Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 378 148: Revenge

The ecstasy in Saotome's eyes gradually faded. She looked down at her wrinkled hands, then at Kawakami Tatsuya, who was obviously here for revenge. Only then did she struggle to pull herself away from the joy of regaining her freedom and had to face the cold and cruel reality.

That is, even if his original consciousness, which was imprisoned deep in his mind because of Sumitomo Shunsuke's death, finally regained control of this body, he would still face an extremely difficult situation.

If you are not careful, you will end up like Sumitomo Shunsuke.

"No, I'm not Saotome, I didn't do those things! Those were done by Sumitomo Shunsuke!" Saotome explained weakly. In Nishino's eyes, she no longer had the confidence that she had won the game.

"He said he is not Saotome, what do you think?" Kawakami looked at Nishino, who was lying on the ground and was a little dazed due to the shock.

"He, he is Saotome. I can guarantee that. I have been following him since a year ago. I have witnessed him transform from a normal person into the half-human, half-ghost appearance he has now. Believe me, my ability is related to perception. There is no way he would switch under my nose!"

"He has several extraordinary people from Nara to assist him. I can help you identify them!"

Nishino nervously argued, the last bit of fear he had for Saotome completely vanishing at this moment.

Although Saotome has changed a lot before and after, even Nishino suspects that he is acting, but the perceived information will not deceive him. This person is indeed Saotome Ryuta, the leader of the Senshin Sect.

"That's not what I meant. I mean, I'm not the Saotome from before. I know, I know this sounds unbelievable, but it's all true. I fell into Sumitomo Shunsuke's trap!" After all, Saotome hadn't been able to control her body or speak for too long, and only now had she slowly regained some of her thinking.

Kawakami watched his performance quietly and motioned for him to continue. The pole was aimed at Nishino and Saotome's foreheads, one on the left and one on the right, respectively.

"I am indeed Saotome Ryuta, but the person with this name and this body is not the Saotome Ryuta of the past two years."

"I was originally a bartender. My awakened ability is the Soul Bead. I can make people who drink or inhale the powder crushed by the Soul Bead I condensed fall into the world I weave. The more they drink, the more they believe in what I say."

"Originally, I just used this ability and the convenience of being a bartender to confuse some rich people and make them give me money."

"But not long after, I was approached by the Sumitomo family. They gave me an irresistible bargaining chip and asked me to become a supernatural being of the Sumitomo family. I agreed."

"After they let me test my abilities in Nara, they assigned me to the third son of the Sumitomo family, Sumitomo Shunsuke. At that time, I heard that he had just returned from abroad, so I was not wary of him. I didn't expect that he would awaken and become a transcendent in such a short time after returning to the country, and a transcendent who could control people."

"I was careless for a moment, and he manipulated me. Then, I was trapped in the depths of my consciousness and could only roughly know some fragments. So, most of the evil things he did had nothing to do with me!"

"The reason I can take back my body now is because of Sumitomo Shunsuke's sudden death. If you let me go, I can immediately release these people in the Northeast from control and guide them back to normal. If I die, some of them will be mentally fragile and go crazy."

In the end, Saotome could only hope that Kawakami was a relatively kind person.

Kawakami listened to Saotome's defense in silence, and the steel pipe pointing at him slowly dropped down.

Saotome's heart also quietly relaxed a little.

"Do you know why I want to kill you?" Kawakami suddenly asked.

"Yes, it must be that beast Sumitomo Shunsuke who did those bad things. Now he is dead, and it must have been a sudden and tragic death. I can feel a strong sense of unwillingness and pain here. My lord, you have finally avenged your great hatred." Saotome flattered.

"Do you still remember the Duxin Sect you founded in Nara two years ago?"

After hearing Kawakami's words, the smile on Saotome's face gradually froze.

Of course he remembered the Duxin Sect.

At the beginning, it was just an experiment on his abilities. Later, he found that the Sumitomo family only cared about his performance and provided him with many conveniences without charging any return.

Therefore, he was gradually bewitched and overwhelmed by the feeling of completely dominating others and being admired by others. Power, sex and money made him completely intoxicated.

Because of this, he went too far and things started to get out of hand, but the Sumitomo family settled everything and just told him to move to another place to develop. Then, he met with Sumitomo Shunsuke.
"At that time, it was arranged by the Sumitomo family. They said it was an experiment on my abilities, and forced me to do a lot of things I didn't want to do! I was just a test subject for these big families! None of them were what I wanted to do!"

Saotome knelt down and begged for mercy. He never expected that Kawakami was actually the enemy he had caused by the sin he committed two years ago. How could it be such a coincidence!

"Are you really unwilling to do it? Or are you enjoying it?" Kawakami asked coldly.

Saotome's decayed body began to tremble, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up, let alone fight back. He could only pray with words and pity that Kawakami would let him go.

"I, I still had a large sum of money before I was manipulated. Please let me go, please. Look, I don't look like I can live long now. I'm just a dying candle in the wind. Let me go and all the money will be yours. Or who do you want to control? I can do it for you!"

"The only use you have for me is to be killed by me personally."

Bang!
Kawakami shot and killed Nishino, who had been watching and frantically thinking of an escape route.

He was blown into pieces, with only half of his head broken off and only astonishment left in his eyes. It was considered a painless death.

Kawakami didn't know if he had done anything damnable, but following someone like Saotome and covering for him for so long was itself a damnable act.

Then without stopping, a fist hit Saotome's old face directly.

"Ha! I was wrong! Ah, I was really wrong!" Saotome covered her head, rolled on the ground, and begged for mercy.

"What did you do wrong?" Kawakami lay on top of him, deliberately controlling the strength of his fists, smashing down like stars. Every punch left spots of blood on the wall beside him.

"I shouldn't have lied! I shouldn't have done those things!"

"You are just following your heart, there's nothing wrong with that." Kawakami said this, but his fists did not reduce in size at all.

"I know a secret! Let's exchange it for a quick death." Saotome felt as if many of her bones were broken. She finally couldn't bear it anymore and hoped to die.

Kawakami grabbed him by the back of his collar and smashed his head on the floor: “You are not in a position to bargain.”

"Hey, Emperor Sumitomo Shunsuke has a connection with the Emperor."

".boring."

"Ah!"

A few minutes later, the room was splattered with blood, leaving behind two mutilated bodies with unrecognizable faces.

At the same time as Saotome's death, the people who were under control in the six counties of Northeast China suddenly felt a shock and slowly returned to normal.

But the memories of the past few days were so profound that they plunged them into endless panic and regret. "What did we do?"

Many people were so scared that they ran back home, ready to answer all questions without knowing anything. Some people planned to fight to the end and take this opportunity to continue doing it, simply for their own sake.

Some people even chose to shop for free, packing up their valuables all over the city, causing the city, which had finally regained some order, to become chaotic again.

At this time, Kawakami had already embarked on the road back to Nara.

Although his revenge was achieved, he did not feel the slightest bit of joy.

I just feel that this country is rotten to the core. The chronic disease is so terrible and people's hearts are so dirty.

All this made him despair, and he even had the terrible idea of ​​completely destroying the country.

But fortunately, his reason quickly returned, and he gave up this plan without hesitation.

He doesn't have the ability, nor does he have the need.

Since the roots are rotten, he will dig them out. As for whether new roots can grow back later, that is not within his consideration.

"What a coincidence, I thought so too, even more radically than you."

Hiro Ozaki agreed with his idea.

According to the news from Shadow, Sumitomo Shunsuke failed, which was not surprising to him. If Noguchi Takeshi was so easy to kill, he would have been surrounded and suppressed by the Mother Goddess long ago.

Therefore, helping Sumitomo Shunsuke can only be regarded as a side move on his part, used to create chaos and pressure on the Special Affairs Bureau and indirectly relieve the pressure on Iki Island.

Ever since the last big disturbance, the Mother Goddess has never been able to resume the reconstruction of Iki Island. The most important reason is that the Special Affairs Bureau and the Self-Defense Forces are stationed on the island and have built a fortress. They take time out every day to launch a wave of bombings. It is such a small island, but bombardments fall every day like New Year's Day, and there is almost no good land.

The half-dead trees were blown to pieces, and the shallow soil on the surface was blown away, revealing a grayish-white moon desert.

Although Sumitomo Shunsuke did not achieve Ozaki Hiro's ideal goal, he did gain something. At least Shadow observed that Noguchi was seriously injured.

In this case, the Special Affairs Bureau will most likely shrink strategically. After all, the supernatural powers in their hands are a double-edged sword. There are many ambitious people. If Noguchi shows a hint of weakness, the thoughts of the people below may not be suppressed.

Kawakami did not ask how extreme Ozaki Hiro was. Now he just wanted to get back to his sister as soon as possible.

"Emperor Abe." He rubbed the alloy steel pipe in his arms, ate the rice ball, and continued on his way home.

Miyagi Prefecture.

Saga rushed back and looked at the scene of Kawakami's crime with a frown on his face.

"The identity has been confirmed. It's Saotome Ryuta. He has a criminal record of many petty thefts. He used to be a bartender in Nara. Later, he should have awakened his abilities and was recruited by the Sumitomo family. He was placed in Miyagi Prefecture, founded the Chanshin Cult, and launched a rebellion to assist the remnants of the Sumitomo family."

"From the traces at the scene, it seems that Nishino was smashed to pieces by a shotgun with great impact, but we did not detect any gunpowder residue or bullets at the scene, and Saotome was beaten to death and torn apart. His body is very strange. He is obviously in his thirties, but his physical condition is like that of a centenarian. Of course, we have reason to suspect that this is a way of overdrawing his abilities, but this is obviously not in line with his character, unless he was coerced."

After some discussion, this is some of the information we can know and guess at present.

The rest of the investigation needs to be further carried out, but the headquarters asked him to return as soon as possible, so only two people could be left behind to investigate.

"Captain, did something happen in Nara?" someone asked.

"The issues in Nara have basically been resolved. All that remains is the finishing work, which is the headquarters' business." Saga said with a normal expression.

The man said "oh" and nodded without saying anything else.

Saga crossed his arms and tapped his fingers on them. His heart was far less calm than his appearance.

The notice was an official notification from Noguchi Takeshi through the internal system of the Special Affairs Bureau asking him to go back, but as Noguchi's confidant, he would be notified by phone about his daily arrangements. Combined with the fact that he could not contact Noguchi Takeshi, he had a bad feeling.

Hopefully, this won't be the worst case scenario. Saga tried his best to calm himself down and arranged the follow-up work. As for social order, it was not his responsibility. Presumably, the personnel from the central region would take over and liquidate the situation.

"We can see that a large amount of sand has buried the streets near the Suzaku Gate of the Heijō Palace. Hundreds of people have gone missing and dozens have been killed. According to the intelligence from the Special Affairs Bureau, this is an attempt by the remnants of the Sumitomo family to collude with the Mother Goddess to overthrow the country. Fortunately, the Special Affairs Bureau responded quickly and killed the 26-member rebel group headed by Sumitomo Shunsuke and Kubo Daisuke, and none of them escaped."

"And thanks to the help of the Divine Grace Warlock of the Heavenly Node, the Extraordinary College affiliated with the Divine Grace Tower in Kyoto has recently begun operations and is currently recruiting students for the whole year."

When the Japanese people turned on the TV, they saw another day of disasters.

Oh, Tokyo is so miserable, huh?
This isn't Tokyo?!

This is near Osaka!

At that moment, Osaka remembered the fear of being dominated by the Flower of Evil.

Why is it that wherever this official base is located, there becomes chaos? It's simply a jinx.

After watching this, the people of Kyoto said that they no longer wanted the status of capital, and that only metropolises like Tokyo were qualified. It was Kyoto that spoke a little too loudly in the past, and they can apologize.

But Tokyo had finally had a few days of peace, and when it was their turn to watch other cities suffer from disasters on TV, they actually felt a sense of gloating.

You can finally understand how hard our lives were in the past!
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this was not brought about by official agencies. Their goal is just to get rid of the old officials and become the new officials themselves.

Japan today seems to be caught in a vicious circle due to its extraordinary prosperity.

When there are too many extraordinary people, there will always be some saboteurs. The saboteurs cause destruction, and the Special Affairs Bureau suppresses them. There is a high probability that some increasingly hostile relationships will arise, and then some people who have experienced the disaster will become new extraordinary people, and the cycle will continue.

"Parade? Ha, let them walk a few more laps while they still have the energy to parade. I'm afraid they won't have the time or the luck to do so in the future."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Kuroki Shinizumi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

There were many protests and sit-ins in Tokyo at the time, until a polluter suddenly appeared in the procession.
After Kuroki finished his work, he looked at the message from Fengchuan on his phone and rushed to a top-level safe house.

(End of this chapter)