Knight Asylum

"You know very well why we came this time."

"It seems that Detective Ming Hai has a deep misunderstanding of our museum, but it doesn't matter. This is a rare opportunity. You might as well confirm it with your own eyes."

Guard Sonosaki Ryu stepped aside to make way and gave Red a kind smile.

"Of course, you too, Red."

Ming Hai narrowed his eyes when he didn't expect that the guards of Sonosaki Ryuu would let him escape so easily.

Their visit to the museum this time must have been beyond the expectations of the Sonosaki family, otherwise the expression of Sonosaki Saeko, the future successor of the museum who often represents the museum at various important events, would not have been so stiff when looking at them.

Has the Sonosaki family put away all the shameful things?

Just as Ming Hai was making such a guess, the next sentence from guard Sonosaki Ryu made Ming Hai stunned.

"Please come with me. This is where Gaia's memory is made."

Of course, it wasn't just Narumi, even Sonosaki Saeko was frightened and anxious, but due to the majesty of Sonosaki Ryu's guards, she didn't dare to say a word. She could only watch as Sonosaki Ryu's guards took Narumi and Reid to the most confidential place of their Sonosaki family.

A well connected to the Earth's core.

Ming Hai held his hat with a gleam in his eyes. He never thought that he could enter the core area of ​​the Sonosaki family so easily.

Of course, he wasn't so naive as to think that the guards would bring him here just by knocking on the door. What the guards really feared was...

Ming Hai's eyes fell on Red who was walking in front of him and he let out a breath softly.

It's Red.

"Detective Ming Hai, I don't need to introduce what Gaia Memory is," Guard Sonosaki Ryu stood calmly at the side of the Well of the Earth with his hands behind his back.

"A memory that uses a special method to preserve the Earth's memory, and can convert the Earth's memory into power at any time," Ming Hai exhaled and met the eyes of Sonosaki Ryu's guard. Now that he has come this far, there is no need for him to hide anything.

"Mr. Sonosaki, the disaster that just happened and the machine that ran rampant on the street earlier, I personally think it is related to the Gaia memory that the museum has been studying and selling."

"This is really troubling. The museum is indeed researching and selling Gaia Memory, but this process has been certified by Servier Turia for safety," Guard Sonosaki Ryu smiled. "If using Gaia Memory would cause such a safety hazard, do you think U would allow the museum to conduct research on Gaia Memory or even sell it?"

Ming Hai narrowed his eyes slightly. This was something he had always been puzzled about, why U would allow the museum to conduct research on Gaia memory so unscrupulously.

"So, are those two incidents related to the museum?" Red tilted his head. "Please don't answer our questions with rhetorical questions."

Guard Sonosaki Ryu was stunned and put down his hands behind his back. After a brief moment of shock, Sonosaki Saeko took out the Gaia Driver from behind and slapped it on his waist with an angry look on his face.

"This is the Sonosaki family. We are the sponsors of Servier Turia, not the prisoners you are interrogating!"

Said Sonosaki Saeko as she pulled out a golden Gaia memory stick and pressed the button hard.

【Taboo——】

As the Taboo memory was injected into Sonosaki Saeko's body through the Gaia drive, a strange light began to appear on Sonosaki Saeko's body. Pulled off the ground by some force, her body transformed into Taboo's monster in the blink of an eye.

Sonosaki Saeko raised her hand for a moment, and dozens of light bullets fell towards Reid's direction.

Red frowned, and the Aguru belt appeared around his waist.

Red was indeed shocked by Sonosaki Saeko's sudden attack, but... Red thought about the voice that Sonosaki Saeko had just made.

Rather than being angry and losing reason to kill, it is more like being extremely frightened and losing control.

Reid subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of Sonosaki Ryu's guards.

The kind old man also took out the same Gaia drive as Sonosaki Saeko and a golden Gaia memory.

【Terror】

Chapter 295: Fear? No need to be afraid

The turbid black mud surged to form a huge barrier that swallowed up all the light bullets that hit Reid.

"Father?!"

Sonosaki Saeko, who turned into a Taboo monster, was shocked and angry, but the turbid black mud had already fallen on her. Accompanied by flashes of blue electric arcs, Sonosaki Saeko fell from mid-air, and the Gaia Drive and Taboo Gaia Memory fell off and fell to the ground.

"Please forgive my daughter's behavior."

A strange man wearing a strange cloak and with a head shaped like an indescribable monster from ancient bronze creations stretched out his hands to the sides.

"She just wanted to defend the dignity of the Sonosaki family."

Reid raised his eyebrows slightly and lowered his gaze to the black mud that was spreading on the ground and was obviously not right.

The black mud avoided him and Ming Hai.

Guards Sonosaki Ryu took out Terror and removed the monster form from Gaia's memory, and the black mud dissipated. The shot-down Sonosaki Saeko was covering her chest and looking at Guards Sonosaki Ryu with fear on her face, but Guards Sonosaki Ryu had no intention of helping his daughter, and didn't even look at her.

Unable to bear it any longer, Ming Hai held up his hat and walked forward, extending his hand towards Sonosaki Saeko.

Sonosaki Saeko was stunned for a moment and subconsciously raised her hand, but at the moment when it was about to fall on Ming Hai's right hand, she seemed to remember something and jumped back as if she had been electrocuted. She stood up awkwardly, bowed to the guard Sonosaki Ryu, and staggered away.

Ming Hai narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his head to look at Guard Sonosaki Ryu. As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt his heart beating faster. The kind Guard Sonosaki Ryu suddenly became extremely oppressive, and he actually began to not dare to look Guard Sonosaki Ryu in the eye.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Reid noticed Ming Hai's abnormality and immediately stepped forward, looking at the guard Sonosaki Ryu vigilantly. The latter raised his hands innocently.

"Red, are you okay?" Ming Hai was a little surprised to see that Red didn't have any abnormal reaction.

"Weren't all the attacks from that woman just now blocked?" Red blinked and reacted, his face full of nervousness, "Uncle, could it be that your body..."

Ming Hai's eyes flickered and he shook his head helplessly, "Maybe."

"Uncle, how about forgetting about it today and going to the hospital for a checkup first?"

Reid hesitated and then asked tentatively.

Today's attack and the previous runaway mechanical body were the museum's so-called just Ming Hai's guess. He proposed to visit the museum directly to deceive the museum, but who could have thought that the guard Sonosaki Ryu would lead them to the most confidential place in the museum without saying a word.

Ming Hai wanted to refuse directly, but for some reason, just because he felt the gaze of Sonosaki Ryu's guard, his heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, his limbs began to feel weak, and the desire to leave the museum quickly continued to grow in his mind.

"Let's go."

The moment the words fell, Ming Hai froze in place.

He escaped.

Red didn't know what kind of storm was in Minghai's heart, but Minghai's face looked very bad now. As the person who supported Minghai, Red could clearly feel Minghai's weakness at the moment. If he let go, Minghai would most likely fall directly to the ground.

"Old man, I'm sorry, we have something urgent to do. However, we will be back soon. Also...if you have any clues about today's attack and the previous mechanical bodies, please let us know."

Red supported Ming Hai's arm and nodded politely to the Sonosaki Ryu guard.

"Of course - we were a little rushed this time, I will prepare delicious snacks next time," Guard Sonosaki Ryu smiled kindly, like an ordinary old man.

But after Red helped Ming Hai away, Guard Sonosaki Ryu's kind smile gradually faded, and his thumb gently stroked the Terror memory in his palm.

"Father, father..." Sonosaki Saeko, who had left earlier, walked out cautiously, lowering her head and not daring to look at Sonosaki Ryu's guards, "He, they have already left."

"Really, Saeko? Why don't you dare look up at me?" Guard Sonosaki Ryu turned his head and looked at Sonosaki Saeko with an extremely kind and gentle smile, with his hands open. "I'm your father. To be honest, you've done so much for the museum, but I rarely praise you. Come, let me hug you."

If it were any other time, Sono Saki Saeko would have been ecstatic, because it meant that she had been recognized by Sono Saki Ryu's guards, but Sono Saki Saeko didn't dare to look at Sono Saki Ryu's guards. She just took a few steps towards Sono Saki Ryu's guards and then her legs went weak and she knelt in front of Sono Saki Ryu's guards, holding her head with both hands and her pupils trembling.

Unspeakable fear was constantly oppressing her nerves.

"Yes, I'm sorry, father. I shouldn't have been impulsive just now. I'm sorry—"

Guard Sonosaki Ryuu looked down at his daughter, without a trace of pity in his eyes.

Terror Memory, the most advanced Gaia Memory made by the Sonosaki family. It is the symbol of the Sonosaki family and the museum's dominance. The ability of this Gaia Memory is just like its name, the embodiment of fear. No matter who sees this memory activated, they will be marked with fear, and this mark will continue to accumulate.

This has nothing to do with whether the witness has a strong willpower. Fear is the instinct of life, and the Terror memory will forcefully activate this instinct. As the mark of fear continues to increase...

They would be like Sonosaki Saeko, unable to even look each other in the eye, and would just sit on the ground and not dare to resist.

Even Narumi was affected by Terror Gaia's memory, but Red watched him without fear.

Is it because there are too few marks of fear?

Or is it because... Red himself is one of the sources of the earth's memory called fear?

Guard Sonosaki Ryu, who was immersed in his own thoughts, did not notice that his daughter, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, had a resentful look in her eyes.

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It was not until the museum was completely out of sight that Minghai recovered from the inexplicable fear. His brain, which had been unable to think due to fear, began to become clear. After only thinking for a few seconds, Minghai figured out the reason for his abnormal mental state.

"Terror Gaia Memory, the memory of Earth's fear. This memory... can directly inflict fear on the mind."

This memory is invincible.

Reid was stunned when he heard Ming Hai's speculation. He raised his hand and scratched the back of his head. After hesitating for a while, he complained weakly, "Really? I feel like I can beat that old man to death with one punch. Ah - of course, I didn't mean to do that."

Even Minghai was blocked.

Before, he was a little concerned about why Red was not affected by the fear memory, but now think about it, isn’t this a very normal thing?

Fear comes from the unknown and the gap in power. Why... is Red afraid of people who are weaker than himself?

Chapter 296: Public Sale of Gaia Memory

Milk Dipper

Although Minghai repeatedly emphasized that he was fine and did not need any examination, Red looked left and right and did not think that Minghai looked fine. The moment Minghai stepped into Milk Dipper, the nurse at the front desk immediately changed her face and called the emergency department directly. She dragged Minghai onto the bed and pushed him into the emergency department. The nurse at the front desk even pulled Red's ear and asked him why he did not call the emergency department directly, but came in slowly through the main door.

If Nogami Airi hadn't passed by, Red would probably have been nagged by this middle-aged nurse for a long time.

"Are you here to visit Yui and the others again today?" Nogami Airi reached out and straightened Reid's messy collar and smiled slightly.

"Well, there's also the matter of bringing in an...elder for a checkup. He's very stubborn," Red smiled helplessly.

As soon as Reid finished speaking, Ming Hai walked out of the emergency department holding his hat. There was a doctor following behind Ming Hai, but judging from the doctor's surprised and horrified expression, the diagnosis should be very bad.

"Hey - well, young man, come over here and talk with me," the doctor immediately waved when he saw Reid.

Reid subconsciously looked at Ming Hai. Usually, in this situation, a critical illness notice would be issued.

To ensure the patient's mental state, the family was informed of the dire situation instead.

As a detective, Ming Hai should be able to see it at a glance.

"Doctor, if you have anything to say, you can just tell me. I know my physical condition very well," Ming Hai pressed his round-brimmed hat and said lightly.

"Uh... are you sure?" The doctor hesitated for a moment and opened the diagnosis report in his hand. "Your body... has been corroded by a strange toxin. This toxin is not fatal, but the accumulation is too much and has reached a level that seriously endangers your life. In short..."

The doctor looked up and thought for a while before complaining.

"If you smoke to the point of having lung cancer, if you stop taking in this toxin now, you can still live for another month or so. If you continue to take it... you may only live for a few days."

"Only one month?!"

Red's eyes widened, unable to accept it, but Ming Hai was extremely calm and even sighed, "I didn't expect that I could live for another month."

"That toxin is only one of the reasons that led to this result." Doctor Yi flipped through a few pages of the report and looked at the man in front of him who had calmly accepted his own death with a very complicated expression. "Do you donate bone marrow, organs, blood frequently?"

"Uncle, you--" Red's eyes widened.

"If there's nothing else, we should go, Red. There are still many things waiting for us to solve," Ming Hai raised his hand to close the report in the doctor's hand, turned around and started walking, raising his hand to wave to Red to follow.

Reid opened his mouth, looked at Nogami Airi and the doctor, then looked at Minghai's thin back, took the report from the doctor's hand and stuffed it into his backpack, bent towards the doctor and Nogami Airi, turned around and followed Minghai.

Nogami Airi let out a long breath and said softly, "Is that person's health really that bad?"

"If he hadn't been standing in front of me, I would have thought the report was talking about a dead person," the doctor hesitated and raised his hand to scratch the back of his head.

"As a doctor, I don't understand how he could move around with such a broken body. If it were someone else, they would be lying in the ICU and begging me to euthanize them."

Nogami Airi looked deeply in the direction where Reid and Ming Hai left, and stopped talking.

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"Uncle, what should we do next?"

Red knew Minghai's character, so he didn't choose to dither and test Minghai, but instead focused on the current case.

"Those two attacks were both related to the museum." Ming Hai's mind was extremely clear because he was no longer affected by the memory of Fear Gaia. "If it wasn't related, the Sonosaki family and Servai Turia, who were like secretive nobles in [S.L], would have no need to care about us, let alone deliberately expose their most core secrets to us."

Ming Hai paused and then frowned.

“It’s time for museums to start taking action above board.”

"An open and aboveboard action?" Reid thought for a while with his chin raised, then his eyes narrowed. "Uncle, are you trying to say that they plan to openly sell Gaia memories?"

"Yes, a large number of use cases and beneficiaries are the best way to get rid of suspicion," Ming Hai shook his head, "Red, you go back to Selvi Turia first...explain this to U."

"Uncle, what about you?"

"I'm going to investigate something first," Ming Hai paused and looked into Reid's eyes and said slowly, "If anything goes wrong, I'll contact you for help."

"Uncle, don't be so stubborn," Reid waved the Gaia memory of the skeleton in his hand and stuffed it into his pocket.

He was not stupid. As soon as the doctor mentioned the unknown toxin, he immediately realized that it must be the toxin in Gaia's memory that Minghai mentioned.