Chapter 1742: Chapter 1168: The Pursuit Operation (ow Rides a Bicycle While Rolling Around)
At the DA Headquarters, there is a supercomputer used to collect intelligence from across the country, including but not limited to surveillance caras, mobile communications, text ssages, and even online chats.
If the public knew about this, it would definitely be criticized as an invasion of privacy.
But privacy is essentially a psychological comfort; what level of personal privacy truly counts as privacy varies from person to person. As far as Judges are concerned, Duanmu Huai naturally wouldn’t oppose this.
And after starting this investigation, the search content naturally included keywords like Witch and Magic Girl.
Frankly speaking, this obviously increased the workload of the supercomputer, as terms like Witch or Magic Girl can be used in many places, including animation, comics, novels, gas, etc. Trying to extract valuable clues from it is like finding a needle in a haystack.
But now it seems that even needle in a haystack, valuable clues can still be found.
Or rather, there is another reason.
The reason DA reported this intelligence is that after the supercomputer’s filtering process, it found that recently, the frequency of these keywords has grown unusually.
Its core ssage contains only one sentence.
[As long as you go to Kana City, Magic Girls can obtain redemption]
“This is the content collected from online communications during this period.”
The DA staff pointed to the computer screen in front of Duanmu Huai and others and said.
“The sending sources are mostly text ssages from mobile phones, there are also online chats.”
“Is there any cause and effect?”
“No, to , this looks more like a kind of cryptic code. Most of the senders write in the text ssage that they had a dream, and in the dream a girl told them, as long as they go to Kana City, Magic Girls can obtain redemption…”
“It feels a lot like the kind of cryptic code gangs use for trades.”
Qianshu also curiously stared at the content displayed on the screen. As Licorice, they often encounter similar situations. For example, when gangs conduct illegal product trades, they use cryptic codes like ‘The pigeon has arrived at the dock’ or ‘Don’t forget to bring the candy box’ that are understood by those in the know to avoid eavesdropping.
“But it’s kind of cute to use Magic Girl as cryptic code.”
“If there really is such a gang, I actually want to et them.”
Xitong Lingnao silently made a sarcastic remark, while Duanmu Huai stroked his chin, pondering for a mont.
“Magic Girls obtaining redemption… what does this an? From these text ssages, it appears that no one has ever asked this question, which ans they all know the answer?”
“If Magic Girls have signed a contract with Demons, then they must have lost sothing.”
At this point, Mugeng also spoke.
“I would say, what’s called obtaining redemption should be about reclaiming what was lost.”
“Can such a thing be done?”
“Theoretically possible, but not everyone can do it, let alone help others break away from Demon contracts, it is basically impossible. To prevent such things from happening, each Demon carefully deliberates contract details to prevent breach actions.”
“Is there any intelligence from Kana City?”
Duanmu Huai stared at the screen, then asked, see, this is the advantage of cooperating with the local powers. Magic Girls are indeed considered a mysterious existence, but to say there’s absolutely no way to find them is an exaggeration. It’s just that they’ve never seriously looked for them. Once they do, then the national institution’s strength is in no way comparable to a Magic Girl playing make-believe with kids.
“This is very strange when you say it.”
The DA staff slid the mouse and opened a map.
“Only in Kana City, there’s basically no similar ssages.”
The map shows that after searching for keywords like “Magic Girl” “Redemption,” similar information is almost all over the country but the target location Kana City itself shows nearly no signs of such information.
Hmm, this is indeed a classic case of ‘there’s no silver hidden here.’
“By checking the usage of monthly tickets and train tickets, so clues should be found.”
“Yes, in the past few months, the number of students taking trains to Kana City is three tis the avergae value. Most of them are middle or high school students, there are also a few elentary students.”
“This is really……”
Upon hearing the DA staff’s reply, Qianshu’s complexion suddenly beca grim, and Xitong Lingnao even furrowed her brows.
“Could they be planning to perform so evil sacrificial ritual in Kana City.”
Demon, contract, girl, redemption.
These words together, no matter how you look, don’t seem like a good thing.
“Speaking of which, with so many students missing, haven’t any parents reported to the police?”
“According to the alarm records from various places, the number of reported missing cases is maintaining an average value, with no sudden increase.”
“So the best way is to directly catch a Magic Girl and interrogate her.”
Duanmu Huai decisively made a decision, realizing that fumbling in the dark here was useless. The matters concerning Magic Girls could only be truly understood by themselves. Since that was the case, it would be better to directly capture a Magic Girl and then bring her over for so pork cutlet rice. He simply couldn’t believe that these young kids would hold out for long.
“Speaking of which, how are we supposed to catch a Magic Girl?”
The crowd present had no objections to the proposal of capturing a Magic Girl. Qianshu even had an eager expression on her face — quite typical of those working in a Violent Institution.
Except for Mugeng, though she obviously had no say in the matter, rely squatting in the corner with vacant eyes staring at Duanmu Huai.
“Of course, by fishing.”
“Fishing?”
“That’s right. Don’t Magic Girls hunt Witches? Then we just keep an eye on the areas where Witches have been spotted, and as soon as soone resembling a Magic Girl shows up, we’ll act imdiately to capture her.”
At this point, Duanmu Huai clenched his small fist and struck his palm hard.
“When that ti cos, we can interrogate her thoroughly.”
Thus, the plan targeting the capture of a Magic Girl unfolded. Although soone suggested using surveillance caras to track the girls going to Kana City and follow them to their destinations more conveniently, that wasn’t actually the case. Even though surveillance caras showed many girls in different school uniforms taking the train to Kana City, they quickly disappeared after entering the city.
Considering the other party might be Magic Girls or so kind of Demon Possessed, this wasn’t surprising.
Much like the eyeball Devil that Duanmu Huai and others had previously dealt with, which could freely move through walls, it wasn’t a difficult task for Demon Possessed individuals. Perhaps Magic Girls could do sothing similar.
Ultimately, the group opted for Duanmu Huai’s proposal.
Thus, a mysterious large net unknowingly spread across the city, extending to every corner, unbeknownst to the Magic Girls.
But the Magic Girls knew nothing about any of this.
Night fell.
At the top of a High Tower, a girl stood, staring at the street below. She wore peculiar clothing, with curly hair falling in circles from both sides. Under the dim night, the girl’s golden hair appeared dull and lusterless. If Duanmu Huai were here, he would recognize the blond girl as the one he’d seen after eliminating a Witch in an alley before.
“Yo, Mami.”
At this mont, a bizarre white, long-eared creature appeared on the blond girl’s shoulder.
“Are you ready to act?”
“Of course, QB.”
Upon hearing QB’s inquiry, Mami, the blond girl, nodded.
“Today, it seems like those people aren’t causing trouble, so I plan to eliminate the Witch here.”
At this, Mami paused, staring at QB.
“By the way, QB, do you know who they are? They don’t seem like Magic Girls to .”
As she spoke, Mami recalled her last action. At that ti, she intended, as usual, to enter a Witch’s Barrier and eliminate the Witch. What surprised Mami was a group of unidentified individuals quickly sealed off the entire alley before she could act, and then she saw two girls entering the Witch’s Barrier — though she didn’t know how they managed it, from the fact that the Witch’s Barrier was lifted in the end, it was evident that they had defeated the Witch.
However… Mami always felt that those two didn’t resemble Magic Girls. Generally, Magic Girls wouldn’t deploy operatives to cordon off streets and then send ambulances to carry off the victims afterward. You could distinctly sense their organizational nature…
Speaking of which, Mami was sowhat displeased with this.
After all, this area was her hunting ground, and according to the rules among Magic Girls, they shouldn’t steal another’s territory. Yet, the other party not only snatched her territory but did so brazenly, relying on their numbers to openly seize it… This infuriated Mami.
There couldn’t be a Magic Girl like this, right?
“They’re indeed not Magic Girls.”
However, QB’s answer took Mami by surprise.
“Aren’t they? But if they’re not Magic Girls, how could they eliminate the Witch?”
“I’m not quite sure about that, but one thing’s certain; those people are not our friends.”
QB shook its tail, speaking as it lowered its head again.
“Alright, Mami, it’s ti to act.”
“You’re right.”
Listening to QB, Mami cald down and then leapt, jumping off the High Tower, disappearing into the shadows of the construction site below.
This scene was fully recorded by the nearby surveillance cara.
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