What’s wrong with the dream world!

Xu Yuanjie's smile remained unchanged.

Her policy will not be changed by Yu Xiu De's words. Love, like politics, requires bargaining, and the most taboo thing is to be led by the other party.

However, noticing the tactfulness in Yu Xiude's tone this time, Xu Yuanjie nodded secretly.

At least now it seems that her general direction of pursuing her lover's strategy is correct and very stable.

But...it can be faster...

……

"Your words are truly hurtful, old classmate. Can't it be that you are both the means and the goal?"

Xu Yuanjie kept smiling and continued to perfunctorily answer in a half-serious and half-fake frivolous tone. She raised her head and glanced at the exquisite clock hanging on the wall carved with intricate patterns.

It is almost 6:55 now, and there are only five minutes left until the 7:00 p.m. Qianpeng City News program.

"Did you know that the [Priest] who founded the cult 'Real Dreamland' and nearly paralyzed Qianpeng City is about to be pardoned?"

“…What does it have to do with me?”

Yu Xiude frowned.

In his opinion, Xu Yuanjie suddenly mentioned No. 13 at this time because she wanted to take advantage of the situation and try to exchange this matter for a request.

"If you want to consider this as a favor to me, then I'm sorry, that's impossible."

"I said I won't pay for other people's emotions and feelings."

If possible, I even hope you can keep him locked up longer... Yu Xiu De wanted to say this, but he didn't say it out loud.

"Although I am happy to pay for your emotions and feelings, unfortunately, it is not me this time."

Xu Yuanjie continued to keep her tone relaxed, picked up the TV remote control that seemed to have been prepared on the table, turned it on, and switched to the news channel.

"Then why did she mention the 13th... and switch to the news channel... But I remember the editor-in-chief also asked me to watch the 7 o'clock evening news... said it was a surprise for me..."

Yu Xiu De fixed his gaze on the TV hanging on the wall and watched the familiar radio host after the commercial break.

"Regarding the cult group known as 'Real Dreamland' that recently caused a large-scale dream invasion, the Supervisory Office has conducted a round-the-clock investigation and determined that the arrested fate holder, the [Priest], was a victim of brainwashing, while the true mastermind is still at large."

"What can be confirmed is that the super criminal codenamed [Nightmare] possesses a dream realm destiny. After multiple evaluations and verifications, the conservative estimate is..."

"S-level!"

The Silence of the Lambs: Chapter 178 Habit

"The illegal fate holder who dragged hundreds of thousands of people into dreams; the evil person who led innocent [priests] astray; the evil god behind the cult's "Real Dreamland"..."

"Establishing an illegal religion; concealing the identity of a destiny holder; abducting and brainwashing a young destiny holder and forcing him to do something; endangering public safety..."

Looking at the serious expression of the news anchor on TV and hearing him spouting one serious accusation after another, Yu Xiu De's pupils shrank.

Among these crimes, it would be difficult to grant leniency even to the fate holder. The federal government does not adopt a policy of non-killing towards fate holders. The preferential treatment given to fate holders by this government, which is led by fate holders, is based on the premise that they do not cause big troubles or harm the interests of other fate holders.

As an illegal person who is familiar with federal laws, pays attention to various humanities and social sciences, and has enough knowledge to take the federal civil service examination and achieve outstanding results, Yu Xiu De naturally knows that the levels of super criminals are very particular, and he also understands the definition and concept of each level.

According to the definition of the latest revised Fate Owner Management Act, super criminals are divided into five levels: D, C, B, A, and S, which are related to the strength of the super criminals themselves, the severity of the crimes they committed, and the influence of public opinion.

Level D usually refers to ordinary people who have done some minor evil things, but after training and with intelligence, equipped with certain equipment, they may also be able to arrest the possible owner of this fate alone.

Level C criminals are beyond the reach of an ordinary person and can only be killed head-on by a small combat team. The crimes they commit are usually more serious than those of level D.

If it is level B, then ordinary people have no way to deal with it at all, and they must rely on other people with this fate to try to arrest it. As for the crimes they have committed, it is a secondary consideration... The "Dream Man" who escaped from the hands of the "Two-Faced Man" is a level B super criminal.

Grade A is an all-round enhanced version of Grade B and causes adverse social impacts... The level between Grade A and Grade B is actually quite vague, and public opinion often plays an important role in this grading process.

However, even so, if the super criminals of the first four levels are not beaten to death during the arrest process, or slide to their knees at the speed of light before being beaten to death, the federal government will still tend to detain them for a while, and release them when they have died down or have redeemed themselves and compensated for the losses caused by the crimes they committed, and they will not be sentenced to death.

But S-class super criminals are different.

The reason why the federal government is so tolerant of crimes committed by those with this fate is mainly for the sake of social stability and to prevent some of the fate owners from committing desperate acts.

An S-class super criminal is someone who has given up hope, has caused serious harm to society, and has affected the stability of the Federation.

……

Xu Yuanjie admired Yu Xiu De's rare frightened look and wanted to take a picture of it to keep it, but when she thought that her current affection might not be enough, she could only keep smiling, watching the subtle changes on Yu Xiu De's face, using her eyes as a camera to memorize her lover's occasional little expressions in her mind.

But unfortunately, before Xu Yuanjie could admire it enough, Yu Xiude's face quickly returned to calm, as if the surprise just now was just a small ripple caused by a small stone falling on the sea.

Nightmare just sped up his thinking through "dreams".

If at the beginning, he did have a moment when he wanted to run away from the Federation, but after he calmed down and analyzed the situation carefully, he found that he might not need to make such a fuss, but he just had many questions in his mind.

First of all, I should be safe now... After all, the old classmate sitting opposite me for dinner is a pillar of the Federation and the head of the Federal Inspectorate, and matters concerning super criminals are basically handled by the Inspectorate.

But if that's the case, why is this news still here? And why did No. 13 suddenly become the victim?

And why is it an S-rank? In past cases like the "Real Dreamland" disaster, which was prevented before causing serious consequences, wasn't the Federation always treating it as an attempted crime?

Yu Xiude looked at Xu Yuanjie.

He wondered if this was Xu Yuanjie's conspiracy, but he felt that this was not in line with Xu Yuanjie's style. However, Xu Yuanjie's recent changes made him unsure.

Even though he could prolong his thinking time through dreams, Yu Xiu De, who lacked information and could not figure out the reason, asked in a deep voice:

"Did you do this?"

"No, no, no...I didn't do this."

Xu Yuanjie quickly waved her hands, a rare gesture of concession.

Yu Xiu De's eyes remained somewhat suspicious. Apparently, the verbal denial of the Supervisory Office chief who had personally arrested No. 13 could not convince him yet.

Xu Yuanjie naturally understood this, so she told Yu Xiu De the whole story of the news without reservation, based on what she knew.

As for those things that have nothing to do with the birth of the news, such as the [Federal Girl] causing trouble in Obsidian Prison, there was no mention.

Yu Xiu De took a deep breath, and his tone seemed a little less calm.

"You mean, people like Ten... [Priest], who were led astray by a certain institution as children and possess illegal fates, will be given leniency by the Federation?"

Xu Yuanjie nodded.

"And in order to clear his name, the Federation fabricated a fake 'Nightmare' to take the blame, even though they knew the real 'Nightmare' was created by the priest?"

Xu Yuanjie nodded.

"..."

Yu Xiu De was speechless for a moment.

He knew that the Federation might give a chance to someone like No. 13 who had gone astray and hadn't caused a disaster, but he didn't expect to be given the chance in this way.

Damn this federation that lacks journalistic spirit!

You will lose your credibility if you are exposed like this!

"But looking at it from another angle, since it's fictional, the Federation will definitely just pretend... But what if the Federation doesn't take action, but those little monsters at the institute realize something... No, this has nothing to do with the wanted order. When the unsettling No. 13 used the real dreamland as a sign, they should have attracted attention... But actually, I do have a solution now. I do have a nightmare in my hand. If I release it, maybe it will dispel those little monsters who heard about it."

Looking at Yu Xiu De who stopped asking questions and seemed to have obtained the information he needed and was frowning in thought, Xu Yuanjie felt a little disappointed.

'Why doesn't he ask me why I let this happen?'

After all, if you ask, it at least means...

Nightmare was used to the Dominator thinking of him.

The Silence of the Lambs: Chapter 179: Shaking Hands and Saying Goodbye

Before clicking on the news, Xu Yuanjie had planned to try something more radical.

Although taking one step at a time is indeed stable, excessive pursuit of stability will actually slow down progress.

The reason for having dinner together today was, on the one hand, to place the "weaponized" Liu Liangrui in front of Yu Xiude to reassure him, and on the other hand, Xu Yuanjie wanted to take the initiative and let Meng Ye realize how important her consideration was to him.

It is true that over the past years, Nightmare has always been law-abiding and has only intervened in the people and things around him that he had to come into contact with, and he has handled them all well.

The anomalies around him include his nominal stepsister [Two-Faced Man] who attracts attention, and his nominal adoptive father who is also a very successful business owner in the eyes of ordinary people, who can help Yu Xiu De get rid of many troubles at the level of ordinary people.

But sometimes, even if people are careful enough, there are still accidents besides mistakes.

Just like this time’s “real dreamland”.

Was it Subject Thirteen from that research institute who discovered the Nightmare? Did he use "faith" to anchor himself to the Nightmare's existence? No, neither of those things. It was just that Thirteen, while preaching, had coincidentally arrived in Qianpeng City and encountered the textile factory worker.

There is also the federal commander who comes to kill people.

Although it was a chain reaction caused by a real dream, in reality Liu Liangrui would come to take his daughter back sooner or later. In order to stimulate Zhu Yajing's transformation, he chose to destroy everything around her that she cared about.

These were incidents that happened without warning and were purely accidental. There was no way to prevent the nightmare unless he allowed the ruler to penetrate deeper into his life.

The more meticulous the protection, the more information needs to be shared. If Yu Xiude shows his dependence on her, then Xu Yuanjie will speak directly:

"Don't you feel like someone's always watching you lately? Are you constantly being haunted by accidents? Why not come live in my municipality? I'll make it easy for you. You won't have to worry about housing, jobs, social security, or household registration transfers."

"I understand you're still wary of me, but at least you should understand that if you move to my municipality, you only need to be wary of me, instead of being so suspicious like you are now, always having a bad feeling, as if countless people are secretly watching you."

"If any accident happens to you, you can directly attribute it to me, because in this field, I am your first responsible person."

Xu Yuanjie understood that pure feelings had no appeal to his lover, and he would not pay for other people's emotions.

It is also very stupid to demand a response from others just by showing your love.

She would try to invite Yu Xiu De to move into her own municipality. Even if she failed, it didn't matter, because this would also show that she had the stable environment that Yu Xiu De wanted.

But based on Yu Xiu De's performance just now, Xu Yuanjie finally swallowed the long speech that was about to come out of her mouth.

Since the result of testing the waters failed, it is naturally best not to rush into anything. If you send out an invitation now, you will end up with less success and it may make Nightmare, who has not yet developed a sense of dependence on you, more alert.

Although Xu Yuanjie thought that Yu Xiu De was already in her pocket, she still paid attention to what she should pay attention to.

"...Anyway, I'm inviting you to dinner today. There's no other reason for that."

Xu Yuanjie picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

"I just wanted to have a meal with you and reassure you that the wanted warrant won't have much impact on you, and the task force we've set up is just for show."

She seemed to want to chat a few more words, but Yu Xiu De didn't want to stay any longer.

"Now that we're almost done with dinner, can I leave?"

Although it was a question, the tone was more like a statement. Yu Xiu De stood up from his seat.

The food tasted really good, but since the negotiations had been completed, Yu Xiu De felt that there was no need for him to stay here any longer.

"of course."

Xu Yuanjie stood up.

"I'll give it to you."

"Need not……"

Yu Xiu De refused, but Xu Yuan Jie had already walked to his side.

"At least let me get you to the door."

The tone of statement.

Yu Xiu De thought about it and decided not to argue with this extremely selfish old classmate.

Liu Liangrui opened the door for the two of them with a dull expression, his movements as standard as a waiter who had undergone years of professional training.

In the narrow corridor, Xu Yuanjie and Yu Xiu De walked side by side. There was still no customer in the hall, and the two rows of waiters still had smiles on their faces that were almost the same as when Yu Xiu De came in.

But some of them had strange looks in their eyes, as if they recognized Xu Yuanjie, and looked at Yu Xiude who was walking side by side with Xu Yuanjie in disbelief.

But soon, as if realizing that his gaze might endanger his life, he quickly cleared his eyes and maintained his professionalism as a waiter.

"how did you do it?"

It seemed that Xu Yuanjie had always answered questions before, which made Yu Xiu De willing to raise his own confusions and directly ask the person next to him in this situation.

Nightmare did not see any signs of being "dominated" from the perspective of the owners of this fate. Some owners of this fate could deliberately hide the manifestation of their abilities, but even so, Nightmare had his own way, which was to force them into dreams.

If it was under Xu Yuanjie's control, the nightmare would still take effect, but it should encounter certain resistance, which Yu Xiu De did not sense from these waiters.

“Use money that makes people feel at ease, and use power that makes people afraid.”

Xu Yuanjie, who seemed completely unaware that she was very close to Yu Xiu De, answered casually.

"Don't worry. Although these people are ordinary people, they have all signed confidentiality agreements. After we leave, someone will blur the lines between you and me so we don't cause any trouble."