Relics

The moment she said those words, the surroundings fell silent.

The officers who had been passing by Lin Qiye and Yurina slightly turned their heads, secretly sizing Yurina up before whispering to their companions.

The policewoman froze for a moment, then immediately opened the record book in her hands and held it out before Yurina.

"Please leave your name, identification number, and contact information here. Your companion will need to register as well."

After Yurina finished writing down her information, Lin Qiye took the record book and wrote the name "Asaba Qi Ye." As for the identification number, he casually made one up, and did the same for the contact information.

The policewoman glanced over the record book and put it away, then led the two of them deeper into the police station.

"Please follow me."

The two followed the policewoman through several corridors before finally arriving at a narrow room.

Several metal racks stood neatly arranged inside. Each one held all sorts of strange belongings: belts, necklaces, phones, earrings... Labels bearing identification codes and the names of their original owners were affixed in front of the shelves.

Following the code in the file, the policewoman walked over to one of the shelves, took out a basket, and handed it to Yurina.

"These are the belongings left on Yurina Kurotetsu's person. Please confirm receipt. If there are no other issues, sign here, then collect his ashes from the room next door."

Lin Qiye swept his gaze over the basket. The items inside were simple and ordinary.

A lighter, a ring, a phone smashed beyond recognition, and a wallet.

"Is that all?" Lin Qiye asked.

"Yes. These are all the items recovered from him."

Yurina's gaze passed over the four items and lingered briefly on the ring. A complicated look surfaced