Chapter 286

“After finishing my training in Los Angeles early, I took a cruise back to Fengdu.

"According to the transfer order I received in advance, at that time, I really should have returned to the Fengdu Police Department to report as soon as possible.

"However, when I was passing through Fenghua Street, I happened to encounter Isis Isildar who was acting suspiciously and the Black Rose Flower Shop, which had suspicious business conditions.

“My police instinct prompted me to immediately investigate the suspicious person and location in front of me.

"The transfer order requires me to report to the Fengdu Police Department as soon as possible after returning to Fengdu.

“After thinking about it for a moment, I made my decision.

"I decided to collect intelligence first, and then based on the intelligence I collected, I would call the Metropolitan Police Department for support at the right time. In this way, I would solve the cases related to the Witch of the House of Resentment and the Tombkeeper Isis as quickly as possible. .

“After all, the suspects may notice anomalies at any time, and clues related to them may be erased at any time.

"And I'm a police officer.

“The police who protect the citizens of Fengdu.

“If you want to abide by the rules and regulations of the Metropolitan Police Department and keep your position as a police officer and ignore abnormal incidents that may harm citizens, then you are putting the cart before the horse, and you will lose your position as a police officer.

“I didn’t travel across the ocean to Los Angeles to become a police officer who turns a blind eye to the difficulties of citizens.

"I couldn't pass up this opportunity."

"So, I decided to stay by myself, while monitoring the Black Rose Flower Shop, investigating the gravekeeper Isis, and trying to contact the Fengdu Police Department."

Hearing this, Detective Zuo Shotarou nodded in agreement. He saw the glorious spirit and firm will in the officer Kujo Aya in front of him.

[Officer Kujo Aya, very good! 】

Then, Officer Kujo Aya continued to explain.

"Since then, I started trying to contact the Witch of the House of Resentment hidden in the Black Rose Flower Shop, and the tombkeeper Isis-Isildar who holds a thousand-year artifact.

“It turned out that my choice was the right one.

"Soon, I realized something was wrong.

"Isis, the gravekeeper, seems to have the special ability to predict the future to a certain extent.

"Although [predicting the future] sounds very unusual, it can even be said to be [completely impossible].

“But considering that this is the Gaia memory with special power and the wind capital where dopants are rampant, I still made such a bold judgment and speculation.

“This is Fengdu after all.

“After that, based on the intelligence collected, I made some new speculations and judgments.

"According to the information I collected, the special abilities held by Isis mainly have two activation methods: [active trigger] and [passive trigger].

“[Active triggering] is not difficult to understand.

“Isis can proactively predict what may happen in the future, and then she can make some decisions to change the future based on what she predicts.

“[Passive triggering] is a bit more complicated.

"In summary, when detectives or police try to investigate Isis, and the investigation and arrest plan actually threatens Isis, her precognitive ability will naturally be triggered, and [the secret may be investigated clearly] or [Isis] Si may be arrested] Such a future was shown to Isis as a warning.

“Based on this, I made further judgment.

"[There is a high probability that I am the only one who can investigate the Witch of the House of Resentment and Isis.]"

After hearing Officer Kujo Aya's words, Officer Makura asked in confusion: "Why?"

Phillip on the side held his chin and nodded: "I see..."

445-Kujo Aya’s Defense (Part 2)

After hearing Philip's sigh of "I see", everyone in the office of the Fengdu Metropolitan Police Department's Abnormal Event Investigation Division also looked at Philip.

Phillip put down the wordless book in his hand, then took a pen and wrote something on the palm of his hand.

He smiled confidently.

It's like he's seen it all.

Then, he stretched out his right hand, palm upward, and showed his palm to everyone.

Everyone looked at his palm.

There is only one word there.

【sand. 】

Then, Phillip looked at his palm and began to explain: "If Officer Kujo Aya's judgment is not wrong...

"Then it is true that she alone will be the best one among the many choices to tease the Witch of the House of Resentment and the gravekeeper Isis at the Black Rose Flower Shop."

Then, Phillip raised his head and looked at everyone.

“According to the information we have now, yes, Isis does possess a thousand-year artifact that can [predict the future], the [Millennium Jewelry].

"Furthermore, Isis and the Witch of the House of Resentment have indeed demonstrated their ability to properly avoid the targeted investigations of the Abnormal Event Investigation Section and the task force.

"So, all that said...

“I think Officer Kujo Aya’s judgment was correct.

“Her account is consistent with the evidence we have.

“Her reasoning coincided with mine.

"Isis, there is a high probability that she has indeed mastered two different ways to predict the future.

“And, to be precise, the key point of [Passive Prediction] should most likely be the [Investigation Intention] of the police or detective and the actual [Level of Threat].

“Rather than a [passive trigger], it’s more like a combination of [malicious trigger] and [threat warning].

"This conclusion is a reasonable speculation based on the information we received from Mr. Huang and our own experiences."

Then, Phillip slowly clenched his right hand and made a fist gesture.

Philip explained: "Since Isis's ability to predict the future has trigger methods such as [malicious perception] and [threat warning], we tried to investigate, track and hunt Isis and her related people, as if Trying to hold a handful of sand in my hand.

"The deliberate investigation by the Abnormal Event Investigation Section and the targeted plan of the task force are like clenching their fists hard and trying to grasp the handful of sand.

“Because the threat level is extremely high, Isis is likely to have predicted the future very early.

"And also because the threat level is extremely high, Isis is likely to make a decisive decision like [transfer immediately] or [cut off her tail to survive].

“In this way, the harder we push, the faster the dust will slip through our fingers.

"This is completely consistent with the repeated failures of the investigation section and the task force."

Then, Phillip also looked at Officer Kujo Aya.

He smiled and slowly spread his hands, clasping his fingers together as if holding a handful of sand.

He then went on to add: “And conversely…

"If there was only Officer Kujo Aya...

"Perhaps because the threat level is not enough, Isis's [Threat Warning] ability will not be triggered frequently.

"And even if this so-called [threat warning] is triggered by Officer Kujo Aya's actions, considering that the enemy is only Officer Kujo Aya, Isis may just take some simple hiding measures or simple diversion measures. to avoid this future.

"In this way, although Officer Kujo Aya still cannot fully grasp the handful of sand in her hand, she can retain it to the maximum extent possible.

“She was able to continue to understand Isis’ intelligence bit by bit in this simple back-and-forth process.

“And this is completely consistent with the fact that Officer Kujo Aya is able to continuously investigate information.

"In this way, it is a bit like hunting.

"Extremely fast approach will frighten the snake and cause the prey to run away in a hurry. In this way, let alone catching the prey, it will not be easy to even see the prey's weaknesses.

"Although approaching slowly will consume a lot of time, and although it may not be able to catch the prey, it can at least help the hunter see the weakness of the prey.

“After mastering the weaknesses, the probability of successful hunting will gradually increase.

“Although it sounds like we are doing useless work, as if we will never be able to defeat an enemy with precognitive abilities, in fact, Officer Kujo Aya’s initial choice has already shown us how to defeat such an enemy.

“Just collect information bit by bit, wait until the information is complete, and then design a [cage that cannot be escaped even if you predict it].

“In other words, as Officer Kujo Aya mentioned before, he would conduct the investigation himself first, and then notify the Metropolitan Police Department at the critical moment, allowing the Metropolitan Police Department to complete the final arrest.

“A split-second change in threat level does remind Isis that a bad future is about to happen.

“But the Metropolitan Police, which has the intelligence, will not give her another chance to escape easily.

“[Being able to see] does not mean [being able to do it].

“After realizing this, Officer Kujo Aya also understood.

“There’s no need to hide in secret forever.

“Just make sure that the Metropolitan Police Department will not know such information and will not take action.

“If my guess is correct, Officer Kujo Aya chose to report to the Metropolitan Police Department after that.

"However, for the reasons we just mentioned, she still chose to investigate alone and did not share the intelligence with her colleagues in the Metropolitan Police Department."

Then, Philip clapped his hands and said, "In that case, I would also like to thank Officer Kujo Aya for not coming to the Metropolitan Police Department to report immediately.

"I'm afraid it was precisely because Officer Kujo Aya was just passing by by chance without any investigation intention that she did not trigger Isis' [Malicious Perception] immediately, allowing her to encounter Isis and the basic information about the Witch of the House of Resentment.

"I'm afraid it was Officer Kujo Aya who didn't choose to report to the Metropolitan Police Department immediately that prevented Isis's [Threat Alert] from being triggered. This allowed her to start peeling off the cocoon and gradually understand Isis' abilities, and based on this ability to make appropriate judgments.

“Officer Kujo Aya’s explanation is logically consistent with the information we have now.

"If she hadn't been suspected today, she would most likely have continued to secretly investigate Isis and the Witch of the House of Resentment based on the reasons we just mentioned.

"Anyway.

"I believe her."

After hearing Philip's explanation, Officer Kujo Aya recalled Isis's words in his mind.

[You don’t need to remember all the details of the lie. 】

[Because I have made arrangements in advance. 】

[Your words are just the most critical thread that connects the arrangement. 】

Officer Kujo Aya shook his head slightly.

[Whether it’s Isis or Huang Jinqing...]

[Are you, the holders of thousand-year-old artifacts, all pancake masters and web weaving masters? 】

[There is a layer of cake between words and actions. 】

[Even I myself only realized belatedly that everything was woven into a huge web...]

[Special foreign aid Philip...]

[I am completely following Isis’s ideas. 】

Then, Shotaro Zuo on the other side pinched his chin and asked: "Wait...

"Speaking of which, I remembered it.

“I thought it was strange before.

“I just didn’t react at the time.

"When Ya Shuzi and I went to Fenghua Street to investigate the Black Rose Flower Shop, I clearly saw that Officer Kujo Aya had successfully arrested Isis?

“If Officer Kujo Aya’s explanation just now and the reasoning you mentioned, Philip, are correct, then [Isis, who possesses precognitive abilities, was arrested by Officer Kujo Aya] will seem strange, right?

"Even if the Witch of the House of Resentment succeeded in rescuing Isis, it's still weird, isn't it?

“Isn’t it better to just take Isis and escape?

"Why bother?"

446-Kujo Aya’s defense (Part 2)

However, after hearing Zuo Xiangtaro's doubts, Philip shook his head slightly. He looked at Zuo Xiangtaro and said again: "It's not surprising.

“And it’s not superfluous.

"Shoutaro, you might as well recall your first encounter with the gravekeeper Isis-Isildar.