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Chapter 1452: Only the east wind is lacking (My belly is as round as a ball)

After absorbing Cthugha, Duanmu Huai was ready to fight Nyarlathotep for five hundred rounds.

  In the game, this is the final level, and you just have to kill the BOSS to pass the level!

However...reality is completely different from the game.

For Duanmu Huai, it’s just… stuck!

When reaching the last level of RPG, I couldn’t find the key to open the door of the Demon King’s castle, and there was no hint about the mission—Duanmu Huai was in this state now.

Now, he really has no other choice but to look for a needle in a haystack.

However, after all the efforts, nothing has been found, and Yog-Sothoth has only appeared once...

It seems that people still have to rely on themselves.

"Why………"

Sitting by the window, looking at the autumn scenery outside, Duanmu Huai sighed silently, crumpled up the report in his hand and threw it into the trash can. Half a month has passed since that day. This time, Nyarlathotep didn't show up because he didn't know if he was frightened by Cthugha's arrival. But Duanmu Huai couldn't pin his hopes on the other party's cowardice. Unfortunately, he didn't have a better way...

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai looked at Abigail again. The latter was taking care of the red panda while reading the cult leaflets carefully. If it were someone else, Duanmu Huai would still worry about whether they would be brainwashed by these leaflets. But when it came to Abigail, Duanmu Huai was not worried at all.

If you want to brainwash her, you have to ask Yog-Sothoth whether he agrees or not.

Today was a school day, and Sakuya, Neme-sado and Inaba Tsukiyomi were not there. This was a relief for Duanmu Huai, because Neme-sado was a nuisance and he could not control her at all. In the past, it was even more difficult to rely on Sakuya alone, after all, Neme-sado was one of the Five Swords and had a high status in the school. Sakuya was just an ordinary student in the school, and he could not control her too much.

Fortunately, there was Inaba Tsukuyō watching nearby, and the two of them were able to somewhat control Nemu-satori together.

"Jingle Bell……………"

Just when Duanmu Huai was about to take a breath and watch again, his cell phone rang. Duanmu Huai picked up the phone and answered it. Shesta's voice came from the other end.

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think?"

“No progress.”

"It's still the same."

Duanmu Huai looked at the scattered waste papers on the desk in front of him and sighed silently.

"If there is no progress, come and help. I found something interesting here."

"Oh?"

Hearing what Xie Si Ta said, Duanmu Huai immediately perked up. Unlike Duanmu Huai, Xie Si Ta did not investigate those cults. On the contrary, as a detective, she would often go out to take on missions. In simple terms, Xie Si Ta treated Duanmu's house as a hotel. She would stay here when she came back, sleep, eat, and then go out to do things. Duanmu Huai did not ask her what mission she took, but it was obvious that Xie Si Ta was also investigating through her own channels.

He still remembered the time when he and Shesta went to the small town in Western Europe to destroy the cult base. Unfortunately, it was just a research institute, not the main base - which was a bit of a loss.

  Now that Shesta is looking for him, could it be that she has found clues about the Church of the Light of the Universe?

"Where are you? I'll be there right now."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai stood up and gestured to Abigail.

"I have to go out for something. You are responsible for looking after the house. If you need anything, please find Youzi."

"Okay, uncle."

Abigail was obedient and nodded nicely, at the same time reaching out to touch the red panda beside her - with this cute pet around, she was not afraid of being lonely.

Duanmu Huai was very fast. After leaving the office, he immediately drove to the place Xie Si Ta mentioned. However, to Duanmu Huai's surprise, the place Xie Si Ta mentioned was a hotel.

Um, love hotel.

"So, we shouldn't be tracking down some murder of passion."

Duanmu Huai was speechless when he saw the corpse in front of him. He was standing at the door of a love hotel room. It was an ordinary hotel room with a bathroom and a big bed. There was a girl on the bed, but her body had been pierced with dozens of blood holes. She was already dead.

"What killed him?"

As a judge, Duanmu Huai had seen many deaths and he could tell at a glance that this was definitely not done by human beings.

"it's here."

Xie Si Ta stood beside the bed and waved to Duanmu Huai. Duanmu Huai walked over and then he saw a man lying under the bed on the other side.

The two men were naked, so it was obvious what they were doing. However, the man's appearance was not ordinary. There were sharp bone spurs on his back, spreading out like tentacles. His face was also distorted, and he looked like a mixture of a man and a dog.

"what's the situation?"

Duanmu Huai took out his phone and took a photo, then asked. Xiesta shrugged and explained.

"I received a commission from a girl before. She suspected that her friend was killed by this man, so she asked for my help. After that, I kept tracking this man, but he suddenly went crazy in bed and turned into a monster. When I realized something was wrong and rushed in, he had already killed the girl... What a pity, I was a step too late."

"And you killed him?"

Duanmu Huai stared at the muzzle of the gun on the man's forehead and shot him dead with one shot. Xie Si Ta's shooting skills were quite good.

Duanmu Huai is not at this level.

"Yes, what do you think?"

"Let me see and talk."

As Duanmu Huai spoke, he walked to the man's body and examined it carefully.

Then, Duanmu Huai frowned.

"He was the victim."

"What do you mean?"

"I guess you think this man is the same idiot who attacked us on the plane before, right?" Duanmu Huai was talking about the hijacker he met on the plane when he and Shesta first met. He was a member of the Church of the Light of the Universe and had transplanted part of the limbs of the Old Ones to his left ear. Of course, this kind of thing was no threat to Duanmu Huai at all, and he was torn to pieces.

And the man in front of him looked abnormal at first glance, so Shesta also suspected that this man was one of them.

However, Duanmu Huai could tell her that it was not.

Because when he saw the man's body, he just threw it for identification.

Two of these states caught Duanmu Huai's attention.

[SAN value: 0]

[Infection status]

It was completely abnormal for someone like Myoume Sanatori to be able to act like a normal person even though his SAN value was 0. Duanmu Huai didn't think this man had similar abilities. So it was certain that his SAN value had been dropping to 0, and the reason he turned into a monster was also related to the SAN value dropping to 0.

In addition, there is also the [Infection Status].

This is also the reason why Duanmu Huai said that he was the victim.

The guy with the tentacle transplanted on his ear was in the [parasitic state], while this man was in the [infected state], which is very telling. It is obvious that he met the Old Ones or the Old Ones' followers somewhere, and was infected by them. Then his SAN value kept decreasing, and when it dropped to 0, he turned into a monster...

Well, now we don’t know when he was infected and what he came into contact with.

"Do you have any proof of his identity?"

"it's here."

Xie Si Ta took out her wallet and mobile phone from her clothes and handed them over. Duanmu Huai opened his wallet, took out a business card and looked at it.

"He's the head of an IT company's department. He's quite young."

After looking at the business card, Duanmu Huai put away his wallet.

"I'll ask Youzi to investigate his identity and situation. How should we handle this?"

“I’ll hold the police accountable.”

As a famous detective, Shesta has strong connections with the police, perhaps because she often deals with these strange things.

"Okay, I'll leave first."

Duanmu Huai looked at the girl's body on the bed again, then turned and left.

The next thing will be left to Youzi.

Shionji Yuuko's speed is indeed quite fast.

When Shesta asked the police to handle the case and returned to the office, she had already successfully obtained most of the information about the man - after all, the cell phone was right there, and a mere cell phone password would not be a problem for the genius hacker like Shionji Yuuko.

"This man is Takeshi Akagi, 38 years old, director of the development department of a private IT company, has a very good resume, a high salary, is married, and has no criminal record."

"Married?"

After hearing the report from Ziyuan Temple Youzi, Xie Sita was stunned for a moment and looked at Duanmu Huai.

  Why would a married man go to a love hotel?

"Hehehe, now it's going to be interesting."

Shionji Yuko waved the phone in her hand.

"According to my investigation, this man has a very passionate hobby - daddy life."

"Oh? Very keen?"

"Well, I checked his phone. Almost once a week. He also contacted a lot of people and spent a lot of money."

"I see."

Duanmu Huai nodded. In this case, it was understandable that they were in a love hotel.

But then again… Well, speaking of this, Duanmu Huai thought of Aiko and Ju Rui. It was a similar transaction back then. I don’t know how Aiko is doing now, but Ju Rui has gone to college… Anyway, the money I gave them at that time was enough for them to live a good life…

The problem, however, is that this man is not the perpetrator but the victim.

  In other words... he was infected while doing his father's work?

Who could that be?

Shesta had obviously thought of the same question and looked up at Shionji Yuko.

"Shionji-san, can you investigate those who traded with him before?"

“This is difficult. You can give it a try, but don’t have too high expectations…”

While the two were chatting, Abigail, who was sitting next to them, was holding the red panda and looking at this and that.

"What is Daddy's life?"

"Well……………"

Hearing Abigail's question, Xiesta and Ziyuanji Youzi were speechless for a moment. They looked at each other, and then looked at Duanmu Huai, who was stunned.

  let me?

"Uh...it's when a girl looks for someone else to be her father."

"Looking for someone else? Don't they have a father themselves? Why would they look for someone else to be their father?"

"……………………"

If I had to say it this way, it doesn’t seem to be wrong…

(End of this chapter)