Chapter 119: That’s great, it’s just a consolation… We feel even more hopeless!
The saying "The dead are more trustworthy than the living" is almost used by the winery as a code of conduct. Over the years, the winery would rather kill "potential threats" or even "useless people" than let them go.
The renowned detective novelist Yusaku Kudo commented on this: "When they buried countless secrets underground, they never imagined they would later encounter a necromancer."
"Talking about a necromancer is an exaggeration. We're not in the same field," Cheng Xiaoyu corrected. "If I were a necromancer, I wouldn't need to consult this world's soul-calling techniques. I'd have already gone to 'Resurrect My Enemies' to get information."
That would save a lot of trouble.
Cheng Xiaoyu: "But there are some things we need to be careful about. Since dead souls are not as tenacious as living souls, we can't use the torture methods we used earlier, and there's a chance that forcible memory reading will fail. So it's best to find dead people who are willing to provide information."
Of course, if the person standing here is a real necromancer, then the above premise can be ignored, because the necromancer can be so strong that he can fly bricks.
Shuichi Akai pondered, "Although the organization has killed many undercover agents and those they deemed useless over the years, most of these people were not openly related, and the winery doesn't claim bodies. As for someone who meets the above conditions... perhaps I do have a suitable candidate."
Curacao.
A former confidant of the second-in-command of the organization, she possessed a photographic memory. Before being recruited by Rum, she was nearly killed because she knew too many secrets of the organization. Most importantly, she defected before her death.
Shuichi Akai: "Her ashes should still be placed in an unclaimed place. I remember the date and place where she died. Maybe I can go to the local police station and retrieve her ashes."
Shuichi Akai was simply a giant in action. After leaving these words, he drove towards the police near the Dongdu Aquarium. Within a few hours, his swift actions made Cheng Xiaoyu curious about how many points this man had left on his driver's license.
Could it be that the traffic police couldn't catch up with him because he was driving too fast?
The Toudou Aquarium is not far from Beika Town, so Cheng Xiaoyu simply took out a handful of pistachios to share with the Kudo couple while waiting for Shuichi Akai, and chatted with them.
With no one around, Cheng Xiaoyu stopped pretending. "Your kid seems a little sad that the second-generation Kaito Kid is stepping down and can no longer compete with him in a battle of wits and courage. How do you feel about that as a father?"
Kudo Yusaku smiled and said, "It's normal. These two kids have been evenly matched in so many duels, so it's inevitable that they'll feel a little disappointed when such an opponent suddenly disappears. But I believe that the company of his family will definitely make him feel better. Touichi and I are planning to hold a family gathering after we take care of the winery and the zoo."
Yukiko: "The scene where Shinichi and Kaito recognize each other will definitely be very interesting. Chikage and I are looking forward to it."
Kudo Yusaku: "This is simply fate. Who would have thought that children would inherit their father's profession... Oh no, Kaito inherited the profession of both parents."
Yukiko: "That's not necessarily true. Shinichi's performance as Conan is obviously due to my talent as an actor. I bet that if Shinichi wants to enter the film and television industry in the future, he will definitely achieve great success."
Kudo Yusaku: "Of course, it's our child after all."
Cheng Xiaoyu pretended not to notice the couple's display of affection: "But speaking of the zoo, it's much more difficult to deal with than the winery."
The winery's high-profile actions over the years have long attracted the attention of many countries, and it has been jointly besieged by multiple national agencies for many years. Its current decline is the result of the sacrifices and risks of countless heroes hidden in the dark.
But the zoo has only recently surfaced. Before that, almost no one had organized and large-scale efforts to eradicate it. This monster hidden in the dark has only revealed the tip of the iceberg.
"Although it's possible to get some information about the zoo after the winery is destroyed... After all, they're friendly competitors, so there's bound to be communication, and with communication comes intelligence. But it definitely won't be as much as what the undercover agents who have infiltrated the interior can pass on."
Cheng Xiaoyu crushed the pistachios and threw the broken shells into the trash can.
"These guys are like clams on the beach, they hide in the sand and run away at the slightest sign of trouble. We only have information on Spider, Viper, those cannon fodder killers, and a guy named Hyena. Our intelligence is nothing compared to what we have at the winery."
Kudo Yusaku: "I understand your anxiety about leaving get off work, but don't worry, justice will prevail."
Cheng Xiaoyu ate some happy nuts and said, "Actually, I'm in such a hurry not just because I want to get off work early, but mainly because I'm afraid something might happen if I stay too long."
"My power is beyond the concept of this world, so I can't stay here for too long. But I can't leave until I take care of the zoo. If I stay too long, I will become the next infiltration point. To prevent me from staying here and causing harm to this world, my organization will send others to deal with this matter."
Cheng Xiaoyu explained while cracking a pistachio.
"I can probably guess who's coming... That colleague isn't as gentle as me, and he's very swift and decisive. There might be some panic. If possible, I don't want to see that scene."
The Kudo couple: We thought that the ghost level was the limit of what they could see, but it turns out there are even more experts behind them?
Yukiko: "Isn't your organization supposed to protect the world? Your colleagues wouldn't... do anything that would harm the world, right?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "The world we protect doesn't just refer to Earth, but the entire universe. I'm here because the infiltration point appeared here. For example, even if this planet exploded and all humans were exterminated, it would have no impact on the entire universe, because individuals, civilizations, and even entire planets are too insignificant in the universe."
"But don't worry. The current situation is far from threatening to destroy the planet or even civilization. Even if that colleague were to come, it wouldn't happen. After all, the issues with the winery and the zoo are minor matters, just like you wouldn't normally perform an eye removal surgery just because a speck of dust got in your eye. What he's doing is similar to washing someone's eyes with purified water. It might make them uncomfortable, but it won't harm the eye itself."
Kudo Yusaku: "I see."
Compared with things like the universe destroying the earth and exploding, panic, which doesn't even endanger human civilization itself, is indeed just a small matter.
Yukiko: "Then what is the maximum time you can stay?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "That's not up to me. It depends on the current state of this universe. Considering that this universe has already undergone a fusion and then suffered a critical attack from two high-dimensional creatures with dozens of penetration points, it should be relatively fragile. However, thanks to the second high-dimensional creature at the time... it's like a pearl oyster coating the sand in its shell with several layers of mucus to make it more bearable. I have always been good at controlling my own power, so the space-time curve of the universe is currently acceptable. I should have no problem staying here for a few months."
But after getting rid of the two higher-dimensional creatures, the ghost has been staying here for more than a month.
After thinking about it carefully, Kudo Yusaku was convinced that if he continued at this pace, he would not be able to dispose of the zoo within a few months.
In this case, we have to prepare for the worst case scenario.
"Could you please tell me what kind of panic your colleague might cause? We can prepare for this so we can avoid it if possible."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "To be precise, he wouldn't consciously cause panic. To use the words of today's young people - he's actually more socially anxious than I am."
The Kudos watched Cheng Xiaoyu happily shelling pistachios from a trash can, cracking them and chatting away:
Who are you calling social phobia? You?
Yukiko: "Um...like?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Because I'm too socially anxious, I always kill people in groups. If I can kill remotely, I do it remotely. If I can't, I teleport and kill them in close."
Because he didn’t want to socialize, he killed someone. Is that social phobia? ? ?
"I never said a single harsh word to the enemy, nor did I explain anything to the witnesses. The latter is why I said it easily caused panic. Who wouldn't panic when a living person suddenly died in front of me? The cause of death was strange and there was no convincing explanation. The time of death of these people was also very close."
The Kudos understood immediately.
If a large number of people with unknown causes and strange deaths died almost at the same time... it would be fine if they were scattered, but if several cases were concentrated in one city and were discovered, this strange situation would inevitably attract attention, but the investigation would be doomed to be fruitless.
Yukiko: "Unexplained deaths with no known source can cause panic at best, or the emergence of new urban legends at worst. But according to the sorcery world, this situation..."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "It will generate a murderous curse spirit, the intensity of which will depend on the local panic."
Moreover, based on the scale of the winery and the zoo, there must be a large number of people working there and involving innocent people, and there must be many traces of their actual existence.
If poisonous weeds with well-developed root systems are uprooted all at once, they will inevitably spread to the surrounding areas.
Therefore, even forcibly using amnesiacs on witnesses would be useless. The disconnect between reality and memory is bound to cause fear. Now that the internet is well developed, if more people participate in these related discussions...
Maybe a cyber curse spirit will really appear.
With high emotional intelligence, Cheng Xiaoyu doesn't want to leave work at the expense of others working overtime.
With low emotional intelligence, Cheng Xiaoyu doesn't want to cause casualties or psychological trauma to innocent people, nor does she want to affect their lives. If possible, she wants to try her best to minimize the losses.
The Kudo couple obviously thought so too, but they racked their brains for a long time and could not come up with a more effective method other than "completely eliminating the zoo within a few months."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Actually, there's no need to be so pessimistic. What I mentioned before was just a combination of multiple worst-case scenarios. How unlucky would you have to be to draw the worst option so many times in a row? Even if you don't believe in your own luck, you should still believe in the luck of the world."
The Kudo couple looked at Cheng Xiaoyu.
Thanks to the ghost's comfort, now we...
Even more worried!
Kudo Yusaku: "We can still trust our own luck, but can we really trust the luck of a world that has pulled out two high-dimensional beings who caused trouble and distorted the lines of space and time, and then forcibly bound you and made you work overtime all the time?"
Cheng Xiaoyu thought about the fact that this world had just spawned a Chibi that could increase penetration points just like a cockroach: "..."
Good question.
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