America: John Wick 1924

Chapter 16 Red-haired Policewoman
He turned his body to the side, letting "Big Bear's" fist graz his chest, then slid forward, reached out with both hands, grabbed "Big Bear's" hair, and slammed his head down onto the small table! Slamming it onto the pencil!
The "smashing point" that Li Yu chose was very ingenious—it was the very vulnerable jawline, which has no bone protection!

The extremely sharpened pencil tip effortlessly pierced the flesh of its jaw, penetrating all the way to the root—the pencil truly "disappeared."

Before "Big Bear" could even let out a scream, its eyes rolled back, its body twitched a few times, and then it became still, its life cut off.

Li Yu released "Big Bear's" corpse, letting it slide freely.

Then, he wiped away non-existent dust from his priest's robes, placed his hand on his chest, and gave a slight bow to the entire audience:
"The performance has ended. Thank you for watching."

The moment he finished his ceremony, the cold, robotic voice in his mind arrived as expected:

[Ding! Recited the Bible during wartime; defeated the ruthless assassin team. Successfully played the role of "Paladin"]

["Paladin" progress: 21% → 36%]

[Ding! Avenged countless righteous people. Successfully played the role of "good and righteous person"]

[Progress of "Good Samaritans and Righteous Individuals": 11% → 21%]

Are these two assassins?
Li Yu raised an eyebrow and cast a surprised glance at the two corpses at his feet.

—Someone hired someone to kill me? Who was it?

He frowned slightly, faces flashing through his mind as he racked his brains, but couldn't come up with a solution.

He did indeed provoke many people, but they are all dead, not a single one is left alive, not even an eyewitness.

Who hired the assassin?
"My pencil..."

A sudden murmur pulled Li Yu back to reality.

The old man peeked out from under the small table like a groundhog, looking at Li Yu with a mixture of helplessness, grievance, and sorrow.

Li Yu, a beat slow to realize he hadn't returned the pencil, quickly apologized:
"Sorry, I'll return the pencil to you right now."

As he spoke, he lifted up "Big Bear's" body, preparing to pull the pencil out of its head.

Seeing this, the old man swallowed hard and hurriedly said:

"No, no need. You can have this pencil."

"I see... then I'm very grateful for your kind offer."

Li Yu silently put "Big Bear's" body back in its original place.

After a moment's thought, Li Yu took out his wallet, pulled out a one-dollar bill, and placed it on the old man's small table.

One dollar is enough to buy a new book and a new pencil.

—Forget it, since I can't figure out the culprit, I'll stop thinking about it!
Back in my school days, my math teacher repeatedly told me to skip over difficult problems and never get stuck on them!

The enemy is now dead, and the crisis has been averted.

So... it's time to run away!

Li Yu turned his head to look at where Jane was hiding and shouted:

"Sister, are you hurt?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a small head covered with a black headscarf slowly rose up, just enough to reveal the two eyes.

A pair of amethyst-like eyes carefully moved left and right, repeatedly surveying the scene.

"I'm fine. Priest, are you hurt?"

Seeing that Jane was unharmed, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm fine too. Sister, I have to go now. It was nice meeting you. Take care of yourself, and see you again someday!" Now that he was in San Francisco, his "two-person chat" with Janet had come to an end.

From the very beginning, Li Yu had planned to part ways with Jane after arriving in San Francisco.

If he doesn't want to end up in jail, he'd better run away as soon as possible.

This is not a desolate wilderness, but a brightly lit metropolis with police everywhere.

If we move too slowly, we might not be able to walk at all.

In this era, the United States did not have surveillance videos, nor did it possess advanced technologies such as fingerprint searches and DNA testing.

As long as he acts carefully, evading the police search should not be a problem.

However, he had just said goodbye to the nun and hadn't even had time to grab his luggage when he heard hurried, dense footsteps approaching from afar.

Immediately afterwards, squads of police officers in black uniforms filed in, entering Li Yu's field of vision and occupying both ends of the carriage.

The lead officer—a middle-aged man with a large belly, severe hair loss, and a shiny bald head—shouted loudly:
"Police! Hands up!"

With a furious roar, more than a dozen pistols were raised simultaneously, pointing directly at Li Yu.

Jane was startled by the sudden arrival of the police.

She opened her mouth, wanting to explain to the police—"Please put down your gun! He's not a bad person! He was acting in self-defense!"—to clear up the misunderstanding.

However, just as she was about to speak, she suddenly noticed that Li Yu, who was facing away from her, was subtly gesturing to her: Quiet, don't make a sound, pretend you don't know me.

Upon seeing this, Jane's pretty face showed a strong look of hesitation.

After hesitating for a while, she finally decided to follow Li Yu's instructions, remaining silent and observing the situation.

Although he was caught red-handed by the police, Li Yu remained calm and observed the group of officers in front of him. He was then surprised to find that there was a beautiful policewoman among them.

The policewoman had bright red hair, a beautiful face, and a petite figure. She stood out among the group of burly men.

In a cramped train carriage with nowhere to hide, being pointed at by more than a dozen guns... unless you're really desperate, it's best not to make any rash moves.

In his previous life, Li Yu had seen many videos of "American police emptying their magazines" while surfing the internet.

The people in these videos could have gotten away with it if they had simply cooperated with the police, gotten out of the car when told to, and raised their hands when told to, but instead they chose to court death, ultimately ending up having to search for their bodies among piles of spent shell casings.

What's even more absurd is that there are always some either stupid or malicious "farmed creatures" who insist that this is a symbol of "free will" resisting tyranny.

Yes, it's really too free. Ordinary people have the freedom to do whatever they want, and the police have the freedom to shoot targets.

Li Yu silently raised his hands, behaving obediently.

At this moment, the red-haired policewoman noticed the priest's robes on Li Yu's body and raised an eyebrow.

"Are you a pastor?"

In the United States during that era, pastors were highly respected due to the strong religious atmosphere.

As expected, upon seeing Li Yu dressed in a pastor's robe, the police officers present were stunned, and their hands, which were gripping their guns tightly, unconsciously relaxed slightly.

Li Yu then spoke loudly:
"Yes, I am a pastor. Gentlemen... and this beautiful lady, please listen to me! I have committed no crime!"
"These two men suddenly pointed guns at my head, and I acted in self-defense!"
"As a respectable pastor, how could I do such a thing that violates laws and regulations?"

Just as he finished speaking—

Boom!
The dagger that Li Yu had tucked into his waistband suddenly slid down and fell to the ground along the hem of his priest's robe.

Police officers: “…”

(End of this chapter)