An infinite journey starting from paradise

Vermouth knew that Karasuma Ren'ye's claim that the so-called Silver Bullet, or Drug A, could reverse time and bring the dead back to life was likely a lie, but she still held onto hope. After all, she had discovered that time in this world was not normal. Since Vermouth's heart was recreated by inducing mutations from the flesh and blood of Lin Shangren's arm, she also possessed some of the characteristics of an "outsider." For example, she could also perceive the outrageous changes in seasons and time in this world, while those around her could not.

Therefore, Vermouth still believes that the medicine derived from the broken arm can reverse time and bring people back to life.

At this time, Karasuma Renya's condition worsened, but he asked her to collect the body tissue of the policeman named Hayashi Naoto. Even though Vermouth did not know Kuroya Naoori and his last words before his death, "The true god Hayashi Naoto will eventually come", she still instinctively realized that Hayashi Naoto was related to the broken arm.

"Lin Shangren, who on earth are you that would warrant all this trouble for him? I'm kind of looking forward to meeting you tomorrow."

Vermouth turned her head to look at the newspaper clippings about Lin Shangren pinned on the whiteboard.

"Heh, you have quite a few women around you. I wonder if you'd like this Teresa Takanawa I carefully designed?"

She chuckled and looked at the bright red lace underwear and flesh-colored stockings placed on the table.

"Blood, saliva, semen, hair... This task shouldn't be difficult."

Chapter 436: The Inspector’s Favor Is Not Over Yet

The perspective returns to Lin Shangren's side.

Although Ashrose has discovered many new explorable universes, for safety reasons, Lin Shangren and Ashrose both believe that they should hold back and complete their previous plans to avoid being too radical and falling into the trap set by the Mother Goddess.

Therefore, the Linshang people, as originally planned, began collecting seeds, fertilizers, livestock, farm tools, and other basic production materials needed to build Lenan Island and Alfheim. At the same time, they emptied the ammunition depots at the US military base in Okinawa and organized these weapons so that they could quickly raise an armed force upon entering Midgard and rebuild the Kingdom of Ivlórien.

Since the overall combat power of the Midgard continent they are going to this time is far greater than that of the scientific world, and there are also needs for troop expansion, land reclamation, and construction, Lin Shangren plans to bring Edna and Gloria who have relevant experience this time, and the management of Linan Island will be handed over to Sister Rosalie and Dragonfly Witch Wilma.

If necessary, he could also return to the Dark Bible Universe and bring Carol, Irene, and other witches with him. However, considering that he still had to rescue the Princess Knight there, if they were already there, Carol and the others might not be needed.

"We have food, guns, and training techniques... but we still lack some guidelines. Realistically speaking, in a social system similar to the Middle Ages, where feudalism is more like slavery than feudalism, it's obviously unnecessary to have a very advanced superstructure. So, let's start with some feudal centralization that's a bit more humane. As for forceful declarations..."

Lin Shangren raised his hand and looked at the Hagarm King's Ring on his ring finger.

"Over fifteen hundred years have passed. I wonder if the people of Midgard still recognize the empire that once unified the continent. However, if my fist is strong enough, they will have to recognize it even if they don't want to. Haha."

Thinking of this, Lin Shangren carved the rune of [Wind Magic? Guiding Arrow] on the body of an M16 rifle. The table in front of him was already filled with several boxes of enchanted rifles and pistols.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

There was a knock on the door.

After receiving Lin Shangren's approval, Tachibana Maye walked into Lin Shangren's office. Looking at the room full of munitions, Maye couldn't help but ask, "Master, are you planning to break off relations with the Japanese government and become a five-star emperor yourself?"

Lin Shangren couldn't help but smile. He said, "You sound like this country, oh no, this world is no longer under my control."

Originally, Lin Shangren had intended to use the scientific world as a testbed, gradually trying out various systems and technologies. However, after Ashrose discovered more worlds that had been tampered with by the Mother Goddess last night, he sped up his efforts to control this world.

Not to mention Japan's inbred hybrid that has been in the line of succession for thousands of years, even the group of people in charge of the five great good men could not escape his mind control. He took control of the top power of human society in this world overnight.

Although Lin Shangren at this time is still a certain distance away from the "omniscient, omnipotent, selfless and absolutely correct philosopher-king dictator" he once achieved, there is no problem in controlling the general direction of the world's development at this stage.

Furthermore, Lin Shangren has also shared some of his new technologies with several major countries. It is foreseeable that in the coming months, the world of science will usher in a new round of technological explosion.

"As a little woman, I don't understand state affairs. Master, you should take care of them. However, could you please condescend to take care of some minor matters?"

As she said that, Maya Tachibana placed the resume of "Theresa Takanawa," also known as Vermouth, on Hayashi Naoto's desk.

"Who is this?" Lin Shangren picked up the resume and began to look through it. "Applying for a secretary assistant position? What's wrong with this person?"

Tachibana Maya explained, "She's a little... well... weird. I always feel like she has bad intentions, and I'm not sure. I showed her to Miss Hehuan, and she told me to come to you so you can test her for yourself."

"Investigating the identity and background shouldn't be a difficult task for you, Maye?" Lin Shangren asked back.

"Well... because there are so many people applying for the job, it takes a lot of energy to investigate each of them one by one. Besides, I'm working part-time as a female villain suit actor on the set of "Secret Sentai", so I don't have time..." Mayo Tachibana explained in a low voice.

"Forget it. I'll go interview her in person tomorrow. I'm not in a hurry these few days anyway. I have to take care of some small things before I can leave with peace of mind." Lin Shangren rubbed the back of his neck and said this.

The small things that Lin Shangren mentioned here refer to handling the winery, assigning new tasks to the Investigation Section, and searching for the remaining Dragon God Pearls and Kaguya-hime's relics.

Dealing with the distillery was not difficult. Lin Shangren planned to have Piske gather a group of distillery members tonight, and he would personally control their brains. Then he would brainwash Gin, Vodka and other code-named members and turn them into meat... uh, cattle and horses for him to drive, so as to control the organization and make it temporarily the black glove of Consortium B. He would wait for two months and then get rid of it when the time was right.

As for assigning missions to the Metropolitan Police Department, it was to earn more time-travel slots. Lin Shangren reviewed the Conan plot in his mind and roughly compiled a list of unpreventable murders. He planned to have his Metropolitan Police Department colleagues closely monitor these suspects, prevent the murders, complete the tasks for [Lover TV], and then exchange the reward for a chance to enter a lucky draw for a time-travel slot.

Although there are no quotas required for crossing those universes connected by thin threads, Lin Shangren still plans to get enough quotas for safety reasons, so that when an accident happens, he can take important people to the Euphoria universe and the original anchor world that have not been affected by the Mother Goddess for refuge.

As for finding treasures like the Dragon God Pearl, it all depends on luck. After all, Lin Shangren has not yet been able to crack the secret of the golden screen.

"Okay, these Sakura pistols and bulletproof vests are finished. Time to go to my loyal Metropolitan Police Department and find something for those crime scene geeks."

Thinking of this, Lin Shangren loaded several boxes of police equipment and cash into the trunk of the car, and then drove to the Metropolitan Police Department.

……

When they saw Hayashi Naoto's Porsche driving into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, the police in the Metropolitan Police Department, especially the members of the First Investigation Division and DIE, all became excited.

Takagi, Chiba and Inukai, who received the call first, hurried downstairs to help Lin Shangren move several large boxes in the trunk into the office of the Investigation Section 1.

On the way, other police officers couldn't help but feel envious after seeing this scene. This must be Inspector Lin giving out benefits again, right?

As soon as they entered the office of the First Investigation Division, all the police officers present, including Inspector Megure, stood up and saluted Hayashi Naoto.

"Inspector Lin!"

Lin Shangren responded loudly, "Everyone, how are you after not seeing each other for a few days? Please take a seat. Well, there are quite a few of you here today. It seems that the public security is pretty good recently."

Since Conan has been staying at Dr. Agasa's house and the Mori Detective Agency these days and not running around, and since Hayashi Naoto has cleaned up the seeds of desire in Beika Town, the security in Beika Town and even the entire Tokyo has been quite good these days. There are still many suicides, but not many homicides, and the Investigation Division is also unusually idle.

Officer Inukai shouted loudly, "It's all thanks to your leadership, Inspector!"

"Go away and stop flattering me." Lin Shangren said, turning to look at Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, where are the case files from the past few days? Let me take a look."

"Inspector, everything is here."

Inspector Megure handed some information to Hayashi Naoto for review.

Lin Shangren flipped through it for a few times and said, "Not bad, you've made progress. You've become much more professional. It's worth all the benefits I prepared for you. Gao Mu, open these two boxes."

"Yes."

Looking at the bulletproof vests and revolvers in the box, the police officers present were somewhat confused. At this time, Lin Shangren asked, "My dear colleagues, why do we become police officers?"

Hearing Lin Shangren's sudden loud question, the elites of the Investigation Division instinctively raised their voices:

"Uphold justice!"

"Protect the territory and the people!"

"Punish the criminals and protect the innocent people!"

"That's right! We police officers are here to serve the people and protect their safety," said Lin Shangren. "However, while protecting the public, we cannot neglect ourselves. We will sacrifice our lives for the people when necessary, but we must also try to avoid such extreme situations.

In recent years, due to the poor performance of the Sakura pistol and the substandard quality of body armor, countless of our talented colleagues have been killed. I am deeply saddened by this. Therefore, I have specially requested this batch of new equipment for you. The body armor combines bullet and slash protection while being lighter and more durable. The revolver has increased stability and power, allowing even the most skilled marksman to hit the target within 100 meters. You can go to the shooting range later to try it out."

"Ah? Change the gun? That's fine, but you shouldn't be able to apply for a bulletproof vest unless you have a special mission, right? Wouldn't that be... against the rules?" asked Inspector Megure.

"Don't worry, this is a decision made by me and the higher-ups. All you have to worry about is quickly adapting to these equipment. New blast shields, bomb disposal suits, net guns, and a host of other equipment are on the way.

We must protect the lights of thousands of homes, but we must also protect ourselves. After all, we, the elite police officers fighting on the front lines, are the nation's treasures."

After speaking heartwarming words, Lin Shangren opened another box and showed the police officers more cash to warm their salaries.

Lin Shangren said: "In addition, everyone's salary and benefits must also be improved. After all, we have to face those desperate criminals directly, so we must have more protection. In addition to new equipment, we also need insurance and higher salaries.

Don't worry that your salary increases will fall on ordinary taxpayers. As you all know, I'm also a people's entrepreneur. I've recently been working with some other capital... er, people's entrepreneurs, to invest money in the Metropolitan Police Department to improve everyone's benefits.

As you all know, I don't have a strong desire for money. No matter how much I earn, I'd rather use it for practical purposes, for my fellow frontline workers, than keep it for myself. As for those bugs above, I'll deal with them, too. Don't worry about them being embezzled.

Well, come to think of it. When we're out on surveillance missions, we often have to sleep outdoors and subsist on instant noodles. But on a normal day, we can still fill our stomachs with just lobster and steak. Haha, just kidding, everyone still needs to be resolute and not let down their high standards just because the pay is good.

Hearing this, the officers of the First Investigation Division were almost beside themselves with excitement. Inspector Lin's kindness was unending. Given the current situation, even if they were asked to join Lin Shangren in rebellion and seize the throne for his brother, they would gladly lead the charge! Loyalty! Honesty!

"Alright. Everyone, here's another list. My superiors and I used cutting-edge computer big data and other cutting-edge technologies to estimate potential criminals. I won't explain the details, as it's very complicated. Everyone just needs to pay more attention to the people on the list; there's no need to specifically monitor them."

"Yes, we will complete the task!" everyone shouted in unison.

"Okay. Officer Megure, I'll have to trouble you to distribute the new equipment according to the officer numbers. As for this box of bonuses, the distribution criteria are on the A4 paper on the top of the box." Lin Shangren then looked at Takagi and Chiba, "My two brothers, I'll have to trouble you to help me move these boxes to the DIE office."

Takagi Wataru was secretly delighted to be able to go to DIE's office with a legitimate reason. After all, after Hayashi Naoto set up this new department, his predecessor Sato Miwako and his good friend Asanari Minoru, who had taken good care of him before, both took the initiative to transfer there to investigate old cases.

While DIE's job is to investigate old cases, the workload is just as intense as the most recent murders. While recent murder scenes might randomly feature renowned detectives like Inspector Hayashi, Detective Mori, and Kindaichi, the police have to rely on themselves to solve older cases. Consequently, he hasn't had the chance to play video games with Masamichi in the past few days.

"I don't know if Chengshi is free this week. I want to invite him to the new work launch of Mantiantang. I heard that there will be the latest action game, and it seems to be produced by Inspector Lin's company." Gao Mu thought to himself.

The three of them quickly walked into DIE's office. Seeing Lin Shangren coming, Sato Miwako and Asaya Mitsuko stood up excitedly, greeted him in unison, and stepped forward in 100% synchronization to help Lin Shangren put the big box he was holding on the table.

"Takagi? Be careful, I'll help you."

Asanami Miura quickly took the box from Takagi's hand.

"Ah, it's so heavy. What's inside?"

"Careful, let's lift it together."

"No...you two..."

Compared to the two beautiful subordinates who came to help, Lin Shangren was more concerned about his two younger brothers, Takagi Shigeru and Asami Shigemi. You two are so young, you must not go astray. If you really do go astray... Big brother Lin Shangren can only respect and bless you.

"Inspector Lin is here."

Hearing the noise outside, Samezaki Shimaharu, the head of DIE in the minister's office, also came out.

"Hey, what's in these boxes?"

"Some new equipment, activity funds, and officer allowances." Hayashi Shangren said, "By the way, how's the DIE work going, Officer Samezaki? Are you encountering any problems?"

"Everything is going smoothly in the justice case. As the first case after the reform of the statute of limitations for criminal cases, it will be handled swiftly and severely, and will soon enter the public prosecution stage. However, our investigation did encounter some minor problems." Samezaki Shimaharu said, looking into Lin Shangren's eyes.

"how?"

"While investigating a kidnapping and murder case twelve years ago, we discovered that a member of Congress might be involved, but... our authority..."

"Investigate." Hayashi Shangren said bluntly, "Brother Samezaki, you don't have to worry about authority. Who are you? You are from the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Homicide Investigation Division, which reports directly to me, Hayashi Shangren! As DIEs, your authority in investigating unsolved cases is unlimited. When facing a suspect, the only decision is whether you want to investigate, not whether you can.

DIE represents delayed justice. If anyone wants to hinder the implementation of this delayed justice, I will definitely make him pay the price."

"So handsome!" ×2

Hayashi Naoto's words are undoubtedly extremely damaging to passionate young women like Sato Miwako and Asaya Mitsuko.

Samezaki Shimaji continued, "I'm relieved by your words. There's one more thing. Inspector, we still don't have enough staff. Although there are quite a few police officers who have applied for transfers due to the salary, their overall quality is still a little lacking. Inspector Lin, what do you think..."

"This is easy to solve. I will go and persuade Saeko and Reika to see if the two sisters are willing to come. If not, there will be a group of 'undercover' who will 'return' soon. I will give priority to picking a few elites to join DIE." Lin Shangren said with a smile.

"Undercover? I see."

"Alright. Let's distribute the new equipment and allowances first. There are also several case files here. After we finish the case at hand, we will prioritize investigating these suspicious cases."

Lin Shangren placed several file bags on the table.

"Then I'll be leaving first. I have some things to take care of."

Seeing that Lin Shangren was about to leave, Sato Miwako finally mustered up the courage to call out to Lin Shangren: "Inspector Lin...that..."

"What's up?" Lin Shangren turned his head. "Officer Sato, do you have any questions?"

"No...ah, I mean...Inspector Lin, thank you very much for your help with my father's case. To express my gratitude, I'd like to treat you...to a meal. Ah...never mind, if you're busy with official duties...I really shouldn't bother you..."

Seeing Sato Miwako blushing with nervousness, Lin Shangren couldn't help but smile. "Sure, I'll definitely join you for dinner. But not tonight. I have to deal with the reemployment of a group of 'undercover' agents. Let's do it tomorrow night. You decide the time and place."

"Ah...ah, yes!"

Miwako Sato stood up nervously and saluted Naoto Hayashi.

Seeing his heroic policewoman acting so swiftly towards her young and promising superior, Samezakijima thought to himself, "It's time to push that Nogami guy. If Saeko doesn't take the initiative, Hayashi Naoto will be won over by another family sooner or later."

"That's it, I'll go first." Lin Shangren said.

Chapter 437: It’s Over, I’m Surrounded by Undercover Agents

The "undercovers" Lin Shangren wanted to arrange were naturally the code-named members of the winery. Although they all had a "life sentence as a starting point, and the death penalty as a sure bet," their professional capabilities were still slightly better than the current elite of the Metropolitan Police Department.

It would be a shame to kill them directly. It would be better to brainwash them temporarily and transform them into beasts of burden who obey Lin Shangren's orders. They can atone their sins first. It won't be too late to line them up and be shot when they have almost atoneed.

Besides, there are indeed many genuine "undercovers" among the code members of the winery. If you round it off, Lin Shangren can be considered a subordinate, although they don't know it yet.

That night.

A cocktail bar on the top floor of the Daikoku Building in Beikacho, Tokyo.

Gin was leaning against the bar, with a glass of bourbon in front of him and a pair of crutches beside him - thanks to the distillery's many years of deep involvement in the medical field, in just over a month, Gin and Vodka were able to move around without a wheelchair and crutches.

At this moment, Gin was staring fiercely at the TV screen, which showed Pisco, or the famous patriotic entrepreneur and automobile tycoon Masuyama Kenzo. The TV news was playing a replay of a car press conference held this morning.

"We will collaborate with the Yokohama Group and our neighbors to the west to produce a new hybrid vehicle. Our Executive Director, Mr. Hayashi Shangren, will name it the 'Huami.' It will combine the elegance of traditional high-end cars with the futuristic feel of emerging technologies..."

"What the hell is that old Pisk doing?"

Gin clenched the wine glass in his hand. The tendons in his hand had not yet fully recovered, and this strong grip almost broke the tendons in the recovery process again.

What angered Gin wasn't Pisco's high-profile appearances, nor his collusion with Lin Shangren. Pisco's disguise as an entrepreneur collaborating with Lin Shangren could be seen as an attempt to infiltrate him and gather intelligence.