Chapter 6 Hand waving in the dark

On this day, it was rare for me to get up in the morning, because I met my client in Shibuya at noon. For me, dealing with people is somewhat of a preparation because it's not a legal business and you should never be seen in public.Although the two parties were able to meet through the introduction of a special channel, caution must still be the most important thing in everything, but no company is willing to guarantee "jail insurance".Long holidays, sunglasses, fake beards... This kind of petty disguise is better than doing nothing. "I'm Ikeda Nami." A beautiful woman in a green suit with a variety of styles announced her name to me in the corner of the "Two-wheeled Carriage" coffee shop.I didn't speak, just showed the client card with her name written on it.To be honest, I really want to date her in Lushan's true colors...

"Okay, let's get to the point right away." Even in front of young women I'm meeting for the first time, I still don't shy away from crossing my legs.Nami Ikeda was slightly hesitant. The client has always been like this. Before reaching the final determination, several layers of doors that symbolize psychological barriers must be pushed open. "... I hope you can help me steal the 'Hand of Glory'." She finally gave up struggling and spoke. "Hand of glory? What is this?" Hearing an unfamiliar term, it was natural to ask such a question, but this question caught her with hesitation. She lowered her head and remained silent. I waited for about ten seconds and poured a glass of water in a serviceful manner.

"Is it the title of the book?" I took the opportunity to start a conversation, because the title sounded like a biography.A conductor of a symphony orchestra, a sculptor, a painter, etc. are the biographies of artists who live by their hands, a magician or a doctor is also possible, finding a robber who opens a vault - this is also an art... I think my imagination is really rich, but I'm far from the correct answer.She believed in Buddha again and made up her mind to look up at me. "It's not the title of the book, it's the hands. I think I've made it very clear."

"Hand? That's it. You did make it very clear, but why do you want me to steal a hand?" "The so-called 'Hand of Glory'..." This object I had never seen made her lower her voice. "From a hanged man, cut off his wrist, soaked it in vinegar, and dried it for preservation." I fell silent and put the teacup back on the plate.The screeching of cups and plates does not please me, and so far I have stolen quite a few things for my clients - tomcats, suicide notes, love letters, stamps, jewelry, etc. Our recognized popular items. "Could you please explain the details?"

"Okay, that's as it should be." ——In Europe at the beginning of the seventeenth century, around the time of Alexandre Dumas's "Three Musketeers", in the Bohemia area of ​​the Holy Roman Empire (Germany), there was a man named Alexandre Nilda.He did not formally study medicine, but his medical skills are well known.He just put his palm on the affected part of the sick or injured, and not only the disease will be cured immediately, but the wound will also heal quickly.Because he is a superpower doctor with the power of "God's Palm". He opened a small clinic in an alley in Prague, and his patients were merchants and craftsmen nearby. As his reputation grew, he began to treat nobles and wealthy businessmen.As a result, he naturally suffered from the envy and disgust of other colleagues in the industry, and was accused of practicing medicine without a license, but at this time he just cured a certain person and became famous, thereby securing his own status.

This character is Albranchett Warren Shute.He is the Duke of Freetrant of the Holy Roman Empire. He has a private mercenary army, has participated in many battles, and has won the glory of a famous general and a billionaire. At this time, Europe was divided into two factions, the old and the new, and it was on the occasion of the Thirty Years War.The old sect was persecuted by the hero of the new sect, King Gustav Adruf of Sweden, so Warren Shutai was sent to fight against him, and Nilda accompanied him as a military doctor and was highly respected... … "'God's Palm' huh..."

I muttered to myself half-believingly.I heard that Marshal Chen Yi, a famous general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, can heal soldiers' wounds by just putting his hands on the affected areas. I always thought this was just a legend of heroes.If this is true, not only will most doctors be untenable, but the entire history of medicine will also be eclipsed. Jenner and Pasteur will sigh for what they have worked so hard to lay the foundation of modern medicine, and most private medicine The hospital will also be closed for good - when I was thinking wildly, Nami continued her topic.

——Since the death of the patron Warren Schutte in 1634, the sun above Nilda’s head began to be dusted——God’s response to the force, financial resources, and ambitions of the Old Church Allied Forces headed by the Roman Emperor against Warren Schutte He is regarded as a thorn in the side of everything, reputation and everything, and the reason why they don't move him is because they are afraid of King Gustav Adruf, the commander-in-chief of the new sect. The use value of Shutai also disappeared.Since Warren Shute intends to make peace with the new sect, the old sect has a good reason to catch him and charge him as a traitor.

Warren Shutai was afraid of assassins, so he stayed at home and stayed in his castle to enjoy the glory and wealth.As a result, his subordinates were bribed by important ministers of the old sect. After he was assassinated, the huge wealth was confiscated by the emperor. Immediately afterwards, the doctors who were dissatisfied with Nilda filed a report. One of the charges was that he embezzled part of Warren Shutai's property, and the other was that he was an apostle of black magic. Nilda uses black magic - this statement is quite convincing.Hungary, the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, reported the crime of the "female vampire" Countess Isabet Batley in 1610, about four and a half centuries ago.From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, the "Witch Trial" that swept across Europe is still lingering, but Nilda can heal diseases and heal injuries just by touching her hands, and she is already qualified to be accused of being a black magician.On the other hand, money also played a role. One night in the early winter of 1634, Nilda's mansion on the outskirts of Prague was surrounded by the emperor's guards and broke in. The expected resistance was replaced by a massacre. Quietly greeted the soldiers, leaving them empty-handed.Although Nilda was alone, he had more than 20 servants including deacons, assistants, cooks, housekeepers, grooms, etc. for him to send, and these people had already anticipated today's situation and fled away one after another.

The soldiers who broke through the bedroom door found the doctor's body dangling from the ceiling, but his right hand was missing. Ten days later, Nilda's assistant was arrested in the forest on the border of Bain. After being tortured, he confessed that he was ordered by the doctor to cut off the palm with spiritual power, soak it in vinegar, put it in a bottle and bury it in the forest.However, under the carpet-like search of the search team, only one trace of excavation was found under the German pine tree.Although I continued to torture the assistant, I only learned that Nilda once said: "As long as my right hand is still there, I will be resurrected in hundreds of years." Nilda's mansion was burned down along with a large collection of books. become an eternal mystery.But there is a group of people who call themselves a school of mysticism and call this missing hand "the hand of glory", and have been searching for it for four and a half centuries...

"Does it mean that this one is currently in Japan? Should I say it selfishly? This story sounds really legendary." When I said this after hearing the words, Nami stared at me with a frank disappointment on her expression. "I knew you wouldn't believe it." "No……" I shook my head quickly, because the special ability in me that does not belong to humans is a living proof, although I will not describe it with stereotyped words such as magic power, demon power, or super power... "About the 'Hand of Glory', since you want me to take it back, it means you are the orthodox owner." "...Yes, that's right." "I see, please tell me who is currently holding that hand." Nami nodded and followed my request to start narrating. Here I think it is necessary for me to introduce myself. I am a 28-year-old superhuman named Chuan Yalifu. ...I really can't say these words.For example, I don’t have superpowers like predicting the future thousands of years later, seeing through the past thousands of years ago, or splitting the sea level—it should be said that I do have superpowers, but they are very weak. If you want to follow the rules of writing, then the opening line must be this-"I found out that I have a special ability when I was in the third grade of middle school. I can teleport in an instant..." Three months after discovering superpowers, she gave up on herself despite her husband's expectations.No matter how many times I have practiced repeatedly, the distance I can teleport is only within 3.6 meters, and every time I do teleportation, I have to waste all my energy for sprinting for the 100-meter sprint-it's really not worth it. I doubt superpowers are really useful. What I still can't understand until now is "using the power of thought to bend the spoon".What is the use of making a spoon useless as a cutlery, whether by twisting it with your fingers or with your mind?I don't think the spoon maker would take pleasure in this - a mortal with no special powers would be better off dropping a hundred dollars into a UNICEF donation box than watching someone with superpowers spend four hours bending a spoon. save more humans. Let's go back and look at my teleportation ability. Although it won't harm anyone, it's also useless to be proud of.The physical strength of a full sprint from a distance of 3.6 meters can be said to be full of income and expenditure. "Forget it, doing this kind of thing will only make my stomach hungry faster." For a while, I gave up becoming a superpower, and gave up living a vigorous life.Rather than being keen on breaking the record of 3.6 meters, it is more useful to memorize an English word. But this decision only underscores my short-sightedness.In terms of distance, 3.6 meters is really nothing, but such a thick wall, door or fence cannot exist.Even the thickness of the lead door of the nuclear power plant is only half of 3.6 meters. In short, if I use my ability in the "Wall Piercing Technique", I will be absolutely invincible and invincible. After high school, I finally realized this, so I started to work secretly, which is the so-called "Liang Shangjunzi".I returned the family heirlooms that were obtained through fraudulent means from antique shops to their original owners, stole bribery documents from the president's office of a large company, and passed notes to family members of political prisoners who were imprisoned abroad... …If I'm caught, I'm bound to go to jail. To put it bluntly, what is the so-called "crime"?Just like the "Animal Protection Clause", as long as those in power have the heart, any crime may be established. Here is an unbelievably ridiculous fact that a 1988 Chilean decree stipulates that anyone who criticizes Walt Disney must be punished. The book "Understanding Donald Duck" made a fairly thorough judgment on Disney's hypocrisy, but the military monopoly regime that came into being in the 1973 political election banned the book, and the two authors also agreed. They almost went to prison, but there was only torture waiting in the prison, so the two tried their best to escape abroad, but they were still desperadoes when they stepped forward. The German Nazis burned Kestner's books, and the United States in the 1950s also listed "Robinson Crusoe" as a banned book on the grounds that "this book blatantly provokes public power in society." ".Egypt and the Middle Ages regarded planting grapes as a crime. Among them, after the Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains, it strictly ordered that anyone who did not braid their hair be executed.The basis of crime is ambiguous and fuzzy, and there is another kind of crime called complete crime among all kinds of crimes.Since I haven't been arrested so far, I can be considered a complete criminal. There are many types of complete crimes alone—— The first type: the case occurs, but the culprit cannot be found.It is like walking into a maze, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as suspenseful and exciting. This type of case is the most famous in history, the "Jack the Ripper" incident that shocked London in the 19th century.The murderer who killed prostitutes one after another, dissected the corpse and left words on the wall never appeared in court from beginning to end.To this day, the library shelves are filled with dozens of research works on Jack, but none of them escape speculation and hypothesis.From the dissection techniques, it can be confirmed that this person has knowledge of surgery and is a young or middle-aged male—the only two things that are certain. Grandson of Queen Victoria, a duke imprisoned in a mental asylum.In short, it is because the murderer has not been caught, so we provide everyone with room for imagination. The second type: the case occurs, and the stolen goods are obtained, but the sentence cannot be sentenced.Such cases are almost always related to people in power or state agencies. In many cases, there is no intentional harm by the prisoner, which makes it more difficult.They believe that all crimes can be exonerated by the slogan of "for the country" and "upholding justice".In 1950, the U.S. government arrested a Jewish couple, Dr. Roger Barger and his wife, who were involved in nuclear bombing secrets. They were executed even though they could not prove their crimes.In 1956, Soviet Union troops invaded Hungary and shot and killed Prime Minister Nagy, who wanted to leave the socialist circle. This atrocity was extremely brutal, but the perpetrators were not punished in any way. Aside from such brazen and flagrant acts of evil, there are still many dubious cases.For example, when President Lincoln was assassinated, why did Chief Stanton delay in hunting down the murderer, because Stanton dissatisfied with Lincoln's tolerant policy towards the South after Yu Yu.In addition, while Ferenger, the founding hero of the Soviet Union, was still in a mild condition, Stalin insisted on requiring him to undergo an unnecessary operation. As a result, Ferenger, the father of the Soviet Union’s military, died of a failed operation. His successor, who has " Thachevsky, known as Napoleon of the Soviet Union, was also stigmatized as a German spy and disappeared on the execution ground. Since then, the powerful military power of the Soviet Ministry of Defense has been collected by Stalin... There is also a third type: the case happened, but no one knew about it. This should be regarded as the highest level of complete crime.Dirty secret talks at the Kagurago Restaurant in order to avoid the eyes of the media are not taken into account, and are limited to situations where the brain and body are used to successfully cover up the crime.In Japan alone, there are more than a thousand missing people every year. Assuming that 1% of them become victims of crimes, there are about ten complete crime cases in Japan every year. Regardless of whether this data is reasonable or not, the situation in Japan is indeed much more optimistic than that of the United States and Brazil.Social management technology ranks first in the world, a monolingual country and an island country, coupled with the excellent handling ability of the criminal police, the law and order is of course stable.But in fact, these conditions are not the real main cause, but the criminal’s excessive desire for self-expression, unable to bear the ignorance of his crimes, and as a result, he was the first to leak the news. This statement is quite reasonable. German writer Stoeg Aaron Poe's works have also described this criminal mind. A man has been arrested for a trivial burglary after police found his diary during a search of his home.After reviewing by the criminal, it was found that the content not only recorded the theft in detail, but even murder, robbery, arson and other brilliant achievements, and more than a dozen outstanding cases were also solved together. ...Speaking of which, which one of the complete crimes do I belong to?In fact, it is neither.My behavior did not cause social problems, maybe it should be classified into the third category.But if I truthfully confess the method of committing the crime, I am afraid even the police will scoff at it. "How did you break into that room without a key?" "I went through the wall..." It is absolutely impossible for the police to believe it, and even if they believed it, the courts would not believe it. I even have a way of committing a locked room murder, though I've never tried it.Using teleportation to come and go freely is different from racking one's brains and meticulously laying out the modus operandi, so it is not worth showing people. Although I used teleportation to invade the destination, I definitely did not use special abilities when leaving, but opened the key and walked out calmly.These days, I often open the door for my assistant after teleporting indoors. I really don’t know who is the assistant. In short, I accepted Nami's commission, received half of the fee in advance, 2.5 million yuan, and then returned to the hiding place to change the disguise, and went to Shinjuku to discuss with the assistant. Ma Rixia sat in the corner of the coffee shop, and when he saw me, he waved and shouted: "Hey, here, boss." Listening to the way she speaks, no one wants to believe that she is a budding nineteen-year-old college girl.After I sat down, I ordered a coffee with milk. "...It's incredible." After listening to my report of Nami Ikeda's commission, Nitaka said something. "Then you mean that our existence does not conform to the rules of nature?" "Ahaha, that's right, I take that back." Straightforward personality is her forte.Nichika is my assistant, and he came uninvited.For the sake of each other's reputation, let me say something first. The relationship between me and her is definitely not a lover and mistress. The first reason why she will become my assistant I hope you can speculate from her following conversation, and the other reason will be discussed later. Syria. Rixia exudes a youthful temperament, with short hair, and deep and distinct facial features are undoubtedly among the beauties.But beauty and sexiness are destined not to be identical twins, and she still can't find any feminine charm at present. Then again, if she was a mature and charming woman, no matter how much she begged and threatened me, I would never accept her as my assistant.Engaged in this kind of work that requires concentration and tension as the basic elements, the emperor has an extra charming and moving partner. I can imagine the scene of the police car honking as the background music every time the two flee for their lives. "Some people say I'm very feminine." Not to be outdone, she said, but it's better not to listen to such sentences with unclear subjects, and it's even more unbelievable if the presenter puts it in person. "But you don't need 'femininity' at all to do this kind of work..." The dead duck has a hard mouth... Closer to home, I finally took her to Chengcheng for reconnaissance, holding a thick "Tokyo Luxury Mansion Tour Guide" in my hand.Here is her suggestion, we pretend to be a middle-class couple who worship money, and spend our Sundays looking at the high-end mansions that we can't afford in our lifetime. We were really surprised when we saw the target at 5-chome.Although I was mentally prepared to enter a big house to do business, the actual situation was far beyond my imagination.The four outer walls are inlaid with special cement boards for the road surface. The concrete walls covered with stones are each about 150 meters long and more than three meters high. Tall beeches and jue trees approach the dark sky, interspersed with branches and leaves. Copper eaves can be seen faintly at the other end of the mosaic pattern formed. We pant like cows like mountain climbers and don't need acting at all. "I understand the cause of Columbo Syndrome." I agree with what she said. The so-called "Colombo Interpol Syndrome" is a kind of prejudice-it is believed that anyone who lives in a big house will definitely commit crimes.However, this Yokozawa Shanghei is also the owner of this mansion, and his actions are indeed separated from the "good people" by more than a million light-years. Doctor of Medicine, Chairman and President of East Asia University of Medical Sciences; Former member of the Senate and former Minister of Education, Ministry of Education; President of three associations, support president of Kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; Medical equipment company, Moto Azabu community and golf course boss.In addition to the mansion in Chengcheng, there are also villas in Izu Shimoda, Akakura, Old Karuizawa, and Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto.Well, on the surface alone, he's the kind of guy who puts the words "socially successful" on a British suit.However, just as a palace must have a toilet, there are always some dark secrets in the lives of celebrities.After Ikeda Nami told me this secret, I made a special investigation. Speaking of the "Crazy Doctor Ba" at the time of the First World War, the West is Joseph Mangre of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, and the East is Shiro Ishii of the 731 Unit. These two can be regarded as the two giants of the East and the West. .If you describe the level of sumo that Yokozawa Shanghei likes, he can be regarded as the second or third in the East. During the war, he went to the University of Berlin for a short-term study abroad as a major in the army.Later, he went to Prague with the German invasion of the Czech Republic, so he got the palm of Alexandre Nilda.After returning to China, he engaged in research on "Military Application of Medicine" at Kawasaki Army Hospital.Just imagine what good things he has done. Even in the United States or Soviet Russia, most "army hospitals" have equipment for the development of biological and chemical weapons.Breaking into the residence of such a person is an opportunity for conscience to take a good rest. ※※※ That night, Rixia and I wore unremarkable light clothes and rubber-soled sneakers, and we started work on the spot. Rixia's outfit of wearing jeans all over her body is really not Japanese style. If there is more femininity, I am afraid that the entertainment industry will not leave her alone.This means that God will not give two benefits at once. "Okay, boss, let's go." I always felt as if we were on a picnic, though not for the first time. "You didn't bring a lunch box, did you?" "Huh? Do you want to eat bento? I didn't pay attention so much. Let's buy it nearby." "Don't take it seriously, I was just joking." Forty minutes after the date display on the watch changed a number, we came to Chengcheng.On the way to the high-end residential area - there are no traces of people. I used a special windshield to confirm that the towering wall was surrounded by infrared rays, but I didn't climb over the wall, just passed through it.I asked Nitsu to wait by the entrance and exit gate, and then teleported 3.6 meters in an instant. I think it would be nice to add a little perspective ability in addition to moving in the dark.I had to choose Rixia as an assistant because I suddenly appeared in the back alley of a certain country's embassy and was witnessed by her, who was still a high school student; and tonight, I happened to appear in front of a man who was patrolling the courtyard, It was a blessing in misfortune not to meet him in the eye. "who are you?" The man asked a mediocre question in a mediocre tone. I gave him a playful smile, but the man didn't respond with the same expression. Instead, he immediately assumed a boxer's posture and swung a left fist.This punch was fast enough and strong enough, but the result of hitting a concrete wall with a physical body made people shed tears of sympathy.I moved behind the man in an instant. He endured the intense pain in his hand, but still refused to admit defeat and insisted on turning around. So I sprayed a puff of anesthetic gas towards his nose.The man was lying on the ground, and I saw a .34 protruding from the inside pocket of his suit. The anti-theft system connected to the security company, plus the bodyguards with pistols, even if there is a tank hidden in the dark, I don't think it is strange.The so-called invincible, everything still needs to be careful. "Why so slow?" I tied him up with a man's belt, and when I opened the door, I heard Rixia come in complaining.Although I really want to refute, unfortunately, the previous teleportation is equivalent to a full sprint of 200 meters, and I can't make a sound for a while. Nitsuka and I put stockings on our heads, this look is not very good no matter how you look at it, but there is nothing else to do. In the mansion in the dead of night, there is a room that is still twilight, and that should be the bedroom of the old man Yokozawa who is now a widower.I leaned against the wall two meters away from the window. After taking a deep breath, I teleported for the third time. I happened to appear behind a man in a nightgown who was facing the window and holding a gun. " slapped his brow. The man yelled, he was concentrating on the window just now, no wonder he was so panicked.Seeing him turning his head back hastily, I sprayed anesthesia gas on his nose vigorously in the same way as I dealt with the bodyguards. The man screamed again, but softly this time, as the heavy British double-barreled gun struck his own toenail.The white-haired old man paralyzed on the ground, with a gentle appearance but a strong physique, can be sure that he is the owner of this huge house. There was an alarm on the window, so I hurried to the entrance and opened the door to let Natsu come in like a waiter. The old man lay on his side without moving, staring fiercely at the two "thieves" in front of him. Major Yokozawa - I don't want to call him that, there's no need to let him know that I know his past. "Hello, Dad." I tried my best to sound obscene. "We are short of money. Seeing that you live in such a luxurious house, at least you have one or two million private money. We are pacifists. If you are willing to do your best to balance the rich and the poor, will we It will touch a hair of your hair, will you?" Seeing my assistant desperately holding back his laughter, it can be seen that my acting skills are only at the level of elementary school students.But my imposing manner was enough for the old man, so he glared at me with the contempt that a lion despises a hyena, and uttered a few words from his twisted mouth. "If you want money, it's in the drawer of the bedside table. Take as much as you want... Scum." On the contrary, the sentence at the end of his language made me admire. I have become someone else's flesh and blood, and I can still curse the other person proudly. At least it can prove that his nerve structure is extraordinary. "Is that the bottom drawer?" I stood up, just as I was about to go to the bedside table. "Wait a minute, Boss." It was rare for Rixia to have such a serious and sharp tone, she leaned close to my ear and said—— "I don't like the look in this old man's eyes. It's like waiting for a goodbye after being out in the ninth inning. You'd better be careful." I looked at the old man again, his face was expressionless, but he squinted his eyes when he came into my sight, which was really uncomfortable. So I decided to change the plan. I originally planned to pretend to be a bandit with an eye for money and steal rare treasures by the way driven by curiosity. Although this method is old-fashioned, it is quite effective, but judging from the current situation, it is more effective to use other methods. "Daddy, let me borrow your hand." I lifted the upper body of the old man Yokozawa, went around his back and wrapped his armpits.I could feel his muscles, which had been loosened by the anesthesia gas, suddenly tense and spasm on my skin. I turned the old man's body to face the bedside table, and reached out from behind him to open the drawer suddenly. At this time, I only heard the sound of opening a can of beer, and a silver flash passed by the corner of my eyes.The next moment, I saw a long and thick needle piercing Yokozawa's right chest and trembling slightly.It turns out that hidden in the drawer is a reduced crossbow that imitates Qin Shihuang's punishment for tomb robbers. "Unfortunately, father, the effort fell short." I said viciously. "I've been poisoned……" The old man's panting revealed genuine fear. "Help me, this needle is poisonous, give me the antidote—" "As expected of a crazy doctor, only you can come up with such an idea, right?" I said sarcastically.What the old man showed before was not fortitude and arrogance, but cruelty and cunning.People who are used to framing others to suffer don't have the mental strength to endure their own pain. I was so excited that I didn't realize that I had slipped my tongue. "I can save you, but I don't know where to put the antidote, how can I save you?" "This is abdominal cord poison. The antidote is in my study, the desk drawer - the bottom one on the left, hurry up! No, hurry up, please." Of course I don't want to be an indirect murderer, but the right question to ask must be asked of such an old man. "Okay, I'll save you, but before I do, I have something to ask you, where is the 'Hand of Glory'?" The old man's eyes were originally weak, but the shock seemed to revitalize him immediately, and the former military doctor major opened his eyes wide. "How do you know this?" "It's a long story, and you'll die when you finish listening. If you really want to know, then I'll tell you in order, starting with the Holy Roman Empire in the seventeenth century." It seems that the old man Yokozawa has acquiesced that I have a certain degree of common sense about the "Hand of Glory", and he confessed in despair. "It's in the study, too, in the box above the fireplace. Please hurry, before it's too late." ...Five minutes later, we injected the old man with the antidote, and watched with relish the contents of the rectangular box covered with a thin bronze skin. Am I the "Hand of Glory"?I stared at the object squatting in the box. It's really hard to say, maybe it will feel different if it's in the sun, but in this case it's just a dark brown?grey?Or something yellow?Anyway, the thing had a very dirty color and looked like nothing more than a dried-up orange peel. "It's so ugly, I can't figure out where is its visibility?" "But there is a customer who is willing to pay five million yuan to get it. To that customer, the value of this thing may far exceed this money." The client, Nami, told me never to touch it directly with my hands. I think she is worrying unfoundedly, and I would not reach out to touch this mummy palm that would only arouse physical disgust just to show my courage. "Since you have this hand, there is no need to stay here anymore, let's go before dawn." At this time, Hui Rixia casually opened the drawer above the bedside table, and immediately turned her head when she saw it. "Boss! Boss! Boss!" "Don't bark so many times in a row! Do you think I'm a dog?" Rixia ignored my protest, she took out a document from the drawer and gave it to me. After I took it and read it, I immediately understood why Rixia was so excited.This pile of materials is all old contracts, receipts, affidavits, and IOUs. Many proper nouns, time, place, and amount on them are describing the past of the old man Yokozawa and the post-war secrets of this country. "Dad, look at this: Anyone with eyes can see what you have done so far with the hands of Alexandre Nilda, but you are also the one who killed the staff officer who died suddenly last year. " The old man Yokozawa stood up and groaned in struggle. It seemed that the anesthesia gas had failed. "To the scary old man, I really don't know how to describe him." Rixia tried to nod with full approval. "This old man's current status, reputation, property, everything is from the help of the hand of glory." I remembered something Nami mentioned.After Yokozawa stole the Hand of Glory from the small town of Prague, and brought it back to Japan with the privilege of a diplomat, he enjoyed the glory of a famous doctor with the power of God's Palm.In order to keep the shriveled Hand of Glory in a "fresh" state at all times so as to exert the power of God's Palm, he first let the Hand of Glory respond to the life force of the political prisoners of the North Korean Independence Movement, so as to restore the healing ability, and then use the Hand of Glory The hand heals soldiers, politicians, chaebol commanders and other figures one after another; when the power of God's palm is exhausted, it will absorb the vitality of captives and prisoners, and the vicious circle continues like this.This method sounds too rough and disgusting, but Yokozawa's achievements today make people have to admit that this method is indeed effective. Yokozawa, who is closely related to the dark side of war such as human experimentation and the manufacture of poisonous gas, should have been tried as a war criminal after the war, but the wife of a high-ranking official in the garrison fainted due to acute internal hemorrhage, and he just let him miraculously cure the patient with his glorious hand , so his name was removed from the list of war criminals. Yokozawa's development in the future can be said to be smooth sailing, but his success comes from his ability to flatter power.He saved thousands of the strong in society, their relatives and friends, at the expense of many more of the weak in society.The vitality of human beings is an indispensable element for the power of the Hand of Glory, so many people's lives were taken away by Yokozawa after the war.In addition, Yokozawa is also a killer. In addition to maintaining the power of the Hand of Glory, he also uses it to eradicate several political enemies of those in power. "Look at your gentle appearance, but you are earth-shattering in what you do. I admire you." "Whatever you want to say, human beings are only divided into two groups, one is the server and the other is the served; people with insufficient ability can only dedicate their lives to serve the public. If there is no appropriate sacrifice, human society and civilization will be unsustainable." I have heard the argument that I justify my own behavior with the help of Darwin's social evolution theory no less than a hundred times, but every time I hear it, I feel uncomfortable. I decided to teach him the lessons he deserved, photocopied a large number of these materials, and published them in Japanese and foreign newspapers and magazines. Yokozawa and those forces colluding with him can't control the foreign media no matter what. At this time, the old man began to mutter words, the meaning of which was unclear but it was definitely a foreign language. When this incantation-the key sentence takes effect, the Gothic world suddenly becomes a reality. The Hand of Glory leaped out of the box, opened its five fingers and pointed at Rixia's throat. An ordinary nineteen-year-old girl would have let out a metallic scream and passed out.Nichika is not a "normal girl" in many ways.Although she was taken aback, she stared at the palm without blinking her eyelids, bursting out invisible power to make the palm stand still in mid-air for an instant. This is Nitsuka's super power. She has telekinesis, but I have the same limitations. She cannot move a stationary object, all she can manipulate is moving objects.她能将射向她的子弹塞回发射口，或是站在墙边把一个从数公尺速冲着她猛扑而来的男人推去撞墙。日夏的念动力可以干涉物体的运动能量，将其方向做一百八十度的改变，在这两方面相当有效。在她有所察觉的情况，只要对方不先下手为强她根本无法出手，可说是最完美的自我防卫，日夏本人称之为“专守防卫能力”。 她自认自己拥有相当了不起的能力，而事实上也的确是如此没错。对我来说，能减轻负担自是件好事，不过仔细想想，一个助手会成为“老大”的负担实在令人有些匪夷所思。 但在此时，我由衷地感佩她力量之伟大。 光荣之手以与飞奔而出时相同的速度回到箱子里——正确说来，应该是箱子原先的位置。当手飞出之际，箱子受到震动而摔落地面，正好滚到横泽老人膝边。 复活的木乃伊之手蠕动着手指形同失去血肉的枯枝，以令人无法置信的速度攀上老人的身体。 老人发出凄绝的惨叫，几乎震碎将近四公分厚的隔音玻璃。但他的叫声只持续了一瞬间，亚历克桑迪·尼尔达的手由下方紧紧箍住老人的下颚，让老人发不出声音。 老人横躺在地上，睡袍的衣角零乱，他企图扯开致住自己咽喉的死者之手，由价格昂贵的意大利制睡袍裹住的脚爷天甩动，喘气声断断续续传来。 我反射性地伸出援手。 “不行啊，老大，不要乱摸——” 日夏这一叫把我的理性叫了回来。如果直接摸光荣之手，可以想见我的生命力将被吸得一干二净。 于是我束手无策，眼睁睁看着这只被致死者的手在历经四个半世纪后再度制造另一个被致死者的画面。老人所念的咒语正是将人勒毙的指令，必须再以另一个咒语解除其效力，但以横泽老人目前的状态根本无法发出任何字，这只能说他自作自受。 这其间，我注意到一个现象，顿时让我觉得仿佛被迫吞了冰块一般。手掌紧紧捏住渐渐失去挣扎的老人喉部，那只手开始恢复血色，形状也比原先在箱子时要丰腴得多。这叫我惊愕不已，很明显的，尼尔达的手正由老人强健的肉体汲取生命力。 “喂，老大，有件事我想问你……” 日夏喘着大气说道。 "What's up?" “干瘪的手掌跟有血有肉的手掌，哪一个比较可怕？” “都很可怕！” "I think so." 两个当事人正经八百地交谈着，但在别人听来不知是什么感觉。 “喂，老大，我们快逃吧，别管那玩意儿了，那不是我们应付得了的。” 日夏的意见虽然很不负责任，却相当理性，于是我点头答应。的确，无论如何考量，目前的状况已超过了我们的处理能力。丧失五百万的酬劳固然令人痛心，但现在我庆幸自己不是个守财奴；无法顺利达成顾客的要求是身为职业偷儿的遗憾，但眼前的诡异现象实非我能防御的范围。 老人已没有任何动静，当他那干瘪得吓人的身体倒卧在地板上时日夏朝手掌大吼。 “你这只手掌除了会蠕动以外还会干嘛？人家将门（译注：电影'魔界转生'中的妖魔）的头能在半空中飞来飞去呢！有种的话，你也来个空泳给我瞧瞧！” “喂，不要故意挑衅！要是被它听见了怎么办？” “怕什么，那手掌又没有耳杂，听不见的啦。” 可惜的是，尼尔达的手掌完全反驳日夏的意见。手指松开老人的脖子，继续蠕动着找寻下一个目标，只见它改变方向，朝着我们直奔而来。 “你看，谁叫你乌鸦嘴！” 我连忙打开门，一把将胸前全塞满资料的日夏推出去，自己也由老人的寝室逃出。 我们蹑手蹑脚地沿着漆黑的走廊往玄关而去，我发誓——我绝不是个胆小鬼，但在面对一种超乎常理与造形美的物体时，心中就同时交织着战栗与厌恶。 走进映着暗橘光的大厅，我们正想喘口气，却听见拖拉着某物的钝响。 亚历克桑迪·尼尔达的手追过来了。其实没有必要回头，但我们仍然不约而同地看向背后紧迫而来的物体。 那已经不只是手掌，而是长成一条胳膊了！ 我和日夏对看一眼，从彼此的表情中明白自己所见的并非幻觉，虽然只有肘部以下的部份，但的确由原先的手掌生出手腕，而且光荣手腕还在持续变化当中。 "how so?" 我模仿大力水手喊道，光荣之手——尼尔达的手并非将生特的能源消耗，而是随着不断的吸吸，让细胞增殖成长，最后恢复成完整的人形。想不到尼尔达在十七世纪就以相异于现代遗传工学的方式完成复制的技术。 “老大，我们快溜吧！” “可是，总不能袖手旁观呀，得想个办法才行。” “怎么想？我们能做的只有拼命逃，瑞士这种情形，不管是神也好，恶魔也好，谁想管就让他去管吧。” “说得好，我们就放任那只手掌继续吸取精力，它很快就长出身体来了。” “别把责任推到我头来来。” “我又没这个意思。” “说来说去是老大的不对，一看到美女就色咪咪地流口水，然后接下一堆奇奇怪怪的工作。” “我哪有色咪咪地流口水？” 我立即提高音量，虽然我明白现在不是斗嘴的时候——真的不是时候！因为“光荣之腕”已神不知鬼不觉地逼近到五公尺的距离了，它很明显地急于吸收生命力以求“光荣之身”的复活。 纵然无法轻举妄动，我还是随手喷出催眠瓦斯，虽然我不知道会得到多少效果。 “光荣之腕”企图朝着我攀爬，此时动作却停止了。不仅如此，原先光滑有弹性的皮肤眼看着逐渐松弛，色调也由血红转为紫黑。刚刚还生龙活虎的手腕已经恢复死死人肉的一部份了，屏气凝视了将近五分钟之后，我若有所悟地说道。 “日夏，你到厨房拿个塑胶袋来，我要到壁炉拿煤炭夹。” 日夏立刻飞奔而去，我瞄着干枯的手腕叹了一口气，虽然不尽理想，但事情终究是解决了。 ※※※ ……后来根据日夏的解释，主要是因为尼尔达的手只凭藉着老人的生命力以惊人的速度成长，短时间耗尽能量后又像个急速萎缩的气球，反而让自己又回到过去的假死状态。Maybe, maybe not.总之，我们将再度成为木乃伊的手腕埋在目黑区某处高楼大厦的地基深处，除非第二次关东大地震让大楼整个倒塌，也许它才会有重见光明的一天，不过到时候如果发生相状况，我是不负任何责任的。 狼狈的一夜契晓后，我朝原宿的电话咖啡店走去，等待奈美打电话来询问工作的过程与结果。 不锥，电话铃响，我听见奈美充满了紧张与期待的声音。当我说明事情的来龙去脉后，（有关那只手掌的结局，我佯称被烧掉了……）话筒的另一端随即筑起一道沉默之墙。直到我表示歉并打算退还订金时，奈美才终于开口回答，但语调显得有些自暴自弃。 “没关系……反正我们以后也不会见面了，那笔订金就算我感谢你跑这一趟，拜拜……” 电话挂断了，只有一股失望的情绪清晰地透过话筒渲染而来。 从此之后，委托人池田奈美再也没有任何联络，就这样过了一星期。 ※※※ “老大、老大、老大！” “不要重复感那么多次行不行，什么事？” 我待在“双轮马车”咖啡店里看书消磨时间，飞奔而来日夏翻开一份灵爱杂志的其中一页。 “你看这个月的通灵者情报——通灵者池田奈美小姐赴美，'勤加磨练神掌力量'……” 至此我总算恍然大悟池田奈美执意于“光荣之手”的原因了，但我也只有苦笑的份而已。 到现在我不曾见过池田奈美，她是在美国的哪里呢——不、不一定在美国，也许她正在世界的某外寻找“光荣之手”、“神秘之足”或“神圣之头”，梦想得到通灵界的最高荣誉。 我与日夏把订金折半成各一百五十万，由于这次的工作并没有成功，这笔钱对我来话是太多了，但让我因此一脚踩进灵异馆大门的代价，却又略嫌不足。我的心情有些复杂，但日夏却劝我把这件事当做“一口气看了一打神怪电影就得啦”，看来她倒是玩得相当心满意足，甚至还意犹未尽地说道。 “老大，多接一点好玩的工作呢。” “当初是谁抱怨我接了一堆怪里怪气的工作，不管你怎么说，反正我敬鬼神而远永，以后我要做点像样的工作。” “什么叫像样的工作？” “看恋爱小说就能满足好奇心。” 我的目光落在新委托人的卡片上，又是女人的名字。我隐约觉得潜意识里有股不祥的预感在蠢蠢欲动，我轻啜一口咖啡，期待着下一次的工作。