I am the devil, I only know how to trade.

Naoto Uesaki started to feel scared just thinking about what those people looked like.

How could he dare to have any thoughts of revenge?

That devilish teacher, if he were caught, would surely conduct all sorts of experiments on him, right?

He was now terrified of those people from the bottom of his heart; just seeing their faces was enough to make him tremble.

Revenge? That's asking too much of people.

"Leave this to us," Yukino shook her head, intending to investigate further.

There was no hope of relying on the official forces, but fortunately she had many reliable companions.

To get to the root of the problem, those so-called teachers and staff were just following orders; they were the knives. The people who truly deserve to die are the masterminds who proposed and implemented this plan; they are the ones wielding the knives.

If only the executors are killed, another batch will be quickly brought in, the plan will become more secretive, and the evil will still exist.

"Don't you dare? Let me see what kind of person you really are, and whether you've been hiding anything from me."

Luo Feng placed his right index finger on his temple.

Naoto Uesaki's memories gradually surfaced in Luo Feng's mind.

He was a gloomy person since childhood, but fortunately, he met a teacher in elementary school who changed his life.

With the teacher's help, he emerged from the shadows and began a more optimistic and positive life.

Although he had a gambling father and his parents divorced when he was very young, this did not affect his outlook on life after he was changed.

Aside from what his mother gave him, he earned most of his tuition and living expenses by working part-time.

Even though his father treated him so badly, he didn't blame his father. Instead, he was filled with gratitude for life.

This is because he has seen many people who don't even have parents, and he has also seen on TV people who live worse than livestock, and even children who are not allowed to go ashore after birth.

Compared to them, he felt incredibly lucky.

Although his home wasn't warm enough, at least he had a place to stay that sheltered him from the wind and rain.

In junior high school, he was helpful to others in his class and was very popular.

Especially in his third year of junior high school, he got into a fight with some thugs to stand up for his classmates, which made several boys genuinely consider him a friend.

Later, fearing retaliation, he insisted on becoming a track and field specialist with several classmates.

When the thugs couldn't catch them, they would show happy and innocent smiles.

His sunny and cheerful personality has inspired many people.

His courage is definitely not what we see now.

Keep in mind that at that time he was just an ordinary junior high school student, and fighting with thugs was already a huge challenge.

After he was beaten up, his classmate responded not with his pain, but with a smile.

He also valued his friendships after he entered high school.

He doesn't actually have an internet addiction. He likes mobile phones and computers because his mobile phone was a birthday gift from his teacher.

His computer was a gift from his mother.

He values ​​every friend he has because they are his precious treasures and the sunshine in his life.

His father was like a small shadow in his life, having little impact on him.

Unfortunately, it was his father, who seemed to have little impact on his life, who changed everything about him.

He didn't know that his father's so-called transfer was a trap for him. He thought his father had changed for the better and happily signed the 'transfer agreement'.

Because he had no idea that his own father would betray him.

He also made a promise with his friends that they would stay in touch and work together or go to university together after graduation.

When he arrived at the school and realized something was wrong, he immediately called the police, but the police said it was a legitimate school.

Even if someone takes evidence out to the nearest police station, they won't care, saying that they all signed it.

This is indeed not in a big city, but in a very remote town.

With no one to help them and no way to escape, they were truly trapped with nowhere to turn.

Even if he were incredibly strong, he couldn't withstand such torment.

The fact that he was able to escape now is the only courage he has left.

"So that's how it is." Luo Feng's deep voice rang in Uesaki Naoto's ear: "Do you know what you used to be like? Do you want to find your former self?"

"The me of the past..." Naoto Uesaki was in a daze.

He has no recollection of what he used to be like.

All he knew was that he was now neither human nor ghost.

"You abandoned your friends and ran away alone. Do you think this is something you should have done?" Luo Feng stared into his eyes: "You abandoned this school and watched those kids who shared a dorm with you suffer every day while you were living a carefree life. Doesn't your heart ache?"

Naoto Uesaki felt inexplicably uncomfortable after hearing Luo Feng's words.

But the thought of confronting that behemoth instantly turned his discomfort into fear.

Even telling the police didn't work, so what else could he do?

"Luo Feng, we can handle this." Yukino frowned slightly, as if she knew what Luo Feng was going to do.

"Do you remember when you were knocked to the ground and almost killed, you didn't forget to protect your friends?" Luo Feng ignored Yukino: "Do you remember that even when you were covered in injuries, you didn't beg for mercy? At that time, you were just a middle school student."

"Do you remember what your dream was? You wanted to be a policeman, to help more people, and to fight against evil forces to the end."

"You have taken action for your dreams."

"You study hard and train hard so that one day you can get into police academy."

Naoto Uesaki was terrified of the school, but as Luo Feng spoke, his long-buried memories were gradually awakened and began to erode his mind.

The pain in his body, his memories of suffering, were slowly suppressed by these memories—the effect of the devil's whispers.

"Don't you think you should do something? Don't you want to fight for them?" Luo Feng said in a deep voice, "What's the difference between you and a coward if you just run away like this? Is this the kind of person your teacher, who changed your life, wants to see?"

"If you just leave like this, then the person you once were is dead!"

"Even if you survive, what's the difference between you and a walking corpse?"

Chapter 190 An Unfortunate Life

"But I simply don't have the ability..."

“I can give it to you.” Luo Feng stood up, looked down at Uesaki Naoto who was sitting on the ground, and said coldly, “Take a look at why you did this.”

"Why...why did I do this?" Naoto Uesaki asked, looking bewildered.

Several new fragments appeared in his mind.

In the school he had fled to, all seven of his roommates were lying on what looked like electric shock chairs used on prisoners.

The room was very dark. Although it was night, the room seemed airtight, and apart from the large iron door, there was no way for them to escape.

Naoto Uesaki's eyes widened, and he clenched his teeth.

He knew all along that this would happen, but because of his selfishness, he abandoned everyone...

No one knew his plans because he didn't know who would betray him.

If I get caught, I'll really die!

"Will you tell me where he went? What's his plan?"

"I really don't know..." A boy looked extremely weak, as if he might die at any moment.

This is his best friend at the school; they've always stuck together for support.

Without mutual support, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on much longer.

"Hmph, you think you don't know where he is? Don't you know the school's collective punishment rule? If one person runs away, the whole dorm will be punished."

In such places, the darkest aspects of human nature are brought to their fullest expression.

Even if those students huddle together for warmth, they will still be wary of each other, because if one runs away, the remaining people will either die or be half-dead.

Therefore, those who escaped and were caught did so not only because of the school's strict management, but also because of the mutual supervision among the students.

If it weren't for Luo Feng's izakaya, if it weren't raining tonight, if it weren't for the start of the school year, and if he weren't a track and field prodigy, he wouldn't have been able to escape at all!

"But, but I really don't know..." The boy burst into tears.

He simply didn't know what he didn't know, and he never expected that Uesaki Naoto would actually run away, especially alone!

"Okay, that's all for today in five minutes. You'll talk about it tomorrow." A man in a gray work uniform sneered. "Put them in separate rooms and don't let them cross-examine each other. Let's see how long they can hold out."

"Sir, we've searched the area. There's only one izakaya that's closed. He's either in that izakaya or he's gone up the mountain."

"Break it open tomorrow." The man in the gray overalls narrowed his eyes. "No one can escape from here! No one!"

The scene changes.

The extremely weak boy was thrown into a small room like a sack.

He lay inside, with an expression of utter despair.

His breathing was weak, but he suddenly smiled.

"Fine, one goes, one goes... For us, living or dying makes no difference..."

“Sakurai…” Naoto Uesaki clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

He didn't expect that Sakurai not only didn't blame him, but was actually glad that he was able to escape.

Are there really people you can trust in a place like this?

Can friendship even exist in a place like this?

His innate fear, ingrained by training, began to slowly disappear.

The man he once was is slowly recovering.

"Do you think that's all there is to it?" Luo Feng smiled.

These were not fabricated by him, but actually happened.