Naming Technique of the Night

At night, on the east side of Shirakawa Village.

Suddenly, a thatched house caught fire, burning fiercely.

All the gable-roofed thatched houses in Shirakawa Village were built with real thatch and wood, and they are all world cultural heritage sites.

Every thirty to forty years, the thatched roofs of the houses need to be replaced. The whole village will gather together, working cohesively to replace the thatch for each house.

But now, the gable-roofed houses that carry the dreams and heritage of Shirakawa Village are burning rapidly, melting the snow on the roofs into water.

The fire illuminated the entire Shirakawa Village.

Outside the thatched houses, members of the Mysterious Business Department were dragging two adults toward the vehicles outside.

The two people being dragged resisted fiercely, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't break free from the members of the Mysterious Business Department.

Their relatives also rushed out to help, but were all knocked down one by one.

"Let go of my dad!" A young man charged out with a large wooden hammer used for pounding mochi. But the heavy hammer was grabbed by a member of the Mysterious Business Department with one hand, completely motionless.

The member of the Mysterious Business Department casually swung and threw the hammer and the young man together.

These members of the Mysterious Business Department, injected with Genetic Potions, were like adults facing children when dealing with ordinary people.

A member of the Mysterious Business Department looked coldly at the young man lying on the ground and said, "These three people are on our list to take away. We are going to provide them with a better future. Do you want to be enemies of the entire Mysterious Business Department by doing this? I advise you not to try again, or all the gable-roofed houses in Shirakawa Village will become history."

Including Jinguji Maki, these three people were confirmed to have the qualification to cross over after checking the "Inner and Outer World" household registration information by the Mysterious Business Department.

The Mysterious Business Department arrived with four vehicles, 7 people in total.

For a small place like Shirakawa Village, no large-scale deployment was needed; 7 people were enough.

At this moment, Jinguji Maki was sitting in the back seat of the vehicle, her eyes red from crying, desperately trying to suppress her sobs.

She didn't know why these people were capturing her, nor did she know where she was being taken.

An eight-year-old girl only knew that her grandmother had fallen in attempting to stop these people from taking her, but she didn't know her grandmother had already died.

She only knew that these people were extremely fierce, and their strength was like the legendary superhuman, making it almost impossible for anyone to resist them.

Aside from her, the other two captives were an uncle from the Shirakawa Village Puppet Theater and a sister from the Shirakawa Village Crafts Shop.

Every year during the autumn festival, the uncle would operate puppets to perform lion dances, which was the children's and tourists' favorite show.

In the past, when her father was still around, he would take Xiao Zhenji to watch the puppet show every autumn. The uncle, captured with her at this moment, would always invite her to stand in the front row.

The sister from the Crafts Shop would choose a simple little gift to give to her.

Back then, Shirakawa Village truly felt like a paradise, a carefree heaven on earth.

At this moment, the uncle and sister were being lifted into another vehicle by the members of the Mysterious Business Department, as light as nothing.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhenji was dumbfounded, feeling desperate.

Initially, the little girl hoped that the brother would suddenly appear as a hero to save her.

But now she only hoped Qing Chen wouldn't return to Shirakawa Village, wouldn't witness this scene.

Because these people were too strong, ordinary people couldn't deal with them.

Actually, the little girl wasn't sure if the brother would really come to save her after knowing she was in danger.

Probably not, right?

After all, these people were so powerful.

After all, the brother hadn't known her for very long.

They weren't that familiar with each other; who would offend the Mysterious Business Department for an unfamiliar stranger?

Thinking of this, Jinguji Maki felt relieved rather than sad.

Even though she was the one in danger, her first reaction was that such a kind and gentle brother must not get into trouble because of her.

The members of the Mysterious Business Department got in the vehicles and drove away from Shirakawa Village.

The little girl couldn't stop crying, watching her home getting farther and farther away. She thought it was such a pity; if only she could spend more time with the brother.

She had already asked the aunt from the nearby hot spring inn to teach her how to cook and planned to make a proper meal for the brother within a month.

Moreover... she wondered if her grandmother would be okay, if she could recover.

A member of the Mysterious Business Department looked at the little girl and joked, "This little girl is very pretty. When we get back, I will ask the captain to assign her to me so she can become my pet."

"You'd better make contributions first. Otherwise, I might get this pet before you do."

They spoke rudely and maliciously, not treating Jinguji Maki as a living, independent person.

The vehicle traveled through the mountains for a while, then suddenly a loud noise erupted as a rock fell from above, hitting the hood of the first off-road vehicle.

The rock was so large and heavy that, upon hitting the hood, it caused the rear part of the vehicle to lift and roll to the right side.

All airbags in the off-road vehicle deployed, but it couldn't stop rolling, crashing through the guardrail and falling to the bottom of the mountain.

The ravine near Shirakawa Village wasn't deep, no more than ten meters. If the Mysterious Business Department members were lucky, they wouldn't die from the fall.

There was communication over the car radio: "Two people go down to check the situation; I suspect it's man-made."

"Such a large rock would need at least B-Class to lift. I think it might be a coincidence with a rockslide."

"Better to be cautious."

The convoy stopped, and some people got off, feeling their way down the mountain.

At this moment, there was a knocking sound on the window of Jinguji Maki's vehicle.

The mysterious members inside the car, along with Jinguji Maki, slowly looked out the window to see a teenager bent over outside, looking in through the window.

Jinguji Maki froze.

It was like someone about to fall into the abyss suddenly saw a beam of light through a crevice, like a hand reaching out.

She felt the world had become warm again.

However, the little girl silently stared at the brother, tears streaming down as she anxiously shook her head.

She didn't want him to fall into the abyss with her.

However, Qing Chen suddenly smiled and pointed at her eyes, gesturing with his hand to tell her to close her eyes.

The next moment, Jinguji Maki obediently closed her eyes. She didn't know what Qing Chen wanted to do, but subconsciously followed his instructions.

"Hey, who are you? You..." A member of the Mysterious Business Department got out of the car, but before he could draw his firearm, Qing Chen struck his neck with a hand chop.

Ordinary people use a hand chop to knock out by striking the carotid artery.

But Qing Chen's strike directly broke the enemy's neck.

The members of the Mysterious Business Department were stunned; where did this master come from?!

Wait, could this be the one who threw the rock down the mountain?!

The members of the Mysterious Business Department were uncertain and wary.

How could such a remote area produce such a figure?

Shirakawa Village was just an isolated village, and the members sent here by the Mysterious Business Department were not strong.

Now Qing Chen has reached C-Class in both cultivation and awakening power systems, breaking through the critical point of the C-Class peak.

Shirakawa Village's residents were considered ordinary people, ants, grass by the Mysterious Business Department.

But those members of the Mysterious Business Department were like ants to Qing Chen.

Jinguji Maki didn't know the brother who rode a mountain bike to bring her back had already put the entire Osaka Mysterious Business Department in a state of tension and fear.

"Baka!" Another member of the Mysterious Business Department cursed, got out of the car, and quickly pulled the trigger.

But to his astonishment, his arm wasn't as fast in adjusting the gun as Qing Chen dodging.

At this moment, the members of the Mysterious Business Department realized they were dealing with a monster!

Someone tried to use the 'Shirakawa Village Hostage' to threaten Qing Chen not to approach, but Qing Chen had already taken the gun!

At such close range, accurate shooting was like a divine mandate.

Jinguji Maki obediently kept her eyes closed.

In the little girl's world, she could only hear the angry cursing, gunshots, and then screams from the members of the Mysterious Business Department.

Finally, it was completely silent.

The Mysterious Business Department members who managed to climb back up were shot dead before they could react.

The little girl sat trembling in the car, not knowing how long had passed when a warm hand covered her eyes, then lifted her out of the off-road vehicle.

"It's okay now."

She heard a soft voice saying this next to her ear.

Jinguji Maki knew the brother was worried she might see some cruel scenes.

His gentleness and kindness came from the heart.

But the problem was, those self-proclaimed members of the Mysterious Business Department were really strong. Did the brother deal with them all?

Jinguji Maki listened intently, but she couldn't hear any sounds from the members of the Mysterious Business Department, as if they were all dead.

So... the brother is really special.

Thinking of this, the little girl silently leaned her head on Qing Chen's shoulder, letting her tears flow through his warm fingers.

"Brother, have you seen grandma?" Jinguji Maki asked in a low voice.

Qing Chen was silent for a moment: "Grandma is gone."

He didn't choose to lie since a person needs to understand this cold world to realize the importance of their warmth.

Qing Chen said to the other two people from Shirakawa Village, "You two push the car down the mountain, and then find relatives to avoid the limelight. Trust me, if the Mysterious Business Department finds you, your fate will be worse than imagined."

Saying this, he didn't stay any longer.

Qing Chen knew that pushing the car down the mountain was only to delay the Mysterious Business Department's response time.

Tonight, when they find their comrades didn't return to Osaka City Hall smoothly, they will investigate quickly.

Perhaps tomorrow morning, the Mysterious Business Department will arrive in Shirakawa Village to review everything that happened last night.

They will learn that the capture operation was successful. If they don't see the three Time Traveler backups at the scene of the car crash, they will immediately seal off Shirakawa Village to investigate clues.

There isn't much time left for Qing Chen. He needs to take Jinguji Maki into the mountains by night until he completes his life-or-death trial and returns to Shirakawa Village.

Qing Chen said softly, "Go back and bury grandma. I'll take you to Mount Okuhotaka. You need to stay there with me for a few days. Although the conditions will be tough, everything will be fine."

The little girl cried for a long time. Grandma had ultimately passed away.

Qing Chen didn't comfort her or urge her to stop crying. It was something she would eventually experience.

After a long while, Jinguji Maki raised her red eyes: "Brother, did I bring you trouble?"

Qing Chen nodded: "Yes, you did."

The little girl bowed her head in guilt.

In the next second, Qing Chen said softly, "But it's okay."

Saying this, he put the little girl down, holding her cold little hand as they walked toward Shirakawa Village.

The people from the Mysterious Business Department would soon come to die.

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Sorry, there's only one chapter today. I overestimated myself. My leg sometimes hurts so much that I can't concentrate. After writing one chapter, I need to revise for a long time to be satisfied. These two or three days might only have one update...