Chapter 52
When Lingyun woke up, his vision went black. He realized he had been kidnapped, so he quickly calmed down and observed his surroundings.
It was a small room, resembling a single-person dormitory. The windows were locked shut, and moonlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains. Lingyun sat on the bed, his hands handcuffed to the headboard. Across from him sat a small table with an old wooden stool. Books scattered about the table, and a plant leaned against the wall. A few pieces of clothing, seemingly temporarily removed, lay draped over the stool. One of them, a black robe, stirred memories for Lingyun.
It seemed... that strange man he met on the street a long time ago was wearing a black robe like this. The person who came to kidnap him this time was also wearing a black robe.
What's the connection between them? Or... could they be the same person?
Just as Ling Yun was racking his brains to think, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside.
"Nice to meet you again, Lingyun."
Ling Yun heard the noise and immediately turned around. Seeing the familiar face of the person coming, his eyes widened in surprise: "It's you?"
The man walked into the room, put the food in his hand on the table, then threw the clothes on the bench at the foot of the bed, and pulled Lingyun to sit in front of him.
Before he could say anything, Ling Yun asked, "Python, why did you kidnap me?"
"Python?" The sentry thought for a moment, then released his spirit form and said, "So that's what you've always called me?"
He smiled and leaned closer: "You can call me 02, little guide."
Lingyun felt a damp voice ringing in his ears. He dodged uncomfortably and leaned his back against the railing at the head of the bed.
02……
What an unpleasant name...
This name involuntarily reminded Ling Yun of his experience in the laboratory, and made him begin to doubt the true identity of the sentinel in front of him.
Could it be... that he is also an experimental subject?
"You remembered something, didn't you?" 02 smiled. "You're 01, right?"
Ling Yun didn't know how he knew his identity, since Yan Xuanjin had already forged his identity very well.
"yes."
02Looking at Lingyun's serious expression and defensive movements, he said with some frustration: "You don't have to be so afraid of me."
"You kidnapped me." Ling Yun did not comment.
02 leaned forward again. Lingyun continued to duck backward, and this time his head was also against the wall.
"I kidnapped you because I wanted to make a deal with you."
"……us?"
"Yes, you, Yan Xuanjin, and even the entire Dark Blade."
"You can just make an appointment to visit." Ling Yun instinctively sensed that the sentry's purpose was more complex. He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then revealed, "You don't want a deal, you want forced cooperation."
"It makes no difference." 02 shrugged. The python spirit coiled around his back, its head propped up, staring at Lingyun.
"Of course," Ling Yun said, "The deal might fail, but if you force cooperation, you'll kill Yan Xuanjin if he doesn't agree."
02's expression changed. He pulled back from leaning forward and fixed his gaze on the python wrapped around his arm, drawing circles with his fingers. "You're very smart, worthy of being an orc from a lab."
Lingyun did not answer, but just fumbled with the handcuffs with his fingers behind his back, imprinting the general shape in his mind, trying to find an opening.
After playing with the spirit body enough, he got up from the bed, opened the lunch box on the table, took out a spoon, scooped a spoonful, and handed it to Lingyun's mouth: "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first. Yan Xuanjin should be here soon."
Lingyun was very alert, kept his mouth tightly shut, and had no desire to eat.
02 pursed his lips and muttered softly, "If you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it. I'll eat it myself. This cost a lot of money."
Lingyun put her hands aside and concentrated on prying the handcuffs, not caring about 02's inner thoughts at all.
His fingers were blocked by his body as he groped for action carefully and deftly.
In late autumn, without the sun's rays, the nights grew increasingly cold. Ling Yun had hit a crucial point, but if he tried to move it, it would inevitably make a perceptible sound. So he said, "It's so cold! Don't you have heating here?"
Click——
Lingyun's fingers moved at the same time.
"Hmm?" 02 put down the chopsticks in his hand, stood up and walked towards him.
Ling Yun's heart was beating very fast at this time, and he barely managed to keep calm.
He was afraid that 02 would notice his movements and knock him out again—
Fortunately, 02 just reached out and touched his cheek with the back of his hand, then touched Lingyun's chest and said, "It's not cold. Why is your heart beating so fast?"
"...You got too close to me." Ling Yun gritted his teeth and forced himself to say such disgusting words.
02 blinked unexpectedly, then leaned forward again, smiling and saying, "Really? Actually, I always thought it was really great when you restored my mental image last time..."
BANG!!!
The door was violently kicked open and hit the wall with a loud noise.
A figure moved very quickly and grabbed the neck of 02 who was close to Lingyun. The force of his hand was so strong that it almost broke his neck.
"Well!"
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