Chapter 37
After turning off the alarm clock early in the morning, Xingchuan and Ming yawned loudly.
He was so shocked by the news he got from the forum last night that he couldn't sleep all night. Now he was almost sleepy like a mummy. He felt stiff and sluggish all over his body, and his whole brain was numb.
He thought about it all night last night but couldn't figure out when he became a test subject when he seemed to be fine.
Apart from the bumps and bruises from childhood fights, I didn't have any scars on my body, and I didn't remember ever being in a place like a laboratory.
It can be said that, except for the time a few months ago when I was hospitalized due to illness, I rarely go to the hospital. Is it possible for me to become a test subject?
Of course, my memory does have many flaws, but my growth experience is recorded in the children's welfare home!
You should know that the orphanage will clearly record the growth trajectory of each child, including illness, travel, rewards and punishments, and even academic performance.
Moreover, the welfare home's security and inspection system is very strict. At least it can ensure that I stay where the caregivers can see me every day, and there is no way I would be secretly taken away for experiments.
As for before I came to the orphanage, it was even more impossible. I was just a baby who couldn't even crawl at that time. No matter how crazy the laboratory was, they wouldn't use such a small baby for experiments, right?
Such a young child would have died before any experimental data was produced. Even if the organization of the laboratory does not take into account ethics and laws, it should at least take into account the human cost and the loss of drugs.
Xingchuan and Ming even thought that the experiment subject's guess was actually a misunderstanding between him and the forum readers. But his reason told him that this guess was very likely true.
He thought about the destiny he had controlled with comic books: letting the Hood reveal his biggest secret.
To me, the biggest secret of the hooded man is that he is a fake. I have already discovered this from his habitual behavior that he has unintentionally revealed.
But for the other party, his identity as a test subject was the biggest secret he wanted to hide. And the way to expose it was naturally to find out from the forum.
When I was using the comic book to spy on the hooded vest, I wanted to get the other party's biggest secret. However, I don't know whether it was because the good reviews deducted this time were enough, or because the object of control was my vest, the comic book generously gave me two clues to the big secret.
As long as you are careful enough, you will find it.
Therefore, since there is the comic book's ability to back it up, it has been confirmed beyond a doubt that the hooded vest is a test subject.
Then, wouldn't it be logical for me, who is admitted by the Hooded Man himself to have the same ability to sense electronic signals, to also be a test subject?
Just like that, Xingchuan and Ming sometimes thought that they were indeed experimental subjects, and sometimes they thought it was impossible, and they were entangled like this for the whole night.
This morning, when he was washing up, he looked at the guy in the mirror with dark circles under his eyes and a bad look on his face. Then he suddenly realized, could this be the other boot he had been waiting for yesterday?
This unfortunate incident shouldn't be that simple!
Sure enough, as soon as Xingchuan and Ming came downstairs, they were given a lecture by Date Kou.
"…Didn't I tell you long ago that if you encounter danger, you should let the police handle it? How dare you be so brave as to chase a thief and murderer directly? Don't you know how dangerous it is to do so?"
Xingchuan and Ming felt a little wronged by the scolding. When he designed the script, he took the combat power of both sides into consideration. Not to mention that the criminal had already been dealt with by the hooded vest and there was no danger at all, even if he really needed to chase the criminal himself, he was very confident, so he made such an arrangement. At this time, being looked down upon by Date Kou, he couldn't help but retort:
"But I'm obviously stronger than him. I considered it carefully and only chased him because I felt confident. And I succeeded."
Who knew that Date Kou's face turned even darker, and he shouted at Hoshikawa Kazuaki:
"Look at what you've done to yourself! And you still think you're so awesome? You've only just recovered from a serious illness, and you need to breathe heavily for half a day even after a strenuous exercise. What if you're exhausted by the opponent on the road and you get ambushed? What if the opponent has accomplices? Can't you just call the police and wait for them to come and handle the matter? Why put yourself in danger?"
It was the first time for Xingchuan and Ming to see Date Kou get so angry. His face, which looked mature and serious, became even more dignified when he got angry. Although Xingchuan and Ming knew that what happened last night was not dangerous at all, he could not say anything. He was too wronged to say anything back and could only listen obediently with his neck shrunk.
Fortunately, Ida Kou still remembered that it was almost time to go to work. After Xingchuan Heming honestly admitted his mistakes, he grabbed his collar and threw him into the car.
On the way, Xingchuan and Ming faced Date Kou's cold face and made a cautious request:
"Well, Brother Ida, can we stop at the cell phone repair shop next to us? My cell phone is so broken that it can't be turned on at all. I need to send it in for repair..."
Ida Kou's response was to glare at him fiercely again, then turn the car around without saying a word and park it in front of the repair shop. Xingchuan and Ming smiled awkwardly and quickly crawled out of the car.
Xingchuan and Ming are already regular customers of this repair shop. Before they had time to say hello after entering the door, the shop owner spoke first, as if he had expected it:
"It's Xingchuan. What's wrong? Is your phone broken again?"
Xingchuan Heming then realized that he and the shop owner were actually acquaintances. He nodded and was about to hand over the phone, but the shop owner suddenly jumped up from his chair and reached out to stop him with a horrified look on his face:
"No, no, no, please don't come in. I have a room full of electronic components, and they can't withstand your powerful destructive force!"
"Uh, sorry sorry!"
Xingchuan and Ming retreated to the door again with an embarrassed look on their faces. After hesitating for a moment, they asked again without giving up:
"But my cell phone is so broken that it won't turn on, and I need to use it urgently, so it needs to be fixed quickly. How about I leave it by the door and you can pick it up after I leave?"
"Oh, that's not impossible. I'll send it to the coffee shop where you work when I'm done with it."
The shop owner nodded and asked:
"But didn't you say last time that if your phone breaks again, you should ask that policeman who is good at repairing things to help you fix it? Why did you come to me again this time?"
"Well, it's a good day today."
Xingchuan and Ming answered vaguely, but in their hearts they were thinking, this is another thing that they don't remember at all. It seems that their memory is really abnormal.
Moreover, I actually have a police friend who is familiar enough to help me repair my phone?
With so many familiar policemen around, it’s no wonder that the first thing the hooded vest does when meeting someone is to complain that he is in contact with the police again.
He squatted down and planned to put the phone and the repair fee in the corner by the door, and at the same time casually asked:
"It's been a while, I forgot about it. By the way, which policeman was I talking about last time?"
"He's the bomb disposal policeman named Hagiwara who's very good at repairing things," the shop owner replied.
Xingchuan and Ming's hands shook, and the damaged cell phone fell directly to the ground, immediately knocking off a piece of paint.
He pretended nothing had happened and quickly put his phone in place. When he stood up, he still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were fixed on the shop owner's expression, and he deliberately teased:
"Since he's good at repairing things, he must have come to your place quite a few times. Don't you know his full name?"
The shop owner was a little unconvinced:
"How is that possible? Officer Hagiwara is a big client here. Of course I know his full name. It's Kenji Hagiwara."
Xingchuan Heming couldn't help but take a breath, and when he closed his eyes again, the image of a young man with black semi-long hair and wearing a police uniform appeared in his mind. He had a frivolous and carefree face. There were several times when he encountered gangsters who extorted money for his comics, and he promptly stepped in and chased them away.
It turns out that I am so familiar with this social expert who was the first to die in the police academy group?
However, since the other party is still serving as his bomb disposal police well, does it mean that one day in the future he will go back to seven years ago and successfully complete the rescue mission?
This is really good news!
Hoshikawa and Akira's mood suddenly improved. After saying goodbye to the store owner, they hurried back to the car. However, Date Kou complained that they were too slow and that they would be late if they didn't come out.
As a result, the two of them encountered the morning rush hour on the way, and Xingchuan and Ming finally arrived at work at the opening time of the cafe.
He turned around and watched Ida Hang driving away in a hurry, guessing that he might really be late today.
I'm really sorry, Brother Ida.
"Xingchuan didn't come earlier than usual today, and he looked listless. Did he not sleep well last night?"
Seeing that Hoshikawa and Ming came in a hurry and looked unhappy, Azusa Enomoto asked with some surprise.
"Ahaha, sorry, Ms. Azusa. But please don't worry, it won't affect your work."
Hoshikawa Kazuaki looked away sheepishly, looked around the store, and asked in confusion:
"Hey? Brother Amuro didn't come today?"
"Mr. Amuro has taken a temporary leave, so the store will rely on the two of us to work together today!"
Azusa Enomoto encouraged them energetically, and her warm smile seemed to dispel a lot of Hoshikawa and Akira's fatigue.
Xingchuan and Ming knew in their hearts that the tireless working emperor was probably wearing another identity to do important things. They just didn't know whether this time it would be Bourbon's mission or public security work.
And Xingchuan and Ming also have an important task to complete today.
He has been trying to figure out how to successfully open the dungeon and activate other avatars.
There are two ways to start. One is to find the activation method from your other vests, and the other is to find the method to open the copy from the person who is rescued by the vest.
Date Kou is the first person that Hoshikawa and Akira rescue. However, the dungeon he is in is actually a mission benefit given to Hoshikawa and Akira by the comic book, and it does not need to be opened separately.
And Hoshikawa and Akira also gave up on using more radical means to explore the secrets behind Date Kou, so they could not find a way to unlock it from Date Kou.
But fortunately, Hoshikawa Kazuaki unexpectedly learned today that he actually knew another person to be rescued, Kenji Hagiwara.
This is a more suitable research object than Date Kou. It allows Hoshikawa and Ming to study the method of opening the copy while completing the rescue mission.
It is more difficult to start from the vest route.
The only vest that Xingchuan and Ming had ever come into contact with was a bottle of wine of unknown ingredients, and it was extremely uncooperative. It just walked away, leaving behind a mess, and did not give Xingchuan and Ming the opportunity to study the activation method.
So now he can only think of a way based on the clue given by the other party, "Ryo Nagata of the welfare home". After the result is really found, the other party may show up again.
The phone has been sent for repair. Until it is repaired, Hoshikawa and Akira cannot get in touch with the orphanage or Hagiwara Kenji.
So before getting the phone back, Xingchuan and Ming had a more urgent thing to do.
He had to take some time to go upstairs to meet Kogoro Mori.
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