[{"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-212":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},2204041,3829,"Chapter 212: Active provocation?!","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-212",212,"\u003Cp>【Holy crap, this... Miriam is just dead like that??】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It’s too sudden.... What exactly happened two years ago??】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This Ripper... he doesn't just kill, he destroys the soul!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【I fear for Jack’s psychological trauma!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Too rampant... killing a police investigator, and then two years later, using a recording to provoke the police!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This Ripper! He seems to know everything!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【He must know that Jack and Miriam had a close relationship, which is why he used her recording for this!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【If that’s the case, then we can rule out the possibility of Gideon being the Ripper!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This... who exactly is he?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless viewers were sighing over Miriam’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Following the Ripper’s case... the danger is simply too great!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing the Ripper’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police also came up with a way to strike back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or rather, to provoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having a reporter interview Gideon and report the news that Gideon is very likely the Chesapeake Ripper!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thereby drawing out the real Chesapeake Ripper!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But when Jack found Will to discuss it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was met with Will’s obstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“We’ve found a way to contact the Chesapeake Ripper directly; we want to see if we can provoke him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Why provoke him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“If we can provoke him, we might be able to force him to show himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Jack, I don’t understand what you’re saying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Gideon is currently just a rumor in the tabloids; we need to turn him into a fact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Will paused for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Finally understanding what Jack wanted to do, he said in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“This could provoke him into killing again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I have to do this, Will!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jack stared into Will’s eyes even more seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Will was also left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Jack’s approach would provoke the Ripper, and even stimulate him to commit crimes again! Causing casualties among innocent civilians!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But if they didn't do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The progress of hunting the Ripper would be indefinitely delayed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or rather.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if the police didn't provoke the Ripper.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Who could guarantee he wouldn't commit crimes again in the future?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a top-tier criminal, a psychopath suffering from mental illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How could he possibly suppress his desire to commit crimes for a lifetime if he successfully escaped the police’s pursuit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if they didn't provoke the Ripper now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Ripper would still continue his evil deeds at some point!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And in front of the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the viewers were even more shocked by Jack’s bold idea!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The police... want to actively provoke that brutal Chesapeake Ripper! To lure him out!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This almost means that the Chesapeake Ripper will commit a crime!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This... if it goes as the police wish and they successfully provoke the Ripper, who knows how many more innocent souls will be added before he is caught!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This.... isn't this method too risky...】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Yeah!! Once he’s provoked, he’s definitely going to kill!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【By then, another innocent life will have been taken by the Ripper!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Sigh.... this is a helpless move, I suppose!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【That’s right, if the police don't do this, will the Ripper stop committing crimes in the future??】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Indeed... such a serial killer, how can one expect him to be law-abiding for the rest of his life??】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Only by nipping the danger in the bud! That is the most secure approach!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【But Jack also has selfish motives, probably because of Miriam...】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Anyone who sees someone close to them killed by the Ripper... and then provoked again two years later, would be unable to help themselves!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But as all the viewers expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Chesapeake Ripper.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Is not so easy to provoke.....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shortly after the news was broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Ripper’s retaliation followed immediately!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jack, who was interrogating Gideon, suddenly received a call from his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After hurriedly putting down the interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jack walked outside to answer the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the voice coming from the other side made Jack feel like he had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Jack! Jack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Jack! It’s me, Miriam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I don’t know where I am! I can’t see anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I was so wrong, so wrong! Please, Jack! I beg you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Miriam’s recording, exactly the same as last time!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No changes whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the only change.... made Jack start to feel cold from the bottom of his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This phone call that came in...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was his wife’s phone!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In other words...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The other end playing the recording for him right now was his wife’s mobile phone!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Chesapeake Ripper.... this time the target was his wife....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was truly fierce and fatal....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the viewers in front of the screen couldn't help but feel fear from the bottom of their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a counterattack and retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was simply too terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even Jack’s wife....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At Jack’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The entire investigation team was gathered, surveying the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The only thing that made everyone breathe a sigh of relief was... there was no shocking murder scene....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Jack said angrily:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“In my house, in my bedroom! Where my wife sleeps!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And a team member was responsible for collecting fingerprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I extracted fingerprints from the phone, found many usable prints, the details are also complete, there are three people in total.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“One is yours, one is your wife’s, and another one....”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As they spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The team member started using the fingerprints to compare them in the database.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While another female team member was looking for clues on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The Ripper lay on your wife’s pillow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“His hair, or hers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But when she picked up the hair, she asked unexpectedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Is Miriam blonde?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The hair in the female team member’s hand at this moment didn't look like something the Ripper would leave behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And another conjecture emerged in everyone’s minds!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Also at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The team member comparing the fingerprints exclaimed:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I found Miriam’s fingerprints in the archives, Jack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“It’s a match.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A new month!! A new year!! Asking you brothers for some monthly tickets for support!! Thank you everyone!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1006,"2026-06-17T06:33:33.872Z","2026-06-17T09:01:43.081Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","994376958404a212b293a47bbf32082688a8343c520e52cf22f36f7bd472a209","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-213","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-211",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]