The Witch's Taste

"What shall we do now?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked.

"Stay here." Chen Ziang replied, "Go over to remind her from time to time, otherwise she will study forever and won't inform us of the research results next year."

The two sat down on the bench outside Rio Hokaze's office, Tsukimiya Suzuna asked again:

"So we're going to this...Lingyi Town?"

"If this book really came from there, then we have to go there." Chen Ziang replied, "Because you can't guarantee that there are no other mysterious things there, which will be picked up by explorers like Yasui Naoya who are not afraid of death. Walk."

"But it's so far away." Tsukimiya Suzuna hugged her legs, "I've grown so big, I haven't been out of Jibei City yet."

"Actually, neither do I." Chen Ziang laughed, "I heard that there are ten towns and nine empty towns outside Jibei City, and only the elderly stay in the villages, towns and villages, and there are basically no young people left."

"Is it because young people like to come to Jibei City?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked.

"It's not all." Chen Ziang gave her a popular science, "You know that our Gaotianyuan star region is actually a mining planet, right?"

"More than 100 years ago, Gao Tianyuan was still a remote planet unsuitable for human habitation. It was cold, dead, and barren... Only the north pole area of ​​the planet, which is the scope of Jibei City today, was used by interstellar pirates because of its extremely rich geothermal resources and suitable climate temperature. They occupy as lairs."

"Later, the imperial scientific research ship discovered that there were some kind of rich mineral resources under the surface here, so they sent a fleet to wipe out the pirates, designated it as the empire's mining production planet, and then began to colonize here on a large scale."

"Then in the past 30 years, the minerals that are easy to mine on the surface have almost been exhausted, and the cost of mining deep mines is too high, and there is no competitive advantage including interstellar freight, so the mining tycoons are constantly laying off employees and reducing the size of the workforce. .”

"In the townships in the central industrial belt, most of them are composed of miner families. The large-scale layoffs caused these families to lose their source of livelihood and had to relocate to the extreme north city to find low-level jobs. This is the main reason for the shrinking township population... "

"Don't take history lessons there." Rio Hokaze suddenly pushed the door open and stuffed a box of special materials into his hand, "Your book has a big problem, so you have to send it back to where it belongs. where you are."

"It's a big problem?" Chen Ziang asked in surprise.

This was the first time he heard such an evaluation from Honokaze Rio.

"Yes." Riu Hookaze said succinctly, "There is a god's gaze on it."

Chapter 32 Believe in Suzuna

"What is the gaze of a god?" Chen Ziang asked.

"It's hard for me to explain it to you in words you can understand." Hokaze Rio struggled and said, "If I have to explain it, it's like a camera, the gods can see the images around the camera, so we have to quickly explain it Get rid of it, understand?"

"If the gods can really see through this thing, why didn't we die immediately?" Chen Ziang asked puzzled.

"Because you can't use a mortal to substitute a god." Rio Hokaze sighed, "God's thinking is multi-threaded, understand? He is spinning countless thoughts all the time, and this thing is only one of them. So it won't be the first time to trample us ants to death."

"However, the longer you keep it with you, the more likely you will be noticed by the gods, so it's better to dispose of it as soon as possible... Where did you get this book from?"

Chen Ziang thought for a while, and then explained in detail about Naoya Yasui to Rio Hokaze.

"Lingyi Town." Rio Hookaze nodded and said, "I have an impression of this place, have you heard of the 'Zangkuo'?"

"A long, long time ago - I need to go back and check the specific year to confirm. In short, when I had not joined the Public Security Department, there was a séance ceremony at the mine in Lingyi Town."

"The séance ceremony?" Chen Ziang asked nervously, "Did you interrupt it at the end?"

"It was not interrupted, so Gao Tianyuan was destroyed." Rio Hokaze said expressionlessly, "Do you think it is possible?"

Chen Ziang: ……………

Tsukimiya Suzuna next to her finally couldn't bear it anymore, she turned her head to cover her mouth and laughed.

"The séance ceremony was not interrupted by the Public Security Department at that time." Rio Hokaze continued, "The site of the ceremony was located in an underground tunnel of a mine near Lingyi Town, which was called a 'sacred skeletal place' by believers. '. When the officers of the Public Security Department rushed to Lingyi Town, they encountered an extremely strong earthquake."

"The earthquake directly caused the underground tunnel to collapse severely, making it impossible to enter the mortuary, but the séance ceremony inside was also confirmed to be interrupted, and none of the demon believers came out alive."

"That's pretty good." Chen Ziang nodded, "But according to Naoya Yasui's self-report, he found this book from an abandoned underground mine."

"So either the public security department missed the investigation at that time, or because of various reasons such as geological changes, the mine in Lingyi Town, which was originally blocked, was opened to the public again." Suifeng Lixu thought for a moment, and said solemnly, "In any case, the book must be sent back."

"Okay." Chen Ziang sighed, "I guess there is no way to provide support in class?"

"Yes." Rio Hokaze said with a sneer, "The class is indeed understaffed now, but what does that have to do with you? You have already been suspended, so let Takahashi and the racecourse have a headache."

Tsukimiya Suzuna agreed with it, but she knew that her senior didn't have such a personality, and she would definitely choose to go alone to solve the abnormality in the end.

Sure enough, Chen Ziang hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Then I can only take this book with me, otherwise if it really arouses the gods, it will definitely endanger Jibei City."

"I'll accompany you!" Tsukimiya Suzuna immediately raised her hand.

"Don't make trouble!" Chen Ziang refused directly without thinking, and said sternly, "How long have you been in the industry, and you want to get involved in such a dangerous change?"

"I can get some sealed items." Tsukimiya Suzuna said in a panic.

Chen Ziang suddenly stopped breathing. Do you know how much the price of a sealed item with an acceptable price has been raised on the black market?

Wait, this girl is the daughter of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, maybe she can really afford it...

"I have to go too." Rio Hokaze said suddenly.

"Isn't that bad?" Chen Ziang was shocked, "Then what if I ask you for something in class?"

"Is there anything more important than 'sending a dangerous relic that the gods are looking at back to the abyss'?" Rio Hokaze asked him back.

Chen Zi'ang was speechless for a while, before saying:

"But this trip is very likely to be extremely dangerous, and you are only an intelligence officer after all."

"I can ask Ms. Yue Gong to protect me." Rio Hokaze asked lightly, "Besides, if I'm not there, even if you get there, do you know how to deal with this book?"

"You can command remotely as usual, such as radio." Chen Ziang said.

"Senior, we have been suspended and cannot apply for radio equipment from the class." Tsukimiya Suzuna reminded.

"Then use the phone." Chen Ziang tried his last effort, "I can bring a selfie stick, or use a clip to fix the phone to my collar, and then keep the video call the whole time."

"But senior, Lingyi Town is 1200 kilometers away from here." Tsukimiya Suzuna reminded, "If you go underground, the signal is not good and the communication is not smooth, what should we do?"

Chen Ziang fell silent.

"I'm going to pack my luggage." Rio Honokaze turned and went back to the office.

"Senior." Tsukimiya Suzuna persuaded from the side, "I know you really want to shoulder all the responsibilities and risks on your shoulders, but sometimes... multiple partners around you are multiple supporters. Besides, although I'm just a novice, but I passed the entry test, why can't you give me a little more trust?"

Chen Ziang looked at her speechlessly.

That's right, not everyone can easily pass the entry test for Countermeasures Lesson [-].

Tsukimiya Suzuna's ability to enter the sixth class at least shows that her foundation has met the requirements for dealing with mutations.

But why did I resist subconsciously, and didn't want her to take risks with me?

because……

Chen Ziang suddenly woke up.

Every time I entered the subconscious level, the phantom image of Tsukimiya Suzuna I saw was her kneeling on the ground and crying helplessly.

Because of this, her first impression in her heart was not a capable and reliable business partner, but just a beautiful girl who needed protection.

But obviously, Tsukimiya Suzuna is not a weak girl with no power to restrain her.Previously in the Ginza in the sky, her marvelous marksmanship, which relied on shooting to control the ghouls, was enough to prove her strength.

"Okay." Chen Zi'ang finally gave in and told him, "During duty, you must follow my instructions."

"Understood!" Tsukimiya Suzuna gave a playful military salute.

It didn't take long for Hokaze Rio to come out with a suitcase.

"Sister Risu, what did you bring?" Tsukimiya Suzuna leaned over and asked.

"Some equipment, and winter clothes." Rio Hokaze replied.

"Hey, do I need to bring winter clothes?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked in surprise.

"In the wild without heat source coverage, the temperature may be as low as minus 20 degrees." Chen Ziang also reminded her, "and Lingyi Town has been abandoned, so we need to take a bus to the nearest town, and then try to go to Lingyi Town, it will inevitably be exposed to the wild."

"Then let's go shopping and buy winter clothes!" Tsukimiya Suzuna suggested.

"In that case, my winter clothes have been worn for many years, so I really should change them." Hookaze thought about it.

Chen Ziang:?

Wait, if you want to buy winter clothes, go and buy them. Why go shopping?

Chapter 33 Frozen World

With the excuse of "bringing the relics of the gods", Chen Zi'ang finally persuaded Yue Gong Suzuna to quickly end the shopping battle, and bought the winter clothes and a full set of outdoor adventure equipment in only half an hour.

"What's next?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked, "Do you want to go back and talk to my sister-chan?"

"No need." Chen Ziang shook his head, "In order to cope with this situation, I stocked up a week's worth of food at home in advance, and Xiao Zhu will take care of it herself."

"Then how do we go next?" Rio Hokaze asked, "Do you want to take a taxi?"

"The Passenger Terminal is in Kobe District." Chen Ziang complained, "Isn't it too extravagant to take a taxi to Kobe District?"

"Should we take the subway with the relics of the gods?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked.

Chen Ziang: ……………

Of course, such a dangerous thing as a relic of a god cannot be brought to the subway, otherwise, with the dense population in the train, if something goes wrong, it will definitely lead to a tragedy.

But is it a bit too expensive to take a taxi to the Kobe area?

"Use public funds." Rio Hokaze said calmly, "Our intelligence team should still have a sum of money that can be used."

"Is this not good?" Chen Ziang asked hesitantly, "If you make a false report of expenses..."

"It's okay." Rio Hokaze said, "I originally planned to use it to buy a massage stick, but after thinking about it, it's more appropriate to use it for business."

Chen Ziang was speechless, and decided not to ask, "Is that massage stick of yours used to massage the neck muscles?"

The three quickly called a taxi, and then headed west all the way.

If Shinjuku District is the most prosperous commercial center in Jibei City, then Kobe District is the land transportation import and export of Jibei City, where a large number of people and goods are transferred here every day.

Chen Ziang brought the two of them to the passenger terminal, and said to the conductor:

"Buy three tickets to Tailiang Town."

"At present, there is only one train to Tailiang Town every day, and it has already left at one o'clock in the afternoon." The conductor replied.

"Is there only one bus?" Chen Ziang asked for confirmation.

"Yes, because there are not many people going to Tailiang Town." Seeing his embarrassed expression, the conductor suggested again, "You can go to Lingyi Town first, and then find a local car to take you to Tailiang Town. The towns are relatively close.”

"Isn't Lingyi Town abandoned?" Yue Gong Ling Nai asked in surprise.

"It hasn't been abandoned, it's just that the old people living there used to be old people who didn't need to go out, so the bus leading there was out of service." The conductor replied, "However, many young people have come to buy tickets to go there recently. We are even considering increasing the number of trains to Lingyi Town to three times a day."

After buying three tickets to Lingyi Town, Chen Ziang took the two of them onto the bus.

As the conductor said, there are still quite a few people heading to Lingyi Town, half of the seats on the bus are already full, and almost all of them are young men and women.

Finding a seat by the window in the back row, Chen Ziang quickly opened up his inspiration and scanned the front and rear. He didn't notice any mysterious traces from these people. They seemed to be just ordinary passengers.

Tsukimiya Suzuna quickly grabbed the seat next to him, and then used her affinity to strike up a conversation with the two girls in the front row and asked:

"Hi, may I ask if you are also going to Lingyi Town?"

The two girls reacted calmly at first, but when they turned around and saw Tsukimiya Suzuna's pretty face, they immediately replied enthusiastically:

"Yes, did you also go to the hot springs?"

"Hot spring?" Tsukimiya Suzuna looked puzzled.

"It's a hot spring that is said to be able to beautify the skin and make the skin smooth!" One of the girls quickly clicked on the article on the phone, and then showed it to Tsukimiya Suzuna.

"Can you share it with me?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked with a smile.

"Okay, I'll add you as a friend."

Chen Ziang watched coldly. This time, Yuegong Lingna did not play "Phone Sticker Dafa" with the other party, but just asked the other party's account number, and then searched to add friends.

"Is this [Yutu refuses to admit defeat] your account?"

"You look so cute! Hey, are you an idol? Or a magazine model?"

The two girls chatted enthusiastically with Yue Gong Suzuna, as if they regarded her as a traffic star.

Yuegong Suzuna skillfully handled the conversation between the two, and quietly forwarded the news shared by the other party to Chen Ziang.

Chen Ziang put his hands on the window sill, pretending to be looking at the scenery outside the window, and quietly lowered his head to look at the phone screen.

It was a blog that was forwarded. Judging by the number of fans, it seems to be a well-known fashion blogger. She said that she discovered a very powerful hot spring in Lingyi Town. After soaking in it, her entire skin became firmer. Photos of the arm before and after soaking.