I'm in Tokyo, caught in the clutches of the demon princess.

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“Mm.” Kasahara Kojika nodded.

Fujimura Yuya couldn't help but sigh.

"I never imagined that Feng Zejian would have such a deep connection with you, Xiaolu."

This time, it was Kasahara Koji's turn to gossip.

Do you and him have a story too?

Fujimura Yu waved his hand.

"It's not really a story between him and me, but rather a story between Tingzhi and him."

“When Tingzhi was bullied, Feng Zejian saw it, helped Tingzhi, and comforted him. You have no idea, Tingzhi is now completely infatuated with him.”

"The worst thing is that even though he has a girlfriend, he still pushes me, his older sister, into the relationship. I really don't know if I'm his real sister."

Kasahara Koji felt a little disappointed when she heard that Kazesawa had a girlfriend.

Of course, she didn't ask any further questions.

"Okay, okay, go to sleep now, or you won't get any sleep if a mission comes."

"Ah."

The two girls turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, Feng Zejian was alone in the conference room, deep in thought.

Based on information obtained from Kasahara Kojima, Kasahara Kojima is likely not the product of a normal pregnancy.

As Sato Shiro previously mentioned, Kasahara Koshika obtained the complete Yuki-onna contract.

I've experienced the Snow Woman's Contract with the Wind and Swamp, and it's a miracle I survived.

There is a difference between temporary and permanent, so Kasahara Koji's price was greater than her own.

The fact that the Snow Woman is ranked very high in the Ghostly Club indicates that she is also very strong.

Could it be that someone conducted some unknown experiments on Kasahara Kawaji, and Kasahara Koji was a product of these experiments?

Their goal is to create a group of humans who can accept contracts with powerful monsters and spirits.

If that's the case, then it can only mean that he has unearthed another conspiracy that is no less significant than the one in Guanye District.

At that moment, Sato Shiro pushed open the door and walked in.

Looking at Feng Zejian's appearance, I felt a little curious.

"What are you thinking about in the middle of the night?"

Feng Zejian did not hide anything.

"I feel like I'm involved in more than just the conspiracy in Guanye District."

Sato Shiro paused for a moment, then picked up a cigarette and lit it. "What have you figured out now, kid?"

"I suspect that some people within the Yin-Yang Bureau are conducting human experiments, intending to create a batch of children who can withstand high-level ghost contracts and train them from a young age to become loyal henchmen of the Yin-Yang Bureau."

Sato Shiro was stunned, and stubbed out the cigarette in his hand with his fingers.

A rare look of helplessness and bitterness appeared on his face. "How did you know all this?"

Chapter 131 The Woman Who Fell From the Sky

“At first I didn’t notice it, but today I remembered that Kasahara Kawaji was a name that appeared in a misprinted newspaper in Kanba Ward. If he was 20 years old at the time, now fifty years have passed, he must be at least seventy years old. It’s not impossible for a seventy-year-old to have a child late in life, but he is in a vegetative state. However, it cannot be ruled out that he may have chosen to freeze his sperm before.”

"I'll assume for now that this technology was already mature fifty years ago, but it's really strange that Kasahara Koji knew nothing about her mother. I'm just using my imagination, but if all the information I have is true, what kind of methods could have allowed a seventy-year-old vegetative patient to have a daughter who was not even twenty years old, and that this daughter, who was not even twelve years old, would show extremely high talent in the Onmyōryō and even sign a permanent contract with the Yuki-onna?"

“Each of these is a low-probability event with a very low probability. So it can’t be a coincidence. So I connected all the clues and came to this conclusion. I think this is too crazy. I don’t want to believe it’s true.”

Sato Shiro, who had been silent all along, finally responded.

"This is real."

Sato Shiro's gaze toward Kaze Sawama changed, becoming somewhat serious and intriguing.

"Now that you've reasoned this far, I should tell you the truth about some things."

He sat upright and solemnly in the wind and rain.

"There's no need to be so serious. My identity isn't actually a secret. Before I retired, I was the head of the Onmyo-ryo (Bureau of Yin and Yang). But that position only sounds impressive; it doesn't actually have any real power. The real power is in the hands of those above, but I can still get in touch with that level."

"The price of being released to that level is to become a dog. I don't mind being a dog, but things have developed far beyond my expectations. They used the children of the team members who died in the Yin-Yang Bureau battle as experimental subjects, which crossed my bottom line."

“I can grovel at their feet like a dog, but I cannot watch those people, those treasures left behind by those who fought alongside me and sacrificed themselves for the greater good, being used as experimental subjects.”

"But what can I change? I can't change anything. I can act impulsively and wreak havoc in the Yin-Yang Bureau, but what about the children afterwards?"

Feng Zejian's mood was also extremely heavy at this moment.

However, there are still many doubts.

Kasahara Koshika's kind of existence certainly cannot be the majority.

Feng Zejian has reason to suspect that this is the result of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

But this also means that a huge amount of "experimental materials" need to be sacrificed.

This requires children.

But how can we find these children?

Feng Zejian stood up instantly.

He had an idea.

Only this explanation makes sense for the mass sacrifice of thousands of people to the families of the victims in Guanye District.

That means the two events were one event from the very beginning.

Sato Shiro looked at Kazesawa Mako with concern and asked, "What's wrong?"

Feng Zejian sat down again, trying to calm himself down with deep breaths.

"It's nothing, it's just that whenever I get closer to the truth, I don't feel any joy, only a suffocating sense of powerlessness."

"But at this point, even if I wanted to get away, it would be impossible. I could only keep going."

Sato Shiro refocused his gaze, which had been extinguished in that moment, and looked at the boy he hadn't seen for only a few years.

"Kid, your growth is truly amazing. Maybe you really can create miracles."

Feng Zejian shook his head.

"I don't think it's a miracle, after all, it's a road paved with the bones of those who came before."

Sato Shiro was somewhat helpless.

"Why did we have to make this a heavy topic again? Okay, it's about time to go to sleep. I have to make breakfast for those kids tomorrow."

Feng Zejian's lips twitched.

"Huh? Even I have to get up early?"

Sato Shiro smiled.

"I brought you back so you could work, not so you could enjoy yourself. Go to sleep while you still have time."

Feng Zejian shrugged, and the two left the narrow conference room one after the other.

The next day, it wasn't an alarm clock that woke Kazesawa, but Uesugi Katai.

Uesugi Kazuma woke up Kazesawa and went to help in the kitchen.

Kazema was surprised to see Uesugi Katayoshi cooking porridge.

After all, it's really too much for a proper young lady from a wealthy family to get up early to cook porridge for the children.

Feng Zejian couldn't help but ask:

"Um, are you used to doing this kind of thing?"

Uesugi Katai raised her eyebrows slightly.

"If there's anything you don't like, just adjust the time and do a little bit of work. I do this kind of work all the time."

Sato Shiro flattered her, saying, "Our little Jia Dai is truly beautiful inside and out. If you hadn't come back soon, she would have taken your place in those kids' hearts."

Feng Zejian sneered.

"It's already been replaced. The room that was originally reserved for me is now occupied by the kind and beautiful Xiao Jia."

"How can you be so ungrateful? Why didn't you bring this up when we were sharing a bed?"

This time, it was Feng Zejian's turn to be embarrassed.

"Um...actually..."

"Stop pretending. Xiao Jia has already told me everything. Otherwise, why do you think I would let Xiao Jia stay here and even stay in your room?"

Feng Zejian didn't say anything.

Uesugi Kata's pretty face flushed slightly.

"Hey Dean, haven't you ever thought about getting a girlfriend or anything?"

Sato Shiro looked helplessly at Kaze Sawa.

"You make it sound so easy, kid. How am I supposed to find it like this? Do you expect it to fall from the sky?"

Feng Zejian shrugged.

"Then you can just wait for something to fall from the sky."

Just then, there was another knock on the kitchen door.

Sato Shiro stuck the cleaver into the cutting board.

"What's wrong, so early in the morning?"

"A big sister with feathers fell from the sky."

Sato Shiro's eyes widened, and Kaze Sawa's lips twitched.

Feng Zejian also put down what he was holding.

"Go and see."

Sato Shiro followed without hesitation.

However, Uesugi Yoshita did not leave.

After all, the kitchen can't function without someone, and she wasn't interested in that kind of thing anyway.

Following the child's footsteps, the two arrived at the area in the backyard where quilts were drying. They saw that the clothesline had been smashed and a woman covered in black feathers was lying on the quilt, with colorful scales around her eyes and cheeks.

Feng Zejian raised an eyebrow slightly, while Sato Shiro scratched his head helplessly.

Feng Zejian then asked:

"what is this?"

Sato Shiro said calmly, "A troublesome person."

Feng Zejian frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"Someone who can't be ignored, but once they take charge, there's a whole host of other things to deal with."

"you know?"

"I know him, but I don't really know him."

"You know her identity, but you don't know exactly who she is?"

"clever."

Feng Zejian couldn't help but joke: