The shining Shoko Toyokawa

"Then ask gently and gently. I want to see what you can come up with!"

Leaving behind such a sarcastic remark, the middle-aged man turned around and slammed the door shut.

"Chihaya Aine, right? What a nice name."

The blond handsome guy sat down and talked to Aine while peeling an apple, "I have a sister who is about your age. I know that you guys are forced to kill people, right?

Especially that brave Miss Xia Ya, she must have done these things to save her friends, right?

To be honest, I also feel that you are wronged. You have saved so many people, but your freedom is restricted.

Rules are sometimes frustrating!

So, tell me what happened yesterday, and I will help you get free as soon as possible."

As he said that, the blond handsome guy handed the peeled apple to Aine. His clean and refreshing smile was very suitable for being filmed in an idol drama.

"I'm sorry, I don't eat apples,"

Aiyin watched his performance with an expressionless face.

"you…"

The blond man almost couldn't hold it in, but with great perseverance, he maintained a smile on his face and said, "Then I'll eat it."

He stood up slowly while eating his apple. "Rest first and think it over."

"By the way, as someone who has a younger sister, I want to give you a piece of advice."

When the blond man reached the door, he turned around and said, "In your Eastern world, there's an old saying: 'A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.' You are a smart girl. I hope you can consider this carefully."

After the door of the ward was closed again, Aine slowly lay back on the bed.

The white ceiling was reflected in her eyes, and her sight was not focused on any one point.

"It's because of people like you that we have Ave Mujica and terrorists."

"Xia Ya-san, how are you now?"

…………

……

In a hidden interrogation room, the glaring spotlights were finally turned off.

"A big shot has arrived. You win." The police officer across from Xia Ya, after answering a phone call, stared at her with displeasure, as if he was about to take her to the execution ground and shoot her. "Isn't it good to be a young lady? Why do you always do unnecessary things..."

After saying this, he packed up the documents and walked out of the inquiry room quickly.

Xia Ya ignored the man and did not move, but continued to wait.

A few minutes later, two policewomen took her out of the interrogation room.

"Xia Ya!"

As soon as she walked into the front hall, a girl with blonde hair and twin ponytails threw herself into her arms.

The blond man, who looked to be about thirty years old, looked at Ying Lili helplessly. He nodded at Xia Ya, as if to say, "I'm sorry, can you forgive my daughter's disrespect?"

He is naturally Ying Lili's old father, John Spencer.

Xia Ya smiled and nodded to indicate that she understood.

Ying Lili took Xia Ya's hand and led her into a black luxury car.

And Spencer, the 'adult', was busy talking to other 'adults'.

"Xia Ya, are you okay?! Did they use force on you? I'll ask Dad to teach them a lesson!"

"No, no, they were quite polite to me," Xia Ya put on her smartwatch, "thank my uncle for me."

"really?"

"real,"

"Is this really true?!"

Xia Ya didn't say anything else, but held Ying Lili's hand.

The latter showed a silly smile and blushed, but finally stopped repeating it.

"Um, Xia Ya, can you let go of my hand?" She said shyly, "It's a bit hot here in Sydney."

"Yeah, it's a little hot," Xia Ya agreed, but she didn't let go of her hand.

"Oh, by the way," she asked as if she had just remembered something, "What about Aine-san? It seems she was also taken away by the police."

"Aine was injured and was previously restricted in the hospital. My dad...father said that the police have been withdrawn now. We should go see her now."

"Let's go, Sister Natasha," Ying Lili lowered the tailgate and said to the driver in the front seat, "Let's go to the hospital where Aiyin is."

"Okay, Miss."

The driver, Natasha, was about 25 years old. Although her height was unclear from where she was sitting, she was probably not short.

She has short, slightly curly brown hair that reaches her ears. When she speaks the District 11 dialect, her pronunciation is obviously different from that of the people in District 11. She must be a Rakshasa.

"She's amazing, Sister Natasha," Ying Lili noticed Xia Ya's gaze and said like a child showing off to her friends that her cat had given birth to six kittens, "She can knock down two knife-wielding gangsters in one second. Not only can she drive, she can also fly helicopters and light aircraft.

If she had been on the plane yesterday, she would have definitely been able to handle those bastards."

As she spoke, Ying Lili subconsciously touched her slightly chubby face and unconsciously held Xia Ya's hand tighter.

"That was just a rehearsal for performance," Natasha said in a unique voice, like the sound of fine snowflakes falling on an ice field. "They used a fake knife. Even if I were on the plane yesterday, I definitely wouldn't have done it as well as Miss Xia Ya.

I watched the video secretly filmed by the passenger, so I know that Miss Xia Ya is the kind of person who is liked by all the superiors on the battlefield."

"Oh? Why?" Ying Lili asked confusedly, "Is it because of courage?"

"It's brave, but there are subtle differences. Bravery is about overcoming your fears, but the feeling Ms. Xia Ya gives me in the video is that she has no fear..."

Natasha started the car and drove forward.

"I knew someone before, a very powerful person. Miss Xia Ya feels... very similar to her."

"Oh," Ying Lili said as if she understood, but Xia Ya felt that she did not understand.

"So, how's that guy doing now? Has he become more powerful?"

The evidence is that she actually asked this question,

The answer to this question couldn't be more obvious -

"She's dead."

All living things on earth, even a single-celled paramecium, will feel fear and try their best to escape when facing danger.

Creatures without fear, without fear of death, would have long since become extinct.

A person on the battlefield, without fear, may be able to accomplish many incredible tasks, but death will also come to the door early.

Because those who are not afraid of death will not be afraid of the battlefield,

Just as those who drown are often those who can swim, the battlefield is more deadly than any body of water;

Those who are not afraid of the battlefield will eventually be swallowed up by the battlefield.

"Didi,"

Ke Xi forwarded a document, which was the DNA test result that Xiangzi had sent for testing a few days ago.

She and Xia Ya are half sisters.

Her sister, Xia Ya, died in the snow in the winter of 2023.

There's another piece of news. Last night, the man in sunglasses who broke his egg committed suicide in the hospital...

Chapter 28: Sad Swan Lake

"Are you going to run more, Xia Ya-san? You've already run so many laps!"

In mid-January 2024, the Spencer family was in a manor in the suburbs of Sydney.

Aine jogged over to catch up with Xia Ya and said with a smile, “If I could build up some muscles…”

"Uh…"

Aine imagined Xia Ya with a six-pack, and thought... she seemed pretty good?

"It's not that easy to build muscle," Xia Ya smiled. "Aine, are you feeling better? Don't cry out in pain again."

"Stare~" Aiyin looked at Xia Ya with resentment, and even dubbed herself.

Xia Ya reluctantly changed her words, "Yes, yes, Anon-chan,"

"I feel like you're not very willing, Xia Ya-san. Yeah, it's like there's something between you and me...

Well, it doesn't matter. I'll be going to the Fog City soon. Please take care of me, Xia Ya-san~

If I don’t get better soon, I won’t be able to attend the banquet with Xia Ya-san and Lily. That’s a real aristocratic gathering, and you might see a lot of important people! "

Aine's eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Eh? Didn't I tell Ai...anon-chan? I'm going to Elstein's place once the restrictions here are lifted."

"what?!"

Aiyin almost fell down in shock. "How could this happen? What about the party? Also, I have plans. I will go to Xia Ya-san to have fun as soon as I have time. Besides, Elstein is fighting a war right now.

Those crazy people in Giannis even blew up people at the United Nations, so why would they go to such a dangerous place?"

"Aine, do you want to come with me?"

"what?"

Aiyin almost thought that Xia Ya wanted her to go to Elstein together.

But following Xia Ya's gaze, she saw an unfamiliar car parked outside the manor's wall.

Apparently, that was the one who came to 'protect' them,

"Where are we going?"

"A place without walls and pesky guys!"

Xia Ya blew a loud whistle while holding her finger. Immediately, a neighing sound came from the stable on the other side of the manor.

That was Ying Lili's father's mount. Its English name was long and hard to pronounce. Aiyin called it Radish.

"But I can't ride."

Looking at the majestic black horse galloping towards her, Aine felt a little scared.

For people who grew up in big cities, horses are very oppressive, especially when they run.

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

Radish stopped in front of Xia Ya, stepped on the stirrups and jumped onto the horse, then extended her hand towards Aine.

Aiyin stared at the pretty face in the sunlight. Perhaps because of fear, her heart was pounding uncontrollably.

She grabbed the hand and stepped on the stirrups like Xia Ya and got on the horse.

The horse moved and she almost fell off. Fortunately, Xia Ya hugged her waist.

"It's about to begin."

"Ugh?"

Before Aine could react, Xia Ya clamped her legs against the horse's back.

The horse started to trot, it ran out of the manor from the gate, and ran faster and faster along the road.

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die!!!"

The first time she rode a fast-running horse, Aine felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

Sydney is very warm in January, and the sun shines on the semi-artificial grassland.

The horse ran through the shadows cast by the clouds, the wind blew across Aine's cheeks,

She stared ahead with wide eyes, even having the illusion that she was flying.

A jeep drove up ahead, with Ying Lili and Natasha sitting in it.

"We'll be back before dark," Xia Ya waved at the two of them, "Please take care of the rest!"

"wait…"