[Net King + Patterns] Ugly Fish

The darkness of the winter night is particularly heavy, and the passage of time has become meaningless. When I finally got out of the car and was led into a three-storey building that didn’t look any different from the outside, the process was long enough to be disturbing. .

Keigo Atobe had no way of telling where he was taken. All he knew was that the car traveled along a strange route, within the range of the urban area, and the surrounding scenery was no different from ordinary streets, except that the neighborhood was very quiet, as if submerged in deep water. , except for the occasional shadows flickering through the lighted windows, everything seems to be isolated from the world.

In the process of walking forward, there were no other figures, except for the two men who got off the car with them a few steps away; the long corridor echoed with the sound of caressing while walking, monotonous and dull, and the white light Flowing down from the top of the head, in a trance, Keigo Atobe had the illusion of being abducted by aliens in a sci-fi movie.

Startled by his sudden association, Atobe Keigo couldn't help turning his head to look at Sanjo Sakura who was walking side by side. Seeing her half-closed eyelids with a calm and calm look, he raised the corners of his mouth, feeling a little terrified in his heart Settled down again.

Keigo Atobe understands very well that these strangers are confident, if they are not grasping something, they are sure that he and her will eventually compromise.

And Sanjo Sakura seemed to have guessed something, so when the request was resolutely rejected, she smiled ironically and did not continue to insist; Keigo Atobe was not anxious, but felt that since she was confident, he didn't have to panic ;Even if the person who brought them here has ulterior motives, he thinks she still has the ability to be safe and sound, so he will accompany her to the end.

Before the situation becomes clear, it is easier to make mistakes again and again if you are too impatient, so Keigo Atobe decided to stand still.

While walking, his figure slowed down slightly, he stretched out his hand silently, and quietly found the palm of her hand hanging down beside her, his five fingers squeezed in so that the two of them clasped together, and then he felt her fingers trembling slightly, his face still It was calm as if nothing had happened, but he glanced at him quickly from the corner of his eyes. In a blink of an eye, Keigo Atobe saw Sanjo Sakura's eyes were as soft as water, and even the coldness between his brows softened a little bit.

'don’t worry. '————The corners of her slightly curved eyes gave him silent stability.

Keigo Atobe exhaled slowly, and the last bit of anxiety in his heart disappeared. He raised his gaze a few inches, landed on the back of a stranger a few meters away, and slowly narrowed his eyes.

……

At the end of the corridor is a door that can only be passed by one person. After walking in, Keigo Atobe saw a very special space inside the door. The first thing he saw was that the entire surface facing the door was made of transparent glass. The wall, like a huge peeping mirror, has a panoramic view of the situation on the opposite side.

There are several huge computers in front of the wall, and behind the screens are concentrated operators. Except for the humming of the machines, the atmosphere is almost solemn and oppressive.

The two who came in first stood at the edge of the screen, turned their heads and whispered something to the staff, and then turned back to signal them to go over.

Atobe Keigo subconsciously tightened his five fingers, and slowly moved forward with three Sakurako, his eyes slid past those dazzling high-tech achievements, and his eyes fell on the wall directly opposite the door.

On the other side of the glass wall is a space that looks as big as a tennis court. Many people in uniforms are busy in it, and it looks like it is in an office state.

Keigo Atobe found two familiar faces from the crowd, one was Hikichirua who disappeared in another car, and the other was Hikichiruo's elder brother who held an important position in the Metropolitan Police Department. At this moment, the two were standing side by side, Riji Ruo didn't know what he was talking to his elder brother, and his expression was agitated and anxious.

Seeing the two brothers of the Hiyoshi family, Keigo Atobe was a little more confident in solving the unclear situation tonight. He was originally worried that the group of people who would dare to "invite" them to come here by any means were more identifiable than Sanjo Sakura. Zi Zi expected it to be worse, and now it seems that he should be worrying too much.

[Special criminal investigation team], how could it be easier to deal with than the national special agency he estimated; what about 'being directly responsible to the Metropolitan Police Department and allowing the use of special means under special circumstances'? The [Special Criminal Investigation Unit] may have a much more convenient authority than ordinary police, but don't forget that it is always people who run the entire unit.

As long as you are human, you will have selfish desires. Keigo Atobe believes that as long as you find the weakness in it, it is not difficult to disintegrate the crisis that the [Special Criminal Investigation Team] gave Sanjo Sakurako.

……

Compared with the unrealistic feeling brought by these cutting-edge technologies, and the deterrent force from the special operations unit tonight, Keigo Atobe cares more about the purpose of bringing them here.

What is the purpose of letting them see these things?It is not possible to 'invite' ordinary people to visit the interior decoration of the secret studio of the Metropolitan Police Department in order to show the prestige of law enforcement agencies by the way?

Thinking of this, Keigo Atobe looked around suspiciously, and his eyes fell on the two men who brought them here but didn't say a word after entering, and raised his eyebrows silently.

The two of them remained silent, but at some point, they both set their eyes on Sanjo Yingko, obviously observing her reaction, and their eyes were full of scrutiny.

Soon, Keigo Atobe's gaze was noticed by the two men, and the young man moved away from staring at Sanjo Sakurako, and met his gaze, with slightly raised eyebrows, and a half-smile expression on his face, It seemed to silently ridicule him for being too nervous.

After a few seconds, the young man staggered the line of sight that met Keigo Atobe, and looked at Sanjo Sakura more blatantly, his eyes seemed to be real, and there was a hint of eagerness between his brows.

Xu Shi was impatient, Santiao Yingzi finally spoke the first sentence after entering this room, with a hint of anger in her tone, "You can confess what you want to do now."

……

The young man smiled and said nothing, just stretched out his hand and tapped a certain screen as an invitation, silently beckoning Sanjo Sakura to go forward; Atobe Keigo felt that the hand on his palm broke away slightly, and then Sanjo Sakura slowly Tun Tun stepped forward, stared down at the working screen under the worker's hand, remained silent for a few seconds, and slowly frowned.

She didn't know what she saw, her eyes widened suddenly, her expression changed slightly, seeing this, Keigo Atobe immediately leaned to her side, lowered his eyes, and followed the position where her gaze was focused on, then he was taken aback for a moment, holding back Can't help taking a light breath.

The picture Sanjo Yingko saw was the image of the imprisoned boy, which was obviously taken from the front of the camera. In the picture, the chair under the boy was connected to countless lines, and the metal piece at the end was connected to the sides of the boy's head, chest and neck, and other body organisms. Responsive location.

Atobe Keigo frowned quickly, and Sanjo Sakura lowered her voice and said in a sinister tone, "A lie detector." fleeting.

After staring at the screen for a while, she raised her eyes and looked around the crowd, "This person... I always feel familiar...?" The end sound was evoked, and there was confusion between her brows.

"Ah—" Keigo Atobe spoke before the young man's lips moved slightly, "He's Akimoto's boyfriend... Ishino from our high school."

"Uh..." Sanjo Yingzi was stunned, and after a while, the corner of her mouth twitched, "Is it Takano?" Rolling her eyes angrily, she turned her questioning gaze to the other side, "I remember the name correctly... right? "

……

"It's Takano, you're right." The young man seemed to be unable to hold back his smile.

For a moment, the oppressive and heavy atmosphere in the room seemed to ease a little with Atobe Keigo's embarrassment, and the air was no longer so stiff.

"Don't be nervous, we just need your assistance." The young man glanced at his colleague as he said, and shrugged after receiving a silent nod from the other party, with a brisk tone and a harmless and innocent face, "This is also a citizen's duty .”

"As for the [rights] you mentioned..." The young man had just finished his good words, and the older man immediately said, "The police have the right to detain you within 24 hours."

Such a tough answer was beyond Keigo Atobe's expectation and obviously not expected by Sanjo Sakurako. Seeing her hesitate for a moment, he pursed the corners of his mouth reluctantly, "What do I need to do?"

"Then, first of all, thank you for your cooperation." The young man crossed the barrier between the crowd and stretched out his hand with a smile, "I am Beijing Liao."

"You talk a lot of nonsense, I'm not in the habit of flirting with the police." Xu Shi was in a bad mood, and Sanjo Yingzi's face was as black as ink, turning a blind eye to the flattery of the guy who called himself Ryo Kitai, and turned to stare at the older man, "Start immediately, I'm in a hurry."

"Beijing—" the older man stopped with a warning, "Do you want to have a record of your sexual harassment in the report to your boss tomorrow?"

"Okay, okay——" Beijing Liao rubbed his nose, moved too close to Sanjo Sakurako, lowered his head and explained to the staff a few times, and the staff, who was always like a sculpture without being disturbed by the outside world, quickly started to operate on the keyboard , Then, some voices sounded in the quiet room.

Beijing Liao explained in a low voice, "These are the key parts intercepted from Takano's interrogation recording tonight, and there is another person after that."

Through the loudspeaker device, the sound in the room where Takano was imprisoned began to play, but Sakurako Sanjo suddenly asked, "What do you want?"

"Sorry, we are temporarily unable to answer your question."

Kitai Ryou's answer stunned Atobe Keigo, and then he noticed that the expression of Sanjo Sakura in the corner of his eyes was unknowingly a little colder. After a moment of silence, she seemed to look further away unconsciously, " I'm listening, let's go—"

As she approached the announcement mumbling to herself, as if the mute button was pressed in the room, all the noise disappeared immediately, leaving only the cold interrogation content transmitted through the technological equipment.

……

During this long period of silence, Takano's voice seemed erratic and sluggish. Regarding the questions that exceeded the range of normal people and even violated privacy, he confessed unexpectedly, but obviously he did not answer them in a sober state.

Atobe Keigo frowned more and more as he listened, and he vaguely understood why Sanjo Sakurako's breath was so unstable.

The questions I asked at the beginning were very common, including names, birthdays, blood types, interests, etc., and they were all common-sense inquiries. Gradually, the content of the interrogation involved more private parts.

When it comes to the key point, it is the embarrassing place; for example, 'sexual experience', 'sexual fantasy' and so on.

Finally, when Takano slowly described the details of his relationship with Akimoto Maiko two years ago... At this moment, Keigo Atobe knew that the climax of the interrogation was coming.

In the ear, Sanjo Sakura's breathing also fluctuated, especially when she heard the person who asked the question interspersed with several questions repeatedly, she sneered a few times, but finally said nothing.

Regarding the situation on the night of Akimoto Maiko's disappearance, Takano repeated all the details several times, even including the places he didn't know whether he deliberately avoided or really forgot.

Then, Keigo Atobe suddenly understood why Hikichiwaka said 'Aoki accused Takano of lying to the police from the beginning'. He had read the materials two years ago, and Takano's statement in the transcript was 'the two were upstairs after watching the movie. Went down to the shopping mall for a stroll, Qiuyuan went to the bathroom before returning home, but he couldn't find her after waiting for a long time, but she just disappeared. '

However, Gao Ye's narration at this time is that he was taken to a certain place by an acquaintance who he met in the mall to talk for a while, and after returning, he didn't wait for Akimoto, and went to look for him, only to find that the other party was missing.

The "acquaintances" among them are Gao Ye's alumni in Yonglin——the key is why did Gao Ye hide it back then?

The interrogation continued, and Gao Ye's answer showed resistance to the part that did not match the transcript. After repeated inducements, he gave an answer, but it turned out that the ambiguity in it was also the reason why he transferred from Yonglin to Bingdi two years later.

Takano was secretly bullied by a small group formed by the same grade and seniors in Yonglin School. That night he was seen by the same group and then taken to a secluded place. When the other party finally let him go and returned to the waiting place, Akimoto had already nowhere to be seen.

As for the reason for concealing it, it was naturally because he was afraid that he would encounter deeper harm if he said it. Under the threat of those people, Gao Ye was used to submitting to it, not to mention the children of Gao Ye's father's boss among them.

……

When Takano's part was played, the screen jumped, and the person who was also sitting on the lie detector was replaced by Ryuichi Aoki. The name of Sanjo Sakurako appeared.

[How did you determine that Takano lied to the police two years ago? ]

'She said there were too many inconsistencies in his testimony, and his unconscious movements in the police video...'

[who is she? ]

'...Sanjo Sakurako...'

When the name was revealed from Ryuichi Aoki's mouth, Keigo Atobe couldn't help but froze, and subconsciously looked at Sakurako Sanjo whose name was named.

Out of the corner of her eye, Kitai Ryo and the other person had the same reaction as him, but Sanjo Sakura, who was being watched, was indifferent. It took a long time for her to look back at the screen, look around lightly, and finally landed on Kitai Ryo face.

Looking at each other quietly for a long time, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes and then dissipated, "Takano, who was bullied by the school, and Aoki, who had sexual fantasies about his sister who had no blood relationship with him... very sympathetic adolescent troubles, and then what ?”

Beijing Liao made a silent gesture, and then the staff turned off the equipment in operation.

The room returned to tranquility, Beijing Liao left from the machine table and stood by the glass wall, raised his hand to touch Hijiruo who was already sitting in the corner with his elder brother, turned his head, Beijing Liao said in a cold and impersonal tone, "Matsuyama Kiichi, Aso Sanae, Sakuma Yuta, Otsuka Koji, Shimagawa Fukasuke, Kodera Norori, and even Police Officer Kiriyama and Tsukimori Hitomi, these people died because of your contact, directly or indirectly."

While speaking, Kitai Ryou's gaze never blinked, his deep tone remained steady, with mechanized professionalism, "In the file of dangerous persons in the Metropolitan Police Department, Sanjo Sakurako is the highest-level dangerous note."

"Of course, we don't have any evidence... we're just paying attention." The older man on the side suddenly spoke, with an extremely serious expression, "The law only pays attention to facts. You are very cunning. For the time being, you can continue to congratulate yourself for escaping from prison."

"Then?" Santiao Yingzi hooked the corners of her lips with great interest, "Should I say it's an honor?"

"No, no, no——" Kitai Ryou shook his fingers with a grin, "This morning, the highest authority of the Metropolitan Police Department approved our application, and the government has confiscated your brain, Miss Sanjo Sakura."

"We have reason to believe that you have a keen sense of hidden crimes that ordinary people cannot match."

"The Metropolitan Police Department hopes that you can assist in the investigation of Akimoto Maiko's disappearance."

……

Unexpectedly by Atobe Keigo, Sanjo Sakurako's expression didn't seem to show any anger or unwillingness, she just raised her eyebrows and asked lightly, "Akimoto Maiko is not the only one who is missing?"

"Two years or earlier, there may have been some similarities between the missing persons, or there may be something in common with the disappearances, but they were not discovered before, and you are not aware of them until now."

"The method is unknown, the number of victims is unknown, and the concealment was almost impermeable before being discovered. What is certain is that the murderer's purpose is only to kill itself, a typical serial murder case with high IQ."

Santiao Yingzi closed her eyes, and opened them again a few seconds later, with a slight rage in her eyes, "What about after the investigation?"

After a moment of silence, Xu knew that the problem was too naive, so she sighed lowly, "Once the truth comes out, the perpetrator will naturally accept the verdict. If there are people everywhere who don't have to pay the price, what credibility does the law have?"

"I accept the call, give me the information..."

She stretched out her hand towards Beijing Liao, and after realizing that the other party seemed to be stunned, her expression was as calm as water and cold, "You think I'm easy to talk to? But other than that, you won't allow rejection, right?"

After waiting for a while, Beijing Liao, who seemed to have come to his senses, fetched a thick stack of materials. After taking it, Sanjo Yingzi lowered his head and began to read, and asked seemingly inadvertently, "Is it possible to make you so nervous? It's a serial killer, maybe it has something to do with the [Unicorn] incident?"

"'Serial Killer' could also be a special game for guests..."

The words that were close to muttering caused Kitai Ryou and the other person's breathing to be confused for a moment. Keigo Atobe, who noticed this, narrowed his eyes, and moved his eyes away from Sanjo Sakurako, and cast them with questioning eyes. .

However, the two quickly put away their strangeness and looked at each other. Beijing Liao's expression showed some hesitation, "There is no evidence to prove your guess at present, let alone if it is true..." He was silent for a moment, his tone abrupt Gao Gao, "It's definitely not human beings who plan this way?"

Hearing this, Sanjo Sakura raised her head, with a contemptuous and sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth, "The cruelty and viciousness of human beings in your mouth is often shocking to the world, so I never test human nature, because it is totally vulnerable."

"If Akimoto Maiko is the beginning, if my delusion happens to be reality... At the beginning, it was unintentional, and gradually it seems to be addicted to drugs."

"Dear friends of justice, know that killing is addictive."