The local police arrived in a hurry in the middle of the night. Hanyu Qingyasu had no impression of the police officer who came and didn't have much interaction. Anyway, the deceased was not resurrected this time. All traces on the scene were intact and the prisoner surrendered, so it went smoothly.
As for whether the prisoner will tell the story about Hanyu Kiyosu after he is taken back, it is not important. Whether he believes it or not, it is not a big problem.
Mouri Kogoro was dragged into taking notes. After all, he was a famous detective, and even the police in remote towns in Hokkaido had heard about it, so they automatically attributed the credit for solving the case to him.
After finishing the work, it was already late at night. It was getting late in the winter, but he could still sleep for a few hours. Hanyu Qingan quietly walked into the dark room, took off his clothes, got into the bed, and waited for the coldness to dissipate.
After that, he hugged Suzuki Sonoko next to him and changed into a comfortable position.
Hanyu Qingan felt as if he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Feeling exhausted, he fell into a drowsy sleep.
Outside the house, the little paper man was hiding in the clothes on the chest of the Peach Blossom Demon, looking for the body with a green lantern. Occasionally, people in the house witnessed this scene and couldn't help but widen their eyes.
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Winter nights in Tokyo are also very cold. Although it is close to the sea, the climate here is not very mild. On the contrary, it is a bit cold in winter and hot in summer.
On this night, not only the president of the funeral society was busy, but the members also had no one to sleep.
Although the news about the appearance of a giant monster in the waters north of the Hawaiian Islands can be blocked from ordinary people, to the people of the funeral home, it is no different from the public news.
"Due to the incident with the sea monster and the Japanese ship, the higher-ups are temporarily unable to spare manpower to support us here, so the previously planned plan is suspended. You continue to lurk and wait for opportunities."
Kamel listened with a serious face, and then asked: "Do you need me to find a way to find out some information about monsters from President Hanyu?"
Akai Shuichi did not hesitate and directly rejected the proposal, "There is no need to rush. At present, it seems that the harm of this monster is limited and has not exceeded the controllable range."
"The information can't be blocked for too long. Other countries should have gotten some information by now. The situation will change soon. Then you can look for opportunities to get some information from the Onmyoji."
Kamel nodded, "I understand, will the organization take the opportunity to do something?"
The black organization is a huge transnational criminal organization, and it also has considerable influence in the Federation. It is indeed possible to do something, but there is not much to worry about.
"There's not much they can do over there. The rats in the dark can't see the light after all. But I'm afraid there will be a lot of action on Bourbon's side."
Kamel's face became more serious and he looked increasingly gloomy. If a passerby saw him like this, he would probably pee his pants on the spot.
"I see……"
"In addition, although it may take some time for help, the higher-ups have sent someone to arrange it first. I will tell you the identity of the other party at that time, but you must not reveal your identity..."
In the phone booth, Kamel kept nodding, and the sound of the cold wind whistling outside made the surroundings seem even more silent.
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"Did you call me here about the sea monster?" Toru Amuro looked at the woman in front of him whose face was half covered by black gauze, and remained very vigilant.
Belmode took a puff of cigarette and exhaled a cloud of smoke, "Do you have any relevant information?"
Toru Amuro shook his head and said very calmly: "The president went on a trip and there is no chance."
Belmode didn't know much about this. She was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "The time of the trip is a bit too coincidental. Where did he go?"
“Hokkaido, skiing, hot springs.”
There's nothing confidential about this, it's all public information.
"Do you think it has something to do with him?"
Belmod looked into Toru Amuro's eyes. The only extraordinary phenomena they have confirmed so far are Hanyu Kiyosu and this giant octopus, so it is natural to connect the two.
Toru Amuro squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "There are things on the sea monster's ship that the president may need. However, if it is said that he took the initiative to intervene, then the sea monster's appearance would be a bit too far away."
"Besides, the location is too sensitive and inconvenient, so he probably won't go there in person."
Belmode nodded. She naturally knew about Pearl Harbor, so she agreed with Toru Amuro's judgment. If a monster of this level was summoned by the Onmyoji, then his strength would be really terrifying.
"How's the research on will-o'-wisps going?" Toru Amuro asked proactively. He was now in charge of this intelligence investigation, so it wasn't a taboo thing to ask.
Belmode snorted coldly, with an obviously unusual emotion, "The researchers in the organization are all a bunch of trash."
Amuro Toru suddenly knew something in his mind, but it seemed that he didn't find anything. "Perhaps you need to understand the "Book of Changes" first and feel the spiritual power, and then you can understand the meaning of the will-o'-the-wisp."
Belmod didn't say anything, and no one in the organization has understood anything from the "Book of Changes" yet. Instead, the atmosphere inside became more and more chatty, and some members were even obsessed with divination.
There are also people who are proficient in Chinese and call the "Book of Changes" magical, saying that they can use it to analyze the most appropriate decision in any situation, and even want to apply it to organizational development.
Belmod only found the "Book of Changes" obscure and difficult to understand and could not understand the content. The atmosphere in the organization made her feel more and more depressed and she did not want to stay any longer.
"Does Rum have any instructions?" Toru Amuro has been analyzing Rum's reaction recently. Rum was very urgent before, urging him to obtain information as soon as possible, and even showed signs of taking action himself.
But the rest of it was silent and somewhat incomprehensible.
Later, Rum also asked him to collect some guardians that could receive "blessings", as if he wanted to test or use them.
But after learning that Hanyu Kiyosu could use talismans to know the user's location, he gave up. He only had people test the authenticity, and even part of the talismans previously obtained were destroyed.
Originally, Toru Amuro tried to use the talisman to detect the location of the BOSS, but he lost the opportunity this time. However, he keenly discovered that Rum's series of confusing and even inconsistent instructions seemed to reveal some signs of... confusion?
Sometimes he was urging and anxious, and sometimes he was silent. Rum didn't seem to be trying his best... Toru Amuro felt that he had grasped something key.
"The recent focus is on the information about sea monsters. In addition, the recruitment of the funeral society requires you to arrange for more people from the organization to come in."
"If we are just investigating intelligence, we don't need so many people, right?" Although Toru Amuro was happy to see more members of the organization come in for easier monitoring, he was a little confused about Rum's thoughts.
A charming smile appeared on the lower half of Belmod's face, "Now the personnel in the funeral home are too homogeneous. The Japanese police have long begun to pay close attention to it, and the news about the onmyoji has slowly begun to spread. If this continues, it will be very difficult.
It’s easy to get into trouble.”
"So...either withdraw the personnel or make the water muddy."
"Most of the people who will be sent in this time were originally planned to be dealt with by Gin."
Toru Amuro's heart sank as he listened to Bermod's words. Those who needed Gin to deal with were either traitors or undercover agents. Traitors would only do bad things but not muddy the waters.