The Devil Inside

Han Solo opened his eyes again, looking at the unfamiliar scenery outside the unfamiliar window, and for a moment he didn't know what the world was.

After a while, he remembered -

I fucking traveled through time.

"Ugh!"

He struggled to get up and found himself wearing hotel pajamas. Someone took him out of the bathtub and put him on the bed.

Who did it?

The clothes were neatly folded on a low stool beside the bed, and the ordinary dagger found in the initial search of the room was placed on top.

Han Solo dressed and walked towards the hotel restaurant.

As expected, the restaurant was empty.

The mushroom soup in the aluminum pot was still warm, and a piece of bacon waiting to be cut was placed on the chopping board.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the tilted stool, the fallen kitchen knife, the peeling wall, and the bright red bloodstain on the ground -

These are signs of a fight.

Han Solo walked to the stove and, as expected, saw a letter pierced with a dagger.

When I opened it, the contents were also very familiar:

【Attention: Leila Justin. 】

[The village chief of Xiaoye Village has been kidnapped by us. Please bring five gold goats to the tree house in the center of Xiaoye Forest to trade with us before sunset today. No one will be allowed to wait after that.]

[We are only seeking money, not life. When the time comes, we will hand over the money and the person, and everyone will be happy.]

[In addition, the bounty on our group is very high, and we may be killed at any time. I hope the brave man will not make it public. If the guards of the stronghold are alerted, the transaction will have to be terminated, and the hostages will be useless.]

No signature.

Dog crawling handwriting.

"…What is supposed to come has finally come."

This is Adrian's plan that Han Solo knew.

If Leila chooses to rescue the village chief, then they will not be able to conquer the dead zone on time, and the agreement between Rachel and Arendelle's logistics committee is doomed to fail;

If Leila chooses to ignore it, it will be even more deadly!

Adrian has already made all the necessary preparations. Once he finds that Leila and the others are indifferent, the matter will spread in a very short time and become a sensation. Even foreign newspapers will publish large-scale follow-up reports.

The content of the report was naturally not an attack on Leila.

Instead, he slammed Rachel.

The private agreement between Rachel and the logistics committee will be made public by "insiders", and everyone will know about the three-day appointment.

Rachel will be portrayed as a despicable person who will do anything to become a brave teammate and disregards the lives of innocent villagers.

Obvious.

A villain who has no compassion and is full of selfish desires is not suitable to be a teammate of a brave man.

Adrian's plan was not complicated at all. The clever part was that he acted in time.

If there weren't so many people who thought Rachel was unworthy of her position, coveted her current position, and desperately tried to tear her down;

If Rachel had a stronger ability to withstand pressure, she would not have made the promise to the logistics committee member to "conquer the dead zone in three days."

Then, no one can shake her position.

Unfortunately, now that all the conditions have been met and Adrian is sharp and decisive enough, he——

"General".

Han Solo returned to the second floor of the hotel holding the letter.

He knocked on Rachel's door and whispered, "Rachel, are you awake?"

Chapter 14 #014 The Last Resort

Rachel's room on the second floor of the hotel.

Rachel rested her elbows on the table, her fingers tangled in her hair, her palms covering her face.

She remained silent, but Han Solo knew that she was now a volcano that could erupt violently at any time.

The ransom note was spread out on the table. In the unbearable silence, Rachel said, "Could it be... a misunderstanding? Or, a joke that's not funny."

"This was clearly a deliberate plot by the same group that destroyed the valley road."

Han Solo shatters Rachel's fantasy.

Rachel lowered her hand, murderous intent flashing in her eyes.

She thought it was Adrian's work.

But there's no point in saying this, Adrian may be an idiot, but his family isn't.

There is no evidence now, and if you try to bite him, you will only break your teeth.

Rachel stood up, picked up the letter on the table, and said, "I'll go discuss it with Leila."

"What's the point of discussing it with her?"

Han Solo still sat upright in his chair, not even looking at Rachel who was about to leave.

He went on to say, "Lila, she knows nothing. She only knows that you have an agreement with Arendelle's logistics committee, but she doesn't know the content of the agreement. If you give her this letter, she will only make one decision - divide the troops, she will go to rescue the village chief, and the two of us will try to conquer the dead zone."

Rachel paused, her fists clenched, the letter crumpled into a ball.

"Like I said before, dividing the troops and not rescuing them are actually the same thing. Once we choose to divide the troops or ignore them, the person behind the scenes will kill the village chief immediately. Even if we conquer the dead zone on time, it will be useless.

“They will make a big fuss and put all the blame on you. It was your insistence that caused us to disperse our forces and led to the tragic death of the village chief.

"You will 'become' a selfish person. You will never be able to gain a foothold in Arendelle, let alone stay with Leila!"

Han Solo made a firm judgment.

Every word is truly heart-wrenching!

He turned around and looked at Rachel, who was already shaking with anger, and issued a verdict: "When you promised to 'conquer the dead zone within three days', you have already embarked on the road to doom. Rachel, no one will sympathize with you, they all wish you were dead."

Rachel knew that Han Solo was not exaggerating.

What he just said was what happened to her in the past few months.

Too much inexplicable "hostility";

Too much rootless "hatred".

She was like a fat seal, without sharp claws and fangs, but with round fat, walking on the open plains. All the beasts were salivating at her and would hunt her without hesitation and kill her without mercy.

"What on earth did I...what on earth did I do wrong?!"

Rachel lost control of her emotions.

"I obviously, I just, I just want to stay with my best friend. Is that wrong?"

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

Han Solo didn't say much. He was silent, watching Rachel sit on the edge of the bed. Her emotions changed from anger to sadness, and from sadness to calmness like a dry well.

"Calm down?"

Han Solo asked.

Rachel smiled sadly: "I didn't do a good enough job... If I hadn't slept so soundly, the village chief wouldn't have been kidnapped, and we wouldn't be in this situation now."

Han Solo shook his hands frantically: "You... you still don't understand the key point of the matter. It doesn't matter whether the person kidnapped is the village chief or not; they can kidnap someone from outside the dead zone, or simply let a member of the team serve as a hostage, anyone can be the village chief."

Rachel was startled.

My head feels so itchy that I need to grow a brain.

Han Solo said, "I'm asking without hope, Rachel, can you discuss this with the logistics committee member? Our current situation is a special case, and in theory we can get his tolerance and understanding."

"I don't think so. I now suspect that Commissioner Beckett is the mastermind behind all this."

Rachel shook her head slowly, feeling quite helpless.

She raised her head and looked at Han Solo with red eyes: "Han, do you have any good ideas?"

"There are two options now."

Han Solo said.

He pointed out the window and said, "You and Leila go save the village chief. I will go deep into the dead zone alone and fight the big demon that caused the dead zone!"

“…Will I win?”

Rachel asked.

"It will be a miserable death."

Han Solo is unusually honest.

The boss of this dead zone is a wounded high-level demon, with a total of just over 500 attribute points in the game.

With Han Solo's current strength, he doesn't need the dragon scales to counterattack into twin meteors. He can kill with just one punch.

Leila is in the team, so it can be dealt with relatively easily;

Han Solo and Rachel can cooperate and pass the level by operation.

Han Solo added: "The second method is perfect, as long as you can open your heart."

Rachel was puzzled.

"We will go find Leila now and reveal the details of the deal between you and the logistics committee. Leila is a brave woman. She can and will protect you. No matter how stormy it is outside, she will be your warm harbor. In this way, all problems will be solved."

This is--

The best solution Han Solo could think of.

As long as Rachel doesn't act like a riddle and relies on others appropriately, the ending may not be perfect, but it won't be too bad.

With Leila's support, Rachel will not leave Arendelle, and naturally she will not become the poor person abandoned by her family "after forty or fifty rounds".

only……

Rachel didn't want to do that.

She twisted her fingers, lost in thought, and soon shook her head and said, "No, I can't reveal the content of the deal. That's too cunning. Leila is a brave warrior. What she needs is a strong partner, not a good friend with...mediocre ability."

“Strength is not everything. Belief is what a team needs.”

"...I don't want Leila to choose me out of emotion. I want to stand in front of her with dignity."

Rachel is still resisting, but Han Solo is really convinced!

What is this woman so stubborn about?

Is your brain on your chest or on your butt?

He was about to say something but stopped, and finally sighed, already a little impatient: "Rachel, you're so stupid that I'm irritated."

"...Mr. Han, have I been too gentle with you these past few days? You are being very rude now!"

Han Solo hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind and said, "I have a third way, but it's a bit of a gamble. I need a little luck, and I also need you to lend me the Bloody Sword for self-defense."

Bloody Sword?

Rachel looked at the sword on the bedside table and said, "No problem. What's the solution?"

"Come here."

Han Solo is mysterious and doesn't seem like a good guy.

Ten minutes later, he roughly explained his thoughts. Rachel pinched her chin and thought, feeling that something was wrong: "Too dangerous..."

"You should believe me. Since I dare to bring it up, I must be sure of it. Or do you have a better idea?"

"…How should I thank you?"

"gone!"

Han Solo picked up the Bloody Sword and stepped on the windowsill: "Give my regards to Lyra."