Temperature Control in Academy City

If the criminal could injure Senior Gufa, it means he is not weak.

"Is this a case of attacking an incapable person?"

Natsume asked with some concern, she also encountered a similar case yesterday.

"No, it was a robbery of an unmanned bank. The criminal was difficult to deal with, but luckily we met the security guards who were on duty."

Senior Gufa said seriously that they had to deal with a bank robbery case every now and then, and the security in this city was really worrying.

Security measures in Academy City have been increased recently, but crime incidents are still increasing.

These security measures can only increase the cost for criminals but cannot eliminate the darkness in people's hearts.

"But there are some things that are of concern in this bank robbery case. These are some of the things that were taken from the criminals."

Remembering something, Senior Gufa took out her cell phone and opened the photo album.

The photo shows an irregular light green crystal and a used syringe.

Natsume couldn't help but focus his eyes on the crystal. Its interior was a little turbid, dotted with stars like the night sky, as if there were a lot of impurities inside.

“This isn’t the same as last time.”

As a competent discipline committee member, Hatsuharu immediately thought of something and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.

"What was that last time?"

A certain discipline member who had no sense of presence leaned over and asked.

"It was probably some time before the summer vacation. There were many cases of tree-man attacks in Academy City."

Hatsuharu turned around with a hint of seriousness on his face.

"Tree man? I think I heard Shirai-san say that."

Thinking of some things in the past, Natsume bit his lip thoughtfully.

What was the situation at that time?

Natsume thought about it and realized that he had no part in this incident. It was all handled by the security guards and Shirai.

"This crystal is exactly the same as the life force crystal seized during the tree man attack."

Gufa-senpai nodded, agreeing with Uiharu's opinion.

"But I haven't heard of any precious trees being destroyed in any school district recently."

Hatsuharu thought about it and said hesitantly.

Although many buildings have collapsed in recent days and substations or water pipelines are damaged every now and then, the environmental protection of the Academy City is still developing well.

"Then it is very likely that these crystals were actually made outside of Academy City."

"But the most important point is that these crystals can cause mutations in a person's body, and it seems that someone has found a controllable way to use them, and they have flowed into Academy City."

Senior Sister Gufa's face suddenly looked solemn, as if she had thought of something bad.

A life field compression technology developed based on physically enhanced ability users. The final product naturally also has the characteristics of physical enhancement.

"What kind of usage?"

Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but become curious.

"In yesterday's robbery, the criminal used a drug suspected to be made of this crystal on his right hand, which caused a large number of cells in his right arm to replicate, eventually forming an abnormal state similar to a soft tentacle."

"The destructive power of the tentacles is amazing. They can easily shatter the tempered glass of the bank. Even the standard bullets of the security guards can barely penetrate it."

Senior Gufa explained that her arm was injured by the aftermath of the tentacles.

"Ah, how is that possible?"

As he listened, Chuchun suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

The cell repair ability of a person with regenerative ability is amazing. Even if they are stabbed dozens of times, it doesn't matter. However, this is still within the normal range for people with this ability.

It would be really terrifying to be able to transform human arms into tentacles with just a tube of potion.

"There's no need to be so scared. As the drug wore off, the cells on the tentacles died, and the prisoner's arm eventually returned to its original state."

"The security personnel have already started investigating the whereabouts of this drug and crystals."

Senior Gufa said in a comforting tone.

Although Hatsuharu is a very good discipline committee member who will not back down in the face of brutal criminals, she is very timid when it comes to certain things.

"The arms turned into tentacles."

Natsume frowned slightly, she seemed to have a strange sense of déjà vu.

I remember seeing something similar somewhere.

However, the situation at that time was not that the arms turned into tentacles, but that some alienated organs appeared on the backs of those monsters, and they were extremely dangerous when they suddenly attacked.

Chapter 308: Half Tentacles and Monsters

The unmanned bank robbery that Senior Gufa encountered reminded a certain bun-haired guy of his own never-ending summer vacation.

Although the vacation time was extended for more than two months, and one day could be as long as three days, which seemed like a great deal, the memories of that time were not very good for a certain girl with a bun.

Every day I have to endure the pain of my memory being modified by magic, and use the common sense from past lives in my soul to repair my own cognition. I have to celebrate some festival every now and then and am very busy.

When he finally left, he met his father's subordinates and a group of strange tentacle monsters.

The twisted bodies were climbing on the wall, and behind them they had several more mutated organs with amazing attack power than ordinary people. The strong murderous intent contained in the pupils of those tentacle monsters is still deeply remembered by Natsume.

However, now he actually heard similar news in Academy City, which made Natsume-san a little concerned.

The potion that causes tentacles to grow on the human body may not necessarily be related to those monsters, but Senior Gufa's description of its power is not much different from what Natsume remembers. The tentacles can easily shatter the tempered glass of a bank.

At that time, the tentacle monster also made two big holes in Conan's room. I heard from Sister Xiaolan that it still leaks when it rains.

Thinking of something, Natsume showed a solemn expression, and his whole face seemed squeezed together.

The problems related to myself seem to have increased.

Although the combat power of those monsters was not very strong, judging from the fact that two uncles from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department hurriedly sent her back to Academy City, the actual situation should be much more serious than what she had encountered.

She is now a psychic that Academy City is proud of, but she doesn't know if she can handle the situation at that time.

However, things seem to have changed again, because a potion that can make people grow tentacles suddenly appeared in Academy City, which may have come from the technology within Academy City.

And if those tentacle monsters were related to Academy City, why was he safe and sound after returning to Academy City?

In other words, although it is related to Academy City, one cannot enter and carry out activities within Academy City.

Of course, all of this is based on the fact that there is a certain connection between the potion and those weirdos.

"But do those weirdos really have a grudge against my past life?"

Natsume-san tilted his head, thinking seriously about something.

After experiencing the incident with Letili, Natsume was not so confused anymore. The first thing he thought of was his vague past life.

Honestly speaking, Natsume would rather not have such a past life that often brings him trouble, and even if he tells it to others, no one will believe in it. But things never go as Natsume wishes.

The only thing that made people happy was the strange perception that allowed them to enter the microscopic world.

But Natsume didn't know how to trigger it, and was stuck in an awkward middle state.

So judging from the current situation, it seems that his past life has brought him nothing but trouble, and that certain bun-head girl hates trouble the most.

Chapter 309: Inexplicable Result

The topic of the case did not last too long. Except for a certain person with a bun-like head who had some unusual ideas, everyone just treated it as a not-so-ordinary but not-so-important case.

Even though the capabilities of the new organ tentacles are much stronger than those of ordinary people, they are at most equivalent to the level of a level 2 psychic, and the tentacles only last for a short time, and are not obviously harmful to the user.

Even if it spreads on a large scale, the degree of harm will only be equivalent to the chaotic state in the early stage of the Fantasy Hand incident.

Coupled with the direct intervention of the security guards, under normal circumstances, such incidents will be settled quickly.

The criminals who secretly spread such drugs will be quickly caught.

"Ever since the experimental accident that happened the day before yesterday, the number of incidents that had finally stabilized has started to increase again."

Senior Sister Gufa took out the medical kit, re-bandaged her wound, and said with some emotion.

"And it's close to the Daihastar Festival. I heard that the security guards don't even have time to rest."

Hatsuharu nodded in agreement.

Naturally, there were teachers at Zhachuan Middle School who had joined the security team, so it was easy to understand the relevant situation.

"Senior Gufa, do you have any physical photos of the tentacles?"

Natsume-san suddenly asked, and a hint of seriousness unconsciously appeared on his originally dull face.

This is different from the usual Natsume-san.

A certain girl with a bun usually ignores such ordinary incidents because she knows that other discipline committee members will handle it and no one will ask her to do anything.

As a discipline committee member who does this out of interest, Natsume is always free and at ease.

"The security guards should have relevant case records, and the unmanned bank also has relevant surveillance information."

Senior Gufa was slightly stunned, and it took her a while to answer.

"I see. Uiharu, I'll leave the rest to you."

A guy with a bun on his head held his chin and thought hard.

He turned around and asked the wreath girl for help again, and put his arm on Hatsuharu's body, and their eyes kept rubbing and communicating in the air.

I really hate trouble, but as I said before, I can't just bury my head and pretend I can't see it.

The best way to deal with trouble is to solve it quickly and well, and then send the troublemaker to where he deserves to go.

This has become Natsume's rule of doing things, and it's working well so far.

Some less important troubles are subconsciously put behind someone's mind, such as the bad website that spread rumors about him last time.

Now that she encountered something similar to the tentacle monster, Natsume Sonoko, who had always been concerned about her sense of security, immediately became concerned.

So, the easiest way is to confirm it with your eyes. She still clearly remembers what those tentacles looked like.

"Huh? Why is Natsume-san suddenly interested in this case?"

Startled by the sudden request, Hatsuharu asked somewhat confused.

Since the case has been taken over by the security guards, the discipline committee members have little reason to intervene.

However, it seems that as long as someone becomes interested in a case, they will basically continue to investigate until the incident is completely over. This can be regarded as a traditional skill of the Discipline Committee Branch 177.

From the Fantasy Hand incident, to the Phoebe incident and the fight over the remains of the Tree Diagram Designer, to the Cold Light incident, this branch has done many things beyond its function.

"I understand."

Noticing the seriousness in Natsume's eyes, a cute girl who is always considerate nodded.

As long as someone needs her, she doesn't mind doing more work and helping everyone as much as possible.

"The time was 7:30 last night, and the location was the unmanned self-service bank on Queen's Road Central."

Chuchun first found the surveillance footage near the bank, and then retrieved the security guard's case records. The circumstances of yesterday's bank robbery finally appeared on the computer screen.

As the picture changes, you can see a teenage-looking prisoner injecting a needle into his right arm, and then his entire arm begins to stretch unnaturally.

First, irregular tumors appeared, and then these tumors continued to expand, forming tentacle-like existences, reaching an astonishing length of five meters.

The surveillance video was a little unclear, but from the close-up photos taken by the security guards of the tentacles that later fell off, these tumors looked particularly scary, with discolored blue blood vessels and cell tissues all over them, as if they had lost their activity in a very short time.

Also, because the weight of this tentacle was too terrifying, even though it was tissue growing from the prisoner's body, before he could even swing it a few times, he was exhausted.

However, they also successfully repelled three waves of attacks from the security guards, and in the process scratched the arm of a senior member of the Discipline Committee.

"Great."

A girl with a bun on her head immediately breathed a sigh of relief, with a nice smile on her face, leaving Chuchun and the others beside her a little confused.

Although they are still tentacles, they are very different from the ones we saw at the beginning. At least they do not grow in the form of tumors.

Instead, it really felt like a part of one's body, as soft and smooth as the skin, and it was gushing out from the back like crazy, which was very scary.

At the same time, the tentacles will not lose their activity immediately after being cut off, and can still jump around for a while. The two are not the same thing.