Chapter 100 Cat and Mouse Game (Asking for Monthly Pass~)

"That's enough, Ji Lin."

The old man slowly opened his eyes and twisted his neck:

"Let go of my neck."

He took away Ji Lin's hand from his neck and stood up.

He didn't speak.

Instead, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window that occupied the entire wall with his shiny leather shoes, stared at the thick opaque curtains, looked at the pattern of silk threads on it, and whispered:

"I don't want the relationship between the two of us to be like this, full of intrigues and intrigues."

"I don't want to either."

Ji Lin put his hands into his trouser pockets:

"So can't you just tell me the answer directly? Can I still betray you? Over the years... the two of us have become grasshoppers on the same rope."

"Besides, I was raised by you, and even though we each have our own purposes... But we have worked so hard together over the years to get an invitation to the Genius Club. Isn't this worthy of your trust in me? "

"Or... will telling the truth affect our invitation to the Genius Club?"

…

There was silence for a long time.

The old man turned around, looked at Ji Lin with his hands behind his back:

"I'm not sure. But...I can't bet."

He paused, swallowed, and continued:

"You're very smart, Ji Lin, you're a genius. But even so, you can't guess everything right in this world... Geniuses also make mistakes, there are things that geniuses can't understand, and there are things that geniuses can't do. Question. You have to believe what I say——"

"There is nothing wrong with what we do. Everything we do is correct."

Ji Lin snorted:

"So...we are partners of justice?"

"Children always talk about justice and evil."

"Then what are you talking about?"

"belief."

The old man's eyes were firm:

"It depends on what you believe."

"Then I still like children." Ji Lin sat back on the old man's chair and crossed his legs:

"Belief... sounds very hypocritical at first sight."

"But no one can stay a child, Ji Lin."

Ji Lin turned his head and looked at the warm fireplace:

"If, according to you, it is right to kill these people who disturbed history, then what they did is wrong?"

"They're not wrong either."

The old man took off the black wool felt hat on his head and covered it on the newspaper on the table next to him.

The front page of that newspaper was Xu Yun's photo.

Xu Yun above is very young and smiling happily.

The old man covered the photo with his hat and sighed:

"So... letting them die at 00:42 is the greatest respect for them."

"00: What on earth is 42?" Ji Lin shook his legs:

"In other words, what exactly is 42? Why are you so obsessed with this number?"

"You can try to find the answer, Ji Lin."

The old man looked down at him:

"Perhaps...this is the real key to joining the genius club."

Say it.

The old man pulls out the dining table

"You can start working now, Ji Lin. I think...you should have found that mouse by now, right?"

Ji Lin nodded:

"Strictly speaking, we can only say that we have identified the first subject of investigation. After all, we do not have enough evidence to prove that he is indeed disturbing history."

"Yes, we must find absolute evidence. We must not kill any innocent person by mistake. Once we kill anyone by mistake... the Genius Club will definitely exclude us forever." The old man lowered his head and looked at the dining table. newspaper held down by a woolen felt hat:

"Those two cars... where are you?

It was handled very well, and the police haven't found her yet. "

"They will never be found." Ji Lin let out a sigh of relief:

"It's not a strange technique. If they have seen the movie "The Fast and the Furious", they can probably guess how the two cars were transferred."

"It's a pity...it's too late now. Besides, it doesn't matter if I find it. With you here, 90% of things can be done."

"But I still have a suggestion."

Ji Lin picked at his fingernails and continued:

"The wild geese leave their mark. If similar cases gradually increase, it will definitely attract the attention of some people. It has not attracted attention yet, just because the number of samples is not enough...especially in China, Xu Yuncai was just the first one we killed people."

"Are you sure you can't change the way you kill? I don't expect you to change the time. It seems that you have to kill in the 60 seconds between 00:4200:43... But can the killing method be used in the future? Other than a car accident?"

"no."

The old man shook his head without hesitation:

"It must be a car accident."

"So you are still a copycat]."

"Whatever you say to Ji Lin, I won't take the bait again."

"last question."

He raised his head and looked at the old man in the moonlight by the window:

"How do you prove that a person is definitely disrupting history? From what you're saying, we don't have the original history to refer to."

"This is also something you need to consider, Ji Lin."

The old man lowered his head and said:

"This person is different from those who disturbed history in the past...Those people in the past should have been passive in disturbing history, but now this person...I think his purpose of disturbing history is active. We don't know him clearly. I don’t know what his purpose is, and why he wants to disrupt history.”

"Of course, the most difficult part is how do we prove that this person has indeed disturbed history? This is the most difficult part. But I believe that you will have a way. Maybe you already have a way."

"You are really good at being a hands-off shopkeeper."

Ji Lin did not deny that after spending so many years together, the two of them knew each other too well:

"But I might have to take the initiative to leak some information to him...about us, about the Genius Club...you don't mind that, right?"

"It doesn't matter."

The old man replied:

"As long as it can be proven that he is indeed disrupting history, even if there is a certain sacrifice, it is acceptable. But you must pay attention, you can sacrifice us, and you must not accidentally hurt other innocent people. This is crucial."

"I'm too lazy to complain about your contradictory values." Ji Lin stretched out:

"This battle is really difficult to fight... Although it looks like we are in the dark on the stage,

He is in the open, and we have the advantage. "

"But in fact, there are too many crooked rules that we need to abide by. Not only must we find ways to prove that he is indeed disturbing history, but we must also prevent him from discovering our purpose...otherwise, we may be the ones who die."

"If that person really has the ability to disrupt history, maybe it won't be difficult for him to kill us. And once we start investigating, sooner or later he will be aware of our actions and will inevitably start to hide himself... …We are arresting, and he is arresting us.”

"I believe you, Ji Lin."

The old man is very confident:

"You are the smartest person I have ever met. The person who disrupted history may have some special ability that we cannot understand, but... he must not have a mind as smart as you, and he may not even have any sense of crisis at all now. "

"So... there is no reason why we should lose in this game of cat and mouse."

"You are still too optimistic and arrogant."

Ji Lin walked back to his original position and lay down among the messy pile of magazines.

He rested his palms on his hands, tilted his head, and looked to the side

The Rhine Cat doll placed on the side stack of books:

"I made it very clear just now, this cat-and-mouse game is mutual."

"So you can also understand that in the hide-and-seek between us and this person who disrupted history, whoever reveals his identity and intentions first...will die."

The Rhine cat in front of me has a playful and cute expression. With her round head and cheongsam, she is very lively and beautiful.

"I still like playing games."

Ji Lin stretched out his hand and pinched the Rhine cat's ears, tilted it up in the air, and stared at its shaking eyes:

"In this cat and mouse game..."

"Who is the mouse and who is the cat?"