Nakano
Apricot, who was waiting quietly in the office, suddenly stood up. Suddenly, a data circle appeared in front of the office's television, followed by Amei's figure.
"Hehe, look, aren't you back safely? Am I right?" Unexpectedly, Ye Mingtong appeared right behind Yamei. The two of them appeared in the same way.
Yamei looked at Ye Mingtong beside her in confusion. She did not understand what was happening.
" Ah, it seems like Sister Xing Xing Zi didn't tell you." Ye Mingtong knew when he saw Amami's confused expression.
"Although I didn't tell Yamei, my assistant, is there something you haven't told me?”Xing Zi looked at Ye Mingtong playfully. Just as Ye Mingtong was thinking about what lie he should use to cover up the matter, Xing Zi's nonchalant words reached his ears.
"Well, you don't have to tell me. Everyone has their own secrets. I don't have the right to make you tell me the secrets in your heart.”
Apricot sized up Ami and said to the two of them,"Looks like your situation is exactly as I predicted. However, your ability is too detached from reality. The reason why humans obediently follow the laws of physics is actually due to the instinctive fear of physical life, right?”
After saying that, he paused for a moment and smiled." Hehe, this is really interesting.”
Before Xing Zi could continue, there was a knock on the door, followed by a restrained voice.
"I'm coming in, Xiao Xing."
A short figure wearing an old trench coat walked in with extremely light footsteps. As if he was used to it, he fiddled with the beret on his head and looked very reserved.
When she saw the person who came, Xingzi smiled slightly." You still don't make any sound when you walk, Uncle."”
"Oh, oh, sorry, my old habit is acting up again."
"Also, can you stop calling me that? That was my nickname when I was young. It would be strange if I didn't feel embarrassed to be called that in front of others.”Xing Zi was a little dissatisfied with the way he addressed her and interrupted him.
"Xiao Xing, you should give up quickly! To me, Xiao Xing will always be Xiao Xing!”The other party did not care about Apricot's dissatisfaction at all. He laughed as he spoke." No matter how old you are or whether you have become a smart and capable beautiful detective! Hahaha!"
Xingzi shook her head helplessly and ended the topic." Alright, when did you come? How much did you hear?"
" I've just arrived. Is there a problem?" The reserved man only noticed Ye Mingtong and the woman at this moment. "Oh, the little assistant is here too. Ah, so there were guests who arrived first? Sorry! Sorry! Are you discussing a commission case?"
"No, although she's a client, she's a little different from ordinary people. As for the little assistant, he was assisting me from the side.”Apricot denied the other party's thoughts.
"Oh? Then who is she?"
" Yeah, it's a secret," Amami answered playfully.
Obviously, the other party was shocked by Yamei's answer.
Ye Mingtong was a little speechless." Hehe, she's still nothing.”
Yamei lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Let me introduce you. This is Detective Matayoshi. He is an old friend of my father. We have known each other for a long time, and I trust him very much. He belonged to the elite department of the police department, which specialized in computer crimes.”Upon hearing Apricot's introduction, Officer Matayoshi nodded in affirmation.
"You can't tell from your appearance, right? However, I'm just like my appearance. I'm a maverick. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mixed around with detectives who cheated people for food and drinks.”After saying that, he laughed first.
"Ah, I misspoke! Hahaha!"
Xing Zi obviously didn't care about the other party's teasing, because Ye Mingtong had already experienced this situation countless times.
"Then what case are you here for? If you want to entrust me with a case, please sit on the sofa and wait for a while. I'll go make a cup of good coffee now." As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of Youji and Ye Mingtong changed instantly.
"No, I can't! No need! I'm not here to commission a case today! No need for coffee!" Matayoshi said hurriedly, and then his expression became serious.
"It's just that I've heard some interesting gossip about Eden syndrome. I thought that Xiao Xing would be interested.”
" Tell me about it," Apricot said with a serious expression after hearing Matayoshi's words. She gave up the idea of making coffee.
However, Matayoshi did not say it immediately. Instead, he looked at Ami without saying a word. Her somewhat solemn expression made Ami feel a little at a loss. Matayoshi could not help but cough twice when she saw that Ami did not have any reaction, which made Ami even more confused.
Ye Mingtong's face darkened when he saw the strange interaction between the two of them. Xing Zi, who was beside him, did not seem to want to interrupt them. She was just about to open her mouth to break the awkwardness.
"Hehe, Uncle, you don't have to worry about her. In fact, she was also a 'special person' related to Eden. Moreover, she had the same qualifications as Ye Mingtong to become a certain 'expert'. So we should let her listen to it together."
Xing Zi opened her mouth at the right time, forcing Ye Mingtong to swallow his words. He could not help but look at Xing Zi with some resentment, but she did not intend to pay attention to Ye Mingtong.
"Is that so? Since Xiao Xing said so, there was no problem.”After getting an explanation, Matayoshi began his narration." The news I heard is related to the 'Special Sick Hall' that is used to isolate Eden syndrome patients.”
Suddenly, Matayoshi realized something. He glanced at Ami and said to Kyoko,""Ah, do we need to explain what Eden syndrome is to this 'expert of the future'?”
"Let me answer this.”Ye Mingtong, who finally found the opportunity to speak, immediately accepted the task. "Eden syndrome refers to a strange illness in which a user who is using Eden suddenly loses consciousness and falls into a coma.”
"Currently, the number of patients is increasing year by year, but the cause, treatment methods, and symptoms are still a mystery.”
"Yeah, that's about it." Detective Youji nodded and said," That's what I'm going to say next. There's a special ward for Eden syndrome patients in the Central Hospital. It's called the 'special ward.' They conduct disease research and rehabilitation treatment there.”
" However, the information management there is extremely strict. It is said that there is a secret quarantine facility that even the patient's family members are not allowed to enter. There are rumors that speculate whether it is because they are afraid of tarnishing Kanzaki's image, so they deliberately hide the truth, although these are just rumors."
"However, it is said that the 'backing' of the Central Hospital is getting restless.”
"Backing you up is referring to 'Goddaily', right?”Xing Zi read out a name in a serious tone.
"Yes, the Central Hospital is backed by a god. It was the administrator of Eden's network system, Kanzaki. It was obvious that there was an increase in the number of patients and that the symptoms were getting worse. Kanzaki would not sit idly by.”At the mention of Kanshiro's name, Detective Matsuyoshi's face turned ashen.
"More and more people are coming in and out of the hospital, and the security in the special ward is getting tighter and tighter. There must be something fishy going on."
"Finally, this moment has arrived." Xing Zi said in a somewhat melancholic tone.
"Yes, finally." A golden light flashed across Youji's cloudy eyes.
"Hehe, then I'll make a cup of coffee. Let's have a toast together!”At this moment, Apricot suddenly said something that shocked the two of them in a relaxed and happy voice.
Youji's expression changed. He lowered his hat and stood up."Ah, oh no! It's about time for me to return to the office! I'm sorry. I'll find a chance to drink with you next time! I'll leave first!" After saying that, he quickly left.
When Detective Matayoshi passed by Ami, he said softly.
"Girl, you have to be careful of Sister Xingzi's coffee! Especially the colors and solid objects! I'm afraid that one day I'll have to take her coffee back to appraise it. That thing isn't for humans to drink."
Only a confused Yamei and a pale Ye Mingtong were left behind.
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