I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 222 How could it be?
"..."

Feeling thirsty, Lin Xing'an swallowed painfully.

He frowned and tried to sit up.

But when he touched, he touched Keke who was standing beside him.

"Junior, water, it's okay, it's not hot."

Ke Ke, who was guarding his bedside, took a bowl of water and helped Lin Xing'an up.

"call……"

After taking a big sip, Lin Xing'an finally recovered.

"Senior, thank you..."

He took a deep breath and looked at Keke beside the bed.

Then he took away the hand that Keke was holding, and his eyes were evasive and complicated.

This look also made Keke stunned for a moment.

There was a sudden sense of brokenness in my heart.

This inexplicably reminded her of the look Lin Xing'an gave her when he woke up in the safe house.

"minister."

Without waiting for Ke Ke to adjust his state and say a few words of concern, Lin Xing'an looked towards the door.

Zhang Guang pushed open the door as soon as he heard his movement.

"Don't worry, fortunately, those arrows were slightly deflected."

"Zhao Wuji has already taken care of your wound. There's no problem at all."

"Recover tonight and you'll be fine tomorrow. You won't even miss the celebration party."

Zhang Guang also moved a stool and sat beside Lin Xing'an's bed.

Lin Xing'an also lowered his head and looked at the wounds on his body.

It was just a layer of white gauze.

Under the gauze, thanks to Zhao Wuji's suturing skills, not even a trace of the wound can be seen.

Apart from some dull pain, Lin Xing'an only felt that his physical strength had been drained.

But the [Wave] ability is constantly recovering.

"Keke, go check out the progress at the Operations Department."

"it is good!"

Koko nodded.

"...Junior, have a good rest!"

She looked at Lin Xing'an again before leaving the room.

"Minister, the people and animals that attacked me weren't caught? Is it because I dispersed the ghost realm too early?"

"If I had held on a little longer..."

Lin Xing'an clenched his fists, a look of regret and self-blame on his face.

"No, it has nothing to do with your ghost realm."

"This beast is in the top ten of the most wanted list. He's very powerful and can control arrows remotely. He's always been outside your ghost zone."

Zhang Guang handed the information of this human and animal to Lin Xing'an.

"Zhang Hang...B-level ability..."

Lin Xing'an took a breath of cold air.

"...Bushi, if I didn't have the ability to sense danger, today would have been...very dangerous."

He sighed with lingering fear.

Zhang Guang nodded thankfully, "This is the meaning of ability. The more abilities you have, the better."

he sighed.

Then, the ward fell into silence.

In the silence, Lin Xing'an was stunned for a moment, then slowly frowned, as if he guessed what Zhang Guang wanted to say.

"...Buyer, who knows the location of my new home?"

Lin Xing'an asked with his lips slightly pursed.

Zhang Guangze glanced at him and then took a deep breath.

"Xu Zhe knows, Ke Ke knows, I know, and Sister Jiang knows."

"Bai Yue also knows this. She is from the logistics department, and this house was approved by the logistics department."

"I know all this directly, but I only told them not to tell you because I wanted to keep it a surprise for you. I didn't strictly forbid them from telling anyone else."

Zhang Guang stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night view outside, and folded his arms.

"Minister, do you suspect... a traitor? Someone told the humans and animals that I would be here?"

Lin Xing'an swallowed and asked directly.

Zhang Guang did not hide it and nodded slowly.

"The whole thing is very strange."

He turned around, leaned against the window, and looked at Lin Xing'an.

"What is the purpose of the beastman trying to assassinate you? To avenge Taoyuan? Or something else? We haven't even revealed your identity yet, and you haven't even officially joined the committee yet."

"Secondly, the assassination took place at that time. How did they know when you moved into this house?"

"It was my idea to bring you here today. No one knows except Sister Jiang because the original plan was to bring you here after the celebration banquet."

"People and animals shouldn't be watching you all the time. They probably took this action only after they were sure you would check in today."

As Zhang Guang spoke, he shook his head.

"Except for an insider who informed humans and animals of this information, I can't think of any other possibility."

He said with a sigh.

Lin Xing'an also nodded silently.

I also pondered silently in my heart.

The first people he could eliminate were Xu Zhe and Ke Ke.

Even though Xu Zhe installed a bug, he knew when he came to the house.

But for Xu Zhe, his goal has always been to find problems with Lin Xing'an and prove that he is right.

He couldn't tolerate a person who was definitely problematic being able to thrive in the committee.

This is really hard to understand for others.

But Lin Xing'an understood from the bottom of his heart.

Because he does have a problem.

Secondly...

I knew he would come today...

It seems that only Jiang Rong is left...

Jiang Rong...

Lin Xing'an narrowed his eyes.

He inexplicably thought of Taoyuan's words at that time.

It was also a certain committee member who informed Taoyuan that "a gluttonous ghost was giving birth to a human being"...

"An An, leave this matter to me, don't think too much about it."

"It's possible that humans and animals have gained some strange abilities."

Seeing Lin Xing'an frowning, Zhang Guang also spoke.

"Minister, there's no movement from people or animals."

"I contacted the undercover agent on the human and animal side, and he said he had no idea there was any operation."

"He's a high-ranking official. If he doesn't know about it, it proves that this operation was indeed carried out in secret."

Xu Zhe knocked on the door and walked into the room and said.

"Ah."

Zhang Guang also nodded.

Expected.

If you miss the golden time to capture humans and animals of this level, it will be basically impossible to catch them later.

"Increase the security of City Light Community by at least two levels."

“Once a problem is discovered, we respond immediately, within one minute.”

"It's hard to imagine that when something went wrong with Lin Xing'an, the first person to come over was Ke Ke, who was the farthest away."

Zhang Guang said in a deep voice.

Lin Xing'an also lowered his head.

"Minister, I need to ask Lin Xing'an some questions to clarify some details of the attack."

Xu Zhe took out two broken feather arrows.

Seeing this, Zhang Guang raised his eyebrows.

"Just ask."

But he was silent for a moment, didn't say anything, and gave up his seat to Xu Zhe.

"Lin Xing'an, were you the one who broke these two arrows?"

Xu Zhe stood in front of Lin Xing'an and asked condescendingly.

"……Yes."

The atmosphere inexplicably became tense.

Lin Xing'an also sat up and nodded.

"Lin Xing'an, these two arrows don't match your wound."

"So, you grabbed them while they were flying in the air, right?"

Xu Zhe stared into Lin Xing'an's eyes and asked coldly.

"……Yes."

Lin Xing'an nodded again.

"After grabbing these two swords, you can still withstand the dense stream of arrows shot at you and find time to break them, right?"

"……Correct."

"Okay, then how did you do that?"

Xu Zhe snorted coldly, leaned his hands on the end of the bed, and asked word by word.

"Gudong..."

Lin Xing'an's Adam's apple rolled slightly and he opened his mouth.

"Don't tell me you broke it with brute force."

"Lin Xing'an, your ability is [Wave], which only restores physical strength and has nothing to do with strength." "This is Zhang Hang's natal feather arrow. Although it's not something that can be dealt with by a B-level warrior, it would require at least a C-level strength to destroy it, right?"

Without waiting for Lin Xing'an to speak, Xu Zhe asked again.

Xu Zhe's questioning made Lin Xing'an not know what to say for a moment.

"Lin Xing'an, you don't have to act so innocent as if you know nothing, you..."

"I was promoted from Ding Lower to Ding Upper, and my [Wave] ability evolved."

Lin Xing'an closed his eyes and said.

Then he opened his eyes and looked at Xu Zhe.

"The Wave ability has evolved? Hehe..."

Xu Zhe straightened up and rubbed the ring on his finger, making a clicking sound.

Zhang Guang, who was standing by, was about to interrupt when Xu Zhe spoke again.

"A rubbish Level E ability, raised to a small realm, evolved?"

He laughed out loud.

"Stop joking, Lin Xing'an. Let me explain to you that the probability of evolving a Level E ability is less than one percent."

"And even if you evolve, what additional attributes can you gain? Does it increase your strength?"

"Lin Xing'an, stop pretending, stop hiding. With your level, you will definitely die against the well-prepared Zhang Hang."

"Why did all the wounds on your body just miss your vitals? Why did you just miss death?"

"Isn't this wound caused by you? How can there be so many coincidences? Logically speaking, you are dead, you..."

"Oh!"

Zhang Guang suddenly slammed the table.

"Xu Zhe, are you interrogating Lin Xing'an?"

he asked in a deep voice.

"Minister, this whole thing is very strange. The strangest thing is that Lin Xing'an is not dead. He..."

"enough!!!"

Zhang Guang slammed the table again.

"Does this beast have to kill Lin Xing'an before you agree to your wishes?"

"Xu Zhe, I turned a blind eye to your investigation of Lin Xing'an because we've known each other for twenty years. I know you have your own sense of right and wrong."

"But now, listen to what you just said."

"You actually expect a human animal to kill a gluttonous ghost? Xu Zhe, you should wake up."

Zhang Guang said with a cold snort.

Ke Ke, who was standing by the door, lowered his head and clenched his hands quietly.

It was the first time she saw Zhang Guang so furious...

"understood."

Under Zhang Guang's gaze, Xu Zhe also calmed down.

He looked at Lin Xing'an deeply.

"Lin Xing'an, I will compensate you for the damage to your room."

"Also, I saw the list you made at your house. If you need anything, Keke will buy it for you."

"Keke, do you hear me? Just use my money."

Xu Zhe walked to the door and said.

"Um……"

Keke nodded silently.

Of course she knew what Xu Zhe meant.

Xu Zhe was asking her to reinstall the monitoring equipment...

"...Senior, thank you for your help."

Lin Xing'an's voice came from behind Keke.

"It's okay, no trouble."

Keke forced a smile, shook his head, and left the room.

"Minister, I didn't tell you just now."

"When I was attacked, I subconsciously thought of my mother."

"This also gave me a surge of strength instantly, which allowed me to break those two feather arrows."

"This should be the ability of faith conversion."

Hearing the footsteps of Xu Zhe and Ke Ke walking away, Lin Xing'an also said.

"I guessed it. Otherwise, with the strength of this arrow, you really can't do anything with just [Tide]."

Zhang Guang was not surprised and nodded.

A trace of self-blame appeared on Lin Xing'an's face.

"I'm sorry, Minister. When I caught the arrow... I was surprised myself."

"Especially when I felt that power, I subconsciously wanted to try it, and then I broke the arrow."

"If I had restrained myself at that time... maybe so many things wouldn't have happened..."

Lin Xing'an sighed and said.

Zhang Guangze shook his head. "I don't blame you. Under those circumstances, you were lucky to be alive."

"Xu Zhe has crossed the line. I thought he could handle it well, but now it seems... I need to rein him in."

There was a gleam in Zhang Guang's eyes.

Lin Xing'an didn't respond.

Xu Zhe investigated him for such a long time, but Zhang Guang didn't say anything.

Now that Xu Zhe might investigate him, Zhang Guangcai thought about restraining himself.

Really...

"Okay An An, have a good rest, no one will disturb you."

"If you're hungry, there are people guarding outside. You can call them at any time."

Zhang Guang checked Lin Xing'an's wound again, patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Ah."

Looking at Zhang Guang's departing back, Lin Xing'an sneered in his heart.

He naturally broke the arrow on purpose.

If he didn't break it, how would Xu Zhe discover that he might have other abilities? How would he investigate Zhang Guang's little tricks?

Now, Zhang Guangke is even more panicked than him.

After all, Zhang Guang knows Xu Zhe better.

Understand Xu Zhe's investigative methods and approaches better.

……

……

In an ordinary community in Beicheng.

"Clang clang clang."

Wearing a hat and hunched over, Zhang Hang, disguised as an old man, stopped in front of a door and knocked.

After looking through the peephole and seeing that the person coming was Zhang Hang, Teacher Juzi opened the door.

Although they have not officially joined the North City Human Organization, Teacher Juzi has had contact with people in the organization during this period, especially after Taoyuan's death.

After all, there is strength in numbers.

Especially in North City, without the information support of Taoyuan, the chances of survival will be greater if they stick together for warmth.

"Orange, I have a task for you, a task with no time limit."

"Just take on this mission and we'll share the information with you."

After Zhang Hang entered the room, he went straight to the point without any nonsense.

"What mission?"

Teacher Orange frowned and asked.

"...are there more people here?"

Zhang Hang looked at the shoes at the door.

There is a pair of men's shoes.

"Not much, I picked it up to show people."

Teacher Orange said calmly.

He did not tell Zhang Hang about Wang Xi and Yu Shi's arrival yesterday.

"An assassination mission, to kill a gluttonous ghost, and I just failed."

"Because there's a mole in the organization, I have to pretend to give up the assassination attempt to confuse the enemy."

"So, this mission can only be done by you."

Zhang Hang said in a low voice.

"Assassinate who?"

"He, he is inextricably linked to Taoyuan's death, and from what I understand, his position in the committee in the future will definitely be very high."

Zhang Hang took out a piece of information.

"..."

After seeing the person in the information, Teacher Orange was stunned.

Ann...

There was a look of disbelief on her face.

how come?
"This glutton doesn't look dangerous, but it's very strong."

"The intelligence I received was that it was only Class D, but after the fight, I found it to be at least Class C."

"I'll send you the detailed information when the time comes."

Zhang Hang pressed down the brim of his hat.

Then he said nothing more and walked out.

"What's wrong, Sister Orange? Who did you assassinate?"

From the inner room, Zhang Yunxi's voice came.

"..."

But Teacher Orange remained silent and did not answer.

(End of this chapter)