Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting out of hand, Hayakawa Aki's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He had personally witnessed Yan Liang's methods; if Ji Ye continued to defy him...

"Hime-senpai!"

Hayakawa Aki stepped forward and stood beside Himeno to smooth things over:

"Please obey orders! The captain must have his reasons for making these arrangements. I'm leaving the search here to you!"

Seeing Hayakawa Aki, whom he had personally mentored and who was usually calm and collected, now showing such a terrified expression as she tried to dissuade him, Himeno's heart skipped a beat.

Ah Qiu...are you scared?

Was he afraid of angering the man?

Hime was a smart woman. Seeing Hayakawa Aki desperately trying to signal to her, she quickly realized the seriousness of the situation.

Suppressing the doubts welling up inside her, she forced herself to speak:

“…I understand. Leave it to me, Captain.”

Seeing Ji Ye obediently lower his head, Yan Liang then withdrew his gaze and strode into the dimly lit corridor.

Chapter Forty-Six: I am kind at heart

The car sped along the highway.

In the police car, Hayakawa Aki sat in the driver's seat, while Yan Liang sat in the passenger seat. Xiao Hong, Denji, Pawa, and the woman named Takahashi Rina squeezed into the back seat.

Before getting into the car, Rina Takahashi tried to resist, and since the back seat was already quite cramped, and Pava disliked her, the group had a heated argument outside the car door.

Only after Yan Liang glanced at them did the group obediently listen to him.

At this moment, Hayakawa Aki, who was holding the steering wheel, appeared to be focused on driving, but was actually feeling uneasy inside.

He would occasionally steal glances at Yan Liang in the passenger seat out of the corner of his eye.

He was still preoccupied with what had just happened in the apartment.

Based on his impression of Yan Liang over the past few days, Yan Liang is not a person who is easy to talk to.

That indifference, as if he didn't care about anything, made it impossible for Hayakawa Aki to guess what he was thinking.

This constant prying finally made Yan Liang feel a little uncomfortable.

"Is there something on my face?"

Yan Liang looked at the road ahead and spoke absentmindedly, his tone already carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

Hayakawa Aki shuddered and quickly looked away. He forced himself to remain calm as he replied:

"No, I..."

After a brief pause, Hayakawa Aki decided to clarify things first. He gritted his teeth and defended Himeno:

"Captain, please don't be prejudiced against Himeno-senpai. That's just her personality, it's just..."

"..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Yan Liang sighed helplessly and interrupted him directly:

"I haven't said anything yet..."

Heaven has mercy, it's clear that Ji Ye, as a subordinate, dared to contradict his superior in public, and he was indeed a little annoyed.

However, Yan Liang wasn't just thinking about killing.

At the time, he thought he would just verbally criticize the other person a couple of times and that would be it.

But before he could even speak, Ji Ye had already given in to the intimidation.

What was even more unexpected was that Hayakawa Aki's reaction was so extreme. Judging from his appearance, he probably thought that he held a grudge against Himeno.

Thinking of this, Yan Liang couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Hayakawa Aki.

The fear on the other person's face couldn't be faked, which left Yan Liang speechless.

For the sake of future interactions, Yan Liang felt it was necessary to explain.

Am I that scary?

Yan Liang calmly began to speak:

"Whenever something happens, my first instinct is to try to reason with people. Fighting and killing are not my style."

After a moment of silence, Hayakawa Aki asked again:

"What if the logic doesn't hold water?"

"If the logic doesn't hold up, that's a different story..."

"But in my own opinion, most of the time I am a pretty good-tempered person."

"If you want to be with me, you must believe that I am gentle at heart."

At this point, Yan Liang simply turned around and looked at the few people crammed into the back seat.

"Don't you agree?"

Upon hearing this question, Denji, sitting in the back, shuddered and immediately gave a dry laugh, offering a perfunctory reply:

"Haha... Captain, what are you saying? You're the most kind and approachable person I've ever met! Right, Pawa?!"

"Huh? Ah! No, that's right! That's what I think too!" Pawa echoed in a weak voice.

At this point, Pava and Denji exchanged a guilty glance, their eyes revealing a tacit understanding of shared misfortune.

After all, they had both personally experienced Yan Liang's methods and knew what they were capable of.

Saying the opposite at a time like this is just asking for trouble, isn't it?

But Dongshan Xiaohong, who was squeezed in the middle, was different.

Since her conversation with Yan Liang, her mindset seems to have undergone some kind of change.

Upon hearing Yan Liang's question, she was not afraid at all; instead, she loudly affirmed:

"The captain is such a good person! Not only did he provide me with food and shelter, but he also recognized my value!"

Seeing the three people's reactions, Yan Liang silently turned his head away.

Fine.

The matter has been made so clearly; if Denji and Pava don't believe it, that's their own business.

Moreover, as the captain of the Anti-Demon Section 4, how could he maintain his position if he didn't put on airs and be feared by his subordinates?

As for Hayakawa Aki's concerns, Yan Liang could understand them.

It is probably because he has deep feelings for Himeno that he has become so sensitive.

Noticing the slightly awkward atmosphere inside the car, Hayakawa Aki coughed lightly and decided to decisively change the subject.

He glanced at Rina Takahashi, who was crammed into the corner of the back seat, through the rearview mirror and got to the point:

"Rina Takahashi. While we're still on the road, let's make sure you confess what you've been hiding."

"How exactly did your husband turn into a demon? If you don't tell the truth now, things won't end so well once we get there."

Rina Takahashi showed resistance when she heard the inquiry from Aki Hayakawa.

Although she had been quite frightened at home, now that she was in the car, that侥幸心理 (a sense of侥幸, a feeling of getting lucky) resurfaced. She turned her head away, clearly unwilling to cooperate.

"I don't know what you're talking about! I've said everything I needed to say!"

"Is that so?" Hayakawa Aki's eyes turned cold. "Harboring evil and obstructing the police from performing their duties are serious crimes under the law."

"If you insist on concealing the truth, leading to greater casualties at the scene, we will treat you as a dangerous individual and deal with you seriously."

"At that point, it won't be as simple as going to the police station to make a statement."

Faced with Hayakawa Aki's pressure, which carried a strong warning, Takahashi Rina's face paled.

But she took a deep breath, as if to bolster her courage, and then replied with a cold laugh:

"Hmph... Don't try to scare me!"

Rina Takahashi, feigning intelligence, shouted loudly:

"I've watched a lot of police dramas! I've figured out your tricks long ago! It's just one of you playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, right?"

"Do you think I'm the kind of idiot who would fall for a few scare tactics?!"

Hearing this nonsense, Hayakawa Akira frowned, about to retort.

Yan Liang, sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly chuckled softly.

He also looked at the woman in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

"You think too much."

Yan Liang casually took over the conversation.

Although he had only been with the police force for a few days and was not even very clear about the normal procedures within the police force, this did not stop him from intimidating people.

“We don’t have good cops here. We only have bad cops, and even worse cops.”

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I've already tried to reason with you. If you don't listen, I have my own ways of making you talk."

Upon hearing this, sensing the change in the surrounding atmosphere, and glancing at Denji and Power beside her, whose bodies were tense, Takahashi Rina swallowed and quickly softened her tone, saying:

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."

Chapter 47 Heading to the Scene

“I…I really didn’t do anything wrong! I’m just a stay-at-home mom…”

Rina Takahashi huddled in the back seat, wiping away tears as she choked out:

“His name is Nakamura. He works at a company nearby to earn money to support his family. Originally… originally we were doing quite well…”

But as she said this, a hint of complaint flashed in her eyes:

"But he's so useless! He works overtime until midnight every day, but the money he earns is barely enough to make ends meet!"

"Forget about buying designer bags, even going to a high-end restaurant requires careful budgeting! I originally thought that I would have a good life after getting married, but who knew that I would suffer with him all the time."

"Until recently, because of a benefits audit..."

"Welfare check?" Denji interrupted from the side.

"It's the routine health check-up that Japanese companies provide for their employees and their families every year," Hayakawa Aki, who was driving, added.

Rina Takahashi continued:

"Yes, yes, it was the physical examination... When the physical examination report was sent home, he actually secretly hid it."

"But at that time, I secretly glimpsed it. Although the rest was not very clear, I saw two words clearly... tumor."

“From then on, the way he looked at me started to look strange!” Rina Takahashi’s voice suddenly became excited.

“I was terrified. Who would want to spend the rest of their life with a terminally ill person?! So I was thinking... thinking of finding an opportunity to break off the engagement.”

"And then this morning! I noticed he hadn't come out, so when I opened his room door, I found he'd turned into a monster covered in tumors! He was staring intently at me, then he smashed through the wall and ran away!"

Rina Takahashi clutched her skirt, muttering nervously:

"He's usually so quiet, his mind is definitely not pure! Turning into that kind of monster, he must be planning something bad!"

"You're the police, right? Since you're demon hunters, hurry up and kill him! You must kill him!"

After hearing this selfish remark, the carriage was silent for a few seconds.

"cut……"

In the back seat, Denji was the first to express his opinion.

As a demon hunter who lost his father at a young age and was forced to sell his organs to pay off debts owed to him, his biggest dream in life is to live the life of an ordinary person.

Sadly, having lived this way since childhood without ever experiencing a normal life, he no longer knows what the standard is.

But at this moment, through the other party's description, even if Denji wasn't very bright, he could still distinguish which was good and which was bad. The other party's words made him feel nauseous, and he retorted:

"Hey, auntie, that guy is so pitiful!"