Chapter 619
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Chapter 619: Relics
The moment those words were spoken, the surrounding environment fell silent.
The police officers who had been passing by Lin Qiye and the others slightly turned their heads, secretly sizing up Yuzuriha Rinai, then whispered something to their companions.
The female officer paused for a moment, then immediately opened the notebook in her hand and handed it to Yuzuriha Rinai.
“Please write down your name, ID number, and contact information here, and also register any accompanying personnel.”
After Yuzuriha Rinai filled in her information, Lin Qiye took the notebook, wrote down the name “Asaba Nanaya,” and casually made up an ID number and contact information.
The female officer glanced at the notebook, put it away, and then led the two into the police station.
“Please follow me.”
The two followed the female officer through several long corridors until they arrived at a narrow room.
Inside the room, several metal racks were neatly arranged, each holding various strange items: belts, necklaces, mobile phones, earrings… Each shelf had its own code and the name of its original owner attached.
The female officer compared the codes on the documents and walked to one of the racks, taking out a basket and handing it to Yuzuriha Rinai.
“These are the belongings of Yuzuriha Kurotetsu. Please take a look. If there are no other issues, please sign here, and then you can go next door to collect his ashes.”
Lin Qiye’s gaze swept over the basket; the items inside were quite simple and very common.
A lighter, a ring, a broken mobile phone that was barely recognizable, and a wallet.
“Is that all?” Lin Qiye asked.
“Yes, these are all the items found on him.”
Yuzuriha Rinai’s gaze lingered on the four items, pausing for a moment on the ring, a complex expression appearing in her eyes.
This ring was the same as the one her mother wore; it was their wedding ring.
“I understand.” After signing the handover document and putting away the four items, Yuzuriha Rinai walked straight into the next room.
Suddenly, as if recalling something, she stopped.
“By the way, may I ask…” Yuzuriha Rinai turned to the female officer and spoke softly, “Why was he listed as a wanted criminal, and how was he captured?”
The female officer was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
“The reason he became a wanted criminal is confidential and cannot be disclosed, but he was personally killed by the Oracle Envoy. Our police are only responsible for the cleanup.”
Oracle Envoy…
Lin Qiye’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Upon hearing this response, Yuzuriha Rinai pressed her lips together, nodded, and walked into the next room.
A few minutes later, she emerged holding a jar of ashes.
“Let’s go.” Yuzuriha Rinai said to Lin Qiye.
The two left the police station with a few belongings and the urn, looking at the towering buildings and the flowing traffic outside. Yuzuriha Rinai felt a sense of loss.
“What’s wrong?” Lin Qiye asked.
“Nothing.” Yuzuriha Rinai shook her head while holding the urn. “In the end, I still haven’t figured out the truth of the matter…”
Lin Qiye sighed deeply; this outcome was within his expectations.
Akamori Haruhiko had told Lin Qiye that a “Fierce Ghost” level wanted criminal was beyond what the police could handle, and such cases were generally taken over directly by the Oracle Envoy. The police station might not necessarily know the details of such high-level cases, and even if they did, they couldn’t disclose them.
After some time of adaptation, Lin Qiye had basically figured out the situation in this country. On the surface, this country had police, organized crime, fugitives, and a large number of ordinary citizens, while the “Pure Land” seemed to exist beyond the mundane world, only intervening to assist with births and numbering newborns, seemingly not getting involved in any other matters.
At first, Lin Qiye thought the “Pure Land” should be on the side of the police, maintaining social order, but it now appeared otherwise. Rather than being a ruler, its existence resembled that of a monitor, quietly hovering above the country, indifferently observing everything.
It only intervened when there were existences that exceeded the worldly response range, such as wanted criminals above the “Fierce Ghost” level like Akamori Haruhiko; only then would it send an Oracle Envoy to intervene.
The most direct evidence was that the “Pure Land” clearly had the ID numbers of every person in the country and could monitor individual vital signs and locations through these numbers, yet it did not share this information with the police. Otherwise, so many wanted criminals would surely not escape.
The existence of organized crime was similar. If the “Pure Land” truly intended to eradicate organized crime, it could simply send an Oracle Envoy to eliminate the so-called Earthly Double Killers and Black Killers, but they had not done so.
It seemed they were deliberately simulating a normal social environment?
Lin Qiye did not know what the “Pure Land”’s true purpose was; the information he had was still too limited.
“Perhaps not knowing anything is a good thing.” Lin Qiye said to comfort her, glancing at the time. “Let’s go eat first; you can take the Shinkansen back this afternoon.”
Yuzuriha Rinai sighed deeply.
“Is there anything you want to eat? It’s on me.”
Yuzuriha Rinai’s downcast expression brightened slightly. After thinking for a moment, she said, “Let’s go to Dotonbori? I heard there’s a Kobe beef place that’s supposed to be really good.”
Dotonbori is Osaka’s most famous center for food, drink, and entertainment. Many years ago, it was a gathering place for various theaters, but now it has transformed into a bustling pedestrian street filled with shops, very popular. Yuzuriha Rinai had heard about it before, and since she was rarely in Osaka, she certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
“Sure.” Lin Qiye, unfamiliar with the area, had no objections.
Lin Qiye and Yuzuriha Rinai walked to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Dotonbori.
…
“Mr. Jing, they have left the police station.”
At the entrance of the police station, a man wrapped in a black coat inside an inconspicuous black sedan picked up the intercom and said.
“How many people?”
“One is Yuzuriha Kurotetsu’s daughter, and the other is a young man.”
“What’s the identity of that man? Have you found out?”
“He left the name ‘Asaba Nanaya’ at the police station’s inquiry desk. We are currently checking his background based on the ID number; we should have results soon.”
On the other end of the line, Mr. Jing was silent for a few seconds.
“Follow them.”
“Understood.”
After the taxi merged into the traffic, the black sedan suddenly started. At the same time, dozens of different cars scattered along the streets also started, quickly merging into the traffic and following behind the taxi.
Inside the taxi.
Sitting in the back seat, Lin Qiye seemed to sense something, his eyes narrowing slightly.
