Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

"If I were to say that, before I came here today, I had already informed several high-ranking officials in the Metropolitan Police Department that if I die, it would prove that you are 'Mask'?"

"No, you didn't say that."

Yoru Hoshi replied directly without the slightest hesitation.

"If you had really said that, it's impossible that only you would be here. A dangerous figure of 'Mask's caliber, even a mere suspicion, would be enough for the Metropolitan Police Department to deploy the Mobile Unit for an arrest, or even bypass legal judgment and execute you privately."

"I don't know why, but it seems you haven't told anyone about my identity yet."

"As for the reason you came here alone today... forget it, I can hardly understand the thinking of you lunatics. Just tell me directly, I'm too lazy to guess."

L narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a long silence, he looked at Yagami Light and said softly.

"I already know the name of the criminal suspect you are looking for."

Yagami Light had a complicated expression, wondering if he should speak to L directly as 'Kira', or continue to pretend to be innocent.

If he were alone today, he would definitely choose the latter.

Game, probing, battle of wits!

But now that Yoru Hoshi had directly activated his skills and flipped the table, even if L didn't know he was 'Kira' at first, he would definitely have guessed it from Yoru Hoshi's behavior.

What was there for him to play, probe, or battle wits about?

In the end, Yagami Light could only sigh slightly.

"What is the name?"

L shook his head and slowly said.

"Before that, I hope you can tell me, what exactly is happening in this world?"

"And why do you want to know?"

Faced with Yagami Light's question, L slowly opened his mouth and said something shocking.

"Because... I might become your assistant, just like Mr. Yagami."

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"Oh, is that so."

Yoru Hoshi nodded calmly and said to Yagami Light beside him.

"Light, why don't you tell him about it."

"Huh?"

Yagami Light was stunned.

"Really tell him?"

"Really tell him."

"Tell him everything?"

"Yes, tell him everything."

Yagami Light frowned slightly. When he looked at L again, he no longer concealed his true face. His originally dark brown pupils instantly turned into a chilling scarlet, and he slowly said.

"The world's number one ranked detective, who has been chasing me for so long, now suddenly says that he might become our assistant. It's hard to believe without a reason."

"You're wrong about one thing."

L's expression remained unchanged. He just hunched his back and carefully looked at the two people in front of him with his eyes hidden under his messy black hair, and said softly.

"I'm not just the world's number one detective. The world's top three detectives are all my aliases."

"You still haven't given a reason."

"What if I can't give one?"

L looked directly into Yagami Light's eyes. Although he was shorter than the other, his aura was not weak at all, and he simply asked back.

"Are you going to kill me? That's not 'Kira's style. If you do that, you'll lose."

"You're right."

Yagami Light narrowed his eyes slightly, and his scarlet pupils flickered with a strange light.

"That's indeed not 'Kira's style, and I don't want to lose this interesting game. But..."

Suddenly, Yagami Light changed his tone, and his voice was cold and emotionless as he said.

"I don't care if my identity is exposed, but now that you already know his identity, winning or losing is no longer the most important issue for me. I will use any means to ensure that his identity is not exposed."

"I see..."

Based on just this conversation, L had already drawn many conclusions.

Before coming here, he had naturally investigated the backgrounds of the two people in front of him.

Yagami Light, the son of Yagami Soichiro, the former Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department. He had excellent grades from childhood to adulthood, and his ideal was to enter Todai and then become a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, with an extremely strong sense of justice.

In terms of interpersonal relationships, although he was popular in school, there was only one person who could be called a friend, and that was Yoru Hoshi, who was far away in Kyoto.

Leaving aside the known identity of Yoru Hoshi, Yagami Light's personality, ability, and experience perfectly matched the 'Kira' suspect profile that L had given long ago.

After this contact, L was even more certain of his reasoning.

Yagami Light is indeed 'Kira'.

There's just one question.

Why doesn't Yagami Light, who punishes evil and has top-notch abilities, show any arrogance when he is with Yoru Hoshi, but instead engages in equal communication?

To be recognized by Yagami Light, what other undiscovered qualities does this 'Mask' possess, besides being known as the top scorer in the Sakura Province Joint Entrance Examination, defeating the genius of the Private Shuuchiin Academy, and allegedly undertaking exorcism requests in private, that are enough to make Yagami Light submit?

"Since that's the case, then I'll be honest."

L shrugged and slowly said.

"From the moment I discovered the identities of you two, this investigation was over for me. I am a detective, not a member of the Metropolitan Police Department. I only pursue one goal, and that is to find the truth. I don't care at all about arresting criminals and bringing them to justice, or the subsequent legal proceedings."

"In other words, even if you two are not punished by the law... of course, without any substantial evidence, the existing legal system would also have a hard time convicting you two."

“I don't care at all whether what you do is just or not. Even if you are not punished by law, I don't care. This is my personal thought, and it is also the prerequisite for us to change from opponents with opposing positions to collaborators.”

What L said was very important.

Becoming collaborators, allies, companions, no matter what words are used to describe it, there is a prerequisite.

That is, there is no essential conflict of interest between the two parties.

L's words meant that although he was in the Metropolitan Police Department's camp, he didn't have to expose "Kira" and "Mask." This is the most important prerequisite for reaching cooperation.

And what he is going to say next is his reason.

“I… am only interested in one thing, and that is solving the truth of various cases. The more difficult and confusing the case is, the more I like it.”

L looked at Light Yagami and slowly said.

“You provided me with information and let me know that there are unbelievable abilities in the world that ordinary people cannot reach. With so much information and the full assistance of the Metropolitan Police Department, I actually spent so long and only found one name. This is the first time in my life that I have encountered such a thing.”

“If I'm not mistaken, you two will encounter more such events in the future. As long as I cooperate with you, I can satisfy my curiosity and the satisfaction of deducing the truth at that moment.”

“From another perspective, since you two came to me for help this time, it means that you two also need someone who has completely abandoned normal life, has a voice in the Metropolitan Police Department, can use official power, and has the strongest reasoning ability to find the mastermind behind the scenes.”

“You need me, and I need you. It sounds outrageous, but this is my true thought.”

“So now…”

L looked at the two people in front of him and said calmly.

“So, shall we cooperate?”

Light Yagami didn't answer, but looked at Yagami Star on the side.

Seeing that L and Light Yagami were both staring at him, Yagami Star complained speechlessly.

“What are you looking at me for? Didn't I say it all? Okay, sure, we can cooperate, no problem. No, I'm out of words. How many words do I have to use to answer before you can understand what I mean? I already agreed to cooperate.”

“Oh, is that so.”

Light Yagami couldn't help but smile.

“I thought you were playing abstract and just saying it for fun.”

“Sometimes I really want to slap you twice, Light.”

Listening to the conversation between the two people in front of him, L suddenly asked.

“Light Yagami, can I ask you a question?”

“What question?”

L pointed to Yagami Star standing there.

“Why do you… agree with him? And listen to his orders? This is the only doubt in all your actions so far that does not conform to your character and logic, and makes me feel puzzled.”

Yagami Star also echoed.

“Yeah, yeah, Yagami, why is that?”

Light Yagami shook his head with a dumb smile and said softly.

“Yagami Star, how many people so far know your true identity and abilities?”

Hearing this question, Yagami Star replied thoughtfully.

“Um… just talking about identity… a dozen? If you include abilities, it's probably more than twenty, right? I can't count them either.”

Light Yagami looked at L and shrugged.

“Do you understand now? So many people know his true identity, but you should have also discovered during the investigation that none of the insiders have revealed half a word about it.”

“I don't quite understand how he does it, but I only know one thing.”

“The assistants this guy chooses are all trustworthy people, and every choice he makes proves to be correct afterwards. Even my becoming 'Kira' is one of his choices.”

“So compared to myself, I trust his judgment more.”

Hearing these words, a hint of complexity flashed in L's eyes. He took two steps back and lowered his voice.

“You two… shouldn't be… in that kind of relationship, right?”

Yagami Star looked at Light Yagami speechlessly.

“See, it's not just me who thinks there's something wrong with your sexual orientation, right?”

… …

Half an hour later.

Even with Light Yagami's language organization skills, it took him a lot of effort to organize the current stage of spiritual ability awakening, the underworld, spiritual ability users, and even the private goods sandwiched in between, stubbornly turning the originally only a few chapters of his and Yagami Star's initial acquaintance into a theatrical version of reaching cooperation, adding embellishments and various psychological descriptions, stubbornly telling it for more than ten minutes.

Listening to him say that, one would think that he, Light Yagami, is the most important second protagonist around Yagami Star.

“Sounds outrageous…”

L muttered to himself thoughtfully after listening to Light Yagami's story.

“But in that case, everything is connected… everything can be explained.”

Yagami Star smiled and said.

“How about it, do you want me to help you awaken your spiritual ability?”

“No need.”

L waved his hand, looking unmoved.

“I also said that the only thing I am interested in is investigating cases that are difficult for ordinary people to solve and finding the truth hidden within them. As for becoming a spiritual ability user, since I haven't awakened, then it doesn't matter. I don't care.”

“As expected of you.”

Yagami Star said this first, and then asked calmly.

“Now, should you tell us the name?”

“No problem.”

L nodded slightly and said softly.