Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1374 Hanno Survey Team

Celebrity pro player Ed Phoenix's car passed through Tong Shiye's alley. As he passed the alley entrance, he noticed something and raised his hand to signal the driver to stop.

The agent standing nearby asked in surprise, "Ed?"

"It's nothing, we were just looking around. You guys go back first."

The agent glanced at the alleyway next door and nodded: "Okay. Edward, you should head back early too, don't forget you have a match tomorrow."

"I know."

The agent's car drove away. Edward turned and walked towards the alley.

The alleyway, cordoned off by police, resembled a blue and yellow cocoon, the rotating police lights casting a sickly purplish-red hue on the damp brick walls. Uniformed officers stood like silent sentinels at the alley's entrance, their walkie-talkies occasionally crackling with static, yet no one crossed the plastic cordon marked "Scene Preservation."

Deep in the alley, three unmarked black vans were parked, their rooftop antenna arrays piercing the night sky like metallic thorns. A professional investigation team, like keen hunting dogs, was gathering clues at the scene.

Clearly, a case has occurred here. However, due to the sensitive nature of the case, the police are only responsible for sealing off the scene and not for investigating or collecting evidence. A more specialized team is handling the investigation, but this team is operating in secrecy and their identities have not been publicly disclosed.

However, Edward was an acquaintance, even considered a semi-insider.

"The Knight of Hanno?"

Ed walked straight in.

The Knights of Hanno have essentially unified Tong Shiye's underworld, and even entrust some official tasks to them. For example, the Knights of Hanno have an investigation team specializing in dark duels, responsible for investigating all cases related to dark duels in the city.

The investigator in charge at the scene recognized him and, after greeting Edward, quickly discussed the case with him.

"Still a duel in the dark?" Edward asked.

He knew that the Knights of Hanno's investigation team specialized in cases related to dark duels.

"It's not certain yet. We haven't found any residual reactions at the scene that match the known dark forces. However, judging from the remaining traces, the impact of the duel that took place here did exceed the normal level."

The person in charge handed Edward a tablet computer containing records of the investigation.

"This is the victim."

Ed took it and glanced at it. The victim had already been taken to the hospital, and the tablet screen showed photos of the crime scene.

The unfortunate victim. He frowned, as if recognizing the other person.

This person was also a duelist in the professional league, and had faced off against Edward once before. Although Edward couldn't remember the opponent's name because of his lower ranking, he at least knew that this person was in the same profession as him.

The scattered decks of cards at the scene certainly evoke images of a dark duel. Furthermore, the investigators just mentioned traces of what appears to be an impact from a duel exceeding normal levels, further increasing the likelihood of this.

“I thought that Tong Shiye’s dark duels were basically controlled by the Knights of Hanno,” Ed said.

“That’s true.” The investigator nodded. “There haven’t been any cases of illegal violence through dark duels in this city for a long time, including in the underworld.”

Our current suspicion is that this is probably a new player.

"A newly minted Dark Duelist?" Edward frowned.

“Possibly,” the investigator said.

"Any clues?"

Hearing his question, the investigator smiled confidently: "In fact, we might be able to solve the case tonight."

"Oh?"

Ed raised an eyebrow with interest. He always knew the Knights of Hanno's investigation team was professional, but he hadn't expected them to be this capable. The case had only just occurred, and after a brief on-site investigation, they were already close to declaring it solved.

Edward: "What do you mean?"

“We analyzed the traces at the scene, and our technicians extracted some material residue.”

The investigator scrolled through the tablet for a bit and showed the screen to Edward.

"Analysis indicates that this is likely some kind of alloy residue."

Edward: "Alloy?"

“Yes, some alloy particles,” the investigator said. “Further analysis revealed that the chromium-nickel ratio was 6:4, as well as trace amounts of other special alloy components remaining.”

This specific ingredient was only used in the manufacturing process of the second-generation Duel Disk prototype released by Haima Group.

That was a model developed by Haima Group to promote the upgrading of its Duel Disks, but it was never officially released; only a free trial version was offered. Later, the trial version was found to have design flaws, so the model was discontinued, even within Haima Group itself.

Ed understood: "So, the culprit is someone who uses this kind of near-second-generation Duel Disk? If it's a Duel Disk that was only released as a test version and was never reproduced, then the number of people who could possess such a Duel Disk should be very limited."

But the investigator shook his head: "No. If it were the owner, alloy particles wouldn't fall to the ground during the use of the Duel Disk. We speculate that the culprit probably stepped on alloy particles with the sole of their shoe, which is why they were brought to the scene."

Edward frowned: "Why are particles of the Duel Disk material stuck on the soles of my shoes?"

But the next moment, a glint flashed in his eyes, as if he understood: "Could it be that it's the place where the Duel Disks are produced?"

“Bingo.” The investigator smiled. “That’s exactly what we were thinking. There were only three factories that produced this prototype Duel Disk back then, and one of them is still in use. After so many years, it’s impossible that there would still be any raw material particles from the near-second-generation Duel Disk remaining.”

The other two factories were shut down shortly after the near-second-generation Duel Disks were phased out, so it's entirely possible that there were residual material particles from that production.

So what if the perpetrator used one of the abandoned factories as a hiding place?

"That's why there are these granules on the soles." Ed understood and laughed, "No wonder the investigation team is known as the 'Hanoi Knights' Hounds,' they really have some skills."

So, if we investigate those two factories, we'll likely find the culprit. Impressive.

"You flatter me. In fact, we may not even need to investigate both factories."

The investigator chuckled.

"The areas where alloy particles were detected were naturally the places where prisoners had stepped on them, so we conducted further shoe print extraction in those areas."

Further investigation revealed suburban clay and asphalt used in port cargo channels. Combining these other traces allows for a more accurate determination of the locations the perpetrator visited.

By comparing these traces with the locations near the two factory addresses, it becomes clear which location is more likely to be the hiding place.

Therefore, we infer that it is very likely this way.

He tapped the red circle drawn on the map displayed on the tablet and looked up.

"Since you happen to be here, why don't we go over there together? After all, there's a saying that speed is of the essence in war."

Even among the Knights of Hanno, Edward was a top-tier fighter, so with him by our side, there was no need to call for reinforcements from other duelists within the organization.

"Of course."

Edmund was eager to fight.

"Perfect timing, I'd like to stretch my muscles tonight too."

(End of this chapter)