Fox and Butterfly (177013)

Chapter 18

The merciless world

In winter, the nights were usually longer. Although it was 5 am, the sky was still dark. The early monsoons constantly brought a bone-chilling cold to the city, making the streets even more deserted and lonely.

To the south of the central hospital was a large parking lot. During peak hours, this place often held hundreds of cars. But right now, there didn't seem to be any car inside. Because the weather was so cold, everyone quickly returned to their homes after a tiring day of work.

However, there was still a black van parked in the right corner of the parking lot. Because it was all black, the car easily blended into the dark, making it looked more like a vast shadow than a car.

A soft, white smoke slowly drifted out from the window of the car. The smoke carried a sweet aroma, perhaps it was the smell of the cigarette, a strong one.

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Wendy blew out a thin smoke from her lips. Her right hand was holding a Marlboro Premium Black cigarette, one of the most nicotine-rich flavours. She stared intently at the names in the notebook in her left hand. The cigarette smoke and the faint glow of the dome lights in the car made it quite difficult for her to read all the names.

Hayato, Obata, Tetsuki... There was a total of nine names in the notebook. All of them were the people who ruined Saki's life, including her father. With the reason that she would report these guys to the police to prevent them from doing bad things, Wendy easily got all these names from Saki.

Obviously, there was no police, only Wendy. And she will surely slaughter all these bastards, one by one. However, these names were very familiar to her. And after checking her most recent order, Wendy realized that she already killed these men at the request of a girl named Minato. Surprisingly, that girl also wanted her to kill Saki.

Why would anyone want to kill a harmless girl like Saki? Did Saki get involved in any gang? Who is that Minato girl? Who does she work for? Many questions kept popping up in her mind, but Wendy had no answer at all.

Wendy closed the notebook and threw it into the glove box. Maybe she'll deal with those questions later. For now, she felt very tired and sleepy. Because coffee no longer kept Wendy awake, she had to resort to cigarettes. One gram of nicotine is probably enough to make Wendy feel less drowsy. After she finished smoking this cigarette, she would drive back to her apartment and take a long nap.

Wendy took a deep breath and filled her lungs with smoke, then tried to hold her breath for a few seconds.

- Pheww... She slowly blew out a thick plume of smoke that filled the entire cabin.

Wendy had a habit of smoking after killing her prey. Normally, she always looked happy and excited when holding a cigarette in her hand. But this time, Wendy looked pretty sad. She sighed continuously while her eyes were filled with fatigue.

Wendy was thinking. She was thinking over and over about the girl named Saki Yoshida, whom she had just talked to a few minutes ago. It seemed that the sadness in her bright blue eyes has spread to Wendy, making her also feel sad.

Saki Yoshida was just a sweet and innocent schoolgirl. She had never hurt anyone and had never been malicious to anyone. But in return, what did she get? Three years in hell, being tossed around constantly like a sex toy and finally trampled like a filthy rat.

And what about Wendy? Fifteen years old, she killed the first person. Sixteen years old, she traded illegal weapons. By the age of eighteen, she was already a contract killer. Wendy's life was nothing but a red colour of blood and violence. She had killed countless people, to the point that Wendy never felt she could wash away the blood on her dirty hands.