Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Yes, isn't this the fate of an assassin?

He was killed in a mishap during a mission.

Moreover, for assassins like them who obey the orders of the Business Federation, it's possible that even if she were killed in public, it wouldn't make the news.

Because the existence of the Unarmored Alliance is an open secret in Kazimierz.

Ha ha.

Platinum regretted it once again. Why did he impulsively join this organization with no future?

Although this regret has crossed her mind countless times, it doesn't stop her from regretting it again now.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Xia Yu looked at Bai Jin, whose expression was complicated, and gave a polite smile, saying, "Didn't you say you hadn't eaten yet? Why aren't you eating?"

Upon hearing this, Platinum gave a complicated smile.

why do not you eat?

This is a good question.

Of course I'm not in the mood to eat!

Who knows what will happen to me after you finish eating?

Are you really that kind and compassionate to let me off the hook?

As he watched the steak in front of him slowly disappear, Platinum seemed to see the countdown to his own life ending.

When he finishes eating, that will probably be the end of my life.

Who could possibly eat under these circumstances!

Platinum couldn't figure out why the person in front of him would let him go.

After all, they were from the Unarmored Alliance...

A killer in the dark.

He's already killed so many Unarmored Alliance assassins, so why would he be afraid of someone as lowly as a Platinum?

They might just kill him after they finish eating.

The Unarmored Alliance will definitely be able to find out who did it.

However, once they survey the scene at the infected camp and discover that their twenty-odd subordinates had died instantly without any resistance, it becomes questionable whether Qingjin and Xuantie would dare to avenge their men.

You don't even need to think about Platinum to know the outcome.

If a scapegoat dies, just replace it with another one.

It's not worth offending such a powerful person.

Perhaps those two blue-gold clowns will have to shamelessly go find the person in front of them and apologize.

After all, for Xuan Tie, Bai Jin is a tool, while Qing Jin is a high-level tool.

When the time comes, it may not be impossible to abandon it.

Yes, this world is indeed ironic.

Faced with his doubts, Platinum forced a smile.

"I...I'm not very hungry."

“Oh, this can’t go on,” Xia Yu shook her head upon hearing this. “Food is essential for life. You’ll get hungry if you skip a meal.”

"How can you skip dinner?"

He had a very warm smile on his face. "Hey, are you afraid this will be your last supper?"

Upon hearing this, Platinum's already unpleasant smile froze on his face.

You know that too?

Who wouldn't be afraid of that!

"Don't worry," Xia Yu comforted her, "Since you came out of that place alive, I definitely won't let you die here."

"Otherwise, who's going to pay the bill later!"

Upon hearing this, Platinum's stiff smile completely crumbled.

So you're saying you won't lay a hand on me until I pay the bill?

Am I only here to pay for your dinner?

Platinum's entire body was tense, his hands gripping the longbow tightly.

If I don't get angry, I can't beat him. If I don't get angry, I can't beat him...

"Hey, don't look so sad," Xia Yu shook her head again when she saw this. "If someone who doesn't know the situation sees this, they'll probably think I'm bullying you."

Don't you?

Platinum wanted to stand up and yell those words at him in the face.

But our strength doesn't allow it.

She took a few deep breaths and finally slumped into her seat.

They've completely given up.

"Kill me if you want," she said defiantly. "What's the point of teasing me like this?"

"To be honest," Xia Yu said sincerely, "it's quite interesting."

Upon hearing this, Platinum closed her eyes.

Ah, I feel like I could fight him to the death!

But, alas...

In the end, it seems the only outcome will be my death and his survival.

“Honestly,” Xia Yu laughed, seeing her relaxed demeanor, “I really didn’t intend to kill you.”

"Otherwise, you won't even be able to leave that area."

Upon hearing this, Platinum suddenly opened his eyes.

"And now?" she asked in a deep voice. "Just tell me what you want me to do. Is it fun to tease me?"

Of course, she didn't completely believe Xia Yu's words.

After all, she had witnessed Qingjin's practice of giving people hope and then cruelly destroying it before.

It really is cruel.

"Why do you think you were able to come back alive from there?"

Xia Yu toyed with the knife and fork in her hand and said calmly, "If it weren't for what you and your men said, you would have hanged yourself outside the camp with them long ago."

Are you infected?

Upon hearing this, Platinum couldn't help but ask.

If you are infected, then you might actually have a glimmer of hope.

Indeed, it was the right thing to preserve the last shred of kindness and not completely succumb to this dark world.

“I’m not an infected person,” Xia Yu replied, “but I have many infected friends.”

"a lot of!"

“So, there are some things I really can’t stand,” he said, looking into Platinum’s eyes. “So, you understand?”

Upon hearing this, Bai Jin naturally understood what he meant.

“We, or rather, the Unarmored Alliance,” she said, taking a deep breath, “are merely pawns of the Business Federation.”

"Although it sounds impressive, it's just someone else's dog in the end."

“If the board of directors of the Business Federation hadn’t given the order, we wouldn’t have targeted infected people for no reason.”

"See, that's more like it," Xia Yu clapped her hands and exclaimed, "I knew it all along. You weren't on the same page as those assassins, otherwise why would they have spared your life?"

"Then what price should I pay for my life?" Platinum looked at him and said, "As long as I can afford it."

"As for the price," Xia Yu said, stroking her chin, "what's the information on that director?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jin's heart sank.

Sigh, I'm afraid I've boarded another pirate ship.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that if the Unarmored Alliance's assassins are wiped out while carrying out a mission to clear out the infected, the Business Federation director who issued the mission will be assassinated shortly afterward...

And wouldn't he be a traitor, being the only one to return alive from this mission?

Platinum knew all too well how the Unarmored Alliance treated traitors.

The previous Platinum, nailed to an abandoned building, was a figure that the mischievous Blue Gold had taken him to see.

Ugh.

But I had no choice.

It's either die now, or I'll take a gamble and hope that if I tell him my identity as a director, he'll let me go as promised.