Zongman: Beginning and Snow under the Rain Escape from Raccoon City

"Get up, you two."

Yukinoshita Haruno leaned against the door with one hand.

Ye Hai sat up abruptly, almost getting tangled in the blanket: "Yang Nai—how did you get in?"

“I knocked on the door three times and there was no response, so as the building’s manager, I exercised my emergency entry rights.”

Yukino blinked, her gaze sweeping over the two people on the bed for less than a second.

She wasn't surprised at all by Kasumigaoka Utaha's existence.

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Although she snatched Hakai back from Kasumigaoka Utaha back then.

But Yukino Yukinoshita knew very well that the two of them would get back together sooner or later.

Kasumigaoka Utaha remained calm and unfazed by Yukinoshita Haruno. She simply fastened the top button of her white shirt with composure.

Then she sat up straight on the bed with one hand, her black pantyhose revealing a very faint sheen at her calves.

The original one had a hole in the middle, so it was impossible to wear through.

This was one she had prepared in her bag beforehand.

This isn't the first time Kasumigaoka Utaha has been with Hakai.

Of course I know his quirks.

Upon entering the living room, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes swept over the women present.

There were far more people than she had expected.

"Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

A somewhat uncertain voice appeared in Kasumigaoka Utaha's ear.

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Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her head and saw Shiina Mahiru.

"Long time no see, junior."

Kasumigaoka Utaha gave Shiina Mahiru a meaningful look.

This little man is really greedy now.

There were so many women she had never seen before.

……

"Come with me to the company lab today. My sister has something to do, and I need someone to help her."

Ai Haibara said to Ye Hai, who had just walked out of the bedroom.

Ye Hai was stunned for a moment before he reacted, a playful smile appearing on his lips: "Ready?"

Ai Haibara blushed slightly, turned her face away, and did not answer.

The two had previously reached a deal.

However, Ai Haibara kept making excuses about not letting her sister find out, so she never paid the price.

Just two days ago, after Ye Hai had completely processed the sisters' identity information.

Ai Haibara finally made up her mind.

Miyano Akemi carried a small bag of freshly baked croissants, muttering as she walked, "Ai is really something, saying that I would interfere with her doing things... Waaah, she actually dislikes her older sister, so sad."

He complained, but his eyes showed relief.

Only after the two sisters emerged from the shadows did she truly learn to live at the pace of an ordinary person.

The sunlight wasn't strong today, and the shadows of the trees lining the road stretched out like thin carpets.

The traffic light turned once, then again, and she walked slowly, letting her thoughts drift in the gentle breeze.

Just then, a figure flashed past in the crowd on the other side of the zebra crossing.

In that fleeting moment, Miyano Akemi's heart almost skipped a beat.

Chapter 207 Ai Haibara in the Laboratory

"Shiho...?"

Akemi Miyano's eyes widened. No, just an hour ago she was in Ai's form at home.

Even if they had transformed back into adult form, they shouldn't have gotten here so quickly.

The girl stopped in front of the mall at the intersection, waiting for someone.

Her short, low-saturation brown hair was permed into a clean, neat inward curl, with a few wisps of hair hanging down to her ears. The style was so precise it was almost obsessive. On her ears were a pair of extremely simple silver hoops.

As she turned around, Akemi Miyano saw her profile clearly. It wasn't Shiho, but the resemblance was unsettling.

"Sonoko, your hair today really looks like... well, how should I put it, it looks a bit like a female researcher in a TV drama."

Ran Mouri's voice is very clear.

"Oh my~ this isn't called a female researcher anymore, this is called 'urban intellectual style'!"

The girl laughed and flicked the ends of her hair, saying, "But as long as you say it looks like it, that's fine. What do you think? Isn't it beautiful? Take a picture and tweet it!"

Suzuki Sonoko.

Upon hearing the name, Akemi Miyano breathed a sigh of relief.

She's definitely not my sister.

"Sonoko Suzuki, tell me seriously, have you ever thought about changing your hair color again—"

Ran Mouri pinched her chin and looked her over: "...A little lighter? You look so mature today."

"Mature? I'm mature, for goodness' sake!"

Sonoko Suzuki crossed her arms and winked smugly, "Let me tell you, my hairstylist is amazing! He said that this curve gives him that presence. Look, look—"

"Well, it looks good."

Ran Mouri smiled and said, "Shall we go eat at that newly opened pasta restaurant?"

"Let's go! I also want to check out the new necklace at that jewelry store; I heard it suits my style perfectly..."

As Sonoko Suzuki spoke, she naturally linked her arm with Ran Mouri's, and the two walked down the escalator into the mall.

Akemi Miyano hesitated for a few seconds, but still chose to stay outside.

They just look alike; there's no need to stalk them.

A red vintage Porsche silently glided past the street corner, its windows reflecting the street scene for a fleeting moment before gradually darkening again.

Gin held the cigarette between his fingers, his eyelashes drooping, as if he were keeping the wind under his eyelids.

His gaze wasn't fixed on the traffic, but rather on the figure that had just disappeared in front of the mall.

"...See that? Vodka."

he asked in a low voice.

"I saw it, boss."

Vodka pushed up his sunglasses and tapped his leg with his fingertip: "70% similar. Hair length, walking rhythm... very similar to Sherry."

Gin didn't say anything, and his cigarette ash fell into the black ashtray.

"Is it possible that it's Sherry?"

……

Although Sonoko Suzuki's figure had disappeared into the mall, Akemi Miyano still felt uneasy.

She frowned, took out her phone, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed her sister's number.

"Ai...where are you now?"

She asked in a low voice, her tone tinged with a hint of probing.

The call was answered quickly, but instead of Ai Haibara's usual calm response, there was a faint, suppressed panting sound.

Akemi Miyano paused for a moment.

Then she heard some strange, rhythmic sounds, like something colliding, and the faint sound of fabric rubbing together.

"Ai?!"

Akemi Miyano raised her voice slightly, her grip on the phone tightening unconsciously: "What are you doing? Are you alright?"

On the phone, Ai Haibara's voice finally came through, carrying a deliberately suppressed calm: "Sis... I'm in the lab, busy... It's nothing."

Her voice was broken and intermittent, as if she were forcing herself to speak through clenched teeth, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor at the end.

"you……"

Akemi Miyano frowned, sensing something was wrong: "Why are there strange noises coming from your end? Is something wrong?"

"No, no!"

Ai Haibara's reply came too quickly, her tone tinged with panic: "It's just... the experimental equipment bumped into something, Sis, don't worry, I'm busy, I'll hang up now!"

Before Miyano Akemi could ask any more questions, the phone was abruptly disconnected.

Akemi Miyano stared at the black screen of her phone, her brows furrowing even deeper.

That voice, that tone... the more she thought about it, the more something felt off.

In the laboratory, the air was filled with a faint smell of chemical reagents, mixed with a slightly ambiguous temperature.

Ai Haibara leaned against the lab table, her fingertips gripping the edge of the table so tightly that her knuckles turned white from the force.

An unnatural blush spread across her cheeks, and a few stray hairs on her forehead were damp with sweat and clung to her skin.

She bit her lower lip, trying hard not to make a sound, but the trembling in her body was impossible to hide.

Ye Hai stood behind her.

He chuckled softly, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Relax, Ai. The call's over, why are you still so nervous?"

"Shut up……"

Ai Haibara gritted her teeth and forced out two words, her voice filled with shame and anger: "You did it on purpose... knowing my sister would become suspicious..."

"Blame me?"

Ye Hai raised an eyebrow, his fingers lightly tracing her earlobe, a hint of teasing in his voice: "You insisted on answering the phone yourself, I didn't force you."

Ai Haibara glared at him fiercely, but the intimidating power in her eyes was almost completely dispelled by her current state.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and whispered, "That's enough... let's finish this quickly, I still have experiments to do."

Ye Hai chuckled and stopped teasing her, but his actions didn't stop.

The laboratory lights were cold and white, casting long shadows of the two people on the wall.

……

Meanwhile, Gin's car was parked in an alley not far from the mall.

He stubbed out his cigarette, his gaze coldly fixed on a photo on his phone screen—a profile of Sonoko Suzuki that Vodka had just captured from surveillance footage.

"Suzuki Sonoko..."

Gin murmured the name, a cold smile playing on his lips: "I don't care who you are, just blame yourself for looking too much like Sherry."

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.

This is Gin's principle.

Vodka, sitting in the driver's seat, asked in a low voice, "Boss, when do we make our move?"

Gin didn't answer, but coldly uttered two words: "Wait."