I said you are all war criminals

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The biggest feature of live house is that participating bands need to sell tickets a week in advance.

Basically, for a single performance, band members need to sell dozens of tickets to break even. If the live house they've arranged to perform at suddenly closes, it's undoubtedly a huge blow to the band members, both financially and psychologically.

This means that if a live house wants to close down, it needs to announce it more than a week in advance, so as to avoid the dilemma of the band selling out tickets but the live house is closed.

It was obvious that Hong Xia did not report her plan to run away from home a week in advance.

"You can't leave now, right?" Bai Ye sat down at the front desk of Starry, looking at the dazzling array of wine bottles at the back.

Xingge poured Bai Ye a glass of sparkling water in a grouchy tone, "Do you have anything else to do besides showing off your sister?"

The relationship between the two can be summed up in one word: "my sister's friend's brother/sister." They can call each other by their first names, but they're not that familiar.

"Of course." Bai Ye took the sparkling water, took a sip, and then said seriously: "I came here to help you."

Xingge raised an eyebrow, obviously curious about Bai Ye's suggestion, "Help me?"

"Yes, I'll help you." Bai Ye put down the cup. "You can't leave, but I'm free. Why don't you tell me where Hong Xia is going, and I'll help you find her."

"...Then I'll trouble you."

Xingge didn't say anything like "What is your purpose?" or "I don't need your help" like the confused supporting characters in the animation, but simply accepted the help.

Not only that, she also immediately expressed her thoughts.

"Hong Xia has always restrained herself since she was young. Even if she ran away from home, she would not go to any dangerous places."

Xingge counted on her fingers.

"I can roughly guess a few places she might go... maybe the beach? And you know she's in a band, so maybe she'll go to some music-related place, like a recording studio or a music store?"

"Those aren't places to stay overnight," Bai Ye complained.

Xingge froze for several seconds before speaking gloomily, "She still wants to spend the night outside?"

"Generally speaking, running away from home takes at least a day or two," Bai Ye said, speaking from personal experience. "How much money did she take from home? Usually, children only take into account the cost of accommodation."

Xingge replied sullenly, "I don't know."

"do not know?"

"She didn't take any money from home. She probably just took the money she saved!" Xingge said desperately, "I don't know how much money Hongxia took!"

"Wow."

Bai Ye sighed, "Then I'll think of a way..."

Anyway, Hakuno took a bottle of Coke with him when he left.

To be honest, Hakuno wasn't too worried about Hongxia. With the memories of two lifetimes as a foundation, he didn't think Hongxia would do anything stupid.

However, since he had already promised Xingge, Bai Ye still planned to look for Hongxia.

As Hakuno drank his cola, he thought about where Hongxia might have gone. His first thought was the beach, after all, Xingge had mentioned this possibility. Maybe Hongxia was struck by the two simulations of Liang and Kita, and was going to the beach to relax?

He knew it was unlikely, but what if?

Anyway, Hakuno decided to go to the nearby beach first.

then.

Hakuno blitzed Tokyo Bay.

When talking about the sea in Tokyo, the first thing that comes to mind is Tokyo Bay.

The sea breeze from Tokyo Bay carried the salty smell and the hustle and bustle of the city. Hakuno stood on the shore, looking at the sparkling water, and then sat down.

Not to mention the rainbow summer here, you can't even see the "rainbow" in the rainbow.

However, Bai Ye had no intention of finding Hong Xia here. He just took out the seat and fishing gear from the trunk of the car and started fishing.

Now that you are here, let’s go fishing!

Hakuno's fishing skills didn't seem particularly impressive, but his patience was remarkable. He sat on the shore, letting the sea breeze caress his face. Time slipped by unnoticed, the sun began to slowly sink, and a golden glow shone across the sea.

Then, just when the last ray of sunlight was swallowed by the sea, Bai Ye finally caught a fish.

Bai Ye carefully took the fish off the hook, watched it struggle in the air for a few times, and then threw it back into the sea. After doing all this, he clapped his hands in satisfaction, stood up, and decided to call it a day.

After packing up his fishing gear, Bai Ye slowly walked back to his car along the shoreline. As soon as he got into the car, he pulled out his phone and typed a message to Xingge: "Hong Xia isn't at the beach. I'll look for somewhere else tomorrow."

Don’t rush today.

If Hongxia doesn't come home tomorrow, he will give her a wonderful performance.

Chapter 35: Hong Xia's Journey (Part 2)

Hong Xia walked through this "black market".

Although it is called a black market, it doesn’t seem like the place where slaves and weapons are sold like in light novels.

This is Tokyo, so it wouldn't have fallen to that level. Even under Yamada Ryoji, the most they could do was sell organs and freshly removed prosthetics...

No, no, I’m lost in memories again.

Hongxia came to her senses and stopped in front of a shop.

This is a shop without a name.

In fact, in the black market, most shops don’t even have names. People basically just refer to them as “that shop that sells something”.

This is a store that sells "tomb-robbing tools".

Hong Xia pushed open the door, and the doorbell chimed, breaking the dull atmosphere inside. The shop was dim, with only a few dim lights flickering in the corners, casting patches of light and shadow. The shelves were filled with a variety of tools, from shovels and hammers to fine brushes and magnifying glasses.

The shop owner was a middle-aged man wearing a pair of round glasses. He was sitting behind the counter, wiping a tea bowl. He looked up at Hong Xia but didn't say anything.

"I need a set of equipment."

Hongxia is concise and to the point.

The man muttered, "There aren't many single-person gear these days... If you want to go down the cave alone, you'd buy better stuff at a sports store than here."

This is the truth.

Don't be fooled by the shovels and brushes piled up in his shop, what he actually sells are things like forklifts and excavators. Things like Luoyang shovels are no longer popular in this era.

In the shop owner's opinion, guys like Hong Xia who just talk and do nothing are just playing around.

Hongxia was not surprised by the store owner's reaction.

She hadn't originally planned to buy those cars or anything, but buying tomb-robbing tools in ordinary stores would leave traces, so she went to the black market specifically.

"You wouldn't refuse to do business if there's one?"

The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, narrowing them into a thin line behind his small lenses. After a moment, he put down the tea bowl in his hand, stood up, and walked out from behind the counter.

"Okay, then I'll sell you a set of equipment."

The owner didn't say anything and quickly pulled out a mess of things.

There are Luoyang shovels, detectors, ropes, and knives... These things are not rare. Except for the Luoyang shovel, the rest may be able to be bought in a few days.

But Hongxia didn't think these things were rare.

"These things won't be traced, right?" Hong Xia asked.

"If they find out about this, it won't be you, a playboy, who will die."

The owner's tone was confident, but also tinged with sarcasm.

"Besides, even if you buy these things at a convenience store on the street, you might not be discovered."

Hong Xia didn't care about these things. She just needed to make sure that her actions would not leave any traces, and the owner of this black market shop was obviously someone who knew how to deal with these things.

"How much?" Hong Xia asked directly.

The shopkeeper held up five fingers, representing 500,000 yen. For the black market, this price was not excessive.

Hongxia pulled a paper bag from her pocket, counted out half the money, and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper took the money, didn't count it, and stuffed it directly into his pocket. Then, Hongxia squatted down, checked the items, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with them, she put them into a black bag.

"Thank you." Hong Xia said.

After saying that, Hong Xia dragged the pile of things out.

This bunch of stuff weighed at least 40 kilograms, which was a bit too heavy for a high school girl like Hong Xia. She could certainly carry a gun and kill people, but she couldn't lift things that she couldn't lift.

She dragged the bag of miscellaneous items out of the black market and went straight into the love hotel.

The advantage of love hotels is that they rarely check the identities of guests. Even though Hong Xia was clearly underage and the large bag she was carrying didn't look like a change of clothes, she still checked in without a problem.

On the pink sheets of the love hotel, Hongxia spread out the map of Tokyo and began to recall the location of the "Golden God".

In her second life, Hong Xia had found the "Golden God" in Tokyo. However, because her memories were only fragments, she was unsure of the exact location of the "Golden God."

"First of all, it shouldn't be in downtown Tokyo..."

The so-called Tokyo urban area consists of 23 special wards known as the "Tokyo 23 wards", the "Three Tama areas" west of the 23 wards, and some islands in the Pacific Ocean under the jurisdiction of Tokyo.

Hongxia knew these places well. She would not be qualified to dig there for at least eight years - unless Liang or Kita got sick with the plague in advance during these eight years and turned Tokyo into a no-man's land.

Hong Xia's eyes slowly moved across the map, her mind calculating various possibilities. She knew that the mountainous and forested areas surrounding Tokyo were the best place to search for the "Golden God." It was a sparsely populated area with complex terrain and had never been explored.

Then she turned her gaze to the water flowing in the mountains and forests.

In Hong Xia's memory, the "Golden God" was buried deep underground, and it would be impossible to dig it out with today's equipment. In reality, her goal was to find the "Golden God Water Veins" hidden underground and use these alien products, theoretically nanomechanical organisms, to create prosthetic chips.

Hongxia marked several key points on the map and prepared to set off early tomorrow morning.

However, it's still early.

She decided to take a shower first.

Hongxia took off her clothes, turned on the TV, and walked into the hotel bathroom.

Amidst the noisy sound of the TV, hot water poured over Hong Xia. She closed her eyes, letting the water dance on her skin and letting her golden hair slide down her body.

Today's work schedule is actually not very full.

She'd go out and take out three Yakuza gangs in the morning, and then go to the black market to buy tools in the afternoon... In her first life, she could have done it in ten minutes. Something that would take a whole day would probably involve storming the Trauma Team building head-on.

"...Okay, Hongxia, don't push yourself too hard. Take your time, take your time."

Under the shower, Hongxia gently patted her face.

She hadn't lied to her sister; this was truly a journey to find herself. Even if she couldn't find the Golden God, she had decided she would return home in... maybe three weeks at most.

After all, I still have to go to school.

Hong Xia wiped the water from her face and looked at herself in the mirror. There was a waterproof full-length mirror in the bathroom of this love hotel, and Hong Xia could see herself in the mirror as she was.

"Relax, Kita and Ryo haven't even gotten into university yet... and don't you already know how to deal with Ryo? That way, Kita will be the only one left to worry about... It's easy, very easy."

Ahhh.

Hongxia looked at the person in the mirror.

This guy looks really bad.

Chapter 36: Liang's Search

"We have to go get Hongxia back."

In the family restaurant, Liang said this while biting into French fries.

Kita, who was called by her, sat up straight and spoke carefully.

"Why not call Ichiri? She's also a member of the band."

She is not the ultimate in martial arts.

Liang hid his complaints and gave an expressionless answer.

"Because I believe in Kita."

"Senior Liang!"