Chapter 23 Living Together
"A ghoul, an evil creature that feeds on humans and calls itself a demon," Kirigiri Shimizu said coldly as she sheathed her long knife. "If you encounter such a thing again and act recklessly like today, I might not be able to save you in time."
"..." Li Xia's mouth twitched. The only person who could say such awkward words with genuine concern was Kirigiri Shimizu.
Suddenly, there was a commotion around them as dozens of people in black clothes, wielding various weapons, ran over from a distance.
Li Xia hurriedly took off his clothes and helped Fujino, who looked embarrassed, put them on. His gaze fell on her chest, where there were five distinct purple bruises and swelling on both sides.
Facing Fujino's complex gaze, Li Xia felt extremely awkward. In the earlier situation, he was in a state of complete blindness, so he had to grab whatever he could to survive.
Kirigiri Shimizu took off her black cloak and threw it over to Li Xia, who quickly caught it and put it on Fujino.
"Captain!" Several black-clad figures ran over. They were well-trained, with clear roles. Some went to help up a comrade who had been thrown out of the window earlier, while others went to inspect the room where the fight had just taken place.
"The attacker is the leader of the ghoul, retrieve nearby surveillance, find her human identity," Kirigiri Shimizu took a sketchbook from one of the black-clad figures and quickly sketched a few lines on it.
Soon, the face of Yagami Tsubame appeared in the sketchbook. Li Xia took a look and found that it was about ninety percent similar to the real person.
"At your command, Captain," the black-clad figure took the sketchbook and hurried down to talk to the others.
"We should be able to catch her soon," Li Xia approached and asked, "We already know what she looks like."
"Ghouls can mimic the humans they've eaten," Kirigiri Shimizu's voice remained cold. "They can mimic up to about seventy percent, but in this big city of Tokyo, it's too easy to replace a person."
"Isn't that very dangerous," Li Xia's face didn't look good. If she could replace a human, then finding her would be very difficult, and it also meant that he would always be in danger.
"This is the law of nature," Kirigiri Shimizu said calmly, turning to look at Li Xia with a serious tone. "I will protect you."
"Um, thank you," Li Xia nodded, feeling that there wasn't much to worry about when it came to life.
"Don't worry too much. These mice have small courage. If the attack fails, they will hide and won't attack the same target," Komachi Akane walked over from a distance, comforting Li Xia with a couple of sentences, then looked at Fujino, who was cautiously hiding behind Li Xia, and said softly, "I'm sorry, could you cooperate with me to register, so that we can better ensure your rights and compensate for your losses."
Fujino seemed quite frightened, and after glancing pitifully at Li Xia and seeing him nod, she followed Komachi Akane onto a car, likely to tell her about the encounter with Yagami Tsubame inside.
"What should I do if I encounter this kind of monster again next time?" Li Xia hurriedly asked as Fujino left.
Kirigiri Shimizu didn't say anything and took out a handgun from her suit and handed it over.
"This is..." Li Xia reached out and took it, weighing it in his hand. He found it to be extremely heavy and asked carefully, "Is this the legendary enchanted weapon? You guys really keep up with the times."
"No, this is just a regular handgun," Kirigiri Shimizu glanced at him. "Ghouls are also a type of creature, but they have evolved in a different direction from us. There are no superpowers in this world like those in novels, without any basis."
"What about your eyes?" Li Xia's mouth twitched and he pointed to her right eye, which was still emitting a golden light.
"This is special," Kirigiri Shimizu's Tyrant's Eye had a duration, and she couldn't control this ability to observe. "Do you want to come stay at my place?"
"I'd rather not. According to Miss Akane's words, we are temporarily safe," Li Xia was quite wary of Kirigiri Shimizu compared to ghouls. This woman's way of doing things is completely illogical, and besides, with her identity, staying by her side would likely attract her enemies or get involved in some strange events. After a rational analysis, it is actually safest to maintain the current situation.
Kirigiri Shimizu nodded, she's not really comfortable being around Li Xia right now. The leader of the ghouls has appeared in Tokyo, and she needs to take care of it immediately. Every night, innocent people are getting killed. It would be troublesome if being with Li Xia triggers the mission again.
For a moment, the scene was unusually quiet. Li Xia spoke, "I'll go to the restroom."
Kirigiri Shimizu glanced at him but didn't say anything.
After that, he went to Fujino's room on the second floor alone. The collection of samples by the men in black had already been completed. This place was just a battle scene, there wasn't really anything to inspect. Their main task was to disguise this place as an accident to prevent panic among ordinary people.
Li Xia arrived at the abnormally large refrigerator in the entrance hall. When Yagami Tsubame opened the refrigerator, Fujino showed a noticeable change in demeanor, which made him very curious.
It was a regular double door refrigerator, except it was large, as if misled by a TV shopping program and bought a piece of furniture that didn't match the rest of the house at all.
After carefully observing that there was no one around, he reached out and opened the freezer underneath the refrigerator. The light inside also came on, and there was nothing strange inside, just some discounted packaged meat from the supermarket.
But Li Xia didn't hesitate and reached out to tear open the packaging outside. He carefully cut off a small piece of the meat and then wrapped it back up and put it back in its original place.
He didn't stay downstairs for long before Fujino walked out of the car. She came in front of Li Xia with a pitiful look, blinking her big eyes at him.
"I signed a confidentiality agreement with them. They will help me repair the room these two days and also compensate me with some rent."
"Oh, that's really great." Li Xia scratched the back of his head and looked away from Fujino. Kirigiri Shimizu's coat was obviously custom-made.
This caused the chest area to be pushed up when Fujino wore it, as if the buttons were about to burst open at any moment.
"Can I stay at Li's house for a few days?" Fujino lowered her head, as if afraid to make eye contact with Li Xia. She quickly added, "I will do household chores and pay the rent."
"Well..." Li Xia hesitated, not because he was worried that Fujino would harm him. After all, they had known each other for a long time, and if she wanted to do something to him, she would have done it already.
It's mainly just a normal friendship between the two of them, but after this incident, Fujino's attitude towards him has clearly undergone a huge change.
Now, she even takes the initiative to suggest cohabitation, and it feels like things are developing in a strange direction. It's as if one moment it was a thriller, and suddenly it turned into a romantic animated storyline.
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