Chapter 90

As long as there’s someone still trying, is that really stronger than completely giving up? After hearing the simple yet resolute words of the female police officer, Leon couldn’t help but use the soul vision of the Black Goat to observe the state of her soul.

That bright white soul, though tinged with a bit of restless impatience that wouldn’t go away, emitted a slightly blinding light but continued to burn and pulsate with relentless fervor.

It was like a little flame just ignited, struggling to radiate warmth around it, attempting to bring a bit of comfort to the small world nearby with its still-naive glow.

Unfortunately, the one closest to her wasn’t a fragile soul waiting for warmth but a raging cold fire in desperate need of release.

…

This person… will surely become an obstacle to us in the future! Even though this deduction seemed absurd, the female prisoner couldn’t help but form such a thought while looking into the female police officer’s eyes.

Human nature always seeks stability and is good at numbing itself. Even if the present is painful, as long as there’s hope for the future, most people won’t seek change.

Only someone like me, who has experienced the deepest despair and been driven to a dead end, would truly throw caution to the wind and resolve to take revenge on everything that once hurt me. So…

You’re a good cop, but also our enemy! Listening to the earnest promises echoing in her ears—”Please believe me one more time,” “I’ll definitely uncover the truth”—the female prisoner’s gaze didn’t soften; instead, it became sharper with each promise.

Just as the leader said, when will the “new world” everyone anticipates arrive? It’s not up to us to decide, but rather depends on how fast the entire kingdom rots!

Only by thoroughly stirring up the festering sores of this country, even exacerbating them, and making everyone personally experience its corruption and disgrace, can those complacent ones abandon false hopes and firmly stand up to overthrow it with us!

Therefore, whether it’s the reform-minded princess, the minister of defense working hard to maintain the military department, or you, who are closely associated with the current minister of defense, all must be eliminated!

‘Ah ha~ Leon, look quickly!’

The changes in the female prisoner’s soul could not escape the Black Goat, who was a great demon.

Observing her soul gradually shifting from blood red to murky darkness, feeling the burgeoning killing intent leaping with the flames, the Black Goat couldn’t help but close its eyes in ecstasy, blissfully commenting: ‘One does not approve of the other’s actions but intends to save her with all their might; the other acknowledges the other’s kindness but is prepared to kill her with their own hands.

How wonderful! For a so-called grand belief, they can commit evil without hesitation, these dirty and sticky souls are truly magnificent!

And what about the other? When sincere goodwill from the heart meets the harshest response, what kind of wicked thoughts will burst forth in her heart?

Ah ha ha! Too beautiful! I can’t wait to see her reaction!’

“…”

Why does such a great demon always talk like someone in the late stages of middle-school syndrome?

Leon added a little more force to the foot pressing on the goat’s head and rolled it on the dirty floor of the carriage, drawing curses from the Black Goat. He then silently gripped the Holy Spirit Pendant, ready to act and save someone.

If the target had been someone from the Lane family, he might have let things slide or occasionally “failed to rescue them in time.”

But from the dialogue heard earlier, the female police officer, although somewhat stubborn and a troublesome meddler, wasn’t really bad. If possible, she should be helped.

Carefully observing the condition of the rebel, at the moment when the dark energy in her soul surged and she reached toward the female police officer’s neck, Leon activated the pendant first, creating an invisible hand that firmly pressed down on the bandage around the prisoner’s wrist.

“How could this be?”

However, the instant the female police officer noticed the movement, she slightly sidestepped, using her shoulder to block the hand reaching for her neck. Then, with the edge of her other hand, she struck forcefully below the prisoner’s radial styloid process.

Taking advantage of the moment when the prisoner’s elbow and wrist were numb and unable to change position, she grabbed the prisoner’s right wrist and twisted her shoulder, locking the joint to prevent any force.

Finally, with almost the momentum of slamming her head to the ground, she threw the prisoner off the seat, causing a loud thud as she hit the carriage floor.

Though this series of actions sounded complicated, the female police officer executed them astonishingly smoothly. By the time Leon shook off the coat covering his head, she had already completed the whole set of moves, dragging the prisoner off the chair and cleanly subduing her.

“…”

What a guy… You have this skill too? Watching the female police officer pin the prisoner down with her left knee against the lumbar vertebrae, both hands twisting the right arm behind the shoulder, Leon couldn’t help but open his mouth wide in surprise, a glimmer of relief flashing in his eyes.

Thank goodness I kept my temper and didn’t fight with her before; otherwise, with my fighting ability, I probably wouldn’t have fared better than this female prisoner.

Within less than 0.2 seconds, after regaining control over the prisoner who wanted to attack her, the female police officer instinctively looked around according to the police manual to ensure there were no hidden accomplices, then…

“You?!”

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“I’m just passing through!”

Seeing the delicate eyebrows suddenly rise, the pretty face filled with shock, hesitation, confusion, determination—like a toppled spice shop mixing all sorts of flavors—the female police officer, Leon hurriedly sat back in his seat before she could lunge forward.

“I’m on field duty, and I got on the carriage before you did!”

After briefly emphasizing his current stance, Leon raised his hand to take out his credentials and waved it in front of the ticket seller auntie who had rushed over from the front row, glaring with anger ready to scold the three of them.

“Police escorting prisoners, please cooperate.”

“Are there many police officers? I’m a second-level carriage officer of the Road Administration Department! Even if you’re a cop…”

“Police from the Secret Investigation Bureau.”

“Sec… Alright then…”

Seeing the clear emblem of the Public Security Bureau on the cover of the credentials, the ticket seller auntie couldn’t help but shrink her neck. Upon seeing the prisoner locked down on the ground with a grappling technique, the rage that had been bubbling inside her instantly dissipated.

Under the bewildered gazes of the passengers, her slightly bowed legs, resembling a compass, quickly turned half a circle, and her stout body nimbly spun back. She crouched low and stomped back to the front row, sitting back down at the ticket counter with a plop.

The female prisoner, whose half-face was pressed against the floor, instantly understood everything upon catching sight of Leon with her peripheral vision.

“Despicable!”

(The chapter ends here.)