In the old warehouse, inside the Factory warehouse.
"Ugh..."
With a soft moan, Ran woke up from her dream and opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was Baishi Hui's thinking profile.
Seeing such a handsome face right after waking up significantly improved her mood.
At this moment, Ran realized she was lying in his arms. She quickly sat up, blushing, and said, "I... I'm sorry, I fell asleep without realizing it."
"It's fine, I slept for a bit too," Baishi Hui naturally reached out and tidied Ran's hair.
Ran lowered her head shyly, feeling an inexplicable sense of joy inside.
Just then, her stomach rumbled.
Why did my stomach have to get hungry at this moment!
And so loudly!
Oh dear... so embarrassing.
She wished she could bury her head in her chest!!
Baishi Hui heard the rumbling sound and had a flash of inspiration. He asked, "Ran, what do you want to eat most right now?"
"This..." Ran forced herself to suppress her blush, thought for a moment, and replied, "Right now, I'd like some rice, preferably with crispy and delicious tempura—huh?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Baishi Hui take out a tempura rice ball from his pocket!
"How... how could this be... you... how could you have a tempura rice ball?" Ran was so shocked by this move that her language system was a bit confused.
She couldn't understand why he would carry a tempura rice ball with him.
Of course, Baishi Hui wouldn't say he just ordered it from the 'Life' section in Azu the Bandit's mall.
He placed the rice ball in Ran's hand and said, "I have a habit of carrying snacks with me!"
The explanation was a bit forced, but Ran wasn't in the mood to delve into it.
"Wow~~ It looks so delicious!" She happily opened the packaging, drawn in by the aroma of the food.
Just as she was about to take a bite, she thought of something and said, "Shirashi-kun, you must be hungry, right? Let's share half!"
"Okay," Baishi Hui said, and naturally took a bite of the rice ball. He said, "The rest is all yours... Ah!"
After saying that, he realized something, slapped his forehead, and said with a face full of regret, "Damn it!! I should have broken it in half for each of us... Taking a bite like this makes it unclean."
Kind-hearted Ran, hearing this, didn't hesitate to take a bite right where Baishi Hui had just eaten. She said happily, "I don't mind such things~~~ In this situation, it's great just to have something to eat!!"
Regarding this, Baishi Hui felt a strange sense of guilt, wondering if it was bad to scheme against a high school girl like this?
His conscience was uneasy!!
But then he thought, if he didn't scheme, someone else would!
Since that's the case, why not do it himself?
Thus, his slight guilt vanished in an instant, and his conscience stopped hurting.
The scheming continued!
Thinking this, Baishi Hui took out another tempura rice ball and said, "As an apology, I'll give you another one."
"Huh?" Ran was immediately stunned. The development of events was not what she expected.
What did her action just now count as then?
For a moment, her face flushed.
Baishi Hui took the rice ball Ran had eaten from, took a bite, ate it, and then gave her the new one.
This made Ran's face even redder.
Baishi Hui suppressed his smile, pretending not to see Ran's blush, and said, "Ran, eat! Eat it before they find out!"
"Mm... mm," Ran's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
Baishi Hui saw that he had teased her enough and didn't continue.
After Ran finished the rice ball, he asked, "Ran, what drink do you like?"
Clever Ran immediately reacted with surprise: "You brought a drink too? I like Oolong tea!!"
"What a coincidence!" Baishi Hui again pulled a can of Oolong tea from his pocket and smiled, "I happened to bring Oolong tea; it's a perfect match for tempura rice balls!"
"Huh?! Incredible!!" Ran was extremely surprised by this. She didn't expect their tastes to be so similar!
"This time there's only one bottle... You drink first," Baishi Hui opened the Oolong tea and handed it to Ran.
"Thank you..." Ran took the Oolong tea and drank a few sips, relieving her thirst, before handing it back.
Baishi Hui took it and finished the Oolong tea in two or three gulps.
Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door again.
The two quickly hid the rice ball packaging and the Oolong tea can in the corner.
Clang!
The iron door opened again.
Huang Mao walked in, pointed at Baishi Hui, and said, "You! Come with me!!"
"What for?" Baishi Hui said, getting up from the ground.
Huang Mao said, "Mouri Kogoro has sent the gold! You go and get the gold back. If you dare to pull any tricks, don't blame me for being rude!!"
"Dad sent the gold?" This surprised Ran greatly, but then she immediately realized a problem!
If Shirashi-kun leaves, she'll be left here alone, right?
Thinking of this, her sense of security instantly vanished, and she began to feel uneasy.
"Don't worry, I'll bring the gold and take you away," Baishi Hui said, and without any warning, he kissed Ran on the lips.
This sudden kiss made Ran freeze for a moment, then her eyes widened!
Their lips parted.
Baishi Hui smiled at Ran and said, "Wait for me to come back!"
With that, he turned and left the warehouse.
Huang Mao also closed the door.
Bang!
The warehouse fell into darkness again, leaving only Ran alone.
Ran stood there in a daze for a moment. After she came back to her senses, she went to the iron door and pressed her ear against it.
After the sounds of footsteps outside gradually faded away, she put her hand to her mouth and took out a key.
Baishi Hui had slipped it into her mouth during the kiss just now.
"C-couldn't he have given it to me in another way?" Ran looked at the key in her hand, remembering the kiss and the touch of his tongue, feeling her face turn red and her heart pounding wildly!
She hadn't expected her first kiss to be given away in such a manner.
But... Ran found that she didn't seem to dislike it very much.
"F-first, wait a moment, I need to calm down." Ran went back and sat down on the cardboard.
She hugged her legs with both hands, trying hard to calm herself down, but the scene of the kiss kept replaying in her mind, refusing to go away.
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After leaving the warehouse, Baishi Hui didn't rush to act, but found a suitable place and stopped.
Huang Mao saw this and unhappily reached out to push him, saying, "Why are you stopping? Hurry up and move forward—Ah!!!"
He hadn't finished speaking when Baishi Hui kicked him with a back kick, sending him flying over a meter before he fell to the ground.
Huang Mao clutched his chest, his features twisted in pain.
He thought he had heard the sound of his bone snapping!
Pain!
So painful!!
But then, he saw Baishi Hui walking towards him.
Huang Mao gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and fumbled for his gun.
However, as soon as he took out the pistol, Baishi Hui kicked it away and stepped heavily on Huang Mao's palm.
"Ahhh!!! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!!" Huang Mao cried out in pain, begging for mercy.
Baishi Hui was unmoved, only increasing the pressure on his foot!
Crack, crack, crack, crack!
The sound of bones shattering came from Huang Mao's palm, and he let out a heart-wrenching scream!!
Fingers are connected to the heart!
Pain surged towards him like a tidal wave!
Huang Mao was in so much pain that his eyes bulged. Finally, he couldn't bear it, his head tilted, and he passed out.
Baishi Hui never had the habit of leaving loose ends.
He bought a Glock with a suppressor, shot him in the head as a finishing blow, and then turned to leave.