Chapter 522 - HU LEI AND KAITO (1/2)
As the door closed, Kaito recalled the event to which Yagi Seiryo was referring with a bit of darkness in his eyes. He remembered clearly what happened on that day, but he did not wish to ask for recognition or a reward for it.
But the memory reminded him of something else that happened a long time ago with Hu Lei.
It was one of the many times that Hu Lei mentioned building good karma.
She confessed once that she thought that as a human being, she was worse than Kaito. He did not counter her words. It was at the time they met by coincidence in the Congo. The meeting was a little random, but it was a welcome reprieve.
That night, the two of them were perched on top of an old tall tree in the rainforest. A fall from the fifty metres tree would probably cause death or at least, serious injuries. Also, dangerous animals like venomous snakes were always lingering in corners.
However, the two of them just remained seated on a tree branch without fear. They were not afraid. And even if they were, they could handle any danger that came. At the time, Kaito had just killed a warlord and most of his powerful subordinates, leaving a chaotic mob.
But in the depths of the forest, it was safe.
”You are a good ȧssassin, Kaito.” Hu Lei had said.
Kaito snorted, finding the compliment a little condescending. ”You know you are better. The point of being a ninja ȧssassin is to be in the shadows and never be discovered. The fact that people know I am an ȧssassin makes me the worse one.”
”I do not mean it that way.” Hu Lei responded. ”Of course, I am the better ȧssassin, but you are a good person. You know, for a killer.”
Kaito was a little irked by the arrogance of the annoying woman, but he did not argue with her.
”What do you mean?” he asked.
”You might be a killer, but you have at least tried to make the world a better place. I know you always look for missions that will improve the world. On the other hand, I am a gun that is always loaded and ready to attack.” She said a little self-deprecatingly.
”I do not know about the next person I will kill. I do not only kill bad people. I kill those who want to harm my father. But my father is not a good person, which means that I am the bad guy. I am the one who blows up at the end of the movie.”
Kaito looked at some Samango monkeys frolicking on the trees, swinging and playing as he thought about the words. He did not know what to say to comfort her.
”You could leave your father to his own devices. We could become the twin ȧssassins extraordinaire.” He finally said.
Hu Lei looked at him for a moment as if she would agree, but she turned away. ”I wish I could leave all this behind. I hope one day I will be able to leave all this behind. But for now, I am bound by the twisted bonds of family.”
The two of them remained on the tall tree in silence for a long moment.