Chapter 116: Five Tiao Still Not Sleeping
Kuroba Kaito placed the unconscious Hakuba Tani and the jewel in a safe place, notified the police to take them away, and quickly changed out of his Phantom Thief costume. Just as he was squatting in the dark waiting for the police to pick them up, someone suddenly patted him on the back.
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Is it useful for me to borrow your things?"
Kuroba Kaito: "That's so scary! Don't pat me on the back all of a sudden!"
He was so scared that his soul almost left his body... that's the kind of rhetorical device used.
"Okay, then I'll take a picture of you next time." Cheng Xiaoyu opened her arms. "Alright, it's time to return the things I borrowed from you. If you hold onto them for too long, something bad could happen."
"Actually, you could have just told me directly, don't be so scary."
Kuroba Kaito took out two hexagonal stones from his pocket. The one with dog patterns carved on it was the one that Ghost had given him before, and the one with bull head patterns carved on it was the one he had just given him.
Until now, Kuroba Kaito still hasn't figured out what Cheng Xiaoyu is doing.
Just now, the ghost used magic to make him and Bai Ma Tan float out to the corridor to remove the restrictions on their vision, hearing and smell. According to the original plan, he used hypnotic gas to knock down Bai Ma Tan who was supported by him, and then extracted Bai Ma Tan's soul.
Then he was given the bull-head stone and asked to carry the unconscious Bai Ma Tan up the stairs to the top floor as quickly as possible and fly away as planned.
Although Kuroba Kaito didn't understand, he still did as he was told and carried Hakuba Tan on his back. He wanted to ask what this was for, but before he could say anything, Cheng Xiaoyu disappeared on the spot. Kuroba Kaito only felt an invisible hand pushing him heavily towards the stairwell, followed by a sentence.
"You've been enhanced young man, charge!"
......A series of events followed, and it was not until now that Kuroba Kaito had the chance to ask questions.
"Why did you use hypnotic gas to knock Bai Ma unconscious and then extract his soul?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Because I wanted to tell him something, but time was running out. Now I've finished, and his soul has already returned. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."
Kuroba Kaito squinted his eyes and observed the unconscious Hakuba Tan who was placed on a bench in the distance, but his eyes were sore from squinting so much, and he could not tell whether Hakuba Tan's soul had returned.
Kuroba Kaito: "Is this something I can see with my naked eyes?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "It's possible. People who have lost their souls or whose souls are in deep sleep usually faint peacefully and will definitely not wake up. People with souls may show micro-expressions like frowning when they faint, and there is also a chance of pain reactions. Most people can wake up."
Kuroba Kaito: It's a strange description...but the wonderful knowledge has increased!
Cheng Xiaoyu saw that Bai Ma Tan had been taken to an ambulance by the police who had arrived, and the gem in his pocket had also been discovered by the police. Then she looked away: "As for what I said to Bai Ma Tan, you will know after he is anesthetized and has recorded his statement by looking at the group chat."
"If you're really curious, Gojo Satoru or Geto Suguru will tell you later."
Kuroba Kaito: "If I remember correctly, Gojo-san and Geto-san seem to have been very busy. They didn't participate in the formulation and execution of this plan, nor did they directly participate in the confrontation between the winery and the zoo, right?"
Originally, Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru joined the group to provide some intelligence support. Also, Geto Suguru was previously mistaken by a lot of people as a member of the organization, and he also had a problem with the winery, so he was simply pulled into the group hoping to find a chance to cause trouble for the winery.
But in fact, most of the time they are just slacking off and watching spectators in group chats.
On the one hand, I am really busy, but on the other hand, like Cheng Xiaoyu, other people in the group are more professional in the field of pure science and detective work, so I just need to do what I am good at.
"Originally, it was not allowed. After all, they have to set an example and not overstep their authority in law enforcement. The concepts of individual action and the group they represent are different. So, they previously only said that they would be good citizens and actively cooperate with the relevant departments in cracking down on gangs and evil."
Cheng Xiaoyu tilted her head towards where the ambulance carrying the Bai Ma Tan was leaving, a smile on her lips.
"But now a curse master has appeared, and he's killing people in public. The witness just got into the ambulance. Since a curse master is involved in the evil forces, there's no reason why a sorcerer can't take action, right?"
What Cheng Xiaoyu told Bai Ma Tan was actually very simple. He just asked him to hide the plot of the devil coming to pick up the large goods. He only needed to truthfully explain the situation in the early stage where the deadly mechanism on the ceiling shot at Kidd and the Curse Master, and finally stated that he was knocked down by Kaito Kidd with hypnotic gas.
Who knocked out the security guard? It was Kaito Kidd.
Who dodged the machine gun that destroyed the ceiling? It was Kaito Kidd.
If you have any questions, go ask Kaito Kidd!
As for the content about the curse master, the low-level police officers responsible for recording the confession may not take it seriously, but the White Horse Detective has been insisting that he has seen phenomena that are difficult to explain scientifically, so they will still report the confession out of their duty.
The Jujutsu world itself has been cooperating with the Neon Police Department. After the start of the new Jujutsu world, Gojo Satoru strengthened the cooperation again and actively used the help of modern technology.
Specifically, after Bai Ma Tan uploads the confession containing the keyword "curse master" to the Internet, this information will be directly thrown into the curse world.
As soon as people in the curse world see Bai Ba Tan's confession, they will know that there is a high probability that a curse master is involved in this incident, and they will intervene in the case immediately.
The new curse world has been cracking down on curse casters recently, and this case has come to the attention of a large number of ordinary people. They will definitely immediately send this matter to the current top leader of the curse world, Gojo Satoru, and others to wait for instructions.
Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru were laughing at Fushiguro's overtime work, but they didn't get to eat the melon, but it turned out that they were the ones who got to eat it.
The grief-stricken Gojo Satoru called Cheng Xiaoyu late at night and said, "I just went to bed and was woken up by the phone to work overtime. Is this also part of your plan?"
"Honestly, not entirely. I thought the relevant departments and Rum would assume that the two curse masters had perished together and not investigate the explosion any further," Cheng Xiaoyu said. "On the bright side, you can take this opportunity to conduct a joint investigation and follow the clues to find out how those illegal organizations are privately contacting and recruiting curse masters. Maybe you can even find the smuggling channels for the oversized curse tools you've been unable to find. It's not a loss at all."
It turns out that these roving curse masters were one of the culprits behind Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru's recent overtime work. It was a good opportunity for them to catch the fish together, so the subsequent investigation could be said to be twice the result with half the effort.
Rum certainly could not have imagined that after digging a fish pond and fishing, not only did he not catch a single fish, but he was also caught by the "fish" several times.
Gojo Satoru yawned. "You're right. But Jie and I are far away, so even if we leave now, it will take time. Why don't you go to the police station for Jie and me and ask a few token questions, and then quickly pick up that guy. Then, just say you're the first-level sorcerer [Umekawa Kuko] I sent over, and just go over and fool him a little. I'll arrange the negotiations after I wake up."
The location of this exhibition is some distance away from Tokyo. Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru do not want to reveal their information about the Ghost Kingdom Express to the enemy now, so they cannot arrive there immediately.
Although the original plan required Bai Ma Detective to give a statement, since he was not involved in matters related to the world of sorcery, Bai Ma Detective, who was very familiar with giving statements and taking notes, would be out in less than an hour and still have time to go home to sleep and attend the morning class the next day.
But now it involves a curse master and a murder case committed by the curse master.
Hakuba Tandu will not be released until someone from the world of magic who can provide protection for the victim arrives.
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Okay, which one?"
Gojo Satoru: "I'll send you the address. According to the latest curse laws, in such cases, curse victims who are unable to confirm whether they are out of danger can be taken to the nearest safe house for protection."
Although Gojo Satoru knew very well that nothing would go wrong with Cheng Xiaoyu protecting Bai Ma Tan, and he knew even more clearly that the two curse masters had already turned into devilish little cookies, he still had to go through the procedures to avoid any complications.
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Okay, I'll take it to him by road. Is there anything else you need to do?"
Gojo Satoru: "That's all. If there's nothing else, I'll go to sleep. I have a meeting in three hours... I envy you for being able to move around freely without sleeping."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Are you really... not going to die suddenly?"
Although she has not been a human for many years, she still knows that the healthy sleep time for humans is at least eight hours a day.
Gojo Satoru: "No, I've been doing this for the past ten years and I've always been in good health."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Is there a possibility... because if you were in poor health, you would have died?"
Gojo Satoru puts forward the argument: "Why sleep for a long time when you are alive? You will sleep forever after you die."
Cheng Xiaoyu retorted: "He was a restless sleeper in life, and he would be the most grumpy zombie after he died."
"Whatever. At least I won't have to work overtime after I die."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "...That's not necessarily true."
If she doesn't have to work overtime after "death", what is she doing now?
......
It seems that there are other people working overtime tonight.
Cheng Xiaoyu sighed inwardly and shook hands with the bearded policeman in front of him. "Hello, Chief Superintendent Hakuba, I'm the first-level sorcerer [Umekawa Kuko] who's in charge of taking the victim to the safe zone."
As the highest-ranking officer of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Detective Hakuba's father, it is not surprising that Superintendent Hakuba appears here.
This place is some distance away from Tokyo City. The Chief Superintendent of Police Hakuba must have rushed here immediately after hearing that something happened to Inspector Hakuba.
"Thank you for your hard work at this late hour." The White Horse Superintendent followed Cheng Xiaoyu into the White Horse Tan's ward and stood nervously beside him. "Tan, don't be afraid. This is a professional. She'll check to see if there's any curse or anything else on you. If there's nothing wrong, she'll take you to a safe zone later."
"Okay, please give me your guidance."
Hakuba Tan was still thinking about how to write the script with professionals in the world of sorcery, but when he saw that the person who came was actually an old acquaintance.
Cheng Xiaoyu pretended to look at Bai Ma Tan for a few times before saying to the Inspector General of Police, "There's no sign of the curse on him, but to prevent the curser from making any further moves, I'm taking him to a safe zone now. Someone else will come to negotiate with us after daybreak."
The White Horse Superintendent asked, "Is there really no curse? Then is there any cursed spirit or something like that?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Really not."
"Let me drive you to a safe zone," said the White Horse Superintendent. "To be honest, this kid is my son. He's been having all sorts of accidents lately, and I'm really worried about him."
Bai Ma Tan felt a little guilty: "I can do it myself, Dad."
"At least this time, let Daddy accompany you."
In fact, Superintendent Hakuba does not have any excessive desire to control his son. He hopes that his child can be free to do what he wants. As a policeman, he also understands his son's obsession with pursuing the truth even at the risk of his life.
So even though he knew that his son had been in danger several times, he never stopped Bai Ba Tan from continuing to be a detective.
If Detective Hakuba was being hunted by an organization, Superintendent Hakuba would not be so panicked. Making enemies is inevitable on the road to pursuing the truth, and he is very experienced in dealing with such matters.
But Bai Ma Tan’s recent situation...can only be explained as bad luck, or something strange.
In the eyes of Superintendent Baima, his son was not looking for trouble during this period, but trouble came to him.
When he went to Switzerland to watch a performance, he was almost killed by a killer. When he went to stop Kaito Kidd, he was almost shot to death by an attack helicopter.
After finally enjoying a few days of peace, he was invited to the scene to provide guidance on defending against Kaito Kidd, but ended up being machine-gunned, attacked by venue security personnel who had been replaced by unknown gunmen, chased by a curse-caster, and nearly blown up by a bomb...
"You say he's unlucky, but he hasn't been hurt at all despite all the things he's encountered. But you say he's lucky, but he's encountered so many things..."
The White Horse Police Chief, who was driving the car, couldn't help but recount to Cheng Xiaoyu the "deeds" of the White Horse detectives during this period.
"To be honest, if you hadn't happened to come today, I would have thought of finding an opportunity to ask a sorcerer to help him someday. His luck is too weird. I really want to start to suspect that he is possessed by something..."
Bai Ma Tan: “…”
Cheng Xiaoyu: “…”
If I must say, the reality is actually more severe than you suspect. It was your son who single-handedly entangled the thieves, demons, and illegal organizations.
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