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“MEI, you shouldn’t treat Qianjie like a criminal. She is also a victim.”
“Alice, you know that the most important thing for a leader is not to distinguish between right and wrong, but whether it is ‘needed’.”
"Her dangerousness warrants this treatment—even if she becomes one of us in the future."
"I must be responsible for everyone in the organization."
Wearing glasses, MEI's eyes revealed an utterly calm rationality—this decision would not change just because he learned from Jiang Qiao that 'Thousand Tribulations' belonged to the Moth Chasing Flames, and besides, everything had been too long, and the latter had no time to go through everything in detail.
Of course, being too detailed is actually useless and may even have the opposite effect.
Even if the man named Qianjie... well, he's a girl now. No matter how trustworthy he is, it doesn't change the fact that he's extremely dangerous.
It should be noted that Qianjie is the type of person who, once he touches something he cherishes, will not care about the bigger picture.
Just like in the Herrscher of Corruption incident, after learning about Rin and Sakura's situation, Senju killed everyone involved.
While those people may indeed have deserved to die, even if they needed to be dealt with, they should absolutely not have been killed so hastily as targets of 'venting anger'. They were all warriors of the Moths of Fire, yet they were killed by 'fusion warriors' within the organization.
This directly led to a further rift between fusion warriors and ordinary people, even though the relationship between fusion warriors and humans was already bad at that time... But before that, Qianjie's recklessness and brutality definitely contributed a lot to this rift.
As for the so-called friends—this 'man's' sincerity towards those around him is beyond doubt, but how many people can Qian Jie truly regard as 'companions'?
The majority of people in the organization are probably more afraid of this brutal 'monster', which is as fierce as a wild beast; this applies not only to ordinary people but also to fusion warriors.
"You must understand the terrible consequences if she is left unchecked."
MEI was unusually serious—even 'Alicia' had a hard time convincing her about Qianjie's attitude.
Even if we consider her as a knife, this knife is far too sharp, and unlike Sakura, her existence can only indirectly accelerate the internal conflicts within the organization.
The Fire Moths were already in a difficult situation, and the power of the Herrscher of Domination caused frequent conflicts within the Fire Moths' internal discipline. Fortunately, Aponia's timely arrival was able to suppress the situation.
But even so, it cannot change the fact that this place is a powder keg.
If we were to add another calamity to this powder keg...
She didn't even dare to think about the outcome.
Given MEI's rational approach, she could tolerate 'Alicia' doing certain things because she believed the other party could handle the situation appropriately. However, if it were anyone else, even if 'Alicia' were willing to vouch for them, MEI would still have to carefully consider the pros and cons.
Having said that, Jiang Qiao naturally understood that releasing Qian Jie would be very difficult.
Not intending to make things difficult for MEI, he could only settle for second best—at least not to treat Qianjie like a prisoner.
他 说:
Qianjie has already endured enough suffering; we shouldn't let him suffer any more.
MEI agreed.
Moreover, this sum was actually paid for by 'Alice' herself—Jiang Qiao felt that Alice would definitely not care about such a small amount of money.
They don't even need to specifically allocate funds from the organization's finances, so what more is there to say?
Aponia witnessed the entire conversation between the two.
"Hmm... what's that smell?" Alicia, who was standing to the side, sniffed, looking a little puzzled.
"It smells nice..."
Little Greta, too, sniffed the scent in the air and drooled.
"It tastes like pepper."
Aponia understood, and stepped into the cell first, then pushed open a side door.
"Huh? There's actually a small garden here?!"
Alicia, who followed them in, was somewhat surprised by the layout: a tree, a fluorescent lamp, a pond with swimming fish, and on the lush green lawn, a masked, 'magnanimous' white-haired woman sat on a small stool with a bamboo pole in her hand... seemingly fishing?
—Qianjie hasn't been in a good mood lately.
After being captured by those people in white a while ago, she was tortured for quite a while... Well, that's not really a big deal.
Being hung up in that remote mountain village and having blood drawn every day, the pain was nothing compared to what was to come.
But what really bothered Qianjie was... well, it seemed to have run away. In any case, Qianjie was furious that he woke up to find an important part missing—damn it, those bastards not only tormented him, but also threw eggs at him!
After that, there were two more lumps in front of it—their size, comparable to Aponia, made Qianjie extremely uncomfortable.
These fat deposits were actually hindering her movements!
If it weren't for this piece of junk, how could she have lost to that woman who suddenly appeared?
That's right—Qianjie felt that she definitely didn't lose to the guy who knocked her out with a mahjong tile, she lost to those two soft, squishy lumps of flesh in front of her!
As for the fact that he had become a woman, Qian Jie didn't have a specific understanding of it, and he probably wouldn't care too much even if he did. After all... could a woman be more surprising than his 'alien' identity?
As an outsider with a rather unfortunate past, Qianjie obviously wouldn't care about such trivial details. She wasn't going to hit ██! When she needed to vent, she would just find something and punch it a couple of times—Qianjie's way of venting her anger was very simple, brutal, and effective.
Of course, aside from the bad things, Qianjie also had to admit that he had encountered some... rare good things.
When he first found himself in an unfamiliar environment, he thought he might be going to live a life similar to before... Well, that's actually not so bad. After all, as long as he has a place to stay, Qianjie is not picky at all.
The prison here is far superior to the base of the Church of Apocalypse or even that small village.
But then, people came.
In a relatively short period of time, Qianjie discovered that his cell had undergone a complete transformation—
The small pond for raising fish, a cherry blossom tree, and a small courtyard with flowers growing on the lawn—even the living space felt somewhat...cozy? The unpleasant feeling of being constantly watched that I had before had disappeared...
For some reason, Qianjie felt that this place was...pretty nice.
If she could, she would love to stay here forever, just like she used to in that little village.
You can sleep whenever you're tired, play video games to pass the time when you're bored, or go fishing in the small pond or have a barbecue with the ingredients that are delivered. Apart from the fact that there are no people around and it feels a bit lonely, life here is simply perfect.
Qianjie, who can endure loneliness, has recently become obsessed with fishing.
Although it's hard to imagine that hot-tempered 'man' could actually sit here and fish with a small bamboo pole, it's true.
A small stove was set up nearby, crackling and popping as he grilled something, while happily fishing.
"Thousands of calamities."
The gentle words rang in her ears, startling Qianjie so much that her hand trembled—watching the fish she was about to catch escape, her fiery temper flared up instantly.
Damn it, I've been fishing here for days, and I finally had a chance to catch one, and you scared it away like that?!
Give me your life!
"Abonya!!!"
Qianjie, who was familiar with the voice, angrily turned to look at the owner of the voice. She was no stranger to Aponia, who had actually visited several times under the guise of a 'psychologist'.
Every time something good happens, instead of doing anything good, she just drags me around, rambling on and on about random things, making Qianjie feel like he's dying inside—he just wants to kill this annoying woman!
Qianjie, who was about to lose his temper, immediately spotted Alicia following behind Aponia and little Gretchen hiding behind them... and of course, the fairy Ali.
Qianjie, hiding behind the mask, frowned, his anger subsiding considerably, and sat back down on the small stool.
"what?"
Even without his experience in a sanatorium, Qianjie had enough tolerance and patience for children. At least in front of them, he would try his best to control his temper so as not to frighten the little ones.
As for Alicia... he still had a deep impression of this woman's attitude.
Although the opponent wasn't particularly strong and liked to dodge and weave in fights, being as agile as an annoying 'monkey,' it was enough to leave an impression on me.
However, Qianjie's strongest impression of her was that everything here was supposedly arranged by this woman.
Without mentioning feelings of goodwill or gratitude, Qianjie has never been one to be so sentimental.
She simply kept all of this in her heart.
"Same as before."
"Hmph, you didn't have a little girl and this... troublesome woman like a monkey with you before."
Qianjie hummed softly, then tried to describe Alicia in the most tactful way possible.
The results were quite significant.
Alicia, who had initially been somewhat curious, now had an extremely stiff expression.
A woman as difficult as a monkey?!
In a flash, the fire burst into flames!
Miss Alice, who might have had some goodwill towards Qian Jie, has had her favorability rating plummeted to negative numbers by a single sentence from the very eloquent 'Sister Qian'.
Ugh! Even that mean Jiang Qiao never said that to me!!!
The anger in her eyes was impossible to hide—she was furious, glaring at him!
Qianjie felt somewhat embarrassed upon noticing this anger.
...Did I say something wrong?
But this is clearly a compliment to her!
The very simple-minded Qianjie truly believed this.
After all—she wasn't good with words and preferred to communicate with others through fists and kicks.
Using animal movements to praise someone's skills is clearly the only way Qianjie has learned to 'speak well'.