[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2203945,3829,"Chapter 116","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>Countless prisoners stood up and surrounded the prison guards, although there were no extreme actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But clearly, their emotions were already hard to restrain!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, their identities destined that the other side was more likely to choose to abandon them!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And in the civilian cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A middle-aged man slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The officer's shout came instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sit down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"By what right do you decide? We should at least discuss it first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The middle-aged man clearly possessed a certain social status outside, and his reply was neither humble nor pushy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And his statement won a chorus of agreement in the cabin!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, all the citizens also wanted to hold the decision-making power in their own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or rather, in the face of the Joker and the threat of death, the military had lost its credibility!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>*Sob*, I had something to take care of yesterday and went out, so I'm making up for what I didn't post yesterday!! Fifth update!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We don't all have to die! That ship is full of prisoners, and society has given them chances! It was their own choice to commit crimes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A mother with a child shouted and questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The meaning of her words was also agreed upon by many.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, the child she was carrying was the biggest motivation for her to take this step!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps some people could accept their own death after a fierce internal struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But they absolutely could not accept their loved ones losing their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially to preserve a ship full of criminals with a long list of crimes!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing the pressure in the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The officer was also sweating, and bit the bullet as he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"There's nothing to discuss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The middle-aged man's emotions were even angrier, and he shouted at the officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The people on the other ship are discussing the same thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We'll vote!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes! Vote!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cries rose throughout the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even ordinary people who were usually gentle and hardworking.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, they had the courage to face the military!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shouting for a democratic vote!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It seemed they were also looking for courage for themselves!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A decision that one person wouldn't dare to make, if everyone makes it together! It would be easier to execute!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And on the other side!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The prisoner cabin had even evolved to the point where the military had to fire warning shots to suppress the riot!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless prisoners expressed with agitated expressions that they would definitely be sacrificed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, their reputation wasn't good!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Both ships were completely in chaos because of the Joker's words!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone was restless!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And those few soldiers were absolutely unable to suppress everyone's desire to survive!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the viewers outside the screen felt a sense of tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In such a situation, it was really too hard to choose...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the scene shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Opposite the building where the Joker was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gordon had already arrived with a group of officers! Using binoculars and sniper rifles to observe the situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We found the missing hospital bus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That means they have hostages!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And through the binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One could clearly see inside the building across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Several hostages were sitting on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And standing to the side were three armed criminals wearing Joker masks, guarding the hostages.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is basically a shooting gallery... why did he choose a building with such large windows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gordon couldn't help but complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the building across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Left the hostages and the Joker's henchmen completely exposed to the range of the sniper rifles! Without any cover!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a clear situation also allowed the police to quickly formulate a relevant plan!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We have five Jokers targeted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Snipers take them out first, then break the windows, and one team will rappel in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The other team will go in through the stairwell! There will be at most two or three casualties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then let's go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And just as the police were about to order the action.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman suddenly appeared on the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Joker's tricks aren't that simple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing Batman's intervention, Gordon was clearly a bit impatient, having lost his reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I only know that if we don't catch him quickly, the people on the two ferries will blow each other up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"They won't do that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then the Joker will blow them all up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gordon's voice was several octaves higher, his emotions on the verge of losing control!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, he didn't believe at all that the people on the two ferries could withstand the test of humanity!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Batman believed...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Give me five minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No! There's no time! We already have them targeted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In his anxiety, Gordon even pulled out his gun and pointed it at Batman!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Harvey is in there too! We have to save him! I must save Harvey!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But facing Gordon's shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman didn't answer! He jumped straight off the roof! Gliding toward the building across the street!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gordon breathed heavily, and after a struggle, could only watch helplessly as Batman took action!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And countless viewers could also see from Gordon's agitated emotions...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had developed a crazy obsession with rescuing Harvey!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The reason was that the guilt Gordon felt in his heart for Harvey... was simply too deep!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he hadn't turned a deaf ear to Harvey's warnings, Rachel wouldn't have died!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If his own detectives hadn't betrayed him, Harvey wouldn't have ended up like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It seemed all the consequences were being borne by Harvey!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And after some hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gordon still made a decision! He couldn't let Batman test humanity!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Action in two minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Afterward, he kept observing the situation through the binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Batman used the momentum of his glide! He broke through the window in an instant and tackled a Joker wearing a mask!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then he activated the high-tech gear that left all the viewers dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Lucius! I need a 3D map!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Using sonar ripples! The holographic image of the entire building was transmitted into Batman's cowl!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman also took control of the situation in the entire building!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Channel A is your perspective!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Channel B is the panoramic view!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It seems the Joker and the hostages are on two different floors, there's a SWAT team in the stairwell! Another SWAT team is on the roof!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police were also ready for the assault! All teams were in position!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The plan seemed to be progressing very smoothly!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But all the viewers felt a hint of underlying unease!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And it was at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As Batman tore off the mask of the Joker in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the viewers were shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only then did they know where this unease came from!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Joker's plan... how could it be so simple?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Underneath those Joker masks were clearly hostages with their mouths taped shut!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These Jokers were all hostages in disguise!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the guns they were holding were just an illusion created by taping them tightly to their hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Lucius!! The SWAT team's targets are wrong! These Jokers are the hostages!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman shouted anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And just as the snipers across the street opened fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman's grapple gun also pulled down several Jokers who were being targeted in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't shoot!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, amidst the conflict, he saved several hostages from under the Joker masks!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After scanning with sonar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He finally locked onto the location of the real Joker!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The upper floors of the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman slowly stopped his grapple and landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was the familiar back of the Joker and three vicious dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And seeing Batman's arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Joker turned around and said happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You finally came! I'm especially excited right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Where's the detonator?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman didn't give him any face at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the Joker didn't waste words, directly releasing the three dogs to charge at Batman.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Go, bite him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What surprised everyone was!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Batman, who was nearly invincible in front of people, even taking on an entire SWAT team alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was immediately tackled to the ground when facing the three dogs!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then the Joker didn't play by the rules at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He picked up a steel pipe and started continuously outputting on Batman, who was struggling with the dogs on the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the damage caused seemed limited!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It still brought an absurd surprise to the viewers!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the civilian ferry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The agitated crowd looked at the increasingly pressing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They finally discussed a result!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Vote!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Paper voting!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To decide whether to detonate based on the will of the masses!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone's paper ballots were collected and counted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"140 against! 396 in favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the military personnel finished the count.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless passengers had different expressions!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some fell into silence, some breathed a sigh of relief!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone was silent!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then hurry up and press the detonator!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A black woman couldn't help but urge.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the person counting the ballots.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, said silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We are still alive, which means they haven't pressed it either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After saying this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They decided to use a vote to make the choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I beg for the support of all you dear readers!! Flowers, rating tickets, monthly tickets, anything is fine!! Love you all!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1550,"2026-06-17T06:33:32.085Z","2026-06-17T09:01:43.081Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","911eb5457ee4794f343179c53a2180b355ff9fbd5b044045f2fc91f62513eadc","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-117","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-115",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]