Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"The box was taken away by my companion. He left Longmen with the box, and I stayed behind to find the key!"

He struggled to speak as he was almost suffocating because of Suika's constant pressure on his chest.

"What's that person's name, what does he look like, and which direction is he going?"

Now that she has found the other party's trace, she naturally wants to know more.

"I don't know their names, we all call each other by code names. That person is Red Claw Spider, and I am Poison Wolf Spider.

We agreed to meet at the Ursus border stronghold tomorrow night.

Okay, I've told you everything I know, now you can let me go!"

After explaining everything, the man looked at Suika and asked calmly.

Suika nodded, then put her hand on his head. As he looked at her, the hand grew bigger and bigger, finally covering his entire face.

Then he applied a slight force, and accompanied by a teeth-grinding sound of bones breaking, blood and brain matter seeped out from between his fingers.

After retracting her hand, Suixiang turned into mist again and disappeared, leaving behind only a tattered corpse.

After leaving the house, Suika flew back home. Xingxiong went to the Guard Bureau and it seemed that he would not come back. She thought about it and took out a pen and paper.

"I found some information. Go check it out. If I'm not back by the time you see the letter, don't worry."

After finishing writing, she pressed the paper on the table, then turned around and left the room again.

Just as she was about to leave, Suika thought that Ursus was in the northwest, but the border line was so long.

There simply isn't enough time to finish scanning them all.

But recalling what that man said, he said that he and another accomplice had agreed to meet tomorrow night.

The shortest route from here to Ursus only takes half a day, so there is no need to meet until night.

So if he hadn't lied, the other party wouldn't have chosen the shortest route.

Thinking of this, she turned back to the house and looked at the dragon gate and the surrounding area map hanging on the wall, and then locked onto a village.

It is about a hundred kilometers away from Longmen.

It is definitely impossible to get there in a whole day on foot, but there are carriages going there from Longmen. With the speed of the carriages, we will definitely reach the destination before dinner, which coincides with the meeting time he mentioned.

The reason why Suika knew about this place was that Xingxiong had mentioned it before, saying that the scenery here was nice and that she would take Suika there to play when she had a vacation.

Chapter 30: Cannot be forgiven

Could it be that place?

Suixiang wasn't absolutely sure.

But she thought there was a 50% chance.

The border is so large, and we don't know the specific appearance and other conditions. Going there alone is like a blind man groping in the dark. A 50% chance is already very high.

Moreover, Cuixiang had a premonition that this trip would not be in vain.

Now that she had made the decision, she would not stay here.

She turned into mist again and floated towards her target.

When she reached the edge of the city and looked at the closed ports, she jumped lightly and floated down with the wind.

The person stationed here did notice the fog not far away, but he was not alert.

Of course, a floating mass of mist or cloud would not alert a normal person.

After landing, Suika didn't stop and continued to rush towards the target.

At noon the next day, she arrived at the entrance of the town.

After transforming back into a physical form, Suika gathered herself together and then walked into the town.

She knew she couldn't be impatient.

After all, although this town is not big, it is quite famous because of its beautiful scenery. Not to mention faraway places, even in Longmen, there are still many people who are willing to come here to travel and enjoy the beautiful scenery during their rest time.

So the flow of people is not low.

Walking on the street and listening to the lively hawking sounds, she seemed to see again Wang Po, who would sit at the morning tea stall on the street and greet every acquaintance who passed by enthusiastically regardless of wind or rain.

Thinking of this, her heart ached.

Just as Suika was lost in her memories, a hand suddenly grabbed her and pulled her aside.

"Why are you here alone?"

The little tiger's crisp and puzzled voice appeared in her ears.

Cuixiang looked over in shock and found Shi Huaiya, dressed in casual clothes, sitting in front of an open-air dim sum stall eating breakfast.

"Why are you here?" Suika asked in shock.

"Hey, you little brat, I was the one who asked you first, okay?

Xingxiong didn't rest today, how did you come here alone so early in the morning?"

After Shi Huaiya finished speaking, he looked around but did not see any trace of Xingxiong, and his expression gradually became serious.

Suika looked around

"Is there a quieter place?"

“Come with me, boss, pack up!

Add a serving of pan-fried buns and soy milk."

Shi Huaiya stood up and shouted to the boss beside her.

After getting breakfast, the two walked all the way to where Shi Huaiya lived.

After sitting down, Shi Huaiya spoke

"Tell me, why did you come here alone?"

"Grandma Wang is dead. She was murdered."

Hearing what Cuixiang said, Shi Huaiya frowned and thought for a few minutes before saying

"Is she the lady who runs the morning tea shop on the street where you live?"

Suika nodded.

"Tell me in detail." Shi Huaiya was shocked when he heard about the murder.

Suika recounted what happened yesterday, and then said that at night she saw a thief sneaking into the ruins to look for something, and then walking out. Out of curiosity, she followed him and ended up here.

"Really?" Shi Huaiya sat up straight again.

She was not stupid. If she were an ordinary homeless person, it would be normal for her to look for things in the ruins, but she would never risk her life to leave the city at night.

And I will never come to this small border town.

This place is just one step away from Ursus, so there is no need to tell what that person is thinking.

"Did you see his appearance clearly?" Shi Huaiya asked with concern.

"No." Suixiang was looking for a needle in a haystack, so how could she possibly know what the other person looked like?

"So what we can be sure of now is that one of them is a homeless person, right?" Shi Huaiya stood up and said.

"Yeah!" Suika nodded.

"Let's go." Shi Huaiya stood up.

"where to?"

"Catch the criminal! Isn't this what you wanted to do by sneaking out of Longmen alone?" Shi Huaiya said with a smile.

"Come to think of it, why are you here?" After walking out, Suixiang looked around.

"Of course it's a vacation. Police officers are human beings too, we need to rest too!"

Shi Huaiya walked in front with an expression that said, "Are you talking bullshit?"

Suika followed closely behind, "Slow down!"

In this way, the two of them walked aimlessly on the street from morning to afternoon.

"Hey, you little guy, are you kidding me?" Sitting on the side of the road, Shi Huaiya looked at Cuixiang with suspicion while holding a cup of hot drink.

"Why would I lie to you? Don't you see anyone suspicious?"

Suixiang was also helpless. She was looking for a needle in a haystack, and the chance of finding it was even lower if she walked slowly on the street with Shi Huaiya.

At this moment, she suddenly saw a familiar figure and her eyes fixed on him.

"Come with me!" After saying that, Cuixiang pulled Shi Huaiya towards the man.

"What's going on?" Shi Huaiya looked in the direction of Cuixiang's gaze and didn't see anyone worthy of suspicion.

"A familiar person, someone who absolutely shouldn't be here. If it's really him..."

Suika said this and pursed her lips.

"You really didn't lie to me?" Shi Huaiya was shocked.

"So you think I'm here just to tease you?" Suika said as she walked towards the man.

Perhaps he was too eager, or perhaps Shi Huaiya was too eye-catching.

The two people who were walking towards each other while pulling each other attracted each other's attention. After meeting Suika's gaze, the man was stunned for a second, and then he went into the crowd without hesitation.

"Hurry, it's the guy in the gray coat." Seeing that the other party was about to run away, Suixiang naturally accelerated and rushed over.

"There are so many people wearing gray coats here. Who are you talking about?" Shi Huaiya was a little helpless. After all, there were at least three or four people wearing gray coats that Cuixiang mentioned in front of her.

"Whoever wants to run will be caught first." Seeing that the other party was about to disappear from her sight in the crowd, Suixiang became anxious.

Seeing that Suixiang was so serious, Shi Huaiya no longer had any thoughts of playing around. Instead, he carefully observed the several people in gray clothes, then followed Suixiang's gaze, locked onto one of them, and chased after him.

After the man took a few steps, he was spotted and started running wildly.

The two sides chased each other all the way from the city to outside the city on the street, and they were stopped after running for more than half an hour.

"Who are you and what do you want to do?" the man asked breathlessly after stopping.

"I've thought of many possible outcomes and guessed at many possible enemy types, but the only one I didn't expect was you.

To be honest, I thought coming here would be a waste of time.

After all, I have no idea who the spy is who left Longmen and arrived here first.

Coming here to find someone you don't know is a complete waste of time.

But you showed up.

Why is it you, how can it be you...

Ah!

Red Claw Spider!

Or should I give your real name?

The youngest son of the Wang family—Wang Ke!"

Suika said with gritted teeth as she looked at the person in front of her.

Chapter 31: Sad, Falling Leaves

"what?"

Shi Huaiya's mind was full of questions about Liberi.

Is this spy the son of that Wang Po?

She clearly remembered that Suixiang said that the spy killed the two elderly people in Wang Po's family, then stole a box containing an important letter and left Longmen.

If the spy is Wang Po's son, then...

Thinking of this poem, Huaiya's pupils trembled violently.

Although she had never seen the person in front of her, Chen had investigated the old man's file before because Cuixianghe Wangpo was very close.

Her own file is quite clean. She is one of the veterans who followed her husband here to open up the wasteland since the establishment of Longmen.

After taking root in Longmen, I never left.