21st Century Necromancer

In reality, Professor Kube had also conveyed the university\'s intention to Chen Yu. As long as his research was recognized and honored internationally—a certainty, given Chen Yu\'s work—the hospital promised to promote him to full professor within a year.

Naturally, Chen Yu was pleased about this promotion and salary increase. Who wouldn\'t like such a thing? Furthermore, although the university couldn\'t immediately elevate him to full professor due to his lack of seniority, there was no such hindrance regarding his compensation; he was given the salary of a full professor directly.

Chen Yu did not have a problem with not becoming a full professor right away. After all, he was just a newcomer who had completed his doctorate less than two years ago. If it weren\'t for the added weight of his research achievements, he would hardly be qualified even for a lecturer position at the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, let alone a professor.

This was already an exceptional promotion by the university.

Chen Yu was not a greedy or hard-to-please person. Satisfied with his own situation, he happily accepted the promotion. He even moved to a new professor\'s office. Aside from the minor disappointment of no longer sharing an office with Jounouchi Hiromi, everything else left him feeling very content.

An spacious office for one person, a secretary provided by the university, and even a dedicated laboratory... the various generous benefits of a professorship made Chen Yu sigh in wonder. Being a professor truly was different and no wonder so many people were working hard to become one.

While Chen Yu was reflecting on all this and thinking about where to celebrate his new position with Jounouchi Hiromi that evening, his phone suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone and saw that the caller ID displayed Misumi Mikoto\'s name, which made him raise an eyebrow but he quickly pressed the answer button, "Moshi moshi, this is Chen Yu. Dr. Misumi? Is there something you need?"

"Finally someone answered the phone! Thank goodness! Help! Doctor Chen! Help!" Misumi Mikoto\'s voice came through the phone, carrying both surprise and panic, but before Chen Yu could respond, she swiftly continued, "Doctor Chen, I am 18 minutes by car from Shigeyama City\'s Chōzuka, and Mr. Kube and I are trapped in a refrigerated truck.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

This is the crime scene, I..."

Misumi Mikoto\'s words were cut off as the sound of tumbling and collisions came from the phone, prompting Chen Yu to ask anxiously, "Hello? Hello! Hello! Dr. Misumi? Dr.

Misumi? What happened? Are you guys all right?"

"Water, Dr. Misumi, water is coming in..." came Rokuro Kube\'s voice, but it sounded muffled, as if he was talking from afar through a phone.

These words from Misumi Mikoto and Rokuro Kube made Chen Yu tense up. From their conversation, he deduced that they were in danger, trapped somewhere, and now it was evident someone was attempting to silence them by driving the truck they were trapped in into water.

"Nitrate nitrogen 20 milligrams, nitrite nitrogen above 1.5, pH value 6.8, total alkalinity 20, total hardness 120, the entire truck has fallen into the water, that\'s all I can tell, please hurry and find out where we are!" Misumi Mikoto seemed to be reporting the water quality test results. She spoke rapidly, finishing her plea for Chen Yu to quickly rescue them.

Although he scribbled down the information hastily on paper, finding them based solely on these details was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Chen Yu urgently asked over the phone, "Are there any other clues? Such as names or places?"

"Names or places?" Misumi Mikoto paused for a moment, and the phone transmitted sounds of searching and water, indicating the two were scrambling for leads. After about half a minute of anxious waiting on Chen Yu\'s part, Misumi Mikoto finally said, "Satoru Onuma! The truck driver\'s name is Satoru Onuma! His home is in Shigeyama City\'s Chōzuka, at number five..."

"Hello! Hello! Hello? Dr. Misumi?" The line was now bustling with busy tones, making it clear that the connection had been lost.

After trying to call Misumi Mikoto back and hearing the "The person you are calling has turned off their phone" message, Chen Yu hung up and looked at the information before him, thinking about how to locate Misumi Mikoto and Rokuro Kube.

Turning on the computer, Chen Yu typed quickly "Shigeyama City Chōzuka number five"—the last bit of information provided by Misumi Mikoto. It was clearly an important clue.

Based on Misumi Mikoto\'s last words, it was apparent that she and Rokuro Kube had gone to this place called Chōzuka in Shigeyama City looking for some clues, and then were trapped by this truck driver named Satoru Onuma in the refrigerated section of his truck as he attempted to commit murder. The address she gave last was indeed this Satoru Onuma\'s home.

As long as they could find where this truck driver and his home were located, it would be much simpler to analyze where Misumi Mikoto and Rokuro Kube might be.

Holding onto that thought, Chen Yu swiftly browsed through webpages and quickly found the information he was looking for.

"Shigeyama City Chōzuka fifth district? If it\'s a place name, then this has to be it!" Chen Yu glanced at the search results on the screen and quickly made a judgment.

However, he didn\'t immediately pick up the phone to call the police. Instead, he opened the Supernaturalist Association\'s app on his phone, planning to first seek the help of transcendent beings.

"Shigeyama City Chōzuka fifth district. Look for a man named Satoru Onuma, a truck driver involved in refrigerated transport. Within an 18-minute driving radius, a truck with one man and one woman on board sank into the water. The man is Rokuro Kube, and the woman is Misumi Mikoto.

A handsome reward for anyone who can help find them." Chen Yu finished composing the message, added a time limit, and published it.

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Chen Yu had more faith in the efficiency of transcendent methods than in the police\'s chances of finding a needle in a haystack. Still, while he published the message, he also called the police to report the emergency—every bit of search effort increased the chances of Misumi Mikoto and Rokuro Kube being rescued.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu still felt uneasy and decided to go to the location himself.

He changed out of his white coat and, under the surprised gaze of his secretary, quickly left the office.