New law of Beast Taming

Chapter 304 304: Freedom at all costs [pt2]

"What happened here? Wait, do not touch anything. We will use a memory retriever to know what happened here since this is a highly confidential case."

Amane had not even noticed the panicking teen that ran behind Stella. From his uniform, he looked to be someone of a high rank. But Amane was even more surprised when he called for the 'memory retriever.'

'Memory retriever' was a skill that allowed someone to look at a place and know what happened there in a short window. It usually could only be used if the crime was not more than a day old.

And frankly, Amane was surprised that the government would go as far as to use one such skilled individual for this case.

'Hah, they could not use one for my case, but the professor's disappearance is such a big thing? I do not understand this world.'

Amane's thoughts might sound bitter, but in her mind, she knew that this was the right course of action. Memory retrieving was a taxing process so it could only be done once every month.

Combined with the fact that there was likely only one or two humans capable of retrieving memory at a given time, it was a given that the government would want to preserve their skills.

"Don't look so bitter kid. I know that you are sour about us not using all means to save you, but can you blame us? There are so many cases for us to go through and your case was also solid. Stop trying to look sour."

One of the other officers grinned at Amane in a joking manner.

For the record, Amane would like to say that she was not sour and she also did not feel jealous. But her face did show her irritation at the situation. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

"There is no need for you to listen to such bullshit, Yoko. Come here and experience your first memory-retrieving experience."

Stella held her hand out and Amane grabbed it. She wanted to tell Stella that this was not her first memory-retrieving experience.

In her past life, Amane had gone through this experience more times than she could count. The divine guild had used every and all opportunities to hold Amane responsible. And their method for making her confess often involved memory extraction.

"Everyone, this is Ehn, the one who will be helping us out. He might be young but he is extremely talented."

The person in charge of this operation explained and he looked uptight and unyielding. In simpler words, he looked like a snob who would not listen to anything anyone told him.

'Hah, this should be fun. I wonder if it will be fun to poke the in-charge's temper and make him lose his cool.'

"Do not do anything funny, Yoko. I know that you are itching to cause mischief, but please hold yourself back this time. The chief-in-charge would not appreciate your interference."

Stella stopped Amane before she could do anything. Her eyes looked disapproving and her lips were pulled up.

Amane held her hands up, showing that she had given up and would not do anything foolish for now. But somehow, it seemed as if Stella had read her mind.

"No, I did not read your mind. Your reaction was just too predictable for me to not know what you are thinking about."

Stella confessed and Amane had to say that she was impressed to see that.

The chief-in-charge did not like that he was being ignored. He wanted everyone to pay attention to him and only him. So, he coughed to gather everyone's attention.

Once he saw that everyone was paying attention to him, he smirked and took in a sharp breath.

"Everyone, brace yourself. Ehn, start the memory retrieval."

The young teenager had heavy bangs under her eyes. Not only did he look tired, but he also looked ready to collapse any second. His body was also all bones with hardly anything to show for it.

And despite all this, Ehn held his palm open and a small palm of energy began to form in his palm. This was the core retrieval and would form the memory around him.

Ehn's face broke out into sweat and his breath became heavy. It was clear that he was struggling to even form this memory and it was clear why this happened.

"Stella, we need to stop the kid from doing this any further. He would harm himself if he counties to use his power with his underdeveloped body."

Amane reminded Stella and she knew that Stella knew this as well. Amane was 100% sure that this kid was not the first one the police had treated this harshly.

Who knew how many others had been killed off because they had been overworked?

"I know that this situation is not ideal. And usually, I would have stopped them from abusing a kid. But this time it's different. Professor Cardin was an international hostage and someone we needed to keep an eye on."

"Besides, Professor Cardin managed to disappear from one of our safe houses. The government would not let this slide at all. All we can do here is look away and let things happen."

Stella explained and Amane realized that there was no chance for Stella to step into this mess. Amane would have to be the one to stop this abuse.

That was what Amane was going to do, but then the memory around her stabilized and she watched how Professor Cardin entered the room, only to jolt away in surprise.

The room had changed and taken a greyer tone. Other people had faded away as well to give space for the memory to play out. The mirage was in full effect and stopping the usage of this ability would only hurt the teenager more.

Inside the memory, the startled Professor Cardin clutched his heart and looked at the opposite side of the room with a pained expression.

"Y-You! What are you doing here? Did the boss send you here?"

Professor Cardin asked the black-clad person. The robes of the unknown person hid his face as well as anything else that could be used to recognize him.

"Boss? Well, I guess you can say that the boss sent me here to retrieve you. You have had your fun away from The HIVE for a long time now. It is time you come back to us and fulfil your duty."

The person spoke softly so it was impossible to tell what his real words meant. But Professor Cardin looked uncomfortable and not ready to head back just yet.

"You want me to come back to that disrespectful place? And why would I do that? You all do not listen to me when I give an opinion and you use my technology without asking and …"

"But I think you might be interested in this. Isn't this what you had been asking for all along?"

The man held up a vial but because the memory was played in monotone colors, it was impossible to tell what he held in his hand. As soon as Professor Cardin saw that material, his eyes widened and shined in amazement.

"I-Is that what I think it is? B-But how? And where did you get this? Phoenix blood? How much do you have? And what do you want for it?"

Professor Cardin forgot about all his misgivings and his complaints as soon as he saw that rare material in the hooded figure's hand. The hooded figure had a smugness around his aura and he closed his hand before Professor Cardin could reach out for it.

"You can have this material, but only after you agree to come back with me."

Now Professor Cardin looked conflicted. He looked at his surroundings and all his machines. He bit his lip to decide but the cloaked figure snapped his finger and the machine disappeared.

"Hey, what do you think you are doing?"

Professor Cardin asked and the cloaked figure only had a simple reply to him.

"Helping you decide what you should do next. Now, if all your worries have been answered and all your materials have been packed, we should get going. The boss does not like to wait around and we should not put him in a bad mood."

With that being said, the cloaked man stood up. Professor Cardin still looked suspiciously at the cloaked man but then he stood up as well.

As they both were heading out through the window, the cloaked man looked up and Amane had to hold her gasp back at the familiar-looking face of Chen in front of her.

The cloaked mirage held his finger in front of his lips, almost as if he was telling her not to say anything. But it cast a spell on the door, locking it from the inside with magic.

That had been the spell Amane had broken to enter this room.

"Hey, what is taking you so long to guide me? I thought you wanted us to hurry up."

Professor Cardin made an impatient face while looking back at the cloaked figure. Chen-lookalike just walked out behind him.

The mirage faded away just as Ehn collapsed. The poor child was sweating heavily and his breath came out labored. It was clear that he was tired.

"You stupid child. What do you think you are…no, calm down. Anyway, now we all know what happened here. As such, we should hurry up and make an emergency call."

The chief in charge quickly left, leaving Ehn behind but taking the rest of the force. The one who helped Ehn up was Amane since she felt bad for the kid.