Just as the atmosphere of the cultural festival gradually became more and more intense on Inaba's campus, Li Wu received a call from Lilia for the first time since leaving the refuge of Azure Pharmaceutical.

"Now you don't have to worry about leaks at all?"

The day's chores have been taken care of during the day, and it is the right time to do some serious things, such as dismantling the conspiracy and the like.

"I'm in the communication room right now, and I haven't been on the ground in Chiyo City for a while."

On the other side, the detective's voice added a hint of exhaustion, "It took a lot of effort to interrogate the president of Blue Dream Technology recently. ”

"It doesn't matter to me?"

"It's better to say that I have something to ask you."

Lilia said crisply, "We tortured Nemo's mind and found that it was sealed and cleaned. ”

It is worthy of being an extraordinary organization, and the torture methods adopted are really different.

"You mean he did it in advance?"

Li Wu guessed, "Or is he just a puppet?" ”

Lilia was noncommittal: "We don't know which one might be closer to the truth, but my gut tells me that it's not over yet. We also didn't ask if Lembongan had anything to do with the results of the Guiyi Society's recent claims - in fact, he didn't have anything to do with superpower development in his memory. ”

"Memories are not reliable."

Li Wu recalled the zombies in the shelter whose memories had been tampered with and who mistakenly thought that the outside world had become a wasteland.

Whether intentionally or forced, the president of Blue Dream Technology can use this to hide his memory.

"Indeed, so I'd like to ask you to go and see where the test subject was last found."

Miss Detective made a request.

"I'd be happy to help if I could help find the trouble, but are you sure there are any other valuable clues left in that place?"

Li Wu questioned.

According to the last information found in the vault, the escaped Subject 032 was eventually searched for its location, and was found dead by the time it was found, and even the body was recovered.

"I'm not sure, so I can't send someone into the sewers for my instincts during this time of tight manpower."

There were a few wry smiles on the mobile phone, "I can only find people who are not within the jurisdiction of the ninth class to help." You know my other superpower is extra-perception, so I feel like I need to value my intuition. ”

Although the occasion was completely different, Li Wu also highly trusted his instincts in battle, so he could indeed understand Lilia's seemingly startled behavior.

"But even if we find information related to Subject 032, what does it mean?"

Although he had already set off to get ready to go, Li Wu still asked and got an unexpected answer.

"I think the Anthem Project is still a work in progress."

Miss Detective said categorically.

"That's part of intuition, too?"

His rhetorical question made her laugh.

"Strictly speaking, there's a little bit of reasoning. You mentioned that there were 666 test subjects in total, and that you saw the Crucifixion-style decorations and texts in that place, which made me think about it. ”

"Because the number 666 is an extremely ominous number within the cultural system of the Crucifixion?"

Li Wu guessed what she wanted to say after a little thought.

They believe that 6 itself is already an imperfect number, and that 666 repeats the imperfection three times, symbolizing extreme flaws, often linked to enemy symbols such as demons.

"You're right, but don't forget there's another reason."

There is another reason - Li Wu had a flash of inspiration.

Perhaps deceived by the harmless appearance of the man and beast, he ignored the possible connection.

"Nero."

He spat out a name that represents both the hottest AI virtual idol of the moment and a tyrant who has existed in history.

"That's right, translating the name of the Roman emperor who was famous for his persecution of the Crusaders into Hebrew and adding the number codes corresponding to the letters is 666."

Lilia sighed, "I was originally bound by my own perspective, and when I mentioned superpower development, I thought of genetic engineering and the like, in fact, according to our previous impressions of the Guiyi Society, what they are best at stitching together with different worldviews is to create plausible effects." ”

This assessment is to the point, and if you continue along this line of thinking, it is completely understandable to send that guy Abkhatak to handle the development of superpowers.

You think it's going according to the scientific side, but in fact they may be engaged in occult rituals, and finally paste a handful of negative monsters, and then tell you that I am thinking about superpowers.

Li Wu quickly remembered the reaction of [Dragon's Blood Cross] to Nero's singing when he was listening to an idol concert before.

"If Project Anthem is working in a different guise, isn't the best thing to do now is to stop that AI immediately?"

He didn't take a car, but jumped through the concrete of the city again like he had caught a leprechaun, the sound of the howling wind passing by on both sides, so much so that he had to hold his phone tightly to his ear to maintain normal conversation.

"This ...... Actually, it can't be done anymore. Nero's way of existence is already based on the Internet, and we are only temporarily locking it down inside Chiyo City. ”

Li Wu resisted the urge to count the nine lessons of the public security.

It's not for nothing that this organization was criticized by Hoshikawa Aoi from the beginning!

"And these are just speculations we made based on the number of test subjects, but in any case, I think these 666 original test subjects played an important role in the Song Project, otherwise the original Azure Pharmaceutical would not have disintegrated and reorganized itself after recovering 032."

The towering Blue Dream Technology Headquarters Building once again came into Li Wu's eyes, and the advertising lights rotating at the top flashed dazzlingly.

At the end of the document found in the Vault Director's office records the location where they recovered 032's body, Hanaya-cho Uchiko Street.

Compared to the last time he visited, Hanayacho Ichiban Street was a little deserted, but Li Wu noticed that he was more enthusiastic about Nero.

Even the unemployed homeless man lying on the street corner hugged his mobile phone, connected to the headphone cable, and listened to the singing of the virtual idol.

He turned into the alley, paused in front of a billboard that kept playing "Nero, help make our dreams come true" on a loop, and after observing that there were no pedestrians around, he pried open the cellar manhole cover in the middle of the road.

"Let's see what's inside, I personally hope it's not four green turtles."

Li Wu muttered and hung up the call and jumped into the intricate sewer system.

(End of chapter)