This abandoned building is quite old.

I don't know if it's because it's in the city center and it's inconvenient to demolish it, or for some other reason, but this building has been standing there all this time, in a state of no one caring about it. Occasionally, some little boys from the neighborhood will come here to play to try their courage.

The local government put up a sign at the door with a warning message: "Dangerous Building, Do Not Enter."

"It's indeed a dangerous building..." Jiang Lai muttered to himself as he climbed the stairs.

The stairs beneath my feet were badly damaged, with many cracks on the edges, and small pieces of rubble and wall debris piled up under my feet.

This made Jiang Lai subconsciously lighten his steps, fearing that the bricks under his feet could not withstand the impact.

He held the flashlight he had taken out of his backpack in his hand and adjusted it to a low setting so that it would only illuminate the road in front of him without being too conspicuous.

The floating soul Zhufu Jingguang was leading the way. With the help of the soul, he had already obtained intelligence and knew where the account book was hidden.

Going to the second floor, Zhu Fu Jingguang quickly moved to a corner far away from the window and in a blind spot for snipers. He stopped there and said in a deep voice: "Hide here. The brick in the corner can be removed."

I have to say that those people are very good at hiding things. At least from the surface, there is nothing special about it, even the stains are consistent.

"Okay." Jiang Lai put on gloves, and then according to Zhu Fu Jingguang's close-range instructions, he carefully pried open the brick, and saw the account book hidden inside in the dim light of the flashlight.

——A thin and simple account book, but it records bloody crimes and those injustices that cannot be spoken out.

only……

"Why is there only half?" Jiang Lai looked at the torn account book with a confused expression.

Zhu Fu Jingguang was slightly startled, and then quickly guessed: "In order to delay the organization's time, did they tear it in half and hide it separately?"

However, before Jiang Lai could continue to look for the other half of the account book, a serious voice rang in his ears: "He's coming!" Matsuda Jinpei came directly in from the second-floor window and said, "Go to the emergency stairs in the front right!"

“……!” It came so quickly!

Jiang Lai immediately turned off the flashlight, because the light source was very conspicuous in the dark. He tightened the backpack strap and walked towards the emergency stairs with big strides.

"Where did he go?" Jiang Lai asked.

"There is a distance, and he is walking very carefully, so his pace is not very fast." Matsuda Jinpei replied, "You still have time."

While accompanying Jiang Lai to evacuate, Zhu Fu Jingguang asked, "What does the person who comes look like?" He wanted to roughly judge who the person is.

"A tall, thin man with dark skin, sparse hair, and prominent cheekbones." Matsuda Jinpei paused for a moment, "similar to the man you described last night."

——Ramus!

Morofushi Jingguang immediately contacted the person from the organization. He said, "I didn't expect him to come so soon... But I know this guy a little bit. His night vision ability is better than that of ordinary people. No wonder he was sent to carry out this mission."

"Looking at the guy's movement trajectory and direction, he should take the main entrance stairs." Matsuda Jinpei added, "If he leaves from the side emergency stairs, we won't run into each other."

——Try not to meet with people from the organization, otherwise there may be continuous troubles later.

Jiang Lai moved quickly and silently to the emergency exit on the side of the building.

This building has been abandoned for a long time, and the emergency sign is no longer lit. Getting here is half due to blurry vision and half due to the guidance of Moroki Kagemitsu.

There were no street lights around, and the moonlight overhead was very dim. Jiang Lai tried his best to open his eyes wide and pay attention to the rusty iron stairs under his feet.

Matsuda Jinpei was in the back, and Morofuku Keiko was in the front, leading the way, but in this dim scene, the dark stairs could not be seen clearly.

Jiang Lai was already fully alert, but he still misjudged one of the stairs and missed a step!

“——!!”

"Jiang Lai!"

Everything happened in slow motion. If one fell and got hurt, it would be a minor matter. The biggest disaster would be if the human body hit the iron stairs and the loud noise attracted Ramsay!

Jiang Lai tried hard to adjust his body shape and tried to grab the handrail on the side, but he still couldn't control himself and fell down -

At this critical moment, a pair of strong arms suddenly grabbed him from behind and successfully pulled Jiang Lai!

"!!"

"Are you okay, Jiang Lai?" A familiar voice came from behind, with a hint of anxiety and relief.

"Matsuda, Matsuda...?!" Jiang Lai looked shocked and his voice was almost inaudible. He slowly turned his head and looked at the curly-haired police officer behind him. In the moonlight, the other's bangs cast a faint shadow.

——It has shadow, temperature and touch.

Alive, Jinpei Matsuda.

"!?"

For a moment, the air seemed to stagnate, and the three people present fell into a strange silence.

But the silence was soon broken by a faint sound coming from below. With the advantage of his soul body, Morobu Kagemitsu could look directly down.

"Someone else is coming...!" Zhu Fu Jingguang said in a serious tone.

Huh? Jiang Lai was a little dumbfounded. No way, did Ramus go up from here?

"It's a girl with short blonde hair." Morobushi Jingguang said directly. As a spirit body, his voice would not be heard. "Go up to the third floor!"

When it comes to short blonde girls, Jiang Lai's first reaction is Teacher Judy, the FBI investigator.

But whether it is or not, meeting at this time is not a good option.

So he turned around without hesitation and jogged upstairs. His footsteps made no sound. Matsuda Jinpei, who was no longer a spirit body, naturally paid attention to his steps. The two of them and one spirit quickly and swiftly reached the third floor.

The third floor is more messy than the second floor, with a lot of messy things piled on the ground, but this kind of terrain is also conducive to concealment.

Although Ramsay and the short-haired girl's destination should be the account book on the second floor, Jiang Lai still hid behind a tall old bookcase against the wall on the third floor just in case.

Squatting on the ground, Jiang Lai let out a silent breath. At the same time, he looked down at his watch, thinking helplessly: It seems that I may not be able to go home early tonight.

I will also have to explain to Kurosawa then about being so engrossed in taking photos that one forgets the time.

Then, Jiang Lai's attention returned to Matsuda Jinpei beside him.

Now that they had temporarily relaxed, they finally had time to think again about the situation in which their spirit bodies suddenly turned into physical bodies.

"..." Matsuda Jinpei's expression was unclear. He stretched out his hand, hesitated for a second, and then pressed down on Jiang Lai's hair.

"Oh my, we actually met." Matsuda Jinpei ruffled Jiang Lai's black hair with his big hands, and a smile returned to his face.

"Matsuda...?" The soul body of Morofushi Kagemitsu floated over. His arm passed through Matsuda Zhenping and he could no longer make contact with him, which meant that the other party was no longer the same soul body as him.

I just didn't expect that after Matsuda Jinpei became a physical being, he could still see the soul form of Morofushi Kagemitsu.

"Resurrected?" Although he had already guessed it, Jiang Lai was still a little surprised.

Did it succeed unexpectedly?

“……?” Morobushi Jingguang’s blue-gray eyes widened like a cat’s eyes. He was trying to adapt to the surreal situation at the moment. “It’s really… too unbelievable.”

Can the "dead" really come back to the world again?

"Well, maybe I wanted to hold you back just now too much," Matsuda Jinpei thought, "Is it related to the materialized emotions? This setting is only successful at this critical moment, it's really... hehe." He curled his eyes.

Jiang Lai: This setting is very consistent with the hot-blooded youth comic. :-D

"However," Matsuda Jinpei looked down at his palm, "...it seems that there is a time limit."

In the palm of his hand, there is a black hourglass mark, which is fading away little by little over time.

It's like a countdown with a subtle reminder.

Following Matsuda Jinpei's line of sight, the two also saw the slowly disappearing black hourglass, and they were silent for another second.

As expected - it's not that easy to be resurrected. Jiang Lai sighed softly in his heart.

"But this is already pretty good. Anyway, the goal has just been achieved." Matsuda Jinpei yawned exaggeratedly, "I really didn't expect there would be such a super-scientific thing--"

Jiang Lai: Because this is the world of science. :-D

"The existence of souls is also super-scientific, isn't it?" Morobushi Kagemitsu smiled, and it seemed that he had adapted to the situation surprisingly quickly. "Congratulations, Matsuda."

I am truly happy that my friend can be exposed to the world again.

Jiang Lai looked at the translucent light of Zhu Fu, and his heart was filled with waves.

How can we rewrite his story so that he, like Matsuda, has a chance to be resurrected?

At this time, Jiang Lai slowly realized how difficult but meaningful it was to change his fate by modifying the comics in progress.

"However, it's better not to let acquaintances see your temporary resurrection." Matsuda Jinpei said calmly, "Otherwise there will be trouble - by the way, Jiang Lai, I remember you brought a spare mask."

"Oh, yes." Jiang Lai took out a black mask from his backpack and handed it to him. Matsuda Jinpei put on the mask and at the same time took out the sunglasses from his chest pocket and put them on.

"Well... I need to think of a name for public use." Matsuda Jinpei said, "If you must call me by something, then just call me--" He tilted his head slightly and thought.

"'Shinai', right?" Jiang Lai continued with a blink.

Matsuda Jinpei was slightly startled, then nodded: "Okay."

"Bang!"

“Bang, bang!”

"!"

In the silent night, the sound of gunfire was particularly noticeable. Although it could be heard that it was a muffled sound due to the installation of a silencer, it could still be identified as coming from the second floor below!

"Did they meet and fight?" Zhu Fu Jingguang was slightly stunned, and then he quickly concluded, "They were not a group of people."

Not long after, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the emergency exit not far away. The sound became louder and louder, indicating that someone was running from the bottom floor to the third floor along the iron stairs outside.

Jiang Lai: “???” No way…! He actually came upstairs! ?

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Jiang Lai: ...If you want to fight, don't go upstairs to fight, go to the dance studio to fight! (bushi)

After the soul body becomes physical, the soul body can still be seen~so the temporarily physical Matsuda can still see Morobushi.