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Chapter 1173 Mystery (Where are you going to play on May Day? I won’t go out anyway)

 It turns out that kids are kids.

When Asami Tomoe learned that the person who was interrogating her was not a dark organization or an evil force, but a serious national civil servant, she immediately became frightened. Under Duanmu Huai's questioning, she stammered out what she knew.

 First of all, what is a magical girl?

 Sign a contract with QB and you will become a magical girl.

 Did it fulfill your wishes?

 Yes, I was in a car accident at that time, and QB appeared in front of me like that, saying that he would sign a contract with me and realize my wish. I made a wish to it that I didn’t want to die, so I survived...

 What is this gem?

This is called the Soul Stone, which was created after signing the contract with QB. It is the source of magic for our magical girls and is also the proof of magical girls.

What is that black ball? What were you doing before using that black ball to touch the Soul Stone?

It's called the Seed of Lament. I don't know much about the specific situation, but magical girls consume magic power during battles, or when their emotions have intense ups and downs, the Soul Stone will become turbid, so the Seed of Lament needs to be used to absorb the Soul Stone. The turbidity in the stone makes it clean again.

 What will happen if the turbidity of the Soul Stone is not removed?

 This... I'm sorry, I don't know either, but he should die...

 Can Seed of Lament be used forever?

 No, the number of uses of the Seed of Lament is limited. If too much filth is absorbed, the witch will hatch again, so generally the Seed of Lament that has been absorbed will be recycled by the QB.

 How to recycle?

 This...it seems to have been eaten.

  Does QB often sign magical girls? Is it acting alone? Or group action?

   Sorry, I'm not very clear about this. QB sometimes goes out to find qualified girls and sign contracts to make them magical girls, and... I have never seen similar existences other than QB.

 Besides you, are there any magical girls in this city?

………Yes.

there's a few?

 As far as I know there are two.

 Write down their names.

  ……………

Tomoe Mami silently took the pen and paper and started writing names, while Duanmuhuai left the interrogation room after taking the list and went to the observation room next to it.

"How about it?"

Seeing Duanmuhuai walk in, Yutong Ayano asked curiously.

“It’s a bit of a gain, but not much. To be honest, I think this girl may have been deceived by the QB.”

 “Uh…what do you mean?”

 “Take this for example.”

Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and shook the lament seed in his hand.

“According to what Tomoe Mami said just now, the Seed of Lament is mainly used to absorb the filth in the soul gem, and there is a limit to the absorption. Once the absorption reaches the limit, the Seed of Lament will hatch into a witch again.”

　　“Well...that’s true.”

 “Isn’t this just right?”

　　　　???”

Faced with Duanmu Huai's statement, everyone was stunned.

 “Just right?”

"That's right. The Seed of Lament was originally dropped by defeating the witch. Then the Seed of Lament absorbed enough filth and then hatched into a witch again. So wouldn't it be fine if you just defeat it again? Then a brand new one was created. There is a lamentable seed that can be used. Isn’t this an infinite loop? You can’t say you can defeat this witch, but you can’t defeat that witch.”

"this………"

 Hearing this, everyone was quite surprised.

“It seems that this is indeed the case?”

“But it’s also possible that the witch hatched by absorbing the filth of a magical girl is more powerful?”

 Qian Shu raised her hands curiously and put forward her own ideas.

"It's not impossible, but it's just a possibility. After all, even Tomoe Mami admitted that she only heard this statement from QB, and she has not seen anything similar with her own eyes. And..."

 At this point, Duanmu Huai turned to Mu Geng and shook the Soul Stone in his hand at her.

“Ki Geng, come and take a look at this. What do you think this is?”

"Um………"

Mu Geng walked to Duanmu Huai's side, stared at the Soul Stone in Duanmu Huai's hand, and then opened his eyes slightly.

“What’s inside is the soul, which is basically the same structure as the Lament Seed.”

 “Is it the soul of Tomoe Mami?”

 “I’m not sure, maybe?”

“Huh? Wait, that means the girl’s soul is here?”

At this moment, Qian Shu also screamed in surprise. She carefully looked at the soul stone in Duanmu Huai's hand, and then looked at Tomoe Mami, who was sitting obediently opposite the one-way mirror.

“In that case, what’s going on with the person sitting there?”

“Maybe it’s the same as a remote control? It’s just the body over there, and the soul is separate? What a strange design..."

Duanmu Huai looked at the Soul Stone in front of him. Well, he couldn't see anything at all.

 “So what now?”

“Anyway, let’s put this Soul Stone away first.”

Duanmuhuai casually placed the Soul Stone in the evidence box next to it and handed it to Yugiri Ayano.

"After all, as long as there is no such thing, then the other party is just an ordinary girl, there is no threat at all." "I understand."

Yutong Ayano took the box and nodded.

 “I’ll put it in the safekeeping room.”

After saying this, Yugiri Ayano turned and left, while Duanmuhuai turned her head again and looked at Tomoe Mami on the other side of the one-way mirror. The latter was still just sitting there obediently and motionless, but seeing her looking around He seemed very nervous.

 “What should we do next, Xiao Ai?”

Qian Shu blinked and asked, while Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

“At present, Tomoe Mami doesn’t seem to understand the situation at hand very well, or in other words, everything she knows is what QB told her, and she must only say some insignificant things to her.”

"is that so?"

 “Yes, actually I have an idea...”

 “Boom!”

However, just when Duanmu Huai was about to explain his guess to Qian Shu, an unexpected situation suddenly occurred in the interrogation room. Asami, who was sitting there, suddenly fell down on the table and stopped moving. .

　　　…………???”

"what happened?"

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai, Qian Shu and Mu Geng were also shocked and hurriedly rushed into the interrogation room. At this moment, Tomoe Mami just rested her head on the table, motionless, and stared blankly into space. Chisu stepped forward and put his hand on Tomoe Asami's neck, and then he was shocked.

 “Little, little, little love! She’s dead!”

 “Haha? What kind of joke are you kidding?”

 “I’m not kidding, she is really dead! What’s going on?”

 Qian Shu was also in a panic at this time, but Ki Geng was relatively calm.

“This is not surprising. Many demons will set up hidden clauses to prevent things from being exposed. Once someone tells their story, they will be cursed and die immediately..."

“But shouldn’t it be in the middle of the explanation? It’s always like this in the movies. How can there be a curse that is only activated after everything is said?”

 “It’s a movie after all…”

Duanmu Huai completely ignored the conversation between Qian Shu and Ki Geng, but carefully looked at Tomoe Mami in front of him, who indeed looked dead. The heart is not beating, and there is no breathing. No matter how you look at it, he is a dead person... Forget it, let's call Yugiri Ayano over first.

Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai also picked up his mobile phone and called Yugiri Ayano. After a while, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Yugiri Ayano pushed open the door of the interrogation room with the evidence box. .

"What's going on? Miss Tomoe Asami is dead? How did she die?"

“We don’t know either. If you don’t believe me, you can go check the surveillance. You were fine just now, but suddenly you fell down...”

Chishu is also busy explaining to Yugiri Ayano that although they are indeed a violent organization, because they are a violent organization, they still have to follow the rules in many cases. If it were a gangster, if something like this happened, they would just pour the person into concrete and sink into Tokyo Bay, and everything would be fine. But unfortunately, they obviously don't have such a good thing.

 “This is going to be troublesome...”

Staring at Tomoe Asami lying motionless in front of her, Yugiri Ayano stretched out her hand to hold her forehead.

 “How should I explain this?”

 “No need to explain.”

　Duanmuhuai seemed very calm.

“I have already read the information. Her parents died long ago, and she has no contact with relatives, right? Just drag her away and cremate her, and then declare her missing to the outside world. What’s so difficult about that?”

“Um... Xiao Ai, you seem to be very familiar with this process?”

“This is what the Inquisition does to eliminate heretics. It has been a routine for a long time.”

　　… “I feel like I have touched a darkness that I shouldn’t have touched…”

Looking at Duanmuhuai, Qianzhu held his arms in an exaggerated manner and pulled away from him. But judging from her forced smile, it was obvious that Qian Shu was just trying to lighten the mood.

 However, at this moment... suddenly, a sound that shouldn't have been heard sounded.

"Um………"

There was a low hum from behind, and everyone turned their heads. Tomoe Mami slowly raised her head and looked at herself and the others.

　　“Wow——!”

Seeing this scene, Qian Shu was so frightened that he felt like he was electrocuted, and he rushed directly behind Duanmu Huai.

 “This, this, what’s going on? Zombies?”

 “Have you watched too many movies?”

　　“But, but she was clearly dead just now!?”

It’s not that Duanmuhuai couldn’t understand Qian Shu’s panic. In fact, he had just confirmed Tomoe Mami’s condition. Her heart had stopped beating, she wasn’t breathing, and her body temperature had even disappeared. But now... what kind of resurrection is she doing?

“What, what’s wrong? What are you looking at me for? Is there anything wrong with me?”

As for Tomoe Mami, who was being watched by everyone, she didn't seem to notice it. Instead, she asked in a panic.

"this………"

Facing Ba Mami’s inquiry, Duanmu Huai and others also looked at each other and were speechless. In the end, Duanmu Huai coughed.

 “In short, let’s do a physical examination first.”

Now it seems that this so-called magical girl has more and more mysteries.