"I started planning this several days ago."
Lin Feng said this.
Surrounding Lin Feng were all the members of the ' Night Raid ' team.
Almost all members of the ' Wild Hunt ' were wiped out, and their leader—the minister's son Syura— had half his mouth sewn shut by Lin Feng. Under the heavy blow of Najenda's Susanoo, he lay unconscious in a corner of the Second District, like a lamb to the slaughter in front of the ' Night Raid ' forces, utterly powerless.
The Teigu ' Shambhala ' had been completely taken from him by Najenda and laid flat in another corner.
Everyone in the ' Night Raid ' team knew that this operation was only successful because of Lin Feng's efforts, but they couldn't understand why the new General Lin Feng would disobey the Empire's orders and instead target the ' Wild Hunt '.
" Lin Feng, have you decided to join our ' Night Raid '...?"
Akame said from the side, although she understood that Lin Feng was not the kind of person who wavered, but this was the only reasonable explanation Akame could think of.
"Everyone, that's not how it is. I, Lin Feng, have called you all here today. You may not know me before, but I want your help to complete my plan."
Lin Feng stood before the crowd, with Seryu beside him looking serious as she listened to Lin Feng's plan.
"Let me first explain the current situation. The intelligence you gathered for your previous ' Night Raid ' almost all went through my hands, something you may not be aware of."
"For example, I lied and said I was handling official business inside the palace during this time. This was actually something I did deliberately, using public relations to spread the news, because I was afraid that Honest would give me other miscellaneous tasks."
Lin Feng cleared his throat and got to the point.
"Let's start with the topics you're interested in: why I did this, why I killed the Wild Hunt."
"This is of course because I, Lin Feng, want to kill these thugs who are abusing the people. It's not out of my mission, but out of my instinct."
"So, you're prepared to betray us...?"
Najenda said from the side.
"That's not the case. I, Lin Feng, have neither intention of letting them live nor of betraying us."
"What are you talking about... How is that even possible...?"
"Precisely because it's impossible, I need everyone's cooperation in putting on a show."
At this point, Lin Feng's lips began to curl upwards.
"If all the Wild Hunt were killed in the Night Raid, Honest will certainly not punish me."
Mine and Leone exchanged a glance and nodded, which meant that Lin Feng was going to forge the murderer's identity.
Indeed, if it were claimed that the Night Raid wiped out the entire ' Wild Hunt ' gang, Lin Feng would be cleared of suspicion.
"Therefore, I have spared this beast— Syura's life. Here, I expect your Night Raid members to use a more distinctive method of attack to mark him and kill him."
"Leave this to me Leone! No one in the entire Imperial Capital can imitate my claw attack!"
Leone spoke with great interest, but her boss, Najenda, felt there was something fishy about the matter.
Having once been a great general, she didn't believe Lin Feng would so easily request Night Raid against the ' Wild Hunt '.
"If it's really as you say, Lin Feng, given Honest's temperament, you're cooperating with his son but only sending him to his death. Do you really think you can protect yourself?"
"I believe you must be hiding something... otherwise, someone as capable as you wouldn't lose Honest's trust for nothing."
The members of ' Night Raid ' all looked at Najenda.
While Lin Feng's words certainly delighted the ' Night Raid ' members, Najenda's words also made sense.
Even if Lin Feng is labeled as 'incompetent,' he will still have to continue pursuing ' Night Raid.'
"Furthermore, after the death of the Wild Hunt, the minister believed that since even his son had been killed in the ' Night Raid,' he would surely gather all his armed forces to launch a general offensive against us."
"By then, our ' Night Raid ' will have no way to escape..."
Lin Feng looked at Najenda and smiled faintly again.
"As expected of the leader of the Night Raid, but that's what I'm about to say."
"To protect yourselves, and also to ensure the safety of your Night Raid, the second thing I need you to do is—feign death."
"Suspended animation?"
Akame, Leone, Lubbock, Mine —everyone looked at Lin Feng in surprise.
What do you mean?
"It's simple. I'll announce to the public that I wiped out your ' Night Raid ' team, then kill you all in front of them and collect your bodies."
"In this way, the ministers will no longer bother you with ' Night Raid,' nor will they blame me for my poor performance. All you need to do is play dead."
Najenda's face suddenly turned very pale.
"You told us to play dead... How could the ministers not have noticed!"
"Among our team members, only Lubbock can perfectly feign death by binding his own pulse. Anyone else feigning death will be seen through by the minister immediately! Then we'll be instantly executed on the minister's orders..."
"You're being far too hasty..."
However, Lin Feng remained unfazed by Najenda's questioning.
"I have a way of handling this."
"To the four women involved in the ' Night Raid,' please have a private discussion with us quietly. It won't take up too much of your time."
Lubbock looked at Lin Feng, and suddenly felt a surge of anger.
"What are you trying to do to the girls in our team! Why are you hiding something from us?!"
Although Lubbock said this, he didn't stop Lin Feng when he saw Lin Feng's serious expression.
Mine, Najenda, Leone, and Akame knew that Lin Feng wouldn't try to cheat at this time. After discussing it with Lin Feng, each of them had an incredulous expression on their face.
"You mean... you can take us...?"
"To become like that girl... huh...?"
"Since you all meet my requirements, then there are no problems."
Lin Feng looked at the group of people in front of him; his crimson eyes were proof that he was Bloodsucking.
"On the day we go to the palace, I will execute you all in front of the ministers with minimal suffering. Once you have gained their trust, remember to hold your breath during that time. Then you will be reborn."
The four girls looked at each other, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.
They found it hard to believe that the man before them could actually possess such an absurd ability as turning the people he killed into Bloodsucking.