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Shigehiko Tobu's eyes darted around, but he still nodded and said, "It's me. I bought that dark web account."
"Why did you kill Ooki Iwatsu?" Lin Che's gaze was sharp, and his tone was almost interrogative.
Shigehiko swallowed hard. "Because...because..."
"Dong dong dong——!"
"Congressman Tobukuro, I am Chaki Shintaro, Superintendent of the 2nd Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. I am here with all necessary paperwork to investigate your criminal activities. Please open the door."
The knocking came suddenly.
Lin Che had already sensed someone's arrival through his "detective instincts," so he immediately switched to an interrogative tone, but he still couldn't outmaneuver Shigehiko's stammering.
Assassinating and protecting members of parliament—there might be more to this story than meets the eye.
"I'm leaving now." Lin Che flipped out the window and quickly left using the spider silk.
Shigehiko Toguchi also took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and adjust his expression. He walked over and opened the door. "So it's Manager Chaki. Please come in."
"Is this door newly installed?" Chaki Shintaro, Nakamori Ginzo's superior but not often seen, asked as he looked at the door.
"That's not important, let's talk about serious business."
The confrontation has begun here.
Although there were police officers guarding downstairs, Lin Che hadn't parked his car nearby, so he quickly and easily made his way out.
He retraced the tire tracks marked in red by his "Detective Instinct" and found his target about two hours later—an abandoned logging camp on the outskirts of Toriya Town.
It was both unexpected and surprising, because the entire logging camp was filled with people from the Muddy Association.
Chapter 99: Curaçao can be any color.
At the logging site.
Curaçao was hesitating whether to stay or leave.
Gin had initially said he had nothing for her to do, but he changed his mind not long after, saying he needed her to kidnap a few people to facilitate Pisco's upcoming actions.
Considering that she was new to the area and had not yet begun investigating the undercover agents, and after reporting to Rum and receiving permission, Curaçao agreed and took action.
With her strength, kidnapping a few defenseless ordinary people would be incredibly easy.
It didn't take her long to find the hiding place that Shigehiko Tobuchi thought was well hidden.
Gin said that Shigehiko Tōguchi might secretly seek help from the police, and the hostages needed a lot of manpower to guard them, so he asked her to send a large group of people from the Muddy Association to help.
The reason for not using members of the organization is that the purge has already begun, and there are very few usable peripheral members left.
"Please, please spare us! Our child is still so young!" The beautiful woman, her hands and feet bound, cried and pleaded desperately.
The two children, a boy and a girl, who were also tied up next to her, were not allowed to speak. Their mouths were wrapped with several layers of insulating tape, and their bodies were trembling uncontrollably.
Curaçao's eyes were devoid of emotion. "Just do what I say, and don't worry about anything else."
She held up the recorder and pressed the switch, "Tell your husband to let us witness his loyalty one last time, and to make sure we can still control him."
"As long as he does something that satisfies us enough, we will find a way to save him from this predicament."
"Taking you away, and taking all the evidence of his embezzlement and bribery, is how we show our sincerity."
Curaçao knelt down in front of the beautiful woman. "I'll give you 30 seconds to organize your thoughts."
Recording the entire process would be more convincing to Shigehiko Toguchi.
This guy knows too much about the organization and has done a lot for it. Even his alleged corruption and bribery have the organization's involvement.
Now that his embezzlement has been exposed, Shigehiko Toguchi has been taken into custody by the police for investigation.
This person might confess something to the police in order to get away with it.
Therefore, timely threats are necessary, and silencing witnesses is also essential.
However, because the police were involved and he himself was wary, they needed to find a way to make him willingly be silenced.
Gin's arrangements were all based on this.
Thirty seconds felt like an eternity.
Before the beautiful woman could speak, there was a commotion outside the roller shutter.
"who?!"
"what--!"
"Damn it, why did they all suddenly faint?!"
"Ah—it's a monster! It can even spit spider silk!"
The members of the Mud Ginseng Association were filled with fear, and various shouts could be heard continuously.
Curaçao was instinctively annoyed by what she heard.
She always acted alone, and there was no extra sound in her earpiece except for necessary communication.
The police are here?
But the description doesn't seem to match.
Curaçao delivered a low roundhouse kick to the beautiful woman's head, stunning her. The two children beside her immediately widened their eyes and staggered backward, making whimpering noises.
"I'll be gentler with you."
Curaçao finished speaking casually, and then delivered two karate chop blows.
She took a deep breath, took out the pistol strapped to her inner thigh, and cocked it. Her silver-white low ponytail swayed as if it could unleash sword energy.
A moment later, Curaçao was able to see the outside world from behind the cover.
Even someone as calm and collected as her couldn't help but feel her heart leap into her throat.
In sight, a dozen or so white spider webs crisscrossed and were held in place by piled-up wood, with several corpses nailed to the end of each web, like skewers of birds.
There were still a large number of mud-collecting members lying on the ground, their fates unknown.
At the point where the spider webs intersected, a tall, well-proportioned man stood there, his gaze disdainful.
The remaining members of the Mud Ginseng Society were clearly terrified, but they still shouted loudly and attacked the man.
Curaçao wondered why they weren't using their guns when they were clearly armed.
But the next second, her eyes were covered by a black and red light, and she even lost her composure for a moment.
Unsteady on her feet, she instinctively pressed one hand against her transparent eye, which relieved the throbbing pain in her head and quickly suppressed some memories.
But the mud-collecting members who charged forward with shouts and yells didn't have that resistance, and they fell down in rows like dominoes.
Lin Che stood still, quite satisfied with the effect of his combination technique.
Didn't he previously obtain a title called "Disruptor of Order," which provides an additional 5% experience gain as well as a 5% bonus to all attributes?
But the key point is the exclusive skill "Fearful Scream" provided by the title.
This skill can inflict fear on targets of a lower level than yourself within a certain range. If used successfully, it looks similar to Conqueror's Haki.
Previously, Lin Che's level was low, and the skill's range was small, so he almost never used it.
But just now, Lin Che suddenly had a flash of inspiration: he could combine this skill with illusion magic from black magic and use them simultaneously.
Using illusions to manipulate people of lower levels than oneself, instilling fear in them, and then layering the effect of Fear Scream, provides a large amount of fuel for advancing one's dark magic.
Each time a skill like Spider Silk or Illusion is used, one point of energy will accumulate in the energy bar below.
The energy bar can be understood as an experience bar; when it's full, you gain points to improve your dark magic.
Although the demonic energy core can recharge itself, the process is relatively slow.
Collecting fear can accelerate energy recharge and also reduce skill cooldowns.
After the previous waves of fear-reaping, the Spider Fairy Demon Core is now 100% charged again, and the energy bar is half full.
The pistol bullets fired by these grunts were all confiscated by the legendary top hat, without even a scratch.
Legend has it that the top hat can be shown or not.
Lin Che isn't used to wearing hats, so it wasn't displayed.
He lightly leaped off the spider web node, his gaze fixed on Curaçao's direction. "Don't hide, I can see where you are."
Quite unexpected, he didn't expect Curaçao to appear so early, even before Vermouth.
Curaçao was a decisive person. Seeing that his location had been discovered, he simply walked out.
Row.
We've seen the code names and the people.
Unveil the mask!
[Curaçao (?): A high-ranking member of the Black Organization, and the number two confidant of a certain individual. He is proficient in espionage, infiltration, hand-to-hand combat, and marksmanship.]
[Unmasking Successful: Hidden Quest "Curaçao Can Be Any Color" unlocked.]
Hidden quest?!
Lin Che never expected that revealing his identity would uncover the mission!
[Curaçao can be any color (hidden): Explore the secrets of Curaçao and dye it your own unique color.]
[Mission Rewards: 5 Experience Points, Curaçao Loyalty +100, Favorability +100, Skill: Brainwashing (lv1).]
hiss--
Once this task is completed, won't I have an incredibly reliable and powerful subordinate?
Capable of doing things, capable of going undercover.
From now on, we will have a stable and reliable source of information for the organization.
She can also be used to expose more members of the organization.
"Bang bang bang-!"
A barrage of bullets suddenly flew toward Lin Che.
Lin Che also raised his hand and flicked a spider silk towards Curaçao.
The opponent was quite agile, easily dodging the spider web with a light leap, and then firing several more shots in quick succession.
Only then did Curaçao understand why the Mud Ginseng Society members weren't using guns anymore; bullets seemed completely ineffective against the person in front of him (in reality, Lin Che was manipulating them with illusion magic).
How about trying melee combat?
Curaçao dodged the spider web attack again, her hard-soled heels scraping dirt and dust on the ground.
Night had fallen.
She pushed off the ground and charged at Lin Che at incredible speed, dodging several sharp and swift attacks from the spider silk.
Curaçao, full of confidence, seized the opportunity to accelerate and close the distance, delivering a steady and ruthless straight punch to Lin Che's face.
But she clearly couldn't figure out Lin Che's strategy for dealing with the enemy.
The punch was dodged.
Before Curaçao could continue her attack, seven or eight strands of spider silk had already bound her up.
Of course, Lin Che was also entangled in the situation.
Chapter 100 Kidnapping of Curaçao
The extreme fear instilled by the Mud Gathering members is still taking effect, and the Spider Silk skill's cooldown is fast approaching.
Lin Che originally intended to activate the illusion at the same time, but Curaçao seemed to have anticipated his skills and completely ignored his gaze.
As the spider silk was flung out, she also crouched down with lightning speed.
But the distance was still too close, and the spider silk tangled so quickly that Curaçao was tied up in an extremely awkward position.
She only squatted halfway down, and then pretended to bend backward to try and create distance by doing a somersault, which was a habitual action of hers.
So when she was tightly bound by spider silk... she was almost no different from a missionary.
There was an inexplicable awkwardness when their eyes met.