An infinite journey starting from paradise

"Woc, this guy is not dead?"

Just as Lin Shangren was about to finish him off, the headless corpse of Bei Jian Lihua suddenly lunged forward, picked up the head on the ground, broke through the window and escaped outside the teaching building.

"Not... this... you want to escape? Can you escape from your own shadow? Shadow Swamp."

Kitami Reika hadn't even taken a few steps before the shadow beneath her feet froze her in place. Lin Shangren teleported to the shadow behind her and raised his knife to strike.

This horrific and bizarre scene happened to be seen by the principal Kaori Saeki who was about to go to the teaching building.

The health teacher, who was only wearing a pair of shorts, was running for his life holding his head, while the new priest was chasing the health teacher with a long knife.

"Oh my God..."

Kaori Saeki was so scared that she almost fainted on the spot.

Hayashi Naoto recalled his method of draining the female devil, so he used Zeno's Paradox and Water Bird Dance on Kitami Reika's body at the same time.

"I don't think you'll die!"

Sure enough, as the energy in her body was drained, Kitami Rika's headless body stopped moving.

She collapsed to the ground dejectedly, her body quickly shrivelled and decayed, leaving only pus and a few still-wriggling tentacles.

"ended."

Lin Shangren breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're quite a twister."

Lin Shangren raised his sword and cut off the remaining tentacles of Kitami Reika, storing them in his system backpack, intending to study them later. He then put away the Sesher long sword and smiled at the terrified Saeki Kaori.

"Good morning, Principal Saeki."

"...Ah...Wu...Uh...Good morning."

Chapter 69 Another Corpse

At the same time, in Tama Cemetery.

This is one of Tokyo's more famous cemeteries, currently burying mortals like Isoroku Yamamoto, who attacked Pearl Harbor, and Kan Kikuchi, who advocated for the invasion of China. It also houses literary figures like Nakajima Atsushi and Tayama Kabukuro. In the future, Edogawa Ranpo and Yukio Mishima will also be buried here.

The literary stray dogs in this cemetery could certainly write several volumes of "Graveyard Friends' Book" if they were all put together. And the bastards buried here who advocated for war and sang praises for the Japanese invaders were definitely worth a few 40-point rounds.

At this time, Yuzumi Kazo was leading a team to dig up the body here. This morning, Yuzumi Kazo received a call from a police officer who said that a body was found in an open space in Tama Cemetery.

The person who called the police was the gravekeeper at Tama Cemetery. He said he had seen a yellow ghostly light floating in the cemetery grounds from a distance the previous night. Fearful, he didn't dare go to investigate until sunrise. Instead, he found a charred leg lying in the ground, with the body's hips and buttocks faintly visible in the soil beneath.

It was obvious that someone had buried a body here, deliberately exposed one of the body's legs, and then set it on fire.

"Boss, we dug it out. It's a female corpse. She doesn't look very old."

After hearing the report from his police officer, Yuzumi Kazuzo followed the police officer to the side of the female corpse.

The deceased was naked, looking about sixteen or seventeen years old, with fair skin, a thin nose, a broad forehead, small breasts, and a slender waist: not a beauty, but still quite pretty. Her left arm had been severed, her right leg had been burned, and her abdomen had been cut open. It seemed the fatal wound was the incision that pierced her abdomen.

"Where is her left arm?" asked Yuzumi Jiasan.

The young police officer replied: "I don't know. It's not in the pit. It may have been taken away by the murderer."

"What do you mean taken away? This is obviously not the first crime scene! The murderer should have left her left hand behind." Yuzumi Jiasan corrected angrily.

"Red bean paste Smith Marseille! ... Um, boss, then... why did the murderer leave the victim's left arm?"

"How the hell should I know?!"

Yu Zhujiasan only felt that his blood pressure was a little high.

"Why did the murderer chop off the victim's left arm? Why did he bury the body like that? What was his purpose in leaving the victim's right leg exposed and setting it on fire?"

All these oddities were overwhelming Yuzumi Kazuzo. In the past, when faced with such bizarre cases, he would turn to his external brains: Takagi Akigo and Tokisaka Reito. But one of them had died six years earlier, and the other was now in a coma. Meanwhile, his new external brain, Hayashi Naoto, still had his work cut out for him. So, what was he supposed to do now?

Despite some hesitation, Uozumi Kazuzo gave his officers the next step. "First, take a photograph of the body's face. Compare it to recent missing persons reports and try to determine the deceased's identity. The rest of you, pack the body and take it to Takagi Hospital for Ms. Natsume to perform an autopsy."

"Missing left arm, gutted, right foot on fire... Ah, I can't figure it out!" Yuzumi Jiasan scratched his head. "I'll have to trouble Mr. Lin again."

At this time, Lin Shangren was cleaning up the mess in the health room of Yingyu Girls' College.

This job can only be done by him. After all, the health room is full of pink aphrodisiac venom. If other people are asked to clean it up, this place will probably become an impartment scene in minutes.

What's more, Lin Shangren was also very interested in this pink powerful aphrodisiac venom. He planned to collect all the venom and study it carefully.

"OK, solved."

After sinking the furniture contamination and the uncollectible venom into the Shadow Swamp and sealing it in the shadows on the floor of the infirmary, Lin Shangren went to the principal's office.

He has a lot of questions to ask Kaori Saeki and Hiroko Takagi.

"Mr. Lin, you are here."

Kaori Saeki, who was guarding the door of the principal's office, respectfully invited Naoto Hayashi into the office.

After witnessing Hayashi Naoto's physical exorcism, Saeki Kaori's admiration for him grew even more. This Father Hayashi really was quite skilled!

After entering the principal's office, Lin Shangren saw Gao Cheng Kuanzi who was a little restless.

"Teacher Takashiro Hiroko, right?"

Lin Shangren equipped himself with Bruce Hearn's Mask and sat down across from Takashiro Hiroko with a smile. He spoke calmly, "I'm the new priest, Lin Shangren. I have some questions for you, Master Takashiro."

Although Takagi Hiroko was curious about why Lin Shangren wore this black mask, she instinctively wanted to believe Lin Shangren in her heart.

"Problem...? Is it related to the health room?" Takagi Hiroko asked a little awkwardly.

"Oh? Infirmary? Why do you ask?"

"Because... because I heard a noise over there during class just now. After class, I found that the infirmary was blocked off. What happened there?"

"Nothing? It's just that Mr. Kitami accidentally broke the heater due to improper operation. It's no big deal." Lin Shangren replied, "However, the question I want to ask you does have something to do with Kitami Reika. You two were high school classmates, right?"

"Hmm... Yeah."

Takagi Hiroko nodded.

Lin Shangren asked again: "You studied together at this Yingyu Girls' College eleven years ago, right?"

"Yes...right..." Takagi Hiroko said hesitantly.

"What do you mean by 'right'? Is this difficult to confirm?"

"Feel sorry……"

Takagi Hiroko's expression became somewhat painful, and she said, "I'm sorry... I really can't remember what happened more than ten years ago. I... actually... I lost my memory once. It was during the Tokyo fire eleven years ago." "The Tokyo fire eleven years ago? By the way, this should be referring to the acquaintance meeting held by barbecue master Li Mei in 45." Lin Shangren thought to himself.

Takagi Hiroko continued, "My parents died in that air raid. My older sister, my younger sister, and I managed to survive, but I was so traumatized... I've almost completely forgotten everything before that. So, I really can't remember anything from over a decade ago. I'm so... sorry."

Seeing that Takagi Hiroko didn't seem to be talking, and her character panel did show the status of [Memory Loss], Lin Shangren didn't ask any further questions.

He asked in his heart: "Xiao Ai, can the bird doctor cure amnesia?"

If the amnesia is caused by damage to the nervous system, it can be cured. However, if the problem is with the soul or consciousness, it cannot be cured.

"understood."

Lin Shangren pulled out a glass test tube of his blood from his pocket and said to Gao Chengkun, "Teacher Gao Cheng, could you please drink this?"

"Drink...this?"

Looking at the tube of red liquid in Lin Shangren's hand, Gao Chengkuo instinctively felt resistance, but under the effect of [Bruce Hearn's mask], she took the test tube and drank it all.

"How do you feel?" Lin Shangren asked.

"A little... feverish, but I also feel much more refreshed and not as tired."

Takagi Hiroko stretched unconsciously. She felt that her body had never been so healthy and comfortable. Her cold hands and feet became warm, and her mind, which was sleepy due to insomnia, became extremely clear.

"Teacher Gao Cheng, can you remember what happened between you and Kitami Reika in this school eleven years ago?"

Takagi Hiroko closed her eyes and fell into deep thought: "Eleven years ago... eleven years ago... the air raid, the club, the president... and the book... No... I can't remember clearly. Still, I still can't remember."

Seeing Takashiro Hiroko's reaction, Lin Shangren didn't press the issue any further. He said, "It's okay if you can't remember now. But, Mr. Takashiro, if you remember anything, you must tell me immediately."

"Okay...ok."

After seeing off Hiroko Takagi, Kaori Saeki closed the office door.

She asked curiously, "Father, why are you asking about what happened eleven years ago? Is it related to that demon?"

"Yes. That demon was summoned to the world eleven years ago. That's why I wanted to ask Kitami Reika's former classmates about the situation."

"Eleven years ago?"

"By the way, does Principal Saeki know anything about this? For example, are there any legends about summoning demons in the school?"

Saeki Kaori shook her head. "I haven't heard of it... Eleven years ago, I was still studying in the United States, and my husband was working in Hiroshima. My father was the principal of Sakuraba Girls' College at that time. I don't remember much about what happened back then..."

"What about the other teachers in the school? Are there any who have been working in the school since eleven years ago?" Lin Shangren continued to ask.

"I don't know, probably not."

"That's it..."

Lin Shangren rubbed his neck and fell into thought.

……

In the evening, at Moon World Coffee Shop.

Yuzumi Kazo pushed open the door of the coffee shop.

There were no other customers in the store, and Anzi Hazuki was washing coffee cups behind the bar.

"Welcome. Ah, it's Uozumi. Would you like some coffee?"

"Ah."

Yuzumi Kazo replied softly and sat down on the chair in front of the bar, which made a harsh sound.

Hazuki Anko turned around and went to get the coffee pot. She asked, "Do you have work today? I heard from the customers in the store that there seems to be a big case in Ueno. Could it be that Uozumi-san is in charge?"

"No. That case is too big for us low-level police officers to intervene."

Uozumi Kazuzo shook his head. The world was far from peaceful. He'd just been called into a body dumping case that morning, and upon returning to the station, he'd heard the news of Abe Keizou's family being murdered. It was a shame Tokisaka had collected so much evidence against him. But for someone like Abe, perhaps this was the best outcome: if the law couldn't kill him, then having someone else kill him wouldn't be such a bad thing.

"That's good. I heard that the case involves a big shot. It would be best if Yuzumi-san could avoid contact with him."

Anzi Yezuki smiled and poured a cup of coffee for Jiasan Yuzumi.

"If Yuzumi-san gets implicated, my shop will lose a regular customer."

"Will not."

Yuzhu Jiasan took the sugar jar and unconsciously added a few more spoonfuls of sugar.

"Hey, Uozumi-san really likes adding sugar. Tokisaka-kun and Mr. Lin from yesterday, on the other hand, like to drink black coffee without sugar." Hazuki Anzi said with a smile, "Come to think of it, Tokisaka hasn't been here for a long time. Could it be that Uozumi has assigned him another difficult case?"

"Tokisaka is on a business trip recently. It seems someone has asked him to investigate a case in another place."

"Is that so... He didn't tell me earlier, and I worried for a long time in vain..." Anzi Yeyue muttered softly.

Uozumi Kazuzo was thinking, "If Abe dies, Tokisaka and his sister won't have to hide with Mr. Hayashi anymore. However, the organization is still short of manpower. Should we transfer Tokisaka to the hospital for care? This will also reduce Mr. Hayashi's burden."

Just like that, the two people, each with their own thoughts, fell into silence.

The atmosphere became a little awkward, and Hazuki Anzi was the first to speak: "Would you like a butter sandwich? The cakes in the store are sold out."

"Yeah." Yuzumi Jiasan nodded.

At this time, the door of Moon World Coffee Shop was pushed open again.

Yuzumi Jiasan turned around, but found that the person who came was not Lin Shangren he was expecting, but two women: one was a middle-aged woman with bright clothes and still some charm, and the other was a short-haired girl who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old and a little shy.

Yuzumi recognized the middle-aged woman. She had once been the owner of a brothel called "Snow White," and her name was Ujaku. She was well-known in the neighborhood and had always been very supportive of Yuzumi Kazo's friend, Takashiro Akigo. However, Yuzumi and her didn't interact much.

"Sister Yuque, you're here." Yeyue Anzi greeted with a smile, "Ah, this is the child you mentioned before? She's so cute."

"Yes, she is Hatsune Miku."

Yuque pulled the somewhat shy girl in front of him.

"Hatsune, come say hello to Miss Hazuki. She'll be your boss from now on. Don't cause any trouble for Miss Hazuki while you're working here."

"Nice to meet you, Miss Hazuki. My name is Hatsune Amamiya. Please take care of me."

The girl bowed deeply to Hazuki Kyoko.

"No need to be so polite, just call me Sister Xingzi."

Ye Yuexing walked out of the bar and continued, "Your room is ready. Let's go and take a look. By the way..."