Outside the window, bright sunlight shines in, illuminating the small ward.
Ryusuke Higashino woke up from his deep sleep. His body was as heavy as a lead weight. He couldn't help but let out a big yawn. When he opened his eyes, he was surrounded by pure white.
He was wearing hospital clothes, lying on a hospital bed, with an IV drip on the back of his hand, looking at the white reflective ceiling, and lost consciousness for a while.
Really traveled through time!
After experiencing such a thrilling night, his body was still aching, and his mind was filled with an unreal feeling.
Who could imagine that he has spent tens of millions of years in such an experience, and in his own opinion, it was only two nights? How ridiculous!
My brain was still a little confused, and the memories from last night came flooding back and were slowly sorted out.
Ryusuke stared at the ceiling blankly for a while before he uttered three words.
"Tamar's!"
"Oh? Are you awake?" A voice came from the door, but it was in Chinese.
Ryusuke turned his head and saw a young man in a white coat walking in, holding a medical record in his hand and looking at him with interest.
"I haven't heard these three words for a long time! I didn't expect you to be Chinese too. Hello, my name is Wang Shen." The young man stretched out his hand to him excitedly.
Not many Chinese people come to Tokyo in this era, but I didn’t expect to meet one here!
Although we are not in the same world, it is still a joy to meet people who grew up in the same cultural background in this time and space.
Ryusuke also sat up, shook hands and replied: "Hello, my name is Higashino Ryusuke."
"Dongye, is this a Japanese surname? No, is it an ancient surname inherited from the Zhou Dynasty? It's really rare!" Wang Shen became more and more excited.
Seeing his mouth opening and closing constantly, Ryusuke quickly interrupted: "By the way, Brother Wang, what kind of place is this?"
Wang Shen replied, "Kwantung Medical University Hospital, I am doing an internship here!"
"This is Tokyo?" Ryusuke was shocked, pulled out the needle on the back of his hand, stood up and jumped out of bed: "Brother Wang, how long have I been unconscious, and what time is it now?"
"10:35, you slept for about 7 hours. What's wrong? Did something happen?" Wang Shen felt a little baffled by such a big reaction.
Ryusuke put on the jacket of the expedition team member and searched around, but did not find the box containing the belt. He suddenly panicked, "Where is my box?"
"Box? Oh, you mean that. When you were brought here last night, you were clutching a box tightly in your hand. We couldn't take it off. However, you only had some skin injuries, so we just let you hold on to it. . Then you probably entered a deep sleep state, and the box fell out, and I temporarily placed it in the duty room."
Hearing that the box was still there, Ryusuke calmed down.
Just as he was about to set off, he suddenly remembered that this was Japan and he didn't know the road at all. He looked at Wang Shen.
Wang Shen felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, "Hey... I said, what happened? Don't look at me like that."
Ryusuke Higashino said seriously: "Old Wang, this matter of human life is at stake, I need your help. I must arrive at the Nagano City Police Station before 3 p.m., otherwise something big will happen!"
This is indeed crucial. In the memory, the fifth generation was forced to wear the belt under the threat of the spider monster, but if he could not even send the belt, the fifth generation might be in danger of his life.
If the hero of this world died like this, then things would really be irreversible!
"But I'm still on duty..." Wang Shen said with a headache.
But probably feeling that the matter was indeed urgent, Wang Shen agreed to let Ryusuke leave after repeated requests. He also found an excuse to take a short leave and accompanied him to the station to buy a ticket to Nagano.
While approaching the station, Ryusuke Higashino asked about Professor Natsume.
"Are you talking about the middle-aged man who was sent here yesterday? His condition is very serious. His brain was severely hit. I heard that he is out of danger now, but he is still in a coma."
Ryusuke breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you. He is Natsume Shinji, a professor at the Department of Archeology at Shinano University. I have to ask you to contact his family."
Later, Ryusuke said goodbye to Wang Shen, got into the car with the box, and rushed to Nagano.
…
2:05 p.m., Nagano Prefecture Police Headquarters.
At the entrance of the police station, Godai Yusuke leaned on his motorcycle and waited boredly.
In the morning, he was detained by a policeman named Kaori Ichijo for trying to trespass on the ruins of Mt. Kurō, on the charge of obstructing official business.
But when he thought about being saved by Officer Ichijo's King's Pull, he couldn't help but sigh, Mr. Ichijo is indeed a very powerful policeman!
Nearby, when Ryusuke Higashino finally saw the door of the police station with a map, he felt relieved.
Fortunately, the station was not far from the police station, otherwise he might not be able to find it even if he had a map.
It’s only the year 2000, and smartphones are not even popular yet, let alone the use of GPS artificial intelligence navigation.
He immediately saw Yusuke Godai waiting at the door. Although he didn't look exactly like the real-life actor Odagiri Joe, he was still highly similar. The skin is darker, and the body is thinner but more erect, in line with his identity as an adventurer.
There’s no mistake, it must be him!
Higashino Ryusuke carried the box and walked straight towards Godai Yusuke, looking directly at him.
The adventurer's intuition made Godai feel Ryusuke's gaze for the first time. He turned around and saw this stranger he had never seen walking towards him, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Ryusuke had walked straight to Godai.
"Fuda...dai...Yusuke." Ryusuke said in Japanese. Before leaving in the morning, he asked Wang Shen for some simple Japanese.
"Huh? How do you know my name?" Wu Dai was a little surprised.
Ryusuke didn't talk nonsense and handed the suitcase to Godai, "At the critical moment, put it on."
After saying that, he quickly turned around and left.
Godai took the box with a confused look on his face, "Sir, who are you? Hey, please wait a moment..."
Who is this person? Why was he given a box inexplicably? Just as he was about to catch up.
"Fudaime!"
A familiar clear voice came from behind. Godai turned around to see that it was Sakurako Sawatari whom he had been waiting for for a long time. He had contacted her in the morning and made a special trip from Tokyo Jonan University to Nagano.
Sakurako complained coquettishly as she walked: "Although it's just ramen, my hands feel like they're about to break, I brought a lot of things with me!"
"I'm sorry." Godai said apologetically.
"By the way, who is that person?" Sakurako asked suspiciously when she saw the figure of Higashino Ryusuke walking away. Apparently, she saw the scene that happened before.
"I don't know, I don't know him, but he seems to know me. He just came inexplicably, said some strange words, and then gave me this box." Godai answered honestly.
Sakurako teased: "Could he be your admirer or something?"
Next to them, a man patted the helmet hanging on the head of the motorcycle, interrupting the two of them. Godai turned his head and looked, and it turned out to be Kaoru Ichijo, the policeman who had detained him before.
Wearing casual clothes, Ichigo raised his hand to take off his sunglasses and said relaxedly: "What a coincidence, we meet again."
Godai was also a little surprised, "It's you! Mr. Police."
Then he pointed to Sakurako next to him and said, "Ha, let me introduce you. This is the Sawatari Sakurako I call."
When he heard that the woman in front of him was Sawatari Sakurako, Ichijo Kaoru's expression suddenly became serious. During the investigation at Kuroyama last night, they found a mobile phone. When checking the call records, they found that the expedition team had made a call before he was killed. The call came from Tokyo, and the person who answered the call was Sakurako Sawatari.
He looked at Yingzi seriously and asked, "Is that you? I've been wanting to contact you."
"well?"
When it comes to work, Ichijo never neglects and immediately invites the two of them to the police station to cooperate on something.
Under the leadership of Kaoru Ichijo, Godai and Sakurako came to a room similar to a screening room. Then Kaoru Ichijo found a video tape in a plastic bag and said to the two:
"This is the tape of the problem. This is the only thing left at the scene of the tragedy."
Yingzi noticed the message in a message and couldn't help but asked in despair: "Has everyone been killed?"
"No, we did not find the body of Professor Natsume Shinji at the scene, and so far we cannot confirm his death. And there is another strange thing. Most of the other members of the investigation team should have been in a state of instant death, but Their bodies seemed to have been handled, for example, everyone’s eyes were closed, and one member’s clothes were missing.”
"Teacher, are you still alive?" This news was an unexpected surprise among the bad news of the investigation team.
But when she thought about the other members being killed, Sakurako couldn't help but feel sad: "But those who have just started their research activities..."
Seeing this, Godai quickly changed the subject: "So, what was found about the tape?"
Ichijo also quickly got to the point: "Please come and take a look at the replica. If you feel uncomfortable, you will stop immediately."
Ichijo Kaoru signaled to the assistant policewoman next to him, the lights in the room dimmed, and the recorded video began to play on the big screen.
On the screen, a mysterious monster with disheveled hair suddenly woke up from the depths of the ruins, roared and threw a belt-like object to the ground, and then started ruthlessly killing the investigation team.
"That guy..." Godai clenched his fists angrily when he saw a figure dying.
The camera rolled for a while and then stopped moving. Then, a white figure jumped out and fought with the monster for a few moves before being repelled. After a while, both of them were out of sight, and what followed was a meaningless jump and noise……
The playback ended and the lights came back on in the room. Ichijo Kaoru continued: "Due to the shooting angle and power issues, there is not much useful information left. We don’t know what happened."
"The true identity of that mysterious shadow is unknown, but that guy was trying to break the belt-like object as if he was showing off. That's something I was a little concerned about, but we didn't find the belt at the scene." Kaoru Ichijo explained seriously. .
"Oh, right!" Godai suddenly put the suitcase on the table. He remembered that the stranger told him to put it on... What was in the suitcase? The adventurer's instinct takes over.
Godai opened the box with a calm breath, and a silver-white belt immediately came into view, and Ichijo Kaoru and Sakurako also looked over.
"This, this is..." Sakura was shocked and speechless.
When he saw the belt for the first time, Godai's brain suddenly buzzed and many images emerged.
A man in ancient costumes was wearing this belt around his waist. He crossed his hands across his abdomen, and the gems on the belt glowed with light. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a strange warrior.
"Fifth generation..."
"Godai!" Two voices, a man and a woman, called in their ears, it was Kaoru Ichijo and Sakurako.
When Godai Yusuke came to his senses, Sakurako asked with concern: "Godai, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I just got distracted." Godai smiled awkwardly, but his heart was still in shock.
What was that just now and why did he see it?
Kaoru Ichijo immediately ordered the assistant policewoman to take out the appearance of the belt captured on the tape. After several comparisons, she finally determined that this belt was exactly the same as the one photographed in the ruins!
He looked at Godai and asked, "How come you have such a belt?"
Godai responded sincerely: "A stranger gave it to me before. He just walked over and gave it to me, told me to wear it and so on, and then left. I don't know who he was."
"...It seems that that person may be related to No. 1." Ichijo Kaoru thought for a moment and speculated.
"No. 1?" Wu Dai was a little confused.
"Yes, No. 1!" Kaoru Ichijo answered him: "It's the white weirdo that appeared next in the image. The mysterious man who first appeared is temporarily named the unconfirmed life form No. 0. At present, it seems that No. 1 and No. 0 are in the same relationship. There is a hostile relationship, and the police speculate that the disappearance of Professor Natsume and the belt should be related to No. 1..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps at the door.
"Police officer, police officer!" A young police officer rushed in anxiously.
Upon seeing this, Kaoru Ichijo immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"What's wrong, Kameyama?"
The police officer named Kameyama opened his mouth to report, but saw that there were ordinary people in the room, so he whispered something in one ear.
After hearing this, Kaoru Ichijo's expression changed, and he turned around and said to Godai and Sakurako: "I'm sorry, I'll leave the belt to you first, so I'll say goodbye."
When he was about to go out, he looked back at Sakurako as if he remembered something and said, "By the way, Miss Sakurako, we have received news about Professor Natsume. He is currently receiving treatment at Kanto Medical University Hospital."
Accompanied by hurried footsteps and the squeaking sound of the door closing, Kaoru Ichijo quickly left the screening room.
…
On the other side, Ryusuke Higashino was walking lonely on a street he didn't recognize.
Nagano at this time was not very prosperous, the streets were empty and there were not many high-rise buildings.
He touched his empty stomach. From last night's coma to two o'clock this afternoon, he had not eaten for such a long time, and his stomach was already empty.
But what was helpless was that he didn't have a penny on him, so when he saw a restaurant on the street, he could only take a look outside the door.
However, the belt has been delivered to the fifth generation in good condition, so his mission can be considered completed! Although he promised Rick to protect the future of mankind, does he really have such a consciousness now?
He cannot accept human beings being slaughtered randomly in front of him, but this does not mean that he has the courage to face life and death.
After all, he is a person who has experienced death. Although he seems to have survived easily, the coldness of the passing of life still makes him deeply afraid.
Gee, why think about these heavy things! Higashino Ryusuke tried hard to relax.
Hey, think of something else!
For example, I must have been very cool just now. I completed the task like a mysterious man and then left gracefully. I was handsome and aloof. Isn’t it because I don’t speak Japanese that I don’t talk much...
By the way, Godai seems to be an adventurer. I wonder if he can speak Chinese?
We should have continued the exchange just now, but we left a bit hastily...
My stomach is growling again. Speaking of which, Sakurako must have brought food when she came. Although she had already walked away at that time, with her enhanced sense of smell... it must be ramen!
I have sent such good equipment to Fifth Generation. I wonder if he will agree if I go back and ask him to treat me to a meal?
Thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little funny.
There was a sudden commotion in the street ahead, and a police car roared and crashed over. The car body was in tatters, with signs of impact in many places, and there were bright red blood stains in some places.
The car roared past Higashino Ryusuke, and its target was in the direction of the police station.
Ryusuke tried hard to observe with his dynamic vision. Inside the car, the driver struggled in the driver's seat in fear. In the back seat, a brown-skinned monster with a spider head had touched the driver's neck.
It's number one! Ryusuke was shocked inside.
In the original TV series, the spider monster appeared as the first monster to be defeated after the Kuroyama Incident, and was named Unconfirmed Life Form No. 1 by the police because of the order of its appearance.
However, what he still doesn't know is that due to his appearance, the number one has become him, and the spider monster who was originally codenamed the number one should now be the number two.
When the spider monster first appeared, he attacked the police station in Nagano City, causing a brutal massacre and the loss of dozens of lives.
Watching the police car speeding down the field of vision, Higashino Ryusuke hesitated.
Want to go back? Save people or...
But he is not a savior. Instead, because of this incomplete belt, once he loses control, he may be a more terrifying threat than the spider monster.
Don't worry, Fifth Generation will take care of it, so I don't need to worry about it. Ryusuke wanted to comfort himself like this in his heart, he slowly lowered his head, turned around and left...
