Tokyo underground city

Chapter 274 Hiiragi and Yu

"Tsubaki!"

When he saw Kamiya Tsubaki pushing open the dojo door and walking in, a woman wearing a kimono with long hair, she exhaled in surprise.

There were still blood stains on her body from when she took care of the patients, but she didn't bother to wipe the pus and blood on her hands, and quickly walked towards Kamiya Chun and covered her face with her hands.

"I heard from Yujun that you were caught by the explorers of the Shangcheng Association. Are you okay? Have you suffered any injustice?"

However, facing the girl's worried behavior, Chun just squeezed her nose with dissatisfaction:

"Sister Hiiragi, you smell so bad..."

"Sorry! I was wiping the bodies of the patients just now..."

The girl subconsciously let go of her hand, and then looked up nervously at Lin Huaien and the others.

While Chun was greeting his family, Lin Huai'en's eyes remained on the injured in the dojo.

In his original impression, ore disease was just a strange disease that caused stones to grow in the body, which gave him the same feeling as stones.

But it wasn't until he entered the Tianshui Hall that he realized that this was the biggest misunderstanding about ore disease.

In the dojo that he looked at, in a space of nearly a thousand square meters, there were blood-stained beddings everywhere, and patients with ore disease who were bleeding all over were screaming and rolling on the bedding.

The black crystal pierced the skin and grew out of the abdominal cavity. It was as sharp as the crystal tablet he had seen in the Shibuya underground city before.

"It's so tragic...why not send it to the hospital..."

Looking at such a scene, Yuan Ximu seemed to feel a huge impact.

"Because sending him to the hospital will not help." Kamiya Chun threw his backpack directly to the ground. As soon as he took off his sports clothes, he walked towards the patient in the distance: "Sister Hiiragi, let me help."

"Okay..." The gentle woman whom Kamiya Chun called "Sister Hiiragi" stood up hesitantly, bowed to Lin Huaien and the others, and walked quickly away.

"...Are you explorers in the city?"

Just when Lin Huaien and the others were at a loss, a slight coughing sound came from the blind spot near the dojo door.

Lin Huaien turned his head in surprise.

But he was a middle-aged man who was relatively calm compared to other patients.

Although he was also wrapped in a bloody bandage, his expression was not as painful as the others.

"...Are you an explorer of the Tokyo Association?"

After taking a look at the man's naked upper body and the faintly exposed shriveled muscles, Lin Huai'en immediately realized the other person's identity.

"'An explorer of the Tokyo Association?' I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm just a [hyena] who can't even be considered an explorer."

The man said Lin Huaien's somewhat familiar name and coughed lightly.

But compared to the entrepreneurial explorers Lin Huaien had seen in Shangcheng, there was something in the man that Lin Huaien couldn't say -

For example, murderous intent.

It’s definitely not as simple as [hyena].

"Identityless" explorer...

Lin Huai'en thought of Ishikawa Kaito and others.

Because "intrusion without a permit" is a more serious crime than "intrusion with a permit," Ishikawa Kai and his companions are still imprisoned in the Kamiichi Prefectural Association's detention center.

"Little girl, why don't we go to the hospital... It seems that you don't know that oriosis can be transmitted through blood contact?"

The middle-aged man coughed and continued talking to Hara Yumu in Japanese.

Yuan Ximu recovered from the shock and approached Lin Huai'en in confusion: "What is he talking about?"

Lin Huai'en gave her a rough explanation, and then watched Yuan Ximu turn on the translation system on her phone.

"It seems you didn't know anything and just came to Tokyo..."

Seeing Yuan Ximu's actions, the man was obviously a little shocked.

"Sorry, we are just Kamiya Tsubaki's escorts."

Lin Huai'en thought for a while and gave an identity that was not problematic.

"Association explorers in the city...didn't your leader tell you anything when you came out?"

"...I think she has too much confidence in us."

Lin Huai'en thought about Minister Xiao's face and felt that it was indeed very similar to her style——

Let Lin Huai'en and the others see the tragic situation in Tokyo with their own eyes, which is more convincing than anything else.

"Ogisan, you said oriosis can be transmitted through blood contact. What's going on?"

Seeing that Lin Huai'en was still preparing to continue chatting slowly with the man, Yuan Ximu couldn't help but interrupt.

"Hmph..." The man seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Yuan Ximu's interruption, but he continued: "Do you know [supercooled water]?"

"Is it the phenomenon where the water temperature is lowered to below zero, but it still doesn't freeze?"

Yuan Ximu thought for a while and replied.

"Yes." The man nodded: "Have you ever seen the phenomenon of pouring [supercooled water] on ice cubes? The moment it comes into contact with other ice cubes, the [supercooled water] is released in just a few seconds. Inside, it freezes rapidly.”

"Could it be that……"

Yuan Ximu couldn't help but cover her mouth.

"[Acute mineral sickness] is also something like this."

The man nodded and said with a sneer: "Those of us who don't have strong resistance to the disease are lucky. Although it is painful to get [Chronic Ore Disease], there is always a process of slowly adapting."

"But ordinary people who usually have no symptoms of demon-stained disease, once they come into contact with patients suffering from ore disease, the moment their blood comes into contact with the [demon-stained crystal], the ore molecules in the body are in a [supersaturated state], An instantaneous crystallization phenomenon will occur, which is [acute mineral disease]."

"These guys just came into contact with a robbery case this morning. The robber himself was a patient with chronic mineral disease, but the police pulled the trigger, and the splattered blood infected these unlucky guys, turning them into Became a patient of [acute mineral sickness]."

At this point, the man with a vicissitudes of life couldn't help but shake his head: "It's so miserable... It seems that I won't survive tonight."

"...There will be no problems with Kamiya Chun and Miss Hiiragi?"

Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment and confirmed the question he had already guessed.

"Chun and Hiiragi are both survivors of Juvenile Demonic Disease. Both sisters were able to escape from the clutches of Ore Disease. At first, we all thought that Mr. Tianshui might have used some special dungeon relic."

The man coughed and stood up slowly: "After breathing in the fresh air of Huitian Water Pavilion, I feel that I have almost had enough rest. I will leave Tsubaki and Hiiragi to you association explorers. I will take my leave first."

Looking at the man's tired figure, Yuan Ximu subconsciously wanted to say something, but was stopped by Lin Huai'en.

He shook his head silently.

They were new here and had no reason to persuade the locals.

Without investigation, he has no right to speak, and he cannot easily shout "HowDareYou" to these people.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

It wasn't until two hours later that Kamiya Chun injected several times the regular dose of sleeping pills into the patients with acute mineral syndrome to calm them down——

"Patients with acute mineral sickness are too dangerous. Rapidly growing mineral crystals can easily puncture protective clothing and injure doctors and nurses in the hospital. Therefore, our hospitals here do not accept patients with severe mineral sickness."

"Over time, whenever there is an acute mineral sickness, no matter whether it is a police officer or an ambulance, the patient will be sent to us. Sister Hiiragi even took the anesthetist's qualification certificate for this."

After hearing Chun's explanation, Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment: "Is this what is called 'not causing trouble to the hospital'?"

"...I don't know what you think of us, but at least the doctors in the hospital don't belong to these dead people! It's not a wrong thing to not cause trouble to them!"

Chun was silent for a moment, then retorted slightly angrily.

"Chun..." Behind the girl, Hiiragi, whose temperament was completely opposite to hers, carefully tugged on her sleeve.

Compared with "Tsubaki" who is lively and a bit unrestrained, Hiiragi, who is two or three years older than Tsubaki, has the image of a soft-spoken and weak girl.

She is a head taller than Chun, with her hair tied in a bun with a scarf. Her eyes are as dark and shining as the night sky, but her cheeks are as delicate and white as gel, no less than Tanya, an orthodox Slav.

"Forget it, I will take you to meet the real owner of Tianshui Pavilion. I have already told him about [Yamaki Kiyoko] and [Panax]. You can talk to him about the rest. .”

Chun stood up. She was covered in blood and looked very tired. Compared with the liveliness she had when she went to the urban dungeon, she seemed to be a completely different person.

"Okay, please lead the way."

Lin Huai'en nodded and followed Chun and Hiiragi towards the backyard of the dojo.

Walking through a long wooden corridor, Lin Huai'en saw the "real owner of Tianshui Pavilion" in Chun's mouth.

The main room, which is very Japanese-style, has the only bedding on it. Next to the bedding are piles of blood-stained bandages that have not yet been disposed of.

A thin young man turned his back to the door and looked at the shrubs and water-diversion bamboo tubes in the open courtyard.

The occasional tapping sound of bamboo tubes made the quiet and deserted courtyard a little more lively.

"Yu, I brought Captain Lin, the daytime thief."

Chun knelt down and opened the door. Before coming to see Tian Shui Yu, she and Kamiya Hiiragi specially changed into kimonos.

At this time, some respectful and quiet gestures were made to Lin Huaien and the others to enter the main room.

This obviously young man in front of him gained an invisible aura.

"Just follow the custom of going to the city and act freely."

Hearing the movement behind him, the young man - no, it should be said that the young man turned around, looked at the somewhat reserved expressions of Lin Huaien and the others, and couldn't help laughing.

Lin Huai'en raised his eyebrows in surprise. This was the most "optimistic" ore disease patient he had ever seen.

Along the way, he saw various tragic scenes. Even the previously lively Kamiya Chun was in the Tianshui Pavilion and seemed depressed everywhere. This caused a lot of negative emotions in his heart to accumulate.

But the moment he saw the young man's smile, he suddenly felt that the depression in his heart seemed to disappear——

Because he knew very well that the smile on the young man's face was not a forced smile, but a real calm and gentle temperament.

It’s hard to imagine that he is just a teenager——

Judging from the names Hiiragi "Yu-kun" and Tsubaki "Yu", the boy in front of him should be younger than Kamiya Hiiragi.

Then...have you already suffered from [Ore Disease]...

Lin Huai'en watched the young man cough lightly, and without hesitation, took out the [Panax Medicine] that had been refined into tablets——

"For the specific causes and consequences, I have heard from Kamiya Chun that [Panax] can alleviate or even cure [Ore Syndrome]. I have 15 of them here, but I need you to exchange them for [Yamaki Kiyomitsu]. If you agree to this deal , I can give you these 15 [panacea] first."

After all, Lin Huai'en was not an evil ghost. Seeing the miserable plight of the patients with ore syndrome, he also felt a little compassion.

But Tian Shuiyu just nodded, and then shook his head: "I'm sorry, Chun deceived you. We don't have any ore materials worth more than 15 million. After my father disappeared, Tian Shui Pavilion has lost all its wealth. The precious materials that were originally intended to be used to repair the [Yamaki Kiyoko] were sold one after another in order to delay the disease and relieve pain for the ore patients in the museum."

"If you are not stingy, I can sell you the entire Tianshui Pavilion, provided that you promise not to use the Tianshui Pavilion for other purposes."

"excellent!"

After hearing what the boy said, Chun immediately stood up with some worry, but was stopped by the boy's signal.

The young man with blood still on the corner of his mouth just looked at Lin Huai'en silently, waiting for his answer.

Lin Huaien was silent.

When he saw the tragic situation in Tensui Pavilion, he immediately realized that Chun could not get the ore materials in her mouth.

In the dojo that has been in disrepair, even the syringes used to give pain relief to ore patients are used repeatedly - probably because they are all dying anyway, so save what you can.

But even so, they still used painkillers as much as possible, so as to at least ensure that the patients died slowly and painlessly.

"Although I sympathize with you...but I can't accept it."

Lin Huai'en was silent for a long time and finally replied: "If Tianshui Pavilion cannot be used for other purposes, it means that it cannot be sold and maintained in its current condition. It is just a hot potato. No matter how much wealth I have, , will also be consumed by it——"

"Just like you."

Lin Huai'en couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at the boy's already tattered body at such a young age.

Unlike Tsubaki, Kamiya Tsubaki and Kamiya Hiiragi are just the adopted daughters of Kaoru Tenmizu, while Yu Tenmizu is his biological son.

In other words, Tian Shuiyu has not experienced juvenile demonic disease. Although he is free from the risk of childhood death, he is only an ordinary person.

Opening the Tianshui Pavilion and admitting so many demon-infected patients to rest is also an extremely dangerous thing for Tianshui You.

It's hard to say whether his ore disease is related to the many ore patients in the museum.

"Accepting asylum from ore patients is what my father has been doing before he was alive... If you really want to sell Tianshui Pavilion, I can promise you that you can dispose of it as you wish after my death."

Tianshui Yu's words made Lin Huai'en slightly stunned. Before he could speak, Kamiya Chun had already stood up: "Yu! I went to find [Colorful Deer] because of you! I finally found [Elixir] Get it back, how can you say such things!"

"Hiiragi, take these [panacea] and give them to those acute patients."

However, the young man just coughed, beckoned Kamiya Hiiragi to come over, and stuffed the [Panax] that Lin Huai'en had placed on the floor into her hand: "The panacea in Captain Lin's hand now, use [Shan Lao Qingguang] The remaining fragments are enough."

"If Captain Lin is willing to listen to my request, I would also like to entrust you with 'Tsubaki' and 'Hiiragi'."

"Although Tsubaki and Hiiragi are immune to Demonic Disease, they have no future if they continue to live in this place."

"Mr. Lin, since you are a national explorer of the Moscow Association, you must be able to take good care of them."

"And the entire Tianshui Pavilion is worth about 200 million. This money should be regarded as the commission fee for me to ask you to take care of them."

After hearing Tian Shuiyu's words, everyone was a little surprised for a moment——

"The total of 200 million yuan is enough to cure your ore disease, right?"

Lin Huai'en stood up and shook his head: "Forget it, let me sort it out first."

He stood up, ignoring the others in the room, and walked out the door.

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"How's it going? Do you think it's a scam?"

Not long after Lin Huaien walked out, Yuan Ximu and Tanya ran out after him.

Yuan Ximu walked a few steps quickly. Faced with Tian Shuiyu's inconsistency, she became obviously suspicious.

But Lin Huai'en thought about it and immediately asserted: "Probably not."

"At his age, it is impossible for him to have such a city."

Lin Huaien was silent for a moment.

He did feel the impact, but he didn't doubt Tian Shuiyu's intentions like Yuan Ximu did.

Because although he didn't react, he did "subconsciously" understand Tian Shuiyu's dilemma——

"At first I thought he was calm and calm, but now I see that it was just despair of giving up everything."

Lin Huai'en calmly judged the current situation——

"If I'm not wrong, the most important thing for Tianshui Yu is the two sisters Kamiya Chun and Kamiya Hiiragi; secondly the patients of Tianshui Hall and the death of his father; and finally it is his turn."

"So, for the sake of the patients in the Tianshui Pavilion and his father's life, he could not sell the Tianshui Pavilion to treat himself."

"But if it's for the two sisters Chun and Hiiragi, he can protect them at the cost of his own death without violating his father's orders."

"...Dedicate yourself to your thoughts?"

Yuan Ximu hesitated for a long time and then suddenly reacted.

"Well... for Tian Shuiyu, it is absolutely impossible to do such a 'shameful' thing as selling the Tian Shui Pavilion to treat his own illness."

"So he doesn't care about his own life, but he can't accept that Chun and Hiiragi will continue to suffer with him."

"That's why he put forward what he considered to be a proposal full of compromises."

Lin Huai'en took a deep breath and said without hesitation.

"So what are we going to do?"

Yuan Ximu thought for a while, looked at Lin Huai'en, and was a little curious about his answer.

"It's simple-"

After the initial shock, Lin Huaien had sorted out his emotions.

He looked calm: "Just follow Kamiya Chun's original proposal."

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"Follow Chun's suggestion?"

Tian Shuiyou was obviously stunned when he heard Lin Huaien's answer: "But I've told you, we didn't..."

"Yes, you don't have it 'now'."

Lin Huai'en nodded: "But if I can cure your disease, with Kamiya Chun's ability, it will not be difficult to slowly repay the 75 million loan."

Having said this, Lin Huai'en stretched out two fingers, bent them beside his head, and made a "quotation mark" gesture: "Our habit of going to the city is, after all, 'people-oriented'."

"To help the emergency rather than to help the poor, just think of this 15 million [panacea] as just a loan from me."

Having said this, Lin Huai'en glanced at Kamiya Chun: "As for taking care of Kamiya Chun, you don't have to worry. She had proposed to me before that she would work under me with an annual salary of 3 million."

"The price is a bit high, but if she can accept the annual salary of 300,000 yuan + commission, I can accept her becoming a member of the 'Daytime Thieves' team."

At this point, Lin Huai'en added: "I know the price is not high, but it is definitely enough to take care of the food and accommodation for the two of them."

"...Those who don't work don't get to eat...I understand, so let's do it..."

Tian Shui nodded, relieved, but also sighed subconsciously.

Only Kamiya Tsubaki stood up with some dissatisfaction: "Is it just 15 million [Panthemum Elixir]?! Didn't we talk about 75 [Panax Elixir] before?!"

Looking at Kamiya Chun's red eyes, Lin Huai'en immediately realized something——

"What did you and Chun agree on privately?"

Seeing Lin Huaien's expression, the young man subconsciously smiled bitterly: "I just promised her that if the ore disease of my father's old teammates can be cured, I can receive the treatment of [Panax]."