Zenless Zone Zero: I'm a Succubus in Sixth Street

And Wise played the role of a non-speaking Bangboo, sandwiched between the two of them, acting as a mascot.

"Ah, here we are. This is the Memorial Plaza that Belobog Heavy Industries undertook to build back then."

Hearing Ben's voice, the group also stopped first. Looking at the wide plaza in front of them, and the particularly conspicuous giant monument in the middle, as well as the white machine beside it. The latter's posture, with its two mechanical arms firmly pressing against the monument, was particularly eye-catching. Anton, seeing this, also pointed there, telling everyone to pay attention.

"Look, there's a big white guy next to the monument. That should be the Prototype, right?"

"Wow, this refreshing color, these handsome lines... That's right, this is the Prototype!" Grace, seeing this, also immediately ran forward excitedly to observe. But how did she see 'refreshing' and 'handsome' from that!

"But speaking of which, what's with this strange state?" Looking at the scene in front of her, Grace was also very confused. And Ben, seeing this, also noticed something was wrong.

"The Prototype looks like it's actively clamping down on the monument."

"Mmm, could it be that something happened here? Ben, Anton, you investigate the vicinity of the monument. My big sis and I will go with Wise to check out the cockpit." Koleda's address for Grace had now changed back to 'big sis'. And under her command, the group also began their investigation.

To be honest, in this kind of scene, Wise thought that climbing into the cockpit would reveal something like Koleda's father's body. But it was clear that in a Hollow, this kind of thing would eventually turn into an Ethereal. And the cockpit was completely empty. It was clearly not as he had guessed.

(Actually, this is what the author first thought when seeing the plot. At that time, he was very worried about how Koleda would react if she saw this scene.)

Afterward, Wise and Koleda, who had entered the cockpit, also began to search for useful clues. Grace, who was guarding outside, didn't forget to remind them to be careful. But fortunately, even though the Prototype had been in the Hollow for so long, there were still no signs of Aether corrosion.

But when the two of them searched the seat in the cockpit, the atmosphere instantly became heavy. On the side of the seat's headrest, there was a conspicuous bullet hole. And it wasn't just here; this small cockpit was riddled with traces of bullet holes. There were also many bullet casings scattered on the floor. It was clear that the shots were fired at close range, but because too much time had passed, it was impossible to tell if anyone had been hit.

"Here... what on earth happened?" Koleda's face was filled with horror. Why were there these traces in her father's Prototype? She couldn't help but wonder what had happened back then.

And just at this moment, Wise found a stack of receipts on a console at the side of the cockpit. After a brief look, he also immediately noticed the name on the signature line. It was Koleda's father—Hols Belobog.

"Koleda, look quickly, what is this?"

"Hm? Th-this is!" Koleda was a bit shocked after seeing the receipt. She then emotionally hugged Wise, jumped out of the cockpit, still tightly clutching the receipt in her hand.

"Big sis, Ben, Anton, come over quickly! Wise found something incredible!"

The group also gathered over after hearing her voice. And after seeing the receipt, Ben also immediately recognized it as the delivery order for the Prototype. Not only did it have Hols's signature, but the time and amount were also exactly the same as the huge sum of money that had disappeared from Belobog Heavy Industries' accounts back then.

"In other words, Uncle Hols took that money to pay off the Prototype's bill."

"Ha! I knew a righteous man like Mr. Hols would never do something like absconding with the funds." Grace and Anton were very excited, because with this, they could prove Hols's innocence.

But at this moment, Ben raised a point of doubt. "Then looking at the current situation, it was the former president who drove the Prototype here back then. But why did he do that? And how did he disappear afterward?"

Hearing Ben's words, the group also began to think about this problem. And Wise at this time was looking at the monument in front of him with a solemn expression. From his vague memory, if he remembered correctly, there should be an Extremely Dangerous Ethereal individual inside here.

"These questions... I'm afraid we can't come to a conclusion right now. But Wise and I just found many bullet holes in the cockpit. Something terrible must have happened here back then. And that guy... my dad, since he didn't actively run away, but also never came back, then he's most likely no longer in this world."

Koleda's expression was a bit sad, but there was more anger in it. She then slammed her hand fiercely on the body of the Prototype at her side. "Damn it! I only realize now that the phone call he made back then was too strange. He said to the phone at that time, 'Are you asking me to pretend nothing happened?' 'What on earth is inside there?'... Dad, he must have been involved in something dangerous. But what did he discover? Why didn't he discuss it with everyone..."

Koleda's last sentence was almost roared out. And seeing her like this, Wise also took the initiative to comfort her. However, because of his height at this time, he could only extend his short little hands to pat her calf.

"Koleda, don't be anxious. We will definitely find the answer."

"That's right. I just checked the Prototype's logic core. The external storage unit on it is still intact. The driving records from back then must be stored inside. After we take the Prototype back, I'll immediately start analyzing the data. We'll definitely find the truth about Uncle Hols's disappearance." Grace gently placed her hand on Koleda's shoulder and spoke in a very reassuring tone. Anton then also came forward with Ben's portion to comfort her.

"That's right, President. We'll find a way."

Looking at the people around her, Koleda also couldn't help but feel a little touched. "Mmm, thank you, Wise, and everyone. You're right. As the president, I can't be sad. Let's drag the Prototype back together!"

As she said this, Koleda also wanted to have the other three intelligent machines come over to help drag the Prototype. However, before they could start, Wise stood in front of them.

"Hm? Is there anything else, Wise?" Koleda looked at Wise in front of her and was the first to ask with some confusion. The latter first pointed to the monument behind them.

"Before that, I have a discovery to tell everyone. That is, according to my special detection here, there might be an Extremely Dangerous Ethereal individual inside this monument."

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