Black Robe: Private Angel gave me an American-style large seat at the start.

With a casual wave of his hand, Su Yan redirected the bullets that he had intercepted in mid-air, sending them hurtling towards the guards.

A series of soft, popping sounds rang out as several guards stared wide-eyed, their bodies limp and weak, collapsing to the ground with trickles of blood seeping from their foreheads.

Su Yan turned his head and glanced at the opposite wall. He sensed that more than a dozen guards armed with heavy weapons were rushing towards him from behind.

Presumably because it is nighttime, all the guards on duty at this outpost have returned.

Su Yan looked at the torpedo and said, "There are still quite a few people. Want to go?"

Torpedo asked calmly, "Killed them all?"

Su Yan said matter-of-factly, "No normal person would have such heavy weapons. They must be terrorists. Killing them is doing the people a favor."

Torpedo thought it made sense, so he casually broke off an iron rod from the side and held it in his hand, then strolled leisurely toward the direction of the footsteps.

Instead of going through the door, he smashed the wall in front of him with a single punch, revealing the terrified guards behind him.

Seeing this, Su Yan shook his head, thinking to himself, "With that kind of strength, why bother with a stick? Can that thing be as effective as a fist?"

After making a comment, Su Yan stopped caring about the situation there.

A few rifles are nothing; at best, they can only scratch the surface of a torpedo, probably not even breaking its skin.

Su Yan walked up to the iron cage, squatted down, and knocked on the iron bars in front of him.

Kimiko's dark eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't react much, still staring blankly ahead.

Su Yan didn't rush to speak either. A girl with psychological problems like Kimiko couldn't be easily dealt with with just a few words.

Moreover, Kimiko is mute and doesn't even have a pen, let alone the ability to win someone over through conversation.

Hmm...

Su Yan's heart stirred, and he suddenly thought of Professor X's ability to communicate with others through mental power.

Su Yan's own mental power is activated through mental energy, so is it possible for him to do the same?

After pondering for a moment, Su Yan decided to give it a try.

If I were to be the first person who could communicate with Kimiko without any barriers, that would be of extraordinary significance.

After thinking about the principle, Su Yan saw small red dots representing people within the range of his telekinetic perception.

Kimiko was the closest one.

Su Yan tried to target the other person with his mental power and said in his mind, "Want to leave?"

After a moment of silence, Kimiko looked puzzled and tilted her head in a strange way.

She suddenly heard a calm male voice in her mind.

Is it an auditory hallucination?

Kimiko wondered to herself, "Have I been driven to the brink of insanity by this?"

When will these days end?

What is the man in front of her doing? Is he also here to torment her?

Just then, that voice rang in Kimiko's mind once again.

"Can't you hear me? Did you fail?"

At the same time, Kimiko noticed that Su Yan outside the iron cage frowned, as if he had encountered some difficulty.

Kimiko was slightly taken aback, and an unbelievable thought welled up in her mind.

She tried reaching out and pointing at Su Yan outside, making a gesture.

Is that you speaking?

Although Su Yan couldn't understand sign language, he could understand Kimiko's reaction and said to her in his mind, "You can speak directly, I can hear you."

Kimiko pursed her lips, signing as she silently asked herself, "Why can I hear your voice?"

Su Yan said, "The principle can't be explained in a short time. I'm going to take you away now. Are you coming with me?"

Kimiko asked, "Why are you helping me?"

Since the village was destroyed, Kimiko has witnessed far too much evil.

Furthermore, because she was forcibly injected with compound five and subjected to constant torture after being kidnapped, it makes it difficult for her to quickly trust others.

Su Yan said the explanation she had already prepared: "There's no other reason. I just saw you and wanted to help you out. It's fine if you don't want to leave here."

Su Yan knew that he had to make different choices when facing different girls.

Have a heart-to-heart talk if you need to, talk about feelings if you need to, and talk about your health if you need to.

But when it comes to Kimiko, it's all about feelings.

Kimiko was silent for a moment, then used sign language to ask in her mind, "If I go with you, what will you do to me?"

Su Yan said, "I don't have a fixed place to stay, so it's not very convenient for me to take you to a hotel. How about a nursing home? I know someone there who can take care of you."

Actually, Su Yan had two ideas in mind.

First, he knew that Kimiko was a fan of Xiao Tou Pai, and that once they met, Kimiko would definitely lower her guard upon seeing her idol.

Secondly, since the young courtesan is about to regain her youth and become immortal, taking care of a child shouldn't be a problem. Moreover, it's convenient to place Kimiko there, so that if Su Yan comes to see her in the future, it can largely avoid the embarrassment of being seen by others.

Kimiko: "...a nursing home?"

Su Yan: "What? You don't like it?"

Kimiko: "N-no...no."

She didn't have any prejudice against nursing homes; she just didn't expect Su Yan to take her there.

That's a bit too far off-topic.

But... should I go with him?

Kimiko turned her head slightly and looked at Su Yan seriously for the first time, meeting his gaze without any hesitation, as if she were observing whether what he said was true or false.

Su Yan remained calm, showing no sign of panic in his eyes.

Kimiko looked at the man in front of her who had the same skin color as her, and thought about what he had done since he came in. She thought to herself, "No matter what, now that I have a chance to get out, I can't give it up."

"Only by getting out of here can we find Kenji."

"If he's lying to me too, then I'll run away! I'll hit him!"

Thinking of this, Kimiko nodded and said, "I'll go with you."

"A smart choice."

Su Yan smiled slightly, extended his mental power, and pried open the iron cage in front of him to a size large enough for one person to pass through, and reached out his hand towards Kimiko.

Kimiko looked at the other person's neat and clean attire, then glanced at herself, who was covered in dirt, and hesitated before gesturing in sign language.

"I'm too dirty, I'll get you dirty."

"It's okay, I don't care."

Su Yan took a step forward, grasped Kimiko's soft hand, and led her slowly outwards.

The moment Kimiko stepped out of the iron cage, she felt as if she had just woken up from a dream, an unreal dream.

Someone actually rescued her.

He helped her end the daily torment.

She looked up at Su Yan and said, "Thank you for saving me. What's your name?"

"Su Yan".

Kimiko silently memorized the name.