Nomenclature of Night

  Chapter 518 The Painter

   Countdown to crossing, tenth day.

  Osaka City Hall, the meeting room on the top floor.

  In the meeting room of more than 400 square meters, there are long solid wooden tables, but beside the table that can accommodate dozens of people, there are only six young people, five men and one woman.

  Everyone was dressed in formal attire and remained silent, except for a young man in the last seat who practiced cross-legged on a chair with his eyes closed. He was wearing an elegant white Japanese-style safari suit, finger piercings on his lower body, and a Liwu hat on his head.

   This attire is the uniform clothing of traditional priests, and it is also the samurai dress of the family era of the Gods.

  If this costume is nothing in the family of the Age of Gods in the other world, it seems a bit out of place here.

  A tall young man at the head of the seat sat comfortably, his black suit stretched tight by his muscles.

  He looked around and said slowly: "Kamidai Yunichi confirmed his death, and there are only 10 days left before the crossing. How should we explain to Uncle Jindai Yasushi?"

"There's nothing to explain. The strategy was decided in the meeting. Let the search team test the opponent's strength first. As a result, he ran to deliver the head himself eager for meritorious service," said a young man on the left: "Kamidai Yunxiu, now You are in charge of the Mystery Division, so go and explain to Uncle Kamashiro Yasushi how stupid his son is."

  The burly Jindai Yunxiu frowned: "There are only seven Chosen Ones left in the watch world, and now one has died. I advise everyone to show a little sadness even if they are pretending."

  The young man on the left shrugged: "Sorry, I can't do it, it's hard for me to treat such a stupid person as a companion."

  Kamidai Yunxiu waved his hand: "Don't mention this, let's discuss first, who do you think the identity of the murderer this time is. Is it the chosen person hidden in our local time traveler, or is it Kyushu?"

  The only woman sitting here said calmly: "It's not a local, the identity of Takashima must be fake."

   "Why?" Jindai Yunxiu looked at the woman named Jindai Kongyu, who had long black straight hair with sharp edges and corners like blades.

Shendai Kongyu said: "Si Nianhua represents the Qing family, and Ji Guanya represents the Li family. The timing of their bombing of the shrine is too coincidental. The people in Takayama Hida are creating opportunities for them. Therefore, this should be the Li family or The Qing clan's chosen one."

  Kindai Yunxiu: "But why did he appear in a remote place like Baichuan Township?"

  Kamidai Kongyu: "Maybe Li Shi and Qing Shi discovered the peculiarity of that little girl very early on, and they came here after this little girl."

   "Could it be Qing Chen?"

Shendai Kongyu closed his eyes and meditated for a while and said: "I think there is a 40% chance that this person is Qingchen. The key point here is that Qingchen suffered humiliation and heavy injuries at the A02 base. He is a very cautious person. , after returning to the watch world, he should recuperate his injuries as soon as possible, and contact all parties to discuss how to rescue him. But now, the time for this Takashima to appear is not enough for Qing Chen to heal his injuries. A C-level, no one It’s stupid to do something when you’re hurt.”

Jindai Kongyu said: "Now it is more inclined to be the Joker. The other party disappeared after a brief appearance at the Osaka Airport. The clues are consistent. At present, I suspect that this Joker is the boss of the daytime. He is familiar with the level of sniper rifles. God All the clues point to him regarding the level of strength of the chosen class. It is normal for one of our own members to come and help them out when they are humiliated during the day. Judging from their motivation and ability, I tend to think that this person is the boss during the day."

  In the eyes of the vast majority of people, Qing Chen is not the boss of Bai Tian, ​​nor is he at the level of Joker.

  There is actually nothing wrong with the analysis of God on behalf of Kongyu. If it was Qingchen from the past, he would definitely hide and heal his injuries, and try to get out of trouble after being promoted in a sneaky way.

   But at this time, Qing Chen was different.

  The young man who has experienced redemption has shed the last trace of timidity and impurity, leaving him alone and sincere.

  Kandai Yunxiu said: "Our power on the other side was suppressed by Kunlun and Kyushu, and we couldn't hold our heads up. It just so happened that the boss of the day came to the mainland, so we must keep him here."

Shendai Yunwu, who was sitting on the left, said calmly: "Starting today, the six of us will be divided into two groups and cannot be separated. He has been hunted down for more than ten days now and has been in a panic. The remaining ten days are ours. The best chance. Three people face him, even if he has three heads and six arms, he has no chance of winning."

  The burly Kamidai Yunxiu nodded: "Well, that's the decision."

  However, at this moment, the Kamdai Unra who was wearing a safari suit suddenly opened his eyes: "I will not participate in this arrest."

  Kamidai Yunxiu frowned: "Why?"

Shendai Yunluo said calmly: "There is no reason. As a chosen person facing the enemy, it is cowardly to want the three of them to join forces at the first time. In addition, I admire him for his ability to deal with hundreds of people. The courage to stand up and protect the little girl is stronger than everyone else."

  Kamidai Yunxiu: "Have you forgotten your last name?"

  Kamidai Unra got up and walked towards the meeting room: "The direction you are following is wrong. I guess he is neither in Hokkaido nor Takayama Hida."

"Um?"

"If I were him, I would go back to Osaka City and kill you idiots. After all, 80% of the members of the mysterious business department are chasing him, and the city of Osaka is empty instead," Jindai Yunluo stood at the door and looked back Jindai Yunxiu: "You are going to hold a press conference tomorrow to quell public opinion about the recording, right? If I were you, all sniper spots within a radius of 2,600 meters must be manned."

   After finishing speaking, Jindai Unra walked outside.

  Kamidai Yunxiu asked: "Where are you going? If you are alone, it is very likely that you will become his target."

  Kamdai Yunluo: "How can you catch him if you are not alone? Don't worry, I will kill him fairly. In addition, you restrain your subordinates, at least don't defile a little girl who is only nine years old. It's disgusting."

   While talking, the young man in white hunting clothes walked away.

  …

  …

  Osaka Shinsaibashi.

  This may be the most prosperous place in Osaka. There is an endless flow of tourists. The common people performing performance art enjoy themselves here.

   Right in this busy city, a young man was sitting by the bridge, with a drawing board propped in front of him, the pencil in his hand was scribbling on the paper, making rustling noises.

  If someone observes carefully, he will find that the young man does not know any sketching skills, and his techniques are not professional. He does not look like someone who has learned to draw.

  There is no way of expression of light and shadow in the painting, only simple and sharp lines outline the contours of the tourists' faces.

   can be strange.

More than a dozen tourists pass by in front of him every second, but he can remember the appearance of a certain person at this moment, even if the other person has gone far away, the boy can reproduce it with completely unprofessional methods, and it is exactly the same .

  At this time, a couple walked by holding hands. They saw the boy holding the drawing board and asked with a smile, "Hello, how much does it cost to draw a drawing for the two of us?"

  The young man raised his head and smiled, "A 'portrait' costs 10,000 yen, and two people count as 15,000 yen for you, is that okay?"

  The couple looked at each other, the price seemed a bit expensive, but they all came, and the girl said happily, "Then draw us a picture."

   "Thank you!" The boy said with a smile, "It's not like you don't want money."

  He took out the blade and lightly sharpened the tip of the pen, then glanced at the couple before lowering his head to paint.

  The couple feel a little strange. Generally, painters don’t want to repeatedly observe the appearance of the copied object, determine the proportion, determine the light and shadow, determine the outline and so on.

  But this young painter just took a look at them and remembered them all?

  The boy walked around to the front of the drawing board curiously, only to see that the boy had outlined the outlines of the two with just a few strokes. With such a few magical strokes, the boy was sure that the painting was indeed him and his girlfriend.

   This is simply a pixel-level sketch.

   However, at this moment, seven or eight young people in black suits walked by quickly. They wore golden brooches on their chests, which were the logo of the Mystery Business Department.

   When these people passed by, passers-by gave way one after another.

  The young man suddenly stopped his brush, and said to the girls and boys, "Sorry, wait for me, 27 seconds."

   As he spoke, he followed the Mystery Division from behind with a pencil in his hand.

  Boys and girls just watched in amazement.

  The next moment, the boy took a step forward, and the tip of the pencil in his hand pierced the neck artery of a member of the mysterious business department.

   But he saw that the boy didn't stay, his figure staggered, and he killed all the members of the mysterious business department in just a few breaths, and they all lay in a pool of blood.

  The killing speed was so fast that even the tourists on the Shinsaibashi didn't react.

   When he slowly walked back to the drawing board and sat down, the tourists around him screamed.

  The boy wiped the tip of the pen with a napkin, raised his head and grinned at the couple, "Sorry, I'll finish the drawing soon."

  The couple noticed that the boy killed eight people, and the pencil tip that he used as the murder weapon was still intact.

  The two trembled. They watched the young man paint, get up to kill, and come back to paint.

   But what they remember most is the 27 seconds that the boy said, that time of completeness and extreme confidence.

  The couple didn’t look at the watch to count the time, but at a certain moment they looked at the boy and felt that it must have been 27 seconds from the time the boy got up to when he came back, no more, no less.

  The tourists ran away screaming behind them, but the two of them stood still and dared not move.

  The boy sighed: "I'm sorry, I may have scared you, this painting is free, and the drawing board is also given to you."

   As he spoke, he got up and handed out the drawing board. On the white paper, the appearance of the couple had already been drawn, which was almost exactly the same as himself.

  The couple stared at the drawing board in silence. They couldn't imagine why they could come back to draw so calmly after the other party killed someone. Who the **** is this? !

  How can you be so calm?

  Wait, they suddenly felt that the boy looked familiar... Isn't that Takashima who was wanted by the Mystery Business Department? !

  The couple suddenly looked up, only to find that the boy had disappeared without a trace, as if he had never been here before, and everything here had nothing to do with him.

At the same time, the hacker who disappeared for a day reappeared. This time, what she released was not a new recording, but a sentence that kept swiping from all accounts: "I'm back, and the Dirty Mystery Division is ready!" Are you paying the price?"

   This sentence kept spreading, and even the murder case on Shinsaibashi was filmed and spread.

  The video doesn't start until the murder is over. In the video, the teenager returns to the drawing board and continues to draw, looking very serious.

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   One more chapter at 11pm.

  (end of this chapter)