Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 241 Ling Xiao
"That was a...very beautiful woman." The boy recalled, "She was sitting at the highest point of the ruins, with a faint glow all over her body... She was more beautiful than any woman I have ever seen."

A beautiful woman? A woman with a faint glow?
Sun Hang looked at the boy with some confusion, and the next second, he made a decision - instead of making blind guesses based on the boy's description, it would be better to just look at the "real scene" that he had seen.

"You may feel something strange next, but don't worry, you just need to stay calm." Sun Hang said.

This sentence was actually a bit redundant - the boy's emotions were always calm, whether when Sun Hang kicked him away or when he shot Sun Hang in the head.

"Oh." The boy nodded.

The ability of "memory reading" was instantly activated, and chaotic scenes flashed before Sun Hang's eyes, until he recalled the night a few days ago, when the boy who was scavenging among the ruins raised his head and saw the woman.

"Sure enough." Sun Hang frowned slightly.

This woman was none other than "Anna Dimoshchina" who escaped from the Institute on the Nameless Island.

Sun Hang finally understood why this boy gave him a familiar feeling... Obviously, Anna devoured his emotions - it was not because he was calm and steady beyond his age, but because he had lost his emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, just like the hunters on the nameless island who were "captured" by Anna.

"Anna...is this guy already lurking in the city..." Sun Hang couldn't help but feel annoyed.

To Sun Hang, Anna was neither an enemy nor a friend, and it was difficult to define which side she was in. But the problem was that this guy had no normal concept of good and evil, and was extremely indifferent to human life. If what happened in Lizhou City happened again in Tianfu City...

The population density of Tianfu City is much higher than that of Lizhou City. If such an attack happened in the downtown area, the number of casualties would definitely be in the hundreds of thousands.

But what puzzled Sun Hang was that Anna merely devoured the boy's emotions but did not kill him... She also did not take any action towards the boy's family who were nearby.

what is this?
A small dessert before dinner? Or just a simple excuse?
What confused Sun Hang the most was that Anna actually called herself a god in front of the boy...

If this guy is a god, then who am I?
God's mother?

This is a bit nonsense.

Sun Hang would rather think that Anna was just teasing the little boy... She would appear in front of the little boy, talk to him, and devour his emotions... All of this might just be her whim.

It's like a monster wandering between heaven and earth with nothing to do, finding a little fun for itself out of boredom.

In Sun Hang's opinion, the word "monster" is more suitable for her than "god".

"I know the woman you saw." Sun Hang said to the boy.

"Really?" The boy was stunned for a moment, but his face remained expressionless.

"She is not a god, she is a very dangerous monster." Sun Hang said, "She may have killed more people than you can name in your memory... The reason why she spared your life may be just because she was in a good mood that night."

"Such a beautiful woman...is she a ghost?" the boy murmured.

"Didn't your mother tell you that the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is?"

"My mother never told me this." The boy shook his head.

The image of the middle-aged woman just now appeared in Sun Hang's mind, and he nodded in agreement: "That's right."

He threw the gun to the boy and said, "This gun is for you. Next time you see that woman, do as I taught you and shoot her in the head. If the head is hard to aim at, the chest or abdomen can also be considered as vital points."

"Okay, I got it." The boy nodded and put away the pistol very carefully.

Sun Hang breathed a sigh of relief.

At least, Anna did not implant something like a "thought stamp" in the boy's mind, making the boy firmly believe that "she is God"... Otherwise, this matter would be troublesome to deal with.

Sun Hang doesn't want someone in his army to worship her as a god...

wrong.

Sun Hang recalled what he saw and heard in the boy's memory, and he suddenly realized something.

The boy didn't seem to believe in God at all.

Even if he firmly believed that Anna was a god, this knowledge would not have any effect on his behavior.

"Let me ask you something." Sun Hang said.

"If there really is a God in this world, would you pull the trigger on Him?" Sun Hang thought for a moment and added, "If that God is not a good person."

"Yes," the boy replied.

"That's good. You're the one I need." Sun Hang patted the boy on the shoulder. "By the way, I haven't asked your name yet."

"Ling Xiao." the boy replied.

"Ling Xiao from Ling Xiao Palace?"

“Ling means early morning, Xiao means brave.”

"What a nice name." Sun Hang said, "From now on, you are the number one student in the training base."

……

...Not long after, Ye Jiu came over with a pile of forms. From the expression on his face, it could be seen that the conscription work did not seem to be going so smoothly.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so sad?" Sun Hang asked.

"There are many people who signed up...but..."

"Just what?"

"But nine out of ten of these people don't meet the requirements." Ye Jiu glanced at Ling Xiao, who had already filled out the registration form, and continued, "There are only six adults who meet the requirements, and there are only two minors, including him... And this is just the age threshold, not even the initial screening... After the physical examination, it will be good if there is one person left out of these eight."

The age threshold for the training camp was discussed by everyone, and was initially set at twelve to seventeen years old for minors, and eighteen to forty-five years old for adults... Sun Hang thought that this threshold was already very wide, especially for adults. For civilians who have not received professional training, their physical fitness has begun to decline after the age of thirty, and there are many people who start to gain weight in their early forties... For such people, they will be out of breath after running a hundred meters, and they will definitely not be able to pass high-intensity training.

"Many children wanted to sign up, but they were stopped by their parents. After all, beasts like Chen Hongjuan are still a minority, and most parents are still unwilling to send their children to the battlefield - no matter how good the welfare benefits we provide." Yang Lian, who served as Ye Jiu's assistant, added.

"Who is Chen Hongjuan?" Sun Hang asked curiously.

"Ling Xiao's biological mother." Yang Lian took off the black crystal, folded it and put it in his pocket. "She is the middle-aged woman who just asked you about your welfare benefits in the audience."

"That huge stack of registration forms in Ye Jiu's arms..."

"When I saw everyone was so enthusiastic, I just handed out the registration forms and asked them to fill them out... Who knew that after collecting the forms, I found that there were only a few that met the requirements." Ye Jiu complained, "Fortunately, I repeatedly emphasized the age limit when handing out the registration forms, but it seems that none of them listened..."

"Most of those who filled out the forms were middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old," Yang Lian said. "Their purpose was not to pass the training, but to exchange their lives for a generous pension for their families and the opportunity to leave Shuzhou."

"To put it simply, this group of people are risking their lives to try to scam us," said Ye Jiu.

"What about the other minor who registered?" Sun Hang asked.

"The little girl is an orphan. Her family members were killed in the Longyanlei incident and no one stopped her," Yang Lian explained.

"First, send the qualified applicants to the institute for physical and psychological examinations." Sun Hang said, "Most of the people in this No. 6 resettlement camp come from nearby residential areas. The disaster here is not serious, the residents evacuated in time, and most refugees have intact family structures... It is normal that we can't recruit people. When the time comes, we will switch to a refugee camp with more orphans, and there should be many qualified young people who will sign up."

"What you said..." Yang Lian glanced at Sun Hang, "How cold."

"When I first woke up, the tone you used when you spoke to me was not very nice." Sun Hang immediately counterattacked, "You almost put a knife to my neck and forced me to sign a contract to sell myself."

“I didn’t know what kind of person you were at that time.” Yang Lian snorted coldly, “The people I dealt with at that time were either shameless deadbeats or vicious death row prisoners. I thought you were the same as them…”

"I don't believe you haven't read my file." Sun Hang habitually gave her a middle finger, "Does it say that I'm a deadbeat or that I'm a death row inmate?"

“Okay… I admit that I may have just brought my usual work attitude to you…” Yang Lian sighed, “But the problem is that your file at that time was blank except for a name, and I don’t even know whether this name is true or false. I can only treat you as an illegal refugee… If you need to apologize, I can…”

"Forget the apology. I suggest some substantial compensation."

"…What compensation do you want?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll ask you for it later when I have thought about it."

"I'm warning you... no... I'm suggesting that you shouldn't go too far." Yang Lian looked at Sun Hang warily.

"Don't worry, it must be something you can take out."

"..." Yang Lian pursed his lips and did not continue talking about this topic. Instead, he took out a file with a special mark on the corner from the pile of files and said, "As for this file, you need to confirm it yourself."

"What's wrong with this file?" Sun Hang took it and looked through it. "Jiang Yu, 26 years old, female, local resident of Tianfu City... Oh, she is actually a first-class archery athlete in the Federation and has won many awards... Isn't this a rare talent? If a bow and arrow equipment is customized for her, she should be able to maximize her expertise..."

"Don't be too happy yet, turn to the third page, the column about medical conditions," Yang Lian said.

"Oh..." Sun Hang flipped two pages and found the column that Yang Lian mentioned. In this column, the four big words "Advanced Gastric Cancer" were written in bold.

"She quit the Tianfucheng Archery Team because she was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year, and it was the most malignant signet ring cell cancer, which was already in the late stage when it was discovered," Yang Lian said. "I retrieved her medical records from the hospital where she was treated... Her cancer cells spread very quickly, and there was no need for surgery. In the end, she took palliative treatment. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy were performed alternately... Although the Tianfucheng Archery Team and the federal government launched several fundraising campaigns for her, her family is not wealthy, and the high cost of treatment is still a huge burden."

"so?"

"I think...she signed up for the training probably for the pension," Yang Lian said. "I don't think a patient with advanced cancer who must rely on chemotherapy and radiotherapy to stay alive can withstand such high-intensity training."

"What about her family?"

"My father died early, and I only have my mother and a younger sister. My mother works in the cafeteria of Tianfu City University of Technology, and my younger sister just started junior high school this year," said Yang Lian.

"Let her pass." Sun Hang said.

"If you feel sorry for her... you can just give her the money and send her family away from Shuzhou. You have the authority to do so." Yang Lian paused for a moment before continuing, "There's actually no need for her to participate in this kind of training that will surely kill her."

"Who said she's going to die..." Sun Hang glanced at Yang Lian, "Go find her and ask her one question - be tortured to death by cancer, or become a 'healthy' infected person, which one would she choose?"

"You are planning to..." Yang Lian opened his eyes slightly, "I'm afraid this does not comply with the regulations... Song Yarong's case was an 'emergency avoidance' and no one needs to be held responsible, but Jiang Yu's situation is completely different... This is a matter of principle. Infected people must not take the initiative to infect normal people, even if the other party is willing. If this rule is broken..."

"Are you so stubborn?" Sun Hang was speechless. "Can't you let her encounter a small accident and then be in danger of death? I'm the only one who can save her. Isn't that enough? Besides, you don't think that the living experiments in the institute must comply with these regulations, right?"

Yang Lian looked at Sun Hang, then at the file that was stuffed back into his hand, bit his lips hard, and nodded, "...Okay, I'll arrange it."

"We are saving her, not harming her," Sun Hang said. "As for that crappy rule, just let it go."

(End of this chapter)