Chapter 312: Searching for Kira Yoshikage
"Giorno!!"
Li Qing roared in despair.
But the number of his dead companions was so great that he couldn't even shout out to them all.
These friends and reliable companions whom he cherished were now like fragile and tiny dead grass, being swallowed up by the raging fire without any resistance.
Not even ashes were left, the only thing that proved they had ever existed was the hot wind that blew out.
Li Qing stretched out his hand hard to catch the heat wave that was coming towards him.
However, the next moment...
He stretched out his hand and grasped a ray of sunlight falling from the sky.
"Eh?!" Li Qing's expression suddenly became extremely shocked.
The last moment he was in the living room of Dongfang's house, witnessing his companions reduced to ashes.
At this moment, he suddenly and passively "turned on" the data mode and appeared on a noisy and bustling street.
"Wait... this place is..."
Li Qing de-digitized with doubt and opened his eyes:
“Morioh-cho Station, where I wake up in the morning!”
"And time is..."
He fixed his eyes on a clock hanging in a store:
"8:00 AM!"
An office worker just happened to walk past Li Qing.
Li Qing's pupils couldn't help but shrink: that was the passerby he stopped to ask the time when he just woke up in the morning!
“It is 8:00 AM on April 6th…”
He quickly gained further clarity about his situation:
"I actually went back to an hour before the explosion?!"
"It turns out that I didn't 'turn on' datafication, but I went back to a time when datafication happened to be turned on!"
Li Qing's heart was filled with shock and lingering fear:
Go back in time!
Kira Yoshikage's ability can actually cause time to go back!
He just revealed his identity to his companions, and the suddenly appearing Killer Queen blew all the people who knew the truth into ashes, and also turned the time back a full hour.
Wait, let’s go back one hour...are all my companions who were killed in the explosion still alive now?
Li Qing felt delighted.
But this joy only lasted for a moment, and soon turned into a heavy chill:
"Giorno and the others should be fine, at least for now."
"But Kira Yoshikage, how can I completely resolve the core of this issue?"
Yesterday, that guy's identity was clearly exposed and he was clearly in a desperate situation.
But after that incredible ability was activated...
The world has changed, and all memories that are unfavorable to Kira Yoshikage have been modified.
"And I, I am not a fish that slipped through the net at all, but a carrier of Killer Queen."
"As soon as I reveal his identity to others, those who know will be blown to ashes."
"Time will be rewound to an hour ago when no one knew his identity."
"In this way, in this new world of April 6, there will be no enemy other than me who can threaten Kira Yoshikage!"
"And even I, as the carrier of that stand, will definitely be subject to various restrictions in actual actions."
"Damn it... losers eat dust..."
"How can there be such an invincible stand ability in the world!?"
Li Qing felt a chill down his spine:
He was not afraid of the unsolvable situation of the loser eating dust.
What really chilled his heart was that the ability of the loser eating dust seemed to be tailor-made for Kira Yoshikage in this world.
Kira didn't want to die miserably, so time jumped from the desperate evening of the 5th to the harmless morning of the 6th.
Kira wanted to live an ordinary life, so all the memories that were unfavorable to him were erased and the truth was completely covered up.
Kirara didn't want to be exposed again, so Lee Sin had a permanent debuff that said "telling the truth will cause the explosion to go back to one hour ago."
This ability seems to have been born from Kira Yoshikage's wish.
Whatever you think, you will get.
May all your wishes come true and everything go well.
Is this game opened by your family?!
It seemed as if fate had become Kira Yoshikage's loyal servant, taking care of him in every possible way.
Fighting against such an enemy who was favored by the gods without any bottom line, Li Qing felt like he was rebelling against the entire world.
"No... fate is not entirely on Kira Yoshikage's side!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't it be fine if he just awakened the ability to 'annihilate all enemies'?"
"Memory modification, world reset, time rewind..."
"These settings are more like tests for players in the game, rather than unlimited cheats for bosses."
Li Qing's gaze gradually became firm.
"Fate must have left me a glimmer of hope!"
"As long as I can find this ray of hope, I can truly defeat Kira Yoshikage!"
Thinking of this, Li Qing hurriedly took out his cell phone from his arms.
Just like last time, he first called Giorno to check on his companions.
As he expected, those companions who had turned to ashes in front of him not long ago were now alive and well in the past that had been recalled.
"Hopefully they'll be okay this time..."
Li Qing felt fortunate, but also vaguely worried.
But he quickly put aside his feelings of reuniting with his companions and immediately began to fight back:
The first step, naturally, is to find the whereabouts of Kira Yoshikage.
If we can't even find the other party, there's naturally no way we can launch a counterattack.
Therefore, Li Qing chose to call Thomas, his younger brother who was recruited in the technology group and now the head of the technology intelligence group.
He has been in charge of logistics and intelligence work, and is the only helper Li Qing can think of now.
"Found Kira Yoshikage?"
Thomas pronounced the name, which was extremely difficult for him to pronounce:
"Boss, this task is a bit difficult."
"Our organization only has influence in Europe and West Asia, but we cannot reach the other side of the world."
"This is your problem, you have to solve it!"
Li Qing said in a domineering and arrogant manner in his anxiety:
"I'll say it again."
"I want to see all the information about this man within three minutes!"
Kira Yoshikage is not a veteran like Diablo who has been in the underworld for half his life. It is impossible for him to know how to perfectly erase all traces of his activities in society.
Through this traditional intelligence investigation method, perhaps his whereabouts can be found.
The only worry was that Diablo might have helped him hide his tracks - but no matter what, Li Qing had to give it a try.
"All right…"
Thomas sighed deeply:
"I can contact the Japanese underworld forces for help through the dark web of the underground world."
"But we don't have any friendship, and this kind of cross-border emergency mission is often more expensive."
"I don't care how much it costs, I want to get it all done!"
"All done, got it?"
Li Qing opened his mouth and gave Thomas an unlimited budget.
A high budget means high execution efficiency. Thomas soon contacted the Japanese underworld forces through special channels in the underground world.
And the local tyrants are worthy of being called local tyrants.
Li Qing originally thought that he would have to wait for a day before getting any news, or maybe he would never get any news.
But these colleagues on the other side of the world sent back the answer Li Qing wanted in just half an hour:
"What?"
"Is that guy Kira Yoshikage working at the company now?!"
Li Qing's expression became extremely subtle:
"And this guy didn't even change his cell phone number..."
"That phone number can be dialed directly?"
He actually has Kira Yoshikage's cell phone number.
But he didn't believe that Kira Yoshikage would not change his cell phone when he was "on the run", so he didn't try to call him from the beginning.
"That's it."
Thomas thought Li Qing was questioning the authenticity of the information.
He added earnestly, following what his Japanese counterparts said:
"I heard that calling that phone number now..."
"You can also hear Kira Yoshikage personally selling you the latest hand massager in Kameyou Department Store."
“…”
Li Qing was completely silent.
He was not feeling bad about the intelligence money he had wasted, but was afraid of Kira Yoshikage's performance:
This guy actually dared to show up so brazenly at such a sensitive moment.
Is the ability of the loser Shichen really so invincible that it allows him to have such bold confidence?
"Understood…"
Li Qing hid the uneasy feeling deep in his heart:
"Notify Giorno and the others to go to Kameyou Department Store now."
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April 6th, 8:55.
Kameyu Department Store, Morioh-cho.
Kira Yoshikage was sitting at his desk working.
Unlike his colleagues' messy desks, his desk was extremely clean and tidy.
Every document is placed so neatly and every small item is stored so orderly.
Kira Yoshikage was dressed elegantly, had a handsome face, and a tall and straight figure. He looked very handsome as he sat in front of the computer and worked intently.
"That's Mr. Kira..."
"I heard that he took a day off yesterday, which was unprecedented, interrupting the only perfect attendance record in the company that lasted nearly ten years."
A few nosy female employees, holding cups of coffee, gathered behind Kira Yoshikage and pointed fingers quietly.
"I know the reason for this!"
"You haven't listened to the local news in Morioh Town, have you?"
"Yesterday, a luxurious mansion in the villa area caught fire... There was a sign with Kirara's name hanging in front of the door."
"Hiss... Is that Mr. Kira's house?"
"He actually lives in a villa area! That's where only the truly rich can live!"
"Wait... Come to think of it... Kira Yoshikage looks so handsome..."
"What's going on... How come we didn't notice such a handsome guy in the company before?"
The topics of conversation among my female colleagues became increasingly strange.
Kira Yoshikage, the once mediocre and invisible man in the company, has now unknowingly become the focus of everyone.
But Kira Yoshikage himself felt a little uneasy:
“What a hassle…”
"The past, after all, has never really changed."
"The low profile I've maintained for ten years was ruined by these gossipy women."
Kira Yoshikage felt a little unhappy.
But he gently stroked the hand hidden in his pocket, and his expression immediately calmed down:
"Well, at least I managed to get back to work."
"Once the heat is over, those women will naturally forget about me, a marginal figure in the company."
Kira Yoshikage is very confident in his ability to keep a low profile.
That perfect ordinary daily life would soon be truly returned to him.
Thinking of this, he stroked the "Mona Lisa" in his pocket with a happy face, and continued to work with full enthusiasm.
Everything is so peaceful and beautiful.
Until his cell phone suddenly rang.
"Hello? I'm Kira Yoshikage, an employee of Kameyu Department Store."
"How can I help you..."
"Oh...it's you."
Kira Yoshikage's smile suddenly turned cold:
"Li Qing."
