[{"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-233":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},2204062,3829,"Chapter 233","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-233",233,"\u003Cp>At this moment for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps there were few people in the world who could fit his friend and partner as perfectly as Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything about Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made Tobias feel amazed and perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal was the peer and partner he imagined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like them, with deeply twisted spirits, rarely have peers who can understand them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They look at ordinary people and no longer regard them as their peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They themselves are gods above ordinary humans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No wonder.... this Tobias wouldn't mind the trouble....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[People like them must be very lonely, right?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So Tobias probably regarded Hannibal as someone who might become a soulmate in the future??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hard to understand their thoughts...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you can understand the thoughts of a psychopath, then you're not far from being a psychopath yourself]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How will Hannibal respond?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[..............................]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal must be very lonely too, right??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I don't like this Tobias]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal gives me a more elegant and peaceful feeling!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[For them, meeting a peer is not easy!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But, I feel like Hannibal has already regarded Will as his soulmate, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But Will is a police officer!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If Will knew what Hannibal had done, would he still be his friend?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speculation in the live broadcast room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, it was hard to fathom Hannibal's thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, people like Hannibal have thinking that is worlds apart from ordinary people, and the viewers are not psychopaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under the eyes of all the viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tobias's expectant gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal turned to look at Tobias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand your thoughts very well, but I don't want to be your friend\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers were stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even Tobias didn't expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal would say this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was prepared to be rejected by Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect Hannibal to say it so directly to his face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Tobias was also a bit anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you invite me to dinner? Not just to change the strings on your harpsichord, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias's tone carried lingering confusion and disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally wanted to kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hannibal's words made everyone shocked again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How similar this was to Tobias's initial thoughts?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two psychopathic serial killers facing each other right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had the idea of putting the other to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias gave up this idea when he discovered that Hannibal was his peer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to want to be friends with Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hannibal was different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew from the beginning that Tobias was a murderer! A psychopath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his idea of wanting to kill Tobias hadn't changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing what Hannibal said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias's face also changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously looking at the food he had just eaten on the table!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal also saw what the other party was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't poison you, Tobias; I wouldn't treat food that way\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's tone was very sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tobias couldn't figure out Hannibal's attitude for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that the viewers in front of the screen knew Hannibal better than Tobias did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence of his... should not be a lie....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's emphasis on food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm afraid it's really as he said himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hannibal's view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The importance of food is far more important than killing Tobias!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for Hannibal, food is sacred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while the two were in a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A doorbell rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you expecting other guests?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal shook his head and turned to walk towards the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Tobias walked to the balcony tacitly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind and snow outside were getting heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hannibal opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will shook the snow off his body, excitedly saying to Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I kissed Alana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal simply said 'wow' to echo him, and then welcomed Will in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he wasn't worried at all that Tobias, who was just dining, would be discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have guests?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will looked at the food on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A colleague, he just left because of an emergency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't even finish dinner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He received an emergency call and had to deal with it immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's tone had no panic at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm, with confidence and indifference that could convince everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You’ve come at the perfect time; I’ve prepared dessert for two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal walked toward the oven with effortless naturalness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew Will’s attention elsewhere as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, how did Alana react at the time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said she wasn't right for me, and I wasn't right for her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I quite agree. She believes that observing you is an obligation within her field of study, and that you would come to resent her for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Will’s dejection,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal did not shy away from anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Long 703216220\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke bluntly, laying everything bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alana was also acting as a counselor for Will’s psychological issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the long run, this would inevitably provoke Will’s resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to know why you kissed her then, and why you drove an hour just to come tell me about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since I met her, I’ve wanted to kiss her. Her lips are very alluring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will said, feeling a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he and Hannibal could talk about anything now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>intimate topics regarding emotions still made Will feel a slight sense of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You held back for so long before; that suggests there must have been another reason that pushed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard an animal trapped in my chimney. I broke through the wall, but there was nothing inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will recalled what had happened today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jolted awake from a nightmare, he had even begun to experience auditory hallucinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard what sounded like an animal trapped in the chimney.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will was somewhat hesitant, his thoughts in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alana appeared. She looked at me, and her expression seemed different—I can’t quite explain it, but she knew...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She knew what, Will?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was no animal in the chimney. It only existed in my mind... I sleepwalk... I have headaches... auditory hallucinations... emotional instability...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you kissed her, attempting to maintain emotional equilibrium?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal precisely articulated the logic behind Will’s subconscious behavior and continued his analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said yourself that your work is not good for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, this work requires me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you close your eyes, can you still hear the killer playing a serenade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a duet we’re playing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Will said the truth with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The progression of his illness was far more severe than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music played by the killer in his mind had never been composed by the killer alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become a shared thought between Will and the killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had hidden from Hannibal from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with increasingly severe auditory hallucinations appearing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will could no longer continue to hide the progression of his condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confessing to Hannibal could be considered unburdening his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hannibal’s face grew somewhat grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the dessert in his hand to Will, then said with a heavy tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have been hesitating whether to tell you, because doing so violates the doctor-patient confidentiality agreement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, a patient told me he suspects one of his friends might be involved in the symphony orchestra murders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the viewers were shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>selling Tobias out?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he going to let Will arrest Tobias??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... isn't he afraid that once Tobias is caught, he will implicate him too??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless viewers were utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of confidence is this??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This... what is Hannibal thinking??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal talking to Will before the evening is understandable, maybe he's giving Will a gift, but he clearly already knows that Tobias saw him kill someone!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exactly!! Isn't Hannibal afraid that Tobias will expose him after being caught??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This... is Hannibal just incredibly bold?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal is being a bit too good to Will...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This kind of thing... on one hand is his own kind, on the other is Will, and Hannibal didn't hesitate at all!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tobias would never dream that in the time it takes to eat a meal, he’d be sold out by Hannibal...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tobias: ???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pay attention, this man is named Xiao Shuai, he is a chef.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But Hannibal has indeed contributed quite a bit to helping the police solve cases!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Who says otherwise? Many clues were provided by Hannibal.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy New Year to everyone!!! May all your wishes come true!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an error when uploading the previous chapters!! I will contact the editor to fix it after the New Year!! I’ve caused you all trouble here!!! I am deeply sorry!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 287: Food is Sacred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Tobias... would always try every possible way to get close to Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This psychopathic killer would even want to kill his own boyfriend!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he didn't hesitate to expose his own modus operandi and thought process! He risked exposure just to pass a message to Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was risking the huge danger of being targeted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically dancing on the edge of a blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Tobias’s goal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was merely to attract Hannibal’s attention!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get close to Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this... how could it not be shocking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the viewers gained a brand new understanding of Tobias’s madness and obsession!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of perverted criminal must he be to never give up until his goal is reached?!\u003C\u002Fp>",1563,"2026-06-17T06:33:33.872Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d98a925ed325555b5ca7ebf46f197d2f11f26acde89d4a999362f9c55a661ade","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-234","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-232",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]