Night Journey

Chapter 120 A mess

"You mean, you went for your morning run as usual, happened to run into an acquaintance today, chatted for a bit, wasted some time, and then on your way back, you happened to run into the injured Cillian?"

Dalin repeated Meifuni's explanation and fell silent for a moment.

A moment later, Dai Lin rubbed his temples vigorously.

"First, there was Cillian's first injury, the memorial square, the corpses in the Flower River, and now this second time..."

After much hesitation, Dai Lin reluctantly offered his suggestion.

"Meifuni, why don't you change your morning runs to night runs?"

It's really bizarre. Maefuni's morning runs seem to be some kind of event trigger, and every time she goes, she encounters some strange things. What's worse, these strange things are basically all related to Cillian.

Daelin suspected that in that distant White Gorge, the threads of fate representing Cillian and Mephoni might be intertwined, inseparable.

"Hahaha."

Meifuni smiled awkwardly. Having experienced so many potentially dangerous situations, she had become somewhat used to it.

When they saw the dying Cillian, Mefuni skillfully called her friends and helped lift Cillian into the car, stop the bleeding, bandage him, and take him to the ward for an IV drip.

All in one go.

"How is this going?"

After venting, Dai Lin got down to business.

"I do not know."

Maefoni shook her head and pointed to Cillian, who was fast asleep in the hospital bed.

"When he wakes up, you can ask him yourself."

"Um……"

Dai Lin thought for a moment and glanced at the hospital where they were.

As is well known, being a staff member of the Urban Sanitation Bureau is a high-risk job, and injuries and even deaths are commonplace. For this reason, the Urban Sanitation Bureau has established in-depth cooperation with many hospitals.

It is said that the body disposal document that Cillian signed at the time, and the cold storage used to store the bodies, were provided by these hospitals.

With his injuries, Cillian will have medical records if he's admitted to the hospital. When the city garrison investigates, they will definitely ask him how he got injured.

Considering Ciri's disguise as the Reverse Falcon, the origins of White Cliff Town, and the bloodline he possesses...

Dalin felt increasingly overwhelmed by the thought. He glanced at Cillian, who was fast asleep on the hospital bed, and wished he could punch him and wake him up.

"call……"

Dai Lin, still possessing good manners, sighed and said in a formulaic manner.

"Thank you so much, Mefuni, for taking Cillian to your Love family's hospital. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to explain to the City Guard Bureau."

Instead of being admitted to a hospital affiliated with the City Guard Bureau, Cillian was carried directly to a hospital with connections to the Love family by Mayfuy.

The Lof family doesn't have a strong presence in Hel, but that doesn't mean they have no influence.

This family can almost be seen as the embodiment of the Centipede Merchant Guild in Hull City, and their every move is related to Hull City's trade network.

The Lov family only cares about making money and doesn't care about the power struggles in Hel City. Although they have seats in the city council, they never attend any meetings and always abstain from voting.

Meifuni said politely, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm very familiar with this place and can provide him with the best treatment conditions."

A casual remark, when it reached Dai Lin's ears, immediately revealed another layer of meaning.

She glanced at Maefoni, then at Cillian, and thought about their increasingly frequent interactions at the City Guard Bureau recently…

A hypothesis began to emerge in Dai Lin's mind.

Unfortunately, before Dale could even hint at it, Meifuni spoke up sharply.

"Cillian can't die! He still owes me money! As a child of the Lof family, the greatest shame is to be saddled with a huge debt!"

The power of his voice and the sincerity of his words made Dalin feel that Cillian also owed him money.

For a family that manipulates business and economics, to have their debts ruined by a nobody like Cillian is nothing short of a disgrace. Not to mention, this might be the first bad debt in Maefuni's life.

"Oh, that's how it is."

The pink fantasy in Dailin's mind evaporated completely.

After complaining, Mefuni's expression turned serious again.

“Cillian isn’t that weak. Anyone who could beat him up like this must be at least a third-level or higher superhuman.”

"Is it the Claw?" Dalin guessed.

"Didn't you look at the doctor's test results?"

Mefuni handed over a newly printed report: "There is no trace of Chaos power on Cillian, so it is highly likely that the one he fought was not an enemy of Chaos."

Upon hearing this, Dai Lin's expression turned serious.

Cillian is an employee of the City Guard Bureau, so why would a high-level superhuman from the civilized world faction attack him?
"Could it be..."

Suddenly, a blurry, ever-changing figure appeared in Dai Lin's eyes.

The formless.

When the invisible ones act, they never leave any trace of chaotic power at the scene.

At first, Daelin thought the Unseen Ones had handled it very cleanly, but later he began to suspect that perhaps the Unseen Ones were not followers of Chaos.

This is a complex world, and not all enemies of the Chaos faction possess the power of Chaos itself.

They did not believe in the evils of chaos, nor were they interested in that chaotic and disorderly power; they only stood together briefly because of some shared interest.

The invisible are highly likely to be such an enemy.

After thinking about all this, Dai Lin fell into deeper contemplation.

There is also a slight possibility that the invisible being, through the power of the path of returning to stillness, not only erased its own existence, but also made everyone overlook even the remaining traces...

After thinking to the limit, Darlington felt a great exhaustion.

He stopped thinking and smiled with relief.

"What's wrong?" Meifuni asked curiously. "Nothing."

Dai Lin instinctively rejected the question, but after a pause, he began to explain.

“I’ve been investigating a case for several years now, but there hasn’t been much progress. But lately, with Cillian joining the investigation, it has miraculously moved forward. In fact, it’ll be time to find out the truth.”

They were telling the truth, but they distorted some details, which made the story unrecognizable.

No wonder Dalyn and Cillian get along so well; they both use the same tricks when they make up stories.

"Then... maybe because I was so close to the truth, I became a little restless, and my mind kept thinking about all sorts of possibilities, even though most of my guesses were wrong."

Dai Lin gave a rough description: "A strange sense of anxiety."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Meifuni pursed her lips, her gaze wandering.

curious.

Meifuni was very curious.

She really wanted to know what the case Dai Lin was talking about was, but she also knew that because of her identity, Dai Lin would never reveal a single thing to her.

Previously, it was said to prevent harm to the children of the Love family, but now it seems more like it's to prevent the Love family from interfering in the operation of Hel City.

"Uh……"

A groan came from the hospital bed.

"I guess his injuries are related to the case you're investigating."

Seeing that Cillian was about to wake up, Maefuni stood up and said, "You guys discuss the case first, I'll come in later."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Dalin thanked Mefuni for her understanding and went to the bedside. Only then did she realize that Cillian had opened his eyes, his gaze calm, without any of the dazed feeling of just waking up.

How long have you been awake?

"From the moment you suggested she switch to night running."

"Why don't you speak?"

"It's troublesome, dealing with Maefuni is really troublesome."

The two fell into a subtle silence until Dalin asked the question again.

"Then how come you know you're awake now?"

"I need to go to the bathroom."

"..."

After a burst of running water, Cillian emerged, looking refreshed despite being covered in bandages.

He lay casually on the hospital bed, enjoying the warmth and comfort... After surviving such a close call, this was truly a rare treat.

Who hurt you?

Upon hearing Daelin's question, Cillian's relaxed expression tensed up, and the atmosphere froze.

Dailin sensed something was amiss and also became on high alert.

“You might not believe it, Dalyn.”

"I was attacked by the Reverse Falcon," Cillian said bitterly.

"Reverse Falcon?"

Daelin was stunned. Wasn't the Reverse Falcon Cillian? How could he have attacked himself...?

My thoughts were only halfway through when they abruptly stopped.

Dailin's expression first turned pale, then a look of terror appeared, until he cried out in pain.

"You mean, the real reversal..."

"Quiet!"

Cillian interrupted his shouts in time.

Dai Lin gasped and stammered.

"Is it... a real... reverse falcon?"

Cillian threw back the covers, revealing wounds all over his body. "Yes, it's the real deal. I was almost killed."

Dai Lin's mind went blank.

No one could have imagined that the long-lost Reverse Falcon would actually return; in a sense, he had never even left.

But...why?

Why did Reverse Falcon choose to return at this time? Was it just to assassinate the imposter, Cillian? If he has always existed, why is he indifferent to everything that happened in Hel City?
Too many questions filled Dailin's mind, interfering with his next decision, like tangled yarn that only got more knotted the more he tried to untangle it.

"I don't understand what's going on either. Damn, this city is really crazy."

Cillian complained, "But one thing is for sure: I can't keep pretending to be a Reverse Falcon anymore, and what's worse..."

"Is it worse?"

"Yes."

Cillian touched his cheek, where a thin, conspicuous line of blood ran.

“The reverse falcon cleaved my mask open, and he saw what I looked like.”

Seeing Daelin's disgusted expression, Cillian couldn't help but tease him.

"I've been exposed. Who knows, one day the Rebel Falcon might suddenly decide to storm my door. I just don't know if any of you will be able to escape unscathed."

Dai Lin covered his head and gave up thinking.

(End of this chapter)