An Excuse

"Should you do it, or should I?" Suika put away Ibuki Gourd and looked at Outcast.

Outcast silently picked up his pistol and aimed it at the three men.

With a single gunshot, all three men simultaneously had holes appear in the center of their foreheads.

"Wow, how did you manage to shoot three people standing side by side in the head?"

Suika looked at Outcast in surprise.

"Not one shot, but three shots." Outcast held up his palm and showed the number three in front of him.

Following the three people's train of thought, Suika looked behind her and sure enough, there were three bullets embedded in the wall.

Outcast walked over, removed the bullets, and then tossed the three bodies aside.

"These people... I've heard the saying 'one is influenced by one's surroundings,' so since these guys are hanging out with those three, they're probably no good either."

Suika waited until Outcast finished before asking a question.

"It's up to you," Outcast said calmly.

After hearing Suika chuckled and then walked over to the group of drunkards.

She glanced at Outcast, who tilted his head and thought for a moment, then grabbed one of them and crushed his neck. Then, she casually skipped over one person and attacked another.

When they returned to Outcast's location after walking around the field, only one-third of the players remained.

Outcast felt that Suika's behavior was a bit excessive, but as she said, those who followed those three could not possibly be good people; the only difference was how much evil they committed.

Perhaps their crime did not originally warrant death, but given their current situation, life and death are no longer matters for them to decide.

Besides, neither of them were Victoria, and their execution of these people was based entirely on their own sense of good and evil. Outcast, who only killed three people, was not necessarily more noble than Suika.

"Let's go!" Outcast gestured for the two to leave.

Suika crouched down, lifted one of the hands, and, to Outcast's bewildered gaze, stuffed it into the skull of the person next to her. She then smeared some blood on the hand and wrote on the ground—"Murderer..."

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Seeing the puzzled looks, Suika smiled and clapped her hands.

"Let's have some fun, let's go!"

After saying this, the two returned to the window they had just entered through and left the room one after the other.

The next morning, several of the survivors went insane from fright upon waking up, while the rest suffered severe mental trauma.

After all, his companions were drinking and eating together after they finished, dreaming about what would happen a few days later. But when they opened their eyes in the morning, most of them had turned into corpses, and he was lying among them.

Even these self-proclaimed villains had never witnessed such a sudden scene.

When this reached Eblana's ears, her expression became even more serious.

When the Bandit died, she had a strange feeling that someone very familiar with their organization was targeting and killing the people in Deep Pool.

However, she didn't get along with the Bandit anyway, so his death was no big deal.

But now, with the sudden deaths of three important figures, a wave of turmoil has swept through Deep Pool.

The surviving orator and accountant did not hesitate to lead their men away from the Deep Pool in an attempt to escape.

This dealt a significant blow to Deep Pool at this crucial moment.

After leaving the house, Suika and Outcast did not go directly to the strange inn, but returned to their place of residence.

After all, the two of them had just killed quite a few people, so they needed to take a shower and clean themselves to avoid leaving any unpleasant odors for their next operation.

Once the cleaning was complete, Suika and Outcast disappeared back into the house.

This time, Suika chose to land on the roof.

The two soon arrived at the strange inn.

Upon entering the hotel, they discovered that apart from the first floor, the top three floors of the building were completely deserted.

After quietly opening the door and peeking out, Outcast's eyes didn't show any relief.

Because these rooms are full of all kinds of weapons and equipment.

A rough calculation suggests that these weapons could supply a force of 500 men for about half a month of fighting.

This is just the weapon.

The two of them pretty much figured out why the hotel could stay open even though no one was staying there.

Suika offered to take these things, but Outcast refused, saying that the items couldn't be touched for the time being.

"Isn't that right? Aren't they afraid of someone coming to check?" Cuixiang asked doubtfully after the two returned to their place of residence.

"Of course, but what if the higher-ups here are with them?" Outcast replied calmly.

"Moreover, normally no one would think that they would be so bold as to use a hotel that is being watched by many people as a warehouse for storing weapons."

Since the Tara people would never go to this inn, this place, though it seems very dangerous, is actually the safest."

After hearing this, Suika showed an "I see" expression, and then continued to ask...

"Why didn't you agree when I suggested stealing those weapons?"

"These weapons have all been recently maintained, which clearly indicates that the other side is about to take action. If these weapons disappear, they may become desperate and do something irrational."

This is the city center; we must ensure their anger doesn't spread to the ordinary people in the surrounding area."

Chapter 567 Excuse

After hearing what the outcast said, Suika still didn't quite understand.

We've already taken their weapons. Even if they were desperate, they wouldn't dare to do anything rash.

However, as a senior colleague, Outcast has a longer-term perspective than I do, so I can leave the brain work to her and just be her henchman.

Since she had already achieved her main objective of coming here—four of the six targets were dead—she didn't believe that Deep Pool could pull out four more villains whose strength and reputation were on par with the previous ones.

Of course, she wouldn't be afraid even if she were dragged out; if she could kill these four, she could kill many more.

After a night's rest, Suika and Outcast walked out of the inn together the next morning without batting an eye.

After finishing breakfast, they arrived at the office, where Oliver and his three companions were already there.

Oliver handed a piece of paper to Outcast.

"Ma'am, this is the final summary from the hospital we contacted yesterday."

Outcast took the order, glanced at it, and nodded.

"You've done a very detailed job. Just follow this list, and remember that your primary goal is to ensure your own safety."

After hearing what Outcast had to say, the four of them smiled, a rare occurrence, and began packing up the medicine to deliver it according to the list.

Outcast looked at Suika

What are your plans for today?

"Me? I'm planning to wander around and check things out..." Suika replied after thinking for a moment.

"Then please be careful. I'll stay here at the office for now. Contact me immediately if you find any problems."

Outcast thought about it. At first, she had planned to keep Suika by her side just in case, but then she thought that as long as Suika was in the city, she could contact her at any time.

She's quite capable and quick-witted; she might discover something. Keeping her in the office would be a waste.

So I didn't reject Suika's plan.

Suika hadn't expected Outcast to let her leave.

She walked out with a puzzled look in her eyes, then glanced back at the office building.

When she arrived at the place where she had played with other children yesterday, she was surprised to find the square somewhat deserted today.

"Don't wait any longer. The adults said it's dangerous outside these days, and they told us not to run around." Just as Suika was swaying, a voice came.

She looked over and saw the boy from yesterday.

He was playing football alone in a corner at that moment.

"And you, why aren't you home?"

Suika asked curiously.

Upon hearing Suika's words, the boy blushed and turned his head away.

"Didn't we agree yesterday to bring you a message? They can't come, what if you just sit here waiting aimlessly..."

Seeing this, Suika smiled and patted his shoulder.

"Thanks, but you'd better go home quickly, or your family will beat you up if they find out you're out playing."

After listening to Suika's explanation, the boy scratched his head.

"Don't worry, my dad went out yesterday and hasn't come back yet..."

"Um?"

Hearing his words, Suika's heart skipped a beat, and then she pretended not to understand and asked.

"Didn't they say it's dangerous outside? Why hasn't your dad come home all night?"

"Who knows? He's been acting all mysterious lately, saying he'll have money to pay for my schooling in a few days..."

What's so good about going to school...?

Although he complained, the boy's face was full of anticipation.

Suika pursed her lips and turned her head away, not daring to look at the boy's face.

She hastily withdrew her hand, then deliberately took out her phone.

"Sorry, my family seems to be looking for me... See you next time if you have the chance!"

After saying that, she ran away in a panic.

"Hmm?" The boy was a little puzzled by Suika's sudden departure, but now that he had finished delivering the message, he put the matter aside.

When I got home, I saw my mother standing anxiously at the door.

"Didn't I tell you not to go out today? Where have you been?!"

"I just played in the square for a little while..." the boy quickly ran to his mother's side.

"Come back quickly, I don't know where your deadbeat father has run off to..." the woman muttered as she pulled the boy into the house.

On the other side, Suika felt a tightness in her chest after leaving the plaza.

She rubbed her hair. "What kind of mess is this..."

She wasn't sure if the boy's father was in the crowd last night, but the probability was so high that she didn't even dare to think about it.

Walking down the street, she felt utterly lost.

Did I do the right thing?

Suika looked at her hands.

She had always been absolutely certain that her actions were righteous, but now she was less so.

Suddenly she looked up and realized she had walked back to the entrance of the Rhodes Island office.

Ask outcast?

The thought arose from the depths of Suika's heart.

She mustered her courage and went inside.

Outcast was organizing office documents when suddenly the door was pushed open and Suika walked in.

She keenly sensed that something was wrong with Suika's condition. She had been full of enthusiasm when she left home, but in less than half an hour, she had become listless.

"What's wrong?" Outcast stopped what he was doing and looked at Suika.

"I..." Faced with Outcast's kind gaze, Suika hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Outcast reached out and took Suika's small hand, pulling her in front of him.

"Although this is not a church, and I am not a full-time priest."