Chapter 23 Rick
Chapter 23 Rick
2000 2 Month 29 Day.
08:26pm.
Mita General Hospital, Nagano Prefecture.
Tsubaki Hide, who was sent to Nagano Prefecture, walked quickly into the hospital. When he saw Kaoru Ichijo waiting in the corridor with a frown on his face, he immediately complained.
"I've already gone home from get off work, but you called me all the way here to work overtime!"
Hearing the voice, Xun Ichijo finally came to his senses and turned to greet him: "Tsubaki, you're here!"
"Which one of them is responsible? Can't they send him to Kanto Medical University Hospital first? Why do I have to come here so late at night?" Chun Xiuyi asked in confusion.
"It's Mr. Kawahara. I'm afraid he can't move. I just asked the doctor here to give him a quick check. As you know, people like them have special physical conditions, and you're the only one who's had contact with them so far..." Kaoru Ichijo said as he led the way to the ward.
"It's only been two days..."
Chun Xiuyi muttered to herself as she walked into the emergency room and saw the man lying silently on the hospital bed.
He frowned and scanned the area, then said to Xun Ichijo: "You go out first and ask someone to help me. I'll check it out first."
"Okay, please!"
Kaoru Ichijo nodded and turned to leave.
……
Mita General Hospital in Nagano Prefecture is also an affiliated hospital trusted by the police department. Therefore, when Kaoru Ichijo received a call from Kameyama, although he was not clear about the specific situation, he immediately arranged a response plan.
In the morning, Kaoru Ichijo was still chasing the unconfirmed life form with Yusuke Godai.
In the afternoon, he received information about an incident at the Kuroyama ruins. After a meeting at the joint investigation headquarters, he was about to return to Nagano Prefecture to investigate the matter when he received another call from Officer Kameyama.
——It seems that the person he mentioned was sent to the Nagano Prefectural Police Department by a young man, but the other party looked very bad and seemed to be dying.
No, maybe he's dead?
Ichijo Kaoru: “…”
No matter dead or alive, let's send the person to the hospital first.
On the way to Nagano Prefecture, Kaoru Ichijo decisively called Tsubaki Hideichi.
After arriving at Mita General Hospital, Kaoru Ichijo felt a headache when he saw the man's appearance, but he was also particularly glad that he had called Tsubaki Hideichi in advance.
If it was any later, he might have really died, right?
……
Once again, Xun Ichijo was waiting in the corridor and recalling.
The lights in the emergency room dimmed. Chun Xiuyi took off his mask and walked out quickly, pointing at an unconscious guy in the ward and complaining in shock: "Hey, hey, hey - is that guy really still alive?!"
Ichijo Kaoru was stunned: "What's wrong?"
Chunxiu waved at him and said, "Come with me."
In the examination room, Tsubaki Hideichi distributed the examination results to him. Although Kaoru Ichijo could not understand the medical pictures, he could still understand the text descriptions.
Before Tsubaki Shuichi arrived, the preliminary examination results at the hospital made Xun Ichijo think that the deep wound on the other party's chest that was so deep that the bone could be seen was the most serious. In comparison, the injuries in other parts of the body seemed to be manageable.
But in fact, the only minor injury was on his chest, because the flesh, blood and bones inside his body were almost all twisted and broken. In Tsubaki Hideichi's words, it was like being thrown into a blender.
However, Tsubaki Hideichi continued, "In fact, the source of their power is basically this thing in their bodies. Yesterday, I compared him with that Godai Yusuke. This part of his is incomplete compared to Godai Yusuke."
Tsubaki Shuichi's fingers drew circles around the middle of the belt.
That is actually the Yaguru Spirit Stone.
"Then, this is the picture I took today. Compared to the first time I checked it the day before yesterday, this thing seems to have become more complete." Tsubaki Hideichi continued.
"Hmm..." Xun Ichijo listened and nodded.
"but--"
However, Tsubaki Hideichi changed the subject and said, "If I remember correctly, the film I have shouldn't have so many cracks on it."
Ichijo Xun frowned: "What do you mean?"
Chun Xiuyi pondered and said, "According to common sense, if he had been injured so seriously, an ordinary person would have died a long time ago, but he still has vital signs...
“So if I’m not mistaken, for people like them, any physical injury, whether it’s on the surface or inside the body, may be judged based on this thing.
"That is to say - only this place is truly fatal!"
"..."
After hearing this, Ichijo Xun frowned and nodded again in thought, then he asked the point in confusion: "So what is his current situation?"
Chun Xiuyi stroked his chin: "Emm..."
After thinking for a while, he sighed and shook his head.
"I don't know either. To be honest, with his current physical condition, I have no idea how to perform surgery on him. The only surgery I can think of is direct autopsy!" Chun Xiuyi said seriously.
He didn't even dare to use a pacemaker, for fear that it would shatter the person's internal organs.
Kaoru Ichijo was speechless for a moment.
The two looked at the test results in front of them, then looked at the people in the ward through the window of the examination room, and finally fell silent.
There's nothing you can do, so you can only leave it to fate.
After a long silence with a complicated expression, Ichijo Kaoru looked down at the time and said to Tsubaki Hideichi, "I'll leave this to you. I'll go check out the Jiulangyue ruins first."
After saying this, he turned and left.
"You're still going so late?"
Chun Xiuyi, who was studying the test results, turned around and looked at him.
Ichijo Xun paused and said, "Let's go to the police department to look up the relevant information first."
Tsubaki Hideichi said nothing more. After watching him leave as he "obviously wanted to find something to do", he sighed and walked to the window, frowning as he looked at the person lying inside.
How can we save such people?
Is it really impossible to push it directly into the autopsy room?
……
……
11:08pm.
Nagano Prefectural Police Department.
Kaoru Ichijo was working overtime at the police station again. The paper in his hand was printed with a photo of the Aokigahara Forest taken from an aerial perspective.
The young man who sent the blood-covered man to the police department, Kaoru Ichijo had already learned some information from him when he arrived in Nagano Prefecture.
Although the young man claimed that he was passing by Aokigahara while visiting Mount Fuji, Kaoru Ichijo still saw the man's true purpose from his evasive gaze and small movements.
After skipping over these episodes, the young man who was frightened by the incident in Aokigahara somewhat gave up the idea of committing suicide.
And no one knew what kind of mood he was in, but in the end he sent the "suspicious person who suddenly walked out of the forest" to the Nagano Prefectural Police Department.
After learning what happened, Kaoru Ichijo quickly sent people to Aokigahara to investigate, and also got some information from nearby residents.
——The clear sky suddenly turned into dark clouds.
——A terrifying divine punishment with lightning and thunder.
——From the depths of the forest came a huge noise like the roar of a god.
No matter how you look at this information, it seems to be the same as the strange phenomenon in heaven and earth that occurred before the collapse of the Jiulangyue ruins.
And now, Xun Ichijo got the photos taken on the scene, and looking at the huge sinkhole with a radius of one hundred meters in the middle of the forest, he couldn't help but feel terrified by this power.
If all this was done by that person, then the changes in the Jiulangyue ruins might also be related to that person.
Xun Ichijo's mood was complicated.
Although they can both transform into "warriors" and are also fighting "unconfirmed life forms", Kaoru Ichijo still trusts Yusuke Godai more than that super ancient man.
Even though they had only been together for a short time.
But the unique firmness and gentleness of Godai Yusuke is far more reassuring than that unfathomable man. That man is too uncontrollable...
Thinking about these things, Xun Ichijo closed his eyes tiredly and leaned back in his chair.
So what should we do?
……
The next morning.
The collapsed entrance to the ruins of Kuroyama.
Today the sky has returned to its cloudless state, and the Nagano Prefecture police department has also rushed to send people to reopen the collapsed cave entrance.
The scene inside shocked everyone.
The interior of the cave was not buried by the mountain as imagined, because there were black steel pillars embedded in the soil, forming a curved and inverted semicircular shape, covering the entire cave and the ruins.
They hadn't discovered these things before.
"Did this kind of technology exist in the ancient times?"
Several police officers touched the extremely smooth surface of the steel pillar and uttered sounds of amazement.
Ichijo Xun shook his head solemnly: "No... I'm afraid this is not something that can be created by ordinary technology."
Godai Yusuke's words from two days ago echoed in his mind.
——A steel bar suddenly flew in from somewhere and nailed No. 6 directly to the ground, and then it exploded with a "bang"!
This is something that person created out of thin air.
Just like Yusuke Godai who transformed into "Kuga", in the battle with Unidentified Life Form No. 8 yesterday, he also used a blue posture to transform the railing into a weapon.
This is their incredible power.
……
……
The new anomalies that appeared in the Kuroyama ruins have brought a huge workload to the Nagano Prefectural Police Department and the Joint Investigation Headquarters.
As a result, Kaoru Ichijo, who was temporarily transferred from Nagano Prefecture to Tokyo, stayed in Nagano Prefecture during this period of time to cooperate with the Joint Investigation Headquarters and the Scientific Police Research Institute to analyze new things that appeared in the ruins.
During this period, after the 8th, new unconfirmed life forms appeared in Tokyo.
Kaoru Ichijo is unable to go back to help for the time being and can only watch the battle between Yusuke Godai and Gurongi remotely. For a while, he is so busy that he has to work overtime every day.
……
2000 3 Month 3 Day.
08:15am.
Mita General Hospital, Nagano Prefecture.
Chunxiu, who was also forced to go on a business trip, came in from outside yawning. As soon as he sat down at his desk, he found that the breakfast he had just bought was gone.
"Ok??"
Chunxiu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found some shadows shaking in the ward next to her, so she immediately opened the door to look!
The man with droopy hair was sitting on the hospital bed, eating the breakfast he brought with him without any hesitation. When he heard the door open, he just glanced over casually.
Chun Xiuyi looked at him speechlessly.
Kawahara chewed and chewed: "Sorry, I'm really too hungry."
As he spoke, he finished the last bite of his lunch roll.
Chun Xiuyi walked forward and looked at the electronic monitoring device in front of the bed. He found that the man woke up about half an hour ago, because the monitoring data was disconnected at that time - it was manually unplugged.
Kawahara looked over while drinking soy milk.
"You woke up at the perfect time. I had been planning to push you straight into the autopsy room if things didn't work out." Tsubaki Xiuyi suddenly shook his head.
"Cough..." Kawahara choked on the soy milk.
The next moment, Tsubaki Hideichi suddenly attacked his abdomen which was fused with the Aguru belt.
The forensic pathologist who specialized in anatomy had a burning gaze. "Hey, what the hell are you? Three days ago, I didn't dare to operate on you, so I just used some potions to maintain your vital signs. But your body's needs are really great. Did you see those empty medicine bottles? You're just short of plugging in the water pipes!"
Kawahara was startled by his sudden action, then smiled awkwardly but politely and forcibly pried his hand apart.
"Thank you so much this time. What you did is exactly what my body needs most." Kawahara said with a smile.
"..."
Chunxiu calmly shook her hurt hand.
Three days ago, this guy was lying on the hospital bed, half dead, and three days later, he was almost recovered - Chunxiu saw it all.
After trying the first shot of adrenaline, it was like discovering the door to a new world. Tsubaki Shuichi gradually realized what this body really needed - energy.
"By the way, what time is it now?" Kawahara said, stretching.
"Three days after I found you." Tsubaki Shuichi said.
"Oh, who sent me here?"
"An unlucky fellow."
"..."
Kawahara seemed to remember who that "unlucky guy" was.
At that time, his physical condition was extremely poor, and his survival instinct craved for energy to replenish his body, so he subconsciously looked for someone who could take him to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Kawahara was thinking and suddenly remembered something.
"It's been three days. I have to go back and check—"
"Oh, there's one more thing—"
The two spoke at almost the same time. Tsubaki Hideo paused and looked at him. Kawahara also looked at him in confusion and asked, "What's the matter? If it's not urgent, forget it."
Chunxiu walked towards the office with his hands in his pockets: "Whether you are in a hurry or not depends on how you feel, right?"
He turned on the computer and pulled up the inspection report. At this moment, his cell phone on the desk rang. As expected, it was Kaoru Ichijo.
Chun Xiuyi picked up the phone and answered it, while his other hand continued to click the mouse to operate the computer.
"If you're asking about that guy, what a coincidence! He just woke up and looks like he's about to leave again." Chun Xiuyi said into the communication.
[“He finally woke up?! Wait, leave right away? Tsubaki, can you please let Mr. Kawahara answer the phone? I have something to tell him.”]
Ichijo Kaoru's voice came from the other side.
Upon hearing this, Tsubaki Hide immediately handed the phone to Kawahara and motioned for him to answer it.
Kawahara took it doubtfully: "Police officer Ichijo?"
Kaoru Ichijo on the other side quickly said: [“Great that you finally woke up. This is what I want to talk to you about some things in the Jiulangyue ruins.”]
"For this, wait until I come back this afternoon..."
[“——That’s it!”]
Ichijo Xun interrupted him, which was rare, and continued: [“In fact, the person in the stone coffin found with No. 0 in the Kuroyama ruins is still kept in the Nagano Prefecture Police Department!”]
Kawahara paused slightly when he heard this.
The sarcophagus found with No. 0 (Daguba)——
Rick.
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The 12-hour train without seats arrived two hours late... As a result, the high-speed train I had bought was cancelled, and I had to queue up at the window to change to the next train... The train was not only crowded but also smoky. Resting in that environment was like not sleeping for a day and a night. I really haven't taken such a messy train in more than ten years...
——But I got a seat in the dining car haha!
(End of this chapter)