Super God: If I punch you, you will die

"Haven't I said this many times already? Why do we have to cooperate with your situation?"

The man's voice was very loud and echoed in the hall.

Ichiyanagi and Tojo stopped abruptly, looking in the direction from which the sound came, curious about what had happened in the hall.

"Regarding this issue, it's just as I explained a few days ago..."

"It's all because you guys aren't producing your search results quickly enough that we've made absolutely no progress! How are you going to take responsibility for this?!"

It was an arrogant and rude man. In front of him was a saleswoman, and he was yelling at her.

The man was disheveled, wearing an ill-fitting, plain-looking suit. He was probably around forty years old. He was extremely angry, slamming his fist on the counter and hurling insults at a saleswoman without any mercy.

The sales clerk was left speechless.

Amen could not ignore such rude behavior, so he muttered to himself and strode toward the counter.

"What's wrong with that guy...?"

"Ah! Hey! Wait, Amon!" Even though the people around him tried to stop him, Amon walked over without hesitation, and Ichiryu could only follow.

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"Amen!"

After Amen walked over, the fierce-looking man seemed to notice Amen as well, and shouted loudly at Amen in a guilty manner.

"Huh? What do you want to do? Can't you see she's very troubled?"

"I'm the one who's causing trouble! Get out of the way! I'm going to settle this today!" Yamen was a burly man who was very intimidating to most people, and he also had such a deafening, resounding, and rough voice. Despite all this, the man seemed completely unconcerned.

"If we can't communicate rationally, I'll call the security guards."

"What did you say?"

"I said I was going to call security. Are you really okay with that?"

The man still seemed indifferent. Just as Yamen was about to use physical means to solve the problem, Yiliu hurriedly came over.

"Yamen! You may step back for now! He is..."

The man had already taken something out of his suit pocket and was showing it to the outside.

"I am one of the relevant law enforcement officers."

That was indeed a law enforcement personnel handbook. The photo showed a man in uniform, the very man before us, with the rank of "Police Inspector" and the name "Kyohei Morimine." It seemed that this man was a Police Inspector named Kyohei Morimine.

"Relevant law enforcement personnel?"

"When it comes to dragging people away, we're much more capable."

"I see you're working with Mr. Yanagi and Tojo, so you're a ghoul investigator too, right? Hmph." The man looked Amon and the others up and down with a disdainful tone, his eyes full of contempt. Ichiyanagi was completely baffled, and Tojo next to him was even more confused about the man's intentions.

"My attitude may have been a bit harsh, I apologize for that. I'm sorry. But that lady was indeed at fault."

Such an arrogant attitude hardly qualifies as an apology, and his smile was utterly dismissive. Without someone of high status, such an apology would surely have resulted in a beating.

“Mr. Liu, I remember you said something like, ‘If we send at least one more person to support us, we can reopen the investigation.’”

"Shoufeng, he just reported for duty today."

"A promise is a promise! My daily check-in has finally paid off. Hey, you over there, you'd better give me a good helping out."

"assist?"

Yamen looked at Yiliu with a puzzled expression, hoping to get the answer he wanted, but Yiliu did not look at him and avoided his gaze.

"Um, Amon, this is Inspector Morimine Kyohei from the Criminal Investigation Division of the 8th District Police Station. Don't let his appearance fool you, he's an exceptionally capable officer."

"I am Morimine Kyohei, nice to meet you." At this point, Morimine Kyohei did have some of the basic qualities of someone working within the system, though only to a limited extent.

The arrival of Morimine Kyohei undoubtedly made Amon even more shrouded in mystery. There have been too many abnormal things lately, and the place is shrouded in doubt.

Amen's face and eyes were still full of confusion.

"Mori, this is Amon Kotaro, who was urgently transferred from the 20th Ward to provide support. He's so young and he's already a First Class Investigator."

"Hmm? Could it be that he's younger than Tojo? And a First Class Investigator?"

"Please stop talking! This is a very sensitive issue!"

"Tojo, I remember you were a second-class citizen, weren't you?"

"Didn't I ask you not to say it?"

"But isn't he younger than you? Is being second-class really that much better than being first-class?"

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"I am Amon Kotaro," Amon introduced himself, then asked, "But why are the relevant personnel here?"

"I'm here because of the 'high school girl disappearance case' that happened three months ago." Morimine Kyohei didn't make things difficult for Amon, but clearly answered Amon's questions. He came because of the high school girl disappearance case three months ago, which might be related to a criminal case.

"A high school girl has gone missing? Is this related to 'ghouls'?"

"This is definitely the work of humans! But those higher-ups made a huge fuss over just a tiny bit of 'ghoul' reaction and dumped the whole case on the CCG. As a result, because 'ghouls' are dangerous, they've come with a bunch of unnecessary restrictions, preventing me from conducting my investigation freely!"

Morimine Kyohei was furious. Ghouls were the thing Morimine Kyohei hated most, without exception; in his eyes, all "ghouls"...

They are all demons, enemies of humanity. They not only hunt humans, but some ghouls are also extremely cruel. Moreover, the conditions given by their superiors are very harsh, making his work difficult.

This is the most inspiring part.

"Morimine, calm down," Ichiryu comforted him. He understood Morimine Kyohei's feelings; he sometimes felt the same way when he was working. Nevertheless, he gently and softly explained the whole situation to Morimine Kyohei. "Three months ago, a high school girl went missing. Although law enforcement launched a search, last month they found the missing girl, Ms. Hirano Mai's, hairpin. After examining the hairpin, law enforcement found what appeared to be ghoul bodily fluids on it. Therefore, the police proactively requested our assistance in the investigation."

"But all the officers in charge of the investigation are in the hospital, so it's unclear when the investigation can be reopened!"

Yamen listened very attentively.

He understood the difficulties involved; after the War of the Bronze, there was a shortage of manpower, and some cases simply couldn't be solved because there wasn't enough manpower available.

"I know you are risking your lives to fight for the people, but our case is also a matter of life and death! We can't keep leaving it to the side!"

Morimine Kyohei looked angry and impatient.

"Wait for Yamen and Yiliu to say fiercely."

"Mr. Liu, is there no way to locate the culprit from the 'ghoul's' bodily fluids?"

"Unfortunately, for the CCG, that guy is a 'first-time offender.'" It's like a human DNA database; only those who have committed crimes are recorded, or those within the system. As for first-time offenders, they have no records whatsoever.

The same principle applies to "ghouls." The files for liquids and kagune are for criminal ghouls, not for all ghouls.

"If that's the case, what's the possibility that the 'ghoul' suspect is related to this incident?"

"The investigators were taken to the hospital while they were investigating the matter."

"I see. That's why this matter was put on hold. But even so, we can't leak the information."

While there is some overlap in the work of ghoul investigators and related law enforcement personnel, many aspects are not overlapping. For example, dealing with ghouls is the CCG's area of ​​expertise.

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Since dealing with ghouls is part of the CCG's job responsibilities, they also have a confidentiality obligation to other departments. It's not that internal staff can freely obtain confidential information, even if the other party has a special professional status.

“As long as the perpetrator might be connected to 'ghouls,' our law enforcement personnel cannot easily take action. But you've simply washed your hands of it. Perhaps that missing high school girl is still somewhere waiting for rescue! If you don't intend to handle this, hand the case back to us!”

“Shoufeng, if we cannot use every means to prove that the possibility of this matter being related to ‘ghouls’ is zero, we cannot hand the case back to the relevant law enforcement personnel.”

"That's right! I've heard you say this so many times! My ears are practically calloused! But Mr. Liu, you did say that as long as the higher-ups send other ghoul investigators, you can reopen the investigation, am I right?"

It seems that Morimine Kyohei is truly helpless. After all, they are not a department that specializes in dealing with 'ghouls', so they are also powerless to solve this case.

The willow tree before him was his only hope.

Of course, we should seize the opportunity.

"Morphine, I have a wife and children, after all. Even putting aside the 'ghoul' issue, this disappearance case still pains me deeply. Of course, I intend to conduct an investigation, but Amon only arrived today. In order to protect the safety of Ward 8, I hope you can give us some time."

"I've waited long enough! I can't wait to reopen the investigation. Don't even think about leaving here until you agree!"

Shoufeng's eyes were sharp, as if he could see through everything. He had already seen through their thoughts and said to them.

"I understand."

"What? I understand now, Amen?"

"Liu Shangdeng, leave this matter to me to investigate," Yamen said confidently. This revelation immediately silenced the scene, but after a brief silence, a voice rang out.

"That's wonderful! A man's word is his bond!"

"Wait a minute! Amen!"

"No, no, no, Amen is first-class! Amen is first-class!"

Although Morimine felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, Ichiyanagi and Tojo's expressions immediately darkened. Things were not as simple as Morimine and Amon had thought; the complexity far exceeded their expectations.

Yi Liu grabbed Ya Men's arm and ruthlessly pulled him aside.

Tojo followed.

The three of them put some distance between themselves and Shoufeng. At this moment, Yiliu glanced in Shoufeng's direction again to make sure he couldn't hear her before speaking.

"Yamen, first class. This kind of boring work is better suited for someone like us who are utterly insignificant. Ouch!"

“Amen, everything must be done in the right place at the right time. After I give you a brief overview of what’s going on in District 8, we’ll start investigating. I’d like you to be in charge of guarding against threats from District 23 and maintaining order in District 8.”

“No.” Amon didn’t even consider Ichiyanagi and Tojo’s suggestions. He stubbornly stuck to his own ideas and firmly opposed them.

Perhaps Amen also had his own ideas.

This time his attitude was very firm.

No one could stop Amen from making this decision, he thought to himself.

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“I don’t know much about District 8. If we’re talking about having to be wary of threats from District 23, I think the two people from District 8 who can take a broader view are more suitable for this job.”

"Yamen."

"To search for 'ghoul' suspects, we must travel throughout the entire 8th ward. This way, I can also gain a better understanding of the situation in the 8th ward. Moreover, as long as this case has even the slightest connection to 'ghouls,' we cannot ignore it."

Yamen also had a selfish reason for wanting to do this: his pride. He absolutely had to take on this task so that someone like Shoufeng would have nothing to say.

People fight for their pride, while Buddha receives only a stick of incense.

Amen understands this principle best.

This is human obsession.

This is especially true for people like Amen, whose pride makes everything else important. Even if it means taking a thousand times more danger, they will still resolutely go forward, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, yet still venturing into the tiger's den.

“That’s true.” Although Yiliu still looked depressed, he did understand Amon’s thoughts, so he nodded and said.

"Shoufeng! Could you please give me at least a little time to hand over the data from that missing person case to Yamen?"

Shoufeng gave the three of them an OK sign from a distance.

After everything was handed over, Yanagi and Tojo left.

On their way to the station, they were still somewhat worried, feeling uneasy and fearing that things might take a turn for the worse.

"I will send the investigation report to the police station."

"You're probably not familiar with District 8 yet, right? I think it's better to have someone guide you. By the way, that's the shortcut to the station."

“You’re completely unfamiliar with District 8, but you took the plunge without hesitation after leaving the CCG, so I’m guessing you’re planning to go somewhere you know, which should be the train station. You came by tram, right?” Amon’s analysis was indeed correct. In District 8, it’s better to choose public transportation. If you’re driving a private car, you might get stuck in traffic for half a day.

During his conversation with Shoufeng, Yamen discovered something: this seemingly rough man was actually quite thoughtful.

That makes sense, after all, Shoufeng is a legitimate person working within the system.

"Mr. Shoufeng, why did you become involved? Was it just following the trend?"

"Yes. I just had no other choice, so I chose to become a person involved in this field."

Don't you think your job is something to be proud of?

"pride?"