Academy City's Puppet Master

So she announced the end of today's trip.

Then Hitomi Shiranui decided to go to a coffee shop outside the school to rest for a while, and wait for Ling Xingye to come out.

Lily had nothing else to do, so she walked out with her out of habit.

Hitomi Shiranui noticed it, smiled wryly, but did not refuse.

It was Lily who suddenly realized the problem and reacted, and hurriedly wanted to say goodbye to Hitomi Shiranui.

At this moment, before Lili could open her mouth, Hitomi Shiranui suddenly pulled her back.

"Senior Hitomi?" Lily looked over in confusion, but saw that the expression on Hitomi Shiranui's face was unprecedentedly serious, and his eyes became unusually sharp and full of vigilance.

Surprised, Lily followed Hitomi Shiranui's gaze.

Opposite them, a mature woman wearing a fashionable OL outfit was walking towards her, with a beauty mole at the corner of her eye that was particularly eye-catching.

===Chapter 21 Shiranui Hitomi VS Hana [-]===

"Lily, I have something to do next, I can't stay with you anymore, you go back by yourself first." Shiranui Hitomi said.

"What's wrong?" Lily looked at the woman opposite, "Is there anything wrong with this woman?"

"No, it's nothing." Hitomi Shiranui didn't look at her, "It's just that we need to have a good chat."

"Yes, we need to talk," the woman also walked up to them, with a standard but emotionless smile on her face, "Right, Hitomi Shiranui?"

Lily was still full of worries, but since the person involved didn't know Huotong insisted that she was fine, then she had no reason to meddle in her own business.

Maybe it's just their personal grievances.

Lily quickly put it behind her and walked to the dormitory alone.

Shiranui Hitomi, on the other hand, maintained a high alert posture, and came to the coffee shop with Hua 21.

One is an adult woman who has already entered the workplace, and the other is a high school student in uniform. Such a combination is not common in cafes near this school.

But considering that high school student is Hitomi Shiranui, it's not incomprehensible.

Because Hitomi Shiranui often contacts and cooperates with people from universities or major research institutes.

"It seems that you have recognized me." After the two sat down, Hua 21 said bluntly, "It also happens to save the time for self-introduction."

"Hua...you are Baiyin's puppet master, Hua 21." Hitomi Shiranui said her name.

"Yes," the other party nodded, "Since that's the case, you should also know why I came here."

"No, I don't understand." Hitomi Shiranui shook her head, "Are you trying to use me to threaten Xingye?"

Hua 21 chuckled and said, "You can rest assured that you don't need to use these boring methods to deal with him."

"What's more," Hua 21 continued, "the iron law of silver prohibits harming human beings. Although it is doubtful whether your superpowers can be counted as 'human beings'... But at least the current consensus is that at least level 4 and below A person with the ability is still an ordinary human being. So you don't need to worry about your own safety."

Hitomi Shiranui clenched her fists: "Then, why are you looking for me?"

"I want to talk to you about Ling Xingye." Hua 21 said, "As far as I know, you are the person who knows him best."

"That's right." Hitomi Shiranui nodded and admitted, "But why did you do this? Aren't you here to punish him?"

"If you listen, you will know," Hua 21 replied, "Behind Ling Xingye, there are some troublesome backers, even if it's just to save face. I must investigate as thoroughly as possible before I can decide how to punish him."

"In the end, do you still have to punish him?" Hitomi Shiranui frowned: "Xingye is not wrong! If you are really investigating impartially, you shouldn't take any punishment against him!"

"Sorry, it's not up to you," Hua 21 said, "I'm the one who makes the final decision."

"Don't rush to refute me, little girl." Hua 21 stopped Tong's words and continued, "It can be seen that you have a very close relationship with Ling Xingye. It seems that he has already told you everything."

"Now that you know this fact..." Hua 21's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed, "Why do you still defend Ling Xingye's innocence for committing the crime of killing nineteen people in a row? It seems that you Your testimony is not credible at all—after all, your relationship is too close."

Fall into the trap!Hitomi Shiranui suddenly realized that Hua 21 was indeed under pressure from certain parties, so that he could not directly attack Ling Xingye, but had to conduct a "comprehensive and fair" investigation first.

However, relying on her own privilege and power, she locked the scope of evidence collection on Shiranui Hitomi alone, and then induced Shiranui Hitomi to impulsively say words that were obviously protective...

Finally, the rationality of Hitomi Shiranui's testimony was deprived.

"Then, this is the end of the evidence collection." Hua 21 said, and got up to leave.

Shiranui Hitomi pulled her back: "Wait a minute."

The girl looked at her with pleading eyes: "You really misunderstood Xingye, please give me another chance, and I will explain it to you properly!"

Hua 21 turned around and said indifferently: "Don't waste time..."

Before the words fell, there seemed to be a flash of light in the girl's eyes.

Hua 21 fell back to his original position.

"The language is so weak that you can't complain, no matter how you say it, you won't believe it." Hitomi Shiranui looked at her, and her voice sounded directly in the other person's mind, "So let you see the scene with your own eyes!"

The memory fragments taken from Ling Xingye were projected into Hua 21's mind by her.

Hua 21 himself seemed to be a bystander at the time, watching these tragedies from the perspective of God.

Hitomi Shiranui also appeared beside her: "Seeing this, do you really think that the one killed by Xingye...is a real human being?"

"I can't tell, you are really a cruel girl," Hua 21 responded indifferently, "You actually let me watch the picture of people who are exactly like me being repeatedly killed..."

"No, that's not what I meant!" Hitomi Shiranui said hastily, "What I want you to see are the expressions of these 'flowers'!"