I upgrade alone

It took Xu Kuinan a lot of effort to hold back the corners of his mouth that kept trying to rise.

he asked in a relaxed tone.

"How much do you need?"

"that's enough."

Cheng Jin-Woo smiled helplessly, and put the phone back into his pocket.

I don't know how many people regret it because they made the same decision as him.

Seeing the other party's smug expression, Cheng Jin-Woo thought it was ridiculous.

In the next second, his expression changed instantly.

"Listen now."

Cheng Jin-Woo's face that could no longer see a smile was replaced by a fierce expression, and there was a slight gloomy atmosphere around him.

"Actually, the place you are sitting in is not the world you originally lived in. It's just that I temporarily made it the same as the outside world."

Without the permission of the master, the living are absolutely unable to step into the domain of the dead.

realm of rest.

It is also the prison where you will be held next.

Seong Jin-Woo explained to Xu Kui-Nan like this.

Looking at Cheng Jin-Woo's sudden change of expression and the incomprehensible explanation, Xu Kui-nan felt very flustered for a moment.

"No, detective, what are you...?"

"Think about it."

Under Cheng Xiaoyusen's cold gaze, Xu Kuinan suddenly felt a little suffocated.

"Can you remember how you got here?"

That said.

Accompanied by the trembling that climbed up his spine, Xu Kuinan immediately noticed the incongruity.

'Why...…?'

Why is there only me and this detective in such a bright coffee shop?

Forget about the guests, at least there must be a shopkeeper, and if you can't see the shopkeeper, at least there must be pedestrians.

But no matter inside the building or outside the windows, no one can be seen everywhere.

"what......"

Just when he finally realized something was wrong, everything disappeared in an instant, leaving only endless darkness for the two of them.

In the darkness, there was only a table and two chairs in front of Xu Kuinan...

And... the detective sitting on the chair opposite him.

"Uh, uh ah ah!"

Xu Kuinan kicked the chair away and stood up. With a pale face, he stepped back step by step.

"You, who are you! Is this a dream? Is it a dream?"

He pointed at Cheng Jin-Woo and shouted loudly.

But he didn't back away very far.

With a "boom", Xu Kuinan seemed to have bumped into something as hard as a wall.

Feeling a shudder, he slowly turned his head.

Immediately afterwards, the wall in front of him suddenly moved.

No, to be precise... the huge ant standing there like a wall moved.

The ant moved its face close to Xu Kuinan, then raised its index finger and placed it in front of its mouth.

"shh-"

That moment.

"Uh! Uh...!"

Several ant legs suddenly protruding from the darkness dragged him somewhere.

Maybe the pain he is about to experience will make him want to die directly, but it shouldn't be so easy for him to do so.

After all, the shadow soldiers responsible for carrying out the punishment are not only the strongest soldiers, but also the strongest healers.

"Jie Jie!"

Bell respectfully saluted Cheng Jin-Woo and then disappeared into the darkness.

'......'

Seong Jin-Woo silently stared at the direction where Xu Kui-Nan disappeared, and slowly stood up from the chair.

This time not from the front, but from the rear.

A shadow who had watched the whole process hidden in the darkness came out.

It's Xiaoya.

Cheng Jin-Woo knew.

No matter how much pain is put on the perpetrator, it will not alleviate the pain that the victim has experienced.

But... if these things can give her some comfort...

Cheng Jin-Woo walked closer to her, and then put his hand on top of her head, erasing her memory of her adoptive father.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much... Your Majesty."

Shadow kept expressing his thanks to Seong Jin-Woo.

Reborn as a shadow, she instinctively knew what kind of existence Cheng Jin-Woo was, but Cheng Jin-Woo had no intention of treating her as a shadow soldier.

therefore.…...

The next step is to send her back to the realm of "nothing".

Before saying goodbye, Seong Jin-Woo asked.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

The shadow who was shaking his head suddenly let out an ah.

"If it won't trouble you, can I ask you one thing?"

***

the next day.

Seong Jin-Woo called Xiao Ya's friend who came over early in the morning to the corridor.

"Accurately speaking, the possibility of homicide is very small. The search will be over soon."

That friend still looked at Cheng Jin-Woo with an unbelievable expression, she still asked with only hope.

"Really...is there not even the slightest possibility of any other outcome?"

Cheng Jin-Woo did not answer, but nodded his head up and down.

The friend hung his head.

She has a lot to say, but now she can't even say a word.

"Then Xiaoya..."

Cheng Jin-Woo still didn't answer.

He watched her quietly, and slowly took out a gift with very cute wrapping paper.

"what?"

"The name written on this letter is your friend?"

"…...yes."

This is a gift carefully prepared by the deceased to welcome a friend's birthday.

Now, the gift that almost failed to send out has finally found its own.

"This is Xiaoya...?"

"Yes, maybe Miss Xiaoya also hopes that the gift can find its right."

"Ah...thank you."

Xiaoya's friend thanked Cheng Jinwoo from the bottom of her heart with red eyes.

An hour before Xiaoya cut her wrist.

If the unscrupulous adoptive father hadn't sent out the malicious news, the two of them should have enjoyed the birthday party as planned, right?

Cheng Jin-Woo, who was in a complicated mood, couldn't help looking out the window into the distance.

Suddenly, the phone in his pocket vibrated.

"Please wait a moment."

After asking for forgiveness from the deceased's friend, Seong Jin-Woo turned around and answered the phone.

"Big brother!"

A cheerful voice came from the receiver.

"It's me, Liu Chenhao!"

Chapter 260 Four [Special Episode 21] The Final Chapter 12 Years Later (End)

That night, Cheng Jin-Woo and Yoo Chen-ho met at the barbecue restaurant where they often met.

"Big Brother! I have something to tell Big Brother."