"That'll have to wait until next time."

He reached out and gently rubbed Shen Gu Mirai's flushing face, then said, "I should head home now, and you should too after you're done shopping."

"...Okay." Feeling the affectionate gesture, Shen Gu Mirai awkwardly scratched her head and took two steps back, "I'm off then, Mr. Temple."

"Mhm." Beichuan Si waved at her, "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Shen Gu Mirai quickly readjusted her mindset, flashed a brilliant smile at Beichuan Si, and turned on her heel at lightning speed, trotting toward Magong Mall.

However...

In Beichuan Si's view, the blush on her ears had yet to fade.

In the setting sun, it glowed like flames...

"What in the world am I thinking!" Shen Gu Mirai slapped her own face.

Ten minutes had passed since she left Beichuan Si, yet the burning sensation on her face lingered.

There was no helping it.

Now that she thought carefully about what she had said earlier—it was just too embarrassing.

What did she mean by "I'll show you next time"? There would be a next time for sure? What was that all about?

But...

On second thought, Shen Gu Mirai felt it wasn't an issue.

Underwear was something that, apart from choosing it for herself to see, only a boyfriend would get to see. Beichuan Si's request to have a look wasn't unreasonable at all.

This at least showed that Beichuan Si was interested in her!

Thinking this way, Shen Gu Mirai's previously sour mood began to improve.

Oh my, Mr. Temple really wants to see that much? It wouldn't be a problem to show him... Although it would be shy, it was completely understandable.

"That's right! Mr. Temple was absolutely right!" Shen Gu Mirai clenched her fists.

She now felt completely justified and almost wanted to turn back and find Beichuan Si.

But that was, at best, just a fleeting thought. Shen Gu Mirai still wanted to check out the new lingerie at the mall.

With this in mind, she lifted her head.

The path Shen Gu Mirai was on lead to a mall in the direction of Kyubei, only a five-minute walk from there.

But...

"Is that... Magong?" Sharp-eyed Shen Gu Mirai spotted Magong Tong ahead, about fifty or sixty meters away, accompanied by five or six bodyguards.

At that moment, Magong Tong was tilting her head, seemingly speaking to one of the bodyguards next to her.

It appeared she was also heading to the mall.

Shen Gu Mirai thought for a moment and decided to go over and say hello.

However, the next moment, what happened made Shen Gu Mirai come to a halt, her eyes widening.

Magong Tong's close-protection officer suddenly pulled out a stun baton and in an instant knocked down two of the bodyguards beside her.

As those two bodyguards hit the ground, five or six men leaped out from a nearby side path, taking down the remaining three bodyguards who hadn't had the chance to react.

Magong Tong, at the center, was momentarily knocked out, unable to resist.

Several people swiftly hoisted her up and dashed toward the side path.

Witnessing this scene, Shen Gu Mirai didn't hesitate to take out her cellphone while starting to run after them.

But by the time she reached the side path, it was too late.

Magong Tong had already been stuffed into a car and whisked away.

At that moment, her call to Beichuan Si finally went through.

She held the phone, her voice urgent, "Mr. Temple, something has happened to Magong!"

"Something happened?" Beichuan Si had just reached home and hadn't even had the chance to put down his messenger bag.

"Yes. It's probably the remnants of the Church of Truth and Happiness... They just... they took Magong..."

Although Shen Gu Mirai spoke hurriedly, she didn't lose clarity, coolly summarizing the situation before adding, "Mr. Temple, I plan to call Sister Liangzi next to inform her of the situation, but Magong, she..."

"Don't panic." Beichuan Si spoke as he climbed the stairs. He shifted Nishijou Kurenai, who was playing on the parallel bars, to his own shoulder and deftly grabbed the Shinra Bell from the wall, stuffing it into his backpack: "I'm heading to find Magong right away. You call Liangzi and report what's happened."

On the other end, Shen Gu Mirai fell silent for a moment, then replied:

"...I understand."

Click.

Ending the call, Beichuan Si quickly opened the GPS app and then located the blue dot that was Magong Tong on the map.

That car was now heading toward the Shibuya District.

If Beichuan Si hadn't guessed wrong, the other party might have planned to take Magong Tong to the elevator where Ruyue Nao died.

"Let's go."

Beichuan Si took a deep breath, then quickly descended the stairs.

...

Magong Tong gradually regained consciousness.

Her head still felt a bit groggy, and within that grogginess, there was also a sensation of pain.

Before she had a chance to move, she heard a very familiar voice beside her.

"Miss Magong, you're finally awake."

"...Miss Hetian?!"

Her shaky vision focused, and with some effort, Magong Tong shifted her gaze to see Hetian Wu sitting beside her.

She looked different from a few weeks ago.

Hetian's face was as pale as paper, her eyes bulging from their sockets, and her overly thin face startled Magong Tong.

"It's me, Miss Magong."

Hetian Wu's face twisted into a dry, stiff smile.

"Miss Hetian, you..." Magong Tong tried to speak, but her tongue didn't seem to move easily.

She tried to move her body but found her arms and legs wouldn't respond.

No matter how hard she tried, her muscles wouldn't move.

"Ah, to prevent Miss Magong from making any rash actions, I specifically gave you a shot of muscle relaxant."

Magong Tong's eyes widened.

Only then did she see the syringe in Hetian Wu's hand, glowing ominously.

The sinister needle was still oozing out the medicine...

Magong Tong looked at her, incredulous.

"Seeing Miss Magong looking like this, you probably don't understand yet,"

Hetian Wu smiled somewhat happily, her gaunt, sallow face creasing together.

But in the next moment—

The smile turned to madness, the gentle tone to tyranny:

"Beidao Temple! Beidao Temple! Beidao Temple! Beidao Temple!!! Everything was that Beidao Temple's doing! Ahhhh!!!"

"If not for that damned guy... it's because of that damned guy! Church of Truth and Happiness... I'll kill him! I must kill him! I want to tear open his belly, gouge out his eyes, that bastard, that mongrel!"

The previous moment Hetian Wu was crying, the next laughing, then she raised her hand and with a bang, smashed the glass syringe, pieces sticking to the back of her hand as blood seeped out.

She stared vacantly, as if the pain was intoxicating: "Happiness Truth... Only happiness is real... My existence is for happiness, the meaning of happiness is suffering. Living in this world itself is suffering, only the Church of Truth and Happiness is the sole holy church!"

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

She smashed the car door forcefully, taking a while to calm down a bit.

Seeing Hetian Wu so crazed, Magong Tong trembled all over.

She had never imagined that the always gentle Hetian Wu would actually be like this in private.

It was as if she was a ghoul cloaked in human skin...

Apparently sensing Magong Tong's gaze, Hetian Wu raised her head again.

She laughed with a hiccup and then—

Reached out and forcefully grabbed Magong Tong's hair: "Who exactly is that Beidao Temple?! Who is he?!"

Her tone was filled with towering hatred, and her venomous gaze made her look ferocious as a demon.

Under such a gaze, Magong Tong firmly bit her lower lip, not saying a word.

Bang!

Hetian Wu shoved Magong Tong's body violently against the car door. Seeing Magong Tong's face turn pale, she just chuckled sinisterly.

"Miss Magong... your silence is fine... We've investigated the school you attend recently and found a clue there... Guess what?"

She grinned, her chilling, resentful tone carrying through:

"Kyubei High School... Beichuan Si..."

"It seems he just happens to look exactly like Mr. Beidao Temple."

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