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"Mr. Lin Yi, won't you take a break?"

Tanjiro, who had slept for a while in the second half of the night, looked at Lin Yi, who was in high spirits, and asked him with some concern.

"No, how should I put it? I'm in pretty good spirits right now. I feel like I could do a thousand push-ups, eat thirty meat buns, and then run three kilometers without taking a break."

Lin Yi smiled freely and answered calmly.

"It's not good for your health to run long distances after eating buns."

Tanjiro was stunned for a moment and then spoke with more concern, which surprised Lin Yi a little.

This child seems to be of a very honest character.

Speaking of which, according to their previous self-introductions, Suzuran claimed to be fourteen years old, and Tanjiro Kamado claimed to be fifteen years old, and both of them really looked like boys and girls who had not grown up. But I am a tall guy over 1.9 meters tall, and my age must be at least twenty years old. But I am the weakest person here.

Yes, through the intelligence analysis last night, Lin Yi discovered that in this rescue mission, the only person who had no special abilities worth mentioning seemed to be himself.

Linglan has a kind of [Originium Skill] that seems to be unique to her world. In short, it is like a spell, which can release blue fox fire to attack the enemy. According to Linglan herself, this kind of fire can not only cause damage but also slow down the enemy's actions. Usually, it is used in teamwork. In addition to this basic move, she also has some other hidden abilities.

The boy named Tanjiro Kamado claimed that he was from an organization called the Demon Slayer Corps. He had practiced the ability called Water Breathing, and his physical fitness was much stronger than that of ordinary humans. He also mastered a variety of sword skills and could adapt to the needs of enemies in various occasions. And according to Tanjiro himself, the enemy he had previously fought was called "Demon", which fed on human flesh and blood, was immortal, and was only afraid of the sun and strange monsters that were beheaded by the Sun Blade.

Speaking of this thing that sounds like it completely violates the law of conservation of mass, if it is used to generate electricity, wouldn't it be possible to create a perpetual motion machine?

Well, considering that this topic might be a bit too much, Lin Yi didn't treat it as a joke in the end.

In short, after careful analysis, Lin Yi discovered that among the three rescuers present, the worst one seemed to be himself.

Because he really doesn't have any abilities that can be called "supernatural".

The sharpness of senses and the ability to analyze thoughts instantly sounded great, but they could not make up for the gap in physical fitness, which was clearly shown by the comparison of his reaction speed with Tanjiro last night. Of course, among human individuals, Lin Yi was very sure that his physical fitness was at a higher level, but this level definitely did not break through the human limit and could not reach a level beyond ordinary people.

In other words, am I participating in a rescue mission as a "newcomer"?

Well, or in other words, is there any secret in himself that he doesn't know about and has forgotten?

"Mr. Lin Yi, Mr. Tanjiro, breakfast is ready."

Lily of the valley, who was helping in the kitchen, came out at this time and waved to the two of them.

"Oh, we'll be right there. Thank you, Miss Suzuran."

Tanjiro answered very energetically, while Lin Yi, who was thinking with his head down, was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses from the large number of thoughts that had just flashed through his mind in less than a second.

I can't help but start thinking about it more.

My brain seems to be different from others. Once I concentrate and start thinking about a problem, I feel as if time has stopped around me. Hmm... is this my unique ability? It seems a little weak...

Lin Yi briefly ignored the thoughts in his mind and walked over to the large table temporarily placed in front of the fireplace.

Lillian showed an excited expression. The little girl didn't know what was going on. She just felt that it was very lively to have so many people together for dinner, so she felt very happy.

Old Bob's face was much gloomier, and he seemed to be thinking about something carefully. While eating, he would stare at the three people on Lin Yi's side from time to time. The hesitation and worry in his eyes could be said to be basically not concealed at all.

"Okay, Lillian, I'll give you some homework today. Remember the little pistol I gave you before? Take it apart and put it back together again, repeat three times, and then practice raising the gun fifty times. This is your practice homework today, so hurry up and finish it."

"Yeah, okay, Grandpa, can I play with Sister Linglan after I finish practicing?"

"Sure, I'm always welcome~"

"Hey hey I'm leaving first then."

He sent the little girl away in just a few words. When Lillian went into the bedroom to fiddle with her small pistol from old Bob, the lame old man closed the door, walked up to the three people, sat down, and looked at them solemnly again.

"Can I...trust you?"

The old man still seemed a little hesitant.

"I will do my best to protect everyone's safety."

Tanjiro nodded and answered seriously.

"Although I may look immature, I have experienced many dangers. I can fight and protect you."

Lily of the Valley also clenched her fists, looking very confident.

"So, we need to know more. Whatever broke in last night, it was definitely not human. The curse threatening your town is a real monster. To protect your loved ones, you have to trust us and tell us everything you know. Only then can we take action and nip the danger in the bud."

Lin Yi, who spoke last, made a direct request to the eighty-year-old man in front of him.

Old Bob survived the last curse ritual seventy years ago.

And the nightmare that I saw this time happened again that night.

Old Bob thought he had forgotten those horrific scenes in his childhood, but last night, when he couldn't fall asleep because he was on guard against three strangers outside the house, he lay in bed with his clothes on, holding the gun and closing his eyes to pretend to be asleep. At that moment, he felt the familiar cold feeling, which seemed to have been immersed in the end of his memory and forgotten along with his family's tragic death, but it resurfaced.

Then, he heard a bang outside the house, and he knew clearly that the nightmare had come back to find him. Old Bob decided to step forward without hesitation, even if he could not defeat the existence in the nightmare, at least he could protect his last granddaughter.

But when he came out, he saw three strangers who were unharmed and a wooden bench that had turned into pieces.

"You are indeed not ordinary people."

"I admit that until now I am not sure whether what I did was right."

"But... if you really have enough power, I beg you to protect my granddaughter, protect Lillian, and don't let her become a sacrifice."

Old Bob, who knew clearly how terrible the curse-like evil thing was, finally made the decision to try to ask these three people for help.

The answer he got was a very sincere affirmation.

"After all, we came here to solve this problem. Well, although I really want to learn more from you, it seems that something else has come to us first."

Lin Yi said this and turned to look outside the house. At this moment, he could hear footsteps approaching in the rain from afar, and there seemed to be quite a few people.

Some people came to this side of the house.

Chapter 10: Hey~Conflict?

The expression on Officer Parson's face did not look very good.

Or to put it more bluntly, his face had turned completely black, and he looked at her with as much hatred as if he was facing a murderer.

"Stranger, I need to know where you were last night."

With an aggressive tone, the tall police officer took a step forward, looked down and spoke in a cold voice.

"We stayed at old Mr. Bob's house all night, just as you see now."

Lin Yi's gaze lingered for a moment on the officer's muddy and somewhat tattered coat, and then he answered the other party's question in a relaxed tone.

"I'm afraid this is not something you can decide with just a few words. I need you to come with me, stranger."

Facing Lin Yi's answer, Parsons just spoke grimly with a cold face.

"Then you'd better show me your arrest warrant, officer. You're not so arrogant that you can kidnap my client with just one word."

Old Bob, carrying a shotgun, limped out, stood beside Lin Yi, and spoke to the police officer with confidence.

"..."

Parsons, who had not expected this scene, frowned, and a sinister emotion seemed to flow in his eyes.

The townspeople who came from the rear were whispering to each other, and seemed to be undecided for a moment.

The situation seems to have reached a stalemate.

This happened one morning in Heihu Town, where torrential rain had continued for seven days and the roads leading out had been completely washed away by mudslides.

At that time, Lin Yi and others had just finished their simple breakfast and were preparing to talk with Old Bob again to see if they could get more clues. At this time, Officer Parson, who had appeared yesterday, came up with several police officers and planned to arrest Lin Yi and the other two without any explanation.

Following Officer Parson were some other townspeople who came with him. From their whispered conversations, Lin Yi roughly determined that at least one murder had occurred in this town when they were attacked last night.

Are there multiple hostile targets active? Or did they change their target after the attack on them failed and attack someone else?

In any case, it is necessary to go to the crime scene to confirm the situation and examine the body.

Lin Yi’s idea is very simple, if you encounter a problem, then solve it.

But now it seems that before solving the problem I want to solve, there seem to be other troubles that need to be dealt with first.

"Old Jack's son Martin died on the night these three strangers showed up in the town. They are the most suspected criminals. For the safety of the entire town, they must be locked up!"

Facing Old Bob who was standing in front of him, Parsons' expression looked ugly, but his attitude showed no intention of backing down.

"I spent the entire night with them. According to what you said, I am also a suspect. Do you want to arrest me as well?"

Facing Parsons' aggressive words, Old Bob just sneered and spat a mouthful of yellow phlegm directly at Parsons' feet.

"Old Bob, why are you so protective of these outsiders?"

Someone among the townspeople who followed shouted this.

"They protected Lillian and me, and protected us from the curse. Isn't that enough?"

The next moment, what Old Bob said caused the crowd to panic, and many middle-aged people began to show expressions of fear involuntarily.

"Those curses are nothing but a bullshit legend. Stop talking nonsense here, Old Bob. I'm only asking if you want to stop the police from enforcing the law."

The expression on Parsons' face became even more distorted at this moment.

"Stop pretending here, Parson. I watched you grow up. Do you think I can't tell who you are? Stop showing off here. No one here will appreciate a fool like you."

Facing Parson's anger, Old Bob just smiled coldly and then looked at the townspeople behind him.

"Last night, after these three strangers entered my house, I didn't sleep the whole night. In the first half of the night, I was lying in the bedroom with my clothes on and my gun in hand, listening to their movements and guarding against them."

"So I can confirm 100% that they were in the house the whole time, chatting in front of the fireplace, and they didn't stop until very late."

"Then, I don't know the exact time, but I think it was past midnight, which means it was the seventh day. You all know, everyone living in this town knows, what this seventh day means."

"Something opened the outside door and came into the house."

"The three strangers fought with the thing. The broken stools are still in the house. I followed them out and stayed with them for the whole night without closing my eyes."

"So don't tell me any bullshit. I only believe what I see and hear. It's that simple."

The atmosphere at the scene changed again with Old Bob's words.

Parson's expression became more and more ugly, and the police officers who came with Parson showed expressions of being in trouble.

The townspeople could not hide their panic. Many people looked at Lin Yi and the others with different expressions. Fear? Curiosity? Hatred? There seemed to be all kinds of emotions. Lin Yi could not analyze their thoughts one by one.

He simply stopped Suzuran and Tanjiro who wanted to step forward to explain, allowed these people to continue arguing, and watched it all silently.

However, after reading this, the general situation can be confirmed.

This guy named Parson, well, is he just too stupid, or is this a deliberate smokescreen?

Regardless, it's time to move on.

"It's not impossible for us to go with you, respected Officer Parson."

So, Lin Yi took a step forward, faced Parsons, who was slightly taller than him, looked into his eyes and spoke.

"If you are indeed a professional police officer, I believe you can prove whether we are suspects or not."

"I also believe that the citizens of Black Lake who are present here, whether it is the respectable old Mr. Bob who took us in, or all the citizens present here, will be able to understand whether we are suspects or not after listening to our statement."

"When that time comes, with everyone witnessing, you won't make a wrong judgment on whether we can be treated fairly, right?"

Amid the calm words, the noisy crowd stopped making noise, and all eyes were focused on this young tall man at this moment.

Parsons, who vaguely sensed something was wrong, looked at the townspeople who came over and frowned subconsciously. He seemed to want to say something, but the flesh on his cheeks trembled. In the end, he just snorted coldly, signaled his team members to put away the handcuffs and shackles, and walked towards the police station with Lin Yi and others.

Chapter 11: What? Arrangements?

As Lin Yi expected, Officer Parson's face became even darker after an hour.

Originally, according to his plan, he was probably going to separate Lin Yi and the others for individual questioning, and then no matter what the result of the questioning was, he would just declare them suspects and lock them up. But because of what Lin Yi said before, the trial ended up being a debate in the lobby of the police station with dozens of townspeople watching. However, considering the situation in this remote town, it was quite reasonable that the law enforcement procedures were not strictly followed.

Because of this, for such mountain villages and towns, the identity of the elderly is obviously very prestigious. As an old hunter in the town, Old Bob, who is now over 80 years old, naturally has good relations with many people in the town and is trusted and supported by many people.

After comparing the details provided by the old man about how Lin Yi and the other two came to his house to seek shelter and spent the whole night in his house, and the time of death of Martin, the son of old Jack mentioned by Parson, it was easy to rule out the suspicion of Lin Yi and the others. Although this could not explain how the three of them entered the town when the only road into the town had been washed away, and could not explain where they came from and why they came here, it was obvious that this level of suspicion was not enough for the police to detain them as criminal suspects.

It turns out that it is very important to get along well with locals and to choose the right locals to get along with.

However, Lin Yi was not concerned about this aspect. He just paid attention to the townspeople who came to listen, most of whom looked anxious. He paid more attention to the dull-looking old Jack who had lost his own flesh and blood. He looked like a very honest farmer, with cracked skin, rough fingers, and a dark-skinned man with a big beard. In the police station, this man did not make any sound from beginning to end, but just sat there dully until the suspicion of Lin Yi and others was confirmed to be eliminated. After confirming this news, he stood up and left the police station, disappearing alone in the heavy rain.

In addition, Lin Yi also met the chief of the police station, a fat white man with a big belly who looked like he might weigh nearly 300 pounds. The man who called himself Rest was very friendly and greeted Lin Yi and the others with a smile. After confirming that they were not suspicious, he apologized repeatedly and called Parson, who had a gloomy expression, to apologize to Lin Yi and the others.

The mayor of Black Lake Town also appeared in the police station. He did not approach Lin Yi to communicate with them. He just listened to the temporary trial from a distance with a few followers and then left in a hurry. Lin Yi only knew that the other party's name was Bie Xi. It seemed that he had always been the largest family with the most industries and land in the town. Basically, the head of each generation of the family could become the mayor of Black Lake Town. This was basically a convention here.

It's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to communicate and have no idea what kind of person the other person is.

"Well, since it has been confirmed that Mr. Lin Yi and his group are not suspects, the police station has no reason to arrest them. Parsons, you acted impulsively this time. And, Mr. Lin Yi and the two assistants, I am sorry for misunderstanding you. I am very sorry for this."