Li Congxin put away the book that might have been a secret manual, then looked around again. After confirming there was nothing else worth taking, he brought out his failed Pym Particle pistol once more.
With a "Biu!" the job of destroying the evidence was completed with ease.
He picked up the Ruyi Bang, still covered in Bakuto's blood and brain matter, wiped it clean on the body of a nearby ninja, and only then turned to leave the room he had torn open on all sides.
He put the Ruyi Bang that desperately needed cleaning, the Dragon Bone he had just seized, and the little booklet whose status as a martial arts manual was still uncertain into an iron box. After shrinking the box and putting it away, Li Congxin finally turned to look toward Hawkeye.
At that moment, Punisher spoke. "I don't care what your relationship with this man was. He was guilty, and he deserved to die."
After a brief pause, he added coldly, "Besides, he tried to kill you!"
Hawkeye shook his head slightly and said woodenly, "But he was still my brother."
"If he really wanted to kill me, he only needed to take half a step farther when he attacked earlier. I was completely unprepared then. I wouldn't have had any chance of dodging his first sword."
Although he said that, Hawkeye did not hurl any abuse at Punisher. He merely turned his head in silence and glanced at Li Congxin, who was holding the Pym Particle gun and preparing to carry his destruction of the evidence through to the end. In a deep voice, he said, "I want to take his body with me and give him a proper burial."
An awkward smile appeared on Li Congxin's face. He put away the Pym