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"Ah, found it."

In Tomat's hand now lay a gleaming red metallic blade.

It appears to be a small part of a larger object, with some delicate patterns on it.

"What...is this a fragment of a grip? What are you doing taking this out?"

Chen felt that this ordinary pattern looked somewhat familiar.

Thomas casually tossed it in front of the Kingslayer, where it made a crisp clattering sound on the floor.

You should recognize this sword hilt, right?

Tomat confirmed that Talulah's original aura no longer existed; although he couldn't find her body, he could determine whether she was alive or dead.

But the remnants still clung to her weapons, which had been reduced to fragments and scattered in various places.

If one claims to have "killed the king" when speaking to the regicide, then one should bring some more easily identifiable evidence.

However, after that destruction, only these things remained, and Thomas could not guarantee whether the Kingslayer would recognize them.

However, it was not the regicide who reacted first.

"...The metal and the pattern!!"

Chen suddenly grabbed Tomat's collar, as if trying to lift Tomat, who was much taller than her, and questioned her in a highly aggressive tone.

"Where did you get that?!"

[Main Text] Dragon Gate Chronicles: Chapter Twenty-Seven: I Understand This!

"Waaaaah...!!!"

The kingslayer was blindfolded and gagged, unable to see the outside world, but from the conversation she understood that the man who had previously rendered her helpless in the alley had returned.

He seemed to have brought something back, but being blindfolded, he could only hear the other person throwing the thing in front of him—judging from the sound, it was at least not a human head.

Although she didn't know what she brought back, she was at least relieved.

"Why do you have Talulah's weapon fragments!?"

"Huh!?"

However, Chen's loud shout immediately made the Kingslayer's heart jump again, even though her body had been hanging from the beam for a long time before the departing Lappland.

Lungmen has a sufficiently extensive intelligence network from which both the underworld and the legitimate world can obtain the information they need.

It wasn't just that her expression was full of disdain, as if she deliberately wanted others to remember her face in a clearly captured wanted poster photo; as long as you were willing to spend the effort and money, others could also help you obtain many images taken at closer range through dubious channels.

Therefore, Chen knew Talulah's appearance, her clothes, and her weapons.

She simply didn't know why she was so fixated on this blood relative she had been separated from for so long, whose actions had changed just like her appearance.

The fragment before him—though only a small portion remained—was still recognized by Chen as belonging to someone else.

This is a fragment of Talulah's sword hilt. Based on current intelligence, Talulah is in Chernobog, and she shouldn't have let her sword leave her side.

"I went to Chernobyl."

Thomas grasped the other man's hands, which were gripping his collar tightly, trying to lift him up but failing and turning white at the knuckles.

"you...!"

This doesn't signify intimacy, but rather represents rebellion.

Chen was confident that she would not be treated as a woman and thus be freed.

—But Thomas pried her open without any resistance, then pressed down on Chen's wrists, slowly pulling her back to her sides as if she were not resisting at all.

"Then Chernobog was blown up, what a coincidence."

After Tomat pressed Chen's hand down, he did not lift it again.

Not only did he realize that his agitated behavior was not befitting of a police superintendent, but he also understood that the other party could suppress his power without batting an eye.

"Later I picked up a piece of the broken piece. Is this explanation satisfactory, officer?"

Thomas explained his journey and experiences in just three sentences.

The fact that someone could travel back and forth between Chernobog and Lungmen in such a short time is already unbelievable, so there's no need to say more—no one would believe it unless they witnessed it firsthand, and how many of those who did witness it would share their experience with others?

The "unbelievable facts" were laid bare before Chen.

But that's the only explanation.

"Hey, hey..." Exusiai didn't continue speaking, but simply made a sigh.

“A reality that feels unreal.” Texas began to wonder if she was becoming a little strange, because she could guess most of the essence of what Thomas was saying, yet felt nothing at all.

It doesn't matter how exaggerated the lie is, but when an exaggerated claim that "might actually be possible" comes from someone who "might be able to do it"...

If it's fake, then that's to be expected; if it's real, then it's real... so there doesn't seem to be anything surprising.

This is not the kind of feat an ordinary person would accomplish by splitting a valley in two with a single sword strike; it is awe-inspiring.

Instead, it's more like the everyday actions of a "monster with a human form," where no one would think it's a great thing to pick up a napkin.

"Confess!"

"That's the truth."

"You went and destroyed Chernobog?"

Can you believe it?

The direct questioning and the crisp response quickly left Chen, who was concerned about Talulah's current situation, speechless.

"Didn't you say you were going to take a statement? Is it really okay to drag this out? The citizens are still waiting for an explanation regarding compensation, aren't they?" Thomas casually removed the blindfold from the Kingslayer next to him, picked up a fragment, and showed it to her as she squinted to adjust to the bright light of the hall. "It's not good to get so agitated because you don't know if it's true or not, Superintendent."

"Believe me, she won't run away on the road, and she can't run away."

Thomas patted the Kingslayer's shoulder, which had been pierced but now seemed completely healed, causing the Kingslayer to bristle its tail fur in surprise.

The Guard Bureau's police car, carrying Penguin Logistics personnel and Tomat, left the hotel. The Penguin Logistics personnel were in a separate car, while Tomat and the Kingkiller were driven by Chen to the Guard Bureau's temporary base.

However, Chen, who was now the driver, was not focused on the "loss of a citizen's property" which was not something he needed to worry about anyway.

Under the speeding police car, only a few shimmering lights of the night view of Longmen shone through the black bulletproof windows. But Chen opened the window next to her driver's seat, letting the night breeze of Longmen blow into the car and causing the lights of the night view outside to shine on her face.

That was a sorrow and bewilderment that she, with her usual stern expression, would never reveal—or at least, if she did, she wouldn't let anyone see it.

Fortunately, the slightly chilly wind helped her quickly clear her head and carefully recall everything that had happened.

Chen brushed a strand of wind-blown hair behind her ear and said without turning her head:

“I was reckless before. As a superintendent of the Royal Guard Bureau, I shouldn’t have used force against ‘ordinary civilians’. I will review my impulsive behavior with my superiors. Please do not develop any prejudice against Lungmen because of this.”

Chen was thinking of Longmen's interests, because Tomat always had an important identity that Longmen should take seriously.

Making him unhappy is not a wise move.

"It's no big deal, isn't it?" Even though the Kingslayer was no longer bound, he still sat obediently next to Tomat. Tomat responded to Chen's apology while the Kingslayer stared blankly at the shard in his hand. "You can't use this shard to commit suicide, but be careful not to cut your hand. This is a police car; it will be retired if it sees blood."

Whether it's genuine or just politeness is still hard to tell, but the fact that the other party is willing to accept the apology is a good start.

"But I still want to be serious..."

"What is your relationship with the leader of the Reunion Movement?"

Chen wanted to apologize again in this somewhat harmonious atmosphere, but before he could, Tomat took the initiative to bring up another topic.

"relation..."

Chen hesitated. She didn't understand why she should get Talulah's information from the person in front of her who had spoken such mad words.

"It can't be a relationship where 'they were childhood friends, but one of them later became a police officer and the other went down the path of crime,' right?"

"No, no, actually..."

Chen Gang tried to explain this clichéd misunderstanding, but Thomas interrupted her again and continued:

"Ah, could it be... that they are actually an organization deliberately cultivated by a major power? In reality, the higher-ups are all your people, the kind of situation where everyone except one person is doing the work is a double agent?"

"No, no, that's not it either. Actually..."

"Oh, I see, it must be..."

"Let me finish! She's my sister, even though we're only half-sister!!"

[Main Text] Dragon Gate Chronicles: Chapter Twenty-Eight - Kalan? (No Interest)

"sisters?"

"We don't look alike, after all, our parents' families are different. I am a dragon, and she is Draco. I used to be with her when I was a child, until one day we were separated."

As they sped along the road to Lungmen at night, Chen spoke to Tomat about Talulah.

Her relationship with Talulah wasn't exactly a secret; at least those close to her knew about it.

However, most people would not deliberately talk to her about these things, nor would they be prejudiced against Chen or tolerant of Talulah because of their relationship.

"How is that possible? Sisters? Half-blood relatives?"

"Is it really necessary to be so surprised? I admit that since childhood, she and I have had quite different personalities, but the blood ties and feelings are still real."

"But it's impossible."

Thomas continued to deny the facts revealed by Chen.

The reason he made this judgment was something the Terrans probably couldn't understand.

That is "qi".

Different people naturally have different auras, and Tomat uses these differences to memorize each person's aura. Of course, there will also be commonalities for certain special reasons, such as training methods, cultivation schools, or even blood relations.

Father and son inherit each other's legacy; brothers are connected.

People with this relationship often have very similar auras. Even if they belong to different schools of thought or one of them is involved in some evil areas, their auras will still have a lot in common.

If they are distant relatives, Tomat cannot guarantee that he can confirm their relationship from their aura, because in this case, the similarity in aura caused by bloodline is not very significant.

However, given Chen's claim of a "half-blood" relationship, he could still assure himself that he could detect similarities between her and Talulah through their auras.

But it didn't.