Chapter 024: Jie Becomes a Policeman (End)

Xia Yujie felt joy almost subconsciously, he realized that he might have a chance to be saved.

Wu was always the one who saved him from danger, so this time, it should be the same.

But after answering the phone and hearing the voice on the other end, the joy on Xia Yujie's face quickly faded.

"Jiejun, you have been so disobedient recently."

There was a sickening sound from the noose, very soft, like a pebble falling on ice.

Xia Youjie did not answer. He looked at himself in the mirror and hung up the phone silently.

Reason told him that Gojo Satoru would not fall into Nosoe's hands. Nosoe could not possibly target such a conspicuous and powerful Gojo Satoru. Moreover, at this time, Satoru should be on the stage.

So this is just a warning from Nose, a warning against Geto's recent increasingly obvious actions.

If it were in the past, he would have shrugged it off, thinking it was just a crude little trick.

But... the stone fell lightly onto the ice, and the ice, which had already cracked into countless cracks, shattered completely under the final pressure and fell into the bottomless lake.

Geto Suguru has never felt that he is mentally weak. Rather, it is because of his strength that he has been able to get to where he is today.

But perhaps he overestimated himself, human nature has its limits.

His comrades who died due to his superior's mistake, his hopes that were extinguished once again, his faith that was broken time and time again, he no longer even had the qualifications to persist.

He is no longer a policeman. What qualifications does he have to speak of the righteousness in his heart or to insist on duties that are not his responsibility?

Although it was not yet late at night, Xia Youjie felt as if he was falling into the cold lake along with his broken heart, his heart was frozen and yet he was extremely sober.

Those persistence and beliefs collapsed in this instant, leaving only a twisted and broken self-esteem.

It wasn’t because of any dramatic events, nor the death of any important person, it was just too much fatigue and pressure.

Xia Yujie has no last straw to save him, only the last stone to break him.

His collapse seemed to have begun long before he realized it, and it was not until this moment that he truly realized how pathetic he was.

"Ha." He covered his face and laughed, his laughter was full of sarcasm. Xia Yujie raised his head and looked at himself in the mirror, looking at the pair of broken purple eyes.

In the silent space, all one could see was his completely hardened face and his eyes that had lost their luster.

Xia Yujie smiled at himself in the mirror and said in the softest tone: "Stupid and ridiculous, childish and naive... this is an unforgivable sin."

What he said about the unforgivable sins was just telling himself the path for the future.

Since all that so-called persistence is meaningless, why doesn't he do it his own way?

The weight of human life is equal, so add the weight to me again and again.

Since the laws he obeys are unjust, then he should follow his rules and fulfill his righteousness.

Blah--

The mirror shattered under Kagome Geto's ruthless punch, and countless broken pieces of the mirror shone on Kagome Geto, reflecting and distorting a different and identical version of him.

And outside the mirror, Geto Suguru turned around and left without hesitation. He had already mended his fragile heart and was heading towards a new path he had set for himself.

———————

When he killed someone for the first time, Xia Youjie unexpectedly didn't feel anything.

He just remembered the man's appearance and name in his mind, and felt the invisible hands pinching his neck a little harder.

Other than that, he seemed to have no feeling about the passing of life, only an increasing pressure and weight.

Xia Yujie knew that he might be sick, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

At least, Nozomi was very satisfied with his changes and felt that it was this pervert who had finally succeeded in transforming Geto Suguru.

Sometimes he would even take Geto to his secret laboratory, not only to test him but also to show his trust.

After completing the mission again and capturing clues about the politicians behind the noose, Xia Yujie dragged his feet and prepared to go back to rest.

Then he saw Gojo Satoru, who was wrapped up tightly, on the street. Even though his eyes and hair were covered, he could still recognize him at a glance.

He hadn't watched Gojo Satoru's concert for a long time, nor had he paid attention to any news about him.

The other party obviously saw him, but unlike before, he did not look away and walk away tacitly. Instead, he walked straight towards him.

Xia Yujie wanted to turn around and leave, but he stood there without moving, watching the other person rushing towards him against the flow of people.

Gojo Satoru stood in front of him, grabbed his wrist, and said in a stern voice: "Jie, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you give me any news for so long?"

Even if they didn't contact each other before, they would still meet occasionally. Although they didn't talk, just knowing that the other person was fine was enough to make people feel at ease.

"I'm just too busy." Xia Youjie lowered his eyes and spoke softly, without struggling or looking at him.

Gojo Satoru sensed something was wrong and consciously exerted force with his hands. He said seriously again, "Jay! What happened?"

Geto Xia Yu raised his head, and for a moment he really wanted to tell Gojo Satoru all his thoughts, but he stopped talking after seeing the other person's blue eyes under the sunglasses.

They were not the same kind of people. Gojo Satoru should just be the world's number one star, but I had already chosen to go my separate ways.

The end point of their paths will no longer be the same.

"Satoru, don't ask anymore, just trust me, just believe me."

Perhaps because he was afraid that Gojo Satoru would say more, Xia Yujie grabbed him with his backhand and spoke in an even somewhat excited tone.

During this period of time, he hadn't had such big mood swings for a long time, but now, for some reason, he didn't want to keep it up.

He doesn't want Gojo Satoru to know what he has done. He hopes that in the other person's heart, he will always be a policeman under the cherry tree, rather than a criminal with a broken and dark mentality.

Geto Suguru himself was denied and collapsed on the day the girl died. He needed to rely on his own ideals to move forward, but now he has given up everything and burned himself to accomplish the so-called justice.

But he does not hate his past. At least he hopes that the people in his memory are all well.

Gojo Satoru was obviously not satisfied with what Geto Suguru said. He still held Geto Suguru, as if if he didn't do this, this man would float away like the wind in the next second.

Xia Yujie just struggled to get rid of his hand, his eyes became firm, and he finally said slowly and seriously: "It doesn't matter, just be yourself."

He once again said it was okay, but this time, he really meant it from the bottom of his heart.

If they were fallen leaves, then Xia Yujie might fall into the mud, rot into nutrients, and become part of the mud.

However, Gojo Satoru always pulled him along persistently, even though their paths were different from the beginning.

As a fallen leaf, he may swirl and separate from him, but will finally float gently up to fall on the dry soil and become the nutrient for the soil that nurtures life.

So, now is enough, don't remember what I look like now, just support me in the last moments.

Gojo Satoru couldn't stop Geto Suguru, and his hat was stolen by this idiot, which immediately attracted the attention of passers-by, who surrounded him.

It was visibly abnormal with Xia Yujie's condition, but this guy was the type who kept everything to himself, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Isn't this a combination of factors?

No, Xia Yujie told him not to continue, so will he not continue?

Next time I must catch this guy and give him a good beating!

——————

Every time, Xia Youjie keeps collecting clues about the noose and the criminals around him.

Under the control of medication, his mental state has gradually improved.

Although it was only a little, it was enough for him to continue on this difficult road and to begin to imagine again and again what it would be like when everything was over.

This is a good sign, thought Xia Yujie, and after he reacted, he suppressed the anticipation in his heart.

When people are in trouble, they always keep thinking about the good side. However, the more they do so, the more painful it will be when the next disaster comes.

It's just that there are some roads that we know clearly in our hearts, but when the moment they happen, we still repeat them.

Xia Youjie looked at the corpse in front of him and controlled the trembling of his hands.

Three days ago, he and Ye Mo Zheng Dao had captured the real people around Noose, and today was the day they were going to capture Noose.

But Nozomi seemed to be prepared for this. He realized that he could not turn over at all. After all, Xia Yujie had even collected evidence of his own crimes.

So, on this day, the day when Geto Suguru came to arrest him, Geto Suguru saw the laboratory where Nose had been hiding.

What kind of scene was that? He couldn't even describe it in words.

Creatures with mixed features of men, women, and children, humans twisted in rectangular boxes, deformed and bizarre species, children with limbs of different animals...

When he walked in, there was no wailing or crying out in pain, only countless different eyes looking at him, with numb, confused and dead gazes carrying a heavy sense of oppression.

He had always known that Nozomi was conducting illegal human experiments, but he had never imagined that this pervert had done so many, and behind these experiments, so many people had died in agony.

Xia Yujie seemed to have no clear memory of what happened afterwards. He only knew that after reading the thick experiment record, he became strangely calm.

He considered in his mind the value of the noose itself, the rights he would have after his death, and the death penalty that most Neon people would avoid.

He should stop. This was all a ploy, a trap to make him go completely crazy.

But Xia Youjie knew it very well, but he still resolutely walked into this trap. Neon law cannot give Nozomi a real trial, but how can such a person continue to live?

At the moment of the final shooting, Xia Yujie felt that he was calm, and even when he saw Nozomi fall down with a smile on his face, he did not show any emotion at all.

Until the people who were originally planned to capture Noose were brought in, they saw the body on the ground and also saw Geto Suguru with half of his face covered in blood.

The guns in their hands were consciously pointed at Xia Youjie, and everyone's eyes were cold and alert.

Xia Youjie was very familiar with it because this was the look he used when he looked at those criminals.

His hands trembled uncontrollably, and his sight was filled with the gazes of these people and the cold muzzles of their guns, until he saw Gojo Satoru standing not far away with a look of shock on his face.

At this moment, Xia Yujie laughed instead. He laughed wildly and happily, thinking that he was the most ridiculous and stupid person.

His life was filled with sins, which were beyond all excuse and escape.

——————

The memory ends here. They did not see the final outcome of Geto Suguru, but could only feel his sadness, pain and despair at that moment.

These emotions gave rise to the cursed spirit and also drove him mad in the end.

Chidori caught up with Kagome who seemed to have not yet reacted, and said at the fastest speed:

"Kaguya, I want to curse you. I curse you to inherit my righteousness and fulfill my ideals. Before that, live a painful and miserable life.

But don’t be like me, don’t hate like me.”

He hated himself and the world so much that he eventually forgot all the beauty that makes up human beings and became a madman driven by hatred.

Perhaps this is why he was able to create a special-grade curse spirit.

The cursed spirit that was created because of Chidori unexpectedly did not attack. As a special-grade cursed spirit, it already had some intelligence.

It never opened its eyes to see the world it hated, but just as Chidori said, it cursed Kagome Jie in front of it on behalf of Chidori.

As long as Chidori still holds resentment, the curse will not disappear.

"You lunatic!" Xia Yujie lost his composure. He looked at his other self and almost shouted angrily.

Gojo Satoru grabbed Chidori. His expression had been calm from beginning to end, but now he was a little panicked: "Are you leaving?"

His body dissipated bit by bit like a cursed spirit, turning into dusty ashes.

"Yeah." When facing Gojo Satoru, Chidori's expression was much calmer, and she looked down at him.

At this moment, Chidori unexpectedly calmed down. He smiled at the angry Geto Suguru and the vaguely uneasy Gojo Satoru.

He doesn't know whether he has brought good or bad to the world, nor does he know whether what he has done is right.

But he has indeed tried his best. He is trying his best to save the situation and using his past to tell them the pain of taking the wrong path.

So now, there was nothing he could do but watch them, watching them still being able to be saved.

"He won't blame you." At this moment, Gojo Satoru suddenly said something out of context.

But Chidori understood that he was talking about Gojo Satoru from another world, and Gojo Satoru would not blame Geto Suguru.

"I know." Chidori smiled with pure joy. He chuckled and repeated again, "I know."

That's why he can maintain basic sanity, because he knows that there are people like Gojo Satoru in the world, and he knows that the world is not filled with pure malice.

Just as he hated this world, he also deeply loved this world.

Before he completely disappeared, he said to these two familiar yet unfamiliar people:

"My righteousness will never waver and will eventually be realized, and this world is a place where suffering and happiness coexist.

For a better tomorrow, remember the pain, endure the bitter summer and cold winter, and move forward.

Come on, two of you [The Strongest]. "

He disappeared from the world as if he had never existed, and no one except a few people in the college knew that he was the one who did everything.

As he said, he is like a fallen leaf, but even if he falls into the mud, he provides nutrients to the world.

Can the world today make him laugh from the bottom of his heart?