Volume 3: Chapter 4: Two Worlds, The Same Clue (Part II)
4-2 [World B: Perspective of the Dawn Dynasty]
I felt like my head was going to explode.
Two of the best people in the school: Huang Xiyu and Su Hongyuan. 'Quarreling' for the sake of political economy, although nominally a debate, and without any radical language, is really uncomfortable.
I'm timid by nature, but I still wish I could do something. Looking at them arguing fiercely, they felt that they couldn't interject a word. Not only emotional fear, but also a lack of knowledge – what they were all saying. What is the average profit?
I had no choice but to hand over this awkward time to my phone.
When I opened my phone, I found that I had received a message - there was a lot of information in the message, but there was one sentence that suddenly made me excited:
The girl - woke up.
I carefully extracted the information - Western District Hospital, this afternoon...... There is also a specific time.
“……”
The girl woke up, which was a good thing to be excited about, but after the excitement, I felt fear again.
Could it be that I'm going to be treated as a suspect too?
Could it be that I will be targeted by the murderer for being involved in this matter?
The murderer———— I mean the man in black who had a gun at the time, and this morning, I saw a report about that day on the news on my mobile phone.
A bank on Ping'an Road, West District - There was a shooting that killed one person. There was nothing written about the girl or me in the news, but it still didn't feel so grounded.
And, as far as I can remember, I seem to see the girl's face.
[Very like.] 】
It reminded me of [her] for a moment.
But absolutely impossible, absolutely.
I told myself that I just looked alike. Besides, I don't know her name, as long as I see her today, everything will be revealed.
Thinking about it this way, I feel that going to class is an ordeal.
"The formation of average profits led to ......"
"I think it'......"
The two of them were still arguing, but I was on pins and needles.
Finally, I made it to the end of school, almost rushed out of school, and rushed to the hospital by bus.
I rarely get sick and rarely come here for personal reasons. The bigger reason may be that I have an indescribable fear of hospitals.
After explaining the situation to the nurse on duty, I was taken to room 503.
Opening the door, I saw the girl of that day-
There were also two men in police uniforms.
“……”
“z…… Former? ”
[The girl seemed to suddenly want to say something, and then she stopped talking, and finally called out my name.] 】
"Are you Xi Qianchao?"
A middle-aged man in a police uniform said. Although he looks over half a hundred years old, he still looks quite energetic.
"Yes......"
When I saw the police, I don't know why, my legs began to tremble slightly.
I knew I wasn't doing anything bad.
But a little scared.
"Hello, we're the police."
The stocky middle-aged man showed me a copy of the papers.
Behind the middle-aged man stood a young policeman of medium stature, who looked quite young with a notepad in his hand.
"Mountain...... Officer Mountain? Hello. ”
I only saw that the surname was Shan, so I called him Officer Shan.
"My name is Zhang Manai, and I am a new police officer."
"Needless to say about the second half."
Officer Mountain said.
"Love ......? Hello. ”
I muttered.
"I don't think you're in very good shape, do you want to sit down."
Officer Mountain seemed to know I was nervous and suggested.
"Ahh
I sat down on a small stool, facing the girl—
“……”
I didn't say a word, I didn't know what to say.
That's what it feels like, facing the nervousness of the elders, and now there's a [don't know] girl sitting in front of me.
“…… Ahem, let me briefly explain what happened. ”
"Okay, good."
I said, "I can't even speak."
"I'm sure you've heard about it, too. Two days ago, a shooting occurred at the branch of Qianshan Bank on Ping'an Road in the western district, resulting in the death of a personnel manager. ”
After a few minutes, I roughly understood.
The murderer shot the victim in the middle of the night, and then met the girl in front of him while fleeing downstairs, and fired several shots in the dark.
However, it did not hit the girl's vital point, and the girl used the fruit knife she carried with her to slash the prisoner - leaving two pools of blood at the scene.
They belong to the girl in front of you and the prisoner.
But—
"Another puddle of bloodstained DNA, no matter how you test it—didn't have it."
“…… What does it mean to 'no'. ”
"None of the DNA banks in the country have a match rate of more than 10%. In other words, there is no such person. ”
“……”
Hearing this, imagining a person who doesn't exist, I have a chill down my spine and a cold sweat running down my spine.
“…… Is this possible? Unless he has superpowers—"
"yes, that's it."
Officer Mountain said with a smile.
"What follows is classified, and I can't reveal it to you."
Officer Mountain's smile made me feel bad.
“…… You mean ......"
"If you will help us......"
"No...... I don't think I should get involved in it. I'm just a passerby...... A small eyewitness. ”
I shirked and said, never involve yourself in a 'murder'.
"That's not up to you. That's right, [God of the Future, Xi Qianchao. 】”
“……”
My eyes widened when I heard the words at the end, and I couldn't imagine my expression. The whole person was stunned on the stool.
Officer Shan said, handing me an A4 piece of paper full of my information - the words 'Hong Kong Association' in the upper left corner.
"Need more reasons?"
"No...... Even if...... I...... At most, I can only help a little, I can't do much! ”
My voice slowly grew louder.
"I don't have to do anything for you."
"Will you protect me?"
"Ah, of course."
“…… So, okay. ”
After all, I also want to know about this girl.
"Then I'll go on – as far as we know, there's a guy who can do it."
"What's the matter?"
"Leaving undetectable traces of blood—"
"Is it ......?"
"We don't know the name, but he has a title - 'Nian Qi God'."
"Nian Qi Shen?"
'Gods' are all gifted superpowers, and this 'Nian Qi God' should be no exception.
"This guy called Nian Qi God is very arrogant, he is a ['Killing Demon'], he can use 'Qi' to transform it into extraordinary power, and his powerful energy can directly dismember people-"
Limb...... Untie? Imagining that image, I want to get out of here. I should have known that I should not have promised to assist them. I can't do anything.
I wiped the sweat from my forehead.
"He's a person, except for superpowers. He is also a prodigy of technology. ”
"Technology...... Wizard? ”
"It is said that he is particularly fond of fiddling with machines, and he has done an amazing thing in addition to ordinary machines."
“……”
"He injected 'qi' into machines, turning them from machines into living 'people'."
“?!”
It's a thing that can be done.
"It is said that the 'robots' created by the god of Nian Qi are no different from real people, and even have their own independent thinking, so they can survive independently in society."
“……”
"However, such a robot must obey the orders of the spirit of the mind after all. He built these machines with the intention of using them to kill people. ”
“……”
"He can control these 'robots' and make them executioners, while he hides in the shadows, which is very cunning."
"Isn't it ......"
"That's right. Such robots, because they are no different from real people, will also have red blood on their bodies - [However, their blood does not belong to anyone.] 】”
In other words, the bloodstain that did not belong to anyone is likely to belong to the [robot].
"If it's a [robot], naturally it won't be registered in the DNA bank."
"I, let me ask, what if the robot wants to integrate into society and encounter a physical examination or something like that?"
"We don't know—we don't know what Nian Qi Shen is doing behind his back. But there are precedents for this. He did this to hide the robot's identity and not leave his identity on the spot. ”
"So this incident ......"
"Quite possibly."
If this is the case, the murderer is a god of qi and uses his robot to commit crimes.
"So...... It has nothing to do with me...... Why don't I take my leave. ”
"No, no, no, we want to borrow your ability to ['Foresee the Future]."
“……”
"We're also trying to catch Nian Qi God here, but we can't let his robot go unpunished, I hope you can find his robot."
"No, that, why should I look for it."
"Because of this."
Officer Mountain said, and took out a bag with a bloodstained badge in it, I didn't want to look at it at all, but this badge caught my attention, and it was all too familiar—
'Emblem of Qianshan University of Economics'——
This is the badge of our school.
"There's only the blood stain of that unknown DNA on this badge, in other words, this is the robot's stuff."
“…… Even if it's a robot, it doesn't necessarily prove that she's something we learned—"
"Do you know what a people manager does?"
Officer Mountain suddenly changed the subject, leaving me confused.
“…… Plan, direct, and coordinate the personnel activities of the organization, or, [recruit new employees]. ”
"That's right—"
“……”
"Some time ago, that bank was planning to recruit new employees."
“……”
"After layers of selection, the manager selected five people. I plan to hire one of the five people as a new employee. We know from the diary of the manager's secretary that he or she has chosen a person and intends to have a confidential meeting with him or her to finalize the salary, etc. ”
“……”
And that date was the day of the crime. The person who had the secret conversation didn't know anyone except the manager himself. But know that he or she must come from one of those five people. ”
"So ......"
"Here's a list of those five people, male and female, with different looks and personalities, but one thing in common—"
"Ah......h
I opened my mouth in surprise.
["All five of them are from Qianshan University of Economics. ”】
In other words, the murderer is a student at our school, and among these five people.
"It's all ...... from our school"
I found it incredible.
"Your school is [University of Economics], is it strange to apply for a position in a bank?"
"That's just as well."
I looked at the list, and among the five people were seniors who were about to graduate, as well as juniors, sophomores, and freshmen.
Among them, there are two freshmen, and the names of these two can be said to be quite familiar-
Familiar beyond beyond.
Huang Xiyu.
Su Hongyuan.
“……”
They're really good beyond imagination.
So good that I don't know how to react.
They may not know that because of their excellence, they were involved in a murder. I don't believe they're murderers, of course, but—after all, it's not out of the question.
But if I had to imagine going to class with a robot or a murderer every day, I couldn't calm down. Reluctant to consider this possibility.
"So I need your help."
"Ah......h
"In addition to this, there was a death message at the scene - a 8992969 written with a water-based pen."
I jotted down the numbers in my phone's notepad.
Then we talked for another ten minutes.
So, I don't seem to know the girl's name yet. She lay on the hospital bed and didn't say a word.
"By the way—what's your name?"
I plucked up the courage to ask.
Unexpectedly, her face was full of disbelief.
"I thought you remembered me."
"Ah......?"
I looked confused.
"You haven't spoken to me, I thought you remembered me. I didn't expect—"
"What ......"
Looking at the way she looks, I don't feel very good.
"I'm your childhood sweetheart."
Goosebumps stood up all over my body when I said this, because I already knew what she was going to say next. Not through the future, but through my history, my past.
Looking for this girl's name in the past-
"I'm Kawanayuki."
"No, it can't ......"
I reflexively shook my head, stepped back, and fell to the ground without standing firmly.
The two officers present looked puzzled.
This feeling of horror is far stronger than murder -
Nope————
It's absolutely impossible——————
"Y-You're just like...... yes......"
I was distraught, frightened, and bit my lip so hard that I felt my lips tremble all together—shuddering with fear.
Fear struck me. What the hell is this.
When pigs fly.
The person in front of him could definitely not be Kawanayuki.
To ask why————
[Because a man cannot be resurrected from death.] 】
This is the principle of heaven, this is the law of nature, and this is the principle that all things will abide by. Unless it is a ghost that appears before me.
[Kawa Mingxue - my childhood sweetheart, died in an accident seven years ago. 】