Chapter 5 Chapter Three: The Three Degrees of Laughing From a Winter Night

Ketaka Hara, CRS's knowledge of him is limited to the president of the "Yamate Haiku Hobby Club". However, among his more than 60 titles, this is the most insignificant title. He has never appeared in print media. He is a member of a certain narrow society, but that narrow society is located at the top of the pyramid in Japan. He serves as the executive director of the Japanese Industrial Alliance formed by the combination of large international companies, and also serves as the director of the National Public Security Committee. One of the committee members is also a member of dozens of government review committees, directors of dozens of large companies, directors of universities and supervisors of Yuying Fund, etc., and the number of titles is more than his age.

He is fifty-five years old this year, and he looks like a middle-aged gentleman in line with his age. He is receiving a guest at his house in Setagaya-ku, Chengcheng 7-chome, who is a member of the "Yamanote Haiku Lovers Association" one. Imaizumi, who was sitting on the armchair in the reception room, was wiping his face with the Italian handkerchief in his hand. Compared with the proud and handsome Jian Yuan, he looked like a poor middle-aged man, but as a As an economic commentator, he is quite well-known, and he will appear on TV about once a week, but because it is broadcast on Sunday morning, Midorikawa Junji and Hanamura Masaka have not watched it at all.

"What are you afraid of, Imaizumi? This matter will end sooner or later." "I also understand the meaning of special affairs, but as long as I think of Murao's tragic death, I can't help worrying..." "You are so cowardly." "You are very right, and I also understand that this is ugly." Imaizumi showed a respectful attitude, which was completely different from when he told the boss of the small and medium-sized enterprise on the podium about the experience of the operator. However, for me, this is a life-threatening event, and the attitude will be There is nothing wrong with the drastic change. Having said that, this person who is usually honored as a "teacher" by managers or magazine reporters, now nods and bows in front of Jian Yuan, even if it is described as the attitude of believers when facing the Pope. It's not an exaggeration, on the other hand, sticking to the principle is an attitude that doesn't take Imaizumi seriously at all, and speaks out what is in his heart without reservation.

"Damn it, those useless guys...!" Ken's original language was full of anger and contempt. He was referring to the group of bodyguards who were easily dealt with by Junji Midorikawa. After hearing this, Imaizumi quickly put the handkerchief back into his pocket and asked tentatively: "Who is the young man mentioned by the group of bodyguards? Didn't they receive any report?" "They said that the moment the hand was touched by him, the whole body became weak and gradually lost consciousness. It was obvious that the life energy was sucked away." "E-In other words, is that guy a vampire...?"

Kathara did not answer Imaizumi's question, he stared at a landscape painting by Utrillo on the wall with an even more displeased expression. "There's no certainty at this point, we don't know enough about the whole thing to draw correct conclusions." "Is there something that even Katsubara-san doesn't understand?" "That guy Murao seems to be hiding a lot of things from us. Although it doesn't make any difference to me, there is nothing more troublesome than this self-righteous little guy." Kakinohara stared at Imaizumi's surprised face, which made the management critics dare not act rashly, and what he wanted to say to Kakinohara was also forced to be speechless by that force.

"Who will be killed next? I, I and my family are here, if the family is involved..." Even the baby in the Murao family was brutally murdered. Thinking of this, it is only natural that Imaizumi would be so scared, but Kenhara's reaction was quite cold. "Hmph, only the kind of guy who sacrifices his whole family in order to be saved will keep talking about family love." Even Imaizumi couldn't help showing an expression of being hurt by these words, but Kakinohara didn't care about the other party's attitude at all, he changed the subject. "Murao's son-in-law Garner, he made a strange phone call to me."

"You mean strange...?" Imaizumi opened his eyes wide. Jianyuan raised the glass on the table, poured Scotch whiskey into his mouth, and spit alcohol-filled steam at the guests. Jianyuan omitted specific explanations and directly stated the conclusion: "That ignorant guy actually wants to threaten us." "You are right, that kid is really whimsical." That's all Imaizumi can say, and if he wants to keep Jian Yuan calm, he has to echo what he said. "Like a father, like a son, maybe he should be taught some lessons." "..." Imaizumi licked his lips without saying a word, and a terrible thought suddenly appeared in his mind, maybe Murao's death was Katenhara's "lesson".

Although Kenhara's status is extremely lofty, there are not a few people who have a higher status than him in this society. The reason why he can occupy a place in the underground forces of Japan's aristocratic society is that he is famous in the financial circles as a psychic. People's favor, Imaizumi, a guy who knows how to flatter, can't be compared with him at all. Kenhara doesn't need to sell himself in front of the general public like Imaizumi. As long as he is admired by others in a narrow society, it should be enough. However, because of the current situation He was no longer able to satisfy him, so he ordered his old acquaintance Murao to start researching "that matter". The reason why Imaizumi got involved with it was all due to his daily flattery. I am an uninvited guest.

It was already after ten o'clock in the evening that Imaizumi left Katsubara's home, but he did not return home. His home is located in Kohirai, Tokyo. It takes less than 30 minutes to drive from Chengcheng by private car, but he However, the black treasure was parked on the road in the west of Mitaka City. It was not discovered by the police officers on patrol until one o'clock in the morning the next day. While complaining, he walked towards the black treasure. The police officer who was peeking into the car couldn't help swallowing his saliva in fright. The death of the corpse in the car was very miserable, which can only be described in words that are in sharp contrast to serenity.

The corpse lying on the back seat gave people a purple-black and crispy impression, just like an unfinished mummy, and the corpse lying on the driver's seat holding the steering wheel also showed the same condition, and the policeman who stood still stood there again. Swallowing, he walked back to the patrol car with the steps of an old-fashioned wind-up doll. And just like that, Yamate Haiku Hobby lost its second member. The Metropolitan Police Department's first search section has never had a leisurely time so far, and it is presumably impossible to have it in the future. The mysterious death of Imaizumi Shanghei will probably make this group of criminal policemen break through the previous record of over-duty.

"It's not unreasonable to say that vampires did it. It seems that vampires are quite hardworking." Detective Oiwa's joking tone was a bit frivolous, but Officer Mizorogi ignored his speech, picked up the big cup from the sushi restaurant with both hands, his strong jaw was wet with steam, and asked calmly: "So, what is the relationship between Murao and Imaizumi?" "The relationship between the two?" The police officer yelled at the puzzled Oyan detective: "Do you think these two cases happened by coincidence? How could there be no connection between Murao and Imaizumi? This must be related to the experiment in the basement of Murao's house. Go and find out where Imaizumi went last night!" After listening to the police officer Oiwa, he quickly picked up his coat and rushed out. The other policeman shrugged and followed behind, with a face that seemed to say, "Rather than staying here and listening to the boss lose his temper, it's better to go outside for a walk." Let the rest of the detectives make a sound of snickering or exclamation. Police officer Gorogi looked around. Although he didn't mean to threaten, the criminal policemen still lowered their heads one by one, as if they were dodging lightning. After one of the criminal policemen confirmed that the vicious eyes had been removed from his body, he began to talk to the people around him. My colleagues whispered: "To be honest, do you think it is possible to solve this incident?" "Impossible, but you can't say it out loud." The two whispers were full of fatigue and boredom. The two of them chose to fight crime as a career, but this incident made them lose part of their enthusiasm for work. How should I put it, it is a very disgusting feeling. This time, this incident can't help but make people feel "totally unacceptable, and I don't want to take over at all", and the proverb "one thing more is worse than one thing less" is constantly lingering in the minds of the two of them. The private Kanto University that Hanamura Masaka attended is one of the best universities in Japan regardless of size, tradition, and difficulty of admission. The ratio of male to female students is about five to five. Among the six thousand female students, this one named Hanamura Masaka The first-year student received a call at home asking her to go to the office. When she got there, a short middle-aged man who claimed to be the head of the office said to her: "You are Masaka Hanamura, a first-year student from the Faculty of Liberal Arts. In fact, the chairman said that he must meet with you. Can you spare some time?" At this time, Yaxiang was a little flustered. Several thoughts appeared in her mind. Although the fish had already been hooked, she didn't think that the other party was a fool who would act without preparation. In the end, she chose to refuse. "This is really nerve-wracking. I've been busy preparing for the mid-term exam recently, and I still have an appointment with the art history teacher. Can I make an appointment with the chairman tomorrow?" "Oh, but the chairman has important things to deal with tomorrow. I just have time today, so I'll trouble you to meet with the chairman." Yaxiang solemnly rejects the other party's overpowering offer. "I'm really sorry, I don't have anything to discuss with the chairman, so it should be the chairman who wants to spare time." Although this is one of the battles, Yaxiang's own thoughts are actually mixed in. Isn't it rude for the party who needs to discuss with someone to ask the other party to cooperate with him?Yaxiang's refusal made the Chief Purser look displeased, he gave up his good words and took his stand. "Isn't it okay anyway? It's embarrassing for me." "No matter what. Ah, I'm going to say goodbye. I can't waste a second of my life now." After bowing to the chief purser, Yaxiang stood up vigorously, and the back figure who strode towards the door seemed to announce "If you don't stop me now, there will be no chance again." The panicked chief purser also understood her Failed, the recent female student is really difficult to serve, even the signboard "invited by the director" is indifferent, even so, the top priority is to successfully invite this female student, and it is impossible to make no concessions at this time. So Hanamura Masaka was invited by the chairman as a first-year student. Of course, this was also because Yaxiang had tampered with it beforehand. She sent an anonymous letter to the chairman with the content "named Hanamura Masaka First graders know your secret". Perhaps not every school is the same. The chairman’s room of Kanto University is a luxurious room located on the top floor of the university building. Looking down from the eighth floor, you can see the rare verdant campus in Tokyo. Looking forward, there are clusters of buildings located in the sub-center of Shinjuku. After Yaxiang stepped out of the elevator, she saw a door divided into two halves. After opening, she walked into the vestibule. More than a dozen secretaries stood neatly beside the table, among them More than half of them are bodyguards with strong physique. If you don't go through them, you can't reach the reception room and duty room. This office also has a lounge with a tea room and toilet inside. It was Keigo Atami, the current chairman who built this chairman's office two years ago. He used to play the role of adjutant of the Ministry of Education well. Compared with the bureaucratic period, he played more pungent methods. He not only rebuilt the university's finances, expelled the professors who opposed it, but also wiped out and disintegrated the students who led the opposition to the increase in tuition fees. The integrated forces of the teaching staff managed the school as a dictator for six years. However, when the dictator wanted to meet, a first-year student named Hanamura Masaka didn't agree to it, but refused because he didn't have time, which forced Chairman Atami to change the original itinerary. It is conceivable that Atami, who has just entered old age, has a broad face and a thin body in sharp contrast to the face shape. Both glasses and suits are made in the UK. The attitude allowed Yaxiang to sit down, and then sat on the sofa herself. After a while of pleasantries, she officially entered the topic. "The reason why I invite you here is very simple. I want to ask you how much you know about the now well-known murder of the Murao family, and tell me everything you know." "Oh, chairman, I don't understand what you're talking about at all. I never watch TV news or read newspapers." Yaxiang pretended to be ignorant, which made the smile on the director's face disappear immediately, replaced by distorted eyebrows and lips, and finally spit out a banal and funny line from her mouth: "Girls should be honest and tell everything you know obediently." "You mean the Yamate Haiku Club?" "You do know." From the reflection on the chairman's glasses, there was a wave of malice. "So, I have something to ask you. I repeat, be honest and tell me all you know." Now that the topic has reached the core, Chairman Atami also lost the leisurely manner of pretending to be a gentleman. He stood up from the chair, tightly grasped Yaxiang's wrist with his thin hands, and stared at her fiercely through his glasses. "Otherwise, it will do you no good at all. If you are punished, it will affect your future blind dates. It is easy for me to influence your life." Yaxiang was no longer interested in listening to the nonsense of the hypocrite in front of her. She shook the chairman's hand away forcefully, which made the other party lose his focus a little. From the pocket of his one-piece suit, he took out a small black machine borrowed from his uncle. "This is a bug." Yaxiang said with an innocent expression: "All the conversations that happened here have reached my friend's ears. As soon as I am in danger, he will rush over immediately. Look, he is here!" From outside the door of the reception room, there were three heavy sounds like a human body hitting something. Midorikawa Junji, who opened the door, walked in with a relaxed expression, and bowed to the stiff chairman, and Atami shouted loudly: "You, who are you!" "I am your pupil's governess." Resisting the hesitation of saying "I am her mentor in life", Junji replied like this. "My line of work is the curator of the Kita Tama Art Museum. After I say this, do you have a little impression?" "what are you saying?" Huh?Junji raised a question in his heart, but the puzzled expression of the director did not seem to be faked, so Junji changed the subject. "By the way, all the personal guards you hired, Chairman, are taking a nap safely in the next room, please don't worry." This kind of situation will make people want to say cold lines, and it is especially effective for people who believe that power is everything. I saw that Director Atami was speechless. Junji looks quite thin from the outside, but It is absolutely impossible to knock down all the strong personal bodyguards he hired in the name of secretary. However, this young man who was not invited is now standing in front of him unscathed. It proves everything. "I, I want to call the police!" "Please do as you please." Junji nodded indifferently. "Since you want to call the police, call the Metropolitan Police Department for a search. There is a police officer named Gurumi who knows my uncle very well." The so-called familiarity does not necessarily refer to friends or relatives. How to understand it is the freedom of the other party. Director Atami did not reach out to the phone. This action speaks for itself—he has a guilty conscience. "There is still room for negotiation between us, and it can be said that the initiative is in your hands. How this matter will develop is all in your mind." "How much do you know?" "A lot more than you think." Junji looked confident, but more than 90% of them were just bluffing. "Sure enough, I inherited my uncle's lineage and education," Yaxiang admired in her heart, but of course she didn't applaud. Chairman Atami’s mouth is still half-open. Even a talented elite bureaucrat like Atami will find it difficult to regain his composure once he loses his pace. On the other hand, he has to take into account his social status, which makes him fall into a dilemma. Junji was very aware of this degree of psychological change. "If you don't want to say it, that's fine. Having said that, it's really a pity. The number of members of the Yamate Haiku Club seems to continue to decrease with the date. There are still eight people alive, and maybe it will become seven people tomorrow. " Saying the ominous prediction in an ominous tone, Junji glanced at Masaka. "I'm sorry to take up your precious time. The two of us are retiring." "Then goodbye, chairman. Your tea is very delicious, but it's a pity that there is no cake." Just as Yaxiang was about to bow and leave, a voice full of frustration came. "wait wait wait……!" The already weak wall of bluff finally collapsed at this time, and the original self-righteous attitude can no longer be seen from Chairman Atami's face. In the final analysis, it was because of the fear of his companions who died one after another that drove him to take this method today. He managed to catch a handful of straw named Yaxiang. If he let go at this time, he would have to drown . After the agreement was established, the director opened the door and loudly reprimanded the group of useless bodyguards, and then invited Junji and Yaxiang to take their seats again. Then Junji asked about the internal information about the "Yamate Haiku Love Club", but in fact, the director The information disclosed by the chief did not help Junji and others much, and calling Yaxiang to the chairman's office was not an instruction from the chairman, but his arbitrariness. "And the members of our club, in fact, don't even know the faces and names of other members very clearly." "According to you... the members of the Yamate Haiku Club have never gathered together?" "Yes, most of them are the president and I have a one-on-one meeting, and the other members probably do the same. The vice president is just a name." Assuming that what Chairman Atami said is true, it deviates from Junji's original guess, that is to say, the authority and knowledge are all in the hands of the chairman, and other members just provide funds according to his wishes. Chairman Atami provided It is very likely that the funds he received came from the university budget. Anyway, there is still a chance to expose him in the future, so I asked the chairman to continue talking first. "Then?" Under Junji's urging, Chairman Atami continued to explain that even though he was a little slurred, the content of the research was carried out by Ken and the dead Murao, and the other members would only be notified after the event, even though he felt a little dissatisfied , and no one dared to disobey the president head-on. At the same time, because of the great temptation of immortality, they continued to invest money. At the beginning, experiments were carried out on animals. After the experiment, all the corpses were sent to the Institute of Bioengineering, Kanto University. The biochemical decomposition facility for destruction... "Biochemical decomposition, I heard that it can make a cow completely disappear within 24 hours." As soon as Junsi finished speaking, he was followed by Yaxiang with suspicious eyes. "According to what you said, even human corpses can be treated in the same way." Hearing that Yaxiang hinted that they were conducting illegal human experiments, Chairman Atami's panic expression was clearly visible. "No, there is no such thing, it should not happen." "Does it mean that it's all done by others and has nothing to do with you?" "Just tell you I don't know!" Chairman Atami turned up the volume, and Junji played with the ornament on the chest of the turtleneck sweater and asked a question to help him out. "Do you know anything else?" "I don't know anything else." "real……?" "I really don't know anymore! Don't ask any more, and didn't you promise me that as long as you tell me everything you know, you will save me!" The high-pressure tone is in line with his identity as a school operator, and it seems that the authenticity of the conversation seems beyond doubt. "Ask us to save you? What exactly does the chairman expect us to do?" Junji's words fully showed his bad intentions. At first, he only said that there was room for negotiation, but he didn't say at all that he wanted to rescue Chairman Atami from someone. "I don't want to die yet!" The chairman roared loudly, and the muscles around the eyes and mouth became visibly stiff. "I don't want to die that's why I pay for research. I don't want to die. Help me!" The undisguised stern words made Junji unable to answer for a moment, he just stared at the chairman without saying a word. "Our family has a family history of cancer. Both my father and grandfather died of stomach cancer before the age of 65. I will be 60 next year, and I don't want to die in four or five years. If I can Serving as the president of the Private Schools Union will get you the coveted first-class medal." "So that's the case, of course I don't want to die." Junji, who had no interest in the medal, responded indifferently, and Yaxiang frowned her delicate eyebrows, and continued to look at the chairman. The chairman clasped his hands and continued tremblingly: "Help me, I'll listen to you. Help me escape cancer, please!" "I beg you!" As soon as this sentence is said, the next thing to do must be to kneel in the highest respect. Knocking his head on the carpet, he begged bitterly. "Please don't do this. All we can do is find out the murderer who killed Murao's family. There is nothing else we can do. Although it is possible to find some other things, please don't expect too much, we will be very troubled. " Junji shook his head with a look of boredom. Although he sympathized with the chairman's fear of stomach cancer, he could not agree with their research. Leaving the kneeling chairman in place, Junji and Yaxiang walked out of the room. This did not mean that they were indifferent to the scene in front of them, but simply couldn't stay any longer. They stood up in a panic and quickly passed the room where the secretaries were, and walked out After the elevator, you can see the streets of Tokyo from the window. The high-rise buildings standing quietly under the dark clouds can be mistaken for groups of tombstones. The vampire who murdered ten men, women and children was hiding in this city full of vitality, both human and inhuman, and he would express the same uncreative emotions as the police, which made Junji feel a chill. "Coach, what's the matter? Is there anything you care about?" "No, I'm just thinking about the end of human civilization." "Oh, then your mind is really magnificent. Unlike me, you are almost overwhelmed with the exams in front of you." The two joked with each other like this, probably because they didn't want to think about Chairman Atami's ugly behavior just now. Although the two of them had no obligation to save the name of the chairman, hearing those words and seeing the action of kneeling down and begging for mercy still made people feel uncomfortable. People are uncomfortable. If the bizarre death happened to Atami, it would definitely make the two of them even more unhappy. In the past few days, Junji Midorikawa often visits coffee shops, and Junji Midorikawa can't help but think in his heart. Today, Junji and Masako and their uncle made an appointment to meet at the coffee shop at the east exit of Shinjuku, and they also wanted to report something. The university set off for the appointed place, where Junji told his uncle what he thought. "A vampire who doesn't know the existence of CRS?" Uncle's gray eyebrows trembled slightly, and it seemed that he was not ready to laugh. Seeing the serious faces of the two big men, Yaxiang couldn't help but put on a serious look. Even so, her hands still didn't stop, constantly She spooned the luxurious chocolate sundae into her mouth, because even if she stopped, the situation would not improve. On the other hand, Junji didn't even look at the coffee in front of him. "Of course, because of the previous Van Gogh counterfeit incident, I don't think the other party has any connection with CRS. However, I can't completely deny the possibility that the other party knows us, and we don't know the other party at all." "In this way, it may become a major event related to the survival of CRS. Perhaps not only, this crisis may be gradually approaching the general public including CRS." Uncle readjusted his sitting position and folded his hands across his chest. "Assumptions are dangerous, Junji." "I understand, but there's nothing wrong with raising awareness. Sadly, not all vampires are pacifists." "The same goes for humans." Suppose a vampire in a certain place plans to conquer the world like the careerists of all ages. If it succeeds, it will become a terrible thing. If it fails in the worst case, it will be replaced by humans for endless revenge. As far as CRS is concerned, these two endings are what they want to avoid as much as possible. Then Junji reached out to the coffee cup for the first time and took a sip of black coffee. "I think, is there no need to continue to monitor the Kano family in Fujisawa? Tokyo alone is understaffed, and there is no extra energy to pay attention to places as far away as Fujisawa." The uncle did not say a word to his nephew's protest. "Remove the people from Garner's house. Since you don't plan to help them, why don't you focus on monitoring Chairman Atami." "You're right, but I still feel that the Garner family holds the key." "It's this reserved attitude again. Do you have any evidence?" "If only there were." Uncle answered without changing his face, while Junji sighed and looked towards the ceiling. Having said that, although at first glance, the source of information is increasing, but there is no information that can directly reach the core of the incident. It can be said that the future is bleak. At this time, Masaka Hanamura, who successfully conquered the luxurious chocolate sundae, expressed her personal opinion for the first time: "That's what I thought, why are we so fat to discuss the solution here? After all, it is the human society that is hurt. As long as it is handed over to the government or the police, we can just watch from the sidelines?" "Well, I think so too, but I can't just sit idly by because of this." Junji smiled wryly, without vampires, human society can continue to operate, but once human society disappears, vampires will not be able to continue to survive. If it gets worse, the fish in the pond will not be able to survive. For vampires, it is necessary to protect the environment. Tokyo... The malice and resentment, hatred and destructive impulses piled up under this magical city seem to be riding the north wind and attacking the streets continuously. Sitting by the window on the second floor of the coffee shop, watching the crowds and cars flooded Road, this idea suddenly popped up in Junji's mind. While this huge city was full of vitality, the same amount of malice continued to proliferate. But the most ironic thing is probably that Junji himself with such delicate eyes and thinking is not a human being, but a vampire. Once their true colors are exposed, they will be chased, repelled and persecuted by human beings immediately. They are heretics. A few exist, and perhaps because of this, they can observe the current situation of human civilization from the perspective of a bystander. It is rare that the weather is sunny, and the whole street seems to be exposed to the sunburning sunset. In this kind of weather, even dull humans will be awakened to physical discomfort. Resonating with each other, Uncle and Yaxiang looked out the window without saying a word. The city outside the glass window instantly changed from day to night, as if the whole city was gradually submerged in black mist. "The ghosts and demons who run rampant in the devil's capital, and the legend of the cursed vampire reappear with the screams. Who is the hero who brings justice and peace to the world? Please wait and see, readers!" ——Probably so, this slightly frivolous phrase appeared in Junji's mind at this time, the sunset in front of him was easily reminiscent of the world in Edogawa Ranpo's book, but for this real hero Said, the first thing to get done is tonight's tutoring job. Masaka Hanamura's home is located in Jingumae 3-chome, Shibuya District, not far from Harajuku and Aoyama. Many people must feel envious and jealous when hearing this place name. In fact, Hanamura's home is about 300 meters away from Meiji Avenue. , but it's just an ordinary two-story building in an ordinary residential area, with social welfare facilities and dormitories of large companies nearby, so quiet that people don't feel like they are in the center of the city. "These are my parents." Under the introduction of their daughter, the Hanamura couple greeted the young man with a smile on their faces. The couple are not handsome men and beautiful women. Yaxiang should have skillfully inherited the most correct part of his parents' facial features. After Junji finished greeting, Yaxiang's father laughed heartily. "Ah, Yaxiang seems to be taken care of by you all the time, I'm really sorry, hahaha..." "It can't be called taking care..." "You're too polite. My daughter always gets into trouble everywhere. But she's still a good and obedient girl. Please forgive me, hahaha..." The conclusion of Junji's observation is that the other party is a very cheerful father, and the speech is also to the point, while the mother keeps smiling after saying greetings such as "Oh, please sit down." On the second floor, there is Masaka's room, a guest room with eight tatami mats, and a room with six tatami mats as a storage room. Junji entered the guest room, and he sat on the ground with his back to the closet, and there was coffee on the cherry blossom wooden table. As well as cheese biscuits, Yaxiang sat down on the right side of Junsi with a dozen textbooks and references. At this time, Junsi said some heartfelt words: "Your parents are very nice." "Yes, it's their greatest strength to be unpretentious, because they are the uncles and aunts of the bakery." Although the person who said this had the self-consciousness of being the daughter of a bakery owner, he didn't have the self-consciousness of being a lady, and he dressed casually like a sweater and jeans in front of customers. "Okay, with these preparations, it won't be a problem even if you read until midnight." Vampires will die as long as they are exposed to sunlight. This is a prejudice born from the meaning of "light is good and darkness is evil" in Zoroastrianism. However, acquired vampires do suffer from allergies and death after exposure to sunlight. On the other hand, it is also a fact that congenital vampires are better at adapting to nighttime. Just staying up late for two days is nothing to Yaxiang, as long as she gets enough sleep afterwards. Of course, the kind-hearted Hanamura and his wife don't know that their precious daughter is a vampire. The way to deal with it in the future is also a big problem for Yaxiang. Although it is not entirely correct to use the term "genetic disease" to describe it, the impression is quite consistent. The blood-sucking virus will attach to the genetic element, and after lurking for several generations, it will suddenly appear on a certain person. At the beginning, it will have a high fever. Within the next seventy-two hours to ninety-six hours, the cells in the body will completely deteriorate, stop growing and aging completely, and the structure of metabolism will also change. Will not age, what will happen to the reaction? Yaxiang arranged the references one by one and said: "It doesn't matter now, it's the problem in the future. You can't live in the same place for a long time. If you hide, your parents will definitely worry..." "I think there should be nothing more worrying for the parents than the tragic repetition of their dear only daughter." "Well, that's true." So the book club started. Tomorrow's exam subjects are History of Oriental Art and History of Science and Technology. Both subjects are memorized subjects. After comparing Masaka's notes with the textbook repeatedly, the capable Junji circled a few key points. "To put it simply, this professor attaches great importance to the influence of the northern nomads headed by the Scythians on ancient Chinese art. As long as you start from this theme, you should be able to write a page of the answer sheet without any problem." "Then how should I write it?" "Well, this professor seems to like novel-style expressions. If you try to answer in the way of writing a novel, I believe it will not cause disgust. Using this strategy to increase the number of words is also a good choice." An hour passed, and when the two of them were resting for a while, Yaxiang complained while beating her shoulders: "Ah~~ A 23-year-old male and an 18-year-old female are in the same room, and nothing that would make people blush and heartbeat have happened. Is there something wrong?" "It's so embarrassing to be with a child, well, if you have enough rest, open the fourth chapter of the history of science and technology, and try to sort out the discussion about Shen Kuo." "Let me see, the people of the Song Dynasty at the end of the tenth century, through the study of fossils, became the first people in history to discover that the terrain and climate will change with the times..." “不是十世纪，是十一世纪。他原本是一位活跃于外交、财政、治水的官僚人员，同时也是与旧法派对立的新法派中的一人，这点要记清楚。” 此时一楼的客厅弥漫着一股不安的气氛，花村夫妇正在客厅里喝茶。 “孩子的妈，怎么样，雅香他们的情况如何？” “什么怎样？他们正在认真读书啊。” “这样啊……嗯，只是听说最近的年轻人的行为不太检点。” “你在胡思乱想什么，亲爱的？” “我才没有胡思乱想，倒是你是不是该端一些点心上去了，不，端哈密瓜吧。啊，还有礼物，将那瓶白马牌威士忌拿出来。” 真是和平的冬夜，但是就在此时，纷扰的夜晚早已降临在东京的某个角落了。 “太平间有奇怪的声音。” 接到通报电话，两名警员搭乘巡逻车来到位于丰岛区的千代田大学医学部门口，这是晚上九点四十分的事，在从前学生运动盛行的时代，光是有警员或刑警上门就已经足以在校园内造成骚动，然而不论是好是坏，那种情况早已消失得一干二净，警察们也不用因此提心吊胆地行动。 说到千代田大学医学部的法医学教室，正是村尾家杀人事件中，解剖被害者们遗体并且进行保存的地方，警察局一收到联络就立刻赶来也是理所当然的。 听完了老管理员的说明后，警员们踏入这栋具有四十年历史的石造建筑物，两人在旧式暗橙色灯泡的照明下穿越长长的走廊，朝通往地下太平间的楼梯走去，其中一名警员突然发出仿佛喉咙被堵住般的叫声，并抬起正准备踩下的脚，这个举动吓到了身边的伙伴。 “你怎么啦，喂！” “老、老鼠、老鼠……！” “老鼠有什么好怕的，真是大惊小怪……” 发出抱怨的伙伴也在下一个瞬间，露出与对方相同的恐慌与惊愕，昏暗的楼梯底部有无数的玻璃球正在发光，了解到那是老鼠眼睛的同时，也察觉到自己正在起鸡皮疙瘩，不知该采取什么行动的两人不禁面面相觑，结果动物的本能代替他们决定了接下来采取的行动。 老鼠们不断骚动，整个地板不停沙沙作响，老鼠的鸣叫声伴随着威吓声快速地朝两人接近，他们以两名警员为目标冲上楼梯。 "...!" 警员们发出几近惨叫的声音并向后退，恐惧以及生理上的厌恶感有如芒刺在背，两人拼命地往一楼奔逃，上百、上千只的老鼠发出凶恶的鸣叫声紧追在后，其中一名警员脚底踏空，整个人失去平衡跌落在楼梯上，就在他准备重新站好的时候，老鼠追了上来，并用它们极具攻击性的锐利牙齿无情地撕裂警员的制服，来自劲部与耳朵的剧痛令警员放声大叫，他用左手将老鼠们从身上赶走，右手则是取出了制式手枪，手背和手掌已经被这群小型凶猛的牙齿攻击得鲜血淋漓。 “救救我……！” 那股求救声让成功逃到一楼的同伴想要折回原路，但是却被蜂拥而至的老鼠们吓得不敢轻举妄动，恐惧感和责任感在心中不断地交战，就在他站立不动的同时，突然感觉到某只脚一阵剧痛，此时早已听不见同伴的哀号了。 十点一分，警视厅的情报中心接到了一通来自丰岛区的巡逻车通报。 “明治大道出现大量的老鼠！该怎么办才好？” 这是个超乎常识的通报。 “请问你说的大量，大约是指多少只呢？” “我不知道。一百万只、两百万只，这根本就算不出来啊，它们占领了半个路面，正不断往南方前进。” 在短短的时间内，警视厅情报中心陆续接到来自各区的通报，尽管通报的内容再怎么荒唐，这种情况下也只能视为实情，在情报中心的指令下，高达两百辆的巡逻车接连往指定地点出发，中途却遇上了塞车而迟迟不能前进，明治大道的骚动已经波及到其他交通路段了。 惨叫声以及混乱充斥在明治大道上，池袋、新宿、涉谷这些贯通副都市中心群的主要道路，接连遭受鼠群的侵占，行人们发出哀号并逃离现场，但是车上的人们可就没有那么幸运了。 转动的轮子碾过老鼠，附着在轮胎上的血和黏液导致车身打滑，失去控制的车辆更接连碾过为数众多的鼠群并不断地偏离车道，最后撞上了商店的展示玻璃，玻璃碎落一地，人们的悲鸣划破夜空。 “哇！别过来、别过来！” 发现一大群蜂拥而至的鼠群，呆立在街道上的情侣不禁寒毛直竖，虽然周围不断传来“快逃！”的呼喊声，可是两人就像被冻结似地站在原地一动也不动，一眨眼的时间鼠群便跑到他们的身上，鼠群无视两人凄惨的哀号，把他们扑倒在地，街道上没有人能够伸出援手，有努力地逃入建筑物内的人，有爬上电线杆的人、也有抛下无法发动的汽车，徒步脱逃的人，有部妄想强行突破鼠群的油罐车失败了，车身以惊人的速度倒向一旁静止不动的车辆，令这场混乱更加扩大。 油罐车在一瞬间发出如同生物般的颤抖，紧接着吐出橘色的火焰并且爆炸，巨响以及热风直冲天际，火光照亮了整条街道，为了躲避老鼠的攻击而逃进建筑物高层的人们，这次则是感受到火灾的威胁纷纷夺门而出，运气不好的人会遇到鼠群，在惊慌之中的人们，这次反而被渐渐地引入鼠群的中心，消防车上的警报器也同时开始在东京各地咆哮。 “简直就像潜藏在东京下水道的老鼠一举入侵街道一样。” 如此大喊的警员脸颊上还留着被老鼠袭击过的伤痕，成群的老鼠以及它们引发的混乱正通过明治大道持续南下，往神宫野方向前进中。