I'm a villain, not a devil

The dirty streets of today are no longer the dirty streets of the past.

The streets that were once filled with sewage took on a new look. The mutated rats, wild dogs, etc. that could be seen everywhere before were also hunted down. Dirty street dwellers who liked to gather around the streets also entered the factory early.

Apart from the name Dirty Street, there is no trace of the past in this place.

There are not many people on the street, because it is the busy afternoon period. After get off work, there will gradually be more people here. Originally, Dirty Street was one of the most strictly controlled areas in Paradise City. Now, People here also have their own free time after get off work.

Overall, thriving.

However, this time, a group of young gangsters were blocked in the alley. The people who surrounded them were none other than the Paradise City police force.

The leading young man had a ruthless and angry look on his face and tried to force the police back by waving the knife in his hand.

However, his violent act was immediately interrupted by the sound of a gunshot.

The young man screamed and fell to the ground, stretched out one foot and kicked away the weapon he was holding.

Ran Xinzhu blew out the smoke that came out of thin air from his fingers, and when he lowered his head again, there was a look of indifference on his face.

She snatched the packaging bag from the young man's arms, sniffed it, and her face became more severe: "Paradise City has given you the opportunity to work, a job with enough food for you, and even a job after work. Freedom, is this how you repay Paradise City?"

Although the young man was trembling with fear, his mouth was tough enough. At this time, he still muttered and retorted: "Hey, you sit in the office every day, but you feel relaxed when you say these words."

Ran Xinzhu just raised his chin slightly: "During the development of Dirty Street, I killed the huge mutant rat that came out of the underground pipe. I don't like trash who makes too many excuses for himself. You might as well admit it. I am just lazy and have evil intentions.”

She preached as before, but now she spoke more directly and coldly.

However, halfway through speaking, looking at the unconvinced expression on the other person's face, Ran Xinzhu suddenly lost interest in talking.

She waved her hand: "Take it back to the bureau, identify the suppliers, and then notify their families."

"Yes, Director."

Several young people who were selling prohibited items were turned away. Ran Xinzhu, who was a little tired, refused the offer to go back to the bureau together and looked at the surrounding scenery with some confusion.

So familiar...

Only then did she realize that she had come here after chasing those unlucky ones.

This is the junction between Dirty Street and another neighborhood. The neighborhood that is close to Dirty Street will naturally not be a wealthy area, and the people living in it will only live a better life than the residents of Dirty Street.

And she once lived here.

Ran Xinzhu looked at the brand new building with some trance. That should be her former home...

However, after the neighborhood renovation, the dirty streets are no longer the dirty streets they were before, and the intersections are no longer so clear. The small house that I once huddled in has now become a brand new shop.

After looking at it for a long time, she seemed to sigh and smiled with relief.

"It's pretty good..."

However, she became curious and walked in another direction along the familiar intersection.

The slender legs wrapped in stockings kicked the pebbles on the road, and the sound seemed a bit abrupt in the silent street.

As he walked, the look of expectation on Ran Xinzhu's face gradually disappeared. Yes, with the renovation of the neighborhood, it is not as noisy and chaotic as before, and no old things will remain.

She pursed her lips and looked at the scenery ahead becoming more and more unfamiliar, and the light in her eyes gradually faded.

"What are you thinking about... I used to dream like this... Things have really gotten better here..." Ran Xinzhu laughed to himself, but the loneliness on his face could not be concealed.

She wanted to find the secret base that once belonged to her and her little brother, but now it seemed that it had probably been eradicated and rebuilt.

The chief's leather boots would make a nice "tapping" sound when they stepped on the brand new road. However, the liveliness of the tattered shoes stepping in the cesspool when he was a child had long since disappeared.

"Is it time to step out..." She lowered her head and murmured to herself, "Is it time to forget him...really forget him..."

Ran Xinzhu looked at the ground in concentration and stopped unconsciously.

"Yes, it's time to forget about him..." She seemed to be cheering herself up, and even clenched her fists hard.

Suddenly, the gray-white ground was wet, and the black blurred out, making people's eyes blurry.

Is it raining?

She raised her head blankly, saw the calm iron dome, and tasted a salty taste at the corner of her mouth.

Before she knew it, she had already burst into tears.

After a moment of silence, Ran Xinzhu sniffed hard and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Made up my mind...

Her gaze hardened.

I was about to turn around and go back to the police station to continue working, but the moment I turned my head, I saw a small flat area hidden in the building.

Ran Xinzhu was briefly absent-minded, and she walked in in disbelief.

Everything is so familiar...

My secret base...has not disappeared...

Suddenly there was a voice inside, and Ran Xinzhu quickly lowered his body.

She approached quietly and saw that in the tattered little tent, there were two children, a boy and a girl, playing house.

These were probably the children of nearby residents. Their parents went to work, and they probably ran out to play by themselves... But why is this place still preserved, and how did they find it?

After watching for a while, Ran Xinzhu walked out.

The two children crawled out after hearing the noise, and when they saw Ran Xinzhu in police uniform, the boy immediately protected the girl behind him.

Seeing this scene, Ran Xinzhu's eyes were blank again for a while.

She finally came back to her senses, and saw the things in the secret base from the corner of her eye. They were all tattered toys she had seen before, and some of them were even familiar, like the ones she had clumsily made before.

Next to the toys, there were several unpacked packaging bags, and the packaging... came from the nutrition store that Ran Xinzhu was most familiar with but she never went to again after Sean left.

Ran Xinzhu's throat moved, she looked at the vigilant child, then squatted down gently and said in a gentle voice: "Why are you here?"

After saying this, the boy suddenly turned his head and looked at the girl. The vigilance on his face was much less, and then he asked carefully: "Auntie, is your last name... Zai?"

Not paying attention to the other party's address, Ran Xinzhu was suddenly stunned: "Zai?"

The girl patted the boy: "Tell you to read well! That... Auntie, is your last name Ran?"

Ran Xinzhu was stunned: "Why do you... know?"