Upon returning to Libretanhya, the city was empty. Considering the fact that it was early morning, it was not surprising to notice some young people and adults walking around the streets. The teenagers were probably with their friends, girlfriends, or just alone, enjoying the heavy rain that night. The adults were returning home, some being Demon Hunters or others just being ordinary people, with ordinary jobs.
Slady entered an abandoned street, not yet built, where there was a certain building, which was shining with multicolored lights.
Upon entering the place, the smell of alcohol entered Slady's nose, who felt a little disgusted, but remained neutral, looking around the place.
It was a cabaret, where there were some men gambling, men drinking until they fell to the ground and there was also a "VIP" entertainment, where men paid prostitutes to have 'a moment'.
Strangely, Slady's gaze fell on a couple, a man and a woman. They weren't enjoying themselves, they seemed to be observing, and then Slady understood: they were a pair of Criminal Investigators from Libretanhya.
Rin Yuang - the woman, she had a serious look, seeming to observe the men and seemed to have a certain regret, as if she felt sorry for the women in the place.
Roger - the man, who despite being more relaxed and even drinking, was completely lucid and prepared for any eventuality.
When Slady entered the place, both of them paid attention to him, becoming suspicious of him. After all, he was wearing a hat that practically hid his face, and his gloves, which covered his bionic hand and the other normal one, which made everything more suspicious about him.
Slady sat on a counter, where a bartender came to him. Her clothes were short and tight. The woman tried to force a smile, as if she was being *forced* to wear such vulgar clothes.
"Good evening, dear. Do you want anything? We can offer you the 'VIP' for a price."
The woman says, Slady looks at her, without emotion.
"Please, just a wine."
"Okay."
The woman seemed relieved to be treated with respect by Slady, pouring him a glass of wine.
Slady looked at that glass for about 2 seconds, drinking the liquid, which had a sweet taste, just as he wished.
"Thank you." Slady says, placing the wine glass on the counter, already empty.
"Oh."
The woman seemed surprised, she had never seen someone drink an entire glass of wine and not get drunk.
"Do you want more?" the bartender asks.
Before Slady can answer, he feels a tap on his shoulder, when he turns around, he sees Roger and Rin Yuang with serious looks.
"Can you come with us, sir?" Roger asks.
Slady sighed, stood up and placed a quantity of Lynes on the counter, as if she were paying for the wine.
"No problem."
The woman took the money with a small smile, but she was still nervous, not knowing who that couple was.
Slady was taken to a more remote part of the place, on the second floor, where there was a more empty area, under construction.
"So..." Rin Yuang turned to Slady.
"We're from the Libretanhya Criminal Investigation Department." Roger says.
The two show the receipts, then Rin Yuang says in a firm and serious tone.
"We're here to investigate a gang of criminals that we suspect is operating in this location, we want your identity to prove that you're not involved-"
"I'm also here for the same reason, but for something more personal." Slady interrupts, crossing her arms.
The two are surprised, replying.
"You have no proof that you're *really* here to investigate this place, we want to know why you're here." Roger says.
"I'm here to kill one person, but maybe I'll kill all the criminals here." Slady says with pure sincerity, looking around.
The two are shocked, then they pull out their weapons, Rin Yuang a pistol and Roger two daggers.
"We can't let him do this-"
The two were interrupted by a punch to the face from Slady's bionic hand, it was a weak punch on purpose, he didn't want to hurt them, but he didn't want to be disturbed.
The fight could be heard from downstairs, the bartender seemed very worried, ducking and hiding under the counter.
***
In a place further away from the first floor, in a locked room, were the gangsters. In particular, Yai Chang, the man Slady was paid to kill.
He and his partners were in the room, making plans and using drugs, some prostitutes were nearby, afraid of being used, but they had no way to escape.
Hearing the sounds of knocking, the criminals look at each other, confused and irritated, thinking that some customer was making too much noise at 'a moment'.
The gangsters grab their weapons, Yai Chang grabs brass knuckles, thinking about beating up the man and woman who were there.
"Stay there, you bitches."
He says to the women in the room, who get scared and cower, standing together.
The men laugh in approval, then a group of men go to the place.
***
Slady had knocked the pair down, who were on their knees, badly injured, but had not lost consciousness.
"damn..." Rin Yuang looks at Slady with hatred.
"..."
Slady ignores her, cleaning the wounds she had received from the stabs and shots she received.
Suddenly, the door opened, it was the group of criminals, who were surprised, not that it was a room, but even more so when they saw that there were two police officers and a man they didn't know.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" Yai Chang shouts, furious.
The men pull out their guns, preparing to shoot the three of them, without mercy. And Yai Chang prepares the brass knuckles, smiling maliciously.
Slady recognizes Yai Chang, without changing his expression, so he takes a capsule from his coat, throwing it on the floor, creating a large vapor of smoke.
"Cough-cough!" The men cough.
Roger and Rin Yuang also cough, feeling suffocated by that gas, Slady remained impassive, as if he was used to it.
The pair of police officers feel their bodies being enveloped by something *metallic*, unable to see what it was due to the smoke. They try to escape, but it is too strong.
**seconds later**
When they open their eyes, the first thing they see is Slady, who had taken their weapons for himself.
"I don't want you getting in my way, go away and I'll let you know when I get back." He says, in a very firm, almost threatening tone.
"If you tell anyone, I'll know, and not only will you pay, but those you love the most will too."
The two are shocked, they had no doubt that Slady was someone very dangerous, nodding their heads.
"Understood." They say in unison.
Then they get up, supporting each other, jumping off the building and moving away from the place.
Despite the fear of the threat, they seemed thoughtful, as if that man wasn't someone who would really hurt anyone.
That was true, Slady wouldn't hurt anyone close to Roger and Rin Yuang, he just didn't want to have any problems to solve.
Now returning to where he was, the smoke remained, the men seemed unable to see and were coughing in despair.
Using Roger's two daggers and Rin Yuang's silenced pistol, Slady began to kill all the criminals present at the scene, one by one.
But he hadn't found Yai Chang yet, who was his main target. But then, the smoke dissipated, rebelling against him, who had red eyes and was now very furious.
"What have you done?! You bastard!!"
The man advanced, without any reason in his mind, just wanting to kill that mysterious and impassive man.
But Slady took advantage of this, throwing a smoke capsule into the man's mouth, making the gas enter Yai Chang's lungs. He fell to the floor, starting to cough in pure despair, with tears falling from his eyes.
"COUGH-COUGH!!"
He tries to reach out to Slady, who just watched him, silently. Until Yai Chang's vision went dark and he passed out.
**minutes later, at 3 am**
Yai Chang opened his eyes, looking around and realizing that he was in a room and, on top of that, without clothes, naked. His arms and legs were tied to a chair, his mouth covered with tape, unable to scream...
"You're awake, hm?"
Suddenly, a small lamp opens, revealing Slady, who was sitting on a chair.
Yai Chang tries to scream, but can only let out a loud "hmmm".
"No one will listen, all your friends are dead, I've already kicked out all the men who were here, the prostitutes, or rather, the women, are resting after so much abuse." Slady leans in, speaking in a low and emotionless tone.
"It'll just be you and me, no one else."
**a while later, at the Libretanhya Criminal Investigation Department...**
Rin Yuang had just finished taking a shower, despite her injuries, she remained beautiful, wearing comfortable clothes and looking very tired. Suddenly, her cell phone vibrated, receiving an anonymous message.
'Return to the place.'
She looked at the message, understanding the message, quickly changed her clothes and opened the dormitory door. As she went to the hallways, she began walking at a certain speed, ending up bumping into Roger, who was also dressed, probably the two of them had received the message at the same time.
Minutes later, the duo returned to the place, which was... terrible, with men's bodies everywhere, drinks and drugs on the floor, it was a scene from a horror movie.
But as they continued to explore the building, the duo heard some whispers, and as they slowly opened the door, they came across a group of women on a bed, most of them young adults, but unfortunately, there were also some who were minors.
"Who are you?"
One of them asked, it was the bartender, she wasn't a prostitute, but she was still forced to work there.
"We're from the Criminal Investigation Department."
The duo said, showing the receipts.
The women felt relieved, some were crying on each other's chests, very emotional.
The two also felt a little emotional. Although they had to be serious and professional, seeing so many innocent people suffer hurts, a lot.
Roger signaled for Rin Yuang to continue exploring, and she complied, leaving the room. Then Roger sits down next to the women, asking in a calm tone.
"Who put you here?"
"It was the guy I served earlier..." says the bartender, referring to Slady.
Roger can understand, the memories of what had happened still wander through his mind, but he quickly dismisses them.
"I understand, he took good care of you?"
"Yes, he asked us not to leave here when the 'good people' come here." Says one of the women.
"I'm very happy about that, do you know where he is?" Roger asks, very curious.
"I think he left, but he was very good to everyone." Says another woman, happily.
Despite the misunderstanding that Roger and Rin Yuang had with Slady, Roger understood that the man was not a bad person... or was he?
**meanwhile**
Rin Yuang walks around the place, she had already found the weapons that Slady had taken from them, probably left them on the floor for her to get back. But suddenly, she hears a... cry?
The sound came from a door, when she opened it, Rin Yuan widened her eyes, starting to feel nauseous, but controlling herself not to vomit.
It was Yai Chang, who had his penis and testicles ripped out, his eyes were almost coming out of his body, which was all purple, he was pitiful, unrecognizable.
The worst of all, there was no blood in the room, as if *nothing* had happened. When she picked up the phone to question the anonymous contact, he was no longer there.
It was as if Slady had never done anything...