Chapter 768: The Killing Intent of A and Y
Lucas didn't seem surprised by this. After taking a sip of his coffee, he replied, "That's normal. Didn't I say before? The time was too short, the exposure was too brief. Whether it's Arthur or Jiang Ran, success isn't guaranteed. It depends on the subject's willpower. The stronger their will, the easier it is for them to break free from hypnosis."
The person on the other end of the line didn't sound like they were blaming Lucas. Instead, they chuckled. "In that case, Dr. Lucas, do me one last favor. Try to take care of two more people for me."
Lucas suddenly spoke with righteous indignation. "Kill more people? I'm a doctor, you know! This goes against my professional ethics and personal principles!"
The voice on the other end was still chuckling. "Come on, Dr. Lucas. Stop joking around. Are you really that kind of person? Anyway, just kill two more for me. It doesn't matter if you succeed or fail."
Lucas agreed. "Fine. One for one, you know the deal. Also, I want to ask, why do you want to kill that French guy? And... Jiang Ran? Do you have a grudge against them? This is strange. I don't know much about that French guy, but Jiang Ran is from Hua Country. He doesn't seem to have traveled abroad much. You two shouldn't have any connection at all."
The voice on the other end replied, "Dr. Lucas, that's a secret."
Lucas said, "Alright, alright. Everyone has their secrets. No one wants their secrets known by others. All we have to do is cooperate. I kill people for you, you kill people for me."
Lucas put down his phone. After setting it aside, he took another sip of his hot coffee. The bittersweet warmth spread through his chest, comforting him. He closed his eyes, and Jiang Ran's face surfaced in his memory.
"Jiang Ran, Jiang Ran. I knew from the very beginning that such simple hypnosis would never work on you. After all, the alternate personalities in your inner landscape world would never allow you to simply eat yourself to death."
After finishing his coffee, Lucas left the café. It was around eight or nine in the morning when he stepped out.
Lucas strolled over to the 25 Hours Hotel where he was staying.
Once there, he headed to the logistics department.
A middle-aged white woman was on duty there.
When she saw Lucas, she pulled a uniform from a cabinet and handed it to him. The uniform was brand new, still wrapped in plastic.
Right there on the logistics department's table, Lucas tore open the packaging and began inspecting the uniform.
The middle-aged woman stood with her arms crossed, silently staring at Lucas's face.
After confirming the uniform was correct, Lucas was about to leave the logistics department.
That's when he noticed the woman's gaze. He turned his head and smiled. "What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?"
"Because you're handsome. I really want to have you."
The middle-aged woman stuck out a rather long tongue and licked her red lips.
She wasn't ugly. She was of average appearance, an attractive older woman with a touch of charm.
And her figure was quite alluring. Lucas noticed she was even wearing the black stockings that men loved most, the curves of her legs truly catching the eye.
If this middle-aged woman were seducing another man, that man would likely be unable to resist such temptation.
But Lucas just smiled and walked out of the logistics department.
For Lucas, the satisfaction of lust was always a low-level gratification.
After leaving the logistics department, Lucas went into a changing room next door and put on the brand new uniform he'd received from the middle-aged woman. The uniform was for 25 Hours Hotel staff.
Even in the work uniform, Lucas's handsomeness was impossible to hide. So he put on a mask, then went to a janitor's closet on the first floor where cleaning tools were stored. He pulled out a housekeeping cart.
The cart came with all the necessary tools. Lucas pushed it onto the elevator.
The elevator stopped at a certain floor. Lucas pushed the cart out and made his way to a specific room on that floor. He stopped in front of it and knocked.
Inside the room were none other than the two lab rats from Maple Country's Alice Apartment, A and Y.
Special Live Stream, live broadcast room.
By now, most of the viewers were convinced that Arthur's death and Jiang Ran's sudden recovery after eating twice were connected to Lucas. Lucas had hypnotized them, trapping them in some kind of illusion.
They had no choice but to believe it. There was simply no other explanation.
But a new question arose: Why did Lucas want to kill Arthur and Jiang Ran? Was there a personal vendetta? Or was Lucas also one of Aisen Town's deranged criminals, a serial killer?
But that didn't add up either. How could Lucas be a deranged criminal or serial killer from Aisen Town?
Based on the live stream content they had seen, Lucas had come to Aisen Town with his teacher.
The Far Neighbor live stream game was also meant to keep the audience from overthinking.
So after Jiang Ran entered that two-story building for his onboarding training, the camera shifted to the people watching him. The phone screens of his surveillance crew were all exposed to the viewers.
Then the live stream cut to Lucas at the café.
Although the content of Lucas's phone call was quiet and private, the broadcast displayed the conversation in text on the screen, allowing the audience to know exactly what was said.
From that conversation, they quickly pieced together the truth. Lucas wasn't a deranged criminal or serial killer from Aisen Town. He simply knew them and was helping them kill each other's targets.
So far, he had made two attempts. One succeeded, one failed. Now he was about to make a third, with those two as his targets.
Public chat section.
Maple-White Supremacy: [I believe A and Y have the willpower to resist the hypnosis. There's no way Jiang Ran could resist while they can't.]
Mi—American Captain: [It's not shameful if they can't resist. It's just death. No big deal.]
The sarcasm was at full blast.
25 Hours Hotel.
Lucas was clearly using the same method as Melo—disguising himself as cleaning staff to make his move.
Since A and Y's room was cleaned by staff at regular intervals every day, a foundation had been laid. So when they heard someone at the door saying they were there to clean, they only gave a cautious glance. After confirming there was only one person at the door, they let him in and closed the door behind him.