Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 478 Excessive force
"Seven seals..."

"A certain ghost story in Hyakumonogatari said that four of the 'Soul-Calming Stones' hidden in Tokyo have been destroyed, and the clues to the remaining three are hidden in the legend of the 'Seven Wonders of Honjo'... When the seven Soul-Calming Stones are destroyed, the rule of the Amaterasu government will be completely overturned..."

Xia Fan, who was thinking along the same lines as her, would have almost bumped into her if he had not stopped instinctively.

"So, the mastermind behind all this is Hyakumonogatari!"

"This thing has been providing these 'agents of God' with all kinds of weird information, just to guide them to destroy Amaterasu's seal stone."

"It's just that the seals are broken everywhere, and the boundary between the present world and the ordinary world is already blurred. If the seal is completely lifted, won't the souls of those who don't enter reincarnation return to the human world and cause harm to the world?"

The terrible conclusion he came to in his mind made Xia Fan feel a chill down his spine, and he had no time to appreciate the beauty of the witch so close to him.

"As expected of Lord Xia Fan, you are wise but appear foolish. You have already seen through everything."

"Great wisdom appears foolish. Are you really praising me?"

Seeing that Xia Fan easily figured out everything, Jinguji Aoi, who had originally intended to keep it a secret, was a little surprised.

"Under the current circumstances, we must hurry up and investigate the clues hidden in the legend of the 'Seven Wonders of Honjo' and find the remaining three seals before the Hundred Tales..."

"Of course, in addition to my duties as Section 9, I also want to take this opportunity to find out the whereabouts of my mother."

"But with my strength, if I encounter those agents of gods on the way, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape unscathed. I hope Sir Xia Fan can lend me a helping hand."

She clasped her hands at her waist and bowed sincerely to Xia Fan.

"Not to mention that we have a life-or-death relationship, as a consultant for Lesson 9, I am paid, so it is my duty to do so..."

Xia Fan smiled awkwardly and touched the back of his head guiltily.

With the rich "records" of the previous few times, he was not worried about encountering those agents of the gods...

But judging from the recent oracle, the Amaterasu god in his body is probably the god who most wants to break the seal and go in to argue with the "Amaterasu true body" inside.

If this witch knew the truth, would she still ask me for help?

"That's great... The investigation will be launched within 48 hours, and I will notify you in advance..."

The two walked side by side until they reached the alley entrance, where the iconic black business car of Lesson 9 was already waiting.

"By the way, how is the person who blocked me today?"

Revisiting the old place at the entrance of the alley, Xia Fan suddenly remembered the "suspicious man" who was wearing a tights and covered with photographic equipment and had been pestering him not long ago.

"That person has been detained by Section 9. Preliminary investigations show that his name is Miyamoto Masaharu, and his apparent identity seems to be a free press practitioner, commonly known as a paparazzi."

"Whether his actions against Mr. Xia Fan are related to the previous case and how many accomplices he has, Section 9 is conducting an in-depth investigation..."

"If it was just an ordinary paparazzi, Master Xia Fan would have walked and sat upright, and there would be nothing to be afraid of criticism."

"Well, I have to go back to class to plan the next steps. So, goodbye."

Jinguji bowed slightly to Xia Fan and got into the car.

"That person didn't seem to use any 'supernatural means' from beginning to end. He should be just an ordinary paparazzi..."

"I hope that the investigation of Lesson 9 won't be too 'overdoing it'." After waving goodbye to Aoi Jinguji, Xia Fan also put on a mask.

"Come to think of it, I haven't had dinner yet? Let me pack some before Uncle Dongye comes to pick me up..."

With his hands in his pockets, he quietly blended into the crowd on the main road and followed the smell towards the fried noodle stall.

……

Katsushika-ku, Tokyo.

The huge white building, surrounded by strict barbed wire, looked lifeless under the moonlight.

If it weren't for the sign at the door that read "Tokyo Detention Center", passers-by would probably mistake this luxurious and heavily guarded building for a high-end apartment where wealthy people live.

But in fact, as a landmark building that you will definitely see when taking the subway in Katsushika City, the Tokyo Detention Center is a special detention facility dedicated to accommodating death row prisoners.

Until the middle of the Showa era, death sentences in District 11 were carried out outdoors, but because the noise was too loud and the scenes were too bloody, they were later changed to indoor executions.

The spacious basement of the Tokyo Detention Center, which cannot be seen by outsiders or secretly photographed by drones, also serves as an indoor place for the execution of death penalty. I don't know how many guilty souls have been sent there over the years.

"No, let me go... You black policemen, I have answered your questions truthfully and deleted the data on the cloud server, what else do you want?"

Masaharu Miyamoto, wearing a silver bracelet and looking haggard, was being dragged by two uniformed agents through the clean and bright corridor inside the Tokyo Detention Center.

But no matter how Miyamoto yelled and struggled, the two agents remained expressionless and said nothing.

On both sides of the rapidly receding corridor, behind the iron gates, there were "tatami single rooms" with only toilets...

"We're here... This will be your residence while you cooperate with the investigation."

"If you remember anything about the things I asked you about before, like 'Amabie', 'Akagami', or 'mirror', just tell the camera in the room."

The two agents threw Miyamoto into the room at the end of the corridor and turned away.

"I've already told you that I know nothing about amabi, nakedness, and sperm!"

Miyamoto rushed forward anxiously, but was ruthlessly stopped by the iron gate.

"Asshole, don't leave. The most I did was 'illegally photograph' and 'infringe my portrait rights'. You have no right to put me in Tokyo Detention Center without going through a trial!"

Grabbing the iron bars with both hands, he yelled loudly towards the corridor, but received no response.

"It's all over... These guys must want to execute me right here in the basement to silence me. Maybe they'll also take my place as a replacement for some important person sentenced to death..."

"I didn't expect that the Burning System has become so terrifying that it can 'take on both black and white'?"

Leaning weakly on the iron gate, Miyamoto looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

The surprise interview with Xia Fan failed. After he was "accidentally" attacked by two presidents at the alley entrance, not only did his filming equipment get destroyed, he was also "packed up and taken away" by the "extreme security" who arrived shortly afterwards.

What terrified Miyamoto even more was that these "extreme security guards" did not simply and roughly torture him and then sink him into Tokyo Bay as he had imagined...

Instead, after showing their police identification, they took him directly to this dreaded death penalty prison, known as the "one-way-out" prison.

(End of this chapter)