I'm in the Ark, a player.

Without even thinking, Qin Tianling refused outright.

"Ok?"

Roberto Ferrari was somewhat surprised by such a decisive refusal.

He had been quite nice to Qin Tianling earlier, and he thought Qin Tianling would at least hesitate for a moment.

As if sensing the other party's confusion, Qin Tianling spoke up.

"Because I suddenly remembered that you seem to be involved in some kind of special flour business?"

Ah, I remember now.

Qin Tianling remembered.

The stuff Chen Huijie found that day was indeed drugs.

"!?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Roberto's expression turned grim.

How did he know?!

How did he find out about this?!

I wouldn't have known if I didn't know; if the cooperation didn't work out, I would have just let him go.

But now that we know, we can't just let him leave.

"The goods have been delivered, and I'm not going to take your commission anymore. Can we leave now?"

Qin Tianling asked,

There were Red Hands members blocking the entrance, so it seemed he couldn't leave directly.

"No, you can't leave yet."

"They won't let us leave!?"

Qin Tianling's eyes sharpened instantly, and he questioned,

"Do you want to be my enemy!?"

"No, no, no, it's not that I want to be your enemy, but that you want to be our Red Hand Society's enemy?"

"How could we possibly let you go when you so openly reveal something like this, something the Red Hand Society absolutely doesn't want anyone to know?"

Roberto shook his head and said very seriously.

His men had all reached for their weapons, waiting for his command.

"Should we fight?"

Qin Tianling countered with a question,

Exusiai, standing to the side, nervously swallowed.

Oh no, things are starting to get worse... Why did it turn out like this?

"If a fight breaks out, I think even without weapons, you'll be able to escape from so many people, right?"

After all, it's a gangster killing machine..."

Roberto remarked with emotion, then changed the subject...

"But is it really possible for your companion, this Miss Sakota, to escape unscathed?"

"!?"

Exusiai's expression turned very bad.

The other party is right. I am an archer, and my best gun is not with me. How could I possibly win against these people in close combat?

This is why, despite Qin Tianling's notorious reputation in the underworld, Roberto Ferrari dared to meet with him.

Because Qin Tianling now has teammates.

His teammates will be the biggest obstacle to his actions, and also Roberto's best hostages.

Hostages don't necessarily have to be under your control to be effective.

"Oh? It seems you've already realized your disadvantage."

There is an old saying in the Yan Kingdom: Wei Junjie is a man of great talent and virtue.

You must be a pragmatic person.

I didn't really want to make things difficult for you, Mr. Gangster Killer Machine.

"Do me a favor, and I'll let you, my fellow Sakota, go."

Mr. Roberto shrugged and said...

His purpose in getting Qin Tianling to work for him was to make him part of the same group as him!

Even if you can only tie half your interests together, it's still a win!

"Is it related to drugs?"

Qin Tianling asked,

"Correct."

"Will you pay me after I finish the job?"

"Yes, I'll give you 700,000 Lungmen Dollars. That's much more money than the four or five thousand for delivering goods, isn't it?"

"Qin Tianling! Don't listen to him! This kind of thing is wrong!"

Seeing that the other party was offering a huge reward, Exusiai, who didn't want Qin Tianling to agree from the bottom of her heart, finally shouted out.

This is wrong.

This is something that absolutely cannot be done.

She didn't want Qin Tianling to do it.

Because Qin Tianling's actions would greatly disappoint her.

She didn't want Qin Tianling to become like that.

"Oh dear, Miss Angel, could you please shut up?"

Roberto looked at Exusiai with a mocking expression.

"You know, it's you who led this powerful gangster killing machine into this state, you know?"

"Well!"

Exusiai bit her lip, her nails digging into her palms, a thousand words stuck in her throat, yet she couldn't utter a single one.

If... if my close-combat skills were a little stronger... would things be any different?

This situation is just so frustrating.

She can't do anything, she can't accomplish anything...

Qin Tianling then spoke again.

"If I agree, you'll release Exusiai?"

“We’ll release this angel girl once you’ve done what I told you to do.”

This is a deal, a deal where you're guaranteed to make a profit...

"If you agree, you'll be considered half a member of our Red Hand Society, and we can be your backer in the future."

"Such good terms?"

"Right? Tempted? Say yes!"

Roberto smiled confidently.

Waiting,

They awaited Qin Tianling's reply of agreement.

He will definitely agree.

This was a reality that Roberto could have foreseen.

Qin Tianling did not answer immediately.

He lowered his head, as if he were seriously considering the matter.

Seeing his actions, Exusiai's heart sank deeper and deeper, as if the worst-case scenario was about to unfold...

Then, Qin Tianling raised his head.

"I refuse."

He responded in this way,

At that moment, Roberto turned his gaze to him in disbelief.

"ha?

Did I hear that right?

Roberto frowned in displeasure.

Are you going to refuse?

Do you know what the situation is like right now?

You have absolutely no right to refuse!

"Because I find it very offensive, I refuse."

If this were in another country, like Kazimierz, I wouldn't feel such strong aversion.

But this is Longmen.

It just so happens to be the Dragon Gate.

Qin Tianling said slowly.

Even though I know it's just a game, even though I know this feeling is ridiculous.

Yet, in this city that is similar but not quite the same, I still couldn't help but feel a surge of disgust.

Disgusting!

Do you understand?

Simply, without any reason, I loathe the thing itself.

"Ah, it seems there's nothing more to say. What a pity, your angel friend is going to suffer—do it!"

At Roberto's command, the surrounding gangsters drew their weapons and swung them at the two men.

Qin Tianling only did one thing.

He took half a step back.

Protect the Exias in front of you

Before Exusiai could react, her body had already formed a shield in front of him.

"Qintianling!!!??"

Exusiai cried out in disbelief, utterly shocked by Qin Tianling's actions.

I considered you a friend, and you actually want to use me as a human shield?!

Then a black mist surged onto Exusiai's body.

The knight did not die unarmed.

If the user believes it cannot be a weapon, it will absolutely not become the target of a Noble Phantasm.

but,

Unfortunately,

Qin Tianling used men in battle.

Literally, it involved fighting with people, swinging them around like in a brawl, and even using people as shields...