Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 578 Substitute
"...Egypt?" After a moment's thought, Bai Lingqiu asked tentatively.

"It seems the three major families are still very well-informed."

“We did notice the information you spread in Longcheng through Yang Qiaoxi’s network of connections. At that time, I felt that if this was not a joke or a code, then the person who issued this mission could not be anyone other than Tian Shu Tower,” Bai Lingqiu said.

"That's great, it saved me a lot of time," Sun Hang said.

"Can I say no?"

Sun Hang found Bai Lingqiu's answer quite reasonable. After all, missions at this level were almost always fatal. For a young lady from a wealthy family, she could enjoy a life of comfort and ease even if she did nothing. Material rewards held no appeal for Bai Lingqiu.

"What if I told you that as long as you participate in the operation in Egypt, I can help you remove the monster meme from your body and turn you back into an ordinary person?"

Bai Lingqiu was stunned.

"That's impossible!" Bai Lingqiu's stand-in blurted out. "Meme infection is irreversible... If the Heavenly Pivot Tower possessed this technology..."

At this point, her eyes suddenly shifted from astonishment to fear—as Bai Lingqiu's stand-in, she was certainly not the kind of naive girl who knew nothing, and she quickly realized a crucial issue.

If Tian Shu Tower truly possesses this technology, they would never disclose it to the public.

The reason is simple: combating the monsters requires a large number of monster hunters, and monster hunters are only "produced" among the special group of infected. Once the Sky Tower publicly possesses the means to cure memetic infections, the number of infected will inevitably decrease... and the number of monster hunters will also decrease accordingly.

She even thought of some darker things... If her mistress refused the man's request, would they be killed by him?
Bai Lingqiu's double suddenly felt a pang of regret—she shouldn't have brought her mistress along to meet this man; otherwise, at most only she would have died… No, that's not right. If her mistress hadn't come along, this man would never have known about her abilities, nor would he have extended an invitation to her…

Bai Lingqiu's double slowly turned to the side, turning the holster hanging from his waist towards Sun Hang's blind spot, while simultaneously extending his drooping right hand slowly towards the holster.

If the other party really intends to silence us, then we have no choice but to strike first.

She didn't know if she could kill Sun Hang, but she was clearly not the kind of person who would sit idly by and wait to die.

Just as her fingertips were about to touch the magnetic clasp on the holster, the man sitting not far away suddenly laughed: "Do you really think that after you kill me, the Heavenly Pivot Tower won't come after you?"

"At least...at least..." The double, whose intentions had been seen through, immediately drew his pistol and pointed it at Sun Hang, biting his lip tightly.

"Don't shoot!" Bai Lingqiu immediately shouted.

"I will take full responsibility!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Bai Lingqiu's eyes. Then she pointed the gun directly at Bai Lingqiu. In the next instant, she shifted the gun a few degrees and pulled the trigger on Bai Lingqiu's shoulder.

Her idea was brilliant: if she injured Bai Lingqiu first, and then killed Sun Hang, in a sense, Bai Lingqiu could transform from the murderer into the victim. From the perspective of the Heavenly Pivot Tower, either the stand-in had gone mad, or there were other "manipulators" behind the stand-in besides being hired by the Bai family… But in either case, at least after Bai Lingqiu was shot, the Bai family could shed their status as the prime suspect, as long as…

No gunshot rang out. Bai Lingqiu's stunt double's face turned bright red. She concentrated almost all her strength on her index finger, but she couldn't pull the trigger no matter what she did, as if it were welded shut.

"My gun... What happened to it?!"

Before the stunt double could react, Bai Lingqiu had already rushed forward, snatched the pistol, and tossed it aside.

"Are you crazy?" Bai Lingqiu grabbed "Bai Lingqiu" by the collar and asked sharply, "Do you know what you're doing?!"

"I...I just..."

“It’s alright, I don’t mind,” Sun Hang said. “Also, regarding your question, I can tell you that the Tian Shu Tower does not have the means to extract memes from the human body… but just because the Tian Shu Tower doesn’t have it doesn’t mean I don’t.”

"What...does this mean?" Bai Lingqiu couldn't help but look Sun Hang up and down again. "Why are you saying this? Who...are you?"

During her conversation with Chen Jing, she learned that the young man in front of her was a very strong hunter. However, the problem was that at this moment, Bai Lingqiu could not sense any strange meme aura on him. He seemed like an ordinary person who had not been infected. Logically speaking, at this distance, it would be impossible to not leak a single trace of his aura, unless his meme ability was the kind that specialized in disguise and concealment.

"Believe it or not, I'll give you time to consider it," Sun Hang said. "You can make a decision at any time until the hunt is over."

"Furthermore, regarding my abilities, although many people within the Heavenly Pivot Tower know about them, I hope you will try your best to keep them a secret," Sun Hang added. "As for silencing me, to be honest, you're overthinking it."

“I’ll consider it… Also, could you tell me your name or code name?” Bai Lingqiu nodded. “As far as I know, none of the famous hunters on the leaderboard seem to match you.”

"Sun Hang".

"Sun Hang?" Bai Lingqiu's pupils contracted slightly. "The Sun Hang who recently resolved the Eternal Night and Chimera crises in Tianfu City?"

"it's me."

Bai Lingqiu stared at Sun Hang for a few seconds before nodding solemnly: "I believe what you say, but I need to think about this matter further... I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

"There's plenty of time, no need to rush. Besides, I won't hide the dangers of this operation from you... But anyone with a sound mind knows how dangerous this operation, which crosses half the globe and goes deep into the occupied zone, is. If you participate, you'll likely die in the occupied zone, and you might not even have the chance to receive your reward."

Sun Hang stepped forward, picked up the pistol from the ground, removed the liquid metal that was jamming the trigger, and put it back into the hand of Bai Lingqiu's double. Then he walked past the two of them and crawled out of the tent.

Just as the tent flap was about to fall, obscuring his back, Bai Lingqiu suddenly spoke up: "Could you reveal a little more information about that mission to Egypt? At least... let me know what the objective of the mission is, right?"

(End of this chapter)