Irritation and Defeat

Inside a high-rise apartment in a busy district of Demon City.

The living room, a full 80 square meters, had little in the way of extra decoration beyond the basic furnishings like a sofa, TV, and rug. Despite the luxurious renovation, it felt empty and lacked warmth.

The room was dim at the moment. The floor-to-ceiling windows, which should have offered a stunning view of Demon City, were tightly covered by curtains.

Qin Muse, wearing a white slip dress, stood by the window. Just looking at her from the side, her graceful figure inspired endless imagination.

"That liar..."

"Not replying..."

Her delicate brows furrowed, her lips parted slightly.

Ever since she invited Yimo to match with her in the game and he refused, she had sent quite a few messages in that so-called girlfriend group.

The content...

Well, it all boiled down to the word "dead"...

Qin Muse was actually looking forward to Yimo replying.

Even just a little bit.

But unfortunately, there was nothing.

It was like a stone dropped into the ocean.

As a result, Qin Muse became increasingly agitated.

Logically, she was usually very calm and felt there was no point in dwelling on him.

But...

Every time she remembered how she had lost to him, and in the end, had even resigned herself to his embrace, feeling a sense of relief and security, a shameful little flame would burst into her heart, making it impossible for her to calm down.

To be honest, she was a very honest person, even quite straightforward, with little experience interacting with guys.

This was evident from the messages she sent in the girlfriend group.

To calm herself down, Qin Muse took out the sniper rifle, handgun, and even the submachine gun she had exchanged for points from the cabinet under the TV. She sat on the sofa and began to disassemble and reassemble them.

She was already very skilled, practicing with firearms every day.

This was also what made her feel most at ease.

"Ah... I can't calm down at all!!!"

Finally, Qin Muse completely lost it. She tossed aside the revolver she had handled hundreds of times and leaned back on the sofa, lost in thought.

.

"Oh, right."

"I'm not some super fraudster, just a cowardly and incompetent ordinary person."

"Just now, I was tricking you~"

.

As soon as she stopped, Yimo's arrogant demeanor and teasing words from before the game ended involuntarily echoed in her mind.

Qin Muse wanted to retort, but before she could, the game had already ended.

"I... I will definitely... kill you!"

Being teased was normal, but being teased and unable to fight back was incredibly frustrating, wasn't it?

Qin Muse's crimson eyes were filled with anger; she was furious.

"Ring ring... Ring ring..."

Just then, one of the several phones on the table suddenly rang.

Qin Muse saw which phone it was but had no interest. Still, she reached out and picked it up, answering the call.

"Qin Muse... This is your homeroom teacher, Teacher Li. Uh... you haven't been to school for three days..."

"You're in your second year of high school now... you can't always skip class... you need to focus on your studies..."

The voice on the phone sounded somewhat timid, as if Teacher Li was a little afraid of Qin Muse.

Qin Muse didn't let him ramble on and directly said, "Teacher Li, I'm taking a month's leave."

"Uh, Qin Muse, are you sick?... Please take care of yourself..."

Slap...

Qin Muse directly hung up the phone, not wanting the other person to waste her time.

Then, after thinking for a moment, she picked up another phone and dialed a number: "Sister Lu, cancel tonight's training for me."

"Huh? It's nothing... No, it's just something, I might need to leave Demon City for a while, don't worry."

"Yeah, it's fine. I'll contact you when training resumes."

After making the two calls, Qin Muse changed her clothes, grabbed one of her phones, and left.

She needed to find out where that liar, Yimo, lived!

"I'll track him down through the internet and kill him!"

Inside a police station within the jurisdiction.

"I want to report a crime."

It was Qin Muse, wearing a T-shirt, white skirt, and a baseball cap.

The middle-aged police officer quickly asked, "Young lady, take your time. What happened?"

Qin Muse: "My... brother is missing. I hope you can help me find him."

The middle-aged police officer frowned and asked, "How old is your brother? What's his name? I'll check for you first."

Qin Muse: "20 years old, his name is Yimo."

Hmph, this is the scammer!

The middle-aged police officer nodded and said, "Okay, and your name?"

"Qin Muse."

After Qin Muse finished speaking, the middle-aged police officer took a good look at her.

She didn't look very old, and her long, light pink hair was quite pretty, but it did seem a bit rebellious.

Looking at her expression, there wasn't a hint of worry. Her face was even colder than usual. The officer seemed to have a general idea and figured it was probably nothing serious. He put down the pen he was about to use to type and said, "Young lady, are you having a spat with your boyfriend?"

"It's normal for young couples to have disagreements, but you can't come here and make trouble, obstructing official business."

Qin Muse had just started to calm down, but hearing the officer's words, her expression immediately soured again.

"No... it's my bro... brother..." she gritted out, "Definitely not boyfriend and girlfriend!!!"

I, Qin Muse, absolutely do not admit to that!

This is completely embarrassing history!

The middle-aged officer, after hearing this, wanted to reprimand her. But considering her young age, possibly still a minor, and likely around the same age as his daughter, he thought being too harsh might have the opposite effect. So, like an elder, he softened his tone and said, "You're so agitated, and you say you're not boyfriend and girlfriend!"

"How can your brother not have the same last name as you!"

"Don't tell me it's a blended family, I won't believe it."

"What you're doing now is against the law. You're not so young that you don't understand anything. You have to be responsible for your actions."

"Go back quickly and think about how to resolve your conflict."

"Oh, and definitely don't fight. You young people love to fight over these things, it's a real headache..."

"Last month, at the vocational school next door, a kid stopped studying properly, got involved with a girl, and instead of learning, he arranged a fight. In the end, someone was seriously injured and arrested. His mother was crying so much!"

"Sigh, you kids really don't make anyone worry-free!"

"Black hair looks so much better, don't dye it all flashy..."

"Oh, right... let me see your ID card..."

Qin Muse looked at the middle-aged officer, her head spinning from his words.

I came to the wrong... place...

Although Qin Muse could kill without batting an eye in murder games, she had her principles and wouldn't openly clash with the police.

Moreover.

She deeply realized that her seemingly most convenient method of finding Yimo wasn't working out as well as she'd hoped.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, another homeowner in our area reported this week that they remembered renting out their house, but also maybe not."

"When we went to check, there were a lot of messy things in the house, clearly someone had been living there, but we couldn't find anyone."

"Look, can we file it as theft?"

"What! Another one? What's going on lately? Wait a moment, I'll go take a look first."

While the officer in front of her was talking to another officer inside, Qin Muse secretly slipped away.

I'll find another way!

Scammer, I will definitely find you!