The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

calm! This guy's purpose is unknown. What he needs now is gathering intelligence, not showing off!

Forcibly suppressing his anger, he gritted his teeth and forced out a voice from his throat: "...reason!"

"This is a bit complicated..."

Armen Kotaro did not answer immediately. Lin Qiao looked out the window silently. Finally, when the former's patience was about to run out, he slowly spoke:

"To answer this question, I would like to first ask... Investigator Yamen, do you believe in yourself?"

"What's the meaning?"

"It literally means that I firmly believe that I can make the right choice at any time."

After saying that, ignoring Kotaro Amon's reaction, Lin Qiao took out a stick that could be held with one hand and handed it to him.

"what is that?"

"Beta Magic Wand, after use, can transform into a cosmic superman who is 40 meters tall and weighs 35,000 tons."

"...No, this is just a voice recorder, right?"

"You know it and you still ask?"

"..."

"Anyway, I'll leave it to you to judge the truth of the matter. After all, from your perspective, I'm just a suspicious person."

After saying that, he raised his hands and took half a step back to show that he was completely harmless.

Armen Kotaro took the recorder dubiously, and then pressed the playback button on it.

【Has it started yet? okay, I get it. 】

His own voice was played from inside. The background seemed to be a rainy day, and the coughing sound of Mado Wuxi could still be vaguely heard.

[This is Kotaro Amon. The time when I recorded this voice was when I, Mr. Manado, and Mr. Nakajima and Mr. Kusaba from the branch were chasing the target "mother and daughter"... Although I said to myself It's a bit strange, but I guess by the time I heard this recording, I had completely forgotten about it. 】

"What?"

After hearing the content clearly, his eyes widened instantly.

There is no doubt that he is the one talking inside, but he in the recording seems to have anticipated his amnesia.

What happened at that time that made you leave this recording?

However, before he could figure it out, the voice inside continued.

[I know that you in the future, no, you should say I am better (whisper), may be very confused about this matter, but on this point you can believe the... red guy who appears in front of you, he calls himself for killbus. 】

He raised his head and glanced at Lin Qiao, who waved his hand.

[To make a long story short, during the investigation, Mr. Mano and I accidentally discovered the close relationship between the Tsukiyama family, ghouls, and Amazon, and were hunted down. In an emergency, it was this red one. ....Killbus helped us and we escaped. 】

Ghoul? Amazon?

So is this the reason why I asked Zhengdao to investigate the Yueshan family before?

[Although I escaped by chance, unfortunately, there are many investigators in the CCG who were bribed by the Tsukiyama family. They actively or passively provide help to the Tsukiyama family, so if Mr. Manado and I return to the CCG If the news is known to them, I'm afraid all four of us will be silenced because of it. 】

[Therefore, Killbus proposed a plan. The toxins he released would cause certain damage to the brain, which would be manifested in the loss of short-term memory. 】

[And if we get news of our amnesia, then the Yueshan family will probably give up... and then borrow this recording to remind us to secretly investigate the Yueshan family in the future. 】

[To be honest, I personally doubt this, but there seems to be no other choice at the moment...]

After continuing for a while, the recording ended.

Chapter 51 Fraud Completed

Holding the recorder tightly in his hand, Kotaro Armen looked complicated and could not speak for a long time.

I don’t know if it’s because he learned the truth about his amnesia, or because there’s a spy among his trusted companions.

Or maybe both.

"...Is this actually...the truth...?"

I listened to the recording over and over again. In addition to his, there was also Manado Wuxi's part. But halfway through the recording, it seemed that someone had come and had to pause.

"So, can you choose to believe me now?"

Lin Qiao on the side was not surprised by his appearance. He still spoke in the same unhurried tone, and even thought he was being sarcastic.

"Killbus...? Sorry, to be honest, I'm still in a state of confusion."

He sighed and tried to sort out his mood, but just like what he said, the content expressed in the recording was far from what he could accept in a short while.

He returned the recorder to Lin Qiao, but the latter did not accept it.

"It doesn't matter. It's only human nature that you feel this way... Just keep that thing. If you think there is something wrong, it doesn't matter if you go to the CCG appraisal department to verify it."

"...Then I'll accept it."

But for appraisal, that is not necessary.

He put the recorder on the bedside table with a complicated expression. Although he had originally planned to find someone to verify the authenticity tomorrow, of course, considering the content inside, he chose to give up.

If what was said there was true, then their situation would be very dangerous.

It would be fine if he was alone, but don't forget that Wuxu Mado, who was lying in the hospital, was still in a coma.

If there were bad guys plotting something bad, the old man with great military achievements might not even have the ability to resist.

This was absolutely unbearable for him.

Besides, he had never heard of any synthesis technology that could restore a person's voice so perfectly.

Combined with the background sound of rain,

it was just.....

"The last question, since our amnesia was caused by you, why couldn't Mr. Mado wake up until now?"

"That..."

- Of course I did it on purpose.

He thought calmly in his heart.

He was slandered for a long time, so he was unconsciously a little ruthless.

But more importantly, compared with an honest man like Kotaro Yamon, Wuxu Mado was much harder to deceive.

With his superb intuition and rich experience in investigation, it was too difficult to lie to him.

Of course, if I want to say it, I definitely can't say it like that, otherwise all the previous efforts will be in vain.

So after thinking for a moment, he speculated with a somewhat uncertain tone: "It's probably a physical problem, just like some people are allergic to seafood, while others are fine, and he is an old man, and his immunity is not as good as yours."

"Will it be dangerous?"

"It shouldn't be. After all, it's not a deadly poison, and for safety reasons, the dosage was not much at the beginning. Such a situation is also an unexpected result."

"Really, that's good..."

After hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

Although the hospital has been saying not to worry, he was completely relieved with Lin Qiao's confirmation.

The huge stone that had been hanging in his heart was also dropped.

"That... Mr. Killbus, can you tell me more about the Yueshan family before?"

After having the most basic trust in Lin Qiao, his attitude towards Lin Qiao finally improved a little... really only a little.

"I have investigated a lot of information before, and it shows that the Tsukiyama family is just..."

"An ordinary merchant family, right?"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Qiao interrupted: "I have to say that their disguise is indeed very good... But I won't waste time on this point, just get straight to the point."

After a pause, as if to give Amon Kotaro some buffer time, Lin Qiao slowly spoke.

"——The Tsukiyama family is a ghoul family."

"Ghoul, ghoul!?" He widened his eyes instantly. Even though he was prepared, he was still shocked when he heard this answer.

"That's right, ghouls. The whole family, from top to bottom, even the servants at home are all ghouls."

"There are also branches and subsidiaries under their name, and most of the core employees in them are ghouls. If you really count, the number is at least over a hundred."

"By the way, you should still remember the recent incident of the Yamashita Group selling humans to the ghoul organization? Although there is no direct evidence, I can basically confirm that it is related to the Tsukiyama family."

The information related to the Tsukiyama family was revealed bit by bit. Although a part of it was retained in order not to affect the Anping District, it was shocking enough.

As for the Yamashita Group.....that incident was originally the opportunity for CCG to notice him. After the high-level members of the Yamashita Group were dealt with by him, no one had more say than him.

At least in the eyes of Amon Kotaro, it was not surprising that Lin Qiao could give this answer.

"So let's cooperate, Investigator Amon."

He sincerely invited the investigator on the opposite side, and even the unremarkable tone became serious.

But what he waited for was silence from the other party.

"......."

No rejection, no agreement.

Except for the sound of the wind blowing in from the window constantly stirring the curtains, the surroundings were terribly silent.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand the inner struggle of Amon Kotaro at this moment. Even with the previous recording, it would be too difficult for him to suddenly say that he would cooperate with Amazon.

Lin Qiao did not intend to urge him, but just sat aside and waited for his answer quietly.

Looking up at Lin Qiao, he took a deep breath: ".....To be honest, I still can't trust you."

After a long silence, he spoke with a heavy voice.

"But I believe in Mr. Mado. If even Mr. Mado has made such a judgment, it means that it is absolutely not wrong!"

As if he had convinced himself, his tone gradually became firm.

"That's enough, Investigator Amon."

It is already very good to be able to achieve such a temporary cooperation.

"So what do you need me to do? Let me make it clear in advance that without evidence and a search warrant, even the CCG investigators cannot..."

"No, you don't need to do anything."

"......."

?

No, then why did you come to me?

Facing Amon Kotaro's black question mark expression, Lin Qiao smiled gently: "Don't worry, I have already made the arrangements. The end of the Tsukiyama family is coming."

Open the window and jump down from above.

"Then, ciao~"

.....

Looking at the figure that immediately disappeared after jumping out of the window, Amon Kotaro always felt a little complicated.

He looked down at the phone in his hand, hesitantly opened the phone book inside, looked at the names of CCG colleagues on it, sighed, and finally threw the phone aside.

He felt that he would not be able to sleep tonight.

But just as he was deeply entangled, Lin Qiao, who should have been far away, was hiding in the blind spot outside the window of his living room. Like a real spider, he attached one hand to the wall.

"Well, I didn't choose to report it... It seems that I don't have to erase his memory this time."

After seeing Amon Kotaro's action of throwing the phone and lying on the bed through thermal imaging, he muttered to himself.

It has been seven or eight days since I started over again. I have to repeat similar conversations two to four times every night. If it doesn't work again, he is afraid that he will really beat Amon Kotaro to death.

"Do you trust Mado Wuxu more than yourself..."

It seems that I have found the right way this time.