Jingle Bell –

...... Bell bell

The Kashima City Metropolitan Police Department's phone rang continuously, and when I entered through the gate and walked through the desks, the policewomen holding the documents came and went, and from time to time I could hear the answers of the police officers who were on the phone nearby.

"The fire department has been dispatched, and the Metropolitan Police Department has been assisting ....."

"...... grateful for the attention of the politicians, the Kashima Jingu fire, we are investigating. ”

"Hay, my colleagues over there haven't heard from me yet, and we'll let you know as soon as possible. ”

"I must chase the soul of Budu back-"

......

In the wee hours of the morning, the fire that broke out at Kashima Jingu caused a huge commotion, and from a distance in the city, you could see the sky burning red, a large number of firefighters and police dispatched, and the sirens continued to sound in the early hours of the morning.

As a city adjacent to a shrine, there are naturally many believers, and in addition to appeasing these believers and maintaining order, the Metropolitan Police Department also faces questions from dignitaries who have close ties with Kashima Jingu.

For those who sit in the Metropolitan Police Department and wait, it is quite stressful, and they can only wait for the colleagues who investigated the scene to successfully solve the case and give an explanation to the public.

One of the police officers, who put down the phone, looked out the window and looked at the sky that was already early in the morning.

"I hope there will be good news. ”

In the distance, black smoke poured in the sky.

After the previous fire destroyed the building, the sparks drifted into the woods with the wind, igniting the dead wood and weeds and causing a mountain fire.

A huge amount of smoke drifted into the nearby town, causing a lot of panic.

Some of the police officers from Kashima City stayed at the nearby village town to evacuate and pacify, while others went to Kashima Jingu Shrine and entered the shrine, where they were greeted by a cluster of houses that had collapsed in the fire, with charred wooden beams and half-burned lacquered mahogany fences scattered everywhere.

Occasionally, a breeze blew, and a scorching stench was mixed with the smell of burning corpses.

A veteran policeman and several officers surveyed the scene, watching as paramedics lifted a charred corpse into a body bag, most of whom pulled out handkerchiefs and covered their mouths and noses.

Later, more bodies were dragged out of Naza and placed in the open area, some of which were burned to the ground, and there were no bones to be found in their arms or thighs.

In the midst of the broken rubble, everyone was silently doing their own thing, and only when the report was made, did the voice sound.

"Akai-san, look here. ”

A police officer examined the body and turned around and shouted, "....... there's something strange about this body." ”

The policeman who was called, about forty, was walking briskly towards him, his cheeks were thin, he looked a little tired, his hair was shaggy, he was crouching next to his deputy, he put on gloves, and carefully swung over the corpse's head, leaning towards the dirt side, and the flesh was still intact.

A dry hint of cyan caught his eye.

"Don't touch it with your hands. The policeman named Akai Kuri, who stopped his deputy from reaching over, frowned: "...... may be poisonous." ”

He then stood up and had the body taken back for the medical examiner to take for testing.

"Akai-san, the body of the Inagaki priest was also found, and there was an iron piercing wound in the chest, so it should have been set on fire after someone attacked the shrine and killed someone. ”

Akai Kuri nodded: "The theft of the Imperial Soul of the cloth treasured by the main hall has obviously explained everything. ”

With that, he grimaced, his gaze scanning back and forth between the burned Naza and the worship hall, as if he had deduced a definite conclusion.

"I suspected that it was a gang that specialized in reselling cultural relics, so I immediately called up the cameras on the nearby roads, checked the passing vehicles, and then sent people to the places where the Chinese gathered to see if there were any new faces. ”

He took off his white gloves and lit a cigarette: "I suspect that the other party may attack other shrines that enshrine cultural relics, so I will call and inform you to warn Shosoin and Shitennoji Temple to be on strict precautions against this group of people......"

There are times when a wake-up call is necessary.

And the people of the island country are more strict in doing things, Kashima Shrine, especially the headquarters, was suppressed, the statues of the gods were destroyed, the cultural relics were robbed, and it was extremely humiliating to say it, and as a country that believed in gods, this situation was very sensitive.

After the warning call, I called Shosoin in Nara City, Shitennoji Temple in Osaka, Ise Jingu Shrine in Mie Prefecture, and even Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya, where the grass pheasant sword was strictly guarded.......

After all, it's just a precautionary measure.,Whether that group of people specifically robbed the shrine to worship something.,At present, the news from the Kashima City police can't be completely confirmed.。

Soon, more news reached the police station, as well as the returning Akagiri policeman.

The Lord of the Kingdom found a vehicle in the neighborhood park, and the target disappeared as he drove towards the Highway 51 Bridge!

The vehicle was found again on the section from Chaolai City to Kanzakicho, and the nearby police station has been contacted to track it!

The target is gone!

Section 356 line, a supermarket in Sakae Town was ransacked, and it is suspected that it is the other party!

Insi City .....

Shirai City ......

......

Since the call from the police has been called, news of suspected targets has been coming one after another, and when the Kashima Metropolitan Police Department is asked if this is the group, Tokyo has also been blown up by such news.

The theft of the Budu Imperial Soul, although it is a cultural relic for ordinary people, but in the hearts of believers, it is the Imperial Sword, of course, it has been too long, and they forget that this sword was actually given to their ancestors by another larger country.

The entire Metropolitan Police Department's telephone was about to be blown up for almost two whole days, and the police officers on the line were even more busy, and no matter how much of the news was fake, Tokyo naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

During the full investigation, the routes reported on the phone were marked on the map, and then ...... I found out that I was heading for Tokyo.

At this point, it's incredible for anyone.

However, in the midst of this tense race against time, a small truck with the word 'delivery' written on it was slowly passing through the light spots cast by the shade of the trees under the high sky.

Looking at several island girls who were going to school in sailor uniforms, the driver of the car lowered the window and whistled at them, turned back to the small window behind him and smiled: "Finally, I didn't see the island sailor girl on the computer." ”

I looked inside.

Xia Yi leaned on the carriage and looked carefully at the snatched weapon in his hand, occasionally frowning and thinking, next to him, Zhao Dezhu took the lunch box and tore open the outer packaging, and the sushi exuded a warm aroma.

"Eat something too. ”

He handed over the box of sushi and a pair of chopsticks, and the dog girl who was sitting on the ground opposite him swallowed her saliva, her share had already been eaten, and only the packaging bag was left at his feet.

Xia Yi put down the weapon in his hand, took the sushi, and still ate it silently, and then looked at the fat man staring at him, "Dezhu, why don't you eat?"

"You eat, there's more. Zhao Dezhu swallowed his saliva, tore open another packaging bag, which contained scarlet sashimi, and his eyes were stunned for a moment, "How do you eat this?"

In the cab outside the small window, Ma Bang turned his head and said with a smile: "Good thing! ”

Then, a toothpaste-like package was thrown in - mustard.

Zhao Dezhu squeezed out a little light green viscosity suspiciously, and touched it on it, Lin Wensheng over there was probably hungry, so he came over and asked for a piece to touch a little and smell it.

The two of them swallowed it in one gulp, their faces instantly froze, and they hurriedly covered their mouths and noses, and tears choked out in an instant.

"Hahaha-"

Magneto and the electric python leaned against the other side of the wall and laughed, and even Zhou Jin, who looked indifferent next to Xia Yi, also hooked the corners of his mouth, especially Ma Bang, who was driving, laughed even louder, if it weren't for the translator sitting next to him, he almost drove the car into the field.

"Haven't you ever eaten sashimi? Just a little wasabi. The dog girl secretly took a piece from the fat man's hand, smeared it with a little bit, put it in her mouth, and squinted her eyes and chewed it with great enjoyment.

The fat man took a bottle of water and poured it into his mouth, and was reluctant to spit it out, so he swallowed the fish fillet.

Lin Wensheng, the mad rat next to him, shook his head: "I'm just a coal digger, I come up every day to either eat or sleep, and occasionally on holidays, I also play cards with workers in the mine, where have I eaten these .....?"

"I haven't eaten either. The fat man touched the corners of his mouth, smiled reluctantly at everyone, and looked down at his instep.

Over there, Ma Bang, who was originally laughing, gradually restrained his smile, and then laughed again: "I haven't eaten it either, I've only seen it on the computer, there's nothing to be ashamed of." ”

The dog girl hurriedly swallowed the sashimi in her mouth and raised her hand: "I just ate it now." ”

"Me too. Zhou Jin looked at them with a smile and agreed.

The crowd swayed slightly along with the carriage.

Magneto and the electric python glanced at each other and fell silent, this small gang that has been hunted down, in fact, they didn't look down on it at first, after all, if you want to talk about combat effectiveness, there is only one Xia Yi, and the woman named Zhou Jin over there is half at most.

However, in such an environment, they felt that a team should really have something.

Tolerant, harmonious, and without the strangeness of being improvised because of the task.

Moment.

The electric python smiled, took out a bag of bread and handed it to the fat man: "I can't get used to eating the way of the Japanese people, there is bread here, and when I looted the supermarket, I took two more bags." ”

"Thank you. At the same time that Zhao Dezhu took it, Xia Yi opened his eyes, patted him on the shoulder, and looked at the two of them, "It's all your own people, don't say thank you." ”

The two opposites nodded, smiles on their faces.

The pickup truck continued to move forward, more than 100 miles from the Edogawa River, which was not far from the traffic of this era, and under the reminder of the interpreter, Ma Bang also entered the carriage and waited until night fell before driving into the edge of the Edogawa district.

I found a single-family house for rent and quietly moved in.

Wait for a few days to rest and gather intelligence, and then get ready to go!