Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1072 Ambush: The Legendary Investigator

After delivering the gift and bidding farewell to Salo, Edward headed straight for the library exit.

He climbed the constantly floating and moving bookshelf stairs all the way to the ground floor, and among the hundreds of individual cubicles, he chose an open and empty one.

Edward went into the cubicle, took out a library card, and threw it into a box next to him.

Then, images slowly appeared in the empty cubicle, and bookshelves began to appear around it. After a few seconds, the images became extremely realistic, while the cubicle's door and walls completely disappeared.

Without the walls of the room, the space began to expand, and soon he went from a small cubicle to a spacious library.

He emerged from the Library of Humanity.

For outsiders to reach the Library of Humanity, in addition to being personally guided by insiders, they can also gain direct access through special methods if they have a library card and meet certain additional conditions.

For example, doing something unusual or inappropriate in any recognized library.

The more inappropriate your actions are for the library setting, the faster you'll get a response from the humanistic library. These offensive actions include, but are not limited to, shouting loudly, spitting or urinating in secluded places, doing something immoral, or other similar things.

Generally, as long as readers are careful not to be noticed by superhumans or kicked out by the administrators, they can enter the Humanity Library smoothly. This is because mortals have the instinct to not see superhumans, so even if they disappear and travel through time in front of them, it is not a problem.

Edward smiled slightly, tied his blond hair into a small braid at the back of his head, put on black-rimmed glasses, and after completing the simple disguise, casually picked up a book from the bookshelf and walked out.

Just as he was about to reach the library entrance, his arm suddenly broke off and flew into the air.

Edward looked somewhat surprised. He saw a primary school student next to him wearing a baseball cap backwards, pointing a toy slingshot at him with a cold expression.

No, it shouldn't be called cold-hearted, it's that they have absolutely no emotions!

"Were they ambushed?" The moment Edward located the attackers, he had already completed a thorough and in-depth observation.

His arm was severed and flew into the air. In the instant his arm was cut off, neither the readers behind him nor the library security guard who could see him at a glance showed any fear on their faces.

Not only was there no fear, but there was also no murderous intent.

Is it mind control?
should be……

Is there a mind control superhuman who has used their abilities to control the people in this library?
However, if it was just mind control, then why was that child able to launch such a powerful attack from a distance using a slingshot?

Forbidden object?
Or is it a special ability bestowed upon him?

The former is more likely, while the latter is extremely unlikely, as it is very rare for a superpower to grant such an ability.

In a mere instant, Edward's mind had already completed a massive amount of analysis. What seemed like a long period of thought was actually still happening before his severed arm even hit the ground.

The moment his severed arm fell to the ground, the security guard at the door rushed out and closed the library door. Suddenly, as if receiving some kind of command, the visitors and readers around him all rushed towards him!
"A civilian encirclement tactic?" Edward analyzed in his mind.

In the few seconds it took for everyone to run toward him, Edward opened his mouth, and a beautiful, silvery-white cylinder was pushed back up from deep within his throat.

Then, Edward used his remaining hand to grasp the cylinder and pulled the rest out of his throat, revealing the entire object in front of him.

A very long whip...

……

Half an hour ago. In a corner of the library.

"Do you really think this setup can subdue that legendary investigator?" A refined-looking young man with a buzz cut looked at the girl with pigtails next to him.

"It should be fine, the information that woman provided was quite comprehensive," the girl with twin ponytails replied hesitantly, a lollipop still in her mouth.

"That's what they say, but is the information that person provided reliable?" The man with the crew cut looked doubtful.

"It has been verified for accuracy through a ceremony, so it's definitely not a lie. Given that person's reputation in the industry, she certainly wouldn't ruin her own reputation. Besides, the only person who can provide so much information about Edward is her."

After the girl with pigtails finished speaking, she paused for a moment, then commented:

"But the information brokers are really cold-blooded and ruthless. They'll betray anyone as long as the reward is right."

The man with the buzz cut looked puzzled: "Didn't Flandre say that her relationship with Edward wasn't very good?"

"Hmph, do you think someone like Edward would reveal so much personal information to someone he doesn't trust? Quite a few people have met Edward, but very few can give a coherent account of it."

"I have a feeling... it won't go this smoothly," the man with the buzz cut sighed.

"Why think so much? If we fail, we can just retreat. Even though he's a legendary investigator, the fact that he's an investigator proves he's skilled in investigative techniques. If we can't subdue him, can't we just run away?"

The man with the crew cut nodded: "Indeed, but is using civilians as shields really effective? The other side will probably see through our intentions, right?"

"It will definitely work. After all, he has worked in the Control Bureau for so long. People who can hold this title for a long time in the Control Bureau must have a very saintly way of thinking."

Moreover, the incident at the Blood Demon's House proves that this guy values ​​the safety of ordinary people's lives very much.

It's estimated that if it weren't for suppressing the Blood Demon's ripple effects on mortals, he probably wouldn't have disappeared for ten years.

The two chatted casually about Edward, while keeping a close eye on the direction Edward entered the Humanity Library.

If Edward were to leave the library, he would also exit from this place. During the time Edward was inside the library, they had already laid an ambush.

The minds of everyone in this reading room are now under their control. Even outside the reading room, nearly half of this floor has been taken control, and other places are scattered and have ambushes.

In addition to the controlled civilians, the mass-produced sealed items were also distributed to those civilian puppets, who could launch an attack once Edward entered the appropriate range.

"We don't know about Edward's special abilities yet," the crew-cut man sighed.

"It shouldn't be a combat-related ability. Even Flandre doesn't know Edward's ability, but you can tell from Edward's several widely circulated legendary investigative experiences that he is very good at investigation, but he is really not good at investigating cases involving force."

If he had the capability, there's no reason why, after gathering the intelligence, he wouldn't have simply resolved those anomalies himself, instead of notifying the Control Bureau and leaving it to a suitable person to clean up the mess.

The girl with twin ponytails reasoned logically.

The man with the crew cut nodded, agreeing with this line of reasoning.

Just as the discussion reached a conclusion, they saw Edward emerge from behind the bookshelf.

(End of this chapter)