The greatest power and deterrent of a nuclear bomb was when it sat on its launchpad.
Any internet user who'd spent a few years online could explain that in one way or another.
Kozaki Wataru naturally understood this too. So no matter how Siye Yuta tried to persuade him, he'd never planned to detonate the N5 in the first place.
What would be the point of blowing up half of Machine City and killing so many people, only to die along with his entire family?
It was better to use this ultimate weapon to secure a chance to negotiate. At the very least, he had to ensure his family's lives were spared.
But he'd never imagined he would run into someone like Fang Cheng, who didn't play by the rules.
Whether they believed him or not, any normal person would at least be wary, if only out of fear of what might happen.
But this guy seemed not to believe him at all, and didn't even fear that Kozaki Wataru might actually get provoked into pressing the button.
Kozaki Wataru had explained until his mouth was dry and was on the verge of tears. He'd nearly ripped out his own heart to show Fang Cheng and prove that Machine City really did have an N5.
Backed into a corner step by step, Kozaki Wataru truly wanted to harden his resolve and press the button, but his trembling finger just wouldn't obey.
Fang Cheng took Kozaki Wataru's hand and slowly pried open the fingers wrapped around the signal transmitter, one by one.
"It's better to have a little more sense. You're already this old. Don't go around scaring people."
Kozaki Wataru used all his strength to resist Fang Cheng, but he still didn't dare press his thumb down on the button.