She is not an investigator.

"Don't sleep, don't sleep! Wake up! It's okay, you'll be alright... I'll take you to a doctor..."

Alex picked up Igris with trembling hands and anxiously walked outside, but Igris tugged at her clothes.

That's enough...

"..."

Alex's steps slowed to a halt as he helplessly gazed at Igris, whose breathing grew increasingly weak, in his arms.

"Can you grant me my last wish?"

"Of course...of course you can..."

Igris smiled and said softly.

"Leave me in the fire."

……

Outside the casino, Alex sat on the ground, staring blankly at the raging flames before him.

Flames can devour everything, but they will never disappear.

Alex will always remember the sins and the price, and the gift.

She will always remember that small, resolute figure who stood in front of her.

From now on, she will no longer live just for herself.

"..."

She slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and turned her head to wipe her eyes.

She had forgotten how long it had been since she last shed a tear; it seemed that she had stopped crying ever since she realized how cruel the world was.

She dared not turn back, afraid that Igris would mock her in the fire, afraid that her soul would refuse to leave because of its own sorrow.

Tears continued to flow uncontrollably, slowly filling her parched heart.

"...It's time to go."

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The fate of this city is now truly at stake.

This will not be the last time there are butchers and riots.

Liquidation should begin.

Alex took a step and slowly walked away into the distance.

But suddenly, she stopped and turned to look at the burning underground casino.

Through her tear-blurred vision, a figure slowly rose from the flames.

She stepped through the flames, slowly emerging from the ruins, letting the flames scorch her battered body, and walked slowly toward Alex.

After a while, she stopped and waved to Alex.

"Hell wouldn't take me, so I climbed back up."

"..."

At this moment, the flames no longer represent death and destruction.

It symbolizes hope and new life.

……

Special Investigations Section, Intelligence Room.

Iglesias and Alex lowered their heads and looked at the table in front of them.

Constantine remained silent, head bowed, counting the ants.

Ling frowned, her expression fierce.

"Alex, your superiors have placed you under complete house arrest. From today onwards, don't even think about leaving the Special Investigations Division."

"Oh."

Alex gave a nonchalant "oh" and secretly glanced at Igris beside him.

She was simply trying to confirm that Igris was really alive and not just a hallucination.

"And Iris, I've already told Olivia about this."

"what?!"

Igris suddenly stood up, but under Ling's gaze, she obediently sat down, though her expression became a little guilty.

“You’ve done a great job this time, but you still alerted the enemy, causing many leads to be cut off. Do you know how long I’ve been working on this information?”

"Muttering..."

"What did you say!"

Ling slammed her hand on the table and glared angrily at Igris, who was muttering something to herself.

Igris said helplessly, sticking out her neck.

"But we did manage to solve a major problem for the gang! It's unbelievable that a butcher could appear in the city. Luckily, there weren't any serious casualties this time, otherwise..."

She stopped talking, because if she continued, Ling would just tell Olivia again.

"...Fine, whatever I say, you won't listen. No matter how I try to avoid you, you'll still get involved...To tell you the truth, we were planning to close in on you in two days, but your operation not only disrupted our plans, but also forced us to seal off various areas in advance. Luckily, we discovered it in time, otherwise, by the time you came back and told us, everyone would have already escaped."

"..."

Igris continued to pretend to be dead with her head down. Ling was so angry that she wanted to bite her teeth, but she couldn't say anything. She could only sullenly tap the table.

Meeting adjourned!

Then, he left without looking back.

She probably went to Olivia to complain again.

"...Then I'm leaving too."

Constantine greeted Igris and was about to turn and leave when Alex suddenly stopped him.

"Wait a minute."

"Huh? What is it now?"

Constantine didn't have a good attitude towards Alex, after all, Alex was the one who had been suppressing him all along. If it weren't for Igris being there, Constantine wouldn't have wanted to talk to this guy at all.

"Uh... well, I'm sorry about how I've treated you lately..."

"what?!"

Constantine was startled and secretly pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He looked at Alex, who was sincerely apologizing, with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

"I have deeply reflected on my actions and hope you can... forgive me."

After saying that, Alex secretly glanced at Igris, but unfortunately Igris didn't look at her. She was still thinking about how to explain to Olivia why she went out to fool around in the middle of the night.

"...Since you've said that, as long as you're still willing to treat me as a colleague, I won't care too much."

"Thank you."

Constantine left the archives quickly, feeling a bit uneasy, perhaps because he was not used to such a dramatic change.

"And Igris."

Are you asking me why I came back alive?

"Do not…"

Alex scratched his cheek, somewhat embarrassed, and said.

"Is the previous payment still valid?"

"what?"

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"What kind of compensation?"

"…nothing."

Alex scratched his cheek and gave a somewhat embarrassed dry laugh.

"Then I'll be going now."

"Oh…"

Watching Alex run away, Iglesias began to seriously consider how to explain things to Olivia without making things too awkward.

Perhaps if she brought a gift back, Olivia wouldn't be so angry?

But since I've already brought the rose once, bringing it again probably won't make much of a difference.

"Ugh…"

Why are you sighing like that?

"I'm trying to think of what gift to give Olivia..."

Igris answered quite naturally, but then realized something and looked up at the doorway.

Olivia stood there quietly, arms crossed, staring blankly at Igris.

"...When did you arrive?"

"I've been here the whole time, I just waited for your meeting to end before coming to find you."

Olivia approached Iglesias and frowned as she looked at the huge tear in her clothes.

"What happened?"

"Um... I was stabbed."

"...?"

Olivia was silent for a moment, then hesitated before speaking.

"You definitely can't wear this anymore. Do you have any other clothes? If not, I'll buy you a few on the way back."