Hearing this, Lin Cheng finally understood the ins and outs of the previous incident, so he asked directly: "If I guessed correctly, that Hiranuma-san's... ability should be metal control, right?"
"……Yes."
Having said this, Jiu Gukui also knew that Lin Cheng had understood everything. He sighed softly and nodded, his expression looking helpless but also somewhat relieved.
"still have a question."
Lin Cheng originally planned to let her leave after learning the ins and outs of everything, but a doubt that crossed his mind made him stop. After thinking for a few seconds, he asked under the other party's doubtful eyes: "About Jiu Gu... ...that is, your brother, what level does his strength belong to?"
Hearing this, Jiu Gukui didn't think much and replied directly: "It should be eight——"
As soon as she said the horoscope, she suddenly realized something, and her face suddenly changed. When she was about to change her words, she found Lin Cheng looking at her calmly, and her face suddenly fell.
Smiling, looking at the little girl in front of him who wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground, Lin Cheng didn't embarrass her and said directly: "So your brother's strength is actually eighth level, right?"
There was silence in response to him. Jiutani Aoi, who knew that she had said the wrong thing, wanted to sew her mouth shut with a thread, so how could she continue to answer Lin Cheng's questions.
"Ah……"
There was another chuckle, Lin Cheng twisted his neck and moved his wrist bones and said softly: "It doesn't make any sense. Since you have already spilled the beans, I advise you to tell it all, otherwise..."
He didn't say the last sentence, but the meaning contained in it was clearly heard by Jiu Gukui. His two fists couldn't help but clenched tightly, and the battle between heaven and man began in his mind.
Looking at the tangled girl in front of him, whose face was almost deformed, Lin Cheng sighed and took the initiative to say: "Let me guess, how about you tell me if it's right?"
"All right……"
Hearing his words, Jiu Gukui was startled for a moment, then nodded.
Nodding to the other party, Lin Cheng also nodded and said directly: "Your brother is actually only an eighth-level ability user. I already knew that when I fought him for the first time. It's just that when he appeared again this time, he became a ninth-level ability user. , I guess the reason why he has made such great progress in such a short period of time is not with him, but with others, right?"
When Lin Cheng said this, he had been paying attention to Jiu Gukui's expression. He noticed that as his tone changed, the other person's expression began to become more and more nervous, which made him realize that his guess was in the right direction. expanded.
"...That's right."
Sure enough, after struggling for a moment, Jiu Gukui nodded slightly, her expression becoming more and more frustrated.
Facing the frustrated Jiu Gukui, Lin Cheng had no idea of taking care of his emotions and continued: "It is extremely unnatural to be able to allow an eighth-level ability user to break through a large level in such a short period of time. Well, if I were Jiu Gu, I would definitely take good care of this kind of helper who can help me significantly improve my strength. But based on my recent contacts with Jiu Gu, it seems that there is no such person around him, so …”
"So, so what?"
Jiu Gukui herself didn't realize that her throat had started to become dry and hoarse at this time. This extremely nervous reaction had completely betrayed her inner panic, so she still subconsciously asked Lin Cheng.
Without answering her directly, Lin Cheng held his chin and looked at the girl in front of him carefully, and suddenly said: "As Jiu Gu's sister, according to common sense, even if you don't have many privileges, you won't wear such rags, right?" ?That Jiu Gu is indeed not a good person, but as his only living relative in this world, even if he doesn't like you, he won't deprive you of food and clothing, right?"
Facing Lin Cheng's sharp gaze that seemed to be real, Jiu Gukui felt that she was almost suffocating. She waved her hands helplessly and said, "I, I don't understand what you are talking about..."
"No, you know exactly what I'm talking about."
Looking at Jiu Gukui, whose face was now pale, Lin Cheng put away the smile on his face and said in a cold tone: "You and your brother are indeed good at singing in this play, but it still seems too deliberate to me. ! ”
"I……"
Suddenly Lin Cheng revealed the secret in her heart. Facing this situation for the first time, Jiu Gukui felt cold all over. Reason told her not to mess up at this moment, but under the gaze of Lin Cheng's cold eyes , she felt as if her soul was nailed in place, completely exposed to the other party!
Sighing lightly, looking at the completely stupid girl in front of him, Lin Cheng said in a deep voice: "Your ability is 'enhancement'. According to the attitude of Jiu Gu's subordinates towards you, it should take a long time for you to awaken this ability. Early, so you two brothers and sisters should have started implementing this so-called 'brother and sister against each other' plan very early on. Although this plan seems to me to be very retarded, according to Hatotani Kensuke's suspicious temperament, you came up with this kind of plan. The plan is not difficult to understand, but it is a bit difficult for me to understand that you, the younger sister, can cooperate with him for such a long time to carry out this play. Even if Hatotani Kensuke is your brother, but Are you really willing to waste the rest of your life on another person?"
Facing Lin Cheng's questioning, Jiu Gukui, whose eyes were dull, slowly came back to his senses. His fists that had been relaxed clenched tightly again. After a long time, he murmured as if he was dreaming: "He... he is my brother..."
Shaking his head, the other person's answer made Lin Cheng understand that the girl in front of him did not have the idea of fighting, but family affection and her own character flaws made her lose every time she wanted to fight. No one wants to live forever They all become another person's attachment, but in this apocalyptic world, this phenomenon is happening one after another. Jiutani Aoi is not the first, and she is definitely not the last.
At this point in the conversation, all the truth had been revealed. Lin Cheng didn't want to waste any more time on this matter, so he asked directly: "We will continue our business later. You must tell me now about your 'enhancement' How long does the ability last?”
"one day."
Seemingly affected by Lin Cheng's words just now, Jiu Gukui entered an inexplicable state at this time. He was like a walking zombie and answered Lin Cheng's questions completely mechanically. This kind of situation may happen. One advantage is that there is no need to worry that what she is telling lies, but if this state is allowed to continue, it is difficult to say what will happen to this girl in the future.