"Didn't we just agree that if you help me, I won't kill you?"
When Cheng Luo's tone turned cold, that sinister feeling immediately became apparent.
"If you go back on your word now, then the agreement is null and void." He pulled up one of Yu Tang's arms, his eyes showing cold ruthlessness: "Shall we start with this arm? Do you want it broken at the elbow, or at the shoulder?"
Cold, pale fingers caressed her wrist: "Or perhaps your wrist?"
"You have five seconds to choose: five, four, three..."
Good heavens!
Urban male-oriented novel suddenly turned into erotica, then took a 180-degree turn and became a dismemberment horror film?
Isn't Cheng Luo as innocent as a blank sheet of paper?! How can you call him brutal?!
Who would listen to this? Is this something a child should say?
"one……"
"I was wrong!" Yu Tang's hands were trembling as he quickly tried to save his life: "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you, and I shouldn't have gone back on my word. I'll help you right now!"
Not only will I help you now, but I'll agree to anything you want to do in the future! I promise to serve you until you're satisfied!
"That's right!" Cheng Luo immediately let go of his hand, pounced on him again and rubbed against him, her smile brighter than the sunflowers in the field. Her nose was almost buried in Yu Tang's clothes, sniffing like a puppy, which gave Yu Tang goosebumps.
Sigh, I'm so tired.
He felt that spending time with Cheng Luo would eventually lead to neurasthenia.
After calming Cheng Luo down, Yu Tang was able to get away and, while Cheng Luo was doodling on paper with a pen, began to observe the empty room.
There was no bed, no closet, no blanket, no pillow, no table, and no chair.
The only things there were were the large rug in the middle and the jigsaw puzzle with frayed edges.
The white walls and stark white ceiling lights created a depressing and suffocating atmosphere.
He opened the bathroom door and saw only a shower, toilet, and sink.
There was also a very simple toothbrush and mouthwash cup.
This is everything contained in this space.
It's unbelievably monotonous.
After closing the bathroom door, Yu Tang looked at Cheng Luo, who was drawing with great interest, and found it hard to imagine how he could have stayed in such a place for three years.
Zhang Zhe said that Cheng Luo is only nineteen years old.
In other words, from the age of five to sixteen, Cheng Luo was treated as a test subject and endured researchers conducting experiments on him.
After finally ending the painful experiments between the ages of sixteen and nineteen, they were confined to this dull and monotonous place.
He was locked up for three years.
While other children nestled in their parents' arms, indulging in their own whims, Cheng Luo faced cold scalpels and various toxic reagents.
While her peers were reporting to school and attending classes, Cheng Luo was deprived of all contact with the outside world and the right to learn about the world, enduring one oppressive day after another in this place.
This boy, burdened with all the suffering, was also condemned by the outside world as a human weapon and a monster without emotion.
Just thinking about it made Yu Tang feel heartbroken.
The anger I felt from being threatened by this kid earlier had mostly dissipated.
"It's out of ink..." He walked over to Cheng Luo and saw Cheng Luo holding a fountain pen, looking up at him with eyes full of grievance: "This pen is out of ink!"
"Is it out of ink?" Yu Tang took the pen, unscrewed the back cap, and found that it was indeed out of ink.
He looked down at Cheng Luo's drawing, which resembled the woman in the jigsaw puzzle.
He asked, "Can you tell me who this person is?"
“It’s Mom…” Cheng Luo pursed her lips, then frowned. “However, I’ve forgotten what Mom looks like, so she might not be Mom.”
"Huh? Isn't that woman in the puzzle your mother?"
“No…” Cheng Luo lowered his eyes: “It was just an ordinary puzzle piece, which the previous researcher brought to me.”
"However, that researcher is now dead."
He was in a very low mood when he said this.
Yu Tang didn't dare ask how the researcher died.
He was afraid of angering Cheng Luo, in which case he would be the one to suffer.
"There's no ink here." Yu Tang screwed on the back cap of his pen. "I have to go out to get some ink."
He paused for a moment before saying, "If you really enjoy drawing, I can bring you some drawing tools. They're much better than pens, and you'll probably like them."
"Really!" Cheng Luo's eyes lit up instantly, and she excitedly asked again, "Can you really bring me in?"
Because of the base above him, Yu Tang didn't dare to be overconfident, but he also didn't want to disappoint Cheng Luo.
He said, "I will do my best to bring the paintbrushes in for you."
After saying this, Yu Tang left the clipboard and pen with Cheng Luo, said goodbye, and walked towards the door.
As soon as I reached the door, I suddenly felt a gust of wind.
The next moment, he was tightly hugged from behind by Cheng Luo.
The young man buried his face in his shoulder, his voice muffled: "Will you really come back?"
"After we leave here..." he asked, "Do you really want to come back and stay with me?"
Yu Tang was slightly taken aback, feeling a pang of sadness, but then he remembered something and quickly regained his composure.
Ask the system: System, what is his current favorability rating?
"Holy crap! The 10 I just added has dropped! It's back to negative 100!"
The system was shocked: [I'm sure if you say the wrong thing, you'll be bleeding profusely right now!]
Yu Tang: Sure enough, this kid looks innocent, but he's just testing me.
He gently patted Cheng Luo's hand and nodded: "Yes, I will definitely come back to be with you."
"If you don't believe me, we can pinky swear." He reached out and hooked his little finger around Cheng Luo's: "Pinky swear, never to be broken, whoever breaks it is a dog."
He asked softly, "Is this alright?"
Cheng Luo stared blankly at their intertwined fingers, somewhat lost in thought.
After a long pause, she finally released Yu Tang's waist, pointed downwards, and tugged at the man's sleeve: "Then it's a deal, you can't lie to me."
Yu Tang replied earnestly, "Yes, I'm not lying to you."
Cheng Luo was slightly taken aback, then loosened her grip on Yu Tang's clothes.
At the same time, the system exclaimed: [Ding—Cheng Luo's favorability +50, current favorability -50!]
Chapter 5
Died for the villain for the third time (05)
Upon hearing that his favorability rating had increased by fifty, Yu Tang was overjoyed. However, when he heard that the result was still negative after the settlement, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The system said that as long as the favorability rating is still negative, it means that Cheng Luo still has murderous intent towards him.
One careless move could cost you your life.
After leaving the room where Cheng Luo was being held, Yu Tang glanced back at the dark metal door.
I can't help but wonder, if he were Cheng Luo, what would he do if he were free one day?
Yu Tang received the result in less than a minute.
He would definitely kill everyone in the base, plant explosives to blow up the entire base, and destroy all the data. If that wasn't enough, he might even seek revenge on society.
Therefore, he suddenly felt that he could understand Cheng Luo's attitude towards him.
Or rather, Cheng Luo already harbored the idea of destroying the base.
We've just been waiting for an opportunity to implement it.
If that's really the case... then Yu Tang feels that the difficulty of his mission in this world is simply hellish.
I wonder when I'll ever reach the maximum favorability rating.
"Beep beep—" The communicator on his wrist suddenly made a sound, and Yu Tang answered it following the original owner's memories.
"Researcher Yu Tang, please report to the main control room within ten minutes."
These communicators were issued by the base's upper echelons and were only used to transmit simple messages. After Yu Tang answered "received," he hung up the machine and quickly walked towards the main control room.
On the way, he was still thinking about how to ask his superiors for some toys and drawing tools for Cheng Luo.
When he arrived at the main control room, he pushed open the door and saw a dozen or so middle-aged men with serious faces, and the surveillance footage displayed on the screen that occupied the entire wall. He froze instantly, and his composed expression cracked.
His conversation with Cheng Luo was amplified, and his attempts to persuade Cheng Luo to make him happy were all broadcast through the loudspeaker, echoing continuously in the deathly quiet control room.
Yu Tang's fingers trembled uncontrollably, his mind filled with the barrage of "cause ccause ccause" comments.
I'm so embarrassed I could dig out a Barbie dream mansion with my toes!
What the hell is this massive social death scene?!
Are all these researchers psychopaths?!
They actually made such a big fuss to watch the replay of him and Cheng Luo doing *that*!
"Cough cough cough..." The system was almost spitting blood from holding back its laughter; it felt embarrassed for Yu Tang: [Host, you must calm down! Show your Oscar-worthy composure! If you don't feel embarrassed, then everyone else is the one who's embarrassed!]
Yu Tang forced a smile, struggling to compose himself before finally taking a step and closing the door.
"Is your name Yu Tang?" Seeing him come in, an older man kindly paused the recording.
Cheng Luo's panting finally subsided, and Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes……"
"The reason I asked you to come and take care of Cheng Luo is because your physical compatibility is 100%. He will develop desire for you when he is in close contact with you."
The man said something so serious that Yu Tang wanted to disappear into the ground: "Cheng Luo is a wild beast now. No matter how high his intelligence is, he can't resist the instincts of a wild beast."