My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

Although demi-humans cannot die, they are not without pain, and it is obvious in the video that the demi-humans did not even have anesthesia.

"However, since this world is already abnormal anyway, there's no need to hold onto any last bit of pity for myself. What difference does it make whether a broken world is a little more or a little less bad!"

The second search result was the reward for reporting Ajin: "Anyone who discovers and reports an Ajin will be rewarded 100,000 yen if the report is verified, and if they catch the Ajin themselves, the reward is... 100 million yen..."

"Uh... are demi-humans really that valuable? One hundred million!?"

Hui was surprised by the government's generous gesture.

But upon closer reflection, it becomes clear, because it involves the human dream of 'immortality'.

Those big capitalists and politicians certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to study this amazing species.

Then Hui carefully browsed through the search results and found a message: a demi-human named 'Nagai Kei' had been arrested and taken to a laboratory.

"Hmm? We can go check out this lab."

Hui felt that her level 3 psychological manipulation skills would be enough to get her into a laboratory.

After making the decision, Hui began to change into the few clothes she wore for going out.

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Chapter 57 Bizarre Scene

Meanwhile, a small alley in Tokyo's outskirts was cordoned off and filled with police officers maintaining order.

Outside the police cordon, a group of curious citizens were taking pictures with their phones from time to time.

The most conspicuous sight was a reporter dressed as a professional woman broadcasting live from the scene; one could vaguely hear: ...murder case...brutal disembowelment...

Nearby, the sounds of several police cars blaring "woof-hmm, woof-hmm..." could be heard incessantly.

But deep in the alley.

Two forensic doctors in white protective suits are taking photos and collecting evidence at the scene.

Several police officers are taking a statement from a passerby who has called the police.

Nearby, a middle-aged detective was carefully examining the bloody scene, which was covered in blood and contained chunks of flesh that had not yet been carried away by stray dogs.

He frowned from time to time, looking completely bewildered.

At this moment, a middle-aged police inspector who was in charge of the case behind him also frowned and asked, "Brother Uchida, based on your experience, what are your thoughts on this murder case?"

Uchida stopped what he was doing.

He stood up, frowned, and slowly said, "There were two victims. One victim, named Kitagawa, was brutally tortured in his chest and abdomen by the other victim, named Uchiyama, and finally had his carotid artery cut open, causing him to bleed to death."

"Uchiyama's body was intact, and the cause of death was bleeding to death after Kitagawa cut his carotid artery."

"The murder weapon was also at the scene: the two fruit knives that were stained with blood and still in the victim's hand."

Uchida paused for a moment before continuing:

"If that's all there is to it, then this case is that Uchiyama tortured Kitagawa and then killed him, but Kitagawa fought back in his dying moments and killed Uchiyama as well, resulting in both of them dying together."

"...However, strangely enough, there were no signs of being bound on Kitagawa's body, and the blood test showed no traces of anesthetics or drugs. Moreover, there were no signs of a struggle between the two."

"What is most incomprehensible about this case is that Kitagawa was slowly tortured by Uchiyama without resisting, even though he was not bound or injected with drugs!"

"Inspector Shancheng, to be honest, this is the first time I've encountered a crime scene like this in my more than 20 years of handling cases. I can't figure it out."

Officer Uchida suddenly thought of something and said, "Brother Uchida, do you think it's possible that Kitagawa was threatened and didn't dare to resist, or that he was already unconscious at the time?"

Uchida chuckled and countered, "Brother Yamashiro, do you know the levels of pain women experience during childbirth?"

Yamashiro asked in confusion, "This seems to be some kind of maximum pain level, but is it related to the case?"

"Yes!" Uchida said firmly,

"During childbirth, the pain can reach a level as high as 9, but this is a gradual process, not a sudden and unbearable level of 9. Moreover, as the pain intensifies during childbirth, the mother will automatically secrete some pain-relieving components to help alleviate the pain."

"But Kitagawa's pain from having his flesh cut off piece by piece remained at a level 9 pain level, and he did not receive any anesthetics, drugs, or other substances that could alleviate the pain."

"In other words, Kitagawa was conscious and endured the level 9 pain without resisting, waiting for the other party to slowly torture him!"

"A person who can endure this kind of pain is either mentally unstable or a true warrior. What threat could possibly threaten him?"

"As for being unconscious, he was definitely awakened by the pain when the first incision was made."

Inspector Yamashiro frowned and thought for a while, then said uncertainly, "Could there be a third party assisting Uchiyama? Holding Kitagawa back so he can't make a move?"

Uchida replied, "That's impossible. Although there's a garbage dump about 10 meters from the crime scene, the surrounding area isn't exactly clean."

"But after the passerby called the police, the scene was preserved very well. In particular, the ground of this alley, which is less than two meters wide, was covered with large patches of blood. Apart from some dog paw prints, there were no other shoe prints or anything like that."

"If there is a third party, unless he can fly and his feet never touch the ground, there will definitely be shoe prints or something similar on the surface of the dried blood at the scene."

Inspector Yamashiro, realizing the truth, exclaimed angrily, "Damn it, if only there were surveillance cameras here! How about we just close the case like this? Anyway, we've figured out the cause of death, the murderer, and the murder weapon. As for why Kitagawa didn't resist, who cares?"

"What if he's just a lunatic!"

"With 1300 million people in Tokyo and so many cases, if we investigated everything thoroughly, we'd be running ourselves ragged. Let's just leave it at that!"

"How was it, Uchida-kun!"

Uchida sighed helplessly and said, "That's all we can do. Anyway, the murderer Uchiyama is dead. Let the process be a little bizarre."

Inspector Yamashiro smiled and put his arm around Uchida's shoulder: "Brother Uchida, I'll need your signature on the case report later. I'll treat you to drinks after get off work."

"Haha, then I'm going to drink my fill later!"

Shortly afterward, the police cleared the scene and left.

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It was already noon when Hui went out.

The sun was shining brightly, and because it was summer, the light was a bit dazzling.

Neighbor Chichi-nee had already gone out. Kei was carrying a lady's small bag and was dressed as usual as Kobayami Kanae.

"Gurgle—"

Just then, Hui's stomach growled, and her face flushed slightly. She looked around and found no one was there.

"You still need to eat breakfast! ...No, I mean lunch."

With the help of a 'kind person' on the road, Hui got dozens of Fukuzawa Yukichi cards and then found a restaurant to have breakfast.

Hui ordered a lot of food as usual, but found herself very full after eating half of it.

Hui left the restaurant under the accusing gaze of the waitress.

"That research institute seems to be near Nozaki Hachiman-sha."

Hui took out her phone, opened the map, and checked the distance.

"Uh... this spans most of Tokyo!"

"Forget it, let's take a taxi."

Hui hailed a taxi and, once inside, said, "Nozaki Hachiman-sha."

"Young lady, are you sure?"

"determine."

"Nozaki Hachiman-sha is located on the other side of Tokyo. If you want to get there, the transportation cost would probably be over 26,000 yen. Little girl, if you want to get there, it's best to take the subway to Kaigiken Station and then transfer..."

"Here's 30,000 yen, for you." Hui was completely bewildered. She casually pulled out a donation from a 'kind person' she had met on the street earlier, who was driving a sports car, and handed it to the driver.

The driver of the YATA truck stared blankly at the brand-new 10,000 yuan bill in front of him.

He initially assumed the sweet-looking girl was an ordinary citizen based on her clothing.

I never expected him to be a tycoon.

Instead of taking the money Hui offered, he said, "Oh, I'll pay you when we get there."

Tokyo, a city with an area of ​​only 2190 square kilometers and a population of over 1300 million, has more than 800 million motor vehicles. Traffic congestion is a perennial problem in such a large city.

However, Tokyo's traffic management is very good, and it is well-organized. Traffic jams are just "slow-moving" and rarely "completely blocked".

Even so, it was already 5 p.m. when Hui woke up in the car.

"Hey! Miss, we've arrived!"

"Okay, Mom, I'll sleep a little longer."

"Miss, we've arrived!" Uncle Yitian raised his voice.

This is when Hui Cai opened his eyes.

After paying and getting off the bus, Hui began looking for the research institute.

It was rush hour, with people coming and going on the bus and the streets packed with people.

Since only the general location of the research institute was known, Hui had to continue searching on her own.

After asking several pedestrians on the street, it was already dark by the time Hui arrived at the experimental site.

Moreover, the entrance to the research institute was surrounded by a crowd, and reporters could be vaguely seen at the front of the crowd.

"What's going on here? Shouldn't research institutes be quiet and deserted? Why is it like a celebrity going out?"

Without thinking further, Hui began to push her way into the crowd.

Chapter 58 Rallying Signal

At that moment, a black sedan drove into the research institute.

As the car drove in, reporters around it were snapping photos and videos with their cameras, cell phones, and video recorders.

The sounds of "click! click..." kept ringing out.

The reporters were afraid of missing a single shot.

"So this is why it's so lively here? Who's in that car? Such a big shot!"

Hui was puzzled.

As Hui entered the crowd, she heard a woman who looked like a reporter say, "Just now, Ogura Ikuya's car arrived at the research institute."