Infinity, progress from Arasaka

"Set off."

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Chapter 079: Vera is here, and the stable area is no longer stable!

District 20.

cloudy day.

The sky seemed to be covered by a thick gray velvet cloth, and the clouds hung low as if within reach, foreshadowing an impending rain.

Sign saying 'Closed', interior of Antique Cafe.

"The latest news is as follows. Just now, according to the decision of CCG and Chairman Shu Tsuneyoshi, Special Officer Marutesai has issued an order to send additional investigators to Districts 11, 13, and 20..."

The atmosphere in the store, which was filled with casual chats and a cozy atmosphere, was instantly broken by this sudden interruption of news.

"Tsk... Why would CCG suddenly send investigators here at a time like this?"

The girl, with short blue hair and blue eyes, looked quiet and shy. She pouted unhappily. She was about to go out wearing a green high-necked hooded jacket, but now she had no interest in going out. She lay on the sofa, crossed her legs and complained like a bad girl.

"You need to be more patient at times like this, Touka-chan."

The man dressed as a cafe receptionist, with a suit-like hairstyle, light hair, and a thick nose, crossed his arms and said in a deep voice:

"What is certain is that the sudden increase in CCG's troops this time is probably not due to us. 'Okuro', 'Gecko', and 'Gourmet' have been active in District 20 one after another... attracting the attention of CCG... We are mentally prepared for this."

"Gu Jian is right. The reserves of 'corpse meat' are enough to sustain us for a while." The mature woman with black hair and brown eyes, also dressed as a receptionist, nodded.

"During this period, Touka, all of us must be vigilant, especially you and Nishio Nishiki. Don't be impulsive and don't hurt anyone. Since CCG has also sent reinforcements to District 11, it means that this case is a cross-regional case. As long as there is no major chaos in District 20, they will soon focus their attention on District 11."

"Yes, Sister Xuan."

Although she was unhappy, the girl who was called 'Touka' still put down her legs and sat down, nodding seriously.

She is not a spoiled, rebellious girl who doesn't know her priorities.

She just didn't like the feeling of hiding from the public like a rat in a sewer.

Obviously, they also yearn for... an ordinary life under the sun.

The old man, who was wearing a vertical striped vest, had gray hair and some wrinkles on his face and looked very elegant, smiled kindly and nodded slightly.

While continuing to make coffee, he asked the handsome man with silver hair and a simple high-collared coat standing next to him, "Sifang, what happened to the unusual movements in Districts 14 and 13 a few days ago?"

"Manager, do you still remember the news about the international inspection team sent to Tokyo by the North American CCG more than three months ago?" The man called 'Sifang' looked around the room and spoke.

All of a sudden, everyone in the room put down what they were doing and what they were thinking, and listened attentively.

"Someone from the international inspection team?"

The old man looked thoughtful.

"Vera Adelheid Russell."

Spitting out a name that was obviously not Japanese, the man took out a stack of old newspapers with dates more than three months behind from the lining of his coat. Under the thick and bold headline on the front page, he pointed to the registration photo of a law enforcement officer published on it.

The others leaned forward.

It was a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

He looked to be in his early twenties, with delicate features that gave him a hint of authority. He looked dignified and upright, very elegant and rational, and his indifferent eyes revealed an inexplicable sense of alienation.

You can tell at first glance that he is of a high status, the kind of official who orders people around.

Sifang said with a stern look: "In the 14th district, a new leader-level ghoul organization with clear "co-eating" behavior was slaughtered by her overnight. The "white suits" in the 13th district were also involved for some reason, but were killed in return and all members were destroyed. "

"That's not surprising."

Ding. Putting down the hand-brewed kettle, the old man opened his cloudy eyes.

The 'White Suit' is the faction of Jason the Gecko, and Jason has appeared in Area 20 many times in recent days. It is obvious that CCG is targeting him.

"Are even foreigners going to take care of Japan's ghoul situation?"

Dong Xiang grumbled in dissatisfaction: "That foreign pigeon is really petty."

According to her simple and perhaps inaccurate initial guess, the subordinate named Jason was unlucky and bumped into a senior official from the USA region who was on patrol. The senior official was very unhappy, and District 13 would face a major raid as a result. The appearance of Jason himself also attracted the attention of White Dove to District 20.

"Three months, hasn't she finished her inspection yet?"

She complained like this.

"Irami... What do you think? This woman looks like a troublesome person."

The thick-nosed Furuma murmured solemnly, and he exchanged glances with his former rival, a mature female colleague named Rujianxuan. His brows were tightly knitted together, and the solemnity in his eyes was self-evident.

Ghouls can increase the number of kakubo by eating together. Ghouls with experience of eating together are much stronger than regular ghouls. If you can't win, you can run away. The fact that all the members were killed before they could even run away is enough to explain what kind of powerful enemy they faced.

After the explanation, Shifang looked around and said, "Touka, where are Kaneki, Mrs. Fueguchi, and Hinami?"

"Kaneki went home from get off work not long ago. Mrs. Fueguchi and Hinami went to the bookstore to buy books..."

"At this time... just to be on the safe side." The old man looked thoughtful, "Touka, Shifang... contact Kaneki and Mrs. Fueguchi. District 20 may no longer be stable. Tell them to be prepared."

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"It is going to rain."

Inside the Coaster luxury business coach with the CCG logo, Mado Akira turned his head.

"Special Officer Russell?"

Vera was sitting in the back seat without saying a word, nor reading the newspaper. She just smiled faintly, holding her chin with one hand and looking at the dim lights outside the window. She seemed to be in high spirits, and I don't know what interesting things she thought of.

"Well, what's wrong?" Vera restrained her smile and looked at Mado Akira who was walking towards her while checking messages on his PDA (personal digital assistant).

"You seem to be in a very good mood."

"Ah, it reminds me of a USA reality show I watched not long ago, a debate about nicknames."

Vera crossed her legs and moved into a more comfortable position.

Although she took the PDA handed over by the adjutant, her eyes were still fixed on 'outside the car window'.

'Outside the window' that only she can see.

She was just watching a 'reality show' across dimensions:

It was a joint press conference called Military Science and BSAA, and a certain 'resurrected' anti-BOW anti-biochemical terrorism hero, Black Hand, Black Half, and Black Foot, was performing on stage, performing all kinds of shows.

The performances include pulling the Pillars of Hercules, bending steel pipes, lifting cars, pushing trucks, jumping beyond the limits of the normal human body, running fast, and controlling strength...

A grand marketing campaign for prosthetic products.

For Vera, the biggest attraction was watching the tough guy complete various performances and public BSAA physical fitness tests with a sour face, and then he had to be gentle and soft-spoken when dealing with the stars, socialites and children who came on stage to take photos with him.

Just like watching TV, she has her own 'five' shows. Five for now.

If there is a 'she' in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, then 'she' will definitely not have to worry about the spiritual emptiness and depression caused by constant mental tension and lack of entertainment.

Converging her divergent thoughts, Vera picked up the PDA, swiped the touch screen, and read the document summary that the adjutant had retrieved for her.

"Interview?"

Her eyes fell on the document sent by the CCG External Relations Division. Vera was stunned for a moment and looked at Mado Akira.

"A super rookie writer wants to interview a frontline investigator of CCG for her new book. She saw your name, and your experience of being transferred from the USA region to Tokyo attracted her, so she wants to interview you."

"She..." Vera smiled playfully, "Who?"

"Izumi Takatsuki." Afraid that Vera didn't know this person, after all, she was from the USA and had only been in Tokyo for less than four months, Mado Akira explained, "She's the author of the popular novel 'The Black Goat's Egg'. She's a beautiful girl writer and is very popular among young people in Japan."

Leaning down, she tapped a few times on the PDA in Vera's hand.

The registration photo that was retrieved showed a sweet and quiet woman with long, thick dark green hair. Judging from her appearance alone, she was very pretty, and it was hard to imagine that she was the kind of novelist who wore glasses and worked hard under the lights.

"If you are not interested, I will help you reject it..."

"I accepted."

"Huh?" Vera's answer was beyond Mado Akira's expectations, but as a reliable and capable adjutant she nodded and said she would contact the people in the Foreign Affairs Department to arrange a time for the interview.

After returning the PDA to Mado Akira, Vera looked at the route LED electronic display screen built into the car, and was about to arrive at the CCG branch in District 20.

Izumi Takatsuki…Yoshimura Et…The one-eyed owl of the "Bronze Tree".

It takes no effort at all.

You're delivering this to your door...

"Lieutenant General Russell, CCG Division 20 has arrived."

There was a slight brake sound, and the vehicle stopped. A senior investigator in the official bus reported, "My colleagues from the branch are waiting here."

"Lieutenant General Russell, welcome to District 20."

Vera straightened her clothes and just stepped out of the car. Then, the CCG20 district investigator with a dove-shaped badge on his collar came up to her with a smile.

"Where is the senior officer Mado Wuxu?"

After a brief greeting, she got straight to the point.

"Senior Officer Mado and First Officer Amon are out on a search mission and have not yet..."

"Share your location. Send me their location. At the same time, assign some personnel to cooperate with my people in launching a surprise attack."

Holding the "Black Abyss III" in one hand and the eye-catching black gold-rimmed box in the other, Vera turned to the dozen elite investigators who followed her out of the car and gave a brief instruction: "Area 20, our goal is very clear, find the highly dangerous ghouls, and then expel and kill them. As for the small bastards, kill them when you meet them, but don't investigate them in detail."

"After the routine inspection of District 20, we will support District 11. There is no time to wait. That venomous guy Marutesai is urging us to go. That's all I have to say. Everyone, don't die easily... Let's go."

"Yes!"×N

Mado Akira took out her PDA at the right time. The position had been confirmed. "The position of Senior Officer Mado Wuxu has been confirmed." Her voice was a little complicated and excited. Fighting side by side with my father...

Vera stopped talking and turned to look towards the downtown area.

A sense of voyeurism.

From the moment she got out of the car and appeared in the parking lot attached to the CCG branch in Area 20 and started talking to others, at least three malicious gazes stayed on her, with a burning desire as if they wanted to dismember and eat her.

"The target is me? Interesting..." A barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of Vera's mouth.

...

It rained heavily.

In an instant, heavy rain hit the glass of the shops on the commercial street violently, making a crisp "crackling" sound.

Just as pedestrians on the street were taking shelter from the rain and preparing to go home, on the sidewalk, a mother and daughter, one big and one small, with the same brown hair and brown eyes, who looked almost identical, seemed to be having some kind of disagreement.

The mother, who had a very dangerous side ponytail hairstyle, was holding an umbrella and pulling the girl, seemingly preparing to go home, but the girl was saying something excitedly.

"Hina?"

"It's Daddy... It's Daddy's smell, Mommy, Daddy is nearby, he must be here to pick us up!"

"How...how could..."

The girl broke free from her mother's hand, followed the direction she had chosen, and plunged into the flowing crowd regardless of the heavy rain that soaked her hair and clothes.

The mother anxiously chased after him.

Da da--

Finally, the girl turned a corner in a wide alley, "Dad!" she shouted.

However, what caught her eye was the silhouette of the suitcase, and the girl's face instantly lost color and turned pale.