Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 466 Lin Lun
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Meanwhile, at Liusu Fuxing Pollutant Treatment Company, in the chairman's office.

Lin Lun sat expressionlessly in his boss's chair, holding a steaming cup of coffee, listening to his secretary's report.

"The people from the Hidden Dragon Hall... have all been killed." The secretary stood in the shadows, the light filtering through the curtains illuminating just two inches in front of his shoes, as if drawing a line between him and Lin Lun.

"Hmm." Lin Lun nodded and took a small sip of coffee.

"The police department sent word that they received orders from their superiors to clean up the scene... and, moreover..."

"And what?"

"And their superiors explicitly told them not to interfere in anything that happened in the district today," the secretary said. "Boss, it seems like the higher-ups are... after us."

"If they're not targeting us, then who else could they be targeting?" Lin Lun asked with a half-smile.

"Could that thing... have been exposed?" A bead of sweat slid down the secretary's cheek, dripped down, and was instantly absorbed by the carpet on the floor.

"It'll be exposed sooner or later," Lin Lun said. "You should be prepared for that."

“I…I know…but…” the secretary hesitated, “So what do we do now? According to the reports from the eyes outside, the sheriff seems to be moving this way.”

"A sheriff? You still think that person is just a sheriff?" Lin Lun put down his coffee cup, looked up, and stared at his secretary with a cold smile.

"what……"

"The Hidden Dragon Hall sent thirty-five men, thirty-five against one... Even if those thirty-five men were all useless, even if the other side had guns, did the Hidden Dragon Hall not have guns? All thirty-five men were wiped out... Do you still think that person was just a sheriff?"

"Difficult? Or is it impossible?"

“The higher-ups have sent a hunter over, a monster hunter.” Lin Lun stood up, walked to the window, and gently lifted the curtain a little with his index finger. Instantly, the ray of light shining into the room became much thicker, illuminating the secretary’s panicked face.

There is no sunlight in Liusu District; here, there are only lights, lights that simulate the sun.

"Moreover, this hunter is quite skilled," Lin Lun added. "Fatty Biao wasn't telling the truth."

"I'll contact the other gangs right away and organize all the best fighters in the area to stop him!" the secretary said hurriedly. "If we can't beat him head-on, we'll hide in the shadows and snipe him! Even hunters aren't invincible! Boss, you need to find a way to move that thing quickly. I'll stay here and hold off the police!"

"If we can't beat him head-on... do you think we can kill him by shooting him in the shadows? Ha." Lin Lun let out another cold laugh. "Don't forget, Fatty Biao has a gun too."

"This……"

Where is Fatty Biao?

"After he delivered the message, he said his stomach hurt and wanted to go to Old Baldy's clinic, but I refused and had my men lock him in the toilet," the secretary said.

"Bring people here."

A few minutes later, the owner of Happiness Supermarket was dragged into Lin Lun's office by two muscular men, one on each side.

"Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin!" As soon as the two muscular men let go, the supermarket owner immediately squatted down on the ground, crawled on his knees to Lin Lun's feet, and cried with tears streaming down his face, "It's my fault! I was careless and let that sheriff discover the supermarket's underground hideout! I'm not good enough, I couldn't kill that guy and relieve Mr. Lin's burden... I'm such a useless piece of trash!"

As he spoke, he suddenly slapped himself, the crisp sound echoing in the office: "I'm useless! I'm a piece of trash! I've let Mr. Lin down!"

"Fatty Biao... there's something you don't know?" Lin Lun stepped back half a step, looking down at the supermarket owner. "People shouldn't say they're useless... because useless people don't need to live."

The supermarket owner stopped slapping himself instantly, and a look of extreme terror appeared on his face.

"Besides, this isn't your fault," Lin Lun said. "Since that person came to us, it means he already knew about this stronghold... As for killing him, it was a task that even the thirty-five members of the Hidden Dragon Hall couldn't complete. I don't blame you for not being able to do it."

"Huh? Hidden Dragon Hall... thirty-five people..." The supermarket owner's eyes widened. "They still couldn't take him down?"

“The only thing you did wrong was that you shouldn’t have lied.” Lin Lun squatted down, pinched the supermarket owner’s cheek, and forcefully lifted his head. “You shouldn’t still be lying to me now.”

"I...I..." The supermarket owner's eyes were filled with overwhelming fear. "I..."

“You know very well that the thirty-five men from the Hidden Dragon Hall couldn’t kill him. Your surprise just now was fake,” Lin Lun stated calmly.

"Yes...I'm sorry..."

Lin Lun released his grip on the supermarket owner's cheek, and with a hint of disgust, wiped the sweat and grease off his fingers on the curtain. The latter, as if he had lost all his strength, collapsed heavily to the ground, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"He's a monster hunter, you should know that, right?"

“Yes…I know!” the supermarket owner replied in a low voice. “I shot him…but the bullet didn’t kill him…he…he can create clones…and he’s incredibly strong…”

"After you delivered the message, you planned to run away, right?" Lin Lun suddenly asked.

The supermarket owner's eyes widened once again.

"You want to take this opportunity to break free from my control, run to the surface, and find a way to clear your name, right?" Lin Lun continued, "Deep down, you probably really hope that I'll be taken care of by the hunters of the Heavenly Pivot Tower, don't you?"

The supermarket owner was trembling like a leaf: "No...no..."

“Actually, I wouldn’t have blamed you for this. I should have rewarded you for rushing back to report the news so quickly,” Lin Lun said. “You shouldn’t have kept it from me. But it’s only natural. The monster hunters have already tracked us down here. My ship was about to capsize, so I can understand your eagerness to jump ship…”

"Mr. Lin... I really know I was wrong..."

There's a sentence in a book I've been reading that I really like. Do you know what it is?

"...?"

"'You don't know you're wrong, you just know you're going to die.'"

The secretary, who had been standing silently to the side, strode over, pulled a silenced pistol from the inside pocket of her suit, and fired a shot into the back of the supermarket owner's head. The previously trembling body froze instantly, and the pupils in his wide-open eyes began to dilate rapidly.

The two muscular men who had dragged the supermarket owner in then grabbed his feet on either side and dragged his body out of the office.

"Boss, what should we do next?" the secretary asked in a deep voice, putting away his gun.

In the last few minutes, he seemed to have made up his mind.

“Since he’s a hunter, none of us here can stop him,” Lin Lun said. “Open the park gates and let him in.”

"Welcome him in? Should we make any other arrangements?" the secretary asked again. "Like, placing a sniper at a high vantage point? We recently acquired a T50 sniper rifle, a genuine product from a military factory, its power and accuracy are absolutely top-notch..."

"Didn't you hear Fatty Biao say that he shot at that hunter?" Lin Lun asked back.

"How can Fatty Biao's little pistol compare to the power of a T50?" the secretary frowned. "A T50 bullet can cut a person in two with a single shot. Even if he has a strong regenerative ability, there's no way to bring him back from the spot if he dies on the spot..."

"So what happens after you kill this hunter? Do you plan to use a T50 tank to fight off the swarming regular army?" Lin Lun's question immediately stunned the secretary.

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When the hovercar stopped at the gate of Fuxing Pollutant Treatment Company's factory area, Sun Hang couldn't help but feel a little puzzled—after dealing with the first batch of gang members lying in ambush, the rest of the journey seemed a little too smooth.

Sun Hang originally thought he would have to kill quite a few people along the way... and perhaps even encounter traps like bombs and landmines...

Could it be that the other gangs were too scared to stop him after seeing how easily he killed thirty-five people?
After all, for these gang members who are just trying to make a living, they should know in their hearts whether money or life is more important.

But after seeing the wide-open factory gates and the unattended security post, another thought arose in Sun Hang's mind.

Could it be that... the mastermind behind it all already knew his identity as a hunter, and knew that it was pointless to have ordinary people stop him, so he simply withdrew all the ambushes?

"Is this... a 'ghost town' strategy?" Sun Hang stood at the factory gate, looking up at the buildings not far away.

"Should I... stay in the car?" Xue Yue asked cautiously, her face pressed against the car window.

"Come down," Sun Hang said.

Xue Yue pushed open the car door, glancing left and right as she moved slowly behind Sun Hang.

"Does this place feel familiar to you?" Sun Hang asked, turning around.

Xue Yue closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then opened them and shook her head at Sun Hang.

Sun Hang didn't say much and continued walking forward, while Xue Yue quickly followed.

Sun Hang felt that many eyes were looking at him. One gaze after another focused on him through the gap in the curtains. These gazes contained all sorts of emotions... but the most obvious and common emotions were tension and hostility.

Sun Hang ignored these stares and instead activated a special vision that allowed him to see tangible negative emotions.

To Sun Hang's slight surprise, the concentration of negative emotions throughout the entire factory area was not abnormal. Only the negative emotions behind those who were staring at him were slightly stronger—but this was completely normal. All these negative emotions combined were less than the number of any one of the two modified containers.

Before Sun Hang could even get close to the building, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie came out.

The middle-aged man smiled at Sun Hang and introduced himself first: "Hello, I am Lin Lun, the chairman of Liusu Fuxing Pollutant Treatment Company."

“I know, I’ve seen your photo.” Sun Hang nodded. “Sun Hang, a registered hunter at the Tianfu City Mystery Research Institute.”

"Tian... Tianfu City?" Even though Lin Lun had prepared himself mentally, Sun Hang's somewhat nonsensical answer still caught him off guard.

However, he quickly regained his smile and asked, "Why would a hunter from Tianfu City come to an ordinary pollutant treatment company in Chunming City?"

"You'll have to ask that," Sun Hang said.

Lin Lun's gaze passed over Sun Hang and landed on Xue Yue. He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

"What do you understand?" Sun Hang asked.

“Since the seeds I released are following you, it’s understandable that my location will be exposed,” Lin Lun said. “However, in my opinion, this was bound to happen sooner or later, and I just need to let things take their natural course.”

“If you’re going to let things take their natural course, why are you trying to hide it?” Sun Hang mocked. “The owner of Happiness Supermarket almost beat me to death.”

"Disguise and concealment are also part of going with the flow," Lin Lun said with a smile. "I originally planned to contact the Tian Shu Tower after my research had yielded certain results... but now, it's about time."

"Research? Results?" Sun Hang narrowed his eyes. "Are you researching strange creatures?"

“Yes… the girl behind you right now is one of my achievements,” Lin Lun said.

Sun Hang glanced at Xue Yue and noticed that her eyes were full of confusion.

“Then why didn’t you contact Tian Shu Tower from the beginning, or even join Tian Shu Tower?” Sun Hang asked. “That place is a place for researching strange things. There, you don’t have to hide anything, you don’t have to spend so much energy bribing local gangs and the police, and you don’t have to use people’s lives to cover up your ‘research’.”

“Because my research has been fraught with uncertainty from the very beginning, I cannot gamble that the Heavenly Pivot Tower will allow my research to continue,” Lin Lun replied naturally.

"What exactly are you researching?"

“Something that can benefit humanity,” Lin Lun said. “Since you’ve already met this girl and tracked those two ‘Faceless Ones’ all the way here, you should already have guessed what my research is about.”

"Is it related to negative human emotions?"

"Yes... When I was young, an unexpected experience led me to discover that negative human emotions could give rise to strange creatures. At that time, I wondered if collecting negative human emotions and processing or destroying them could suppress this phenomenon... Until later, due to another accident, I discovered something very special."

(End of this chapter)