Fifty meters should be considered a long distance, and the pistol can't be hit accurately at this distance, so it's actually normal for Fu Jixian to say "can't reach...... He can't be asked to be able to touch anything fifty meters away, in which case he won't be a tentacle monster but a Kraken.

At least after shortening the distance by more than half, Fu Jixian is sure to knock the opponent down instantly.

Due to the constraints of time and environmental conditions, of course, the other party's appearance could not be seen clearly at this distance, and he could only roughly see his body outline and clothing—it was a man of moderate height in a long black trench coat, a round-brimmed top hat, and a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose.

When night falls, the mist around the ground looms over each other, making it seem mysterious and dangerous...... There is no doubt that there is something wrong with this man.

Whether he's the rumored "puppeteer" or not is another matter, but if nothing else, this person should be the one who stalked Aoi Manaka last night.

Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi glanced at each other, and then the two walked towards each other in unison and in unison.

"Excuse me...... Who are you? Or are you human? Is there any attempt to follow my girlfriend so late? Fu Jixian tried to cut in with a proper identity, trying to lure the person into saying something.

However, the other party did not pay attention to him.

The man stood still, and the closer Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi got to each other, the more vigilant and cautious they became...... Maybe the other side will attack first.

Fu Jixian Li was walking forward, and what was higher than his body was always the tentacles that spread out to his limit.

"Can you say something, or we're going to call the police.

If you also have a preference for women with young tooth shapes, then we are all friends, and we must have a lot of common topics to talk about. ”

Fu Ji Xianli continued to talk nonsense, trying to lower the other party's vigilance, he only had to take a few steps further to almost see the other party's appearance, and more importantly, ...... Fu Jixianli's invisible surging things in the air in front of him could reach the other party.

However, at this moment, the figure that had been quiet and sluggish suddenly flashed backwards, rushed out of the alley, and immediately dodged to the left...... It can be called quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, but in the blink of an eye, his whole person disappeared, as if he had just been left here was just a phantom.

Fu Jixian paused for a moment, and then rushed over there, his eyes passed through the thin mist, and just now he seemed to see that when the person was escaping, he seemed to open his "six arms" in an instant, and it could also be that there were several long tails behind the other party...... Because the person's transfer speed was too fast, Fu Jixianli didn't see it clearly.

By the time he rushed to the mouth of the alley, the man had long since disappeared.

"This man...... It feels very unusual. Then Aoi Manaka also came here.

"I think it's like Bolt who dresses himself up as Spider-Man, and he runs fast." Fu Ji Xianli said while holding his left arm with his right hand...... After running a few steps, not only did he breathe a little, but there was also a faint tingling sensation in his left arm because of the rapid heartbeat.

"Lijun, are you okay?"

"It's okay, just take a little rest."

Fu Jixian leaned against the corner wall, it turned out that it was better to listen to the doctor, he just tried to run a few steps, but the tearing sensation in his arm had already made his head sweat.

"If the other party is really the rumored dangerous person, is it necessary for him to run away so simply in this case?" Fu Jixian asked.

"I don't know, but the two personalities of fierceness and caution do not conflict, if it is one to two, it will definitely add a lot of variables, some people are like this, absolutely do not do things that they are not sure of...... Anyway, it's a smart move for me to call you over today. Aoi Manaka said.

Despite being a veteran practitioner, Manaka Aoi is still better at dealing with "ghosts" than dealing with people.

"What should I do next, although I was shocked for a while, but who knows if that person will go and return, Sister Aoi, you always have a time when you are alone."

It's really troublesome to be targeted by a weirdo, and there really is no reason for "a thousand days to prevent thieves" in this world.

"I can only hope that the other party is not a brainless person, the two sides cooperate, my side will strictly guard against flaws during this time, and he will quickly change the target when it is time to change the target." Aoi Manaka sighed, and then said this.

After resting for a while, after Fu Jixian's heartbeat returned to normal, the two went to Manaka Aoi's house.

Led by Aoi Manaka, the two came to a high-rise apartment building, and then went all the way up to the twentieth floor.

"Here it is."

Manaka Aoi opened the door of a room, and then motioned for Fu Ji Kenri to walk in.

Before entering the door, Fu Jixian glanced at the house number on it, well, 2002...... If it can be changed to 2020, then this house number is very appropriate, but unfortunately it can't be changed.

"I didn't expect Sister Aoi to be a hidden rich woman, if you bought this house."

After entering the house, Fu Ji Xianli looked left and right, and found that this house is at least 80 tsubo (tatami measurement, 1.62 square meters), although this is not the 23rd ward, but after all, it is also Tokyo, and the land price is still very considerable.

"Is this sarcastic to me?" Manaka Aoi said that the word "rich woman" came out of the mouth of a person like Fu Ji Xianli who lived in a single-family house, and it was indeed ironic, "All my belongings are this kind of house." ”

But Fu Jixian didn't mean anything sarcastic, thinking about his previous life, if he could say something like "I have a suite in the capital", wouldn't it be a good mix?

If you remove the negatively related things such as publishing books, and then consider the "main business" of Aoi Manaka, helping some people solve certain aspects of things, it can basically be regarded as high-risk and high-reward, so in fact, it is difficult to imagine how "poor" Aoi Manaka will be.

The house is also elegantly decorated, with the warmth of a lady who lives alone, but by no means lonely...... Judging the state of the owner from the decoration of the house, it should be said that Sister Aoi is very satisfied with the current state of life.

After entering the house, Fu Jixian began to visit the various rooms with some impoliteness.

"Lijun, you don't treat yourself as an outsider a bit." Aoi Machu also felt that this person was a little unkind, but she didn't stop his actions...... As long as you don't turn over her underwear, then let him visit casually, and she'll get it very bright anyway.

"No, I just wanted to check if there was any man's smell in this house." While speaking, Fu Ji Xianli had already opened Manaka Aoi's bedroom.

Aoi Manaka put her hand on her forehead, "Do you think I'm going to be the kind of private ...... Well? ”

Before he finished speaking, Manaka Aoi seemed to react to what Fu Ji Xianli meant, "Then you have to check it carefully." ”

Fu Jixian was worried about whether the house had been invaded by the "puppeteer", and for people like them, it didn't seem to be a difficult thing to pick the lock...... Well, no, it should be pushing himself and others, anyway, Fu Jixian thinks that he can easily invade it.

After taking a closer look, Fu Jixian didn't find anything abnormal.

"How's it going, did you find anything?"

"No, but I think your bed is very comfortable, can I sleep here for a while?"

“……”

It's hard to say if the house has been invaded by the "puppeteer", but now it has been invaded by the "human talker".

Although he wanted to try out Manaka Aoi's bedding, after all, Fu Ji Xianli was also a gentleman who wanted to be faceful and understood and respected women, so after waiting for a long time for Manaka Aoi's response of "You're welcome, please feel free", he smiled politely, and then took the initiative to close the bedroom door from the outside.

"Is it okay to have some random home cooking for dinner?" Although it was a pretext to entertain Fu Ji Xianli, since she had invited him to the house, Manaka Aoi, as the host, still had to abide by basic etiquette, so she had to serve dinner to the "guests".

"Yes." Fu Ji Xianli has no problem with dinner, he has not had much appetite lately, and he has begun to miss Chinese food quite a bit...... The taste of stir-frying seems to be a lifetime thing.

"Then sukiyaki, get some sashimi or something."

Aoi Manaka takes off her coat, walks into the kitchen, puts on an apron, and opens the door to the refrigerator.

"I'll help with the ingredients."

Then Fu Ji Xianli also walked over, politely going to help was one reason, and another was because...... Fresh, small girls wearing aprons, of course, will make people feel fresh, and it is best to observe them up close.

Women who cook always give people a sense of family...... Of course, it can also be an illusion.

"It's okay with your hands, I'll do it anyway, I won't help you."

"It's okay, I can do it with one hand, some things can be mastered with one hand, Yingying can hold it."

“…… Then you can hold it. ”

With that, Manaka Aoi took out a bag of things from the refrigerator and handed it to Fu Ji Xianli.

"Uh...... This is? ”

"Sea urchins, very fresh, can be used to make sashimi."

“……”

Then Fu Ji Xianli began to perform the stunt of handling the sea urchin with one hand, not to mention, the performance was quite like that...... He can't use his left hand, but he still has tentacles.

Mr. Fu Jixian even realized for the first time that the original "tentacle monster" is a life skill.

According to Fu Jixianli's in-depth analysis of Japanese culture, he feels that sukiyaki is something between hot pot and stew, so the handling of ingredients is relatively simple.

After peeling the sea urchin for a long time, Fu Ji Xianli came to Manaka Aoi's refrigerator again, and he opened the refrigerator to see if there was anything new in it.

Ice water, all kinds of vegetables, milk, eggs, etc., seem to be some very normal things...... It's a bit of nonsense, will there be something abnormal in the fridge?

Put a hand? To extend the shelf life? Then it's Aoi Manaka who should be wearing a blue suit.

However, after rummaging through it, Fu Ji Kenri finally found something that rarely appeared on the Japanese table.

"Sister Aoi, this is ...... Pork liver? ”

"yes, it's a little bit of my personal preference. Stir-fried, extra spicy, pork liver, it feels very appetizing...... Oh, is it weird for girls to eat this? ”

Stir-fry, you said stir-fry, right?

Fu Ji Xianli suddenly really felt that Manaka Aoi was actually a like-minded person with him, so should he rush over and grab her hand at this time, or give her an eager hug?

Well, he seems to be a bit hungry for that piece of pork liver.

Fu Jixianli stared at the piece of ingredient and thought wildly, but looking at it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and all distracting thoughts were removed.

Then, I only heard him take a deep breath, "Sister Aoi, can you be sure that the things in your refrigerator are pork livers, or can you guarantee that they are all pork livers?" ”

"Of course, what else can there be but pork liver? It can't be the liver of some rare animal, whale liver? Dolphin liver? ”

Fu Ji Xianli turned his head and put the box of ingredients on the board in front of Shinaka Aoi.

"Much more serious than that...... Although I can't guarantee it, this kind of translucent thing in the black, I look a little familiar. ”

Fu Ji Xianli pressed her hands on Aoi's shoulders, her eyes were deep as if she was about to kiss her, "Sister Aoi, let me ask you a key question, have you eaten this thing?" ”

“…… Not yet, I bought it from a nearby supermarket last night, but I was followed on the way back, so I wasn't in the mood to handle the ingredients for a while...... What's wrong? ”

"That's good," Fu Jixian breathed a sigh of relief, "because I don't think this thing is pork liver, or one of them is not pork liver...... Sister Aoi, have you ever seen mermaid gall? ”

The ingredients look like the liver and gallbladder are connected, but the problem is that the liver is pork liver, and the adhered gallbladder is not necessarily pig gallbladder.

This kind of black and bright, like the color of a living thing, made Fu Jixian dream some kind of black loach, and he had dealt with that thing more than once.

"Merfolk?"

Aoi Manaka took the ingredients, and then the more she looked at it, the worse her face became.

From the deep forests of Mt. Fuji at the beginning, to the isolated islands of the Seto Inland Sea, and then to the current "puppeteer", the mermaid seems to be a bit "lingering".

Fu Jixian himself wasn't sure that this thing was related to mermaids, but after looking at Aoi's face, he felt that the truth was like that.

"This thing shouldn't have been collected by Sister Aoi herself, right?"

"Why do I have nothing to do with this?" The thought that he might inadvertently eat the mermaid's body tissue, Manaka Aoi's face turned a little dark.

"Let's say the person we meet tonight is the puppeteer, and the puppeteer is the one who mixed the mermaid gall into Sister Aoi's ingredients...... I've always felt that there is a guy who specializes in using mermaid flesh to harm people, is this guy a puppeteer?

Say, when the puppeteer was active lately, I didn't feel anything, and if this was the case, it turned out that I had indirect contact with that guy a long time ago? ”

Although this statement is far-fetched, Fu Jixian vaguely feels that these things seem to be strung together on the same line.