Chapter 1139

To be reasonable, I have no interest in this so-called deal, but the biggest problem right now is that I damn well don't dare not be interested...

After feeling the sharp cutting sensation on his neck, Leon fell silent for a moment, then simply and neatly said "Mhm."

Although it couldn't be determined yet whether there was any other evil behind the Aquarius Director's deal, the female reporter herself was indeed a good person.

Even if her resume could be forged, her personality could be disguised, and her reactions could be faked, all her reactions and soul fluctuations matched up, so it shouldn't be fake. And for someone like her, if she were executed by the Cleaning Bureau because she was implicated by Aquarius, it really wouldn't be appropriate.

"Very good."

After hearing Leon's response, the paper cutter that had cut into his neck finally stopped going deeper and started to withdraw.

But what the Aquarius Director completely didn't expect was that just as the blade was about to completely leave Leon's neck, a hand suddenly reached up and pressed the paper cutter back into Leon's neck.

"Wait!"

Leon, who had walked through the gates of hell, as if the person who had almost been killed wasn't himself, pressed the paper cutter on his neck and, relying on the connection between their souls, pulled back without hesitation:

"Since you'd rather let me go than let Nicole die, are you willing to pay a little more to make her live a little better in our bureau?"

"..."

"Looking" from afar at the paper cutter pressed by Leon, and listening to the question he raised, the Aquarius Director, who hadn't left but had hidden his figure in the distance, fell into silence.

From the perspective of strength, although the other party had some special points, he was ultimately just a Level 3 Cleaner. As long as there was a suitable opportunity, he could kill him dozens or hundreds of times within a single breath.

But it was precisely this Level 3 Cleaner who could ruin his plans again and again. Even though he had countless trump cards and had even gained the upper hand, when he encountered him, the situation would always be like this, little by little slipping out of his control...

"Speak."

Looking at the female reporter in the distance who had a look of sadness, the Aquarius Director fell silent for a while, and finally suppressed the urge to go back on his word, speaking through the 【Silver Cutting Dagger】:

"What do you want? Wealth and status, you should already have them within reach. Do you want a powerful anomalous object? Or a lifespan that exceeds human limits?"

"None of those. I just want to ask you a few questions."

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director's response, Leon secretly let out a sigh of relief, then continued to press the back of the paper cutter and asked impatiently:

"The iron doll that attacked the Wang Gong, does it have anything to do with you?"

"..."

"I just thought about it. That thing didn't act sooner or later, but chose to act when the Director went to the Dream Realm. And the only one who could possibly know the Director's whereabouts, besides me, is you."

"..."

"Don't try to deny it. This matter is definitely your handiwork!"

Seeing that the Aquarius Director remained silent and the back of the paper cutter started to withdraw, Leon couldn't help but press it down quickly, then continued:

"Before you appeared, I was only suspicious, but after you appeared, I am now very certain that Nicole being captured was intentional by you.

Besides finding a way out for her, you must also have meant to lure the Director away and let that doll attack the Wang Gong. You and that mysterious organization, as well as that anomalous object called 【Slaughtering King Three】, must have a connection!" "You could say that..."

Listening to Leon's unusually firm judgment, the Aquarius Director in the distance could only nod, then frowned:

"But I can't answer this question. You should have seen how that doll died. When I joined them, I signed my name on a certain contract-type anomalous object.

Once I betray and reveal key information, the power of other signatories will gather together, and through the bridge built by that contract-type anomalous object, they will completely crush my body and soul!"

You will die once you reveal information?

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director's words, Leon's brows couldn't help but jump violently.

If that's the case, as long as he prepared an anomalous object like a "forced truth serum," he might be able to trigger the effect of that anomalous object and directly finish off the Aquarius Director, or other members of that organization?

"Also, don't think about using things like 【Truth-Telling Balance】 to finish me off by triggering that anomalous object."

Just as Leon was pondering about how to exploit the bug, as if he had seen through his plan, the Aquarius Director snorted coldly:

"Before I joined them, I used this method to finish off two of their members. Now, under my suggestion, they have already modified the effect of that anomalous object. Anomalous objects like 【Truth-Telling Balance】 are already useless."

"..."

You damn... you're an offshore hacker who turns around and frantically patches vulnerabilities, and after downloading a movie, you frantically report the seed, right?

After tsking in disappointment in his heart, Leon lied with a straight face:

"No, I can't even protect myself now, why would I think about finishing you off?

I was just thinking, that deer antler symbol on Nicole's head should be the mark of one of the Dead Realm masters, the Flesh-Bearing Doe, right? Is it also a member of that organization?"

"I don't know. I'm not familiar with it, and I haven't even met it yet."

You're not familiar with it?

Upon hearing the Aquarius Director's answer, Leon blinked and immediately tasted the subtext.

The Aquarius Director said he wasn't familiar with the Flesh-Bearing Doe, and hadn't even met it, but they "trusted" each other enough to borrow its authority. Therefore, that Flesh-Bearing Doe must also be a member of that organization.

Otherwise, where did the Aquarius Director deal with it? Did he shake it out through WeChat?

"I understand."

After nodding in understanding, Leon continued to press the paper cutter and asked:

"Then the next question..."

"I've already said enough!"

Clearly, he had put the knife to Leon's neck to facilitate threatening him, but now he was being pressed by Leon and interrogated. Even with the Aquarius Director's city-like depth, he was somewhat annoyed.

"Just these two pieces of news are enough for the Blood-Haired Lady to protect Nicole even if I go to talk to her. Don't go too far!"

"The last one, I guarantee it's the last one!"

Leon, who had already figured out the Aquarius Director's fatal weakness, quickly pressed the paper cutter he wanted to pull out and said with a smile:

"And I'm not asking for nothing. You know, although I'm just a Level 3 Cleaner, because I exposed your secret, in the eyes of the Cleaning Bureau's top brass, I am absolutely at odds with you.

So if even I, the mortal enemy of Aquarius, am willing to stand up and guarantee that Nicole is absolutely fine, proving that she was only implicated by you, then Nicole is equivalent to being completely innocent. Don't you think so?"

( _ )

"The last one..."

(End of chapter)