Knight Asylum

The only people who knew he came to the firm should be a few people he knew.

"We can't let the museum go. No, we can't let them go further in studying Gaia's memory. Some things should only exist in memory and shouldn't have an actual form."

"I'll do that," Reid said, somewhat curious about the woman's identity.

Although the woman's tone was flat, Reid could clearly feel that she was very sensitive about the existence of Gaia Memory. It was obvious that she was an insider of Gaia Memory.

But neither U nor Ming Hai had ever mentioned the existence of this woman to him.

"I can give you the power to resolve Gaia's memory, but in exchange, I need you to... kill someone. I don't need you to kill that person immediately, or even do it yourself. Wait until the necessary time. You just need to do nothing. That's enough."

"As long as you nod, you will gain power."

"I refuse," Reid rejected the woman's deal without even thinking about it.

"Really?" As if she had expected Red to refuse, the woman turned around calmly, "What a pity! One day, you will regret your naivety."

Red wanted to step forward to stop the woman. From the woman's tone, she seemed to have a way to solve Gaia's memory. But before he could get close, another strange wind blew, and a few leaves passed in front of Red's eyes. In just a few moments when his vision was blocked, the woman disappeared silently.

If ghostly.

Red felt a little tingling.

Although this is [S·L] and all kinds of strange things may appear, such a weird style of painting makes him a little bit annoyed.

After waiting at the door for nearly eight minutes, an engine sounded and Ming Hai appeared.

Red immediately stepped forward and explained the matter of the mysterious woman and the deal she proposed. As Red expected, Ming Hai seemed to have known about the woman's existence. He frowned, was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and patted Red on the shoulder.

"Let's talk after we come in first."

Red nodded, pulled up his travel bag and followed Ming Hai into the office.

Chapter 310 The Real Guests of the Museum

"Reid, you did the right thing."

Ming Hai returned to his desk which was piled with various documents, sat down, and crossed his fingers in front of him. The sunlight coming through the window shone on Ming Hai's tall but extremely thin body, splitting his body in two.

Because of his sitting posture, the round-brimmed hat covered Minghai's left eye, which was hidden in the shadow.

"As a qualified detective, you must never accept a commission to kill someone, even if it means just standing by and watching someone do something."

Red really wanted to complain that he was not a detective, but saying that in this atmosphere would make him seem a little unintelligent, so Red nodded immediately, and after a little hesitation, Red tentatively said.

"Uncle, you seem to... know that woman?"

Ming Hai was silent for a while and then nodded, "She was once my client. The Gaia memory... was the reward she paid. She is a devil-like woman. There is no difference between trading with her and trading with the devil."

"She said that she has the power to solve Gaia's memory," Red thought for a while and said seriously, "Could she be a member of the museum as well?"

Even Servius Turia had no solution to Gaia's memory, but that woman was able to simply use that power to make a deal with him.

Such technology definitely exists in this world, but it must be in the hands of those who understand Gaia's memory mechanism best.

Red couldn't think of anyone else except the museum.

Minghai nodded but did not reveal the identity of the woman. Red knew it and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he took out the missing persons report that U gave him during this period and placed it in front of Minghai.

Ming Hai raised his brows slightly, opened the file and began to read it carefully.

This lasted for half an hour. During this process, Red did not disturb Minghai, but stood aside and waited quietly.

Ming Hai let out a long breath, closed the file in his hand, his face full of fatigue.

"So many tragedies are happening again in places we don't know about."

After hesitating for a while, Red carefully explained a series of things including the mirror world, time reset, Shirou Kanzaki, Hideyuki Kagawa, etc.

Even Ming Hai's eyes widened.

Because this is really too unbelievable, but as a veteran detective, Ming Hai quickly sorted out all the information and deduced a specific direction.

"U believe what you said, and this file is the best evidence to prove that you are right, but, time reset? This is really a headache," Ming Hai glanced at the calendar hanging on the wall thoughtfully.

"Red, time has been reset twice, right? Today, how many times is it for you?"

Red also turned his head to look at the calendar, and after calculating carefully, he frowned, "This is the second time."

"Then, Gaia Memory, how many times has it appeared in front of you?" Ming Hai narrowed his eyes. He had a bold guess, but the evidence now was not enough.

"For the first time," Reid said with a serious expression, "In the previous timeline, the museum was also studying the core of the mirror world. This time there was no interference from the mirror world, so they released the Gaia Memory according to the original process. That's what I think."

Narumi leaned back against the back of his chair.

"The Knight Project."

"The museum originally intended to officially put Gaia's memory into [S·L] through the Knight Project."

"Did the appearance of the mirror world disrupt their rhythm, or did it mean..."

Ming Hai picked up the list of missing persons, his eyes shining.

"The emergence of the Mirror World was more conducive to their plans, so they participated in it and conducted research?"

"Huh?" Red tilted his head.

He really had no way of connecting the mirror world with the advancement of Gaia memory research.

Doing experiments secretly?

Once Gaia Memory is released, pre-orders will be scheduled for several months later. Is it still necessary to conduct secret research?

Eliminate obstacles?

Judging from the performance of those abstract Gaia memories, the museum does not necessarily need a mirror world to eliminate obstacles. Moreover, the sales of Gaia memories were extremely smooth, and the existence of obstacles was completely invisible.

Ming Hai's eyes tilted, "Red, have the families of these missing people realized that their loved ones are missing?"

"Unfortunately, for the families of the missing, those people have all become the most unfamiliar acquaintances. Even if there are traces of the other party's life everywhere, they are unaware of the other party's existence. Even if we emphasize it again and again to make them pay attention, they will not feel sad," Reid shook his head helplessly.

Just like Hideichi Kitaoka, as an undefeated lawyer, there is no reason for him not to notice the details at home, but he just doesn't realize the existence of Goro Yura. After he reminded him, Hideichi Kitaoka just showed an expression of relief and still didn't think about the past with the other party.

"Without exception?"

After Minghai emphasized this, Red became a little unconfident. There were so many missing people, and he really didn't ask about them one by one.

【But, what should I do after asking? 】

A voice sounded in Red's heart. It was the voice of Hamamura Midori who had turned into a phantom demon.

You don't have the courage

No one has the courage.

"I guess so……"

Ming Hai looked at Red deeply. He noticed the hesitation in Red's heart and he understood Red. He would do the same if he were in his shoes. If possible... He really wanted to slowly guide Red to overcome this problem, but he didn't have much time, and this list of missing persons involved too many sacrifices.

"Red, this is my personal judgment. The families of these missing persons are very likely to become victims of Gaia's memory, and... turn from victims into perpetrators."

"Eh?"

"Gaia Memory is the power of the devil," Ming Hai glanced sideways, his eyes flashing with a deep light, "They are not just simple props, some Gaia Memory even have the ability to find the most suitable user."

“They get into the holes in those people’s hearts.”

“It’s just my instinct.”

Narumi held up a finger and faced Red.

"The real guests the museum wants are the families of the missing."

Reid opened his mouth, Narumi's intuition was too exaggerated, but too important for him to ignore.

"Is there anything I can do?" Red's shoulders slumped and he stood up straight.

Looking at Red who cheered up again after a brief depression, Ming Hai was stunned for a moment and then smiled helplessly, "Go and observe the families of these missing persons. No... not just the families, but the social circles of these missing persons, to see if anyone has remembered anything beyond common sense."

It would be fine if it were just family members, but the social circle is too large.

So this was a pretty horrible workload, but Red didn't complain. He picked up the portable bag and gave a thumbs up.

"give it to me!"

Chapter 311: Tarot Card Predictions

Red, carrying a bag, stood on the street, looking a little dazed.

Although Ming Hai agreed to it straightforwardly, it was really a headache to implement it in practice. The population of [S·L] has always been an unknown number, and even Servius Turia has no way to accurately count it.

There is no way. Every day, countless people try to sneak in. There are countless organizations in [S·L] using various methods to smuggle people in every day.

Just when Red was overwhelmed and at a loss, a voice sounded from behind Red.

"You seem troubled?"

A familiar voice sounded in his ears. Reid was stunned for a moment, then turned around with surprise and called out the other person's name.

"Tezuka?"

Tezuka Kai was stunned, then he smiled helplessly, "My divination was correct after all."

After finding a corner and chatting for a while, Red understood Tezuka Umiyuki's situation.

Just as he observed after realizing that this was the third timeline, Tezuka Umiyuki had no memory of the previous two timelines. The reason why he appeared in front of him was the same as in the second timeline. Tezuka Umiyuki performed divination and came here.

The names of Tezuka Umiyuki's friends are on the list of missing persons, and Tezuka Umiyuki is also a person under observation. However, considering Tezuka Umiyuki's reliable performance in the previous timeline, Red thought about it and decided to first see the reason why Tezuka Umiyuki came this time, and then decide whether to ask Tezuka Umiyuki for help. But Tezuka Umiyuki's next words made Red confused.

"I came to you to ask for your help in ending the Knight War."

"Knight...war?" Red had a very bad premonition, and what Tezuka Umiyuki took out of his pocket next made Red's heart skip a beat.

The Knight Card Box, and a Knight Card Box that has signed a contract with the Mirror Beast!

what does this mean?

The mirror world is still there! The numerous bloodthirsty and irrational mirror beasts that may attack citizens at any time are still there! The battle between the mirror knights has begun.

Now Servius Tullia's research on the mirror world has almost stopped, and he can't even make a blank knight card box. Kagawa Hideyuki also died in the previous timeline. He also specifically confirmed that Kagawa Hideyuki's mirror world core has been broken. During the conservative period, he expanded his perception, and he did not detect the existence of the mirror world core.

There is still the Mirror World Core that has not been destroyed, and people are still spreading the Knight Card Boxes.

Red could only think of one possibility.

The worst possible.

Kanzaki Shiro!

Reid clenched his fists.

Hideyuki Kagawa did not win, or rather, he did not achieve a complete victory. Shirou Kanzaki did not fail completely, but went into hiding, continued to spread the Knight Card Box, and even started a war between the Mirror Knights.

"Yes, in the Knight War, the last surviving Mirror Knight will get the chance to fulfill his wish," Tezuka Umiyuki said slowly.

"Impossible, the mirror world doesn't have the ability to fulfill people's wishes," Reid rejected it outright.

If the mirror world really has the ability to fulfill wishes, why would Shirou Kanzaki share the mirror world with others?

"I think so too... but you know, for humans, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. As long as they think so, it's enough." Tezuka Umi shook his head helplessly and stuffed the Knight Card Box back into his pocket. "As far as I know, there are at least five Mirror Knights active in the Mirror World now."

"Five people...?" Reid breathed a sigh of relief.

In the previous timeline, the number of Mirror Knights was really outrageous. In comparison, five people was already a very good situation.

"Do you know who they are?"

Tezuka Umi hesitated for a moment and then shook his head.

Reid raised his eyebrows slightly. He naturally noticed Tezuka Umiyuki's hesitation, but he knew Tezuka Umiyuki's character. Since he chose to conceal it, he must have his own reasons.

"Don't resist," Reid reached out and patted Tezuka Umiyuki's shoulder.

Tezuka Kaizhi was excited. The result of his divination told him that Red was his friend. He was a little skeptical at first, but now he was sure.

"Yes, I understand. Oh, and here's this," Tezuka Umiyuki took out a Gaia memory stick from his pocket without hesitation and handed it to Reid, "You should know this thing."

"Gaia Memory?" Reid's eyes jumped and he took the Gaia Memory from Tezuka Umi's hand.

The color of this Gaia memory is very strange, a very special silver, and the letter on it is T, the letter T drawn in playing card art.

"Tarot, the Gaia Memory of the Tarot. I found it in my divination tool box this morning," Tezuka Umi crossed his arms over his chest and frowned. "I logged into the Gaia Memory sales website and checked all the Gaia memories on sale. This Gaia Memory is not among them."

Reid held the Gaia memory in his hand and recalled what Ming Hai had said to him.

Gaia Memory is not just a simple prop. Some Gaia Memory even has the ability to find the most suitable user.

As a psychic who can actually predict the future to a certain extent through divination, Umiyuki Tezuka is indeed the person most suitable for the Gaia memory of the Tarot Cards.