Xu Xiaoyou: What's wrong?

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Bai Youyou stood outside the door, her fingertips had just touched the door in front of her, her eyes trembled slightly, and she withdrew them.

She rested her head against the door, her palm pressing against it. Clearly, with just a gentle push, the slightly ajar door would open.

She could catch that vile, despicable criminal.

But it seemed as though she suddenly lost her courage.

Countless memories of experiences with the girl flashed through her mind, the nightly companionship, the peaceful beach, and every word the other had said. Now they all felt like sharp and deep spears being pulled from her heart.

The image of the other person became increasingly blurred and shattered amidst the internal turmoil.

"Liar..." Bai Youyou bit her lip tightly.

She lifted her head and brushed her eyes, and a magnificent, ruby-like light shone forth.

To prevent the criminal from using psychic-like abilities, she activated the Eye of the Soul.

All illusions below her tier would be rendered ineffective.

With her vision clear, she pushed open the door before her.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom.

Bai Youyou was slightly taken aback as she saw a young girl patting her hands dry as she stepped out of the bathroom, her dark, glossy black hair framing emerald eyes.

"You?"

The girl dried her wet hands with a handkerchief. Upon seeing Bai Youyou standing in a daze, she appeared momentarily stunned and then nodded to her:

"You're late, that criminal, my colleague has already captured her."

"Colleague?" Bai Youyou asked in confusion.

She followed the girl outside the window and saw a figure at the bottom of the building escorting the blond girl toward a parked police car.

An emptiness rose in Bai Youyou's heart.

You...

The girl smiled: "Yes, I'm a Wing Investigator sent by the association not long ago, though I'm handling another case called 'Slaughterhouse.' However, I found this case interesting, so I took care of it in passing."

Bai Youyou pondered for a moment,

There indeed seemed to have been a notorious case recently, and the association had sent a Two-winged Investigator.

The girl continued:

"Sorry, I'll need to verify your identity real quick. Could you show me your credentials?"

"Of course."

Bai Youyou handed over her credentials.

The girl took a look at them and nodded.

Then, she handed over her own wallet as well.

"My credentials are inside, you can check them too."

"I'll head downstairs first to hand over with my colleague. If you have any questions, you can come down to ask me later."

With that, the girl walked past her and headed out.

Just as she was about to reach the door frame, a scorching ball of fire flew past her ear, nearly demolishing the entire wall.

Xu Xiaoyou looked helpless and silently raised her hands.

"Did you think you could deceive me again?" Bai Youyou said coldly, as the empty wallet in her hand crumbled to ashes. "You habitual liar, cunning criminal!"

"Youyou."

"Don't call me that!"

"Investigator Bai, alright?"

Xu Xiaoyou turned around, looking at Bai Youyou without a flicker of emotion.

The other's eyes were colder than ever, filled with intense hatred and even deeper, more complex feelings.

In her pure white investigator uniform, Bai Youyou's body trembled, clenching her hands so tightly she nearly tore the seams on her gloves.

It seemed as if in this confrontation, she was full of vulnerabilities.

"Why? You, tell me, why?" she asked through gritted teeth, uttering each word slowly.

"I'm sorry, Youyou," Xu Xiaoyou said softly. "I had no other choice."

"Did you know?"

Bai Youyou smiled slightly, trying hard to control her emotions.

Although that smile seemed fragile.

"Actually, I had already guessed it was you..."

"That night, you had a fever, and when I helped wipe your body, I saw the yet-to-heal burn scar on your arm."

"But I kept deceiving myself, convincing myself that it was just a coincidence."

"I kept lying to myself, telling myself that you weren't the criminal."

"You are my friend, how could the understanding, considerate You be a criminal?"

"Did you know? Since last night, I just couldn't sleep, tossing and turning, with everything related to you filling my mind whenever I closed my eyes."

"I've also said, maybe when you truly understand me, you'll really dislike me," Xu Xiaoyou said.

Silence ensued for a long while.

Bai Youyou's eyes turned completely cold, and a pair of handcuffs appeared in her hand.

Xu Xiaoyou sighed gently, drawing a long sword from the tool card:

"Seems there's no room for negotiation."

"When a rabbit is cornered, it fights back too."

[Heart Eye (Mastery): Your understanding of Sword Dao deepens, breaking through restrictions to resonate with the profession 'Swordswoman.' Permanently gain the effects of 'Intent Sword' and 'Heart-Eye Sword.']

[Intent Sword: Every slash holds an additional real attack that draws 2% of an opponent's vitality.]

[Heart-Eye Sword: You can see through the weaknesses of enemies. During battle, a weakness will be exposed on the enemy every 12 seconds, hitting it delivers a heavy blow.]

After these days of practice, her resonance with the Swordswoman had already advanced to [Mastery].

"Youyou, don't blame me for what's next!" Xu Xiaoyou said.

She took a step forward with her long sword.

One round later.

She found herself being tossed onto the big bed, sword and all.

Bai Youyou tossed a pair of handcuffs in front of her: "Put them on yourself."

Xu Xiaoyou knelt on the bed, biting her teeth slightly, a seductive blush on her face:

"For the sake of our old friendship, can't you just let me go?"

"I'll do anything."

Bai Youyou smiled playfully: "Alright."

Her leg resting on the bed's edge, she leaned in.

Just as Xu Xiaoyou closed her eyes, a soft voice brushed her ear:

"I want you to cuff yourself."

Xu Xiaoyou: "..."

Her body was slowly pushed down, onto a bed covered in rose petals, the scattered petals resembling raindrops, taking over the dim view, drifting down slowly.

The girl's hand tightly gripped her neck, and traces of moisture appeared on her face alongside the glorious petals.

The flickering candlelight illuminated the dark curtains, but couldn't brighten the girl's face.

In the wavering candlelight, the world fell silent, with only the two of them remaining.

"I'm sorry."

"Mmm," Bai Youyou responded softly.

"You, after you go in, stay well, I'll visit you every month," Bai Youyou said.

Her eyes seemed to light up suddenly.

"I'll be waiting for you to get out."

She embraced the person in front of her, saying goodbye one last time.

Xu Xiaoyou was amused by the other's innocence, and she said, "But I can't live for hundreds of years."

"Mmm..."

"Alright, Youyou."

"It's about time."

"What?" Bai Youyou was stunned.

That emptiness suddenly surged from her heart again, accompanied by a strong sense of crisis.

Even as she tightly held onto the girl before her, it felt as though the next moment, the girl would vanish from her sight, slip away from her grasp.

What Xu Xiaoyou said next froze her to the bone.

"There's a bomb on this floor, when it goes off."

"Perhaps someone will die."

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