara raised his head solemnly and looked directly at Guan Junyan, "In fact, there is one thing I have been lying to you about."

Guan Junyan blinked and looked at the things on the table. Wow, this thing looked like it might be poisoned.

".It's about the golden-mouthed toad."

After hearing the second half of Kasahara's sentence, Guan Junyan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought you said you were actually Yueying's man. I really can't stand it."

"I'm not, really." Kasahara nodded seriously.

"I believe it. In fact, I knew the information about this treasure not long after I joined the Special Affairs Bureau." Guan Junyan didn't pay much attention to it and continued to eat the dishes on the table. Although it was late at night, the food was very fresh, especially the sashimi. It didn't seem to be of izakaya quality. Maybe it was specially provided for the eldest lady.

Kasahara was silent for a few seconds. "Then you should know how valuable this thing is. Don't you think I lied to you? In fact, I confirmed the information of the treasure on the day I got it."

"Didn't we agree on this? This is the reward. I think my life is much more important than that thing. Besides, how do you know that I didn't get any benefits?" Guan Junyan stretched out his hand and grilled the salmon fillet.

"Sure enough, your ability is related to it. No wonder not long after, you were doing good deeds everywhere and taught the seven men's group a lesson." Kasahara nodded slightly.

Guan Junyan was a little embarrassed: "You also know that I do good things everywhere. I thought only the Special Affairs Bureau noticed it."

"You were on guard at that time." Kasahara seemed to smile.

"Hehe, if it's just this little thing, it's over. You just keep it, and it's best not to reveal it to others. I didn't dare mention this when I told the bureau about the origin of my ability." Guan Junyan waved his hand.

Kasahara shook his head, untied his secret pocket, and took out the legendary treasure.

"I didn't feel that way before, maybe it's because of the filter now, it really looks mysterious and noble." Guan Junyan looked up and down carefully, slowly matching it with the impression in his memory.

"I suspect Hirosue Yoshimiya has set her sights on me, so I'll give it to you for safekeeping first." Kasahara explained the reason and handed the Golden Mouth Jade Toad to Guan Junyan.

Is your intuition so terrible?

One is suspicious at first sight, the other is suspicious of others at first sight.

"If you just want to keep it, fine. Once the incident is resolved, you can ask me for it anytime. But have you ever discovered its use? I looked at the information and it only vaguely pointed out that it can temporarily enhance one's abilities."

"You can also randomly gain an ability in a short period of time. Ordinary people need to concentrate to do this. I have also been thinking about it for a long time. After becoming a Moon Initiator, it seems that borrowing abilities is easier, but I haven't tried it. There are too many powerful forces in Tokyo, not to mention that the Holy Infant Society is here."

When talking about the Holy Infant Society, both of them lowered their voices unconsciously.

Only by entering the Special Affairs Bureau can one know how powerful the Holy Infant Society is.

After putting away the Golden Mouth Jade Toad, Guan Junyan could indeed feel its powerful effect, but he just hoped that he would never have to use this thing.

The next day.

The two soldiers divided into two groups.

Because the Special Affairs Bureau was in a state of emergency, the tracking of the two people could only be done after get off work in the evening. Before they were absolutely sure, they tried not to search the house. After all, no one could be sure whether they would leave any traces, not to mention that the other party was also a supernatural being.

The daytime cannot be wasted, so they will choose to go to some places they often go to for investigation.

Because his internal investigation application was approved, some of the information about the two people will be released to them, such as their movement trajectories and behavioral habits.

"Ozaki actually has a habit of swimming every week, why haven't I heard him mention it before?" Let's take a look at the notes, [It's called swimming, but in fact it's mostly about observing young women].

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Well, it doesn’t seem surprising that I don’t tell others about this.

Guan Junyan followed the archival records and used the makeup techniques he learned in the Special Affairs Bureau to check each of the stores he frequented to see if he would find anything unusual.

“This swimming pool” Guan Junyan had rarely been to other swimming pools, but this one, perhaps because of its location, had many women patronizing it, including many beautiful ones.

This is the most crowded place that Ozaki Hiro has ever been to. Could it be related to exchanging information? More importantly, it doesn't fit the other party's otaku personality, and looking at the beauty.
Guan Junyan, who was still thinking, felt the vibration of his watch just after he walked out of the swimming pool.

When he raised his hand, his breathing paused and his heart seemed to skip a beat. He quickly confirmed his position, then ran like the wind, causing passers-by to exclaim.

[Emergency Request for Assistance: Chiba Kasahara]

【Threat: Mother Goddess Integration】

【Additional information: 3】

[Please go to rescue immediately after receiving the notification! ]

(End of this chapter)