In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

At least she has some hope for it.

The case is solved! Su Lin is the most deeply hidden female corrupt official!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 58 These are the amazing tools we'll be using later.

Lin Yue had a very long dream.

The dream was beautiful; it seemed as if I had returned to when I was fourteen years old. My mother had not been forcibly taken away by "Disgae," and the two of us were still living a simple but warm and peaceful life.

The leader in charge of the neighborhood was Shenhe, whom he admired. He was a humble man with a warm smile on his face. He protected the neighbors from being bullied and would lend a helping hand whenever anyone encountered difficulties.

The mother was very grateful for his actions and seemed to have seen through her daughter's naive thoughts, so she would always find opportunities to invite him to her home for dinner every now and then.

Shen He rarely refused such invitations. At this moment, the three of them sat together, with a small hot pot bubbling on the table in front of them. The aroma was so enticing that it was very pleasant to smell.

Looking at everything before her, Lin Yue smiled shyly and beautifully, wishing that time could stand still at this moment.

Unfortunately, the next second, everything around her began to fall off like fish scales, revealing large patches of darkness. The small hot pot on the table overflowed like a volcanic eruption, and the scalding red oil, like scarlet lava, meandered towards her.

This startled Lin Yue, who instinctively looked to her mother and Shen He for help.

However, as she looked up, their figures, like the surrounding scenery, gradually became distorted, like a vortex.

No, don't...

Lin Yue was even more frightened. She tried to speak up to stop him, but her throat felt blocked, and she couldn't utter a single syllable.

She hurriedly reached out to grab it, but could only pass through a hazy, illusory cloud.

Snapped.

The dreamlike bubble burst completely, and the strange sensation in her body jolted her awake.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a man sitting in front of her, looking at her with interest. The woman behind him stood straight, her face expressionless at first glance, but her eyes held a strange look.

"Are you awake?"

The man leaned against the back of the seat, and when she opened her eyes, he smiled and asked.

“You…Xu Shi…”

Lin Yue immediately recognized him as the culprit who had captured her and brought her here. She nervously gritted her teeth and uttered his name.

She was still quite weak, so it sounded more like she was talking in her sleep.

"Yes, it's me."

Xu Shi nodded with a half-smile, then asked knowingly, "I did some research... you must be Lin Yue from the 'Spark' organization?"

Lin Yue scoffed and tried to turn her head away to avoid his gaze, but suddenly realized she couldn't do it at all.

She was tightly bound, her entire body firmly fixed to a strangely shaped frame, even her forehead was bound tightly.

It must be said that her current pose is at least three or four stories high in artistry—her whole body is posed in an inverted Y shape, with her arms raised high above her head and her legs spread apart in a starfish shape, at just the right angle.

What bound her was not shackles, but soft restraints. The binding technique was quite appropriate, not so much that she could not breathe, but it carried a subtle sense of oppression.

Lin Yue then realized where the strange sensation surging through her body came from—it wasn't caused by the wound on her shoulder. On the contrary, it had already been carefully bandaged and treated with medicine, and she couldn't feel any pain anymore.

But the position was too shameful. The restraints made her front of her clothes stand out high, and the air conditioner, perhaps deliberately adjusted, would occasionally blow out a gust of wind, making her crotch feel a little cool.

"You, let me go!"

Lin Yue was immediately filled with panic. This really was a demon! How could an ordinary person do such a thing?

Xu Shi didn't answer, but just smiled and admired her.

Actually, he wanted to complain a bit. Was the little girl's fashion sense a bit...? Although he knew that she was dressed like this for the convenience of assassination, he had only seen similar outfits in the Investigator series.

He believed that ordinary people wouldn't show their faces in nylon bodysuits—don't call him that, Xia Wuyou's combat suit was half leather, and he had an exoskeleton to cover it up, so he wouldn't wear it normally.

Now that he had met her, he couldn't help but feel playful and took her to the gym in his office.

This support frame was originally designed for strength training, but with some modifications, it works quite well for this purpose.

Investigator, infiltration, capture, bondage... the elements seem to be all there.

Gee tut.

Seeing that Xu Shi ignored her words, Lin Yue tentatively turned to Su Lin for help—although she was an enemy, Su Lin seemed quite upright, and perhaps she wouldn't be able to bear watching...

But she was soon disappointed. Director Su completely ignored her, and she finally understood the meaning behind the strange look in his eyes.

That seems to be a kind of expectation.

……

Sure enough, they're all birds of a feather. How could one expect these villains to show any kindness? Lin Yue scoffed at her own unrealistic thoughts, her unease growing stronger.

To be honest, she felt a little like crying without realizing it.

But she gritted her teeth and suppressed her anger, not wanting them to laugh at her.

"You were sent by Shen He to assassinate me?"

Just then, Xu Shi's smile faded, and he asked casually, feigning ignorance, "He only sent you alone... isn't he underestimating me a bit?"

"...You don't need to say such things, this has nothing to do with him."

Lin Yue pursed her lips, her hair disheveled but her eyes defiant. "Don't even think about getting anything out of me. I have nothing to say to you... Just kill me."

"Hey, what's wrong with you people?"

Xu Shi frowned, feigning reproach, "It's all about killing and dying all the time. This is a civilized society, you know... Besides, I'm not as cruel as you think. I could never do something like killing someone."

"...So what are you going to do?"

Although his tone sounded gentle, Lin Yue felt even more uneasy after hearing his words.

"To torture you."

Xu Shi clapped his hands lightly, smiled and got up from his seat, slowly walked to her, and then gently placed his hand on her head.

Before Lin Yue could react, his eyes flashed with a red light like electric waves.

Lin Yue suddenly felt as if something had exploded in her mind, and she involuntarily went blank for a moment.

But when she came to her senses, it seemed... she hadn't noticed anything unusual.

Is this the end?

She couldn't help but be curious, but just then, Xu Shi beckoned her hand, and Su Lin behind him understood and handed over the props that had been prepared in advance.

"Do you know what this is, Miss Lin Yue?"

Xu Shi picked up a fascia gun and waved it in front of her.

"..."

Lin Yue was speechless for a moment, not because she didn't want to answer, but because she genuinely didn't know what it was.

"These are some handy tools we'll be using later!"

Xu Shi explained lightly.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 59 I know you are in a hurry, but don’t be anxious yet

Inside the gym.

Lin Yue felt like she was going crazy.

To be honest, if Xu Shi were to torture her, beat her or whip her, it might not be a big deal for her—although she's only nineteen this year, she's lived a life of hardship and can endure pain far worse than that.

However, his methods were quite unique... If I had to find a word to describe them, it would be "light and airy," completely failing to meet the standards of torture.

The props were all kinds of things—feathers, low-temperature wax, these things did not harm people at all, even the whip was just raised high and gently lowered, and you could not feel any pain.

The only truly dangerous thing was probably that fascia gun… After he tested it on himself, Lin Yue finally understood its purpose and why he had positioned himself in that way.

But feeling light and painless doesn't mean it's easy. In any case, the girl had never been treated like this before, and the strange sense of shame was even more tormenting than simple and brutal beatings and scoldings, making her feel like she was dying.

The feeling of being stopped abruptly at the last second left her clothes soaked with sweat.

If she had been bound by ropes instead of restraints, her wrists would probably have been worn down from struggling.

"You...you devil!"

Lin Yue was actually not very good with words and couldn't find any swear words to curse him, so she could only vent her anger with these words: "I, I will definitely kill you, I definitely will!"

Hearing her tearful accusations, Xu Shi put down the magic tool in his hand.

But his next question was strange: "You said you were going to kill me... Is that true?"

Nonsense, how could it be fake?

Lin Yue was about to retort, but after thinking about it carefully, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

The thought of "wanting to kill Xu Shi" actually stemmed from his previous obsession, rather than from the way Xu Shi treated him.

On the contrary, once she came to her senses, she was horrified to discover that she had not felt any psychological resistance what he had done!

The so-called struggle is nothing more than a physiological instinct.

This...why?

To be honest, although Lin Yue had never been exposed to the concept or knowledge of "Aisem", she was well aware that what this bastard had done to her, while not very harmful, was extremely insulting.

In the past, let alone this level, even the occasional careless jokes from members of "Spark" would have infuriated her, and had even led to several conflicts because of it.

But now she has no reaction at all, not even the slightest thought of it!

"You, what did you do to me?!"

Realizing this, she asked, somewhat bewildered.

Xu Shi smiled slightly but did not reply.