Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 28: Never Forgive
"That's a pity."
"Put your hands up! Give up resistance! You can't run away, demon!"
"……Oh."
Looking at those nervous police officers, Li Lin didn't even bother to look at the NPCs. He stared at the little girl wrapped in a cloak in the crowd.
"It seems that the falling plan did not succeed. Hmm, is there something wrong with me? I don't think a little girl who wanted to eat candy just a few minutes ago would show me such an expression and call the police directly. There must be a reason, right?"
“…”
"Why don't you speak?"
"…Because you were exposed a long time ago, sir."
After taking a short breath, the girl looked at the person she once regarded as her pillar with red eyes.
"No one would come back without reporting first, and instead pay attention to a little girl for several days. You pay too much attention to me. Too much to the point where it's a little unnatural. You shouldn't give so many things to a little girl you just met for the first time, even if she's your best friend's daughter. It doesn't make sense."
"Well, that's a great line of reasoning, but it's not a definitive reason. Go on."
"Of course it's because... I'm worried about you..."
"……Yeah?"
Emotional psychology.
This psychological change is truly unpredictable.
Facing the girl's delicate and small face, Li Lin covered his forehead and sighed softly for his mistake.
"Soon after I went in, the alarm went off and screams were heard from inside. What if something happened to you? I was so worried that I could only use the nearest network to call the police. But I was too worried about you. I was afraid of losing you. I would rather die with you than live alone. So I went in. After I went in, I saw you killing people. So I understood everything."
"You have been lying to me from the beginning. And I just learned about my father's death. He was stabbed to death on the road. It completely matches the time you arrived here. And in the dungeon, the only person who could deliberately kill my father is probably you, sir."
"You are the murderer of my father, the perpetrator of this tragedy, and the villain who wants to overthrow my hometown, right?"
“…”
The very strong girl continued to narrate calmly even in this situation. The initial trembling and fear had gradually subsided, but her voice was still trembling, her eyes were getting redder, and crystal tears were swirling around them.
While he was describing the situation, the police were not idle either. Teams of people gradually came in from the surrounding areas. It should be said that they had miscalculated the labor force of this industrial city. The people here did not follow the strict 10-to-1 occupation system, nor did they have a 1,000-to-1 police system. The people here were more like the soldiers of the farming era. One group of people were repairing the collapsed pipes in an orderly manner, while another group of people quickly came to control the surrounding environment and isolate the entire area.
It should be said that one wrong step leads to all wrong steps.
Looking at those people who quickly transformed from civilians into soldiers and began to gradually build shelters to target him, Li Lin shrugged indifferently.
"Absolutely right, you are indeed a good girl as I expected. It's a pity that I can't give you candy now."
“Ugh—!”
Like an animal shot by a gun, the girl groaned and subconsciously covered her chest with her hands.
Carefully observing the girl with a painful face, Li Lin sighed, gradually straightened up, opened his arms to all the expressionless guards at the gate, and showed a mocking and fearless expression like a martyr.
"Look, I'm surrounded and I can't escape. What are you afraid of? Shoot."
“…”
Many guards silently pulled the safety, and accompanied by a series of uneven sounds of gunshots, the black muzzles of the guns were aimed at the demon who seemed to be cornered.
The trial seemed to begin at any second.
However, the girl pushed through the wall of people with force and staggered to Li Lin.
"I respect you so much!"
The face that could be called a beauty had already been scratched by tears. Like a young animal wailing in a storm, she completely lost her mind and reached out to grab the demon's collar, roaring vigorously:
"I respect you so much! I like you so much! But why?! Why on earth? Just tell me why all this happened!"
"Even if you're lying to me, please give me a reason! Give me a reason why you can laugh like this!"
"How on earth could you deceive me with a smile like that?! Why!"
" Why do you want to tell me..."
Li Lin looked at the breathless little girl in front of him and the guards behind her who were looking at him as if they were facing a great enemy, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile:
"I'm a player. Although it's hard for you NPCs to understand, it's always like this when completing a quest. This time it's just bad luck for you and me."
"Player...home?"
The girl's eyes widened, she was completely stunned and her hand subconsciously loosened Li Lin's collar.
"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, I've got what I wanted. If you don't kill me, I'll leave on my own. Just leave me money for the bullets."
"Wait, wait a moment!"
"Well, bye then~"
See you again if we are lucky enough.
Looking at the girl whose expression was gradually breaking down, Li Lin smiled maliciously and fell towards the high-temperature steam column.
“No, no!!!”
The girl screamed subconsciously and stretched out her hand, but she only grabbed a ball of hazy ashes.
It was only
The dazed girl looked at the empty space that disappeared without a trace, and subconsciously squeezed the candy ball that was left in her pocket that morning. Her gem-like eyes blinked, and cracks appeared on her delicate face like broken porcelain. She put her hands on her chest, slowly knelt on the ground, covered her head, and choked up with sad cries that made people's eyes sore and want to cry.
"Dad...Mom...Sir...Sir...Why...Why on earth..."
"Why...what did I do wrong...Sir, please tell me what I did wrong..."
“Why on earth is this happening… ah…”
“…”
Unable to bear the sight of the little girl kneeling and crying, all the people in the Sky City subconsciously clenched their hands, feeling a surge of anger bursting out from their hearts.
Do you really have no soul or conscience?
How do you sleep every night? How do you manage to not care about other people's feelings ?
How can you deceive others so naturally? How can you be so hypocritical and say such sweet words? Do you only care about yourself?
You will pay the price.
Then I will pay you back for your sins with interest.
One day...
One day.
