Who Says I'm Your Partner?

"Ugh...!"

Watching Sherlock walk away from his sight, Fang Li gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet.

"Fang Li..."

"Li Jun..."

Aria and Shirayuki looked at Fang Li with complete bewilderment in their eyes.

That's understandable.

Aria, having been struck by a series of supernatural phenomena and the appearance of her great-grandfather, is probably still reeling from this sudden and major incident.

Shirayuki seems to know a lot of things, but precisely because of this, she has no idea what to do next.

Looking at Aria and Shirayuki like this, Fang Li took a deep breath, turned his gaze directly to Aria and Shirayuki, and said, "You two leave here first and go back to the Armed Detective High School."

"Huh?" Aria and Shirayuki were both stunned.

In response, Fang Li calmly said, "Right now, this nuclear submarine is surfacing at top speed. I don't know if it's because Sherlock wants to escape or if the I-Yuri Superman Group damaged something during the Civil War, causing the submarine to malfunction and need to surface as soon as possible. But that's fine too. In either case, you have no reason to stay here any longer, so leaving as soon as possible is the safest thing to do."

Upon hearing this, regardless of Aria, Shirayuki immediately reacted and quickly asked, "And what about you?"

"Me?" Fang Li closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were calm. He said, "Sherlock and I still need to settle the remaining scores."

"You..." Aria looked up at Fang Li and exclaimed in astonishment, "You still want to fight your great-grandfather?"

"That's right." Fang Li met Aria's gaze and said, "I won't let that guy slip away from me like this."

This is not because Fang Li is an armed detective, and therefore cannot tolerate the Escape of Sherlock, a criminal.

After all, Fang Li didn't have that strong sense of justice.

For Fang Li, armed reconnaissance is merely a job, not an obligation.

Therefore, Fang Li felt compelled to settle things with Sherlock for his own sake.

"So, you two should leave now."

"How... how can you do that?" Shirayuki shook her head without thinking and said, "I can't abandon Li Jun."

"Listen to me, Shirayuki." Fang Li pressed down on Shirayuki Shirayuki's shoulders, looked directly into her eyes, and said, "I must defeat Sherlock. I don't want to have any reservations about it. Only when you leave safely can I fight without any worries."

"But...but..." A deep worry appeared on Shirayuki's beautiful face.

"Trust me," Fang Li smiled slightly at Shirayuki and said, "I will win."

After saying that, Fang Li looked at Aria, who still looked bewildered, and after a moment of silence, said softly, "Aria."

Aria trembled, like a frightened little animal, and looked at Fang Li with unease.

To be honest, this was the first time Fang Li had ever seen Aria like this.

Fang Li found it hard to believe that the S-Rank Armed Detective, who was always decisive, brave, and even a bit willful, would turn into this without even fighting.

However, this is not Aria's fault.

Regardless of the amount of information conveyed by the series of events, the matter of Sherlock alone was enough to confuse Aria.

Therefore, Fang Li simply looked at Aria and said this.

"Don't worry, you don't need to fight. I will complete the mission that you cannot."

"Because I'm your partner."

These words made Aria's heart ache, and she almost shed tears.

This girl may seem willful, but her fate is actually quite bumpy.

Because of Sherlock's unilateral need, he was hit by the Scarlet Bullet three years ago, inherited the Scarlet Bullet, and became the object of everyone's covetousness.

Because of Yi-You's existence, his birth mother was wrongly accused, imprisoned, and burdened with a crime from which she could never see the light of day again.

Now, under these circumstances, the shock of learning that the leader of the criminal organization who caused her mother to bear the blame is the ancestor she has worshipped since childhood is unimaginable for Aria.

But all of this is about to end.

"As long as I defeat Sherlock, that will be enough."

With that, Fang Li stood up and said, "The two of you should leave here together. Remember, the sooner the better."

Leaving those words behind, Fang Li turned around and, whipping his weak and exhausted body, chased after Sherlock in the direction he had gone.

"Fang Li!"

"Li Jun!"

Aria and Shirayuki's voices rang out from behind Fang Li.

Fang Li didn't turn around, but just looked ahead and rushed up the steps where Sherlock had left.

"Rumble..."

The nuclear submarine was still trembling, as if it might collapse at any moment, making the air feel treacherous.

As Fang Li sprinted upwards up the long staircase, he adjusted his breathing.

The body feels tired and weak due to the loss of a lot of water.

The soul appeared somewhat weakened due to the use of the Holy Mark.

Under these circumstances, Fang Li gritted his teeth and took out an item from his bracelet space.

It was a columnar crystal.

Healing Crystal: A charged item that can heal severe injuries, but cannot restore severed parts or fatal wounds. It can only be used once, and its healing function will be restored after 24 hours. It can be used semi-permanently and is worth 5000 Exchange Points.

This crystal is the recovery item that Fang Li took from the Trading Area before entering this world.

Because it is not a special item from the Main God Envoy's space, but a unique item from Instance World derived from the plane of another god's messenger, it cannot be exchanged even in the Main God Space. Therefore, the value of this gem is 5000 Exchange Points, which is the Main God Space rating.

Fang Li spent 8,000 Exchange Points to purchase this recovery item, just like the Instance Group Order.

Although it can only be used once every 24 hours, it can be used to recover from any injury, unless it results in a severed hand or foot or a fatal wound.

Of course, it has no way to restore the power of the soul.

However, in terms of the body, even if there is a significant loss of water, as long as it is caused by an unnatural method and is determined to be an injury, it can still be used for recovery.

"Zheng..."

A soft light began to emanate from the crystal.

Holding the crystal, Fang Li felt a slight lightness throughout his body. His previously extremely weak body gradually regained its vitality, and strength began to surge from the depths of his body.

When the light faded, the Healing Crystal also dimmed, turning completely black.

Fang Li put the crystal back into his space, raised his head, and looked up.

We've arrived at the exit.