Knight Asylum

"Isn't this Director Iida? If you have something to talk to me about, you can just call me. There's no need to come all the way here."

Asano still remembered the expression on Ida's face when he left. He wanted to eat him up. Now he came to him at his most delicate moment...

Excluding the meaningless act of kicking someone when he's down, it's most likely that he needs to do something.

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Under the leadership of Izumi Masashi, Red and Qiao came to Hideyuki Kagawa's laboratory. Just as Izumi Masashi said, it was empty without a single person, but it was unexpectedly clean. As if to prevent dust, all the experimental equipment, desks, and bookshelves were covered with a layer of black cloth.

Seeing that Red and Qiaomianlu looked surprised, Quan Zheng hurriedly explained.

"We just stopped Professor Kagawa's research funding. We didn't fire him. We will never abandon Professor Kagawa's laboratory. Don't worry! We didn't take anything from it!"

“Even if you say that… in this situation, even if you really didn’t take anything, no one would believe it,” Qiao complained.

Quan Zheng just smiled awkwardly and did not directly respond to Qiao's complaints. Kagawa Hideyuki's laboratory must have been tampered with. Although Kagawa Hideyuki did a good job of keeping it secret, they were still able to find out something from the unconscious students. The reason why he brought Reid and Qiao here so simply was because they found nothing.

"Then I'll go back first. If you have any questions, you can call me." In order to avoid too many questions, Quan Zheng exchanged a few words of greeting and left directly.

Red and Qiao looked at the clean laboratory in front of them, glanced at each other, and then began to look for clues separately. They didn't know whether it was because Qingmingyuan University was always clean, or because Kagawa Hideyuki was a rigorous person, all the information was neatly arranged and clear at a glance, so the investigation was very easy. In less than twenty minutes, Red and Qiao had roughly gone through the information left by Kagawa Hideyuki. They were all some irrelevant academic papers, and there was no trace of the mirror world.

The investigation hit a dead end just as it began.

Reid and Qiao had no choice but to leave the institute. Just when Reid and Qiao were having a headache, a college student came over and looked at the open laboratory door behind Reid and Qiao. He was curious and asked, "Are you here to see Mr. Kagawa? Mr. Kagawa is not here now."

"you are?"

"Oh, my name is Jun Shibaura, and this is my student ID," the college student took out his student ID from his pocket and handed it to Reid.

Reid took the student ID, checked it, and then changed it back. He took out Selvi Turia's ID card and shook it. "We are Selvi Turia. Look, we have something we want to talk to Professor Kagawa about."

"By the way, why did you come here suddenly?" Qiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a rather unfriendly tone, "No one should have returned from Professor Kagawa's laboratory."

"Well... I was a student here before, and Professor Kagawa was my graduation advisor. Ah... this is my graduation thesis," Shibaura Jun blinked, pulled down his backpack, pulled out a thick stack of photocopies, and handed it to Qiao very straightforwardly, "Professor Kagawa asked me to come get the materials for my graduation project. My name should be on the list in the lab."

"Really?" Qiao asked unkindly.

Red didn't know why Qiao was so upset with Shibaura Jun, but Shibaura Jun was their clue to finding Kagawa Hideyuki. In order to prevent Shibaura Jun from being scared away by Qiao, Red had to stand in front of Qiao and said, "I saw your report in the laboratory. It's on the far right of the fourth row of the third bookshelf, right?"

Shibaura Jun scratched his face and said, "Um... the file in that location should belong to Senior Ogawa Eri."

"Sorry, it seems I remembered it wrong," Reid breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and pulled Qiao, who looked unhappy, out of the way.

Jun Shibaura looked up and down at Reed in surprise, then stuffed the paper back into his bag, walked into the laboratory, and came out after a while. His backpack was a lot bulgier than before, but Jun Shibaura did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked at Reed with an hesitant look.

"Teacher Kagawa...did you do something?"

Because Qiao looked like he hated Shibaura Jun, Red spoke before Qiao could say anything bad, "It's not a big deal, it might just be a misunderstanding, so we want to find Professor Kagawa to confirm the situation. Do you know where Professor Kagawa is? Contact information is also fine."

"I don't know where Professor Kagawa is. I'm just his student, not a member of the experimental group. This time, Professor Kagawa only contacted me via text message," said Shibaura Jun, then he took out his mobile phone, clicked on the text message column and handed it to Reid.

Because Red had been fooled once by Hamamura Midori by changing her name, this time he carefully scrolled down the chat history. Every previous message from Kagawa Hideyuki was almost the same. They were basically one-sided notifications, and there was no regular interval, sometimes two or three days, sometimes one or two weeks, and Shibaura Jun's answers were basically "I know" and "I understand".

After confirming that Jun Shibaura was not lying, Red wrote down Hideyuki Kagawa's number and returned the phone.

"Then do you know anything about Professor Kagawa, such as what experiments he is conducting and who invested in him?"

"I'm not a member of the experimental team. Mr. Kagawa forbids us from snooping into their ongoing experiments," Shibaura Jun put his phone back into his pocket, thought for a while, and then answered, "As for the investors... Mr. Kagawa never revealed it, but everyone knows it. At this time, only one person would spend a lot of money to support Mr. Kagawa's project where an experimental accident occurred."

Reid's mind skipped a beat. "Could it be Hongshang Fund?"

"Yes."

“Is this true? Hey—”

Red held his forehead with his hand. When he heard Quan Zheng say that someone generously provided financial support to Kagawa Hideyuki when he was in the most difficult time, he had already suspected that the sponsor was the Hongshang Foundation. Now Shibaura Jun confirmed his bad idea.

Qiao's expression was also a little ugly, "Could this be another trap set by that fellow Hong Shang Guang Sheng? He is waiting for you to come to him leisurely."

Imagining Mitsuo Hongo leisurely making a cake, Red immediately covered his face and agreed with Qiao's speculation.

"Ah—now I am talking about it!"

Just when Red was struggling, Shibaura Jun made a sound as if he wanted something.

"Speaking of which, ever since Professor Kagawa accepted funding and moved to another place to conduct experiments, some strange things have occurred at Seimeiin University."

"strange things?"

"Yes, some strange things about the mirror," Shibaura Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, "In the early morning, someone was fighting in the mirror when the dance club was practicing dancing."

Chapter 89: The Second Voyeur in the Mirror

Before he finished explaining the strange mirror legend at Seimeiin University, Jun Shibaura was called away by the bell. Red and Qiao walked around the laboratory, but couldn't find any useful clues, so they returned to the parking lot.

Two different investigation directions were placed before Red and Qiao.

One is related to the Hongshang Foundation. If the sponsor Hongshang Foundation is involved, the problems in the mirror world will become complicated.

The second is a campus ghost story that is suspected to be caused by the mirror world.

No matter which direction it is, it is necessary to investigate immediately, so the final solution now is to act separately.

"Red, you stay at Qingmingyuan University and investigate the campus legend that Shibaura Jun told you about," Qiao thought for a while and sat on the mobile Pegasus. "I'll go to Hongshang Foundation to find out the truth. I'll come back to pick you up after I'm done."

"This……"

Seeing that Red was a little hesitant, Qiao directly pressed the handle of Mobile Pegasus, but the front of Mobile Pegasus was as if welded and did not move. Qiao had no choice but to complain, "You really want to be fooled by Hongshang Foundation, and... I don't like that guy Shibaura Jun."

"Okay, then don't get into conflict with President Hong Shang," Reid raised his hands helplessly after thinking about Qiao's mysterious bad attitude towards Shibaura Jun.

Qiao hummed and raised his hand to pat the dial of Mobile Pegasus.

"Did you hear——"

This time, Mobile Pegasus started its engine reluctantly.

"I won't be gone for too long. Also, don't trust too much what Shibaura Jun says. Even though that guy tells the truth, he has no good intentions," Qiao warned again before leaving.

"I know, don't worry," Reid raised his hand and waved.

"I'll be back soon."

Qiao raised his hand and pulled down his goggles, then changed gears and drove the mobile Pegasus away.

Standing under the shade of the tree, Reid stretched lazily, pulled his backpack up with force, and walked along the tree-shaded path while taking out his mobile phone and logging into the Qingmingyuan University website.

If you want to confirm the authenticity of the mirror ghost story mentioned by Jun Shibaura, the best way is to go online. Young people nowadays are full of curiosity about the unknown, especially rumors such as ghost stories.

After swiping the screen for five or six minutes, Red finally found the rumor about the mirror ghost story among a bunch of posts about confessions, introductions to partners, and stolen takeout. The poster's name was Mitsuru Sano.

[Wuhu——I’m so lucky today, the four most beautiful girls in the dance club are here]

Attached to the post was a photo taken from a nearly candid angle. In the photo, four pretty female college students in hot pants and short sleeves were standing in front of a huge full-length mirror, showing off their proud bodies with graceful movements towards the mirror. There were also countless people shouting "Oh" under this post until a message appeared.

[I am dying of laughter. There is still someone secretly afraid. The OP has met someone in the same profession.]

A photo was also attached. The photo was still a photo taken by Sano Mitsuru, but there was a circle drawn in the corner of the mirror. A blurry figure was reflected in the mirror within the circle. The person did not seem to notice that his position was exposed by the mirror.

Sano Mitsuru, who had been howling with the others, responded nonchalantly.

[You are wrong, I have made sure that I am the only one around]

Sano Mitsuru also attached a photo of the corresponding location of the mirror, and it was indeed empty and there was no one there.

Maybe it was just that the mirror part was dirty, and Sano Mitsuru's hands were a little fidgety when he took the photos, so people mistakenly thought there was another person there. But the problem is, the four female college students who were photographed also posted a message afterwards.

[I deliberately chose a time to dance that would not disturb others, but two people came over to take pictures]

The peeping Tom didn't notice that when the dance club was practicing, they placed a camera on the side to record the dance process. The camera was facing the mirror and could fully capture their dance moves. In the video footage posted by the female college students, the mirror clearly reflected a right hand sticking out from the corner and a figure wearing a hood with his face covered and holding a mobile phone towards the mirror.

The figure also raised his middle and index fingers and pointed at his eyes, then pointed in the direction of the four female college students in the mirror, as if to provoke them.

Originally this was just a moral issue. It was a public place, not a girls' dormitory. The dance club did not say that others were not allowed to pass by in the early morning. The reason for posting this was purely because Sano Mitsuru not only took the photos secretly, but also posted them directly on the school's official website, echoing the talk of some people, which led to some extreme content that snowballed.

Up to this point, no problem has arisen. Because of the posts made by four female college students, Seimeiin University said that it would not ignore it, but the second person who took the photos was never found. Seimeiin University also released surveillance footage of several corridors leading to the dance club's practice location at that time. Only Mitsuru Sano and the dance club were seen entering and leaving, and there was no sixth person.

So where did the sixth person present, the second voyeur, go?

What was originally just a discussion about the female college student's figure suddenly turned into a carnival for mystery enthusiasts and horror story enthusiasts. The horror story enthusiasts insisted that this was a strange phenomenon caused by some magical power, or the words of a weirdo, while the mystery enthusiasts speculated the peeping torrent's infiltration and escape routes based on the blind spots of the surveillance cameras.

Because this is [S·L], incredible phenomena can happen at any time. In addition, there were no casualties, so Qingmingyuan University turned a blind eye to the matter and allowed the students to discuss it.

The voyeuristic incident happened on the day when Hideyuki Kagawa and his students left Seimeiin University.

The figure avoided all surveillance and only existed in the mirror. These two points immediately made Red think of Masashi Sudo.

Red paused and turned to look at the window beside him. The window with light flowing at the edge was reflecting his translucent figure. The unfamiliar feeling from the mirror made Red involuntarily stretch out his hand towards the glass. As the distance between his fingertips and the glass got closer and closer, a strong premonition surged into Red's heart.

Just as Red was about to touch the glass, a shrill cell phone ring rang. Red's hands trembled, and he fumbled up and down in his pocket before he took out his cell phone. No one called him, but the ringing was indeed from him, and the people around him also subconsciously looked in his direction.

Red was stunned for a moment and then exclaimed, then hung the backpack diagonally across his shoulder and unzipped it, revealing the Faiz belt. The belt that kept making noises was the one used for Faiz's transformation.

"Is this true... How could Qiao forget such an important thing?" Red complained helplessly. He thought it was Qiao who called, so he answered the call directly. However, the voice coming from the phone made Red freeze in place. That was a voice that Qiao would never be willing to agree to.

Enoch's director, Iida.

"There is news. It is now at Qingmingyuan University."

Reid continued to walk forward, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Director Jingtian, what news do you have?"

Jingtian, who was sitting in the reception room of the public relations department, drinking tea and reading documents, was stunned, then raised the corner of his mouth.

"Isn't this Red? It seems that Qiao and you have a closer relationship than I thought. I didn't expect that Faiz's belt would be in your possession. Where's Qiao?"

"Excuse me, do you have anything important to ask for help?" Red replied very stiffly.

It would be fine if Jingtian had bad intentions towards him, but judging from Jingtian's self-righteous tone just now, it was obvious that Jingtian had already extended his hand to Qiao, and this was something he could not tolerate.

Iida heard the anger in Red's tone and had no intention of teasing him. "It's an important matter. Remember the recycling mission you and Qiao carried out? We were supposed to get three belts, but in fact we only got Faiz, which has the worst performance."

"Any questions?"

"This is a big problem. These three belts originally belonged to the Zhinao Group. Now the Zhinao Group is investigating the whereabouts of these three belts. Of course, it's more of a manhunt than an investigation, and they would rather kill the wrong people than let them go," Iida looked at the information in his hand and slowly pulled out a group photo from it.

"If this continues, who knows how many innocent people will die or be transformed into Ophieno. Someone must stop them."

"What about your reception team? Why is it a coincidence?" Reid frowned. He still remembered that reception team. The speed at which they were dispatched could not be described by the word fast.

"As I said before, the Brain Group is investigating the whereabouts of the three belts. They don't know that one of them is in our hands, so the Orphinos they sent out are acting alone. If we send out the containment team to stop them from hunting down the Orphinos who took back the belts, the Brain Group will notice that Selvi Turia had a deal with their former president, and they will no longer cover up and send a large number of Orphinos to participate in the hunt."

"But if it was Faiz who dealt with the pursuers, they would just think that they had underestimated the strength of those people, so the one they sent out, Ophirno, was killed instead."

Iida's explanation was very convincing, but Red always felt something was strange. Just as Red was recalling the details, a girl suddenly walked out quickly from the corner. Red, who didn't react in time, accidentally collided with the girl. Because he had transformed into Kuuga many times, his physical fitness continued to improve, so Red was not knocked down. However, the backpack that was hanging diagonally on his shoulder and had not been zipped up fell to the ground, and Faiz's belt also slipped out.

The girl was in a more miserable situation. She fell to the ground with a cry, rubbed her wrist in pain, raised her head angrily and was about to say something when she saw Faiz's belt on the ground. Her pupils shrank and she subconsciously reached out to clutch the backpack on her back.

Chapter 90: I was scammed?!

Red, who didn't expect to bump into someone, immediately turned his head, clamped the phone against his shoulder, reached out and pulled the girl up, patted the dust off the hem of the girl's clothes, and said apologetically, "Sorry, are you okay?"

The girl shook her head and said nothing.

Red breathed a sigh of relief, bent down to sweep Faiz's belt into his backpack, leaned sideways and lowered his voice, "So, where is it this time?"

Hearing that Red was in trouble, Iida didn't waste any time and told the location quite straightforwardly.

"According to our spies on the Zhinao Group, the most senior cadre of Orphino, Takuma Itsuki of the Lucky Clover, is now at Qingmingyuan University. I'm afraid their target this time holds one of the three belts. In the current Zhinao Group, the more people you kill, the higher your status will be. However, you can even beat Gamego, so it should be easy for you to deal with Orphino. I hope you can recover that belt. I have sent you a photo of the Lucky Clover. I wish you good luck."

After saying that, Jingtian hung up the phone.

Lucky Clover, one of the four Orphinos who has killed the most people in the Intelligent Brain Group. If it weren't for this coincidence, Qiao would have to deal with such a dangerous weirdo.

Red's fingers tightened slightly around the phone and paused for a while before he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was anxious to find Aofienno who had entered Qingmingyuan University, he saw that the girl was still standing there and had not left, so he asked again, "Are you feeling unwell? Do you need to go to the infirmary?"

"I..." The girl's big eyes turned slightly, and she leaned forward with her backpack. Her voice was extremely clear and full of energy. "My name is Sonoda Mari, what's yours?"

Red, who didn't expect Sonoda Mari to take advantage of the situation and come after him, was in a delicate mood. "Just call me Red."

"Red? What a strange name," Tian Yuanzhenli raised her hand to lift Red's black hair, staring straight into Red's black eyes, "You are not worried that I will rely on you and deliberately use a fake name, right? Don't worry, I won't do that."

"I won't do that," Red raised his hand and gently separated Tian Yuan Zhenli's right hand. He didn't dislike Tian Yuan Zhenli's behavior of not having a sense of distance, but now he wanted to find the lucky four-leaf clover to enter Qingmingyuan University. "But judging from your appearance, you should be fine. Then I'll take my leave first."

Reid waved his hand, but just before he turned around and took a few steps, Sonoda Mari suddenly squatted down, covering her wrist and crying out in pain.

"My wrist hurts so much... I feel like I can't move it freely."

Reid paused and turned his head stiffly. At that moment, Sonoda Mari was covering her wrist and looking up at him at a 45-degree angle. She looked pitiful, like an abandoned kitten. Anyone would feel guilty about her. In just a short while, many people had looked over, pointing and talking, and discussing who was the scumbag.

"I wanted to be a barber, but with my wrists like this, I have no choice but to give up this dream."

"Hey, hey, hey, didn't you just say you wouldn't rely on me?" Reid's mouth twitched fiercely.

Even saying that you have to give up your dream, this is no longer just relying on others, this is actually scamming, scamming!

Sonoda Mari stuck out her tongue, stood up slowly, smiled sweetly at the people around her, then took Red's arm and pulled him aside. Seeing that Red was still frowning, she clasped her hands together and blinked, "I'm sorry~ I didn't mean to do that. It's just that I'm unfamiliar with Qingmingyuan University and I want to find someone who can help me."

Reid's face was tense for a long time before he reluctantly let out a sigh of relief and raised his hand to scratch his hair. "Okay, okay, what do you want me to do for you? But let me say this first, this is also my first time at Qingmingyuan University."