December 25, 1997, Christmas Day.
It was close to noon. Gunshots rang out from the crowd. Amidst the gasps, a middle-aged man with a sad face appeared. Standing in the crowd, Jiaming's expression was slightly cramped.
This was a large amusement park under the Sand Bamboo Corporation.
The snow had stopped in the morning, and the weather was bitterly cold. There weren't many people in the park, but there weren't few either. Now, there were more than 20 people standing in front of the small shack where the air gun was fired, dumbfounded. They watched a young girl, who was as beautiful as a porcelain doll, wearing a white down sportswear, standing there quietly. Using the most standard posture, she continuously reloaded and fired. The small iron targets in the shack fell down one by one.
What, what kind of thing is this …
Of course, it all started from this morning. Yesterday was Christmas Eve, so the school was closed for half a day. Today was Christmas Day, so the school was closed for the whole day.
After eating breakfast in Ya Han's villa, Lingjing prepared to return to the dojo according to the plan. Shasha went back to her father's place. Jiaming naturally left with the two girls in the name of going home.
Last night, Ya Han fought with Jiaming. She was strangely excited for half the night. When she finally fell asleep, she was woken up for breakfast. She even had a shameful wet dream. With sleepy eyes, she ate the noodles made by Lingjing and waved goodbye to the three girls. She couldn't avoid going back to her room to catch up on sleep.
In fact, on Christmas Day, Jiaming didn't have any reason to go back. According to their previous agreement, Shasha's father was the boss of the corporation. In order to avoid any accidents, when the three separated, Jiaming would always follow her. They went to the dojo to eat dinner together. Then, according to the school's agreement, when they walked to the square in front of the school, the three of them saw Kaoru Tsukiike sitting by the roadside.
She had straight black hair and a snow-white coat. She was sitting on a cold stone bench by the roadside. The breathtakingly beautiful Japanese girl was looking at everything in front of her with a lonely expression. Cars, people, huge billboards, falling snow … Lingjing and Shasha went up to ask. Only then did they know that she had just come out for breakfast and sat there for a while. Then, they found out that she had nowhere to go during the holidays.
Thinking about it, she was a girl from a foreign country who wasn't familiar with this place. She had even been kidnapped and tortured once … The two girls' sympathies were immediately aroused. Then, they asked her to play with Jiaming and Shasha today. Since Shasha's father had recently taken over a large park, it was best to take her to play all the rides in the park.
The merry-go-round, the pirate ship, the tunnel train … At about ten o 'clock, someone came over to tell them that Shasha's father had returned. Then, Shasha ran back to see her father and asked Jiaming to play with Kaoru Tsukiike. Then, Jiaming went to the toilet. When he came back, he was already in this state.
Sigh, as a person, one must keep a low profile … He sighed in his heart. Before he left, he did say that she could play around in the nearby rides. However, playing around didn't mean that she could perform. The air gun wasn't for her to practice her marksmanship …
Jiaming's expression was twitching. The shop owner's face was almost cramping. When he saw this unbelievably beautiful and weak girl standing in the snow, he wanted to pull in a small business. At the same time, he also wanted to have a beautiful girl to look at. Who would have thought that the girl would pick up the air gun without saying a word? Except for the first few shots that were not very accurate, after that, she almost never missed. The prizes that he had to pay gradually changed from a pendant to a small doll, to a medium-sized doll, to a toy train, to a toy plane, to a big doll … If this continued, he had no doubt that he would go bankrupt.
"Uh, hehe, stop, stop, stop …" After squeezing through the crowd, Jiaming hurriedly stopped the girl from continuing to show off. "Hehe, she's my little sister. She's not good at anything else, but she's good at duck shooting. After a while, she might even be selected for the national team.
Little sister, stop fooling around. Just let the shop owner give you whatever you like. Uh, shop owner, what can she give you? "
Seeing that someone finally came to stand up for him, the shop owner finally let out a sigh of relief. "Uh, haha, as long as this little sister likes it, anything is fine, anything is fine …" As he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, he repeatedly praised Kaoru Tsukiike's marksmanship and appearance. Jiaming laughed in his heart. When he asked Kaoru Tsukiike what she wanted, he originally thought that she wouldn't care about anything as usual. Who knew that she would stretch out her finger and say, "I want … that cat …"
"Oh, but that's a panda …"
Slightly surprised, he corrected her mistake. Then, the shop owner hurriedly handed over the panda toy that was half the height of a person.
Hugging the big fluffy doll and following behind Jiaming, Kaoru Tsukiike at this time looked very different from her usual image. She became cute, childish, and seemed to be a lot softer. Jiaming looked back from time to time.
"Uh, you like dolls?"
"I like them."
"You didn't play with them when you were young, right?"
"Uh …"
"Is there anything else you like?"
"I don't know …"
Stopping in the snow, Jiaming faced the girl and laughed. "Ah, struggling on the edge of life and death every day is actually a very scary thing. This is the same for ninjas and assassins, but the difference is that ninjas give up most of their fears. They are particular about suppressing any feelings. This is not good, so you won't laugh, and you almost won't lie.
Assassins don't care about principles, and they don't have as many creeds and rules as you do. However, psychological pressure often erupts, and they need a channel to vent … "
"… Some assassins will take drugs, bleed themselves, or lock themselves in dark rooms. This is not good, and most of them will commit suicide later. The better ones like to go to bed continuously, kill people, read books, and clean guns. The healthiest ones are, of course, traveling, dancing, and so on.
Since you want to do this, I think it's best to find something you like to do. Liking dolls is a good habit. Buy yourself a few more in the future. "
Hugging the panda, she followed Jiaming all the way. Not long after, the two sat in the cabin of the Ferris wheel and slowly rose into the sky above the city. Jiaming briefly explained some methods to deal with attacks under special circumstances, but most of the time, he was still silent.
The pure white snow slowly unfolded in their field of vision. The two sat on opposite sides. Jiaming looked at the scenery outside in a bored daze. Kaoru Tsukiike hugged the panda and occasionally glanced at Jiaming, then turned away.
"Is this your first time playing?"
"Yeah."
"Do you like it?"
"Yes …"
"Don't like it. If someone tries to assassinate you, you won't have much room to react. Try to forget it in the future."
"Yeah."
Then, it was the crazy bumper car ride. After a while, Jiaming asked, "First time?"
"Yeah."
"Do you like it?"
"Yes …"
"Don't like it. There are too many people. If someone tries to assassinate you, it will be very troublesome. Besides, you didn't check the car yourself, so you won't be able to tell if there's a bomb. Try to forget it in the future."
"Yeah."
And then …
"You like too many things. That's a big problem."
Jiaming frowned. "Okay, I admit that you don't have a childhood to speak of, but being an assassin is a lonely profession. It's best to avoid things with too many people. Don't create too obvious a pattern for yourself. Yes, but I think it's not bad to like dolls. You can hug them while reading romance novels. Lingjing and the others all like that. Of course, you can hug men or plastic dolls too.
Okay … it's almost time to eat. Let's go back. "
After looking at his watch, Jiaming turned around and walked in front. Kaoru Tsukiike followed with the panda in her arms as usual. She looked back at the facilities in the park. Then, she turned her gaze back to Jiaming's back …
Actually, those things don't matter. The feeling I like is just …
The panda's body rubbed against her face. It felt warm and delicate. She just quietly watched and followed the back of that figure …
*****
After leaving the park, Jiaming and Kaoru went to a bar not far away. When they got closer, they realized that the atmosphere was a little strange.
Recently, the Sand Bamboo Group's forces had been expanding here. While competing with other groups, this bar named "Cappuccino" could be regarded as a temporary stronghold. If there was a holiday, Shasha would go home. Her father, Liu Zheng, would most likely return to the group's headquarters. However, this holiday was obviously a little abrupt for him. Therefore, at this time, there was clearly a small problem.
At the door of the closed bar, dozens of people seemed to be casually confronting each other. One side was naturally the members of the Sand Bamboo Group, and the other side was obviously the original members of this street. Although the atmosphere at this time seemed to be peaceful and they seemed to be talking to each other in a friendly manner, Jiaming roughly understood that most of the people in the bar were negotiating.
He needed to hide his strength, but the beauty behind him holding the panda did not need to. The police and Yanhuang Awakening most likely knew her background. Walking to the door of the bar, Jiaming asked with a smile, "Chic Bro, is Shasha inside?"
"Oh, it's Jiaming."
Chic Bro looked at the beautiful girl holding the panda and smiled, "They are negotiating inside. Miss Huaisha is indeed inside, but you guys shouldn't go in for the time being. Nothing will happen."
"Since nothing will happen, we will go in first. Don't worry, after we find Shasha, we will hide behind and not cause any trouble."
During the day, the lights in the bar were on, and the lighting was sufficient. The two walked in one after another. There were many people standing left and right in the hall. Next to a round table, people on both sides were shouting at each other. However, it was only a bluff and not a fight.
When the two came in, they attracted a lot of attention. Naturally, everyone's eyes were fixed on Kaoru who was behind them.
She was dressed in pure white and looked weak and beautiful. She was holding a panda plushie and looked like an attractive mascot.
At the small door on the other side of the hall, Shasha popped her head out and waved at them.
The quarrel that was interrupted by the two's entrance only lasted for a short while. Then, the few bosses who were confronting each other started slamming the table. Jiaming and Kaoru Tsukiike walked past, but the bald leader waved the wine glass in his hand and spilled the red wine on Kaoru Tsukiike's panda. Then, he was slightly stunned, "Haha, sorry, sorry, it was an accident. Come, let me help you clean it up … Ol 'Zheng, where did you find such a beautiful waitress? You have good taste."
He reached out to touch the panda, but Kaoru Tsukiike dodged. Then, the bald man wanted to reach out to Kaoru Tsukiike's shoulder, but his hand was easily dodged.
Liu Zheng said in a low voice, "This is my guest.
Old Baldy, you better be careful. "
"Uh, how am I not careful? I didn't do anything.
Since she's not your waitress, I'll treat her.
Haha, not careful … "The bald man laughed," Am I that good at not being careful?
Why didn't you pay attention when you took over my territory?
So what if I'm not careful today?
Don't forget that you still have a grudge with Yongsheng Group. Do you want to fight? "
As he spoke, he reached out to grab the panda in Kaoru Tsukiike's arms again. This time, it couldn't dodge and the plushie was immediately thrown away. It fell to the ground behind them and was immediately picked up by one of his men.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze. Both sides knew that this was not a good fight. Of course, the bald man's side wasn't as strong as Sand-Bamboo Group, but Sand-Bamboo Group was also in a tight spot. Kaoru Tsukiike's eyes narrowed slightly. He walked towards the man holding the panda. As soon as he got close, the panda was thrown away and was caught by another person. Suddenly, they all laughed.
Kaoru Tsukiike turned around and looked at Jiaming.
Looking at the few people who were laughing foolishly, Jiaming also smiled faintly and shook his head. He turned around and walked towards Shasha and made a simple gesture.
Up to you …