Superman's End Manual

"I know."

"Grey Dove, he was dismembered into 24 pieces by the Watchman and hung on the rooftop of the Superhero Building."

"It's 23 pieces," Ke Mingye corrected him. "And it's not hanging on the rooftop of the Chaoying Building, it's hanging below the high-altitude work platform of the Chaoying Building."

His voice was as calm as well water, without the slightest fluctuation, let alone fear.

"Anyone who gets involved with Blue Raven is likely to be targeted by the Watchmaker. This is why Blue Raven has insisted on fighting alone for many years; he doesn't want those around him to suffer the same fate."

Ke Xiaomo paused slightly at this point, and said as calmly as possible, "Since the Watchmaker would target Grey Pigeon, there is a high probability that he would target you as well."

"I know."

Ke Xiaomo's lips twitched slightly, then she abruptly turned to look at him: "You know what? You want Xiao Ni, Xiao Ling, and Yong Zhu to see your corpse hanging high up for people to admire?!"

"That won't happen."

"You are so naive."

"I have confidence."

Ke Xiaomo took a deep breath, and then her voice gradually turned cold, no longer pretending to be gentle, "Do you know that the Watchmaker only needs one finger to crush you to death... to tear you to pieces, and then let the whole world see your fate?"

"so what."

"So, you still insist on doing this?"

“Because I want to be a hero, a real hero,” Ke Mingye said. “The Green Raven will come for me, and if the Clockwork Man comes, I will fight alongside him to defeat him.”

"Absolutely... hopeless."

Ke Mingye let out a long sigh of relief, his expression remaining calm as he said, "You are my brother, and I hope you can support me. But that doesn't mean I will let you control my thoughts."

As the two were talking, the elevator on the first floor of the duplex apartment building across from the supermarket suddenly opened, and a cool-looking figure walked out and slowly approached.

Wearing a hoodie, Bai Qiuwu looked up from her phone screen and gave the two people sitting on the public wooden bench a puzzled look.

"What are you guys talking about? You look like you're constipated."

Asking for a monthly ticket!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 172 The Agreement Before Losing Control

"You two are so suspicious. Are you talking about something weird behind my back?"

As Bai Qiuwu spoke, she took out an iced drink from the refrigerator outside the supermarket, then turned her head slightly and glanced curiously at the two people sitting on the public wooden bench.

Their expressions were also quite awkward, and they opened their mouths but couldn't say a word for a long time.

Seeing the two of them, Bai Qiuwu raised her eyebrows slightly, drew out a confused "hmm", and then said to the supermarket, "Boss, put it on my dad's tab."

"Okay," the boss replied without looking up.

Bai Qiuwu unscrewed the cap of her drink, took a sip, then crossed her arms and looked at the two of them: "So, what are you doing?"

“We were…” Ke Xiaomo paused slightly, “nothing much. We were just talking about his new girlfriend at school, who he absolutely refuses to acknowledge.”

Ke Mingye turned his face away and said helplessly, "I told him I lost a truth or dare game, but he just wouldn't believe me."

As they spoke, a bus slowly drove past in front of the supermarket. Its headlights briefly illuminated the night before disappearing into darkness with a honking of its horn.

"Forget it, I really can't outmaneuver this kid."

Ke Xiaomo remained silent for a moment, then slightly raised her hand and ruffled Ke Mingye's hair. She then got up from the public wooden bench, walked home with a sullen face, and took the elevator.

Ke Mingye breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that it was fortunate that his older sister had come to the rescue; otherwise, given his second brother's personality, he would have been tied up here for a whole night of talk therapy.

Bai Qiuwu quietly watched Ke Xiaomo's retreating figure, then sat down on a public wooden bench and whispered to Ke Mingye next to her.

"What's wrong with you? This is the first time I've ever seen my second brother so angry."

"No way."

"If even my second brother, that old man, can be so angry, you must have done something wrong."

"What? Just because he's angry doesn't mean it's my fault? Don't be ridiculous."

Bai Qiuwu rolled her eyes at him, pressed an iced drink against his neck, and lowered her face to ask, "Are you going to confess or not?"

Ke Mingye sighed, pushing the bottle of drink away with his hand, and said, "Didn't you guys isolate me at the last meeting? How can you be so shameless?"

"Oh, so you said you didn't care."

As Bai Qiuwu was speaking, she suddenly lowered her eyes and looked at a corner of the bench.

She discovered that her second brother had left a notebook on the chair before he left. She casually flipped through a couple of pages and saw a rough sketch of a blue owl combat suit that someone had drawn on it.

"What are you doing, going through all that stuff? You have no morals, going through the things of teenagers like that."

Upon seeing this, Ke Mingye became anxious. While speaking, he reached out and took back the notebook, stuffing it into his shorts pocket.

"I'm still a teenage girl."

"I vomited."

Are you trying to drive me crazy too?

Bai Qiuwu curled her lips as she spoke, slightly clenching her five fingers, and with an astonishingly fast yet restrained punch, gently "knocked" on Ke Mingye's chest.

Ke Mingye's eyes widened instantly. He raised his right hand, clutched his chest, and cried out in pain. He couldn't even straighten his back, and his face turned deathly pale.

"No, sis, what's wrong with you?!" He turned his head and said, frowning.

The shop owner, sitting behind the counter, adjusted his reading glasses and squinted at the scene outside. Bai Qiuwu was extremely embarrassed, reached out and patted Ke Mingye on the back, asking in a low voice.

"I just touched you so lightly, why are you yelling like that? Are you trying to scam me?"

Her tone was casual, but her eyes flickered slightly, and her expression gradually became serious.

Bai Qiuwu recalled the scene in the Linjiang Business District not long ago, when Blue Owl was injured in the chest by the witch, and he said that he had broken one or two ribs.

Thinking this, Bai Qiuwu glanced almost imperceptibly at Ke Mingye's chest. Through the sweat-soaked T-shirt, bruises and black marks were clearly visible on his chest.

She paused for a moment, then lowered her head slightly and let out a soft sigh. A flickering flame of emotion flickered in her eyes. Normally, when her younger brother acted up, she wanted to beat him senseless, but at this moment, she felt a strange pang of heartache…

Bai Qiuwu shook her head and turned to look at the street shrouded in darkness. With the dim light of the supermarket, she could see the trains passing by on the elevated bridge in the distance.

After a moment, amidst the chirping of cicadas, she hesitated, then said, "You..."

"What happened to me?"

"Your family will worry about you. If anything happens, remember to tell us. Don't keep it to yourself."

"Ah."

"No matter what you do, don't be too stubborn."

"I know."

Bai Qiuwu lowered her head and remained silent for a long while before asking softly with a hint of reproach in her voice.

Do you really know?

"I know, I know. You're just like your second brother. He's a young man who's an old man, and you're a young woman who's an old man."

"Well, you dare to talk to me like that now." Bai Qiuwu laughed. "Now I know why you made my second brother so angry."

"I was wrong, I was wrong... Please stop trying to talk me out of it."

"No."

"true and false?"

"Um... I'm home."

After saying this, Bai Qiuwu got up from the public bench and walked step by step towards the apartment building with her back to the supermarket lights.

"I will protect you."

"Protect everyone around you before things get out of control. Then... find a place to leave in peace."

As she thought about it, she slightly raised her head, her face disappearing into the darkness of the stairwell entrance, but a crimson-gold flame flickered in her lowered pupils.

Ke Mingye sat on a public bench, quietly watching Bai Qiuwu's figure enter the elevator.

Judging from this, it's pretty much confirmed that my second brother and eldest sister both know my identity. Besides, my second brother is also investigating who spread the parasite, and if I'm not mistaken, it's probably my eldest brother who asked him to find the culprit behind this.

Now that she has revealed Gastro's true identity to her second brother under the guise of the Dice Monster, it's only a matter of time before he finds her.

Cutter Bing would also help; she would tell me immediately whenever Gastro appeared on the city's surveillance cameras.

With this double protection, even if Gastro hides very well, I should be able to find her within two weeks.

Then... kill her.

Ke Mingye was lost in thought when the supermarket owner got up from the chair behind the counter, picked up a fan, and came out, saying, "I'm about to close up shop, young man."

He said, "Oh, I'll stay a little longer and then I'll leave."

"The world has been really turbulent lately. Parasites, dice monsters, and now even criminals dare to attack Superhero Tower. What won't they do in the future?"

The boss looked up, squinted at the brightly lit skyscrapers in the distance, and sighed.

"It's okay, just hang in there for a year and everything will be alright... everything will be alright."