Miss Assassin is heavily addicted

Chapter 151, Section 25: Evening Grimace's Afternoon Outing

Are you sure you can go out alone?

'Yes, I want to help you.'

"Okay, I got it... Then remember the directions I gave you, don't go the wrong way. After going downstairs, turn right, and after about fifty steps you'll see a shop called 'Leroy Handmade Goods Store.' There's a sycamore tree in front of it. Go inside and tell the shopkeeper you need to buy a tube of adhesive, understand?"

'OK. '

……

Around three o'clock in the afternoon.

The scorching sunlight fell on the red brick ground, making the brick surface so hot that even ants avoided it. The sidewalks on both sides were shaded by thick green tree trunks, and the rows of buildings provided some of the few shades available under the blazing sun.

People come and go on the street, wiping sweat and frowning.

This weather is unbearably hot.

He Ye rested his chin on his hand, watching Yugiri walk below. He was currently observing from his own balcony to see if Yugiri's purchase of adhesive was going smoothly.

To be honest, it's only about fifty steps, and if you walk straight, even a swordsman with green moss hair wouldn't necessarily get lost. But He Ye is still a little worried, so he puts down what he's doing and goes to the balcony to watch her.

As for why not go by myself...

Because it is part of Yugiri's socialization training.

Having witnessed her changes over the past two weeks, He Ye felt that it was right to let her go out and experience the lives of normal people occasionally. The reason she had developed such a strange personality was because her exposure to the world and people was too narrow and one-sided.

Moreover, she brought it up herself, and He Ye thought about it and couldn't bring himself to refuse.

In short, Yugiri has now entered the store.

Buying adhesive would only allow for a two-minute conversation at most, and He Ye silently counted down the minutes until she came out.

Unexpectedly, two minutes later...

The female shop owner and Yugiri walked out together from the street below and stood by the roadside talking.

The female shop owner said, "Walk another 200 meters in this direction, then turn right and keep walking. After a few minutes, you'll see another handicraft shop called 'Meilan Handicrafts and General Store.' They also sell the animal glue you're looking for."

The female shop owner pointed in a certain direction, and Yugiri nodded after hearing her explanation.

She gave a slight bow in thanks, then continued walking forward with light steps. Among the citizens out and about in the sweltering summer heat, she seemed out of place, so serene.

Heye:?
He Ye was dumbfounded.

Shouldn't you return the way you came after buying it? Why are you heading in other places? Did you really get lost?

After a brief moment of surprise, He Ye hurriedly went out and rushed downstairs, causing the neighbors who were coming towards her to dodge in time. They quickly pressed their backs against the wall and shouted, "Be careful going downstairs!"

Once on the street, He Ye ran to find the shop owner and asked him to explain what had happened.

"Ding bell~"

"Welcome to Leroy's Handmade Goods Store."

The female shopkeeper answered the jingling bell at the door with a cheerful voice. She turned around and saw He Ye running towards her. He looked familiar and then realized that he was a guest from the neighborhood.

Good day, Mr. Winn.

"Hello, Mrs. Leroy, I would like to ask if a dark-haired lady came here just now?" He Ye quickly calmed his breathing and asked with a normal expression.

"Yes, she asked me if we sold any adhesive here, the kind that can glue furniture. I told her I was sorry, Cliff brand animal glue was out of stock this week, and she stood there looking very disappointed and didn't say anything."

The female shop owner, holding her cheek, looked deeply troubled, as if reiterating her earlier attitude, and continued:

"I had no choice but to tell her that there was another adhesive store nearby, and she could go there to ask. So she went out and went there."

"..." After hearing the whole story, He Ye realized that she hadn't gotten lost, but hadn't been able to buy the adhesive and needed to go somewhere else to buy it.

A false alarm.

"Okay... thank you, sorry to bother you."

"By the way, who was that lady just now?"

Madame Leroy could tell that He Ye's expression indicated he had come for her. He had been living there for over a month, and had even come just last week to buy a wooden frame bed (for the study). So Madame Leroy found him familiar, but she was seeing the beautiful and quiet black-haired lady for the first time and couldn't help but feel curious.

"It's nothing...just friends."

He Ye made a few perfunctory remarks, thanked her, and said goodbye. After learning the location of the shop, when he came out again, Xi Wu was nowhere to be seen, only children playing under the shade of the trees.

It seems the only option now is to follow them and see.

I never expected that the adhesive would be out of stock...

……

After a few minutes of travel.

Heno had caught up with Yugiri and made sure she wasn't lost. He was walking in the direction Madame Leroy had pointed out, pretending to be a pedestrian reading a newspaper as he followed behind.

The initial panic had subsided, and He Ye now planned to follow her to see what was going on.

We arrived at the intersection.

Yugiri walked slowly down the road, her slender black hair cascading down her back, her fair neck free of any sweat. He Ye stared at her back, slightly lost in thought, thinking how beautiful it was to see her walking like that.

Perhaps this was her first routine outing in her life, without any strict requirements, just a walk and shopping.

However, the only problem is...

He Ye wasn't sure if she had noticed her, since the distance between them wasn't far. Even though He Ye trusted her own skills, she trusted the other party's counter-surveillance awareness even more.

Her senses were terrifying.

But thinking about it carefully... it doesn't matter if you dwell on it.

If she's discovered, just go for a walk with her; if she's not discovered, continue to observe her behavior on her own.

A moment later, she stopped and looked up.

Meilan Handicrafts and General Store.

The destination has been reached. Yugiri pushed open the door and entered, her eyes calm.

He Ye slowly walked over and sat down on a bench opposite the shop. She picked up a newspaper under the shade of a tree, using it to cover her face and pretend to be a casual passerby. In reality, she didn't pay attention to her surroundings at all once inside, so He Ye could openly observe the situation inside through the shop window.

The store offers a wide variety of handmade items and sells furniture such as cabinets, tables, and chairs.

The shop owner was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing khaki overalls and a vest. He was hammering nails off a wooden board, sweating profusely as he repaired it.

After knocking dozens of times, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel and looked at the woman who pushed the door open and entered.

Despite the sweltering summer heat, this woman exuded a serene and profound aura, sending a chill down one's spine.

After staring at each other for a while for no apparent reason.

"Hello, miss, is there anything I can help you with?"

The shop owner awkwardly put down the hammer and asked.

"I want to buy a tube of adhesive."

Her voice sounded very light and airy, like the sound of silver bells.

The shop owner wiped the sweat from his palms onto his vest. It turned out that a customer had come in; he had been a little uneasy just moments before.

Which type of adhesive do you need?

"..." Yugiri fell silent for a moment.

She didn't seem to know that adhesives come in different types, so the shop owner had to explain it to her, much like dealing with a little girl who was running errands for her family.

After a quick explanation.

“It’s okay to stick to the stool,” she said.

"Then let's use this brand of adhesive. It's commonly used for furniture; it contains animal glue, so it won't come loose easily. Is there anything else you need?"

"That's all. How much?"

“1…25 Rivers”

The shop owner, realizing the immediate profit, lied without batting an eye. This black-haired woman was clearly naive and looked so young and unfamiliar that she was definitely not someone who lived nearby. If she asked which type of adhesive she wanted, it meant she didn't know the price. There was no reason not to take advantage of her.

After listening, Yugiri simply took out a hundred-dollar River note from her pocket and handed it over. She had been in Gladley City for too long and was a little unfamiliar with prices, so she quickly exchanged the money for the goods and left without a care in the world.

The errand has been completed.

“Thank you for your patronage!”

The shop owner sounded very happy. As the bell at the door jingled, the wooden door closed, and the smell of pine resin and wood inside disappeared into the nostrils.

He watched as Xiwu walked out with the change. Sitting on the bench, He Ye felt a little helpless. Although he couldn't see the actual amount of change from this distance, the old man's laughter made him realize that he had definitely been ripped off.

This is probably part of the socialization process.

However, he quickly raised the newspaper to cover his face until Yugiri gradually walked away.

Perhaps the fact that she wasn't discovered by this national-level assassin was because her daily outings made her lower her guard, or perhaps He Ye's disguise was good enough.

They continued to follow him furtively.

He saw Yugiri standing at the crossroads in silence, seemingly trying to recall which direction she had come from. After a brief moment of recollection, she turned and walked in the correct direction.

He Ye knew that insomnia would affect a person's memory. She might not be able to recall what she needed quickly now. She often had to stare blankly for a while before she could retrieve the necessary memory fragments from her mind. Fortunately, as an assassin, practical combat-related abilities such as nerve reaction speed and strength were the top priority. Logical thinking and memory were not so important to an assassin.

This is why the organization still values ​​her.

However, a short while later, several children appeared near her.

As Yugiri passed under the shade of a huge sycamore tree, children were playing a game of throwing beanbags. They threw the beanbags in an arc that seemed to hit Yugiri in the direction he was heading.

Their footsteps stopped abruptly.

Then the sandbag flew past Yugiri at a distance of nearly half a meter and crashed into a piece of glass.

"Snapped!"

The sound of shattering glass suddenly rang out. This was the location of the newsstand, followed by the terrified screams of several children, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Oh no! Grandma Peter's window is broken!"

"This is the third time this month, she definitely won't forgive us!"

"Run! Run!"

The children screamed and scattered like a flock of startled birds in the forest. Five or six of them ran in all directions, but the terrifying Granny Peter from the newsstand had already appeared. Holding her cane, she grabbed the nearest little boy, her brows furrowed tightly, looking frightening.

"You bastards! Look what you've done!"

"It's not me, it's not me!"

The captured little boy looked like Tom the cat begging his owner for mercy, his hands clasped together and raised and lowered, kneeling on the ground and pleading for mercy, his cries mixed with sobs.

There were adults laughing nearby, and others cheering.

"He was playing just now, Grandma Peter!"

"But I really didn't break the glass! Luo threw that one just now! Grandma, please let me off the hook!"

"Pay up!" Grandma Peter yelled, grabbing his ear and shoving him towards the broken glass. "Look what you've done! How many times this month has this happened?! I've told you not to play here!"

"But this place has big trees, is cool, and has plenty of space..."

"You're still talking too much!"

"Ouch!"

The laughter of the adults watching the commotion drowned out the little boy's cries, while his friends, hiding in the shadows, were worried for him. However, no one stepped forward, knowing that if he were caught doing something like this, his parents would definitely be told, and given how angry Grandma Peter was, he was likely to end up with a black eye and a swollen face!
"Jay's doomed!"

"I'll ask the teacher for leave for him. He'll definitely get a spanking and won't be able to go to school..."

"sorry!"

(End of this chapter)