northernbook Chapter 373 Hoshimi Miyabi: So What If I'm Willful?
Chapter 373 Hoshimi Miyabi: So What If I'm Willful?
"Kiana? What are you doing here? Do you know how worried everyone is about you and how much they've been looking for you?"
While controlling Ies to move forward, Zhe asked a question, but was stopped by Hoshimi Miyabi in the next second.
"Wait a minute, something's not right."
At this moment, Hoshimi Miyabi was fully on alert, her right hand already resting on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw it at any moment.
Reminded by this, Tetsuya noticed Kiana's unusual behavior; her lifeless pupils emitted a crimson light, like a pair of rubies. Her expressionless face showed no trace of her usual liveliness, as if Kiana had suppressed all her emotions.
"Kiana..."
"What exactly is going on? And it just looked like Kiana contacted someone?"
Yae Sakura frowned as she looked at Kiana, and the next second, the person who walked out from behind Kiana gave the answer.
"Oh? This is really an unexpected encounter!"
“Blinger…!”
Hoshimi Miyabi crossed her arms and looked at Blinger with displeasure: "What did you do to Kiana?"
"Hey! Don't slander people like that. I just reached a [cooperation] with Miss Kiana to discuss how to protect New Elidu together in the future."
Then Bollinger loudly proclaimed, "On the contrary, the mastermind behind the Vision Industries scandal, Perlman, deliberately sabotaged the witness airship to escape to the outer ring, and then fled back to New Elido during the sensitive period of the election, where he was caught on the spot by the police."
As they spoke, a number of sheriffs appeared behind Bollinger.
"Then... he appeared with the prime suspect, Perlman, and even assisted him in entering and exiting the Void... Officers of the Sixth Anti-Air Division of HAND... in the name of Deputy Chief Sheriff Janus, would you please come to Sheriff's Headquarters and give me an explanation?"
"Alright, Section Chief Hoshimi, you are suspected of having improper dealings with the serious criminal Perlman. Please come with me and your subordinates!"
After saying that, Blinger revealed a wicked grin and waved his hand to give the order. Upon receiving the order, the sheriffs raised their weapons, and even Kiana slowly raised her hand.
Then, black and white spears appeared around the group, their gleaming tips pointed at them.
"This feeling is... ether! These spears are made of etheric energy! And the etheric energy level is extremely high."
While Zhe was sweating profusely, he informed everyone present of the detected information. Just at this critical moment, Yuecheng Liu arrived from afar, panting heavily.
"Wait a moment!"
"Oh? If I remember correctly, you're Yuecheng Liu, the deputy head of the Sixth Anti-Air Section, right?"
"Yes."
Yuecheng Liu calmed himself down and adjusted his slightly slipped glasses.
“Wait a minute! Commander Bollinger, you seem to have a big misunderstanding. Section Six did have unreported private contact with a key suspect. But... that was just Section Chief Hoshimi Masayuki’s personal behavior.”
Hoshimi Miyabi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. At this moment, she fully understood Tsukishiro Ryu's thoughts.
On the other side, Yuecheng Liu was still explaining: "As members of the Sixth Anti-Air Division, we noticed that our superiors had taken inappropriate actions, so we rushed over to stop her. It just so happened that you witnessed it."
Bollinger burst into laughter: "Hahaha! You're saying...you have nothing to do with this? Do you think I, the soon-to-be chief sheriff, am an idiot? Besides, Kiana saw them come out of the cave together with her own eyes, so how do you explain that?"
"Instead of that, shouldn't you, Commander Bollinger, first explain why you're with Kiana, the Executor of the Anti-Air Division 6?"
"Do I need to report to you who I'm with?" Blinger sneered. "Besides, if it weren't for your magnanimous Executor Kiana telling me what happened here, I really wouldn't have thought that Section Six of the Anti-Air would collude with serious criminals."
"...I am merely stating the facts. If there are any objections, we can report to the order inspector for verification."
"What comes next after the old man lost his horse?"
Suddenly, Hoshimi Miyabi asked Perlman behind her a question. Perlman didn't react for a moment, and the next second, Hoshimi Miyabi threw him back into the hole for answering incorrectly.
"Hoshimi-ya! What are you doing?!"
“He answered incorrectly, and in a fit of anger, I threw him into the hole. Liu was right, I am just that autocratic.”
Then Hoshimi Miyabi stepped forward and held the knife horizontally in front of her chest.
"It has nothing to do with them. Their actions just now prove it. If you want to arrest someone, you can arrest me. Only me."
"you--!"
Bollinger was so angry that he was incoherent. Sarah, who was standing behind him, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "It's almost time for your speech. Don't get too carried away. Know when to stop."
"Tsk... Fine, very well, then I'll grant your wish! In the name of Janus, the quasi-chief of the security department, arrest Hoshimi Miyabi, the head of the Sixth Air Division, on suspicion of endangering public safety!"
Hoshimi Miyabi was handcuffed by the sheriff, her weapons confiscated, and escorted to a police car outside under the watchful eyes of the crowd. Kiana, meanwhile, silently followed Bringer, putting away her spears, and also left the area.
After some time, Ling contacted the Sixth Air Division and briefly explained the situation.
"I'm sorry everyone, we are temporarily unable to track down Ms. Hoshimi's whereabouts..."
“Understood… I just had the captain and the others investigate the media, and so far we haven’t received any information about [Hoshimi Miya’s arrest and Perlman’s reappearance]… I wonder if it’s because Kiana joined the other side.”
Yuecheng Liu lowered her head somewhat dejectedly, at which point Zhu Yuan joined the conversation.
"Hello? Can you hear me? This is Zhu Yuan! It's urgent, please confirm one thing for me first! Perlman is with you, right?"
Just now, after Bollinger and the others left, the group rescued Perlman.
"His back of the neck! Please check his back of the neck! Is there a small wound near his ear or the end of his hair?"
Following Zhu Yuan's instructions, Yue Chengliu ignored Perlman's wailing and roughly inspected the two places Zhu Yuan had mentioned.
"Yes, Sheriff Zhu Yuan, there is indeed a small wound, about two centimeters long, inside the right side of your hair. How did you know?"
"For suspects in particularly serious cases, the Public Security Bureau may implant a small monitoring chip in them when they are taken into custody to prevent them from doing anything dangerous in prison."
Zhu Yuan slowly explained, "Then, I found out that the chips used by Perlman and his group of major suspects had wide-area tracking identifiers... and they were always active."
"What? A tracking marker? And it's been active all along? Even after the airship, it's still active?"
"That's right..."
Zhu Yuan confirmed Youzhen's guess.
"Wait a minute! Doesn't that mean... the police have actually been able to track this guy all along?"
"As long as the person in charge of this case is willing... yes, he actually has a very convenient way to find Perlman. Ever since he entered the outer ring..."
For so long, he remained at large, and the bureau's records showed he was still missing despite continuous tracking. They even requested support from the Sixth Anti-Air Section.
"Our entire operation has been based on the assumption that everything the mastermind has done is aimed at preventing us from uncovering the truth and eliminating Perlman to cover up their own crimes..."
Yue Chengliu said with a solemn expression, "But if he can keep finding Perlman, then all that chasing, kidnapping, escape, and interception along the way... was for some other purpose?"
"Huh? Did the bad commander take Boss Ya away from outside the cave to weaken our fighting power?" Cangjiao guessed.
“Assuming our premise is wrong… then Bollinger didn’t take Miss Ya away to weaken our fighting power, but for something else…” Zhe retorted.
Yuzhen stroked her chin and said, "Other targets... it can't be Section Chief Ya, right? That doesn't seem to make sense. The section chief has nothing to do with the case, and there was nothing unusual about him along the way. Besides, who would want to target a Void Hunter? Are they tired of living?"
"Wait a minute! Actually, there is one strange thing! Something bizarre happened in the hollow area of the outer ring!"
Zhe then briefly told everyone about the incident of the sword going out of control inside the cave, which plunged everyone into deeper confusion.
"No way? The problematic superintendent of security's target... is the section chief? But why?"
"No matter why, they've taken Ya away, right in front of me! I was so... stupid!! To let this happen!! No, I must report this to the minister immediately!!"
"Liu, calm down."
At this moment, an unknown ID joined the group's chat.
"That voice... is Director Durandal's!"
“It’s me,” Durandal said. “The captain has already explained the details to me. The most important thing for everyone now is to find out where Ya has been sent and where Bling is located.”
Yulandel paused for a moment, then continued, "I can send the location information of the prison van transporting Ya to you. Is it alright to leave this matter to Zhu Yuan?"
“No problem at all!” Zhu Yuan said.
"As for Bollinger..."
"He was at the site where the Vision Industries case was exposed, right outside the dead-end tunnel. Does the director remember him?" the man in blue said.
"Oh, so that's right, his special speech today is indeed scheduled for there, and he hasn't canceled his schedule; he will definitely be there."
“Let’s split up! We’ll search for Blinger and Miss Ya at the same time!” Zhe suggested.
Tsukishiro Ryuu immediately agreed and planned to set off to find Hoshimi Miyabi right away, but was stopped by Yuuma.
"No, we are not suitable to chase the section chief."
"Why isn't it suitable? Aren't you worried about Ya? If anything happens to her, I will definitely—!"
"Calm down, Miss Moon City, you've lost your composure. We're currently closer to Bollinger, and Perlman is still in our hands."
"But…!"
"No buts. You know in your heart that I'm right, Deputy Section Chief."
"Well!"
"Sister Liu... I... I think Youzhen makes a good point this time. Uh... It's rare for him to make a good point, so let's listen to him this once, okay?"
"I'm getting used to it, but thank you for speaking up for me, Little Horn."
“I’ll go after Ya,” Zhu Yuan said. “Director Youlan Dale just said that I’ll be in charge of finding Ya.”
"..."
Seeing that Yuecheng Liu remained silent, Zhu Yuan assured him.
“Miss Yuecheng, Ya and I are old classmates and old friends. I understand how you feel very well. I will definitely bring her back. I promise you.”
At this moment, Zheye stepped forward and said, "Me too! I'm willing to go with Zhu Yuan to pursue Miss Ya!"
"Hmm, it seems the division of labor is settled? Then I'll stay here and protect the video store, putting your worries at ease. But there's one thing I'm curious about: what's the situation with Miss Kiana?"
“Let me explain this,” Durandal said. “Do you remember the scene when I inherited the position of head of the Kaslana family and brought Kiana back?”
“Of course I remember,” said Qingyi. “If I remember correctly, when you succeeded to the position of clan leader, the elders of the Kaslana family specifically declared that you were the eldest daughter of the previous clan leader. However, because you almost died at birth due to some accidents, you had to be treated and taught by Otto. You only officially returned to the family shortly before you took over the position.”
As for Kiana, the previous clan leader took her with him and they went into seclusion for some reason. They finally found her in the outer ring when she was 18 and brought her back to the clan.
"Exactly."
"Of course, after all, I am Yu'ou, so it's quite easy for me to investigate these kinds of public intelligence matters. However, since the director has brought this up again, does that mean there's more to the story?"
“That’s right. What would you think if I told you that the previous patriarch of the Kaslana family, Siegfried Kaslana, never had two daughters, and that I am Kiana Kaslana?”
Durandal's words exploded like a bomb throughout the channel, leaving everyone wide-eyed and speechless for a moment.
Durandal sighed and said, "What I'm about to say is arguably the biggest scandal in the Kaslana family in recent years, and I hope everyone here will keep it a secret."
Then Durandal slowly revealed the secret of her and Kiana's past in this world...
“…No wonder Kiana said she had no memories before she was ten years old,” Rin said sadly. “It turns out it’s because she was artificially created.”
"Did Kiana tell you about this?"
"Yes, for some reason we have a good relationship with Kiana, and she told us about it during a conversation."
Zhe continued, "I wonder what your opinion is of Durandal... or rather, Miss Kiana?"
“Just call me by my current name,” Durandal said calmly. “It would be wrong to say I have no resentment at all, but more than resentment, I’m overjoyed to have a little sister. As for the name Kiana, I’ve long since let it go. It’s just a name. I’m still me, and I won’t become a different person just because my name has changed.”
"Is that so? But what do these things have to do with Kiana's current state?"
While Kiana's background is certainly surprising, it has also raised even more questions in the minds of others.
“I’ve already said that Kiana’s genes come from me, and I inherited the bloodline talents of both Kaslana and Schariac. Putting aside how the Praise Society obtained my genes, the purpose of the Praise Society in creating the K-series androids was to replicate an army of androids with talents equivalent to mine. So it’s perfectly normal for them to install some kind of control device on Kiana.”
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.
"That leaves only the final question: what exactly is the device that controls Kiana? And where is it located?"
"I will continue to investigate Kiana's matter. Right now, everyone, the matter of Ya and Bling can't be delayed any longer."
Durandal said, "And this time I will also assist you. I will let the Praise Society know what happens when you anger a Kaslana."