Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 148 1685 and Radio

"It's white paper." Xia Shou said.

"I know. He said he would send the rules back. Although what was sent back was just a piece of white paper, there might be something written on it, but we just can't see it." Ximen Qing said.

"Antimemetics?"

"Well, but I'm not sure, because what you have is just a copy."

Xia Shou frowned and thought, isn't there absolutely no difference between having this piece of paper and not having it?
Ximen Qing seemed to have guessed what Xia Shou was thinking and added, "It's not a burden to carry a piece of paper. It might be useful. The thing that person sent back couldn't be that simple."

“…but this isn’t the original.”

"I want to keep the original copy in case someone needs it in the future and needs to make a copy. Anyway, I have said everything I should say. If you want to believe it, then believe it. You can do whatever you want." After saying that, Ximen Qing turned around and was about to leave.

Xia Shou quickly stopped him: "Wait! Is the friend you are talking about surnamed Xia?"

Xia Shou is very concerned about this.

When he heard the other party say that the owner of the dead pen and pocket watch was surnamed Xia, Xia Shou thought that his identity had been exposed and that the other party was hinting at him indirectly.

But now, Xia Shou thought of another possibility, that is, the previous owner of the dead pen just had the same surname as him.

Ximen Qing nodded and said, "Yes, if it is him, he will definitely be able to enter the Death Notes even if he dies. This note should be in Yuezhuo Village now. If you find it, please let me know. I am willing to exchange what you need with you."

After saying that, as if he was afraid that Xia Shou would misunderstand him, he added: "I don't want you to give me the notes, I just want to talk to him... Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything. I wish you good luck."

"What's that person's full name?"

"I don't know. I only know his last name is Xia."

Xia Shou hesitated for a while and asked, "When did he go to Yuezhuo Village?"

Ximen Qing did not answer immediately. He lowered his head and thought for a while before replying, "1685? It should be this year."

"Are you kidding? If that counts, you're hundreds of years old."

"Haven't you ever met a transcendent who's hundreds of years old? Now you've met one."

"You said that your friend used Little Red Riding Hood's method, but there was no such thing as a radio in 1685." Xia Shou said coldly, his tone darkening.

"It doesn't have to be the radio station, because there are some weird things that run through history. If you don't believe it, just pretend I didn't say it."

Ximen Qing snapped his fingers, asked the bartender for two glasses of wine, drank one of them in one gulp, and then walked towards the exit without looking back.

Xia Shou watched the other party walk out of the back door of the club, and then stood at the bar, lost in thought.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was not right.

There was no such thing as radio in 1685, but Ximen Qing linked Yuezhuo Village with the midnight radio. What was the basis for this?
lie?

Why tell such a flawed lie? He has no motive to lie.

In addition, the owner of the death pen and the pocket watch is the same person, and like him, they both have the last name Xia. This coincidence is simply terrifying.

Xia Shou sighed heavily, drank the rest of his glass of wine, turned around and left the club.

……

When Xia Shou woke up the next day, he felt very tired, as if he had stayed up all night.

But the words Ximen Qing said to him last night were still ringing in his ears.

"Lord Xia Shou, it's time for us to go to the airport." Alice reminded him kindly.

Xia Shou nodded, and with the help of Alice, he quickly put on his clothes, washed up, packed his already small luggage, and walked out of the temporary dormitory.

He took the elevator out of the control bureau and saw Bai He, who had been waiting for him, and Su Weiyu, who was sitting on a suitcase and eating breakfast, at the door of the auto repair shop. "Let's go." Bai He turned around and got in the car.

When Xia Shou got into the car, Su Weiyu followed closely and put the breakfast bag on Xia Shou's legs: "Eat! I brought it with me on the way. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Yeah, I checked some things." Xia Shou yawned, turned his head to glance at Bai He's phone, and found that the other party was chatting with Shangguan Yan.

Although it was just a brief glance, he still saw the words Blood Demon Devourer.

"Brother Bai, there is something strange about the Blood Devourer. Yesterday morning, the Edinburgh Branch received your arm with a card attached. It said..."

"I've read it. It says that you are the Blood Devourer."

Baihe tapped his fingers rapidly on the screen as he answered Xia Shou.

"Don't worry. The higher-ups know that you are not the Blood Devourer. After analysis by the Intelligence Department, they believe that the Blood Devourer is most likely the Anomaly 23-857: The Transparent Human."

"I know this. The minister said that the invisible man is most likely Edward!"

"It could be Edward, but it's more accurate to call it 857. After all, it could be something other than Edward." Bai He corrected rigorously.

Xia Shou nodded, thinking, aren't you very sure that 857 is Edward?

If someone determines that 857 is not Edward, but someone else, then a new referent will appear in the logical chain in the brain, and this referent is Su Weiyu.

At that moment, the existence of 857 will become extremely normal, and no one will pay attention to it anymore.

The reason why the Control Bureau attaches so much importance to 857 now is actually because they have subconsciously determined that Edward is undoubtedly the invisible human, but there is no conclusive evidence to confirm this speculation.

"Right now, the ministerial-level cadres in the bureau are holding a meeting to discuss the feasibility of containing 857. Dr. Modise is refining the details of 857's anti-memetic rules, but the ministers' positions are in serious conflict." Baihe sighed.

"You were chatting with the Minister, weren't you? Chatting while she was in a meeting?"

"Ministers do this occasionally, and she said now other ministers have started fighting."

Xia Shou was confused.

Are all the leaders of the Control Bureau so barbaric? They even fight during meetings.

"Also, this is the bonus shopping card I got from a mission a while ago. You've worked hard these days. Buy something you like when you go back, and don't forget to ask for an autograph."

As Baihe spoke, he took out a thin little card, stuffed it into Xia Shou's hand, and winked at him.

"Signature?" Xia Shou looked confused.

"…Su Yue's."

Xia Shou looked at the shopping card in his hand, then looked at Bai He.

The other person just stretched out two fingers, patted Xia Shou on the shoulder, with a look in his eyes that said "It all depends on you."

Xia Shou turned over the card and it was worth 20,000 yuan.

A shopping card worth 20,000 yuan... Which stupid leader would give out a shopping card worth 20,000 yuan?

Giving twenty one-thousand-yuan bills is considered a large denomination. No decent person would give out twenty-thousand-yuan bills.

This must have been bought by Brother Bai himself! This is definitely a naked bribe.

Xia Shou tried his best to suppress his desire to complain and put the shopping card in his pocket.

After an unknown amount of time, we finally arrived at the airport.

(End of this chapter)