Chapter 50: The Beginning of the Purge

The test tube spun at Su Xiao's fingertips; with the dexterity of his fingers, the tube left trails of afterimages under the dim light.

Noticing Itori's expression, a smile appeared at the corner of Su Xiao's mouth.

"Ding."

He pressed the test tube against the bar counter; a crisp sound rang out as the glass collided with the marble.

This crisp sound made Itori's heart skip a beat, fearing Su Xiao might shatter the test tube in his hand.

"How about it? Do you want to cooperate with me?"

"I've never seen an investigator like you before, actually cooperating with a Ghoul."

Itori looked at Su Xiao with surprise. She knew in her heart that cooperating with Su Xiao was absolutely a dangerous affair, but the liquid in the test tube in Su Xiao's hand held a fatal temptation for her.

The test tube didn't contain some miraculous elixir; for humans, this was a deadly poison.

【RC Cell Concentrate】

Quality: White

Type: Material

Rating: 8 (Note: The rating for white items ranges from 1 to 10; the higher the rating, the higher the value.)

Introduction: The test tube contains a high-concentration RC cell solution, an indispensable item for CCG to manufacture Quinque, used to activate the activity of Quinque steel.

【RC Cell Concentrate】 is only produced by the CCG; the possibility of Ghouls obtaining it is low.

If this substance is injected into a Ghoul, the RC cell content in their body will skyrocket. Although the risk is not small, it is much smaller compared to the danger of cannibalism.

"You put this thing in front of me; do I even have the possibility of refusing?"

A smile appeared on Itori's face, and her attitude underwent a significant change.

"Tell me, what do I need to pay?"

Trade is built on the mutual interests of both parties; force might gain benefits in the short term, but it is definitely not a long-term strategy.

"I want the locations of the Ghoul gathering spots in the 14th Ward, the more the better."

Su Xiao tossed the test tube to Itori, but the charming smile on her face vanished.

"You're planning to... purge the 14th Ward?"

A trace of terror appeared in Itori's beautiful eyes.

"Is there a problem?"

Su Xiao looked directly at Itori.

At this moment, Itori felt the test tube in her hand was somewhat hot.

"No, no problem. Wait a moment."

Itori took out paper and pen from the side and began to write and draw.

Five minutes later, a crude map appeared in Su Xiao's hand.

"The places I've circled are all Ghoul gathering spots, including Ghoul restaurants, auction houses, information exchange points, and so on."

Although the map was crude, its utility was not small.

"If the map isn't accurate enough, I'll come back."

Su Xiao gave Itori a meaningful look; the other party was a Ghoul, so he wouldn't trust her completely.

After Su Xiao left the bar, the panicked expression on Itori's face disappeared.

"Uta, come out."

Itori picked up a glass of human blood beside her and took a light sip; her red lips became even more vivid.

A Ghoul with a strange appearance, lip piercings at the corners of his mouth, and a rather 'punk' style walked out.

This Ghoul was named Uta, and he opened a mask shop in the 4th Ward; Kaneki Ken's mask was made by him.

"He discovered me."

Uta sat down beside Itori.

"How is that possible? With your hiding skills, that man could discover you?"

Itori was somewhat incredulous; in her distraction, a drop of blood slid down the corner of her lips.

"There's no mistake. Just now, I had a feeling of being watched, as if I were being targeted by some kind of beast. After all, he is the monster who fought back the One-Eyed Owl head-on; this isn't surprising."

Uta leaned back in his seat, wondering what he was thinking.

"Forget it, as long as we don't provoke him, it'll be fine. Does the organization have any plans recently?"

Itori secretly decided: move! Stay away from the monster! She didn't want to die yet.

Being targeted by Su Xiao was definitely not a good feeling. Although Itori craved more 【RC Cell Concentrate】, her life was more important.

"No plans. Nico and Roma don't know where they've gone."

The organization Uta and Itori belonged to was called 'Clowns,' a mysterious Ghoul organization. The internal members currently known were five:

Souta (currently the biggest villain, leader of the Clowns.)

Nico (the okama who was with Yamori, a masochist.)

Itori (14th Ward bar owner, once provided Kaneki Ken with information about Kamishiro Rize.)

Roma (a female Ghoul who infiltrated the Anteiku cafe in the later stages of the plot, becoming a waitress at Anteiku.)

Uta (mask shop owner.)

Among these five, except for Souta, the remaining four were all SS-grade Ghouls, usually hiding their strength and acting harmless.

Souta, full name Furuta Nimura, was not only the leader of the Clowns but also a member of other organizations. This guy was currently hiding in the shadows, and his strength was top-tier.

After Souta transplanted Rize's Kagune in the later stages, his strength grew by leaps and bounds, even reaching the level of easily defeating Eto Yoshimura.

It was true that the Clowns were powerful, but these people usually did their own jobs and rarely gathered together.

In other words, the Clowns organization was just 'soy sauce' between Aogiri Tree and the CCG, not participating in the fighting, with a tendency to benefit from others' conflicts.

Su Xiao obtained the Ghoul branch map of the 14th Ward and returned to the car.

"Akira, where is this?"

Su Xiao pointed to a circle on the map. Mado Akira leaned in, her brows furrowed as she looked for a long time.

"This seems to be the Dayuan Auction House."

"Seems?"

Mado Akira took the map and studied it with a troubled face for a long time.

"Uh~, it shouldn't be wrong."

Su Xiao sighed; the crudeness of this map far exceeded his imagination.

"It's definitely not wrong; this is the Dayuan Auction House."

Mado Akira took out a formal map of the 14th Ward and compared it carefully.

"Sunday night at 11 PM, holding a large auction. What does this mean?"

Mado Akira read the slogan on the map, somewhat puzzled.

"Literal meaning. Work overtime tonight to continue exterminating Ghouls; go to the Dayuan Stadium."

Today happened to be Sunday.

Su Xiao leaned back in his seat. He didn't know what Ghouls would auction among themselves; it shouldn't be items of value.

More than seventy percent of Ghouls had somewhat twisted psyches.

The only food for Ghouls was humans. Humans looked exactly the same as Ghouls, and they often devoured creatures similar to themselves in appearance; it was impossible for a Ghoul's psyche to be healthy.

Moreover, Su Xiao felt that Ghouls might not be creatures that existed naturally; otherwise, in the long history of evolution, humans would have long been extinct.

The martial strength of the Ghoul world wasn't high, but compared to ordinary humans, the strength of Ghouls was overwhelming.

If Ghouls had existed from the beginning, humans would have long been extinct, and after humans went extinct, the next to go extinct would be Ghouls.

The time limit for the Main Mission was twenty days, and now less than two days had passed. Su Xiao might be able to understand the secrets of the Ghoul world on a deeper level.

It was too early to think about these things now; better to complete Main Mission (2) first.

Just at this moment, Reincarnation Paradise gave a prompt.

【A large number of low-level Kagune have been sent to CCG headquarters; obtained 135 Contribution Points.】

【Current Rank: Second-Class Investigator, Contribution 525/400. Yes/No to promote rank.】

Su Xiao raised an eyebrow; the value of those low-level Ghoul Kagune was quite good, actually exchanging for 135 Contribution Points.

As for why Su Xiao didn't keep those Kagune, it was because those Kagune couldn't be taken out of the derived world.

Except for items opened from treasure chests, most items couldn't be taken out of the derived world.

Choosing to promote his rank, the Reincarnation Paradise prompt faded. To become a First-Class Investigator, he still needed an appointment from the CCG, but the appointment would arrive soon.

Now he only needed to continue hunting Ghouls; he wanted to purge the entire 14th Ward.

Su Xiao didn't believe that if he killed all the Ghouls in the entire 14th Ward, he wouldn't be able to be promoted to First-Class Investigator. ===== CHAPTER 51 =====

Su Xiao does not believe that if he kills all the ghouls in the entire 14th Ward, he still cannot be promoted to a First Class Investigator.