The villain knight doesn't want to be a hero

Therefore, for the ghouls in the Anding District, what they need to face is the follow-up treatment of their mother and daughter.

Although Dong Xiang was also suspected by Mato Wuxi because of the store clerk's clothes, the style of a piece of clothing could not mean anything.

And before there is sufficient evidence, ghoul investigators are not allowed to use violent methods against civilians... As long as we grasp this, everything else will be much easier to handle.

Generally speaking, there is still room for redemption.

In addition, the coffee shop was shut down due to the attack by Amazon. To a certain extent, it just escaped.

But the situation of Fetteguchi Hinami and Fetteguchi Ryoko is completely different.

——Their faces were seen by the investigators.

This is the most terrible place!

Unless he hides in a certain place for the rest of his life and never leaves the house, he will be found by investigators sooner or later, and may even implicate other people.

And this is where their differences lie.

Touka wants to persuade others to work together to eliminate the four investigators including Gou Mato. While protecting the mother and son of Fueguchi, she can also avenge Mr. Fueguchi who was killed and made into Kuink.

However, it was unanimously opposed by others.

the reason is simple.

After the appearance of Amazon, the predation rate in Area 20 can be said to have skyrocketed.

Even though it is still at the bottom compared to other districts, if four investigators are killed at the same time at this time, it is not ruled out that the CCG will send people to search the place thoroughly.

It would really be the end of the ghouls in District 20 at that time.

Therefore, the most appropriate solution is to find a suitable opportunity and send them to Area 24, which is beyond the reach of CCG... But that place is somewhat difficult to describe.

The only thing that is certain is that with the abilities of Dikou mother and daughter, it is basically impossible to survive in that kind of place.

——To put it more bluntly, this is no different from letting them die.

At least that's what Lin Qiao thought as a bystander.

But with him here, at least this worst case scenario won't happen.

"If you are worried about this, then don't worry too much, just live as normal as before." He made an extremely irresponsible statement.

It's just like knowing that your roommate might fail the exam tomorrow, but still dragging him to play games all night long.

Even the store manager felt that he was too old, had some kind of strange auditory hallucination just now, or that the person in front of him had been switched.

"What the hell are you talking about! Do you really know the consequences of our identity being discovered? If it wasn't...it wasn't you...damn it!"

He squeezed out a sound from his throat like gritted teeth, but in the end he could only hold back all his dissatisfaction.

If you hadn't killed the four investigators, why would Miss Ryoko and the others have been in this situation... I really wanted to shout out so willfully.

But she also clearly understood that as an outsider, Lin Qiao had already done enough.

And as someone whose life was also saved, she had no qualifications to say this.

Putting aside her personal feelings, she didn't know that the store manager's choice was the right one, but...

But this statement itself is the biggest problem!

"Dong Xiang, I won't say much else. I just want to ask you one thing - do you still remember which way we took that day back to Anding District?" Lin Qiao looked into the girl's eyes, taking her time. said.

"Don't change the subject. What's the use of talking about this kind of thing now...? You obviously are...yes...eh?"

These words made her stunned. She was about to say something in reply, but the words were stuck in her throat.

Speaking of which, she seemed to be unable to remember what happened that day after Lin Qiao defeated the four investigators.

Did she pass out?

No, it seems not. At least the memory before the last investigator fell to the ground was clear, and after that... what happened?Why did she suddenly wake up in bed?

Biting her lower lip, the more she recalled this, the weirder the subtle sense of inconsistency became, as if there was a gap in her memory.

"It seems that you have also discovered it, so can you calm down now?"

Lin Qiao looked as if he was expecting it.

.......

Among CCG-affiliated hospitals...

"I'm sorry, Zhengdao, I asked you to come over here..."

Lying on the bed, looking at the out of breath Masamichi Takizawa, Amon Kotaro was full of apologies.

Because he had difficulty moving after being injured, he had no choice but to entrust matters to the other party.

"No, what the hell... Ah, by the way, this is what you asked for before, Mr. Yamen."

Takizawa Masamichi smiled and waved his hand, and took out a document as thick as half a pinky finger from the shoulder bag.

After getting up and taking it, Armen Kotaro quickly looked through the documents in his hand and frowned.

One is a file related to the Yueshan family.

The other is an analysis report by the CCG research department on the emerging Amazon.

It is equivalent to the expanded version issued by Marutesai and others after the last countermeasures meeting. The difference is that there are many more obscure medical terms.

On the surface, there is nothing special about these two files. They are very normal documents.

But why did he ask Zhengdao to sort out these two things and then give them to him?

"Mr. Yamen...is there any problem?" Seeing that the other party kept frowning, Takizawa Masamichi couldn't help but speak out.

"No...how should I say..."

Putting the two thick documents aside, Armen Kotaro looked a little confused, but after hesitating for a moment, he chose to continue speaking.

"Honestly, I still can't remember why I did it."

He lowered his head in shame.

Yes, he, Kotaro Amon, has lost his memory.

The moment he woke up from the hospital, he was completely confused. If he hadn't been physically injured, he would have thought it was someone else's prank or something.

Can't understand.

In my mind, the last memory stayed at the moment when he and Mado Gou walked out of the alley to rush for reinforcements.

But he couldn't remember what happened after that.

The two investigators from the branch also suffered from varying degrees of amnesia. The one with the most severe symptoms even forgot the entire past month's experience.

The eldest of the four, Mato Gosuo, is still in a coma of unknown origin.

Although they thought their situation was outrageous, CCG arranged for the hospital to give them a full-body examination.

They were so meticulous that every pore was not missed, and they sent people to investigate the scene.

It's just that the results of the diagnosis were a bit disappointing...

First, memory loss caused by physical injuries such as concussions can be ruled out.

Then drugs, alcohol, malnutrition, and hypothalamic tumors were also ruled out one by one.

In the end, the only thing left, which is barely reasonable, is Alzheimer's disease...

Fuck, this is even more outrageous!

If you want to say that the old man Gou Mato has Alzheimer's disease, then that's not a big problem.

But it happened that three young and strong young men were still in the midst of a ghoul arrest operation, and they fell ill at almost the same time... Regardless of whether this is true or not, it cannot be true!

Fortunately, the person in charge of the scene didn't pull his hips, and the Amazon corpse left behind gave them a lot of room for maneuver.

The current internal investigation result is that the dead Amazon will release special poisonous gas, which will cause slight brain damage to the person who inhales it, resulting in the loss of memory for a period of time.

Judging from the results, this is very close to the truth.

"I'm sorry, Zheng Dao, I made your trip in vain."

"Don't say that. I'm very happy to be able to help Mr. Yamen." As he said this, he looked away with some embarrassment.

"By the way, Mr. Manado, is it still... like that?"

Kotaro Armen nodded dejectedly, "...Yes, the doctor said it's not life-threatening, and all physical signs are the same as normal people, but for some reason, I just can't wake up."

"Although I can't remember it anymore, I heard from others that my Kuink has been completely destroyed and it would be difficult to even repair it. The Amazon corpse is the closest to Mr. Mano, so I think it must have been at that time. Mato-san must have protected us.”

"But probably for this reason, I'm afraid Mr. Manoto is the one who is most poisoned among all of us..."

Clenching his fists tightly, he felt extremely guilty when he thought that it was because of his own incompetence that Wu Xu, who was like his mentor, fell into a coma and was now lying on the hospital bed like a vegetative state.

At the same time, a fierce anger surged from his chest...but it was to no avail.

Even when he realized that whether he planned to kill his enemy or exercise as crazy as before, it was something he couldn't do now, this anger turned into a deeper self-blame.

"Mr. Yamen..."

"Don't worry, Masamichi, I'm fine. I believe that Mr. Manodo won't want to see my embarrassing performance of being immersed in sadness. From the moment we become investigators, what we need to take on is not just ourselves. life."

Pick up the two documents at hand again:

"Although I still can't recall why I asked you to collect this information, I believe that Mr. Manado and I must have encountered something during that time. Perhaps this is also the reason why the enemy attacked us. .”

Chapter 37: Studying Black Hole Coffee

Unconsciously, things were going in the direction Lin Qiao wanted.

But that has nothing to do with him now. It is impossible for him to hear the conversation between Kotaro Amen and Masamichi Takizawa even though they are dozens of kilometers away.

He is very busy now.

Due to various reasons, Anding District has been temporarily closed. The hall that is usually full of people is now empty.

The original fixed number of tables and chairs were also missing several sets due to Amazon's attack, which looked extremely strange.

Because they all require special customization, it is estimated that they will not be opened in Anding District for quite some time.

That's true, but if you are lucky enough to walk into the Anding District, you can still smell the unique aroma of coffee beans inside.

It's just a lot lighter than usual.

"...Many people think that as long as they have good coffee beans, they can make good coffee. But in fact, this is an idea that only novices have..."

Fangcun Gongshan skillfully poured the ground coffee beans into a glass pot with a folded filter paper on top.

Then tap the filter cup gently to mix in the soybean flour.

“It is undeniable that the quality of the coffee beans will affect the final quality of the product, but the degree of roasting and brewing techniques are also extremely important parts of the entire process.”

"Oh~, that is to say, one's own quality is important, but the influence of the acquired environment cannot be ignored... Well, if you think about it, it is indeed like this."

Lin Qiao, who was sitting on the side, nodded in agreement. He probably seemed to be a store manager.

If the final product is compared to one hundred points, then the quality of the coffee beans itself accounts for 59 points.

Although it is very important, if you answer all the other questions incorrectly, it will just be an unqualified failure in the end.

"please continue."

"Then there's the hardness and temperature of the water. Even if it's the same coffee beans, using water with different softness and hardness will make the coffee beans release very different flavors."

"And the water used for making coffee cannot be boiled. Too high a water temperature will make the coffee bitter. Generally speaking, it is best to be below 96 degrees, and the water that has been boiled cannot be reused after that."

Repeatedly for decades, the old man in front of him was like a precise machine.

Before the water in the kettle boils completely, pick it up, align the hook-shaped spout with the filter paper containing the coffee bean powder, and then raise your hand slightly.

The still steaming transparent liquid flows out from the spout and slowly pours onto the coffee powder. Taking the center of the filter paper as the center of the circle, draw a circle on it clockwise.

The heady aroma fills the air.

"Come on, please use it."

After saying that, he put a cup of hot, freshly baked coffee in front of Lin Qiao.

Looking at the mediocre cup of coffee in front of her, Lin Qiao picked it up and took a slow sip, ignoring the temperature of the water that was still scalding.

only.....

Some subtle feelings.