A Date Together

"But why is Niya the target?"

Philly asked cautiously, "Is it because she... kills people in a series?"

"That's right." Ash nodded. "To put it simply, all of us are searching for an existence known as 'Angel,' and Angel's traits are abnormal three views, antisocial behavior, and contempt for life. Put together, serial killers are clearly the biggest suspects."

Philly objected, "But don't some leaders of criminal forces fit those conditions too?"

"No. Leaders of criminal forces aren't antisocial. They simply want to rebel against the existing order, then build a new order centered around themselves. Angel's antisocial nature lies in the fact that it can't integrate into any social group," Ash explained. "To Angel, hiding among us is like you hiding among a flock of sheep. Can you clearly recognize what every single sheep looks like? Would you obey the order of the flock?"

"We infer that Angel would hold life in contempt because we wouldn't care about the life and death of sheep either. If a sheep offended you, you'd have plenty of reasons not to kill it, but not one of them would be 'because the sheep is my compatriot.'"

Philly listened in a daze. "Angel... what exactly is it?"

"I don't know either, but it looks human." Ash looked at Rose. "Aside from Niya, are there any other targets who fit the conditions?"

"There are three in Jia Shi," Rose said, pushing up her anti-blue light glasses as she looked at her phone. "'Lambskin Killer,' 'Death Surgeon,' and 'Sewer Butcher.'"

"We can move on them at any time," she said calmly. "I have business dealings with them. I have ways to trick them into cages in a factory out in the suburbs. It's remote and desolate there, and no one will know whatever happens."

Business dealings...?