"The power is really great…"
Yang Cheng raised his head and glanced at the weapon that was being built. The scene of him using it to fight in all directions appeared in his mind.
Chang Xue seemed to have read his mind and kept her PDA.
"Don't think of using it as a normal weapon. Transforming a stone statue into a crystal form requires a lot of energy. Such a large stone statue requires about a period of time to recharge. Unless you encounter a particularly powerful enemy, don't use it easily.”
"I know. It's not my turn to fight monsters. There's still Diga, isn't there?”
Yang Cheng laughed and stopped discussing this matter.
Tokyo City.
It had been some time since the attack on Kiri-Alode. Although the destroyed buildings had begun to be rebuilt, the people who were injured in the battle were still unable to let go. Even though the news media's reports on Diga were more positive because of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries warehouse incident, there were still a small number of people who blamed their suffering on Ultraman Diga.
Carrying a bag of fruits, Yang Cheng followed the nurse to the classroom in the Children's Welfare Institute.
She leaned against the glass and looked inside. A group of cute children were drawing under the guidance of the teacher.
Many of the children here had lost their loved ones during the battle between the Kiri Elord people and Diga some time ago. Some of them were unable to take care of their loved ones, so they were sent here to be taken care of by the government.
Among the many children, Yang Cheng quickly found a familiar figure.
The little girl that he had rescued from the ruins was holding a crayon and trying her best to draw on a drawing paper. There was no fear on her pink face.
The teacher knocked on the window lightly and soon noticed Yang Cheng.
"Did Mr. Nagatani come to visit Rena again today?”
The teacher opened the classroom door and smiled at Yang Cheng.
Ichikawa Haseya was Yang Cheng's current alias.
"Yes, Rina didn't cause trouble and make you angry, right?”
He bowed to his teacher and asked about Rena's performance.
"Little Rena is very obedient and never conflicts with other children. We all like him very much.”
The teacher led Yang Cheng into the classroom and brought him to the girl's side. However, the latter was completely focused on the painting in her hand and did not even notice that there was another person beside her.
"Rena, guess who I am?"
Yang Cheng gently covered Rina's eyes with both hands and whispered into her ear.
"It's Big Brother! It's big brother!"
When Rina heard this familiar voice, she immediately removed her hand from her eyes and turned to look at Yang Cheng excitedly.
"Rina misses you so much."
"How much?"
Holding her slender body, Yang Cheng lifted Rina up effortlessly and gently scratched her little nose. He took out an apple from the fruits he brought.
"Do you want some fruit? I'll peel one for you.”
"I can't eat it now. I have to finish my drawing.”
Rena pointed at the painting on the table.
"What did Rina draw?"
Sitting cross-legged, Yang Cheng put down the apple and picked up Rena's painting.
Half of the white paper was occupied by the yellow earth. Beside a red ball symbolizing the sun, there were a few blue clouds floating. Then, a strange human figure covered in black stood in the middle of the painting.
"This is you, big brother!"
Rina tilted her head and looked at Yang Cheng with her big eyes. She reached out her finger and tapped Yang Cheng's cheek.
"Isn't big brother like this after he transforms?”
"Transformation?"
Yang Cheng frowned.
"I know that big brother is a cosmic superman. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I'm very good at keeping secrets.”
Looking at the other party's serious expression, Yang Cheng could not help but laugh.
"Then what is Rina going to draw in this painting?”
"Draw big brother fighting monsters!"
At this point, Rina seemed to have suddenly thought of herself. She hurriedly broke free from Yang Cheng's embrace, picked up the scattered paintbrush, and began to doodle on the drawing paper. As she drew, she spoke.
"Last night, I had a dream about Big Brother. I dreamed that Big Brother became very, very tall and then went to fight monsters.”
He turned his head and picked up a brown crayon. A monster with four arms appeared on the drawing paper. He stood opposite the black Yang Cheng, holding four unknown weapons in his hands.
"But before I could see big brother defeat the monster, I was woken up by the alarm clock.”
As if eager to show Yang Cheng, Rina's drawing was very casual. The monster only had some indistinct outlines, and other organs other than its limbs could not be seen.
"Ding dong! Ding dong!"
The bell outside the classroom rang at this moment. The teacher beside him also reminded him that it was lunchtime. After nodding to indicate that he understood, Yang Cheng took out a bow from his pocket.
"Here, this is a gift for Rina. You must listen to your teacher here and eat and sleep well, understand?”
Yang Cheng personally pinned the little girl into a ponytail. As the little girl happily bid farewell, he watched her run to the lounge.
Yang Cheng didn't take the dream that Rina mentioned to heart. Children of this age had a lot of thoughts, and it was easy for them to use people or things that they had a deep memory of as their role models. When Yang Cheng was young, he often had dreams of Ultraman fighting monsters. This didn't seem strange to him.
Yang Cheng let out a long breath and stood up to look at the teacher beside him.
"What's the situation with Rina's family now?”
In the TPC headquarters, the atmosphere in the battle command room was heavy. Even the usually lively New City was frowning.
Their escort mission had failed.
The loss of the sample was very bizarre. At an altitude of three thousand meters, in the locked cabin, the stone statue fragments that were guarded by four escorts in turn disappeared into thin air.
When they arrived at the North American branch and opened the cabin door, Lina and the others discovered this terrifying fact. The four guards had lost consciousness with their heads lowered in their seats. The door of the safe where the sample was stored was open, and the stone fragments inside did not leave any traces of existence. However, Lina and Dagu, who were piloting the Swallow, did not find any abnormalities during the transportation. Even the escorts did not show any signs of resistance. Even the alarm button beside their hands was not triggered. It was hard to imagine what kind of existence would be able to open the safe and take the sample without leaving any traces behind.
Lina and Dagu looked at each other silently and then at Intermediary Hui.
"Alright, the three of you don't have to blame yourself too much. This isn't your fault.”
Intermediary Hui broke the silence in the meeting room and stood up with a frown.
The timing of the sample theft was very coincidental. Not long ago, Director Sawai had rejected the proposal to re-establish a team to replace Team Victory, suppressing the voices that questioned Team Victory's ability. Then, such an incredible sample theft occurred. Although she was not good at politics, she still smelled a hint of conspiracy from it.
"Director Sawai gave us a week to investigate and find the mastermind. Now is not the time for us to blame ourselves.”
"But how do we catch them?"
Horii scratched his head and looked sad.
Stealing something from a well-guarded safe at an altitude of 3,000 meters and then leaving without making a sound. No matter how one looked at it, it was just like a plot from a detective novel. How could there be such a powerful thief in the real world?
"There are no clues left behind. The other party is like an invisible person. At least there are witnesses to the theft of Kawasaki Heavy Industries 'warehouse, but the four people in charge of escorting them all said that they suddenly lost consciousness.”
Horii rambled on, and everyone agreed.
"I told you that catching thieves is the job of the police. We only need to deal with the monsters and aliens that threaten humans. Captain, why don't we call the police?”
Xin Cheng slapped the table and stood up. He looked around and said seriously.
"No, we have a lot of responsibility for this theft. The director asked us to investigate the thief and give us a chance to prove ourselves. We have to catch the other party like animals. Only then can the captain retaliate against those who doubt our ability at the high-level meeting.”
Zong Fang crossed his arms and rejected the new city's proposal, then explained to him.
"And I suspect that this case is not an alien or a monster. It's very likely that it's a human, and it's someone from our TPC.”
After saying this, Zong Fang paused for a moment and glanced at Intermediary Hui. After receiving an affirmative look from her, he spoke.
" The TPCs are not united. Many people have a lot of opinions about Director Sawai disbanding the Earth Defense Force. For example, Commander Yoshioka is one of them. Perhaps they want to disband the Victory Team so that they can re-establish the new Earth Defense Force.”
Seeing Lina and the others nod in agreement, Megumi couldn't help but sigh.
"Alright, everyone, get moving. New City, Dagu, the two of you go to the ancient pyramid ruins and find the person in charge of sealing the samples.”
"Yes, sir!"
New City Dagu stood up.
"Rena Horii, go to the North American branch and check the plane that transported the samples. See if you can find any clues.”
"Yes, sir!"
The four of them walked out of the command room together.
In the hospital, Yang Cheng stood outside the ward and looked at the man lying motionless on the bed. He gently pushed the door open.
This person was called Tetsuhei Koizumi, Rina's father, an ordinary office worker.
He divorced his wife three years ago and became a single father. He took care of Rena alone. He was gentle and friendly, and everyone who knew him praised him.
But now, he was just lying on the bed with his eyes closed. He was resting on the day of the battle with the people of Kilialodi. He wanted to bring his daughter out to play, but he did not expect a disaster to happen. He was involved in the battle between the people of Kilialodi and Kilialodi. While protecting Rina, he suffered a serious head injury and fell into a coma.，He still hadn't woken up.
Although he had been in Tiga's world for two to three years, Yang Cheng had always felt that he was an outsider. Although his participation had led to the development of this world's plot in an unpredictable direction, Yang Cheng had never interacted much with the ordinary people living in this world.
He just wanted to wait for Lab 031 to figure out their wormhole or analyze the power of the giant of light so that he could find his way home. From the beginning to the end, he had only treated this world as a temporary place to stay. If he got too involved, it would only distract him.
After saving Rena, he realized that his mentality had undergone some subtle changes.
He took out the scanner and scanned Tetsuhira Koizumi's head. The image of his brain was completely displayed on the phone screen. On the gullies all over the surface of his brain, a red dot representing an abnormality was constantly jumping.
That was the motor center of the brain. It seemed that this area had suffered some damage, but this should not be the reason why the other party was unconscious.
A guess appeared in his mind. Yang Cheng walked to the door and observed it for a while before locking the door.
The wormhole slowly opened, and Yang Cheng sent a message with his communicator.
"I need synathic assistance!"
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