Free Web NovelChapter 1926: Chapter 1092: The Source_2
One remark woke people from their dreams, and the others quickly realized that the tape recorder originally on the table was gone, the very one that recorded the ghost recording.
The thing Yang Xiao feared most had happened. If it was a ghost attack, at most it would kill someone, but there would be no reason to take anything away. So, this attack wasn’t from a ghost, but from a human, very likely an Angel Envoy!
It was those special department guys; they took Kato Shinjiro and Watanabe Gou.
Of course, also Sakai Misaki, that girl is almost just an added bonus, her combat power close to zero.
Sure enough, all the investigations during this period ultimately caught the attention of the other side, those guys followed the trail and directly found their Detective Agency.
At the same time, Yang Xiao realized something more dangerous, the Detective Agency has been exposed, so at this moment it’s highly likely they themselves have also entered the enemy’s sights, they are surrounded.
Now escaping is very difficult, not to mention the presence of Angel Envoys among the enemy, even a single handgun would be more than they could handle.
Thinking of himself as a dignified Ghost-level Apostle, the special envoy of the Japan patrol, the owner of the Innate Nine Treasures, possessing combat power enough to rival the peak Ghost-level Apostles, now being controlled like this, Yang Xiao just felt stifled.
"Split up and run, maybe there’s a chance." Yandeta Chiyoda spoke quickly, "There’s an empty room by the stairs on the second floor, you can jump out of the back window, there’s a small alley behind, the terrain is complex, you can escape."
Delay breeds change, Yang Xiao wouldn’t pin hopes on Watanabe Gou and Kato Shinjiro not betraying them, thinking from another perspective, if he was the one capturing them, Yang Xiao would have a hundred ways to pry their mouths open.
Without further hesitation, everyone immediately left; a rescue operation would be foolish and impractical, if caught, they could only blame their bad luck.
However, as everyone ran down the stairs, at the corner of the third floor, they ran directly into Watanabe Gou who was coming up, followed by Kato Shinjiro and Sakai Misaki.
The two sides were initially stunned upon meeting, with Takagi Reina reacting the fastest, turning to run upstairs.
"Don’t run!" Watanabe Gou shouted, "We’re human!"
"You traitor, you still think you’re human after selling us out?!" Takagi Reina cursed while running, she hated people who were disloyal, here to bring the cops to capture the brothers.
After a round of chasing and explanations, they all returned to the Detective Agency, no special personnel or police followed, only Watanabe Gou and the other two came back.
Everyone gathered around the sofa, Watanabe Gou sighed, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and began explaining the ins and outs of the situation.
They were indeed captured, but things were different than Yang Xiao and the others thought.
According to Watanabe Gou, around noon, as they were thinking about what to eat, someone knocked on the door saying they had a case to consult.
They were cautious and didn’t open the door rashly, but afraid of missing clues, they responded with a few words, and as a former private detective, Watanabe Gou quickly noticed something was wrong.
The person outside claimed urgency but was speaking clearly and coherently, not at all like a normal person, their urgency was feigned.
The opponent reacted even faster, once realizing they were exposed, they immediately chose to use technical means to open the door. With the high floor and nowhere to run for the three of them, they were captured effortlessly.
"Opening the door takes time, doesn’t it, it needs at least ten seconds, wouldn’t you leave some clues for us?" Takagi Reina questioned.
"There wasn’t any time, nor any opportunity." Watanabe Gou shook his head, feeling lingering fear, "Before the door opened, a force affected us, our minds were muddled, limbs numb, almost unable to move."
"Mr. Watanabe is right, it was like we were possessed at the time, really terrifying!" Sakai Misaki added fearfully.
"An Angel Envoy had activated their ability." Yang Xiao wasn’t unfamiliar with this scene; it seemed the opponent came well prepared.
If it happened in the real world, with what skills they had, wiping out those who came knocking might not be difficult, but here, they were just ordinary people without any abilities, any Resentment Level Apostle could easily handle them, the abilities of an Apostle were almost god-like.
So they could only watch as the door was opened, then a few people in police uniforms walked in and quickly controlled the scene.
It wasn’t that no one made any move, when the opponent arrived, Kato Shinjiro was playing with his phone on the sofa, checking messages and photos, and realizing something was off, he used his last ounce of strength to throw the phone into the crevice of the sofa arm, leaving clues for his teammates.
"The last person who came in was carrying a briefcase, I think inside was some sort of perceptive Resentful Eye, or a special device capable of recognizing whether we carried a Resentful Eye, they were concerned we might have an Angel Envoy among us."
"Once they confirmed there was no Resentful Eye present, they relaxed and directly captured us."
"Oh, and they took that tape recorder from the desk too." Watanabe Gou suddenly remembered and added, looking at the now vacant spot on the office desk.
Originally, they all thought it was over, according to the rules, the three of them would be interrogated separately, and Sakai Misaki, the newcomer, would be the easiest breakthrough point.
Once Sakai Misaki was broken through, the identities of all of them would be completely exposed, and what followed would be completely unpredictable.
But they didn’t expect, instead of being sent to the cold interrogation room, they were placed in a room that even looked luxurious, with soft comfortable sofas to sit, and three cups of hot tea on the table in front of them. freewebnovel.cσ๓
Because after being escorted into the police car, all three of them were hooded with black hoods, they didn’t know where they were taken, but judging by the surrounding environment, it wasn’t a police station’s setup, should be a secret base.
"What did they ask you, why did they let you back?" Yandeta Chiyoda was also curious; this concerns their next action.
Upon hearing this, Kato Shinjiro, who had been silent, spoke up, "They were confirming whether we were entangled by that supernatural event, they know the secret existing within the Youjian Mountain Tunnel, it’s a special department monitoring supernatural phenomena."
"They didn’t overly question our identities, should have investigated clearly before coming, knowing we were the operators of this Detective Agency."
"They took the tape recorder, heard the ghost recording, coincidentally matching our three’s responses." Kato Shinjiro explained, "Most of what we said was true, lies couldn’t fool them, this supernatural event was brought by the missing Sasaki Sakura; it sought us out actively."
"Wait a minute." Yang Xiao interrupted him, "Why did they only take the tape recorder? Did they know there was a ghost recording in it at the time, or did you guys preemptively disclose it while at the Detective Agency?"
"Don’t rush, let me finish." Kato Shinjiro raised a hand to subtly gesture down, indicating Yang Xiao and the others to remain calm.
"After confirming our truthfulness, a person who looked like a leader appeared, a middle-aged man, ordinary looking without any memorable features, his demeanor formal and stern, he dismissed those responsible for guarding and recording, and sat before us, leaving only himself in the room with us."
"He spoke a few words, asking us to remember them if we still wanted to live."
"First, no matter who it is, after entering the Youjian Mountain Station, don’t act rashly, don’t run or shout, stay calm, the things getting off the cars can’t see the people hiding."
"Second, find the out-of-control tape recorder and shut it off, it was lost somewhere in the corners of Youjian Mountain Station, that’s the origin of everything."
