Under his gaze, Shirasaki Chiyoda's face once again flushed with fervor, "Will there be another chance to see you?"

Hearing Shirasaki Chiyoda's question, Beichuan Si thought for a moment before replying, "The next time we meet will probably be when your death sentence is handed down."

"Really?!" A look of delight flashed across Shirasaki Chiyoda's face as she shouted loudly behind Beichuan Si:

"Please make sure to come! My death sentence will be delivered soon! You must come see me, Beichuan God!"

Beichuan Si left without turning back.

He and Gangye Yoshiko walked for a long time, only stopping when they could no longer hear Shirasaki Chiyoda's hoarse calls.

Gangye Yoshiko's mouth twitched, "I really don't know what that female prisoner is thinking, asking Beichuan to make sure to come and take a look at her."

What good does a death sentence do for her?

Just to see Beichuan Si?

"I've said it before. It's useless to reason with a mad person in a normal way."

Beichuan Si had no reaction; he calmly said, "That's exactly why I don't want to see Shirasaki Chiyoda. Because she's a madwoman, to verify whether what she says is right or wrong, we have to make a trip to the actual place."

"Forget it," Gangye Yoshiko waved her hand, then glanced at the time.

The meeting with the other party had just lasted half an hour, and it was only seven-thirty now; there was still plenty of time to head to Harbor District Ueno Road.

She took Beichuan Si to the car and then drove toward the harbor district.

...

The specific location for their research was only known by Shirasaki Chiyoda and Ruyue Nao, who had bought the property under an unrelated third party's name, ensuring utmost secrecy.

Thus, there was no need to worry about Ruyue Nao abandoning such a secretive place after Shirasaki Chiyoda's arrest.

Besides, even if this place was really abandoned, there should still be some clues left.

The location mentioned by Shirasaki Chiyoda required further venturing down a secluded slope path.

Both sides of the small path were covered by a creepy, dense forest.

Gnarled branches like ghoul claws clung on, creating a terrifying atmosphere.

They could no longer drive along this small path.

Beichuan Si and Gangye Yoshiko got out of the car, turned on their phone flashlights, and felt their way forward.

Tap, tap.

The quiet path was filled with only the footsteps of Beichuan Si and Gangye Yoshiko, and the narrow path seemed endlessly forward.

After about five minutes, under the vision of Beichuan Si and Gangye Yoshiko, a squat cylindrical building showed its fierce outline bathed in moonlight in front of them.

There were no lights inside the building, and it was eerily quiet around, occasionally punctuated by the howling of the wind stretching through the gaps between trees.

"Mitani... looks like this is the place, Beichuan."

Gangye Yoshiko smiled and turned her head toward Beichuan Si, but then her expression suddenly tightened as if sensing something, staring at the squat cylindrical building in front.

It was pitch dark inside the building; nothing could be seen clearly.

"Beichuan... this place..." Gangye Yoshiko spoke subconsciously.

Beichuan Si nodded subtly at her and then casually said, "Let's go and see what's inside. We're here already; we can't leave empty-handed."

Seeing Beichuan Si stride inside, Gangye Yoshiko hesitated for a moment before finally following him.

Walking into the courtyard, both sides were filled with piled-up fallen leaves.

Normally, there shouldn't be so many leaves in summer, but it seemed that since this place had long been unvisited, they accumulated over time.

Beichuan Si glanced thoughtfully at the corners, then bent down to tie his shoelaces before saying, "Let's go."

"...Okay." Having come this far, Gangye Yoshiko had nothing to hesitate about anymore; she nodded and slowly approached the door.

"This is..."

Gangye Yoshiko stopped, turned back, and said, "The door is ajar, we can go straight in, Beichuan."

"Okay. I got it," Beichuan Si spoke from behind her.

After reporting, Gangye Yoshiko turned back, then reached out to fully push open the door.

At that very moment!

From the shadows inside the house, a chilling dagger suddenly lunged!

The dagger was aimed directly at Gangye Yoshiko's forehead. Rather than stabbing, it was more akin to blunt force.

If this dagger were to smash into Gangye Yoshiko's head, even Beichuan Si, no matter how capable, couldn't save her.

But that wasn't all.

As if on cue, the moment the ambushers burst out, about five or six figures suddenly leapt from the shadows on both sides of the house, wielding various types of lethal weapons.

Axes, machetes, nunchaku...

Not just them— even the entrance where Beichuan Si had come through was now blocked by seven or eight people.

And these people—

were also holding various types of lethal weapons!

Crisis!

This was undoubtedly a crisis!

Though we'll set aside Beichuan Si for a moment, a dagger was already about to smash into Gangye Yoshiko's face.

But—

The sudden attack did not make Gangye Yoshiko panic, she dodged the deadly thrust of the dagger by tilting her head, then, sinking her body down, she clenched her fist and threw a beautiful uppercut that landed squarely on the assailant's chin.

Accompanied by a crisp crack.

This neat counterattack instantly knocked the assailant to the ground, unable to rise again!

Just as she had knocked this man down, she immediately turned back to draw her gun, her eyes intense, and she didn't forget to shout, "Beichuan! Are you alright?"

Then—

Gangye Yoshiko blinked, unable to comprehend everything that had unfolded before her.

The two or three dozen thugs who had been so menacing just moments ago were now neatly lying in their respective spots.

Their faces were bruised, and the dirt was stained with blood.

A few were huffing, breathing their last breaths as if death was imminent.

Yes, this was indeed a crisis.

"But not targeting me, it was targeting you."

Beichuan Si's voice sounded from ahead.

His voice immediately drew the attention of the completely stunned Gangye Yoshiko.

Beichuan Si's expressionless face appeared especially sinister under the night sky, and a single glance into his cold eyes could send shivers down one's spine.

An unknown dark aura circled around him, seemingly filled with the wails of vengeful spirits.

Beichuan Si was holding a metal baseball bat seized from one of the thugs.

The edge of the bat was already smeared with blood.

He mercilessly stomped on the leg of a middle-aged man.

Due to the broken leg bone, the man was now screaming in agony.

"Uh..." Gangye Yoshiko blinked and uncertainly greeted,

"Uh... Beichuan?"

"Hm?" Beichuan Si turned his face, looking over curiously.

It really is you!

Gangye Yoshiko gasped.

She had thought she had mistaken the figure of some serial killer for Beichuan Si, but after greeting him, she realized it was indeed him.

Gangye Yoshiko pushed her pistol's safety back on and tucked it into her holster before walking over to Beichuan Si and looked at the only conscious middle-aged man.

His shinbone had been smashed by Beichuan Si.

As for the others...

Their condition was not much better than the middle-aged man's; nearly everyone had one or two broken bones.

However, they had only lost their ability to move and were not in mortal danger.

After assessing the situation, Gangye Yoshiko called the police and also remembered to call an ambulance.

After doing all this, she then turned her head to Beichuan Si and said, "These must be remnants of the Church of Truth and Happiness."

Beichuan Si nodded, then looked at the oblate columnar building in front of them, "It seems that after that incident, Ruyue Nao has shared this place with other remnants of the Church of Truth and Happiness as a contact point."

But it was uncertain whether there were any issues with the clues inside...

Beichuan Si thought to himself.

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