The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

"And the woman from Yi Bing's family can also be handed over to you for disposal. It doesn't matter whether you vent your desires on her or kill her. If you spoil her, it's fine to give her someone else."

"How is it? I think this is a generous offer."

With his fingers intertwined and his hands placed on the table, Jiezi looked at Lin Qiao with interest.

To put it simply - freedom, money and...women.

It may sound a bit cheesy, but at any time, these three things are undoubtedly the most tempting for men, especially the last one.

It is said that a hero is often tempted by a beautiful woman.

"This is really an offer that is hard to refuse..." Lin Qiao looked embarrassed, lowered his head to think for a while, then looked up at Jiezi.

"Then let me ask one last question."

"Who recruited me, was it Kazuo or...V?"

Hearing Lin Qiao's words, Jiezi's eyes instantly became sharp.

It stabbed Lin Qiao like a bayonet, but the latter had no intention of retreating.

Although there was thick bulletproof glass between the two sides, there was some invisible smoke of gunpowder between them.

This staring match lasted for about ten seconds.

"Hehehehe... A hoarse laugh like the friction of tree trunks came out of Mustard's throat.

"As expected, you know a lot, but you should also know that the more you know, the faster you die."

"So I'll change the question."

"What would happen if you died here?"

Chapter 108 Be loyal to me

It is true that the recruitment of Lin Qiao was carried out under the order of the He Xiu family.

But as for the V family leader Hatsune...ah no, it’s hard to say whether Mustard has other ideas or disloyalty - from the looks of it, she does.

He Xiu and V.

These are two completely different concepts, and the relationship between them is probably similar to that between the Hexiu family and the CCG.

V is He Xiu’s black glove, but He Xiu is not V.

All along, V has been like a bayonet in the dark, accurately piercing every enemy who attacks the He Xiu family, regardless of whether the target is male, female, young or old, he will kill them all.

But by now, the knife has had enough of being in someone else's hands and is planning to kill its master... It deserves it!

Regarding the He Xiu family being stabbed in the back by a traitor, Lin Qiao only had one thing to offer: "die a good death."

If they had treated the people of the branch family as human beings, instead of following the way the Hyuga family did in Naruto, Furuta Jifu would not have been able to incite Mustard Seed to rebel...or in other words, Furuta Jifu himself would not have been able to rebel.

As for now, even if Mustard has not been completely persuaded to defect, it seems that it is almost there.

but.....

"What would happen if I died..."

I didn't take the other party's words, which sounded like a threat, to heart.

Lin Qiao crossed her legs and pinched her chin. After a few seconds of silence, she raised the corner of her mouth and looked at the mustard opposite her:

"Someone might be so happy that they disappear, like a soap bubble that suddenly pops... like the prototype of the lysogenic cell."

"You know him well."

"Same here. Doesn't he know me well?"

But it's only been a week and they've already let Mustard make a test... Does that mean there are some problems within them?

After thinking about it, Lin Qiao felt that this possibility was not impossible, and it was very likely.

There is no doubt that the other time traveler must have wanted to kill him as soon as possible.

Especially now that there is such a good opportunity, it would be a shame if I didn’t take action.

But perhaps it was precisely because of this anxiety that Furuta Jifu became suspicious.

Even worse, the other party might have told others that they were both time travelers, which caused Furuta Jifu to have some associations.

For example, if one party dies, the other party will also leave this world.

This is probably not in his best interest. At least if the lysogenic cells disappear, he will be in trouble.

"But you seemed to have asked me before if I wanted to join "V", right?"

"That's true, but you don't look like you're going to accept it... or have you changed your mind?"

"No, quite the opposite."

Lin Qiao spread out her hands and pointed at the mustard seeds at the other end.

"I would rather you swear allegiance to me than do such boring things."

"..."

".....Do you know what you are talking about?"

The look he gave Lin Qiao was full of coldness.

"If you want to talk in your sleep, you'd better wait until you return to your cell. You will have plenty of time then."

He got up from his seat and left. His goal for today had been achieved and he no longer wanted to waste time on this mentally ill guy.

But just as they were about to walk out of the interrogation room, Lin Qiao suddenly said, "Really? But how much time do you have left to live, Mustard?"

"......What do you mean"

Hearing this, Mustard, who was about to walk out the door, suddenly stopped.

Seeing the other party stop, Lin Qiao continued in a joking tone: "As a hybrid of human and ghoul, although half-humans are physically strong, this strength comes at the cost of premature aging."

"Your apprentice Arima Kisho is almost 30 years old this year. Given his condition, he will develop diseases such as glaucoma in two or three years at most. It will be a big problem whether he can live past 40."

"If the average human lifespan is 80 years, then that's less than half of the average person, let alone you who are older than him."

"Even if you have undergone human body modification and taken anti-aging drugs, which have made your lifespan much longer than that of ordinary half-humans, you should be almost dead now."

Lin Qiao's words were like a file, piercing the mustard seed's wound precisely.

He had finally seen a glimmer of hope, but was once again wounded by the cruel reality.

life.

What a cruel thing.

When I see those foolishly grinning people on the street, who are obviously the same age as me, enjoying the golden time of their lives, while I can only step into the grave and turn into dry bones!

How sad, scary and...jealous!

This is also the fundamental reason why he chose to betray the He Xiu family - not to mention that the He Xiu family does not treat him as a human being in daily life, so he would not have any psychological burden to betray him.

"Don't take yourself too seriously, kid!"

He flashed back to Lin Qiao and smashed his fist hard on the bulletproof glass in front of him, making a loud noise.

But no matter how loud the noise was, it could not hide the fact that he was guilty.

"As long as I have the 'Dragon'! As long as I complete that thing! I can get rid of this rotten body and gain..."

"Eternal life? You can lie to your brother, but you can't lie to yourself."

Looking at Jie Zi gritting his teeth, Lin Qiao laughed happily.

I just want to see your jealous expression.

"Besides, even if you overcome premature aging, how long can you live now? Telomerase has already reached its limit of division. I don't think lysogenic cells can solve this problem."

"Oh, by the way, if you don't know what telomerase is, just go look it up. With your abilities, it shouldn't be difficult to find a genetics professor anyway."

"..."

No, he still knows about this kind of thing.

In order to overcome his own premature aging over the years, he has also learned some things in related fields.

Just as Lin Qiao said, even if you overcome premature aging, you can only make the division rate of your telomerase the same as that of a normal person, or at most a little slower.

As for whether becoming Amazon can extend your lifespan...

All I can say is that this theory cannot be developed in just half a year.

"If you pledge allegiance to me, I might be able to solve your lifespan problem~"

Putting his face closer, Lin Qiao, who was thinking of poaching, continued to tempt him, "It's a little difficult to achieve immortality, but it shouldn't be a problem to let you live another three or four hundred years."

Compared to immortality, three or four hundred years is indeed too short, but compared to the extremely pathetic lifespan of half-humans, it seems like a dream.

only......

"evidence!"

After the initial surge in blood pressure, Jiezi quickly regained his composure and looked at Lin Qiao with a scrutinizing look.

Then the latter spread his hands and said, "Evidence? No, believe it or not."

"..."

Chapter 109: Escape from the An Ding District

The time is slightly earlier.

"CCG has successfully arrested the SSS-class Amazon Red Superman. No investigators were injured during the arrest. This is our victory..."

When everyone in Anding District saw the news on TV, they were stunned.

It's a lie...

An unbelievable yet extremely real situation unfolded before everyone...but surprisingly, they did not look too surprised.

"That guy really caused a lot of trouble..."

Dong Xiang gritted her teeth and tightly grasped the paper full of words in her hand, feeling annoyed.

Paper and pen, these are what Lin Qiao used his tentacles to grab from the third floor of the coffee shop before leaving that day.

That was also the last message the other party conveyed by her when she went to the barbecue shop to deliver coffee that day, which was hidden in the money.

"Sister..." As she spoke, Hinami raised her head, her brown pupils filled with worry, and she looked at Touka pitifully.

"Aren't we going to save my brother?"

"That kind of thing..."

I want it too!

Facing the expectant and sad gaze of a cute child, there probably aren't many people in the world who can refuse, but Dong Xiang still gritted her teeth and turned her head away.

"No...? Sorry, sister, I said something too harsh..."

She seemed to realize that she had made an excessive request and lowered her head with a gloomy look, but Dong Xiang beside her took her hand.

"No, it's not Hinami's fault. In fact, it's not just Hinami who thinks this way. Kaneki, Nishiki, Mr. Furuma, Ms. Irimi, the store manager... everyone is thinking about how to rescue that guy."

Of course, there is herself.

It's just Kuquelia, just go ahead and break in, the worst that can happen is you'll die.

The only thing she was worried about was her younger brother, who was a little immature but had the ability to protect himself and could survive well even without her.

Anyway, I was saved by that guy, so if I die, I'll just repay that guy's favor...

But no!

It’s not that she was unwilling, but Lin Qiao clearly wrote in the letter she left behind: Don’t get in the way, go find someone else to play with!

Does that bastard know how worried everyone is about him?