15:25.

Bugarati, Fuge, Naranga, Apaki, a group of four people drove to the tourist town located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.

It's a small town, but it's actually part of the outskirts of Naples.

Backed by Mount Vesuvius, which is still active today, it is blessed with numerous natural hot springs that have been built using the geothermal resources of the volcano and is close to the 2,000-year-old city of Pompeii.

You don't have to think about it to know that this kind of place will never be short of popularity.

But when Bugarati and others arrived at the scene, it had become such a miserable scene:

Houses are crumbling, pavements are cracked, damaged cars are clumped on the road, and black smoke from embers rises from the rubble, leaving it desolate as far as the eye can see.

Tourists and passers-by had already fled the riots, leaving only a group of firefighters trying to clean up the mess and a group of American soldiers searching the rubble.

"What the hell is going on here?"

Apaki couldn't help but ask.

His first mission after becoming a gangster seems to be much bigger than he imagined.

"About half an hour ago, a fighter jet of the Mi Guoyan fell here."

"After that, for some unknown reason, there was a rather serious riot here."

"According to the street thugs on the periphery of our organization, almost twenty minutes ago, the bald head with the eastern face, who was the target of our mission, appeared at the scene of the riot with another blonde imp in a student uniform."

"Hey, hey... Listen to what it means..."

Fogg became a little nervous: "This kind of big scene, all made by that bald head?" ”

He swallowed, looked at the devastated scene nearby, and said:

"It's... Is this something that a stand-in messenger can do? ”

"What kind of monster is this guy that the organization asked us to hunt down!"

"Possibly."

Bugarati nodded very cautiously:

"Everyone must be mentally prepared, the strength of that bald head must be very strong."

"After all, the price the organization gives this guy a head tag is—"

"The throne of the cadre!"

At the top of the Passion organization are the emperor-like bosses, and below the bosses are the general staff equivalent to the cabinet, and below the staff are the local cadres in charge of a specific city, which are equivalent to the feudal officials.

These local cadres manage the affairs of a city's gangs and maintain order in the underground behind millions of people, and their power is self-evident.

Bugarati's dream is to become such a high-powered cadre.

"I'm a little nervous... But..."

Naranga broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead like Fuge, but he forced himself to overcome this natural tension:

"As long as Bugarati gives you the order... No matter who the enemy is, I will follow to the end. ”

"And, most importantly..."

This 15-year-old boy with a childish face is looking at Bugarati with a hopeful gaze at the moment:

"As long as we can kill that bald head, Bugalati's dream will come true, right?!"

"That's right..."

"But now it seems that the cadre throne or something is secondary."

Bugarati looked at the remnants of the ruins, and said with a gloomy face:

"This guy has wreaked havoc on Naples like this, and has done this to innocent tourists and townspeople, no matter how powerful he is - I, Bugarati, will not let him go back alive!"

This impassioned essay is not a scene of a gangster decorating his benevolence, but completely from the heart.

Because Bugarati was a good man.

He assisted Porpo in managing the local affairs of the Passion organization in Naples, and had done a lot of bloody and violent work in gang fights.

However, this darkness and violence were never inflicted on the ordinary citizens of Naples.

On the contrary, Bugarati has always used his authority as a gang leader to do everything he can to maintain peace and order and help people in need.

The eyes of the masses are bright, in the eyes of ordinary citizens who have repeatedly received favors...

The Bugarati team is actually a public welfare team that combines various functions such as the neighborhood office, the neighborhood committee, the police station, and the Red Cross.

The reason why Bugarati is so eager for the cadre throne is actually because he wants to have more power in the organization, so as to better maintain the peace and well-being of Naples.

"Alright..."

Bugarati took a deep breath and turned to Apaqui:

"Apaji, your 'Melancholy Blues' should be able to track the bald head's whereabouts, right?"

Melancholy Blues, is the name of Apaki's stand-in.

Its main ability is not to fight, but to repeat the target location "what happened in the past" like an upside-down video.

Although this double is not good at combat, he has a strong intelligence gathering ability.

With this stand-in who can "see the past", all detective suspense works such as "Sherlock Holmes" and "Detective Polo" can be completed in the opening three minutes.

"It should be fine."

"My melancholy blues can 'rewind' to a specific point in time based on the 'memory' of the location and 'transform' into a character who appeared at that time and place, replaying his actions at that time."

"As long as there are two elements, 'time' and 'place', nothing escapes its replay."

Knowing the main purpose of being invited here, Apaki did not hesitate to explain:

"The place is a bit of a vandalism, and it could have a slight impact on the replay of the Melancholy Blues."

"But there's no way that bald head can completely destroy all the terrain he passes, and if you only spend a little effort investigating, you will definitely be able to find traces of him."

"That's good."

Bugarati didn't bother anymore: "Let's start quickly!" ”

"Yes."

Apaki nodded slightly, and a blue humanoid double slowly appeared behind him.

The humanoid double, named Melancholy Blues, is not unusual in appearance, the only thing that stands out is the time counter on its forehead that reads "**:**:**".

"Melancholy Blues!"

Based on the sightings provided by the outskirts, Apache found a location that had not been damaged and began a search for traces of past targets:

"Go backwards for 20 minutes!"

"Beep beep ..."

Melancholy Blues let out a slight beep, and the timer on his forehead quickly changed from "**:**:**" to "00:20:00".

Then, its appearance changed rapidly, as if it had been transformed, from a blue humanoid double to a teenager in a black student uniform with three blond swirls on his head.

"It's not this, change."

Apaki was ordered to change the appearance of the melancholy blues again.

This time, it turned into a bald head with an oriental face.

Melancholy Blues can only reverse the appearance, words and actions of a person in the place in the past, and cannot restore the sights and objects around the person.

So, when Melancholy Blues turned into this bald head, it was floating in mid-air not far from the ground in a very strange riding position.

"That's right, it's this bald head!"

"He must be the Li Qing we are looking for."

"But..."

Apaki took a closer look at the melancholy blues that turned into Li Qing's appearance: "This look, he was riding a motorcycle at the time, right?" ”

"Don't care what he rides!"

Fogg urged with some impatience:

"Hurry up and play and see, what the hell did that guy do twenty minutes ago?!"

"Yes." Apache replied unhurriedly, "Start the replay, Melancholy Blues!" ”

As soon as the words ended, the timer locked on Melancholy Blues' forehead at '00:20:00' jumped to '00:19:59'.

It's like a video that was suddenly pressed the play button, and Li Qing began to move and sound:

"Hey, hey..."

"Giorno, are you ready?"

Li Qing's voice and expression 20 minutes ago are now and now through the re-broadcast of the melancholy blues.

Then came the furious roar of the motorcycle engine.

"Ready."

Although Giorno's appearance was not re-broadcast by the melancholy blues, his voice was also recorded in the "Li Qing" video: "What about you, Li Qing? ”

"Hahahaha... Of course! ”

Li Qing laughed heartily:

"It's a bit of a middle school to say that, but what we're doing now is stupid in itself.... So..."

"Giorno Giobana, let's save the world together!"

As he spoke, the roar of the motorcycle's engine suddenly became more than ten times louder.

The melancholy blues in a state of replay is like Li Qing twenty minutes ago, riding on a motorcycle that does not actually exist at this moment, and suddenly "floating" into the distance.

"Save the world?"

Fogg and others who watched the replay were a little stunned:

"It doesn't seem to be the same as we thought..."

"Could it be... This bald head wasn't wreaking havoc at the time, but fighting something? ”

The four of them were silent for a while, and finally Bugarati made the final decision:

"Follow in his footsteps first."

"Apaki, your melancholy blues should be able to replay the enemy he fought against, right?"

"No problem."

Apaki replied, "Whether it's a person or a stand-in, I can replay it as long as the time and place are determined." ”

"Then re-broadcast his enemies as well."

"I want to know what this Li Qing was doing at that time."

Bugarati commanded as he led the team forward.

About half a minute later....

"Melancholy Blues, Shift Goals!"

Apaki followed Melancholy Blues to the right location and replayed Li Qing's enemies at the time according to Bugarati's orders.

And then...

"Huh?"

"Why is it dark?"

Naranga scratched her head and asked with a puzzled expression.

"No, it's not dark..."

Apachi's face, which had been calm as water all along, finally collapsed at this moment:

"It's 'that thing' that's too big.... The light is blocked...."

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PS: Stand-in panel

Stand-in name - "Melancholy Blues"

Ontology – Leo Apachi

Destructive power: C

Speed: C

Range Distance: A (Replay only)

Persistence: A

Precision of action: C

Growth: C

Ability: A humanoid stand-in. The actions of a specific character or stand-in can be played as if they were a movie. Although it is possible to reproduce the appearance of the other person perfectly, it is impossible to reproduce a stand-in that can move instantly. It is possible to deceive enemies with the appearance of a character in the game, but its weakness is that it is defenseless and unable to attack or defend.