I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 170 Who said the Siege Division would be disbanded?
"Brother Xu... Lin Xing'an... who is he..."

After leaving the building where the safe house was located, Keke couldn't help but ask.

Until now, she still doesn't know what secrets Lin Xing'an has.

Zhao Wuji on the side also looked at Xu Zhe.

But Xu Zhe didn't answer, instead he asked, "Xiao Ke, have you heard of Yu Yu?"

He asked calmly.

"Yu Yu..."

Keke muttered the name silently, then frowned and shook his head.

"Xiao Ke, since the establishment of the committee, what are the Class A abilities we have activated?"

Xu Zhe asked again.

"【Destiny】, 【Eternal Life】, 【Life】, 【Command】, 【Nothingness】, 【Precognition】, and... 【Mind Reading】."

Keke said these abilities in the order they appeared.

These are also all the Class A abilities currently mastered by the Tao Gui Fang.

Humans, on the other hand, only master three.

If you count the Class A ability that seemed to be related to time that Xu Zhe accidentally heard twelve years ago, that would be four.

But after so many years, Xu Zhe never heard of this ability again.

"Who owns this ability called [Command]?"

"This... should be someone from the Shrine, right? At least not from the Siege Division, nor from the Coordination Division. As for the Seven Committee members... they probably aren't either."

Ke Ke was stunned and said.

As long as one possesses Class A capabilities, even if he has no background or backing, his status in the committee will not be too low.

Their information is not something that a mere director of the Archives Department of the Siege and Killing Department like Ke Ke could know.

"Brother Xu, could it be that Lin Xing'an is related to the Class A ability? Does he have dual abilities?"

Seeing that Xu Zhe didn't say anything again, Ke Ke couldn't help but ask.

But Xu Zhe shook his head.

"I can only say... Lin Xing'an alone now holds the fate of our entire siege unit in his hands."

"No matter what happens in the future, Lin Xing'an will always have a seat on the committee. His future is promising."

Xu Zhe said quietly.

"That's it..."

Koko nodded.

I don't know why, but my heart is a little complicated...

I felt happy for Lin Xing'an, after all, Xu Zhe said so.

But some...

Keke lowered his eyes.

Deep down, for some reason, I actually hoped that Lin Xing'an wouldn't be so powerful...

At least, don't be better than her...

"Xiao Ke, wait until Lin Xing'an joins the committee...how about you confess your feelings to him?"

Xu Zhe suddenly said.

"Ah... ah?"

Keke was stunned and didn't react at first.

"A new round is coming soon. No matter how the new human and livestock allocation policy changes, the fact that only couples are eligible for allocation cannot change."

"You need a partner, and Lin Xing'an needs one too. You're interested in him, and he... is somewhat interested in you as well."

"If you confess your feelings to him and break through this window paper, he won't refuse."

Xu Zhe glanced at Keke and said calmly.

Keke's face just turned slightly red, and he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he remained silent and did not deny it.

"And...Keke, the only person I can trust is you."

"I still feel like there's something wrong with Lin Xing'an."

"So, I need one of my people to monitor Lin Xing'an, is that okay?"

After Xu Zhe finished speaking, without waiting for Ke Ke to answer, Zhao Wuji on the side spoke hesitantly.

"Old Xu, this Lin Xing'an has his mother's protection, and secondly, the minister is also related to him. Is it inappropriate for you to be suspicious of him?"

He said with a frown.

But Xu Zhe pinched his brows and shook his head.

"I know, I know my suspicions are unfounded, but..."

"I just thought of a possibility."

Xu Zhe and his companions had already walked outside.

In the biting cold wind, he sighed softly and exhaled a string of white frost.

"What's the possibility?"

"The possibility of Taoyuan doing this."

Xu Zhe rubbed the ring on his finger.

"It's the same question again. If Taoyuan's goal was to kill Lin Xing'an, then why did he go through so much trouble?"

“I couldn’t figure out the answer, but I brought in Taoyuan’s perspective.”

"Is it possible... that Taoyuan and Lin Xing'an are in the same group?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhao Wuji and Ke Ke both showed an expression of... speechlessness on their faces.

"... Lao Xu, this is totally impossible, this..."

Zhao Wuji said after a long silence.

"No, no, no, it's possible."

Xu Zhe interrupted Zhao Wuji directly, "Lin Xing'an, it could be a human or an animal."

A gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Lao Xu, you've gone a little crazy."

"I examined Lin Xing'an, and Ke Ke also saw Lin Xing'an release the ghost domain with his own eyes, and you heard it too."

"And Lin Xing'an has his mother's protection."

"I would rather believe that Taoyuan is a gluttonous ghost than say that Lin Xing'an is a beast."

Zhao Wuji shrank his neck in the cold wind carrying snowflakes.

"Old Zhao, what would happen if Mother's blessing were given to humans and animals? Could it release the ghost realm? Could it transform humans and animals into us?"

"So, let's assume that Lin Xing'an was a human-beast, and that he became a gluttonous ghost after receiving his mother's blessing, and Taoyuan knew this."

"Then all of this in Taoyuan is to insert Lin Xing'an into our Taogui..."

Xu Zhe's breathing became faster and faster.

The rings on the fingers also made crisp sounds.

"Lao Xu, your old problem has come back again."

"Let's not even talk about whether the Minister would make such a mistake. How could you even doubt your mother?"

"How could Mother possibly give shelter to a human or an animal?"

A look of piety appeared on Zhao Wuji's face.

"Old Zhao, do you remember the sacrifice in Nancheng twelve years ago? Something went wrong during that sacrifice."

"The sacrificer died inexplicably, but the new sacrificer did not offer any sacrifice."

"This proves that even Mother can make mistakes, doesn't it?"

Xu Zhe's words made Zhao Wuji and Ke Ke's faces turn pale.

And it seemed that he realized that the words seemed a bit too bold, and Xu Zhe also shivered in the cold wind.

There was a silence among the three of them.

"Okay, I was overthinking it. Actually, no matter how you look at it, there's nothing wrong with Lin Xing'an."

"But I just... well..."

After a long time, Xu Zhe shook his head and said, "Old Zhao, please prescribe some medicine for me. The same prescription as before will do. I need to get a good night's sleep before taking action."

He rubbed his brows, his tone full of fatigue.

Zhao Wuji also nodded.

"Lao Xu, in addition to taking medicine, I suggest you come to me when you have time and I can give you acupuncture."

"You're too nervous."

His eyes turned red and he glanced at Xu Zhe's body.

Suspicion is Xu Zhe's character, and it was also a major reason why he was able to sit in the position of deputy director of the Siege Department at that time.

But twelve years ago, ever since he heard about the use of that Class A time ability but couldn't find the person, this suspicion became a bit of a dead end.

The behavior is becoming more extreme and incomprehensible.

This ultimately led to Xu Zhe being demoted directly from deputy minister to director of the operations department.

This was also the reason why Zhang Guang wanted Xu Zhe to hear for himself if there was anything wrong with Lin Xing'an...

Although Xu Zhe now says that Lin Xing'an is fine.

But Zhao Wuji understood Xu Zhe. If he didn't solve the problem in his heart, if he didn't solve his "sixth sense that there was something wrong with Lin Xing'an", he would not stop doubting... "Xiao Ke, I still suggest that you reconsider your relationship with Lin Xing'an."

"First, your ages are suitable. Second, Lin Xing'an's identity is not simple. He will become a great man in the future. Third, his personality is also suitable."

"Finally... I still hope you can help keep an eye on Lin Xing'an for me."

After Xu Zhe finished speaking, he also smiled.

"it is good……"

Koko nodded.

She hid her head under her clothes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and I don’t know what she was thinking.

After that, no one spoke.

When Xu Zhe was about to reach the office building of the Siege and Killing Department, his ears suddenly moved.

"……Um?"

He stopped and a strange look crossed his face.

"Hurry up and pack up, the siege team will be disbanded soon..."

"Then are we going to merge directly into the Coordination Department?"

"That would be better..."

"How dare the Minister issue such a military order..."

"Eliminate Taoyuan in a week... How is that possible..."

"It would be better to just eliminate me..."

"I guess the cat messed with my mind this morning..."

"Ah, let's disband as soon as possible and establish good relations with the people in the coordination department..."

The more Xu Zhe listened, the darker his face became.

He sneered angrily and strode into the office building.

Ke Ke and Zhao Wuji behind also hurried to catch up.

As soon as they returned, everyone who had been whispering just now fell silent in an instant.

They all pretended nothing had happened and were busy with their own work.

"I just heard everything. Who said the Siege Division was going to be disbanded?"

Xu Zhe clapped his hands in the hall and said with a cold snort.

And everyone's faces changed at once.

The entire building fell silent in an instant.

For a moment no one dared to answer.

"Everyone has heard about the minister's military order, right?"

"I know what everyone is thinking right now, and I also know what the Coordination Department is like right now."

"But now, I can tell you clearly that Taoyuan will die within a week!"

Xu Zhe did not make things difficult for the person who just said that the siege unit should be disbanded.

He swept his eyes over everyone's faces and spoke in a resounding voice.

Ke Ke and Zhao Wuji behind them frowned at the same time.

They had been staying in the safe house with Lin Xing'an the entire time, completely unaware of what was happening outside...

Bai Yue, who was standing by, seemed to have noticed the two people's doubts and handed them an internal newsletter of the committee.

"..."

After seeing the above content, Keke's pupils trembled slightly.

The seven committee members testified that the siege and killing team could not completely eliminate Taoyuan within a week, and the entire siege and killing team... was disbanded.

"We've all been in the Siege Division for so long, and everyone knows Chief Zhang's style."

"This military order, everyone thinks it's impossible, right? But it was issued by the Minister, which means he's absolutely confident!"

Xu Zhe paused and his voice softened a little.

"I know everyone is feeling frustrated right now. It's hard to catch many people or animals out there at this time of year."

"Those old men in the coordination department sit in their offices all day, eating sunflower seeds, pointing fingers at the data in the reports, and saying we haven't done anything."

"It's this group of people, the people and animals that are causing trouble. It's our siege department's fault."

"We killed humans and animals, but they said they were so weak, how could killing them be considered a credit?"

"What's most infuriating is, brothers, we worked so hard to round up people and animals, but in the end, whether we can keep them alive depends entirely on them."

"Is this fucking fair?"

Xu Zhe spread out his hands, looked around and asked.

"unfair!"

I don’t know who shouted!
Then the entire office building began to echo.

"It's not fair. Yes, it's not fair at all, and the Coordination Department knows it too!"

"So they are downplaying the people and animals we captured, belittling our achievements, using PUA on us, and exaggerating the story of Utopia."

"Why do they exaggerate Taoyuan? Why do they put Taoyuan first on the bounty list?"

Xu Zhe pointed to the bounty list for people and animals on the wall.

"Because we can't find the paradise, that's why they do this."

"The people and animals we can kill are all garbage and waste. The people and animals we can't kill are awesome and powerful."

"Anyway, no matter what happens, our siege unit has no merit. We are all lazy and dispensable!"

“Public opinion is in their hands.”

"They even secretly tripped up the minister and restrained him, making him feel like he was stuck in a quagmire and couldn't move forward."

"But in this case, the minister has already located the Taoyuan host."

Xu Zhe took a deep breath and said.

This time, excitement appeared on everyone's face.

"Didn't the Coordination Department boast that Taoyuan was invincible?"

"Didn't the Coordination Department boast that Taoyuan was invincible?"

"Didn't the Coordination Department set the reward for killing Taoyuan so high?"

"Didn't the Coordination Department say that our Encirclement and Killing Department is nothing?"

"Well, then let's kill Taoyuan right now! Smash their mouths! Show them! Let them see the strength of our siege unit!"

"Let's see what those people in the Coordination Department can say after we kill Taoyuan this time!"

Xu Zhe's ghost domain suddenly bloomed.

This made his voice instantly full of infectiousness!

"Brothers, this week is the only one! Taoyuan must die! I said so! The Minister said so!"

"We did it, and the credit goes to everyone!"

"I can't do that, the blame is mine!"

"I promise! Everyone will still have a job on the committee and receive all the benefits!"

Xu Zhe panted and spoke word by word.

"Brothers, this is a fight to the death!"

"It exploded with those people from the Coordination Department!"

"The military order is here. Let's see if they dare to make any secret attempts to trip us up."

"Let them laugh now, because we will be the ones laughing last!"

"Everyone, don't worry! If the sky falls, the minister will hold it up!"

He waved his fist with full momentum!

And everyone who was just saying that the siege unit was going to be disbanded, now seemed to have their blood ignited, and their faces were flushed in the ghost realm!

"It's one o'clock in the afternoon now. Everyone has worked hard during this period. I will give you half a day off. You can still receive your salary!"

"But tomorrow morning at 8:30! Everyone, get here on time. Let's take care of Taoyuan together! Take care of the people and animals!"

Xu Zhe pointed to the time and said!

And there was a look of joy on everyone's face!
"The director is awesome!"

"The Siege and Killing Division is awesome!"

The applause and cheers were thunderous in an instant!

Xu Zhe also nodded and said nothing more.

"Lao Xu, does the Minister really know the location of the Taoyuan host?"

After returning to the office, Zhao Wuji asked in a low voice.

"The minister doesn't know, but Lin Xing'an knows."

Xu Zhe took a sip of water and looked out the window.

"...Lin Xing'an? Him? Are you sure? Is this why Taoyuan wants to kill him?"

"Ha ha……"

Xu Zhe shook his head and sighed.

"Not sure, let's hope so. Let's wait for news from the minister."

(End of this chapter)