The absolute safe distance between him and me has been completely breached.

Our noses touched, and I saw his pupils tremble violently. My question struck directly into his heart.

He became a member of the "Hound" team largely because of his brother's influence. When he thought that Dr. Yoshino had forced his brother to death, he was naturally filled with hatred.

But the person who really caused all that was not the eleven-year-old girl, but the "people in charge" who facilitated that large-scale experiment.

Of course, it is no surprise that Mr. Mori was also part of that power at the time, but based on the paper records that Tachihara had access to, he was only considered an "executor." The people who really manipulated everything were naturally those higher up.

Now, I will simply change the concept and attribute the principle that they are actually just "executors" to the "authorities". Naturally, he cannot accept it.

I can't accept that I have become the same person as the one who went crazy and killed my brother.

Liyuan's psychological defenses have completely collapsed. Now he will believe whatever I say. As long as I give him a step, he will regard this step as a life-saving straw for self-salvation.

"Answer me!" I ordered, "Tachihara Michizo!"

His eyes lost their luster, and I called him back to consciousness. Li Yuan's lips trembled a few times, "I, I did it for..."

That’s enough. If we push it any further it will have the opposite effect.

So my tone became softer, and even my whispering voice had a hint of seduction.

"It's for people like your brother, it's for protecting everything your brother wants to protect, right?"

His eyes lit up, and he held my hand as if he had grasped something that he could not give up. "Yes, I joined the military and police because of my brother, and I accepted the transformation surgery because of everything my brother wanted to protect--"

His grip was so strong that the bandage on my hand started to bleed again.

Very good, the bigger his reaction, the better.

The hand that was touching his face rubbed his skin rhythmically, soothing him slowly, "Your brother wants to protect the peace of this land. He - hates war, right?"

"Hmm..." When talking about his brother, the lines on Tachihara's face softened. "My brother is a very gentle person."

"The Five Evils of Heaven are an organization that wants to cause war and even burn the world. Do you really think that the Armed Detective Agency is such an organization? Do you really think that the Port Mafia and the Special Powers Division are cooperating with the Five Evils of Heaven?" I asked him gently.

Actually, I don't know enough about the Five Degenerations of the Celestial Beings, but I just need to open my mouth at the beginning, and the rest is up to me to write.

"No, the leader... the detective agency and them all are doing this for the city they love so much." Tachihara's breath slowed down, looking much better than before when he was so shaky.

Mr. Mori, Mr. Mori, you implanted the concept of "for this beloved city" into Tachihara's mind without him even realizing it.

At this time, it plays a crucial role.

"What about you? What's your choice?" I asked.

Tachihara's hand trembled. In his heart, he had already leaned towards Yokohama, but he found it difficult to open his mouth and say words of betrayal to "Hound".

Don't worry, the reasons and self-comfort are all arranged for you.

"You are a wise man, and I will not hide it from you. The Five Degenerations of the Celestial Beings are indeed powerful. The mastermind of the previous 'Co-devouring' was only one of them. Their real controller is actually in a place that no one would expect."

To be honest, my speculation about the existence of the Five Degenerates undercover agent in "Hound" is just a preliminary one. I don't know anything about this person's identity and status.

But I have to act like I have everything under control.

"Where?" he asked anxiously.

"In 'their hounds.'" I thought it was about right, so I changed "your hounds" to "their hounds" and took it out directly.

"That's impossible!" Li Yuan subconsciously refuted me, slapped my hand away with one hand, and stepped back to keep two steps away from me.

If I hadn't seen the trembling in his eyes, I would have believed him.

"Don't you find it strange? Fei Jia just used 'Community Devouring' to test the situation of the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency, and 'Hound' took action immediately." My calm tone contrasted with his excited emotions.

He thought about what I said.

"Who ordered the Hounds to go out directly? You should know very well that the Hounds don't need to go through too many procedures to go out. They are the leaders of the military and police, and they are the ones who give orders. So they had to suddenly take the initiative to attack. Did you tell them the secrets of the Co-devouring? I'm afraid even you don't know the inside story."

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

For those who don't know that the prop "Book" has been activated, all these coincidences are even more abnormal, and it is natural to be suspicious of "Hound".

He has been away from the "Hound" and lived in the Hong Kong underworld for a long time. Unknowingly, Li Yuan's understanding and trust in the Hong Kong underworld has already surpassed the "Hound".

He remained silent, but I knew he believed it.

"Fukuchi Sakura, Okura Yezi, Jyouno Caiju, Suehiro Tetsuji, there must be something wrong with one of them. 'Hound Dog' once gave you hope. Don't you want to protect the hope that 'Hound Dog' brought to the military and police? How can a concept of absolute justice be tainted by another color?"

Do you understand? I am not really asking you to betray "Hound", but to save "Hound" with me. This step should satisfy his moral conscience, right?

"...You're right." Li Yuan closed his eyes and thought calmly, his expression gradually became firm, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Oh no, my brainwashing is complete.

Now no one knows except myself...

Well, we can’t say that no one knew about it. Mr. Mori should have expected it.

But apart from Mr. Mori, I am the only one who knows Tachihara's true position, and he will only listen to me.

This sense of accomplishment is so joyful!

I sat back on the bed. "Now, let me tell you what you were going to do when I first met you."

He took the medicine box from the table and half-knelt on the ground to help me change the bandage on my hand. "Actually, I received a notice that I have to go to the Hound in advance for 'physical maintenance'."

The verb he used for "hound" was no longer "return" but "go".

This is a small step in changing the verb, but a big step in changing Li Yuan’s stance!

"Before joining the Port Mafia, I underwent surgery to weaken my supernatural powers in order to better hide my identity. But when I went back some time ago, I was asked to undergo reconstructive surgery and received a document requiring me to be on standby at all times." Tachihara explained.

Had you received this order at that time?

No wonder Liyuan accepted the doubts about "Hound" a little faster than I thought. This is the reason.

At the same time, this is also a key piece of information for me. If all the doubts about "Hound" before were speculations, now they can be confirmed.

Before Tuo Zong's "co-devouring" began, "Hound" had already carried out preparations for the next step, in order to connect the two actions as effectively as possible and give "Three Moments" the greatest blow.

Can the orders be issued directly from the top or the documents be sent directly to Liyuan.

This is not something that can be done by ordinary team members, as this undercover agent is in a high position.

Captain or vice-captain - these are the only two possibilities.

I wanted to recall some descriptions of the characters in the comics to find some clues, but I felt that the pictures in the comics seemed a little blurry in my mind.

Ah, could it be that the will of the world is plotting against me again?

I quickly moved my right hand, which had just been unbandaged.

"Please don't move. I'll reapply the medicine for you. I'm sorry that the offense just now caused your wound to burst open." Liyuan pinched my wrist before changing the medicine for me.

It doesn't hurt at all, and it doesn't seem dangerous.

I put the matter behind me for the time being.

Fudi Yingchi and Okura Yeko.

One of them is Mr. Mori, the leader of the gang, and the other is Chief Taneda of the Special Forces Division. They are both key figures that must be controlled personally, so the captain and vice-captain are equally suspected.

But if we have to make a guess, then the higher the status of the undercover agent, the better.

We can't just kill it with one blow.

Fukuchi Sakurachi was friends with the president, so that should be considered a bonus...

No, President Fukuzawa is also somewhat silly - a smart silly. Just look at his other friend, Mori Ogai, and you will know what kind of weirdos are around him.

However, if this undercover agent is really Fukuchi Sakura,

I looked at Liyuan. Wasn't his so-called faith and persistence in the past a joke?

The whole "Hound Dog" thing is a joke.

There were problems from the beginning of its construction.

I will first assume that the undercover agent is Fukuchi Sakurachi. Based on the intelligence I know about him, he cannot be a subordinate of President Tuo. If President Tuo has any leverage over him, I guess he would want to eliminate the person who poses a threat to him directly rather than being controlled by others.

That means he is Tuo Zong's partner. I thought, the five known deities are Tuo Zong, the civet, and the casino owner - what's his name? Why can't I remember it?

Skipping this small issue, there are indeed two members who have not appeared yet, and Fukuchi Sakurachi has a chance to take this position.

It's a natural progression.

If it was Okura Yeko, then there are two possibilities. Either this Okura Yeko is very powerful and intelligent, to the point where she can suppress Fukuchi Sakura or deceive her without leaving any trace. If this is possible, then she may also occupy a place in the "Five Decays of Heaven and Man" and become a good partner of Tuo.

Either Mr. Tuo or some other power can influence the judgment of Fukuchi Sakurachi or even the entire "Hound". In this case, Okura Yezi may be Mr. Tuo's subordinate and a rat in the dead house.

There are still two positions missing in the Five Degenerates of Heaven and Man. The possibility that these two people each occupy one and are both undercover agents, or that one belongs to the Five Degenerates of Heaven and Man and the other belongs to the Rat in the Dead House cannot be completely ruled out.

However, if this is the case, the power of the parties will be somewhat unbalanced.

I shook my head. I don't know how many brain cells I had consumed during this period of time.

But the information I have is not enough for me to make further judgments.

We have to find a way to open up the situation.

I looked at the bandage that Tachihara had fixed for me, and the way he half-knelt in front of me——

"Tachihara-kun, there is something I need you to do, and only you can do it."