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The man tried to take the golden comb from him and Akame blew his face off.

--- Damn you. DAMN YOU!!! -- he blew poison in my eyes, said the suddenly blind man.

The other three unsheathed their swords and two of them watched as Akame had one on his knees and cleanly sliced his throat.

-- They are witches. Let's run away said the bandits in terror, as they tried to run they fell to the ground tied by cutting cords.

-- Are you still willing to let me go," Akame asked.

-- Yes, my lady... Yes, my lady," said the terrified man.

-- All right," said Akame, releasing the other two.

-- What are you doing? -- Mei To said in fright. ---They're going to attack us again.

-- They won't. They're good boys.

-- Yes, ma'am. Let us go.

-- That's right... Run... Run for your life. There's always a chance.

The men understood and with a shriek of terror began a mad dash.

-- Run...Run -- Akame shouted to them with a booming laugh.

Akame breathed in... Breathed in... He breathed in and released a puff of air which he propelled with his two hands....

In the distance the last cry of the delinquents could be heard.

-- From now on I need you to accompany me in Hong Kong..." said Mei To with astonishment seeing the fragile and precious Akame getting back on the camel that carried them both...

26.

Hong Kong... Incense Port? Where is it? Are you from there? You speak Chinese with a very different accent. There are many words I don't understand..." said Akame sitting next to Mei To in the double chair on the Bactrian camel that carried them plus their new possessions snatched from the criminals....

-- I don't even know where it is anymore; I have no idea where I am.

-- Tell me where you are from.

-- It's a port, there are ships, planes, cars and many buildings with highways.

-- I know what a ship is. The other things you mentioned are confusing and not very clear to me...

-- It's complicated to explain...Let's say that a car is a car that ..... that carries hidden cars... The airplane is.... a very big kite just like the one children play with; only they transport people...a highway is a real road a little bit wider and a building is a castle with many rooms.

Akame looked at her in utter bewilderment.

-- Thomas and Kathy is from there?

-- Yes.

-- Your soul belongs to Thomas... It looks... Don't blame yourself. He's very attractive. Kathy seems familiar. I do not know .. - Akame asked.

-- Do I look that much? -- Mei To asked hurt... He doesn't notice it. And I lost everything I could give him.

Akame smiled.

-- Much remains to be seen in the lines of destiny," he said, "They arrived with the count. Possibly they will return.

-- I must avenge the loss of my honor.

-- I have noticed that they are different. And you know that in this place we women are victims of our destiny.

-- In mine too. My mother was taken from me. My innocence was destroyed and I love without hope...

-- I will see warriors cry for a smile from you.

-- Not the one I want.

-- Don't assign facts to the hours to come-- Akame said-- Let's go to sleep. We haven't had a chance to do so.

-- Shall we make camp in this loneliness?

-- No. Our camels know where they are going.

That said, Akame converted the double saddles into two portable beds, and they wrapped themselves in a sleeping bag beside the humps.

-- Well, I didn't know that one," said Mei To, immediately falling asleep...

III

Ken Zhao looked out over central park from his penthouse in new york.

He breathed in and drank an espresso.

Soon he would be back in Hong Kong.

A well-dressed man walked in and sat down respectfully and waited for Ken to stop looking at the scenery.

-- The operation is done.

The man nodded.

Ken sat in silence as well.

-- Excuse the indiscretion. I think the time has come for your wife to...

-- There's the detail that distresses me. I have lied to her about my life with her; she never knew about the life I am ending and I don't know if I can tell her about the life I am about to begin.

-- That's the price you sometimes have to pay.

-- For me it's terrible. I love my wife. My son needs me...

III

What the hell is wrong with you, Melissa Feng? -- said with disgust, Yeye after descending angrily from the mitsubisi pajero TDI.

The girl in her uniform was patiently directing the traffic.

--I'm not following you. I didn't really make any progress in the investigation; and I like it. I love directing traffic. I have regained harmony.

Ye Ye crossed her arms and stood in the middle of the street next to the girl.

-- Don't play games with me. I'm in a bad mood. My husband left me a letter saying he wants to take some time to think about it.

Melissa saw it. If it weren't for her permanent fury, her penchant for scruffiness and wearing a man's haircut, Ye-Ye could easily be the hottest 35-year-old woman in Hong Kong.

-- I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure everything will be fine," Melissa said.

Ye-Ye looked at her and nodded, pursing her lips. Then he pulled out a paralyzer from his sleeveless blue jeans jacket and attached it to Melissa's neck. He charged her military style, while the girl convulsed.

-- She's epilectic," She said to passersby who stopped to watch. Then he put her in the Mitsubishi and drove off, leaving the bike abandoned on the road.