My love index is at its maximum.

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening came from outside.

The other person gripped the doorknob and turned it a few times, then, finding it locked, cursed a few times. Soon after, a loud bang was heard as the lock was violently smashed open.

A bad feeling instantly rose in Hoshino Hanami's heart.

She held her breath and shrank further under the cabinet. Her physical condition wasn't good; one leg was injured, and she was unarmed, leaving her with no way to deal with an enemy armed with a gun.

What's worse is... the room is really small.

Even if the other party thoroughly searched this cluttered room, it wouldn't take much time.

Amidst the clanging and banging of the rummaging, there was occasionally a shout or two of cursing.

The noise gradually came from their direction and they moved closer. In less than five minutes, the person exclaimed "Huh!" and walked straight towards the cabinet, following the footprints.

Hoshino Hanami's heart tightened; she instantly realized that she had made a mistake in her haste.

He quietly moved his hand to his waist, took out the key and hid it in his palm. The next second, the cabinet was suddenly overturned.

"Hands behind your head, get out!"

The man pointed his gun at the person inside, and after seeing Hoshino Hanami's appearance, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Then he picked up the walkie-talkie.

Hoshino Hanami had no choice but to stand up and put her hands behind her head.

"We've caught him alive, come here quickly."

The man spoke into the walkie-talkie, held a gun to her neck with one hand, and took out handcuffs with the other: "Cuff yourself."

After saying that, he threw the handcuffs over.

Hoshino Hanami reached out to take it, her right hand grabbing the handcuffs. As she pulled them back, she lightly brushed the gun barrel, causing the muzzle to deflect away from her body. With her left hand, she took the key and shoved it into his neck.

"what……"

The other person struggled a few times, then collapsed to the ground in agony, howling in pain.

The next second, Hoshino Hanami had already picked up the gun in his hand, walked to the door, and ran towards the other end of the corridor...

They kept running, shouts coming from all directions.

Every time she passed through a place, Hoshino Hanami would subconsciously break the lights above the corridor.

While doing so would leave traces for the other party to find you, without the light, you can still better hide your body in the darkness and avoid exposing yourself to the other party's gun.

The noise, explosions, roars, screams, and the sound of things collapsing all blended together and lasted for nearly half an hour.

After successfully searching one factory building, Hoshino Hanami began moving to another.

"She's coming this way..."

"We can't let her get close!"

"Damn it, are all of you just sitting around doing nothing? You can't even catch a woman!!!"

"what……"

"Hey, Sasaki, what's wrong?"

"He's dead," Hoshino Hanami replied into the walkie-talkie, then darted into another three-story building.

After passing through the outer corridor on the first floor, I arrived at the corridor on the second floor.

Two loud shouts rang out from above.

"stop!"

She looked up and saw two members of the Black Dragon Group, armed with guns, walking steadily down the stairs from the third floor, their gun barrels firmly locked onto her.

The rain stopped sometime ago. In the dark, cloudy night sky, the clouds were being blown about by the strong wind, and the moon appeared and disappeared intermittently.

The dim, cool moonlight shone down, draping the corridor in a silver veil, softening the bloodshed and adding a touch of gentle beauty...

I tried my best... Hoshino Hanami closed her eyes as if giving up.

The little penguin felt slightly warm on its chest.

The next second, a gunshot rang out.

Hoshino Hanami opened her eyes in confusion, and a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her line of sight.

The boy was bathed in moonlight, his long sword stained with blood.

That really touched her heart… Hoshino Hanami opened her mouth, but couldn’t make a sound; her nose just felt a little sore. At this moment, Tazaki Tsukasa perfectly embodied the image of the young hero in her heart.

The bodies of the two Black Dragon Group members slowly collapsed.

Tsukasa Tazaki, who had her back to her, turned around and walked towards her, his face bearing an expression that was hard to fathom.

I felt relieved, sorry for her, wanted to scold her for being stupid, and wanted to cry...

[You arrived just in time! I'm not angry with you today~! Hoshino Hanami Index rose 100 points, current stock price 226]

The system popped up a notification, and Tazaki Tsukasa grabbed her and darted into a nearby room.

Are you an idiot?!

"You came here so easily after being tricked! Where did your maturity and composure go?!"

In the darkness, Hoshino Hanami rubbed her sore nose, feeling his body trembling with fear, and the force in his arm that seemed to want to crush her to pieces.

The older sister smiled slightly, then lowered her head as if embarrassed, rubbing her forehead against his chest while speaking in a coquettish tone.

"Hana-mi is worried about you..."

Chapter 228 Your Excellency, have you ever heard of catching a bullet with your bare hands?

Magic mirror, magic mirror, isn't Hoshino Hanami the cutest woman in the world?

A: Without a doubt.

Even if the Earth stops spinning tomorrow and the world is frozen forever, she will still be lovely forever!

"Big sister?"

"Ok?"

"what's up?"

"May I kiss you?"

"no……"

"Today is an even number."

"That won't do either, I'm still angry... Waaah~"

Tazaki Tsukasa temporarily forgot the dangers outside and gently pressed his lips to Hoshino Hanami's lips.

When our skin touched, I could feel her lips trembling slightly, like fluttering butterfly wings, hesitant and shy.

Tazaki Tsukasa's touch was light and brief, a very pure kiss.

In the dark, quiet little room, the two of them stood forehead to forehead, each able to feel the other's warm breath.

Hoshino Hanami looked into his eyes, her cheeks puffed out in a bit of anger: "You kissed me again without my permission!"

"We agreed that I wouldn't get angry if it was an even number."

Is today really an even-numbered day?

Tsukasa Tazaki answered confidently, "Number 24!"

"Alright, I'll forgive you this time." Hoshino Hanami tilted her head slightly and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

Before she could finish speaking, her lips were sealed again. This time, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around Tsukasa Tazaki's neck and lean in.

Tsukasa Tazaki had one arm around her waist and the other hand on her back.

In that overwhelming twilight, he instantly sensed from Hoshino Hanami a longing unique to adolescence for an older woman, a longing that had never been realized and could never be realized, a longing that was about to ignite.

As we grow up, we leave that innocence and romance behind somewhere, and over the years we can't even remember that it ever existed.

What Hoshino Hanami awakened that day was a part of her "self" that had long been dormant within her, an eternal dream belonging to the boy.

Feeling this profound truth, Tsukasa Tazaki became even more determined not to give up.

after all……

We are a perfect match in terms of looks.

Moreover, Da Ke'ai is beautiful and can arrange flowers herself, so what reason is there not to be together?

"Hey, hey, hey, how did you end up saving me?" After their lips parted, Hoshino Hanami buried her face in Tazaki Tsukasa's chest and asked, "Didn't you say you were captured?"

"You've been tricked, you idiot!" Tsukasa Tazaki lowered his head, his nose brushing against her hair.

"Damn it, my sister worried for nothing..."

"Couldn't you have verified it first?"

"But I'm just a hopeless romantic..." Hoshino Hana nestled her head against his chest, looking a little silly, and said, "When I heard you were in trouble, my mind went blank, and I rushed out without thinking. It's your fault, your fault, your fault..."

"Okay, okay." Tazaki Tsukasa patted her back like he was coaxing a child. "It's my fault, it's all my fault."

"Don't be upset, it's all your fault!" Hoshino Hana tightened her grip on his waist and complained in a low voice, "You got into trouble with the Black Dragon Group as soon as you came back from Fukuoka, and then you had someone take a gun to do things for you. You haven't told me anything for so many days, and when I asked Sakura, she gave me vague answers. How can I not worry?"

"Yes, it was my fault."

"Remember to tell me next time you need anything!" Hoshino Hanami raised her eyebrows slightly and shook her fist with a rather domineering air: "You're the one my sister has her eye on, no one but me can bully you, understand?"

"understand!"

"Good boy, little rascal, haha~" Hoshino Hanami loosened her fist and laughed extremely happily.

“Let’s go, let’s go meet the governor.” Tazaki Tsukasa picked up the gun from the ground and reached out to open the door.

After leaving the room, under the lamplight and moonlight, he could see clearly that Hoshino Hanami had several cuts on her body, her black leather jacket was stained with traces of blood, and her whole body was covered in dust.

"You idiot!" Tsukasa Tazaki scolded, both angry and heartbroken. "Wait till we get back, I'll teach you a lesson!"

"They're over there."

"Come here quickly."

Several members of the Black Dragon Group rushed out from one side of the corridor, each holding a gun. Bullets tumbled around the two men, and dust from the walls splattered down, covering their heads.