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That feels really good.

Did I hurt you?

Sorry.

I'll learn how to do it properly.

You're already good at it.

You just made me a little ticklish.

It's been a long day.

Get some sleep.

So...

So we're not forming a pact?

I'm exhausted,

and you still want to mess with me?

As long as I try hard enough,

I'll be able to make Xie Xinxu

let go of his resentment toward my brother for good.

I won't lose my brother.

And I won't lose Xie Xinxu either.

[SPECIAL]

How did you end up like this?

Those guys in Mugang are really cunning.

They actually ambushed me from the shadows.

I ended up stuck in the hospital for days.

And I didn't even get the fragment.

Alright.

Get some rest.

Once you're healed,

we'll go get the fragment.

But the inhibitor isn't working on me

like it used to.

Wu Siyuan.

I'm saying the inhibitor is almost useless on me now.

If you take too many inhibitors,

your body builds up tolerance.

That's a normal response.

Don't stress about it too much.

Or maybe you're the one being too optimistic.

Fine then.

I'll tell my people

that from now on, when you go on missions,

they'll make an exception and pack you a few extra inhibitors.

Satisfied?

Wu Siyuan.

You said it yourself.

The more inhibitors I take,

the less they work.

Who can guarantee I won't go berserk next time,

and die?

Set up my next matchmaking meet with a Yin.

And make sure

that I successfully bond with one.

I gave you an opportunity.

You were the one who failed to take it.

You lost to Xie Xinxu,

and that triggered a chain of consequences,

dragging all of this out.

And now you want me to keep paying for your failures,

right?

Wu Siyuan!

Do you even hear what you're saying?

Have you ever truly treated me as a friend?

As a rule,

I don't choose Ren as friends.

And if I have no choice,

I proceed with caution.

Where are you?

[Yu] When you decide to turn yourself in,

then we can talk.

[Are you really doing this over Xie Xinxu?]

[Message sent. Delivery failed.]

I need to check something urgently.

It won't take long.

Wait for me in the living room.

Why did you lock the door?

You and Xie Xinxu

never formed a pact,

did you?

He was clearly out of control that day.

Why did you inject an inhibitor

instead of calming him directly?

Trying to calm him in the car

wouldn't be appropriate, would it?

If you're lying,

I'll know once I test it with your blood.

Don't come any closer!

Did he hurt you?

Don't come closer.

You...

Were you deliberately testing me?

Looks like I don't have it in me to be the villain after all.

Stop tempting me.

Your hand.

I originally planned to use the fact that you two never formed a pact

to get Nongyu to do me a favor.

But actually,

you could have traded with me

using other information.

Did my brother ever tell you anything about the third fragment?

Then tell your brother

to transfer me to logistics.

I'll take you to get the fragment.

Why do you suddenly want a transfer?

Frontline duty is exhausting.

Your brother won't let me leave.

But if you speak up,

it should work.

Alright.

Deal.

Half a month has passed.

Did you get Yin Che's fragment?

Not yet.

Is Yin Che really that hard to deal with?

If necessary,

you can also use

some unconventional methods.

Understood.

I'll find a way.

Looks like

he really did betray the Bureau.

Good thing you're meticulous.

Fragile glass.

That must be the fragment.

Who was it sent to?

Wu Nongyu.

Zhang.

Once Wu Siyuan is dealt with,

I'll transfer you to work directly under me.

Mr. Wu and Nongyu really are close.

That makes him hard to handle.

You're hesitating.

Ever since you transferred me to the Bureau,

I've been assigned to Mr. Wu.

He's always treated me fairly well.

I understand.

Women, after all,

are always good at self-reflection.

You know,

why I chose you

and transferred you here?

Because in you,

I saw my former self.

Back then,

I was just a junior employee at a pharmaceutical company.

As a Yin,

my health was always poor.

All those good promotion opportunities

never came my way.

But ten years ago,

I came across a research notebook.

It laid out a projected mutation pathway of the Affinity Virus.

That was the first time I felt

that being a Yin

was no longer my weakness.

I began using my own blood

to develop inhibitors.

And then,

five years ago, the mutated virus finally erupted.

You rose to prominence by developing inhibitors,

and were entrusted with greater authority,

which led to the creation of the Special Administration Bureau?

I seized that opportunity without hesitation.

And even now,

I have never let up.

At any cost,

I push to accelerate every new iteration of the inhibitor.

Only then

can Ren have a higher chance of surviving after combat.

At the same time,

I had Wu Siyuan

working behind the scenes,

quietly conducting various experiments to enhance Ren combat capability.

Only in this way

could the Bureau

retain leverage and remain indispensable.

[SPECIAL]

When an opportunity presents itself,

you must commit everything to it.

Because your opponents are fighting just as hard to seize it.

If they manage to collect all the fragments

and develop a cure for Affinity,

the Special Administration Bureau will lose its reason to exist.

I understand what needs to be done.

[SPECIAL]

[Nongyu] If you do not want me to despise you even more,

then transfer Lin Juan to logistics.

And lend him to me for one week.

Fine.

As for the fragments,

you must stay out of it.

Leave it to me.

I am protecting you.

[Message sent. Delivery failed.]

Mugang.

[Lawson Convenience Store] Western District border.

Desert zone.

The population there is complicated.

You're still taking Nongyu with you?

Yes.

She and Wu Siyuan had a fight these past few days.

If I leave her alone,

she definitely

won't be okay.

Why did they fight?

Because I sent her that

sealed video of Wu Siyuan

[Self-Storage Service Center Support]

[You can ship the items I previously stored with you to me now.]

tormenting me.

How did she react?

She had a huge fight with Wu Siyuan.

And she started doubting why I got close to her.

Honestly, before I sent it,

I already

knew she'd suspect me.

But I thought

I could manage the risk and smooth things over.

But then

last night,

when I suddenly couldn't reach her,

I was terrified. I felt like

what I did was unbelievably stupid.

You realized

you can't bear even the slightest risk of losing her.

Yes.

So after I found her,

I impulsively told her

that as long as she stayed, I could give up

revenge on Wu Siyuan.

What did she say after that?

She was very happy.

She said

she'd make it up to me properly.

She even took the initiative to suggest forming a pact.

I should have

been glad about it.

But when I saw her

carefully trying to please me,

I felt

that she was deeply unhappy.

You're becoming more and more empathetic.

Since you care about her this much,

have you ever considered

stopping,

and completely giving up revenge on Wu Siyuan?

Stop?

Mr. Ding.

Right now, I feel like

I'm on a train running along the edge of a cliff.

If it were to stop now,

I would have

nowhere left to go.

But if

it keeps moving toward its original destination,

I might still be able to get off safely.

Is it possible

that only this stretch ahead is the cliff,

and what comes next is solid ground?

You could choose to get off early.

But even if it truly cannot stop,

there are still things you can do.

At the very least, make those traveling with you feel

that this journey

is one of ease and happiness.

[Mugang]

Around here,

wearing this

helps you blend in better.

Three days ago, I came to this boxing gym.

The owner told me

the prize for the match

was the hard drive fragment.

[BOXING]

Lin Juan has already taken down the ninth challenger.

Does anyone else want to challenge?

Congratulations.

♪You smell like something strange♪

♪Like wood♪

♪Like wine♪

♪Like the fading rain♪

♪It's not a problem I can fix♪

♪Maybe I'm just meant to be your toy♪