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Hayakawa Aki slammed his fist heavily on the mottled wall. His long hair drooped down, covering half of his face, and his entire expression was hidden in the shadow of his long hair.

"Heh-"

His fists creaked, the phalanges crackling as if unable to withstand the pressure, the fluid in the joints crackling. His eyes gradually turned red, filled with indescribable rage and murderous intent.

He'd been feeling restless for the past few days. Ever since Kawada Ichiryu accepted the mission, Hayakawa Aki had a vague premonition that this would be a life-or-death mission. As soon as he received Kawada Ichiryu's distress signal, he and his police officers set out.

But...I was still a step too late.

Was it a sudden, purposeful ambush discovered by the Truth Cult? It's possible, but considering what Kawada said, it's more likely that it was just an ordinary police officer with low-level skills, and there was a mole inside.

Hayakawa Aki pressed the button on his headset: "Search my office and find the bug. Find it until you find it!"

Snapped--

He took off the headset and smashed it to the ground.

Hayakawa Aki suddenly understood why Senior Himeno wanted to join the Public Security Anti-Magic Section 4.

In this rotten quagmire, everything we do is just targeting common criminals, like accepting a handout from someone in a higher position to satisfy their inner sense of justice! It's as if they're saying, "Give you a few small things to satisfy your inner emotions, and that's enough. As for the biggest villains, they're there to benefit us, so don't mess with them."

On the way to the end of the alley, Hayakawa Aki had already inserted the USB drive into his mobile phone and read the contents on it, and saw the information that Kawada Ichiryu had exchanged for his life.

What's there?

There is dark evidence far beyond Hayakawa Aki's imagination. Chiba's congressmen, senior police officers, powerful and wealthy people, and many beasts entrenched in the top of Chiba are all covered by this evidence.

It even contained insider information about organ trafficking and human experiments. There was also a document marked as top secret, but it was damaged and could not be read.

Hayakawa Aki could already imagine the future scene. After the news leaked, the Truth Church would begin an internal self-investigation and would soon discover that the data had been stolen.

Next, the parliamentarians, as a community of interests, will spare no effort to block the evidence in their hands. Those newspapers that usually like to take advantage of others will be given gag orders and selectively keep silent, and senior police officers inside will also intercept evidence from top to bottom.

In the end, this humble police captain would face bloody revenge. Hayakawa Aki wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of dying in vain. The moment this evidence was handed over, it would lose its intended purpose.

Should he entrust it to Miss Makima, the most senior official he knew? I'm afraid that wouldn't work either. They weren't close enough. This was enough information to shake up both the Chiba Police Station and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Furthermore, no one from Anti-Demon Section 4 had ever been involved in such a matter.

Who can be trusted? If Hayakawa Aki can't tell, then...using formal, official channels is impossible.

Hayakawa Aki's fists clenched even tighter. How ridiculous! A police inspector, possessing criminal evidence against his superiors and a major criminal organization, couldn't enforce justice through official channels.

If the people who make the rules break the rules they designed, do you expect them to be punished based on the content of the rules?

"Choose to make it public online?"

Hayakawa Aki muttered to himself. He didn't have internet skills, nor did he have the talented cast of protagonists in thriller detective novels. He was also well aware of the police's methods. If he chose to go public, they would find him online. His death didn't matter, but how widely could this publicly disclosed evidence spread before the other party found it and deleted it? How much attention would it garner? Would it ultimately boil down to a simple statement like, "It's a rumor. The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested XXX."

Hayakawa Aki fell into deep thought.

It seems that only that place can do it. If it's Kira, he should be able to see it...

At this moment, a clear human voice brought him back to reality.

"You're... Officer Hayakawa? Are you okay?"

Hayakawa Aki raised his head and looked at the source of the sound with confused eyes.

The orphan of the Yagami family, with clear eyes, stood at the corner of the alley, greeting him with concern. Hayakawa Akiya recognized the person behind him; it was Ryougi Shiki. They had met before at the crime scene.

"It's you...Yogami-san." Hayakawa Aki wanted to smile, but his face was stiff and he couldn't make such a positive smile no matter what, so he simply gave up.

Now he just wants the criminals to pay with blood.

Light Yagami asked with concern, "What happened? The one who just fell to the ground was Officer Kawada, right? I saw him on TV a few days ago."

Hayakawa Aki shook his head, his tone devoid of any sadness. "This is an internal police matter. I can't tell you, Yagami-san."

"Do you think I'm an outsider?" Yagami Light clenched his fists tightly, seeming a little angry and helpless: "Really, if only I were older, I would also like to be a police officer to arrest these hateful criminals!"

"Officer Kawada is my role model, but now he is..."

"Don't become a Japanese police officer!" Hayakawa Aki lit a cigarette for himself, the smoke blurring his vision. "You'll end up in misfortune."

"Young men like you... should learn to understand Kira. The police you rely on are also praying for Kira's arrival..."

Light Yagami showed an expression of disbelief and took two steps back involuntarily: "How, how could this happen? Officer Kawada, would he actually stand on Kira's side?"

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"No!"

Hayakawa Aki shook his head, and the undisguised hatred and anger in his eyes were clearly seen by Yagami Light: "Now... it is me who hopes Kira will come."

Light Yagami deeply felt his determination that was gradually sliding into madness, his rising dark will, and his soul that was gradually transforming from light to darkness.

Although I don't know what happened, it seems that Hayakawa Aki, who has fallen into the Yakuza, can be used.

...

"Ya Shen...what do you think happened?"

It was drizzling. I sat side by side with Ryougi Shiji in the waiting room, looking at the Public Security Manor in the distance.

That was his ultimate goal, where all the information regarding the investigation into Kira was kept. If he could invade or join them, he would be completely invincible. But unfortunately, at his current age, joining the Public Security Taima Division was out of the question.

What a pity!

Light Yagami retracted his thoughts and said casually, "The undercover mission was betrayed by an undercover agent within the police."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"I heard it just now when I was approaching the alley." Yagami Light tapped his ears. "Officer Hayakawa's office was bugged. This kind of thing could probably only be done by someone within the police force."

"Because of a thoroughly corrupt police officer, a capable and elite police officer was sacrificed. This kind of thing... must be difficult for any police officer who wants to do his job to be effective to accept."

Ryougi Shiki lowered her eyes, feeling rather downcast. It was something like this that made her feel sad just thinking about it.

It's really hateful.

After a while, Ryougi Shiki spoke up, "Yagami, what do you think... is the reason why humans harm humans?"

In response to Ryougi Shiki's question, Light Yagami's attitude towards her changed slightly after learning of her abilities. After a moment's thought, he said, "There are times when you harbor feelings for someone that exceed your tolerance, whether it's love or hatred."

"Have feelings?"

"Yes, I've always believed that. For the sake of their own interests, tolerance will decline indefinitely... The target doesn't need to take any action; simply existing will hinder their own desire for self-interest. Humans are such pathetic and hateful creatures."

"What about Kira? Yagami, do you think Kira thinks the same way?"

The confusion in Ryougi Shiki's eyes became even more intense.

This incident had a profound impact on her.

When she first appeared at the scene of the [Araki Financial Incident], facing the mark left by Kira, the oppressive feeling and the evil emanating from it are still engraved in Ryougi Shiki's heart.

She also believed from the bottom of her heart that Kira was evil and must be killed. However, in the subsequent events involving Kira, Kira's actions made Ryougi Shiki confused. He never attacked ordinary people, and the people he killed were all people who deserved to die.

Ye Shen told her that there is no one in the world who can be killed without any consequences, and all lives are equal.

But on that stormy night, the death of the evil bully and Nishimiya Shoko's demonic crisis broke out almost simultaneously. She only learned this afterward, and at that time, Ryougi Shiki asked herself, if she could do it again, would she choose to save "four people" or "one person."

Putting aside all the additional attributes of life, is it really possible to achieve equality in life that integrates knowledge and action?

Facing the confused Ryougi Shiki, Light Yagami said without hesitation: "A person can only kill one person in his life, and that person is himself."

"No one has the right to take another's life. Killing is wrong and an indelible sin. If anyone can do it, then only the perfect God can judge the life and death of others."

"But no one in this world is a perfect god. When they take another's life for the first time, they will weigh the value of their own possessions against the value of another's life."

"Trading the things you lose when you kill with the lives of others in a moral transaction, this act of destroying one's life while enduring inner torment is called murder. This torment can only be clearly answered with the first killing. Everything after that is no longer killing, but slaughter."

"When I say there's no such thing as someone who doesn't mind being killed, I'm actually referring to the killer himself. Every time you kill, you're trading off against the bottom line of what it means to be human."

"A person's life can only carry the value of one person's life. All lives are equal. After killing someone else, you will no longer be able to kill yourself. When you die, you will be very uneasy and go to an empty place."

"I believe Kira has already made up his mind. He will live under the criticism of some people, and he will also live under the worship of others."

"Because he compares himself to God, who loves the world and has infinite expectations for mankind. However, the sins displayed by mankind far exceed what he can bear, and therefore he carries out killings again and again..."

"I imagine Kira's heart must be filled with pain and anxiety. A mortal man dreaming of being on par with a god. How... pitiful!"

Ryougi Shiki's eyes widened.

No matter what, she never expected that the evaluation that Light Yagami gave to Kira would be pitiful... At this moment, in Ryougi Shiki's eyes, bursts of soft golden light seemed to emerge behind Light Yagami.

When people bathe in it, they feel relaxed physically and mentally, as if they are in a warm ocean.

How... tender.

"Liangyi, can you promise me one thing?" Light Yagami's eyes were clear, and with such a look, there was no doubt that the next sentence he would say was a vow like a proposal.

Ryougi Shiki subconsciously shrank back, and her voice inadvertently softened: "What's the matter?"

"If you ever meet Kira or catch him, don't use your demonic eyes to kill him!" Yagami Light said sternly, "I know that people with special abilities like you, Liangyi, will subconsciously look down on ordinary lives."

"No, I..." Before Ryougi Shiki could finish her defense, she was interrupted rudely by Light Yagami.

"Listen to me first. 'Not killing' is the ultimate bottom line. I promise that in the future, Liangyi, your death will be the same as mine and everyone else's. You can still find peace!"

"No matter how powerful you are, save that peace of mind and the power to kill yourself until the end! If one day, Liang Yi, you kill Kira, I will never forgive you in my life!"

"So...promise me, okay? Shiki."

As he spoke, Light Yagami slowly leaned forward. At this distance, they could even feel each other's breath.

His eyes were extremely pure and clear, without a trace of distracting thoughts.

At this moment, the lethality to Ryougi Shiki was even more terrifying than her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. In that instant of eye contact... Light Yagami killed Sai.

Ryougi Shiki was defeated, not daring to meet Light Yagami's eyes. Her ears were completely soft and red, and she whispered, "I understand. When I encounter Kira, I will spare his life."

After saying that, Ryougi Shiki suddenly realized that since Light Yagami was such a gentle person, he certainly didn't want Kira to suffer like that again. So he immediately added, "I will kill his memories of being Kira and kill his evil abilities."

"His sins will die along with his memories. From now on, he will not hurt anyone, and therefore he will not be hurt. He will not take anything, and therefore he will gain nothing. He will live without ripples, as if blending into time, as the average of all living beings, quietly breathing his own air. A plain, smooth and unobstructed life."

"This will be the most painful and acceptable rest of Kira's life."

"Ah."

Light Yagami nodded, silently putting some distance between himself and Ryougi Shiki. A relieved smile appeared on his lips, but it wasn't a genuine one. It was as if he had been suppressing it for a long time, taking advantage of this "appropriate" moment to release it.

Light Yagami watched as the confusion in Ryougi Shiki's eyes faded and turned clear again, and asked curiously, "Ryougi, can you kill Kira's ability?"

"Not necessarily." Talking about her profession, Ryougi Shiki's eyes grew serious. "I haven't had any direct contact with Kira. The only indirect contact was that one time at Araki Financial Company, when I saw the corpse on the ground and the contents of the spray painting he had used..."

"The tower's ability is probably to remotely cast a curse-like ability. If I open my demonic eye, based on the power remaining in the corpse, I can kill a curse of that level."

"His power can't affect me. But if it works on others, I'm not sure."

Light Yagami narrowed his eyes slightly, secretly frightened.

Besides the monsters in the Public Security Anti-Demon Section 4 who possessed the power similar to that of control, Ryougi Shiki, who possessed the Mystic Eyes, was also a true monster. Only the owner of the Death Note knew how powerful the Death Note's power truly was.

This is a causal ability! So the power of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is so strong that it can destroy cause and effect.

"And then there's His ability itself..." Ryougi Shiki looked conflicted, as if thinking about how to tell Light Yagami about their mysterious side world in as mundane language as possible.

"I can sense that his ability is directed towards death. He possesses a power similar to my Mystic Eyes, and is a user of the same type." Finally, Ryougi Shiki made his own judgment: "Because the root of both is [Death], I'm not sure if my [Death] can kill his [Death]."

"Only when you face Him directly and open your Demonic Eye can you understand... even among the roots, there are levels of difference."

Light Yagami listened quietly, greedily absorbing the information he needed from Ryougi Shiki's words.

There is one thing that can be judged at this moment.

The Ryougi Shiki before her and the Ryougi Shiki in the sweet shop didn't share any information, not even subconscious interference. The innocent Ryougi Shiki before her had no idea what effect her Mystic Eyes could have on the notebook.

Ryougi Shiki frequently mentions "Root", so let's call the other Ryougi Shiki "Root Shiki".

At present, it seems that Gen-Shiki affectionately calls his other self "Shiki", but he has no intention of helping Shiki to arrest Kira...

It is obvious that Light Yagami is Kira.

Not only did he fail to help his other self, he also revealed a crucial piece of information to him: Ryougi Shiki could see the end of the note, but he couldn't kill it. While there was no way to verify this, and caution was still necessary, it did bring some peace of mind.

People live for peace of mind, and Light Yagami is very satisfied with this.

This trip today was truly a good one. Although I still haven't figured out the true nature of the Public Security Anti-Magic Section 4, I unexpectedly gained a lot of interesting information.

It's time to go home.

The tram in the distance slowly approached the two of them. Light Yagami stood up, but Shiki Ryougi beside him did not move.

"The car is here, time to go~"

"Ya Shenjun, I have something to do in Tokyo, you should go back first."