I'm a villain, not a devil

The night was getting darker, and in a corner of the slums of the imperial capital, the air began to fluctuate.

It was as if the curtain was torn apart and Sean stepped out.

After entering the Imperial Capital, he quickly organized the underground forces in the entire Imperial Capital. "Big news" can be obtained from the royal family, but "small news" is best done by snakes, insects, rats and ants rooted in the Imperial Capital.

According to Sean's request, the gang bosses have spread their power to the whole city. They don't need loyal subordinates, they just need enough eyes and ears.

In this way, if something is wrong in the city, you can find out with a little research.

For example, now, the leader of the Foxwolves, Black Fox, told Sean that there have been a lot of 'accidents' happening recently in the largest slum in the west of the city.

Originally this was not a big deal. People were captured to do hard work, kidnapped as slaves, bought as toys by noble young masters and ladies... Even in the seemingly prosperous imperial capital, this kind of thing happened all the time.

However, when thinking about the big weasel's every move, something seemed wrong here.

Bai Zhan released the crazy beast to deliberately create a fire situation to cover up the thousands of people who died in the fire. This reminded Sean of the sacrifice part of a cult ritual.

Clearly, statues of the Founding Fathers are more than just statues.

If the big weasel wanted to hide, the place where it had hunted safely before was obviously a good choice.

Walking around silently in the slums, it is always dark at night. Electricity is not a valuable resource in the imperial capital, but for the poor, turning on the lights all night is obviously a luxury.

Occasionally, the light of oil lamps and campfires shines through the leaky door panel, casting a long, blurry shadow on the people passing by outside the house, and then quickly disappears.

After turning around in a small circle, Sean frowned slightly.

I couldn't find any trace of the crazy beast's life... Am I wrong?

Crazy beasts are different from mutants. Even if they are good at hiding, there will still be pollution in places where they have been active for a long time, let alone areas with such a high population density.

Therefore, crimson mad beasts usually appear in the wild. They are naturally incompatible with humans, but they will blend in when they become crimson.

I randomly opened the curtains of a broken room and took a look inside. Inside, a couple was discussing something by an oil lamp. Their two children had already gone to bed and fell asleep.

"The child's father, tell me, they are both six years old, why don't you send them to a mental health center?" the woman in the couple asked irritably.

The man rolled a cigarette by himself, opened the oil lamp cover and put it in to light it. He took a deep breath and was about to spit it out. When he glanced at the children beside him, he puffed up his cheeks and changed positions.

After spitting out a puff of thick smoke, he coughed a few times, then grabbed his hair and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel that sending them to a wisdom clinic is not a good thing."

The Kaishi Institute was a public educational institution established by the empire. Every child could be sent to the institution for two years of free preschool education after reaching the age of five. This was also an important reason why the illiteracy rate in the imperial capital was greatly reduced.

Many poorer families can hardly afford high-end education. After the emergence of Kaishi, almost every family will send their children there after they reach age.

In addition to the free preschool education, it is also a place for education on patriotism and respect for the emperor. There will be a blurred statue of the emperor at the entrance of every Kaiji center. On the first day of class, a teacher will teach students about the greatness of His Majesty the Emperor.

The conversation between the couple continues.

The woman looked a little worried: "But everyone will send their children to a mental health center. From now on, we can only afford the schooling expenses for one child... If we learn more now, the tuition will be less when the time comes, and the other... the other Those who can’t go to school don’t even know their own names.”

The man smoked his cigarette irritably, and after a while he said, "In the worst case, I'll go to Poison City to make a living. It's not impossible for both of us to go to school."

The woman's voice subconsciously became louder and then lowered: "Are you crazy?! Where in Poison City is a place that people like us are qualified to go to?!"

"Then what can we do? If we stay in the imperial capital, there are only so many jobs we can do... Children, children can't be like us in the future, right?"

The woman choked and said timidly: "But our parents also came here... at least we can live, right?"

The man shook his head resolutely, his eyes sharp and firm: "No, we can't let them stay in the imperial capital in the future."

The woman frowned and said worriedly: "First we didn't let them go to the wisdom center, and now we don't plan to stay in the imperial capital... The child's father, why do I feel that you are not normal during this time..."

The man lowered his eyes and said, "You will understand... Also, did someone tell you something?"

The woman hesitated for a while and then said: "The women from the shop at the corner of the street in front... they secretly told me while working these days... that their men overheard something while working with you... ...Say you...said you don't pay attention to His Majesty the Emperor..."

Sean, who had just stopped to relax and listen to a short story, suddenly perked up his ears.

Don’t you pay attention to the emperor? This is no ‘little thing’…

The man's breathing suddenly became faster. After a long time, he said in a low voice: "I just think... it's unnecessary to build that statue... Our life is already difficult, and we have to set aside ten days every month to build that statue. …So I just complained a few times.”

The woman was shocked and asked quickly: "Did you complain to your co-workers? This, this...if we were reported, wouldn't our family be gone?!"

The man said irritably: "I just said a few words casually...and even got scolded by a few of them...but reporting it won't mean..."

"What if?"

"Nothing unexpected..." The man suddenly looked at his wife, paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "The child's mother, didn't you notice?"

"What did you find?"

The man laughed self-deprecatingly: "In the past, if I had said such things, let alone my fellow workers, even you would have reported me to the police station without hesitation."

The woman's expression stiffened.

The man continued: "But now, I have not sent the children to a mental health center, and you are only discussing with me. You are just worried... Although the workers are talking about me behind my back, no one has reported me..."

The woman's expression gradually became horrified: "You mean...we are starting to disrespect His Majesty?"

The man gritted his teeth: "What's the difference between respect and disrespect? Have we met His Majesty? Has His Majesty given us any good life? Is there any difference between the life we ​​live and that of our parents? Oh, don't worry so much about the crazy beast. …But our parents also helped build the imperial capital back then, so this is what we deserve.”

The more the man spoke, the more excited he became: "Damn, aren't life still miserable? How did my dad and your dad die back then? Isn't it because they were exhausted when they were building the imperial capital, and their lungs were damaged from doing that bullshit masonry work? ”

"But what about the things that the imperial capital promised to our two families at that time? Shit! The elders in the family died. They said that this was for the benefit of the next generation. This was their willingness to pay for the empire. What they said didn't happen in the blink of an eye. ?”

He sucked the cigarette hard until his mouth was a little hot before spitting out a puff of thick smoke. He subconsciously wanted to throw the cigarette butt on the ground angrily, but he put it down as soon as he raised his hand, and put the cigarette butt into a small bucket - a bucket of cigarette butts can Bring back some crushed tobacco.

The man spat: "I have finally figured it out these days. Before, I thought all day long that we could go on living this life. His Majesty the Emperor is our great benefactor... But don't think about it with your heart, think with your stomach, go ahead Can those vegetable gangs and a few pieces of oil residue who have been working hard on the construction site for ten days still shout "Long Live Your Majesty?"

The woman fell silent, and she realized that what her husband said seemed to be right...

The couple's voices became softer and softer, not sure if they were afraid of being heard or something, but the expressions on their faces became richer and richer.

Sean, who had been listening, gradually showed surprise.

These most ordinary poor people, their fear of the emperor is disappearing...

You must know that most of the residents of the imperial capital have black nematodes in their bodies, and black nematodes are the emperor's way of maintaining the awe of the people.

Sean had been thinking about the relationship between the emperor and the prisoner at the bottom of the Black Pigeon - used and then imprisoned? Or is it too much use and cannot be controlled, so the only choice is to lock it up...

Unexpectedly, the ordinary people in the slums here began to gradually lose their respect for the emperor.

He didn't wait too long, but opened the door and gently moved his fingers.

The couple's eyes became confused.

Heart of Deception, activated.

After a moment, Sean opened his eyes in surprise.

The black nematodes in the man's body were still there, but they were sleeping in a way that he didn't quite understand.

The black nematodes in the woman's body are similar, but the black nematodes still retain the last trace of vitality - this is probably the reason why she still has a little awe.

How could the black nematodes in the couple's bodies go into deep sleep...and what caused the nematodes to go into deep sleep?

With doubts, Sean turned his attention to the two sleeping children.

After a while, his eyes became more and more surprised. There were no black nematodes in those two children? !

"Interesting..."

Sean left the family.

After walking around the slums, Sean was surprised to find that many people in this place were in the same situation as the couple.

The black nematode fell into a deep sleep in a strange way and temporarily lost its function.

But the conditions of the children here are different. Some children already have black nematodes in their bodies and are even quite active. Some are the same as adults, and some don't have them at all.

At the same time, Sean noticed that the children without black worms were basically under five years old.

He immediately thought of a place—Kaichi Institute?

Sean arrived near the largest wisdom clinic near this slum area.

As soon as he got closer, he narrowed his eyes.

There is no smell of pollution, but you can smell a hint of sulfur and gun smoke.

The big weasel is nearby.

Silently blending the illusion into the air, Sean floated into the institute like an invisible ghost.

The overall structure of this place is similar to that of a primary school. After entering the gate, there is a statue of His Majesty the current emperor standing at the front of the playground.

Different from the statue of the founding father, the statue here shows the emperor sitting on the throne, but his face is blurred and majestic.

When Sean detected the black nematodes in the residents of the Imperial City, he also tried to investigate various areas, including the Kaizhi Institute.

However, he is the only one who can check for black nematodes. With limited energy, he naturally cannot check everyone in every place.

Sean still remembered that he had pretended to be a tourist and visited the Institute of Wisdom, but left directly after finding nothing useful.

Now, he had to investigate it carefully.

Sean was not in a hurry to find the big weasel, he just floated around the Institute of Wisdom.

This place was not big or small, and Sean quickly finished the tour. At the same time, he also found the location of the big weasel.

There was a basement in this place. Although the door was not opened to see, judging by the smell, the big weasel was probably inside.

However, apart from the factor of the crazy beast, there seemed to be no abnormality in other places in the Institute of Wisdom.

"This is unreasonable..."

Finally, Sean set his sights on the statue of the emperor.

The first thing he checked was this thing, but he didn't find anything.

After circling the statue again, Sean frowned slightly.

Still didn't notice anything wrong...

Wait...

Many children who didn't enter the Institute of Enlightenment didn't have black nematodes in their bodies, and those adults whose black nematodes were in deep sleep also began to be reluctant to send their children to the Institute of Enlightenment...There must be a connection here, and it is likely that the changes caused by the black nematodes after they fell into deep sleep.

After all, it is related to the etheric layer. The subconscious of the parasite changes but I don't know why. This is a very obvious reaction...

What if the Institute of Enlightenment is the place where the black nematodes are implanted?

I can't detect the abnormality...Is it because of my current state?

After thinking for a moment, Sean just continued to cover up his breath and then revealed his figure.

At the same time, he temporarily hid the huge energy of his deep red middle layer.

Standing in front of the statue, Sean looked directly at the emperor whose appearance he couldn't see clearly.

Suddenly, Noah gave a reminder.

"Saint Three, there are etheric creatures invading your etheric body."

And Sean's eyes lit up, and the statue reacted.

Sure enough, only those who have never been implanted and are weak will be actively implanted, and this sleeping statue will wake up.

The black nematode that invaded Sean's etheric body crawled outside the thinking hall. Sean didn't care, but looked at the statue.

At this time, the statue of the emperor seemed unchanged, but Sean, who had been observing, keenly discovered that the statue sitting on the throne moved slightly upwards.