Persona: Devil Summoner

After discovering that this file was special, Baek Jong Naoto immediately conducted a series of investigations. This was the main reason why she did not have time to coordinate the investigation of the remaining 20% ​​of victims who were related to Kawahara Bank.

Then, the more they investigated, the more they found something was wrong.

Jiang Jie's identity is really... too blank.

It was as if there was no person named Jiang Jie in Japan. His nominal workplace was fake. Although there was a record of his employment, Bai Zhongzhidou did not get any information about Jiang Jie from other employees. He was not even on the payroll of the finance department that year... He could not find his circle of friends, nor any information about him, no suspicious or not suspicious information at all.

This is obviously not normal.

Or maybe Jiang Jie is an excellent spy and he erased all his information...

But this makes it difficult to explain why he brought his family to Japan.

Or... Jiang Jie came to Japan because of the secret help of Japanese high-level officials, so he has such a high security level.

But, no matter what, Jiang Jie is a person worth exploring...

If Bai Zhong Zhidou uses his brain a little, he can think of countless possibilities... But under the premise of lack of information, such groundless speculation on possibilities is meaningless.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility that Jiang Jie has the means to disable people...

(Also, as of now, I haven’t found any other individuals who have eyes that can see spirits... Can it be assumed that it is Jiang Tianwei... Or is there something special about the Jiang family’s bloodline?).

Bai Zhongzhidou's eyes rolled around as he thought hard.

(Damn it, I don’t have any intelligence sources in China…I can only find a chance to go there in person…)

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 163 Ramen Says

"Oh! Jiang Jiang, over here, over here!"

Long Si greeted Jiang Tianwei affectionately, holding a large bowl of ramen covered with tempura.

This is the secret base provided by Jiang Tianwei. It was originally a dirty and unmanned house, but now it has been cleaned up quite cleanly. Everyone in the Phantom Thieves is collecting intelligence in Shibuya. It is now past seven o'clock in the evening. Not only is it time for dinner, but it is also time to summarize the intelligence.

So, Ryuji volunteered to go to his favorite ramen restaurant and ordered a big bowl for everyone.

Whether Japanese ramen tastes good or not is a matter of opinion, but this kind of food is large in quantity and high in calories, and has a very high cost-effectiveness. It is also high in oil and salt, and you will feel full after eating it. When Jiang Tianwei was a working soldier, he ate a lot of this stuff.

Jiang Tianwei was really hungry now. No matter who it was, he first heard that his stepfather might have a problem, and then his father might also have a problem. Under multiple layers of mental pressure and tension, when he smelled the aroma of ramen, Jiang Tianwei felt his stomach rumbling. He broke open the disposable chopsticks and sat down with his bowl in his arms.

You can tell a lot about a person by how he eats noodles. For example, Ryuji eats very quickly, using a spoon and chopsticks together, drinking soup and eating noodles at the same time, which shows that he likes ramen very much and is a happy person. On the other hand, Takamaki An is in stark contrast, she eats very slowly, and each bite is very small, and she definitely won't drink the soup with a thick layer of grease floating on it.

Some people may think that this is because Takamaki An is a model in her spare time and needs to pay attention to her figure. That is totally wrong. Takamaki An never cares about such things. She is the kind of woman who irritates other women to death and is commonly known as the "public enemy of women."

There is no need to exercise deliberately, nor is there any need to control calories. Just eat and drink as you please, and you still have both good looks and a great figure. What do you think you should do to those who try hard to maintain their figure but still can't compare to you? She doesn't drink this soup simply because she doesn't like the greasy taste.

Kitagawa Yusuke was probably the one who ate the most delicious food among the crowd. It is said that free meals are the most delicious, and he can be said to be the one who can fully demonstrate this special delicacy.

He was first an orphan, and secondly a proud artist. His status as an orphan meant that he had no parents to provide him with financial support, and his status as a proud artist made him stubborn and unwilling to bow to society. If he had been born in ancient China, he would definitely be a model of not bowing to society for a few grains of rice.

Therefore, his food conditions basically depend on the financial conditions of the person who treats him.

Thanks to Jiang Tianwei's kind-hearted neighbor, he never went hungry."

Finally, it's Ren Amamiya... At first glance, there's nothing special about him, he's just eating noodles normally, but if you look closely, you'll see that this person puts the noodles, toppings, and soup into his mouth together before eating it. Every bite is like tasting a miniature ramen, which is really interesting to watch.

As for Morgana...we all know that cats' tongues are very afraid of heat, so there is no chance for him to have the ramen. He can only nibble on the vegetable salad in silence.

Everyone ate and drank well. When they were almost done, Gao Juanxing took the initiative to stand up and help everyone put the leftover plastic boxes into plastic bags. Long Si burped and said in a lazy tone: "So, does everyone have any clues?"

Just like what Jiang Tianwei thought, the criminal leader who even the police couldn't get intelligence on must be very cautious! How could he be found by this group of amateur students? Therefore, everyone's actions this afternoon can be summarized as just strolling in the streets of Shibuya...

Jiang Tianwei thought about it and felt that this didn’t count as any achievement, so he could only tell everyone that he had no clues.

"Hey...it's not that easy to find clues..."

Long Si sighed, leaned hard against the back of the chair, and leaned back in the chair in a decadent manner.

"It would be nice if we had the corresponding investigation methods... the kind that always appear in special effects dramas, organizations that specialize in providing intelligence to heroes..."

Gao Juanxing lay limply on the table and muttered to herself.

These words seemed to irritate Amamiya Ren. He was startled at first, then quickly took out a small card from his pocket...

"Oh yes! And this one!"

Long Si perked up as soon as he saw it.

"Yeah, there's this one too!"

Gao Juan Xing also showed a happy expression.

"Oh, oh, you are indeed the one who can think of it so quickly."

Morgana was also generous in praising Amamiya Ren.

Among all the people, only Jiang Tianwei and Kitagawa Yusuke had no idea what was going on. They didn't know why they suddenly kept praising the captain.

"What happened?".

Jiang Tianwei always felt that this group of people were secretly organizing some small group behind his back. The last person who was targeted in this way was Mr. Pangolin, a dual-agent senior agent. Needless to say, the ending was too complicated, right?

"Oh, that's right...Jiang Jiang, you just don't know!"

Ryuji Sakamoto explained to him with a smile.

This happened not long ago...

When exactly was it? It was when Jiang Tianwei was forced by Kitagawa Yusuke to come here to be a model. Jiang Tianwei was in that tin house, competing with Kitagawa Yusuke in wits and courage, talking about art and whether to take off clothes... At the same time, what was happening outside the tin house?

Long Siyu, Gong Lian, Gao Juanxing, the three of them gathered together, cheering for Jiang Tianwei in their hearts... At this moment, a tall woman in a black shirt and jeans came over. She had a black bob haircut, a pair of sunglasses on her forehead, and a camera hanging around her neck. Looking at her overall temperament, she had a capable atmosphere of a social person. It was easy to guess that she was probably working as a reporter.

"Hey, guys. I see you guys wandering around Madarame's mansion. What are you doing?"

The three of them were startled by the sound, and they thought they were discovered by the security guards hired by Madarame. But if they thought about it carefully, would the security guards hired by Madarame directly call their boss Madarame?

Everyone was shocked, and Long Si looked at her and said, "Suspicious person?!".

"How rude! You guys are no less suspicious than me! Uh-huh, three high school students gathered in front of Madarame's house... Well, you don't look like the kind of crazy fans who would come to his house."

Although this tall woman had a professional smile on her face, her dark eyes only revealed a deep feeling, as if she could see through something at once... The three people felt uneasy...

"Never mind~".

The tall woman smiled casually and gave up pursuing the matter.

"As a sister, I work in this field."

As she spoke, she took out a business card and handed it over. Amamiya Ren took it. On it was written "Daily News - A Son of a Big House" and below it was a phone number.

"You came to Madarame's mansion - could it be that you are good friends with Madarame's disciples?"

She changed her speculation and asked.

"good friend……"

The three of them looked at each other. At this point in time, no matter how you looked at it, everyone's relationship with Yusuke could not be considered good friends. As if she had keenly noticed the evasiveness in the three people's expressions, reporter Oya Ichiko sighed and said, "It seems that you are not. Well, never mind, if there is any big news in the future, remember to contact me. Especially, you are Shujin's students, right? There was a big news going on over there recently. Alas, what a pity, I can't catch up to cover this big news."

This is what happened when Jiang Tianwei devoted himself to art and everyone unexpectedly met the female reporter...

Now, everyone can't find any information to find this Shibuya criminal group, so, please ask professionals, is there any clues?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 164 So-called Professionals

Professionals generally refer to those practitioners who specialize in a certain area and possess some special or outstanding abilities.

As a detective, Baek Jong Naoto can be called a professional. However, it is precisely because she is too professional that she will not casually make some ambiguous speculations.

The man who everyone wants to contact now is obviously also a professional. Moreover, because she is too professional, she knows some gossip that may or may not be credible.

These are the different qualities required for the two professions.

Detective, you must come up with enough solid evidence to finally get the only truth.

But for journalists, it’s different.

When you study journalism, your teacher will teach you the three major principles of journalism: authenticity, timeliness (freshness), and orientation. Moreover, your teachers will teach you that the most important thing about journalism is authenticity.

When these journalism students enter society, they will understand that the least important thing about news is its authenticity. People don’t care about whether it is true or not, they only care about “the truth in their own perception”.

For example, there was a typical news report about a male driver forcing a female driver to stop on the highway.

As soon as this report came out, almost everyone criticized the male driver. Because in most people's minds, women are in a weak position, so when a man forces a woman to stop, it always gives people the feeling of bullying.

However, the male driver's dashcam footage was later exposed online, and people learned the truth: the female driver first changed lanes randomly, hit the male driver's car three times, and then engaged in dangerous behavior such as sudden braking on the highway, which made the male driver so angry that he went over to force the female driver to stop.

Then the public opinion on the Internet became polarized. One side insisted that as long as she was a woman, she should have "equal rights". Even if she did many wrong things, you are a man and you can't do such a thing as forcing a female driver to stop!

The other side thought that for a woman who almost caused four car accidents, just forcing her to stop was already a great honor. Then, did the person reporting the news not know the truth? No, according to the male driver's recollection, the reporter did interview both parties at the time, but in the end, for the sake of topicality, they deliberately split a piece of news into two materials, making the situation reverse and gaining two waves of traffic...

Therefore, for journalists who are already working, the most important thing is not authenticity, but freshness, or topicality.

It is not difficult to speculate that as a professional journalist, Osaka Ichiko must have a lot of gossip in his hands, regardless of whether it is true or not, and there may be some about this blackmail group. The police need evidence to arrest people, but journalists do not need it to make reasonable speculations.

I called the reporter's cell phone. Surprisingly, the other party was quite enthusiastic and quickly agreed on the time and place for the meeting...

The time is tonight, the location is...

It is a bar in Shinjuku, named "New Man Big Sister". This name fully reflects the unreliability of the Japanese. If you don't tell the other party what kind of shop it is, and just tell them that the shop is called New Man Big Sister, the other party will definitely not think that this is actually a bar... He must think it is some kind of weird shop with heavy tastes and no one under the age of 18 is allowed to enter...

Going to bars at night... That's really exciting. After all, whether in China or Japan, it is common sense not to provide alcohol to minors. Moreover, unlike China's 18-year-old adult age, the drinking age in Japan is 20. In other words, no matter which country's laws and regulations are used, Jiang Tianwei should not go to bars.

But so what? Common sense suggests that minors should not go to Internet cafes, but what is the result?

Because it's not safe for girls to go to bars in Shinjuku in the middle of the night, especially considering the attention it would attract. A model like Takamaki, who is good enough to be on the cover, would be a mobile attraction for men to flirt with her when she walks in Shinjuku at night...

Therefore, it was finally decided that Jiang Tianwei, Amamiya Ren, and Sakamoto Ryuji would go to Shinjuku to meet the reporter. Yusuke wanted to go with them, but when he thought about the extra money he would have to pay for the bus to Shinjuku, he shut up.

The Japanese police are very responsible, and there are police officers patrolling everywhere even at night. If you go to Shinjuku at night in your school uniform, if you are discovered by the police, they will definitely come over to question you, and they will probably have to find your homeroom teacher...

(The police officer is just doing his job, don’t cause him any trouble.).

Jiang Tianwei thought so, went back home and changed his clothes. At least he couldn't wear school uniform. What's the saying? If trouble doesn't come to you, don't make trouble.

It was already past eight when Jiang Tianwei arrived at the streets of Shinjuku. He looked around. It was indeed Shinjuku. Everywhere he could see scenes of extravagance and decadence. There were bright lights everywhere. People might have been unable to avoid social engagements, or they might have been trying to numb their souls, or they might have been trying to vent their boredom...

I remember someone said that if you take life too seriously, you can't live well. That's why so many people work like crazy and then get drunk...

But this has nothing to do with Jiang Tianwei.

In order not to stand out too much, he strolled around the streets of Shinjuku. Everywhere he looked, he could see women dressed provocatively, or men who were obviously providing services other than drinks, trying to drum up business for their hotel. The bustling crowd was either reeking of alcohol or about to be reeking of alcohol, and everyone seemed drunk, indulging in this materialistic street.

"Please wait a moment! Sir over there!".

Just as Jiang Tianwei was walking around, looking for Amamiya Ren and Sakamoto Ryuji, he was suddenly stopped by someone... and from the sound of the voice, it was a cute girl...

Jiang Tianwei thought that the person who called him was Shinjima Makoto, and he muttered to himself that this student council president was really haunting him! He turned his head impatiently with a sullen look...

There was a beautiful blonde woman sitting in front of a table with a dark purple tablecloth in front of her. She was equipped with tarot cards, crystal balls, fortune sticks and other mystical props... She looked like a mutant fortune teller.

Why is he called a variant fortune teller? That's because, in Jiang Tianwei's impression, a fortune teller should wear all black, with an overall clothing style close to Persia, wrapped in black gauze from head to toe, with a mysterious veil or a robe cap on the head, in short, only the mouth can be seen.

This stereotype was developed from Japan's galgame. Unexpectedly, it was applied to the Japanese by Jiang Tianwei today. It is really ironic.

When you are walking on the street and suddenly a fortune teller, or someone related to the mysticism (such as a Taoist priest) calls you, then they will basically say the same thing...

"Are you trying to say that I'm in danger of bloodshed?"

"Sir, you may have...eh?!"

You see, today everyone came to find professionals, but unexpectedly, before they found the professionals they were looking for, they were entangled by professionals in another sense...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 165 Boys must protect themselves outside

Jiang Tianwei looked at the crowd nearby and saw a police officer in uniform who was on patrol.

Judging from the fact that the police officer did not raise any objections to the fortune-telling stall, I'm afraid that this older sister has been setting up the stall to tell fortunes here for quite some time, and there is nothing unreasonable or illegal about it, otherwise it would have been closed down by the police long ago.

"Hey, sir, why do you know what I'm going to say?"

It was unclear whether the blonde sister was pretending or really didn't expect this, but she looked extremely confused.

Jiang Tianwei shrugged and was about to say: I've already known all the tricks you scammers use!

But he felt that it was not enough, so he made a gesture with his left hand and waved his right hand twice seriously.