Knight Asylum

"Yes, it's such a coincidence that the eldest son of an ordinary couple who runs a bathhouse can so easily control the power of the devil and exert such a powerful force," Ming Hai raised his hand to hold his hat, "The data in the Earth Museum can also be tampered with."

Red was startled and remembered what Ming Hai said to him ten minutes ago.

[The real truth has long been buried in the past. Even if I answer you now, it is just a self-edited answer that I think is reasonable.]

"I see," Red nodded thoughtfully, "Uncle, did you find out anything?"

“I’m going to verify this now.”

Ming Hai stopped in front of a bus stop, obviously planning to take the bus to his destination.

Red was a little curious, but didn't ask much. Before the bus arrived, Red and Ming Hai started chatting about family matters.

"Speaking of which, uncle, you seem to have a daughter."

"She's not the right one for you."

"..."

"Uncle, I feel like there's a thick barrier between us," Red raised his hand and gestured, "It's about this thick."

"Feel sorry."

"So how old is your daughter now?"

"..."

"Hahaha - Uncle, I'm just kidding. I'm just a little curious. Uncle, haven't you been staying in [S·L] all the time? Your daughter must be a very strong person," Reid laughed a few times and put one hand on his waist, his eyes reflecting the vehicles on the road.

"She... probably has a lot of complaints."

Even a tough guy who remains calm in the face of the erosion of Gaia's memory will become hesitant and weak when it comes to family issues.

"Isn't this natural? Your father is missing all day long, and the little news you get about him is related to a lot of dangerous things." Red let out a long breath, "Your daughter is probably afraid too, afraid that you will be involved in more dangerous things, afraid that she will never be able to get news about you from this only channel again."

After hearing what Red said, hesitation and indecision appeared on the tough detective's face for the first time.

"Ah - but your daughter will probably understand you."

"..."

Ming Hai couldn't hold it anymore.

He was going to say this, but Red overrode the line.

The same sentence feels completely different when spoken by yourself and by others.

"Why don't you give your daughter a call?"

"..."

Just as Ming Hai was hesitating, the bus arrived at the station.

There were unexpectedly a lot of passengers on the bus, and many of them were standing.

"Do you want to make a phone call?"

"Don't you want to fight one?"

Under Red's incessant urging, Ming Hai had no choice but to take out his cell phone, but when he opened the address book and found the contact marked with his daughter, Ming Hai hesitated.

Since this contact was established, they have never had any contact with each other.

Faced with the first call that was delayed by who knows how long, the tough detective was unable to make up his mind for a moment.

"Hey--"

Reid reached out and pressed it.

"beep--"

Ming Hai looked up expressionlessly and met Reid's eyes.

Although the call had not been connected, the situation had already changed irreversibly. If he hung up directly, God knew what kind of brainstorm would occur in his daughter's head. Based on his understanding of his daughter, his daughter would most likely fly directly to [S·L] without even packing her luggage.

The best and most reasonable way to deal with it is to answer the call.

"The call is about to be connected~" Red kindly reminded.

"……ha--"

Ming Hai gave up.

He knew Red's character. If he tried to cover up the matter, Red would most likely find his daughter's number and call her.

Ming Hai held the cell phone in his right hand and took off his hat with his left hand and covered Red's head. Now he had to put aside his identity as a detective.

Chapter 779: Human Experiment Disappeared in the Fire

"dad?!"

The moment the phone was connected, a sound exploded.

Even without turning on the hands-free mode, passengers around could hear the energetic sound.

"Sorry, sorry - the uncle hasn't contacted his daughter for a long time because of work -"

Red immediately clasped his fists and explained to the other passengers.

After Red's explanation, the other passengers showed understanding expressions. Among them, there were many people who left home to work in [S·L] because of the publicity. They did not dare to explain the "grand occasion" of [S·L] to their families.

Under the concerned gazes of other passengers, Ming Hai's mouth twitched slightly. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. The voice of his daughter, which he hadn't heard for a long time, was both familiar and unfamiliar, making his mind go blank.

"Ahem - Yashuzi, how have you been lately?"

"Hey - Dad, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong at work?!" Ming Hai Yazi raised her voice on the other end of the phone.

"No, Yashuzi, your father has gained several kilograms now," Red stepped forward and interrupted.

Ever since the fall of the Sonosaki family, Ming Hai seemed to have untied some kind of knot in his heart and actively accepted treatment. His body, which had been emaciated by the toxins in Gaia's memory, has returned to normal and is close to his peak after being treated with various black technologies.

"Eh? Excuse me, who are you?"

"I'm uncle's... thug, ah, no, number one partner? Apprentice... um——"

For a moment, Red was a little confused about his position.

"Eh!?"

"Ahem - Yashuko, actually I called you this time... to check on your living situation," in order to avoid being led astray by Reid, Ming Hai coughed and frowned, and his tone became serious.

The official tone made other passengers on the bus shake their heads.

"Ah, just asking how you're doing, whether you're eating well, whether you're sleeping well, whether you have a boyfriend, etc."

In order to avoid a rift between Ming Hai and his daughter, Red immediately began to translate.

"Ah~"

When his daughter made a sound of sudden enlightenment, Ming Hai knew that his tough guy image in front of his daughter had collapsed.

"It's all good. As for a boyfriend... well - I don't have that idea for now, but I do want a boyfriend. Ah - when I get married, will you come back to walk me down the aisle?"

Ming Hai's eyes widened slightly, and his hard face showed a soft expression, "Yes, it's an appointment."

The other people on the bus raised their hands and applauded, but as if they didn't want to disturb Ming Hai and his daughter, they all applauded silently.

"Really? Then I'll go on a blind date right now!"

"Wait--"

"Kidding."

Ming Hai held his forehead and sighed deeply.

"Then I'll hang up first. Dad, you're going to work soon, right? Don't force yourself."

"Don't worry, I won't force myself anymore," Ming Hai curled the corners of his mouth.

"Asuko-chan, you can call uncle every night from now on," Reid immediately stepped forward and added before the call was hung up.

"Really!"

The surprise that could not be hidden in his daughter's words made Ming Hai unable to say "it's not true".

After looking at Reid helplessly, Ming Hai shook his head, "It's true. Now I'm not as busy as before... I have a very capable partner now."

"Ah - great, then Dad, let's talk to you later in the evening!"

"Well, let's talk tonight."

After the call ended, I looked at the extra call records in the address book. There will be more and more such call records in the future.

Ming Hai let out a long breath.

"Hey - I turned out to be the uncle's partner," Red crossed his arms and tilted his head, "I thought I would be an apprentice."

"You don't need me to teach you anything," Ming Hai tilted his head to look at the other passengers and nodded in thanks, "Sometimes, I may even have to learn from you."

"On the matter of my daughter~"

"Something else—"

Ming Hai reached out and took off the round-brimmed hat on Red's head.

"arrive."

As soon as Minghai finished speaking, the bus slowly stopped beside the station. Under Minghai's guidance, Red jumped off the bus.

They had already arrived outside the Xingxiu District, and the map on the bus showed that they were at the border.

"About something I want verified."

"Uncle, you switch so quickly," Red complained, "I thought you were going to talk to me about your daughter."

"…Once the work is done, there will be plenty of time," Ming Hai pressed down the brim of his hat and walked in the shadows.

"That's right."

Reid put his hands behind his head.

"There are a lot of secrets hidden in Phoenix."

"Yes, their understanding of demons far exceeds ours. The Revice system can utilize the power of demon contracts. It is not a technology that can be developed in a few days. Even a genius needs sufficient research."

Ming Hai narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Do you remember the young man at the Knight's investiture ceremony?"

"George Karisaki," Red nodded.

It was this genius scientist who allowed Igarashi Kazuki to use the Revice Driver. That reaction...

It's like knowing from the beginning that Igarashi Kazuki can use the Revice system to complete the transformation.

However, he had no evidence, and he couldn't just go over and grab Karisaki's neck and ask.

"His father, Masumi Karisaki, was also a genius scientist who used to help the military conduct some secret human experiments."

When Red heard about human experiments, he couldn't help but frown.

Ming Hai would not mention human experiments for no reason, so this human experiment might be related to demons. Considering that Revice separated the demons and used the mechanism of the contract, Red thought of a possibility.

"That secret human experiment, could it be that it's trying to separate the devil from the human body?"

"It is possible, but the Noah organization was destroyed due to an accident. Everything was destroyed in a fire, and all the related personnel disappeared. As the chief scientist, Karisaki Masumi also died in the accident."

Ming Hai paused and turned his head to look at Reid.

"That accident—"

"It's fake, right," Red understood what Ming Hai meant.

"Noah's organization has completed its research, so this ark should also disappear. The real core figures have taken away everything in Noah's organization..."

Reid looked up at the sky. Above the clouds, in the distant ionosphere, Phoenix's air fortress was suspended there.

"And he appeared in front of the public with a different face. It's really a cliché development that makes people laugh. So, what role did the military play in this matter?"

Red lowered his head and tilted his head to look at the man opposite him who was smoking a cigar.

"Mr. Colonel?"

Chapter 780: Two are playing house, one is for real

Pointing at Montana standing across the road, Red suggested to Ming Hai very seriously.

"Uncle, what will happen if we capture this guy now? Will his subordinates attack us?"