messenger from the wasteland

Chapter 97 People always have to make choices, right or wrong

Standing in the shadows, Jack who let go of the knife stepped back slowly.

Under the smiling mask, the light gray eyes withdrew their gaze from Lawrence.

He had already missed the chance to kill Lawrence today, and he felt that Lawrence's assistant seemed to have spotted him, so he was ready to leave.

His footsteps barely made a sound, and he retreated from the river to the intricate streets of the Fog City.

In order to avoid the pursuit of Lawrence's assistant, Jack chose to take his safe path.

He walked into the deepest part of an alley, pushed open an inconspicuous small door, and walked in.There are people coming and going on the street, and no one will notice a person's departure.

Jack has been in this city for ten years. He is a smart man, and the money he got from killing people will not be used at will.

Part of it is used to prepare him and his children for the rest of his life. After he doesn't need to kill any more, he will take his children away and go to a peaceful place to spend his days.

The other part was used by him to prepare several secret passages in the city, connecting his manor with secret passages around the city.

The person who built this secret road for him has been killed by him, and he is the only one who knows these roads, so he can come and go without a trace.

The secret passage leading directly to the ground, not even the fog can rush in.

By the river, she first noticed Jack's retreat, but she wasn't going to let him go.

Quickly ate the hamburger in his hand, Chu said to Lawrence.

"Lawrence, I have to leave first."

"Huh?" Lawrence took a surprised look while eating his hamburger.

"What's your business?"

He knew Chu was not an ordinary policeman, and it was impossible for him to ask for leave like an ordinary policeman.

"It's about the Ripper, you said it, leave it to me."

After Chu finished speaking, he walked in the direction Jack left.

She didn't let Lawrence come, or she didn't want Lawrence to come.

Because if it was Lawrence, he should have killed the criminal at any time and place.

And she'd try to kill Jack before he got back to the manor.

With such a plan in mind, Chu chased in Jack's direction.

But when she came to the position where Jack left, she found that she couldn't feel Jack's position anymore.She sensed all the nearby streets through the fog, but she didn't find Jack.

Finally, she stopped at a crossroads, where every road leads in one direction, and people walking in each direction pass her.

Chu tried again to perceive Jack's position, but she still found nothing.
The sun shone on Chu's body, making the shadow under her even darker.

She didn't know where Jack was going, but she knew where Jack was going.She can go after it, or not.

She didn't want to go to that manor, but if she had to give up the mission for it, she couldn't.

She knew beforehand that Jack would come, so she could wait patiently.

But now Jack's sudden departure made her not sure whether Jack had discovered her identity and whether she would continue to escape.Combined with Jack's disappearance from her perception, she felt that things were out of control.

If Jack left the Fog City with the baby, her mission would be a failure.As a messenger, she cannot fail.

Standing at a crossroads at the beginning, she now needs to make a choice, a mission, and her little kindness.

She stood still for a while, and then without much hesitation, she chose the former.

Because she is a messenger, she should not be merciful to villains.

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Today's sunshine is beautiful, and the white manor on the corner of the street looks even more beautiful.

The white walls are whiter, the green grass is more lush, the swings are shaking slowly, and the sound of the wind can be faintly heard.

At this time, the children were still taking a nap, and the yard was very quiet.

At the corner of the street, through a small hidden door, Jack pushed the door and walked out.

This small door was facing the manor not far away. Looking at the small courtyard of the manor, Jack stayed there for a moment and took off the mask on his face.

Under the mask, a smile appeared on his face again.

In fact, every time he kills, he doesn't know how to smile, that's why he puts on a smiling mask, because this way he won't lose his demeanor and can also cover up his real expression.

But when passing the road leading to the manor, there will always be some smiles on his face.

This is for his children.

Today, too, he would come home as usual, make dinner for the kids, eat with them, tell them bedtime stories until they fell asleep, and kiss their foreheads.

Outside the manor, he was alone, a murderer with no bottom line.And he in the manor is also a person, a father who loves his children.

Just like his first name, Jack Foss, he didn't know which side was his last name and which side was his first name.

Before the gate of the manor, Jack reached out to open the gate.

At this moment, his hand stopped because he felt a person walking behind him.

After a pause, Jack silently turned his head and looked behind him.

Behind him, in the slightly dazzling sunlight, stood a pitch-black figure, wrapped in a black robe, and even his cheeks were covered in shadows.

Jack looked at the figure complicatedly, and after a while, he grinned.

"Heh, what can I do for you?"

His hand let go of the iron gate, and it seemed to hang casually by his side.

"I'm coming..." The figure raised his head and looked at Jack. "Take away your sins."

The smile on Jack's face paused, and his light gray eyes stared straight at the figure under the brim of his hat.

"I don't understand what you mean, but this is a private territory. If we continue to move forward, I will take some measures accordingly."

He would not let this figure into his manor, because he knew who it was and what it had done in the Fog City.

This ghost-like guy is a much scarier murderer than him.

Chu quietly looked at Jack, her face covered in black was expressionless.

"Don't worry, no one else will be hurt except you."

Saying so, she took a step towards Jack.

In the manor's mansion.

Jack's kids were getting together, and they weren't asleep, and although it was nap time, they didn't feel like going to sleep yet because Daddy wasn't home yet.

At this moment, Lily, who was standing by the window holding her doll, called out in surprise.

"Dad is back!"

So, the children crowded to the window one after another, looking out the window with expectant eyes.

But what they saw was Jack standing in front of a black figure.

(End of this chapter)