268. Chapter 268: The Hunt Begins! Turmoil in the 20th Ward!
Koutarou Amon, 1.85 meters tall, with a proper appearance and wearing a black suit, put his communicator back in his pocket and said, "Interesting. It seems there are quite a few big fish hidden beneath the troubled waters of the 20th Ward."
Kureo Mado stopped and looked at himself in the glass wall beside him. He saw his head full of white hair, a slightly hunched posture, and the gray uniform unique to investigators. His eyes were one large and one small, and coupled with his slightly manic expression, he seemed to give off a feeling of insanity.
"Let's go. Let's get some appetizers first to make me happy." Mado tugged at the white glove on his left hand. He didn't want ghoul blood to stain his wedding ring.
"According to CCG's information, there should be one of Gecko's subordinates in the nightclub ahead. Perhaps we can get some useful clues from him."
Ever since he witnessed his wife being devoured beyond recognition by the One-Eyed Owl, Kureo Mado's mind had completely broken down. Because of this, he hated all ghouls to the point of pathological madness.
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"Early this morning, in Tokyo's 20th Ward, Murashima Street and the surrounding areas, there was extensive damage to buildings. Furthermore, multiple bloodstains were found at the scene, with saliva left by ghouls remaining on them. According to police statistics, there are at least three victims. It has been basically determined that ghouls were responsible. Citizens are advised not to go out late at night recently. The police will continue the investigation of this incident until the suspects are apprehended."
At this moment, inside a coffee shop named 'Anteiku'.
An old man with a smile on his face handed Touka a cup of coffee.
"Such disregard for the rules could probably only be the work of that person," Touka said expressionlessly, looking at the television on the wall.
"Rize Kamishiro isn't dead."
The old man put down the coffee and walked behind the bar.
"Rize isn't dead? Then what about the organs inside Kaneki?" Touka was a little surprised, unaware that Ken Kaneki was currently being beaten up by Nishiki Nishio. Coincidentally, Nishiki Nishio was Ken Kaneki's senior. Facing this guy who dared to trespass into his feeding ground, Nishiki Nishio naturally had to teach him a lesson.
"They're Rize's. Do you remember the news about the organ transplant broadcast some time ago? Two students were crushed under a steel frame that fell from a height. The Doctor personally ordered the organs of the dead female student to be transplanted into the boy who hadn't died." The old man wiped the coffee cup in his hand with a clean towel.
"Yesterday morning, Enji Koma found me. He said someone was hunting ghouls in the 20th Ward, causing a huge commotion, and that over twenty ghouls had been killed. Enji Koma took advantage of the situation while the other party was surrounded and attempted to intervene and stop the slaughter, but the result..."
Beside the old man, a male waiter with slicked-back light brown hair and a thick nose rolled up his sleeve.
His right arm had a shocking scar.
"I was once known as the Devil Ape, but I couldn't last a single move against that person's attack. Thankfully, the battle was chaotic at the time, and I managed to escape."
Enji Koma said with a bitter smile.
"Furthermore, I also saw Rize Kamishiro. However, she was being held by the neck by that man. It looked like she had lost her freedom, and her state was very wrong. It was a bit like..."
"Insanity caused by excessive cannibalism," the old man, Kuzen Yoshimura, added.
"That's right. Rize's eyes were blood red at the time, and she kept shouting that she was so hungry."
Recalling the scene from last night, Enji Koma's expression was incredibly solemn.
"It seems Rize, whose organs were removed, didn't die, and for some unknown reason, she fell into the hands of that ghoul."
Kuzen Yoshimura paused, then continued, "When I arrived, apart from the ground covered in blood, mutilated remains, and severed limbs, I didn't see that man." "Kaneki is in danger." Although he didn't know the other party's purpose, there was no doubt that Kaneki, who had Rize's organs transplanted, was in an extremely dangerous situation.
Touka immediately got up and walked out of the coffee shop.
"Kaya Irimi, please go and check it out," Kuzen Yoshimura said to the female staff member in the coffee shop.
The stern female staff member, Kaya Irimi, nodded and immediately followed Touka out.
Enji Koma and Kaya Irimi were formerly the two major leaders of the two large ghoul organizations operating underground in Tokyo's 20th Ward, 'Devil Ape' and 'Black Dobers'. Their rank was rated SS-rank by the CCG, but eventually, under Kuzen Yoshimura's influence, they chose to join the 'Anteiku' coffee shop and become two ordinary staff members.
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[RC Cell Fusion in progress, current progress is 61%]
In a long-abandoned villa, Xia Shang sat on the sofa, watching the news report while enjoying a massage service from the Big Eater, Rize Kamishiro.
Looking at the back of the man's head before her, Rize's eyes were full of killing intent. But thinking of the other party's terrifying strength, she had no choice but to forcibly suppress the killing intent.
Humiliation! The humiliation she had suffered in her life was far less than what she experienced last night.
This guy actually threw the mutilated corpses to her after devouring the ghoul's kakuhou.
That attitude was exactly like feeding a pet.
"Sir, I don't just massage your shoulders," Rize Kamishiro leaned close to Xia Shang's ear, breathing out an intoxicating fragrance.
"Sit over here." Xia Shang patted the empty spot beside him.
Hearing the man's words, a trace of disgust flashed in Rize's eyes, but then she smiled charmingly and said, "I will definitely serve you well wholeheartedly, sir."
"Shall we liven up the mood first?" She came before Xia Shang, gently pressing her fair, slender fingers on her pink lips, then slowly bent over, bringing her ample bosom into Xia Shang's eyes.
Xia Shang straightened his back.
The next second! His right hand pierced through Rize's slender waist. Bang! Xia Shang's fingers slightly curled, and he dug out a bloody kakuhou from within.
"Mm, the concentration has increased. Keep up the good work." Xia Shang wiped away the bloodstain on the corner of his mouth, got up, and walked to the window to look outside.
Unbeknownst to him, his villa had already been surrounded by several black sedans.
He saw a muscular man wearing a white suit and a dark red shirt underneath push open the car door. He was wearing a hockey mask, and as he got out of the car, he used his hand to adjust a tie with a red pattern on a purple background.
The doors of several black sedans opened simultaneously.
Nearly twenty men in black stood in a neat line behind the man.
"The tail I left finally paid off." Warm sunlight shone through the glass window onto Xia Shang's face, where the corner of his mouth was lifted. This scene, however, made Rize Kamishiro, who was covering her wound, feel a chill! Enduring the severe pain, she came behind Xia Shang and looked outside following his gaze.
"Jason!"
(End of this chapter)