Early the next morning, among the ruins, a white arm stretched out and grabbed the wooden board next to it.

"it hurts……"

Cha Bai rubbed his white hair, wrinkled his eyes, and saw the dilapidated scenes everywhere in confusion, and he was suddenly shocked.

She only remembered drinking a glass of white wine at night, and then...

Then I don’t remember anything…

She stood up and looked around. Half of the tavern collapsed on the ground, and the indoor wreckage was exposed to the early morning sun.

The houses in front of him were also damaged, and there were many people dressed in black lying on the ground. Their blood stains stained the dirt road and merged with the puddles on the ground.

In addition, there are some residents hiding in the dark corners around them. They are curled up and seem to be trying to stay away from themselves.

When Cha Bai took a step, these residents turned around and ran away, running and roaring.

She saw Watzk who was still in the tavern. This rough man was sitting on the ground, his head hung down, his eyes closed, and blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Watzk?" Chabai tried to wake him up.

Watzk opened his eyes, and when the dark-white figure was imprinted on his retinas, his eyeballs were filled with panic.

"Stay away from...stay away from me!"

Despite what Watzk said, he was actually the one trying to stay away.

Cha Bai stretched out a hand and asked tentatively: "What happened?"

Watzke was still retreating, as if what was standing in front of him was a murderous monster.

At this time, Cha Bai heard the sound of soft footsteps behind him, and a large group of gangsters in black suits were standing outside with guns in hand.

"Watzke, is it her?" the leader shouted.

Watzke looked at Cha Bai and then back at the gangsters, hesitation showing in his expression.

"No...I'm not sure...I was knocked unconscious last night and didn't see anything."

Cha Bai could tell he was lying immediately, but the gangsters were doubtful.

"No matter, let's take her away first."

Upon hearing this, Chabai glanced around with his pupils, and after confirming the location of a bag of bounty and a box of mercury bullets, he whispered: "Close your eyes."

After Watzke heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but then he obeyed and closed his eyes tightly.

As soon as it appeared in Cha Bai's hand, he threw it at the gangsters who were coming towards him. It suddenly shone brightly, leaving only a dazzling bright light in front of his eyes.

Accompanied by the messy sound of shooting, when they opened their eyes, the tavern was empty.

In a dark alley not far away, Chabai covered Watzk's mouth and crouched on the ground. He slightly poked his head out, and after confirming that the men in black had left, he let go, turned around and asked, "What on earth happened?"

?”

"You...don't even remember?" Watzke was surprised, and at the same time he was still in a state of panic.

Cha Bai shook his head lightly, "I don't remember what happened, but I know it was me, and you lied to excuse me."

"..."

"please tell me."

Watzk lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "...I did lie. I was scared to death at first, but thinking that you are a friend of Mr. Demon Hunter, maybe there is some misunderstanding..."

"Well, continue." Chabai looked into his eyes and nodded.

"After you drank that glass of wine yesterday..."

The sudden system sound interrupted Chabai's concentration.

The flash of hesitation in her eyes was caught by Watzk.

"Ma'am...what's wrong?"

"It's okay, continue." Chabai said, "What happened after I drank that glass of wine?"

Watzk took a deep breath and said: "You have become...a monster...no, you should be called a weirdo..."

…

In Folia District, inside an ordinary house.

Li Nuo was sitting on a wooden chair, with his hands and feet shackled by iron chains.

The door of the house was opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a black suit and a gentleman's hat appeared at the door.

He took out a cigar and held it in his mouth. The people around him helped him light it. He walked slowly to Li Nuo and blew the pungent smoke into his face.

"The Masked Butcher..." He stared, and the people behind him moved a chair for him.

"She looks a little different from the picture."

Li Nuo raised his eyes and said with a smile: "That only shows that your painter skills are not good enough."

"Huh... arrogant guy." He said: "Let me introduce myself, Tilias. I was Mr. Hawthorne's consultant. As for now... I am just a nanny who helps clean the house without an owner."

"I have seen your stick and mask. As long as you are not a fool, I can believe that you are the Masked Butcher." Tilias crossed his legs and showed an arrogant smile, "Tell me, what are your conditions?"

condition?

Doubts flashed in Li Nuo's mind for a moment, but then he understood what Tilias meant.

The Masked Butcher, a murderer with an A-level bounty, was caught and "surrendered" by a thin warlock who could tell at a glance that he was in a group. He must have had his own purpose.

Li Nuo asked: "Has my reward order been withdrawn?"

"If this is what you care about." Tilias took a sip from his cigar, exhaled a well-proportioned smoke, and said, "Don't worry, I just issued an order to remove the reward, but I think you should be worried now

It’s your own life.”

He paused and continued: "I have a way to make the Masked Butcher disappear from the world. At the same time, I also have a way to give you a new identity under this premise. As long as you can agree to join us and don't make too embarrassing requests.

.”

"I understand." Li Nuo kowtowed slightly, "It's not free, right?"

"I like chatting with people like you." Tilias leaned forward slightly and smiled: "I don't care what your purpose is in coming to 'surrender', because I understand that you risked your life to come to us.

, just for trading.”

No... you are overthinking, Li Nuo complained. After all, the only places where he can "surrender" are gangs and churches. Compared to the Healing Church, which is mysterious and has many unspeakable things, gangs are easier to bully.

However, since there is a transaction, Li Nuo is still quite interested. It might be another side mission that can get good things. Although I may not have time to complete it this time, it is not impossible to come back again.

It's just that the price is to deduct some gold coins from unfinished branches, which cannot support his current "rich wealth" and his random spending.

"Tell me, I want to hear what you want me to do."

Tilias nodded and said, "Kill someone for us."

"who?"

"Have you heard of Lawrence?"

Li Nuo had no expression on his face and nodded in the same way as Tilias. He heard a clang and the iron lock on his hand fell to the ground.

Many men in black took out their pistols, and Tilias waved to indicate that there was no need to act rashly.

Under the dense gunfire, Li Nuo calmly used the iron wire to open the iron locks on his hands and opened the iron locks on his feet.

He stood up, looked around, and nodded to Tilias again.

"My reward order has been withdrawn, right?"

"Do I need to remind you?" Tilias said: "The number of people we deploy in Folia District is no less than that in South Alley District, and outsiders cannot enter or leave this house."

"Hmm... he started threatening me, and it seems he really withdrew." Li Nuo used his finger to make an invisible uppercut on a gang member behind him.

The man's eyes instantly became cloudy, and he heard Li Nuo whisper softly: "Shoot."

A bullet burst out from the muzzle of the gun. Li Nuo was already prepared. The bullet passed by and hit Tilias' head. The moment the flower of flesh and blood bloomed, everyone present was stunned and looked at the extra bullet on his forehead.

Tilias, who had a bloody hole.

This guy is dead, but his eyes are still clear, which is why Li Nuo didn't use it on him, because weak magic power cannot control people with a strong will.

The scene suddenly became chaotic. Li Nuo took this opportunity to control one person and shoot again. He broke the window and escaped from the house amidst the noise of looting.

Fortunately, he was on the first floor. After rolling around on the grass, he stood up and started running wildly until he got into a pile of garbage facing the street. After confirming that the pursuer was gone, he breathed a sigh of relief, jumped out of the garbage pile, and slowly

Step into the alley behind you.

Li Nuo opened the task panel, and a new branch line was printed on the luminous screen.

"No need to remind me, I know..."

"Lawrence..."

"Hidden boss..."

After complaining, he looked back at the remaining time of the main mission and said, "There are still ten hours left. Just stay here and wait. Don't go looking for Chabai yet. Anyway, Watzke should be by her side now, so she will be fine."

Ten months later, Novigrad's peace was once again broken by the appearance of two uninvited guests.

Coincidentally, the biggest losses this time were the gangs, who once again lost a boss.

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Chapter completed!