Those were the experts’ opinions, not his. After watching the video, Huang Yi kept his thoughts to himself. What was needed now was calculation. The physics expert and mathematics expert had started scribbling on the board again.
Once they figured out the kinetic energy and trajectory, they calculated the starting point. They drew a circle on the map, marking the dock as the origin.
“Five kilometers? Are you serious? That thing has a range of five kilometers?”
The acting person-in-charge rubbed the bridge of his nose, looking exhausted.
“If our calculations are correct, that’s the answer.”
The mathematics expert seemed confident.
“So what’s your conclusion? About the video’s authenticity and your final verdict?”
The acting person-in-charge pressed.
“Kinetic energy checks out, flight path checks out, gravity is correct, wind resistance is also correct. If I could get the wound data and the barber man’s physical strength parameters, I could give you a definitive judgment.”
The physics expert hadn’t reached a conclusion yet.
The mathematics expert nodded in agreement.
So the acting person-in-charge obtained the autopsy report from his subordinates.
The experts crunched numbers again, finally reaching a conclusion in the early hours of the morning.
“Not CG animation, not special effects. It’s real. A magical girl who can rewind time used a spell in the rewound environment very similar to Yin Lin’s magic, severely injuring the barber man.”
When the acting person-in-charge heard the experts’ conclusion, his expression soured even further.
The physics expert, meanwhile, was ecstatic, gesticulating wildly as he explained.
“When I saw the barber man’s magic, I had a thought right then. At that moment, he was also restricted, pulled back by the rewind. So I thought, what if someone could be unaffected? The only one unaffected?”
He was way too excited, even more so than when he’d seen the magical girl defeat the barber man.
As a physicist, when he saw science being violated by magic, he felt the door to a new world being thrown open. As for psychological breakdown, hanging on a streetlamp?
Of course not.
Although the various experts of the Human Alliance had slight disagreements on the definition of [Science], this physics expert at the Countermeasure Center believed that [Science] referred to the exploration of natural phenomena.
Exploring magic—that was also exploring natural phenomena.
He believed this was also part of science.
After seeing the barber man cast his rewind; after seeing the mysterious magical girl at the dock use rewind magic to severely wound the barber man, he now only wanted to immediately figure out the secret behind it all.
Others were troubled by this matter, while he was overjoyed.
Seeing that he still needed time to calm down, the sociology expert moved him to a corner and let him ramble on by himself.
Just as he was about to say something, the acting person-in-charge signaled him to shut up, then called on the psychology expert for his opinion.
That expert did indeed have unique insights, and many were waiting to hear them, including Huang Yi.
“I’ll state my conclusion first.”
The psychology expert paused for a moment, hooking everyone’s curiosity.
“Our Yiri City has something extraordinary.”
“Huh? What does that have to do with anything?”
“Did I miss half an hour of the meeting? Weren’t we talking about the video?”
The acting person-in-charge asked, “You mean the video footage?”
The psychology expert countered, “We’re still talking about the video footage?”
The acting person-in-charge: “Then what exactly are you talking about?”
The psychology expert replied, “I’m talking about how demonic creatures have been appearing frequently lately, the archbishops have been unusually active, and cadre-level demonic creatures have appeared four times! Including the Ganlong Island incident.”
The acting person-in-charge: “The conclusion? What is it?”
“Didn’t I already say?”
The psychology expert was a bit confused and repeated himself.
“Three strikes—Yiri City definitely has some problem we don’t know about. The location here is indeed important, but it shouldn’t warrant four cadre-level demonic creatures attacking in succession. Perhaps we need to communicate with the magical girls.”
Just as the acting person-in-charge was about to say something, the room’s door was suddenly pushed open. Some people in uniforms walked in, along with an old woman in a suit with graying hair.
“From this moment on, I’m in charge here.”
She said it with full authority.
And so, the acting person-in-charge and Huang Yi were both removed from duty, suspended pending investigation.
As for the reason for the suspension?
Song Wuli didn’t find out until he watched the news the next morning.
At this time, Old Song was still in his transformed state, having an in-depth conversation with the elder physician.
“Now, don’t be afraid. Just tell me honestly.”
The elder physician counseled her patiently, crouching down to match Yin Lin’s height, looking very kind.
What? Why is he suddenly so kind? So gentle? What happened?
Yin Lin was a bit confused and replied, “Say what? If you don’t ask, how am I supposed to know what to say?”
The elder physician gently patted the back of her hand, his tone very soft.
“It’s… your brow. When did it happen?”
Yin Lin: “Yesterday.”
“What? Yesterday?”
The elder physician’s voice rose a notch. He furrowed his brow, thinking hard, then said, “Magical girl bodies are different from normal humans. I’m not certain either. Give me a moment.”
With that, he stood up, grabbed the scans, and stared at them with a hundred and twenty percent focus, looking very serious.
He looked for a long time, then decided to do a B-ultrasound.
“Didn’t we just do one?”
Yin Lin was curious.
“I didn’t look carefully enough earlier.”
The elder physician did it himself.
“By the way, this matter needs to be kept secret. It’s extremely important. The fewer people who know, the better.”
Yin Lin instructed solemnly.
“I know. I never thought I’d encounter something like this in my lifetime.”
The elder physician was equally serious.
He even chased away his assistant and wouldn’t let Jin Wan or Huan Hong come near.
Once in the room, he had Yin Lin lie down.
“Don’t blame me for having a dirty mouth, eh.”
The elder physician’s tone inexplicably turned strange.
“At your age… who was that beastly thing? Is it someone I know?”
“I don’t know either. I didn’t see. I just got home and was suddenly attacked. I was completely dazed. Is there something inside me?”
Yin Lin didn’t expect the elder physician to be so agitated.
“That’s a real piece of filth. But don’t worry. After just one day, there wouldn’t be any reaction in a human’s belly. As for you magical girls, I know very little. I’ll do a thorough examination.”
The elder physician began the examination, staring at the screen, his face nearly pressed against it.
He looked for a long time. The B-ultrasound found nothing.
He searched and searched with no clues. Finally, the elder physician looked at Yin Lin with deep concern and strongly insisted she be hospitalized.
Wait, dude, why? Weren’t we having a nice chat yesterday about just coming in for a checkup every day or two? Why the sudden hospitalization today?
Yin Lin naturally refused, saying she needed to consider her studies.
The elder physician’s eyes inexplicably turned red, and he wiped away his tears.