The wrapper of the powder packet slipped away, revealing a human head wrapped inside.
A day later, Tatsumi Seimaru reappeared before Hashimoto Maya. In a rather miniature form.
Hashimoto Maya: "..."
Even as a member of an organization accustomed to murder, the sight made goosebumps crawl up his back, giving him an entirely new understanding of Uzo's brutality.
After all, although Hashimoto Maya had also created or disposed of corpses, organization members rarely used methods like dismemberment or decapitation, which left behind large amounts of blood. Most bodies departed whole and peacefully, or simply turned to ash. And they did not stand around watching the burning process... In any case, compared with those previous peaceful farewells, this scene was far too advanced for him.
And one head being removed would have been one thing, but there were two—Akanuma's head had just been cut off at dawn today, and by evening, Tatsumi Seimaru's head was gone too.
Hashimoto Maya suddenly felt fortunate that when he had been transferred under Uzo, he had accepted his new job gracefully without putting up any resistance. Otherwise... he might not have had the chance to experience any of this. He might instead have existed in police files in a very fragmented form.
Beside him, Curacao heard her colleague's slightly altered breathing and grew curious. She discreetly took a glance from beneath her lashes.
The moment she saw that head, a chill surged through her heart.
Although Tatsumi Seimaru had originally been one of the targets she needed to eliminate during this mission, seeing someone who had been strutting around before her for days suddenly appear with only his head left still made her heartbeat quicken slightly. Uzo's innocent-looking face surfaced in her mind.
For some reason, Curacao had always felt that Uzo did not seem