He hadn't felt pain for a long time since the system successfully started up.

He made a huge sacrifice to free Kazuha's heart from the influence of Hattori Heiji!

Thinking this, Yu Shengnan's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly used force to snatch the dagger away.

"No!" Hattori Heiji cried out in terror, but it was too late.

Without hesitation, Yuu Nan plunged the dagger into Numabuchi Ichiro's neck, and blood gushed out like a fountain, splattering on the ground.

Numabuchi Ichiro clutched his throat, letting out a painful whimper, staggered backward, and finally crashed heavily to the ground.

Yukiko's loyal fan has decreased by one...

Looking at Ichiro Numabuchi's corpse, Kusunoki Hanyu turned around expressionlessly, his gaze falling on Kazuha.

His eyes were full of concern as he asked gently, "He Ye, are you alright?"

Kazuha's lips trembled, her face as pale as snow, as she pointed at Hanyu Kusunoki's bleeding hand and murmured to herself, "Blood...you're bleeding..."

Yuzuru glanced down at the wound on his hand, blood still dripping down, shook his head unconcerned, and smiled at Kazuha, saying, "Hey, it's nothing, just a small injury. I'm glad you're not hurt, Kazuha!"

He casually raised his injured hand and showed it to Kazuha, as if it were just a minor scratch.

Even if he was injured intentionally, Numabuchi Ichiro's death was worthy of his name.

After all, he accomplished something that no one else had done.

Ran, who was standing with Ai at the door, realized what was happening and quickly ran over.

"Nan, how are you?"

Xiaolan was startled by this sudden event and anxiously grabbed Yuzuru Nan's hand, looking him up and down.

They completely forgot that with Hanyu Nan's abilities, how could he possibly be injured by an ordinary person?

Ai, who had followed, glanced at Kazuha, who was standing bewildered beside her, and sneered.

She finally understood why Hanyu Kusunoki had acted so strangely after arriving in Osaka.

"Nan, hurry up and get... do you have any bandages?"

Xiaolan looked at Yusheng Nan's hand with heartache. She was about to suggest that he use the horse talisman to heal it, but seeing that there were still many people around, she stopped herself.

"It's okay, it'll scab over in a bit." Yu Shengnan seemed quite calm; this little injury was nothing to him.

And this wound can't heal so quickly!

Otherwise, wouldn't I have suffered all that pain for nothing?

Seeing that Yuzuru insisted, Xiaolan could only give him a helpless and reproachful glare.

"Um, Yuzuru-kun, please use this..." Kazuha, who had been staring blankly at the extremely gruesome wound on Yuzuru Nan's hand, hurriedly took off her hairband and handed it over.

"That's right, it doesn't necessarily have to be a bandage!" Xiaolan suddenly slapped her forehead and hurriedly took the hairband.

Following Ran's suggestion, Yuzuru asked her to bandage him. He looked at Kazuha and smiled gently, "Thank you, Kazuha-kun."

"Of course!" Kazuha felt a slight flutter in her heart and quickly said, "Hanyu-kun, you can just call me Kazuha."

"Hehe, then Kazuha can just call me Yuzuru or Kusunoki." Seeing Kazuha's change in address, Yuzuru Kusunoki naturally went along with it.

"Yes, Yuzuru!" Kazuha was still a little embarrassed to use the more intimate nickname, Kusunoki.

Just as they were chatting happily, they suddenly heard a commotion.

It turns out that Hattori Heiji, who had been with the police to confirm whether Numabuchi Ichiro was dead, has returned.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was filled with anger and resentment.

"Hanyu Nanami, do you know what you're doing?" Hattori Heiji rushed forward and roared at Hanyu Nanami, "Why did you kill Numabuchi? Didn't I tell you to stop?"

Yuzuru calmly stopped Ran, who was quite angry with Hattori Heiji, and asked with a playful smile, "Why should I listen to you?"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback by his words, then excitedly exclaimed, "Do you know how much effort we put into capturing Numabuchi?"

"Do you know that Numabuchi holds the only lead in our recent Osaka serial murder case?"

"Do you know how much effort our Osaka police put in to catch him?" Hattori Heiji said angrily, the veins on his face bulging slightly with rage, as if they were about to burst at any moment.

"My first priority is to make sure Kazuha won't get hurt," Yuusuke stretched leisurely, completely unmoved by this so-called moral blackmail. "As for the rest, what does it have to do with me?"

His eyes were cold, and he seemed completely indifferent to everything that was happening before him.

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji was completely enraged. His eyes widened, filled with rage, and he roared, "Hanyu Nan, you are a murderer!"

*Smack!!!*

No sooner had Hattori Heiji finished speaking than Kazuha, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.

The crisp sound of the slap echoed in the air, sending a chill down one's spine.

"Kazuha?" Hattori Heiji covered his face, looking at Kazuha in disbelief.

"Heiji Hattori, what am I to you?" Kazuha stared at him coldly, and before Heiji could speak, she continued, "In your heart, am I not even as important as one of your cases?"

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