A comic book, but a librarian

422

Chapter 422: The number of victims increases.

Of course, Uesugi Sumiya did not plan to continue spending the night in the school. A warm big bed was more suitable for him than the school, so he simply packed up his things, left some warning measures unremoved and left the school. The other party's urgency was a little beyond his imagination. After all, who would have thought that the big monster who had just escaped from the seal would not hesitate to tear apart part of his soul to come back to find something.

"I'm heading to the home address that Akemi Horikawa left when she was hospitalized. Uesugi-san, how are you doing?"

Feng Haijun also breathed a sigh of relief. His sense of justice as a policeman supported him to continue his actions. He could not just sit there and watch someone die like that.

"To be honest, I know a little bit. The big monster that came out of the killing stone seemed to be planning to kill the four people who played the fox fairy game, and then take something from the school. You don't have to worry about the school. I will keep an eye on it."

Feng Haijun subconsciously wanted to say that that was impossible, as the other party was a big monster, but thinking of Uesugi Cheng's performance, he decided to follow Uesugi Cheng's request. After all, the other party was a professional, much stronger than someone like him who only had a superficial understanding of supernatural events.

"As for you, you should be careful. Although the fox is not very strong, it is more than enough to deal with ordinary people. I will consult other professionals later."

Uesugi Cheng hung up the phone and called the Kujo family directly.

"Hello, who is it?"

A pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone, and it seemed a little puzzled that someone would call so late at night.

"Akino? Please call Mr. Masamune for me. I need to ask them something."

When Uesugi Sumiya's voice sounded, Kaji Akino instantly remembered her benefactor and immediately ran to find her employer.

"Hey, what's going on at this hour? Did you encounter anything strange?"

There was a hint of sleepiness in Kujo Masamune's voice. He had had a good rest during the New Year holidays. Although he still didn't get enough sleep, it was much better than the previous routine of staying up late every day.

"Have you ever heard of Tamamonomae in the Killing Stone?"

"After the Killing Stone was shattered and scattered all over the place, most places used it as a fox grave for worship. Although the remaining spirit of Tamamonomae has completely dissipated in most of the fox graves, there are always a few exceptions. Which fox grave are you referring to?"

Kujo Saya had heard a little about this. Their ancestors seemed to have also set their sights on the Killing Stone when they were pursuing power, but for some reason they did not take action against the Killing Stone in the end.

"We've already left Tokyo. To be honest, I don't know which bastard broke the seal of the Killing Stone. What's even stranger is that the remaining spirit not only didn't flee far away immediately, but also planned to come back to retrieve something."

"There's nothing worth lingering about on the Killing Stone... It's just a cage for them. There must be something else there, but you have no idea at all, right?"

Saya Kujo immediately began to analyze the situation on the field.

"In fact, I just need to know that the other party is still looking for it. It will come back anyway."

"That's true, but the seal of the Killing Stone has been broken. We've also encountered some strange things recently, but we have no clue what to do."

Kujo Saya's voice sounded a little helpless. There were still too many things that were difficult for her to do with her current puppet body, and her brother Kujo Masamune had completely lost his memory.

Even though he recovered some of his memories after Meli's death, Saya felt it would be better for him to support the Kujo family herself.

"That's it, then. The other party must have been forced to come back to look for something. Knowing this will make it easier for me to deal with it. You guys should be careful over there. Tokyo has been very noisy recently. All kinds of monsters and ghosts have appeared, as well as the existence of urban ghost stories. Those things are much more difficult to deal with than vengeful spirits."

Uesugi Cheng nodded, lay down on the single bed in the hotel, and began to flip through the book beside him. It was a book that he found unexpectedly interesting.

[The Alchemist's Way to Save Life]: In 1782, Arnarvidil gave a lecture at the Paris Academy of Sciences based on this book. He was secretly executed the next morning without trial. (Reading Requirement: 14 casts, in Vanhe)

"In the age of the shell species, humans lived in darkness and ate on their knees; at that time, humans could enter Mansu like parasites. One person learned the technique of flint, that is, the technique of shaping and reshaping..."

Uesugi Cheng was stunned for a moment. How could any book he picked up involve the secrets of Si Chen? This book was not only related to the deceased Si Chen 'Flint', but judging by the content, it seemed to be related to another person as well.

"Through black, yellow, and red, unwise mortals rose into the shadow of the Inverted Egg and joined his service. He may still be there today."

Shangshan Cheng's eyes darkened. The unlucky guy who gave the speech was really bold, or he had never seen such an abstract person. Can the things in this book be said casually? That is the history of the rise of a Si Chen, and it may even be a secret history related to the "night watchman".

"The technique of shaping and reshaping..."

Uesugi Cheng put aside the secret histories that were too explosive for him at the moment, and began to concentrate on studying the knowledge and techniques he wanted to learn.

……

"There's still some way to go... What happened? Why is it so... quiet?"

Feng Haichun also parked the car on the side of the road. He tried to prick up his ears to listen to the sounds coming from the residential area, but what awaited him was dead silence, a dead silence in which even the sound of the wind gradually died down.

"Is it here already? Am I late?"

Feng Haijun also picked up his pistol. To be honest, he never understood why a professional team like him had to go to the scene and even carry a gun, but this was the special feature of the Police History Compilation Office.

Feng Haichun was also silently looking at the door in front of him. The silence was broken when he heard the sound of dripping water. With a bad premonition, he looked up.

Staring into a pair of lifeless eyes, a head was hanging there, blood slowly dripping down, and it looked like it was crying.

"Horikawa Akemi, death confirmed..."

Feng Haichun also looked at the blood that had accumulated on the ground and said this tiredly.

423

Chapter 423: Amethyst Bullet.

Akemi Horikawa died in a very tragic way. Jun Fukai never met her family, but he believed that her end was probably not going to be good. He tiredly dialed the phone and planned to ask his colleague to work overtime with him.

But before pressing the dial button, he somehow changed the phone number to Uesugi Cheng's.

"What's wrong, Officer Feng Hai, is there any trouble over there?"

Uesugi Cheng narrowed his eyes and yawned. The soundproofing effect that the hotel owner had assured him was indeed very good. He didn't hear any other sounds for several hours until his own phone rang.

"The last person who knew about it died miserably. I haven't called them over yet. Do you want to come over and take a look?"

Feng Haichun also asked. He actually had a little inspiration, so he didn't turn around and run. In this situation, if the fox fairy stayed there, he would most likely be the next victim.

"I think they are useless. I can't revive them. Since nothing happened when you went there, it means that the other party had already escaped. Then why are we running around so much? Listen to me, just let your people work overtime and it will be done. Anyway, we will all suffer together."

Uesugi Sumiya's words left Fukai Junya speechless. Although he knew what Uesugi Sumiya meant and understood his logic, he still felt that there was something wrong with asking the police to work overtime in this way.

"What's wrong with that? Even though police officers are often called tax thieves, you still have to do something, right? Now is just the right time. We're all working overtime together, so no one should complain. These are all regulations from above."

Uesugi Sumiya's words rolled around in Fuukai Jun'ye's mind. He thought about it for a long time and found that it seemed to be true. He simply dialed the police. Anyway, he had already worked overtime for free today, so he might as well let everyone accompany him on another trip. The Police History Compilation Office usually did not have the possibility to have good relations with other departments, so he might as well use them if possible.

Of course, after Uesugi Sumiya tricked Feng Haijun into going back, he also put down his books. Although he said that there was no problem, he couldn't stop the actions with his hands. It was impossible to pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, if the mess was too big, it would be very troublesome for him to clean up.

"Is it revenge? Or is it twisted emotions? It is destined to be impossible to reveal it tonight, but we will probably know the answer tomorrow."

Uesugi Cheng smiled. The fox was most likely fighting against something now, otherwise it wouldn't be so reckless as to kill people who had nothing to do with it one after another.

……

"After being possessed, you are being controlled instead? It's really a rare pleasure for a part of Tamamonomae to be so humiliating, but little brother... who are you?"

A man far away in Kyoto adjusted his hat and walked on the road in strange clothes. He suddenly spoke thoughtfully. People around him couldn't see his existence at all.

"It just happened to be this troubled time. If it weren't for this, I might be interested in going to take a look."

The man shook his head and looked at the stone sculpture in front of him.

"Every time I see it, I can't help but want to curse. Who carved me like this? How does it look like me?"

Abe Seimei said so. He looked up at the sky and saw the Taisui star moving. A part of Tamamonomae had broken through the seal. This kind of thing would give him a headache even if he were still alive.

"Divination is completely ineffective. Has Tai Sui completely isolated divination? Can that spirit do this?"

Abe Haruaki touched his hat and could only smile helplessly. Let future generations solve their own problems. He was already a dead man, so it was better for him to rest.

Of course, Uesugi Cheng did not know Abe Haruaki's evaluation. If he knew, he would probably just say "Who are you?" After all, to Uesugi Cheng, Abe Haruaki was not as important as Aso Kunihiko. At least Aso Kunihiko really gave him a lot of data and historical information. Abe Haruaki's Yin-Yang magic was already a useless thing to Uesugi Cheng.

"So now, let's go to bed first."

Uesugi Cheng yawned. Although it was just past ten o'clock in the evening, he already had the work and rest schedule of an elderly person who takes care of his health. He couldn't wait to fall asleep.

"Hey, how's everything going at the factory? By the way, how's your study going today? Is there anything you don't understand?"

Uesugi Cheng casually called the factory directly, and as expected, there was only one person who answered the phone.

"Everything is fine. And how can you be so sure that I will answer the phone? What if I'm not there and someone else answers?"

Yukinoshita Yukino picked up the phone and put it around her neck, then took a few tissues to wipe the stains on her hands.

In these few short days, she has come into contact with blacksmithing, metalworking, chemistry and a series of strange knowledge. Even though she thinks she has a strong learning ability, she can only barely keep up with the learning progress.

But what hit her the most was the actual controller of the factory, the orange-haired elf who lived in the painting.

She had heard a little about the origin of this orange-red haired elf. After all, the other party had never concealed how he was born.

This also led to her being deeply shocked when she realized that her learning speed was not as fast as that of a spirit that was just less than half a year old. Although the other party was not human at all, such a big gap still made her feel depressed.

"Because no one in the factory needs to communicate by phone except you. They will report directly to Hua Ling when they see the phone. And the way Hua Ling communicates with me is not through the phone."

Yukinoshita Yukino was silent. She had forgotten that apart from her, there was no living person in the traditional sense in this factory.

"So besides these questions, do you have anything else?"

"Please help me send a box to my house. I'm too lazy to go back and get it."

Uesugi Cheng yawned. He would probably not pass by the factory these days, and he did not plan to take a detour back. After all, Hua Ling was now thriving on her own, and if there was nothing she could not handle on her own, Uesugi Cheng would never interfere.

"Okay, I have an idea about the bullet you mentioned last time. Please help me check it when the time comes."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the bullet in front of her that was as crystal clear as amethyst, and always felt that she seemed to be more talented than she originally thought.

424

Chapter 424 Aunt Mopsy.

Yukinoshita Yukino had never thought about whether she could make bullets out of the ampoule and the contents inside. Since Uesugi Sumiya had asked her to do it, she felt that she could definitely do it, so she didn't think too much about it and immediately started to learn how to make it.

Of course, as she was doing it, she discovered a limitation in herself. She couldn't deal with materials that she couldn't understand, or she couldn't fully utilize the properties of the special liquid glass in the ampoule. Of course, she wouldn't simply go to Uesugi Cheng and say, "I can't do this." It would seem as if she had given up her ability to think.

So she chose to ask Hikigaya Hachiman. In the Night Traveling Technique that Hikigaya Hachiman learned, the use of the [Initiation] aspect was very efficient and common, just like the power of the [Casting] aspect that she learned. So she took a photo of the ampoule and asked Hikigaya Hachiman how to use the [Initiation] aspect in it.

"You actually asked me this question...Okay, I'll study it with you later. I haven't studied the secondary processing of materials yet."

Hikigaya Hachiman scratched his head. He knew how to make use of materials. He had also obtained the amethyst ampoule from Uesugi Sumiko. It was very good as a ritual material and prop, but if you asked him what he could get after processing the amethyst ampoule, he was really in the dark, let alone making it into a bullet.

"If it succeeds, I'll take a few shots and help me make a tool."

Hikigaya Hachiman proposed the reward he wanted. He thought about it and thought that if he could get a gun with this kind of bullet, he might be able to use the pistol to directly shoot through the bulletproof vest or bulletproof glass and kill the opponent with one shot. After all, the bullet made of the power of [Ai] should be able to open these protections and allow the bullet to directly attack the opponent.

"Okay, let's go back to this abandoned factory and do some technical verification."

In this way, Hikigaya Hachiman was pulled into Uesugi Sumire's factory.

Then he saw that Yukinoshita Yukino was dressed like a foreman, with her hair tied up and wearing a safety helmet. The sight of her made Hikigaya Hachiman speechless. He felt as if he didn't know Yukinoshita Yukino at all.

"What are you looking at? Get to work quickly. Finish it soon so we can rest soon."

Yukinoshita Yukino came over holding a small box, which was full of amethyst ampoules. Uesugi Sumiko had already taught Yukinoshita Yukino how to make this kind of thing, but she did not have enough [Awakening] nature to synthesize amethyst ampoules, so she could only use Uesugi Sumiko's reserve first.

"Okay, okay, now what Uesugi said can really be done."

Hikigaya Hachiman began to doubt the truthfulness of what Uesugi Sumire said. Based on his understanding of the night wandering technique, he felt that if Yukinoshita Yukino were to do it alone, it would probably be a very long exploration and experiment.

……

"So you asked Hikigaya to help you complete this project. No, there is no problem at all. Isn't that what research is all about? What's so strange about having an assistant? You see, didn't I ask you guys for help when I needed it? It's better to say that you did a good job. Being able to produce results is a victory."

Uesugi Cheng smiled and put the bullet in his hand back into his pocket. Although the growth rate of his assistant was indeed amazing, it was still a bit slow for him.

"How about... teach them some of the invisible arts, and select some..."

Invisible Art is a special power that is notorious in the noon world and Mansu, but everyone knows a little about it. It is neither magic nor magic, but a doctrine similar to magic and mysticism. Through rituals, blessings, and prayers, one can pray for the power of the hour in a specific way, gain knowledge, understand hidden truths, or influence reality.

"The Invisible Art is as unprofitable as knotwork, as unethical as cigarette smuggling, and generally has the same tiny odds as roulette. However, the Orchard of Light can only be reached this way."

This is Christopher Iliopoli, author of the Night Walk series,’s assessment of the Invisible Art.

However, although everyone thinks that this thing is rotten to the core of the earth, they have to admit that the invisible technique is really effective. At least it can serve as a bridge for humans to enter Mansu, and it can also serve as a promotion path for most self-made people.

"Although it sounds a bit premature, we still have to teach them. After all, learning something like this is not without risks. It depends on their own willingness."

Uesugi Cheng hung up the phone and fell asleep.

"The seasons change, dear, you don't have to invite me, someone has already invited me..."

Uesugi Cheng woke up, and the Silent Bookstore was once again shrouded in fog. For a moment, he could not see the current time clearly. All the clocks lost their original effects, and the plants regained their appearance. In the village of Brancugar next to the Silent Bookstore, there were many more people who should not have existed here.

Leap year has come again.

A middle-aged woman with dark black hair, black eye shadow and black lip gloss suddenly appeared in the Silent Bookstore and said this to Uesugi Cheng.

Aunt Mopsy: A collector of proverbs, a wine connoisseur, and the messenger of the hour known as the Mare in the Trees.

"To be honest, I am a little flattered. After all, you are..."

Uesugi Cheng's face twitched a little. He never thought that such a big shot would come to Silent Bookstore.