[{"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-248":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},2204077,3829,"Chapter 248","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Will continued to ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was Franklin involved in Tobias's murders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had assumed he simply chose his friends poorly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal said with regret, bowing his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will, however, felt a sense of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward and apologized proactively,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, I feel like I've dragged you into the mire as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two exchanged a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal had by now completely gained Will's trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even caused the latter to feel a profound sense of guilt,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>believing that Hannibal, an innocent party, should never have been involved in so many homicides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was inherently unfair to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will had already been quite critical of these brutal criminals and cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Hannibal had been dragged into it as an unrelated bystander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will's resentment toward Jack grew a little deeper in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy New Year to everyone in the new year!!! 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 apologize for the trouble caused to everyone!!! Deepest apologies!!!! Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>[What... what is going on?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tobias finished killing people... and actually ran to Hannibal's place?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Could it be that he found out Hannibal betrayed him??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That shouldn't be!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Who knows...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Maybe he just wanted to catch up??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Or perhaps... he came to kill Hannibal??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I didn't expect him to run straight into Franklin...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Now he probably knows....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is too bold, isn't it?? He killed two police officers and still has the nerve to come find Hannibal....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is killing as simple as eating and drinking to him...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He clearly doesn't take the police seriously at all!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It seems the foreign police aren't very effective...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[With so many psychopaths and ineffective police....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What a dire situation!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as countless viewers watched in astonishment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias's figure appeared at the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large chunk of his right ear was missing! Blood was dripping everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the exact wound from the shot Will had fired earlier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Tobias seemed completely indifferent to this injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come to find Hannibal without even attempting to stop the bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tobias!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin stood up abruptly, his face filled with disbelief and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a hint of panic at having his conversation interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias stepped forward and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've come to say goodbye, Franklin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by goodbye??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin asked subconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the latter could answer, Franklin saw the ear in Tobias's hand and the large, shocking bloodstains!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My God... is that your blood??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just killed two people, and the police came to question me about the murders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias recounted the events that had just occurred with extreme indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't even a trace of panic on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was full of calm and a sense of justification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was as calm as if he were describing what he had just eaten!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he were sharing a trivial matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal's expression remained as usual, calm as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Franklin was unable to process it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him a long time to realize what Tobias was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stammered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you must turn yourself in immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin finally thought of the philosophy he wanted to express,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The situation is out of control, don't make things worse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still have a chance for rebirth! Everyone has a chance to turn over a new leaf!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The naive Franklin began to earnestly persuade Tobias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were full of sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from his perspective,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was indeed Franklin's true inner thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly wanted to persuade Tobias to turn himself in and turn over a new leaf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal interrupted him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Franklin, I want you to leave immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay right there, Franklin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Hannibal could finish, Tobias retorted in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin looked at the two of them, seemingly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly figured it out, or rather, he misunderstood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he mistakenly thought Hannibal wanted him to leave quickly, as Tobias had just revealed he had killed people and was an extremely dangerous individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Franklin still wanted to make one last effort, hoping Tobias would change his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did a terrible thing, I know, you wish you hadn't done it, but you did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't change the facts, but the only thing you can change is your future life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe you're just scared, maybe you feel all alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this point,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin's face was filled with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias stepped forward solemnly and retorted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he looked vaguely in Hannibal's direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was clear: he was implying that Hannibal was his kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Franklin misunderstood again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right, you're not alone! Everything that has happened between us... we can...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Franklin spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal stepped forward silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, grabbed Franklin's chin and the top of his head, applied force with both hands, and twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a crisp sound of bone snapping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franklin's body collapsed limply to the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, every viewer was shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had actually killed Franklin without any warning?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not a hint of hesitation in his movements!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even look like he was thinking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in the middle of Franklin's sentence! He brought it to an abrupt end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Holy crap!!! This technique! It was so clean and efficient!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why did he do that???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why did he have to kill him??!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So scary! There was no warning at all!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[................................]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What is Hannibal doing....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This Franklin talked too much! I guess Hannibal didn't want Tobias to keep talking to him!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right! If he kept talking, he would have let something slip! Better to just get rid of this trouble!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If that's the case, then Tobias has to die too!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Franklin never expected until his death... that the most dangerous person wasn't Tobias, but Hannibal!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There were three people in total, who would have thought two of them were psychopathic killers!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This technique..... truly worthy of the Ripper!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Not a single fluctuation of emotion appeared!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias watched Hannibal's actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was surprise on his face, but no panic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You finally made your move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I helped you get rid of a nuisance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal looked up and said politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tobias said no more and threw his suit jacket aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp piano wire in his palm hung down, faintly stained with Will's blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any declaration of war or preamble,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias swung the sharp wire and closed in on Hannibal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a tacit understanding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the battle between the two psychopathic killers\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was triggered just like that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal nimbly dodged the opponent's attacks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>occasionally countering with fierce strikes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, limited by the opponent's weapon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias was faintly gaining the upper hand for a moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Tobias and Hannibal were socialites with high status and great refinement,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they displayed immense combat ability at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after several probing attacks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal successfully closed the distance at the cost of his left hand being torn open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately jammed one of Tobias's arms into the nearby staircase railing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he cleanly snapped Tobias's arm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the opponent struggled to fight back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a precise hand strike landed on the latter's throat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This instantly reversed the tide of battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sealed the final victory of this fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tobias fell to the ground in pain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal caught his breath slightly and elegantly pulled out a handkerchief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the handkerchief to pick up a stone art piece from the shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>without hesitation, he smashed it onto the head of Tobias, who was struggling to get up from the floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull, sickening thud that made everyone shudder echoed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobias's struggling body instantly went still!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the floor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>blood slowly spilled out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to symbolize Tobias's life force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ended by Hannibal's decisive and cruel method in one blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to a fight to the death,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannibal was the one who remained standing in the end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the countless viewers before their screens\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>still found it hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two such elegant, high-IQ criminals\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had ultimately used such a crude and inelegant way to end everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This.... he's just dead like that??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hannibal's combat power....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This Tobias was already terrifying! He killed those two police officers all by himself!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right! Such a psychopath must have trained a lot!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I didn't expect the Ripper to be a higher-level existence in the food chain than him!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is Hannibal always this decisive when killing?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Since he's already killed one, of course he has to finish the job!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1440,"2026-06-17T06:33:33.872Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ded8ce1358182c549589e54004ab2d055f438ef7acd21044f9caa7c4b437a098","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-249","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-247",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]