Chapter 234

His idea...

Was just to find a peer who could understand his thoughts!

Undoubtedly.

Hannibal was definitely the best choice!

First.

Hannibal's identity as the famous Chesapeake Ripper.

Although Tobias didn't know it.

But Tobias had indeed seen Hannibal kill someone with his own eyes!

And it was also because of this that he changed his original idea of wanting to kill Hannibal!

Because Hannibal's killing method.

Was simply too clean and efficient!

Calm, or rather, so plain that even he found it incredible!

And the explanation.

Perhaps there was only one!

That is... Hannibal wasn't killing for the first time!

He was also a psychopathic serial killer!

And this point.

Was enough to make Tobias change his original intention and idea!

In Tobias's eyes at that time.

Hannibal was the peer he was looking for!

A peer who had the same thoughts, the same thinking! A peer who could understand him and become his friend!

And second.

Hannibal's own elite qualities were enough to attract Tobias!

Elegant! Noble! Knowledgeable and talkative!

Possessing all the excellent qualities of the elite class.

And he was a famous psychologist in the circle!

Although psychopaths often show excellent traits that transcend ordinary people.

But someone as outstanding as Hannibal.

Was definitely one in a million!

If it weren't for this.

Tobias wouldn't have noticed Hannibal in the first place and regarded him as the next hunting target!

Because only excellent existences.

Would attract the attention of psychopaths like them!

And third.

Was also a big plus for Hannibal!

Although the way of handling prey was different.

But Hannibal's love for music and his erudition.

Directly moved Tobias!

For music.

Tobias couldn't resist.

And was crazy about it!

And the professionalism Hannibal showed in music.

Deeply convinced Tobias!

At this moment for him.

Perhaps there were few people in the world who could fit his friend and partner as perfectly as Hannibal!

Everything about Hannibal!

Made Tobias feel amazed and perfect!

Hannibal was the peer and partner he imagined!

People like them, with deeply twisted spirits, rarely have peers who can understand them.

Or rather.

They look at ordinary people and no longer regard them as their peers.

In their perspective.

They themselves are gods above ordinary humans!

[No wonder.... this Tobias wouldn't mind the trouble....]

[People like them must be very lonely, right?!]

[So Tobias probably regarded Hannibal as someone who might become a soulmate in the future??]

[Hard to understand their thoughts...]

[If you can understand the thoughts of a psychopath, then you're not far from being a psychopath yourself]

[How will Hannibal respond?]

[..............................]

[Hannibal must be very lonely too, right??]

[I don't like this Tobias]

[Hannibal gives me a more elegant and peaceful feeling!]

[For them, meeting a peer is not easy!]

[But, I feel like Hannibal has already regarded Will as his soulmate, right?]

[But Will is a police officer!]

[If Will knew what Hannibal had done, would he still be his friend?]

Speculation in the live broadcast room.

But in the end, it was hard to fathom Hannibal's thoughts.

After all, people like Hannibal have thinking that is worlds apart from ordinary people, and the viewers are not psychopaths.

And under the eyes of all the viewers.

In Tobias's expectant gaze.

Hannibal turned to look at Tobias.

"I understand your thoughts very well, but I don't want to be your fri¨｀ end"

Suddenly!

All the viewers were stunned!

And even Tobias didn't expect.

Hannibal would say this!

Even though he was prepared to be rejected by Hannibal!

But he didn't expect Hannibal to say it so directly to his face!

Immediately, Tobias was also a bit anxious.

"Then why did you invite me to dinner? Not just to change the strings on your harpsichord, right?"

Tobias's tone carried lingering confusion and disappointment.

“I originally intended to kill you.”

Hannibal’s words, however, shocked everyone once again!

How similar this was to Tobias’s initial thought!

At this moment, these two psychopathic killers facing each other.

Both had the intention of putting the other to death!

Tobias had abandoned this thought upon discovering that Hannibal was his own kind.

Turning instead to wanting to become friends with Hannibal.

But Hannibal was different!

He had known from the very beginning that Tobias was a murderer! A psychopath!

And his intention to kill Tobias had not changed!

Hearing what Hannibal said.

Tobias’s expression shifted slightly.

Subconsciously looking at the food he had just eaten on the table!

Hannibal also saw what the other was thinking.

“I did not poison you, Tobias. I would not treat food that way.”

Hannibal’s tone was very sincere.

But Tobias could not gauge Hannibal’s attitude for a moment.

However, the audience in front of the screen understood Hannibal better than Tobias did.

This sentence of his... should not be a lie....

Hannibal’s level of importance placed on food.

Is likely truly as he himself said!

In Hannibal’s view.

The importance of food is far greater than killing Tobias!

At least for Hannibal, food is sacred!

Just as the two were at a stalemate.

The doorbell rang.

“Are you expecting other guests?”

“No.”

Hannibal shook his head and turned to walk toward the front door.

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Tobias, meanwhile, walked toward the balcony with a tacit understanding.

The wind and snow outside the window grew heavier.

As Hannibal opened the door.

Will shook the snow off his body, speaking excitedly to Hannibal.

“I kissed Alana.”

“Please, come in.”

Hannibal gave a simple "wow" in response, then welcomed Will inside.

Seemingly not at all worried that Tobias, who had just been dining, would be discovered.

“Do you have guests?”

Will looked at the meal on the table.

“A colleague; he just left due to an urgent matter.”

“Without even finishing dinner?”

“He received an emergency notification call and had to go handle it immediately.”

Hannibal’s tone held not a trace of panic.

Within his calm lay a confidence and detachment that could convince anyone.

“You’ve come at the right time; I’ve prepared dessert for two.”

As he spoke.

Hannibal walked toward the oven with complete naturalness.

Drawing Will’s attention elsewhere as well.

“Tell me, what was Alana’s reaction at the time?”

“She said she wasn’t right for me, and I wasn’t right for her...”

“I quite agree. She believes observing you is an obligation within her field of study, and that you would resent her for it.”

Facing Will’s dejection.

Hannibal did not shy away from anything.

Speaking plainly and laying everything bare.

Alana also served as a counselor for Will’s psychological issues.

Over time, this would inevitably cause Will’s resentment.

“I want to know why you kissed her at that moment, and why you drove an hour just to come tell me.”

“From the moment I met her, I’d always wanted to kiss her. Her lips are very alluring.”

Will said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Although he and Hannibal could now be said to talk about anything.

Private topics regarding emotions still made Will feel a bit strange.

“You endured for so long before; it means there must have been other reasons that drove you.”

“I heard an animal trapped in my chimney. I chiseled open the wall, but there was nothing inside.”

Will recalled what had happened today.

Waking up from a nightmare, he had even begun to experience auditory hallucinations.

Hearing as if an animal were trapped in the chimney.

Speaking to this point.

Will was somewhat hesitant, his thoughts in chaos.

“Alana appeared. She looked at me, and her expression seemed different. I can’t explain it, but she knew....”

“She knew what, Will?”

“There was no animal in the chimney; it only existed in my mind... I sleepwalk... headaches... auditory hallucinations... emotional instability...”

“So you kissed her, attempting to maintain emotional balance?”

Hannibal accurately stated the behavioral logic in Will’s subconscious, and continued to analyze.

“You yourself said your work is no good for you.”

“Unfortunately, this work requires me....”

“When you close your eyes, can you still hear the killer playing the serenade?”

“It’s a duet we’re playing.”

Finally, Will said the truth with a bitter smile.

The development of his condition was far more serious than he had imagined.

The music played by the killer in his mind was never composed by the killer alone.

It was already a shared thought between Will and the killer.

And this point.

He had hidden from Hannibal from the start.

But with increasingly severe auditory hallucinations appearing.

Will could no longer continue to hide the development of his condition.

Confessing to Hannibal could be considered unburdening his heart.

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