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Chapter 224 A drastic change in temperament
Mus felt as if he were downloading a passionate video from the internet.

Not only did I become a member, but I also sat in front of the computer for hours without blinking.

When I finally opened it, it was the same as the entire Teletubbies series.

I took my pants off and this is what you show me?

play?

Mus gritted his teeth.

When did Cat's Eyes become so good-natured?
Could it be that changing his body altered his endocrine system, causing a drastic change in his personality?
No, if his temperament changes drastically, what was that murderous intent just now?
Or was Cat's Eye's will suppressed during the body-changing process?
Countless speculations ran through Mus's mind.

Looking at the cat-eyed man silently tidying up the operating table, he slowly looked down at his own palm.

At this moment, Mus made a very bold guess.

"You wouldn't... be unable to lay a hand on me, would you? Because I was personally brought here by Janus?"

Mus raised his left hand, showing the engraving on his palm to the cat's eyes.

And very boldly, it took a full twenty centimeters forward!
"...What's going on in your head?"

Useless?
Mus was greatly disappointed.

He thought the engraving on his palm was something like a token.

Such as seeing the engraving is like seeing the person himself.

But judging from the way the cat looks at someone with intellectual disabilities, it probably isn't.

"I'm not killing you only because you're still useful to Lord Janus."

Cat's Eyes calmly packed up the surgical instruments: "After all, we still need you to lure out the Hermit. I won't lay a hand on you until Lord Janus's game is over."

Mus gleaned two pieces of information from that statement.

A piece of good news and a piece of bad news.

The good news is that no matter how much trouble you cause, Cat's Eye won't do anything to you (temporarily).

The bad news is that when the game ends, as Maoyan says, he might feel like he's living a life worse than death.

Mus swallowed hard: "What does 'game over' mean..."

After tidying up the surgical instruments, Cat's Eye placed the storage bag on the trolley: "You're just bait. Bait doesn't need to know the details of the game."

"However, I can tell you definitively that the game could end at any time. It could be this month, or it could be next month, but at the latest it will take no more than a year."

Cat Eyes narrowed his eyes and revealed a gentle smile: "Why don't we guess whether the Hermit can rescue you from my grasp again this time?"

As for the stakes... well, your life will do.

"If the Hermit still hasn't appeared after the game ends... I will cut you into 3,600 pieces while you are still conscious."

And they'll ask you how many slices you've cut at any time. If you answer wrong once, they'll add ten more cuts. Don't worry, I have a way to ensure you don't die before all 3,600 cuts are done."

Cat's Eyes spoke the most ruthless words with the gentlest expression and tone.

Just hearing his description made Mus feel a dull ache in his skin.

This was the second time Mus had faced Cat's Eye's murderous intent.

He simply couldn't understand why his mere mention of the slaughterhouse had escalated to such an extreme.
But currently, compared to the reasons why Maoyan might harbor hatred towards itself.

Mus was more concerned with another issue.

That is, how exactly should I contact the hermit?

Even though he understood why Cat's Eyes resented him, Mus had no confidence in persuading this lunatic to have a friendly discussion with him and sit down and talk things out.

Compared to reasoning, Cat's Eye clearly prefers using physics.

There is still room to contact the hermit and negotiate with Janus.

If we can't get in touch with them, it's a dead end.

Mus isn't stupid; he knows what to choose.

But the problem is...

'Where are you, Hermit Brother?!'

An unprecedented anxiety gripped Mus's heart.

The shortest time will be one month, and the longest will not exceed one year.

Finding the hermit in such a short time is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

If the hermit were really that easy to find, Yang Xingguo and Shi Hongfang wouldn't have searched for over five years without even seeing a trace of him.

Are they going to run away like last time?
But this time, the pursuers are clearly not on the same level as the Cat's Eye Gang.

The people who chased him last time were just low-level thugs from the Cat's Eye Gang and thugs who were after the bounty.

This time, the minimum requirement is a role of the level of Maoyan.

The two sides are simply not in the same league!
Wang Youde was personally seen off by Mu Si.

Song Jie had barely finished inquiring about Wang Youde's arrangements when he was immediately asked to deal with the witnesses.

Less than a day had passed.

In such a short time, Wang Youde died.

Although Wang Youde is foolish, his brother is not.

He didn't go to the accommodation that Mus had arranged for him at all; instead, he rented a new house using a false identity.

Even if the assassin took a plane and a private car directly to Shuimu City, he wouldn't be able to find Wang Youde anytime soon.

But tragically, in less than a day, Wang Youde died.

Mu Si initially thought it was Song Jie and had no intention of letting Wang Youde go.

But from the moment Janus opened the portal, Muston immediately understood how Wang Youde had died.

With Janus, a god-like being with built-in teleportation abilities, there's support.

run?
Run away!
Even if you were in a rocket, you couldn't outrun teleportation!
Besides, they have more than just teleportation abilities.

Mus looked at his palm.

Who knows if this thing has any special sensing or location functions?

If so, it's as if the other party has installed a teleportation beacon on themselves, allowing them to open a portal and take a stroll at any time.

Although Mus knew nothing about the supernatural, that didn't stop him from preparing for the worst.

'Hermit, oh hermit, if I had known you were someone important, I would never have cooperated with you back then! You've really gotten me into serious trouble this time.'

Mus felt a deep sadness in his heart.

He originally thought that the hermit was just an ordinary, dangerous individual with extreme ideas and a touch of violence.

At most, add an amnesia buff: "lost the memories of the blood feud, lived an ordinary life for a while, but was eventually awakened by what he saw and heard in the black zone."

We are all normal people, and everything is still under control.

But who knows...

Mus conjured up the image of a hermit in his mind, and the other party immediately flipped the table and shouted: "Are you stupid? I used the superpower template, not the king of soldiers template!"
'I was so stupid, really...'

Mus raised his eyes, filled with sorrow and regret: 'I only knew that hitching a ride on the Hermit's coattails would incur the hostility of the Black Zone, but I didn't realize that the power the Hermit was involved with had already exceeded the limits of humanity…'

Mulin's wife began to wallow in self-pity.

He sat silently in the chair beside the operating table, just like Gao Bin, who had been working overtime for half a year.

To fall into the hands of a cat-eye while still alive is worse than death.

He had already begun to consider how to end his own life before the game, as described by Maoyan, was about to end.

As for why he didn't commit suicide now...

Everyone needs to have some aspirations.

Look at that messenger guy, he disappeared for several years, but he reappeared not long ago.

The same applies to hermits.

What if he also comes to Qianhua City to join in the fun?
Find the hermit, explain the reason, and then appeal to their emotions.

Considering their long-standing friendship, the other party will probably, perhaps, should, or likely protect him this once.

Because we are half-brothers!
Mus kept encouraging himself in his heart.

Just then, the operating room door was pushed open.

"Master, I'm back."

A neutral voice came from behind.

master?

Mus looked at the operating room door with dead fish eyes.

A boy dressed as a girl is dragging an unconscious man along.

Sailor uniform, pleated skirt, black stockings, and little leather shoes.

A very standard Tokyo high school girl's outfit.

If it weren't for his very prominent Adam's apple, Mus would have almost mistaken him for a girl.

Upon seeing the boy, Mus immediately conjured up a whole series of scenarios in his mind, including the story of the cat-eyed boy and the sailor-uniformed boy.

But the expression on the other person's face was not very friendly.

"who are you?"

The boy immediately reached behind his waist, pulled out a short knife, and asked warily.

"I'm……"

"Nata, Lord Janus has gathered all the materials he needs; no new materials are required."

Before Mus could explain, Cat's Eye's voice interrupted his self-introduction.

The cat-eye emerged from the side door, wearing... an apron?
Mus had a look on his face as if he'd seen a ghost.

What kind of outfit is that?!

He was just threatening to slice me up, how come he's suddenly a stay-at-home dad!

Where is Cat's Eye, the one known as 'The Ripper' and 'The Bloodthirsty Butcher'?!

Unlike Mus's stunned silence.

The boy named Nata immediately lowered his guard the moment he saw Cat's Eye in person.

The fact that Maoyan himself is here proves that nothing unexpected happened at the base.

As for Mus's identity.

Nata was warned by Cat's Eye since childhood: don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and someone will introduce you to what you should know.

Therefore, he decisively ignored Mus's presence.

Nata grabbed the man's hair and lifted his entire head up: "So what do we do with this guy? Just dissolve him in piranha solution?"

"Lock him in the cell first, we'll talk about it after dinner."

“Understood,” Nata said.

After giving his instructions, Cat's Eye returned to the side door.

Nata didn't even glance at Muslim, and dragged the man's body towards the prison cell.

Having been completely ignored, Mus started to get restless.

Although Cateye himself is not a good person, Mus could still see his loyalty to Janus.

Logically speaking, shouldn't we start executing tasks immediately when given a task by a superior?

What are you trying to do by dressing like you're about to cook?

Mus walked aggressively toward the side door of the operating room, but hesitated when he stood at the door.

'Could it be that this guy is deliberately dragging his feet, trying to wear me down like this? Hmm...that makes sense. If he really finds the hermit, then the hermit will definitely kill him a second time.'

Judging from the difference in how Janus treated his subordinates and how he treated the hermit, and considering the hermit's feelings, he probably wouldn't resurrect him a second time...

Mus felt he had discovered the truth.

If the hermit is the Apostles' favorite son...

Those underlings of Cat's Eye were homeless children whom a mean-spirited couple had to adopt under pressure from the government amidst an economic crisis, rising prices, and reduced wages.

When the negative effects of domestic violence are fully accumulated, it is considered a serious offense.

In the eyes of Janus and his group, these subordinates probably didn't even qualify as human beings.

The Hermit and Janus held positions in the Apostles similar to those of powerful clans and noble families. If Cat's Eyes and his gang of gatekeepers angered them, they would be beaten to death on the spot, which would be considered a fitting end.

They're like plastic bags in a supermarket; unless you need them for shopping, they won't even get a second glance.

Having figured everything out, Mus even became more wary of Cat's Eye.

Although Cat's Eye was clever in the past, it didn't know much about intricacies and always did things directly without beating around the bush.

That's why Mus was able to evade the entire Cat's Eye gang's pursuit.

This guy is clearly starting to play mind games now, which makes him harder to deal with.

Nata, who had been standing at the side door for an unknown amount of time, had locked the door and changed back into men's clothing, and walked behind Mus.

"Could you please not block my way?"

Nata said expressionlessly.

Mus turned to look at the boy and deliberately asked loudly, "What's your relationship with Cat's Eye?"

The boy looked at Mus with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot: "Didn't you hear what I just shouted?"

"Ahem, I mean when did you meet Cat's Eye? As far as I know, he shouldn't have had any kids your age around him before."

Mus quickly coughed twice to cover his embarrassment, while keeping a close eye on what was happening behind the door.

He wanted to use this method to test Maoyan's attitude.

His professional instincts as an intelligence broker meant he would not let any opportunity to collect intelligence slip by.

Who knows, a piece of information you gather casually might sell for a fortune or even save your life.

Unfortunately, there was no movement from behind the door.

Nata said matter-of-factly, "I will not reveal any information to you before I receive orders. Please step aside."

Click.

A faint sound of a lock being opened came from behind. Mus grabbed Nata by the neck and held the file from his pocket to his artery.

The whole process took less than two seconds, and Nata didn't even realize what had happened.

If he were outside, Nata might not have acted so passively, but in his subconscious, this place felt like home.

Especially with the cat's eye there, Nata's vigilance was at its lowest.

Cat-Eyes, wearing an apron, stared at Mus without saying a word.

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense and hostile.

The two sides stood facing off for about ten seconds.

"Could you please not suddenly appear behind people in the future?"

Mus chuckled dryly and released his hands.

He was suddenly kidnapped by Muslims, and then inexplicably released.

Nata's face showed both surprise and confusion.

"This is my territory, please understand that."

"Cat's Eyes said with a sullen face."

Cat's Eyes already disliked Mus.

If it weren't for Janus, this guy would have been kept alive to lure out the hermit.

The moment he leaves, Cat's Eye will stab Mus's neck with a scalpel.

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there. But it's 30 kilometers from here to the city center. Can I borrow a car?"

Mus took out his phone and waved it: "You're not going to make me call a taxi in a place like this, are you? I don't mind if it reveals our location..."

Cat's Eyes returned to the side door, reached out and grabbed a car key, then tossed it to Mus: "The car is at door number 4, the warehouse code is 1744."

"Farewell."

Once he got the car keys, Mus immediately turned and left.

He left very decisively.

(End of this chapter)