Only I can make them stronger

It was an emotion that was full of intoxication yet constantly struggling.

For the first time, she responded to the outside world - she took two steps towards Xia Ye.

"We are not bad people. Look, they are just like you..."

Xia Ye didn't know what to say when he was given the order, so he could only try to use light-hearted words to relax the other person.

But he always had the feeling that he was a weird uncle who abducted the little girl, even though the other party looked about the same age as Leah.

The girl didn't know whether she understood what Xia Ye said or not. She just sniffed, and then a light pink flush appeared on her neck. She forced her eyes to the side.

"Is there really a chance?" Although the other party didn't say anything, he looked like he was shy, right?

No matter whether you are shy or not, just don't be alert.

So he struck while the iron was hot and said quickly:

"So, why don't you consider moving in with us? It's hard to wander around alone."

Xia Ye thought he could win just like that, but for some reason, after hearing this, the other party suddenly looked at Xia Ye angrily, and then shook his head like a rattle.

"..."

After expressing her attitude, the girl stood up and prepared to leave in another direction with great determination.

But when she passed by Leah, she hesitated and stopped.

Then the girl tore off a small corner of her cloak, bit her finger, wrote something, handed it to Luoqi, and pointed at Leah.

After doing all this, she dragged her tired body slowly out of the dead end alley and soon disappeared around the corner of the intersection.

Luo Qi withdrew her gaze after a long time and lowered her head to look at the small piece of cloth.

There were two words written on it in very beautiful handwriting:

"Thank you"

17. The consequences of hurting Leah

"Aren't you going to catch up?" Xia Ye asked Luo Qi who was standing there in a daze.

"No, she seems to be sober, but she still rejected us. This means she probably has other things to do."

"It doesn't matter. If we are destined to meet, we will meet again. It's hard to force such things." Luo Qi shook her head and sighed, then prepared to take Liya home with Xia Ye.

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Xia Ye suddenly stopped the other party and glanced at the man on the ground.

"You seem to know what the [Shadow Claw] he is talking about is?"

"It's a criminal organization outside the city." Hearing this name, Luo Qi said helplessly:

"There will always be some powerful beings who are unwilling to obey the city's management and would rather establish their own independent forces in the wilderness."

"Some forces prefer to remain neutral, seeking to survive and grow; while some forces... in the final analysis, simply rely on their power to enjoy the pleasure of being outside of order."

"[Shadow Claw] is the latter. The activities of this organization include robbery, smuggling of banned drugs and high-risk weapons, human trafficking and almost all other illegal activities. It has organized and carried out open armed attacks on many surrounding cities."

"Even among all the out-of-city organizations in this area, they have the worst reputation."

"In other words, it's very dangerous." Xia Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something.

"It's very dangerous. What we met today is probably just a small leader at best. The wanted level of this organization in various cities is at least B or above. However, they have hardly come to the Xia City-State in the past. I don't know why today..."

"Then if we just leave him here, it will probably cause some trouble, right?"

"I have already overwritten his memory while he was unconscious. He won't remember us when he wakes up." Luo Qi guessed what Xia Ye meant by saying this and explained:

"Mr. Xia Ye wants to submit him to the Government Affairs Center in exchange for a reward?"

"No, as you just said, the reason why they suddenly appeared in the Shia city-state is still unknown. If we rashly hand it over to the Administrative Affairs Center now, it will inevitably leave some procedural traces. If they are discovered by the other party, it may be dangerous to the firm."

Xia Ye shook his head.

This is what Luo Qi was about to say.

It's not so easy to claim some people's bounties.

"But in any case, we have already fought, and to some extent, we have come into conflict with each other."

"What you mean is..." Luo Qi was a little confused.

"Take him home and control him in our own hands." Soon, Xia Ye's suggestion shocked her.

"It's a simple logic - since there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides, we must take the initiative in information as much as possible. In this case, it is most appropriate to control the other party in our hands."

"That's right, I still have a lot of things I want to learn, and I'm just in need of a test subject."

After gradually calming down from the tension just now, Xia Ye thought about it carefully.

This sudden accident today seems to be likely to bring some danger to the firm.

It would be better to do things to the extreme, at least not pin your hopes on the enemy.

"Then..." Luo Qi hesitated for a while, and finally agreed with Xia Ye: "I'll listen to you."

"In that case..." Xia Ye nodded, squatted down, and groped the man for a while.

Soon, he found something similar to a communicator in the other person's pocket.

This thing may have a positioning function.

Afterwards, Xia Ye threw it directly into the underground ditch beside the road. After watching it being washed away by the water, he searched around the trash can and brought back a large bag that was probably used to carry furniture. He put the man in it and asked:

"Does your house have that kind of... small dark room that no one would normally go into?"

…………

After a lot of effort, Luo Qi and Xia Ye each brought one person back to Qianshi Office and quickly closed the door.

Xia Ye threw the large bag aside, leaned against the wall and complained breathlessly:

"This thing is really heavy... I haven't done such strenuous exercise in at least ten years."

The man was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and even if he was dragged, it would almost cost him half his life.

"Take me to the small dark room first, I will deal with him."

Luo Qi nodded, placed Leah on the sofa in the living room, and then took Xia Ye to the depths of the corridor.

At the corner at the end of the corridor, there is a staircase leading downwards, but you won’t notice it unless you look carefully.

"This is an emergency storage room, but it's not needed right now, so it's basically been left empty."

Luo Qi said as she took Xia Ye downstairs.

The walls of the room below were all gray and rough, with a few sundries piled in the corners, and the whole thing looked like a ruin.

This is exactly the effect Xia Ye wanted.

So he nodded with satisfaction, threw the man to the center of the room, took off the bag and checked his state of consciousness, and said to Luo Qi: "Is there any medicine that can make a person lose his ability for a certain period of time?"

"A physiochemical inhibitor? Almost all aliens have this kind of medicine at home. After all, most people need it to relieve the symptoms of physiochemical diseases."

"That's good. It saves a lot of trouble. Can you get me ten times the normal dose?"

"Okay." After understanding Xia Ye's thoughts, Luo Qi lifted her skirt slightly and hurried upstairs.

When she came down again, she saw Xia Ye making some props using her crowbar and a thick rope from the miscellaneous items.

His skillful techniques are due to his rich gaming experience in the past.

For Xia Ye, who has a wide range of R18 games, curious content is also a part of his experience. He must have seen similar torture devices at least eighty times if not a hundred.

"Mr. Xia Ye, this is..."

"It's not enough to just suppress his abilities, we need to cripple his limbs as well to prevent any accidents."

Xia Ye spoke rather harsh words in a flat tone, examined with satisfaction the device in his hand that was similar to the "clamp" used in ancient punishments, and took the medicine bottle from Luo Qi.

Then he mixed the pills with water and forced the man down his throat.

After the drug began to take effect, he clamped the man's arm with the torture instrument in his hand and said to Luo Qi: "Help me keep an eye on him. Once he wakes up, suppress his spirit immediately."

"no problem."

Everything was ready, Xia Ye adjusted the angle and twisted it hard.

A terrifying scream came from the basement, but soon it died down.

……

It took a long time for Xia Ye to complete the crippling of the man's limbs. At this time, the man, who had been awakened by the pain, had eyes full of hatred and murderous intent, but he was unable to move under the control of the purple light.

"Luo Qi, please step aside." At this moment, Xia Ye suddenly said to Luo Qi.

"If Mr. Xia Ye were alone..."

"Don't worry, his limbs are broken, and his abilities are suppressed. He poses no threat to me. I just want to have a conversation with him...about some topics between men."

"I understand." Luo Qi seemed to have guessed something after hearing this, and left the room quickly and obediently.

The purple light in the man's eyes gradually dissipated, and he roared immediately after regaining control of his body:

“You’re looking for death! I’m telling you, I…Ahhhhhhhh!”

But before he could finish his words, Xia Ye stepped on his broken calf and said coldly:

"Don't be so powerless and furious at a time like this... I have already searched your belongings and taken them away. Your abilities have also been suppressed. You are no longer qualified to threaten me."

"To be honest, this is the first time I've done something so cruel, but I'm lucky that, as a villain, you're really annoying enough that I don't feel any guilt or discomfort."

"And now, I need to do one last thing."

"What..." The endless pain made the man unable to think normally, and Xia Ye's sinister tone and words made him feel a little fear for no reason.

"Except for me, everyone here is pretty. To prevent you from having any bad thoughts about my lovely colleagues, I'd better solve the problem at the root."

As she spoke, Xia Ye raised her foot and stepped hard between the man's legs.

……

Xia Ye walked out from the stairs and locked the door tightly.

"Mr. Xia Ye... sometimes it's more complicated than it seems..." Luo Qi, who was guarding the door, said with a subtle expression.

"Are you scared?" Xia Ye looked at her and said.

Indeed, there are many ways to control the other party, but he chose the most primitive and direct way.

But Xia Ye could see that Luo Qi didn't seem to show any disgust at his ruthlessness just now, and what he said was just a casual teasing to her.

"No, on the contrary, I find him surprisingly reliable... After all, in Hill Continent, people whose hands have never been stained with blood will most likely only let others be stained with their own blood."

Sure enough, Luo Qi shook her head, and a different kind of excitement flashed in her beautiful eyes.

In response to this, Xia Ye smiled helplessly and said:

"Actually, I'm not a cruel or violent person, but..."

"He hurt Leah, and this is what he deserves in my hands."

18. The significance of their abilities to them

The two of them returned to the living room while chatting.

"But Mr. Xia Ye, there is one thing I am very curious about." Luo Qi looked up and down at Xia Ye and asked:

"When you were doing it just now, I didn't sense any rational elements. In other words, you were able to knock out that third-level alien with just your physical strength."

"This doesn't seem to match the physical fitness you have shown..."

Whether it was when he was looking for Leah or when he was dragging the man back to the office, Xia Ye perfectly illustrated the weakness that a otaku should have.

But the head of a third-level alien is not so easy to knock.

When the physical element is not suppressed, the body surface of the third-level alien will have produced a certain degree of physical element protection, and weaker attacks should not be able to cause any damage at all.

"Didn't you tell me before that a Type 1 dog could easily kill me..." Xia Ye smiled bitterly, picked up the crowbar and said:

“In fact, everything including passing the resident certification depends on it.”

"Crowbar?" Luo Qi's face showed even more doubt. She took the crowbar and stroked it gently twice, but didn't feel anything unusual.

Its only feature is that it looks really sturdy.