[{"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-234":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},2204063,3829,"Chapter 234","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-234",234,"\u003Cp>His idea...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was just to find a peer who could understand his thoughts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal was definitely the best choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's identity as the famous Chesapeake Ripper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tobias didn't know it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tobias had indeed seen Hannibal kill someone with his own eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was also because of this that he changed his original idea of wanting to kill Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Hannibal's killing method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was simply too clean and efficient!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm, or rather, so plain that even he found it incredible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps there was only one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is... Hannibal wasn't killing for the first time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also a psychopathic serial killer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was enough to make Tobias change his original intention and idea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tobias's eyes at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal was the peer he was looking for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peer who had the same thoughts, the same thinking! A peer who could understand him and become his friend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's own elite qualities were enough to attract Tobias!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elegant! Noble! Knowledgeable and talkative!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing all the excellent qualities of the elite class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was a famous psychologist in the circle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although psychopaths often show excellent traits that transcend ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But someone as outstanding as Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was definitely one in a million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias wouldn't have noticed Hannibal in the first place and regarded him as the next hunting target!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because only excellent existences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would attract the attention of psychopaths like them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was also a big plus for Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the way of handling prey was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hannibal's love for music and his erudition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly moved Tobias!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias couldn't resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And was crazy about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the professionalism Hannibal showed in music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deeply convinced Tobias!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\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 fri¨｀ end\"\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>\u003Cp>“I originally intended to kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal’s words, however, shocked everyone once again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How similar this was to Tobias’s initial thought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, these two psychopathic killers facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had the intention of putting the other to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias had abandoned this thought upon discovering that Hannibal was his own kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning instead to wanting to become friends with Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hannibal was different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had known from the very beginning that Tobias was a murderer! A psychopath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his intention to kill Tobias had not changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing what Hannibal said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias’s expression shifted 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 was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did not poison you, Tobias. I would not treat food that way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal’s tone was very sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tobias could not gauge Hannibal’s attitude for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the audience in front of the screen understood Hannibal better than Tobias did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence of his... should not be a lie....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal’s level of importance placed on food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is likely truly as he himself said!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hannibal’s view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The importance of food is far greater than killing Tobias!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for Hannibal, food is sacred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two were at a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 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 toward the front door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong Novel Group 703216220\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias, meanwhile, walked toward the balcony with a tacit understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind and snow outside the window grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hannibal opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will shook the snow off his body, speaking excitedly to Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I kissed Alana.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal gave a simple \"wow\" in response, then welcomed Will inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly not at all worried that Tobias, who had just been dining, would be discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have guests?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will looked at the meal on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A colleague; he just left due to an urgent matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without even finishing dinner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He received an emergency notification call and had to go handle it immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal’s tone held not a trace of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his calm lay a confidence and detachment that could convince anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve come at the right time; I’ve prepared dessert for two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal walked toward the oven with complete naturalness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawing Will’s attention elsewhere as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, what was Alana’s reaction 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 observing you is an obligation within her field of study, and that you would resent her for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Will’s dejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal did not shy away from anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking plainly and laying everything bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alana also served as a counselor for Will’s psychological issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, this would inevitably cause Will’s resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to know why you kissed her at that moment, and why you drove an hour just to come tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From the moment I met her, I’d always 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 now be said to talk about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private topics regarding emotions still made Will feel a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You endured for so long before; it means there must have been other reasons that drove you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard an animal trapped in my chimney. I chiseled open the wall, but there was nothing inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will recalled what had happened today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waking up from a nightmare, he had even begun to experience auditory hallucinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing as if an animal were trapped in the chimney.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking to 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 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... headaches... auditory hallucinations... emotional instability...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you kissed her, attempting to maintain emotional balance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal accurately stated the behavioral logic in Will’s subconscious, and continued to analyze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You yourself said your work is no 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 the 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 development of his condition was far more serious than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music played by the killer in his mind was never composed by the killer alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already a shared thought between Will and the killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hidden from Hannibal from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with increasingly severe auditory hallucinations appearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will could no longer continue to hide the development of his condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confessing to Hannibal could be considered unburdening his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>279955637\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-17T06:33:33.872Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","dee105e87457ab28d441e1de3516eae39709b1f365e6557767d9c3c6ed210f71","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-235","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-233",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]