A villainous girl created by paranoia

Chapter Twenty-Four: Heroes and Criminals (Part Nine)

2022年9月24日21:30

God knows how hard it was for me to hold back my laughter in front of those idiot cops.

I can do it! I can definitely complete this mission. With the truth serum in hand, how can I possibly lose? Although this truth serum is ridiculously expensive, it's a great thing as long as it helps me pass this mission.

However, I still investigated everywhere like a headless fly. Another fire broke out today. I don't know how Hanamiya Karen and Inukai Tsubaki, who are lying in the drug rehabilitation center and hospital, managed to do it, but it doesn't matter anymore, because Hanamiya Karen will soon be able to confess these crimes herself.

Although I felt relaxed, I had wasted a whole day and didn't arrive at the rehab center until evening. The main reason I didn't dare come during the day was because there were too many people and too much attention. After all, truth serum isn't a good thing. I had brought up truth serum at that meeting and was chased away by that uncle-like director. So this time, I planned to secretly feed the truth serum to Hanamichi Karen.

Of course, secretly feeding it to someone only in my knowledge is definitely useless. I need to record the truth that Hanamichi Karen reveals with a voice recorder and also take a video with my phone. That way, those idiot police officers will finally wake up as evidence.

Although forcibly administering truth serum to people will definitely get me criticized, haven't I been criticized enough already? There are plenty of people criticizing me, so one or two more won't make a difference.

Although there were some narcotics officers in the corridor, they didn't say anything when they saw me. Although I was quite famous as No. 18 of the Yuling City Hero Association, I wasn't famous enough for everyone to greet me, especially since my reputation was notorious.

They arrived at Hanamiya Karen's hospital room without any hindrance and then rudely pushed open the door.

Boom!

The loud noise of the door opening easily attracted Hua Gong's pitiful gaze.

The lights in Hanamiya Karen's hospital room were already off, but she was still sitting on the bed playing on her phone. The faint light from the phone illuminated her pretty face, which had regained some color.

Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

I'm desperately searching for evidence of your crimes, while you're comfortably recuperating here?

Hanamichi Karen was slightly taken aback when she saw me, and then she once again revealed that annoying smile.

"Good evening, Miss War Maiden. May I ask what brings you here?"

I didn't say anything, but went straight to Hua Gong's bedside and snatched her phone while she looked completely bewildered.

"Miss War Maiden? What are you doing?"

I ignored Hanamiya Karen's somewhat stiff expression and instead looked at her phone. At that moment, Hanamiya Karen was chatting with Inukai Tsubaki using the chat app [Carrier Pigeon].

I had hoped to find some useful clues in the chat logs between Hanamiya Karen and Inukai Tsubaki, but in reality, their chat didn't reveal anything useful, which made me a little irritated. However, I quickly suppressed my irritation because I still had a bottle of truth serum in my pocket.

"Um, Miss War Maiden? Could you please give me back my phone?"

I didn't answer Hanamichi Karen's question. Instead, I put her phone in my pocket right in front of her and then said to her very rudely.

"You, come with me to assist with the investigation."

Upon hearing my words, even Hanamiya Karen's professional fake smile faltered. She frowned and then asked.

"Miss War Maiden, where is your investigation permit? Where is your partner?"

I didn't reply immediately, for a simple reason: I didn't have permission to investigate, nor did I have a partner.

As if sensing my predicament, Hanamichi Karen continued her eloquent speech.

"As far as I know, the Central Police Station in Yuling City requires an investigation order issued by a combat-level officer or above when assigning investigation tasks to ordinary police officers, and ordinary police officers must be in pairs or more when carrying out the task."

"..."

For a moment I couldn't say anything, because what Hanamichi Karen said was indeed true.

Seeing that I had been humiliated, Hanamiya Keikaku seemed somewhat smug, and continued speaking.

"Therefore, Miss War Maiden, you have neither the permission to investigate nor a partner to accompany you. Your actions are illegal and irregular, so you have no right to demand that I cooperate with your investigation."

"Tsk."

I clicked my tongue in annoyance. Treating someone like Hanamiya Karen in a compliant and legal manner wouldn't work, so I raised my hand and used my own way of dealing with criminals.

Snapped!

A clear and loud slap...

For someone like that, a slap would have been enough. But something felt off. In the stories I've seen, Hanamiya Karen is supposed to be a formidable fighter, so why did my slap feel like I was actually slapping an ordinary sixteen-year-old high school student?

Hanamichi was stunned for a moment after being slapped. She remained in the slapped position for a while, and I even saw her cheek, where I had slapped her, quickly swell up.

Hanamichi, who had been slapped, didn't yell or scream. Instead, she just lowered her head, lost in thought.

Hmph, keep being smug, keep talking! Why did you stop? Weren't you just being very talkative? Now you know how powerful I am, right?

"Come with me, and don't make me repeat myself."

Perhaps my words were too cold, for Hanamichi's pitiful body couldn't help but tremble, before she lowered her head and got out of bed without a word.

I was a little confused. I wondered how a criminal who could commit such heinous acts as murder and arson could be so obedient. Or was it that the slap had frightened her?

After leaving the ward, Hanamiya Karen silently followed behind me. I was actually a little uneasy, afraid that Hanamiya Karen would suddenly do something evil to me, so I would occasionally glance at Hanamiya Karen following behind me out of the corner of my eye.

As I passed by the lobby of the drug rehabilitation center, I happened to see two anti-drug police officers talking about something. The two officers didn't say anything after seeing me and continued with their own conversation.

I naturally didn't intend to pay much attention to it, but out of the corner of my eye I noticed that Hanamichi Karen seemed to be a little restless.

This guy? He wouldn't be looking for police help, would he? It's pretty strange for a murderer to want to ask the police for help.

Fortunately, Karen Hanamichi didn't make a fuss and simply brushed past the two anti-drug police officers. To be honest, I was very curious as to why Karen Hanamichi was so obedient. Did she have some kind of scheme?

Well, it doesn't matter. Anyway, she'll tell the whole truth after I give her the truth serum.

However, this kind of thing can't be done in the drug rehabilitation center; if I get interrupted, my situation will become very troublesome.

After taking the elevator to the underground parking lot, Hanamiya Karen finally stopped. Seeing her stop, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. I was really afraid that she would just follow me without saying a word.

At first glance, it seems like it would be beneficial for me for Hanako to come with me, but if I put myself in her shoes, would anyone really be willing to go with me?

It was obvious that no one wanted to come with me.

Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable for Hanamiya Karen to be hesitant like this now.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop?"

Despite my cold questioning, Hanamiya Karen kept her head down, looking like she didn't want to talk to me at all, so I turned around and walked towards her.

Sure enough, when she saw me walking towards her, Hanamiya Karen took two steps back like a cat with its fur standing on end, her voice filled with a hint of panic.

Where are you taking me?

Yes, this time without honorifics, it sounds much more pleasant.

"You don't need to know, you just need to come with me."

"I don't want to go, I want to go back to my room."

As she spoke, Hanamiya Karen took two steps back, then turned and ran towards the elevator.

Something's not right. Something's not right. Logically speaking, if Hanamichi was going to run away, she should have done so when she met those two anti-drug police officers. Why did she only think of running away when she got to the underground parking lot?

Although I don't know why Hanamichi Karen is only thinking of escaping now, my mission depends entirely on Hanamichi Karen, so no matter what the reason, I will not let Hanamichi Karen escape.

Even though Hanamiya Karen ran a distance, the speed of people cannot be compared. Almost as soon as Hanamiya Karen took her second step, I was already in front of her, and then, under Hanamiya Karen's astonished and surprised gaze, I kicked her in the stomach.

Bang!

The kick landed squarely on Hanako's abdomen, sending her flying more than ten meters away. Hanako rolled twice on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

She gasped for breath, clutching her abdomen as she curled up on the ground, her blue and white hospital gown stained red again by the tear in her wound.

But I didn't care that much. As long as she told the truth and was arrested by the police, it didn't matter if she died as soon as she entered prison. After all, it's the same for social scum like them to die sooner or later.

Just as I was about to walk toward Hanamiya Karen, an unexpected situation suddenly occurred.

"Don't move! Hands up!"

The sudden shout startled me, so I looked in the direction of the sound and saw a dozen or so narcotics officers in white uniforms pointing their pistols at me.

My heart skipped a beat, and I turned my head again. Sure enough, there were two narcotics officers trying to help Karen Hanamiya leave where she was. Those two officers were the same ones Karen Hanamiya and I had encountered when we passed by the main hall of the drug rehabilitation center.

Bang!

Just as I was about to take a step, a bullet struck precisely in front of my foot. The bullet's trajectory wasn't from the direction of the stairwell, but from another direction.

Looking in the direction the bullet came from, I spotted the person who had just fired the shot.

Mikami Takato, the director of this drug rehabilitation center, was the one who fired that shot just now.

He led a dozen or so anti-drug police officers to Hanamiya Karen's side, blocking her view. Mikami Takato raised his hand, signaling the anti-drug police officers behind him to stop, while he himself took two steps forward with an unfriendly expression, saying as he went.

"Is it interesting to fight Xiao Xiao?"

I'm getting anxious again...

After taking a deep breath, I managed to stay calm and then spoke to Mikami Takato.

"Hua Gong is a criminal, and you are protecting criminals."

Mikami Takato nodded at my statement, then said with a still unfriendly expression.

"Go on."

His attitude made me very uncomfortable, so I didn't give him a friendly look either.

"She's a criminal, I'm taking her away."

"Pfft..."

Mikami Nobleman sneered at my words and said with a hint of disdain.

"Where are the witnesses? Where is the evidence? You think you can just say it is? I don't care if you're a mad dog or a mad cat, please don't try to take advantage of the patients in my drug rehabilitation center. Before the arrest warrant is officially issued, Hanamichi Karen is just a patient in my drug rehabilitation center."

I'm so anxious! This feeling has been bothering me for a long time.

An unnamed rage seemed to ignite within me, a rage I desperately wanted to unleash, for 'she' showed faint signs of awakening.

I'm being stopped! I'm being stopped again! Why are you getting in my way again! Do you even know I'm about to die?! Why are you all picking on me like this?!

My teeth were chattering uncontrollably, my breathing became erratic, and everything in my field of vision seemed to be tinged with red.

"Are you... sure you want to stop me?"

I suppressed my shattering sanity and asked my last question.

"Heh, are you going to try and take it by force? Zhan Xiaoxiao, are you...?"

Before Mikami Nobleman could finish speaking, I rushed out, [Physical Enhancement] and [Super Strength] were triggered at the same time, and in an instant my four-dimensional rating was raised to A+BAC. Then I punched Mikami Nobleman hard in the head.