Chapter 99: Restlessness

"Inukai, has anything happened to you these days?"

"Hmm? No. Just like usual, nothing special happened."

A gathering place for homeless people.

Mr. Yamazaki asked casually while eating his pork chop rice.

Inukai Koki, who was staring at the ground beside him in a daze, was stunned for a moment before responding.

“Although I, Yamazaki, don’t have any special abilities, I have seen a lot of ups and downs. I may not be able to solve your problems, but I know that you will feel more comfortable if you confess your troubles.” Uncle Yamazaki looked like a life mentor.

Inukai hesitated: "I just can't tell which one is me sometimes."

"Very good, this is a philosophical question. I also read a few books on philosophy in the past. So, here is a coin. If it's heads, you have to run naked. If it's tails, you have to shit in front of us. The moment I toss it, the side you want is your true self!"

Mr. Yamazaki's statement was shocking.

"?" Inukai looked at him silently without saying anything. Do I have to choose one between these two?

"Ahem, that's probably what I mean. People are sometimes self-contradictory. Those who kill are not necessarily bad people, and those who save people are not necessarily good people. However, after you do something, you will definitely have a standard for judgment. But this standard is not important. What's important is that if you are given another chance, you will still do it. This is your true self."

Mr. Yamazaki may know that he is talking nonsense, but he still brags about it. This may also be his "true self".

Inukai was silent for a moment: "Is it the ego or the superego?"

He wanted to say that this was actually a psychological theory, but seeing Mr. Yamazaki still talking, Inukai chose to listen.

Not out of respect, just too lazy to refute.

But something didn't seem right.

Shouldn't Mr. Yamazaki be the one who listens? But it doesn't matter.

Inukai ignored the old man's words and stared at his open palm.

In fact, he knew where his problem lay.

After Xiaotao was no longer around, his personality tended to return to the state he was in when he was just rescued and fell into autism.

I hate animals

I hate humans

Yes, he himself has no sympathy at all for his own kind and animals.

It was all just the "positive influence" that Xiao Tao in his mind had on him.

He no longer wanted to waste time on these homeless people. He just wanted to help the animals break out of their cages as quickly as possible and then receive the gifts of the wilderness.

This is not out of pity for the animals; it's all just for the gift of the wilderness.

Today is his last day to deliver meals.

From now on, he will no longer care about the lives of these strangers.

He has already handed over all the matters concerning the Animal Rescue Association to Ogata, and he no longer has the energy to take care of these trivial matters.

He is waiting for the right time.

a few days ago.

"Why did all the surveillance footage from yesterday get damaged for no reason? Even the cloud backup is gone? Have you checked to make sure there are no problems?"

Ueno Zoo.

The head of the security department asked colleagues from other departments.

"I'm sure there isn't any. There's no sign of any intrusion. Maybe it's some software issue. Why don't we contact the manufacturer of the surveillance camera?"

Seeing that his colleague was so sure, the security chief did not investigate the matter further and simply assigned more patrol officers that day.

However, after a few days, the park was open and closed peacefully, and what happened were just daily miscellaneous things such as children getting lost and mobile phones falling into the crocodile pond. Soon, the section chief put the incident behind him and was busy with various tasks.

until today.

The section chief had just finished his inspection when he ran into the new security guard who was panting and rushing back to the office: "Section, Section Chief, that person, that person is here."

"Why are you so flustered? Is there anything you can't say on the intercom?" The section chief took a sip of tea from his thermos, glanced at the security guard who was speaking with dissatisfaction, thinking that newcomers are just impatient.

"That person you said before must not be allowed in, we couldn't stop him, he has already gone in!"

"Can't you guys stop one person?!" The section chief put down the thermos and frowned. In fact, he didn't remember who the other party was talking about. Ueno Zoo has been open for so long, and the blacklist must be quite long.

The new security guard nodded hurriedly.

The section chief shook his head and took his equipment: "Come on, take me to see it."

The man quickly led the way, and the two quickened their pace and soon arrived at the elephant exhibition area. Several guards surrounded a man with serious faces. Oh, it was him.

The section chief knew who it was, but he also felt something was wrong. How could such an ordinary young man break through the blockade of several guards who were at least decent looking and force his way in?
"Inukai, right? Do you know that we can call the police for your current behavior?"

No matter what the reason is, let’s scare them first, the section chief shouted with full energy.

Inukai did not answer, but just looked at the elephant exhibition area silently, as if his soul was no longer in this body.

"You, carry him out." The section chief pointed to two security guards.

The two workers who were named looked at each other, then with bitter faces, they each grabbed one of Inukai's arms and used all their strength to drag him to the side at the same time.

However, after shouting "Hey, come on" for a long time and his face turned red, Inukai didn't move at all.

It was only then that the section chief realized that something seemed to be wrong.

It can't be that everyone under my command is playing me.

They don't act that well.

So the section chief also tried it himself and pulled it twice.

"Damn it, is there some super glue?" Although the section chief got the job through connections, he has been working here for more than ten years and has never encountered such a situation.

The section chief let go of his hand, took a deep breath, and prepared to call the police for help.

"Evacuate the tourists while there is still some time."

Inukai Koki suddenly spoke.

"What are you talking about?" The section chief paused in taking out his cell phone and shouted in displeasure.

"The animals have felt the call of the wild." Inukai looked at the elephants in the exhibition area that began to tremble.

It is impossible for the section chief to close a zoo that had just opened not long ago just because of a few words from someone on the blacklist. That is not something he can decide.

"They were finally able to break free from the cage." Inukai looked at the elephant as if he was looking at his former self. If he had had that power back then, he would not have been trapped.

"I say, if you have any needs, you can discuss it and we will do our best..." Seeing that Inukai was willing to communicate, the section chief softened his tone, put down his phone, and tried to persuade him to leave, even though in his eyes Inukai was already equated with a psychopath.

But before he could finish his words, a majestic roar resounded through the sky, startling the staff and the few tourists in the park, and they looked around in confusion.

No matter how slow the section chief was, he finally realized that something was very wrong.

An indescribable atmosphere seemed to be gathering.

He recognized it as the roar of the lion Simba, but on ordinary days the sound would have been almost attenuated even if it reached here.

But the roar just now seemed to be right next to my ears.

The fading of the lion's roar did not bring a single second of peace. In an instant, it seemed as if all the animals in the zoo had fallen into an unexplained agitation.

(End of this chapter)