Several Investigators were sitting in a slightly dull space.
Kishou Arima was carrying his usual two briefcases, one black and one white; sitting beside him was Kureo Mado, who was hunched over with his arms crossed, looking like he was dozing off, and directly opposite the two of them were Lancer, who was already wearing the 'Arata', and Koutarou Amon.
The four of them, either due to their personalities or because they were preoccupied with their own thoughts, did not speak, which made Hideyoshi Nagachika and Seidou Takizawa, sitting in the corner, feel uncomfortable all over.
That's right, in addition to the original planned tactical squad of one Special Class and three Associate Special Classes, Hideyoshi Nagachika and Seidou Takizawa were also squeezed in. As for the reason? It was very simple. Besides the four combat personnel, one person was needed to be responsible for relaying messages. Distraction during combat is very fatal, so naturally, Hideyoshi Nagachika, Lancer assistant, would take the role, and Seidou Takizawa's job was just to protect him.
The two of them obtained their dedicated Quinque and were promoted quickly at a young age, so they were undoubtedly elite members, but they were far inferior to the other four.
The oppressive atmosphere made the two of them unconsciously huddle together, trying to gain a little courage from each other.
But at this moment, the originally slight shaking finally ended, and the four people who were sitting separately also raised their heads or opened their eyes at the same time.
"It's time to depart."
"Yes!" X4
Although Kishou Arima had the highest rank here, Kureo Mado knew that the opponent's personality meant he didn't like to talk much, or rather, talk to strangers, so he spoke up, and the remaining four naturally responded with firm voices.
"Let's go, Special Class Arima."
"I'll leave the rest to you, Mado-senpai, and everyone."
After speaking a rare sentence, Kishou Arima also pulled open the door and walked out.
At the same time, the hatches of a large number of transport ships were also opened. Squads composed of several high-ranking Investigators and companies composed of dozens of Investigators were orderly landing according to the original plan, and the high-ranking Investigators who came out first each took out their Quinque and carefully observed the surroundings.
This operation, from initiation to execution, took no more than 3 days. Aogiri Tree should not be able to easily know about the CCG's actions, but if they still haven't noticed so many transport ships appearing near Aogiri Tree's final stronghold, then they must be blind. Therefore, the first task of these high-ranking Investigators who disembarked first was to help the subsequent troops establish a battle line.
However, the elite squads led by the Special Class Investigators rushed directly into the interior after gathering.
That's right, each squad has tasks assigned from above, but no one can guarantee that they will definitely encounter the designated target, so this is just a guiding suggestion. Subjugate whatever Ghoul they encounter first; this is the most basic requirement.
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Just tens of minutes before the 'Aogiri Tree Subjugation Battle' or the 'Rushima Island Operation' began
Kimi Uikanae, located in the CCG Japan Branch research institute, looked solemnly at the data in front of him.
Lancer obtained all the data related to 'Ghouls' through the 'Holy Grail', and Kimi Uikanae had been spending the previous period on the sub-project of 'manufacturing Ghoul food'. Now that the laboratory product was out, he naturally had more energy to focus on other projects, but when he performed a set of data comparisons, he suddenly found something wrong.
"Impossible! I must have made a mistake. How could it be…"
He muttered to himself while taking a syringe and drawing a small tube of blood from his arm, and then putting the test tube into the machine next to it for processing. However, the result obtained was still similar to the result he had obtained before.
Trembling, he dropped a special reagent into the test tube and then silently watched his watch until half an hour later when he put his blood back into the machine for examination…
"RC cells?! Is this the truth behind the appearance of RC cells?! But why do I have them too? Could it be that there were Ghouls among my ancestors? Is this a recessive trait?"
While muttering to himself, he ordered all the researchers in the laboratory to draw a tube of blood and send it to the laboratory.
Undoubtedly, he wanted to confirm whether this was a special phenomenon or a group phenomenon. If he was a special phenomenon, it was fine, but if it was a widespread phenomenon…
Kimi Uikanae suddenly had a chilling feeling.
Perhaps the history of this world would be rewritten because of his discovery.
But just as he was waiting for his assistant to bring the blood, the laboratory door was opened, and then a man in a black suit walked in with a smile.
"Who are you?"
Although Kimi Uikanae didn't know the other person, he thought that since the person could appear in his laboratory, they should have the command of the CCG Branch Director, as ordinary people did not have permission to enter here.
And the other party also maintained a bright smile and slightly bowed.
"I apologize for the interruption, Dr. Kimi Uikanae. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Nimura Furuta, a First Class Investigator under the CCG, and the purpose of my visit this time is to ask you to come with us."
Come with us?
Although Kimi Uikanae seemed easy to talk to, he was one of the most important members of the CCG Japan Branch. It was impossible for just anyone to be able to summon him, and more crucially, he still had a world-changing research project to conduct at this time, so he naturally appeared extremely displeased.
"Is something the matter? If it's the Branch Director's order, please show the authorization letter. I have an important experiment to complete right now, so please be brief."
Facing Kimi Uikanae's words, which were almost the same as an order to leave, the other party still maintained a calm smile on his face, and even looked around indifferently. This rude attitude made Kimi Uikanae even more unhappy, but just as he was considering whether to speak directly and ask the other party to leave —
"Dr. Kimi Uikanae, since you are unwilling to leave, could you please tell me about the matter you discussed with First Class Investigator Lancer… no, it should be Associate Special Class Lancer, before?"
The other party's words made Kimi Uikanae stunned and somewhat panicked at the same time. Undoubtedly, the other party was an excellent researcher, but definitely not an excellent 'actor'. Almost at the same time that a panicked expression appeared on his face, the other party also showed a smile.
It seemed that his guess was correct. The other party should have some hidden relationship with the man named Lancer.
And Kimi Uikanae on the other side unconsciously covered the back of his hand, where the mark left when Lancer signed the contract with him was located…