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Since high school, Ayano Eiko had rarely watched movies or TV. In her view, spending time on pointless entertainment was a waste; running or fishing was far more beneficial for physical and mental health. Among these so-called entertainment options, she despised horror films the most. To her, they were nothing more than a way for cinemas to generate unnecessary noise or a prelude for perverts to make their moves on unsuspecting women.Unfortunately, tonight she had unwittingly become the protagonist of a…-
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"Nonsense! You drunkard, are you trying to get Li into prison?" The old beggar glared, his mustache bristling with disdain. "If you’re itching to land yourself in jail, go on your own. Don’t drag the kid into this!"Wei Hai sneered, "Afraid of what? Worst case, I’ll take full responsibility in court!"The old beggar laughed coldly. "Ha! That’s just tough talk. Wait until you’re strapped to the tiger bench; then you’ll see how ‘fun’ it really is!""Alright, enough, you two," Gu Ning’an…-
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Watching the little girl hopping excitedly as they stepped out of the house, Masashi couldn’t help but smile. Since returning from Switzerland, they’d been avoiding outings due to the supposed assassination threats. It seemed she had been feeling stifled all this time.After helping her fasten her seatbelt, Masashi started the car. The sleek black Bentley purred down the road like a silent, powerful panther.At the amusement park, Masashi parked the car and took Amy's hand to buy tickets at the…
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Carpenter Zhao’s “secluded” workshop had no windows, with only a few small air holes in the walls for ventilation.Bright oil lamps hung on the walls, illuminating the entire wooden house.On the floor, neatly arranged, were hand-drawn blueprints, each depicting a different design for a sword. Yet, all of them carried a sense of being overly deliberate.When Gu Ning’an commissioned Carpenter Zhao, his instructions were simple: “Keep everything minimal.” Zhao adhered to this principle while…
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Masashi’s first reaction was to kick open the door. Inside the large room, dimly lit by a single energy-saving lamp, he saw Ailin clutching Amy tightly in the corner of the bed. A prominent bullet hole marked the floor-to-ceiling glass window.It was a sniper. Judging by the gunshot, the sniper was likely within five hundred meters.Masashi had faced snipers many times in the Black Dragon organization, and he knew the sniper might still be nearby. Without hesitation, he flung something sideways, hitting…
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Although she had been a free chauffeur for that thing all night, it wasn’t until now that Ayano Eiko truly saw the passenger who had forced her into this role.From a distance, it appeared to be an ordinary human. After all, it stood upright like a person and—most strikingly—it wore pants and a gray shirt?!This bizarre, avant-garde "fashion" made the police inspector think of pets dressed in artificial clothing by their owners.The shirt, tattered to the point of being worse than anything worn by the…
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"Mr. Gu, just from the aroma, I can tell this is top-quality tea!""Giving it to an old man like me is truly a waste!"Hu Laozhang looked at the steaming cup of fragrant Wishing Spring tea before him, feeling slightly uneasy.Though he hadn’t exactly lived a luxurious life, having lived this long, he had some skill in identifying good tea. Judging by the rich aroma and appearance, this tea could likely fetch several silver coins in the market!Such a valuable drink made him hesitant to partake.Gu Ning’an…
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Crack! As the wooden token in his hand—imbued with a sliver of Great Lama Quanyue's soul—snapped in two, Sect Master Zitong suddenly stood up and shouted sternly, “Quanyue is dead!” The entire place erupted in uproar! No one present could believe that the powerful Great Lama Quanyue not only failed in his mission, but had actually died! Judging by the time, he’d only been gone for about an hour! Wasn’t that way too fast?! Could Hu Shi really be that formidable? In that moment, the…
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“Since that's the case, it's my turn to answer your question. Actually, what happened to Amy is related to the hypnosis treatment I gave her,” the young man told Ailin.“Hypnosis?” Ailin stood up in surprise.The young man glanced at her and calmly said, “Just like you mentioned before, the reason why the little girl became withdrawn is closely related to her witnessing her mother's suicide. So, I performed a deep hypnosis to make her forget the images of that suicide. It’s actually quite easy;…
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“That was amazing, like magic! How did you do it?” Sakurako looked at him in astonishment.“Why don’t you pick a card? Remember it, and don’t let me see it.”Sakurako selected a card from the spread, carefully glanced at it, and placed it back. Then, she shuffled the deck.“Are you done?”Sakurako nodded.Masashi placed the deck on the back of his hand and said to Sakurako, “The deck is all mixed up, so finding that card again would be impossible. I’ll need your help. Now, please extend your…
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