Lin Yi felt a chill down his spine inexplicably.

It's like the air conditioner in the room that has been on for a long time has been unknowingly lowered by two degrees.

When she realized it, Sen Ran's chill had already soaked her body and mind, making Lin Yi shiver for a moment.

It's not that the disguise is revealed...... And it was as if all of a sudden, I realized the truth that I couldn't know.

It's like a group laughing and playing in a haunted hotel, only to suddenly realize that there is one more person among them, and they can't even remember which one is the extra person.

Her expression froze slightly.

Lin Yi noticed that although Mr. Ultramarine had made a murder notice, there was no hideous smile on his face, nor did he have a look of nervousness or fear.

His expression was-

Sadness.

It was a helpless, but plain and resolute sadness.

reminds Lin of his own experiences as a student...... The helplessness when the written paper was rejected by the tutor and completely overturned and rewritten.

Lin Yi reacted suddenly.

In terms of Mr. Ultramarine's gentle character, he must have carefully investigated and researched, and carefully prepared to redeem these synths, but in the end found that he was completely useless.

Mr. Ultramarine's gaze did not look at the man who was on his knees, his breathing was prevented and he was slowly dying.

Instead, he looked behind the man, as if he was listening to something and feeling something.

But Lin Yi looked in that direction, but he couldn't see anything at all.

Looking out from this narrow alley, you can only see those cheap neon glows.

- He must have been looking at this sinful and cold city.

Through these people, you can see the city. and then used it as a mirror, and saw that he was too gentle, and turned into a sharp blade and hurt himself......

Lin Yi looked at Ultramarine in a daze, thinking in his heart.

And on the other side, in a world that Ringo couldn't see.

The vessel of the gods, which would only appear in Russell's vision, was standing behind the man, looking at Russell.

The right leg of the vessel of the god turned into a pillar of brass and was nailed to the ground, and strong ropes appeared between the man's hands and waist and bound the pillar behind him.

His right hand was clasped over the man's face. On top of the blood-soaked handkerchief, a thin mask was fastened to it, and all the blood was pressed back.

Despite the man's struggles, his chin was held down by the left hand of the vessel of the gods. No matter how much they struggle, they can't move a bit.

"Waterboarding...... Tut-tut......"

The container of the gods, who looked like a barber, said with a smile: "Why, you were angry when you were sprayed with bloody saliva?"

"It's too easy to provoke you. All I have to do is raise a herd of alpacas, and I can achieve an infinite refill of rage. Rage~Infinity~MAX~"

"Why do you think I decided to kill them?"

Russell said suddenly.

Hearing this, the Vessel of the Gods raised his eyebrows: "They?

"Is it so murderous, my ...... Master? ”

On the other side, Lin Yi also heard Russell's words.

When she heard this, she hesitated slightly, and then replied tentatively, "Because you are disappointed in them?"

"I feel that my good intentions have been let down...... Or rather, realizing that they don't deserve to be saved? ”

"Neither."

Russell shook his head and said flatly.

He looked back at Lin Yi and smiled softly.

Although it was the same expression as when he made up his mind to kill, Lin Yi did not feel fear because of this, but felt a sense of relief.

Russell touched Lin Ye's little head, and then touched her ears, which had stood up from the battle.

"Do you know how I became a hero, Ringo?"

“…… I remember, it seems to have saved a lot of people......"

"That's the common denominator of all heroes. But if you think about it, you can realize another commonality. ”

Russell said softly: "That's killing."

"I became a hero by killing. All the 'heroes' are also favored by the board of directors precisely because of killing.

"If you are not good at killing, no matter how many people you have saved, even if you are worshiped by people, you will not become a 'hero' who is endorsed by the directors and has permission to kill.

"At the end of the day, a hero is a tool for killing. Like a well-forged knife, a loaded bullet.

"But it's not the sharp blade that kills, nor the trigger itself. Rather, it is the will to pull the trigger and swing the arm of the blade.

"It's the 'eyes' and the 'brain'. In other words, the directors behind the 'heroes'. ”

Halfway through Russell's words, he withdrew his gaze from Ringo and looked at the vessel of the gods.

"Before that, I naively thought ...... Director Amirus really came to entrust me with solving the problem of the synth rebellion. ”

"Isn't it?"

The vessel of the gods raised an eyebrow.

And Lin Yi was also a little confused: "However, the task I received here is indeed ......"

"—not really."

Russell replied flatly: "Thinking about 'not hurting their lives, subduing them all', 'we should have a good relationship with them and improve the image of the outer islanders in the hearts of the residents of Tongshen Island', 'Solve the synthesize crisis beautifully and properly, and let Tongshen Island return to order and peace', and then timidly eat deflated or something......

"If you do that, you're going to be completely reduced to a useful tool."

“…… What exactly are you going to say? ”

The more Lin Yi listened, the more confused he became, but he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Russell just smiled softly: "I want to thank him for saying his opinion sincerely." There is no pretense, no politeness, no false kindness.

"This made me realize one thing clearly -

"The xenophobia of Tongshen Island, the fear of synths by Shenzhi Heavy Industries...... What does it concern me?

"I'm just a part-time worker. My real mission is to dismantle the deterrent power in the hands of synths, nothing more. Thinking about the 'perfect solution', the 'people's vision', and the 'acceptance of the common people', they are thinking about quietly completing the investigation, quelling the rebellion, and resolving the crisis...... But what does that have to do with me?

"From the very beginning, they didn't treat me, a foreign company dog, as their own. Even if I change their opinion, change the views and opinions of the entire people of Tongshen Island towards the other Sky Islanders, and even make them sympathize with and recognize the 'company dogs of other Sky Islands', in the end, it will only be the Seven Giants of the other Sky Islands who will benefit from it.

"-Rather, I'm the 'own person' of Shenzhi Heavy Industries."

Russell's thinking was clear and his eyes were bright: "My highest-level position comes from the branch of Shenzhi Heavy Industries. As an associate director-level figure, I deserve preferential treatment on Tongshen Island. Why do I have to go incognito and infiltrate the civilian area to investigate?

"The board of directors of Shenzhi Heavy Industries really asked me. Even if I'm not a local 'hero', I can still enjoy the hero's resources.

“…… Because the 'hero' is nothing more than the director's dog, and the board needs my help now. If I'm a real low-level person, then after taking advantage of me, maybe I'll fight back out of annoyance. But I'm part of the sanguineous industry...... This can even be counted as my merit as my 'power in advance'. ”

Russell sighed softly and looked at the man who had been waterboarded and gradually losing consciousness.

He stretched out his hand and slowly moved it down the left temple to the right through the blood-soaked handkerchief.

The psionic energy extended into an invisible blade, slicing through the man's brain and giving him a painful pleasure.

"I really want to thank them for making me realize one important thing:

"I'm not even a low-end thing like a 'company dog' here. Or rather......"

Russell smiled and said, "Now I am the company itself.

"—Kill them, Ringo. There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

"It's better that if we show our cowardice, things will get a little more troublesome."