【Fantasy Pass】-Psycho Pass Banquet

Teenagers run in the street.

The dazzling lights do not reach the darkest corners of the city, only the blackness stretches into the distance here.

"This is the Criminal Division of the Security Bureau. Access to this area is currently restricted for security reasons—"

A self-supporting machine covered with a cute holographic projection appeared from the alley in front, and the camera of the mechanical monster just glanced indifferently, passing by silently as if it hadn't seen anything.

why?

The barking and roaring of the hound came from behind, and the young man moved numbly, walking aimlessly through the alley.

Where are you going to escape?

Here, in this city, there is no place for him anymore.

People say: You shouldn't talk, you shouldn't question, you shouldn't even live.

"why?"

The boy muttered to himself, and continued to fall into the darkness.

-

When Kamijou Touma returned to the dissecting room, Nether Soul Pursuing Soul was sorting out the scattered documents on the table, facing away from him, and putting the paper with important information into several folders:

"It's hard to be blamed when you don't remember anything, right? Why don't you just say it? She will understand you."

Kamijou Touma shook his head: "From the moment I made this decision, I was ready to bear everything alone. What is it to say it now? Are you using misfortunes that have nothing to do with others to make excuses for escaping? More Besides, if I have to suffer because of it, I'm enough alone, it's better for them not to know."

Does it matter if you have to fight alone, be blamed by everyone, and bear the disappointment of others?

Nether Earth Chasing Soul and Knowing Interest did not ask this sentence, because he knew that no matter how much damage he suffered, the man standing there would answer with the same strong smile as always:

"It doesn't matter."

"By the way." Netherland Chasing Soul opened several drawers at hand to inspect, and asked: "Did you see the memory card I put on the table just now? There is a label with 'DR' on it."

"Huh?...not at all." Kamijou Touma was a little puzzled by the old man's question, but on the other hand, he was a little worried—if the memory card that Netherland Chasing Soul mentioned was really lost, he would be severely punished by the director. I got an information blockade order, so I went to the dissection room to steal data by all means. It’s hard not to let people have such associations with my current self.Just in case, he confirmed: "Is there something important inside?"

"It's just a backup of the data analyzed by the machine. Because the equipment needs to be repaired regularly, I need to back up the files in the memory card and take them out before then. Although I'm not in a hurry, it's troublesome to lose them." He scratched his hair and said, "Maybe it was stuffed into some folder by me and the files."

Kamijou Touma was relieved that the other party didn't directly cast a questioning look.

"The information in it is so complete, it will take a lot of time to back it up again. I hope the person who gets it can send it back to me as soon as possible."

"Hopefully."

Netherland Chasing Soul, who had finished tidying up the desktop, handed one of the folders to Kamijou Touma.

"Is this...?" He asked hesitantly.

"Could it be that you thought I would risk being expelled to violate the regulations?" Netherland Chasing Soul laughed: "It's the detailed autopsy report of the homeless corpse, I'll analyze it for you if I have enough time. And then there's the injury report, the diagnostic data, all that shit from the case you just took on."

It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel disappointed when he heard what the other party said, but when he thought about it carefully, there was no reason why he would not hesitate to violate orders to help him. It was not easy to prepare the materials of the case so comprehensively.Kamijou Touma took the folder in his hand and said:

"Thank you."

"There is nothing to thank. Since you are going to investigate, as a support staff, I can only give you the most complete information. This is my job and the only thing I can do." Nether Earth Chasing Soul sat back to analyze In front of the instrument, he suddenly asked: "By the way, you should have heard of the name Yueyong Xiaomeng, right?"

"Teacher Xiaomeng?"

"That's right, it's her. Although most of the time her main job is to be a lecturer at the university, or go to the isolation facility to do psychological counseling, but in fact, she also has a side job as a psychological consultant for the Security Bureau - analyzing crime scenes and It is this kind of work to analyze the behavior and interpret the criminal's psychology." Nether Earth Chasing Soul said: "This case is different from what you have encountered in the past. If you really encounter doubts, it is better to ask her."

"I understand." Kamijou Touma bowed slightly to the Netherland Chasing Soul in front of him: "Then I will take my leave first."

Looking at the back of the young man leaving, Nether Earth Zhuihun asked in a voice that only two people could hear:

"There are countless ways to remove an executive from a search and place him in solitary confinement. If you are tough, you don't even need to give a reason. So have you ever wondered why Accelerator was arrested for 'suspected involvement in the murder'? He again Since when did it become associated with this case?"

Kamijou Touma, who turned to leave, only paused a little when he heard this question, and then showed a faint smile:

"These things, as long as you find out the truth, you will get the answer."

I have seen such an expression once before, when the man learned that he had completely lost his memory on the hospital bed, it was the same as now——

It was the expression of a decision to take it all and not let the same pain hurt anyone around her.

Even if it destroys itself completely.

"There are so many things to be busy with, now even if you don't want to work seriously, you can't do it."

Kamijou Touma walked on the long corridor, speaking in a relaxed tone.The folder in his arms was not light, and he couldn't help but want to complain why he had to print out these messy information and give it to himself. It is obvious that digital file transfer is faster and saves manpower.

Even if it was a face-to-face conversation just now, it may not be necessary to use paper media as a carrier for exchanging information, right?

Thinking of this, Kamijou Touma suddenly stopped in his tracks:

Some vague but crucial thoughts emerged in his mind.

... the 'carrier' of information exchange?

Kamijou Touma, who felt a certain feeling in his mind, looked at the blue folder in his hand, and then opened it——

'Snapped--'

Something black, like a splinter, slipped out of the crack, and Kamijou Touma quickly grabbed it in his palm before it hit the ground.

There are only ten pages of copy paper, a plastic card the size of an adult's thumb, and five sets of gold-plated external pins extend from it, as well as a somewhat worn label on it, with 'DR' written in a ballpoint pen in the center.

The lost property mentioned by Nether Earth Chasing Soul just now is now in his palm.

"Maybe I stuffed it into a folder with the files."

So it just so happened to be removing the memory card from the device today?So the memory card that happened to be on the table just happened to get lost?It just so happened that it appeared in its own folder impartially?

"Since you are going to investigate, as a support staff, I can only give you the most complete information. This is my job and the only thing I can do."

Perhaps there are countless miracles that collided by chance in this world, but in the scientific city of the 22nd century, and the turmoil caused by the Third World War outside, it is hard to believe in a 'miracle' in such an era Such an unbelievable word.

In other words, Kamijou Touma does not believe in 'chance'.

However, whether it is 'accidental' or 'inevitable', whether to be a 'thief' or a 'gentleman', it cannot change what he is going to do at this moment.

Will not be returning.

If Kamijou Touma is to be compared to a brave man who is about to go deep into the devil's lair to save people, then this memory card is equivalent to the key that can open the door of the devil's lair.

So no matter what Netherland's idea of ​​chasing the soul is, Kamijou Touma is ready to be a villain once. This is the first step to step into another world and decide to resist.

"Maybe my personality is really bad."

Kamijou Touma didn't look at the hand holding the 'key' tightly, but smiled at the surveillance camera looking at him in the corridor and said:

"This time I will save everyone."

The picture on the display screen was frozen at the moment when the man smiled, and Hesheng Rangzong casually threw the Rubik's Cube in his hand on the table.

"Save everyone?" She murmured and repeated this sentence, and then laughed sarcastically: "What a boring idea. So it is said that such short-sighted ordinary people don't understand anything at all. This level is not so much Be his collar rather than our hindrance."

Hesheng Yangzong said as if he was asking someone in the house: "What should I do next? I propose to deprive him of his supervisory authority immediately, or return him to the general public directly, and execute the abandoned 'hound dog' after the case is over." .”

But her words seemed to be denied by the other party.

"Take both of them for the time being...?" Hesheng Zongzong frowned slightly, and seemed to show a troubled expression: "It is true that Yifang Accelerator is of inestimable value to us, but this incident shows that he brought The instability in him has exceeded our tolerance. The collar that was used to restrain him has also begun to resist, and now the risk of allowing them to coexist has exceeded—wait, switch supervisor rights—?”

With the sound of a small mechanical sound, as if a switch was being switched, Hesheng Zongzong's tone returned to calm:

"As I said before, Teito Kakine is currently driven by a single emotion of vengeance, and one-sidedly attributes the cause of the case to Accelerator, but the progress of the investigation has not advanced at all. This is also the same for the three departments. So I think there's a very high probability that we won't end up getting what we want."

Hesheng Yangzong paused for a moment, waiting for the other party's response, and then continued:

"Therefore, I propose that we should control all the private actions of the series now but not stop them. The 'collar' we designed is not one-way, but two-way." Hesheng Zong let out a low laugh: " Accelerator, who is the most connected person, is now under our close surveillance. If Kamijou Touma really wants to clear him of his suspicions, he must produce enough evidence and catch the real culprit. The inferences so far have been correct - that the two of them brought more risk than reward. That is to say, life or death depends on what they do and the final result. Then we will How about making a decision, this proposal?"

Obviously no one in the room spoke, but Hesheng Rangzong still felt that they were constantly communicating and communicating. Countless opinions and ideas were conveyed to his mind through this huge network. She is a part of them and they are hers. overall.

Finally, Xu Xu's whispering stopped.

"no disagreement."

She said.