In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

"Commander, do you think that eight-foot-tall man will come to the door again tonight?"

"Most likely, but I plan to test the waters a bit more." A plan gradually took shape in Chen Yi's mind.

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 257 Private Chat

Chapter 257

"I'm sorry, Dr. Maruki, I've bothered you a bit today..."

Naegi found a room for him alone and kept Dr. Maruki there before he left.

"It's about those attackers, isn't it? I happen to have something I want to tell you."

Dr. Maruki did not refuse.

"Although it's already been stated in the statement, I still want to confirm it personally... what happened at the scene? I mean... the time between before the attack and the attack itself, and your relationship with that high school student?"

Miao Mu sat down and offered Dr. Maruki a cup of hot coffee.

"Most of the details have been explained in the transcript. I'll just mention some things that I have concerns about. Let me make it clear first: these are all based on speculation and there is no evidence to prove them."

Maruki took a sip and remained silent for a while, as if organizing his thoughts.

"First, let me talk about my relationship with that high school student, Chen Jun."

"Chen Jun is a special patient of mine; he is more important than the other patients."

"A special patient?"

"Well, there are a few reasons. First, I think this guy is really interesting, and I want to make friends with him..." Dr. Maruki adjusted his posture, his eyes inadvertently falling on the room's surveillance camera.

Miao Mu glanced at Dr. Maruki, then, understanding the unspoken message, walked over to the monitor and unplugged the power cord of the camera.

"...He is a patient with the boiling phenomenon."

"Boiling phenomenon..."

Miao Mu frowned.

"Hasn't the boiling phenomenon been proven to only occur in people who have been to the battlefield? ... However, I've heard that there have been quite a few cases in recent years that are supposedly caused by the boiling phenomenon... I'll reserve my opinion for now."

"Yes, that's how it is in the past, theoretically speaking." Maruki swirled the cup of coffee in his hand, carefully choosing his words.

"But Chen Jun brought me back something that was absolutely explosive from Izu."

"What is it?" Miao Mu pressed.

“A piece of… Boiling Crystal.”

"......What's the meaning?"

"That is to say, Chen Jun discovered the essence of the boiling phenomenon... it is not a psychological disease similar to post-traumatic stress disorder, but a pathological phenomenon after being parasitized by a pseudo-human."

"!"

Miao Mu was so startled that she jumped up from her chair.

"Don't get excited. The claim that the Boiling Phenomenon is a hoax has been a long-standing theory in the industry, but it just lacks evidence and is therefore untenable. Mr. Chen has essentially presented the evidence this time, completely confirming that the Boiling Phenomenon is a hoax."

"Oh......"

"There's another thing. Before Chen Jun was diagnosed with the boiling phenomenon, he had been seeing me for a period of time to treat PTSD. From Chen Jun's own description, it can be seen that he often encounters fake people and has developed a habit of vigilance... Ah, you could also say it's stress."

"I keep encountering imposters... I'll investigate, maybe I'll find some clues."

Maruki silently noted it down, planning to look through the ATSS files when he had time.

"In terms of frequency, Chen Jun encountered fake people more than ten times more often than ordinary people, which is a terrifying number."

Dr. Maru-ki remembered that Chen Yi had mentioned the imposter he had encountered when describing his symptoms, and he paid attention to it as well.

“This…” Miao Mu frowned.

"You're familiar with the University of Tokyo's 'Purity Initiative,' right?"

This seedling is known to be part of a crazy and ambitious plan to completely eradicate the scourge of pseudo-humanity.

Therefore, the University of Tokyo has never slowed down its development pace, but has continuously built its nation into an impregnable fortress, both inside and out.

"You mean... Chen Jun has connections with the Purity Initiative?"

"This is purely my personal speculation. After all... from my perspective, the number of times Chen Jun has encountered fake people is not normal at all... Just take what you know, the zoo, the hospital... how much time has passed? It hasn't even been half a month."

Of course, there was also at least one incident related to the fake attack, namely the videotape that Chen Jun mentioned.

Dr. Maruki didn't know what it was, but he could roughly guess that the situation was probably not easy to handle.

"So... Chen Jun might be some kind of experimental subject... or something like that?"

"This is purely speculation. In fact, judging from the way Tokyo University does things, it's unlikely... unless Mr. Chen is American, but unfortunately, America isn't that righteous; they don't touch deals that don't make money." Dr. Maruki shrugged.

This is rather intriguing.

"so......"

"Going back to the original reason you came to me today, my personal suggestion is that you could try to cooperate with him, whether it's official or private."

“Private…you know, the police have regulations…” Miao Mu retorted subconsciously.

"Come on, I know what kind of person you are. You're the kind of guy who'll do anything for justice. In Japan, there are very few people like you who can sit in your position and still have a conscience... What if they asked you to pretend that the tentacle fake man isn't at the hospital? You would still go and investigate on your own."

"Please trust ATSS's capabilities..." Naegi's formulaic words slipped out unconsciously.

"Hmph~" Dr. Maruki finished the rest of his hot coffee in one gulp.

"Sigh...then how did you know the tentacle pseudo-human was in the hospital?" Miao Mu gave up explaining, but then realized something was wrong.

"The Echo team members underwent a comprehensive examination the day before arriving at the hospital, and nothing was found abnormal. Nothing, including a full-body CT scan. So when did that gray substance in the cranial cavity arrive? I think anyone with a modicum of intelligence can guess."

Maruki, despite being mentally exhausted, still manages to gather information from the scene.

"Besides these, what other information or inferences are there? I can refer to them."

Miao Mu tapped the table unconsciously with her fingers, as if she was thinking.

"I don't know much. That's all I can tell you." Dr. Maruki subconsciously picked up the cup, which was already empty.

So Miao Mu stood up and went to get another cup.

"Thank you."

Dr. Maruki stood up and took it.

"What do you mean by 'the parts we can talk about'?"

"The remaining things involve Chen Jun's privacy, which is something we can't discuss, and they might not necessarily be helpful to your case, so don't worry about them."

"...Alright then."

It seems that these are all the clues we have.

"The objective is already very clear, isn't it? The attacker's motive is that he was controlled by a decoy, and the evidence is the inconsistency in his behavior. It's undeniable. All we need to do is use the police force to find and eliminate the decoy."

"It's easier said than done..." Miao Mu said helplessly.

"It's easy to explain to the public, since it couldn't possibly be terrorists, and we can just insist that it was a spies who did it... But the ATSS's function is to combat spies, so isn't this a slap in the face to ourselves?"

Miao Mu sighed.

"That's why I say, people at your level or even higher are thinking about these things." Maruki's expression remained unchanged.

"It's almost time. If you don't have any more questions, I'll head back now."

"I'll take you back." Miao Mu stood up.

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 258 (Re-release)

Chapter 258

"Is Yi Jun not going back to his room to sleep tonight either?"

Mai Sakurajima stood by the door, watching Chen Yi, who was still working.

"With this, you won't be involved." Chen Yi pointed to the videotape on the table without looking up.

If a short-barreled cannon were installed in the front section of the Ortrus...

No, grenades are a bit more useful.

"We live together, can't we face things together when they happen?"

Mai Sakurajima was very unhappy.

"..."

Chen Yi paused for a moment and did not respond.

"If you don't say anything, I'll stay here with you tonight. All that training hasn't been for nothing, you'll see..."

Mai Sakurajima approached and grabbed Chen Yi's hand, placing it on her thigh.

Firm and powerful.

"Alright..." Chen Yi had no choice but to agree, unable to resist her.

"So what exactly happened last night? You left early this morning without telling us anything."

"this......"

Chen Yi gave a brief explanation.

"You weren't in any danger, were you? The other side was... a professional gunman."

"Theoretically speaking, he was not a professional gunman."

Chen Yi shrugged.

"Those five people have some dirty stuff in their heads. It's hard to say whether they still have basic personality and thinking ability. If you have to say something, they're probably just children who know how to pull the trigger."

Although the danger still exists, it is clearly no match for the two humanoid girls.

...Well, I still have reservations, because they ended up throwing a grenade to self-destruct at the end.

Just as Mai Sakurajima was about to say something, the sound of high heels echoed at the door, just like last night.

"You're here so early today?" Chen Yi looked up and saw it was just past nine o'clock.

Mai Sakurajima didn't say anything, but drew the pistol tucked behind her waist and cocked it in one smooth motion.

Chen Yi didn't move, while Lorelei and Krochai had already skillfully controlled one of the exits.

"Excuse me, is this Chen Yi's house?"

The sound rang out, but the eight-foot-tall man did not appear at the window as he had the previous night.

"There's no one hiding in the blind spot near the window." Kroos reported, pointing her spear at the window and circling halfway from the left to the right, raising the muzzle slightly.

"There aren't any in the hallway either."

Lorelei left the room and walked around the workspace and other individual rooms before returning to speak.

"Could it be that he chickened out tonight and is now resorting to scare tactics?" Chen Yi walked to the window, opened it, took a small drone from the table, and threw it out.

The drone unfolded its propellers in the air and took off straight up.

"There's none on the exterior walls of the apartment either..."

The drone circled the building a few times before flying back, to avoid being spotted by the birdmen in the air.

Failed.

"Excuse me, is this Chen Yi's house?"

"You've come to the wrong place. This is where Little Peppa Pig lives on Huaihai Road."

Chen Yi answered, and at the same time, with a thought, equipped himself with the acid-corrosion rifle.

"?" The people next to him all looked over at the same time.

The eight-foot-tall man remained silent. Chen Yi pondered for a moment and then moved closer to the window.

"Ding-dong-"

It was the doorbell ringing, coming from the entrance hall.