Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1058 A Difficult Matter
"How is the situation?" Su Yue asked.

Upon hearing this, Xia Shou sighed: "The situation... well, how should I put it, it's not ideal."

After that incident in Laoya Kingdom, I ran away with Sister Yan.

Then, naturally, I decided to kill Vero, so I went to Africa to find him.

As you know, I don't have any particularly powerful superpowers in the book. Although Sister Yan is indeed rich, you can't get away with anything in Africa just by having money.

The book doesn't mention a regulatory authority that can grant us a universal pass; of course, we must follow certain rules.

According to Qiao Xin, killing a few hyenas is fine, but if you go on to kill hundreds or thousands of hyenas with the intention of extincting them, there will be a lot of people who will be unhappy.

There are numerous animal protection and observation organizations in various African countries, and such extreme actions would have international repercussions. In the book, we are just ordinary people.

So... after trying to kill a few groups, people from other countries came forward to warn us, and the hunting of hyenas slowed down considerably after that.

Also, we saw Alice there, and I spoke with her for a bit. How should I put it…

Xia Shou shook his head, looking as if he had a long story to tell.

“You can’t help, I need to go ask the notes,” Xia Shou said.

Xia Shou opened his notebook: "If I were summoned back directly, would Alice still be the same as before?"

Yes, although Alice has eyes in the book, in the real world she is still a possessed spirit who has lost her eyeballs.

Alice is different from Shangguan Yan. Shangguan Yan and Qiao Xin entered the book completely after setting their own prototypes using your special ability, but Alice did not actually go through this step. She was attached to you and was judged to enter the book as a part of you.

And the one we will eventually summon back is naturally the eighteen-year-old you. Alice, who went in with you, will also be regarded as your original part and return as a possessing spirit.

So even if you didn't actually kill Vero, it doesn't really matter. You've preserved your past health, but you'll have an extra, troublesome personal curse.

"There might be a way to resolve Vero's situation. But is there any way to make Alice return to her physical form after we come back from being a possessed spirit?" Xia Shou pressed.

Alice exists as a possessing spirit to maintain your stability in the real world, acting as an aid in pulling you from the gap between the book and the real world into the real world.

Therefore, as long as Alice's name is given, her ghostly state can be lifted.

As I said before, you've always felt that what's limiting you is Season 4: Fallen Stars itself.

Therefore, the naming ceremony for you is not a naming ceremony with an invitation to witness, but a new spell variant obtained by Daniel Wallace based on the spell of □□□ and further modifying Hamlet's spell.

You studied the ritual for so long before and still couldn't quite understand it. Now you'll probably understand it even less. You'll have to go find Wallace himself.

You've probably forgotten what we talked about before, so let me repeat it.

You need to find Daniel first, the author of "Giant Fish." He's the publicly acknowledged author, but he's not the person we're really looking for.

You're looking for another Daniel, the person who inspired that book, and you'll have to ask that person yourself.

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At this point, the handwriting in the dead-written notes began to blur.

Xia Shou sighed heavily.

"Things have become very complicated?" Su Weiyu asked.

"A little bit."

This feeling of helplessness was very familiar to Xia Shou. He couldn't help but wonder if his eighteen-year-old self had felt the same way when he was first summoned to this world. Like a bomb disposal expert who had just finished reading the instructions and was then forced to take on the task.

Xia Shou subconsciously reached into his pocket, but found no cigarettes.

He forgot that this was not his body.

He developed the habit of smoking to relieve stress while reading the book.

At first, Xia Shou didn't know why he had such a strange habit.

But now he knows why.

Because the smell of a murder and the disposal of a body is very strong, smoking can mask the smell and make it a little more bearable, although the relief doesn't last long, it can at least distract you.

This is quite remarkable; before committing the murder, he had already developed habits that he would only develop afterward.

Perhaps this is what Death Note is about: although the stories in the book start over an infinite number of times, each lost story leaves an indelible, subtle change in the characters, accumulating a small seed of habit.

"Is there something difficult to handle?" Su Weiyu asked with concern as she leaned closer.

"I need to find an author named Daniel Wallace." Xia Shou made a few moves on the computer on the table next to him and found his information.

"If you can find him online, he's a pretty famous author! Why don't you just go find him directly?"

“It’s not this Daniel, it’s the Daniel behind this Daniel. If we’re lucky, we might be able to find him by following the clues, but I don’t think we’ll be that lucky,” Xia Shou said.

Su Weiyu lowered her head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Have A-Yue contact Edward for you! If it's Edward, he'll definitely be able to find out!"

"Edward? Edward is?" Xia Shou felt the name was familiar, but he couldn't quite place it for the moment.

"You've forgotten all of that? He's... he's an S-class investigator!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Shou recalled it.

Some things related to Edward came to mind, like pulling up a radish and bringing up the mud along with it.

Yes! If it were Edward, maybe they could find it!
"Xiaoyue can contact Edward? I remember Edward left the Bureau of Control, right? If I remember correctly, he was wanted by the authorities."

"He approached the minister privately, saying he wanted to help you find a book."

Before entering the world within the book, the minister gave A-Yue his contact information, but it seems there will be a delay of several days because his communication channels are equipped with very sophisticated anti-tracking measures.

Xia Shou pondered for a while, and suddenly another name popped into his mind—Dorian Gray!
Both are legendary investigators, and in terms of fame alone, Dorian Gray's reputation in the investigator world far surpasses Edward's, not to mention his historical status.

He remembered that Dorian Gray seemed to be in that club from his dream.

“Speaking of which… what would happen if I didn’t take off my mask and just fell asleep here?” Xia Shou asked Su Yue.

"I don't know either. The minister didn't explain in much detail before he left. I heard that this ceremony was just a simplified version," Su Yue said softly.

“Then let’s give it a try.” Xia Shou nodded. “Xiaoyue, you can contact Edward, right?”

"Yes, but it might take a few days to get a response," Su Yue said.

"It's okay, we can work on both ends."

(End of this chapter)