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Then, before he could react at all, his gaze suddenly shifted to the ground.
Qingze flicked the blood off his knife and raised his left hand at the same time.
Invisible blades of wind quietly gathered in the air.
Chirp, chirp.
Two extremely faint sounds, like birds chirping, pierced the air.
The two people in the corridor seemed to have heard something, but before they could react, they felt a chill on their necks and their vision began to spin.
Their heads had slipped off their shoulders and slammed heavily onto the cold ground.
The headless body stiffened for a moment, then gushed blood and collapsed forward.
At the same time, the bright red "Demon" tag above Brad's head, and the equally scarlet tags above the heads of his two subordinates in the corridor, almost simultaneously wriggled and merged, turning into three beams of red light that shot out of the doorway and into Qingze's brow.
A distinct surge of magical warmth instantly coursed through his body and merged into his dantian.
Qingze subconsciously clenched his fist, feeling the increase in power. The corners of his mouth under the mask couldn't help but turn up, a hint of excitement flashing across his face.
He then took a deep breath to calm himself down.
A thick, liquid shadow surged forth again from the shadow beneath his feet, like a living black silk ribbon, quickly wrapping around his body, pulling him down, and merging him into the dimension of shadow, disappearing without a trace.
Through the perspective of the crows high in the sky, he could already see more and more police cars flashing red and blue lights on the streets in the distance, blocking the main roads around the Mitsuo General Hospital in Ikebukuro.
It's time to leave.
……
Police cars arrived with sirens blaring, quickly sealing off all key intersections surrounding the Guang Sheng General Hospital.
In the air, the rumbling of propellers grew louder as a military helicopter bearing the Metropolitan Police Department's insignia hovered above the hospital. Its massive searchlight, like the single eye of a giant, cast a ghastly beam of light into every corner of the hospital, attempting to find the mysterious figure.
The nearby residents, awakened by the loud noise, went to the window, rubbed their eyes, and after confirming that they were not dreaming, excitedly took out their phones to record this scene that looked like a Hollywood blockbuster.
What major incident has occurred at Mitsuo General Hospital in Ikebukuro?
He muttered to himself in front of the camera, stopped recording, and then quickly uploaded the video to the overseas version of TikTok.
They also skillfully synced the videos to Twitter and YouTube, hoping to ride the wave of trending topics.
The helicopter continued to circle overhead.
Kiyoshi Kaneda arrived at the scene in a police car with its siren blaring.
He immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said sternly, "Attention all units! I repeat! If you spot any foxes, attempt to intercept them immediately and report to me right away!"
Note that it's "the very first moment!"
A series of "received" responses came through the vehicle's walkie-talkie.
In one of the patrol cars, patrol officer Fukuda Reida responded, put down his walkie-talkie, turned to his young colleague next to him and whispered, "Hey, do you think we can stop that fox who can chop off a person's head with one slash with just these little batons we carry?"
The young colleague honestly shook his head.
Fukuda Reitai said earnestly, "You don't want your wife to become a widow at such a young age, do you?"
You should know what to do next, right?
"But... this doesn't comply with the orders from above."
The younger colleague hesitated.
“Alright, you’ll lead the charge in a bit,” Fukuda Rei patted him on the shoulder, his tone “sincere,” “I promise you, I will take good care of your wife and daughter from now on.”
Upon hearing "wife and daughter," the young colleague's expression instantly changed, and his attitude immediately shifted 180 degrees. He whispered, "Senior, you are very experienced. I will listen to you!"
"If you saw it, just pretend you didn't."
Fukuda Reihiro lowered his voice and imparted his "survival philosophy": "As long as we don't report it, we have no responsibility."
The young colleague nodded in deep agreement.
In his view, losing his job as a police officer seemed less unacceptable than the possibility of losing his life.
……
Meanwhile, Kiyoshi Kaneda led seven elite officers from the Criminal Investigation Division into the hospital.
Unlike regular patrols, each of them was equipped with a pistol.
After all, it's a criminal case.
He glanced at the conspicuous SUV parked at the entrance of the underground parking lot, waved, and led his men to rush towards the underground entrance.
At the entrance, the body of a security guard lying on the ground came into view.
Kiyoshi Kaneda crouched down and quickly examined the wound.
A standard gunshot wound; his style of doing things is brutal and direct.
"Was it Brad who did it?"
The image of that American flashed through his mind.
Given their attitude of treating human life as worthless, they are indeed capable of doing such a thing.
"Stay alert, search back-to-back! The fox may still be lurking in some corner of the parking lot!"
Kiyoshi Kaneda, gun in hand, gave the order in a low voice.
"Hi!"
The subordinates responded in unison, formed a tight formation, and carefully advanced into the dimly lit parking lot.
The parking lot was filled with all kinds of vehicles, which greatly obstructed the view.
Kiyoshi Kaneda gestured for the four-person team to search to the left, while he led the other three to the right.
After searching for a distance, his gaze passed over a Toyota car and suddenly fixed on the ground not far away.
He saw Brad's body.
The main problem was that the flashy white suit was just too eye-catching in the dim light.
His heart sank, and he quickly stepped forward.
Brad's head was cleanly and decisively severed and rolled to one side.
Kiyoshi Kaneda put on disposable rubber gloves and quickly examined Brad's body and clothing, trying to find any "messages" he might have left behind before his death.
However, there was nothing there.
Brad's expression froze at the moment before his death, still fixed on his wary look as he stared intently ahead.
"A single, fatal blow... how is that even possible?"
Kiyoshi Kaneda was in turmoil.
He knew Brad's strength and vigilance well; the possibility of getting close to such a master without anyone noticing was extremely slim.
Kiyoshi Kaneda then turned his gaze to the two headless corpses inside the corridor door.
Those two were also elite US troops. How could they not react at all after Brad was beheaded, and remain facing the depths of the corridor as their heads were chopped off?
How did the fox manage to do that?
Furthermore, who are those two unfamiliar corpses?
Why is a fox in this hospital? What is hidden here?
Countless questions swirled in his mind.
Just then, from inside the morgue, Mai Komura, carrying a camera, cautiously walked out, preparing to continue filming the scene.
Kiyoshi Kaneda looked up, his face instantly filled with astonishment.
He never expected that there would be a living person at the scene.
He rushed forward, his voice urgent and serious: "Miss, you must have witnessed the entire process of the fox committing the crime, right?!"
"Huh? This... I, I didn't, I didn't..."
Mai Komura was startled by the sudden appearance of the police and hurriedly denied everything.
But in front of the seasoned detective Kiyoshi Kaneda, such a clumsy lie had nowhere to hide.
He immediately launched into a barrage of questions, his tone, logic, and details all intricately linked.
Mai Komura was no match for this interrogation expert. Before long, under Kiyoshi Kaneda's guidance and questioning, she intermittently recounted what had happened between her and "Fox".
Kiyoshi Kaneda then took her camera and looked through the earliest photos to see when they were taken.
7:53 PM.
He raised his hand to look at his watch; the time was 8:15.
Including the time they spent carefully searching the underground parking lot and the time spent asking questions.
We arrived here around eight o'clock.
The fox killed Brad in three minutes...
No, it might have been even shorter, and three fully armed elite U.S. troops were killed.
Kiyoshi Kaneda gasped.
Let's go back and look at the photos of motorcycles and corpses taken by Mai Komura.
It is said that "Fox" flung the motorcycle several meters away to block four shots, and then pulled Komura Mai down unharmed...
All of this sounds so incredible.
But Mai Komura's reaction was definitely not a lie; it was the truth.
Is this even something a human could do?!
A chill ran up Kiyoshi Kaneda's spine.
He bought the complete Sherlock Holmes stories and believed one particular quote.
"When you've ruled out all the impossible scenarios, what remains, however unbelievable, is the truth."
Based on all the intelligence he has gathered so far, "Fox" is likely not a criminal organization, and may not even have any small-scale gang members.
Is he merely using some kind of supernatural power to conduct a random "hunt"?