I, Zhongli, Wander the World

School is not just a place to learn knowledge.

In terms of knowledge reserves, the level of the school teachers is definitely not as good as the knowledgeable Zhong Li. But Zhongli also has things he can't teach alone.

The skills of getting along with peers, the concept of group, the condensation and rehearsal of small societies, are not learned at home.

The school in Yokohama was reopened after the war. After the false certificate was issued through the channel used by Zenyuan Shir as collateral for the transaction content, Zhongyuan Zhong also became a glorious elementary school student in Yokohama Elementary School.

He is a smart and adaptable child. After the initial discomfort passed, he quickly mingled with these children of the same age, and stabilized his grades at the top of the grade, establishing himself in this group of little kids.

Of course, school life is not all smooth sailing, especially here in Yokohama, where the folk customs are simple. Zhongyuan Zhong is also such a thin, small, good-looking transfer student who is naturally targeted by the senior children.

Old school brats are still brats. At the age of eight, Zhongyuan Zhong, who killed seven in and seven out of the killers, was not afraid at all. In just three days, the whole Yokohama Elementary School and the bad boys in the middle of the country called him "Zhongyuan brother".

The days really went by smoothly.

On the other hand, Edogawa Ranpo's "entrepreneurial road" was also exceptionally smooth. I don't know what method he used. The former killer who was entangled by him accepted his existence, and in just two years, he made a resounding reputation, and the quality and quantity of the list naturally increased.

They even put in some ideas this year as their third year, planning to open a detective agency.

All of the above are what Zhongyuan Zhongyao, a primary school student who is about to graduate, heard at home.

Following a regular pace, Zhongyuan Zhong also took the lecture notes and walked on the stone road of the campus.

It was obviously school time, but the school was empty. A few scattered students were walking on the road with their heads down and silent, a look of lack of vigor.

This is also impossible.

Zhongyuan Zhong also sighed sadly as he looked at this lifeless scene.

Since last year, the leader of the port mafia has been insane, and his operational units have repeatedly attacked other organizations regardless of the rules. This year, it has intensified, even reaching out to civilians faintly.

The schools that were normally open were severely affected as a result. A large number of students stopped coming to the school, and even the classes that were graduating soon had no one to come. Seeing that the graduation ceremony would not even be held in a few days.

However, this is something that will only be known at that time. It does not affect the representative of the outstanding graduates, Zhongyuan Zhongyuan, who is now showing the speech to the teacher for review.

The teacher on the podium weakly talked about the arrangements for the past few days, and the students who were sitting sparsely in the classroom also listened listlessly. Zhongyuan Zhong also lowered his eyes and drew a rock attribute symbol on his notebook rather boringly.

When I go back, I have to tell my husband to come to his graduation ceremony. He will go up to speak at that time and can honorably show him how hard he is in school...

I don't know if Luanbu's recent case is finished. Although he always looks repulsive about going to school, he still looks forward to him coming with his husband...

All kinds of thoughts ran through his mind like water, and Zhongyuan Zhong also raised his head boredly, but suddenly there was a sharp gunshot in his ear.

The chaotic gunshots ranged from far to near, but in just a few seconds, shouts and curses were also faintly heard along with the gunshots, and there was a tendency to gradually expand.

The students started rioting, and the teacher on the podium couldn't speak. He quickly ran to the window, and his pupils shrank when he saw the scene outside the window.

"Go and evacuate—"

He cried out in horror, accompanied by the chaotic footsteps of the students running out of the classroom, and the violent explosion outside the window that almost shattered the glass.

The fighting in the school marked that the mafia's brutality would no longer be restrained against ordinary people, and it also marked a comprehensive escalation of the chaos in Yokohama.

In this season when the cherry blossoms are about to open, Zhongyuan Zhong also failed to graduate with the blooming cherry blossoms after all.

Perhaps it was in the smoke from morning to night, and the sky in Yokohama was gradually shrouded in dark clouds, making it impossible to see the sun during the day and the stars at night.

But Zhong Li still looked up, his eyes were sharp and full of piercing feeling, as if he could see a higher place through the thick dark cloud.

That is the river of fate where the seat of fate is located.

The arrival of the key node made the rush of the river unprecedentedly violent, and even small cracks appeared one after another under the impact, but were suppressed and repaired when they flowed through the anchor point where the Seat of Fate was located.

It's certainly not something a single node can do to cause this.

"...Mr. Zhongli?"

The words that came from his ears made Zhongli take his eyes back, and his eyes returned to the man on the opposite side who had a cramped expression but wanted to look dignified.

Even the bodyguard standing behind the man was calmer than him.

Zhongli nodded politely, "Nothing, Mr. Sasaki."

Sasaki clenched the palm placed under the table, barely resisted the urge to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and tried to put on a fake smile on his face, "Then I will continue. Mr. Zhongli, I know you and the port mafia. The leader has an appointment, and the port mafia will deliberately avoid your position no matter what they do over the years. But…”

"If this momentum continues, it won't be long before that leader will completely tear up the treaty that was only verbally agreed upon. You can't fail to see that, right?"

Saying that, Sasaki secretly observed Zhongli's reaction, but he could only see the unchanging indifference from the calm expression on the other side.

There was more sweat on Sasaki's forehead.

To be honest, if it's possible, he doesn't want to contact this power user named Zhongli.

Yokohama, where the opponent is orderly in this chaos, is like a bug that is outside the rules. It does not belong to any organization and does not actively interfere in anything, but it is so powerful that it cannot be ignored, causing all underground forces to be stuck in their throats.

It's not that there is no force to be jealous of this unreasonable power, but under the premise that the other party can't lure them, those organizations that want to recruit through crooked ways... will not end well.

Zhongli put down the wine glass with sake in his hand, and Sasaki's heart trembled as the utensils tapped on the table.

"So, Your Excellency wants me to join you?" Zhong Li's calm gaze swept over Sasaki, successfully causing the latter to straighten his already straight back subconsciously.

"No, no, it's not 'joining', it's 'cooperating'."

Sasaki corrected his thoughts patiently, "As long as Mr. Zhongli is willing to cooperate with our Takase Association, we guarantee that all organizations including the port mafia will not disturb your life. You only need to do what you can. Do us a 'little favor' within range."

"It sounds like a bit of sincerity." Zhong Li said unintentionally, "So, is the topping in this cup also part of your 'sincerity'?"

Hearing that, Sasaki took a breath and forced a smile: "I, I don't know what Mr. Zhongli is talking about."

"Mr. Sasaki, if one of them doesn't want to cooperate, acting stupid will only make him passive. Please remember this." Zhong Li said indifferently.

The expression on Sasaki's face suddenly changed. He stood up and backed away in panic, and asked the bodyguard who had been silent for a long time: "Mr. Liu Jian, didn't you say you won't be discovered?!"

Zhong Li's sense of oppression was too much, and the string in his mind was always tense during this meeting, for fear of being discovered ahead of time and following in the footsteps of the organizations behind it. And this calm statement was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, but in an instant, he almost lost all his manners.

However, Mr. Liu Jian did not panic at all. He glanced at Sasaki who was in a panic, and sneered at the "idiot without magic power" in a low voice, and then raised his voice: "Don't be afraid, Mr. Sasaki, drink from him. From that moment on that glass of wine, the result is already decided."

He proudly announced: "My spell has caught him."

"Oh, the technique." Zhong Li raised his eyelids, "But that worm crawling on Your Excellency's collar?"

Liu Jian's complexion changed, and the hand covered with the magic power immediately grabbed to the neck, and pinched the transparent insect that was about to bite him in his hand.

"My technique? How could it be here?!" He squeezed the worm that was struggling uncontrollably and frantically, and looked at Zhongli in shock, "You should have eaten it already!"

"It's not enough to hide your eyes." Zhong Li slightly adjusted his sitting posture, and let his legs fall down naturally, "Compared to me, it is better for you to worry about yourself."

After all, another node that affects the stability of the river of destiny is about to appear.

Liu Jian's eyes widened, "What did you say? I—"

The rest of his words were drowned in a sudden roar.

The place where they are now is an izakaya located in the bustling section of Yokohama, which is also the industry of Takasekai, famous for its retro old-school style. But now, a large hole has been opened in the well-structured roof, and those gorgeous decorations have been shattered by the sudden impact, the fragments of tatami and wooden boards are splashed everywhere, and the entire interior is in a mess.

The hapless Sasaki happened to be hit on the forehead by a splash of gravel and fell unconscious on the spot.

On the other side, the enlarged Yuzhang shield flashed around the periphery, centered on Zhongli and the table, keeping the dust fragments out.

A clear voice came from the smoke.

"I'm sorry, you are the wanted curser, Mr. Yanagamihara Juro, right?"

The boy with the ball head who walked out of the smoke held his mobile phone close to him, and after confirming the wanted image, he didn't even give Liu Jian a glance, and read word by word: "Three months ago, I cursed and killed many people in Nagoya. Ordinary people, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Kyoto side, first fled to Shizuoka, then went to the hills, and finally streamed all the way to Yokohama... um, I fully understand."

The boy closed the slider phone with a snap, and said with a smile on his face, "Then Mr. Liu Jian, I am arresting you on behalf of the Tokyo High School of Magical Arts. Please don't resist."

Before Liu Jian said anything, another figure jumped down from the big hole in the roof, and said impatiently with his hands in his pockets: "What are you doing with him so much, anyway, grab it first..."

The voice of the white-haired boy who appeared later became smaller and smaller. The boy with the ball head turned his head to look at his companion suspiciously, and saw his good classmate turned to an exaggerated angle, his eyes fixed on the calm drinking man in the corner. An ordinary person without magic power, with a ghostly expression on his face.

The ball-headed boy frowned slightly, "Wu, why are you...".

"Ugh oh-"

The white-haired boy suddenly let out a strange exclamation. He took a few steps in a hurry, slammed his hands on the table, and said loudly: "So you are in Yokohama? No wonder I haven't been able to find you! Three years, three years Right! I almost thought it was an illusion because I couldn't eat dessert!"

As if he could not feel the social distance at all, he got close to Zhong Li, pulled down the sunglasses on his face with his right hand, and his sky-blue eyes looked into the latter's golden pupils for a split second.

Just like the chance encounter three years ago.

"We are finally face to face again, this gentleman." He said briskly, "So, this time I have a chance to ask, [what are you]?"