Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

On the other side, Bo glanced at the long arrow on the side of his face, and then looked directly at Lu Meng.

Different from Jaeger's silence, she sneered with a hint of sarcasm in her words:

"Skinner, it stands to reason that you have the least reason to arrest us...unless you want more."

"It turns out that everyone here underestimates you."

Including myself.

Everyone thought beforehand that the new Skinslayers would temper themselves and compromise in exchange for the support of the Swamp Gang.

But now it seems that it is not at all.

This new deputy leader has proven with his ability that they don't need to compromise and they can do things that neither the Black Switch nor the Hound Gang can do.

After this, the Skinner's prestige is bound to increase greatly.

Big Grey, picked a good successor.

"But, I still look down on you."

——Undoubtedly, there was no trace of praise in her tone.

The basis for the other party to do all this is to deceive, to take advantage of the trust of Dancing Skeleton Man's boss, and to forge his own image.

The Skinners of the past, according to rumors, occasionally performed righteous deeds.

This new leader does things unscrupulously.

"Don't worry," Bo looked at Jaeger and said to his companion who wanted to resist to the end, "he won't let us tell the truth."

From the moment he entered Shark Village, he was creating his own image.

——Has some ability, but no scheming.

This would allow him to lead the Skinners to gain a foothold, but just enough not to arouse the fear of the stronger ones and regard them as a threat.

They will cooperate with him.

He even overestimates his abilities and creates the illusion that he can control him.

This is poisonous bait.

"But, like now..."

Once it is exposed, it must be the time to close the net.

——On weekdays, when Jiege and Bo get along, Jiege often says something and Bo comes to listen.

But in actual operations, Bo's position is that of the real commander.

She hit the nail on the head.

'Then, in order not to break the character that was created with great effort...'

'He will silence himself. ’

Bo has an intuition.

Jaeger had no need to worry that the anti-slavery secrets would be revealed.

Because he doesn't care.

"Well... you are right," Lu Meng nodded, "It's best not to let anyone else know about what happened today."

The two people who were restrained were shocked.

"But there is another way besides killing you."

He raised his hand to indicate.

In the corner, there were several shaking sounds, and an iron-gray human figure staggered out.

"Hiss... why are you pushing?" Kurt said angrily to behind him, "I treat you like a brother, and you're plotting against me like this!"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"I see you said you treat me as a brother," Sola said, "But if I really asked you directly, you wouldn't say...right?"

Kurt choked.

Indeed, in his understanding, although Sora left the shelter, he had been mixed in human society for a long time, and it was inevitable that there would be barriers.

Who knows if he might turn out to be a disservice to his former compatriots.

But Kurt didn't expect that Sora also had the ability to antagonize people, which he learned from humans.

"So, give up struggling." Lu Meng said on the side, "I don't want to hurt anyone."

"you!"

Bo's eyes widened, and the disdain in his heart was replaced by anger.

Because, she saw a long knife on the Skeleton Boss's shoulder.

——Sora kidnapped Kurt.

Just like what she did herself just now.

Although the sword is not unsheathed, because the Skeleton Man is different from them, he is not a master who will die if he touches his neck - this is just a symbolic meaning.

The two anti-slavery men felt that it did not matter what their fate was.

But if the boss who kindly takes in and protects them is implicated, it will be uneasy even in death.

And the other party used this as a threat...

--really.

They all looked at Lu Meng, their eyes full of struggle.

This is an unscrupulous person.

"Calm down." Lu Meng said inappropriately.

Both men glared at him.

But no matter what, they no longer have the intention to act rashly.

"That's good." The young man put the Moon Blade behind his back again and walked towards the Skeleton Man.

Kurt's camera looked at him quietly.

Sola clicked and threw the long knife to Lu Meng.

The young man took it in the air and sighed in his heart.

What a waste of time.

In this world, interest relationships are undoubtedly easier to establish and even more stable than trust.

And sometimes, deception, coercion, lies, disguise... are more direct and countless times easier to use than being honest with each other.

But relatively, in such a difficult environment.

If you can establish even a trace of trust, it will be so valuable.

He saw Sora nod.

Lu Meng turned around and raised the long knife he had just received towards Jaeger and Bo.

The two looked at him warily.

But there was also a doubt in my heart: the knife in his hand... seemed familiar.

"You two, I have a question," Lu Meng said. "As mentioned in the wanted article, were you the ones who killed that Union City samurai?"

"I killed him." Jaeger said.

"——We didn't do it." But almost at the same time, Bo replied.

The two of them looked at each other fiercely across half the room.

Jiege thought that at this critical moment, even if he was pretending to be someone else, why couldn't he be tougher? Why give in...

Bo Ze secretly cursed that the matter had reached this point. If he admitted it honestly and revealed some information, maybe there would be a new turning point...

They had never spoken to each other beforehand.

After all, the two anti-slavery people never thought that one day they would have to confess under the coercion of the enemy.

However, from an outsider’s perspective.

The divergence of answers is already telling.

"Okay, we didn't do it." Jaeger compromised... In this regard, Bo's judgment is always right, "Why, you want to find him? I still want to."

"But I'm sorry, we don't know either - if we don't know, we just don't know, even if we are killed, it will be useless."

This is why Bo admitted it frankly.

If they really knew each other's information, they would insist that it was them who did it and take the blame.

But now, I know nothing about that mysterious man.

If you replace someone hastily, you will not be able to match your tone, but it will easily lead to complications.

"I advise you to give up." Even though he was restrained, Jie Ge still looked unruly. "You should also understand that if you can kill a samurai commander and lurk until now without anyone noticing, even if you Can be found..."

Even if you can find him.

It won't be as easy as it is against us today.

Even at this moment, Jaeger secretly had a fantasy. If that person was really their companion, his side would not be as embarrassed as it is now, and there would be no countermeasures.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Originally he was a little annoyed that the other party had caused a big problem, but when compared to the shameless deputy leader of the Skinners in front of him, Jaeger couldn't help but stand on the same front as the mysterious assassin.

——Compared to the road leader.

I think the unknown assassin is much more pleasing to the eye...even though I have never met him.

"If you were in front of him..." Jiege originally wanted to say a few complimentary words to suppress the arrogance of the skinned man in front of him. As for inciting hatred or anything like that, it was just a courtesy.

However, the man's words were stuck in his throat.

Because, he saw Lu Meng slowly pull out the long knife.

It was a sword that was as graceful and slender as a distant mountain and as delicate as a thrush. Once you have seen it once, you will never forget its curvature.

What's more, for Jaeger, the memory is even more profound.

I've even been injured by it!

The scabbard had been replaced, but the shape was similar - but when it was unsheathed, everyone recognized it.

Union City warrior commander, blue-eyed saber.

"It, it...why is it here with you?" Jaeger's voice was trembling.

glass:"……"

She thought of a possibility, but this...

"The black converter only recovered Biyan's body, and his sword and armor were all missing... Everyone has speculated that it fell into the hands of his assassin." Lu Meng's fingers traced the arc of the long knife. ,"that's right."

"Sir, actually I'm not as powerful as you said." He met Jaeger's disbelieving look, "I don't need to hide my whereabouts, nor do I need to hide in the basement... I'm probably not that invisible. Sleep? Anyway, everyone knows the existence of me, the deputy leader of the Skinners."

If he were really like the two anti-slavery people, lurking in secret, concealing assassinations, and gathering information... maybe he would not be as good as them, and he would be tied up.

"Fortunately..." Lu Meng looked into the distance and smiled: "At least I don't have to eat dry bread for several days."

"This is the first time we meet, let me introduce myself."

"I am the deputy leader of the Skinners, Lu Beiyou." His eyes were sincere, "I am also the... swamp ninja you mentioned."

"In Shark Village, we are also underground rats..."

"Anti-slavery people, let's all get along well."

Before they had time to digest this huge amount of information, before they had time to overlay the despicable gang leader with the mysterious assassin figure... When they heard the words 'anti-slavery', the two of them were shocked again. , forgetting everything before.

"You... knew it a long time ago?" Bo murmured.

If the other party already knew his identity, then their concealment would be meaningless - more importantly, he could report it to the people in the United City, and the merit he would receive at that time would far exceed what the swamp could give.

He didn't do that.

So, what I had previously judged was that he would do anything for fame and wealth... Can this understanding really hold water?

"It was just a guess at first, but I have a lot of evidence." Lu Meng said, "All the clues are connected together, and there is a main axis, and the answer is obvious."

Hamut, Silver Shadow, Meiyu and Ned...

However, he panicked again.

These evidences are not for the purpose of arriving at answers, but for the purpose of persuading others.

Convince them to believe...to trust themselves.

Just like Bo said, he already knew it - only when he saw it for the first time.

If the world is an answer sheet, and the exams others face are fill-in-the-blank questions and short-answer questions, then what Lu Meng does are multiple-choice questions and true-false questions.

The options are already clear.

Just eliminate the possibility of errors.

"What?" Lu Meng held the long knife upside down, but handed the handle to the two anti-slavery men, as if extending his hand, "The noble's knife stabbed too far."

"Don't you want to break them?"

…

On the other side, Sora stood next to Kurt. The skeleton craftsman and current boss put his hand on his shoulder helplessly: "After you went out... what kind of boss did you find?"

Sora had already exchanged information with him before.

Therefore, although Kurt was surprised, he knew that this friend did not really betray him and did not put himself in a dilemma... Otherwise, even the Skeleton Man would be very sad.

"I think it's pretty good." Sora's tone was calm.

"But humans, these monsters... they can lie to you, too."

"So I only look at the results." Sora didn't continue the topic and asked instead, "Tik Fist... really showed up?"

"The seals those two little guys brought...are indeed his things."

Kurt whispered.

It was not some kind of seal engraving clay, but an identity mark that only the Skeleton Man could recognize - something unique to every citizen of the Second Empire.

As for the share that belongs to Tin Fist, no one will forget it.

Even if His Majesty the Emperor had ordered it to be completely banned.

But now that the Second Empire is gone, what's the use of these things? jpg... Of course, no one will care about this ban.

"..." Sola was silent for a moment and then said, "I just didn't expect that he would join the anti-slavery people... I remember that Tin Fist was known as the 'Tender Man' for a while and wandered around for several times. Hundreds of years, right?”

The gentle man is victorious in all battles, but has not killed anyone.

"That's the name of his master," Kurt said nonchalantly, "I didn't expect that our Tin Fist Prime Minister would actually become a human being's apprentice and respect him so much... In terms of age, no matter how tall Gartwood is, The old prime minister, to Xi Quan, is just a little baby, no, a fertilized egg."

"I don't know." Sola said, "But in those years, he was able to be called the 'Tender One'... He was worthy of his name."

Even better than his master.

Because he can even refrain from killing animals - he doesn't even need to eat, he only fills them with gasoline.

And, invincible for a hundred years.

"However, since it is confirmed that he is the leader of the anti-slavery people, Tin Fist must have left behind the 'Tender One'..." Kurt said, "He has fallen."

Sora was silent, but agreed.

He is wanted across the entire United City and ranks at the top of the bounty list. Receiving the bounty is enough for an ordinary citizen of the empire to split the earth and become a lord, joining the ranks of noble lords... not to mention the additional rewards and sponsorships from merchants' guilds and various mysterious organizations. oral contract.

However, no one dared to accept this request, and no one could accept it.

Anyone who has seen the Tin Fist says it is a brutal machine.

Rumor has it that he...it once destroyed a city on its own.

Later, in order to reduce the fear of the citizens, the Union City officials even revised the reward order to separate Tin Fist from the anti-slavery people to cover up the enemy's strength; gradually, the nobles did not even dare to mention his name anymore. , in order to make people forget about him.

At first.

In the Skeleton World, no one believes that it is a tin fist.

After all, this is very different from the impression... Someone probably borrowed his name. This kind of thing often happens in chaotic times, and the skeleton people have not aged to the point where they can't remember the tin fist.

But here it is, the last nameless refuge in the swamp.

Kurt confirmed his identity.

At this time, Sola saw Lu Meng turn around and walk towards the passage outside the room. He didn't notice what they talked about or what agreement they reached...at least, they didn't yell or start fighting again.

The skeleton guard started to follow, but before leaving, he looked at his friend again.

"However, I believe... Tin Fist and His Majesty are different." Sola's voice was cold and calm, but also mixed with some inexplicable noises.

"He acted as if he was fighting a losing battle."

After saying that, Sola didn't look back and caught up.