I traveled through time and space as a villain and became her heart-stealer.

"I'm sorry, but I have a unique taste and don't like the flavors that are popular with the public, so I can only bring my own dishes with me."

"Every time I go out to eat, I am forced to bring a lot of bottles and cans, which is very distressing for me."

"Please help me cook it~"

Although these words sounded sincere, everyone present knew that not a single word of them was true.

It's all lies.

On the contrary, the sarcastic curve at the corner of her lips and the teasing and sarcastic gaze revealed the real feeling.

"We all understand, Miss Lina. You don't have to blame yourself too much."

Gu Qinghan nodded slightly stiffly, his expression dull and his face pale.

In the next thirty minutes, Hohenheim had no chance to find an excuse to add any of the prepared ingredients to the dish.

As for Lianna, when she saw little Lina taking out those seasonings, her eyes became empty and dull.

All the roads are blocked.

Like a machine, she held the pre-prepared ingredients in her hands and walked step by step into the final kitchen, her mind blank.

It’s over.

Mr. Hohenheim spent a week, day and night, refining the medicine and making careful arrangements, just to be able to induce Miss Lina to take the medicine today.

But now, this carefully planned kitchen was like the gate of hell, opening its bloody mouth to bite Lianna and swallow her whole.

There is no other way.

In the next half hour, all the cooking procedures of the dish "Little Pheasant Stewed with Mushrooms" were under the supervision of Inspector Lina, and no falsehood was allowed.

Until the dish was finished, Lianna's eyes never regained any light.

Like a clockwork puppet, it executes a pre-set program.

All of this was seen by little Lina who was watching nearby, causing the corners of her lips to curve even more wildly.

Chapter 22 Acting

"Mr. Hohenheim, what do you think of this news?"

Little Lina raised the corners of her lips, outlining a meaningful arc, and stared at the man with a smile.

Hohenheim's expression was stiff, and it took him a long time to catch his breath and show a calm expression.

“This approach can really improve efficiency.”

"Oh?"

Little Lina's eyes lit up, "Do you agree with this plan?"

"No, I'm just saying it's possible, but I personally don't agree with it."

Hohenheim shook his head slightly, then added with a serious look:

"If we adopt this approach, it is very likely that our intentions will be exposed, allowing the spies of the Joyful Empire to detect the danger in advance, which will cause great harm."

"Gathering citizens can greatly improve the efficiency of interrogation, but it can also easily provide hostages to the other side."

"So I think it's not appropriate to take such a radical approach."

Hohenheim spoke each word with an extremely serious expression and a very sincere attitude.

Little Lina was startled at first, then the corners of her lips slightly raised and she nodded with a smile.

"As expected, Hohenheim will reject this proposal~"

She glanced at Hohenheim with a smile, picked up a cherry tomato from the plate, and took a light bite to taste it.

Beside her, Lianna's chest was beating like a deer. She didn't dare to say a word and her heart was in her throat.

She could vaguely sense that Mr. Hohenheim and Miss Lina were testing each other.

On the surface, it seemed that they were discussing Miss Catalina's battle plan, but in fact, both sides were talking about unrelated things.

"Ms. Catalina has been reluctant to move forward with her plan, and she has similar concerns."

"But in my opinion, this is a completely unnecessary worry."

After a pause, Lina's lips curved dangerously, her eyes flashing with madness and excitement, and then she spoke:

"The bastards of the Pleasure Empire are best at using tricks to deceive people and make them fall into lust and die."

"The fact that they were affected by magic to this extent shows that those citizens are just trash, doesn't it?"

"So what if they die? It's better if more of the scum with dirty hearts die~"

As she spoke, little Lina smiled slightly, licked the remaining juice at the corner of her lips with the tip of her tongue, and her eyes were shining.

Hohenheim couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and looked at Lina with cold eyes, looking directly into her eyes.

"I'm afraid I can't agree with what Miss Lina said."

Hohenheim's eyes were solemn, and he continued word by word:

"Human life is as heavy as Mount Tai, and should not be treated as a joke."

"Really? But it seems to me that Mr. Hohenheim may be opposed to this for other reasons."

Little Lena couldn't help but chuckle, a meaningful arc appeared at the corner of her lips, and she looked at Hohenheim with a smile.

Hohenheim couldn't help but frown, and his eyes gradually became gloomy.

At this point, the smell of gunpowder has become very obvious.

"Miss Lina, do you mean to doubt what I'm going to do?"

As if she had heard something funny, little Lina covered her mouth and laughed secretly, blinked, and then asked back:

"Of course I'm suspicious of you, otherwise why would I put you under house arrest?"

"At this point, you're not still pretending to be someone else, are you?"

Hohenheim's expression was gloomy. After a brief silence, he smiled bitterly and said helplessly:

"makes sense."

He paused, then looked at Lina with a hint of amusement, and then spoke:

"If Miss Lina is right, I am probably also a spy of the Empire of Joy. Will I do something dangerous and cross the line at this time?"

Little Lena put down the knife and fork in her hand, kept a sly curve at the corners of her lips, and looked at Hohenheim with a smile.

Slowly, she said:

"Yes. According to my speculation, you are not 'probably' a spy of the Empire of Pleasure, you 'are' a spy."

"Not only that, you have already done this dangerous act."

At this point, Lina snorted coldly, glanced at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, and continued:

"Faced with such a dire situation, you will do everything you can to get close to Miss Katharina."

"And I, as an eyesore, must be eliminated first."

“Especially when we understand that time is running out, it becomes more urgent to remove obstacles.”

"And to you, I am the biggest and most annoying threat."

"Therefore, all your actions, especially those that appear to be leisurely and do not reflect your nervousness, are dangerous."

Little Lina smiled gently, leaning forward with her hands on the table, her upper body leaning forward, her snow-white skin vaguely visible in the depression of her collar.

The elegant black lace skirt dances, and the inlaid gems make crisp collision sounds, which is soul-stirring.

"For example, this rich and exquisite breakfast."

"Mr. Hohenheim, you still don't think I have failed to see through your plans, do you?"

A thunderclap sounded, piercing the gloomy sky. Silver-white lightning burst out from the window, illuminating little Lina's playful smile.

Gu Qinghan had a blank expression on his face as he looked at Lina's lingering smile, without showing any emotion at all.

On the side, although Lianna tried hard to remain calm, her pale face completely betrayed her.

She was so panicked that even her body began to tremble slightly.

Her premonition turned out to be correct.

Miss Lina's visit this time was not for a routine check-up.

But to put Mr. Hohenheim to death.

Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, one can vaguely see the flashing of swords and the shadows of sabers. Every word from both sides stabs at the other's vital points, and it seems that one can see the blood splattering.

However, at this moment, Hohenheim suddenly chuckled, his face was light, he shook his head slightly and said:

"Ms. Lina, you think too highly of me."

With a light sigh, he spread his hands helplessly and said in a harmless manner:

"I am just an ordinary citizen, and I am currently under house arrest. How dare I drug you?"

"And with my ability, it would be difficult to drug the Inspector, right?"

Hohenheim had a smile on his face and he didn't shy away from her gaze, but looked into Lina's eyes calmly.

Little Lina smiled with her lips curled up, and said lightly:

"No, you obviously had a chance to drug it."

As she spoke, she slowly stood up, stroked the pattern on the corner of the table with one hand, and walked slowly towards Hohenheim.

With every light dance step she took, the expression on her face became more gloomy, and the curve of the corners of her lips bloomed freely.

There was clearly a sense of crazy anticipation in her eyes.

She was looking forward to the painful expression on the face of this man with a dirty heart after she exposed the truth and he was completely defeated. It made her feel unable to stop.

"This week, you asked Miss Lianna to take care of your three meals a day. You need to go out and buy a lot of food every day for the two of you to eat."

“But it’s all a cover-up.”

Little Lina raised the corners of her lips, stood less than ten centimeters away from Hohenheim, stared straight into his eyes and said:

"Your real purpose is to use her to buy medicinal herbs so that you can prepare for today."

"You can only release me from house arrest if you completely hypnotize me and interfere with Katarina's investigation plan."

"So these seemingly delicious foods, the steaming dumplings and the sweet and delicious glutinous rice porridge, are all superficial."

"Master Hypnotist Mr. Hohenheim, you will never sit still and wait for death. Instead, you will use all the means you can to break the deadlock."

"Am I right?"

Outside the window, loud thunder split the sky, as if trying to tear a hole in the dark clouds.

The dazzling white light illuminated Lina's profile, and the smile on the girl's face made people's scalps tingle, like a death knell before death.

This time, the expression on Hohenheim's face finally became stiff.

Chapter 23 Confrontation

"According to Miss Lina, I put hypnotic powder in this dish?"

After a brief silence, Hohenheim smiled faintly and looked at Lina calmly.

"Not bad," Lina replied proudly.

With a laugh, when Hohenheim regained his expression, there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Ms. Lina, don't forget that I have eaten all these delicacies by myself so far."

"Could it be possible that I would drug myself?"

Hohenheim's words were so powerful, like a thunderclap, that the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became silent and tense.

He just sat there, but gave people the feeling of looking up at Mount Tai, unshakable.

However, on the other side, the smile on little Lina's face also became more wanton.

"Of course you do."