Zhou Le quickly refused, "No, no, absolutely not."
"Oh, just take it. My grandson will still need you to help take care of him in kindergarten in the future."
So, Zhou Le had no choice but to add another packet of vegetables to his hands.
He sighed helplessly, the smile on his face not fading at all. He turned his head and his gaze fell on the roadside, where he saw Duan Chen leaning against the car door, and the Thousand Illusions Pandora in Duan Chen's hand. His expression immediately turned cold.
Duan Chen looked at Zhou Le, and Zhou Le looked back at Duan Chen.
He paused for a moment, then shifted his target to a child by the roadside. He walked over and placed the vegetables in his hand into the child's.
The child looked up in confusion. Seeing that it was Zhou Le, a smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Le, what's wrong?"
Zhou Le bent down, patted the child's head, and said gently, "Good boy, please help brother put these vegetables in front of my door first. Brother has two friends who have come to talk."
The child immediately nodded, appearing particularly well-behaved, and agreed without a word.
"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely complete the mission."
With that, he ran off cheerfully.
Zhou Le, with empty hands, walked towards Duan Chen who was leaning against the car.
"Zhou Le, is it?"
Duan Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. The Thousand Illusions Pandora was in its ready-to-fire gun form, the muzzle pointed at Zhou Le. A smile played on his lips.
"Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
Zhou Le.
A sea demon.
From Mirror City.
He had replaced the identity of a male kindergarten teacher, taken his heart, and slipped into his skin, becoming the male kindergarten teacher named Zhou Le. He had been lurking in the Little Sun Kindergarten for a full two years.
He had discovered the identity six months ago.
During this period, after investigation, the sea demon named Zhou Le had killed three people every month since coming ashore, without fail. The method of killing was always to rip out their hearts.
Danger level: Extremely high. Can be handled later.
This was the identity information given about Zhou Le on the mission order.
And the information about the people he had killed.
Zhou Le paused, then said, "Do you humans not distinguish between right and wrong?"
Duan Chen did not act immediately, which was a rare occurrence for him.
He said meaningfully, "We humans, of course, distinguish between right and wrong. However, you must understand that in our human society, there is something called law."
"Humans cannot judge other humans. Even the worst person has the law to judge them."
"Law?"
A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Le's face.
"Then tell me, Zhou Le, what legal responsibility did he face for persecuting six little girls, all of them kindergarteners?"
"And the previous person I killed, Xu Yanhong, twelve children died at that woman's hands. What punishment did your human society's law give her?"
"Since you could find me, you must have investigated thoroughly."
Indeed.
To be frank, Duan Chen was somewhat wavering in his resolve to capture Zhou Le.
He was a very emotional person.
He possessed sensibility within his rationality.
And he believed that the law could not completely judge a person.
But he was also law-abiding.
Regarding the people Zhou Le had killed over the years, not one of them was innocent.
All of the men, women, and children he had killed had blood on their hands.
Even the body he had taken over was, without a doubt, a scumbag.
And after taking over, he had become the gentlest male kindergarten teacher at Little Sun Kindergarten, beloved by all the children and trusted by all the parents.
No one could have imagined that the gentle and kind male teacher at the kindergarten would become a ruthless executioner outside of it.
Zhou Le spoke, "I've heard of you, Duan Chen of Sucheng. When I returned to Mirror City, I heard many sea demons mention you."
"What did I do wrong?"
"I never killed humans."
Duan Chen's gaze sharpened, and he said, "Even so, it doesn't negate your crime of killing. Even if they were guilty, the law would have judged them."
"Instead of you bestowing death upon them."
Although inwardly, he applauded Zhou Le's actions, what Zhou Le had done had crossed the bottom line of the Spirit Hunter Guild.
Today he was killing bad people, but who knew when he would start killing good people.
The actions of sea demons were unpredictable.
If they relied on the conscience of sea demons, the Spirit Hunter Guild would have disbanded long ago.
"However,"
Duan Chen looked at him deeply, "I won't kill you."
"What?"
Zhou Le was taken aback and looked at Duan Chen with disbelief.
In fact, when Duan Chen had approached him, he had already prepared himself for a fight.
He was very certain that he could not defeat Duan Chen. He had heard of Duan Chen's reputation long ago.
However, he was not going to surrender without a fight.
Duan Chen sighed helplessly, and the Thousand Illusions Pandora disappeared from his hand.
He looked at Zhou Le intently, "Logically, I should apprehend you and make you disappear from this world, returning Zhou Le's identity to the original Zhou Le."
"However, emotionally, I applaud your actions."
"I won't kill you, nor can I let you continue to stay here. You should know that your existence is a constant, immense danger."
"Now you may not kill good people, but when you receive an order, can you truly control yourself?"
No.
Zhou Le knew this very well.
He absolutely could not control himself under the Apostle's command.
Duan Chen made a suggestion.
"So, I have a suggestion. You can accept it or not."
Zhou Le suddenly laughed.
"If I don't accept, will my fate be death?"
Duan Chen did not speak, but his attitude made it clear.
Zhou Le paused, then said, "Let me hear it."
Hill walked down from the passenger seat, her eyes sparkling with curiosity towards Zhou Le.
For a moment, Zhou Le felt a chill.
She cheerfully extended her hand and said, "Hello, my name is Hill. It's a pleasure to meet you. I wonder if you'd be willing to be an experimental subject for me?"
Duan Chen added meaningfully from the side, "This is the suggestion I wanted to offer you. You don't have to die, but you must be under our control. Don't worry, it's just some small experiments; they won't cost you your life."
Zhou Le raised his head with a sense of humiliation.
"That's it?"