"Hey, take it easy!" Seeing that Heidelberg had really passed out, the previously rough-handed guard frowned and scolded. "If you really break his brain, how are we supposed to report to the boss?"

Xu Xiaoyou didn't respond, just stepped back into the shadows with her gun, while someone quickly ran by her side, lifting the young man's body from the ground and loading it onto a vehicle. In no time, the scene was cleared, the ground polished to a reflective shine, and the man's final desperate screams echoed through the factory, silently narrating a tale of suffering.

Inside the steel factory, massive cranes hoisted abandoned vehicles, which were then crushed into balls of scrap metal by hydraulic presses weighing tens of tons. Through a vast and complex underground conveyor system, the metal was sent to the steelmaking furnace where various chemical reactions separated the different metal components from the scrap, reprocessing them into military-grade alloy steel, then transported across the entire Chichu Heaven territory.

Some might think this would be an excellent place for Moon Sugar production, but that's not the case at all. Emissions from the steel factory require extremely strict reporting processes, and the Chichu Family also conducts regular water quality checks. If any Moon Sugar-related substances were found, tracing the source back here would be easy.

This is just another ordinary steel factory, which the Octagonal Spider's behind-the-scenes boss acquired as a base with intricate connections throughout Dragonfly Town.

Following the guards along a corridor, they reached a narrow path and boarded a spacious industrial elevator. The rust on the handrails silently spoke of its past glory. The outer wire mesh was heavily worn, the dark ceiling pressed down, and the open-sided structure created an indescribable sense of oppression.

Through the wire mesh, Xu Xiaoyou caught sight of an armored vehicle equipped with a machine gun descending the slope. She was somewhat surprised; it's one thing for the Octagonal Spider to acquire firearms, but they even managed to get their hands on such an active-duty military armored vehicle? To think that the 'Fire God Tyrant' machine gun it carries could unleash tens of thousands of armor-piercing rounds per minute, enough to turn a Tiger tank into scrap iron.

As the elevator cabin trembled upwards, a yellow indicator light above lit up, and the grating metallic friction sound set one's teeth on edge. The rusty grille doors were opened, and the scar-faced man carried the unconscious Heidelberg outside. Xu Xiaoyou followed, her slender figure blending unobtrusively into the crowd. A somewhat young guard sidled up to her, trying to strike up a conversation with an excited tone: "We're about to meet Brother Long, haha."

Xu Xiaoyou nodded. Seeing her disinterested expression, the young guard seemed puzzled, "But this is Brother Long! The top enforcer under the big boss. Do you know how amazing he is? You heard about that recent Dark Gold Rose fuss, right? Brother Long said he even exchanged a few moves with that Light Prism Tier Cleaner!"

"The Dark Gold Rose, that amazing? Really?" Xu Xiaoyou nodded with a serious expression. "Does the Dark Gold Rose herself know about this?"

"You think Brother Long is just bragging? He's a Three Tier Cleaner!" Noticing Xu Xiaoyou's perfunctory attitude, the young guard was dissatisfied.

Xu Xiaoyou couldn't help but laugh.

She thought Brother Long was at least a Fifth Tier Cleaner; she just wanted to ask if Brother Long laughed himself when he boasted about exchanging moves with a Light Prism Tier Cleaner.

She had observed almost all the guards inside the steel factory along the way, apart from the scar-faced man in front who was a Two Tier thug, all the rest were just ordinary people with guns, around thirty in total. Together, they posed less threat than the Fire God Tyrant machine gun on the earlier armored vehicle. With her current abilities, these guys couldn't stop her.

Upon reaching a room, Xu Xiaoyou and the young guard remained outside on alert, while the scar-faced man and a few guards escorted Heidelberg inside. The young guard continued to chatter incessantly: "I've always admired Brother Long. He's the most formidable person I've ever seen. I saw him lift a tank from the front. He's even stood shoulder to shoulder with very powerful men, leaning on each other."

The young guard's eyes were full of admiration for power.

"How strong, exactly?" Xu Xiaoyou, feeling bored, decided to pass the time with this naive and reserved boy.

"He gives off the feeling of a Ghost killing invisibly in the night. I don't know how strong he is exactly; I can't sense it, but many of my respected elders all hold him in high regard, calling him Black Rakshasa."

Xu Xiaoyou immediately took it more seriously.

Black Rakshasa, White Night Demon, aren't they the Assassin Shuangsha?

Despite the show-off antics in the Evergreen Ivy shop, it's a genuine Fifth Tier Cleaner, similar to Chichu Hong; the Assassin Shuangsha, a name that brought fear and nightmares to countless people. No one knows the cost of hiring these two, only that no target marked by them has ever escaped; like death gods walking in the world's shadows, truly representing the Queen and King of Death!

Before each action, they would send an invitation to their target, announcing their impending death. Even if the other party was in an impenetrable bunker, had hired the most professional security team, and purchased all kinds of life insurance, they would appear from the shadows at the appointed time on the invitation, wielding the scythe of slaughter.

As a result, during their active period on the world stage, all insurance companies added clauses to their life insurance policies: If the contract beneficiary is confirmed as an assassination target by 'Assassin Shuangsha', we reserve the right to unilaterally terminate the contract.

The invitation before action is also referred to externally as the Reaper's Note of King Yama.

This young guard claims that Brother Long has connections with Evergreen Ivy?

"I wish I could be as strong as Brother Long or Dark Gold Rose," the young guard said wistfully. "That way, I could escape sooner."

It was only then that Xu Xiaoyou noticed, the young guard was covered in scars, cigarette burns, overlapping bruises, and marks of numerous needle injections. His wrists were even thinner than hers, and he was so emaciated that he was just a skeleton. His skin was sallow, his hair dry and curly from malnutrition, and his clothes hung loosely on his body.

Like countless children poisoned by drug dealers, this young guard was a shadow of those kids, having endured experimental drugs, abuse, and other cruel methods. When he spoke these words, his eyes were filled with light, so much so that he only noticed his bleeding nose after a stream of blood began to drip. Hastily wiping it across his already dirty face, making it even more disheveled.

Xu Xiaoyou handed him a wet wipe, and the young guard politely thanked her. Taking the wipe, he cleaned away the blood, compressed the flow of black blood, blew his nose, massaged his aching nose bridge, and leaned his head back heavily, letting out a sigh, squeezing out an ugly, forced smile.

"What's your name?" Xu Xiaoyou glanced at the young guard, asking casually.

"I don't have a name," mumbled the young guard. "I'm the sixth kid there; they call me Xiaoliu."

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