Hong Kong

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Rai Chai was what you could call a gift for the girl who wanted to have him: quiet, good student, simple, a very normal build; one of those guys who put on a rag, disheveled, or well-dressed, and looked good.

He had inherited a nice apartment, was about to graduate and had a more or less stable telecommuting job, the average, pretty, lonely Hong Kong boy, and why was he alone, because there was no one by his side, he was not a boy immersed in inexplicable "liquid love"?

Nor was he a victim of "Emophilia"; the obsessions for another person. The reality was a piecemeal process until from high school, in a cruel and merciless way, without asking permission, nor understanding the suffering that caused him; one day in autumn, while Melissa Feng returned in the afternoon from classes, she took the soul, the reason, the feelings and life of Rai Chai; and in the same way she never gave them back to him; a thousand times he sought the courage to tell her, he died 30 times in life to see her with a boy accompanying her; he desperately sought other girls, impossible. Melissa Feng was inserted with malignant nails of overflowing and genuine love in his soul, he couldn't stop thinking about her, he dreamed of her, he lived with her in his mind, and his life revived when sometimes they met in the elevator, she with her police uniform marched to work, leaving him a good morning that was all the fuel he needed to face the day.

Like a fool on Saturdays he marched to the corner where she was directing the traffic to contemplate her, totally spellbound, absolutely in love, he could not fight against it, Rai concluded that he was born in love with her; and he was sure that he could not continue with that anguish, with that pain, and he decided to tell her, it did not matter anymore.

With that firm decision he was, when in the cafeteria of the business school of the University of Hong Kong he saw the news on the morning news of HKS TV news.

"""" Dangerous criminal is rescued in commando operation. It showed a photo of Melissa Feng, a video with multiple police and fire lights, two ambulances rushing away from the scene and a van on fire. 2 policemen injured and a phenomenal traffic congestion on the whole Tings Ma Bridge.""""".

Nobody paid any attention to the news; least of all him, standing like a statue, paralyzed by the impact of the news.

He was not the adventurous type, nor was he the type to jump from the rooftop of a skyscraper tied at the waist by a rope. But a decision beyond his strength told him that the news was a lie, that Melissa Feng was somewhere in Hong Kong; he had to find her, save her and tell her that he was in love with her, the rest did not matter.

-2-

Qiang TIME...

Qiang Ling was not celebrating victory. He had not put on armor to protect himself in battle. He personally attacked in the most dangerous place. He looked once for the elusive death and disappointed, sad he went outside the castle to try to do the impossible, to calm his soul for five minutes .

-3-

Akame and Hang Hing spoke once more.

-- It is necessary that you give the poison as quickly as possible to Qiang Ling.

-- And why? Circumstances change priorities? Qiang Ling gave you the beating of your life and you made a fool of yourself with this dreadful defeat.

-- You betray me too?

-- It seems to me that you are your own worst enemy. But I am the wife of the hero of the province.

-- You damned witch!

-- You're very undervalued Hang Hing, Akame told her with a smile.

-- He doesn't love you.

-- Neither do I love him. We are the perfect marriage. Therefore I keep my husband. High in the eyes of the emperor, strong, rich, beautiful, powerful and mine...all mine.

Hang Hing defeated with a new humiliation withdrew and Akame went to the secret entrance.

Before entering she turned back on herself and looked around, carefully scanned the surrounding darkness, then entered the passageway.

A while later Qiang Liam emerged from the shadows and swiftly entered another passageway... A new axe to his soul, he had heard everything.