Perfect Villain (Six Thousand Words)

"Isn't this going a little too smoothly?"

Lin Bo stared blankly as Xiao Xiao made a deal with that guy named Bai Cheng, smacked his lips, and his eyes seemed slightly uneasy.

Theoretically speaking, everything is reasonable. Xiao Xiao came to Night's End City to obtain the Unquenched Heart, and Bai Cheng's plan seemed to be the most reasonable suggestion without any problems. Even the 20,000 points he was clearly planning to earn were considered reasonable by everyone after carefully considering the risks he would take. It was a deal where people should be given a certain profit margin.

But that's almost 100,000 points...

... Did Chairman Xiao really agree so readily and decide to transfer the money on the spot?

... Couldn't you at least try to negotiate the price?

What was originally a perfectly reasonable transaction became unsettling because both parties were being overly generous. Even Lin Bo couldn't help but call a halt just as Xiao Xiao was about to transfer the points.

"Etc."

"..."

Everyone around him turned to look at him.

Even Lin Bo pursed his lips and smiled ingratiatingly at Bai Cheng, saying, "Friend, don't mind me, it wasn't directed at you."

As he spoke, he winked at Old Joe, who was wearing a plaid shirt.

The man, who had the bewildered air of a technician, paused for a moment before suddenly realizing what was happening. He rummaged through his backpack and pulled out a shiny silver electronic coil covered in various wires. Lin Bo took the coil and explained somewhat awkwardly to Bai Cheng, "Of course it's not that I don't trust you, but this deal you're making is just too big..."

Bai Cheng understood his meaning and laughed, "It's just 50,000 points, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

"It's not just about the points, it's also about your life..."

Lin Bo thought to himself, his face a little embarrassed, but he still nodded to Bai Cheng.

"Then let's go!"

Bai Cheng didn't comment, but just smiled and extended his right arm to Lin Bo.

"Okay, lift your leg..."

Lin Bo ignored his outstretched arm and squatted down to fasten a silver electronic ring around his right ankle.

He muttered to himself, "I thought of that when I was designing it..."

"There are plenty of crazy people among strangers who would cut off their own arms, but statistically speaking, even fewer would be willing to chop off their legs!"

"..."

Xiao Xiao watched Lin Bo's actions without saying anything to stop him.

It's clear that Lin Bo's actions were a precaution, perhaps worried that the guy would run away with the points.

Deep down, I was a little surprised. I had initially thought that Lin Bo was dishonest. After all, he could claim that even a few dozen points were his entire fortune, and he even had the nerve to gamble his fortune against someone like me with hundreds of thousands of points. So no matter how well he spoke, I was still wary that once we got to Night's End City, he might set a trap for me or use me for something.

But now I realize I underestimated them!

Look, not only are they willing to waive the agency fee, but they also automatically consider the possibility of the other party reneging on the deal.

"Don't let anything happen, don't let anything happen..."

After Lin Bo put the electronic shackles on the other party, he quietly stepped aside.

His face was deathly pale, and his mind kept repeating, "If this gets out of hand, it'll escalate, so I just hope it goes smoothly..."

Both sides have made guarantees, and even Lin Bo has taken certain guarantee measures, so the transaction cannot be stopped. Seeing Bai Cheng's expectant expression, Xiao Xiao glanced at him, suddenly smiled, and then transferred the points to his card.

Name: Xiao Xiao

[Level: Black Gate City Lord Pact]

Points: 98235

[Transaction: Transfer 50,000 points]

[Remaining Points: 48235]

[...]

The sound of gold coins falling when the score changes is exceptionally crisp.

But as everyone listened, they couldn't help but feel a sense of oppression in their hearts, as if a small mountain was pressing down on them.

Their gazes were somewhat unfocused as they stared blankly at the two people making the transaction.

"Truly worthy of the renowned Chairman Xiao..."

After receiving the points, Bai Cheng remained calm and sighed softly, "Fifty thousand points, I got them without even blinking."

Xiao Xiao remained calm and collected, but he was actually calculating things in his mind.

In this bet with the Hell Organization, he earned 100,000 points in one go. In fact, some of these points should have been returned to the outsider community in Black Gate City. After all, these people did not hide when facing the Hell Organization's attack. However, they also earned a lot of points in their fight against the Hell Organization, and since they were relatively polite to him, no one had mentioned it yet.

Besides, Little Four invested in this bet, so I should give him a share.

But because he hadn't decided how much to give him, he hadn't brought it up, and Little Four was very understanding and didn't urge him.

Therefore, it would be a lie to say that it doesn't hurt to spend such a large amount of points.

However, since the decision had already been made, why show so much heartache? So her expression became even calmer, completely unconcerned.

They acted as if it was just a small amount of money.

Bai Cheng glanced at Xiao Xiao's relaxed appearance and sighed softly.

He could tell that although Xiao Xiao Lin Bo was already tense. Even several of his men had subtly taken a few steps back, seemingly to distance themselves, but actually to position themselves around him from all sides. They were wary that once he received the transferred points, they would immediately turn on him and flee...

Only Little Four, standing to the side, seemed completely unconcerned about what was happening.

Taking advantage of everyone's tense state and lack of attention to herself, she secretly grabbed a handful of mints prepared for patients on the desk, stuffed them into her pocket, and then casually pretended to be looking at the renovation of the psychological clinic.

Bai Cheng showed no sign of running away. While sighing, he placed the points onto the computer tower next to him.

It's so easy to operate; a simple swipe or tap of your finger is all it takes to complete the task.

Then, smiling, he said to Xiao Xiao, "Alright, the points have now been completely transferred out."

Everyone nodded subconsciously, until they suddenly realized that something was wrong with what was said:

"Um?"

"What did you say?"

"..."

Bai Cheng smiled and looked up at everyone, saying, "I said the points have all been transferred out, including the 50,000 points that President Xiao just transferred to me, as well as my original 12,341 points, all of which have been transferred to other people's accounts."

Everyone stared at his smile, speechless and unable to process what he was seeing.

Lin Bo was pale and stammered, "What... what do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. You're a member of the Dante Organization, a god-like figure. How could you not even understand this?"

Bai Cheng looked incredibly happy, her laughter becoming much louder. Suddenly, she looked at Xiao Xiao, "And you, President Xiao..."

"How could you be so easily fooled?"

"To be honest, I prepared four different plans to lure you in. You rejected my first request, but I had three other reasons to persuade and appease you until you transferred those 50,000 points to my account. But you... you... you... you... you've gone too far! How could you trust me so much? I've never been this confident in myself in my entire life..."

"You just transferred the money to me directly? That's way too easy..."

"..."

"Whoosh!"

Lin Bo and the others were as if they had been electrocuted, instantly standing up and staring at him in disbelief, their eyes glazed over.

It's hard to describe how I feel at this moment. It's like I was worried about something happening, and then it just happened right before my eyes.

"How dare you..."

"..."

"Hahahaha..."

Bai Cheng laughed loudly, "What's there to be afraid of? Isn't this perfectly reasonable..."

"President Xiao, your reputation has certainly been quite impressive lately, tsk tsk tsk, the man who defeated the Hell Organization, and I heard you killed hundreds of Hell Organization members without batting an eye... But I don't quite believe it. Besides, even if it were true, so what? Don't you know this isn't Black Gate City, but Night's End City? We in Night's End City are willing to do anything, but..."

"... the only thing that doesn't suffer a loss."

"..."

Xiao Xiao silently turned to look at the other person and saw the excitement in their eyes.

He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "So, you never actually intended to make a deal with me in the first place?"

"Trade?"

Bai Cheng shook his head repeatedly and laughed, "I won't do it."

"Although we don't know what you Unquenched Heart for, anything that someone else wants must be good, so we absolutely cannot give it to you. But we heard you earned hundreds of thousands of points in one go, and we're really a little envious..."

"So, we discussed it with the president and decided to teach you a lesson..."

"..."

"That's too much..."

Lin Bo slammed his hand on the table and stood up, staring intently at Bai Cheng with a look of utter disappointment. "You son of a bitch..."

"Are you willing to risk your life for money?"

"You're still here handcuffed..."

"..."

Why must you choose to risk your life?

Bai Cheng laughed and said, "Life, especially our lives, has a price..."

"Whoosh!"

Lin Bo's men all changed their expressions drastically; some pulled out guns, while others pointed the cannons on their backs at him.

Bai Cheng suddenly burst into laughter. "No need for such trouble, I can do it myself..."

Before he could finish speaking, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his face contorted in sudden pain. The physical agony on his face contrasted sharply with the pain in his eyes, a pain born of mental pleasure. He almost laughed as he said, "President Xiao, our Chairman Qu asked me to give you his regards..."

"Welcome to the Night's End City..."

"Hoo..."

"..."

He laughed loudly, then suddenly made a face at Xiao Xiao, his face immediately turning ashen, the face frozen in place.

It was still facing the crowd, as if silently mocking them.

"Beep—"

At that very moment, the electronic device that Lin Bo had placed on Bai Cheng's ankle suddenly emitted a long alarm.

Amidst the blaring alarm, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they were walking on cotton.

"Dead..."

Lin Bo stared blankly at him. "This guy is actually dead?"

"That's normal."

Xiao Xiao then spoke up, looking at Bai Cheng's grimacing face, and said, "Knight Pact can be remembered by the City Will and resurrected."

"So, as he said, the lives of strangers can be bought with money."

"He cheated out of such a large sum of points, then used his death to break free from our control, and then resurrected from somewhere else."

"This is still a very profitable deal."

"..."

As he spoke, he chuckled and turned to look out the window, where the endless, deep cityscape at night came into view.

"So, this is a joke that my colleagues in Night's End City played on me?"

"..."

He was scammed out of a full 50,000 points, so how could he remain so calm?

Lin Bo and his men were terrified, but the more Xiao Xiao acted this way, the more nervous Lin Bo became. Suddenly, he turned to Xiao Xiao and shouted, "President Xiao, don't be suspicious. I guarantee this has nothing to do with us..."

"Of course I believe you."

Xiao Xiao smiled and looked at him, saying, "With a net worth of only a few dozen points, how could your ambition be so great as to cheat me out of 100,000?"

Lin Bo blinked, unsure whether to be happy or angry.

He looked at Xiao Xiao, who had a relaxed expression, with confusion, and asked, "Then... what should we do?"

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Xiao let out a slow sigh, walked to the edge of the windowsill, looked out the window, and after a long while, said softly:

"Don't forget, I am the observer."

"Basically, no one can fool me unless I do it willingly."

"..."

"..."

"Beep—"

Download complete!

"..."

At the same time, in Night's End City, less than ten kilometers from this free psychological clinic, with the beeping of a sophisticated instrument, a young man whose head was connected to numerous complex wires and pipes suddenly opened his eyes. He looked around somewhat confusedly, then looked down at his palms, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face:

"President, did you get the points?"

"..."

"Got it, got it..."

Beside him, a bald old man in a wrinkled suit almost jumped up excitedly:

"A total of sixty-two thousand three hundred and forty-one points..."

"I've been saving up for over a decade and only managed to accumulate 50,000 points. This is more than I'd have in my entire life..."

"..."

"Very good..."

The young man jumped up suddenly, then remembered something and said seriously, "More than ten thousand of them are mine..."

The bald old man frowned. "Why make such a big deal out of family?"

Seeing the man's expression was off, he quickly said, "Don't panic, don't panic. After we drive them away, we'll divide it up. What's yours will still be yours... Also, how does this body feel? As you requested, it's young, has no bad habits, and the thing down there is big. It's just that you'll need to buy your original Enhancement Element from scratch, but seven thousand points should be enough..."

The young man, relieved, quickly pulled down his pants to check, and immediately felt relieved, saying with satisfaction, "That's good, that's good..."

"Cough..."

Seeing how excited they were, someone nearby coughed and said, "Now is not the time to be happy."

"That guy doesn't seem very bright, but he's quite famous now. He won a bet against both the Hell Organization and the Dante Organization in one go. I heard that even someone as remarkable Black Hand Yang Jia, is willing to stay in Black Gate City as his second-in-command..."

"We've earned so many points from him, do you think he'll just let it go?"

"..."

"Pooh!"

Upon hearing this, the bald man looked smug and said, "So what if he's willing to give up?"

"We treated him like a fool, but he was the one who treated us like fools first..."

"Hehe, Unquenched Heart..."

"Does he really think I don't know what this thing is for?"

"..."

As he spoke, he walked to the window, placed his hands on the windowsill, and looked out at the gloomy, dark city. He could see that the entire city was now becoming distorted, with patches of bright red tentacles slowly pulling out from the depths of the city.

"I'd really like to see if this guy with such a big reputation can withstand our absolute defense system..."

"..."

"..."

"Did you willingly allow yourself to be scammed?"

At the psychological clinic, Lin Bo looked surprised after hearing Xiao Xiao's words.

But when they exchanged glances with their teammates, they all understood what each other was thinking:

"President Xiao is just trying to pat himself on the back..."

"Don't expose him yet!"

"..."

At the same time, they quickly got up and removed the electronic device from Bai Cheng's ankle, while discussing rapidly. "Find them."

"It is impossible for the strangers of Night's End City to completely hide."

"With members of our Dante Organization as witnesses, they will never cheat us out of these points..."

"..."

But before they could reach a conclusion, their discussion suddenly stopped. They all became extremely tense, raising their heads as if sensing some impending danger. A few breaths later, Lin Bo suddenly rushed to the window, only to be terrified by the scene before him, his voice dropping to a hoarse whisper, "Bastard, so ruthless?"

From Xiao Xiao's perspective, one can also see the changes in this city.

At the far end of the street, the imposing skyscrapers had become soft and twisted, like melted ice cream. After melting, countless tentacles suddenly emerged, surging forward with a bright red color.

They had all seen what it was like for indigenous people to Shedding Skin.

After Shedding Skin, they will face inexplicable and malicious attacks from the indigenous people.

But at this moment, they saw the entire city Shedding Skin, bringing with it a tidal wave of malice that swept in from all sides.

"Are these bastards really going to give up entirely?"

"They're willing to go to this extent for 50,000 points?"

"..."

Lin Bo abruptly turned to look at Xiao Xiao, his voice slightly trembling. "They've directly mobilized the city's power against us. If we resist, it will trigger the entire city's hostility towards us. The City Will of Night's End City probably won't be able to directly deduct our points, but it will create extreme rejection. We will face the hostility of the entire city..."

"Them..."

His eyes revealed deep terror. "They not only cheated us out of the points, but they also want to expel us directly..."

Despite his tension, Xiao Xiao appeared calmer than ever before, his eyes reflecting the distorted image of the city.

"Is that going too far?"

Looking out the window at the grotesque, writhing flesh and tentacles on the street, he seemed lost in thought.

"Of course it's excessive..."

Lin Bo felt that Xiao Xiao was somewhat unreasonable at this moment. As a normal person, he simply couldn't understand his pretentious behavior.

"But you're still asking this now?"

"..."

Xiao Xiao didn't answer, but just let out a soft sigh, his eyes momentarily unfocused.

But this loss of focus lasted less than a second, barely noticeable to others. Xiao Xiao, however, had already silently reviewed his entire experience: arriving in Night's End City, or rather, his research into the natives from Black Gate City's perspective, his journey along the way, and everything he had encountered after arriving in Night's End City. He reaffirmed the feasibility of his attempt before slowly nodding.

"They went too far with us first, so whatever we do to them won't be too far-fetched, right?"

"..."

It was only then that Lin Bo began to feel that something was amiss.

Xiao Xiao's calmness at this moment didn't seem like he was forcing himself; his unpredictable attitude suggested that he had planned it all along.

"What exactly are you thinking?"

"..."

"Just verifying some issues."

Seeing the writhing flesh and churning tentacles of the entire city outside the window already reaching the window, Xiao Xiao stopped talking and quickly thought for a moment before turning to Lin Bo and saying, "Since you have specifically studied the Skeptic School from the perspective of the indigenous people, you should have no problem understanding the basic logic of the 'matrix' in the eyes of the indigenous people, right?"

"Certainly..."

Lin Bo felt inexplicably nervous. "And then?"

"It's nothing, just do what I say."

Xiao Xiao said, "After it's done, I'll not only give you a commission, but also a gift."

He quickly gave a few instructions, and before Lin Bo could fully process them, he looked at Little Four and said:

"As for you, Little Four, I need you to wait for my signal, and then help me kill a few people."

"..."

Little Four had just torn open a candy wrapper and secretly popped a piece into his mouth, then hurriedly nodded, "Okay, Brother Xiao."

What are you talking about?

Lin Bo couldn't help but say, "What you're talking about isn't difficult, but the power of the entire city has been awakened..."

"We're all being ostracized by the city, how can we have time to do these things?"

"..."

"Don't worry."

Xiao Xiao let out a sigh of relief, looked out the window, and said, "I will fight against the power of this city."

Did I hear that right?

Lin Bo's voice was filled with panic. "Didn't you just say that you would fight against the power of this city by yourself?"

"Yes..."

Xiao Xiao smiled at him, turned around, picked up his coat, and walked downstairs.

"You go do what I tell you to do, I will fight against this city."

"Or..."

He didn't say the rest aloud, but silently thought to himself, "... Kill this city?"

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