Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 167.037. Gloom
As night fell, the area was shrouded in mist.

Haruko Sada was fast asleep, with soft snores escaping her lips.

Jin Ziyue leaned against the outdoor railing, the lights were off, and in the corner, another figure stood with his hands in his pockets.

"Is this 'Chuan' her?"

Fu asked.

"I do not know."

"Then why did you take her in?"

Jin Ziyue glanced back at the direction where the girl was sleeping and said, "I need her destiny."

"What is it?" Fu Xun knew that this guy was different from other Fate Controllers.

In short, other beings who control destiny must at least wait for the destiny to activate its ability or have physical contact with the host in order to distinguish or even determine the type of destiny. However, this monster can analyze the other party's destiny within a few square meters without any physical contact.

"【Soul Prayer and Dream Inquiry】".

Some of the incantations are too obscure and not every person who controls destiny can remember them. Moreover, there are billions of living beings in the world, and the incantations that can be derived are naturally diverse and cannot be memorized by human power.

Jin Ziyue possesses a near-sense of smell for detection, making it impossible for any pre-existing ability of a pre-existing word to escape his notice.

According to Fu Xun, the ability of [Soul Prayer Dream] is mainly manifested in dreaming. By carrying an object imbued with a living soul and holding it while entering a dream, the holder can meet the person they miss in the dream.

For Jin Ziyue, this is no less important than the centennial inscription, and perhaps even more precious.

"Then why don't you just pull it out directly? You dare to lay a hand on such a young girl, aren't you afraid it will take at least three years?" Fu Xun asked.

“According to the laws of District 16, she is of legal age.”

"It's over, that's a legal loli." Fu Xun's expression turned serious.

“This time, I’m not confident I can extract it,” Jin Ziyue said. “The time isn’t right yet. The young girl has her own convictions, and this destiny is closely tied to her.”

"I can understand if you're going to do this behind my sister's back," Fu Xun said. "After all, men always have a couple of hobbies. Advising and pulling, what was it again?"

"I will not do anything to betray Qin."

This guy actually gave a serious explanation?

Fu Xun immediately felt bored: "You wouldn't have explained this before. It seems you've really gotten old. Maybe in the eyes of today's kids, you're a complete old-fashioned person."

Jin Ziyue didn't continue the conversation on this topic. His eyes, framed by black hair, swept over her: "I saw someone chasing us today."

"So what?" Fu Xun still had that nonchalant attitude.

"We need you to keep an eye on Lao Yan's side." Jin Ziyue said solemnly.

In fact, Fu Xun knew what was going on.

Jin Ziyue has offended the entire Fate Master clan. His wanted poster is still lying in his dormitory trash can, if his roommates don't clean it up.

When he heard that Fu Qin had an accident and Jin Ziyue had disappeared, he rushed back home without stopping.

As for Yan Wuxun and Kou Dou, those two idiots need no further explanation. They secretly made their way to District 16, all because they wanted to find Jin Ziyue and were worried about his safety.

The elders are unaware that they are assisting Jin Ziyue, and Yan Wuxun has not taken any concrete action. They will not turn against them for the time being, but this is not a long-term solution.

If I appear in Zuojingdu with them, wouldn't that be tantamount to implying that Jin Ziyue is in Zuojingdu, and that he might even be used by the Fate Masters to control Jin Ziyue?

These are things he doesn't want to see.

Therefore, the best course of action now is to evacuate separately.

"Aren't you leaving?" Fu Xun asked.

"hold on."

Jin Ziyue didn't say it, but Fu Xun knew it was for the girl's dying wish.

"You don't really want to cheat on me, do you? Being too nice to that little girl isn't a good thing."

"It's just a tool we use."

"Hmm, hmm." Fu Xun responded weakly, climbed onto the railing, and jumped from the second floor. "Don't die too casually."

Jin Ziyue watched him disappear behind the wall, looked up at the moon, and muttered to himself, "They don't deserve it."

……

The next day.

Fujiwara Chizuru rubbed her temples, circling the documents again and again with red and blue pens until she finally understood the ins and outs of the case.

Just then, Tanaka, with dark circles under his eyes, knocked on her door:

"Section Chief, the victim who rented the apartment is out of danger and has just regained consciousness. Do you want to go see her?"

“Let’s go.” Fujiwara Chizuru said without hesitation.

"This..." Tanaka really wanted to slap himself.

……

Soon, they drove to the hospital entrance.

"Bang." Fujiwara stepped out of the car, and as soon as the door closed, he saw something fall from the floor out of the corner of his eye.

Soon after, a nurse screamed, "The patient jumped!"

Fujiwara Chizuru's eyelids twitched, and she left the car with Tanaka before rushing forward herself.

At the scene of the fall, several patients dressed in loose blue and white shirts were taking a walk and were terrified by the sudden incident.

Fujiwara Chizuru presented her credentials and quickly took over the scene.

Emergency room doctors and nurses have been dispatched in shifts, but unfortunately, they are still unable to save him.

The woman committed suicide.

According to the nurse, she was in a daze after waking up, muttering things like "gone".

"What's gone?" Fujiwara pressed.

"The deceased was named Yoshio Nari, 42 years old, barely a white-collar worker. She was divorced years ago, and custody of her child was awarded to her husband. She now lives alone in her apartment."

Tanaka held the deceased's information. In the photo, the woman's face looked somewhat haggard, but she still exuded the competence of a working woman.

"All of her current assets are said to include a house she bought a year ago, which is the one she's currently living in."

Tanaka lamented that he also deeply understood the feeling of skyrocketing housing prices, a concept only those who actually buy a house truly understand, and how much work and struggle it takes to go from renting to buying a house.

"Perhaps it was in an instant that all the savings he had accumulated through a lifetime of hard work were wiped out, and his heart collapsed."

Fujiwara didn't quite understand: "If you lose your house, you can buy another one; if you lose your money, you can earn it back. But you only have one life. If you give up completely, then you've wasted your whole life."

Hey.

Tanaka sighed inwardly. Fujiwara was good in every way, but he was too idealistic and didn't truly understand the working class.

"That's not how it is, sir. If a person's goal in life is to have a family and children, then the deceased no longer has a family. As people get older, they need something to hold onto in everything they do, and perhaps the only thing that holds onto for Ms. Fangxu is this tiny place to live."

Tanaka sighed.

"After a lifetime of pursuit and hard work, this kind of natural and man-made disaster is what I end up with. I doubt anyone else could accept it. It's not about money that can be earned back, but about how my whole life has been wasted. All my savings were just for buying a house and a car... Humans are quite fragile. In this kind of high-pressure life, anyone's collapse can happen in an instant."

Fujiwara Chizuru remained silent.

(End of this chapter)