My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

A fear arose in his heart, the fear of being deprived of humanity's most precious and last freedom—'freedom of thought'.

He decided to verify: "I'll call and ask the Beastman Department."

After saying that, Yu Tozaki took out his phone and dialed the number of the Beastman's Club.

Beep beep beep...

"Hey, senior! What's up with getting fired?"

Hearing the sarcasm from the Jugobe, Tosaki Yu suppressed his displeasure and asked, "Jugobe, how many of the demi-humans did you spot in front of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare through surveillance footage?"

After asking the question, Yu Tozaki silently prayed, 'One, one...'

A moment later, the voice of the Beastman came through the phone: "Two! One is Nakano Osamu, whom you went to capture but failed; the other is Kobayami Kanae, whom you also went to capture. The Minister assigned you two police teams, but you still failed. What's wrong, are you asking about this, Senpai..."

"beep!"

Yu Tozaki hung up the phone, falling into a silent, trembling state...

He knew that although Kyūgabe had never respected him, he wouldn't lie to himself about this.

'Kobayami Kanae, Kobayami Kanae... Why can't I remember... Why do I have absolutely no recollection of her...'

"Hey! Mr. Tozaki, hey, Mr. Tozaki... hey hey!" Nakano Kou shook the bewitched Tozaki Yu.

"Ah!" Tosaki Yu snapped out of her daze.

Because the phone was on speakerphone, everyone present heard the voice on the phone.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the matter, as it may confirm that memory manipulation might actually exist.

Once he calmed down, Tosaki Yu said to Shimomura, "Shimomura, tell me in detail what you remember about that day."

After hearing the phone call, Shimomura realized that his memory might have been altered, and then recounted everything that had happened that day, down to the smallest detail:

How did you instruct Kobayami Kanae's landlord to call her back?

Who were the officers from the two police squads who were with him?

Did they deliberately choose a rainy day to prevent the other party from escaping using ghosts?

Then, after entering the house, did you see the target?

Just as they were about to make their move, they suddenly lost consciousness.

Then what questions did Kanae Kobayami ask from herself and the others?

How did Mr. Tozaki answer truthfully?

How did Mr. Tozaki finally announce the withdrawal to the police force?

Consciousness returned on the road, but the memories had changed...

After hearing what Shimomura said, Nagai Kei stood there stunned, Tosaki Yu was also shocked, and Hirasawa and the others were equally surprised.

According to Shimomura's account, the other party only glanced at Tosaki and his group, and then Tosaki and his group fell into some kind of control, with their lives, deaths, and even thoughts in the hands of others.

Everyone present couldn't help but wonder: what would happen if they were facing the other person?

He would have no secrets whatsoever, and might even have his memories altered, turning him into a slave while he considered it perfectly natural. Even more terrifying was the possibility that this could last a lifetime, because Mr. Tozaki's memories had still not returned...

No one dared to think about it anymore.

After a moment of silence, Tosaki Yu suddenly said, "Mr. Hirasawa, do you have the contact information for the police officers who were present at the time?"

Given the gravity of the situation, Tosaki Yu had to repeatedly confirm what had happened when he collapsed that day, and at the same time, he knew that his memory was unreliable.

Yes, there are.

"Could you contact the police officer who was in charge at the time and inquire about what happened?"

"Okay, I'll contact them right away."

Upon hearing this, Pingze immediately took out his phone and contacted them one by one, eventually finding more than a dozen police officers who were present at the time.

However, all the answers we received were: "Weren't we going to arrest a high school girl who seemed to be an Ajin that day?!" Then Mr. Tozaki said she wasn't an Ajin and told us to retreat...

Chapter 78 Dr. Ogura's Analysis

"Heh!" Tozaki Yu was a little out of control. "Memory manipulation has even happened."

Then Tozaki gritted his teeth and said, "Ogura Ikuya!"

Tozaki believed that 'memory manipulation' was probably one of the abilities of demi-humans, but it was an ability possessed only by special demi-humans. Dr. Ogura, who had done extensive research on demi-humans, couldn't possibly be unaware of this, but he said nothing.

Fuming, Tozaki said to Hirasawa, "Go and call Dr. Ogura over. I want to see how much he's hiding from us after he collapsed."

Dr. Ogura was, after all, one of America's people, so while Kei Nagai and the others were preparing their battle plans, Dr. Ogura stayed in another room at the base.

"Okay." Hirasawa got up and went to bring Dr. Ogura over.

A short while later, Dr. Ogura arrived, smoking a cigarette.

However, he saw that everyone present was scrutinizing him seriously, as if they wanted to devour him, and he was puzzled.

"What's wrong with me? I just smoke every day, I haven't interfered with your important business, why are you all looking at me like that?"

Yu Tozaki asked coldly, "Dr. Ogura, how much important information about demi-humans are you still keeping from us?"

Dr. Ogura, who was imprisoned, later developed a relationship with Yu Tosaki and the others that was more like a friendship than imprisonment. Therefore, Dr. Ogura had not encountered this interrogation tone for a long time.

However, having seen many storms, Dr. Ogura first sat down, took another drag of his cigarette, then exhaled the smoke and slowly said, "I've basically told you all the important information about the demi-humans. What's wrong? It seems you've encountered some trouble?"

"You've basically told me everything! Haha!" Tozaki Yu laughed angrily, then questioned sharply, "How dare you say such a thing! Then why did you hide such important information as the ability of demi-humans to alter memories?"

Everyone present was scrutinizing Dr. Ogura.

Dr. Ogura looked bewildered and asked, "What do you mean by altering memories?"

"How long are you going to keep deceiving us?" Yu Tozaki's angry voice rang out.

Dr. Ogura, a scientific genius filled with curiosity about the unknown, overheard Yu Tosaki and the others' words and guessed: Is it possible that demi-humans can manipulate memories?!

Then Dr. Ogura threw away his cigarette and asked with a serious expression, "What did you encounter? Tell me in detail."

"You really don't know?" Seeing Dr. Ogura's expression, Tosaki and the others present were unsure whether he was hiding something from them or genuinely didn't know.

Having no other choice, Yu Tozaki had Shimomura repeat his previous account to Dr. Ogura, adding his own explanations to prove that his and Hirasawa's memories had indeed been rewritten.

After understanding the cause and effect of the matter.

"Hahaha!" Dr. Ogura laughed loudly as he sat down. "Memory manipulation, memory manipulation has even come out of the ordinary. This world is getting crazier and crazier."

Kei Nagai asked, "Doctor, could you tell us about this ability to manipulate memories?"

After his maniacal laughter subsided, Dr. Ogura, reverting to his usual slovenly demeanor, lit a cigarette and slowly replied, "Whether you believe it or not, this is the first time I've heard of something like this. While the screams of demi-humans can make people stop for a second or two, it's far from enough to manipulate memories."

However, after listening to what Ms. Shimomura said, I had a question: "Why is it that only you, Ms. Shimomura, have regained your memories?"

"Hmm?"

Everyone suddenly remembered why only Ms. Shimomura could regain her memories, while Mr. Tozaki and Mr. Hirasawa still couldn't.

"This..." Shimomura tensed up because the fact that she was a demi-human was a secret in her heart. Two years ago, Tosaki Yu also learned this secret, which made her his subordinate. Although she was now willing to be Tosaki-senpai's subordinate.

She had been carefully concealing this matter, and her previous explanations did not cover how she regained her memories.

Shimomura glanced furtively at Tosaki Yu.

Yu Tozaki immediately realized that Shimomura's regained memories might be related to her demi-human identity, but if the fact that Shimomura was a demi-human was revealed to everyone present, would she still be his subordinate?

Yu Tozaki remained silent for a while, then, as if making up his mind, said to Shimomura, "You... just say it."

Shimomura took a deep breath and then revealed that he was a demi-human who had been killed that night and whose memories had returned after being resurrected.

"What? Miss Shimomura is also a demi-human?" Nakano asked excitedly.

The others also glanced at Shimomura Izumi and Tosaki Yu to varying degrees, but they didn't accuse Tosaki of hiding things from them. After all, they were all adults, and everyone has their own secrets.

After listening, Dr. Ogura said, "In other words, you regained your original memories when you were resurrected after death."

“Yes,” Shimomura replied.

Dr. Ogura took another drag of his cigarette and asked Yu Tozaki, "You said that demi-human altered your memories, so do you still clearly remember those false memories in your mind?"

"I remember it very clearly, it's no different from my real memory."

After listening, Dr. Ogura analyzed: "Theoretically speaking, memory rewriting is possible. The essence of memory is that information received by the senses is transmitted to the human brain through nerves and temporarily stored in the hippocampus, becoming short-term memory."

Finally, some of the memories stored in the hippocampus are transferred to the cerebral cortex to become long-term memories.

Ultimately, memory exists based on concrete matter, such as the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, neurons, or specialized proteins...

In other words, if humans were to fully analyze the brain, then it would be possible to rewrite memories using scientific methods.

However, the brain, as the most complex and important organ in humans, is still only scratching the surface of our understanding. After all, it is considered a forbidden zone, the abode of the soul.

After a pause, Dr. Ogura took another puff of his cigarette and said, "However, how that demi-human manipulated the memories, what methods he used... there is too little information, and I cannot possibly not know."

Finally, Dr. Ogura jokingly said, "If you can capture that demi-human, please let me study him."

"You really don't know?"

"do not know."

"Alright, I'll believe you for now." Tozaki was already mostly convinced that Ogura didn't know, because such a scientific fanatic had his own dignity. You could insult his personality, but you couldn't deny his research. So Dr. Ogura could only know but not say it, rather than deny his own research and pretend not to know.

"So, should we still try to capture Sato?" Hirasawa asked.

"Capturing Sato remains our top priority. As for Kobayami Kanae, we'll deal with her after we catch Sato. Does anyone have any objections?" Tosaki Yu suggested.

At this time, they did not know that the girl they were talking about, Kanae Kobayami, had already joined Sato's team, and thought that she was hiding somewhere.

“I agree.” Kei Nagai agreed. He was only thinking about how he could return to his original life after capturing Sato. Memory manipulation and such had nothing to do with his peaceful life.

"I agree."

"We plan to continue in two days," Kei Nagai announced.

However, they greatly underestimated the shock Dr. Ogura felt after learning about Kanae Kobayami's abilities.

"A bunch of idiots. They don't understand the true value of the ability to 'freely rewrite human memories.' Sato and demi-humans are nothing compared to Kanae Kobayami..."

Chapter 79 Emergency Meeting of America's Top Management