The sun shines in the east, and it glows on the hospital bridge that is covered in a glass roof. That same bridge is also used to plant bunches of flowers since it is a mini park in the hospital. It is an iconic spot.


    And a bunch of people walk in every day for the fresh air and to start a day.


    One man walks over, and most of the girls look at that man. All of them were captivated. He is handsome in their eyes. Some of the men are even jealous of them.


    A girl stands in his way, frozen. Completely unable to move because she too was captivated by that man.


    That man wore a lab coat, and the name tag was written


    "Jin Jun Sang"


    "Are you okay??" Jun Sang smiles at that poor girl, who has a maiden heart. She was ready to pass out.


    But she didn''t, by some miracle. Thought it meant that she was blushing. Hard


    "Um… yeah, I.. I… am fine."


    "Are you sure? Your face looks red to me."


    Realizing that her face was practically blushing, she immediately ran away.


    Jun Sang has already used this kind of situation, so he resumes walking while others look at him with affection and envy.


    But as he walked to the hospital corridor, one particular lady ran to him.


    "Doctor Jin!"


    Jun Sang turned his back.


    It was Lisa.


    "Ms. Frister. What can I help you with?"


    "Well, I need your advice on something."


    "What kind of advice can I help?"


    "Well, since you''ve been in your lab working all day and night," Lisa began her flirting by twirling her pink hair. "I was wondering if you could accompany me to get some fresh air later at night. There''s this new restaurant that opened downtown, and I was hoping you could say yes."


    Jun Sang thinks about the invitation.


    "That sounds… interesting. I could take a break, but what kind of restaurant is that?"


    "Well, for starters, they have—"


    "Ohoho~~ what do we have here~~" Kenji showed up, basically interrupting them. "A date, perhaps~~?"


    Lisa''s mood changed when she saw Kenji. "It''s just a normal dinner between colleagues, Kenji."


    "Sure, sure~~ that''s what they all say~~" Kenji grins and turns toward Jun Sang. "Careful, doc. You might get dessert later~~"


    "I appreciate your remark if you tone down your comment, Kenji," Lisa became more agitated and cold.


    "Oh, don''t be so cold, Ice Queen~~ After all these years of friendship since we were but a baby~~" Kenji touched his cheek in a very dramatic way.


    Lisa couldn''t take it anymore, but since Jun Sang was nearby, she made an effort to stay calm.


    "Kenji, don''t you have somewhere else to go??" Lisa crossed her arms.


    "Well, nothing interesting actually~~ I''d rather watch you two since it is much more entertaining~~"


    "Ehmm.." Jun Sang interrupts, "I probably should get back to work. My job won''t complete itself. But... I''ll consider the dinner invitation once I''m done, Ms Frister." He smiled at Lisa and then walked away, leaving Kenji and Lisa alone.


    After Jun Sang is out of sight, Lisa smacks Kenji on the head. Hard.


    ~Smack~


    "Arghh.."


    "Serve you right. Now look at what you did. Why do you always have to butt in every time I mind my own business?"


    "Oh~~ you of all people accusing me of butting in~~~ I''m hurt~~ When was the last time WE had dinner together? Your childhood friend is feeling neglected~~"


    "I get it. You are jealous. Fine! We''ll have dinner sometime. Happy now?"


    "Hmm~~ That doesn''t sound very sincere~~ I need the love~~ The warmth~~ ''Oh, Kenji~~ Do you want to go to the dinner together~~~''"


    Lisa smacked Kenji''s head again. Hard.


    ~Smack~


    "Arghh.."


    "What''s going on here?" Aiman''s voice can be heard in the hallway. Near Aiman was Amabella, who munched on a bag of chips. And as always, her resting b*tch face is showing.


    "Nothing!" Lisa sigh.


    Amabella crunched another chip while her eyes were looking at Kenji. "I bet this sword motherfcker does strike again. Just leave Ms Lisa alone, dumbss."


    Lisa looked at Amabella with gratitude. "Thanks, Bella."


    "Oh? Don''t butt in, brat~~ You are too young to understand how the adult work~~~" Kenji smirked.


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    Lisa sighed again. "Oh, enough, Kenji, don''t."


    "Better than you, that''s for sure!!!" Amabella shrugged. "You are older than me, but your mentality is younger than me."


    "Oh, you want to do this, huh~~ It took 100 years for you to finally get things from the top shelf without help~~"


    Kenji crouched down and leaned down to Amabella''s eye level to add the mockery. As a result, Amabella is very, very angry.


    "Ohh really??? Do enlighten me who the f*ck acting like a circus clown on steroids?"


    "Oh, trust me, Yoda… It is so much better than you who lives off with a trash snack~~"


    "OH, YOU MEAN BUSINESS, HUH…. You know what?? I know your bank key. Let me go to your bank account now and enjoy only one zero in your bank amount."


    "OHHHHH~~~~~ FINE, LET ME KI—"


    "ENOUGH!!!!!" Aiman once again saves the day, but his action makes all of the hospital staff in the corridor look at him.


    Aiman bowed deeply while giving the kindest face he had ever given to the audience in the hallway. "My apologies again."


    They all resume their activities while looking at him again.


    Aiman straightened his broad shoulders. "Finished, you two?? If you guys are done, get back to work."


    "Right. Those files won''t decrypt themselves." Amabella rolled her eyes and left the group. Leaving Aiman, Lisa, and Kenji there.


    "All right. We have more important things to do.." AIman begins to walk. "Let''s go and see our esteemed guest in the hospital room."


    "Of course, Captain."


    <hr>


    The three of them walked down the sterile hospital corridor. Aiman led the way, with Lisa and Kenji following behind. Soon, they reached Wang Yong''s room, and Aiman opened the door.


    Before them is a tidy hospital room. The bed, the equipment, and a window are open, which let the sunshine and the wind enter in a breeze.


    And that means that there is not anyone in that room.


    And Kenji walks in confidently.


    "The sun is shining~~ The room is very, very tidy~~ The morning breeze smells fresh~~ As if no one is here after all~~"


    "Yeah, you don''t need to explain to us that he''s gone." Lisa rushed to check the bathroom. Empty.


    "Tsk tsk, ~~ I gotta admit he was quite a sneaky one~~" Kenji peered out the window. "It seems that he escaped from the window.


    "Hah…." Aiman sighed, then from his wrist screen, he called Amabella. "Bella, we need your help. Wang Yong''s is MIA."


    "Are you fcking kidding me? Is the hospital security that bad to the point that they don''t even know when their patient''s gone??? Fcking useless. Give me a minute. How long has he been gone?"


    Lisa examined the bed, pressing her hand against the sheets. "The bed is still warm. He can''t go far, which means maybe 30 minutes."


    "Got him!" Amabella''s voice cut in. "Fifteen minutes ago, he was climbing down through the drainpipe, and then he''s heading south. I''m tracking him through street cams now."


    "Good work." Aiman took over. "Mark him, Bella. We cannot afford to lose him again."


    "Captain, he hasn''t got my chip inside his body. I cannot mark him. So I cannot use my Power on him, but the street cam should do the trick— Ah, got it. He had just crossed Milky Street. Looks like he''s headed toward the industrial district. I will deploy the security drone there."


    "Alright." Aiman nodded. "Keep tracking him. Everybody else, we''re moving out."


    <hr>


    The industrial district is a district where many things in Arkbaiki are being manufactured. Most of them were operatable, but some of them were abandoned because of several things, but mainly disputes and bankruptcy.


    So, from the abandoned building, there is Wang Yong. He wears dark clothes and a black cape that he found on the ground. He moves between rusty machinery and fallen steel. Sometimes, he encountered rats, but that was none of his concern.


    ~Bzzzt~


    Wang Yong looks up, and he found the drone searching all around.


    His left eye throbbed.


    "Sh*t, did they find me??"


    He pulled his black hooded cape further, hiding his face, and hid in the blind spot. Soon after that, the drone continued going away, searching for further places.


    "A-Ying, where are you exactly?" He was determined to search for Shi Ying. She was the only one who could help him now.


    Just then, a sound of broken glass windows was heard behind him, so Wang Yong turn his back while summoning his water dagger.


    "Meowww"


    It turned out to be just a stray cat.


    Wang Yong and that stray cat each look in the eyes.


    "Meoww….."


    "Oh god, don''t scare me like that."


    Wang Yong was relieved and focused on his main task.


    "The border wasn''t far off, so if I could just make it past these factories, I would escape this country and find A Ying. At least then I will know the truth. Time to move…"


    But when Wang Yong was out of his hiding spot, a sound of a motorcycle can be heard from far away. At the same time, multiple swords appear in front of Wang Yong, and each of them strikes down Wang Yong''s path in front of him.


    "What the f*ck!!!"


    Wang Yong recognizes these swords.


    It was Kenji.


    At the same time, the sound of the motorcycle is coming directly near to him.


    "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA."


    Kenji burst through broken windows, and he rode the motorcycle straight toward Wang Yong. Before Wang Yong could react, Kenji grab Wang Yong''s hand in an instant.


    "Got you~~~"


    Kenji immediately yanked Wang Yong onto the motorcycle, instruct his sword around Wang Yong and hold him with his left hand so that he doesn''t escape.


    And he rode his motorcycle, along with Wang Yong and several flying swords where their tips are on Wang Yong.


    Wang Yong tries to yank free and escape against Kenji''s iron grip, but it is no use.


    "LET ME GO!! YOU MOTHERF*CKER!!!" Wang Yong summons his dagger, but Kenji''s swords dance around, making it impossible to escape. One sword also


    "Okay, boy~~. Be a good boy and stop struggling. You''ll only make this harder for yourself~~ Or do you want yourself to be killed~~~?"


    Seeing as he doesn''t have much choice, Wang Yong didn''t dare to make a move.


    Eventually, the motorcycle screeched to a halt in an abandoned lot, surrounded by tall concrete walls. The only escape route is only one way, which is where Kenji''s motorcycle just entered that lot.


    Standing in the center were Aiman and Lisa. Both of them are standing.


    And Kenji just enters, throws Wang Yong off like he throws a can, and casually joins them.


    "Ughh…." Wang Yong got htorwn off.


    "Kenji…." Lisa was disappointed at Kenji because the casual throw Wang Yong like he was an object.


    Kenji made a gesture that he was sorry, although god knows if he meant it or not.


    Wang Yong struggled to stand up. But when he did, he now faced three of the ACP members. Aiman, Lisa, and Kenji.


    "You are a slippery boy, aren''t you??." Aiman spoke up. "You forced us to look at your sorry ass."


    "What do you want??" Wang Yong responded with anger in his voice.


    "You can''t leave the country."


    "I can. And I will."


    "If you cross that border, there''s no coming back. You''ll be branded a criminal forever."


    "I ALREADY AM!" Wang Yong''s laugh came out bitter and hollow. "THE WHOLE COUNTRY BRANDED ME AS A MURDERER. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE NOW?"


    "There''s still a chance to clear your name." Lisa stepped forward. "Let us help you."


    "Help me? Like how you helped by keeping me locked up in that hospital? Like how you helped me by freezing me? LIKE HOW YOU HELPED ME BY MAKING EVERYONE HATE ME?? Don''t give me your false sympathy. I''m done being everyone''s puppet."


    Lisa and Kenji are silent. But Aiman continued.


    "I won''t let you throw your life away, boy. Even if I have to stop you by force."


    "Then try it." Wang Yong summon his water dagger, and also a new weapon. His water sword.


    "A sword?" Lisa''s eyes widened


    "Oho~~ Our little friend has gained a new ability, I see~~" Kenji''s swords formed a defensive circle in the air. "But can you defeat this~~??"


    "Don''t make things worse, Kenji," Lisa interrupted him.


    "Stand down, both of you," Aiman stepped in. "I''ll handle this myself."


    Lisa shocked. "But Captain, are you sure—"


    "Don''t make me repeat myself!!!"


    Kenji''s shoulders slumped dramatically. "Watch out, boy~~ When the captain is serious, you may not make it out alive~~~"


    "Lisa, take Kenji and secure the perimeter. Make sure no civilians wander into this area."


    Lisa nodded, grabbing Kenji''s arm. "Come on, you heard the Captain."


    "Fine, fine~~" Kenji made his swords vanish one by one before following Lisa away from the battlefield.


    Now, in the abandoned lot, there were just two people. Wang Yong and Aiman.


    Wang Yong left eye throbbed again.


    "C''mon, boy. Show me what you got!!"<figure></figure>