The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Calm down! This guy's purpose is unclear. What we need to do now is to collect intelligence, not to show off our strength!

He suppressed his anger and squeezed out a voice through gritted teeth: "...Reason!"

"This is a bit complicated..."

Without answering Yamon Kotaro immediately, Lin Qiao looked out the window in silence. Finally, when the former's patience was about to run out, he slowly spoke:

"To answer this question, I would like to ask you first... Inspector Yamen, do you believe in yourself?"

"What do you mean?"

"It literally means believing that you can always make the right choice at the time."

After saying that, without paying attention to Kotaro Amon's reaction, Lin Qiao took out a stick that could be held in one hand and handed it to him.

"what is that?"

"Beta Magic Wand. After using it, you can transform into a cosmic superman with a height of 40 meters and a weight of 35000 tons."

"...No, this is just a recorder, right?"

"You know that, but you're still asking?"

“…”

"Anyway, the truth of the matter is up to you to judge. After all, from your perspective, I am just a suspicious person."

After saying that, he raised his hands and took a half step back to show that he was completely harmless.

Kotaro Amon took the recorder with half belief and half doubt, and pressed the playback button on it.

[Has it started yet? Okay, I get it. ]

His own voice was played from inside, and the background seemed to be a rainy day. He could also faintly hear some coughing of Mado Wuxu.

[This is Kotaro Amon. This voice was recorded when I, Mr. Mado, and Mr. Nakajima and Mr. Kusaba from the branch were chasing the target "mother and daughter"... Although I said it to myself that it was a bit strange, I think I should have completely forgotten about it when I heard this recording. ]

"what?"

After hearing the content clearly, his eyes widened instantly.

There is no doubt that the person speaking in the recording is indeed himself, but the self in the recording seems to have anticipated his own amnesia.

What happened at that time that made me leave this recording?

However, before he could figure it out, the voice inside continued.

[I know that you in the future, no, I should say I am better (whispering), may be very confused about this matter, but you can trust this red guy who appears in front of you. He calls himself Killbus.]

He looked up at Lin Qiao, who waved.

[To make a long story short, during the investigation, Mr. Mado and I accidentally discovered the close relationship between the Tsukiyama family, ghouls and Amazons, and were hunted down. In an emergency, it was this red...killbus that helped us escape.]

Ghoul? Amazon?

So is this the reason why I asked Masamichi to investigate the Tsukiyama family before?

[Although I was lucky enough to escape, unfortunately, there are many investigators in CCG who were bribed by the Tsukiyama family. They actively or passively provided assistance to the Tsukiyama family. So if the news that Mr. Mado and I returned to CCG was known to them, I am afraid that the four of us would be killed.]

[Killbus therefore proposed a plan. The toxins he released would cause certain damage to the brain, which would manifest as short-term memory loss.]

[And if they get the news that we have lost our memory, then the Tsukiyama family should give up... and use this recording to remind us to secretly investigate the Tsukiyama family in the future.]

[To be honest, I personally have my doubts about this, but it seems that there is no other choice at the moment...]

After talking for a while, the recording ended.

Chapter 51: The Fraud is Complete

Holding the recorder tightly in his hand, Kotaro Amon had a complicated expression and was unable to speak for a long time.

I don’t know if it’s because he learned the truth about his amnesia, or because there was a traitor among his trusted companions.

Or maybe both.

"......Is this actually...the truth......?"

He listened to the recording over and over again. In addition to his own recording, there was also one by Mado Wuxu. However, it seemed that the recording had to be paused halfway through because someone came.

"So, now you can choose to believe me?"

Lin Qiao, who was standing by, was not surprised by his behavior. She continued to speak in that leisurely tone and even felt that he was being sarcastic.

"Killbus...? Sorry, to be honest, I'm still confused right now."

He sighed and tried to calm himself down, but just like he said, the content in the recording was far beyond his ability to accept in the short term.

The recorder was returned to Lin Qiao, but the latter did not take it.

"It's okay. It's normal for you to feel this way... And you can keep that thing. If you think there's anything wrong, you can ask the CCG's Identification Department to verify it."

".....Then I'll take it."

But there is no need for identification.

With a complicated expression, he put the recorder on the bedside table. Although he initially planned to find someone to verify its authenticity tomorrow, of course considering the content inside, he chose to give up.

If what was said in it was true, then their situation would be very dangerous.

It would be fine if he was alone, but don't forget that Mado Wuxu, who is lying in the hospital, is still in a coma.

If there were any bad guys plotting something bad, the old man with such great military achievements might not even be able to resist.

This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Besides, he had never heard of any synthesis technology that could restore a person's voice so perfectly.

Combined with the background sound of rain,

only.....

"One last question. If you are the one who caused our amnesia, why hasn't Mr. Mado woke up yet?"

“That…”

——Of course I did it on purpose.

I thought to myself calmly.

On the one hand, I was criticized for a long time and I was a little harsh without realizing it.

What’s more important is that compared to an honest man like Yamon Kotaro, the old fox Mado Wuxu is much more difficult to deceive.

With his strong intuition and rich experience in investigation, it is very difficult to lie to him.

Of course, you definitely can’t say that, otherwise all your previous efforts will be in vain.

So he thought for a moment and speculated in a somewhat uncertain tone: "It may be a physical problem, just like some people are allergic to seafood, while others are fine. Besides, he is an old man. His immunity is not comparable to yours."

"Will that be dangerous?"

"It shouldn't be. After all, it's not a deadly poison. And for safety reasons, the amount used was not much. This is an unexpected result."

"Really? That's good..."

After hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

Although the hospital had always told him not to worry, he was finally relieved after Lin Qiao's confirmation.

The huge rock that had been hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground.

"Um... Mr. Killbus, can you tell me more about the Tsukiyama family you mentioned earlier?"

After gaining the most basic trust in Lin Qiao, his attitude towards Lin Qiao finally improved a little...really just a little.

"I have researched a lot of information before, and it all shows that the Yueshan family is just a..."

"An ordinary merchant family, right?"

Before he could finish, Lin Qiao interrupted him and said, "I have to say that their disguise is indeed very good... But I won't waste time on this point, I'll just get straight to the point."

After a pause, as if wanting to give Kotaro Amon some time to buffer, Lin Qiao slowly spoke.

"——The Tsukiyama family is a ghoul family."

"Ghoul, ghoul!?" His eyes widened instantly. Even though he was prepared, he was still shocked when he heard the answer.

"That's right, ghouls. The entire family, from top to bottom, even the servants at home are all no exception."

"There are also branches and subsidiaries under their name. Most of the core employees are ghouls. If you really count them, the number is at least over a hundred."

"By the way, you should still remember the recent incident where the Yamashita Group sold humans to the ghoul organization, right? Although there is no direct evidence, I can basically confirm that it is related to the Tsukiyama family."

The information related to the Tsukiyama family was revealed bit by bit. Although some of it was retained in order not to affect the Anping District, it was shocking enough.

As for the Yamashita Group...that incident was originally the opportunity for CCG to notice him. After he dealt with the top leaders of the Yamashita Group, no one had more say than him.

At least in the eyes of Kotaro Amon, it was not surprising that Lin Qiao could give this answer.

"So let's cooperate, Inspector Yamon."

He extended an invitation to the investigator on the opposite side very sincerely, and even his unremarkable tone became serious.

But what he got was silence from the other party.

"......"

There was no rejection and no consent.

Except for the sound of the wind blowing in from the window and constantly ruffling the curtains, the surroundings were eerily silent.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand Kotaro Amon's inner struggle at this moment. Even with the previous recording, it would be too difficult for him to suddenly talk about cooperating with Amazon.

Lin Qiao had no intention of urging him, but just sat aside and waited quietly for his answer.

Looking up at Lin Qiao, he took a deep breath: "...To be honest, I still can't trust you."

After a long silence, he spoke with a heavy voice.

"But I believe in Mr. Mado. If even Mr. Mado has made such a judgment, it means that it is definitely not wrong!"

As if he had convinced himself, his tone gradually became firm.

"That's enough, Inspector Yamon."

It is already very good to be able to achieve such a temporary cooperation.

"So what do you need me to do? Let me make it clear in advance that without evidence and a search warrant, even the CCG investigators cannot..."

"No, you don't need to do anything."

"......"

?

No, then why did you come to see me?

Facing the question mark on Amon Kotaro's face, Lin Qiao smiled softly: "Don't worry, I have already made the arrangements. The end of the Tsukiyama family is coming."

Open the window and jump down from above.

"Then, ciao~"

.....

Looking at the figure that disappeared immediately after jumping out of the window, Kotaro Amon always felt complicated.

He looked down at the phone in his hand, hesitantly opened the phone book, looked at the names of his CCG colleagues on it, sighed, and finally threw the phone aside.

He felt that he would never be able to sleep tonight.

Just as he was deeply entangled, Lin Qiao, who should have been far away, was hiding in the blind spot outside his living room window, clinging to the wall with one hand like a real spider.

"Well, I chose not to report it... It seems that I don't have to erase his memory this time."

After seeing through thermal imaging that Kotaro Amon dropped his phone and lay down on the bed, he muttered to himself.

It has been seven or eight days now, and similar conversations have to be repeated two to four times every night. If it still doesn't work, he is afraid that he really won't be able to control himself and beat Kotaro Amon to death.

"Do you trust Mado Kureo more than yourself..."

It seems that I have found the right method this time.