Chapter 44: Attack and Defense Switch, Refusal Against One's Will

This time, our mission is to ensure the smooth running of the banquet hosted by the Suzuki Group.

The banquet was held to cut the ribbon on the successful completion of Suzuki Ocean Park. Most of the people who came were dignitaries. If any one of them had an accident, it would cause quite a bit of social unrest.

The official establishment of the Special Jutsu Department also gave Ryouna the role of acting section chief.

Originally, this identity was given to Gojo Satoru or Geto Suguru, but the former found it troublesome and the latter didn't have time.

Gojo Satoru: This is so troublesome. You delayed me from buying Kikufuku. Of course I should leave this matter to Jay.

Geto Suguru: Besides Jugo, the General Directorate, and the Banking Sect, I'm in charge of this kind of thing, so of course I leave it to Satoru.

Finally, after the two of them demolished another building, they reached a settlement, and the position of section chief inexplicably fell to Liangnai.

Liangnai's straight shoulders were slightly bent by the pressure of the air. She glanced at the people coming and going with a cold expression, and the villain in her heart pounded the ground in pain with tears in her eyes.

"Oh my God, why did we have to deal with these two unscrupulous teachers!"

"Yo~"

"Isn't that Section Chief Kirihara?" Matsuda Jinpei quipped. "Why, aren't you happy to have Hagi and me as your subordinates?"

The weight on her shoulders increased a little, and Ryona shrugged twice to shake off her elbow that was resting on her shoulders.

"With pleasure, I am very glad to do so."

"Why are you here with me instead of protecting Councillor Yamada?"

As soon as he heard the name Yamada, Matsuda Jinpei became furious. He irritably pulled off his sunglasses and pinned them to his collar, then made an unhappy sound of clicking his tongue.

"I don't know what's wrong with that guy. He won't let Hagi and me follow him. He said it's safe here and we're making a big deal out of nothing."

The general election is coming up in a few days, and Yamada, a member of parliament, insisted on attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony, so the police had to send officers to protect him.

But this person has no self-awareness of his situation and does not listen to advice and continues to do as he pleases.

"After a long time of persuasion and using every possible means, he finally agreed to let Hagi protect him from a distance."

After saying this, he not only felt angry, but also had a dry mouth. He picked up the glass on the banquet table and poured himself a glass of water, which he drank in a few seconds.

"If you ask me, it would be safest for him not to go out during this period of time."

Matsuda Jinpei looked calm and whispered to Ryouna's ear, "He's a bit peculiar. He's a person who's very afraid of death. It's not normal for him to refuse the police's protection in a crowded place."

Afraid of death yet heading into danger? Liang Na raised an eyebrow. This guy is really interesting.

"Understood. Continue observing."

In addition to the Special Department of Curses and Magic, people from the Investigation Section were also dispatched for this operation.

They all changed into plain clothes and disguised themselves as guests, hiding in the crowd.

"Ryouna!" Sonoko brought Xiaolan and the others over.

Yuanshan Heye looked at the long-haired girl with orange-red eyes in front of him curiously

Her face is delicate, her eyebrows are like frost, the corners of her eyes are slightly upturned, her lips are bright red, and her orange-red eyes are like cold flames, seemingly passionate but actually distant.

The dark green, satin-like long hair was slightly curled and fixed with two thin braids on the side, draped over the shoulders.

He is tall and well-proportioned, with obvious muscle lines visible on his exposed arms.

Liangna noticed that the strange girl was looking at her. She felt no malice, only curiosity and admiration, so she took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, I'm Kirihara Ryouna."

The smile on the girl's lips was like a warm spring breeze, gradually melting the ice around her.

"Hello! I'm Toyama Kazuha!" Toyama Kazuha responded with a red face after coming back to her senses.

After just a simple hello, Ryona was called over to deal with other things.

Conan and Hattori Heiji followed Kogoro Mouri and saw several policemen not far away reporting the situation to Ryona in the manner of subordinates, and subconsciously looked at them.

They both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"You don't know either?" x2

Hattori Heiji pointed his finger at his nose and said, "I should be the one asking you this question. You are obviously more familiar with her."

Conan's eyes widened, and he also imitated Hattori Heiji and pointed at himself, "Am I familiar with her?"

"Two detectives~" a voice came from behind, "Talking about people behind their backs will bring bad luck~"

The two of them, one big and one small, froze and almost screamed out in fright.

"Why are you appearing and disappearing so suddenly? It's scary, okay?"

Ryona grabbed Conan's face and pulled it to the sides, "Hey, this is the price you pay for talking about me behind my back."

"Alright, detectives," Ryouna said, shaking the ID on her finger. "The answer is this ID."

"Acting Chief of the Special Curse Department?"

Hattori Heiji wasn't surprised by the identity, but by the person behind the identity. "I did hear dad mention it, but didn't he say that the section chief is the son of God in the world of curse?"

"Well, this matter is simple and not simple at the same time." She started to practice Tai Chi.

"Now is not the time to talk about this."

Ryona straightened her expression and said to Conan in a serious tone, "The members of the Black Organization are at the scene. Although they are not coming for you, it is very dangerous for you to be here..."

"How much do you know about the Black Organization? Based on your experience, who is the most likely member they will send this time?"

The excessive amount of information made Conan look confused for a moment. Was she talking about the Black Organization that he knew?

Hattori Heiji was the first to react, "Wait! Is it appropriate to say something like this with so many people here?"

Ryona pointed to the top of her head, "It fits. I put up a small isolation barrier, so no one else can hear it."

Conan tried to remain calm and began to quickly analyze the information provided by Ryouna, "...Well, if we want to eliminate the traitor, Gin should handle it himself."

The protection mission turned into a surveillance mission, which made no difference to Ryouna.

As long as the person is not dead, it's fine.

"They'll choose to strike during the ribbon-cutting ceremony," Hattori Heiji added. "If something goes wrong at the most critical moment, it will cause the greatest panic and be the best opportunity to escape."

The dim compartment was filled with smoke. Gin crushed the last flame with his foot and impatiently sent a message to urge him.

[The last five minutes. If it's not over, you and Yamada will die together.]

So what if he's a sorcerer? If he can't kill rats, he's useless.

The new member of the organization is a sorcerer. The boss values ​​him very much and this mission is also used for him to practice.

"Kato Hidematsu—"

"You'd better have real skills."

Ryouna put on her headphones and said, "Things are getting tricky. The □□ organization is colluding with the curse master. Anyway, Kenji, you have to be careful."

"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."

After giving the instructions, Liangnai planned to go to the monitoring room to see if there were any clues.

A man passed by her, and Ryona saw the stitches on his forehead out of the corner of her eye.

'This scar is quite long. It's a miracle that you survived.'

After taking a few steps, she felt something was wrong and couldn't help but look back. The corridor was empty and there was no one in sight.

"There's something indescribably strange about this person's aura."

No, that's not right!

Ryona turned and ran in the direction of the man just now.

In the toilet cubicle, the controlled Yamada had a dull look in his eyes. He raised the dagger and pointed it at his chest. Just one strike would kill him.

Kenji Hagiwara realized that the person who just entered was not right and thought to himself that something was wrong.

He wore cursed glasses on his nose, held a modified cursed gun in his hand, walked slowly, and was ready for a fierce battle at any time.

"I thought it was Kirihara Ryona, but it turned out to be an ordinary police officer."

Luo Suo folded his arms and observed with interest, "Oh, I didn't expect the things to be so complete."

It seems that the Gojo family's alliance with the secular world is not groundless.

But Gin is urging me to do it, so I don’t have time to waste here.

The technique used to control this body is hypnosis. As long as he gives the order, Yamada will commit suicide without hesitation.

As the opponent launched the technique, a voice emerged in Hagiwara Kenji's mind, tempting him to lay down his weapon and accept the baptism of death with peace of mind.

His vision gradually blurred...

No, wake up!

Without hesitation, he pinched his palm until it was bloody.

Just when Nozomi thought he was going to succeed, Hagiwara Kenji smiled.

"Most of you sorcerers seem to be quite arrogant."

He raised his pistol and shot Kamo Hidematsu in the calf without hesitation, and then shot the dagger out of Yamada's hand.

Nose dodged in embarrassment and asked in disbelief in the direction of Hagiwara Kenji, "You weren't hypnotized?"

Hagiwara Kenji smiled a bit ostentatiously, "Resisting hypnosis is just basic skills. You will suffer if you underestimate the Japanese police!"

"Looks like I just need to clean up." Ryona was blocking the doorway.

He hypnotized her subtly and almost succeeded, but Ryona kicked her twice more in dissatisfaction.

Yamada was not seriously injured, he just fainted, and the cause and effect have been investigated clearly.

Being timid and fearful, he wanted to quit the organization, but he had a list of people planted by the Black Organization in the government, so quitting would only lead to death.

What happened next has nothing to do with Ryouna, it’s something the Japanese police should worry about.

On a high place, Gin held a sniper rifle and aimed at the escorted Yamada.

"Bang——" a shot to the head.

He held a cigarette in his mouth and laughed mockingly, "Ha, sorcerer."

A few days later, Ryona received a call from the auxiliary supervisor.

"Kato is dead?" Her pretty brows knitted together. "His brain was even cut open...and his head is missing too?"

"Okay, I got it."

Is it a ritual? Ryouna pondered.

It seems that the suture line is not simple. It seems that I need to check the files. Such an obvious feature of the suture line should be recorded.

After finishing all the finishing touches, Ryouna finally had some free time.

Thinking of the several oceanarium tickets that Sonoko had given her, Ryouna sent a message to Yukimura Seiichi while lying in bed, with a smile on her face that she herself didn't even notice.

Sunny Sunny: I'm here to fulfill my promise. I have two tickets to the aquarium. Do you want to go together?

After waiting for a long time, the dialog box is still silent.

"Maybe he's asleep?" Liang Nai comforted herself, "Maybe he'll be back tomorrow."

The next day, Ryouna's absent-minded look was noticed by several of her classmates.

I have to check my phone from time to time, just like I'm addicted to the internet.

"What's wrong with her?"

Several people were discussing in whispers.

"I've never seen her like this for anything other than the tennis player."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, youth."

[Cornflower is also thinking about the sun today: Sorry, Ryouna-senpai, you should invite someone else. ]

Liangnai, who had been waiting for a whole day, was completely disappointed. She stared at the message for a long time, as if she wanted to stare a hole in it.

"Tsk, isn't it a bit insincere to say no with this nickname?"

Ryona had a cold face and dialed Kirihara Akaya's number.

——"Sister! Something terrible has happened! The Minister is in the hospital!"