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Chapter 127 The Intercepting Public Security Bureau Chief

Ginoza Shinmoto suddenly stood up from his seat and looked at the numbers projected by the ruler into his field of vision in disbelief.

"0... How can your crime coefficient still be 0?!"

Upon hearing this, both Tsunemori Akane in the room and the executives outside the room showed surprised expressions.

"Is there such a thing?!"

Teng Xiuxing grinned. If it weren't for the fact that their executive officers had to obtain the "Ruler" while on a mission, he would have wanted to take a look at Makishima Shogo right now.

"Sure enough, even the Sibyl System, which is said to be flawless, actually has loopholes!"

Zheng Lu Zhiji said this with a sigh.

As an old detective who had experienced the old era, he naturally had some distrust of this order where AI ruled everything. What he saw now only confirmed his past guess.

Compared to his two colleagues, Kougi Shin on the side did not seem so relaxed.

He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, finally understanding why Sasayama died - facing Makishima Shogo, who had a crime coefficient of 0, the "rulers" in the hands of these police officers were no different from scrap metal, which was equivalent to facing a vicious criminal with bare hands. With Sasayama's poor level of physical skills, it was normal for him to be killed.

Without mentioning the chaotic thoughts in the minds of the executive officers outside, let us turn our attention back to the interrogation room.

In the room, after his initial shock, Ginoza Nobumoto quickly understood the situation and sat down again with a gloomy face.

"I didn't expect there would be someone like you... So you relied on your guilt-free constitution to escape the Sibyl System's scan?"

"Yes, that's it."

Makishima Shogo nodded, fully cooperating.

"..."

Ginoza Nobumoto was silent for a few seconds, then asked the next question he thought was very important:

"Then why did you surrender to the police? With your physical condition, you could hide forever if you wanted to, and it would be almost impossible for us police to find you. But you voluntarily surrendered yourself... Is there some conspiracy?"

"Haha, what's the matter, Officer? I've already surrendered myself as a criminal, but you suspect I have some conspiracy? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Makishima Shogo said with a smile, his tone full of sarcasm.

"..."

Ginoza Shinmoto can now be sure that the other party does have a conspiracy!

He pushed his plain glasses and his tone became cold and stern:

"You don't seem to understand the situation. Although your immunity prevents us from executing you directly, it doesn't mean that the old judicial procedures are completely invalid. Even if it takes a little longer, you will still be sentenced to death for your crimes. At that time, no matter what conspiracies you have, they will be meaningless!"

"Legal proceedings... hehe!"

Makishima Shogo sneered and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Ginoza Shinmoto couldn't help but frown.

It seems that it will take more than a short time to pry open this guy's mouth.

Fortunately, this guy has been imprisoned. In this Public Security Bureau, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks he has, he can't turn the tide!

At worst, you can just keep at it, and eventually he will start talking!

Ginoza Nobumoto thought so and continued to interrogate Makishima Shogo.

……

However, just after the interrogation lasted for several hours, a call came to Nobumoto Ginoza's watch terminal.

When the call was connected, the person who appeared on the video screen was the director of the city's Public Security Bureau, Soso Kosho, who was also Ginoza Nobumoto's immediate superior.

"Director Hesheng, do you have any instructions?"

he asked immediately.

"Inspector Ginoza, I heard that your department just arrested a suspect with the ability to escape punishment today?"

He Shengrangzong, who looked like a middle-aged woman, pushed her glasses and asked.

"Yes, to be precise, he surrendered himself. His confession confirmed his involvement in numerous serious crimes in the past. However, due to his condition being undetectable by the Sibyl system, he repeatedly evaded police investigation."

Ginoza Nobumoto reported the general situation.

"I see. I understand the basic situation now. Well, you did a good job. However, this suspect is very important, and I will be taking over the subsequent work personally. You just need to prepare for the handover, and then you don't have to worry about it anymore."

He Shengrang Zong said so.

Ginoza Shinmoto instinctively felt that this was not appropriate:

"This... I suspect this suspect surrendered himself voluntarily for some conspiracy. Before we investigate thoroughly..."

"I said, I'll take over!"

The unquestionable voice of Heshengrangzong came from the call.

"……Yes!"

Ginoza Shinmoto hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the order.

After all, the other party was his superior, and the orders he issued did not exceed the regulations, so he naturally had no choice but to accept them.

However, when Makishima Shogo was escorted away by the director's men, Ginoza Nobumoto noticed that the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

This made him even more uneasy.

However, the matter was done, and no matter how uneasy he felt, he could not change the result that Makishima Shogo was taken away.

The latter was escorted onto a transport plane on the rooftop helipad and finally disappeared into the night.

……

On the plane, Makishima Shogo, who was changed into prison clothes and had his hands and feet shackled, underwent several rounds of body searches and scans before being sent to a room.

Here, he met a man.

"Makijima-kun, long time no see. I didn't expect you to surrender yourself to the police!"

The director, who had spoken to Ginoza Nobumoto not long ago, greeted him like this.

"You are... Director of the Heshengrang Sect. I don't remember us meeting. Where does this 'long time no see' come from?"

Makishima Shogo said this while being fixed in his seat.

"Well, my appearance has completely changed in the past three years. It's normal that you can't recognize me."

As she spoke, she picked up a book from the table and handed it to the other person:

"I have to apologize. I borrowed this book from you before, but then I got busy and lost it. I can only find you a new copy."

Makishima Shogo took the book, recognized the title, and suddenly revealed a look of enlightenment:

"You are... Fujima Kozaburo? I'm surprised you became the head of the Public Security Bureau?"

He Shengrangzong smiled when he heard this:

"This name really brings back memories. It's been three years since we last met!"

"...I heard you fell into the hands of the police, and I felt really sorry for you at the time... Did you have plastic surgery to look like this now?"

Makishima Shogo put down his book and asked.

Chapter 128: Letting the Wolf In

"You look like this now, did you have plastic surgery? No, that's not right, your body shape has also changed..."

Makishima Shogo said, as if trying to guess why the other party became like this.

"Haha, you should know about full-body prosthetics, but the prosthetic technology currently on the market is still very crude, and the difference can be seen at a glance. The one I use is a perfect prosthetic technology that has never been made public."

As he spoke, He Shengrang Zong deliberately lifted his eyelids to let the other party see the color of the mucous membrane that was no different from normal flesh and blood. If you look closely, you can even find some tear-like liquid.

"Look, there's no difference from the real person, right? The Fujima Kozaburo you knew is now just a brain. For me, appearance is something that can be changed at any time."

Makishima Shogo raised his eyebrows slightly and said:

"But that doesn't explain why a serial killer like you would become the head of the Public Security Bureau? Even if it's just a joke, there should be a limit."

"Strictly speaking, you're wrong."

"He Sheng Ran Zong," or Fujima Kozaburo said, while moving his feet and sitting in his office chair:

"Hesheng Rangzong isn't just one person, and I wasn't always Hesheng Rangzong. In order to allow our brains to be swapped at will, we were integrated into one system, taking turns using this body. Now, I'm the only one in control."

With a click, a row of cables connected to the back of her neck. A cold blue light flashed in her eyes, which looked no different from those of an ordinary person, revealing her mechanical nature.

"'We'...what do you mean?"

Makishima Shogo showed a puzzled expression at the right moment.

"Well, after all, I'm just a representative. You only entrusted this matter to me because we're old acquaintances. As for 'we,' although we've never appeared before the public, our name alone is quite famous—the Sibylla System, that's what the world calls us."

Fujima Kozaburo, who was wearing the skin of the Konosuba, said so.

"...So, the so-called Sibyl System isn't some supercomputer ahead of its time, but rather a collection of wetware made up of a bunch of human brains?"

Makishima Shogo said so.

"Ha, wetware... that's a pretty accurate term."

He Shengrang Zong smiled and nodded:

"Ultimately, simple calculations cannot solve the complex problems of human society. To build a perfect utopia, the system acting as the supreme coordinator must possess the same thinking patterns as humans. This is the origin of the Sibylla System—by parallelizing numerous stripped-down living human brains, supplemented by supercomputers to expand computing scale, and perfectly combining the human brain's thinking ability with the computer's high-speed computing power, the ultimate result is us. And all of this began as early as 50 years ago."

"What a irony! The Sibyl System is so popular and trusted by the public, ruling the country with an absolutely fair computer system instead of humans. But the truth is, everything is still controlled by the will of a group of humans..."

Makishima Shogo shook his head, his face full of sarcasm.

"No, I think this is as close to fair as it gets."

He Shengrang Zong retorted:

"We who oversee and judge the people are already beings beyond humanity. The most important qualification for becoming a member of the Sibyl System is possessing a personality that deviates from existing human norms. We must not empathize with others, nor be emotionally driven. We possess the ability to judge human actions from a non-human perspective. For example, you and I are both like this."

"You mean, the guilt-free constitution?"

Makishima Shogo raised an eyebrow.

"Yes."

He Shengrang Zong nodded and said:

"Ultimately, simple computer calculations can only reveal superficial mental aspects. However, the deeper criminal coefficient, which reveals human psychological tendencies, can only be judged by administrators like us who possess human consciousness. Each person with the guilt-free constitution is a new, abnormal personality that is not part of the system. By continuously absorbing such beings, we, as the Sibyl System as a whole, can continuously broaden our perspectives and increasingly encompass all the possibilities of the human spirit."

Makishima Shogo: "I see, is this why you became a member of the Sibyl System?"

"Yes, although I felt a little confused at first, by sharing my brain and cognition with others, my understanding and judgment rapidly expanded. I felt like one of those prophets in mythology, able to understand everything and feel that everything in the world is under my control!"

The voice of Kosou Soso, or Fujima Kozaburo, became increasingly louder:

"The pleasures that each person's body can obtain are limited, but the joy that wisdom can bring is infinite! Holy Guardian, you must understand!"

"Ah, I can certainly understand..."

Makishima Shogo nodded and asked:

"So, you came to see me so that I can join you?"

"Haha, that's right. This is both the mission of the Sibyl System to expand its scale and my invitation as a friend."

Heshengrangzong said:

"While there's a way to accomplish this using force, you said, 'Only actions based on one's own will are valuable.' I think you'd understand and agree with me if you were in my shoes!"

"So, our current destination is where they're going to have surgery to remove my brain?"

Makishima Shogo asked.

"No, it's not that troublesome."

He Shengrang Zong shook his head:

"The technology for extracting a living brain is very mature. We can even do it on this plane. Once the operation is complete, we will have reached our destination, and we can officially induct you into the Sibyl System!"

"I see... While it's a shame I can't continue to be a 'player' in the game of life, I can accept the idea of ​​changing my perspective and becoming a referee."

Makishima Shogo nodded and said so.

"Oh? Looks like you agreed!"