It seems that the villain is targeting me.

To be honest, the son of luck in this small world gives people a really damned feeling.

Looking at what happened to the underground doctor in the original plot, it is completely understandable that he wanted revenge, and in a sense it can even be considered a good thing - after all, neither of them is a good person, and dying together is a way to eliminate harm for the people.

In the previous world, Xiao Niao was fearfully called the Butcher Bird. One of its daily tasks was to hang those arrogant nobles who didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.

Her view on this matter is very simple: it’s like, almost like, it’s like the doorstep of my house, and my children love to watch it.

——Although she really wanted to say this, in order to complete the mission, she really couldn't let things develop like this, nor could she allow that underground doctor to kill the son of destiny.

The difficulty of the problem lies in the fact that Xiao Niao has no idea at what point the plot began to twist.

According to Number Four, the mutation rate of this error node is extremely fast, and the timing and opportunity of each occurrence are different. It is impossible to accurately predict when the black doctor will take action.

However, the result after each change is unusually consistent: it always ends with the death of the male protagonist, the son of destiny.

Xiao Niao thought anxiously for a while, and then, as if she remembered something, she tapped her palms as if she suddenly realized something.

"I was mistaken," she chuckled, "it's not that complicated."

Cat number four squatted on the ground, looking at the bird eagerly.

It asked doubtfully, "Hey, have you thought of anything?"

Xiao Niao said: "Yes, I already have a solution."

Chapter 12 You have no moral integrity and cheated me of a kitten

"In fact, we have been trying to make this matter complicated from the very beginning."

Xiao Niao stood in front of the table, tapping the words "underground doctor" on the paper with the tip of his pen.

"It is now known that this doctor will cause the death of the Child of Destiny."

Xiao Niao narrated slowly: "And his motives, timing, and methods of murdering the protagonist are always random and difficult to predict in advance."

"

...For now, let's put aside the operational details and subsequent impact and simply think about the task of 'strategy'."

Xiao Niao's voice deepened. "What's the most efficient and permanent way? The answer is crystal clear."

The tip of the pen dipped into ink and circled the words heavily.

"I don't even need to get in touch with the protagonist, understand the specific story, or participate in the subsequent plot development."

Xiao Niao said: "Simply put, I just need to kill the 'Doctor' himself."

She exhaled, threw away the pen in her hand, and seriously asked the system in her head: "Tongzi, what do you think if I rent a car and kill this doctor directly?"

system:【……】

Xiao Niao said: "Don't be nervous, I'm just giving you some ideas..."

System: [Hmm...]

Xiao Niao added: "...You don't necessarily have to drive. Poisoning is safer too."

The system said: [Are you really planning to drive to Chuang? That's a real person.]

Xiao Niao actually has no experience in creating people by driving. She does intend to solve the problem by dealing with the "doctor", but she certainly won't do something as extreme as creating people by driving.

But it won’t be wrong to discuss it first, and it’s also good to expand your thinking.

"...Accidents always happen," Xiao Niao muttered, "Car accidents are not uncommon."

As she spoke, she touched her belly as if to illustrate her own experience: when Xiaoniao was in a car accident before, she was sent to the hospital for emergency surgery, leaving a wound in the upper part of her abdomen.

——Of course, the body I’m using now is completely intact.

The expression on Xiao Niao's face was too obvious. Tongzi had been her partner for many years and could tell at a glance that she was lying.

But after thinking about it carefully, it found that Xiaoniao's idea was actually quite feasible!

[Hiss... Wait a moment, let me think about it... Let me consider it...]

The system decided to follow the bird's idea.

"Oh my god, you're right. This will indeed solve the problem, and it's a permanent solution... The death of a supporting character won't cause the world line to collapse, right?"

Cat number four was already a little dumbfounded by what he had heard.

It really believed it, and it was the only one being acted out there.

After Xiao Niao finished talking about his 'strategy', Number Four stood there as if frozen, listening stupidly to the conversation between Tongzi and Xiao Niao.

Even in the 716 system family, which tends to be kind and lawful, No. is considered to be a relatively pure one - its extremely miserable performance is partly related to its own personality.

In this era where all systems are trying their best to make things difficult for the host, No. 4 can truly be considered weak, pitiful and helpless.

At this time, Kotori and Tongzi had already started discussing the specific methods of committing the crime... I mean, discussing the details of the execution of the mission.

When Tongzi said, "A sack! Absolutely a sack! Just do it in the dark and then use a brick," Cat No. 4 suddenly came to his senses and jumped up from the floor.

It was so anxious that it even forgot to speak human language. It meowed and circled around the bird's feet, and stretched out its claws to pull at her trouser legs.

Xiao Niao lowered her head and noticed No. 4's movements. She reached out and picked up the anxious No. 4 and placed him smoothly on the table.

Xiao Niao: "What's wrong, Number Four? Is there something wrong?"

Cat Number Four shook his frizzy head vigorously and said anxiously, "Hey, we, we can't kill people. The laws in this world are similar to the real world. Intentional killing will lead to jail..."

Xiao Niao's expression froze, his eyes thoughtful. "Hmm... indeed, if I fail this time or if he survives by chance, I might end up in jail..."

Number Four looks like it’s about to cry—even though it has a face like a bad cat, it’s actually quite cute when it looks like it’s about to cry with grievance.

As mentioned before, Xiao Niao is a cat person and has almost no resistance to furry little kitties. He can be considered as one of those people who particularly likes cats.

Trivia: she also loves to scare kids.

Xiao Niao lovingly patted Cat No. 4's head and said in a gentle, soothing voice, "Okay, don't worry. I'll be careful and inflict plasmolysis on him in one go..."

Cat System No. 4 thought with tears in its eyes: Why, why did it turn out like this... Where is No. 3 (referring to Tongzi here), No. 3, why don’t you persuade her!

Perhaps having heard the cat's inner voice, Tongzi actually spoke: [Bird, Xiao Si has a point. We should still be more cautious.]

"Bird, you're not familiar with this, so just listen to me and don't do anything." The system's tone was reminiscent of a sales pitch. "—Scouting the place! I'll teach you. You have to scout the place first!"

Number Four: “…” You better shut up.

The system then proceeded to give a rather impressive lecture, concluding with a final comment: […In short, criminal investigation methods weren't that advanced back then. Let's be cautious, and there's definitely hope!]

Xiao Niao nodded repeatedly after hearing this. She praised him, "Tongzi, you are really thoughtful."

Then she turned her head and looked at the cat on the table expectantly: "Number Four, the emotions you collected

Does the newspaper have the doctor's address? Or any of his frequented spots?"

Number four… Number four is about to go numb.

"...No...Dude," Cat waved his paws weakly, "You can't be so rough...This won't work."

"Why?" Xiao Niao looked at it puzzledly, "Is it impossible to locate it?"

Number Four was a little desperate. "No, it's because doing so might upset her... There have been cases before where the mission failed without even meeting the protagonist."

Hearing this, Xiao Niao was indeed surprised - she didn't expect that it would be so difficult to find a loophole in this matter - it was impossible to pass it by simply relying on force!

From this perspective, it is not unreasonable that no one has ever been able to complete this task.

After all, if you can't eliminate the opponent directly on a physical level, it means you have to always be on guard against someone with a lot of professional knowledge to commit a crime.

Number Four looked up at the bird, his eyes filled with hope: "Let's try a more harmonious approach..."

"Um... No, wait a minute."

Xiao Niao seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and his expression became a little more serious.

"According to what you just said, isn't the Son of Fortune in an extremely dangerous state now?"

She put away her playful attitude and said, "The hero could be killed by the doctor at any time. Doesn't that mean the mission could fail at any time?"

Number Four quickly explained, "Ah, don't worry about that. I've actually thought about it before."

"Because I've failed so many times, I've also learned a lot from the failures of those who came before me."

Cat System Number Four said, "Generally speaking, the most common problem is insufficient preparation time."

"I didn't have enough time to understand the environment, I didn't understand my own identity, I didn't have enough time to get close to the protagonist—problems like that."

It seemed that he had finally returned to the topic he was familiar with, and No. 4's tone of voice became much firmer.

It said happily to the bird: "But you don't have to worry about this problem now, big brother!"

"I've already applied to the Master Control to advance the time for you to enter the small world. Now we have plenty of time to prepare!"

Xiao Niao asked: "How early?"

"Hmm?" Number Four shook his cat ears. "It's still quite early... I was worried there might be an accident, so it happened before the doctor even met the Child of Luck."

Number Four’s way of thinking is relatively simple, so he hasn’t reacted yet.

It was still thinking that since it had created such good prerequisites, the boss must start to seriously think about how to repair the distorted nodes.

"Are you sure?" Xiao Niao looked at the cat on the table, "Before you met the Son of Fortune?"

Number Four instinctively felt that the tone of Xiaoniao's question was a bit strange, but he still nodded to the other party.

Xiao Niao took a deep breath, pressed his hands against the table, and slowly lowered his head: "...Great."

The system also murmured: [Perfect, absolutely perfect...]

Number Four was confused: "Huh?"

"Now we can get rid of this doctor without any scruples!" Xiao Niao said with relief, "It doesn't matter even if it irritates him! The doctor doesn't even know the Son of Destiny anyway!"

Number Four looked terrified: "Huh?"

[Great! This way, there won't be any chain reactions in the plot.] The system couldn't help but sigh: [How amazing, Xiao Si! I didn't expect you to even consider this. I thought you were such a fool!]

Number Four: “…”

Number Four always felt that he had just been scolded.

On the other side, Xiao Niao had quickly stuffed his keys, ID card and other items into his pockets, ready to go out.

She said with high morale: "Okay, let's set off now without further ado!"

Tongzi, probably doing this murder to silence witnesses for the first time, was even more excited than a bird: "Hey bird, take your passbook and withdraw some money. You might need some money later."

Xiao Niao said "oh" and went back to get the passbook.

I'll never get a job, Number Four thought with extreme pessimism. I'll be trapped in this cat's body for the rest of my life, eating cat food, licking cat food, and being neutered when I grow up...

Thinking of this, Number Four's whole body turned gray and turned into a pool of disheartened cat cake.

Xiao Niao dug out a canvas bag from somewhere and asked, "Number Four, do you want to come with us?"

Overall, this matter is still quite dangerous, but Number Four is just a kitten now, and Xiao Niao feels that he should not force it to go with him.

The cat system, as if it had died once, raised its head and looked at the bird with lifeless eyes.

This expression was so pitiful that even someone as shameless as Xiao Niao couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

She patted the cat soothingly. "Okay, don't worry. We won't actually kill anyone. I don't want to go to jail in this little world."

Number Four looked at her with tears in his eyes: "Oh, really?"

"Really? Tongzi and I just wanted to scare you," Xiaoniao coaxed it, "What if you rashly kill an important supporting character like this and cause a butterfly effect?

"

"After all, I'm not a demon," Xiao Niao explained. "Even if it's just for the sake of caution, I wouldn't do that."

Cat Number Four finally believed it. It staggered up from the table and asked, "Well... then, what are you going out for now?"

"We still have to go find that 'doctor,'" Xiao Niao said, "but don't worry, we're not going to silence anyone."

The system spoke at the right moment: [Yes, Xiao Si, don't worry. There is a less violent solution.]

"Ah."

Xiao Niao nodded and said, "A more peaceful way is to let this person live somewhere else in the future, so as not to give him the chance to meet the child of destiny."

"There's a safer option," she said, "which is to make the person lose the possibility of becoming a doctor."

The reason why this person had a conflict with the Son of Destiny was largely due to his talent in medicine.

Then as long as the "doctor" can no longer be a doctor, this problem will no longer exist.