"Think she's stopped chasing me?"
On one of the streets in Academy City's Seventh District, Fang Li brushed past the pedestrians around him as he looked back over his shoulder.
"She's really persistent. She doesn't know this place at all, and she rarely goes out, yet she still chased me for so long."
With Index's running ability, there was no way she could catch up to Fang Li.
Even though Fang Li had not displayed any extraordinary physical prowess, even an ordinary person's speed was beyond what a petite girl like her could keep up with.
Yet Index had stubbornly stayed on his tail, catching up to him four or five times in total. It was genuinely surprising.
"Looks like a whole year of life on the run has made that girl very familiar with the places fleeing people usually hide."
Still, someone who could skillfully apply such knowledge was probably only the type of person like Index, who excelled at turning knowledge into strength.
Even after studying at Armed Detective High School for an entire year, Fang Li had only barely learned to infer a criminal's mental state. Compared to ordinary people, he still had an edge.
"Anyway, I'll shake that girl off for today. Once she gets hungry, I'll go back and cook for her. She'll probably forget all about this."
With that in mind, Fang Li continued onward while considering where he could go to kill some time.
As for Index, there was no need to worry about her.
With the Moving Church, her personal safety was at least guaranteed. Even if something unexpected happened, she still had Automatic Recording as her trump card, so there was no fear of danger.
Besides, as long as she was in Academy City, Index could not possibly get lost.
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