"He uses both carrot and stick tactics to brainwash you, belittling you to elevate himself while comforting you, making you dependent, and then appearing as a savior to give you hope when you're in despair. He controls all of you in this way."

"And what about you? Have you ever experienced despair?" Lakaya did not object to Zhou Siyu's guess; it was true.

"Nothing can make me despair, at least not yet."

He has no unfulfilled desires, no dilemma of choosing between two options, and no pain of separation or death, because he will not let these things happen.

“You are lucky, and you are also very capable.” Lakaya lowered his eyes. “He knew he couldn’t win, so… he wanted everyone to die to buy him time.”

"It seems that I am included among all of these people."

Zhou Siyu was not surprised by this; if he were in Zhou's shoes, he would have done the same.

He is the only one who can threaten Yu Wei, and it would be a waste not to make good use of him.

“You seem very calm. If we catch you, Yu Wei will definitely…”

"Really? You all don't understand him enough, and you don't understand human nature enough either."

I don't believe he would give up on you.

“Of course not.” Zhou Siyu smiled mysteriously and tapped the table. “They’re here, so you can’t reveal my identity.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the person opposite him vanished instantly. Lakaya was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and continued eating.

He forgot that Yu Wei wouldn't make a choice because he wouldn't put himself in a dilemma. Zhou Siyu wouldn't be here if he wasn't absolutely certain.

The door was kicked open violently, and two masked men carrying machine guns appeared before them. "Where's Zhou Siyu?"

"I don't know." Lakaya calmly took a bite of her steamed bun and looked at the doorway. "They were gone before you came in."

The two exchanged a glance and began searching everywhere. Lakaya sat in a chair with his arms crossed, watching the two search the room thoroughly.

"Tell me honestly, where did he go?" One of the men held a gun, its dark muzzle pointed directly at Lakaya. "You hid him?"

"You're spouting nonsense!"

Lakaya moved his hand, and the man felt as if a snake was coiling around his wrist. The force suddenly increased, and the man tried to scream, but his mouth and nose were sealed by a strange power, and the machine gun in his hand fell to the ground.

The other man immediately pointed his gun at Lakaya, but felt a warmth on his neck as a white feather fluttered down, followed by a soft laugh, "I heard you were looking for me?"

Lakaya struck at the same time, and the man groaned and fell to the ground. Looking down, he saw that his neck had been broken.

"sharp."

Zhou Siyu raised an eyebrow, whistled, and tore off his white robe to reveal a black bodysuit underneath.

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Lakaya extended his hand and bumped fists with Zhou Siyu.

"0057, start."

A silver-black mecha instantly appeared, tightly enveloping Zhou Siyu's entire body. Zhou Siyu slightly raised his hand, and a map of the base immediately appeared before his eyes.

"You did this?"

“No.” Zhou Siyu smiled. “Yu Wei did it.”

His vines can go anywhere he wants and see anything he wants.

“No wonder.” Lakaya casually peeled off a guard’s clothes. “Target?”

"Biological laboratory".

"Come with me."

Lakaya walked ahead. The way to the biological laboratory required passing through many doors, each with a biometric lock, which could not be entered by brute force.