Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 191 Successor as City Lord, or Sinner of the Lighthouse?!

The atmosphere in the ward was unusually heavy.

Morgan gazed at the familiar face before him and finally let out a long, soft sigh.

"Stop pretending."

"The mayor of Jiuchuan City in the old world is named Bai Jingyu. He has a son and a daughter named Bai Yuetian and Bai Yuekui respectively."

In the dim light, Morgan's eyes shone brightly.

The aging body stood upright, taut and straight, like the central axis of a lighthouse.

He stared intently at Bai Yuetian's face: "Bai Yuetian, your sister Bai Yuekui came to the Lighthouse many years ago, forced Teacher Gray to undergo a brain transplant, and almost killed all the hunters at the time."

"She didn't succeed then."

"Later, Teacher Gray left the lighthouse and disappeared without a trace. It now seems that he was captured by Bai Yuekui and had your brain transplanted."

Morgan looked grief-stricken.

For him, Gray was an extremely important person.

He was his idol, his mentor, his teacher, and his father-in-law.
Bai Yuetian's heart sank.

No matter how skilled he is, he couldn't possibly break through the encirclement with his bare hands.

Besides, he's on the lighthouse, thousands of meters above the ground, so there's nowhere for him to escape if he fights his way out.

Click!

The door opened, and a squad of city defense soldiers rushed in.

They were fully armed and surrounded Bai Yuetian as soon as they entered.

One after another, conspicuous red dots landed on Bai Yuetian's body. At this moment, if Bai Yuetian made the slightest movement, he would be beaten into a pile of mangled flesh. The bullets pulled out of his corpse afterward might be heavier than the man himself.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Bai Yuetian replied, forcing a smile.

He absolutely cannot back down.

If they don't give in, there's still room for maneuver; but if they do, it's likely a certain death sentence.

“Still pretending.” Morgan looked disappointed.

He questioned, "When Professor Gray had his brain transplant, he had a scar on his forehead. Why don't you have one?"

"I feel younger overall, which must be due to changes at the cellular level. It's normal for a scar to heal," Bai Yuetian replied calmly.

As the captain of the joint police department, he occasionally encounters undercover missions, and he has been tempered by similar situations.

"Why do you call yourself Bai Yuetian?" Morgan asked again.

Bai Yuetian replied, "I'm quite familiar with this name."

"Why did Hisakawa Defense Force save you?" Morgan pressed.

Bai Yuetian replied, "Because they are kind-hearted."

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old?" Morgan laughed angrily.

He didn't believe a word Bai Yuetian said.

Compared to Bai Yuetian's words, he believed the lighthouse's data and his own speculation more.

Victor asked in a deep voice, "Bai Yuetian, where is Lord Gray now? Is he still alive?"

"I don't know what you mean. Aren't I Gray? Didn't you tell me that?" Bai Yuetian frowned.

He had long anticipated this day might come, but he hadn't expected it to arrive so soon.

He had only been at the lighthouse for a short time.

Upon closer examination, the seeds of this disaster may have been sown from the moment he called himself Bai Yuetian.

But then again, he didn't know things would turn out this way.

Victor was speechless.

Admittedly, it was Morgan who first recognized Bai Yuetian as Lord Gray, and Bai Yuetian did not openly change his name to Gray after that. There were very few people in the entire Lighthouse who knew that Bai Yuetian might be Lord Gray.

He couldn't help but turn to look at Morgan.

Morgan is the one who believes Bai Yuetian is the lord of Gray City, and Morgan is also the one who believes Bai Yuetian has usurped the throne.

What to do next is a decision only Morgan can make.

Morgan's expression shifted between light and shadow. After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "The ecosystem is ravaged, and there are very few humans left. The Lighthouse does not want to go to war with you. I only have one question for you today."

Where is Professor Gray?

Bai Yuetian remained silent.

A showdown threat?

It might work, but what if it's the only one that fails?

Hisakawa Defense should be a significant deterrent to the Lighthouse, but Morgan has already discovered his identity. Morgan might use him as a hostage to blackmail Hisakawa Defense, and if a real fight breaks out, his hunter friends will certainly suffer heavy casualties.

Is there a way to have it all? Is there really a way to have it all?

Bai Yuetian was completely bewildered.

"Lord City Lord!"

Suddenly, Mark's voice came from outside the door.

"Captain Mark, you can't go in!"

"Step aside!"

A disturbance broke out outside the door.

Today's matter is of great importance. Morgan's most trusted people are all inside the house, and there is only one city guard outside the door, who cannot stop Mark at all.

In the blink of an eye, Mark burst in.

"Excuse me, Lord City Lord, Captain Mark insists on coming in." The city guard on duty was drenched in sweat.

Mark walked in and looked around.

His gaze then fell on Bai Yuetian's face, and he briefly exchanged a glance with Bai Yuetian.

Only then did he look at Morgan.

"Lord of the City," he said slowly.

"Get out!" Morgan snapped. "This is none of your business!"

Mark remained unmoved: "Lord of the City, I don't know who Bai Yuetian really is, but if Lord Gray were still alive, he certainly wouldn't want to see this."

Bai Yuetian's expression shifted slightly. Mark seemed to already know quite a bit; was this why Jing Nan thought Mark should come to see me?
The somber atmosphere in the ward underwent a subtle change.

Mark's arrival brought life to this stagnant pond.

Mark pursed his lips.

He's been hesitating for the past two days about whether or not to talk to Bai Yuetian.

Going to find Bai Yuetian might alert Morgan's plans and endanger the Lighthouse, but not going to find Bai Yuetian might put him in danger or even cost him his life.

He remained hesitant.

It wasn't until Jingnan told him that Bai Yuetian had come to see Morgan that he finally made up his mind.

He believed in Bai Yuetian's character.

It wasn't just that they became friends after fighting on the stage; it was also because during the last operation, Bai Yuetian was willing to cover the retreat of the hunters, which almost put him in a desperate situation.

He believed that Bai Yuetian was not a bad person.

Morgan is too far removed from Bai Yuetian; he has no idea what kind of person Bai Yuetian is.

He came to stop Morgan not only to protect his friend Bai Yuetian, but also to prevent Morgan from making a grave mistake that would endanger the Lighthouse!

"Yue Tian, ​​are you alright?"

Erica's worried voice came from outside, along with other indistinct sounds.

Mark didn't come alone.

He knew he might not be able to change Morgan's mind, but he had to stop Morgan.

Under his orders, the hunters surrounded the medical unit from the outside, and no one was allowed to enter or leave until the incident was over.

Compared to the small group of city defense troops in the room, the hunters were much stronger.

"Mark, what do you want with these men?" Victor asked nervously.

Not long ago, while Morgan was still lying in bed pretending to be unconscious, Elon secretly contacted veteran hunters, intending to arm himself to support Mark's rise to power.

This is happening right before our eyes.

Now Mark has brought the hunters to block the door again.

If a real fight breaks out, although his city defense troops are all elite, they may not be able to defeat the hunters brought by Mark.

Most importantly, regardless of who wins, the Lighthouse will be severely weakened!
Bai Yuetian gave Mark a grateful look.

As a member of the Lighthouse, Mark stood up to protect him at this critical moment, bearing immense pressure that others could hardly imagine.

Morgan's expression was incredibly complex.

Disappointment, anger, surprise.
The city defense troops present were all trusted confidants of him and Victor, and their numbers were extremely limited.

Mark's sudden move caused the situation to spiral out of control instantly.

“The fledgling has grown up, its wings have hardened, and it’s going to push the old bird that sheltered it out of the nest,” he said to Mark.

Not a single word mentions the Mark, yet every word is imbued with the Mark.

Mark said in a deep voice, "Lord City Lord, Bai Yuetian has very close ties with the ground forces. If something happens to him at the Lighthouse, leading to an attack by the ground forces, can the Lighthouse withstand it?"

“They are different from the ground forces that the Lighthouse has encountered before; they possess air strike capabilities!”

He faced immense pressure and led the hunters to surround this place, not just for his own personal gain.

"I've seen how crazy people can be for Bai Yuetian. They used floating vehicles to ram into the Devouring Beasts, just to give Bai Yuetian a moment to catch his breath!"

"If something happens to Bai Yuetian, they will definitely launch a frenzied attack on the Lighthouse!"

"A lighthouse floating in the sky, moving slowly, is a sitting duck!"

“You don’t want the lighthouse to fall because of this, do you?” Mark argued logically, genuinely hoping to persuade Morgan rather than forcing him to let Bai Yuetian go.

"Idiot!" Morgan gritted his teeth.

"You know that Bai Yuetian is very important to those people on the ground. As long as he is in my hands, those people on the ground will not dare to do anything to the Lighthouse!"

Mark was silent.

Indeed, with Bai Yuetian in the hands of the Lighthouse, the ground forces are hesitant to act rashly and will not do anything to the Lighthouse, at least not in the short term.

"Hisakawa Defense Force, their leader must be Shiratsuki Kui, that monster-like woman!"

"Bai Yuekui is Bai Yuetian's sister. She finally managed to revive her brother. As long as Bai Yuetian is in my hands, she will never make any rash moves!" Morgan's anger surged, and his aged face twisted into a grimace.

"Hovercraft!"

Antimatter!

"Space fighters!"

"How to survive on the ground!"

"As long as Bai Yuetian is in my hands, that woman will eventually give all of this to Lighthouse!"

"But if we release him now, the enemy will be on the lighthouse tomorrow!"

"do you understand?"

"Mark!" Morgan exclaimed, his voice trembling slightly with disappointment.

He was extremely disappointed.

Mark actually turned against him with the Hunters for the sake of an outsider, and Mark was even a candidate for the next city lord of the Lighthouse.

The only candidate—although he has not yet made a public statement.

He was so angry that Charles's name flashed through his mind.

But only once.

Although Mark did something so stupid, Charles...
Just don’t mention it!

Mark kept his head down and remained silent. He seemed unable to face Morgan's questioning and couldn't lift his head.

“Mark, I’m giving you a chance.”

Morgan gasped for breath.

He shouted, "Take your men and take Bai Yuetian to the law firm. I'll pretend nothing happened, and tomorrow I will announce you as the successor city lord!"

The successor to the city lord?!
Mark's expression changed.

"Mark, will you become the successor to the city lord, or a sinner of the Lighthouse?"

(End of this chapter)