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Chapter Ninety-Four: Kingpin's Imprisonment and the Drifting Fragrance

It was a sleepless night, and it felt incredibly long.

But no matter how long the night, it will eventually pass, and the light of dawn will break through.

Hell's Kitchen, the second floor of an abandoned building.

The dilapidated room was cleaned spotlessly, and some simple furniture, such as a worn-out sofa bed, was added inside.

Although dilapidated, it has a unique style.

This is the temporary headquarters of the Defenders.

At this moment, the place was filled with arguments, or perhaps a shirking of responsibility.

The operation failed, and everyone was in a bad mood after being unilaterally crushed.

During the summary, Jessica's complaint ignited everyone's discontent.

"You two grown men are so useless! You get knocked out after just one tap on the back of the head, and you expect me, a woman, to take the hit!"

"How dare you say that when the fighting is going on and you're just observing from the sidelines?" Danny retorted, annoyed, while also turning his attention to the Punisher. "And you, as the sniper providing cover from a distance, you only fired two shots and then went silent?"

"What do you know, you layman?"

Frank scoffed, "When aiming and anticipation are ineffective, not firing is far more effective than firing. If I hadn't been there to intimidate that person and make them hesitate, you would have lost even faster and more miserably!"

"Then why don't you use other people as threats?" Luke said. "I'm not saying you're actually going to shoot the wounded man and the woman, just shoot them nearby to threaten them and make the guy not dare to do anything rash. Can't you do that too?"

Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?

Frank's temper flared when he heard the defenders refuse to admit their mistakes and instead keep blaming him. He retorted sarcastically, "Only laymen like you would expose yourselves knowing the other side has a sniper."

After sensing me, the injured man stood in my blind spot, completely out of my sight.

As for the women you mentioned, I haven't seen any women at all from beginning to end.

On the contrary, Daredevil... I thought you were one of the more professional ones among them. But when the fight started, you just let your teammates fight while you kept yelling at thin air.

Are you blind?

After being subjected to a general attack, Jessica retorted with equal sarcasm: "With such a wide field of vision from that high-rise, can't you see a girl standing there? With eyesight like that, what kind of sniper are you?"

"Heh, shirking responsibility is one thing, but when you can't win an argument, you start resorting to sophistry?" Frank sneered. "You were right not to join in the first place. Now there's no need for cooperation anymore. I'll take care of Kingpin myself."

“Wait, Frank…”

Daredevil, who had been silent since the argument began, suddenly called out to him.

Frank stopped in his tracks, turned around, and sneered, "What? Are you going to say I'm blind too?"

"No, something's wrong."

Daredevil listened intently, drawing serious glances from the others.

Kingpin is in jail!

……

"He actually turned himself in!"

Inside the convenience store, Gu Qing sat behind the counter, looking at the newspaper that had just been delivered—it reported that the great philanthropist and entrepreneur Wilson Grant Fiske had surrendered to the police for tax evasion and had been arrested and imprisoned for investigation.

Upon seeing this message, Gu Qing was slightly surprised, but then she roughly understood the situation.

Kingpin would never have surrendered to the police, but he did, which means he had something he needed to confess to in order to accomplish it.

Given the recent situation, it's not hard to guess that he's worried about retaliation from the Vongola family.

Hibari Kyoya's display of power alarmed Kingpin, who feared the Vongola Family might send assassins after him. Therefore, Kingpin surrendered himself to the authorities and went to jail to protect himself.

As an outsider, Vongola had just reached an agreement with S.H.I.E.L.D. Even if he knew that Vongola surrendered only to escape his pursuit, he could not openly attack an official agency.

"This guy is really smart!"

Gu Qing couldn't help but sigh.

With Kingpin's intelligence capabilities, he didn't know that the Vongola were time travelers, but he still deduced from other things that the Vongola wouldn't rashly attack prisons and other official institutions, which was really shrewd.

For Kingpin, going to prison was like going home. He would bribe not only the prisoners but also the guards, turning the prison into his temporary command center to control things outside.

But others were unable to continue attacking him.

but……

"You miscalculated this time, Kingpin."

Looking at the photo of Kingpin in prison clothes on the newspaper, a trace of pity appeared in Gu Qing's eyes.

……

The Vongola Family Headquarters.

Tsuna and the other Guardians, besides Hibari, discussed Kingpin's imprisonment and quickly saw through Kingpin's intentions.

“Kingpin is a crazy and intelligent guy, and he's extremely hostile to the Vongola. Letting him live is dangerous for the family members, so…”

As Tsuna spoke, he looked at Chrome, then shook his head and looked at Rokudo Mukuro, "Mukuro, you go. Let Kingpin die in prison. I'm worried that Chrome is no match for him."

"You've grown up too!"

A playful smile appeared on Rokudo Mukuro's lips.

This tenth generation was once a kind person who wouldn't even hurt animals.

But as time went by, having officially inherited the position of the tenth generation, he shouldered the responsibility for the life, death, rise and fall of hundreds of family members, and gradually began to mature and become more composed.

But for him, killing is still a decision he would never make unless absolutely necessary.

"Because it's necessary!"

Tsuna ignored Rokudo Mukuro's mocking joke and looked at him seriously, "Don't leave any clues about the Vongola, and don't cause any extra trouble."

"Don't you trust me?"

"It's precisely because it's you that I'm worried!" Gokudera Hayato couldn't help but complain.

Indeed, the Cloud Guardians are the family's trump card.

But as the saying goes, amidst the clouds and mist, no matter how strong Hibari Kyoya is, Rokudo Mukuro can always match him, as if his strength is unfathomable.

However, the Mist Ring has always been worn by Chrome, while Rokudo Mukuro's ring is the Hell Ring, which is close to the Vongola Rings but not as good.

Now that the members have lost the Vongola Rings, their strength has been greatly reduced, but Rokudo Mukuro remains unaffected and is the strongest among them.

Of course, his strength is beyond doubt, and his calm personality and strategic thinking are also reassuring.

However, this guy really likes to cause trouble.

Perhaps out of a wicked sense of humor, or perhaps for some other purpose, this man always seems to do things that make people uneasy.

Rokudo Mukuro was completely unfazed by Gokudera Hayato's sarcastic remarks, and simply smiled and replied, "Just wait for my good news."

Watching the departing figure, Tsunayoshi seemed to anticipate what the guy might do and commanded, "Mukuro, do not harm anyone other than Kingpin."

Rokudo Mukuro stopped in his tracks, sighing and rubbing his forehead in exasperation, "You really know how to make things harder for me!"

"It's precisely because it's you that I feel this way."

"Sigh, you trust me that much?"

"That's right!"

Hearing this answer without the slightest hesitation, Rokudo Mukuro smiled again and waved his hand, saying, "Wait for my good news!"

……

Chinatown—this is a region where overseas Chinese gather, brimming with Chinese flavor. Many foreigners who admire Chinese culture also frequently visit here.

It was still early morning, and most of the shops on both sides were not yet open, and there were not many people on the street.

Jessica and Luke walked listlessly down the street.

The Defenders have disbanded.

They were a temporary organization formed to fight against Kingpin, and now that Kingpin is in prison, there is no longer any need for them to exist.

But they were all eager to make a big splash, only to be thoroughly outmaneuvered and end up accomplishing nothing while their target was imprisoned.

This frustrated them.

"Let's go find a place to have breakfast!" Luke suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence.

It's worth mentioning here that Jessica and Luke are a couple, which is why they got together after the Defenders disbanded.

Although Luke was also feeling down, as a man, he had to take care of his girlfriend, so he forced himself to suppress his frustration and tried to distract Jessica from this upsetting matter.

"I know there's a Chinese restaurant up ahead..."

He stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.

Jessica found it strange and looked up, only to see Luke constantly sniffing the air. She frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It smells so good."

"what?"

"Steamed buns, dumplings, shumai, and this... this is porridge?" Luke sniffed the air, a look of pure bliss on his face.

"What the hell?"

Jessica was baffled.

Luke realized he had neglected his girlfriend and quickly explained, "You know I used to work at a Chinese restaurant, so I have some knowledge of Chinese cuisine. The aroma of various Chinese breakfasts is wafting from the front, and just smelling it makes my mouth water."

"Is it really that strange?"

Jessica looked doubtful.

"If you don't believe me, smell it carefully."

"Then I'll give it a try."

Jessica took a sniff and immediately a fresh, meaty aroma filled the air, relaxing her senses and involuntarily conjuring up an image of large, round steamed buns.

"Wow, that's strange. I've never known anything about steamed buns before, but just smelling the aroma makes me think of the structure of this food. That's amazing!" Jessica said in surprise.