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A little embarrassed, Suzuran spoke softly, apologizing for her unintentional question which made Tanjiro the center of attention.

"No, it's nothing. For me, this is not a topic that cannot be discussed. It's better to talk about them. Well, it's actually quite good. In this case, before waiting for Mr. Lin Yi to come back, I will talk about my family affairs."

Tanjiro waved his hand gently, and when he saw the childish curiosity that Lillian couldn't hide in her eyes, his expression became a little gentler.

The story itself is nothing worth mentioning.

Of course, the boy himself was not a good storyteller.

He just recalled the time when he was with his family, and then randomly picked out some things that had happened that he thought were interesting, and narrated them casually in just a few words.

"Well, my brothers Shigeru and Hanako are very attached to me and want to go with me wherever I go."

"As for Takeo, he actually adores Nezuko more."

"Rokuta is a sleepy kid who always lets Nezuko carry him to sleep. Sometimes he wants to say a word or two, but Nezuko is more protective of him."

"As for Nezuko, she's really good at rock-paper-scissors. She always plays rock-paper-scissors when she argues with me."

One sentence after another.

Something about a younger brother or sister.

As he spoke, a gentle look inadvertently revealed itself again.

Lillian threw herself into Old Bob's arms, muttering that she envied this family where brothers and sisters lived in harmony.

Suzuran couldn't help but show some envy. She looked at Tanjiro and smiled, saying, "I feel that Tanjiro-brother is really happy to have a big family like this."

slam-la-

The heavy rain outside the window continued.

The young man's gentle gaze turned to a wooden box that had been placed on the side of the room, and the lines at the corners of his mouth became more relaxed.

"Yeah, of course."

"Of course I am very, very happy."

"After all, they are the most important and irreplaceable family members..."

Chapter 19: Hey~secret code?

The sound of the rushing rain seems to never end.

Before I knew it, it was late at night.

Lillian yawned. The little girl was already feeling a little sleepy at this time, but because she still wanted to listen to Tanjiro's stories, she was still forcing herself not to go to bed.

For this reason, Old Bob had to be strong and picked up Lillian and took her to the bedroom. Lillian struggled desperately, but unfortunately, as a child, her physical fitness was too poor, so her resistance turned into a cute act.

"I still want to hear Tanjiro-nii tell stories!"

The girl's expression became a little aggrieved and she blinked and stared at Tanjiro Kamado not far away, her eyes full of requests for help.

"As for stories, well, we'll continue telling them tomorrow. Only good and obedient children can listen to stories."

However, Tanjiro, who was obviously very experienced with children, just smiled gently, stood up, walked to Lillian, reached out and gently touched her little head, then put on the serious expression of an elder and spoke seriously.

"Woo, I'll be a good kid..."

Although she was still very reluctant, looking at Tanjiro's serious expression, Lillian pouted and finally calmed down.

"If this girl really had a brother or sister, she might be much more obedient than she is now."

Old Bob couldn't help but smile as he watched this scene. The original sense of alienation towards Tanjiro and Suzuran was no longer found in this old man.

"It's possible that they will become even more disobedient. After all, younger siblings are always spoiled by their older siblings."

Lily of the Valley, who was walking by, smiled and made a little joke.

The atmosphere in the house seemed very relaxed for a moment. Although it was a dark and cold rainy night, it seemed to be covered with a little warmth.

Old Bob held Lillian in his arms, put the little girl to bed and coaxed her to sleep.

Tanjiro and Suzuran continued to stay in the living room, waiting for their companions to come back.

slam-la-

The sound of fierce rain was still hitting the house.

In the damp and cold air, there was no sound of footsteps or knocking on the door outside the house.

"Mr. Lin Yi, he hasn't come back yet."

Lily of the Valley suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Well, I hope nothing happens."

There was still no news at this time, and even Tanjiro couldn't remain calm.

The two of them then fell silent again and waited quietly.

This time they didn't have to wait too long, and then they heard footsteps approaching from outside.

Tap-tap-tap-tap

Two soft noises followed by three heavier noises.

At this time, Lin Yi knocked on the door with the secret signal he and Linglan had agreed upon before leaving.

Yes, for safety reasons, to avoid the door opening by itself in the middle of the night and the fire going out, this time old Bob locked the door from the inside. For safety reasons, old Bob even added a new inner door lock. Therefore, unless the door is smashed open, there is no way to open it from the outside.

In this situation, considering that there is no comprehensive understanding of the power of the unknown enemy in the darkness, Lin Yi agreed with Linglan on a knocking signal in advance to ensure that the door could only be opened after hearing this signal.

And now, the secret code sounded, obviously, it meant that Lin Yi had returned.

"Mr. Lin Yi? Is everything okay outside?"

Suzuran said this and walked to the door first, and asked outside.

[Yes, no problem, open the door]

Lin Yi's somewhat dull voice then sounded through the door.

"Oh, let me open it, ah——"

Tanjiro, who also followed, reached out to open the door, but Suzuran reached out first, grabbed the door lock and opened it, blocking Tanjiro.

squeak-

The moment the door lock was opened, the door started moving by itself.

However, when the door was just opened a crack, and even when the situation outside the door was still uncertain, Lily of the Valley stretched the metal scepter in her hand out through the crack without hesitation.

The white fox fire exploded violently afterwards.

boom!

「Aaaaa——」

After the violent explosion, a shrill howl sounded.

The air flow surged, and the door was completely opened at this moment, revealing the situation outside.

That was not Lin Yi, and he could not even be called a human being. The person standing at the door was a black creature that was more than two meters tall, tall and deformed, extremely thin, and looked like a matchstick man.

This strange-looking thing has three sharp fingers on its hands, claws that look almost half a meter long, and a black, deformed head that looks like a rotten, swollen piece of meat on its skinny torso. This head has no ears or nose, no hair, and its mouth takes up most of the head. Just opening the mouth is equivalent to tearing the whole head in half. There are disordered eyeballs in the twisted black flesh, and there are at least a dozen such eyes on the whole head. Each one is constantly shaking and rotating, staring at the surroundings. The eyeballs themselves are extremely congested and almost completely covered with bloodshot.

The sudden and unhesitating attack by Lily of the Valley obviously completely overwhelmed the creature's expectations, so that it was hit hard without any preparation, and its entire body was covered in gray-white fox fire and burned violently.

Not only that, the strange fox fire used by Lily of the Valley seemed to have the ability to slow down the senses and the body, so that even if this strange thing wanted to escape after being injured, its body would not obey it at all and could only twist on the spot into strange shapes.

"This, this is..."

Tanjiro, who also did not expect this scene, was stunned. He never expected that the time to welcome his teammates would turn out like this.

"Teammate coordinate function, Tanjiro-nii."

Lily of the Valley waved the staff in her hand, and the posture of this petite girl at this moment made people feel particularly reliable.

"When Sheriff Rest invited the night patrol, Mr. Lin Yi knew that the other party was impatient and would take action immediately."

"The so-called agreed knock signal is meant to deceive people. It is only to determine whether the enemy has the ability to eavesdrop. We have the ability to locate our teammates, so we don't need such troublesome signals."

"In the final analysis, this is just a countermeasure to your plan."

In the girl's cold voice, in the rain, Sheriff Rest's fat body walked out of the darkness.

Although they were still far away, Suzuran and Tanjiro could both see that the man had completely lost his gentle and cold expression.

"You're just going to take advantage of the situation after being discovered? As expected, you strangers who suddenly appeared out of nowhere are a big threat."

"Oh, but that's all. After all, your companion, Mr. Lin Yi, who seemed quite smart, is now dead."

As Rest said this, the smile on his face trembled along with his fat, showing a somewhat disgusting feeling.

tread--

The footsteps sounded again.

A figure appeared almost at the same time as Rest's laughter, causing him to freeze as soon as he laughed.

"Mr. Rest, you ran away in the middle of your night patrol. That's a bit incompetent of your job."

Lin Yi wiped the rain and leaves off his head, then looked at the sheriff not far away, with a smile on his face that had a hint of mischief.

Chapter 20: Hey~Analysis method?

Go back a few hours.

"Are these shells universal in this town?"

Lin Yi picked up a rough and deformed metal bullet casing, looked at Old Bob in front of him and asked curiously.

"Well, they are all the same. All pistols are used like this."

Old Bob, who didn't quite understand why Lin Yi asked this question, showed a somewhat puzzled expression, but still nodded and said.

"I see that the guns used by people in this town are all very old models. However, Sheriff Lester is equipped with a pretty nice revolver."

As Lin Yi said this, he squinted his eyes and carefully observed the shape and size of the shell in his hand. Then he put it in his pocket and took a handful of black gunpowder from the small box of black gunpowder that Old Bob had placed on the table.

"Just a little research for fun."

Facing old Bob's somewhat puzzled gaze, Lin Yi just chuckled and spoke casually.

Then, as the sound of rain passed and the sky gradually darkened, it was time for Rest to come to Old Bob's house and invite Lin Yi to go on night patrol with him.

From house to house, Rest knocked on doors and talked with the townspeople.

Sometimes the two sides were able to communicate well, but sometimes it seemed like a quarrel. Of course, because Rest always maintained a gentle communication attitude, there was no real quarrel.

"I really don't understand..."

"Stop wasting time..."

As he spoke, Lin Yi squatted down, tied his shoelaces, then reached out and reached into the gun bag on Rest's waist.

Without making any sound, he took out a bullet and held it in his palm.

Rest himself, who was completely unaware of this, continued talking to the somewhat agitated townsman who opened the door in front of him.

Then, he reached out again and put the bullet back.

"This is really..."

When Rest turned around helplessly, he saw Lin Yi squatting on the ground tying his shoelaces, and everything seemed normal.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin Yi, asking you to follow me to do this kind of thing may be a bit too much for you."

Later, when Lin Yi raised his head, he saw Rest apologizing to him solemnly.

"No, nothing. Since we are already trapped in this town, it would be better to have something to do."

Lin Yi hid his fingers covered with gunpowder and holding the bullet in his pocket and spoke calmly. He stood up as if nothing had happened and continued his patrol work in the rainy night.

Everything still looks very normal.

Until they reached the steep slope, and until Rest put the muzzle of the pistol against Lin Yi's head.

boom!

After a gunshot, Lin Yi fell backwards, fell on a steep slope, then slid down and quickly disappeared into the darkness.