Chapter 35

After seeing off the driver who was still not satisfied, Xingchuan and Ming were about to speak when the hooded man stopped them. The two walked along the road for the entire street before finally stopping near a small street park.

"The pink-haired man you want to target is not a simple one."

The hooded man spoke straight to the point, then reached out and grabbed Xingchuan and Ming's shoulders.

Xingchuan and Ming's first reaction was, could it be that this guy was unhappy because he lost the fight and wanted to make trouble for him?

However, when he saw the hooded man pinch out a listening device directly from the folds of his clothes on his shoulder, he suddenly felt upset.

"Okiya Subaru! That guy must have done it, when he was holding my shoulder!"

Hoshikawa Kazuaki frowned in dissatisfaction. What's wrong with this Okiya Subaru? Wasn't my performance just now enough to make him let down his guard? Why did he come to eavesdrop on me?

But now is not the time to be angry. He suppressed his dissatisfaction and looked up to see the cold light in the hooded man's eyes.

His heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered the hooded man speaking to him in his original tone. He immediately asked:

"Oh no! You didn't sound fake when you spoke from the beginning. Could he have heard you?"

Hoshikawa and Akira were worried about this, not because they didn't trust the hooded man's ability to protect himself, but because if Subaru Okiya discovered that his behavior was inconsistent, he would definitely think that there was something wrong with the arrest operation itself. Then their plan might be exposed.

Even before he was exposed, Subaru Okiya had already installed a bug on himself. Once he was exposed, the other party would only become more powerful. Wouldn't Hoshikawa and Akira be in trouble?

Who knew that the hooded man just sneered and said indifferently:

"Don't you have any idea of ​​your own physical condition? Don't worry. This thing has been completely ruined since the moment it was placed on you."

Xingchuan and Ming were speechless.

Well, it turns out that my electronic nemesis physique can actually be used as an anti-eavesdropping device?

It seems that I am really multi-talented.

He pulled a long face and said in a flat tone:

"Then how do you know that this thing will break if it is placed on me? Why, have you tried it?"

Xingchuan and Ming asked seemingly casually, but in fact, they had already raised the issue. This was the first time he tried to actively test the other party. Judging from his understanding of the other party, the other party should not care about this level of testing.

But what Xingchuan and Ming didn't expect was that the hooded man was not as indifferent as he had expected. Instead, he stared at them coldly, and a bottomless vortex seemed to appear in his dark red eyes in an instant.

"Don't use your brain that only knows how to make up nonsense to speculate about me! Do I need to do an experiment alone to sense such a simple electronic signal? If you only know how to draw lazily and refuse to practice diligently, how could you not sense it?"

Even the hooded man's anger was cold.

However, there was a terrifying aura surrounding him that made Xingchuan and Ming's hair stand on end. It was as if they were facing the most ferocious beast, and they had a terrible feeling that they would be torn into pieces at any time.

He couldn't help but take a step back, wondering if he just turned around and ran away, he would be strangled by the opponent from behind, or he would be killed directly by the wooden handle at his waist.

However, his remaining body instincts told him that he should not run around at this time, and that the other party would not really hurt him.

Xingchuan and Ming even had the energy to think about the information revealed in the other person's words.

What is he saying, that you can sense it? What can you do if you practice hard?

Did he actually find the location of the bug by induction alone, or even think he could do it?

What kind of humanoid radar is this!

Even if there are indeed some inexplicable grudges between me and electronic products, it shouldn't be as outrageous as he said!

However, from this incident, it can be seen that the hooded man does have many secrets. And the strangest thing is that his relationship with me is not just as simple as an acquaintance.

He never revealed his true appearance to others, but he did not hide it from me. He also did not hide the secret that he could sense eavesdropping devices from me. He even went to great lengths to act in order to vent his anger.

But at the same time, he was hiding certain secrets from himself and extremely hated everything related to his eyes.

The most important thing is that in the past, I knew that the other person’s identity was problematic, but I still kept in touch with him.

So, what is the relationship between me and this person in front of me?

This is a question that Hoshikawa and Akira have been thinking about since the other party was able to take over the script that they passed to them without any doubt. It can even be said that the relationship and trust between them will directly affect the way they complete the comic mission and their future action plans.

According to Xingchuan and Ming's judgment, this strange connection between them must be related to the secrets hidden by the other party.

Xingchuan and Ming want to successfully complete their mission in the scientific world. Their greatest reliance is not the control of destiny by comic books, but the fact that they know almost everyone's details and secrets.

However, this hooded man has never appeared in the original work, but his identity is so sensitive and mysterious that Xingchuan and Ming, who hold the golden finger, must pay attention to it.

What secret does he have?

If you ask him directly, he obviously won't tell you.

Therefore, in Xingchuan and Ming's script, there is actually one last step that has not been completed, which is specially prepared for the mysterious hooded man in front of them.

In order to complete this plan, he did not even think of using comic books in advance to increase his success rate even at the most difficult moment of the performance just now.

Because in the final step, he will use the power of comic books to control fate and find out what the deepest secret hidden in the hooded man is.

This is the third time that Hoshikawa Kazuaki has used the manga space.

The passing of time stopped again, and the surrounding scenery quickly became as if it was flattened and merged into a huge two-dimensional comic. The whole world became empty in front of Xingchuan and Ming, and finally turned into a huge comic page that could be scribbled at will.

Such a magical sight and the miraculous ability that seems to be able to control the fate of the entire world can easily make people have the illusion of "I! The king of the world! I can do everything!"

If Hoshikawa Kazuaki was just a real 18-year-old high school student, he would have become inflated due to such a misunderstanding.

Fortunately, Xingchuan Heming's mental age is mature enough, allowing him to remain rational in the face of such devilish temptation.

So, on the new drawing paper unfolded from the comic book, he carefully drew the outlines of himself and the hooded man, so that the fate of the two would only stop at the level where he discovered the other's biggest secret.

Coming out of the comic space again, Hoshikawa and Akira have been able to adapt to the strange change of time from static to flowing.

He calmly looked at the hooded man standing opposite him, waiting for the comic book to take effect.

The other party had calmed down from his previous anger. The way he looked at Xingchuan and Ming was just like looking at an uneducated social scum.

Xingchuan and Ming: "..."

Hoshikawa and Ming recalled that the hooded man was furious because he couldn't sense the electronic signal from the bug.

But at this moment he just wanted to say that as a high school cartoonist, he really didn't need to train those strange skills that looked very cruel and culpable.

Fortunately, the hooded man did not dwell on this matter any further, but finally mentioned the real purpose of his visit to the apartment to find him.

"When I returned to Japan this time, the first thing I did was to look for you at your apartment. But I found that you were involved in a case and were almost poisoned. Since you have been hanging out with the police, have you gotten any clues about this matter?"

The hooded man stared at Xingchuan and Ming with calm and focused eyes, his dark red pupils actually flashing orange in the moonlight.

"The police have no clues yet."

Xingchuan and Ming shook their heads and thought that what he meant by going to the apartment to find them should be the day when the murder happened next door.

But Xingchuan Heming immediately noticed something was wrong. He looked at the hooded man suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked tentatively:

"When you first came back to Japan, did you also come to my house to see me?"

The hooded man's first reaction was to glare at Xingchuan and Ming with disdain. But he quickly realized that Xingchuan and Ming had a point in mind when they asked such a question.

"No. I don't have that much free time," he replied coldly.

“But you did it this time.”

Hoshikawa and Ming noticed the problem immediately and looked at the hooded man sharply, but immediately looked away when they noticed that he frowned in disgust.

He fixed his gaze on a vending machine not far away, but his tone remained firm:

"You weren't in such a hurry to come see me before. But you came this time, and you came so hastily that you almost ran into the police who came to investigate. That's why you came again today. This means that something happened during your absence from Japan that was beyond your control, and that thing was very likely related to me."

"So, what's going on? Since you just returned to Japan, you must be eager to know what's going on there. But you came to me in such a hurry..."

Xingchuan Heming had a half-smile on his face and said with a hint of amusement in his tone:

"Can I guess that one of the things you know is about my recent situation. However, something happened to this information channel, so you can no longer control my whereabouts smoothly. Therefore, you had to come in person, and you almost ran into the police who came to solve the case downstairs of my house. Am I right?"

The hooded man suddenly turned his head, and his sharp eyes pierced Xingchuan Heming's smiling profile, but when he saw the familiar curve at the corner of his mouth, his eyes gradually softened.

He was silent for a moment, then sighed and said:

"You are really suitable to be a detective."

"No, I don't want to do such a thankless job. I'm just an ordinary person, without such a strong sense of justice and curiosity. It's better for me to be a mystery cartoonist like now, at least I can make some money."

Hoshikawa and Ming answered without hesitation.

The hooded man seemed to smile, did not comment on what he said, and changed the topic just now.

"You guessed right. I did have information about you before. But since I came back this time, I suddenly found that I could no longer contact you. This is very unusual, so I hurried over to confirm your situation."

Xingchuan Heming listened thoughtfully and asked:

"So what about now? Have you contacted each other again?"

"No. I suspect he's avoiding me." The hooded man frowned.

"It seems that maybe that person is the key to the last poisoning case. After all, whether it's the timing or the identity connection, it's just too coincidental."

Xingchuan Heming stroked his chin and thought, then he asked:

"What's that person's name? What's his identity?"

The hooded man frowned and asked:

"What? You want to take over and investigate it yourself? This is dangerous."

Xingchuan and Ming laughed and said:

"How is that possible? I'm just a weak waiter who needs to recuperate! Shouldn't the kind of investigative missions that require running around be handed over to detectives? As it happens, there's a powerful detective upstairs from where I work, and he even promised me that I could collect material from his cases and draw them in my comics."

The hooded man looked at him deeply, and then actually nodded in agreement.

"That person is Ryo Nagata from the welfare home. Well, I'll leave this matter to you."

After that, he walked to the vending machine, stretched out his hand and bought a bottle of Coke. Then he habitually tore off the plastic label, folded it at an awkward angle, and pasted it back upside down.

However, after seeing this series of actions, Xingchuan and Ming were stunned.

This habit of labeling...

The same angle, the same position, this is clearly a habit that belongs to me alone?

It's not the identity card Hoshikawa Kazuaki, but the real me inside. But why does this hooded man who I met for the first time also have this habit?

He immediately thought of another possibility.

Could it be that, besides the ID card, I am also related to the hooded man?

Could he be one of his aliases that he hasn't activated yet?

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