Chapter 598 – Oracle Envoy
A flash of shock flashed across his eyes, which was quickly concealed.
”Don’t recognize.” He spoke faintly.
”Really don’t recognize?”
”I don’t want to repeat myself.” His Japanese was a bit raw.
The red-robed man turned his head and stared before him for a moment before projecting three more different pictures on the wall.
”I’ve come to you every time an alien invader has appeared, but your answer has always been that you don’t recognize …… Now I’m going to give you one last chance.
If you miss this chance, the next time we meet should be when the death judgment is pronounced.”
The red-robed man pointed at the four blurry screenshots of the photos on the wall and opened his mouth word by word:
”Do you, recognize them?”
Cao Yuan’s gaze swept over the four photos as he calmly continued, “I said that I don’t recognize any of them.”
”…… Very well.”
A flash of anger surfaced in the red-robed man’s eyes as he closed the projection of his left eye and walked over to Cao Yuan’s body.
”I hope, you won’t regret your decision today.”
He turned around and stepped out of this cell, the heavy prison door automatically closing with a dull thud.
Thunk-!
In the pitch-black cell, Cao Yuan was locked in mid-air, his messy black hair hanging down beside his cheeks, he turned his head, staring blankly at the wall on which the photo had just been projected, and after a long time, a smirk emerged from his dry, cracked lips.
”You guys, can’t be caught ……”
Yokohama.
”What did you say?!”
By the side of the street, a man in a suit froze in place as he looked at the handsome boy in a trench coat in front of him.
”Excuse me, where can I become a cowboy?” Lin Qiye solemnly repeated.
”Cow …… cowboy?”
The man was a bit confused, he scratched his head, still a bit uncertain, he said, “If it’s a cowboy store, there don’t seem to be many on this side of Yokohama, you can take your chances on the West Side, but I’d recommend going to Shinjuku.”
”Where’s Shinjuku?”
”It’s in Tokyo.”
”How do I get there?”
”Take the JR Saito Line, of course. ……”
”Thanks.”
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully.
The truth was, he didn’t really know what a cowboy was, and there was fundamentally no need for him to work for his own share at all.
His goal was simple, to secretly figure out the situation in this country while looking for other team members. According to Lin Qiye’s judgment, since everyone sank into the sea together, the flow trajectory of the ocean currents was likely to be similar, which meant that perhaps they had also drifted to a certain place in this country.
But both figuring out the situation and searching for the team members would require time and money to back them up, at least he would be able to buy a couple of tickets instead of walking all over Japan on foot.
Under the watchful eye of that mysterious being, he couldn t use the forbidden ruins, and in order not to arouse the suspicion of the local police or other people, he had better use a reasonable and legal means to get money …… After all, the water here is too deep, and no one knows where the crisis is hidden, so it is better to be cautious.
Since Yuzurina had said that cowboys made money fast and it was easy for him, he could certainly give it a try.
But right now, he couldn’t even come up with the money for the bus ticket to Shinjuku, and he hadn’t bought the sword pouch for putting away the [Chopping White], so he needed a little bit of another way to make a little bit of money ……
Lin Qiye walked down the busy and bustling street, observing the streets on both sides as he pondered.
It was already after nine in the evening, but Yokohama’s city center was still very lively, with tall buildings on both sides flashing neon lights, various izakaya and beef hot pot restaurants emitting strong aromas, and high school students on the road running and jostling skimming past Lin Qiye and running into the convenience stores on the street corners.
Lin Qiye stopped at the stoplight, and just then, a picture was scrolling in turn on the huge silver screen at the intersection, catching his attention.
”Villain: Arisan Ryota, [Karasu] class wanted criminal, reward 3,000,000 yen, 500,000 yen reward for eyewitness reports ……”
”Villain: Takashi Hirakawa, [Yakuza] class wanted criminal, reward 100000yen, witness report reward 30000yen ……”
”Villain: Harutora Amamiya, [Mighty Ghost] class wanted criminal, reward 10000000yen, eyewitness report reward 1000000yen ……”
”……”
Bright red caution tape surrounds their electronic photos, and the word “Villain” is written in yellow all over the caution tape, constantly flashing as if it’s labeling them prominently, illuminating a corner of the black night.
Wanted?
[Night Fork], [Hunting Sparrow], [Fierce Ghost], what is it again?
Lin Qiye’s heart flashed with doubt, and when he saw the numbers behind the reward, his heart moved slightly, rising the thought of going after the wanted criminals ……
However, he quickly dismissed the thought.
Chasing wanted criminals? Now he himself is the most wanted outsider in this country, even if he really caught a wanted criminal, sent to the door of the police station, and then the police let him register his name and number to collect the reward money ……
Isn’t this sending himself to the door?
Lin Qiye shook his head and put this thought behind him, waiting until the green light came on and continuing to walk forward.
Suddenly, his afterglow caught a glimpse of the signboard at the entrance of the maid restaurant on the side, and his eyes lit up, silently stopping in his tracks.
Maybe ……
This job could work?
At the same time.
The other side of the city center.
The white-robed man with a blue aperture in his left eye stepped out of the dimly lit path and walked unhurriedly to the center of the road where the traffic was moving, turning his head slightly, his gaze looking in the direction where Lin Qiye was.
Ding bell-!
Faint wind chimes emanated from his body, softly echoing in the noisy and bustling streets.
The noisy street that was originally filled with the sound of horns and laughter and curses instantly quieted down!
All vehicles instantly turned off, all pedestrians stopped in place at the same time, no one dared to honk their horns, no one dared to communicate, they turned their heads back in horror, looking towards the white-robed figure in the center of the road, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
The white-robed man didn’t even look at these passersby, stepping on the yellow double line in the center of the road, slowly walking towards the city center.
Every time he passed a car, the driver and passengers in the car would quickly get out of the car and right in the middle of the road, respectfully kneeling and crouching down with their foreheads pressed against the ground, saying with three parts respect and seven parts fear:
”Greetings to the oracle messenger.”
”Greetings to the oracle messenger.”
”Greetings to the Oracle Envoy.”
”……”
Not only the people in the car, but also the pedestrians on the sidewalk not far away, the customers and waiters in the storefronts, simultaneously walked to both sides of the street and fell to their knees.
This busiest street in the center of Yokohama City was dead silent, and as the white-robed man advanced, everyone prostrated themselves on the ground, like dense mole crickets pasted there, not daring to move a muscle.
Seeing him was like seeing a god.