Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 590 Self-deception
"An important figure?" Cheng Ming frowned slightly.

He couldn't help but feel a little nervous... Had someone already noticed his unusual behavior?

Come to think of it, I've been a hunter for so many years and my performance has always been mediocre... But after experiencing the "Blood Feast," it's like I've become a completely different person. Anyone who pays a little attention can realize that something is wrong.

Is it the Tian Shu Tower?
What will they do? And how will that mysterious girl respond?
With this feeling of trepidation, Cheng Ming boarded Chen Jing's helicopter.

However, when Cheng Ming saw the "big shot" that Chen Jing had mentioned, he was completely dumbfounded.

He had imagined many scenarios, even the possibility of being executed... but what was happening now was something he had never expected.

The "important person" in front of them looked exactly like the young man who was the monster in disguise at the bottom of the pit!
Cheng Ming opened his lips, wanting to ask something, but not knowing how to begin.

"You seem surprised to see me?" The "big shot" sat cross-legged on the hood of a heavy SUV like a street thug, a half-empty can of soda dangling from his hand, and asked Cheng Ming with a smile.

"Yes... I'm very surprised." Cheng Ming regained his composure slightly, nodded slightly, and answered very cautiously, "I didn't expect that the 'big shot' that the eldest young master of the Chen family mentioned... would be so young."

“Your expression just now…” Sun Hang jumped off the hood, “wasn’t so much surprise at my youth as it was like… ‘saw a ghost.’”

"..." Cheng Ming pursed his lips and did not answer.

He desperately wanted the mysterious girl to give him some more instructions, but after he left the collapsed area, the mysterious girl's voice disappeared completely, as if a stone had sunk into the sea, and even that faint laughter never appeared again.

"Too much talk leads to mistakes," Cheng Ming kept reminding himself. He decided that unless the other party asked him directly, he would remain silent and avoid saying anything unnecessary.

"Were you... hiding your strength before?" Sun Hang asked again.

Cheng Ming pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No... it was after the 'Blood Feast' incident that I discovered my strength had improved a lot, and I also unlocked some new abilities that I didn't have before."

"So, your current state is related to the 'Blood Feast'?"

"If any research work requires my assistance, I will fully cooperate," Cheng Ming said.

Just when he thought this young "big shot" would press for details, the other man suddenly waved his hand and said, "Those are things that guys in white coats have to worry about. I don't care about them at all. I called you here for only one thing."

Cheng Ming looked at the other person, waiting for them to continue.

“There’s a very difficult mission, oh, and of course, the mortality rate is also very high,” Sun Hang said. “I need a group of the elite of the elite to carry out this mission with me. I don’t know if you’re interested.”

"What mission?" Cheng Ming asked.

“Before I tell you the details of the mission, I need to do some ‘checks’ on you.” Sun Hang walked over, raised his arm, and pretended to hold his palm about ten centimeters above Cheng Ming’s head. “During this check, you will feel as if something has invaded your brain. Don’t resist it. This is a normal feeling and it will not cause you any harm. You just need to answer my questions normally.”

Sun Hang glanced into the distance. Zhu Long and Charles had sent everyone else away, even Yang Qiaoxi and Chen Jing were forbidden to approach. At this moment, besides Cheng Ming, the only other person around Sun Hang was Xue Yue, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the SUV, eating snacks by herself. Sun Hang asked several questions in a row, and Cheng Ming answered them all "truthfully"... The results of his mind probing told Sun Hang that even Cheng Ming himself didn't know why he had become like this.

During this question-and-answer session, Cheng Ming clearly felt many invisible tentacles probing into his mind. He guessed that this was probably some kind of mind-reading ability. As for whether this ability came from the "big shot" himself or was obtained through some kind of strange device, he didn't know. But for Cheng Ming, it was no longer important.

Just when Cheng Ming thought his secret could no longer be kept, the question and answer session ended, and all the prying tentacles retracted.

Cheng Ming took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

It took him a full fifteen seconds to sort out his chaotic thoughts before he realized what had just happened.

During the question-and-answer session, a mysterious force altered his perception, making him believe all the "lies" to be true. It was precisely because of this that the other party's mind-penetration failed to discover the secret hidden within Cheng Ming.

As the saying goes, if you want everyone to believe your lie, you must first believe your own lie.

You must first deceive yourself before you can deceive others.

"I've asked all the questions I needed to ask. What do you want to ask?" Sun Hang finished the last bit of soda in the can and said to Cheng Ming.

"What is this mission you mentioned?" Cheng Ming hesitated for a moment. "Do I have the right to refuse?"

Cheng Ming had already guessed that the mysterious girl's purpose was to get him involved in this mission, to join the hunting party of the three major families and to eliminate the monsters at the bottom of the pit. At most, it could only be considered a "pledge of allegiance." However, in order not to arouse the other party's suspicion, he still couldn't agree too readily.

“You can refuse, but if you participate in this operation, I will guarantee that your mother will receive the best treatment and living conditions, the kind that money can’t buy,” Sun Hang said.

Cheng Ming is a filial son, a fact acknowledged by everyone who has met him.

"...What are the mission details?"

"Go to Egypt and hunt the Sphinx."

"Egypt? Sphinx?" Cheng Ming's brain short-circuited for two seconds. "Egypt...that's an occupied territory."

"Therefore, this mission is extremely difficult and has a very high mortality rate," Sun Hang replied matter-of-factly.

"Based on my geographical knowledge, Egypt doesn't border the current federal-controlled area, right...? How do I get there?"

“Fly over there.” Sun Hang pointed to the sky. “We’ll go into near-Earth orbit.”

[PS: Thank you to the generous donor who lived to 99 for the generous donation and blessings. Wishing them good health and a smooth life.]

(End of this chapter)