[{"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-224":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2204053,3829,"Chapter 224","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>For the viewers, it was naturally half-truth and half-lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers naturally knew that Hannibal hadn't just failed to save one person... just the people he was known to have killed could almost fill three mahjong tables...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Year is approaching!!! The little author wishes everyone a smooth New Year in advance!! Academic progress!! Career success!! Love you all!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Year is approaching!!! The little author wishes everyone a smooth New Year in advance!! Academic progress!! Career success!! Love you all!!! **CHAPTER 596**\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[You're being modest, Uncle Hannibal...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This... this is half-truth and half-lie...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal: I admit it, I have indeed killed people.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[More than just \"killed people,\" it's in the double digits, okay...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And those are just the victims known to the police... who knows how many there really are...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right, those missing persons really can't be sure!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal is always unintentionally whitewashing himself...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Will really is the type to believe whatever he's told...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After all, what Hannibal presents is simply too perfect!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right, Will probably already considers Hannibal a close friend!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wuwuwuwu, I also want to eat Uncle Hannibal's cooking!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hannibal's words to Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This confession was undoubtedly touching to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Will's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's image was undoubtedly elevated a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the slightly guilty Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will spoke up to comfort him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were an emergency room surgeon; these things are unavoidable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too many times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal was immersed in processing the ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I transferred my passion for anatomy to the culinary arts. I repair the soul, not the body, so no one will die because of my treatment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal looked at Will sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was filled with sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately made Will nod, believing it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While joking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will thought of something, put down the wine bottle, and said with some regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to go; I have a date with the Chesapeake Ripper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it the Ripper, or the Rippers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal asked, looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly trying to guide Will's train of thought again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Will shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Devon is collecting organs, but he's not with the Ripper; there's no connection between them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jack must be very disappointed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will nodded and said a solemn goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enjoy the fine wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will left Hannibal's mansion with some reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, he had already come to regard Hannibal as a rare friend he could confide in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Hannibal's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could speak his mind and completely relax his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have Hannibal's 'treatment.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving now naturally brought some reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also meant he had to leave this place where he could relax his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once again face those endless, disgusting murder cases!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Will found even more repulsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the obsession with the Ripper that Jack had forced upon him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made Will feel endless pressure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal was undoubtedly an angelic existence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after Will left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the main hall of Hannibal's mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the guests had already taken their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst classical music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the guests were dressed gorgeously and properly, with the demeanor of high-society people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst enthusiastic and expectant applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal arrived at the head seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the dinner begins, everyone please note!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vegetarians here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal raised a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said in elegant and standard French.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bon appétit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his wine glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal, as the host, took a sip first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And below the seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the guests' faces were filled with anticipation and excitement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they were incredibly expectant of the dishes at Hannibal's banquet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There are no vegetarians here!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[For Hannibal, eating meat is the ultimate enjoyment! Vegetables are just a garnish!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[These people all look so expectant!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[........................]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If they didn't know, anyone would be expectant, okay!!] **CHAPTER 597**\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[This is a carnival for carnivores...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But these are all human flesh!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Having never eaten human flesh, the novelty brought by this meat must be strong!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They are all high-society people; no wonder Will wanted to leave; this must be uncomfortable...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Year is approaching!!! The little author wishes everyone a smooth New Year in advance!! Academic progress!! Career success!! Love you all!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Year is approaching!!! The little author wishes everyone a smooth New Year in advance!! Academic progress!! Career success!! Love you all!!! **CHAPTER 598**\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the live stream room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless viewers watched as the guests in the main hall enjoyed themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The satisfied expressions on the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made them marvel even more at Hannibal's exquisite culinary skills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on these dishes to conquer the taste buds of one guest after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serial murders committed by the Ripper also ended without a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again becoming a cold case that the Ripper could not close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fresh murder case occurred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the music theater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corpse had been fashioned into the shape of a cello.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of the instrument was stuffed into the victim's throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the victim's throat was exposed, with the vocal cords revealed and filed into the shape of strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire corpse was slumped in a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killer had clearly treated the entire corpse as a cello! Wanting to play it?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, all the viewers were shocked by the brutal and bloody scene before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The deceased is named Wilson, a trombonist for the Baltimore Metropolitan Orchestra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was killed shortly after the final performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blunt force trauma to the back of the head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack recounted the basic situation at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Will, contrary to his expectations, quickly entered the state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The killer brought him here to put on a performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will, is it my imagination, or are you seeing things more easily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack asked with deep meaning in his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He both hoped that Will's ability would become stronger and his speed in solving cases would become faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was also worried that Will's mindset of assimilating and empathizing with the killer was too fast, and that some terrifying changes would occur!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I tell myself this is just a simple mental exercise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Will's answer was understated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get rid of the feelings, start working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, we'll come back in when you're ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack praised him, then led the investigation team off the stage, leaving enough space for Will's empathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the large stage and theater, only Will remained, facing the shocking corpse under the spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scene by scene, step by step, the process was reenacted before Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will also repeated 'himself,' or rather, the killer's crime steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cut his throat from the outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find the trachea, expose the vocal cords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I inserted the neck of a cello into his throat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is powder in the wound; it's rosin from a cello bow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to play him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to make him make a sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sound that belongs only to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my vision!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Will's incredibly perverted and hair-raising self-narration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands also touched the corpse that had been made into a cello.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bow in his hand slowly pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, a melodious and heavy cello sound was played in the empty theater!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>0 ··Requesting flowers·· 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And off stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Will's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallucination of the serial killer he had killed with his own hands, who had always been pestering him, was applauding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene appeared incredibly eerie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it made Will's face sink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene of his empathic fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These hallucinations kept appearing, harassing his sanity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And watching Will analyze everything on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the live stream room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless viewers were dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That this killer would be this perverted!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning a person... alive into a cello?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making vocal cords into strings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making a human body into the body of an instrument!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... what kind of perversion is this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this killer actually wanted to use this cello made from a corpse to perform?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To play a sound that belonged exclusively to him??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a hair-raising and terrifying idea this is!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning a person into a musical instrument and playing it!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ideas of these serial killers are simply more vicious and extreme than the last!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Year is approaching!!! The little author wishes everyone a smooth New Year in advance!! Academic progress!! Career success!! Love you all!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Year is approaching!!! The little author wishes everyone a smooth New Year in advance!! Academic progress!! Career success!! Love you all!!! **CHAPTER 599**\u003C\u002Fp>",1423,"2026-06-17T06:33:33.872Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5ab6d40f04e0e5cdb8c331e4583efe8f29999b8262481cf85d10a41c01ba6228","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-225","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-223",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]