Chapter 21 Shared Goals
As soon as they entered the coffee shop, they heard a scream.
Someone's dead!
"Call an ambulance immediately!"
"..."
Conan Edogawa, who was still trying to get information about Gin from Jingyuan, immediately ran to the crime scene, startling Ran Mouri, who hurriedly followed.
"Ran!" Sonoko Suzuki, worried about her best friend, rushed over.
Jingyuan and Gojo Satoru didn't react much, as if they were already used to this situation.
The two of them stood on either side of the coffee shop entrance, like guardian deities preventing the suspect from escaping, and then waited for the police to arrive.
The dead man was the same Honda they had just met in the library, but the person weeping beside him was not Miko, but a woman they had never seen before.
Conan Edogawa skillfully directed the store manager and employees to protect the crime scene, while Ran Mouri made a phone call to inform the police of the situation.
Perhaps the people of Beika City were already used to the occurrence of murders, because after the initial chaos, they quickly calmed down.
Raising his finger, Gojo Satoru quietly placed a soundproof tent and said to Keigen, "Thank you for taking care of Yuta some time ago, Mr. Keigen."
As his best student, Gojo Satoru cared deeply about Otsuku Yuta. Even though Otsuku Yuta had to stay abroad temporarily because of the high-ranking members of the jutsu world, Gojo Satoru kept an eye on him. So he was also well aware that when Otsuku Yuta accidentally got involved in the Mafia conflict, it was Kagemoto who helped him resolve the trouble.
Jingyuan also had a good impression of the child, Yigu Youtai, so he said, "It's nothing, just a small favor."
The two watched as Conan Edogawa jumped around at the crime scene, but no one around seemed to find it strange. They couldn't help but think to themselves that his physique was really suited to be an assassin.
"You came to see me for more than just this thank you, right?" Jingyuan turned his head to look at Wujiao Wu.
Gojo Satoru didn't feel there was anything to hide, so he nodded and said, "It's mainly because of curiosity."
The things Jingyuan did in Italy are no longer a secret in the underworld. Anyone with even a little bit of information about the underworld knows what happened, including the Japanese sorcery community.
Unfortunately, Yuta Otsuki has always been viewed with suspicion by the higher-ups in the jutsu world. If it weren't for his protective teacher, Satoru Gojo, they would have eliminated this unstable factor long ago.
Therefore, even though Yuta Otsuku had been sent abroad, people in the jutsu world continued to monitor him, and thus learned that Yuta Otsuku had been in contact with Keigen and had a pretty good relationship with Rokudo Mukuro and the others.
Upon discovering this, the higher-ups in the jutsu world immediately worried that their heads would also be twisted off by Kagemoto and used as a football. So they hurriedly recalled Otsukotsu Yuta and even tried to force Gojo Satoru to execute him.
In the end, they were all beaten up by Gojo Satoru.
Sitting atop a mountain of flesh piled high with people, the white-haired, blue-eyed youth sighed helplessly and said, "Since your paranoia is so severe, then don't leave the ward. The way you're all acting is really putting me in a difficult position."
The high-ranking members of the jutsu world, their faces bruised and swollen from the beating, shouted: "Do you want to rebel, Gojo Satoru!"
“I don’t have such big ambitions.” Gojo Satoru shook his head. “I just simply hate you guys.”
He disliked the higher-ups in the sorcery world.
Gojo Satoru really wanted to kill these rotten oranges who only knew how to hide in safe places and point fingers.
However, if killing them causes chaos in the world of sorcery, it will definitely affect a large number of ordinary people.
Japan is already suffering from the torment of cursed spirits. If the sorcerers, who are originally doing their respective jobs, fall into infighting, wouldn't the world be even worse?
To be honest, Gojo Satoru doesn't really care about "justice." He's a very willful person. It's just that there are some people and things he cares about in this world. It's because of these things that he's willing to stand on the side of "justice" and protect this world.
His six eyes can see many things that ordinary people cannot, and he also has a strong analytical ability. These are the reasons why Gojo Satoru is able to become a powerful sorcerer. However, not long ago, his six eyes observed a strange thing.
That is—centered on Beika City, the concept of "time" has been distorted, and the scope of the distortion is constantly expanding.
This is a very scary thing, and what's even scarier is that no one except myself has noticed it.
Through his own investigation, Gojo Satoru discovered that other people's time seemed to be stretched out.
What is a minute to him might be a week to others, and what is a week to him might be an entire season to others.
This is terrible.
Fortunately, Gojo Satoru is the kind of person who would rather doubt the whole world than question himself, otherwise he would have been driven mad by this bizarre timeline long ago.
Gojo Satoru had tried to awaken Ieiri Shoko and the others, but he failed every time. Every time he was about to succeed, all sorts of unexpected things would happen, as if the whole world was trying to stop Gojo Satoru.
Honestly, this feeling of being at odds with the whole world is not fun at all. Fortunately, Gojo Satoru is good at adjusting his mindset. While still trying to wake up his companions, he continues to investigate the reason why this happened.
He originally thought that only he could notice the problem with the timeline, but not long ago, a retainer of the Gojo family reported something to him, and it was this matter that made Gojo Satoru notice Kagemoto.
"So it's not just the Japanese political world, your sorcery world has been keeping an eye on Taoism too," Jingyuan said with a smile. "But it seems your subordinates are much more capable than those guys in the government."
“After all, the Gojo family doesn’t keep good-for-nothings, right?” Gojo Satoru said with a grin.
Although the Gojo family is one of the three great families, its reputation is much better than the other two feudal families. But no one knows its true nature better than Gojo Satoru. It is only because he has suppressed it that it has not caused any waves. Once he loses his strength as the strongest sorcerer, the first family to abandon him will be the Gojo family.
"What is that thing that's disrupting the timeline?" Gojo Satoru asked.
Jing Yuan chuckled and then said, "I'm currently investigating as well."
Although he suspected it was due to a strange object, Jingyuan would not make a hasty conclusion until he was certain.
"Why is it that Taoists can realize there's a problem with the timeline, but sorcerers can't, even though they both possess strange abilities?" Gojo Satoru was very curious about this.
If anyone else had asked this question, Jingyuan would have assumed that the person suspected the Daoists were behind it, but it was Gojo Satoru who said it.
Even though it was the first time Jingyuan had met Gojo Satoru, and his understanding of him was limited to the few things Gin had told him about the world of jutsu, Jingyuan knew that Gojo Satoru was simply curious about this and had no other intentions.
"I don't know about that," Jing Yuan said with a smile. "After all, it's a Taoist family with a three-thousand-year history. Without some tricks up their sleeves, how could they have survived to this day?"
“That makes sense,” Gojo Satoru said, expressing his understanding.
Although the Gojo family is a prestigious clan, it is still far inferior to the Dao family. Moreover, their pride and joy, the Six-Eyed One, can also detect anomalies in the timeline, right? It's just that only he possesses the Six-Eyed One.
"How confident are you that you can resolve this?" Gojo Satoru asked.
Jingyuan didn't answer his question, but watched with great interest as Conan Edogawa deftly used the tranquilizer dart in his watch to knock out Sonoko Suzuki, and then solved the case using Sonoko Suzuki's voice.
With its 360-degree, all-seeing eye, the Six Eyes naturally took in all of this, but Gojo Satoru did not intervene.
Although he found Conan Edogawa interesting, resolving the time-related issues as quickly as possible was more important than dealing with the brat.
"This is your country's business. Are you sure it's okay to just leave everything to me like this?" Jing Yuan asked with a smile.
Gojo Satoru didn't care at all, even though Taoism was a key target of surveillance by the Japanese government.
"Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals. Just like only sorcerers can deal with cursed spirits."
Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly.
He quite liked Gojo Satoru's personality.
“If there’s anything I can help you with, just let me know,” Gojo Satoru said.
Compared to outsiders like Taoism, the Gojo family, being the local power in Japan, could offer Kagemoto more help.
"Thank you very much then," Jing Yuan said with a smile.
He never refuses any power that is at his disposal, even if the power's motives are not pure.
Having achieved his goal, Gojo Satoru had no reason to stay any longer, so he waved goodbye to Kagemoto.
When Sonoko Suzuki regained her senses, she discovered that Satoru Gojo, who had promised to treat them to coffee, had vanished without a trace. She couldn't help but angrily exclaim, "Who is he? Why is he pulling this stunt again! I'm going to teach him a lesson next time we meet!!!"
"I guess Mr. Gojo must have had something urgent to attend to, which is why he left in such a hurry," Ran Mouri comforted her.
"That's not how it is, Ran!" Sonoko Suzuki said angrily to her best friend. "Don't be fooled by that Gojo guy. Although he has a pretty face, his personality is terrible!"
Then he recounted all the stories of how Gojo Satoru had teased him since he was a child, which made Ran Mouri sigh, "It's really not easy for Mr. Gojo to have survived until now."
With such a terrible personality, won't someone beat you to death?
“Many people want to beat him up, but very few succeed,” Sonoko Suzuki sighed. “Even if they do, he quickly turns the tables on them.”
Unlike Ran Mouri, who knows nothing about the world of magic, Sonoko Suzuki is very knowledgeable about many things in the underworld. However, due to the rules, she cannot proactively reveal relevant information to ordinary people.
"Sonoko-neechan..." Conan Edogawa tugged at Sonoko Suzuki's sleeve and asked curiously, "What does that Gojo-nii-san do?"
He always felt that Gojo Satoru was no ordinary person.
“Although I hate to admit it, that guy is a teacher,” Sonoko Suzuki said.
"Huh? It's actually the teacher?" Conan Edogawa and Ran Mouri were taken aback.
“I couldn’t tell at all,” Ran Mouri said. “I thought he was in college…”
"No, that guy just looks young." Sonoko Suzuki waved her hand, not wanting to mention Satoru Gojo anymore. She turned to Jingyuan with a smile and said, "I wonder what kind of work Mr. Jingyuan does?"
“Unemployed,” Jing Yuan said with a smile. “Currently traveling the world.”
"That's so cool!" Sonoko Suzuki exclaimed, cupping her face in her hands. "I've always wanted to travel around the world, but unfortunately I still have to study..."
Conan Edogawa silently thought to himself, "You lose all sense of propriety the moment you see a handsome guy, Sonoko."
but……
"Was that silver-haired older brother from yesterday also unemployed?" Conan Edogawa asked, feigning innocence.
Before Jing Yuan could even answer, he was punched on the head.
"Ouch!" Conan Edogawa cried out, clutching his head.
Sonoko Suzuki said angrily, "You brat, how dare you talk like that?"
That's incredibly rude! How could you ask such a question?
"I'm sorry," Conan Edogawa apologized pitifully.
Jingyuan smiled but didn't say anything. However, Suzuki Sonoko keenly sensed that Jingyuan was a little unhappy about this, so she quickly changed the subject.
“I’m familiar with many tourist attractions in Japan, so I can recommend some fun places to Mr. Kagemoto.”
"Really? That's wonderful."
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