Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

After showing their IDs, they also knew what happened here based on the testimony of witnesses.

After hearing that Wang Po was attacked and robbed by three gangsters, Xing Xiong punched the wall.

"This Wang Po has been selling morning tea here for many years. All the neighbors around here have received her kindness. I never thought such a good person would be killed by those bastards..."

At this time, a witness pointed to the alley and said

“The three thugs just escaped from here.

Oh, and there was a little girl who heard about this and followed in from here...

Such a small child, officers, you must bring her out."

Chen looked at the man. "Child? What does he look like?"

"I didn't see it clearly, but she had long brown hair and very long horns." The passerby said while gesturing on his head.

Chen and Xingxiong looked at each other. They naturally knew the child with such obvious markings.

It was the child who was taken home by Xingxiong, called herself Ibuki Suika, but disappeared.

A robbery had occurred, and as police officers from the Longmen Guard Bureau, they had no choice but to go after the case. Just then, there was news about Ibuki Suika, so the two of them followed in.

Just like Suika, the two of them followed the footprints on the ground and soon reached the nearby area.

Just as they were plugging in the alley here, a few screams attracted their attention.

When I rushed over, I saw only three thugs lying on the ground like mud.

Needless to say, it was obvious that these three people were the suspects in the previous robbery.

After walking over and taking a closer look at the three people's appearance, Chen and Xingxiong's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Because the hands and feet of the three people are almost unrecognizable from their original appearance.

It was like being thrown into a crusher, twisted into a ball from skin to flesh and bones.

Even the most advanced machines can only save their lives, but from then on, the three of them can only live in the world as human sticks.

"How cruel!" Even the experienced Xingxiong and Chen couldn't help but break out in cold sweat after seeing the miserable state of the three people.

"Call an ambulance!" After taking a quick look at the three people's condition, Chen shook her head. Given their current condition, she didn't dare touch them casually. They might bleed to death if she wasn't careful.

Calling an ambulance was also a helpless move.

The ambulance couldn't get in at all in this deep alley. Even if the three people were carried out on stretchers, Chen believed that the chances of them surviving were less than one percent.

It is obvious that the murderer deliberately did not kill the three people directly. He wanted them to die in pain and fear and despair. Even if they survived by chance, they would become complete waste.

"Is it her?" Xingxiong couldn't believe it.

Chen shook his head. "I don't know. We only found the footprints of these three people along the way, and no trace of the child. Maybe she didn't take this route. These three people may have been made like this by someone else."

Chapter 7: Will Shuten-doji get drunk?

Hearing Chen's words, Xingxiong first breathed a sigh of relief, and then his heart tightened again.

What makes me feel relieved is that this matter may be related to that somewhat mysterious child, but what makes me nervous is that this alley is interconnected and as complicated as a spider web.

If you are a first-time visitor, you may get lost here.

The key point is that the other side of this alley is the slums, and a large part of Spider Alley also belongs to the slums.

There might be good people living there, but Xingxiong couldn't guarantee that the girl named Suixiang would be so lucky.

Perhaps sensing Xingxiong's irritability, Chen reached out and patted her shoulder.

"Calm down, that child isn't someone who will die so soon..."

Xingxiong took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before saying

"I'll make a call!"

"Okay, report this to the Guards Bureau as well!" Chen knew that Xingxiong was probably calling to find his old friends from the club.

If you want to find a missing person in the slums, the chances of asking for help from people in these societies are much higher than asking from the Guards.

Xingxiong quickly finished the two calls and then walked back to Chen. The two of them stood quietly at the alley waiting for the people from the Guard Bureau and the hospital.

Another twenty minutes passed before the two groups of people hurried over.

The doctor examined the three people lying on the ground, barely breathing, and then shook his head.

"He's lost too much blood, and his limbs are shattered. Honestly, the chance of recovery is less than one percent... Besides, surviving is probably more painful than dying."

Chen and Xingxiong had already examined the conditions of several people, so they naturally knew that the doctor was right.

But it is a human life after all. If I just watch these three people die in front of me, I would probably feel guilty.

The doctor looked at the two silent police officers and understood what they meant.

"How about this, leave these three to me. I will do my best to save them. Even if I can't save them, at least I can make sure they don't suffer as much in their final moments."

After the doctor finished speaking, he waved to the back and several medical staff came over carrying a stretcher.

Then the three were placed on stretchers and carried out.

"Fenchanglong, what's going on here? You're out for breakfast, aren't you? How could you run into a murder?"

Not far away, a slender girl came from the other end carrying a handbag.

If it weren't for the police uniform she was wearing, which belonged to the Royal Guards, one would probably have thought she was some young lady who was not allowed to enter this place.

“Barbecued Pork Cat, don’t make a fuss if you don’t know the situation.

Xingxiong... I'll follow up with those three people, and I'll leave the girl to you once I find her."

Chen didn't want to look at the provocative Shi Huaiya at all, and turned to talk to Xing Xiong.

"Longmen Foul Words, you little idiot, I heard something happened to you, I came here with good intentions to help, but you don't even appreciate it...Longmen Foul Words"

Seeing Chen Huijie leaving, Shi Huaiya was furious. Fortunately, Xingxiong stopped her.

"Officer Shi Huaiya, I need your help." Xingxiong grabbed Shi Huaiya who was about to throw the handbag like a meteor hammer.

"Um...Xingxiong, what's the matter?" Hearing Xingxiong's request for help, Shi Huaiya immediately felt a smile on her face.

That sweet look made Xingxiong feel uncomfortable.

He took two steps back without leaving a trace and said, "Well, the child I brought home before got lost. According to the information, someone last saw her entering this alley.

You know it's hard to find someone here because it's so crowded. I heard you're very skilled at using drones, so I hope you can use them to help me search this area and see if we can find her as soon as possible."

Shi Huaiya's expression became serious after hearing this.

"The other side of this alley is a slum area, and if a child walks in there, it could be a big problem!

Okay, but my drone is in the police car, which is parked at the entrance of the alley."

"I've asked a few old friends in the slums to help keep an eye on one or two, but there are too many exits, and I can't guarantee she won't leave through other exits."

Xingxiong said as he and Shi Huaiya walked towards where the police car was parked.

Two hours later, Shi Huaiya and Xingxiong both looked very unhappy.

Using the drone, they discovered three thefts, two fights and a wanted criminal in the alley, but there was no sign of Suika.

The news coming back from several entrances to the slums on the other side was also fruitless.

“After such a long time, if she had appeared in this alley, it would be impossible for her to leave no trace at all.

I think the girl is probably no longer in there."

Shi Huaiya said to Xingxiong cautiously.

"Catch the team!"

Xingxiong rubbed his eyebrows. Just as Shi Huaiya said, there was no trace of Cuixiang leaving outside, and there was no sign of her inside. It was very likely that she was no longer here.

After returning to the Konoe Bureau, the two reported Suika's disappearance to Nine.

Jiu did not blame Xingxiong for this, but instead handed other tasks to him.

After taking the file, Xingxiong became busy again.

On the other side, Suika, who had returned to Hoshiguma's house, had lost her passion and after calming down, her hands and feet were shaking.

Even though she has abilities that are directly implanted in her brain as if they were inherited, she is ultimately just an ordinary person living in a harmonious society.

When she was furious and hot-blooded, she could turn into mist and crush the phones of the three bastards, but after calming down, she felt scared when she thought about what she had done.

After taking more than half an hour to regain her composure, she began to examine her ability.

Controlling your own density and sparseness may sound unremarkable, but there are actually many ways to expand it.

For example, heavy fog.

She could clearly feel that in the fog, every wisp of fog was her eyes, her legs, and her hands.

Because of this, she was able to control the actions of three people at once.

Moreover, after turning into mist, it can avoid most sights, which is an excellent means of spying and sneaking in.

As for her three-step destruction move, she didn't find an opportunity to use it, but...

Useless does not mean useless. With such a trump card, she has more confidence.

After calming down, Suixiang looked at Xingxiong's empty house and sighed.

It was really boring to stay in this empty and deserted house for a long time, but when she thought that Xingxiong was nearby and might come back to see her, she didn't want to leave.

Then she looked at her gourd - Ibuki gourd.

I'm Shuten-doji after all, so a couple of sips of wine shouldn't be a problem...

In the evening, Xingxiong returned home and smelled a strong smell of alcohol as soon as he opened the door.

When I looked up, I saw Suika, who had clearly disappeared, lying on the sofa, holding a wine gourd in her hand.

"Hurry, hungry, food... urry..."

Suixiang burped with a flushed face, then turned over and fell asleep again.

Chapter 8: Can ghosts get stiff necks?

Xingxiong held his forehead with his hand, not knowing whether to laugh or be angry.

In order to find her, I ran around everywhere, wasted a lot of energy and owed a lot of favors to people. In the end, this guy came back without telling me and even drank secretly.

"Longmen swear words, I know which winery dares to sell wine to children, I Longmen swear words"

Xingxiong said that she was very angry now, but she couldn't argue with a child, so when Suixiang woke up, she would definitely give the store that dared to sell her wine a good beating.

When she walked to Suixiang's side, she wanted to take the wine gourd away, but she didn't expect the other person's hand to be so strong that she couldn't take it out at all.

After trying several times without success, she helped Suika up and leaned her against the sofa, then walked into the kitchen and took out noodles and eggs from the cabinet.

Soon a bowl of fragrant egg noodles was cooked, and she brought the bowl to Cuixiang's noodles.

The half-drunk and half-awake Suika smelled the aroma of the food in front of her and turned her attention to the noodles. Only then did Xingxiong take the wine gourd away.

Throwing the wine gourd aside, she watched as Suika dozed off while relying on her willpower to finish her noodles and couldn't help but be amazed. This acrobatic performance was much more interesting than the clown show in the circus.

At least the clown can't eat and sleep at the same time.

Seeing Suixiang drink up the whole bowl of noodles including the soup, she couldn't help but show a distressed expression on her face.

How long does it take not to eat to be this hungry?

However, this heartache disappeared again when he turned around and saw the wine gourd next to him.

She didn't see the three hundred yuan she gave to Suixiang in the morning. Considering the wine gourd, it was obvious where the money went.

"You little brat, you've already learned to drink since you were weaned, haven't you?"

Reaching out and pinching Suika's nose, Xingxiong picked her up and carried her to the dormitory. After settling her down, he walked out to the hall and called Jiu.

"Sir, the girl has been found."

“Found it?

Where?

Do you need support?" Jiu's three consecutive questions made Xingxiong feel five points of shame and five points of embarrassment.

"Yes, at my home." Xingxiong, who is usually bold and unrestrained, seemed to lack strength when he said a few words.

"?" The silent microphone showed that Jiu on the other side of the microphone was also speechless.