At the Cost of My Life

In the dimly lit corridor, Fang Li and Kinji Touyama ran forward.

"Um..." Kinji Touyama stammered as he ran, "Fang Li..."

"You don't need to say anything." Fang Li sighed and said, "Now I understand why you stopped me back then."

"... I'm sorry." Kinji Touyama said in a deep voice, "Kana... when my older brother found me, appeared in front of me, and told me everything, I was very hesitant. Even though I knew that everything my older brother did was for justice, to be honest, I struggled a lot about sacrificing Kanzaki's life for justice."

"But killing Aria is a shortcut to eliminating I-You, right?" Fang Li smirked and said, "Could it be that the reason your older brother didn't kill Aria from the beginning was because he was considering your feelings?"

"No, deep down, Big Brother didn't want Kanzaki to be sacrificed either, did he?" Kinji Touyama shook his head and said, "That's why Big Brother made a bet with himself, betting that you could get there before he killed Kanzaki."

Aria said that when dealing with her, Kana Touyama always avoided the vital points.

However, as time went on, Kana Touyama gradually began to take drastic measures.

That's why we did it.

If Fang Li can arrive within the time limit set by Kana Touyama, then Kana Touyama will give up killing Aria.

If Fang Li fails to arrive in time, Kana Touyama will ruthlessly kill Aria.

"Big Brother knows that I-Yu is a very dangerous organization. If we want to split I-Yu, we must first get rid of the leader who controls them." Kinji Touyama explained, "In that case, Big Brother only has two choices: one is to kill Aria at the same time as Sherlock dies, creating a vacuum in the leadership of I-Yu, and the other is to directly assassinate the current leader, Sherlock Holmes."

However, Sherlock is extremely powerful.

Although it was only once, Fang Li's full-force attack, launched unexpectedly and combined with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, was easily neutralized by Sherlock.

This famous England detective was not only a genius in deduction, but also a formidable fighter, which is why he became the progenitor of armed detectives.

Gunmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and fencing are all skills that Sherlock excels at.

Not to mention, this was only during the time when Sherlock was still active.

Now, after more than a hundred years, Sherlock has continuously absorbed power and improved his strength in superhuman training institutions like E. Y., and his combat power has certainly reached an extraordinary level.

Otherwise, Sherlock wouldn't have been able to subdue so many superhumans like I-Yuri, preventing the conflict between the Research Faction and the War Faction from erupting until this point.

Therefore, even if Kana Touyama is stronger than Kinji Touyama, she probably wouldn't be a match for Sherlock.

That is why Kana Touyama tried the first option: killing Aria, so that I-Yu would enter a leader vacuum after Sherlock's death, thus causing internal strife.

"Do you know why your brother gave up killing Kanzaki after you arrived at Kanzaki's side in time?" Kinji Touyama stared at Fang Li and said, word by word, "It's because he wanted to gamble on you and see if you could defeat Sherlock."

Bringing Kinji Touyama to I-Yu is probably to strengthen their own forces so they can take action against Sherlock when necessary.

The mystery has finally been solved.

"Unravel it all?"

A very unsettling feeling rose in Fang Li's heart.

Even though all the mysteries have been solved, why do I still feel like there's a huge gap in the answer?

Although he wasn't Aria, Fang Li's intuition was sometimes exceptionally accurate.

Now, Fang Li feels a sense of abruptness.

With this thought in mind, Fang Li kept running forward until the end of the corridor appeared, and a brightly lit exit came into view.

Fang Li stopped in his tracks.

Kinji Touyama also stopped in his tracks.

The two stood side by side, looking at the brightly lit exit ahead, remaining silent.

After a long pause, Kinji Touyama finally spoke up.

"I will stay here. If anyone comes, whether they are War Faction or Research Faction, I will stop them."

In other words, Kinji Touyama intends to leave Sherlock to Fang Li to deal with alone.

This is a wise choice.

Because Kinji Touyama isn't in his Burst Mode right now; he's just an ordinary person.

Kinji Touyama, in his current state, would be certain to lose against any one of I-Yuri's opponents, let alone Sherlock.

Of course, staying here is also extremely dangerous.

If someone were to actually break through, given Kinji Touyama's strength, he would probably be utterly crushed in no time.

Fang Li simply smiled in response.

"Fine, whatever your motives, you have hurt Aria after all. It would be best if Aria died here at the hands of the criminals, so that she could finally get over it, right?"

"If I could, I'd like to get rid of this without dying." Kinji Touyama scratched his head with a bitter face, finally unable to hold back his complaints. "Seriously, I've already decided not to leave the Armed Detective Agency, so why did something like this have to happen?"

"In your words, it's the fate of the Toyama family, right?" Fang Li said. "Anyway, if you die, I certainly won't feel sorry for you."

"Likewise," Kinji Touyama said, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Immediately afterwards, Kinji Touyama's voice rang out softly.

"Don't die."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li couldn't help but laugh and said something like that.

"I'll try my best."

Leaving those words behind, Fang Li strode off down the corridor, under the watchful gaze of Kinji Touyama.

When Fang Li rushed out of the corridor, an incredibly spacious hall immediately came into his view.

Unlike the previous hall, this hall looked like a palace where one could meet a king. It was not only somewhat luxurious, but also filled with a solemn atmosphere.

At the very front of this hall, the world's most famous detective stood with his back to Fang Li, his voice gradually rising.

"Young people are always the ones leading the charge in the new era."

"But I am just an old man who is about to die of old age."

"Veterans should simply disappear."

"The era that is about to begin should be in your hands."

As he said this, Sherlock turned around and looked at Fang Li.

"Let me light the first fire of this new era."

"At the cost of my life."