Suddenly, two villains appeared in Momoi Reiko's heart, and they tried hard to persuade each other. The two villains' different opinions made Momoi Reiko fall into contradiction and silence.

Fortunately, when Takahashi Toru saw that Momoi Reiko's body stopped, there was no reaction, and he finally spoke impatiently.

"Oh hey! What are you doing here, woman? Do you know it's dangerous here? Or are you a disabled person who can't speak?"

After listening to Takahashi Toru's aggressive words, Momoi Reiko took a deep breath and took his hand away. She turned around and stared at Takahashi Toru with her beautiful eyes.

"First of all, my name is Momoi Reiko! Secondly, you shouldn't pat my shoulder directly with your hand. It's very rude and scary. Finally, you need to tell me what happened just now! Otherwise..."

Momoi Reiko raised her hand and clenched it into a fist under the gaze of Takahashi Toru.

Seeing this, Takahashi Toru grinned and said, "What would you do otherwise?"

As soon as the words fell, a loud 'boom' was heard.

Takahashi Toru clenched his left hand into a fist and punched the concrete pillar, controlling the force to smash it directly.

Gudong!

After witnessing this scene, Momoi Reiko immediately looked at her fist, and after comparing it with Takahashi Toru's fist, she put it down, coughed awkwardly and explained: "Ahem. I'm very sorry, Mr. Takahashi. I was just joking just now, please forgive me. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

After she finished speaking, Momoi Reiko turned around and walked away without waiting for Takahashi Toru to react.

Looking at Momoi Reiko's inconsistent behavior, Takahashi Toru couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha."

Listening to the sarcastic voice of Takahashi Toru behind her, Momoi Reiko just persuaded herself not to get carried away.

She wanted to know the truth about the disappearance of the passengers in the tram, but she didn't want to be hit in the face by Takahashi Toru's scary fist. After all, looking at the condition of the concrete pier, she knew it would hurt without it saying anything.

But Toru Takahashi had no intention of letting Momoi Reiko go, especially after Professor Ejima, who was holding the blank card, disappeared.

Boom!

Takahashi Toru did a somersault and came in front of Momoi Reiko. He adjusted his collar with his hand and asked gently with a smile that he thought was extremely kind, but in Momoi Reiko's eyes at this moment there was an extremely evil smile.

"Ms. Taojing, may I ask where Professor Jiangdao went? He may be the one who knows the truth about the matter you are looking for."

After hearing Toru Takahashi say that Professor Ejima might be a witness who knew the truth about the disappearance of the passengers in the train car, the fear on Momoi Reiko's face was immediately defeated by excitement, and she asked Toru Takahashi several questions with a lively look in her eyes.

"Mr. Takahashi, are you sure that Professor Jiangdao knows the truth? May I ask why you disappeared just now? And why did you suddenly appear behind me? What else can you use to guarantee that your guess is correct? And why should I believe you?"

A bunch of questions came out of Momoi Reiko's mouth, which made Takahashi completely overwhelmed. He had no idea which one he should answer first.

After thinking for a long time, Takahashi Toru took a deep breath, loosened his clenched fists, and answered calmly.

"Ms. Taojing, I guess you must be a journalist by profession."

"Not bad, Mr. Takahashi. Here is my business card, please keep it."

After watching Takahashi Toru loosen his fist, Momoi Reiko handed him her business card.

"Mr. Taojing, I personally suggest that as an ordinary person, you should not get in touch with these horrific things."

After putting away the business card, Takahashi Toru gave some advice, but Momoi Reiko, who had good professional ethics, did not appreciate it.

"Mr. Takahashi, thank you for your advice. But I was already prepared after becoming a reporter. Our newspaper is not the kind of newspaper that cheats. Every member of our newspaper will only report the truth. If you read the newspaper on weekdays, you should know what our peers think of us."

Looking at Momoi Reiko's determined face, Takahashi Toru could only sigh helplessly, then looked at Momoi Reiko with solemn eyes.

"Ms. Taoi, I understand. If you promise not to tell anyone else about these things, I will tell you what I know."

"Mr. Takahashi, I promise you. But if these things will have an impact on people, I will write them down."

Takahashi Toru just smiled slightly when listening to Momoi Reiko's words. He believed that after knowing the truth, Momoi Reiko would not tell it to anyone.

"Ms. Taojing, the reason I disappeared just now is because I entered the mirror. I call it the mirror world. It is a world that is exactly the same as the real world."

"The only difference between the mirror world and reality is that there are no humans, animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc. The only thing there is a mirror monster that feeds on humans."

"Mirror monsters? Could it be that the disappearance of the passengers in the tram car before was caused by them? But this sounds completely impossible."

There was surprise and doubt on Momoi Reiko's face. She didn't believe what Takahashi Toru said.

"Ms. Taojing, I know this sounds outrageous and hard to believe. But the truth is this. The monsters in the mirror world captured humans into the mirror world through a method we don't know about, and then ate them as food."

Faced with Momoi Reiko's questioning, Takahashi Toru did not show any impatience, but instead explained with a gentle face.

"Mr. Takahashi, if humans are captured by those monsters and taken into the mirror world, can they still get out? If I guess correctly, Mr. Takahashi, you just entered the mirror world and then came out again."

When Momoi Reiko thought about how Toru Takahashi was captured by a monster and taken into the mirror world and then returned to reality, a glimmer of hope rose in her heart.

However, after listening to what Momoi Reiko said, Toru Takahashi shook his head.

"Ordinary humans cannot get out of the mirror world after entering it. And they cannot see the monsters in the mirror world, even I who didn't get the card before. What's more, humans can only exist in the mirror world for a short time. Once a certain period of time is reached, they will be expelled from the mirror world. If they don't come back after the time is reached, they will die."

After hearing this cruel fact, Momoi Reiko couldn't help but feel regretful, and then she asked about the card that Takahashi Toru had just mentioned.

"Mr. Takahashi, if we can get out just by having the card, can't we just hand the card to those people?"

Takahashi Toru couldn't help but give a thumbs up when he saw Momoi Reiko who immediately thought of a solution.

"Ms. Taojing, the card I got before was from that uncle just now. It was because of that uncle's card that I was able to enter the mirror world and defeat that monster."

"Since we got the card from that uncle, let's go over there now. That uncle was sent to Midorigaoka Hospital."

Takahashi Toru couldn't help but look sideways as he looked at Momoi Reiko, who believed his words without any hesitation.

However, in fact, Momoi Reiko did not believe what Takahashi Toru said, but seeing Takahashi Toru disappear and reappear, and smashing the concrete pier with one punch, Momoi Reiko seemed to have no choice but to believe it.

Toru Takahashi and Reiko Momoi got a taxi on the roadside and headed straight for Midorigaoka Hospital.

After arriving at Midorigaoka Hospital, Toru Takahashi got out of the taxi and went to the front desk first, while Reiko Momoi took money out of her pocket and paid the driver.

After all, Takahashi Toru didn't have much money, so the best option was to get out of the car and ask where Professor Ejima was.

After Takahashi Toru inquired about Professor Ejima's ward, Momoi Reiko also walked in. The two looked at each other and got on the elevator.

After walking quickly to the front of Ward 302, Toru Takahashi opened the door and walked in without any hesitation.

But after arriving at the ward, I found that the bed was extremely messy and there was no sign of Professor Jiangdao.

"It seems that the uncle ran away after waking up."

"Run away", when this word came out of Momoi Reiko's mouth, it meant that she had completely believed what Takahashi Toru said.

Upon hearing this, Toru Takahashi just nodded and came to the window of the ward. He looked out at the peaceful city and thought about how to live next.

Behind her, Momoi Reiko looked at Takahashi Toru's figure and began to hesitate.

He wanted to keep Takahashi Toru by his side so that he could continue investigating the disappearance of the passengers in the carriage and find the mastermind behind all this.

But she didn't know whether Takahashi Toru in front of her would be willing to stay by her side. After all, judging from Takahashi Toru's behavior just now, he was a man with great strength and determination!

After hesitating for a long time, Momoi Reiko finally extended an invitation to Takahashi Toru.

"Mr. Takahashi!"

"Eh? What's wrong?"

Takahashi Toru looked at Momoi Reiko, who looked like she had given it her all, and felt a little confused. It seemed like he hadn't done anything.

"Mr. Takahashi, if you can, please stay with me for a while. I want to find out the truth about the disappearance of the passengers in the carriage! I want the mastermind behind this to receive the punishment he deserves."

After listening to this, Takahashi Toru's face was stunned, and then his eyes became excited.

Seeing that Takahashi Toru didn't answer, Momoi Reiko immediately added: "Mr. Takahashi, while you stay with me to investigate the truth, I will provide you with accommodation and food! Please!"

When Takahashi Toru heard about the good thing of free food and lodging, his eyes lit up immediately and he excitedly lifted up the bowing Momoi Reiko with both hands.

"Ms. Taoi, from now on, just call me Takahashi. I'll leave the rest of my life to you."

When Momoi Reiko saw that Takahashi Toru had agreed, she quickly said, "Just call me Reiko, Takahashi."

When her eyes fell on the hands held by Takahashi Toru, her face inevitably turned red.

Chapter 3 In-depth Communication

Inside the newspaper office.

Daisuke Taikubo, Shimada and Reiko Momoi were gathered around an old-fashioned computer with a big butt, concentrating on looking at the photos they had taken and collected before.

Takahashi Toru, who was standing next to him, was sitting on a chair drinking tea with a peaceful look on his face, not showing any sign of anxiety.

He had been at the newspaper office for several days. At first, the newspaper's president, Taikubo Daisuke, and Shimada were somewhat resistant, but after Takahashi Toru made delicious sandwiches, the president, Taikubo Daishi, directly asked Takahashi Toru to reproduce the newspaper's meals every day.

This decision was immediately supported by Shimada.

Takahashi Toru lived in the newspaper office with a clear conscience. While following Momoi Reiko in searching for monsters, he copied the newspaper office's meals and resold the extra sandwiches to make money.

Looking at Takahashi Toru who was sitting on the chair without any pressure, Momoi Reiko couldn't help but frowning, and then she turned her eyes to the photo.

At first she thought that Takahashi Toru would try very hard to find it, but when she took him over she was waiting for the results of the newspaper's investigation.

In fact, Momoi Reiko cannot blame Takahashi Toru for this. After all, before he traveled through time, he would directly go to the target after identifying it, and the investigation of the case was left to Hikawa Makoto and Hojo Toru.

"I can't stand this stuff. How did you make the homepage so dark!"

Taikubo Daisuke looked at the photo on the computer which was all dark and whose eyes were protected by a black bar, his face became frightened and sweat appeared on his forehead.

Shimada listened to his president's complaints without saying a word, clicked on the photo on the website, enlarged it, and began to carefully check the news about the missing persons incident.

As the mouse gradually moved, it came to a tree in the photo. After Shimada enlarged it, he found a strange black shadow on it.

When Taikubo Daisuke and Shimada looked closer, they found that the black shadow looked very much like a human face.

"Ah!!!"?2

Two screams were heard, and Taikubo Daisuke hid directly behind Takahashi Toru, his body trembling slightly.

Takahashi Toru looked at the two people who grabbed the corner of his clothes and immediately put down the tea in his hand. He asked in confusion: "President, what did you see? Could it be a monster with a human face? It's just that it shouldn't be in broad daylight! After all, aren't ghosts fake? And even if they exist, they should only appear at night, right?"

Hearing Takahashi Toru's words that had no comfort at all but only deepened their fear, Taikubo Daishi and Shimada put down their hands without hesitation and walked towards the door, just in time to bump into Makoto Shinji who walked in.

"Hey, President, what's wrong with you guys?"

Looking at the two people with frightened faces, Makoto Shinji didn't understand anything at all.

"Shinji, you should go and have a look too. It looks like a ghost or some monster!"

President Taikubo Daisuke was successfully misled by Takahashi Toru's words.

However, when Shinji Makoto heard the word "monster", he thought of the monsters in the mirror world.

He immediately walked up and sat on Momoi Reiko's left and right with Takahashi Toru, looking at the photo like two guardians.

"Takahashi, take a look at this message."

After searching on the website, Momoi Reiko found a message about a person who was riding in an elevator but disappeared, but the elevator did not stop.

"The people riding the elevator suddenly disappeared? That sounds suspicious."

After Takahashi Toru finished speaking, he picked up the tea and took a sip.

Taikubo Daisuke, who was standing next to Momoi Reiko, walked behind Makoto Shinji at some point, and when he saw the dark-style photos on the computer, he was so scared that he hugged Makoto Shinji.

Looking at the unhurried Takahashi Toru, the overly naive Makoto Shinji, the timid president, and Shimada who had strong computer skills but was not good at speaking, Momoi Reiko sighed silently in her heart.

Although the newspaper has various shortcomings, the reason why Momoi Reiko stayed is that their newspaper only reports the truth!

"Lingzi, find out where the building where the elevator personnel disappeared is. We will go over there to investigate later."

After finishing his tea, Takahashi Toru just rubbed his hands and spoke, with excitement in his eyes.

When Momoi Reiko heard Takahashi Toru's proactive words, she nodded. After some searching, she determined that the place where the elevator disappeared occurred was in Tominaga Building!

Fu Yong Building.

A building that is rented out for office use and also operates a high-end restaurant. As for how high-end the restaurant is, Takahashi Toru doesn't know. He only knows that he sensed information about the monster from the building, but it was very weak. This means that the guy hasn't hunted for a while.

"Takahashi, is there anything wrong with this kind of building?"

Momoi Reiko couldn't help but ask as she watched Takahashi Toru close his eyes and then open them again. Makoto Shinji next to her couldn't help but look over.

Amid the two people's expectations, Toru Takahashi just shook his head.

"I don't know. Let's go in first."

After he finished speaking, Takahashi Toru and the other two walked into the Tominaga Building and headed towards the elevator.

"The elevator used in the disappearance incident went directly to the top floor."

Momoi Reiko looked at Takahashi Toru who wanted to take an elevator at random and reminded him.

After listening to Momoi Reiko's words, Takahashi Toru coughed awkwardly and chose to follow Momoi Reiko obediently.

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