Bad luck plagues him, he refuses to become a Kamen Rider.

So the woman turned around and led the two men into the house, explaining as they went.

"Officer, we've lived here for so many years, we would never do such a thing!"

Following behind the woman, Yuuki swiftly and decisively reached out, ripped off an insect, threw it on the ground, and then crushed it into pieces.

The woman, who had been moving and talking freely, suddenly froze on the spot and fell backward the next second.

Sato Jiro rushed forward and embraced his wife; even in the rain, the stench of decay could not be concealed.

The plump body rotted at an alarming rate. Sato Jiro fought back tears, only holding his wife tighter in his arms.

Although he had prepared himself, he didn't realize how much pain he could endure until the moment actually arrived.

A broken sob came from above. Yu Xing didn't speak, but silently shielded the man from the rain falling from the sky.

Half an hour later, Sato Jiro stood up, holding his wife's body. He glanced at Yuuki, his eyes red, but with a hint of determination.

"Come in. After I've settled her in, I'll tell you everything I know."

They pushed open the door, closed it, and the two figures disappeared into the rain. Several red-eyed crows perched in the tree took flight with a cawing sound as the figures vanished.

But they collapsed helplessly in mid-air, their black flames unable to be extinguished even by rain for a short time.

After settling his wife in, Sato Jiro and Yuuki sat down facing each other.

After a moment of silence, he told Yuxing the part of the story he had been keeping from her.

"Actually, most of what I said was correct, but I concealed some things. I'm not a junior employee in the company; I'm more of a middle manager."

Yuuki wasn't surprised. He nodded and let Sato continue.

Jiro Sato recalled the past: "Although I never participated in the company's high-level meetings, I overheard a lot of things from those people."

"They kept talking about transplantation plans and liberation, but I didn't really understand it at the time."

"Now it seems that we are just waiting for this rain that is enough to cover the entire city of Fengdu."

He sighed and took out a USB drive: "This contains some information about hybridization technology. I have specifically compiled its shortcomings, which may be helpful to you."

Yu Xing didn't expect to gain anything extra. He took the USB drive and put it in his pocket, but the USB drive actually entered the alternate dimension formed by his black flames.

Do you know this place, "No. 301, 101 Avenue, Fengdu"?

Putting away the USB drive, Youxing remembered the address he had seen on the glass and casually asked about it.

Sato Jiro was taken aback; he was somewhat surprised: "How did you know about this place?"

Yuuki didn't want to hide it from him, so she told Sato Jiro what she had seen before.

Upon hearing those horrific images, Sato Jiro couldn't help but turn his head to look at the rain outside the window.

Now he understood why Yuuki was so fixated on finding the umbrella.

"That place is supposedly where they get their goods."

"I'm forcing myself to ignore those things," Sato Jiro answered Yuuki's question.

"The animals used were from hybridization experiments."

Sato Jiro frowned as he thought about the previous experiments.

"There are not only animals, but also some insects."

Sato rattled off a list of animal names like reciting a menu; it could be said that everything was there except for humans.

"It seems they were prepared long ago."

Yuuki understood that this matter was kept too secret, and the outside world did not have enough control over these places, which led to such a serious incident.

"It's also my fault for not realizing what they were up to sooner..."

Sato Jiro felt a little guilty, but Yuuki just patted him on the shoulder.

"You're just a human being, so just do what you can do."

Even Yuuki makes mistakes sometimes, so it's perfectly normal for Sato Jiro to do the same.

"clear."

Sato nodded; he had calmed down.

Should we go?

Sato glanced at his watch and asked, as it was nearing noon.

“If you’ve settled everything, then let’s go. It’s time to find the others to join us.”

Yuuki's idea was to take everyone to 301 on 101 Avenue to see what was going on.

There are too many unstable factors here, and even Yuuki doesn't dare to venture out alone.

Not to mention, the enemy they are facing this time is Shocker, who has dominated the past decade!

The Shocker combatants who appeared in Zeya City were merely expendable resources within the Shocker organization and could not be considered official members at all.

The two tidied themselves up quickly and then opened the door.

Chapter 124 The First Day (Part 2)

the other side

However, the investigation by Hikawa Makoto and Kagami and others did not go smoothly.

After a morning of exploration, the two teams met up and eventually stopped in front of a manor.

The wind and rain lashed at everyone's faces. Bingchuan Cheng wiped his face and squinted at the sign hanging on the manor gate.

[This is a family business owned by the Sonozaki family; unauthorized personnel are not permitted entry.]

Upon seeing the sign, Hikawa Makoto realized he hadn't come to the wrong place.

"People in the city are like mute people; you can't get a response if you ask them questions. It's really not easy to find this place."

Bingchuan Xin put his hands on his hips and complained.

"Perhaps it's because of the rain; this kind of weather is absolutely terrible."

The expert following behind was already soaked to the bone. He flicked his hair and said weakly.

"Rainy days are so annoying, I really don't want to experience this sticky feeling any longer."

Shuhei Ijuin's words resonated with Shin Hikawa, who shook his completely soaked clothes, looking somewhat helpless.

Xiuping did not reply to Bingchuan's message. Ever since he was shrouded in the rain, he had felt uncomfortable every moment, so much so that the sentence he just said was the limit of what he could say.

"Quiet, I'm about to knock."

The small complaints behind him caught Hikawa Makoto's attention. He brushed aside his rain-soaked hair and gestured for quiet behind him.

As he raised his hand to press the doorbell, he also felt something was off.

"The rain wasn't heavy, but it felt so sticky on the skin?"

Standing in front of the door, his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

The group fell silent for a moment, while Eiji stood alone outside the group, not a drop of rain on him.

His hand, which was in his pocket, twitched slightly, and a voice instantly appeared in Eiji's mind.

"Are they finally going to release us?"

Kazali was somewhat excited, but Eiji simply held onto the yellow core coin and ultimately did not take it out.

"Wait a little longer, the situation here is too unclear."

After putting down the coin, Kazali immediately started chattering away.

"Release us. Doesn't Eiji need a companion he can trust wholeheartedly?"

"We can help you with the investigation; I'm sure there are many secrets here."

"I think if we uncover the secrets here, even reviving Ankh would be a simple matter, right?"

Kazali's last words made Eiji frown slightly, and he coldly snapped, "Shut up."

Not daring to disobey the king's will, Kazali decisively shut his mouth.

"I'm only here to investigate some things from the past ten years and to help Yuuki resolve the chaos in Fuuto. You'd better not mess around with me."

Eiji wasn't just warning Kazali; he was speaking to all the greedy people in his pocket.

"With only one core coin, there's absolutely no way we can do anything even if we want to."

Mezier was well aware of this; they could only operate if Eis provided them with Cell Coins.

Eiji did not respond to Mezier because the manor gates were open, and all his attention was focused on the old man who opened the gates.

Who are you?

The old man who opened the door, holding an umbrella, looked at the group of people outside with some confusion.

"I am Makoto Hikawa, a detective from the Tokyo headquarters."

Rarely encountering someone he could converse with, Hikawa Makoto quickly introduced himself and got straight to the point: "Is Sonozaki's parent here? May we go in and ask her some questions?"

Upon hearing that the group was about to enter, the old man's expression quickly changed from doubt to fear. He slammed the door shut, instantly isolating the manor from everything inside.

Faced with this situation, the glacier remained frozen in place.

Could it be that his identity as a criminal investigator is no longer effective here? He began to doubt whether there was a problem with how he described his identity.

"Let me do it."

Kagami didn't give Hikawa Makoto another chance to ring the doorbell. He pushed Hikawa Makoto aside and cleared his throat tactically.

"Sir, you must still be here. We're just here to ask a few questions; we won't do anything else."

But despite this explanation, there was not a sound from inside the door.

Kagami, refusing to believe it, talked at the door for a long time, but the inside remained deathly silent.

Both of them were turned away. They exchanged a glance and looked at the line behind them.

Now, someone needs to step forward and engage in professional negotiations, as the two of them don't seem to have the necessary charm.

"Let me do it."