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Captain Shi placed the small stone from the table into his pocket and said to everyone, "Since we are all ready, let's move. We can't stay here for long; they will find this place soon enough. This is our only chance."
I caught sight of one of the white-coated figures, whose eyes were not the typical black-brown of an Asian but rather green. It was clear that this person was not Asian. Thinking back, it must be MAX, the one mentioned when Geng Shaofei died.
The Heavenly Domain has three important departments: the Economic Department, the Execution Department, and the Research Department. I already knew that Zhao Mingkun was the head of the Execution Department and that someone known as "Young Master" was acquainted with the head of the Economic Department. This person must be MAX, the renowned doctor and a fanatic who conducts experiments on living subjects, also affiliated with the Research Department of the Heavenly Domain Organization.
The white coats were pushing Juan Juan along while the black-clad members of the Security Department were forcing me to follow them. I was frantic; I had always believed that the Heavenly Domain Organization was targeting me, but now it seemed they were after Juan Juan. Although I knew little about medicine, I understood that transferring blood from one person to another was an incredibly difficult task.
Moreover, there was no guarantee that after the blood transfusion, Little Stone wouldn't develop thickened blood.
Most importantly, Juan Juan would definitely die.
My mind raced as I tried to think of a way to stop everything from happening. Analyzing Captain Shi's words and Zhao Mingkun's actions of placing two corpses in the city hall, it became clear that we must be close to Tianlan City. We were still within the country; we just couldn't figure out this place's exact location.
As I looked around at the concrete walls, I suddenly thought of the cave-like area in Spring Return Nursing Home. This could very well be another such place. But even if I figured out where we were, how could I inform anyone? How could I alert others?
Lost in thought, I realized we had entered a large room. Looking up, I saw a massive machine before us. It was connected with various tubes; one end attached to the machine while the other end was inserted into a child lying on a small bed.
I focused my gaze; who else could this child be but Little Stone? When I left her, she was three years old; now she was an eight-year-old girl. She lay completely naked, her hair shaved off, tubes inserted into her scalp. An eight-year-old girl like this was heartbreaking to behold.
"Little Stone..." I whispered gently.
But Little Stone kept her eyes closed; it seemed she had already been anesthetized.
Captain Shi addressed MAX, "MAX, what are our chances?"
MAX replied, "We have accumulated a lot of experience from our previous experiments. According to what we've gathered from the Research Department, this is the method with the highest success rate. However, there is still a fifty percent chance we will fail; if that happens, both of them will die."
As he spoke, several people lifted Juan Juan off the bed.
I knew that if I didn't act now, I'd only be able to watch Juan Juan become a sacrifice. I cared for Little Stone; I didn't want her life to end at ten years old. But more than that, I couldn't let Juan Juan die like this. I had promised her I'd give her a home; I had promised her that after solving this case, I'd marry her.
“Captain Shi!” I shouted. “Let Juan Juan go, let her go!”
Captain Shi turned his head to look at me and said, “I’ve waited for this moment for five years! You think a single word from you will make me let her go? Do you really believe that?”
“There’s only a fifty percent chance!” I continued to shout. “Can you bear to see Juan Juan and Little Stone die at the same time?”
Captain Shi fell silent but eventually said, “A fifty percent chance means there’s still a half chance. MAX, get ready!”
Several people in white coats nodded, but at that moment, Juan Juan, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly rolled off and quickly ran towards me. It seemed that she had woken up during our argument. I felt a surge of joy and quickly crouched down, executing a sweeping kick.
No one expected Juan Juan to wake up at such a critical moment; they were caught off guard. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. I rolled over and grabbed Juan Juan, pulling her to my side. Holding her hand again, I couldn’t describe the feeling—it made me want to cry.
Juan Juan and I had gone through ups and downs for seven years. There was a time when I let go of her hand, and she almost belonged to someone else. This time, I didn’t want to let go; I wouldn’t let go even if it meant death.
But even though Juan Juan and I were together again, the Security Department personnel still blocked the door, leaving us with no way to escape. We were backed into a corner of the room, and I stood in front of Juan Juan. “Shi Huacheng, I know you would do anything for Little Stone, but I will never let you lay a finger on Juan Juan.”
Captain Shi replied, “Playing the hero? Ha! You should take a look at where we are! How many can you take on by yourself?”
As he spoke, Captain Shi pulled out his handgun from his waist and said, “Alright then, if you want to block the gunfire, come on!”
Captain Shi raised his voice and shouted at me. I had no doubt that he would pull the trigger; after all, he had killed Wang Gang, who had followed him for over ten years. Killing me would be an easy task for him.
“Shaoshilin, you are my most prized disciple; you’ve joined the Special Investigation Team that I wanted to be part of.” Shi Huacheng shouted. “I’ve abandoned everything—my beliefs, my hobbies, my honor—all for Little Stone to live just a little longer!”
“If it were Yang Xiaojuan lying on that cold bed, would you do the same?” Shi Huacheng nearly went mad as he shouted. “Tell me how you would choose!”
I couldn’t answer; watching someone I loved die was an unbearable feeling. I knew Captain Shi couldn’t give up on Little Stone, but I also couldn’t give up on Juan Juan. I didn’t understand if it were Juan Juan who was sick whether I would go mad like Captain Shi.
But I couldn’t look away. I knew I had many flaws, but I also knew that I was a good police officer. That was something I never doubted. I often walked along the edge of darkness; sometimes I felt certain people deserved to die, yet I also sympathized with those forced into killing out of desperation. But I never spared any of them; not one was forgiven.
Because deep down, I always knew there were those in this world who suffered more tragically than they did. Yet they continued to struggle in this dark world, hoping to push back the darkness and leave light for others—hoping that more people wouldn’t have to endure the tragedies they faced.
If Tragic is a get-out-of-jail-free card for murder, then isn’t it too unfair for these people?
So I hate this world, yet I love this world.
At that moment, a sudden roar echoed from outside, and everyone felt a tremor above their heads. I realized that we were undoubtedly underground. Was there an earthquake? Then I heard Zhao Mingkun shouting, “Boss, the police are breaking in from outside! What should we do?”
Captain Shi seemed surprised that the police had found this place so quickly. He shouted, “Get everyone together and hold them off! Don’t let them in!”
At the same time, Captain Shi yelled at me, “Get out of the way! I’m going to shoot!”
Although I didn’t understand why the police had found us so fast, I knew that Juan Juan was saved.
I pulled out my dagger.
Captain Shi glanced at my dagger and said, “I heard that because of what happened five years ago, you can’t hold a gun anymore. Ha! Let me show you whether a gun is faster than a dagger! Prepare to change blood quickly; the police won’t break in right away!”
I stared at Captain Shi, who was also staring back at me. Five years of searching had led to this outcome. But I had no regrets because as long as Killer was out there, as long as Killer roamed free, I wouldn’t let him go—no matter if it took my last breath or my final drop of blood.
Because I am People's Police.
The gun fired; the knife struck.
The blade pierced Captain Shi’s throat, but the bullet hit Juan Juan in the chest.
In that split second of gunfire, Juan Juan suddenly rushed in front of me, leaving me no time to react.
I collapsed to the ground, dazed. I never imagined such an ending; I never thought Juan Juan would fall into my arms like this. Suddenly, I remembered when Juan Juan once placed a gun in front of me and said, “I want to join the Special Investigation Team. If I’m in danger later, what will you do?”
I had promised Juan Juan that I wouldn’t let her get hurt…
Tears streamed down like a river breaking its dam; I cried, but Juan Juan did not.
She exerted all her strength, trying to reach out and touch my face, but she couldn't lift her hand. I hurriedly brought my face closer to hers. "Why are you being so foolish? What do you want to do? Why do you keep doing this? I still want to marry you; I want to have children with you..."
Juan Juan spoke in a fragmented manner, "It's okay, I'm a forensic doctor. I've seen too much death. I think if I were to dissect your corpse, it would be meaningless. Because if you died, I wouldn't shed a tear. Have you ever seen a forensic doctor cry?"
Yet as she spoke, tears streamed down Juan Juan's face, her voice growing softer. I pressed my face against hers.
"Don't cry, Kobayashi, don't cry. Forensic doctors aren't afraid of death. But I... I can't marry you anymore. I... I love you."
" Juan Juan! Yang Xiaojuan! Juan Juan!" I cried uncontrollably. "I promised to protect you! I promised to marry you!"
All the sounds around me seemed irrelevant; the chaotic world around me felt distant. All I could see was darkness, and my mind felt empty.
"Over here! Someone is injured! Call a doctor! Call a doctor!" someone shouted.
I collapsed, and through the haze, I saw Shi Huacheng with a dagger lodged in his throat. He was struggling to crawl toward the cold bed but ultimately fell heavily to the ground. His eyes were wide open, seemingly still staring at the cold hospital bed where Xiao Shitou lay.
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