An infinite journey starting from paradise

The strange scene of the killer turning into a mummy is still vivid in my mind.

As a fairly staunch materialist, Lin Shangren felt a little fear and... a strong curiosity about magic, demons and other mysterious things!

"Unknown" means "new knowledge", and "new knowledge" means "perfection". True materialists may sneer at "monsters and demons", but when "monsters and demons" really appear before their eyes, they will not feel their faith collapse. Instead, they will use scientific methods to study their principles and try to apply them.

"Magic and demons are really worth studying..." Lin Shangren thought excitedly.

In the back seat of the car, Tokisaka Shizuka was looking down in deep thought.

After confirming that her brother was fine, Tokisaka Shizuka finally let go of her worries. Although she was still a little frightened, she had regained her composure.

She was thinking about what to do next.

"Do I have no choice but to follow my brother's organization? Seeing how enthusiastic he is, the people he's with should be good people. Zi... don't be afraid... don't be afraid..."

Tokisaka Shizuka wanted to stroke her forehead gently, as her mother would always do when she was sad when she was alive.

Raising her hand, Tokisaka Shizuka saw that the long sleeves of her kimono were still stained with her brother's blood.

"Oh! I forgot to bring my school uniform. You can't enter the school without a uniform..."

Suddenly, Tokisaka Shizuka realized that she might not be able to attend Sakuraba Girls' Academy anymore. To protect her safety, the Japanese Communist Party would not allow her to appear in public anytime soon. After her brother regained consciousness, the siblings might have to live in hiding elsewhere.

Only then did Tokisaka Yukari realize that her ordinary yet relatively happy life had been shattered into pieces.

With her parents having died young and her brother being forcibly drafted into the army and then busy with work after returning home, Tokisaka Shizuka has been taking care of herself almost all the time. She even takes care of her brother's life without complaint. It can be said that Tokisaka Shizuka is definitely an independent, strong, gentle and kind girl.

But no matter how independent and strong a person is, he or she will inevitably be at a loss when faced with such a change.

"School, Tsuruko, Mr. Takagi..."

Thinking of her friends and her future, Tokisaka Shizuka couldn't help but feel sad. But she didn't allow herself to cry out loud:

"If you cry... it would be too rude."

Lin Shangren did not notice the change in the girl's mood in the back seat. His eyes looked at a two-story building not far away. According to the information provided by [Devil's Fake Passport], that was his safe house.

This was a villa area near the Kanda River, where many wealthy people had built Western-style houses. Lin Shangren's Packard 200 wasn't particularly noticeable. Most importantly, the police and public security rarely came here to cause trouble.

When they approached the safe house, Lin Shangren activated the "Shadow Touch". After confirming that no one was nearby, he turned back and said to Tokisaka Yukari, "We're here, get out of the car."

He opened the car door and helped Tokisaka Yukari carry Tokisaka Reito to the door of the western-style building. Lin Shangren did not knock on the door rashly.

Although this was his first time here, Lin Shangren, relying on the memories granted by the [Devil's Fake Passport], skillfully disabled the safe house's security devices—two fully drawn crossbows. He then opened the door and led the Tokisaka siblings in.

After placing the unconscious Tokisaka Reito in the guest room on the first floor, Tokisaka Shizuka finally breathed a sigh of relief. She sat down beside Reito's bed and thought to herself, "Now I just have to wait for the organization to come and pick up my brother and me, right?"

At this time, Lin Shangren said, "Ms. Tokisaka, I think you might have to stay with me for a few days."

"How many days will he stay..." Tokisaka Shizuka was a little confused. "What about my brother? If he doesn't get treatment soon... will it be okay?"

"There's no other way. Contacting the organization takes time." Lin Shangren shrugged. "We're actually working underground right now. We can't just call, right?"

"No...is it not possible?" Tokisaka Yukari asked in a low voice.

Then she saw Lin Shangren looking at her as if she was a fool.

"Yes, the call will go through the operator and may reveal your location."

Thinking of this, Tokisaka Yukari subconsciously knocked her head.

Lin Shangren continued, "Anyway, I'll go to the organization's contact point early tomorrow morning and leave a message. If nothing goes wrong, I'll get a reply tomorrow night. What happens to you from now on will depend on the organization's arrangements."

"Well."

"I have a fairly complete set of daily necessities here. I've just pointed out your bedroom, kitchen, toilet, and bathroom. If you have any further questions, you can always come upstairs and ask me. I'll be leaving now."

Having said that, Lin Shangren turned around and left.

"Um...Mr. Lin."

Tokisaka Shizuka called out to Lin Shangren and asked:

"What will happen to us brothers and sisters? Do we have to leave here and live somewhere else incognito?"

"Are you afraid of retaliation from Abe and that evil cult?"

"Um……"

"Well... probably not." Lin Shangren said with a smile, "After all, Abe won't live for many days. As for the interest groups behind him and that so-called "government", they are all under great pressure!"

“Kill…kill them all?”

"Only when all the bad guys are dead can the good guys live more peacefully. Isn't that right?" Lin Shangren continued, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I shouldn't be discussing such a bloody topic with a good girl like Miss Tokisaka.

Come to think of it… Ms. Tokisaka was able to pronounce my last name correctly. Have you ever studied Chinese? (The pronunciation of the Japanese word "林" is mentioned in Chapter 28.)

Tokisaka Shizuka shook her head. "No, it's just... a gentleman my brother admires very much also has the Chinese name 'Lin'. He always mentions it, so I remembered it. Mr. Lin is Chinese?"

"Yes." Lin Shangren replied.

"Thank you so much... You didn't hold a grudge against us, and you even saved us siblings... Thank you..."

"We don't hate ordinary kind people. We only hate those beasts who have committed countless crimes. Besides, your brother is a good man." Lin Shangren said softly.

"Don't think too much, just stay here and relax. Leave the rest to me. I'm leaving now."

With that, Lin Shangren left the room and went to the second floor.

He needs to organize the intelligence again and prepare for tomorrow's meeting.

……

"That's it for tonight. The game officially starts tomorrow."

After putting away the written information, Lin Shangren opened the secret compartment in the table according to the memory provided by [Devil's Fake Passport], and there were two pieces of paper inside.

The two pieces of paper are a "task instruction" and a "letter of employment" from Yingyu Girls' College.

As a member of the Japanese Communist Party, in addition to "eliminating traitors", Hayashi Shangren also shoulders another task assigned to him by the organization: to infiltrate Sakuraba Girls' College.

The organization believes that the principal of Sakuraba Girls' College, Saeki Kaori, and the interest groups behind her seem to be plotting some dangerous plans based on the school. Therefore, the organization hopes that Hayashi Naoto, who has the qualifications of a priest, can enter Sakuraba Girls' College to investigate.

"He's a party member and a priest. If I were to be sent to Latin America to study liberation theology, wouldn't I even meet a wise and courageous old pope?

Being a teacher at a girls' school... well, that's not bad, at least I can correct the children's historical concepts."

The author says:

Author's Note: This is a transitional chapter, and the plot officially begins in the next chapter. Strange cases, the beautiful female medical examiner Natsume, the sexy and sultry badass principal, and the odd interview will all be featured, so stay tuned!

Chapter 61: The deceased was dismembered into multiple pieces, and the police confirmed it was suicide.

The next morning, at Inokashira Park in Musashino, Tokyo.

This royal garden, which was officially opened to the public in 1917, was later known as the "best cherry blossom viewing spot for couples": every April, the sky is filled with cherry blossoms, and the scene is spectacular.

However, it was January, and the cherry trees in the park were bare. From a distance, they looked like dead bones sticking out of the earth, which was really not aesthetically pleasing.

Hayashi Shangren was walking by the lake in the park. His target was the Benzaiten Shrine across the lake, which was a secret intelligence transmission point organized by the Japanese Communist Party.

Somehow, in this world, the JCP was in a far more difficult position than in the history that Hayashi Shangren knew. Under the persecution of the right-wing government and the US military, the JCP's comrades had to act with extreme caution.

To ensure the safety of members, a rigorous process for contacting and transmitting intelligence was in place. For a lone wolf like Lin Shangren, isolated from other organizations, contacting an organization was even more complex: he would first leave a message at a secret contact point, requesting contact. Then, after a while, he would visit another contact point to confirm the organization's response, ultimately meeting with a comrade selected by the organization at a location of his choosing.

"Maybe it would be faster to take a boat trip?"

Lin Shangren stared at the several steam cruise ships on the lake. It was the off-season for tourism and it was still early, so the sightseeing boats were still at the pier by the lake and had not started.

"It seems I can only walk over there."

Thinking, Lin Shangren continued to walk towards Benzaiten Shrine.

Benzaiten is one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan, the goddess of water and marriage. Legend has it that this goddess is so stingy that she will try to break up happy couples. Therefore, couples visiting Inokashira Park are encouraged to visit Benzaiten Shrine beforehand and leave some money in the shrine, hoping the goddess will not separate them.

Hayashi Naoto thought this was simply a fabrication by the shrine's administrators to defraud the idiot couple. After all, as far as Hayashi Naoto knew, Benzaiten was derived from the Buddhist goddess Saraswati, who governs the arts and wisdom. It was only after Buddhism was introduced to Japan that she was localized and became one of the Seven Lucky Deities.

"It's ridiculous that everything is linked to love. Is it so easy to make money from love-brained people?"

Complaining in his heart, Lin Shangren placed the sign requesting a meeting in the tree hole of an old tree outside the shrine.

After doing all this, Lin Shangren prepared to leave Inokashira Park.

Lin Shangren's schedule today was very full: after leaving the contact information, he had to rush to Yingyu Girls' College before ten o'clock in the morning to be interviewed by the college principal.

He needs to go to the next organization contact point before 2 pm to confirm the organization's response.

If he receives a reply, he will need to prepare to meet with the organization members and hand over the Tokisaka siblings safely to the organization's protection.

In addition, he also needs to collect some information on the war criminals who invaded China so that he can go to the death roll tonight. Of course, he also needs to search for information on various cults, especially that of the ツ附老虎.

"Becoming a teacher at a girls' school... Come to think of it, I know nothing about that school."

In fact, Lin Shangren could have asked Tokisaka Yukari for some information about Sakuraba Girls' Academy last night. However, out of consideration for the girl's feelings, Lin Shangren didn't ask in the end.

This is similar to how he didn't choose to use the Tokisaka brothers and sisters as bait to catch the fish.

Lin Shangren was walking by the lake and thinking about his next plan when suddenly a system prompt sounded in his head.

[Target 2: "I'm just a passing detective" has been activated (1/5)]

[Encounter a mystery to be solved. After solving the mystery, you will receive a reward: draw chance x 1]

"Hmm? A mystery?"

Lin Shangren stopped. Near him were only a few old men and women taking a morning walk. Further away, he could see a few young women walking together. Judging from their clothes, they must be students.

What mystery could there be here?

"Is it this way?"

Lin Shangren turned his head and looked at the lake.

Under the slightly dim sky, the lake was perfectly calm, with only a few shallow ripples left by passing cruise ships. At first glance, there didn't seem to be anything unusual.

"what is that?"

Lin Shangren noticed that the color of a piece of water in the distance was a little strange, so he turned on the [Caterpillar God of War's Telescope] and looked over there carefully.

He saw a pool of scarlet spreading there. With the help of his magnified vision, Lin Shangren saw clearly what was floating in the blood wave - a corpse, or to be more precise, a dismembered corpse!

"Murder and dismemberment case?"

Thinking about it, Lin Shangren hurriedly ran towards the corpse.

"There's still bloodstains, which means the body parts weren't thrown into the water long ago. It's even possible the murderer hasn't gone far yet. But... there aren't any suspicious people around..."

Suddenly, Lin Shangren heard several shrill screams:

"what!!!"

"Help! Someone's dead!"

"Someone come quickly...Call the police!!!"

It turned out that the female students had also noticed the body parts floating in the water, and one of them was so frightened that she fell to her knees.

"Stay away from the shore! Don't destroy the scene!" Lin Shangren shouted loudly.

The body parts were still some distance from the shore. Although Lin Shangren could barely see the body parts with the help of the [Caterpillar War God's Telescope], he couldn't examine them closely. The Eye of Innocence's identification of the body was simply: [Human female body fragments], with no other information.

"Can we just wait for the police to recover the body?"

……

Almost forty minutes later.

The police finally arrived at the scene and cordoned off the scene. The officers requisitioned a tourist boat on the lake and salvaged the body parts from the lake.

Lin Shangren was among the spectators outside the cordon, quietly watching the extremely unprofessional case handling process of the Japanese police.

"Dead?"

"Or dismemberment?"

"Wow, a murder and dismemberment case. It's been a long time since we've seen such a heinous case."

"Heh...during the bombing, weren't there enough bodies scattered here and there?"

The onlookers were talking in a flurry, and the chattering angered Officer Yu Zhujiasan, who was in charge of the team.

He made no secret of his displeasure, glaring at the people around him with bloodshot eyes and roaring, "What are you looking at?! The police are investigating a case, everyone out of the way! Do you all want to be arrested?!"

The onlookers were startled, but they did not intend to retreat. They just lowered the volume of their discussions.

Lin Shangren in the crowd looked at the sturdy police officer with a square face, a crew cut and a beard with great interest.

【Name: Fish Living Three】