Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

Hiiragi hurriedly moved his injured shoulder. Fortunately, apart from the stinging pain of the wound, it did not cause any inconvenience to the movement.

"It's just a scratch. Come on, we don't have time to stay here!"

After signaling that they were fine, the three of them immediately rushed towards the furniture area. At this time, people downstairs were pouring in from all the stairwells. They quickly blocked the intersections on the fourth floor to prevent the target from escaping again. .

However, facing such a large number of cubicles and large furniture, they felt a headache again after just discovering the target and seeing hope. However, compared to looking for people in the entire shopping building, the search scope was limited to the fourth floor. It was relatively easy now. Quite a few.

With the help of Zero Nine's perception ability, there is no problem in avoiding those people's search.

Hiiragi and others who quietly moved were hiding at the edge of the entire floor. The wall behind a large wardrobe formed a relatively closed space. It was only a hundred meters away from the two staircases on the left and right. It was also the current location. The most suitable hiding spot. As long as a large number of people search this floor, they can break through from any place depending on the situation.

Just as the three of them were waiting with great concern for the opportunity to break out, an impatient scolding suddenly came from not far away.

"Didn't you say that there was only one bodyguard around the target? What happened to the two extra people? They caused at least ten casualties to us!"

"I, I don't know. There is indeed only an old man beside Ai Cheng. I have seen it with my own eyes..."

Hiiragi carefully looked out from the gap between the wardrobe and the bed. In the middle, a masked man with a brown paper bag on his head was having a heated conversation with another middle-aged man who was not masked. That man was obviously not masked. One of the victims seemed to be around 30 years old, and his figure seemed a bit tall.

But in the face of the masked man's questioning, he could only explain to him in a cold sweat. His body, which should be a head taller than the masked man's, was forced to be one level lower than the masked man's. His expression was panicked, frightened, and tall. The stark contrast is a bit comical.

"Oh? So it's him..."

Ai Cheng on the side suddenly let out a low sigh.

"you recognize?"

"Well, it seems that the guide assigned to me by this shopping building introduced us to the design and products here. No wonder these people can accurately grasp my location information. It turns out that he was the one who was spreading the news..." Ai Cheng said He shook his head, "But this kind of temporary worker bought with generous returns is not of much use. There are too many flaws. If I can be stabilized, maybe I will really fall into their hands, but at the critical moment He just found an excuse to escape, and that guy really tried every means possible for me..."

"Huh? Do you know the person behind this?"

Hearing the meaning of Ai Cheng's words, he seemed to already know who wanted his life. Hiiragi Jing was also quite curious to know who was so bold and dared to do this in Chusheng City.

"Well...if my guess is correct...it should be my brother."

She originally thought that Ai Cheng would say the enemy's name next, but what Hiiragi Jing didn't expect was that what came out of Ai Cheng's mouth was actually a title, a title that was supposed to be intimate.

"Huh? This...is your relative?"

"Yes, my relative, my brother." Ai Cheng curled his lips and emphasized three times in a row. He didn't notice how much his words shocked Hiiragi Jing.

Ever since she became aware of her identity as an orphan, Hiiragi has always believed that the meaning of relatives is a kind of luxurious warmth, an inclusive temperature that can make people rely on unconditionally, just like Lin Pingzhi treats her as an uncle. His nephew Lin Qin was like that.

This understanding made it impossible for her to understand what Ai Cheng said just now, let alone why Ai Cheng could judge with such a so-called attitude that the person who wanted to kill him was his relative.

"I understand, Gen, you can come here."

Just when Hiiragi Jing's thoughts fell into chaos, Ai Cheng suddenly lowered his voice and said this.

What's wrong?Was it the conversation with the guard?

Before Hiiragi could ask, a nearby window was smashed into pieces by the sudden intrusion, and an extremely strong figure seemed to be flying into Hiiragi's sight...

Chapter 10 One-punch guard dodge tutorial

This person...is he? !

The moment the intruder broke in through the window, Hiei Jing saw clearly the face hidden behind his arms. He was the young man who walked out of the car when he stopped Ai Cheng from relieving himself in the farmland last time. Big elder.

His gray beard and hair style are still meticulously styled, and his familiar face with sharp edges still exudes calmness and perseverance. The white formal suit he is wearing has many signs of damage and blood stains. It can be seen from his flexibility Judging from his skills, those blood stains did not seem to belong to him.

In this wasteland world where the average age of the people is only 50 years old, this elder can indeed be described as old. However, neither his sharp eyes nor his extremely strong skills are incomparable. The word "old" is associated with it. This is the fourth floor. Could you actually use this makeshift rope to swing in from upstairs?

While breaking open the window, he reached out and untied the rope made of curtain fabric wrapped around his waist. He jumped in and flew over a distance of more than ten meters before landing heavily on one knee. On the floor of the fourth floor, the airflow caused by his fall kicked up a thin layer of dust around him.

"what!"

The sudden situation caught the two people talking by surprise. They immediately noticed the intruder squatting at the window, but he was a trained combatant after all. The masked man wearing a paper bag immediately reached out to touch him. He picked up the pistol at his waist.

However, his speed was still a step slower than that of the intruder.

Amid the shocked gazes of Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu, Ai Cheng's guard made the next shocking move.

The bent knees were like springs that had been compressed to the extreme. All the tension released in an instant drove the elder who had just stood up to move forward like a catapult. In just one step, he crossed a distance of several meters and came to the front of the masked man.

"call--"

Without waiting for the other party to react, he raised his left hand and made a knife-like gesture, draping it hard on the right wrist of the masked man who had just pulled out the pistol. The violent blow made the masked man's pistol fly out of his hand. The next second, it had already been The right hand clenched into a fist on the waist struck out violently and ran towards the brown paper bag covering the injured head.

'boom! ! ! '

Amidst the heavy muffled sound, a powerful uppercut connected closely with the masked man's chin. He clenched his fist and stirred the opponent's jaw with violent force, while the masked man's body The punch flew backwards several meters and then landed heavily on a glass coffee table. The falling body smashed the coffee table below into pieces, and he himself was completely lost under the blow. Awareness.

The whole process only took a few seconds, and the watching Hiiragi was deeply shocked. The speed of this elder named Gen's attack was really too fast. In just two moves, he defeated a well-trained armed man holding a firearm. Personnel, is that strong body really something that an old man can have?

"So strong..."

A low groan came from Ling Jiu's mouth next to her. Hiiragi looked over and realized that Ling Jiu's face had the same uncontrollable look of shock as hers. He was the first person who could make Ling Jiu make such a comment. one.

After punching the masked man away, Genn ignored him and turned to look at the guide who revealed Ai Cheng's location information and led to the pursuit of these gun-wielding masked men.

The conductor who had watched Genn's amazing performance at close range was already trembling with fear. When he saw Genn looking this way, he hurriedly bent down to pick up the pistol that had just fallen to his feet. What was strange about this process was that Zhonggen just stood there and did not stop his behavior. Obviously because he was too scared, the man made a mistake in picking up the pistol. Considering his speed, he had enough time to approach.

When the guide tremblingly held the pistol with both hands and aimed at Genn and looked at him, Genn suddenly said: "Thank you very much for the previous tour guide. If I hadn't been a little familiar with the layout here, I wouldn't have come so quickly. , and I have another question, do you know how many people are involved in the Newborn City base government?"

"Oh...oh? What did you say?"

"Is it an order given to you by your direct superiors, or is it someone here who paid you to bribe you?"

"me……"

The frightened conductor couldn't understand what the person in front of him was saying. When he saw his blank expression, Genn sighed secretly. He had no choice but to give up his original idea of ​​asking anything from this timid man: " Sorry, I was too anxious. I forgot for a moment that your identity may not be enough to touch on these, and I asked questions that were beyond your ability to answer... I'm sorry, it's nothing. Then I will give it to you on behalf of Master Ai. Please return the favor by arranging a visit.”

After Genn finished speaking, he took a step forward. When he saw Genn's approach, the conductor was extremely nervous and finally shouted in horror: "No, you... don't come here!!!"

The taut finger that screamed also pulled the trigger...

However, almost a second before the flames emerged from the muzzle of the gun, Gen's body suddenly turned to the side for a few seconds. The fast-shooting bullets carried the hot air and barely missed his body, while Gen himself As if completely unaware, he turned his body away and still casually took the next step.

But this step suddenly narrowed the distance between him and the guide.The conductor, who was in disbelief at the opponent's evasion, wanted to pull the trigger again, but he had lost the chance to fire again.

The powerful rotation of his waist drove the fist held in his waist to rush out. In the blink of an eye, the cannon-like fist passed through the entire distance between the two and landed on his face.

"boom!!!"

There was another heavy muffled sound, and this muffled sound was also mixed with the sound of bones breaking that made the gums sore. The guide's erect nose was mercilessly pressed into the face with a fist, with a fist that almost sunk into the face. With the point as the center, the skin on the conductor's face ripples like a wave extending backwards like water.

The body that flew upside down peeled off the conductor's face from Genn's fist. The face that had been processed by the heavy punch was already in a horrible shape. His nose had been completely flattened, and all eight of his upper and lower incisors were missing. It was knocked down from the gums by brute force, and blood, tears and nasal mucus were still pouring out.

The body that flew out spun in mid-air, and after hitting the ground, it rolled a few times before stopping.

"Master, it's safe here for the time being. You can come out." Gen took out a white handkerchief from his breast pocket and gently wiped away the blood remaining on his fist, while turning his head to report to Hiiragi Jing and others' hiding place.

"Let's go." Ai Cheng stood up. His reminder brought the stunned Hiiragi and Lingjiu back to their senses. The two looked at each other, and both saw incredible expressions in each other's eyes. .

He dodged a bullet?

He dodged a bullet! ! !

Because the scene in front of her was too shocking, she forgot to change her squatting position, which made Hiiragi's legs a little numb. She slowly got up and followed Ai Cheng out of the hiding place, but this time Hiiragi and Lingjiu's movements were obviously a bit different. Reticent and stiff, she stepped forward to stand next to Ai Cheng. Hiei Jing tried her best to put on the same stiff smile with the corners of her mouth: "You...you...hello."

Although she was trying hard to restrain herself, Hiiragi's gaze still couldn't help but drift towards the two guys lying on the ground. She couldn't help but recall the scene when she pointed a gun at Ai Cheng that day. How sure was she of the opponent at that distance? What about shooting before taking action?

"Thank you two ladies very much for protecting the young master all the way." said Gen, who put away the handkerchief, put his hands on his chest and bowed to Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu. His gentle etiquette and the fact that he could knock them down with one punch just now One person's fierce performance is completely different from the other two. "The Ai family will never forget the kindness of the two ladies."

"No, it's nothing. I just did what I could." After seeing that Genn had no other ill intentions, Hiiragi's nervous mood calmed down a little. However, Lingjiu did not relax his vigilance because of Genn's performance and always stood in the way. The position in front of her.

"Well...how did you do it just now...dodging bullets..." Hiiragi's emotions surged strongly and she wanted to know how the scene just happened.

"My name is Gen Bonstin, and I am Master Ai Cheng's full-time bodyguard. In fact, it is not too difficult: his mood is very tense, and his intention to shoot can be seen from his eyes and movements. At that time Just avoid it.”

Just...that's it?

Gene's understatement left Hiiragi speechless, but the other party took the initiative to introduce himself, so there was naturally a response from the other side. Hiiragi quickly replied: "My name is Hiiragi, uh... I'm a Mercenary, her name is Lingjiu, we were actually here to find..."

"That graduate student named Phil, we have already met her. She is a very strong girl." Genn just nodded and did not continue to study the two of them, not even Hiiragi's addition to the purpose just now. He didn't care, but immediately turned to Ai Cheng who was waiting aside, "I'm sorry, Master, for frightening you."

"Indeed, you came too late. Those guys really wanted my life." Ai Cheng did not make any comments about Genn's wonderful performance just now, and complained unceremoniously, "How is it? ?Did you ask anything?"

"No, the people involved in the operation are all tight-lipped and can't tell anything." Gen shook his head, "I originally planned to get some information from him..."

"Then do you think... he knows about this?"

This question from Ai Cheng made Gen's brows furrowed. After a brief silence, he slowly spoke: "I'm afraid the master doesn't know these things. Master, please don't think too much..."

"Pfft... I don't know? Haha..." Ai Cheng sneered before Gen could finish his words, "Who do you think he is? Wouldn't he know that my brother is training such a group of private armed forces? Those weapons in circulation Which project of ammunition and equipment funds is not of particular concern to him? He just acquiesced..."

"Master..."

"Let's talk about it after we go out." Ai Cheng waved his hands and didn't want to continue arguing about this matter. As a result, he turned his head to look at Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu. This face that had always been smiling playfully showed such a smile for the first time. With a serious expression, "Sorry, my family affairs got you involved..."

"Uh...it's nothing..." Hiiragi Jing couldn't quite understand the content of the conversation between the two. She only knew that the matter was much more complicated than she imagined. Just as they were about to move towards the stairs, there was a sudden sound outside the window. The loudspeaker announced: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Armed Guards of the Order of the First City. The armed men in the building listen. I order you to immediately put down your weapons and surrender..."

The Order Department, which had been waiting so long, finally arrived, but there was no suspense about the hijacking. Continuing to resist would only lead to death...

Chapter 11 Unacceptable Error

"Yesterday at [-] o'clock in the morning, the Newborn City Maintenance Department organized an anti-hijacking drill in a commercial street shopping building. It was intended to test the emergency response capabilities of the patrol teams of the Maintenance Department and the commercial street shopping building in the face of sudden emergencies. ..." Leaning on the birdcage hanging chair made of vines, her dangling calves swaying with the movement of the iron chain hanging the hanging chair, Han Nianling enjoyed the long-lost relaxing time while reading the book she just bought from the street newspaper. An article from a recent newspaper below.

However, the content of just a few hundred words only occupies a small panel of the entire newspaper. She has more accurate channels for understanding the information, but this is the only reason why Han Nianling, who almost never reads newspapers, bought it. .

Han Nianling himself did not have the habit of reading aloud while reading the text. The reason why he read the content was to deliberately read it to the two girls who had to straighten their backs and kneel in front of the hanging chair. ——Hiiragi Jing, Zero Nine.

These two guys had been causing trouble for her all the time since they came to her side. She thought she could have a quiet moment after returning from the reclamation camp, but she didn't expect that this happened in just a few days.

"Except for an instructor who was too nervous for the unexpected drill and suffered facial trauma when he fell down in the furniture area on the fourth floor, there were no other casualties. This performance was a complete success and once again proved that the Newborn City Base Government and the Newborn City Maintenance The excellent strength of the Prologue Hall and the firm determination to protect the peace and tranquility of the city base..."

"Huh?" Hiiragi suddenly raised her head and looked a bit incredulous, "This incident is obviously such a big deal, and it happened in the inner city..."

And can that kind of injury be explained by a fall?Hiiragi Jing once again recalled the face of that person who was hard to recognize even his biological mother after being hit hard by Gene's fist.

"Otherwise? Can it be announced truthfully? Can it cause panic in the Newborn City and scare the wealthy people who originally came here for 'safety' to move away?" Han Nianling chuckled and put the newspaper in his hand casually was thrown on the ground, "Fortunately, those people came with a purpose and were not crazy enough to harm the hostages. The dozen or so people who died in the conflict were all their people. At least Newborn City also left a way for the rest to survive. , it’s just a seizure.”

"So... is this matter over?" As one of the witnesses of this matter, Hiiragi Jing is still very concerned about the final result, especially Ai Cheng and Gene Bonstin, because as soon as they came out She was taken away by Hu Lan and Ren Xi, so she was still completely ignorant of the subsequent development.

"The end? It's not there yet." Han Nianling shook his head and turned to look at the cloudless blue sky outside the balcony, "This was originally just an internal fight that took place in Gray Valley City. It was them It is his own matter, but whether it is the internal personnel of the Department of Order being bribed or the attack taking place on the commercial street, no matter how much the Newborn City base government wants to avoid trouble, this matter is indeed involved with the Newborn City. As for the big issue, it is trivialized. Whether it turns into a trivial matter or causes disputes and conflicts depends on how the people above act."

Han Nianling closed his eyes and pursed his lips as he spoke, obviously not wanting to answer Hiiragi Jing's questions anymore, but there was still an important question in Hiiragi Jing's heart that needed to be answered: "I heard Ai Cheng say that this attack was caused by him. My brother is in charge...is this true?"

"Ai Cheng? You were even called by your name. You two got to know each other quite quickly." Han Nianling was quite surprised and opened one eye to look at Hiiragi Jing. He glanced at it and then closed it again, as if it was in his mind. Thinking about something, "I don't care about the internal politics of Ashvale City, but the rumors of conflicts between the Ai brothers have not been circulating for a day or two. At least it is not impossible."

In order to survive, humans and monsters are natural opposites, but what about humans and humans, brothers and brothers?Hiiragi's heart instinctively felt resistance to the life-and-death fight that took place between the two...

"If there is anything else you want to ask, let me tell you all." Han Nianling yawned. She was really tired from the hard work of the past few days.

"Then...can we change our sitting position now..." Hiiragi asked cautiously, gently twisting her buttocks pressed against her ankles. This awkward sitting position really made people feel uncomfortable, although she just maintained it. It only took a few minutes, but her calves, which bear all the weight of her body, have become numb. The hard wooden board has also made the flattened insteps painful. Her waist, which is kept upright, still feels sore. If it were not for the use of From time to time, her body was supported by her hands and she fell straight down.

Han Nianling still kept his eyes closed, and after a brief silence after hearing Hiiragi Jing's request, he slowly asked: "Then tell me, do you know where you went wrong?"

"Wrong?" Hieragi Jing really couldn't figure out why Han Nianling was so angry. As soon as she came back, she unceremoniously called her and Lingjiu here and scolded her, and then sternly asked them to listen to her in this posture. After telling the official statement about yesterday's incident, "Is it because we entered the shopping building? But we were there to rescue Sister Phil..."

"Come on, Lingjiu, tell me." Han Nianling interrupted Hiiragi Jing before she could finish her words and named Lingjiu to replace Hiiragi Jing in answering the same question.

"Because I didn't obey the instructions, I took actions without authorization when faced with an unknown dangerous situation." The silent Lingjiu immediately responded fluently after being called out by Han Nianling.

After listening to Lingjiu's words, Han Nianling nodded slightly and opened his eyes and said: "As expected of a person who has received professional training, okay, you can get up..."

Despite Han Nianling's permission, Ling Jiu did not obey and stood up to relieve her uncomfortable calf. Instead, she still maintained a kneeling posture and slightly turned her gaze to look at Hiiragi Jing's position.

"Lingjiu, you don't need to accompany me. This is actually quite comfortable."

Hiiragi turned her head angrily to avoid Han Nianling's sight. She did not agree with the mistakes made by Lingjiu. Both Lingjiu and Han Nianling received military-style training and attached great importance to obeying instructions. Not surprising at all.

But she was originally a mercenary who had been operating as a lone wolf for two years. Even if she cooperated with other mercenaries to form a team, she basically fought independently as an individual unit. Cooperation in combat was only the result of negotiations between the mercenaries. They are just strangers who have met once and cannot be trusted. There is no situation where anyone orders anyone.

What's more, she couldn't remain indifferent when Phil was in danger. One second of delay also meant that Sister Phil had to stay in danger for one more second. Sometimes the distance between life and death was just one second, Hiiragi. Jing was deeply afraid that something would happen to her that she would regret for the rest of her life because of the so-called difference of one second.

She had seen too many people sink because of irreparable regret, and she couldn't imagine how she would accept the reality in that situation.

It can be seen that Hiiragi Jing is not convinced by the mistakes pointed out by Ling Jiu. After all, this child's thinking is still that of a mercenary.

Han Nianling slowly walked from the hanging chair to stand in front of Hiiragi Jing. He let out a suppressed sigh that was not noticed by Hiiragi Jing. Then he knelt on one knee on the ground to close the height between himself and Hiiragi Jing, and stretched out his hand. A hand covered Hiiragi's head.

Unsure of the reason, Hiei Jing turned around, but suddenly found that Han Nianling's face was not as cunning and relaxed as usual. Even though she tried to tighten her face, her eyes were still filled with a strong look that could not be resolved. I’m tired of driving...

She seems... very tired?

"You know: this matter is definitely not a trivial matter... There is already a turmoil in the Newborn City base government. It's not just the problems that have occurred in the Order and Order Department. Every department and every agency is repeatedly investigating its own internal problems. , trying to find other parts that may have been corroded or penetrated, even the officers from the far-away reclamation camp were sent in with a message. Anyone who discovered the problem was regarded as a key surveillance target, not to mention those who were in the shopping building that day. Those people..."

"This is the first time in this newborn city. Because of Phil... the institute is not immune."