Chapter 34: The Shadows
Two o'clock in the morning
A young man was sitting upright in his seat, looking through the heavy books in his hand, and next to his seat were all stacked with various books, all of which looked to be some old books. The boy frowned, thinking about something in the sea of books. It looks like it's bothered by something.
There was a quick knock at the door, but the boy looked at the book in front of him as if he hadn't heard it, as if nothing else in the world could disturb him.
This time the knock on the door was even more urgent, but the boy was still as addicted to the sea of books as ever, and he was not surprised by the changes in the world.
The wooden door that had been closed was kicked open, and the boy was finally affected by the cacophony of noises, and turned his head to look at the door that had been kicked open. A short golden girl was panting at him, and the boy stood up and asked, "Riko?"
"Chen, why don't you pay attention to the outside a little bit...... I can't make you react after knocking on the door for so long......," Riko sighed as she looked at the boy in front of her. Although I have long known that this guy will be difficult to be affected by external things once he reads books and enters the state, Riko is still a little angry now.
"Well...... Maybe it's a habit!Once you concentrate, you can't stop at all!", Tatsumi smiled nonchalantly.
â...... If you can't stop, you have to stop, Tatsu, I seem to have found some clues!", Riko first sighed, and then said with a little sternness.
"What's the clue?, you'd better let me take a look!", Tatsumi listened to Riko's words, and his voice was slightly lowered.
"Grace ......", Riko turned and walked away, through the broken wooden door, to her room.
"Oops...... Even the door is broken, and it looks like it will have to be repaired tomorrow......," Tatsumi sighed as he glanced at the door.
Tatsumi followed him into Riko's room, where Miyazuku was still lying on Riko's bed, looking like she was still asleep. Riko sat in a chair and looked at the screen.
"What clues did you find?", Tatsumi asked as he walked over to Riko's side and looked at Riko as she retrieved the file from the library.
"Although it is true that the direct method is difficult to find that kind of thing, 'there is no zĂ i in this thing'. But you can approach this from other aspects, for example, those places that used to gather and transport a large number of treasures, and the tombs of famous people who collected all kinds of treasures in ancient times, it is possible that the things you are looking for are stored. After all, if it is an object with an illusory sense of existence as you described, it will definitely be noticed, and perhaps it will be regarded as a treasure in ancient times. Riko said as she tapped on the keyboard.
"Well, that's ...... But I've also been to the Louvre or other treasure museums, and I haven't found anything like that...... So, there shouldn't be anything I'm looking for among the treasures that have been excavated, right?", Tatsumi thought and said his conclusion.
"Well, if that's the case, then we can also turn our attention to the treasures that have not been excavated, or that have not been shown to the world. For example...... Tatsu, come and see this ......", Riko pulled Tatsu closer to the screen. What Tatsumi saw was a report about the search for an ancient shipwreck in the ancient Eritrean Sea and the dispatch of a considerable number of staff to salvage the antiquities. There were also quite a few pictures posted on it, but Tatsumi noticed that the article was from a classified file of an organization. It also shows that this matter is not as simple as it seems.
"This is a confidential text...... It seems that someone deliberately covered up this incident, but if there is a large-scale salvage activity, it will definitely be noticed...... This happened about two years ago, right...... I haven't heard any news about it......," Chen said in a low voice as he looked at the file carefully.
"After a quick check, it is said that some time after the salvage was completed, a group called 'Shadow' stole all the treasures, and also disposed of basically all the staff. Tsk, no wonder this incident has not been reported, it is estimated that the whereabouts of these thieves have been investigated. Riko said with a look of some unpleasantness.
"You seem to hate those thieves so much?" asked Tatsu, looking at Riko, who was shrouded in the fluorescent glow of the screen.
Although Riko's family is known for being a strange thief, the strange thief also has its own principles, and we take something just for our own interests, and we don't have to kill people. But the behavior of this gang makes Riko very angry!", Riko said with a strained face, turning her head to look at Tatsu.
"Since it's going to be targeted by that group of people, then the things in it are very valuable, right? After all, it's an international criminal organization. Chen thought back to some information about that team and said slowly.
"Well, it is said that they are quite a powerful group of people, including mercenaries, soldiers and capable owners. The number of people is about fifteen, and they have quite a lot of standard weapons, and it is not excluded that they have some military scientific and technological weapons. Riko kept looking up information about this group called 'Shadow' from the library of numbers, and Tatsuya came to the screen to watch.
"Eh!", a weak voice came from behind the two of them, and Riko and Tatsumi couldn't help but turn their heads to see what was happening.
I saw that Miyazuku, who was lying down and asleep, woke up, she sat on Riko's bed and looked at the two people who were in front of the computer, first stretched her waist lazily, and then asked in a daze: "Eh! Why am I here!", Miyazuku still looks half-asleep.
"Miyashizuku, are you still sleeping?", Tatsumi asked.
"Eh, it's Tatsukun!Good morning!It seems like I'm getting up very early today!It's like it's dark outside!", Miyazuku greeted Tatsumi when he saw the familiar face, sobered up a little, and greeted Tatsuna.
I said...... It's only three o'clock in the night, you can go back to sleep!", Tatsumi said as he looked at Miyazuku, who was still confused.
"Oh, really...... It's only three o'clock!", Miyazuku took out his phone from his pocket and looked at the time, and said with some surprise.
"Miyazuku woke up early today?", Riko interjected for some reason.
"Ah, it's Riko!It's strange, Riko and Tatsumi are getting up so early!", Miyazuku must have misunderstood Riko's words, and jumped out of bed with a little excitement and came next to the two of them.
"Didn't you wake up early...... I haven't slept yet!", Tatsumi said with a helpless sigh.
"Eh, is it! What's the matter with Tatsumi and Riko, they haven't slept yet?", Miyazuku's thinking is still off the line as always, and this Lianchen is almost getting used to it.
Tatsumi glanced at Riko, and her eyes exchanged slightly, and finally Riko spoke, "Miyazuzuku, we ......", Riko told a little about what she had been doing, but did not mention her agreement with Tatsuna, and prevaricated with some other reason. However, with a careless character like Miyazuku, he didn't pay attention to these details.
"I see, it's also to complete the mission of the military detective, right?", Miyazuku said as he looked sideways at the screen, looking at the news on it.
"Treasure Hunter and Luo Ping Monster Thief...... No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a person who has completed a military investigation mission......", Chen swallowed this sentence stiffly, and did not say it. After all, Miyazuku is only Syan's partner, and Tatsumi has never mentioned his true identity to her.
"Oh yes, Miyazuku is smart too!, that's probably it!", Riko said with a smile on her face.
"Looks like it's funny!Miyazuku wants to participate too!", Miyazuku looked up at Tatsuna, looking at him with wide eyes.
â...... Riko, are you really...... It's not good to involve other people like this?", Tatsumi sighed and asked rhetorically as he looked at the grinning Riko.
"Eh, Chen-kun, that's not right! Miyashizuku is also Chen's partner, shouldn't we also complete a task together?", Miyazuku poked his head out and said a little unpleasantly.
"Yes!Chen, and if we want to deal with them, it's not enough for just two people, right?, the other party can successfully capture those treasures under the protection of nearly a hundred people, and the strength is quite strong!", Riko said as she searched through the library for the details of each member of the team.
"Really...... , Riko, what is the approximate strength of this team? You should be able to investigate it, right?", Tatsumi thought for a moment, and did not respond directly to Miyazuku's words, but asked Riko.
"Well...... Give me some time to look it up...... After all, this incident is well covered, and I need some means to call up the information. After listening to Chen's words, Riko stared at the screen intently, constantly typing in various commands.
Tatsumi looked at Riko, who was busy, and then turned his head to look at Miyashizuku, who was looking at him with wide eyes. Slightly stern asked:
"Miyashizuku, do you really want to go with me?"
"Well, after all, Tatsumi is Miyashizuku's partner!, right, Tatsuna?", Miyazuku replied with some amusement, and winked at Tatsuku.
"It's a partner, but ...... If Riko and I were involved in this operation, we wouldn't be able to guarantee safety!After all, the Shadow Organization was able to survive after that incident, and it should also have quite a strong strength. Tatsumi thought and uttered his reasoning.
"Oops, as long as there is Chen-kun, even if it's a killer organization, it's no problem, right!", Miyazuku said with a serious face.
"Forget it...... If you're so confident, I can't say no. Chen, looking at the palace Shizuku who was staring at him, said a little weakly. He also knew that with Miyashizuku's somewhat off-line character, it would still be a bit of a problem if he didn't agree.
"Oh, that's great!, Houchen is a partner!", Miyazuku said with a smile on his face, looking at Tatsumi who was still thinking.
"I used to be a companion in S-research, right...... Let's see if Riko has any results!", Tatsumi walked into Riko's side, staring at the constantly beating screen. Riko is extracting the specific information of each member of the shadow from the various secret databases to an astonishing degree.
"Ahhh......h I've roughly found everyone's information, so Tatsumi and Miyashizuku will come and see it, right?", Riko sighed and stretched out on the chair.
"Really...... Riko is really amazing, she can do it in such a short time!", Tatsumi couldn't help but praise as he watched Riko solve the problem with an astonishing degree.
"Uh-huh, Riko is a top-notch hacker! These questions are not difficult for Riko!Okay, okay, let's take a look at it, the strength of this organization should not be underestimated!", Riko said as she bit her straw and drank her juice.
"Is it ......", Miyazuzuku huddled into Riko's seat, flipping through the files that Riko had brought up.
"Uhhhhhh
"Three?...... Looks a little tricky...... No wonder, with such strength, he must be able to easily kill those special forces back then......", Chen frowned and considered something.
"Not only that, but there are several other A-level military detectives, all of whom are quite experienced veterans...... It seems that this operation will not be easy to solve!", Riko said with a little worry, pinching the empty can of juice in her hand.
"Well...... It seems that we need to prepare well......", Tatsuya looked at the records and said in a slightly solemn tone.
"Eh!Tatsu, is it just the three of us?, can this solve a team with three S-ranks and four A-ranks and powerful weapons?", Miyazuku hesitated for a moment, expressing his doubts.
"As long as there is a reasonable strategy and the strength of the three of us, it will be no problem to solve these people!, right?", Riko said with a smile on her face.
"Well, as long as it's planned, it should be fine!", Tatsuya said the same thing as Riko.
"But, but ......", Miyazuku still had some doubts in his heart, looking at the confident two and wanting to say something. Although he has some understanding of Chen's strength, Miyazuku still feels that the three of them alone can't solve the team with three S-ranks.
"It's getting late, too! Miyashizuku, you can go back to sleep! Riko too! It's getting late! The rest of the work will be done tomorrow. Tatsumi walked out of Riko's room and left such a sentence.
"Good night!!", Riko said to Tatsu's back.
"Good night", Tatsumi said his last words before the door closed.
"Na Na! Shizuku Komiya, let's go to sleep too!", Riko pulled up the stunned Miyashizuku and rolled around on the bed.
"I don't understand why Tatsumi is so confident......", Miyazuku thought about it while arguing with Riko......
(PS: Morning exam...... Hang f1ag high hangs ...... ďź
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