Volume 3 Hello, Eri Chapter 266: The Man Returning from the Abyss (Part 1)
The photos that Yuan Zhinv provided before were probably taken secretly here. There were similar water tanks and monsters with the same faces in the photos.
"The Snake Eight Clan are really brave. Aren't they afraid of problems with their security equipment? If any unexpected incident occurs, the entire Genji Heavy Industries building will become Deadpool's food."
Lu Mingfei just watched from a distance and didn't intend to get closer. Caesar and Chu Zihang were the same. No half-blood would rush forward to check out such a place. Deadpool was the worst ending for any half-blood. Looking at such a thing was like looking at one's own future in another world line. It was the worst ending.
I don't know what technology the Snake Eight Clan used to make these deadpools behave at least quietly. When they swim quickly, they stir up the water. Dark golden skeletons float up from the bottom of the water, mixed with unknown bone fragments. The shape of the skeleton is between that of a human, a fish, or a bird. It was obviously the same species as these human-faced fish deadpools when it was alive. It seems that these things don't mind eating their own kind when they are extremely hungry. The dark golden skeletons are covered with tooth marks, as if they were chopped with a lumberjack axe.
"The Snake Eight Clan would not be unaware of how dangerous this is. They deliberately set up the breeding farm under Genji Heavy Industries. The best reason I can think of is to make use of them as soon as possible, no matter what the idea is."
Caesar's face was gloomy. He tried his best not to look at the water tanks nearest to him. These water tanks classified the Deadpools according to certain characteristics. The Deadpools in the tank next to him all had young female faces with long black hair, and traces of minimally invasive plastic surgery between their eyebrows.
This made him very uncomfortable. The nobleman could not tolerate the abuse of women. Even though they were no longer human, the similar faces could easily arouse fear in his heart.
"Can we sit down and have a serious talk now?" Yuan Zhinv turned her head to look at the trio, and everyone nodded slightly in agreement. This behavior of raising Deadpool has seriously violated the Secret Party's Abraham Blood Covenant. The moment this breeding pool entered the trio's field of vision, the Eight Snake Families could be included in the list of people to be wiped out by Kassel Academy.
"Tell me your purpose." Chu Zihang's tone was as cold as ever. Obviously, everyone wanted to talk about business, but he was like the gangster boss who had slammed the knife on the table an expressionless face.
"Masamune Tachibana," said Minamoto no Chitose. "As you can see, it is impossible to open such a large-scale Deadpool breeding pool under the Minamoto Heavy Industries without the knowledge of Masamune Tachibana. He is undoubtedly the biggest suspect. And my target is also on him. In the Demon Clan, I am the Dragon King, and my status is second only to the supreme leader Wang Jiang, so I can access the most confidential documents. I found that Wang Jiang has been in secret contact with a specific person. I am not sure of his identity. He is always well disguised and proficient in counter-reconnaissance. Every time I try to get close, I will be immediately alerted. Although he drives a different car every time, he always drives into the garage of Minamoto Heavy Industries after going around many places."
"Do you suspect he is Tachibana Masamune?" Caesar became interested.
"Whether it is true or not, at least we are sure that a big shot in the Snake Eight Clan is in contact with the leader of the Ghost Clan. Add to that these Deadpool breeding pools, and it's clear that something has gone wrong within the Black Supreme, and my idiot brother doesn't know it yet. In this respect, it's a good thing that he stays with you. Otherwise, once we launch an investigation into the Snake Eight Clan or cause a conflict, he will definitely be the first tiger to come out and block the way." Yuan Zhinv said softly, "He's too stupid and trusts what he sees too much. If he continues like this, he will get hurt sooner or later. Only I can find a way to save him."
The trio exchanged glances and began to communicate in sign language, which was the combat deployment terminology of Kassel Academy . It was difficult for outsiders to understand, so they didn't have to worry about Yuan Zhinv being able to understand each other's communication.
"We can cooperate with you to investigate Tachibana Masamune, but there is a condition." Caesar made the decision on behalf of Kassel Academy.
"Please go ahead."
"It is undoubtedly an unwise decision to make enemies with the Eight Snake Families in Genji Heavy Industries, so we hope that from now on you will play this drama to the end and get close to Tachibana Masamune to find out everything. If conditions permit, we will monitor the entire process to prevent you from reporting false information to us."
"No problem. Even if things change too quickly, I would not mind if you let me kill Tachibana Masamune with you guys." Genji smiled innocently, like a two-year-old child who got a piece of candy. "For me, nothing is more important than my brother's safety. I didn't have any ability before, so I could only watch him silently pay. Now I want to change my identity and protect him, even if he no longer trusts me."
"This is probably love." Lu Mingfei said softly.
"Well, I love him very much. Perhaps the biggest regret in my life is that I was not born a girl. Otherwise, I would have tried my best to marry him even if he was a close relative."
Lu Mingfei thought to herself, I understand. There are always some people in this world that you will remember for a lifetime. I have decided on Chu Zihang in this life, and I will not marry anyone else!
The plan was finalized. Before they left, they turned off the supply equipment of the breeding pool. Since these deadpools would kill each other, if they were not provided with enough food, they would definitely fight each other like a Gu until only the last one was left. The infiltration team did not have time to deal with these abominations now, so this was the only way to kill most of them as much as possible. With the huge breeding scale in this basement, it would not be easy to rebuild it in a short time.
The moment the elevator door closed, the screen showing the floors suddenly went out. This inner-area elevator could not go to many floors. In a building of the size of Genji Heavy Industries, there would usually be multiple elevators connecting different floors.
Yuan Zhinv swiped the security card across the card slot, and some of the buttons lit up again and unlocked. He counted silently and pressed the button for the highest floor, the 33rd floor.
This is a floor that has never been seen before. When Sakura Yabuki brought the Cassel group to visit, the highest they could go was the 29th floor. Going up to the 30th floor is a wide terrace, and you can even see the sea view. That is the territory of the eight big families of Snake.
Any place that does not appear in regular elevators must be a hidden secret, but Gen Chikyou seems to be very familiar with what is there.
"What's on the 33rd floor?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Murals." Minamoto no Chitose said, "The Snake Eighth Family stripped off all the murals handed down from the ancient shrines and transported them to Minamoto Heavy Industries for preservation. They record the birth history of the ancient Japanese hybrids, which is what I told you about. In fact, there is nothing to see. When you know the context of history and look back, you will only find that thing disgusting, not even a work of art. I chose to go there because not many people patronize that place. Only when there are certain worship activities will the elders lead qualified newcomers to visit, understand their origins and strengthen their sense of identity, so we can start from there."
"You have never been to Genji Heavy Industries, but you know a lot. The Fierce Demon Clan has infiltrated the Eight Snake Clans completely." Lu Mingfei exclaimed in admiration. It was as if the Eight Snake Clans were still groping in the fog of war, while the Fierce Demon Clan had already opened all the cheats in the map.
"Because some ghosts left from the Snake Eight Clan, and they were also part of the group that visited the murals when they were young." Yuan Zhinv looked at the word Shinto that lit up on the display, "Not everyone will identify with their own bloodline . For example, if a god descends before me one day, I will not only not admire or covet her, but will pick up my long sword and chop off her head. It is the malice of the god that has kept the Japanese mixed-race people stuck in the quagmire for many years. Such things should not exist in the world."
"You are the leader of the evil spirits, but you want to destroy what they want?" Caesar showed a playful smile. He was also a leader. He knew that when the superiors and subordinates were united, they would rather respect the wise and humble. In his opinion, Genjitsu's character and way of doing things were completely unqualified.
"There are only two possible outcomes between people of the same kind, either they are attracted to each other or they hate each other. I belong to the latter. I am a ghost myself, so I hate other evil ghosts. I only use them and have no sympathy for them." Gen Chinu said this with a faint smile, as if he was talking about something meaningless. If he was not playing the role of Gen Chisheng, he would be so relaxed, like a handsome boy next door, who could always make people let down their guard and chat with him.
The elevator door opened, and the smell of burning spices hit me in the face. In the darkness there was only a faintly glowing passage with red cup candles lit on both sides.
This is a temple-like space, with a passageway passing under a three- or four-meter-high torii gate, whose vermilion paint has faded, revealing the dark red original wood color. This thing is obviously an ancient artifact with a long history, originally built in an open-air environment exposed to wind and rain. The interior designer dismantled it, moved it into Genji Heavy Industries, and rebuilt it as it was.
It seems that the information about Minamoto no Chitose is still a little bit biased. It is not just the murals that were taken away, but even the appearance of the shrine was perfectly restored. It seems that ancient shrines are always inconvenient to manage and worship in the deep mountains, so the Snake Eight Families simply took the most essential parts away and built a modern shrine by themselves, hiding it in Genji Heavy Industries without having to worry about any villains coveting it.
As soon as he walked out of the elevator, Caesar immediately spread out his hands to block everyone's steps.
"Stop!" His voice was very low , almost lip reading, but combined with gestures it could still convey to everyone the meaning of stopping immediately.
Since leaving the platform, Caesar has been using the Kamaitachi intermittently. Every time he arrives at a new place or even takes the elevator to a new floor, he will scan the surroundings. Now, the elevator door behind him has just closed, and the Kamaitachi that has swept the entire floor brought back a shocking news. This floor is not as quiet as Minamoto Chitose imagined, there is a heartbeat.
"How many people?" The first one to react was his old rival, and Chu Zihang also asked using lip language.
"Only one, but it's a strange one," Caesar replied.
It was indeed a very strange heartbeat, long and continuous, like an old monk in meditation, yet each beat was strong and powerful. Caesar had never heard such a rhythm before. If it was controlled manually, he could do it, but the other party didn't know that someone had come and was holding the kamaitachi, so it could only be that this person had been maintaining such a strange heartbeat.
"Let me do it." Genjiro whispered as he walked into the shrine. He adjusted the position of the Spider Cut inside his suit jacket so that he could pull it out as quickly as possible.
It was already early in the morning. Who would come to worship a bunch of murals at this time?
A tall wooden sculpture stands in the darkness, with a gauze curtain hanging in front of it. It is vaguely a standing statue of a Vajra or an evil spirit, with paper banners wrapped around its body, and imperial coins for blessing hanging on the wall.
Unlike the gods and Buddhas in China, where there is a smiling god like Maitreya Buddha or a majestic Vajra with angry eyes that can scare children to tears, the shrines here are full of ghosts, gods and monsters. The heads of the sculptures are hidden in the darkness, as if looking down at the people who step in. The flickering dim candlelight vaguely reveals their ferocious looks.
Everyone except Gen Chinu silently took off their shoes and put them at the elevator entrance, because the floors here were all polished like mirrors. Although they looked brand new, if you looked closely, you would notice old patterns. They were probably taken back from the old shrine and just refurbished. Gen Chinu's first step made a slight noise. With Gen Chisheng's identity as a guarantee, he could naturally walk in openly. Others could only follow him like Jerry stealing cheese, hiding under those huge statues of gods and demons.
Lu Mingfei was fine, she was the lightest and the smallest, so of course she could keep quiet. But Caesar, with his weight, didn't have that privilege, so he simply used the talent of the Gattuso men who all knew how to dance ballet, and walked with his arm around Chu Zihang's shoulders.
There were layers of curtains in front of them. When Genji walked in, they gradually disappeared. The trio continued to keep their distance and slowly crawled to catch up until a long-burning lamp illuminated their eyes.
In front is a tall screen wall, which is usually built in front of the gate to block the view of passers-by. It is often painted with patterns of auspicious beasts such as dragons and tigers to express the owner's prominent status. Modern people prefer mountains and rivers, or simply paint poems written by the owner himself.
But this wall, which was supposed to be a screen wall, was four meters high and went straight to the roof. It was gilded on the top and more than ten meters wide. The paintings on it showed ancient colors, probably made of jade, mica powder or copper green, and they were already a little mottled after many years.
The painting shows a giant snake wearing a crown and holding a scepter, handing a similar yin-yang fish to the human who kneels and worships her. The person who gets the yin-yang fish puts it on his head, and the whole body is outlined in gold and has a lot of seal characters. The trio can't see it very clearly at this distance, but Yuan Zhinv is already standing in front of the mural. He can see that the thing that looks like a yin-yang fish is actually made up of two parts, the white one is bone, and the black one is blood. It should be blood-colored, but because the paint fades and the dim light, it looks black and white.
There were two candles lit on both sides of the screen wall, and in the center was a shrine. A white-haired old man was sitting on bowing his head towards the shrine, motionless. At first glance, it looked like some old monk had passed away.
