The raindrops fell like a disaster, and there was a steaming curtain between the two. The tall buildings slowly twisted, collapsed, and turned black. In Kana Tsukino's eyes, the whole world melted into black and white of despair.Her teeth were chattering, her eyes were wide open, and there was only one thought in her mind.

run.

It must not fall into the hands of that rakshasa man!

Kana Tsukino yanked off his jacket, turned in fear of an explosion, and ran forward, rain splashing high behind him.The bionic salesman on the street sensed her passing, and took out a tablet to sell the fashionable bionic pets of the season. She knocked the tablet into the air, and within a few steps, overturned the stroller that the bionic man was pushing.

She has no time to care about the movements of Bai Shijin across the road, the only thing she can do is to run as far as she can, and go where there is an alley.This is the fringe area of Kabukicho, and the buildings and roads are not prosperous. If you can stun Shiraishi Hibiscus among those canine-toothed alleyways, there may be a glimmer of life.

Kana Tsukino passed through the intersection like the wind, and countless vehicles slammed their brakes and horns beside her. She couldn't care less, and panting, she climbed up the steel overpass, ran for a while on the branch road, and then stopped at what she guessed was Bai ShijinIn the blind spot, the guardrail was pulled out, so that the plant wall beside the guardrail could cover her figure.

She fell from mid-air and rolled embarrassingly on the roof of someone else's house, with a "click" on her ankle.But she didn't have time to check the condition of the sprain, she staggered up, saw a rusty downpipe on the edge of the roof, hugged it hard and slid down.

My memory is not wrong, there is indeed a dark alley in this location, and it is connected to countless branches layer by layer, and there is no detailed record on the map.As long as he ran faster and made enough turns, he might be able to get rid of Bai Shijin.

Kana Tsukino staggered forward, leaning on the wall, his lungs quickly becoming hot from all the running, and every breath he took was freezing and painful.Pressing her chest, she felt a burst of suffocation, not all because of the running just now, but also because she had heard what kind of person Bai Shijin was.

When she played the family card and figured out the way to enter God's Residence from Xue Nai, Xue Nai mentioned Bai Shijin to her.That person once personally killed his bionic partner—to be precise, not killing, it is illegal to deliberately murder a bionic assigned by the government.Hearing, thermal and signal transceiving systems, and let it continue to follow until the bionic dies naturally during the mission.

The reason is that Bai Shijin has come to God's Residence, and his bionic man is preparing to report all the details to CyberRose.Prior to this, his partner android had been fighting with him for many years.This incident left a psychological shadow on Xue Nai. When Shan Nai listened to her story, she noticed that the other party's eyes were full of horror.

Bai Shijin didn't even let her bionic person go, how could she let her go?Kana Tsukino trudged through the mud, with her hair covered in the rain. She struggled to flick her hair, turned her head and looked back, the light at the entrance was so weak that it seemed to disappear in the rain.

Very good, will soon be able to get rid of Bai Shijin's stalking.She exhaled, turned around with a slight smile, but the smile on her face froze instantly, as dead and pale as a plaster cast.

He...how could he be here?

The man who turned around the corner pulled out the dagger in his sleeve and walked towards her, his black clothes fluttering and billowing, the blade gleaming with the cold light of silver stars.Bai Shijin didn't use a gun. There was no need to waste bullets when the target had no resistance, not to mention that the gun with the silencer was also very noisy.

He also didn't play with the knife like Rosie often does, that kind of action is closer to the mentality of teasing the prey when hunting. Bai Shijin is not hunting today, but killing, killing a powerless and underageGirl, so he just held the knife and walked straight over. Any contemptuous and unnecessary actions would be a desecration of life.

Kana Tsukino backed away shuddering, faster and faster as Bai Shijin picked up her pace, before tripping over something.She fell down on a few steps with a crash. It was a fire escape installed on the outer wall of the building, covered with weeds and rust, and she could climb all the way up to the top of the building.

This is a dead end, but Kana Tsukino didn't care about it. She climbed up the stairs on all hands and feet, trying to distinguish one turn after another in the blurred vision of rain and sweat, so as not to fall from a high altitude.There were muffled sounds on the stairs, the sound of her elbows hitting the steel plate messily, and Bai Shijin's fast and clear footsteps. The distance between the evil spirit and her was shrinking.

Damn it...Kana Tsukino cursed in her heart, the endless running had exhausted her strength.She couldn't use her strength anymore, but the rain poured on the surface of the stairs, making the steel plate more slippery. She raised her bruised arm to reach the upper step, but she couldn't move her body and struggled up. After several attempts, her fingersThey all slid to the side.

She closed her eyes weakly, put her right hand into her pocket, took out something and hid it under her body, then slowly turned her body over and lay on her back on the fire escape.She gasped for breath, breathing with difficulty in the overwhelming water, and soon her panting turned into a cough, which turned into retching.

The steel plate continued to creak, and Bai Shijin's footsteps came to this floor.He looked at the collapsed Kana Tsukino lying on the stairs, paused for a moment, walked to the top of her head, bent over and grabbed the girl's chin with his elbow, with the blade resting on his neck.

"Any last words to say?"

"I... swear I won't do anything against God's Residence," Kana Tsukino opened his eyes slightly, trying to break free from the other party's shackles with the last of his strength, holding her hand but remained motionless, "Please, please,Let me go..."

"I don't believe a word you say."

"Then, what should I do to make you believe it." Her voice was crying, gradually distorted in the lack of oxygen, "Xue Nai is my sister, I just stole a few boxes of medicine, other, otherAnd never did it again."

"It's very simple, I will believe you when you die." Bai Shijin was silent for a while, and said, "You probably know that I am a member of the underworld. I know exactly what you said and did in KabukichoYou can fool Xue Nai, but you can't fool me."

"From the first moment I saw you at God's Residence, I knew you had a life in your hands. You started taking drugs at the age of twelve, you started prostitution at the age of thirteen, and you killed five guests in three years, and their organs went undergroundThe black market, but your father, Yue Yesheng, doesn't know anything about it, and only thinks that you have entered the rebellious period of youth.

"You hate your parents, you hate Xue Nai. If you can exchange their lives for money, you will exchange them without hesitation. If I said something wrong about the above, you can point it out."

There was a flash of malice in Kana Tsukino's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.

"No, it's not what you said." She shook her head, the rain washed away the makeup on her face, revealing an innocent face, "I did...bad things, butI will never hurt Xue Nai, she is my own sister."

"At this point, I still think my intuition is correct." Bai Shijin said lightly, "The last words are over?"

When he pressed the blade, the sharp blade cut through the skin, and a drop of blood rolled down.

"No, no, no, I haven't finished yet!" Kana Tsukino said hoarsely, "My relationship with Xue Nai has always been very good. If you do this, you are not afraid that she will settle accounts with you. You want your relationship to be completely——"

Bai Shijin remained unmoved, and the blade continued to penetrate into her neck, reaching the edge of the artery.

"hibiscus……"

The girl's voice suddenly weakened, the tone was soft like the veins of a flower petal, those deer-like eyes stared at her with slight reproach.The eyebrows, eyes, and the moles under the eyes all looked like another gentle and strong girl. She was lying in his arms, her neck was red and bleeding, and her breath of life was passing away.

"Xue Nai?" Bai Shijin was in a daze for a moment, unaware that the other party quietly reached behind his back.

The next moment, Kana Tsukino screamed, his face became extremely ferocious, and the electric shock device in his hand stabbed at the side of his neck with all his strength: "Go to hell——!"

The cold blue lightning flashed, and flowed through Bai Shijin's body in an instant. Gritting his teeth, Kana Tsukino pressed the electric shocker close to his skin, listening to the crackling sound for a few seconds, until the man in front of him lost consciousness and his eyelids were heavy.After closing it, she slowly released her hand.

The electric shock on the side of the neck was enough to cause a short-term shock, and the hand that was holding her fell down. Kana Tsukino grabbed the dagger from the other side and stood up enduring the pain all over his body.She looked at Bai Shijin condescendingly, the fear just now was gone, like a newborn monster in the rain.

That's what she did, killing five guests in three years.

After weighing the blade in her hand, she decided to kill Bai Shijin with one blow, and then notify the organ dealers in the black market to lure him, so that Nan's medical expenses will be settled.Can't blame her for being cruel, Kana Tsukino thought, this is the one who fucking came after her first, trying to kill her in order to protect a shitty place and a bunch of shitty people.

She didn't hesitate any longer, she held up the dagger and was about to pierce it, when she caught a glimpse of Bai Shijin's fingers moving from the corner of her eye.She was so frightened that she took a few steps back, threw away the dagger, and hurried downstairs, but fell once on the way and rolled several times on the steel plate.

The rain was still falling torrentially, hitting the top of her head, and also hitting Bai Shijin's coat at a high place.The weeds, muddy water, and daggers falling aside show the daily life that happens in this city every day.

"I can help God's Residence. In fact, I am in the city right now. The deal with the government is over today. The convoy will return to the East 3 District tomorrow. I will send you the time and place of the assembly, but it should be noted that you can only bringA person who walks in a car."

Rosie stood sideways in front of the bright window of a bakery, looking down at the communicator half-hidden in her sleeve.The communicator was given to him by the killer after the meeting that day. After being modified with anti-tracking technology, "Even Rose can't decipher the message 100%".

He pretended to casually glance at the Hunter's Guild next door, but Deng Huailing hadn't come out yet.So Rosie took out the communicator with confidence and typed in the chat room.

Amateur Cult Leader: Thank you.But I remember that your subordinates should be responsible for the transaction, why did you come here by yourself?

Pepper: The killer told me last time that you were still alive, but stopped me from seeing you, saying that the deep program of the bionics would recognize my face, and then kill me.I wanted to see you with my own eyes, so I came here by myself, and I am squatting on the building and spying on you with a telescope.

Rosie was startled, and scanned the surrounding buildings. The glass curtain wall reflected the afterglow of the setting sun, making him unable to keep his eyes open.

Little Pepper: Hee hee, that's a lie.You must have been looking for me everywhere just now, am I right?

Amateur cult leader: I don't.

Pepper: Duplicity.

Pepper: No kidding, anyway, I often sneak into the main city, just like you before, I already have acquaintances at the checkpoint, although it is a bit troublesome to drive a car there, but paying more money can always solve it.I will advance the money for God's Residence first, and then pay off the debt with labor after they arrive at East 3 under my jurisdiction.

Non-professional cult leader: Well, that's it, thank you for your help.

Pepper: Speaking of which, who is this silly x with a fancy name?The pure and hot little maid, can't someone from the dark net sneak in?

Non-professional cult leader: ...is a killer.

Pepper: ...

Little Pepper: Sure enough, it's silly x.

Rosie couldn't help laughing, she held the communicator and raised the corners of her lips, trying to reply, but was patted on the shoulder from behind.He stuffed the communicator into his cuff like lightning, and turned around nonchalantly: "Mr. Deng, the task has been delivered?"

Deng Huailing did not answer his question, but stared at him for a while, and said, "What are you thinking, so happy?"

"I miss you." Rosie didn't rush, and made up a lie.He showed a sweeter smile, with long hair wrapped around his fingertips, "I can't leave you for a second, every time I think back to the little things we spent together..."

"Don't you think this lie is counterproductive?" Deng Huailing interrupted, staring at him displeasedly, "At least it let me know that you never thought of me in the past quarter of an hour."

"I do not"

Deng Huailing ignored the crowd passing by, and pressed him against the window glass: "Say."

"Actually," Rosie blinked, pointed to the muffins in the window behind her with a price tag of several thousand credits, and lied again, "I want to eat that."

He leaned over and kissed the corner of Deng Huailing's lips, and whispered, "Mr. Deng, can you buy me one?"

Explain the joke part: Piper is called Pepper because her name Piper is similar to the word pepper, although it is not very funny to explain it.