If only she had seen the scene of the murder - this thought crossed Alex's mind as she headed out from the side of the Pyongkinra Hills to the mountains here. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was a puff of thought after judging that he could not punish the two guilty bandits. The idea is not untraceable, and the underlying logic lies in the fact that Alex thinks that if she witnesses "them" harming innocent people, then her inner feelings must be able to support her to make some kind of decision.

-- Now it seems that it was just a baseless conjecture.

The situation in front of you is clear at a glance. In the brightly lit hall, three or four corpses lay sideways to the ground. The reason why it was obvious at a glance that it was a corpse was that in addition to the blood that had spilled under their bodies had gathered together, more importantly, their heads had been separated from their bodies and placed in a row on the table.

The corpses were dressed in the same type of clothing that felt roughly similar, specifically, the kind of wild costumes that the bandits would wear. It seems that they are probably the same as the Cook group mentioned by the two bandits before, and they came here to seek cooperation with their own cleverness, and then ended up like this.

The only young man standing in the middle of the corpses lying on the ground was the prisoner - although it remains to be seen if it was the same prisoner Hill they were looking for, it can at least be concluded that it was the one who created the corpses in the hall. If anything, he still had a blood-stained knife in his hand, some of which was slowly dripping to the ground along the blade.

"Ah......h

Alex opened her mouth, but couldn't make any other sound. It was the first time she had witnessed a murder scene, and some mixed feelings were intertwined in her heart, and it was a mess for a while.

It wasn't the horribly shaped corpses on the ground that shocked her, it wasn't the first time Alex had seen corpses, she had already seen even more tragic and bloody scenes on that day more than half a year ago—the wreckage of so many people she knew would never have been seen in her life. Alex, who had seen hell before, would never be shocked by the tragic situation of the few corpses in front of her.

What really touched her was the prisoner standing in front of her.

It was a man in his twenties, with curly brown hair falling over his forehead and some of it sticking to it with sweat. He was dressed ordinarily and looked ordinary, but there was something neurotic about his pale face under his messy hair. There was some blood on his face, but he didn't seem to care, just stared at the corpse on the ground with wide eyes, and there was hatred in his eyes that had not yet disappeared.

This is the first time in Alex's life that she has seen a "murderer", and it is a perpetrator who has just committed a murder. The appearance of the man across from her and the atmosphere around her gave her a strong sense of alienation, whether it was the expression of hatred or the blood stained on her body, it aroused a trace of fear in Alex's heart - I, I must not be like this.

Hearing the sound coming from this side, the man slowly raised his head and looked over. After seeing them, his unresolved expression of hatred condensed again.

"For ...... Why...... Won't let me go......"

He squeezed a voice out of his throat vaguely, a voice that sounded like a wail, like an accusation. But unlike the voice that felt vulnerable, his face and eyes were filled with sharp hatred.

Although it is not known where the young man's hatred for himself comes from, as a man who also has a great hatred, looking at his face, a desire to have a conversation, to understand this person, rises from the depths of Alex's heart, not out of companionship or sympathy, but to learn from the experience to ensure that he does not repeat the mistakes of the past when he takes revenge.

But looking at the young man with a distorted face, Alex didn't know how to speak for a moment.

At this time, Hill made a soft voice.

"The caravan is missing, did you do it?"

It's a sound that has always lacked ups and downs, but it gets to the heart of the matter. In a way, it is possible to ignore the atmosphere of the scene and what has already happened and throw the question directly, and the part of Hill that usually feels weird as a three-nothing suddenly seems useful and reliable at this time.

“…… That's right...... It's ...... me," replied the prisoner, or rather, Anderson muttered, turning his gaze away from the girl who was staring at him, "because they have done too much to me...... I killed them all......"

"Y-what are you talking about-" Alex was surprised by his testimony when she caught out of her eyes on Ciel's actions.

"Prisoner confirmed."

Ciel nodded, and pressed his right hand to the tip of the "Dagger Pill" in his left hand with a blank face - it seemed that it should be the position of the hilt.

"Your head, the kiss of death is confirmed."

"Wait, wait!"

Alex hurriedly grabbed Ciel's arm, she had just seen the speed of Ciel's shot before, so it was no wonder she was so flustered at the moment.

"Is Hill going to kill him just like that!?"

"What's wrong?"

Hill blinked.

"That's just his words! Kill them all or something, is that really the case? In fact, there may be people who are secretly held somewhere, right? ”

The fact that everyone who had disappeared so far had been killed was hard for Alex to believe, and she preferred to think that there was some special conspiracy involved.

"You see, there's something like that in the story, right? - They say they're dead, but they're actually being moved somewhere for human experiments...... or something," Alex said, looking at Anderson with suspicion, "Anyway, this man's straightforward attitude is too suspicious. Anyway, let him provide evidence first-"

"Proof, I've seen it."

“…… Huh? ”

"In the room on the first floor, I saw the corpses."

"Huh!?" Alex had a look of disbelief on her face: "It's the first time I've heard of this kind of thing!" ”

"Because, I don't think it's necessary for Alex to confirm the body."

"Hey! What are you doing on your own? In the middle of the conversation, Alex and Ciel made eye contact. In those eyes as clear as water, she could see why Hill was doing what he wanted. Although she has some complaints about this three-no, she can't bear to talk about it like this.

“…… I'll talk about that later—are you sure you're seeing all the corpses? Alex looked at Anderson hostilely after speaking: "Hey! Did you really kill everyone? ”

"Kill? I didn't kill anyone......" Anderson shook his head in a trance: "I just tortured them, tortured them, repeated what they did to me, and then cut off their heads......"

"In general! It's called killing! Alex shouted, then turned to look at Ciel.

"Hey, Ciel, this guy doesn't look good...... No matter how you think about it, it doesn't look like a normal person. ”

"It's okay."

Hill said in an unheaving voice and took a step forward.

"Wait, wait!"

Alex stopped Ciel, who looked like he was going to make a move, again.

"At least ask for more details - such as motivations, experiences, etc., ......"

"Why?"

"Even if you ask why......"

"I was instructed to 'eliminate the incident on the spot if it is found to be man-made'. Everything else, it doesn't matter. ”

"Ciel, you're ......"

Looking at Ciel's usual expressionless face and mirror-like eyes, Alex was speechless for a moment. The unsettling side of the teenage personality traits suddenly appeared in front of her without warning, making her heart involuntarily fall into a cold.

“…… Doesn't it matter if there is something hidden? ”

"It's okay."

Ciel nodded slightly, but the familiar action made Alex suddenly feel unfamiliar.

"So, if everything that happened was just an accident without malicious intent, would Hill also not hesitate to rule out the other party?"

"If it is judged that the accident can be eliminated by other means, it will not be." Hill blinked: "The president just said 'eliminate on the spot', and did not specify the object that needs to be excluded, even if it is understood as the elimination of the cause of the incident." ”

“…… Is it. ”

Is this good news, Alex doesn't know. It's just that she suddenly remembered the sentence "Hill will be handed over to you" when Partridge stopped herself in the office. At this time, she suddenly understood the meaning of that sentence. I also understood what Partridge had been worried about and what expectations had been entrusted to her.

…… Now that I think about it, the phrase "exclude on the spot" is probably a statement designed by the old guy, and the certainty of the word "on the spot" and the ambiguity of the expression "exclude" are just to show yourself all this at this time, what a scheming guy...... Alex thought to herself.

Thinking about this, Alex also understood what she should do, not to mention that this matter is also in line with the purpose of the kiss of death.

"Ciel, you listen to me." Alex wrenched his head and said, "Killing people without figuring out anything is a villain's practice, and righteous people like us should always be able to act only after figuring out the ins and outs." ”

"I don't understand, what's the difference."

"The difference is - persuasiveness!"

"Persuasion?"

"That's right! It's persuasion. ”

"Convincing, who?"

"Of course! It's us! ”

Ciel blinked, then shook his head slightly.

"I don't understand."

"I don't understand either! But it doesn't matter! Alex exclaimed, "It's hypocrisy or self-deception." All in all, only by convincing ourselves all the time can we always be partners in justice! ”

With that, she put her hands on Ciel's shoulders.

"Ciel, you want to be a righteous partner too, right?"

Looking up into Alex's sincere and expectant eyes, Ciel tilted his head slightly in thought.

"I don't want to."

"Huh!?" Alex gave an unacceptable expression: "No, even if you answer now that you don't want to, it won't help!" You've promised to be my companion, haven't you? And I am a companion of righteousness - from this! You have been a righteous partner since you were on the mountain! ”

“…… Justice, so tough. It's like a salesperson coming to your door. ”

"It's more like a pyramid scheme than a sales pitch......" Alex involuntarily corrected Hill's words, and then suddenly reacted loudly and denied: "Only, not yet!" Justice is a virtue! It is a must-have stance for the main character! Don't say anything like a pyramid scheme! ”

"I didn't say that, Alex said it herself."

"Anyway, that's what it is. Got it, Hill? Investigating the details of the situation is a must from our standpoint! ”

Seeing Ciel nodding his head in understanding, Alex plucked up her energy in satisfaction.

"Good! Let's get to the bottom of what happened. She turned her head as she spoke: "Prisoner! Tell me the truth—"

She stopped halfway through, then turned her head to look around.

"Ahh

"The prisoner fled a few minutes ago."

"Huh!?"