Chapter 437 Pretend to cross the Chencang path
“It’s alright, they’re our people.”
Kawakawa Hiroshi raised his hand in a gesture to put down, indicating to the surrounding police officers to lower their guard. He then turned his gaze back to the young divine officer and asked.
“I saw you before by Suizu’s side, your name is… Mizuki, right? How are things on your end, and is there any important news that requires you to come here and tell me?”
As the Police Chief of Lingyuan City Headquarters, Kawakawa Hiroshi naturally had close ties with the most famous Shrine of the Sea in the area. Especially since this shrine, in addition to its tourism appeal, also had powerful divine officers whose abilities contributed significantly to maintaining the public order of Lingyuan City.
However, what intrigued Kawakawa Hiroshi even more was the reason why Suizu Katsumi sent someone over. In modern society, unlike ancient times, there wasn’t a need for a messenger to deliver important information. Even at sea, there were satellite signals. If there was any urgent news, a phone call would surely be much faster than sending someone over with such effort.
And based on his understanding of the other party’s personality, Kawakawa Hiroshi knew that Suizu Katsumi wouldn’t make such a basic mistake, so sending a subordinate must have had his intentions.
“Thank you for your concern, Chief Kawakawa. Teacher and the others are fine, with basically no casualties. They are already treating the injured and preparing the ships to return. Teacher asked me to come with important news, but…”
After calming his breathing slightly, Mizuki Tomohisa tidied his messy clothes and replied to Kawakawa Hiroshi, his eyes drifting to Sato Shinichi standing beside them. His tone was a little hesitant as he continued.
“This is Professional Hero [Takeru Kamikami] from the Association who came to support us. You can speak directly if there’s anything, no need to hold back.”
Sensing Mizuki Tomohisa’s hesitation, Kawakawa Hiroshi patted his shoulder, signaling him not to be too cautious.
“Excuse me, Mr. [Takeru Kamikami].”
Mizuki Tomohisa apologized with a sheepish smile. Seeing that the other party waved his hand dismissively, the young boy finally felt relieved and continued to explain.
“Chief Kawakawa, Mr. [Takeru Kamikami]. The message my teacher wanted me to bring is his deduction, or rather, information about the opponent he fought before.”
“The opponent my teacher fought before was a strong practitioner suspected of using [Underworld] energy. He could use spatial abilities and possessed strong stealth capabilities.”
“Spatial abilities?”
Kawakawa Hiroshi nodded in agreement. Such information was indeed important, as spatial abilities had always been rare. But this was not enough reason for Suizu Katsumi to act like this. Looking at Mizuki Tomohisa, he gestured for him to continue.
“Well, and also, my teacher sensed a very strong energy outburst at sea before. According to the energy diffusion observable through spiritual vision, the cage should have already been opened.”
“As expected…”
Unable to help but sigh, Kawakawa Hiroshi turned to look at the still intact metal cage behind him and had to accept the guess in his heart.
Although he was only a local police chief, due to the special nature of the underwater prison, he had been following the entire process of the cage’s construction. Kawakawa Hiroshi knew better than anyone how sturdy this absolutely sealed space, created with the energy of the incarcerated prisoner as its core, was.
It could be said that from the moment this thing was created, there was no intention of releasing the person inside. To avoid any possible loopholes, even the internal instruments were eventually removed, and the situation inside the cage could only be determined from the outside based on the energy levels.
Before, it could only be said that Kawakawa Hiroshi’s professional intuition led him to speculate based on clues. Regardless of the outcome, they would have to send people to capture the enemy and recover the cage. But now, the confirmation from Suizu Katsumi, an expert in this field, officially solidified his conjecture.
“If possible, I really didn’t want my guess to be correct.”
Tapping his head with a slight headache, Kawakawa Hiroshi removed his mask as he looked at the dissipated poisonous fog around him, revealing a bitter face, wrinkled like a chrysanthemum.
The situation was always worse than imagined. Even with years of police experience, Kawakawa Hiroshi couldn’t help but tremble slightly at the moment he confirmed the prisoner’s escape. In his eyes, it was as if he could see Lingyuan City turning into ruins under a fit of rage.
However, his high professional ethics and psychological resilience quickly brought him back. After instructing his subordinates to report the confirmed escape of the prisoner to their superiors, Kawakawa Hiroshi still looked at Mizuki Tomohisa and asked the final question.
“Thank you for the news from the Shrine of the Sea, it has been a great help. However, I still want to ask, if it was only this content, it could have been transmitted to the emergency center, right? I remember that Chief Priest Suizu has a special communication device.”
“No, Chief Kawakawa. My teacher suspected that the enemy might use a diversionary tactic, or split up and escape to make us divide our forces. If they genuinely wanted to escape, a spatial ability…”
Mizuki Tomohisa shook his head and explained.
“You’re already late, their escape routes are already split… Wait, you mean?!”
“The one who actually took the criminal away was the spatial ability user you mentioned? And all the enemies escaping on the surface were diversions?”
Before Mizuki Tomohisa could finish speaking, Kawakawa Hiroshi couldn’t help but interrupt. But as he spoke halfway, the scattered information he had received earlier in his mind instantly pieced together, ultimately forming a terrifying deduction. Kawakawa Hiroshi’s eyes widened in disbelief as he spoke.
“Yes, that’s what Teacher was worried about, which is why he sent me here.”
Mizuki Tomohisa didn’t mind being interrupted and nodded. Then, he took out a conch, about the length of an arm, from his sleeve and continued.
“My teacher left a trace on the opponent during the fight. Regardless of whether it’s what we guessed or not, the possibility of a spatial ability user carrying the real criminal is the highest. This can help us eliminate a lot of incorrect information.”
Knowing that the situation was urgent, Mizuki Tomohisa wasted no more time. He channeled his spiritual energy into the long conch, which floated up, emitting a faint blue glow. Finally, it expelled palm-sized bubbles one by one.
The bubbles slowly rose and suddenly burst in the air, scattering a sprinkle of blue powder. Then, the air in the distance seemed to solidify as visible water vapor gathered, eventually forming a long strip of fine blue line. The blue line continuously condensed and extended, outlining a unique trace.
And the direction indicated by this line was a brand new escape route, never before seen on the tracking instruments, deviating from all target points.
