【Fantasy Pass】-Psycho Pass Banquet

The moment Kamijou Touma walked out of the apartment gate, reporters with portable microphones swarmed up like crows smelling the smell of carrion.

I don't know where the residents accepted the benefits of the reporters and reported the riots that happened here. Kakine Teitoku and Hamazura Shiage were still arguing in the upstairs room, so the only ones who were forced to face the camera were own.

"Mr. Surveillance Officer! May I ask if the person who lived here before is the serial killer who planned the disappearance of high school students?"

"There is news that there are many internal discords in the criminal department. Is this true?"

"Why did the murderer of the murder case escape from the hands of the police again and again? Is it because of the ineffective supervision of the criminal department?!"

"The arrest warrant has been issued, but the murderer has not been caught for a long time. How do you explain this matter?"

Kamijou Touma did not directly answer these sharp questions, but pushed away the microphone of one of the reporters who was almost touching his face, and said to the camera in front of him and the countless pairs of eyes behind him:

"The game of hide and seek is over."

"I know your face, your voice, everything about you. You are holding your phone, or sitting in front of the TV watching us bumping into walls and laughing to yourself. I know you will definitely see what I am saying now. Then you listen carefully—"

"I'm not like you. I'm not some trash who can only hide behind a screen and lay hands on unsuspecting girls. I'm not a coward who can only impose the anger of my life on others. You are a scumbag who lives to gain a sense of existence. In my opinion, you, who think you are smart, are just a poor imitation of the "A" that you most hope to be.Don't be kidding, how can a psychopath like you who is only satisfied with killing and cruelty become him? You who rely on bullying the weak to show your rights are at best a clown. "

"You can continue to escape, continue to hide in dark corners, and continue to satisfy your boring self."

"But I swear, you will struggle with anxiety and guilt every day in the future. The sad wishes of the dead will eat your soul and make you never have peace. As long as the judgment does not come, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

Kamijou Touma showed a provocative smile, and he stretched out his fist against his chest:

"Since you have had the intention to kill me since a long time ago, the me who is still alive is your shame. As long as I live, then you are a complete loser."

"Don't you want to prove yourself? Don't you want to be the one who can dominate everything?! Then come! Prove that you can kill me! This is the declaration of war! Do you dare to be my opponent?!"

All cameras closely followed Kamijou Touma's every move.

In countless programs that are being broadcast live across the country, this man pointed his middle finger to the camera like a punk in an abandoned district.

The media people who kept asking questions just now seemed to be intimidated by this scene, they froze in place, watching Kamijou Touma walk away step by step.

"Hahahahahaha—I like this guy!" Mugino Shenli, who was watching all this from a distance, laughed like a general.

"What do you like?! It will definitely be on the headlines of the newspaper tomorrow! 'The supervisor of the Criminal Division of the Security Bureau made an obscene gesture to provoke the suspect', He Shengyang Zong must be pissed off! I told him to cheer up! But this is too much!" !" Hamazura Shiage shook Mugino Shitoshi's shoulder, crying and stuffing his fingers into his mouth desperately.

"Isn't that nice—"

"It's going to be a ghost!"

Kamijou Touma bypassed the dense crowd and walked towards his car, thinking about the next move in his mind.

The "declaration of war" has been sent out along with the broadcasts of various media. If the previous analysis of the suspect Hiroki Sakaguchi is reasonable, then his attention should be temporarily focused on himself who speaks wild words, but now The situation did not allow him to continue to wait for the suspect to throw himself into the trap, because there was still an extremely unstable factor, Accelerator, floating outside the court.

Next, we should first investigate the suspect's interpersonal relationship and screen out possible hiding places, starting with his parents...

Kamijou Touma sat in the driver's seat, took out his mobile phone and tried to put it on the stand as usual, but a long list of unconnected call records popped up on the slightly lit screen.

He picked up the phone and swiped up and down a few times, and found that all the records came from Stiyl and Kanzaki Kaori.

Why are you calling at this time?

Kamijou Touma picked a random number and called back.

The waiting tone rang once, and was quickly picked up by the other party:

"Hey--"

"Where's Index?"

There seemed to be a glimmer of hope mixed with the urgency in the priest's voice.

Kamijou Touma felt his heart sink suddenly: "Didn't Index return to your place long ago?"

"She didn't come back all night yesterday! The phone didn't work at all, and Kanzaki and I thought she went back to you. Where did she go?!" Stiyl Magnus said in an almost pleading voice. asked in a tone of voice.

"She's not here at all. I was out looking at files all night last night... My home is also being monitored and protected by the Security Bureau. She shouldn't be able to go back."

The bad premonition finally became a reality.

"She's not with you? She's not the kind of child who likes to run around and make people worry... Where will she go..." Stiyl murmured to himself as if lost in his soul.

A strange chill hit Kamijou Touma's whole body, and all the plans that had been conceived before were disrupted by this sudden news.

Kamijou Touma calmed down and asked, "When you last saw Index, did she act strangely?"

"No, she's just the same as usual." Although he was a little dissatisfied with the other party's tone as if he was interrogating a prisoner, Stiyl didn't have the leeway to haggle over every detail with Kamijou Touma at the moment.

"Since when did you find out that you couldn't contact her?"

"About an hour after get off work, Kanzaki waited for a long time and didn't see her come back, and no one answered her phone."

"I see. I'll find her."

After Kamijou Touma calmly promised, he immediately hung up the phone. He started the car, stepped on the accelerator before it was fully warmed up, and the slightly out-of-control car came out of the narrow alley like someone kicked from behind. He rushed out, almost brushing off the reporters and innocent passers-by who followed him, causing a burst of chaotic exclamations.

The scenery of the abandoned district receded quickly on the car window, and Kamijou Touma drove towards the headquarters building of the Security Bureau at a speed that almost exceeded the speed limit. Forgot by him.

As Steele said, Index is a girl who considers everything gently and cares about the feelings of others. She will not run around and cause unnecessary worries, let alone stay out all night.

The falling rubble in the collapsed ruins, the wanton flow of blood and the crying face of the girl flashed through his mind.

The ominous premonition grew stronger.

The headquarters of the Security Bureau finally revealed a tip surrounded by high-rise buildings, and the giant octagonal tower appeared at the end of the road as if it was about to go deep into the clouds.

Kamijou Touma stomped on the accelerator all the way and rushed into the parking lot of the Security Bureau. The duty officer of the security department was about to stop this guy who was acting recklessly in the center of the state power organization, but was gagged by a criminal certificate.

It has to be said that the certificate of the criminal department of the agency directly under Sibyl is still very deterrent in settling these trivial matters.

As soon as he reached the floor of the Criminal Division, Tsuchimikado Motoharu greeted him: "Ah! You just sent us back to the Security Bureau without even finishing your sentence. Where did you go by yourself?!"

"Let's talk about unimportant things later, where is the comprehensive analysis officer?"

"Meow in the analysis room."

Before Tsuchimikado Motoharu could speak, Kamijou Touma trotted towards the comprehensive analysis room, and the automatic door that automatically recognized the information of the portable terminal slid open to both sides, Uiharu Shiri, who was sitting in front of a large number of analysis instruments, saw him Lai stood up in surprise: "Surveillance officer..."

"Help me find this person. The identification ID is 00475-AEFE-41618-1." Kamijou Tomajong Index's photo was projected in front of Uiharu Shiri, and he ordered: "The place where she last appeared, her consumption records , mobile phone signal, everything is fine!"

"Ah, ah, okay!" Uiharu Shiri paused for a moment, and immediately began to operate on the keyboard. She entered the ID that Kamijou Touma quickly said just now into the identification system of the Security Bureau. , a large number of windows popped up on the screen immediately.

After quickly omitting unnecessary information, Uiharu Shiri turned one of the screens with adjustable angles to the direction of Touma Kamijou: "The last time Miss Index appeared on the surveillance camera was at 6:58 last night There are no strangers around. At present, the signals of mobile phones and portable terminals cannot be searched."

Kamijou Touma stared at the last video of the silver-haired girl on the screen before she disappeared——

There were about a dozen pedestrians on the street, and Index quickly ran past them and disappeared into the black alley.

After about a few seconds, Kamijou Touma said firmly:

"wrong."

"Huh? Where?" Chuchun Zhuli checked the data he had selected in astonishment, and the doubts in his eyes became more serious after confirming that it was correct.

"Average psychological index." Kamijou Touma pointed to the column of "Instant psychological index average" displayed on the right side of the screen: "Including Index on the screen, there are 16 people in total. People's real-time psychological index is added and removed by 16, which is about 26.587, but now the real-time average shows '25.759'."

Uiharu performed simple mental calculations on the numbers on the screen, and sure enough, he got the same answer as Kamijou Touma.

Although the difference between the two is only in single digits, it is absolutely impossible to find it unless you look carefully, but such an error is definitely not normal in the Security Bureau.

"How could there be such an error in the Sibyl system?" Chu Chunli was terrified. After carefully checking her network for no signs of being hacked, she finally turned her attention to the surveillance video and found the crux. Location: "Surveillance officer! The surveillance video inside the Security Bureau has been altered!"

Kamijou Touma was shocked when he heard this: "Can it be repaired?"

"No need to fix it. Just call back the source file from another channel."

In this way, Kamijou Touma has basically confirmed that the disappearance of Index this time is definitely not the work of Sibyl or the higher-ups, because if the "uppers" want to erase Index's footprints, they only need to increase the number of related documents. Authorities and restrictions on the investigation of relevant personnel are enough, and there is no need to spend a lot of time tampering with images.

"Surveillance Officer, the original image has been transferred back."

With the voice appearing on the screen, Kamijou Touma shuddered at a glance. Compared with the falsified video, there was only one more person in the original image——

Hiroki Sakaguchi, the imitator of the Banquet series and the serial killer who killed five civilians in a row.

The girl with long silver hair followed the boy's footsteps and slowly stepped into the darkness.

"This bastard—!"

Kamijou Touma roared and slammed his fist on a nearby table. The loud noise from the collision made Uiharu tremble, and the man said in a slightly hoarse voice after the roar: "In the Security Bureau There are suspects inside."

"Inner, inner response?"

"Ah, it turned out to be such a late step." Kamijou Touma clenched his painful right fist: "Why does Hiroki Sakaguchi hold information sources that are not commensurate with his identity, why is he able to conduct activities while completely avoiding the police, Why can you put pressure on us effortlessly. It should be a direct family member according to the situation, and pull out the information of his parents."

Just one step away.

Such a crucial and long overdue step.

Kamijou Touma bit his lip unwillingly.

"Surveillance officer. Come out." Chuchun Shili took the initiative to read the information on the screen: "Sakaguchi Hiroki's mother, Sakaguchi Yumiko is the deputy chief of the intelligence department of the Security Bureau...today she is taking leave due to physical discomfort."

"Send me the family's address." Just before leaving the comprehensive analysis room, Kamijou Touma paused: "Continue to pay attention to the movement of Index's mobile phone and portable terminal, and notify me as soon as there is any news. "