stand-in creed

It was already dark when Nero came out from Cinderella.

While walking leisurely towards Sugimoto's house, Nero was thinking about a question.

"What is Yoshikage Kira doing these days?

"If it was the Kira Yoshikage who was alive, although it is hard to imagine, he would definitely go to work seriously and enjoy a peaceful life while hunting women. Then the question comes, what happens after becoming a ghost? What if he is wandering around as a ghost? Somewhere in Morioh Town, he would be very helpless after being completely separated from the peaceful daily life of the past.

"It's like someone who has just retired and can't adapt to the life of suddenly losing his job and being idle, feeling at a loss.

"As for Yoshikage Kira, it should not only be dazed, but also the fear of "I can't go back to the past again" and the anger of "It's all Nero Zeppelin's fault".In that case, even if he has such a new and powerful ability these days, he should be more aggressive and aggressive.Because besides attacking, he can no longer act as a social person and has nothing else to do.

"However, that is not the case.

"It's not so much that he wants to kill me, it's better to say that his stand-in ability is just announcing not to disturb him. At the same time, Dongfang Liangping has not received any new reports of missing cases in the past ten days, which means that he has not Hunt wildly in idle ghost state.

"—did not attack me.

"—no attack on other women.

"It's impossible for him to wander somewhere and do nothing. It's impossible for him to be in a daze every day, right? He has to do something to enrich his life, and he will never start it just because he died. Let's kill.

"Why should a ghost be enriched like this?

"Although I don't know anything about ghosts or creatures like ghosts, even the ghost Suzumi doesn't understand ghosts, but judging from the stories I've read——

"Is it possible that he is possessed by someone?"

Chapter 84

Three days later, June [-]th.

A silent night.

The alley where there is no turning back, the Sugimoto family.

Arnold lay prone in the kennel as before, and when he saw Nero coming, he barked softly twice.Nero, with a tired face, patted Arnold's head lightly, and said to Sugimoto Suzumi's smile.

"I am back."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Suzumi Sugimoto took Nero's arm and pulled Nero into the house.

He let Nero lie on the sofa with his eyes closed just like in the past, while he gently pinched the acupuncture points on Nero's head: "It feels like Nero is very tired today, what's wrong?"

"I feel... I am still not qualified as a detective.

"No matter how hard you try, you can't find the key clues and decisive evidence that can find Yoshikage Kira from Morioh Town.

"What kind of state that guy is wandering around, what he is doing every day, where he might go... is completely at a loss."

The so-called "possession" is just Nero's casual talk, without any evidence at all.

The reason for saying this is only because Nero has a complete lack of academic knowledge of the "ghost" group, and he can't even list the possibilities. He can only refer to the horror comics and thriller novels in his mind. Come for reference.

Nero opened his eyes and sighed with emotion.

Although so emotional, there are actually key clues.

Or Ms. Aya Tsuji.

Just don't say a word from the beginning, just let it go, just quietly use that Ms. Aya Tsuji as a bait, and then lie in ambush around for 24 hours, and Yoshikage Kira is very likely to take the bait.

a week.

One month.

Even longer.

Yoshikage Kira will definitely not let this lady boss with beautiful hands go, as long as she doesn't tell Aya Tsuji a word, then one day she will be able to stay with Yoshikage Kira.

But the problem is-

--I can not do it.

Nero couldn't do anything to involve unrelated people in this turmoil.

Because of this, Nero decisively informed the other party of the danger he was facing, and asked the other party to leave the town as soon as possible.

And an hour ago.

Aya Tsuji probably felt that her own life was more important than the store she managed so hard to manage. She simply cleaned up some miscellaneous items in the store and left Duwang Town overnight, which also meant that Nero was completely Lost the only clue in his hand.

To some extent, this is also self-inflicted?

Suzumi Sugimoto said softly: "It's not Nero's fault, it's because the enemy is too cunning."

Nero opened his eyes: "It is the detective's responsibility to find out the cunning enemy. As long as there are traces, there must be traces, and as long as there are traces, they will be found... That is true, but the more you pursue Kiraji Shadow, the more you will find——

"Human beings have limits.

Nero closed his eyes again.

Even though he can gradually avoid the attack of the Killer Queen that may appear at any time on the crowded streets of Morioh Town as much as possible, but he can't feel the slightest feeling of getting closer to Yoshikage Kira. farther and farther.

Gradually, on the issue of Yoshikage Kira, Nero felt like this——

--I can not do it.

No matter how hard you try, no matter how scheming you do, you can't find Yoshikage Kira.

A heavy sense of defeat enveloped Nero's heart.

Seeing Nero so anxious, Suzumi Sugimoto didn't know what to say, but felt a little distressed.

Compared with Nero who can still walk around the streets in Duwang Town, she who is bound in the alleys can do nothing, all she can do is to be by Nero's side at this moment when he is anxious That's all.

"..."

Suzumi Sugimoto didn't know what to say, worried that the meaningless comfort would only increase the pressure on Nero's heart, so she just sat beside Nero silently.

However, there are still ways to decompress.

Looking at Nero's side face, Sugimoto Suzumi silently leaned forward, resting her face on Nero's shoulder.

Nero's body stiffened for a moment.

Suzumi Sugimoto stretched out her hand gently, and hugged Nero from behind: "Relax a little bit?"

"... Suzumi."

"Is this a special service? With a pretty girl like me hugging you from behind, your brain should be able to relax a bit, right?"

"..."

The brain does relax a bit.

The pressure brought by Yoshikage Kira was relieved a lot by Suzumi Sugimoto's hug from behind.

The problem, though, is that another sense of pressure begins to mount.

Just when Nero was about to say something, there was some movement outside the door.

"Wang?"

It was Arnold's barking.

Then there was a knock on the door.

dong dong dong.

"Nero, are you here?"

It was Dongfang Ryohei's voice that came from outside the door.

Suzumi Sugimoto let go of Nero's body in an instant, and Nero tidied up his clothes in embarrassment, and went to open the door.

But the moment he opened the door, Nero tensed up.

Bloody smell.

Dongfang Liangping's body was lingering with a strong smell of blood.

Dongfang Liangping looked at the ghost in the room and Nero in front of him, with a smile on his face: "No one answered the phone call to your hotel, so I guessed if you were here. I was still thinking when I came, would I I can't see this alley, but probably because I have seen too many strange things in the recent period, this alley really appeared in front of my eyes.

"but……"

Dongfang Liangping slowly took his hand out of his pocket.

It was a pair of bloody hands.

"On the way here, something wonderful happened. When the bicycle ran over the dog poop left on the ground by someone who didn't know who was walking the dog, the tire blew up and I fell off the bicycle. I fell down, but fortunately there was a tree next to me. I didn't fall, but I just held onto the tree.

"My hand just exploded like that.

"This should be some kind of substitute attack."

Dongfang Liangping said calmly.

Looking at Dongfang Lianghei's calm eyes and those bloody hands, Nero nodded helplessly.

"After Kira Yoshikage's death, his ghost still lingers in Morio Town, and his double killer queen has also grown a new ability. As long as you "track" him, all misfortunes suffered during this period will become bomb. "

Dongfang Liangping was a little surprised, but immediately showed a look of enlightenment.

"No wonder you told us that after Kira Yoshikage's death, you are still haunted all day long. It seems that you are investigating alone? In addition, Jousuke's expression is very serious recently. I am afraid that you have suffered such injuries. Then find He treats it?

"But that's okay, it just shows——

"The latest reported disappearance is the ghost of Yoshikage Kira!"

"...the latest disappearance?"

"A man and a woman from Jingzen Temple are missing." Speaking of this, Dongfang Ryohei looked at the girl in the living room, "Are you the girl from the Sugimoto family? I heard Nero mention it. I'm sorry that we met for the first time at such a time , now I have to borrow Nero away."

"No, it's fine."

"En!" Dongfang Liangping nodded.

Looking at the girl in front of her looking at Nero, she sighed helplessly in her heart.

Immediately, Dongfang Lianghei's eyes became serious again.

"Come on, Nero."

Chapter 85 The Fool One

Jingchan Temple, a certain apartment.

Dongfang Ryohei, who went home to find Josuke to heal his hand, brought Nero to the apartment building with a determined expression as if he was about to step on the battlefield.

And there were three figures standing in front of a certain room in the apartment building.

Obese middle-aged man.

Young police officer.

And a police dog standing quietly beside him.

"...I came to them to collect this month's rent. When I came, the door was open and there was no lock at all, so I went in directly. As soon as I entered the door, I saw a pool of blood on the ground. I didn't know what happened. If anything, call the police."

The fat man said so.

Judging from the speech, it looks like the landlord of this apartment.

The young police officer continued to ask the landlord about various things, and the police dog beside him showed sharp eyes when he saw the strange Nero coming.But after seeing Dongfang Ryohei next to Nero, he put away such a look, just walked slowly to Nero's side and sniffed lightly, and then sat back to his original position.

Nero showed an incredulous gaze.

Nero asked Dongfang Ryohei: "...are they alright?"

Dongfang Liangping also knew what Nero meant by the so-called trouble, and said with a complicated expression: "From the current point of view, I am the only one who has trouble."

Nero's eyes lit up.

"Damn it, I seem to understand something."

The name of the person who knew the restrictions of Miracle Zeppelin was Hayato Kawajiri, not Nero Zeppelin.

Nero looked at the young police officer and the police dog investigating the incident in such a lively manner, he couldn't help showing "unbelievable" eyes.Then Nero pretended to be looking into the house, pretending to pass by the police dog.

And then—deliberately stepped on the tail of the police dog.

"Ow!"