Chapter 855 Reunion after a long absence
"Two travelers looked up at the night sky
The devil came to the castle, the king absconded with the treasure
The princess shed tears on the Holy Grail and begged for forgiveness; the soldier held a sword Suicide, blood stained everywhere..."
Staring at the faded typeface on the yellowed paper, Tang Ze folded it silently and looked at the second piece of letter paper.
"This is the commission sent by the Karasuma family forty years ago." The curious Dr. Ari came to him and looked at it carefully for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh, "The wording is very humble and prudent, and the reward given is even more generous. No wonder so many people went to the banquet forty years ago..."
"This letter is not signed." Tang Ze's focus was not on the content of the letter. He stared at the end of the letter and said. He said, "There is only a crow seal. Is this the emblem of the Karasuma family?"
"No, to be more precise, it is the emblem of Mr. Karasuma Renya himself." Takato Mamiya shook his head. Shaking his head, "Although it is correct to regard it as the emblem of the Karasuma family, Mr. Karasuma Renye did not leave any heirs. After his death, his property was handed over to several capable subordinates and professional managers of the group. It was managed and gradually divided into several different groups. I have to say that this matter is actually quite a pity. If there is a successor to the Karasuma family, his heir will definitely not be the richest man in the country, even if he is not the richest man in Asia. It’s a problem.”
The noble Mamiya was somewhat sad when he said this.
As Karasawa said long ago, Japan pays more attention to surnames than blood relationships in terms of family inheritance. In other words, the form of the family itself is more important than blood relationships.
Just like Takato Mamiya himself, his father, including Mitsuru Mamiya, was the son-in-law of the Mamiya family, so his son, the eldest daughter, still calls the old man of the Mamiya family his grandfather, and he is the heir to part of the family's property.
The fact that Renye Karasuma has no offspring actually does not affect the continuation of the Karasuma family, if he is willing to adopt a child before his death and inherit the surname.
His behavior is actually puzzling to some wealthy people. After all, he was the leader of a once prosperous chaebol, but he did not prepare a successor for his property. This is actually quite contrary to common sense.
Kang Ze, who knew the inside story, twitched his lips without any smile.
Of course Lao Deng will not have nothing to do to find an heir for himself. People expect that they will be the only ones for eternity. Wouldn't finding an heir cause trouble for themselves?
He just happened to be able to use his own death to escape, dividing the overly large and eye-catching industry into different parts, and with the death of social identity, he completely became a behemoth hidden in the darkness...
"So, In fact, this Twilight Mansion has not been inherited." After briefly despising Lao Deng who dreamed of immortality, Tangze returned to the letter in his hand, "Who owns this castle now?"
"Well, if you ask that, I really don't know..." Takato Mamiya touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "I didn't hear that anyone took over here. Maybe it was because the murder that happened that year was too bloody and tragic, and it also had such an unlucky reputation, so no one was willing to take over it..."
Speaking of this, Mamiya Takato was temporarily stuck. After taking off his shell, he turned to look at his grandfather's portrait, coughed twice, and closed his mouth.
He seems to have no right to comment on this, as if his family is not the same...
Tang Ze repeatedly looked through the photos, puzzles, and letters. After thinking for a while, he turned his back and quickly scanned the three things with his third eye.
A faint but extremely bright light suddenly appeared on the old black and white photo, as if some special printing process was suddenly added to this old photo paper, making this gloomy building stand out. The gloomy Gothic building suddenly became dazzling.
This is the treasure light that Karasawa is already familiar with. It is a secret treasure, or in other words, a special luster transmitted by the power of understanding the world.
He picked up the photo, slightly changed the angle of observation, and made sure that the light in the photo showed no signs of flowing, and was more like being completely frozen on the image by the film. Only then could he be sure that he had actually seen it. What.
"Forty years ago..." Tang Ze pinched the fragile and yellow paper, turned around, and looked at Mamiya Takato with a smile as natural as possible, "Mr. Takato, would you mind taking this photo? Give it to us? As you know, our society has always been interested in this kind of castle and legend..."
"If you are in need, I will give this letter to you as a reward for finding the truth for me." Takato Mamiya waved his hand freely, "After all, it was something from forty years ago. Now this Where is this castle? Many people probably can’t find it.”
Tangze smiled and put the badly damaged piece of paper into his bag carefully without being polite. : "It is indeed possible. That's why we need photos. Maybe there is a chance to find it..."
"That would be great." Mamiya Takato smiled, "If you find it Do you mind sharing the truth of the mystery with me? There is no other purpose. My grandfather must still have a lot of regrets when he was unable to participate in solving this legendary castle mystery."
"...Of course. ." Tangze turned his head and looked at Haibara Ai who instinctively took two steps back after hearing Karasuma Renye's name, "If there is a chance."
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A vast expanse of blue color unfolds before your eyes.
The long chain passed through the endless calm colors and came to the front.
Then it rises, rising continuously, passing through the blazing firelight, passing through the endless corridor, passing through the white moonlight, and blending into the dazzling brilliance.
Hagihara Kenji, who had vaguely regained some consciousness, felt the warm light in a daze, wanted to turn his head, and tried his best to look towards the place where he came from.
I only had time to capture a faint candlelight and the weird, solar eclipse-like pupils wrapped in golden edges...
"...What do you want to say?"
"What else can I say, I..."
"...Didn't you still say it before, if you had the chance..."
The loud tinnitus was still echoing in his ears, and it took Kenji Hagihara a while to barely distinguish some faint human voices from the quiet environment.
A very familiar voice... No, it's not just familiar...
It was a sound that he already thought he would never hear again.
Hagihara Kenji was in a daze for a moment, then he slowly opened his eyes with all his strength.
What caught his eye was the dazzling square overhead light, and the face of the guy standing next to him, with his back to the light, looking down at him.
Hagihara Kenji stared at this scene blankly, opened his mouth, and took some time to find his voice.
"Xiao Zhenping... why are you wearing sunglasses when you come to the hospital to see patients..."
"You...!" Matsuda Jinpei, who had been brewing his emotions in silence for a while, was overwhelmed by his words. He gritted his teeth and slapped the other person's chest hard.
This guy is really...!
Hagihara Kenji, who was hit by a powerful and heavy blow and coughed twice, couldn't help but protest: "Hey, hey, this is not good for burn patients... right...?"
As he spoke, he slowly regained his five senses, tentatively moved his hands and feet, and raised his right hand.
The protective gauntlet is still on the arm, and the five fingers are not damaged at all. Even the thin calluses worn out by practicing bomb disposal tools are well preserved at the base of the fingers, because he pinched them before. Tightening the pliers left two red indentations.
Hagihara Kenji, whose head was still immersed in severe burning pain just a moment ago, was greatly shocked.
"Has current medicine advanced enough to restore burns to this level?" He looked back and forth at his palms, extremely surprised.
Based on the scene he faced at that time, he thought that it was a miracle that he could survive...
Matsuda Jinpei took a deep breath and opened his mouth to say what he wanted to say. , his eyes touched the bulletproof vest on Hagiwara Kenji, and he couldn't help but clenched his teeth and turned his back in embarrassment.
Zhu Fu Jingguang, who took two steps back to leave space for them, saw this scene and couldn't help but take a breath and look away.
He could understand Matsuda Jinpei's mood.
Just like the bullet holes and blood stains on his chest were still there when Morofuku Kagemitsu woke up, Matsuda Jinpei was still wearing his suit, and was pulled back from the old time. Kenji Hagiwara in River of Time is also wearing the same outfit he wore when he died.
The set of streamlined protective equipment belonging to the explosive ordnance disposal team that he chose in order to complete more precise operations.
He thought that Matsuda probably wanted to welcome Hagiwara back, giving him a hug or a punch. In short, it shouldn't be such an atmosphere that makes people want to cry.
But as long as you see what he looks like now, and see clearly his extremely young face that stayed seven years ago, it is so difficult to control your emotions.
Even though he was like this, on that afternoon seven years ago, the shock to Matsuda Jinpei who watched helplessly as his friend never came back would only become more intense. Rubbing the back of his head, which was still in pain, Hagiwara Kenji didn't understand why the atmosphere was so heavy. He slowly sat up and looked around the surrounding environment. The expression on his face quickly became blank.
He lowered his head again, looking at his body that was intact from head to toe, and then at Matsuda Jinpei, who had his back turned to him, lowering his head and not knowing what he was enduring, and finally realized The situation was somewhat unexpected.
This is undoubtedly not a hospital, and it is far from being a stranger.
Not only are the papers and documents scattered around the sofa bed, but also the screens hanging on half of the car body, and the ominous things hanging further away, and the fixed racks that exude a dangerous atmosphere, all seem to come from somewhere. The products in special science fiction movies are generally things that are completely beyond his cognition.
His eyes immediately noticed the time in the lower right corner of the screen, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Huh? Now, now is..."
"This is the seventh year since you died in the line of duty." Matsuda Jinpei finally said goodbye after closing his eyes and re-adjusting his emotions. The sunglasses on his face revealed that after several attempts at restraint, only a trace of reddish eye circles remained, as well as a 26-year-old face, "Hagi...Long time no see."
He tried his best to keep his voice calm. Calm, but looking at the gauntlets and body armor on Hagiwara Kenji, there was still a hint of trembling.
He pulled Kenji Hagihara, who was still very confused and had not yet figured out the situation, from the sofa, and gave the guy wearing hard protective gear a hug with all his strength.
Seven years, already, seven years...
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He used the mini flashlight to scan the other person’s eyes again, and then lowered his head to check the data on the instrument. Gray Yuan Ai took off the patch from the arm of the man in front of him, and said in a flat tone full of medical temperament: "All data are normal, and there is nothing wrong with his body. If there is obvious discomfort, just Drink a little healing potion, you know, it is especially effective in special situations like yours."
"Thank you, little lady." Hagiwara was still wearing the uniform of the explosive ordnance disposal team. Yanji pinched his arm that had been pressed with the cold patch for a long time, "I'm really sorry for troubling you. My rare and special situation should make it difficult for the doctor, right?"
It's very difficult to check someone's body. It's normal, but checking the body of a person who has come back from the dead is a very strange thing no matter how you think about it.
Haiyuan Ai, who was packing up the instrument cables, stopped slightly. He raised his head and looked strangely at the other two people guarding him from left to right. He squinted his eyes in a subtle way.
"It's not bad." She said subtly in a tone that was difficult to tell whether she was complaining or reminding her, "It's strange the first time, but it's familiar the second time..."
Hagihara Kenji After being stunned for a while, his recovered IQ started to work for a moment, and he quickly realized what the young girl in front of him with a mature and calm tone meant. His eyes widened in disbelief, and he looked left and right at his two friends.
"So, it's not just me..."
"Ahem, zero is 29 years old now." Zhu Fu Jingguang raised his hand covertly and put his fist against his lips, not feeling embarrassed He said politely and without embarrassment, "But strictly speaking, you are still 22 years old now."
After saying that, he pointed to Matsuda Jinpei, who was sitting opposite and covering his mouth silently: "26 years old."
Finally, he tapped his chest: "Me too."
Kenji Hagihara fully understood what he was implying, and couldn't help but raise his hand and press his forehead, letting out a painful groan.
“Oh my gosh, so in fact, among our group of ambitious guys, not even one of them has been working for ten years?”
Although they had great plans, they graduated from the police academy and joined the police force. It's true that it hasn't been more than ten years, but three of the five people are gone. This record is a bit too tragic.
"Indeed, not really. Don't look at Mr. Jing, who is so old-fashioned. He went to work as an undercover agent and died. After careful calculation, he actually never officially joined the job." Matsuda Jinpei covered his mouth and squeezed out a trace. In a muffled voice, "Neither did the squad leader. He also died a year ago."
"Huh? But the squad leader should go to the search section responsible for on-site investigation. The risks of the search section It's not that high..."
"Well, we encountered a car accident while tracking the prisoner."
Well, for a long time, there was only one Miaomiao left.
For Kenji Hagihara, who died in his job not long after graduation, it seemed like yesterday that the five of them stood together and took the oath when they graduated. Hearing them say this, he felt The mood is particularly complicated.
After working on it for a long time, they couldn't fulfill any of the jokes or serious agreements...
After Instructor Onizuka found out, he didn't know what to say about these guys who were so stupid.
Although he, the first person to fall down just a few months after graduation, doesn’t have any standing...
Hagihara Kenji opened his mouth, closed it again, and opened his mouth again. , after working hard for a long time, I finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that I should apologize to Xiaojianggu."
I heard such news one after another, and my old friend became more and more popular every year. Coming less and less, it must be very hard to be the last one left...
"Pfft..." Haibara Ai, who had packed her things and was about to step out of the RV, couldn't help but laugh a little, not sure whether she was amused by his weird tone or by his name for Fangtani Rei.
"Sorry, your tone is really weird." Facing the gazes of the three people, Haihara Ai turned around to prevent the smile on his face from being caught by this group of people sitting together. The former police officers who were discussing the strange content saw, "I won't disturb you anymore. I have to go back with the doctor. If you have any questions, please contact me in time. I will do further inspections when I return to Tokyo. Don't worry."
< br>"I'm sorry that you have to worry about this kind of thing when you are traveling. Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Shiho."
"It seems that I have caused you a lot of trouble. I'm really sorry... By the way, this child is in some kind of gifted youth class. Is she that kind of special talent? She looks, um, like..."
"No, of course not. Uh, that's not right either. She is indeed in the genius boy class, but she is not this genius boy...you. Shut up first, such words are very rude..."
Hui Yuarai walked out of the car with a smile on his lips. The lively voices of the three people were isolated behind him as the folding door of the RV closed again.
She shook her head and laughed, then turned her head and looked at Tangze who was leaning against the outer wall of the RV, looking at the sky with his hands in his pockets, wondering what he was thinking about.
"You're not very interested in this kind of scene, why don't you go up and have a look?" She tilted her head and looked at Tang Ze, who was rarely smiling, and was a little puzzled, "Why are you He doesn’t look very happy.”
This guy, whether he is looking for someone to make a wish for such a shocking experiment, or he does not hesitate to join in it after knowing the conditions, he has been working hard for so long without saying a word, and he has worked hard for so long. Or the way he would come to the resurrection scene every time to watch the excitement and wanted to hold up a camera to record the whole process. It is not difficult to see that he is actually very active in this matter.
Today, the ghost who had been dead for seven years was brought back from the underworld by him. This should have been a milestone breakthrough, but instead he suddenly became melancholy...
What a difficult person to understand, Karasawa.
"How could you be unhappy?" Tangze smiled and exhaled softly, "I just feel that it is a bit inappropriate to appear at this moment."
"That's so considerate. "
"Of course, I am the best at reading the air."
Seeing that Tang Ze refused to admit it, Haibara Ai didn't say much. She just stretched out her hand when passing by him. He patted Tangze's hand that was clenched into a fist in his pocket.
"Don't be too pushy. You have been busy with Kudo all night. Have a good rest."
"You too."
Watch the little figure walking around the corner and disappearing. On the other side of the RV, Tang Zecai slowly removed the smile on his face and looked at the sky again.
After the rain, the sky in the woods turns blue, clean and clear, blue and bottomless.
Tangze closed his eyes, feeling somewhat fortunate that he had quit smoking long ago and did not have any tobacco on him.
"Friends who have been separated for many years will finally meet again... It's nice to meet again after a long absence..."
(End of this chapter)