Chapter 216 "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" Showdown
Jiang Qian gasped and stood up from the clearing. He took off the rag gagged in his mouth with one hand and opened his palm with the other.
It was an ant "doll" hand-sewn from cloth.
It is also the only evidence on Jiang Qian's body, a small object left by Little Allen to Jiang Qian to prove his friendly identity.
To be more precise, it was proof that Jiang Qian and Xue Yang did not eat little Allen or his companions like other super species players. In fact, he had already made such considerations when he encountered little Allen and others encountering super-species players.
But the specific handover was completed after Jiang Qian rescued little Allen from the creeper.
Trust often requires real things and experiences to build.
It is said that this object was made by little Allen's father.
At that time, they had just settled in Ideal Town, and everything had a new look. Ideal Town has many technologies to deal with crawlers, and the plague of crawlers no longer scares them.
Little Allen's father hand-sewn this ant doll, which symbolizes the beginning of a new life.
Elizabeth looked at the handmade ants in a daze, not knowing whether she was thinking about the thing or thinking of something else.
"Sorry to bother you, ma'am, and everyone...my friends and I have not killed those people you mentioned."
Jiang Qian was the first to explain before Elizabeth spoke:
"On the contrary, we rescued the little Allen you just mentioned in this incident of hunting humans. This is the evidence he left behind before we separated from little Allen. It is a relic of his father. If you allow , I am open to any questions.”
As soon as this statement came out, the onlookers suddenly started talking.
People were surprised by Jiang Qian's speech patterns and thoughts that were indistinguishable from human beings, as well as his calmness and clarity in a crisis!
His calmness at the moment made people unable to help but think about whether what he said really made sense.
Elizabeth finally came to her senses.
She heard Monat’s whispered reminder beside her: “Continue the ceremony!”
Elizabeth looked at the angry, confused, or curious humans. The emotions that everyone had gathered had been dispersed by Jiang Qian's few words. Forcibly continuing the ceremony now might be counterproductive!
A leader who can unite people with his charisma cannot achieve his goal at the expense of losing people's hearts. This is not a good deal.
Jiang Qian also understands this.
He put his hands together very cooperatively and held up the ant doll to show that he would not attack rashly.
"Although the devil is the best at bewitching, I will give you a chance to defend yourself. Because any bewitchment or deception will have no place to hide under the strong belief of Ideal Town."
Elizabeth, the leader, displayed a calm demeanor.
The entire atmosphere in the empty field has changed!
Their love for the leader deepened even more, and they deeply admired the brilliance and confidence that she constantly exuded.
She always makes decisions that satisfy most people: a decision that satisfies the curiosity of many people.
But Jiang Qian knew how many bad hints the other party had made in his short words: devil, deception, and the ability to confuse...
This sophisticated leader retreated in order to advance. On the surface, he was given a chance to defend himself, but in fact, he planted a hint in everyone's mind that "he was lying."
People who can react and respond like this in a short period of time are really difficult to deal with. Fortunately, I did not "eat people"... Jiang Qian thought of the "trial" level he passed when he first experienced the "Whispers of the Inner Demon" copy.
Jiang Qian even had reason to wonder whether this outstanding "leader" had given other subtle hints to the residents behind his back that he didn't know, so that the "cognition" of the entire Ideal Town residents became more and more synchronized. This will make it easier for her to manipulate her emotions.
All in all, the current situation is not optimistic. "However, since you can prove your innocence, can you allow us to tie your hands again? This will make our residents afraid."
Elizabeth's tone was soft, as if she was discussing with Jiang Qian:
"I guarantee you as the leader of Ideal Town that we will not harm your lives until we are sure that you are guilty."
"I think you understand me, right?"
She was completely unrushed, completely sincere and irresistible.
This feeling of meeting an opponent in chess made Jiang Qian faintly excited.
If I refuse now, she will have reason to escalate the problem and divert everyone's attention by saying she has a "guilty conscience" or "is waiting for an opportunity to kill"! And then execute us all in one go... Jiang Qian quickly made a mental calculation.
He looked down at the semi-conscious Xue Yang, swallowed his saliva, and nodded in agreement:
"Okay."
"Monat." Elizabeth looked at Jiang Qian with a faint smile of approval.
Monat, who was waiting nearby, immediately led people into the iron fence, and countless black guns were pointed at Jiang Qian...
A few minutes later, Jiang Qian's hands were tied again.
"Okay, you can continue."
Elizabeth's tone was always gentle and calm.
"Okay, maybe this story sounds a little hard to believe. But I don't want to deceive you."
Jiang Qian began to tell, to be precise, it was a "showdown":
"First of all, my companions and I are not the infected people you call us. We are humans from another normal world that has not yet experienced a disaster."
"But we are not actually a normal group of people. There, we are called 'super-species players' because of our extraordinary talents..."
Once this "setting" was thrown out, both the onlookers and the leaders standing in front of the academic building were shocked to varying degrees!
Especially Elizabeth, she expected Jiang Qian's various quibbling lines, but she never expected this incredible version!
Beautify "infected variants" into "extraordinary talents"?
Calling the "ordeal" they are experiencing as a "copy game"?
This is so unbelievable...she can't even defeat the opponent with normal logic!
But this did not prevent her from sincerely admiring Jiang Qian: his expression and tone when telling the story, including his level of concentration, and all the details revealed in the process were so real that she almost believed the story!
Is this what the new variant is capable of? Possessing a strong obsession like a mental patient, he can even achieve self-consistency in logic... Elizabeth's expression was stiff and she felt deep in her heart.
Jiang Qian, who was in the center of the iron grid, was still telling the story.
After introducing the background of him and Xue Yang, he used a calm, low and convincing tone to describe the process of his and Xue Yang's encounter with Little Allen, and the process of meeting and confronting the player in black trench coat, using time as the line. Including the reasons for taking away the weapons and cloaks of the deceased, and the reasons for the separation of little Allen.
Since the copy itself did not impose any restrictions on his explanation prompts, he encountered almost no obstacles during the showdown.
When he calmly concluded his story and put forward his demands, many onlookers and militiamen had not yet recovered from "this incredible story."
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PS:
Typos and flaws will be corrected first.
(End of chapter)