Mystery: The Witch of Desire

Therefore, Levi waited patiently, waiting for the opportunity to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

A moment later, the sound of spent cartridges hitting the ground came from the upper floor. Two other gangsters, after reloading, jumped down the ladder from the iron gate. One of them was holding a revolver and was clearly the leader of these gangs.

Once everyone was in position, the four gangsters lined up in an arc and slowly explored forward, searching for Levi's whereabouts.

The basement wasn't big; Reeves would be discovered in no time!

"We can't dawdle any longer..."

Levi silently gripped his pistol, peeked out from behind the water tank, and quietly took aim.

There were only five bullets in the gun, each one precious, and he had never fired a shot before, so his accuracy was questionable.

After taking a deep breath, Reeves pulled the trigger!

Chapter 14 Divination

boom!

A bullet was fired, grazing the head of the armed gangster, startling him, but it missed!

The immense recoil caused Levi's wrist to rise, and with the help of the powerful physique gained from the potion, he forcefully suppressed the first shot and fired a second one.

boom!

This shot went even further astray! But by sheer coincidence, it struck another gangster in the chest, sending him flying backward and crashing straight to the ground.

However, within the time it took to fire those two shots, the armed gangsters reacted quickly, raising their revolvers and firing at Reeves. Bang! Bang! Bang! Several bullets pierced through the water tank and struck Reeves. Although he wasn't hit, he was cut by shards of tile that flew off as the tank shattered, leaving his back and calves covered in blood.

"This is really not a good hiding place."

Levi muttered to himself, learned from experience, and slipped into the shadows.

The armed gangsters paused for a moment after seeing Levi disappear, then quickly fired several more shots in the direction he had vanished.

After firing the shot, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face, followed by a slightly fearful mutter to himself:

"Could it be an extraordinary being?"

He quickly stopped his two subordinates who were about to rush over, saying:

"Let's hide and wait for Master Luo's reinforcements!"

After saying that, he ran to a box and squatted down. The other two gangsters followed suit and found cover.

For a moment, everyone in the basement, whether it was Levi, the gangsters, or the illegal workers, hid behind their bunkers, not daring to look up. Apart from the textile worker who had been thrown down as bait, still screaming in a hoarse voice, there was no other sound.

Several seconds later, a gunshot suddenly rang out from the shadows where Levi was hiding.

boom!

All three gang members turned their gazes in that direction, watching nervously.

A few seconds later, bang! Another gunshot rang out.

The armed gangster held his breath and slowly raised his gun to aim.

Just then, he felt a cold wind blow from the shadows behind him, and with a whoosh, a flash of cold light passed across his neck. He felt dizzy and his body fell backward limply.

As he fell, he saw Levi standing behind him with a knife.

"when……"

Filled with intense resentment and confusion, he closed his eyes.

At this moment, Rivi experienced that feeling of a loose valve again.

The other two gangsters were startled by the commotion and looked at Levi, who was holding a knife. They gripped their weapons tightly and slowly retreated uncontrollably.

Instead of giving chase, Reeve quickly picked up the gunman's handgun.

Grip tight, aim, fire.

At such close range, even with Reeve's marksmanship, he accurately hit the target with two shots, and the two gangsters fell to the ground.

Reeve quickly looted a small box of bullets and a few coins from the bodies of the armed gangsters, then ran to the shadowy spot where he had been hiding. There, a revolver was stuck in a crack in a tin box, with a piece of undyed yarn attached to the trigger.

This thread was obtained by Levi from the body of the elderly woman who had fallen.

He crept silently into the vicinity of the gang from the shadows, pulled the trigger by pulling the thread, drew their attention, and then carried out the assassination.

Revi pulled the wooden-handled revolver out of the gap with force. Because it was stuck so tightly, there were several scratches on the wooden handle.

He put the two guns away and glanced at the old woman's body one last time.

Her son squatted to the side, trembling, his eyes filled with numbness and fear, as well as a trace of sorrow and anger hidden in the deepest part of his humanity.

Levi sighed, abandoning the idea of ​​escaping directly, and searched the two gangsters he had killed first, finding a set of keys on them.

He threw the keys forcefully into the crowd and shouted:

"Break free from your shackles, escape, and pursue freedom!"

Helping the illegal worker wasted several seconds of his escape time, but Reeves didn't regret it.

He quickly picked up the ladder and climbed up.

On the first floor, all the female textile workers had fled, leaving only the endless clattering of the textile machines.

He quickly slipped into the shadows, moving along the wall away from the Black Scorpion Gang's territory.

After running a few intersections, hurried footsteps echoed from another alley. Levi stopped, completely concealing himself in the shadows. A group of gangsters escorted a short, middle-aged man who looked out of place as he rushed towards them. The short, middle-aged man wore an ill-fitting, oversized robe, and his hair was half-gray, making him look very weathered.

The group didn't notice Levi's presence and rushed towards the textile workshop.

Just as he was about to turn the corner, the short, middle-aged man suddenly stopped and looked up at the spot where Levi was hiding.

In an instant, Levi's heart tightened, and he pressed his body against the wall as if he wanted to become one with the hard wall.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man only glanced at them before turning into the alley, and the group quickly disappeared from sight.

Relief breathed a sigh of relief and continued to sneak in the shadows for several hundred meters, escaping the Black Scorpion Gang's territory.

Despite his successful escape, he was still somewhat frightened. This operation was far more dangerous than he had anticipated. He had only intended to kill Luca, but he ended up killing seven gangsters instead!

The reason for all this was that the "Master Luo" mentioned by the gangsters was probably the short, middle-aged man. He had divined that someone would come here to cause trouble, so the gangsters rushed over.

"That Master Luo is definitely extraordinary. What's his method? A diviner? Not necessarily. It seems some other methods also grant certain divination abilities, but I'm not sure..."

"When I carried out those two assassinations, I clearly felt something like a valve loosening inside my body. This should be due to some kind of mystical connection, but what exactly caused it..."

Levi increasingly felt his lack of knowledge and insufficient strength, and was eager to attend mutual aid society gatherings to acquire useful knowledge and items to improve his abilities.

They should be able to get some useful supplies from the Hyena Gang, at least enough to replenish their ammunition...

After some thought, Levi threw off his factory clothes and returned to the Kingfisher Bar.

His original clothes were torn in several places at the waist and legs, revealing bloodied wounds and large areas of skin. Reeves had initially worried that this would expose his male characteristics, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that his exposed skin was actually fair and supple, just like a woman's!

"The vain butterfly..."

Looking at the bow around his neck, Levi felt increasingly horrified by the item.

"I wonder what extraordinary properties she used to make her... Hmm, if only I could get another magical item for combat, then dealing with a bunch of gangsters wouldn't be so difficult."

Lost in pleasant daydreams, Levi pushed open the door to the Kingfisher Bar.

His ragged clothes once again attracted a lot of attention, including from Rowling, who was sitting not far from the bar drinking.

With a wave of his hand, Levi tossed the strand of green hair into the air, where it shimmered in the sunlight.

"I killed that traitor."

Chapter 15 The Red Lady

The bar fell silent for a moment, but then a heated discussion erupted:

"This girl actually killed Luca? How is that possible?"

"It's a lie, it must be a lie! Women never tell the truth!"

"I don't think it's necessarily a lie. Look at her plump buttocks and powerful long legs, Luca might have been crushed to death!"

Amid the mockery and skepticism, Rowling stood up, walked over to Levi, picked up the green hair from the ground, and examined it carefully for a while.

After a long pause, she spoke with some surprise:

"You really killed him?"

"Yes, if anyone ever sees Luca again, I'll twist my own head off!"

Reeve said coldly, his powerful aura intimidating many drinkers, most of whom shut their mouths and dared not mock him anymore.

"How did you do that?"

Rowling looked curious and continued to ask.

"It's simple, find him, stab him, that's it."

As he spoke, Reeves twirled the Fenneport dagger in unison. He didn't mention that he had also taken care of six other gangsters, lest anyone discover his true strength.

Rowling gave Levi a deep look.

Then, she sighed and said:

“I’ll take you to see Samira. If she agrees, you can join the Hyena Gang.”

She turned and went up the stairs, gesturing for Levi to follow.

After the two reached the second floor, Rowling turned to Revy and whispered:

“I’ve always felt that you’re not a cruel villain, and the gang isn’t right for you. If you want to back out now, it’s not too late.”

Reeves smiled and replied in a similarly low voice:

"It's clear you don't really like gangsters, so what's your purpose in staying here?"

Rowling paused, then stopped talking and continued walking up to the third floor, arriving at a spacious room directly opposite the stairwell.

She knocked softly three times, then pushed the door open and went inside.

Inside, a gramophone was playing Dorothy Backlund's hit song "Backlund Nights." To the strains of the melody, "Red Lady" Samira lay comfortably on a chaise lounge, her short, thick legs draped over a large, locked trunk. She held a goblet of sherry in one hand and a thick, half-foot-long cigar in the other.

Rowling bowed slightly and began to speak:

"Madam, this woman wanted to join the Hyena Gang, and she killed Luca."

When she heard the second half, Samira's eyes, which had been captivated by the music, finally brightened. She sat up from the recliner and carefully examined the battle-worn Rivi.

"good."

Samira smiled and nodded, then stood up, walked to Revi, and reached out to lift his chin.

Only then did Levi get a clear look at the woman's appearance: exaggerated figure, round face covered with freckles, heavy smoky makeup, thick lips like the secret recipe of a grilled sausage from the Sea County, and black eyelashes that stretched out an inch like sharp swords, giving the person standing opposite her an inexplicable sense of oppression.

As for her height... Levi couldn't help but recall the description of the Red Lady in the information provided by Ms. B: less than 1.6 meters tall.

Okay, 1.5 meters is definitely not 1.6 meters.

"That's really good."

Samira then made another comment, it was unclear whether she was praising Reeves's skills or his appearance.

Then, she returned to the recliner, crossed her short, thick legs, and said leisurely:

"I can let you join the Hyena Gang, but in addition to being a gang member, you will also need to serve as the shop's kingfisher."

"kingfisher?"

Reeve was somewhat puzzled, wondering what Samira meant by the kingfisher.

Upon hearing this, Rowling's expression turned cold, and she said somewhat awkwardly to Reeves:

"Kingfisher is slang in the industry, meaning a streetwalker."

Levi was speechless. So that's what the kingfisher in the Kingfisher Bar meant.

He resolutely refused:

"I joined the gang to live with dignity, not to sell my body!"

Samira burst into laughter, an exaggerated laugh like a rooster crowing. She slapped her thigh as she laughed, finally stopping after a while. Wiping away tears, she said to Revie:

"You're the most naive person I've ever met. Dignity? Soul? Bah! What the hell are they worth! We gangsters have no dignity whatsoever; we're just a bunch of hyenas scavenging for carrion in the shadows!"

As she spoke, her tone turned cold, then she put on a smile again:

"Several of my female henchmen also serve some VIP guests. Don't worry, you're so beautiful and a member of the gang, I'll make you the top hostess at Kingfisher Bar, unlike those prostitutes who have to pay a cut. At that time, besides me and Lorraine, you'll be the third most important person at Kingfisher Bar!"