On the plane to Merica,
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Wuyue, who was sitting next to him. She still looked a little embarrassed. He could not help but smile.
"Hehe, that kid from the Anpei family is quite interesting. He was born into a family of Onmyoji and has the most outstanding talent in the past hundred years, but he has no interest in Onmyoji at all."
"Everyone has their own ambitions." Wuyue glanced at Liu Xiaojiang, then turned her head to look at the clouds outside the window.
"Perhaps compared to that child Junsuke, he feels that if he learns Yin Yang Jutsu, he'll be grounded like everyone else."
"Not learning Yin Yang Arts, not becoming a mutant, and living the life of an ordinary young master is not necessarily a bad way to survive. At the very least, I don't have to scheme against those people in the Neon Group all day."
"Hmph... the life of a young master is indeed quite comfortable." A red light flashed in Liu Xiaojiang's eyes. Although he saw through the fact that Anpei Junsuke was already a Onmyoji, he did not intend to expose this in front of Wuyue.
Although Anpei Shunsuke hid it very well, and it seems that even Anpei Touma didn't know about it, but for Neon's level of Yin-Yang Jutsu, she was just a very powerful beginner, compared to Anpei Touma's level of Yin-Yang Jutsu, she was just a dispensable small character.
Although Liu Xiaojiang didn't understand why this kid wanted to hide, he was also very curious about what this kid wanted to do so mysteriously. But considering the other's ability level, as well as the overall level of the current Neon Mutants, he didn't have the time to deal with this inexplicable small fry.
If something really happened one day, then he would directly destroy it!
Then..,
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Wuyue, who was silent beside him, and could not help but ask curiously, "By the way, why do you insist on following me? Since Japan is over, why don't you just go back to Japan and accept the arrangements?"
"You've been lurking in Japan alone for ten years, and now you've finally completed the mission given to you by the higher-ups. Even if you don't want to continue in the future, it's enough for you to live the rest of your life without worry, right?"
"Or..."
At this point, he looked at Wuyue with a smile on his face. Then, he leaned back against the seat of the plane. "So, you're planning to stay by my side and find a chance to avenge Wu Xiangyou in the future?"
"You don't have to do that at all. I've already said that you can do whatever you want to me after the mission is over. If you cause me to fail the mission just to avenge Wu Xiangyou, I'm afraid I won't be the only one who will feel troubled."
"Don't tell me you're really going to give up all the hard work you've put in for the past ten years just for Wu Xiangyou? You're even going to become a complete sinner?"
"Stop fooling around, it's not worth it …"
"You've only seen that child a few times. Even if it's to repay the old dean for raising her, you don't have to sacrifice your future …"
"Are you done?" Wuyue turned her gaze from the window to Liu Xiaojiang beside her. There was almost no sign of emotion on her pretty face. "The matter with Nathan is different from the one with Japan. During this period, no one will be in charge of receiving you, nor will anyone create opportunities for you."
"Besides, our men in America haven't been in contact with us for a few days. Either they've been discovered by the Americans and are now in hiding, looking for an opportunity to leave America and have no time to take care of your mission, or … they've been eliminated by the Americans."
"But no matter what the situation is, a newcomer like you will always need someone to be in charge of supporting you. Besides, even if we don't talk about anything else, just the language problem alone … Do you expect to use translation software to find those Nathan people when you don't understand English?"
"... We've lost contact with the Americans?" Liu Xiaojiang frowned in surprise.
"Although this isn't good news, it's indeed a very normal situation. After all, America is also a technological powerhouse. What's more, they started spying earlier than us. Some of their methods will only be richer than ours," Wuyue said.
Liu Xiaojiang thought for a moment and asked, "They …"
"We won't admit it, and they won't say much. Everyone treats spies the same way. It's necessary to interrogate the other party for information. After the interrogation of the spy, or during the interrogation process, death … is undoubtedly a relief," Wuyue stated calmly.
"But you can rest assured that even if we're caught, even if we're interrogated until we're better off dead, we'll never betray our compatriots. It's impossible for the Americans to know of your arrival, let alone what your mission is."
"…" Liu Xiaojiang didn't know what to say.
He couldn't imagine what kind of awareness these people had to be willing to undertake such a dangerous task, and even if they were to suffer a fate worse than death, they would never sell their souls …
Maybe …
These people's souls were indeed hotter than ordinary people's, right …?
"About Wu Xiangyou …" Wuyue didn't want to say anything more when she saw that Liu Xiaojiang didn't say anything, but in the end, she couldn't help but remind him.
"Liu Zhenren, I only have two questions …"
"Ask away." Liu Xiaojiang nodded before Wuyue could finish.
"Did he die in pain?" Wuyue asked after a moment of silence.
"There's no such thing as pain in death …" Liu Xiaojiang wanted to say that he had tried his best to make Wu Xiangyou's death painless, but when he thought about the woman in front of him, he finally opened his mouth slowly.
"After all, from the perspective of the world's creatures, death is the most terrifying thing. So, when faced with death, creatures will instinctively feel fear and pain."
"Besides …"
"Regardless of whether a creature accepts death out of despair, at least after knowing its true nature, I don't believe that there's a life that isn't afraid of death. It's just that when those who don't know fear understand death and start to regret it, there's no turning back."
"Moreover, the pain brought by death isn't only limited to the creature itself. Most of the living beings who are closely related to the dead will also suffer different degrees of mental pain …"
"So, there's no such thing as pain in death, because it will definitely cause great pain …"
"Tsk, so long-winded. You're talking as if you've died before …" Wuyue looked at Liu Xiaojiang in surprise.
"So, you've said so much just to cover up the truth of the child's painful death?"
"No, at least for me, I've done my best to free him. You can say that he left without knowing anything …" Liu Xiaojiang shook his head and explained.
"Hmph, at least you still have some humanity …" Wuyue snorted with reddened eyes.
"Last question. After that incident, did you feel a trace of regret?"
Hearing that,
Liu Xiaojiang turned his head and looked straight into Wuyue's eyes. He shook his head calmly and said, "Even though I want to say that I felt regret, I don't want to lie to people like you."
"As for the death of that child, Wu Xiangyou, I didn't feel a trace of regret …"
Wuyue subconsciously clenched her fists. She looked at Liu Xiaojiang and bit her lower lip so hard that blood even seeped out. "You …"
"No matter how pitiful he was, he was still a stranger to me. All I could do was try my best to let him leave without feeling any pain …" Liu Xiaojiang continued.
"If even the death of a stranger makes me feel regret, then shouldn't I also feel regret for the Japanese who died a few days ago …?"
At this point,
He even said indifferently with a fake smile under Wuyue's gaze, "Regret what? Regret that you let them die too easily and didn't torture them with your own hands?"
"I'm an executioner. I only care about killing and not burying. You can treat me as a demon who kills without blinking, but don't expect a steel knife that kills to shed tears …"
"Wu Xiangyou was pitiful, but he did deserve to be killed. As for the rest … if you have the ability, change it. If you don't, force yourself to accept it."
"Wuyue, you want me to lie to you so that you have a reason to accept it. In the end, you can ignore or even avoid the real problem. Then I'm really sorry … You'd better continue to hate me. Anyway, sooner or later, you'll be defeated by me and reconsider the real problem."
After saying that,
He no longer looked at the gloomy Wuyue. Instead, he put on the eye mask prepared by the Ampere family, leaned against the seat of the plane, and gradually closed his eyes.
"When the time comes, if you say that you're not strong enough and want to use this favor to get me to help you … I won't refuse."
"After all, at most, they're just those disobedient directors of the company …"
"…" Wuyue looked at Liu Xiaojiang, who was leaning against the seat and sleeping. Although she gritted her teeth and wanted to do something, after considering what the other party had said just now, even if she still didn't understand the reason for everything, she gave up the idea of taking revenge on Liu Xiaojiang now.
— — —
About twelve hours later,
On a street near the Chicago International Airport,
Liu Xiaojiang felt the gazes on the nearby streets. He looked at the surroundings with a relatively calm expression, and from time to time, he would look at Wuyue, who was beside him with a sullen expression.
"… It's been a few hours, and you've been giving me this attitude. What should I do about the task given by the higher-ups? Do you want me to use translation software to communicate with those hooligans?"
"Tsk, if there's another translation software that's full of swear words, I might really not be able to resist telling them who's the godfather of this street …"
And at this moment,
A few tall and heavy hooligans gradually gathered nearby. They began to speak noisily with contempt and malice. They quickly chased after Liu Xiaojiang and Wuyue from behind …
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