Sunday night.
The Amamiya Residence welcomed two guests, the last two people to receive the diary in this round: Yoko and Miwako.
"…I see, there's such a big secret hidden behind this."
Only after being informed of the specific situation did Miwako look enlightened.
"So, you knew about that explosion incident beforehand too?"
Ren directly rolled his eyes.
"I don't have such a good memory. Besides, I was also caught in that incident. I should have said it, the explosion happened just one street away from where I was previously."
"I know the Police are much more professional than I am in this regard. If I hadn't been directly affected, I would have seen the news of the explosion on TV, rather than being directly involved."
Miwako thought about Ren's personality. He didn't compete or contend, and he completely disliked getting into trouble. Indeed, he wouldn't actively participate in trouble.
He would only handle trouble slightly if it actively sought him out.
Thinking about Ren's initial purpose in approaching her, it was to prevent the Police from paying too much attention to him.
"That's right."
"But you're good at Seer abilities. I thought you would do a reading for your luck every time you left home, so you shouldn't have encountered any accidents."
Ren covered his face helplessly at this.
"Normally, I would do a Seer reading for myself before leaving. But that day, there were guests at home, and she also wanted to go out to find someone, so I skipped my usual pre-departure reading."
Seeing Ren constantly reflecting, Miwako also found it a bit amusing.
It just goes to show that luck is truly strange. Even extraordinary individuals with supernatural abilities can sometimes be outmaneuvered by luck.
He usually did a Seer reading before leaving and nothing happened.
But one day he missed it, and then he encountered an explosion when he went out.
There's no one else like him.
However, if Ren hadn't encountered the explosion, my relationship with him would probably have remained just ordinary.
If anything, it was merely the relationship between protector and protected during the Tsukikage Island incident.
"Oh, right, regarding the 8 Special Operations Unit officers who sacrificed their lives, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has also provided ample compensation, so the matter has been handled properly."
Miwako suddenly remembered the previous incident and thought it was a good time to tell Ren.
"It's been a week, and they've only just dealt with the casualties?"
To be frank, Ren genuinely felt that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was a bit too slow.
"Mainly, the bodies that died at Shirohato Pharmaceuticals were all taken to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for more detailed investigation, so the deceased officers were also examined together, which significantly delayed things."
Miwako truly felt that this matter was not the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's delay, but rather that some investigations and research simply couldn't be completed that quickly.
Ending it in a week was already considered fast.
"Those bodies?"
Ren thought of the 214 guards who, by being enveloped in darkness, had their inner darkness greatly amplified, their internal shackles released, and thus began to kill each other.
"So, have they found anything?"
Miwako shook her head helplessly.
"I don't know about that."
"I only know that those bodies have continuously been investigated and researched, but I don't know if they've discovered anything."
Ren wasn't disappointed by this. After all, such matters were unlikely to be known by an uninformed Police Inspector. This matter was probably known only to a very small number of people within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
"It seems the high-level officials within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department knew that the situation of these guards was special, and they only conducted secret investigations. Coupled with the way the Special Operations Unit suffered casualties, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's high-level officials probably thought those guards had been given special drugs, which is why they conducted a more thorough investigation of those bodies."
"So, those bodies won't reveal anything, right?"
"No."
Ren waved his hand, directly denying it.
"The guards' situation was entirely an internal self-liberation, not through any kind of drug. It was merely a release of darkness into their hearts, thereby unlocking their body's limiters and allowing them to unleash extraordinary power in a short period."
"But this approach is not a stimulant or a drug, so the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department definitely won't find anything."
"However, I imagine the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department won't easily let go of this opportunity for investigation and research."
"Besides, with a pharmaceutical organization existing, they have reason to suspect whether a second pharmaceutical organization was involved."
Yoko, who was listening nearby, looked bewildered.
"Um, Ren, what were you just talking about?"
"Didn't it appear on TV a week ago that the Police had raided a criminal group's stronghold? The one from Shirohato Pharmaceuticals."
Reminded by Ren, Yoko remembered.
"Was it that big incident where many people died, and it seemed the Police also dug up a lot of heavy firepower internally?"
"Yes, that news."
Ren nodded, then spread his hand, pointing to the Miyano sisters sitting on one side of the sofa.
"That organization's stronghold was actually where Shiho was imprisoned and researched. And that organization is indeed a very dangerous transnational assassin organization, but the news didn't state all the circumstances. That stronghold was also a drug research facility."
"And at that time, the situation inside Shirohato Pharmaceuticals was what Miwako and I reported to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."
"Among them, the large-scale infighting that occurred within that stronghold was also something we orchestrated."
This news was quite a shock to Yoko.
But after a brief moment of confusion, she still remembered the key point of the news.
A transnational assassin organization, and the Police had also found a large amount of heavy firepower weapons inside the stronghold.
Then she turned to look at the Miyano sisters sitting on the side.
Subsequently, that shock was somewhat alleviated, and she looked at the younger brother she liked with a hint of petulance.
"Next time, let me know too."
Although such a major event had already occurred, Yoko still accepted it.
At least she was certain that the somewhat quiet boy she liked wouldn't do anything excessive.
However, rather than being excluded, she still hoped to know many things as soon as possible.
Ren scratched his face with a hint of embarrassment.
"Next time, I will definitely tell you about such things, Yoko."
(To be continued.)
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