Yukiko Miwo felt as if her recent experiences were a dream.
First, Kitayama Tadashi, the most important person in her heart, became very strange.
Then, Reiko Mizutani appeared before her, a woman who made Yukiko Miwo, also a female, incredibly jealous.
Then, devastated by Reiko Mizutani, she secretly ate food that would worsen her condition, attempting suicide.
However, she was saved by the doctor.
Finally, the doctor suddenly informed her that a suitable kidney donor had been found and a kidney transplant could be performed immediately.
She could live.
For some reason, after her failed suicide attempt, Yukiko Miwo suddenly no longer wanted to die.
She gratefully asked the nurse who had donated her the kidney.
She wanted to thank the person.
The figures of Reiko Mizutani and Kitayama Tadashi flashed in the nurse's mind.
"Someone will inform you later."
The nurse smiled awkwardly and demurred.
There were too many mysteries in this matter.
Many unexplainable details gave people ample room for imagination.
The affair between Yukiko Miwo and Kitayama Tadashi was already common knowledge in the hospital.
Therefore, there was even speculation that "Kitayama Tadashi killed Reiko Mizutani for Yukiko Miwo, and then found someone to impersonate Yukiko Miwo's father to consent to organ donation."
It's truly unknown how the police confirmed that a middle-aged man who appeared out of nowhere was Reiko Mizutani's father.
If they had just verified it carefully, they would have found out that the person claiming to be Reiko Mizutani's "father" was an escaped mental patient.
Moreover, Reiko Mizutani's identity was also highly problematic.
It can only be said that the island nation's identity information management, which lacked ID cards and a nationwide network, was indeed inferior to its neighbor.
(The island nation only started issuing ID-like documents after 2016; before that, things like driver's licenses were used to prove identity.)
Yukiko Miwo's post-operative recovery was very smooth.
Her condition was so good that it even surprised the doctors.
However, just as Yukiko Miwo was preparing to embrace a new life, an accident occurred.
Yukiko Miwo's lower abdomen suddenly swelled, and she writhed in pain on the bed.
The doctors urgently gathered and began to rescue Yukiko Miwo.
However, when the examination films were handed to them...
Everyone fell silent.
"What, what exactly is this?"
A doctor said in disbelief.
They saw something they couldn't comprehend.
The kidney had grown limbs.
It had even grown a head.
At this moment, the head was still growing towards the stomach.
"Did we transplant a baby instead of a kidney?"
A doctor said something he himself didn't believe.
But the thing in the film did look very much like a deformed baby.
"What are you talking about? This is clearly a kidney."
A doctor retorted.
"Then you explain what this is; this is clearly a head."
Several doctors argued, each sticking to their own opinion.
"Enough!"
The director suddenly raised his voice.
"Regardless, we must perform an excision surgery, starting the incision from the stomach area."
The director had spoken, and everyone began preparations.
In the operating room, everyone stared at the scalpel moving across the skin.
Doctors and nurses watched the surgery intently, guessing what would happen next.
They even held their breath, barely exhaling.
"What on earth is this thing!"
A doctor said in disbelief.
Through the incision made by the scalpel, a complete head actually appeared there.
Under everyone's horrified gaze, the head's eyes moved.
All the doctors whose eyes were swept by the head couldn't help but take a step back.
Countless desires sprouted in their hearts.
Pffft.
The head suddenly exerted itself, propping itself up and emerging from Yukiko Miwo's belly.
Clink, clink.
The doctors couldn't help but retreat again; some even dropped their instruments to the floor without realizing it.
"Tom…ie."
A broken voice came from the mouth full of blood and bodily fluids.
The sound was as strange as if the vocal organs hadn't fully developed.
"My real…name…is Tomie."
Tomie… Everyone silently repeated the name in their hearts.
At the same time, an uncontrollable urge to explore rose from everyone's hearts… "Reiko Mizutani is dead?"
Kento Nanami frowned, looking at the intelligence report handed to him by the Assistant Supervisor.
He never expected that as soon as he arrived at the mission location, the mission target would die just like that.
"Did Reiko Mizutani leave a body?"
Kento Nanami asked the Assistant Supervisor.
"Yes."
Kento Nanami took the intelligence report from the Assistant Supervisor again.
The words "missing" appeared before him.
This made Kento Nanami even more of a headache.
"Have Reiko Mizutani's past experiences been investigated, and also this Takagi, who claims to be Reiko Mizutani's father?"
"No."
The Assistant Supervisor shook his head.
"Both their identities are fake; further investigation will take time."
Even this Assistant Supervisor didn't understand.
Why did the local police so easily confirm the father-daughter relationship between the two?
Mizutani, Takagi.
These clearly different surnames couldn't possibly belong to a father and daughter.
It's worth noting that although the atmosphere is more open now, some women still change their surname after marrying into their husband's family.
Therefore, the probability of Reiko Mizutani having her mother's surname was very low.
"Please apply to the local Jujutsu department to investigate the police officers involved in this case."
Kento Nanami's words surprised the Assistant Supervisor.
"May I ask why you are doing this?"
The Assistant Supervisor asked cautiously.
"I need to determine whether the 'culprit' in this case has the ability to influence others' judgment or manipulate their cognition."
"I understand, I'll get right on it!"
The Assistant Supervisor immediately took action after hearing Kento Nanami's words.
At the same time, he also sighed inwardly, thinking, as expected of one of the most reliable Jujutsu Sorcerers, with the highest mission success rate.
He even thought of this point.
When he first collected this intelligence, the Assistant Supervisor was scolding the police for being so irresponsible.
They actually ignored all the problematic minor details because the case seemed simple and clear.
But if it was due to interference from Jujutsu, then it was quite normal.
After all, ordinary people have no resistance to Jujutsu.
"The target is gone, so what do we do now?"
Yu Haibara scratched his head, feeling like he had wound up for a punch only to hit cotton.
During the previous investigation, Yu Haibara had mostly been the mood-setter, hardly playing any significant role.
So he had been eager to show off in the upcoming battle.
Although he was a Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerer and Kento Nanami was a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
But this did not prevent him from performing.
Of course, if he was truly beaten badly by a Cursed Spirit, Yu Haibara would decisively ask Kento Nanami for help.
"We'll go to the hospital to check."
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