Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"what's up?"

Seeing Nina there, Isaac said, "Nina, we have something to talk about. How about you and Violet go out and have some fun together?"

"Sister Violet? Okay, okay!"

Watching Nina being taken away by Violet, Isaac turned to look at the two brothers.

“There’s been a killer who specializes in murdering State Alchemists lately, and he might be after you. The Eastern Command and the Central Command have already launched an investigation, so don’t wander around during this time.”

"An assassin who specializes in killing state alchemists?" Alphonse looked at his brother with some concern.

Edward pondered for a moment and said, "I have some information to check at Shaw Tucker's house, I guess..."

“I’ve arranged for soldiers to guard this place day and night. You can stay here if you need to,” Isaac said.

"Is it really possible? Won't that be too much trouble for Mr. Tucker?" Alphonse asked.

Tucker had already appeared behind them.

“If you two want to stay, that’s perfectly fine. It’s a bit lonely with just Nina and me in such a big house,” Tucker said with a chuckle, scratching his head.

"Alright, your problems are resolved. I'll head back now; I have a lot of things to take care of at headquarters." With that, he bid farewell to the group and left.

On the other side of the courtyard, Isaac found Violet telling Nina a story from a storybook. When Violet saw Isaac, she closed the book and stood up.

"Is it over?"

“Well, I’ve said everything I needed to say,” Isaac said, then looked at Nina and smiled, “Nina, big brother is leaving now, I’ll come back to play with you in a few days.”

Nina waved and said, "You promised, you have to come!"

After saying goodbye, Isaac and Violet returned to the Eastern Command.

Meanwhile, in a dimly lit tunnel...

Scar, clutching her already simply bandaged wound, dragged her weary body slowly along, her eyes still resolute.

"Since we can't go to Central City, let's start with Eastern City."

Chapter 130: The Miserable Scar

On this day, it rained lightly in Dongfang City.

Under Roy's arrangement, the city has been heightened with security, and the Tucker family home is surrounded by guards.

The Elric brothers have been staying at his house for the past few days, which makes the conservation work relatively more convenient.

Isaac lay bored on his desk, while his subordinates looked at him helplessly.

"Brigadier General, since you have nothing to do, can't you get up and work? We're doing all the work for you right now!" Habock shouted.

Isaac's slacking off led to an increasing workload for his subordinates.

"I'm conserving my energy. I need to be wary of that wanted criminal named Scar. I'll need to have the strength to fight him," Isaac yawned. "Speaking of which, where's Violet?"

"Warrant Lieutenant Eve Garden? She just went to Lieutenant General Gulaman's office to deliver a document; she should be back soon." It was Roy who spoke.

"Is that so?" Isaac continued to lie there, seemingly dead.

Suddenly, the phone on his desk rang.

Isaac answered the phone: "Hello? This is the Eastern Command."

Violet's voice came through the phone: "Hello? Is this Brigadier General Isaac?"

"Violet? What's wrong? Why are you calling here all of a sudden?"

“I just encountered a thug on the roadside, but he has been subdued and is currently in a coma with serious injuries. He is being treated at a nearby hospital. I want to stay there and keep an eye on him to prevent him from escaping.”

"How heavy a blow did you use?" Isaac said, somewhat speechless on the other end of the phone.

However, for a thug to be able to inflict such heavy damage on Violet, he must have some strength.

“Forget it, he’s just a thug. I’ll send someone over. You can go back to headquarters now,” Isaac said.

"Yes."

Not long after, Violet returned to Isaac.

“I’ve already sent people over, don’t worry,” Isaac said. “By the way, what kind of thugs were they? Why did you use such force?”

“I didn’t really do anything; it was as if he was already injured,” Violet said.

"You were already injured?" Isaac asked, puzzled.

"Yes."

Did you get a good look at what he looked like?

Violet thought for a moment and then said, "It's not very clear because of the rain, but he was wearing a yellow jacket and sunglasses."

Isaac: "..."

It must be a coincidence.

"His skin is also dark."

Isaac: "..."

"He also has a cross-shaped scar on his face, a strange tattoo on his right hand, and his eyes..."

Isaac: "Roy! Take some men to Dongfang City Hospital right now, or it will be too late!"

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One hour ago.

A light rain was falling as Scar walked slowly along the road, her hand covering the wound that Isaac had inflicted earlier.

It escaped through the sewers with a huge, infected wound.

He barely escaped from Central City, grabbed a needle and thread to stitch up his wounds, and arrived in Eastern City. He stopped in front of an apartment building.

"The residence of the Deathbringer Alchemist Shaw Tucker?" Looking at the guards next to the apartment, he knew that the only way to get in was to find a secluded spot, break down the wall, and barge in.

Just as he found a good spot and placed his right hand against the wall, he ran into Violet, who was returning from delivering documents.

"Sir, this is currently a restricted area. Outsiders are not allowed to approach freely," Violet reminded him.

Scar turned her head and saw Violet wearing a blue military uniform.

Violet has golden hair and blue eyes, and with her military uniform, Scar quickly thought of the Amestris army that invaded his homeland years ago.

“An army dog? Even if you’re just a little girl, I won’t let you go.” Scar said, reaching out her right hand to grab Violet.

This move was supposed to be a sure thing; Scar thought there was no way a little girl could dodge his attack.

However, something unexpected happened.

Violet grabbed his right wrist and twisted it, then grabbed his hair with her other hand, pinning him against the wall in one go.

"How is that possible!"

Scar was captured and unable to move. He was too weak to exert any strength due to his serious injuries, and his right wrist was held so that he could not touch anything.

“Sir, I am now arresting you on charges of assaulting military personnel,” Violet said, attempting to drag him to the detention center.

Skar had been struggling as well. He was originally a monk from Ishvalan, and his physical abilities were far superior to those of ordinary people. Even when injured, he was still several times stronger than an average adult male.

But now he's been controlled by a young girl.

"Sir, please don't move around, or you'll get hurt," Violet kindly reminded him.

However, this sounded like a complete insult to Scar.

"Get out of my way!" Scar yelled.

“Impossible. I won’t leave until I’ve taken you to the detention center,” Violet said. “Please talk to the officers there about your difficulties, or hire a lawyer if you can afford it.”

As Scar struggled, her sunglasses fell off, revealing a pair of red eyes.

“Red eyes…” Violet stared at Scar’s eyes for a moment, but her hand still did not loosen.

"What's wrong, Amestris? Remembering something?" Scar mocked.

After all, Amestoris's army had given the Ishvalians a hard time.

Violet looked at Scar, pondered for a moment, and said, "When I was at the military academy, I read some criminal case analyses. It's said that some prisoners who stayed up all night reading unhealthy books would have bloodshot eyes that turned red..."

“I am an Ishvalan!! Don’t forget that!” Scar roared.

However, the roar aggravated the wound.

In an instant, the wound on his chest suddenly ruptured, spurting out a large amount of blood.

Having lost too much blood, Scar suddenly lost the strength to resist, and her struggling movements stopped.

Violet looked at the motionless Scar and shook him: "Sir? Sir, what's wrong?"

With no other option, Violet had to carry him to a nearby hospital and call Isaac.

Let's go back to the present.

When Isaac and Roy arrived at the hospital, they found a large hole in it.

"What happened?" Isaac asked the medical staff as he went inside.

A nurse stepped forward, looking terrified, and said, "A female soldier brought an injured man to us for treatment earlier, saying he was a criminal. Later we found out he was a wanted criminal. We originally planned to treat him while notifying the army, but as soon as he woke up, he broke through the wall and escaped."

They had already escaped.

After a moment's thought, Isaac said to Roy, "Let's go to Shaw Tucker's house and see what's going on."

Chapter 131: The Incompetent Colonel

When the group arrived at Shaw Tucker's house, they saw several guards lying nearby, covered in blood.

"Was it too late?"

Isaac quickly went over, helped one of the soldiers up, and began to heal him using alchemy.

Tell me what happened?

“Ska…it’s the wanted criminal Ska, he forced his way in.”

The soldier was breathless as he spoke, indicating that his injuries were quite serious.

After Isaac finished treating him, he immediately told Roy, "You stay outside and order the city of Oriental to be sealed off. Don't let even a single sewer exit be missed!"