Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

'No, after Augustus was manipulated, his purpose was very clear. He attacked Shulkov almost without hesitation, completely ignoring me, who was theoretically closer.'

'In other words, he was most likely not being automatically controlled by Nen, but rather there was indeed a Nen user controlling Augustus right under our noses...'

There were four guards at the scene, one forensic doctor who had been urgently dispatched, and seven hotel staff on night shift. The guards and the forensic doctor all had clean records, no psychic abilities, and showed no signs of lying.

So, is it a choice of one out of seven?

Caesar ordered his guards to line up the seven staff members in a row, from tallest to shortest.

Dia leaned closer and asked in a low voice:

"Can we confirm that the Nen user is among them?"

"I can't be sure, but it's highly likely to be one of them."

Caesar stepped forward, stared into their eyes, and questioned each of them carefully.

About ten minutes later, he walked somewhat helplessly to Dia's side:

"No one is lying, so we have to arrest them all and interrogate them one by one."

"Interrogation? It's more likely to be torture to extract a confession."

Shulikov sneered, feeling certain that the matter was settled.

Arresting all the suspects is the worst possible solution, as any subsequent testimonies will be extremely weak and practically worthless.

With his keen observation skills, he could clearly see that none of the seven people were Nen users.

No matter how perfectly Nen is disguised, Nen users often have a very subtle habit.

That's because they can see Nen, so their field of vision is wider than that of ordinary people, and their eyeballs can swing further apart.

Therefore, among those present, there was none of the Nen user who had controlled Augustus!

"and many more."

Diya suddenly spoke up, interrupting the ensuing verbal sparring.

Shulkov frowned and looked at him along with Caesar, wondering what he was up to.

"Let me give it a try and see if I can find that person."

Upon hearing this, Shulikov was taken aback.

Does this hunter have a solution?

How is that possible? Both lie detector tests and experience-based judgment failed. Does he have some other ability to do this?

Diya walked up to several staff members and began to look at them.

In the past, he certainly wouldn't have been able to make that judgment, but now...

'【Shadowless Lamp】!'

In an instant, boundless light descended!

The intense light was like a flashbang exploding out of thin air, and a burst of white light filled the entire room, causing everyone to instinctively close their eyes.

Unlike the soft natural light of Qiduo, which was a shadowless lamp, Dia's light was more like a shadowless flashbang.

"!?"

Shulikov, who had instinctively closed his eyes, was startled and quickly opened them.

The daylight had already faded, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Diya's calm gaze.

'Is that his ability, creating intense light? How can he determine if someone is a Nen user with that kind of ability?'

Shulikov was still shaken. If someone had attacked him just now, he would probably be a corpse by now.

After a brief moment of confusion, the others also opened their eyes.

"How about it?"

Caesar was also taken aback by Dia's behavior; he remembered that Dia's abilities should not be like this.

"Hmm, there are no Nen users here."

Dia said silently.

Upon hearing this, Caesar felt somewhat disappointed; this judgment, like his own, was meaningless.

"but."

Diya changed the subject, pointing to one of them:

"He's hiding someone on him!"

"what!?"

The man was startled when Dia pointed at him. He looked around for a moment before stammering, "..."

"What, sir, what are you saying?"

Caesar's eyes lit up, and he decisively ordered the guards to subdue the man, then said:

"Dia, what did you mean by what you just said?"

"My investigation revealed that he was not alone, but rather two people."

Dia walked up to the man and looked into his panicked and guilty eyes:

"You were nervous because you knew there was another person on you, but this nervousness is perfectly normal in this situation, which is why you didn't give yourself away."

The staff around him gradually came to their senses and looked at their colleague with astonishment and fear, crowding around him to keep their distance.

"I...I really don't know what you're talking about..."

The man was so nervous that he was covered in sweat and started to stammer.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't admit it. I can roughly guess how he got inside you. I'll cut open your stomach right away and dig him out!"

A cold glint flashed in Dia's hand as she conjured a scalpel the size of a long dagger out of thin air, preparing to slide it towards the man's stomach.

"My knife is very fast, you won't be in much pain!"

The man's eyes widened in horror, and he screamed in terror:

"Ah! Wait, I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Click—

The moment he spoke, his head suddenly seemed to be twisted by an invisible force, turning around completely in the blink of an eye!

"vomit……"

Blood flowed from his mouth, and his eyes immediately became lifeless.

At the same time, a purplish-black aura rose from his body, and then an unfamiliar voice appeared:

"What a waste of space. He can't even see such an obvious threat, and he's even afraid of death."

Swish!

The purplish-black aura flashed, and a shadow extended from the man's feet!

The next moment, the shadow rose out of thin air and, under the influence of the energy, transformed into a human figure.

The humanoid figure stood behind the corpse, bracing it as it was about to fall. Then, a bald man with his features removed, who looked exactly like a bowling ball, emerged from the corpse's right shoulder!

The bald man sneered:

"You're really smart, but smart people often die young. I'm not going to live, but you won't either!"

Click!

It sounded like a pistol being cocked, and the bald man opened his mouth, revealing a dark, gaping throat that seemed to gleam with metallic light!

boom!

Before anyone could react, a loud noise rang out.

A mixture of yellow, white, and red blood and bone was instantly splattered onto the wall!

Diya slowly withdrew his fist, which shone with golden light. A headless corpse in front of him collapsed to the ground, lifeless!

Chapter 356 Virus × Opportunity!

"Ahhhh!!!"

Terrified screams rose and fell from the mouths of staff members not far away, only silencing them when the guards impatiently pointed their guns at them.

"..."

Shulikov, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Before he could even see clearly, the enemy's head was smashed open by Dia!

'So fast...'

That punching speed, that domineering aura, was even stronger than he had imagined!

and also.

Shulikov glanced at the knife in Dia's left hand.

'That must be a manifestation of his ability; the shape is... a scalpel?'

'But it's too long! Where can you find a scalpel that's only the length of a forearm?'

This absurd weapon gave Shulikov a strange feeling.

'I heard he has a medical school background, so his ability development leaned towards familiar medical equipment... That knife is probably not simple.'

While Shulkov was still comprehension, Caesar spoke first:

"This body should be sufficient as evidence, and the others also saw it and can serve as witnesses. Does Mr. Shulkov have any further questions?"

"...Even so, we cannot rule out the possibility that you are targeting the First Prince. I will still report everything that happened tonight to the First Prince truthfully."

Shulikov stubbornly insisted:

"Furthermore, the truth about Weildl's death is needed. The Justice Bureau should find out the identity of the assassin before we find any evidence."