Persona: Devil Summoner

"Is this the real culprit who turned him into a cripple?..."

Jiang Tianwei gritted his teeth, and hated it so much that he wanted to punch the invisible murderer's head off.

It is human nature that when someone you know is harmed, you feel much more depressed, upset and angry than when something happens to a stranger.

The air became quiet. Fang Zexia didn't know what to say, and Jiang Tianwei was the same. If we knew who the real murderer was, it would be easier to deal with. Unfortunately, we don't know... we can only wait...

Jiang Tianwei thought so.

dong dong dong.

Just at this moment, someone knocked on Jiang Tianwei's door. He opened the door curiously and saw a short and fat old man standing there with a large bowl of chicken soup in his hand. It was Master Liu!

"【Are you hungry? I've brought you food.】"

"【Master Liu, are you at home?!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 557 The next target is determined

Master Liu looked much older. The old man who was always energetic finally showed some fatigue that was consistent with his age. He looked like he had lost his soul.

Most typically, the food he cooked for Jiang Tianwei was always nutritious, with emphasis on matching, and there were never fewer than two dishes, and there had to be a pot of soup.

But today, he only brought out a bowl of soup that looked like the fat had solidified a little. It was obvious that it was not eaten after it was made and was left to cool.

"Master Liu..."

Jiang Tianwei didn't know how to tell him, and Master Liu himself didn't mention it.

He is a very traditional Chinese who believes that "family disgrace should not be made public". It is impossible for him to be happy when his own child encounters such a thing, right?

This era is different from the old era he lived in.

In that era when communication was not well developed, no matter how big a mistake you made, you could start over by hiding your identity and escaping to a faraway place where no one knew you. Although this gave rise to many fugitives, it also provided a last ray of hope for many desperate people.

After all, in the earlier era of warlord separatism, there really were warlords who made up all kinds of excuses to levy heavy taxes, and collected taxes from farmers all at once until after the millennium... The farmers, unable to bear the heavy burden, had no choice but to nail the land deeds to the doors and flee.

But now, you can't do that because the Internet has memory.

The old man's experience is of no help at all.

This feeling of powerlessness seemed to be like a deadly poison that was destroying the old man's gentle conscience.

Master Liu didn't say anything, but with a bitter face, he silently put down the chicken soup and went back to the house. His appearance made Jiang Tianwei feel particularly distressed.

Master Liu is the type who doesn't like to cause trouble to others. His reluctance to speak out means that he knows that it is useless to speak out about this matter and it will only cause trouble to others.

Jiang Tianwei noticed this keenly, and his teeth were almost broken. Fang Zexia looked at the blue veins exposed on his clenched fist, and after a while, she slowly said: "Don't blame yourself too much."

"…The murderer is at fault. So, I'm not blaming myself. This is… yes, this is a firm determination. I will return the pain these people have suffered tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold to them."

Jiang Tianwei almost gritted his teeth as he said this. He took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress his anger. He pretended to be calm and sat at the table, silently drinking the half-cold chicken soup. The fat that had begun to solidify tasted very greasy, but he still drank it mouthful by mouthful.

Drop drop!

Suddenly, his cell phone rang, and Jiang Tianwei grabbed the phone almost as if he was snatching it!

Is there any news from Naoto?

Jiang Tianwei thought so, however, the opposite happened. There was another name on the screen, Amamiya Ren.

"Hello, Amamiya?"

"Has Morgana gone to your place?"

"what?"

Jiang Tianwei was stunned and didn't understand what he meant. He looked around and there didn't seem to be a black cat hiding in his room.

"I didn't see it, what happened to it?"

"Uh, no, nothing. Sorry to bother you."

"Wait a moment. You must be in trouble. Morgana is not with you?"

"……Yes."

This is a very simple reasoning. If Morgana was still in Amamiya Ren's schoolbag, it would be impossible for Amamiya Ren to call her!

"So, what happened?"

Jiang Tianwei tried hard to make his voice sound calmer. After all, the son of an acquaintance of his became mentally ill due to someone's sudden insult. It was not Amamiya Lian's fault and he couldn't take his anger out on him.

Amamiya Ren pondered for a moment, but finally said it out.

It turned out that Ryuji, who had just returned to Japan and failed to pick up any nice girls in Hawaii, was clamoring to hold a meeting to find a big goal and change his mind.

Anyway, everyone's core goal is to uphold justice. Although Long Si's starting point seems to be venting anger, everyone still expressed their support.

And now, on the Phantom Thief Channel, there is a ranking list of targets who hope to change their hearts, and at the top of the list is Kunikazu Okumura, the president of Okumura Food Company.

And, isn't it a coincidence? This Okumura Kuniwa, he just happens to have a palace.

Also, because of the reliable helper, the super hacker friend of Amemiya helped hack into the police file system and learned that the police were actually secretly investigating Kuniwa Okumura, and half of the beneficiaries of the previous generations of disabled people pointed to Okumura Foods. Especially for companies that have a competitive relationship with him, they often make big news soon, their corporate image is seriously damaged, their stock prices fall, and they are unable to compete with Okumura Foods.

From this point of view, Junes's intention to open a food corner is also touching Kunikazu Okumura's cake.

So, naturally, everyone started planning whether or not to change Kunikazu Okumura's mind.

But surprisingly, they split into two factions.

Ryuji and Morgana both expressed their desire to change their minds quickly, but Amamiya Ren and Takamaki Anne both thought that they should not rush things and should first thoroughly investigate whether he is the villain that the rumors say he is.

As a result, no one knew what went wrong (actually, Amamiya Ren deliberately left it vague, after all, family disgrace should not be made public), anyway, Ryuji and Morgana had a quarrel, and Morgana ran away from home in anger.

Therefore, Amamiya Lian thought that if it ran away, the most likely person to go to was Jiang Tianwei. Jiang Tianwei nodded in understanding and asked the question he was most curious about: "Who is the reliable helper you just mentioned? Who can help you hack into the police system?"

"…I'm sorry, I have to keep his identity a secret. This is the deal between him and me."

"Then I won't ask any more questions. If I see Morgana, I'll keep an eye out for you."

Jiang Tianwei hung up the phone, and all the anger in his heart was now directed at Okumura Kunikazu.

He opened the Different World Navigation App, and sure enough, there was a response when he entered Kuniwa Okumura's information. This shows that he is a person with quite twisted desires.

The hot news I read before also mentioned the competition between Okumura Enterprises and Junis...

Moreover, if Amamiya Ren's source of information is correct, it means that Okumura Enterprises has a big problem. From the perspective of profit, it is hard to imagine that such a large company can benefit from mental disorders and disability half of the time just by coincidence.

In other words, it is reasonable to speculate that Kuniwa Okumura has the ability to connect with the real murderer of the cripple. This is not impossible. If we refer to "Death Note", didn't a company executive get the little notebook and start to profit from it?

All I can say is that human desires are like this. If one suddenly gains too much power, it is easy for him to think of making a profit through illegal means.

After thinking about it, Jiang Tianwei took out his mobile phone and sent a group chat message.

This group chat is the group chat of the so-called Phantom Thieves Group 2 after their Phantom Thieves Group split.

"Guys, there's someone I want to change his mind. Let's take some time after school tomorrow and meet at the secret base."

"Secret base?"

The person who asked the question was Goro Akechi.

Yes, ever since Akechi Goro helped Jiang Tianwei block the knife (referring to staying with Yusuke in the memory space until late at night), he was pulled in by Jiang Tianwei.

Jiang Tianwei also generously told him the location of the secret base. He really wanted to go there today, but... he had to admit that he was really too angry.

When people are too impulsive, it is easy to make wrong decisions. Not to mention the long distance, wasn't it the case on the phone just now? If Long Si and Morgana calmed down a little, it would not be a problem.

Therefore, I am now very excited and need to calm down. Moreover, Bai Zhongzhidou is also looking up information, and I need her calm mind and objective investigation results.

"Tomorrow... Kuniwa Okumura... If I find out that he really did it... I'll be busy."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 558: Surprise Attack?!

Silent all night.

Jiang Tianwei thought he would be furious or unable to sleep all night, but his sleep quality was unexpectedly good.

Perhaps because he had exerted too much energy in Hawaii, Jiang Tianwei now had a rare moment of peace and quiet, which naturally triggered his body's protective mechanism, allowing him to have a good sleep while he had the chance to rest quietly.

Considering how distraught Master Liu was yesterday, Jiang Tianwei couldn't possibly bother someone to make breakfast for him no matter how heartless he was. Fortunately, he was used to stocking up on a lot of instant foods.

Nowadays, there are many kinds of fast food, and the taste is acceptable. Although it is not as good as the hot cooked food prepared by top chefs, it is not so bad that it is inedible.

Legend has it that in ancient times, military rations during marches and battles were often so unpalatable that people would vomit. This was especially true in Japan. It is said that the standard military ration during the Warring States Period was a kind of "dry rice" that was cooked rice dried in the air. It was very difficult to eat, and it was difficult to finish a meal even if one's teeth became sore from chewing it.

Jiang Tianwei also prepared a lot of instant food, but later, because Master Liu helped him cook, he rarely ate it. What was left in the refrigerator were old stocks that had been stored for a long time. Simple ones, such as various instant rice and instant noodles. Including instant ramen, instant noodles, pasta, etc., and quick-frozen dumplings.

By the way, frozen dumplings in Japan are not the same as those in China. In most cases, the Japanese refer to fried dumplings rather than boiled dumplings, which are also called "pot stickers" in the north. (In fact, judging from the Japanese pronunciation, it is probably really pot stickers, but written as dumplings.)

A slightly more complicated option is instant curry, instant hamburger meat and various fast food dishes, which often need to be heated in a microwave before they can be eaten.

A more advanced option is, of course, the bento provided by convenience stores. There are even cartoons about people scrambling for half-priced bento boxes... But not only are these expensive, they also don't keep well, so you can only buy them when you want to eat them. Do you think you can keep them in the freezer for a year and a half? Haha.

Since it cannot be stored in the refrigerator, a problem arises. Every time you want to eat it, you have to go to a convenience store to buy it. This is not cost-effective for otakus, but it is still a good choice for office workers and students who are forced to leave home.

A more advanced product is military rations. Back then, when Jiang Tianwei was obsessed with a comic book about a group of mercenaries fighting against super terrorist organizations in a submarine warship, he bought combat rations out of passion. The taste was okay, and it was not difficult to make... but it was very expensive... especially those foreign brands, some of which were labeled as special supplies for the US military or the French military, which made people reluctant to buy them.

By the way, except for the military rations with the British Army special supply label, Jiang Tianwei would not feel the slightest bit sorry even if he could not afford this kind of military rations. Even if he had money in the future, he would never try the British Army's food.

After thinking it over, Jiang Tianwei picked up a box of frozen dumplings and a piece of hamburger meat and threw them into the microwave.

Even though he doesn't cook, microwave ovens are a necessity in the kitchen and have the same status as electric kettles - because in the past, Master Liu never had leftover rice, so he always heated it up in the microwave the next day.

I had breakfast in this simple way and was about to go out when Amamiya Ren called again.

"So, did Morgana come to your place tonight?"

"Ah? No? Didn't he go home all night?"

Jiang Tianwei was a little surprised. Logically, shouldn't it be like this? Morgana was a veteran anyway. After all, from Jiang Tianwei's perspective, the Phantom Thieves had been a trio of Amamiya Ren Ryuji and Morgana since their inception. In Jiang Tianwei's mind, the three of them should be tied together, just like when you buy instant noodles, you get a noodle, a bucket, and a fork at the same time.

Of course, if you think about it carefully, only instant noodles in buckets have these configurations, and bagged noodles do not have the latter two, but Jiang Tianwei instinctively thinks that these three are a perfect match. Now he feels like buying a bucket of instant noodles and finding that there is no fork, bucket or noodle cake, which seems very confusing...

Amamiya Lian's tone on the other side also showed a rare hint of impatience: "He really didn't go to your place? If you don't want us to know he was there, at least tell him that Ryuji didn't mean that."

"Uh, he's really not here."

It can be heard that Amamiya Ren probably has the experience of running away from home or has seen people running away from home, and knows that sometimes adults who take in runaway children will help conceal their tracks, but Jiang Tianwei really doesn't have that experience. He and Morgana can be said to have no intersection. Since there is no intersection, why would he have to come to him?

Amamiya Lian hung up the phone. Although he couldn't see his face, Jiang Tianwei felt that he must be a little depressed.

"Forget it, let's go to school first. As for Morgana's matter, be careful on the road. Okumura... Okumura..."

Jiang Tianwei muttered as he opened the door.

Boom!

Boom!

When Jiang Tianwei opened the door, two metal baseball bats hit him on the head one after another!

This weapon is often associated with gangs. In crime films, when gangs don't use guns, you will always see them beating up opponents with weapons such as baseball bats. This is a weapon that is easy to buy and has no flaws even when questioned by the police - after all, baseball is very popular in Japan, so as a baseball fan, it is reasonable for me to carry a bat with me.

This type of weapon has been used since the time when humans were primitive. It has remained popular for thousands of years and can be said to be a timeless classic.

According to calculations, if this thing hits a human skull with full force, it can easily shatter the fragile skull structure and turn the brain into tofu pudding with bone residue.

Unfortunately, they met Jiang Tianwei.

When the two metal bats hit his head, they made a sound similar to hitting metal, even like a funny cartoon, the metal bats made a clear groove, but Jiang Tianwei's head didn't change at all. He didn't even look at them, and stretched out both hands at the same time, which was a move of double dragons coming out of water, with his fingertips poking at the necks of the two attackers.

This is an important respiratory tract of the human body. Once hit hard, it is easy to fall into a state of dyspnea. Moreover, it is also the most vulnerable "dead point" of the human body, comparable to the temple. Most fractures in other parts of the body are just very painful but can still be saved. But once the throat is broken, the broken bones can easily break through your respiratory tract. If a person cannot breathe, he will definitely die.

Jiang Tianwei held back here. Otherwise, if you had killed two people, regardless of the legal judgment, you would not have been able to force them to tell you who sent them.

"I say, who sent you..."

Before Jiang Tianwei could ask, he just leaned out...

boom!

With a gunshot, the conical bullet accurately hit Jiang Tianwei's temple!

Even in places like Japan where gangs are legal, the management of guns is very strict! You can't just get a gun casually, and people who get a gun won't just shoot casually...

The fact that the other party would shoot me in a residential area only means one thing: some evil force is about to take action!!

(End of this chapter)