She Flees! She Chases! She Cannot Fly Away!

"By the way, Felice, why are you calling us boss? Xiao Li and I don't look like bosses, do we?"

As the three of them walked out of the abandoned park, Elysia asked.

Felice pondered for a moment after hearing this before replying, "Uh, because... I'm in business. Calling the other party boss during transactions can protect my safety."

"Huh? How does calling someone boss protect you?" Elysia asked, confused.

"Because if someone is eavesdropping from the shadows, they'll think I have powerful backing and won't dare to capture me easily."

"..."

Elysia glanced at Lin Li, who was still looking down at her phone.

She leaned closer and discovered Lin Li was still looking at that bounty website.

The next moment, Lin Li glanced at her and sent her a message, saying, "Elysia, look at the person with the hundred thousand bounty on that website. Doesn't she look a lot like Pardofelis?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, Elysia looked for herself.

Brown hair, a girl, not very old... it seemed these descriptions fit Felice quite well.

"Hmm... Felice, you don't actually need to call me and Xiao Li 'boss,' it makes us feel too distant." Elysia stopped looking at her phone and also took Lin Li's phone.

Felice walked ahead, unaware of what the two behind her were doing. Hearing Elysia's words, she replied, "That won't do. Rules are rules. In our line of work, we absolutely cannot compromise on rules."

"You two bosses are new to Dusk Street, so you don't understand these things. But it's fine, after staying here for a while, you'll naturally get it."

Felice spoke like an elder, earnestly teaching the two "students" behind her.

The two "students" exchanged glances, seeming to have confirmed Felice's true identity.

Lin Li wanted to act, but Elysia grabbed her and shook her head.

"Mmm... Felice doesn't look that old, I didn't expect her to know so much. That's amazing!" Elysia praised.

Lin Li's eyes were full of confusion as she stared at Elysia, as if questioning why she wasn't letting her make a move.

But Elysia acted as if she hadn't seen it, just holding onto Lin Li tightly.

Lin Li had no choice; after all, she couldn't just break free from Elysia. Although it would be easy for her, with her intermediate-level strength, to do so, Elysia would inevitably get hurt.

As long as Felice didn't intend to run, she wouldn't make a move for now.

"Hehe, of course. I'm a well-known figure in Dusk Street," Felice said proudly. She turned back, looking at the actions of the two behind her, and her expression became strange again.

Are the two bosses holding hands? But why are their movements so odd?

"Boss Elysia, where did you two come from?"

"That... is a secret for now?" Elysia replied with a smile.

"Mmm... alright. Everyone has secrets, I won't ask too much. After all, that's a big taboo in my business," Felice said understandingly.

Her tone now was completely different from when she was just captured, as if she had changed into someone else.

After that, the group walked for quite some time. About half an hour later, Pardofelis slowly stopped.

Dusk Street wasn't large. Compared to Flame-Moth, it was indeed small. After all, it took Lin Li and Elysia nearly half an hour to walk from home to the gates of Flame-Moth.

Not far in front of the three of them, a group of children were playing next to a woman.

The woman sat on a bench, dressed in a simple nun's habit, wearing a white headscarf. Her face was filled with a doting smile, and she held a worn Bible in her hands, reading it with concentration.

It was unclear if her smile was due to the Bible in her hands or the children's laughter surrounding her.

She occasionally looked up, gazing at the children kindly, then slowly closed her eyes, as if praying for them.

"Please don't chase the kitten."

She frowned and said to a boy who was teasing a cat with a stick in his hand.

"..."

The boy froze instantly. As if unconsciously, he gently put down the stick and went elsewhere.

The nun nodded with satisfaction and looked back at her Bible.

However, it wasn't long before three people walked towards her.

At the same time, a thread that hadn't existed before became clearer in her mind.

"Hi~ Aponia, do you remember me?"

Elysia, holding Lin Li's hand, quickly walked up to Aponia.

Lin Li sized up the nun, and the nun sized her up as well.

Aponia seemed not to have heard Elysia, her gaze fixed on Lin Li, her brow deeply furrowed.

Behind them, Pardofelis was surrounded by a group of little girls, laughter filling that small area.

"..."

Lin Li was the first to break eye contact.

For some reason, meeting the nun's gaze gave her a feeling of palpitations.

This is unbelievable.

Aponia also recovered at this moment, no longer staring at Lin Li, but at Elysia, and said, "Miss Elysia, I never thought we would meet again after so many years."

"Mhm, it's good you still remember me, otherwise I'd cry, you know?"

Even though she said that, Elysia's face was full of smiles.

"..."

Elysia had Lin Li sit on a bench elsewhere, while she continued chatting with Aponia.

I don't know what they were talking about, but they were having a great time, both Elysia and Aponia.

One moment their faces were beaming with smiles, the next they were filled with sadness, and they would occasionally point at a child, or someone else, to discuss.

After a long while, she returned to Lin Li's side.

She had already noticed while chatting with Aponia that Lin Li had been staring at Pardofelis the entire time, and hadn't looked away since avoiding Aponia's gaze.

Even when she waved her hand in front of Lin Li, the other party just stared blankly.

If Elysia didn't know what Lin Li was thinking, she might have thought Lin Li had taken a liking to Felice.

She had just learned about Felice from Aponia and had a general idea of what kind of person she was.

Although it was true that she was a thief, just as they had guessed... but, she should explain it to Xiao Li.

"Xiao Li, what kind of person do you think Felice is?"

"She's like a walking hundred thousand yuan."

Lin Li answered very seriously.

"...Xiao Li, if we don't talk about money, then what?"

"If we don't talk about money, what else is there to talk about?" Lin Li glanced at her and continued watching Felice.

She had already made up her mind. Maybe she wouldn't go back with Elysia today. After Elysia left, she would catch Felice herself and claim the bounty.

"..."

Elysia was speechless. She stood in front of Lin Li, blocking her view.

Only then did Lin Li look up and ask, "What are you doing?"

"What do you think?" Elysia retorted, pulling Lin Li to a spot where Felice couldn't be seen.

Lin Li wanted to run out to keep watching, but Elysia wouldn't let her.

In the end, Lin Li had no choice but to look unhappy, her face cold.

"Xiao Li, look at me." Elysia became serious, placing her hands on Lin Li's face.

But Lin Li refused to look.

Damn Elysia, what if her hundred thousand yuan runs away? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"...Xiao Li, look into my eyes, okay?" Elysia's tone softened.

Only then did Lin Li turn her head, but her eyes still looked elsewhere.

A few children quietly walked over from not far away. Seeing this scene, their young faces couldn't help but turn red, and they ran back shouting.

"..."

"Xiao Li, I'm going to ask you a question. Can you answer me properly?"

"You say it."

"Do you think stealing is a vice?"

"Of course, being a thief is not good. Isn't stealing illegal?" Lin Li answered as a matter of course.

"Then if, I mean if..." Elysia frantically searched her mind for examples from books she had read before to refute Lin Li.

"Suppose I have a friend who, due to certain natural disasters and misfortunes, has despaired of life and hidden a sharp knife under her pillow, intending to end her life in the middle of the night. If I were to steal that knife, then, Xiao Li, would my actions be virtuous or wicked?"

"..."

Lin Li wanted to say it was wicked, but after thinking carefully, she felt it wasn't right.

While Lin Li was thinking, Elysia added, "Suppose there is a group of villains who commit evil deeds every day and are utterly wicked. If I stole their weapons and the money they used for their evil deeds, and donated it to the poor... am I wrong for doing so?"

"..."

Lin Li seemed to understand what Elysia was trying to say.

Pardofelis was that "I."

She was silent for a while, then said, "So, I won't be able to get that hundred thousand yuan anymore..."

"?"

Elysia pinched Lin Li's cheek hard, leaving two red marks.

"Xiao Li, were you listening to me just now?"

"If Felice were a heinous criminal, and you caught her, I wouldn't object, I would definitely support you. But Felice isn't that kind of person, didn't you understand?"

"Understood, but..."

"No buts, come back with me." Elysia didn't give Lin Li a chance to finish speaking and pulled her back to the bench.

The children all looked at the wronged Lin Li with curiosity, not knowing what had happened.

Weren't the ones who came back to report earlier saying the two sisters kissed? How come it didn't seem like it? Instead, it looked like the older sister with black hair had been hit...

Mother Aponia said that doing bad things would be punished. Did that sister do something bad?

Lin Li naturally noticed the children's gazes, but she didn't think too much about it, thinking it was probably because the mark on her face, just pinched, was too obvious.

She covered her face with one hand, and it really felt like she had been hit.

Elysia also felt she had used a bit too much force, so she rubbed Lin Li's face, then felt it wasn't enough and blew on it.

Felice walked over, also looking at the two with curiosity.

She returned the crystal flower she had been holding in her pocket back to Elysia.

"Hm? What's wrong? You don't like this, Felice?" Elysia asked.

"Mmm... no, Boss Ai... Sister Ai, I really like it, it's just... this was originally yours, I just took it because she looked pretty at the time..." Pardofelis said, rubbing the back of her head a little embarrassed.

"It's fine, Felice. If you like it, I'll give it to you. I have plenty more," Elysia said with a smile, indifferently.

"Eh... Eh? Can I really?" Felice was a little disbelieving.

This crystal flower was completely different from the plastic products she had seen before. From her many years of business experience, this thing was definitely worth a lot!

However, she definitely wouldn't sell the crystal flower. On the contrary, she would cherish it and keep it with her at all times. Perhaps, like that gold coin, it could save her life!

"Uh-huh, I'm telling the truth?" Elysia stopped hiding anything. She took out her phone, intending to show Felice the map she used for tracking.

But she didn't realize she had mistakenly picked up Lin Li's phone.

And so, what was displayed before Felice was...

A damaged yellow bounty poster – priced at a hundred thousand, with a blurry girl with brown-yellow hair.

"..."

"How is it? Actually, we found you using this." Seeing Felice stunned, Elysia thought she hadn't understood her tracking method and was about to explain, but unexpectedly, Felice directly swatted the phone away and ran towards the dense cluster of old houses not far away.

Lin Li's eyes narrowed slightly. Disregarding Elysia, she took off after Felice.

"Xiao Li! Come back!" Elysia shouted from behind.

But Lin Li soon couldn't hear her voice anymore. Her entire vision was filled with Felice, who was darting and weaving ahead.

She utilized her intermediate-level speed to its fullest. The distance between them repeatedly shortened, only to grow apart again after encountering a turn or obstacle.

In the dim alley, passersby watched their chase, thinking they had some immense feud.

Sunlight rarely penetrated here, and even Felice didn't come to this place often, but to escape Lin Li, who was chasing her as desperately as she was running, she didn't dare to stop. She just darted into any place she saw.

Felice had never felt so endangered. In her memory, no one had ever chased her for a full minute after she started running... but Lin Li had been chasing for five or six minutes! She couldn't shake her off at all!

Both of them clearly had good speed, but their stamina wasn't very good.

A normal person sprinting for a minute was already considered good. In such a moment of adrenaline rush, they might last a bit longer, but not much more.

Lin Li's intermediate-level strength provided some extra endurance, while Felice relied on her agility and utilization of the environment to conserve stamina.

She runs, she chases, she can't fly away!

After a few more minutes, both of them were completely out of energy.

Felice was just about to escape the alley entrance when she suddenly saw Elysia appear there as well, with her arms spread wide, clearly intending to block her. Despair welled up in her heart, and she gritted her teeth, charging at Elysia before immediately passing out.

But Elysia didn't mean it that way at all. Her original intention was actually to let Felice go first and block Lin Li, who was closely following behind.

But Felice collided with her, and she was knocked down unprepared.

Seeing that Felice had stopped moving, Lin Li also stopped running and started walking.

However, she hadn't taken many steps when, just as she reached Felice's side, her legs gave out, her consciousness gradually blurred, and she also collapsed.