Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

#37 - Section 37

Ye Xing had also tried to have it answer by writing.

As a result, the ghost hand didn't seem to know how to write at all.

It was an illiterate hand.

How embarrassing.

However, through the successful awakening of Yotsuya Miko's abilities, Ye Xing had gained some valuable information.

The pale ghost hand, like Miko's Hundred Eyes, was a manifestation of the soul, there was no doubt about that, only it was more special.

The first special point was that Ye Xing still didn't know the ghost hand's true name.

Perhaps he would have to wait until the ghost hand completely solidified and grew into a human form before he could use the method of calling its true name to unlock all of its power.

The second.

The true face of the ghost hand was even more terrifying than all the evil spirits he had seen so far.

The method of verification was very simple.

Before he actively manifested the pale ghost hand, Yotsuya Miko was completely unaware of its existence.

There was only one explanation for why a psychic couldn't see an evil spirit.

Like Oda Noto, the old woman from the original story, both were psychics, but all they could see were blurry black outlines, unlike Yotsuya Miko, who could see the true faces of evil spirits.

Furthermore.

They couldn't even observe evil spirits that were too powerful.

And among the evil spirits that Ye Xing knew, only his pale ghost hand was something that even a powerful psychic like Yotsuya Miko wasn't qualified to "see."

The true form of this thing…

Could it be some kind of Cthulhu-style evil god?

Tentacles?

That would be interesting.

Ye Xing thought to himself, as the thick black fog in front of him was gently pushed aside by the pale ghost hand as he moved forward.

Gradually, Ye Xing's figure completely disappeared into the black fog.

Only the scarlet moonlight in the sky of the Otherworld reflected a miserable and eerie red light.

…

At the same time, inside the activity room of the Supernatural Quantum Mechanics Research Society, or the Super Quantum Society for short.

Futaba Rio stirred the coffee in her beaker, the stirring rod hitting the side of the cup, making a crisp sound.

She looked at Yui Yuigahama and Yotsuya Miko sitting opposite her, staring intently at their phone screens with tense expressions, listening to the reporter's voice coming from the phone's speaker, and sighed helplessly.

"Do you have younger siblings at that kindergarten?"

After spending a few days together, Futaba Rio couldn't exactly call Yui Yuigahama and Yotsuya Miko friends, but they could chat occasionally when they met in the activity room.

However, today was the first time she had seen the two of them in the activity room after school.

Hearing this question, the two girls were stunned for a moment, exchanged a glance, and then shook their heads at the same time.

"I'm an only child."

"Then…"

Futaba Rio frowned slightly, her eyes revealing a meaningful look, she picked up her cup and took a sip of coffee, seemingly casually asking.

"Why are you so concerned about this live broadcast?"

Yui Yuigahama and Yotsuya Miko were startled by her words, but Yotsuya Miko, who had a stronger mental fortitude, recovered first and forced a smile to explain.

"Well… after all, nothing like this has ever happened before, we're all a little worried."

"Is that so?"

Futaba Rio replied noncommittally.

"Why isn't Ye Xing here today?"

"Um… he had something to do and went home first."

"I see."

Seeing that Futaba Rio seemed to be just asking casually and didn't intend to delve too deeply into the topic, Yui Yuigahama and Yotsuya Miko finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If she really pressed them for answers, they wouldn't know how to explain.

Originally, Yotsuya Miko had also wanted to go with Ye Xing.

But after some consideration, she gave up on the idea.

On the one hand, Yotsuya Miko's Hundred Eyes had now grown to five eyes, but at most, it was only comparable in strength to one of the hundreds of evil spirits in the abandoned building, which was the level of a B-grade evil spirit.

Traveling a distance of more than ten kilometers in the Otherworld, the dangers she might encounter along the way were unimaginable.

With this kind of strength, if she were to act with Ye Xing, she would only slow down his movement speed in the black fog and wouldn't be able to help at all.

Another reason.

This time, the opponent was not an evil spirit.

But humans wielding guns.

Before leaving, Ye Xing asked her a soul-searching question.

"Can you bring yourself to kill someone?"

Yotsuya Miko wanted to say at the time that as long as it was to protect the innocent, she could do it.

But the reality was, she knew she couldn't.

At least, she couldn't right now.

Meaningless stubbornness was pointless.

All Yotsuya Miko could do now was to follow the reports of the field reporter with Yui Yuigahama and silently pray in her heart.

…

Fifteen minutes later, outside the Kyoto Municipal Kindergarten.

"What's the situation on the ground?"

A middle-aged man with glasses, a square face, short hair, and a mustache, with a resolute expression, raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead and asked his subordinates.

"There's still no progress."

"Damn it…"

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and waved his hand.

"Get me a bulletproof vest, I'll go in alone and negotiate with the kidnappers!"

"This… no, Commander Yagami, you're the overall commander on scene, you can't put yourself in danger!"

"There's no other way!"

Yagami Soichiro, the director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department, clenched his teeth and clenched his fists.

"More than an hour has passed, the kidnappers are in an unstable mental state, if this continues… the safety of the hostages…"

Hearing his words, the members of the Metropolitan Police Department around him, as well as the members of the Self-Defense Forces who had come to provide support, fell into silence.

The situation was very complicated.

There were more than twenty kidnappers, each wielding a gun.

A frontal assault?

Among the hostages inside were many five- and six-year-old kindergarten children.

If there were casualties, who could bear the responsibility?

This was Sakura Province, not Russia, where they could eliminate the hostages and the kidnappers together.

Just then.

"Commander Yagami!"

A member of the Metropolitan Police Department wearing a bulletproof vest hurried to Yagami Soichiro, panting as he reported.

"Report… Reporting, Commander Yagami, an unidentified person has entered the scene!"

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"What!?"

Yagami Soichiro's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

"Haven't we surrounded all the entrances? Could it be that they came out of the kindergarten teaching building? Is it one of the kidnappers!?"

Hearing this question, the police officer revealed a complex expression, shook his head, and cautiously replied.

"Reporting, Commander… that, that person, appeared directly in the open space inside the school gate."

"Appeared directly?"

Yagami Soichiro was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said seriously.

"I'll confirm again, what do you mean by appeared directly? Explain it clearly."

"Just, just the literal meaning, like a ghost, they appeared directly there."

"How is that possible!?"

An incredulous look appeared on Yagami Soichiro's face, he didn't care about anything else, and immediately walked towards the direction of the kindergarten school gate inside the security line.

As the overall commander on the scene, what he should be considering now was not how the other party had broken through the encirclement and suddenly appeared inside the kindergarten.

But whether the other party's sudden appearance would be mistaken by the kidnappers as a signal for the police to launch an attack?

The kidnappers were already in an unstable mood, what if they were further stimulated by this…

Thinking of this, Yagami Soichiro's face was so heavy that it was almost dripping with water.

When he arrived at the gate, someone immediately came forward to report.

"Commander Yagami, this is a photo of that person just now."

Yagami Soichiro took the camera and glanced at it, finally understanding why the subordinate had used the term unidentified person when reporting just now.

The person in the photo was about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black full-coverage mask, only revealing their eyes.

The black hair was about shoulder-length and tied loosely with a thin string.

From the hairstyle, it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

The clothing was also a set of black coat, black shoes, and pants.

Judging from the width of the shoulders and the height of about 1.8 meters, it might be male, but it was impossible to give a 100% judgment.

Even the hands were wearing gloves.

From head to toe, not even a bit of skin was exposed, there were absolutely no clues to infer their identity.

"This guy's outfit… is a pro."

Yagami Soichiro looked at the photo in the camera, gritting his teeth as he said this.

Even someone as experienced as him, who had handled many major cases, could not obtain any useful information from such an outfit.

The only feature was the ubiquitous black hair and black eyes.

"Where is the person? Where is this guy now!?"