I'm in Morioh, just joined a chat group for cute girls.

"Pfft-!"

Josuke Higashikata let out a muffled groan and fell forward to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Jotaro stood behind him, slowly retracting his Stand and adjusting the brim of his hat.

The commotion on the street corner fell into an eerie silence after Josuke Higashikata collapsed to the ground.

The silence was first broken by several sharp female voices.

"Josuke-kun——!"

Josuke! Are you alright?!

Three girls dressed in different school uniforms rushed across the street, their faces filled with anxiety and worry. They were Josuke Higashikata's loyal "bodyguards" and would "bump into" him at this intersection every day.

They surrounded Josuke, who had fallen to the ground, chattering like startled sparrows. One of them, the boldest, even glared at Jotaro Kujo.

"You bastard! What did you do to Josuke?!"

Jotaro simply pulled his hat brim down a little, his deep blue-green eyes sweeping over them from the shadows without any emotion.

"Shut up."

Just two words, yet they seemed to lower the temperature of the surrounding air by several degrees.

"This is none of your business, get out of here."

The girls immediately fell silent, their cheeks turning bright red.

Being reprimanded in such an impatient tone by a tall, imposing, and handsome man other than their beloved Josuke, they felt ashamed, afraid, and their hearts raced for no reason. The complex emotions left their minds blank.

They glanced at each other, but in the end, they didn't dare to say another word and slunk away.

"Really..."

Kitagawa Kaimu muttered to herself, "So fierce."

Illya looked at Jotaro with curiosity, filled with interest in exploring the incomprehensible "teleportation" she had just witnessed.

Ignoring the stares of those around him, Jotaro bent down and reached out to help Josuke Higashikata, who was still lying on the ground, up.

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"Hey, get up if there's nothing else."

"Do not touch me!"

Josuke Higashikata slapped his hand away and struggled to prop himself up.

He turned his head, his back still aching slightly, but what humiliated and puzzled him even more was that his speed and strength, which he was so proud of, had been so easily neutralized by his opponent.

What exactly happened to that guy?

Just a moment ago, he was right in front of me...

Jotaro withdrew his hand, unconcerned by his attitude.

He pulled out several photos from the inside pocket of his white trench coat and threw them on the ground in front of Josuke.

The photo shows a man with an ugly face and fierce eyes.

"This person's name is Katagiri Anjuro, and his wanted name is Angelo."

Jotaro's tone was flat and straightforward, as if he were stating a fact that had nothing to do with him: "He escaped from prison three months ago and is believed to be hiding in Morioh. He is one of the most heinous murderers in Japanese criminal history, a robber, a rapist and murderer... the crimes he has committed are too numerous to count."

He looked at Josuke. "He's a Stand user too. Be careful, this guy's no pushover."

Chapter 148 Stand users are attracted to each other!

Josuke Higashikata's attention was drawn to the photo and Jotaro's words. He picked up the photo and looked at the man's fierce face. His anger was gradually replaced by solemnity.

Just then, Gu Ye walked over with Hai Meng and Ilya.

"Yo."

He casually greeted Jotaro, then looked at Josuke, who was still rubbing his back on the ground, and teased, "Didn't I tell you to be careful? How did you still manage to provoke him?"

Jotaro turned his head to the side, and the corner of his mouth under the brim of his hat seemed to twitch slightly.

"Can't help it."

Unable to resist? I think you just had an itch to do it.

Gu Ye mentally complained. He hadn't had a proper fight in ten years, and now that he'd finally found a decent punching bag, he couldn't resist testing his limits.

"Josuke! Josuke! Are you alright?"

A faint shout came from the distance, and a short boy wearing the same school uniform as Josuke ran over. He looked somewhat timid, but his eyes were full of worry.

"Kang Yi? I'm fine..."

Josuke waved his hand.

The boy called Koichi looked at Jotaro, then at Gu Ye, and then anxiously said to Josuke, "Get up, Josuke! We're going to be late!!"

"Oh no! This is terrible!"

His reminder jolted Josuke awake from his daze, and he leaped to his feet.

He glared fiercely at Jotaro, but still stuffed the photos into his pocket, then grabbed Hirose Koichi and ran wildly towards the school without looking back.

"I've remembered what happened today! You just wait!"

From afar, his angry roar of resentment could still be heard on the wind.

The street corner returned to calm, as if the fierce Stand battle had never happened.

"So, he's the old man's son."

Gu Ye put his hands in his pockets and watched Josuke's departing figure.

"Ah."

Jotaro responded.

"What a troublesome old man."

Gu Ye shook his head. "So what are you planning to do next? Stay in a hotel?"

"Yes, I've already booked a room at the Duwang Hotel."

As Jotaro spoke, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out and put it in his mouth, but did not light it. "I will stay here for a while until I find Angelo and... that guy you mentioned."

"Okay. Call me if you need anything."

After Gu Ye finished speaking, he didn't linger any longer. "We need to go to school now."

"Ah."

Gu Ye turned and left with the two girls, heading towards Grape Hill High School.

As Ilya walked, she kept asking in a low voice, "Big brother, how did that person do that? Was it teleportation? Or some kind of magic?"

"It's time."

Gu Ye gave a simple answer.

"time?"

"He can pause time for a very short moment."

"Wow--!"

Hai Meng exclaimed in exaggerated surprise, "Pause time?! That's too unfair! It's like a bug in a game!"

They chatted as they walked, and soon arrived at the school gate.

The school gate is grand and solemn, with tall cherry blossom trees planted on both sides. Although it is not the flowering season, the lush green leaves still add a touch of vitality to the campus.

Right at the school gate, they saw those two familiar figures again.

Josuke Higashikata was bent over, seemingly talking to Koichi Hirose about something; his pompadour stood out in the crowd.

Josuke seemed to notice Gu Ye and the others' gazes and looked up.

His eyes met Gu Ye's for a moment in mid-air, carrying a hint of wariness and inquiry.

Gu Ye simply looked away expressionlessly, pulled Hai Meng and Ilya past them, and walked straight into the campus.

He wasn't familiar with Higashikata Josuke, so there was no need for him to greet him.

However, as he walked past Josuke, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that Josuke's gaze wasn't fixed on him, but rather on Illya and Haimeng behind him, with a hint of...envy flashing in his eyes.

What's there to envy?

Gu Ye didn't think too much about it and led the two girls toward the teaching building.

……

The hustle and bustle after school was interrupted by a sudden cell phone ring.

Gu Ye took out his phone from his pocket and glanced at the caller ID. It was Jotaro Kujo.

"Hey."

"Commercial street, convenience store, come right now."

The voice on the other end of the phone was as concise as ever, with the faint sound of police sirens in the background.

"……understood."

Gu Ye hung up the phone and said to Hai Meng and Ilya beside him, "You two go home first, I have something to do."

"Huh? Do you need any help?"

Hai Meng asked with some concern.

"No need, it's nothing."

After Gu Ye finished speaking, he turned around and walked quickly towards the commercial street, leaving the two girls looking at each other in bewilderment.

Angelo... has he finally started to act? He's even more impatient than I expected.

When Gu Ye arrived at the convenience store, it was already packed with people.

Yellow police tape kept the curious crowd at bay, and several police officers were tensely facing off with their guns drawn, yet hesitant to make any rash moves for fear of inadvertently harming the innocent.

Inside the convenience store's glass door, a thug dressed in a shady manner was holding a fruit knife to the neck of a trembling female clerk.

His expression was frantic and distorted, and he kept shouting, but his eyes were empty and lifeless, like a manipulated puppet.

Jotaro Kujo stood outside the police line, his hands in his trench coat pockets, his hat pulled low, quietly observing everything inside the store.

Gu Ye walked through the crowd and came to his side.

"how is the situation?"

Just as you predicted.

Jotaro didn't look at him, his gaze still fixed on the store. "'Silver Chain' has been attached to that thug. The problem is, the store has air conditioning on, the humidity is very high, and there are drinks everywhere."

Gu Ye's gaze swept across the store. The shelves were filled with a dazzling array of bottled water, juice, and milk; the white, chilling air emanating from the refrigerated display cases; even the female clerk was crying in fear... For the "Silver Water Chain," who could manipulate liquids, this place was simply paradise.

Angelo, the psychopathic killer with an IQ of 160, is hiding in some unknown corner, enjoying this cat-and-mouse game through his liquid Stand.

"Hey! You bunch of useless cops! Get me a car with a full tank of gas! Or I'll kill her!"

The possessed thug roared, and the blade drew a shallow line of blood on the female shop assistant's fair neck.

Just then, two familiar figures squeezed into the crowd.

"Wow! What's going on? Is it a robbery?"

It was Josuke Higashikata, with a nervous-looking Koichi Hirose beside him.

They also saw Gu Ye and Jotaro standing at the very front.

"It's those two guys from this morning..."

Josuke muttered to himself, his eyes filled with wariness and curiosity.

Jotaro seemed completely oblivious to them. He turned his head and said something to Gu Ye that only the two of them could understand.

"Three seconds."

"enough."