Imamura Masafumi chose the meeting place at the cemetery.

Never did he expect he would lose his life here.

You could only blame him for choosing such an unlucky place.

"Chief, we captured another criminal outside the Spirit Garden," reported the leading officer.

He was naturally referring to the person who collected the money.

"Hmm, well done." Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded, handed him the gun, turned around, and untied Guangzi's ropes, ignoring her terrified eyes and loud sobs as he held her up, casually saying, "Leave this to you guys, I'll take the child home first."

"Yes!" replied the lead officer.

Everyone stepped aside, leaving a clear path.

"Don't cry, don't cry, we're going home, I'll take you to your mom," Aoyama Xiu Xin coaxed the child in his arms with a smile, striding outside.

This little girl is young but quite adorable with fair skin; you can tell she's growing into a beauty. Her parents likely have good looks too.

Guangzi cried heart-wrenchingly, thrashing about, "Bad man! Wah! Let me go!"

"If you keep crying, I'll eat you." Once they were far away, Aoyama Xiu Xin shot her a fierce glance, pinched her cheek, and smiled menacingly.

Guangzi's cries abruptly stopped, her watery eyes filled with grievance and fear, yet she dared not cry aloud and only sobbed softly.

Slightly smarter than other kids her age.

The leading officer watched this scene and remarked to those beside him, "The poor child was so terrified just now, but now with the Chief comforting her, she immediately stopped crying; she must feel a strong sense of security."

"The Chief truly has a heroic and gentle spirit, single-handedly defeating four bandits and can gently console a child; such characters only appear in books."

"If it were ancient times, someone like the Chief would certainly be revered in history for generations."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Little did they know Guangzi only survived due to her young age. Otherwise, Aoyama Xiu Xin, with his blackened heart, would definitely silence her to prevent the truth from leaking and frame Imamura Masafumi for the murder.

Reporters are quite a mysterious group, with extremely quick access to information. As Aoyama Xiu Xin exited the Spirit Garden, a large crowd of reporters quickly swarmed over.

"Chief Aoyama just came out! Chief Aoyama is fine! He successfully rescued the person!"

"Chief Aoyama, tell us about what happened; people said the gunfire inside was intense."

"Little one, do you have anything to say to Chief Aoyama? Do you want to be a police officer when you grow up?"

"Everyone, calm down; the child just went through this ordeal and is still scared and disoriented," Aoyama Xiu Xin loudly urged, then spoke about the situation inside, "First, I'll tell you about the identities of the bandits which everyone is curious about. There were five of them, led by Imamura Masafumi, a secretary to the fugitive Heng Lu Guangnan. The other four were police personnel I had dismissed due to their criminal activities with Heng Lu Guangnan. They resented me and plotted the kidnapping case to force me to meet them alone."

"They planned to extort money from me and kill me in revenge. Before entering the Spirit Garden, they searched me, forbidding weapons inside. Upon entering and meeting Imamura Masafumi, he tried to shoot me."

"Fortunately, his long-term clerical work left him unfamiliar with firearm use. I quickly dodged behind a tombstone, using the Garden's complex terrain to evade them, hoping to hold out until reinforcements arrived."

Aoyama Xiu Xin spoke calmly, but by now people could imagine how dangerous the situation was, each with their hearts in their throat.

After all, Aoyama Xiu Xin was unarmed while the enemies had four guns, leaving him to hide everywhere.

If found, it would have been a dead end.

Aoyama Xiu Xin deliberately paused, his expression turning grim as he said through gritted teeth, "But I didn't expect Imamura Masafumi to be so despicable, even using Guangzi, this innocent and adorable child, to threaten me, saying if I didn't reveal myself, he would shoot her first."

Wow! The reporters, already immersed in the unfolding story, erupted.

"What happened next? What then?"

"Chief Aoyama, did you come out?"

"Of course." Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled calmly, saying, "In that situation, did I have any choice? I came to rescue this innocent child, and since they used her life to threaten me, how could I ignore it? If I didn't reveal myself, I wouldn't have come to the meeting in the first place. A true man can't be cowardly."

His words carried no strong fluctuations.

As if discussing something very ordinary.

Thus making it even more touching and admirable.

Guangzi widened her eyes; it wasn't like that at all; this bad uncle was lying. Her mom said lying is wrong; she wanted to speak but was met by Aoyama Xiu Xin's cold glance, instantly scaring her into keeping her slightly open mouth shut.

Oh, dear, Guangzi will be a bad kid then.

"I revealed myself. Perhaps Imamura Masafumi felt he had me, relaxed his vigilance, and sent someone to tie me. Taking this chance, I decisively seized the person's gun and killed the four others."

The crowd's mouths twitched; to snatch a gun barehanded and kill four - such an extraordinary feat was spoken of so casually, like eating or drinking, indeed that of Chief Aoyama.

"I still haven't failed the trust of the people."

Aoyama Xiu Xin flashed a bright smile, lovingly kissed Guangzi's cheek, "Were you scared today? Come on, uncle will take you home to find mom."

With those words, he strode forward.

The journalists, who usually seize the opportunity to chase after him, tacitly made way this time.

They watched Aoyama Xiu Xin's figure disappear.

"Chief Aoyama, a true hero indeed!"

An experienced reporter sincerely exclaimed.

"Yes, look at that child, her eyes are glistening with tears, tears of joy after being rescued! Chief Aoyama's towering figure will warm her entire childhood, making her never forget him for the rest of her life."

...............…

Beigong Wu had returned home already and found out from his wife about their daughter's kidnapping.

At this moment, he was sitting on the sofa, expressionless, not knowing what to think.

Nanako's eyes were swollen, her voice was hoarse from crying, she lay on the sofa, sobbing slightly, her shoulder occasionally twitching, filled with worry.

After a long time, Beigong Wu let out a breath, reached out to embrace his wife, comforting her by saying, "It's okay, with Chief Aoyama personally going, Guangzi will definitely be alright, don't worry, it'll be fine, it'll be fine."

"Boohoo, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Nanako kept apologizing in her husband's arms, feeling full of self-blame, thinking it was all her fault.

"It's not your fault, it has nothing to do with you," Beigong Wu shook his head, his eyes cold. If anything happened to his daughter, he would devote his life to making those bandits pay with blood!

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

It was at this moment that the doorbell rang.

The couple hesitated, instinctively exchanging a glance, unsure of who would visit at this time.

"I'll open the door." Nanako tried to stand up, but having cried for too long, she stumbled and sat back down. Beigong Wu quickly reached out to steady her and said: "Let me go instead."

Finishing the sentence, he got up and walked to the foyer.

When he opened the door, he saw Aoyama Xiu Xin standing there, holding his daughter, instantly dazed.

"Daddy! Boohoohoo!"

Guangzi, still in shock, broke down emotionally at that moment, her tears poured, and she began to cry loudly.

"Guangzi!" Beigong Wu came to his senses, grabbed his daughter from Aoyama Xiu Xin's arms and held her tightly.

"Guangzi! Guangzi!" Hearing the commotion, Nanako ran over anxiously and, crying, also went to hug her daughter, "It's all mom's fault, mom's fault."

The family of three tightly embraced each other.

After a long while, Beigong Wu first reacted by handing his daughter to his wife, excited and about to kneel to Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Chief Aoyama..."

"Hey, what are you doing!" Aoyama Xiu Xin quickly supported him and said, "A man's knees hold gold."

"I...I really don't know how to thank you." Beigong Wu tightly grasped Aoyama's forearm, tears in his eyes, "If it weren't for your bravery, our family would have been shattered."

"This is my duty, just what I should do," Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled, looking at Guangzi and said, "Besides, such a cute little girl, if anything happened to her, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life. Thankfully, it's a perfect ending now."

"Guangzi, quickly thank Uncle Aoyama." Nanako, with tears in her eyes, looked at her daughter in her arms and said.

Guangzi tightly clung to her mom's arm, biting her lip, nervously whispered to Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Thank...thank you, Uncle."

On the way, Aoyama Xiu Xin shamelessly threatened and scared a five-year-old child, telling her that if she dared to tell anyone about today's incident, he would eat her.

Leaving the child with a deep psychological shadow.

Undoubtedly, he was bad, but as a vile man, wasn't being bad supposed to be his rightful duty?

One must not forget one's roots, nor betray one's identity!

"You're welcome, be good, in the future, listen to your parents at home." Aoyama Xiu Xin said kindly.

Guangzi nodded silently, burying her head back into her mom's embrace, not daring to look at Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled again and looked at Beigong Wu and said, "The child is a bit scared, you both need to accompany her more these days, I'll take my leave now."

Mainly, the fright came mostly from him.

"Chief Aoyama, I have nothing to repay you with, but I owe you my life!" Beigong Wu grasped his arm, refusing to let go, earnestly said.

Aoyama Xiu Xin didn't take it to heart, smiling, he patted Beigong Wu's hand, withdrew his hand, and turned away, his demeanor was carefree, like a hero who leaves swiftly after completing his duty, concealing his merits and fame.

The Beigong Wu family stood at the door, watching him walk away, then went inside, Beigong Wu solemnly told his wife and child, "We can never forget Chief Aoyama's kindness, if there's ever a chance to repay him, we must do it at any cost."

"Mm!" Nanako nodded heavily in agreement.

Young Guangzi bit her lip, saying nothing.

She definitely didn't want to repay that bad uncle.

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