"Hasegawa" and "Naoto Inoue" are the same person (for the sake of convenience, they will be called uniformly from here, and then all will be called "Naoto Inoue"), but according to the information provided by Adam, Naoto Inoue is an ordinary person.

Coming to the conclusion along the normal lines of thought is nothing more than Naoto Inoue hiding his psionic powers, just like Xu Shengxing when he was a teenager, while fearing that the people around him will alienate him, while expecting someone to discover his powerful side.

Xu Shengxing was first surprised, then suddenly, and finally questioned, "I really don't know about this matter, but the question is, how do you know?" ”

"Naoto Inoue has worked with us—"

Beginning with this sentence, I made a long and short statement to him about the events of Naoto Inoue's self-proclaimed Hasegawa period.

After listening to this, he frowned again, this was the first time he had frowned today, as if he was going to squeeze out a few more wrinkles for himself, "But there are many things that can't be said in this way." Assuming that Naoto Inoue is really the facilitator of the mysterious organization, using psychic technology to extract forbidden knowledge from his mother's mind, then why is he fighting against the mysterious organization now? ”

As he spoke, he shook his head, "Let's put this issue aside for now." First of all, the source of confidence in the development of psionic awakening drugs by mysterious organizations is not necessarily forbidden knowledge; Secondly, even if it is really forbidden knowledge, it may not have been taken out of his mother's brain with the help of Naoto Inoue; And finally—"

What's the last? He deliberately kept it from speaking, but Adam and I both knew that he wasn't really taking all of our information.

The part he can really believe 100% is that there is indeed a mysterious organization suspected of being Beaver Pharmaceutical, and that some local residents have indeed been kidnapped, and that's it.

"That's the end of the exchange of information, let's talk about the specific plan." Adam said politely, "Officer Xu, do you have any plans?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Shengxing's waist board has been up, holding up the shelf, his voice is calm, and he said, "Yes." ”

"What is it?" I asked.

He turned his head to look at me, and after a second, for some reason, he seemed a little disappointed, and said, "It's very simple, go directly to Inoue Renta himself, and take him down first." There is no warmth for old friends in his tone, straight to the point, efficiency, and full of the coldness of the adult world.

But unfortunately, I have already thought about this method.

Directly capture the owner of Beaver Pharmaceutical, Inoue Renta, and torture him to extract the true face of the mysterious organization - if this simple and crude route can be easily passed, I will not infiltrate Beaver Pharmaceutical with Adam. The problem is that Inoue Renta's whereabouts are a mystery, he has not been in the company at all in the recent past, and no one knows where he is fooling around, and the tactic of capturing the thief and capturing the king first has nowhere to work.

However, after listening to my words, Xu Shengxing smiled confidently, "Don't underestimate the search power of the public security, a local 'big man' like Inoue Renta, there must be traces when he acts, and it is much easier for us to find it than you think." ”

I asked rhetorically, "I understand this, but if you directly use the local police search network, then how can we secretly torture him afterwards?" ”

"This is your chance to play." Xu Shengxing seems to have a more detailed idea, "I will apply to the bureau to detain him first, and after finding him, I will forcibly take him to the bureau; And in the process of escorting him, you took the opportunity to rush out and rob him, and that was it, and then he was left to us. But the interrogation must be done by me, he is my friend anyway, and there is a possibility of innocence, and you must not be allowed to do anything. ”

"Yes, too." I said, "But on what basis are you going to apply for detention?" No matter what he's done in private, at least on the surface, he's a law-abiding entrepreneur who doesn't have any flaws that you can catch. ”

"Isn't that easy? first fabricated a few false testimonies, and then framed him for prostituting his underage daughter, and then told him in person: If you don't want to end up fishy, go back and cooperate with our investigation first. He said as a matter of course, "If it turns out that he is innocent later, then it will be said that we have arrested the wrong person, and then we will catch a random scumbag in the black zone, saying that the perjury is all fabricated by him, and finally sentenced to decades and put in prison." ”

"Are you also a people's policeman?" Adam asked, shocked, forgetting all the honorifics for a moment.

"Hmph...... Dealing with the scum criminals in Beaver City, sometimes you also need to play some unreasonable cards. He sneered, "You two have to watch out for me, now we are working together, but when the cooperation is over, don't blame me for 'doing things by the rules'." ”

I couldn't help but say, "If your son knew that you were this kind of 'according to the rules' police, I really don't know how he would react." ”

"He won't know."

He already knew.

*

Outside the store early, Adam and I watched Xu Shengxing go away.

Adam's shoulders relaxed slightly, as if the errand student had been called to the office by the head teacher to give a lecture, and finally walked out at this time. It seems that Xu Shengxing, both in terms of identity and strength, has brought her a lot of pressure. She watched Xu Shengxing's figure disappear around the corner, revealing a look of emotion, "It's the first time I've come into contact with a super-grade psionic person so closely. If he had made a sudden move just now, I'm afraid we would both have to plant it here. ”

"No, it's just you." I corrected.

"It's okay not to pick a thorn here!" Adam laughed and cried, and then said, "I really don't understand why he used to hide his power." Of course, I understand the reasoning. But if it were me, I would definitely be eager to show it. ”

"You want to be a psyker too?" I asked.

"Who wouldn't? Everyone is alienated from the psykers and yearns for the psionics. Adam let out a rare melancholy tone, and she looked at the corner with a fascination, like a dream evaporating on the summer asphalt, "I've been yearning for psionics since I was in elementary school, but as I get older, I've come to understand that I don't have that kind of talent, and I'm destined to be an ordinary person—however, I'm still not reconciled." Because...... You see, there is so much wonderful in this world, and some people can live in a wonderful world as a matter of course. I also know that such people are very rare, but sometimes, I can't help but think-"

She stopped here suddenly. I asked concernedly, "What do you think?" ”

She glanced at me, and after a while, with an inexplicable tone, said, "I thought: Why can't it be me?" ”

I couldn't help but be silent when I said this. Because that's what I thought about it too. I sometimes think that I was finally born into a world of supernatural powers, and that the people of this world have the potential to awaken to the power of awakening, even if it is very sporadically. But why is it that you alone have no hope?

Even if you understand the truth, you will still be unwilling and will still yearn for it.

"I'm sorry, I said too much." She rubbed her face suddenly, as if she wanted to dissipate all the mixed emotions, "Let's concentrate on business first, I don't know when Officer Xu will investigate the location of Inoue Renta." ”

"You should also be careful that Xu Shengxing suddenly turned against the water. It's unlikely, but if he's trying to wipe out us and the mysterious organization, we'll have to fight back together. ”

Adam nodded silently, then smiled, and said, "Is it my hallucination?" When we first met, you were quite suspicious of me, but now you seem to trust me? ”

"If it's 'Adam' as a Black Zone tipster, I can't be trusted—" I said, pulling out my work phone and quickly pulling up Chloe's information in my email address, glancing at her full name.

Well, Chloe. DiCaprio ......

Then I casually put away my phone, as if it just happened to be a text message, I just looked at it casually, and continued, "But if it's 'Chloe. DiCaprio', then it doesn't hurt to make me believe it. ”

"What ......"

Adam, or rather, Chloe. DiCaprio was taken aback.

Then she tugged at the corners of her mouth and smiled a little reluctantly, "So you know everything?" ”

"I already knew." I say.

Chloe took a deep breath, seemed to quickly soothe the waves in her heart, and then said with a smile: "Since I have been exposed, then for the sake of fairness, you should also tell your true identity, right?" ”

"It shouldn't."

"Why?"

"I found out your true identity by my own ability, and if you want to know about me, then you have to rely on your own ability."

Hearing this, she raised her eyebrows, "Alright, I'll accept this challenge—" She perked herself up and pointed at me with a high-spirited attitude, as if she had become some kind of comic detective character, "Wait, Faceling, sooner or later I will reveal your true colors!" ”

"We'll see." I say.

*

After parting with Chloe, I took off my disguise, changed my clothes, bought a bowl of salted bean curd outside, and then pretended to be "I just went downstairs to buy breakfast" and returned home.

But this disguise fell into the void, because Xu Shengxing was not at home at all, and it was estimated that he was actively investigating Inoue Renta's whereabouts. I put down the plastic bag, then took out my work phone and added Xu Shengxing to the blacklist of incoming calls. In this way, even if he calls the "Faceling" at home in the future, he will not have the embarrassing situation of suddenly hearing his son's mobile phone ringing inexplicably.

If there's something urgent, you can contact Chloe and she'll text me – I've already told her beforehand.

Not to mention, after returning home, I took some photos of the two trophies I had last obtained, the "Silver Needle" and the "Statue of a Swarthy Wooden Face", from all angles.

Then I sent it to the drone and asked him to identify it for me.

Drones have a knack for identifying psionic items, and the first time I met him was because I heard people say he's good at it.

An hour later, he called and told me the results.

The first is the "Statue of a Swarthy Wooden Face" - as I had originally expected, it was an illusion-making item, but it is now scrapped because it is not used.

The second is the "Silver Needle" - according to him, this is a needle-shaped secret weapon capable of sealing psionic energy, known as the "Magic Sealing Needle". The specific use is very simple, just stab it directly into the skin of the psyker. But the effect is not very strong, not to mention that it is used to deal with super-level psionics, it is enough to deal with first-level psionics, and it is useful for second- and third-level psionics.

But if it were to deal with a psionic person of this level, I wouldn't need this secret weapon.

"It's worth mentioning that if you use this demon seal to target ordinary people, it will destroy their psionic talents." The drone emphasized, "A person who might have been able to become a psionic person after some process will become never-before-hours in the blink of an eye. ”

Hearing this, I immediately had the idea of throwing away this needle - although I didn't have psionic talent in the first place, I still didn't want to be hurt by this kind of thing.

Finally, I remembered the loot that Chloe had taken, the small stone with the strange runes carved into it.

After hearing my description of the stone, the drone thought about it very seriously, and then said, "Maybe it's the 'Living Dead Sigil', which allows the user to temporarily become a living dead." As long as the brain tissue is not stirred up, no physical damage can kill the user. ”

I noticed the keyword, "But you say 'temporarily,' that is, the effect will still wear off." ”

"Yes, usually no more than ten minutes...... After the effect is over, the wound will not heal and will eventually die. "And this sigil has a huge flaw, that is, it takes a certain amount of time from activation to effect, about one minute to three minutes." It's likely that you launched it, but before it could take effect, you were killed. ”

When he said this, both my trophies and Chloe's, seemed to be tasteless chicken ribs.

But I didn't expect to be lucky enough to get any good psionic items, and something was better than nothing. Even if you can't use it yourself, you can sell it for money - besides, no matter how chicken ribs are psionic items, when will you be able to use them?

For example, if Inoue Renta really developed a psionic awakening potion in an attempt to turn himself into a psyker, then I'll stab him with this magic sealing needle - if so, I don't know what his expression will be. When I think of this, I have a dark sense of anticipation. What a sin.

Two days passed.

*

This morning, Xu Shengxing finally investigated the location of Inoue Renta, who is now working in the pharmaceutical factories of other pharmaceutical companies, and is said to be working together on some project. And Chloe and I converged with Xu Shengxing after learning about the situation.

At noon, in a secluded and uninhabited grove, Xu Shengxing threw two police uniforms with helmets to us.

"Put this on." He said, "Then let's go." ”