Bad Guys

During the interrogation, Xiao He was quite free. He only needed to activate his "Forced Mediation Domain" and chat with Ye Wanqing on WeChat. He could leave the questioning to Xue Ting, since his English wasn't good enough to communicate with these people anyway. However, Danny Wu and Liu Yufei could speak Chinese.

"Take good care of him, buddy," Xue Ting said, frowning as she saw Xiao He playing on his phone.

"Don't worry, I've activated the 'Forced Mediation Domain.' All violent methods are ineffective within this domain," Xiao He explained lazily. Xue Ting cupped her face in surprise and exclaimed, "That powerful?! Doesn't that make this ability invincible?"

Danny Wu scoffed, "So that's how it is? Why didn't you use this ability before?"

"Because... wouldn't that be pointless?" Xiao He said dryly. The key issue was that after activating the Forced Mediation Domain, he himself couldn't use violence, so what was the point?

At this moment, everyone around shared the same thought: This guy, on the surface a masochist, is actually a sadist; we can't mess with him...

"Alright, let's begin then." Xue Ting looked at Danny Wu in front of her and said, "I must remind you, my Superpower can detect lies, so I advise you to answer honestly."

"I've said everything I needed to say," Danny Wu clicked his tongue and said, "The Raven organization is a bit like your food delivery platform. The tasks are outsourced, you know what I mean? Apart from having Raven tattoos on our hands, we have absolutely no connection with this organization. We don't have any dealings with them. We just take on tasks from the platform to earn some money."

"But you must have some connections with the higher-ups, right? Otherwise, how would you have infiltrated the Dragon Country?" Xue Ting asked curiously.

"Of course, we'll figure it out ourselves." Danny Wu rolled his eyes. "With Superpower, infiltration isn't difficult."

After Xue Ting with Danny Wu for a while, it was Anna's turn. But Anna was timid and looked at Xiao He with a frightened expression, as if he would peel her skin, blanch her in boiling water, and eat her.

"Why are you looking at me like that? As if I'm going to do anything lewd to you!" Xiao He asked irritably.

Anna sat down opposite Xue Ting, trembling. Xue Ting smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, he won't do anything to you."

After Anna shifted her attention to her, Xue Ting continued, "So, how much do you know about the 'Raven' organization? Have you ever met its founder? Or its leader or anything like that?"

"N-no, I've never seen her..." Anna shook her head nervously. Xue Ting's eyes widened immediately, then she turned to Xiao He excitedly and said, "She's lying... She's met the leader of the Raven!"

"Oh? Quickly ask him what kind of guy he is." Xiao He immediately became interested.

"My ability is lie detection, not mind reading, so asking like that is useless," Xue Ting explained softly. "In short, my Superpower can only be used to ask questions that can be answered with 'yes' or 'no.' Then I use this method to indirectly obtain information, do you understand what I mean?"

"Alright then," Xiao He said, continuing to play on his phone. "It's yours now."

What followed was a long interrogation. Xue Ting could only keep asking Anna all sorts of questions, trying to extract information about the Raven organization by asking her whether she was telling the truth or lying.

"Is the Raven's leader a man?" Xue Ting asked, Anna shook her head.

"A lie...the boss is a man." Xue Ting jotted down this information in her notebook. "Where does Raven's funding come from? Your missions are so unusual, the mission rewards alone couldn't possibly support an organization like this, right? There must be extra funding, right?"

"I don't know," Anna shook her head. Xue Ting glanced at her and said, "Don't forget, my Superpower can detect lies."

Anna simply shut her mouth and remained silent. Xue Ting smiled slightly, "Not going to talk? Then I'll have to get Yinglong to act, okay? Sigh, I wonder what terrible things he'll do to you. You know, he's still a virgin."

Anna glanced fearfully at Xiao He beside her, but their conversation was in English, Xiao He didn't understand.

"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?" Xiao He glanced at them suspiciously. Xue Ting smiled sweetly and said, "Nothing, just praising how handsome and strong you are. Tell her she can trust you to betray the organization; you'll protect her."

"That's right, just betray the organization, and I'll protect you." Xiao He gave Anna a thumbs up.

Anna looked terrified, Xue Ting immediately pressed her advantage. "So? You'd better tell the truth. Don't be afraid, we have Yinglong with us. So what if you betray the organization? Nobody will dare to do anything to you. But if you're not honest, then Yinglong will do something to you."

Anna thought for a moment, seemingly making up her mind, and replied, "I was actually just called over to be an assistant. Because my ability is to control gravity, sometimes I'm sent to help them control the weight of cargo to make transportation easier..."

After a long interrogation, Xue Ting finally announced its end, stood up, and stretched.

"Don't worry, just continue living here. They are bound by the Oathmark and cannot attack you," Xue Ting comforted Anna. "As for external enemies... believe me, with Yinglong here, no one dares to break in."

But Anna seemed most eager to escape from "Yinglong" in front of her. As soon as Xue Ting announced the end of the interrogation, she immediately fled back to her room. Xiao He asked suspiciously, "Don't you feel like she's overly afraid of me? Did you really explain my identity to her properly? I'm a superhero, you know. Isn't there some misunderstanding?"

"Oh, that's just because you're too strong, it's just an illusion," Xue Ting laughed. "Let's go, time to go back and report."

When they arrived outside the prison, Yue Feng was still stretching on the playground, while Li Xue and Qin Weize were sunbathing and playing on their phones, with sunflower seeds, peanuts, and tea. It didn't feel like they were in prison at all.

"You're living the good life, aren't you?" Xiao He said to the three of them with a smile.

"Not bad," Yue Feng said, wiggling his hips. "Take care, don't bother coming back."

"Let them welcome me like this again next time I come," Xiao He waved to them.

"Get out of here, you damned monster!" the three roared in unison.

Back on the Helicopter, Xue Ting discussed with Cui Man the various intelligence she had obtained during the interrogation, while Ye Wanqing helped Xiao He brush the dust off his clothes.

"Look at you, you've come in all dusty and dirty," Ye Wanqing said, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. "With so much dust in your hair... Take a shower when you get back, okay? Then we can eat right after you're done."

"Okay." Xiao He nodded, smoothing down the stray hairs sticking up on Ye Wanqing's head. "You're so cute."

Ye Wanqing suddenly recalled their conversation when Xue Ting exposed their lies, and her face flushed red. She pushed Xiao He away and said, "Don't talk to me!"

"What's wrong? Why are you angry again?" Xiao He asked, frowning and looking somewhat innocent.

"We'll talk about it when we get back," Ye Wanqing said angrily, turning her face away.

"Sister Man, we've found out information about the 'Raven' boss," Xue Ting said mysteriously from the side.

"Oh? Tell me about it quickly." Cui Man immediately became interested. Xue Ting smiled and said, "What we know so far is that he is a white male, and judging from his accent, he may be from Eastern Europe. He is one of the three founders of 'Raven,' and his ability is the origin of the name 'Raven,' 'Raven's Devouring,' which allows him to draw power from those he defeats."

"What is the definition of defeat?" Cui Man asked, frowning. Xue Ting explained, "It doesn't necessarily mean killing someone. If the other party voluntarily admits defeat, that also counts as 'defeat.' Every time someone is defeated, he becomes one point stronger."

"Hmph, Raven?" Cui Man sneered. "Indeed, it's a creature that will stop at nothing to seek food and try to survive. Whether it's eating carrion or stealing food from other creatures, they'll use any method that can enhance their strength. But his Superpower shouldn't be that simple, otherwise he would have killed everyone long ago, wouldn't he?"

"It seems that only by defeating someone strong enough can he increase his power, but even his subordinates aren't entirely sure. No one in the Raven Organization is a match for 'Raven,'" Xue Ting explained. "Besides him, there are two other founders who are also very strong. It's said... they are the other group sent to find Yinglong this time."

Xiao He raised an eyebrow: Two of the three founders have been dispatched; it seems things have gotten quite serious.

"Oh?! This information is very important..." Cui Man frowned. "Is there a way to identify it?"

Xue Ting nodded. "It's said that the Raven tattoos on the hands of other Raven members are black, but the Raven tattoos on the hands of the three founders of Raven are red. This is the most obvious difference."

"Good...this intelligence is very important." Cui Man smiled with satisfaction. "With the current capabilities of our identification software, as long as someone with a red Raven tattoo enters the country, we can quickly locate them through surveillance cameras."

Xiao He, standing nearby, pondered the Raven leader's Superpower: increasing strength with each defeated opponent—this Superpower was quite powerful...

However, upon closer reflection, this Superpower must have some flaws. Otherwise, as Cui Man said, the other party could become invincible sooner or later simply by killing people, and there would be no need for the Raven Organization; he could simply become king himself. But in the end, no matter how strong this "Raven" is, as long as he is called "Lin Tiannan," it doesn't matter.

"Alright, that concludes today's mission." Cui Man greeted Xiao He and Ye Wanqing. "You did a great job. We'll let you know about the next mission. But in the meantime, we need to intensify our search for the three founders of 'Raven.' Ideally, we should capture them before the Mutant Competition begins. Darling, you know what I mean, right?"

Xiao He nodded: If these three people were to act as Trigger, wouldn't he be...

"Besides, we can't let them threaten the Mutant Competition. After all, it's such a big event, the whole world is watching. We need to ensure everything goes perfectly and there can't be any mistakes." Cui Man clenched her small fist and said, "Let's call it a day for now. Everyone get some rest, and we'll go back and formulate a battle plan."

After returning home, Xiao He took a shower. When he came out, Ye Wanqing had already cooked two dishes. She added a potato to the leftover chicken wings from yesterday, turning them into a new dish. The braised beef brisket was also ready.

Right now, Ye Wanqing is stir-frying tomatoes and eggs, and in another pot, she's heating up red bean and lotus seed soup.

"Xiaoqing." Xiao He leaned close behind Ye Wanqing, gave her a light kiss on the neck, and then picked up a piece of beef brisket to taste.

With just a squeeze of his tongue against his palate, the beef brisket melted into meat fibers in his mouth, followed by the rich broth spreading across his tongue. Xiao He closed his eyes in blissful ecstasy.

"Ouch, it itches..." Ye Wanqing shrank her neck and muttered in dissatisfaction, "Go scoop the poop after you take a shower, don't make a mess here. Aren't you hungry yet?"

"I came here because I was hungry," Xiao He laughed, hugging Ye Wanqing from behind. "Quick, let me get some sugar."

"Ugh..." Ye Wanqing glared at him with her beautiful eyes wide open, but still obediently pouted and raised her head.

Xiao He leaned over and kissed her hard, and Ye Wanqing let out a soft moan.

"Time to scoop the poop." Xiao He nodded in satisfaction and left the kitchen.

"You're being indecent..." Ye Wanqing laughed and scolded, continuing to stir-fry the scrambled eggs with tomatoes in the pan, but she couldn't help humming a little tune happily.

Soon, the meal was ready, and Xiao He and Ye Wanqing sat down facing each other.

At this time every day, Xiao He felt exceptionally content, especially when he saw Ye Wanqing sit down opposite him and hand him her bowl and chopsticks. He felt that having Ye Wanqing in his world was enough.

"Alright, hurry up and eat! You must be starving, it's already 6:30." Ye Wanqing said with a smile.

"It's alright, I ate some candy earlier," Xiao He said, winking at Ye Wanqing.

Ye Wanqing glared at him, then picked up a chicken wing for him. "You eat more chicken wings, I'll only eat two. You can finish the remaining four."

"Yes! I won't waste a single bite of the food my darling makes." Xiao He nodded.

Ye Wanqing smiled, revealing her teeth, and lowered her head to eat.

After dinner, Xiao He was quite tired from his trip, so he went downstairs to feed the stray cats and dogs. The two of them then went upstairs early, planning to watch some TV and then rest.

At this moment, Tuantuan came up to him and meowed at him. Xiao He winked at Ye Wanqing: "Cat trap 2.0?"

"Come on!" Ye Wanqing immediately perked up, sat up, and smiled.

So Xiao He picked Tuantuan up and put it on his lap, then stroked its head.

However, this kitten had learned its lesson. Every time Xiao He touched it, it would turn its head to look, as if trying to confirm whose hand it was. But it was just a kitten after all, and it quickly lowered its guard. Xiao He and Ye Wanqing exchanged glances for a while, and then began their "Cat Trap 2.0" plan.

Xiao He patted Tuantuan's head, then immediately Ye Wanqing patted it, and then Xiao He patted it again. The kitten seemed to sense something was wrong, looked up, and only relaxed after realizing it was indeed Xiao He. So the two took Xiao He patting it, with Ye Wanqing patting in between, the poor kitten completely unaware that it had been sold out.

After a few rounds of this, Ye Wanqing finally couldn't hold back her laughter. Tuantuan stood up alertly and glanced at her. Xiao He stopped pretending and threw it off his lap. "Alright, alright, get lost."

"What a scumbag, he just used her and dumped her." Ye Wanqing laughed as she looked at him.

"Wasn't I doing this for you too?" Xiao He said, playfully flicking her nose. "But it didn't see through this method. Shall we keep tricking it like this next time?"

"Okay!" Ye Wanqing nodded in satisfaction. "Then I'm going to sleep, okay? Goodnight."

Seeing her obedient appearance, Xiao He couldn't resist giving her a light slap on her bottom. The amazing elasticity sent his hand flying: Good heavens, is this what a nineteen-year-old girl is like?! She's too strong!

"You bad guy!" Ye Wanqing glared at him playfully, but since she was in a good mood after petting the cat, she wasn't really angry and just went back to her room. Before closing the door, Ye Wanqing stuck her tongue out at Xiao He one last time. "You rascal! Goodnight!"

"Goodnight, little cutie," Xiao He said with a smile, waving to Ye Wanqing.

Meanwhile, the people in the Mutant Prison also began a new round of meetings to discuss what to do next when "Yinglong" came to the prison again.

"Are you giving up? You cowards!" Danny Wu said angrily. "Our attack has worked! Didn't you notice?! He was indeed suppressed by us at the beginning!"

"Suppress my ass!" Liu Yufei said irritably, "He wasn't even scratched in the slightest!"

"I think so too...that man is terrifying," Anna said, covering her head.

"I have a feeling he's deliberately trying to lure us into attacking him..." Saeed said uneasily, biting his thumb. "Why don't we just cooperate with them? The benefits are pretty good, much more humane than how the M Country treats prisoners!"

"But frankly, we're just becoming someone else's tools!" Danny Wu roared, grabbing his collar. "Do you remember what happened to the civilians in your country? They were forever controlled by others! You have to take your own destiny into your own hands!"

"Even if you say that, we still can't beat him," Saraqi said irritably while peeling peanuts.

"Don't rush, wait for your opportunity," Danny Wu said seriously. "Our tactics are feasible. If nothing unexpected happens, the number of prisoners in this prison will continue to increase. As long as we don't give up and recruit more comrades, we will defeat Yinglong sooner or later! In this dog-eat-dog world, only the strong can survive!"

"I'm quitting." At this moment, Jin Shaokang raised his hand, his expression calm, as if he had already accepted his fate. "Don't you understand? He deliberately lured us to attack him. That man... he's a pervert. He deliberately feigned weakness to give us a glimmer of hope, and then he slowly extinguished that hope, enjoying our expressions of despair!"

"Tsk, coward, if you want to quit, then quit." Danny Wu glared at him disdainfully. "I won't give up. Right now there are only eight of us, but in the future we'll have eighteen, twenty-eight... I refuse to believe that with the increasing number of prisoners in this jail, Yinglong can handle all of us by himself!"

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