Green plums cannot become lovers.

"Stinky boy!"

The man covered his eyes and saw who it was. He had just opened his mouth to curse when the stone suddenly loomed larger in front of him again.

He was startled and quickly dodged to the side. But before he could even straighten up, the next attack came again.

This time it wasn't his face, but his neck!

He quickly raised his hand to block, and instantly felt as if his bones were about to be broken.

"what!"

The man cried out in pain again, his heart pounding. The boy's strength was unexpected; if he had been hit in the neck, he would almost certainly have died.

"You brat, are you trying to kill me?!"

"..."

The man yelled, but the only response he received was a fierce attack. He watched as the boy before him charged again, stone in hand, and those cold, crimson eyes gave him the answer.

This guy really wanted to kill him.

He instinctively dodged the attack aimed at his temple once again, but immediately afterward he felt a punch to his stomach, and even through his thick clothes he felt intense pain.

The man gritted his teeth and could no longer control his anger. After dodging another attack, he finally found an opportunity to fight back.

From the very beginning, he was being dominated by a child, whose every move was aimed at his vital points, making him both angry and terrified.

"You brat, I'm going to kill you!"

The man's eyes also turned red, and he reached his right hand behind his waist, where he always carried a dagger.

But when he touched it, he didn't find the familiar handle. He tried touching it again, but still couldn't find it.

The man was stunned for a moment, then looked at the familiar dagger in the boy's hand with some disbelief.

Done

The moment fear arose in his heart, the stone stained with his blood flew rapidly toward his face with the force of a tearing through the air. He instinctively dodged to the side, but it still struck his left ear.

"Ugh!"

Having suffered another near-fatal injury, coupled with being stared at by those bright red eyes and the cold, sharp blade, the man could no longer suppress his fear.

Monster! That guy is a monster!

Fear gripped his heart, and the man turned and ran away.

But before he could run two steps, a rock suddenly struck him on the head from the side. It didn't hurt, but it made him lose his balance instantly.

not good!

The world spun before his eyes, and footsteps rapidly approached from behind. By the time the man turned around, the boy was already standing in front of him with a dagger.

"Can we talk this out? Listen to your uncle, what you're doing isn't right..."

"..."

"I...I was wrong. I shouldn't have hurt your friend. Can you forgive me this time? I promise I'll never do it again!"

"I can give you money, as much as you want! Please, just let me go."

The boy wasn't much taller than him, but at that moment, when his shadow fell on him, he couldn't put up any resistance and could only back away while begging for mercy.

Even though he had humbled himself so much, the boy still didn't stop approaching. His eyes were devoid of emotion; he looked at him as if he were a dead man.

The man gritted his teeth, grabbed a handful of snow from the side, threw it at the boy's face, and then immediately turned to run away.

If he can stall for even a blink of an eye, he can escape.

"Uh......"

As the cold dagger pierced his back, the man, who had just managed to prop himself up, collapsed again.

Volume One: Chapter Thirty-Six Accomplices

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An and Asuka gripped the dagger, stabbing the man before them again and again. Blood stained the snow beneath them, spreading outwards.

He seemed to have lost his mind, left only with the instinct to 'kill him'.

【Host】

It wasn't until the system's weak voice sounded that An and Asuka slowly regained their senses. He stopped what he was doing and let the dagger plunge into the man's body.

He looked down at the lifeless man, but felt no fear of killing for the first time; only a deep weariness of body and soul.

But he couldn't rest like that yet, so he got up and looked at the girl not far away.

When he saw the girl curled up in the snow, his heart skipped a beat, and he rushed over.

"Shizuka."

An and Asuka called out anxiously, but when they looked down, they saw that the girl had her eyes open and her chest was heaving powerfully.

At this moment, An and Asuka finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knelt beside the girl, wanting to help her up.

But then, as if remembering something, his hands froze in mid-air.

He had just killed someone, and his body was covered in that man's blood; he didn't want to soil this young girl.

Just as An and Asuka hesitated, a pair of somewhat cold hands touched his cheek.

"Asuka, thank you."

"..." An and Asuka were stunned for a moment, and the last breath they had been holding in was finally released.

"I'm sorry, I failed to protect you."

He almost hurt the girl.

"No, Asuka protected me very well."

Kuze Shizuka struggled to her feet, ignoring the bloodstains on the boy's body, and hugged his neck, rubbing her fair cheek against the boy's blood-stained face.

The bird's face was covered with scratches from withered branches, proof of his recklessness in doing anything for her.

She is so happy.

"Shizuka, I'm very dirty..."

An and Asuka tried to push the girl away, but she hugged their necks tightly.

"It's not dirty at all." Kuze Shizuka squinted as she rubbed Anwa Asuka, her tone light and cheerful. "That way we'll be accomplices, you know."

At that moment, An and Asuka could no longer hold back and hugged the girl tightly.

He felt nothing when he killed that man, but now the girl's few words filled him with emotion.

"But murder is a very serious crime."

"What does it matter? Just don't let others know, right?"

Asuka killed for her sake, so she wouldn't let Asuka get hurt.

An and Asuka were not surprised by the girl's words; they simply hugged her and nodded gently.

Apart from some bruises on her neck, the girl was not injured in any other way.

After Christmas, the snow suddenly fell much heavier. The temperature dropped further, and An and Asuka, as usual, came to the girl's house to take care of her.

He used to think that as long as he took good care of Shizuka, that would be enough. As for her mother, as long as she didn't cause trouble, he could pretend that she didn't exist.

But now he has changed his mind. He must have the right to take care of Shizuka. He doesn't want her to be in danger again.

Outside, snow was falling heavily, but inside, it was warm and cozy.

An and Asuka sat in the kotatsu, with the girl quietly beside them. On the television not far away, a news anchor was reporting on a missing person case and posted photos of the missing person.

The girl's mother frowned upon seeing the photo and immediately reached for the remote to change the channel.

But just then, An and Asuka snatched the remote control first.

She looked up at An and Asuka and said, "Can you please stop being so annoying?"

This is her home. She's already being incredibly lenient by letting this guy in, yet he still insists on causing her so much trouble.

An and Asuka ignored her harsh words and instead asked with a smile, "Auntie, is that person your customer?"

"When he came to your house last time, he still had feelings for Shizuka."

These words made the woman frown even more deeply.

"What does this have to do with you?"

“Of course it’s related,” An and Asuka asked. “Don’t you want to know where he is right now? After all, he’s one of your big clients.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, the woman fell silent. Indeed, as the young man had said, the man was her biggest client, and it was precisely because he was willing to spend money on her that she made an exception and brought him home.

She knew, of course, that the guy had designs on her daughter, but she didn't care. After all, nothing serious had happened, hadn't it?

Even if something goes wrong in the end, she will be the ultimate beneficiary. That's why her concern about such a major client's disappearance is particularly strong.

However, judging from the tone of the boy in front of me, he seems to know something.

What do you know?

"Yeah. I know."

After hesitating for a moment, the woman finally asked, "Where is he now?"

"died."

"..."

The air fell silent instantly.

"What did you say?"

“I said he was dead, and he died a horrible death.”

Do you think this joke is funny?

She suddenly felt foolish for actually believing what the boy said. Just as she was about to kick An and Asuka out, she suddenly saw him put something on the table.

—A gold ring.

The woman's eyes widened the moment she saw the gold ring on the table.

She recognized the ring; it was the one that the man always wore, and he had even shown it off to her before.

“If Auntie still doesn’t believe me, I have more evidence to prove it, such as the chrysanthemum tattoo on his back or the burn scars on his calves.”

"I also know his home address, his social connections, and the company he works for. I never imagined that such a scumbag was actually a senior executive at the company, and that he would have an affair even though he has both a son and a daughter."

"..."

The boy in front of her had a slight smile on his face and was quite good-looking, but now the woman felt a sense of dread about him.

Because he described the man's features exactly as he described them, word for word.

How did he know? And why did he know that the man was dead?

"I killed him, just two days ago." Seemingly sensing the woman's doubt, An and Asuka suppressed their smiles and said, "Because that guy almost hurt Shizuka a couple of days ago, Auntie doesn't know about that, does she?"

"But it's okay, Auntie already knows."

"So, it's time for Auntie to make a choice."

Upon hearing this, the woman's body involuntarily trembled, and then she shakily tried to call the police. Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, she was terrified.

An and Asuka did not stop her, but simply smiled and said, "Auntie, I won't stop you if you want to call the police."

"But when the police arrive, they might find your body, Yueyi-Yi Ni yo ba sl$/i`."

"..."

A chill ran down a woman's spine.

Volume 1: Chapter 37 Going Home

The woman put down her phone, and An and Asuka breathed a small sigh of relief.

He didn't really want to kill the woman; after all, dealing with the man's body was already exhausting enough, and he couldn't handle another one.

Besides, no matter how bad this woman is, she is still Shizuka's biological mother.