Playing Along

Jiang Yue asked with a dark expression, "So the attack on Yangfan Middle School was all planned by this Lord Binghai?"

"Uh... y-yes." The Replicator stammered, its eyes darting about. It wanted to lie, but in the face of Jiang Yue's imposing presence, it ultimately didn't dare.

"Does the giant take orders from him too? Was he the one who sent that Ice Attribute White Bones Monster earlier?"

"Yes."

"What other forces does he still have in reserve?"

"I... I really don't know. We just follow orders." The Replicator stammered, afraid that a wrong answer might bring disaster down on its head.

"Where is this Lord Binghai now?"

"How would a nobody like me know where Lord Binghai is? Boss, this is a showdown between big shots like you. I'm just a little errand runner. Please, just treat me like a fart and let me go!"

"Let you go back and report to them?"

The Replicator hurriedly swore, "I swear, I absolutely won't tell anyone."

Jiang Yue smiled without replying. He had never believed in oaths. He didn't even believe human beings when they swore, much less these evil monsters.

"You want to live?" Jiang Yue asked with a cold laugh.

"I really do! Who wants to die?" The Replicator was quite honest about that.

"It's easy enough to stay alive. It just depends on what you can offer me in return."

"Boss, what do you want from me? I've already told you everything I know. Surely you don't want me making up lies just to make you happy?"

"Have you really told me everything?" Jiang Yue's expression darkened.

The Replicator hurriedly said, "Oh, there's also that girl. She... she's actually in a storage room in the teaching building. She's... she's fine. The people above us told us not to