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Chapter 4, Section 246: Clues, Komeiji Satoru

The sixth group is located in the conference room.

"In other words, the other side attacked Cú Chulainn at the dock next to the cold storage at around 5 to 6 p.m. The two sides fought in this area for nearly half an hour. Finally, Cú Chulainn was knocked down in a corner of the cold storage, and then the other side left."

After completing the magic flow and scene reconstruction, Rin roughly determined what had happened and told the sixth group members who were present.

"So, the other side defeated Cú Chulainn but didn't kill him directly, instead choosing to leave?"

Li Cheng asked, somewhat puzzled.

What's going on? Would a dignified person who can defeat a top-tier A-level expert do something like beating someone up and then running away like a petty thug?

"Based on the reconstruction of the scene, that's exactly what happened."

Rin replied calmly.

"Can we determine the other party's general characteristics?"

Kiritsugu Emiya asked the question that concerned him more.

"His height should be between 1.7 and 1.66 meters, and his weight should not exceed 100 kilograms. He is definitely a short and thin guy. However, he seems to have some kind of disguise, so we cannot confirm any more information."

Rin pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose and answered while thinking.

“That’s enough. We’ve identified a general area for investigation. Hopefully, that guy hasn’t already escaped the special zone,” Kiritsugu Emiya nodded. “Tohsaka, contact Mikiya Kokutou and his intelligence department in a bit. Conduct an investigation based on the information you have. As for more detailed information, we can continue questioning after the victim regains consciousness.”

While the action team possesses exceptional combat capabilities, forensic techniques still require the expertise of more specialized personnel. Rin will cooperate with the intelligence department, while Kiritsugu Emiya will retrieve nearby surveillance and sensor data, and Li Cheng will be responsible for liaison and data analysis.

As for the believer who remained silent from beginning to end and simply listened to everyone's discussion, she was responsible for trying to find the target using her own school of thought. After all, as an assassin, she was more suited to working alone than collaborating with others.

"Speaking of which, it's one thing that the team leader is away on another business trip, but why didn't that new guy Kamijou come either?"

"I heard it's related to that foodie guy next to him. He went to the Freedom Alliance without saying a word yesterday. I wonder what it's about."

He just disappeared without a word at that moment. What was that newcomer thinking...?

"Where did Wuming go?"

“Wu Ming isn’t a member of the action team, and he’s just on vacation. When his vacation is over, he’ll naturally go back. You know, that king once said things like, ‘If you, you bastard, dare not come back on time, I’ll put you in a cannon and launch you into Uruk fireworks.’ That golden bastard.”

Rin's tone was very displeased, clearly indicating her considerable dissatisfaction with Wuming's forced departure.

In conclusion, due to various reasons, after the incident, the task force was left with only four people to deal with the case.

Fortunately, at least Mr. Kurogiri can help, otherwise the situation might have been even more awkward.

"Forget about holidays, let's just focus on working."

Sitting in the office of the sixth group's branch, Li Cheng sorted through the on-site report and some information, trying to find something of value.

"Accident report, property damage report, casualty report... Tsk, quite a lot of stuff. But it seems that only Cú Chulainn was seriously injured and unconscious in the whole incident. Does that mean the attacker targeted Cú Chulainn and deliberately avoided ordinary people?"

While reviewing and organizing the data that the Criminal Investigation Department had compiled at top speed, and pondering the possibilities, a familiar presence suddenly came. Li Cheng was slightly startled, and before he could turn around, he felt a soft body leaning against his back.

"So you've finally decided to go out, Zi?"

Without stopping his hands, Li Cheng said softly, and then felt a small hand touch his cheek and gently pinch his ear.

"We'll get bored if Cheng doesn't come back~"

As the person hanging behind Li Cheng spoke, they yawned softly. Then, the small hand around Li Cheng's neck tightened slightly, pulling Li Cheng's head towards the table.

"There's a lot written on it. Is this how the outside world handles emergencies?"

With a hint of barely perceptible curiosity, Zi asked Li Cheng.

"It's much more complicated than this. These are just reports that have been put together on the spot. Investigations, arrests, judgments, executions, and all sorts of other procedures all require written documents. Not to mention, the reports on that destroyed cold storage alone could probably fill this table."

Li Cheng's tone was slightly complaining, clearly indicating that he was troubled by the complexity and tediousness of the work process.

"But isn't it precisely because of this that we can ensure the formality and legality of the process? If we act recklessly, and problems arise, the responsible party will also be implicated, won't they?"

Zi spoke softly, reaching out a hand to press on Li Cheng's forehead and gently rubbing it.

"That's true, but humans are just creatures that hate trouble and like to slack off."

"To say something like that, Cheng is really lacking in fighting spirit."

"Same here, you wise man who only wants to sleep all day."

While talking to Zi, Li Cheng's hands never stopped moving. Just then, while organizing the photos from the scene, Li Cheng suddenly stopped.

Almost at the same time, Zi, who stopped talking as Li Cheng stopped moving, also saw the photo of the scene in his hand.

"Oh my, it's her."

Ziwei, who was lying on Li Cheng, leaned forward, reached out, and took the photo from Li Cheng's hand. She looked at it carefully, and her expression quickly became cheerful.

"She is……"

"Komeiji Satori, that should be the name, right? After all, we haven't had any direct contact with her. She's a real headache."

Ah, that's right, I remember now, in Zi's memory, there was that monster she had always been quite wary of.

Komeiji Satoru, a youkai with the ability to read minds and see through the thoughts of any thinking being. At the edge of the scene in the photograph, the purple-haired figure stood expressionless among the crowd, seemingly no different from the ordinary people around him. But at this moment, Li Cheng confirmed the other's identity.

In Zi's memory, she had never had a direct interaction with this demon. After all, for a demon sage who was full of worries and had many considerations in everything, a demon who could read her mind was obviously a very disgusting and fearful existence.

That's why I didn't recognize the other party during our last encounter; I only realized it when I sensed the demonic power.

but……

"The last time I encountered her was right after my meeting with Cú Chulainn, and now she's showing up at the very spot where Cú Chulainn was attacked. Could it be that she's the one who beat Cú Chulainn up like that? But the attacker identified at the scene was much taller than her. Could it be some kind of body-altering magic?"

Li Cheng couldn't help but start analyzing.

"That's probably impossible. As far as we know, she's not a monster skilled in combat, let alone in the outside world, where things are now quite hostile to monsters. She probably struggles to even maintain her own existence, let alone have the energy for a high-intensity battle, let alone one of this scale."

Zi said confidently, her finger lightly tracing across a photograph showing the extent of the mess at the scene.

"This level of destructive power is something even a powerful demon wouldn't easily create. And judging from the nature of the destruction, it must have been caused by someone through direct combat, or even pure hand-to-hand fighting. We don't think the Kaku Youkai is this kind of violent demon."

"However, given that she was there, it's probably impossible to say she had nothing to do with it, isn't it?"

"Hehe, we don't know anything about it~"

So, it's now certain that Komeiji Satori, who looks no more than eleven or twelve years old, is involved in this matter; she must have played a role in it. Therefore, the one who did the deed must be someone else, someone capable of directly defeating Cú Chulainn. No, it might not be just one person. Tsk, so it turned out to be a group crime, and a group with yokai involved?

Well, all in all, this is a lead that we can follow.

With that in mind, Li Cheng turned on his phone and started contacting Kiritsugu Emiya.

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Section 247, Chapter 5: Feeding p1ay

He sent the information he had about Komeiji Satoru to Emiya Kiritsugu, asking him to keep an eye out when retrieving the records. Afterward, Li Cheng continued to organize the existing reports, while Yukari clung to Li Cheng for a while before moving through the gap to the desk and sitting on the corner of the desk where no documents were placed, watching Li Cheng busy himself.

Although he really wanted to ask Zi why she insisted on staying there, the relatively heavy tasks at hand left Li Cheng with no time to think about it. As a result, Zi sat there for only a short while before Li Cheng forgot about her.

When he finally breathed a sigh of relief, finished organizing everything, and wrote a rough summary report, separating the valuable items, Li Cheng glanced at the time and realized it was already one o'clock in the afternoon. He suddenly snapped out of his reverie and turned to look at Zi, who was still sitting at the table to the side.

"Zi, were you... waiting here the whole time?"

"Well, I've never seen Cheng work so seriously before. I got a little engrossed in it, so it's understandable that I didn't notice the time."

She was still wearing the slightly loose bathrobe she wore to bed. Zi swung her small, white feet, yawned, and looked at Li Cheng with a smile.

There was still no news from Kiritsugu Emiya and Rin for the time being, and the work he was in charge of had temporarily come to an end. However, even so, he could not leave here for too long, since this was a critical period and there was a possibility of contact and instructions at any time, so he had to stay here.

In that case, let's order two takeout meals. I wonder if Zi can get used to the taste of takeout.

"Are you done with your work? Then, let's grab something to eat."

Before Li Cheng could decide what to order for lunch, Zi reached out and gently tapped his shoulder. Immediately afterward, Li Cheng smelled the aroma of freshly steamed pastries.

"what?"

Li Cheng was stunned when he saw a plate of pastries that had appeared on the table without him noticing.

"When was this...?"

"It's a pastry shop nearby. We searched quite a bit to find it. The taste should be pretty good. What, don't you like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, oh no, that's not the point. Weren't you sitting here the whole time without leaving? Did you take it directly from the gap?"

"Oh dear, is that so strange? We paid the money properly, of course we paid with Cheng's money."

Only then did Li Cheng realize that his wallet, which he had put in his pocket, had been rummaged through and that some of the cash inside was indeed missing.

Would you like to find a pastry shop that suits your taste during a break, grab a plate, and then leave the money there?

Well, it's a bit reckless, but since I've already paid, I'll let it go.

"Ah~, open your mouth."

The sweet-smelling pastry touched his lips. Li Cheng looked up and saw Zi Qian leaning forward, picking up a piece of pastry and putting it into her mouth.

What are you doing? Feeding P1ay?

Li Cheng looked at Zi with some confusion, but Zi didn't say a word. She simply pushed the pastry in her hand forward again, directly pressing it against Li Cheng's mouth.

Although he really wanted to say that he didn't need to be fed like this, seeing the other party's firm attitude, Li Cheng didn't say anything, opened his mouth, and swallowed the small pastry.

It tastes like a mixture of eggs and milk, with a hint of sweetness. It's quite delicious, and it seems Zi has a very discerning eye.

Since it was just a small pastry, Li Cheng finished it in two or three bites. But almost as soon as he swallowed the pastry, a second pastry was already placed in front of him.