Chapter 65: What’s Wrong with Being a Little Flashy?

The tragedies and evils of this world never seemed to disappear.

Once upon a time, he had also wished to change the world, hoped for a cliché story where a hero saved a damsel in distress.

But in reality, even after his strength grew, he still couldn’t change anything.

Whether he was an unknown nobody before or now a Celestial King of the Weirdo Organization, society didn’t change because of one person.

After seeing enough, he grew numb and learned to shut himself off.

Now, Lin Chizhou no longer considered himself a hero, nor did he think of himself as a villain.

He was just an ordinary person who hated tragedy.

“Cough! Cough! Cough!!”

Lin Yizhou put down the cigarette in his hand. The harsh, irritating smoke choked him uncomfortably.

“Which bastard said that smoking eases sorrows? It almost choked me to death.” After just one puff, he threw the cigarette to the ground and stamped it out.

Then he turned his gaze to the blurry figure deep in the alley, silently pressing the transformation button at his waist.

Black-and-red armor covered Lin Yizhou’s entire body. After entering this state, the numbness in his eyes deepened. Taking one more look, he slowly raised his left hand.

With a snap of his fingers, purple flames consumed the shadow deep in the alley.

The torrential rain couldn’t extinguish the purple flames, but it also couldn’t wash away the filth on the ground.

When the flames disappeared, only ashes and dust remained deep in the alley.

After witnessing all this, Lin Yizhou silently withdrew his gaze and turned his back. He didn’t deactivate the transformation and just walked forward in silence.

He didn’t know where he was going. Maybe he was just enjoying the feeling of walking in the pouring rain?

“What’s wrong with being a little flashy?”

Lin Yizhou muttered to himself, then chuckled and shook his head.

He continued walking forward.

As for the destination, it no longer mattered.

Meanwhile, Sun Biao, who was rushing to the Magical Girl Alliance to surrender, ran into a magical girl head-on. When he saw her, his body trembled violently, but remembering Lin Chizhou’s instructions, he took a deep breath, made up his mind, and walked toward her.

“Hello,” Sun Biao said with unwavering determination, without any hesitation. “I’m here to surrender. I burned down a building on Crescent Street in New City District and killed many people.”

As he spoke, he extended his hands, showing no intention to resist, only asking to be handcuffed.

Pei Keke, who had been about to take shelter from the rain, was startled at first. But after hearing his words, her heart filled with joy.

She had thought she would have to search for a long time to find this Flame Monster, but here it was, presented without effort—she had run into him by pure luck!

“I want to cooperate with…”

Before she could finish, Pei Keke stopped mid-sentence.

She realized something: the other party had come to surrender. So why should she cooperate with him?

She could just lock him up and then set a fire in his name…

In the end, pinning the blame on him. That way, she could not only rescue people from the fire but also, when public outrage peaked, announce that she had captured the Flame Monster who had committed heinous crimes. Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?

At this thought, Pei Keke’s heart raced. Even though the rain kept washing over her face, it couldn’t erase the twisted excitement on it.

“Excuse me, what did you just say?”

Sun Biao didn’t know who she was; he only knew that this flashy outfit meant she was definitely a magical girl. So he honestly extended his hands, ready to cooperate with whatever she demanded.

“Ahem! Nothing.” Pei Keke immediately put on a righteous expression and said to Sun Biao, “You are guilty of heinous crimes! You had the audacity to kill eight innocent, pitiful people. Surrender immediately and cooperate with the Magical Girl Alliance’s investigation!”

“Miss… I already surrendered.”

Hearing her shout, Sun Biao naturally dared not show any intention to resist. He obediently offered his hands for her to tie up tightly.

After being restrained, Sun Biao still didn’t resist and asked Pei Keke, “Are we going to the Chengdong Police Bureau now?”

“Of course not,” Pei Keke snapped. “It’s extremely dangerous here. A serious criminal like you must be held in a safe house until my teammates arrive to transfer you to New City District for trial!”

With that, ignoring Sun Biao’s thoughts, Pei Keke grabbed him and practically dragged him forward.

She wasn’t heading to any safe house, of course, but to an abandoned warehouse. She would lock this Flame Monster inside, leave him some food and water, and then carry out her plan.

However, she hadn’t yet chosen the location for the fire. Since the Protean Witch had already collected the clues and submitted them, the approval process wouldn’t take more than three days. That meant she only had a three-day window.

Just as Pei Keke was dragging Sun Biao along, a mocking, playful voice spoke to her.

“Oh? Big star, what brings you here?”

Pei Keke turned to look. It was her collaborator—Nero from Red Rose. Nero covered her mouth with a smile and said, “By the way, did you get the arrest warrant from the Federal Central? It’s not nice to just arrest people in my territory.”

“Of… of course I got it.”

Pei Keke’s voice sounded a bit weak, but she pulled herself together and emphasized again, “Otherwise, why would I come here to make an arrest?”

“Oh~” Nero looked Sun Biao up and down, then glanced at Pei Keke. The smile on her face grew even wider, as if she understood something. “As the administrator of Kensington, I should naturally escort you. Lead the way.”

“Fine.”

Seeing that Nero had no intention to cause trouble, Pei Keke breathed a sigh of relief. She walked ahead, and Nero followed behind.

The three of them soon arrived in front of an old warehouse.

Pei Keke opened the warehouse door, and a smell of rust and motor oil rushed out. Then she said to Sun Biao, “Stay here for three days. There’s plenty of food and water inside. Go in.”

“…I understand.”

When Sun Biao entered the warehouse, Pei Keke immediately pulled down the rolling shutter door, locking him securely inside.

After witnessing all this, Nero finally couldn’t help but speak.

“Miss ‘Shining Justice,’ I have a good location to recommend to you.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ve worked with you for so long. Do you think I don’t know your little schemes?” Nero sneered playfully.

“I know a place. The house is not big, and usually only one person is inside during the day. Once a fire starts, you can charge in and rescue her directly.”

“More importantly, there’s a square near that house. Once the fire starts, it will definitely attract a lot of attention. So, isn’t that a great opportunity to show off your skills?”