Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 222 The Mystery of Ice City

Chapter 222 The Mystery of Ice City

The morning rush hour in Syracuse was not over yet; rows of cars were still piled up on the roads, and several traffic police officers stood under the traffic lights, diligently directing traffic.

On the other side of the road, inside a silver SUV, the atmosphere was extremely eerie.

Tang Zijun gripped the steering wheel, quietly waiting for the red light ahead to turn green. He glanced at the rearview mirror from time to time, and each time his gaze shifted, he could see Tang Cao's pouty little face staring at him.

Qin Nan and Tang Cao sat together in the back seat. She turned her head to look out the window, seemingly intently recording every passerby who went by outside the car.

Seeing Tang Cao's cheeks puffed up like balloons, Tang Zijun breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, okay, don't be angry. We didn't mean to not tell you."

"snort!"

Tang Cao held the cat carrier and stared intently at Tang Zijun through the rearview mirror.

When did this happen?

"Ahem...last month." Tang Zijun's gaze darted away; he couldn't possibly say that it happened in Qin Nan's rented apartment in Chang'an. "It was when Qin Nan first came to our house."

"Okay, so this is how you treat me on my first visit to our house."

"Well, Tang Cao, this isn't Tang Zijun's fault either." Qin Nan opened her mouth.

"Sister Nan, I consider you my best senior. How could you do this to me?" Tang Cao bit her lower lip, looking at Qin Nan in disbelief.

"I know, but these are things we can't control..." Qin Nan didn't dare look Tang Cao in the eye.

"So you're just going to keep this from me forever?"

"No, it's just that this matter is rather complicated, and we don't know how to explain it to you right now." Qin Nan scratched his hair.

Tang Zijun nodded. "Yes, I asked Qin Nan to keep it a secret for now. I was thinking of telling you after we had a result."

9

"Do we still have to wait for your result?"

Tangcao leaned weakly against the back of the seat.

Little Gray silently poked its head out from the gap in the trunk.

He looked at the three people inside the car. "Am I the only one who finds this conversation increasingly strange?"

Xiaobai: ZZZ...

As the red light turned green, the vehicles gradually accelerated.

Tang Zijun gripped the steering wheel and adjusted to a more comfortable position.

"In short, matters of the dream world are not something you can get involved in right now. The Bureau of Demonic Supervision only let me join for safety reasons."

"Plus, I'm your brother, and I have a magical girl sister, so the bureau gave me a lot of leeway."

"The reason I didn't want to tell you was because I was afraid you'd worry about my safety. After all, you're such a jumpy girl, and you didn't even tell me you were a magical girl."

"Hmm"

Tang Cao frowned repeatedly, but in the end, she could only let out a long sigh.

"Okay, since it's already happened, we're even."

"That's more like it. Right now, we should focus our attention on the situation in Ice City. Every magical girl is very important to the department, and we can't afford any accidents."

Tang Zijun casually picked up a stack of documents from the passenger seat and handed them to Tang Cao in the back.

"This is the information about Bingcheng compiled by Deputy Director Chang, as well as the investigation and summary of the investigation reports from the bureau's detectives. Since it was just compiled, you probably haven't seen it yet, so take a look now."

Tang Cao took the document and curiously opened it, while Qin Nan also came over.

After quickly glancing at it, Qin Nan couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, so detailed! It even has time stamps!"

"This is our bureau's official report. From now on, we'll submit reports using this template. Of course, you can just take a look at these materials. If they actually find anything during their investigation, we won't need to make this trip."

As she spoke, Tang Zijun gave Little Gray a wary look. "You spirit beasts should have connections with each other, right? Can you try to sense the location of the spirit beasts in Ice City?"

"It's not that easy. It's true that there is a connection between spirit beasts, but it's too weak. Unless we're very close, I can't sense other spirit beasts," Little Gray replied.

"That's true. I heard that we sent a magical girl from Chuncheng to investigate first, but she didn't find anything." Tang Zijun shook her head slightly.

"Chuncheng? The one who's taking the postgraduate entrance exam? How's her thesis preparation going?" Tang Cao blinked.

"I don't know, but even if I fail the postgraduate entrance exam, the bureau should make arrangements, right?" Qin Nan said casually.

"The most troublesome thing right now is that we need to determine the location of that spirit beast. As long as we can ensure its safety and the safety of the rainbow crystal flower, we will have successfully taken the first step," Tang Zijun said.

"The document says that the bureau's agents investigated all recent missing persons reports but found no girls matching the age," Tangcao said, pointing to a section of the document. "Perhaps that magical girl isn't in any danger, but just, like you said earlier, doesn't want to fight?"

Qin Nan shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

"Just because she hasn't been reported missing doesn't mean we can be 100% sure she's safe. And even if the girl doesn't want to fight, that spirit beast isn't stupid. It should be seeking refuge with other magical girls right away, instead of still being missing."

"Qin Nan is right. We must prepare for the worst."

Tang Zijun spoke as she drove.

"Let's go see the temporary person in charge in Bingcheng first, and then make plans. You guys take this time to rest, because once we get to Bingcheng, we probably won't have any free time."

With her gaze fixed on the approaching highway toll station ahead, Tang Zijun narrowed her eyes slightly.

In fact, Tang Zijun had already tried to use the method of reversing the world to find the magical girl and spirit beast in the Ice City last night, but unfortunately, he didn't find any trace of them after spending the whole night.

The spirit beast and the magical girl seemed to have vanished into thin air.

If it weren't for the certainty that magical girls were born before the gap formed, Tang Zijun would have doubted whether Ice City had been chosen by nature.

During their conversation with Chang Lei, the two also suspected that it might be the work of the Shadow Clan, because the Shadow Clan had opened up a new dimension. If they had kidnapped the spirit beasts and magical girls, then from a realistic point of view, it would indeed be impossible to find them.

If that's the case, then the situation is probably quite serious.

Four hours later, Tang Zijun parked her car outside an abandoned old-fashioned bungalow.

This is the outskirts of Ice City, and also the temporary office of the Demon Surveillance Bureau. To avoid disturbing ordinary people's work and to maintain a low profile,

They usually choose to set up camp in places with fewer people.

As soon as she got off the car, a man with a buzz cut and wearing a black uniform walked out of the bungalow. He walked quickly to Tang Zijun, his hawk-like eyes sweeping over the badge on Tang Zijun's chest, and then he quickly saluted.

"lead."

"Hmm." Tang Zijun nodded slightly. "How's the situation?"

"Just like before, not a single clue." The man with the buzz cut didn't waste any words or make small talk; his gaze never left Tang Zijun.

Following the man with the buzz cut into the bungalow, we found that the dilapidated house was filled with all sorts of high-tech devices, with wires extending out and reaching the back of the house.

The man with the buzz cut wasn't alone in the room; there were quite a few people working in several rooms, both men and women, and there seemed to be no more than seven or eight of them, probably a small team.

Hearing the commotion, everyone turned their curious gazes to carefully observe the unfamiliar man and two women who had entered.

Although they are all members of the Magical Investigation Bureau, not everyone has the opportunity to see a magical girl in person, let alone the man in front of them, who is a senior agent of the bureau.

The man with the buzz cut walked to a computer and said, "We've practically turned Ice City upside down, but we still haven't found any valuable clues. Swift suspects that the magical girl in Ice City failed to awaken."

"Swifts?" Tang Zijun frowned.

"Oh, that's the code name of the Spring City Magical Girl. She's already left," the man with the buzz cut said. "Also, my name is Zhang Wei. I'm the captain of the dispatched C team and also the temporary head of Ice City."

"Tang Zijun." Tang Zijun nodded slightly and stepped aside. "These two are Qing and Bai."

"I've heard about you before, so you're the lone traveler from Chang'an and the magical girl with the most talent in the country. Hello."

"Yo." Qin Nan raised his hand in greeting, while Tang Cao nodded quietly and stood silently beside Qin Nan.

"What did you mean when you said that Swift suspected that the magical girl awakening in Ice City had failed?" Tang Zijun asked.

"According to Swift's description, in the information she has, the awakening of magical girls is not 100% successful."

Zhang Wei thought for a moment and then quickly explained.

"For example, in the same neighborhood, there may be more than two girls who can be accepted. In this case, it depends on the spirit beast's own choice."

However, the choice of the spirit beast is not the same as the choice of the Rainbow Crystal Flower. Whether a girl can be accepted depends on whether she can use magic. If her talent is too poor, the Rainbow Crystal Flower will not be able to bind to another girl in a short period of time.

"So, what Swift means is that the spirit beasts of Ice City found a girl who is qualified but lacks magical talent, so much so that she doesn't have enough power to fight?" Tang Zijun stroked her chin.

Zhang Wei nodded. "Theoretically, that's correct. This news has also been corroborated by magical girls in other cities. Although there are few examples, it's not unheard of."

However, Tang Zijun did not think the matter was that simple.

"Even if the awakening failed, that spirit beast has no reason to hide, especially with the swift coming to help. It should have come directly to you."

"That's the problem. That spirit beast seems to be deliberately hiding its tracks," Zhang Wei said, frowning.

"Have you recorded the location where the heretical demons appeared?" Qin Nan suddenly asked at this moment.

"Yes, as soon as we arrived, we immediately marked the location of the gap."

Hearing Zhang Wei's answer, Qin Nan quickly went to the computer.

"Pull it out, let me see."