Lin Zhiming never imagined that Yasuda would play such a trick with him at this time.
Yasuda's so-called choice between two friends was actually forcing him to kill Yoshino Hideshi.
As long as he kills Hideo Yoshino, he will be truly integrated into the Tree of Life. If he doesn't kill Hideo Yoshino, he will still be excluded from the Tree of Life.
"Is this your attitude towards me?" Lin Zhiming stared at Yasuda with a dark face and said, "When I almost killed you, it was you who invited me on behalf of the Tree of Life. It was you who hoped that I could join the Tree of Life. Shu, now you are testing me in this way, do you really think I dare not kill you here?"
"Yamada-kun, don't be angry!" Yasuda smiled and said, "I personally trust you 100%, and I can tell you clearly that even if you are not Yamada-kun, you are not Yamada Family members, I am very willing to help you join our Tree of Life and become a member of the Tree of Life, but... this is just my wishful thinking after all. Katsuda Kosuke said during the final battle that you are not from the Yamada family, This has caused some doubts about your identity within the organization. No matter how much I guarantee, they insist on testing you, so in the end what you see now, Yamada-kun and Yoshino Hideshi are indeed yours. Yes, he is a friend, but he is also a member of the Illuminati. How long do you think the friendship between you two can last? As long as our war with the Illuminati starts, he will become your enemy on the battlefield, so we need you. All you do is kill your future friends, that’s all.”
"What if I don't kill him?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Of course, you can choose not to kill him, but in this case, all our actions against the Illuminati and Xu Zhenping will stop. I think this is not what you want to see, right?" Yasuda said.
"You know, what I hate most is when others force me." Lin Zhiming stood up from the ground with a cold face, looked at Yasuda condescendingly and said, "Since you Tree of Life wants to force me like this, then don't blame me. He turned his back on me and refused to recognize anyone."
After saying this, Lin Zhiming turned around and walked directly in front of Yoshino Hideshi.
"Yamada-kun..." Hideshi Yoshino looked at Lin Chi-Ming with emotion. He knew that Lin Chi-Ming was planning to fight with the Tree of Life for him.
This also means that all Lin Zhiming's previous plans will be wiped out.
Yoshino Hideshi was the one who knew Hayashi Chimei's plan, so after seeing that Hayashi Chimei was willing to let his own plan fail for his sake, he was really moved beyond measure.
"Let go of my friend." Lin Zhiming said with a dark face to the people who were pressing Yoshino Hideshi.
Those few people were frightened by Lin Zhiming's momentum and couldn't help but let go of their hands.
Yoshino Hideshi hurriedly walked behind Lin Zhiming.
"Yasuda, because we had a pleasant cooperation before, I will give you half a day to escape. After half a day, I will continue to carry out the tasks that Xu Zhenping gave me before." Lin Zhiming said to Yasuda.
Yasuda looked at Lin Zhiming in astonishment. He did not expect that Lin Zhiming would make such a choice. This was completely beyond his expectation. In his opinion, Yamada-kun's cooperation with them is currently in the honeymoon period. Logically speaking, he shouldn't fall out with them because of Yoshino Hideshi, but now they really fall out, which makes him don't know what to do. After all, a super master like Yamada-kun is in the tree of life. It is also unique. To turn such a helper into an opponent is absolutely against the principles of the Tree of Life.
"Yamada-kun, congratulations on passing the test."
After being stunned for a few seconds, Yasuda immediately said with a smile.
"Passed the test?" Lin Zhiming looked at Yasuda in astonishment.
"Actually, everything you see now and everything I just said is just a test for you by the Tree of Life." Yasuda said.
"Test? Do you think I'm stupid?" Lin Zhiming asked with a frown.
"Although it may be hard for you to believe, the fact is that the current Tree of Life does not lack partners, because the Tree of Life is now the most profitable company in the world, and countless people want to share in the Tree of Life.
A piece of the pie, and the criteria for us to choose a partner are that one is strong enough, and the other is the character of the person." Yasuda said.
"What character?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Just like what you are doing now, you can still be consistent with your friends when faced with difficult choices and the temptation of interests. This is the quality we need. Today's test is actually to see
Are you willing to give up everything for your friends? The result of the test is very gratifying. With such excellent qualities like yours, once you are truly integrated into our Tree of Life, you will definitely be the most steadfast member of the Tree of Life in the future!" Yasuda said.
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"Do you think this is interesting?" Lin Zhiming asked with a dark face.
"Yamada-kun, don't be angry. This is just an internal assessment for you, and you have already passed the assessment! I will truthfully report your performance to the people above. With your quality, I think they will definitely
I appreciate it very much." Yasuda said with a smile.
"them?"
Lin Zhiming keenly noticed the details in Yasuda's words.
Lin Zhiming has always believed that the top of the six Discords may be the final boss of the Tree of Life, but if this is the case, as a member of Discord, Yasuda should not use words like theirs when calling his leaders. They
is a plural number, so what is certain is that there should be about two levels of leadership structure above Discord. In other words, there may be another level between Discord and the final boss of the Tree of Life.
"In that case, can I let my friend leave here?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Of course. To express my apology, you can take Yoshino out of here and then come back to me." Yasuda said with a smile.
"Huh." Lin Zhiming snorted coldly, and then left with Hideyoshi Yoshino.
After Lin Zhiming walked away, Yasuda picked up his mobile phone and made a call, informing the other end of the phone about Lin Zhiming's performance just now.
The person on the phone was silent for a moment and then said, "This person's motives for joining the Tree of Life are impure. Since there is any doubt, let's find an opportunity to get rid of him."
"Get rid of him? This person is now the spiritual totem of the Foot Basin Country. If he is eliminated like this, it will probably cause a shock to the Foot Basin Country." Yasuda said.
"What does the earthquake in the Foot Basin Country have to do with us? Even if the Foot Basin Country is destroyed as a result, it does not conflict with our plan, so what? Are you still reluctant to give up on your motherland?" The tone on the other end of the phone was a bit joking.
said.
"In the future, the whole world is destined to surrender at the foot of the tree of life. In my eyes, there is no such thing as a motherland," Yasuda said.
"In this case, let's let our Yamada-kun be cannon fodder when attacking Morambique. You have to remember one thing, Yasuda, our Tree of Life will never lack experts. Maybe Yamada is very strong now, but as long as he gives us
Given enough time, masters will become an inexhaustible resource." said the other end of the phone.
"I understand." Yasuda said, hung up the phone, and then said to himself, "Yamada-kun, Yamada-kun, who made you fail the test? You asked for all this..."
On the other side, Lin Zhiming had already taken Hideo Yoshino on the car to Hideo Yoshino's residence.
"How were you arrested?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Yasuda took advantage of a friend of mine. My friend invited me to his house for dinner. As a result, I was ambushed by Yasuda at his house. Because I trusted my friend, I didn't bring too many bodyguards with me at the time, only
I hired a personal bodyguard, but in the end the bodyguard was defeated by Yasuda's men, and I was arrested." Yoshino explained briefly.
"Are you feeling well?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"It's nothing. It was so dangerous just now. I really didn't expect that Yasuda would still want to test you at this time. Fortunately, you passed the test." Yoshino Hideshi said with emotion.
"Do you really think I passed the test?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Otherwise?" Yoshino Hideshi asked doubtfully.
"What a bullshit test of character. This is just a lie to ordinary people. Yasuda's goal from the beginning to the end is to let me kill you, because you are my certificate of surrender. Only if I kill you will the Tree of Life truly accept you."
Me, otherwise it would be impossible to really accept me." Lin Zhiming said.
"But didn't your cooperation go smoothly before? Why do they still want to test you in this way?" Yoshino Hideshi asked doubtfully.
"Katsuda Kosuke." Lin Zhiming said in a deep voice.
"Kosuke Katsuda? Is it because he said during the decisive battle that you were not from the Yamada family?" Hideshi Yoshino asked.
"Yes, although Yasuda and others say they believe me, with the way the Tree of Life works, since Katsuda Kosuke has testified against me, their trust in me will inevitably drop a lot, so they need to use tonight
This is a way to test me." Lin Zhiming said.
"Then why do you say you passed the test?" Yoshino asked.
"If he really broke up with me under such circumstances, then Yasuda would never see the sun tomorrow. The so-called I passed the test should be a stopgap measure at the time." Lin Zhiming said.
Hearing Lin Zhiming's words, Yoshino Hideshi's face became extremely solemn.
"Then...what should we do next?" Yoshino Hideshi asked.
"There are two options. First, find a way to regain their trust. Second, break the pot and wait until they attack Moranbeek to betray them and kill all their elites." Lin Zhiming said.
"Now that they suspect you, can they still let you participate in the operation?" Yoshino asked.
"No one will reject the strongest man in Asia. Yasuda has already said that tonight's action is not limited to killing Xu Zhenping. They will break through the entire Beverly Manor and launch a full-scale war against the Illuminati. In such an
Under such circumstances, the role of me, the strongest person in Asia, is obvious, and at worst, they will let me be cannon fodder." Lin Zhiming said with a smile.