Chapter 589: Chapter 588: I’ll Go Risk My Life for You

The whole point was to use him as a hitman, to take down Cheng Zhirang, and once that’s done, he’ll lose his value.

...He thought she was worried about Brother Cheng mingling with other female guests, thinking it would upset her.

For this, she didn’t hesitate to give up half of her red bean bread.

Li Yang now salivates just thinking about red bean bread, licks his lips, and asks:

"You want me to be a spy, gain Brother Cheng’s trust right under his nose, and then be ready to take him out anytime? Aren’t you overestimating me?"

That’s Brother Cheng! He may look noble and gentle, but that doesn’t mean his methods are the same.

Mu Qiu slaps him on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "I believe you can do it. Not to end up last, not to go to performing arts class, not to memorize a hundred ancient poems, wrack your brains, you can definitely do it!"

"..." He brushes her hand aside, backs away a bit, "Easy for you to say. If Brother Cheng really got the first card, I go over, what if he takes me out right away?!"

Those monster glass shards seem to be everywhere.

"Don’t worry, Brother Cheng isn’t the kill-at-will type. Make him think you’re useful, and he surely won’t kill you!"

He chuckles coldly, collapses to the ground, saying, "Just kill me already."

"..." Pathetic!

Mu Qiu also sits down on the ground with a meaningful look:

"Now, besides my card, there’s Brother Cheng’s card and one that was just activated, making a total of three monster profile cards.

Mine is a bit tricky to execute; it’s best if the person is right in front. Brother Cheng’s card is highly damaging, and the second card is unknown, but I suspect it’s a highly dangerous monster."

Li Yang remains sprawled on the ground, his eyes twinkling at the mention and he asks her, puzzled, "You seem to know quite a bit about these monsters?"

Mu Qiu straightens up, pokes Zhao Yu, who cooperates with a "this one shines bright all over" gesture.

"These monsters belong to a series. Coincidentally, she happens to know this series quite well."

Li Yang cooperatively shows a "you’re awesome" expression.

"Then that’s practically a bug, knowing these monsters, you could guess which monster it is based on others’ descriptions and know how to defend against it. Can this knowledge system be shared?"

Mu Qiu: "You might as well dream."

Li Yang regretfully withdraws his gaze, continues to lie there, "So this game targets just me, the poor guy. Life has no meaning anymore, might as well let me..."

"Might as well let you be the first to clock out." Mu Qiu pulls out card 049 again, smiling kindly and affectionately.

"Wait, wait," Li Yang suddenly springs up, looking serious, "Even ants fight to live, how can I lose the courage to strive? I can do it."

"Great, then surely you can accept becoming a spy in order to survive, so that’s settled."

Li Yang glares, just about to curse her shameless, when he hears her lowering her voice again.

The voice is soft and delicate, with menace woven in the coaxing tone.

"Li Yang, just agree, okay? Don’t think we haven’t noticed the oddity between you and Guo Yin.

Shen Zhousong is missing because Brother Cheng and the others themselves got a card, learned 813’s properties, and set up a plan.

But you and Guo Yin, not knowing about 813, staged a disappearance for Guo Yin on your own. Don’t you know 813 kills in a prolonged process? It might be by the game’s end that the parasitized people all die at once.

And Guo Yin was only declared missing by you after Brother Cheng mentioned Shen Zhousong’s disappearance. During the last personal statement round, you were also guided by Brother Cheng to spill those details, so it’s highly likely Guo Yin wasn’t parasitized, right? You just suspected Brother Cheng had gotten the card, so you replicated Guo Yin’s disappearance.

Moreover, based on the timing, you haven’t gone into the museum or just went in briefly before coming to find us? You don’t trust Brother Cheng, knowing full well you’d be tricked coming over, yet you did.

What were you intending to do? To test if I’ve found the profile card, then see what the profile card looks like to facilitate finding it later, am I right?"

Li Yang listens more intently, finally closing his eyes, letting out a long defeated sigh.

"How can you guess everything?! Playing games with people like you is utterly boring!"

Mu Qiu taps her head with a finger: "Think with your brain, not your amygdala. So are you going to accept my proposal now? I can offer you two extra small breads."

She pulls out two very small pocket breads, holding them in front of him as a tease.

"See, such tempting bread."

Li Yang: "...How many people have you used this tactic on?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"It’s not a tactic, it’s called increasing benefits allure. Are you saying yes or not? If not, I’ll eat them myself!"

"Can I even refuse?! Agreeing means I can die a little later, not agreeing means I’ll die on the spot, did you give me a third option?!"

Every word was seething with anger.

Mu Qiu shows a satisfied smile, stuffs the two small breads into his hand: "A wise man submits to circumstances. You were just unlucky to come begging for my red bean bread."

"But don’t worry, as long as you diligently help me work, I can guarantee you’ll escape the bottom three."

As soon as he goes over, Cheng Zhirang will surely take him to a place with glass, 813 will parasitize him. No escaping death, but he can manage the duration from parasitism to his end.

During this time, let him infiltrate Cheng Zhirang’s team, seize the time to use card 049 to settle Cheng Zhirang and several others, before he thoroughly gets cold, he can finish off one or two groups, right?

Then they’ll go find Guo Yin, while using him as hostage, also protecting him for a while, wait till three groups are slaughtered, then not killing him wouldn’t be too late.

Wouldn’t that escape the bottom three?

Mu Qiu is quite pleased with this process, smiling joyfully and adds: "And Guo Yin is hiding well too, right? As long as he’s not slaughtered, you still have hope, don’t you? In case of need, we can still protect him."

Li Yang asks with disbelief: "You really won’t cut me down the moment I step out?"

"Our family bird-beak doctor has principles, the show’s rule is, he can only say the word pestilence when the person is in front before card 049 activates. Otherwise, why would I send you, instead of just deploying directly here?"

True, but─

"By ’principle,’ does that mean anyone can drive this monster?"

It’s Mu Qiu who found the card, yet he can indirectly use it with a few words.

Mu Qiu nods, smiling meaningfully: "But it’s ineffective against the discoverer."

So forget about retaliating against the rightful owner.

Li Yang shows a face of accelerated thought, carefully considering and clarifying his thoughts, finally tearing open one of the small breads and taking a bite: "Fine, I’ll go do your bidding!"