When Lu Xin asked this question, both No. 5 on the TV, No. 8 who was tied to the operating table, and Number Fourteen who was watching No. 8's fate with a smile and was very happy and always advised him to accept it calmly, suddenly fell silent.
"Old Director's plan" seemed to have become a taboo word, causing the few people who were noisy just now to shut up instantly.
It was also like the students in the back row who were noisily singing in the class. Suddenly they turned around and saw the face of class Director pressed against the window of the back door. Looking over with cold eyes, everyone's nerves were instantly frosted..
Lu Xin's eyes were just a little anxious, looking at No. 5 on the TV.
After No. 5 was silent for a long time, he slowly took the scalpel back from No. 8's head.
There was still a little blood on it.
The strong man turned his head stiffly, facing Lu Xin, and No. 5's head poked out from behind his left shoulder.
"No. 9..."
Number 5's voice was cold. "Do you really want to fight Old Director?"
"Yes."
Lu Xin thought for a long time about what to say.
In the end, he chose to say exactly what he thought.
When people are unsure about something, frankness is often the most reliable behavior.
"Besides, it can't be said that I want to fight against him, but that he has refused to let me go."
"..."
"Haha..."
Number 5 on the TV sneered and said:
"Of course he won't let you go. After all, you are the most important part of his crazy plan..."
"..."
"So..."
No. 5's answer gave Lu Xin a little hope, but looking at No. 5 on the TV, he felt embarrassed to ask.
"No. 9, I have heard about you."
Number 5 had been staring closely at Lu Xin's face, and when he saw his hesitation, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face.
In a low voice, he said, "When I was at Black Marsh City, I was actually there too. I saw your crazy and scary look. I also know that you are quite capable now, almost as strong as you were when you were a child, but you want to deal with our dean..."
She paused and whispered, "Even when you were a child, you were controlled by him and controlled by him in experiments."
"Now you've grown up and become weaker."
"You are not even as scary as you were when you were a child. Where do you get the confidence to fight against Old Director?"
As she spoke, the sneer in her voice became increasingly gloomy:
"Just like now, I do have a certain understanding of what Old Director wants to do."
"But, if I really tell you, Old Director suddenly wants to kill me to silence me..."
"With your current abilities, is there a way to ensure that I won't die?"
"..."
Lu Xin was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly realized that he could not answer this question.
The current self is quite strong and has been certified by Eclipse Research Institute's Dean Xue Jia.
Above the surface, the destructive power is strongest.
However, I do understand that the Beginning, which has extended to the first level of the abyss, has a constant impact on me.
In this state, I am somewhat preoccupied with myself.
Considering the fight against Old Director...
No matter what, I can't pat my chest in front of others and guarantee that I can do it.
That's Old Director...
No one in the orphanage is afraid of Old Director, including myself.
"I think I understand..."
After being silent for a while, Lu Xin nodded silently, and the anxiety on his face gradually disappeared.
Instead, there was a faint sense of loss.
"..."
No. 5 suddenly frowned and said in a dark voice, "You have indeed changed."
"In the past, you would probably pinch our necks and force us to do things for you, right?"
"In other words, you only need one look to make everyone feel fear and volunteer to help you."
"..."
Her words made Lu Xin feel slightly embarrassed and shook his head. "I wouldn't do that."
"Actually, when I come here this time, more importantly, I want to see you..."
"See if you are really alive, see if you are doing well..."
"..."
"No need!"
Before Lu Xin could say too much, No. 5 suddenly spoke and interrupted him.
This immediately made Lu Xin unsustainable and didn't know what to say.
"You see, I'm not doing well at all like this."
No. 5 looked even a little cold and said, "So, I don't want to see the people from before."
"The more familiar you are with someone, the less you want to see them."
"I don't even want to see how successful you are. On the contrary, I would like to see how miserable you are..."
"..."
"Um..."
No. 5's answer suddenly made Lu Xin stunned.
Why do you say this so strangely? It doesn't look like you are nostalgic for old feelings at all...
But the key is, even though I think so, I can still vaguely understand No. 5's thoughts?
"Also, do you have any compensatory mentality towards us?"
Just when Lu Xin was thinking about this question, No. 5 suddenly changed his voice and looked directly at Lu Xin and asked.
"I heard Fat Fourteen say that you have made a lot of money now?"
"..."
"This..."
Lu Xin was startled for a moment, thinking of what No. 3 did, and subconsciously felt a little panicked.
But there was no real hesitation in his heart. He was just slightly startled and then nodded calmly. "Yes."
"I did make some money in the past few years, if you need..."
"..."
"Haha..."
No. 5's expression became even grimmer. "How much money do you have? If I want 300 million, will you give it to me?"
Lu Xin nodded and said, "Yes."
"Huh?"
No. 5 was startled for a moment, then quickly changed his mind and sneered, "Then what if I want one billion?"
Lu Xin was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't have that much money."
"Who said no?"
Number 5 smiled faintly, "Isn't your life worth one billion?"
"It turns out she even knows this..."
Lu Xin was silent for a moment, looked up at No. 5, and said:
"If it really takes one billion to compensate you, then I will work hard to earn enough to give you one billion."
"But I still have to keep my life for myself."
"Because I still have to find Old Director to settle this account, whether it's mine or yours."
"I will also help you escape from his laboratory as I promised when I was a child."
In the case of Lu Xin, the voice is not high, but very sincere.
These words also caused No. 5 and Number Fourteen next to them to fall silent, and No. 8 was even slightly moved.
"Huh..."
On the TV, No. 5's face seemed to suddenly have a hint of loneliness.
"But what are you going to do to get us out?"
After a long while, she shook her head gently and said, "You have no idea how scary Old Director is..."
As he spoke, his face became more and more complex, and he even showed a little irritability:
"No. 9, haven't you ever thought about why you were able to kill me and No. 2, who was chased by God's nightmare?"
"Have you ever thought about why we who were killed by you could be saved by Old Director?"
"Why is your influence on us weakened to the extreme to some extent?"
"..."
"Uh-huh!"
No. 5's words suddenly made Lu Xin's scalp feel slightly numb.
Her words indeed touched upon a point that she had always had trouble with.
The Beginning When he was at Kindling City, he met No. 2.
Number 2 couldn't stand the nightmare and begged herself to kill him, because only she could kill him.
Why is it that only I can kill him, and why can he who was once killed by me be saved by Old Director?
Teacher Lu's legs were broken by his own hands.
My dream has always been to cure her leg, but with Qinggang's medical level, I couldn't do it.
Even now that he has strong spiritual power, he cannot help him.
I can easily help Mizang change a little bit of his appearance, but he can't do anything about the scars on Little Nineteen's body.
These are all small problems, but when added up, they seem to become a big problem.
What is the reason for this?
What kind of relationship is there?
He even suddenly thought of a more direct question:
"Is this the reason why Mom allowed himself to find these children in the orphanage?"
"Don't think about compensating us, No. 9, it's not necessary."
Seeing Lu Xin's slightly horrified expression, No. 5 also sighed softly. The strong man carrying him reached behind, took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes, and put them on again. Then she sighed and looked at Lu Xin, her expression changing faintly:
"I believe you are a kind person now."
"From the time we talked until now, you haven't even tried to explain that the person who harmed us was not the real you."
"..."
"..."
Number Fourteen was slightly surprised, and looked at No. 5 together with No. 8 who was lying on the operating table.
Lu Xin was also a little surprised and looked at No. 5 in confusion.
"Actually, we all know in our hearts that you don't need to compensate anyone."
When No. 5 said these words, there was an unusual firmness and calmness in No. 5's indifferent tone:
"There are many lunatics and monsters in our children's home, but there are no fools."
"We all know what happened back then."
"Especially after I did a lot of research and experiments later, I understood even more what state you were in at that time."
"We all know who caused the tragedy."
"I also understand that you were never the person who should be hated by us. You are just like us, or..."
"... One who is even worse than us."
"And this is why I am willing to see you..."
There was a half-smile expression on her face, "I want to see what the most miserable person in the orphanage looks like."
"..."
Having said this, the atmosphere in the room already seemed very depressing.
Outside the room, there seemed to be some faint commotion and dull gunfire, but no one paid attention to it.
After saying these words, No. 5 also showed an expression that was both sad and indifferent. "So, all of them were selected by Old Director's plan and used as mice for experiments. Who should resent whom?"
"No one should compensate anyone."
"I refuse your request, not because we hate you or anything, but because we are afraid."
"Compared to you, we are more afraid of Old Director..."
"Yes, he has indeed been controlling us. I can feel it. However, being controlled by him, I can barely survive for a while, and I can also hide and comfort myself, saying that maybe he will not find me again in the future. Compared with just being so hot-headed, using my ridiculous ability to seek revenge on him, and then being severely defeated by him and thrown into that bottomless hell..."
"Who would choose the latter?"
"..."
"..."
After listening to No. 5's words, there was a real long silence in the room.
Lu Xin suddenly felt enlightened and looked at No. 5 on the TV with a slightly sad look.
At this moment, everyone seemed to be shrouded in an invisible shadow, and their hearts were extremely depressed.
"Woooooooo..."
No. 8 on the operating table suddenly struggled, as if he was strongly protesting.
But No. 5 just stood there indifferently, not paying any attention to what he meant, and there was only depression on his face.
Lu Xin was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "I can understand."
"No. 5, I..."
"..."
"No, you still don't understand."
But just when he was about to say something, No. 5 suddenly spoke again, interrupted him, and looked at him deeply.
"No. 9, you have indeed changed. Not only are you no longer as powerful as you were when you were a child, you even have the innocence and fantasy of ordinary people."
"You don't know how scary Old Director is, nor how dangerous your situation is..."
"As an old classmate, let me give you a reminder. Don't talk about Old Director. Spades Office is far scarier than you think."
"They are backed by a group of researchers who stand at the top of the world. They have great temptations for many political systems and people in power in the world. They influence far more people than you think, and there are far more people who are secretly willing to work for them than you think. Don't think that in this world, only the ability of Mental Mutant is the real power..."
"You have to understand that the reward they issued for you is not a joke."
"You can have the illusion that you are powerful because you have stolen part of God's power, but you should never forget that the world is not short of crazy people. They can think of any unexpected way to try to kill you..."
"As a human being, we always subconsciously think that some illusory concepts are very powerful..."
"Such as monsters, such as Superman, such as the underworld, such as... God!"
"But they don't know that the truly terrifying people in this world are always people, crazy and rational people."
"You are indeed a person who has mastered part of the power of God and walks in reality."
"But even gods have been killed before, let alone you?"
"..."
"..."
Listening to No. 5's words, Lu Xin suddenly felt some heavy emotion surge in his heart.
No. 5's words were very direct, and he directly tore off his fig leaf.
Faintly, it seemed that he had revealed something very scary to himself.
This made him feel slightly uneasy, and he stood up slowly, looking around nervously.
"Where are my sister and Little Nineteen going now?"
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