I'm a villain, not a devil

Imperial Army Day...

Bai Zhan's eyes flickered a little.

Why did Lan Ye and the military advisor propose the same date?

This... is too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that Bai Zhan has to doubt it.

The predecessor of the Imperial Army Day was the day when the Empire conquered the largest city-state within its sphere of influence and then returned to the capital in triumph.

In an empire founded on military power, this would naturally not be a small festival.

On that day, all residents in the country will have a day off, and every household will receive a "military support gift". Moreover, this benefit will hardly be deducted in any way, and rations and some daily necessities will be fully distributed. Residents with military personnel in their families will receive considerable rewards.

Not only that, there will also be a pro-military parade in the imperial capital on the same day. Along the parade route, small vendors setting up stalls on that day do not need to pay any fees. At the same time, the army soldiers can also taste all the food freely. Afterwards, the small vendors who participated in the pro-military interaction will also receive an extra pro-military gift.

In the evening, the whole city will be plunged into a military carnival. Soldiers and residents will gather on the city’s avenues and squares to celebrate the day to their heart’s content.

In addition, this year is different. The military situation on the front line is tense and this is the first time that the Imperial Army has encountered such a tough enemy.

Most of the soldiers were fighting outside. Of course, precisely because of this, Bai Zhan knew very well that both the military and the parliament agreed that this military anniversary should be celebrated in a grand manner.

This is a way to demonstrate skill and confidence, and also a way to keep the people of the empire confident in the Imperial Army. The soldiers on the front line can also get a hearty meal.

Now, the imperial capital has begun to be decorated for the military anniversary three days later.

But why did Lan Ye and Jehovah choose this day...

Bai Zhan was feeling anxious and suspicious. He didn't believe what Lan Ye said at all. Naturally, he felt more and more distrustful of Jehovah at this moment.

Jehovah had keen senses and immediately noticed the slight change in the atmosphere.

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes. It was not surprising that Bai Zhan was wary of him, but why did he suddenly react so strongly...

Is it because of the person you just went out to meet?

Who did Bai Zhan go to see?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Jehovah's face remained calm. He asked softly, "Your Highness, do you think this day is not a good one?"

Bai Zhan's expression remained unchanged: "I just feel that there will be a lot of things going on on the military anniversary, and the whole city will be noisy. If it were at that time, I'm afraid there would be a big commotion, right?"

Jehovah explained: "Your Highness may not have had much dealings with Sean, but according to my information, Sean is a sinister and despicable person, and he also has an extremely useful brain... We have already failed this time. If we continue to follow our own pace, we may fall into his trap..."

Bai Zhan continued calmly, "Why did the military advisor choose the military anniversary?"

Jehovah sneered in his heart, and was certain that Bai Zhan's suspicion of him had increased exponentially.

He continued to explain: "People like Sean cannot be guessed with common sense... I gave orders to have people speculate on his behavior and psychological patterns. I have to admit that this man is extremely good at anticipating the enemy's moves, and his deep and changeable personality makes him the most difficult to figure out."

"But, all these factors combined together led to one thing... Sean is an extremely conceited and self-centered person. At the same time, he has a strong desire to show off and a bad taste... After discovering the trap, Sean will not hide it, because he believes that his trap will be better than ours."

"As for the military anniversary, most people think that you can't act rashly during such a large festival. It seems that you can take advantage of the chaotic and changeable situation to fish in troubled waters. In fact, at this time, the people responsible for guarding important places and important items will be more cautious - and this will arouse Sean's desire to show off."

Sean's name was mentioned so many times that even the specially made medicine could not resist the fear that kept rising in his heart.

However, Jehovah simply used the sharp thorn hidden in his sleeve to stab his wrist fiercely.

The special poison applied to the spikes can almost instantly bring severe pain and shudders, and at the same time, it is also a 'good medicine' to relieve fear.

Even though half of his body was shaking, Jehovah only sneered and looked at Bai Zhan with an inexplicable look: "Your Highness, I am confident that if he strikes again, Sean will definitely choose a special time, and the recent military anniversary is his best opportunity."

Bai Zhan looked at Jehovah, his eyes flickered several times, and then he nodded slightly.

"Then let's do as the military advisor says."

"Your Highness...you are wise."

When the two turned around, a flash of coldness flashed in their eyes.

……

"You're not worried at all about letting Cheryl be the bait?"

After Sean came back, he just drank tea leisurely. Bai Ye finally couldn't help it.

The two of them are now in a private residence in the Baiye Imperial Capital. In the quiet and exquisite courtyard, they don't have to worry about other people's prying eyes, and they can talk about important topics openly.

But Sean just looked at her with a smile and then took another sip of tea.

Bai Ye's brow twitched. This guy started to riddle people again...

These days, Sean didn't let her maid go to prepare for the military festival, but everything else had to go on as usual. He often sneaked out and no one knew what he was doing. When she asked him about it, he just made up some nonsense, which made her a little uneasy these days.

Finally, Sean put the teacup down.

He turned his face slightly, came closer, and said with a smile: "Want to know?"

Bai Ye sighed helplessly. This guy would definitely put forward some conditions again, such as kissing him or something like that - he had done these things a lot in recent days.

Just as Bai Ye was about to move closer, Xiao En smiled and said, "Then I'll talk to you about it."

A feeling of powerlessness came over him, and looking at the other person's playful expression, Bai Ye could only hold his forehead helplessly.

This guy is so good at guessing other people's thoughts.

Sean leaned back in his chair slowly and said leisurely, "I don't tell you too much, just to make you worry about it. I've said before that when you get paranoid, your acting skills will be compromised."

Bai Ye was not angry. On the contrary, she agreed with what Sean said. She knew very well that it would be difficult to change her prejudice at the moment.

However, Sean's words did remind her, and Her Royal Highness the Princess's keenness was immediately revealed.

Bai Ye frowned and said, "The military anniversary is coming soon. I have just made a great contribution, so I must show up at the military headquarters to build relationships... You deliberately made me anxious... Are you acting for others to see?"

Sean snapped his fingers: "Still very smart."

Bai Ye propped up half of his fair face with one hand, and said thoughtfully: "This is to deliberately show my flaws to others. Otherwise, I would have known what was going on and behaved normally... Wait, you ask the maid to do everything as usual but not to buy military supplies. This is also one of the links..."

She raised her head and looked at Sean with a strange look: "You are deliberately creating a situation where you are careless... Is the perimeter of my private residence being monitored?"

Sean spread his hands and said, "Of course. How can a person without any flaws be defeated? How can a greedy wild dog attack a person without being able to smell the blood of a wound?"

Bai Ye continued to ask: "What about Cheryl? He is currently at the peak of the King level. Isn't he a bit dangerous?"

Sean sneered, "You underestimate Cheryl. Once upon a time, Cheryl, Moza and I went to a black store to steal something. I was too weak to be caught by the boss, and then Moza vandalized the store to attract the boss's attention so that I wouldn't get beaten up. And Cheryl, guess what he would do?"

Just looking at Cheryl's image, it seems that he is the muscle of the team, and he always gives people a silly feeling...

Bai Ye looked over curiously, and Sean laughed, "Cheryl went to steal from the gang leader on that street at the time, and then deliberately got discovered. While running, he 'accidentally' knocked down a member of the street guard, and then stole a gun from them."

He then spread his hands and said, "Then it was very simple. Both groups were led into the store - then Cheryl fired a shot into the air, and the three groups started fighting, and the three of us ran away."

Bai Ye: "..."

Sure enough, as long as he is around Sean, even someone like Cheryl who looks honest is actually a mean and mean person.

Sean waved his hand casually. "Cheryl is very smart, don't worry. Besides, in order to lure me out, he will probably be imprisoned and tortured, but his life will not be in danger. He was chopped and nothing happened, let alone interrogation."

Bai Ye nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "But Cheryl would have been suspected anyway, so his words wouldn't be believed, right?"

"Of course, Cheryl is not responsible for those things. I went to your eldest brother today and asked him to catch Cheryl, just to give him a push."

Bai Ye was a little confused: "But isn't your main purpose to make my elder brother and Jehovah suspicious of each other and cause internal strife? Cheryl is actually their common enemy, just like you... and I don't understand why you let my elder brother take action against Cheryl on the military anniversary..."

Sean smiled nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter what I say. My fictitious identity won't gain your eldest brother's trust. It will only arouse more suspicion... But what if Jehovah chooses the same action as me?"

"Same moves?"

Sean said lazily, "Your eldest brother was originally just wondering how Lan Ye, who went to see him today, knew about Sean and even reminded him. However, Jehovah, who was not giving up, would naturally continue to make plans against Sean... What if the important links in it collide? For example, the target mission, or the time node for the start of the plan."

Bai Ye put himself in his shoes and replied, "I would doubt the relationship between Lan Ye and Jehovah."

"It's human nature..." Sean smiled, "This is too coincidental. I have to doubt it."

Bai Ye was puzzled again: "But doesn't this seem conflicting? And it's too deliberate."

"Yes, it's deliberate." Sean said with a smile, "Put yourself in their shoes and think about it. With such an obvious 'deliberate' coincidence, normal people will subconsciously doubt it, and those who think they are smart will start to notice that something is wrong... Then, what will the 'smart people' think next?"

Bai Ye murmured, "It still comes back to the initial suspicion, because it's too deliberate... It's deliberate to cover up other purposes, but the other purposes are completely invisible... So, my brother thinks he's smart, he will naturally think that the deliberate and conflicting links are actually the truth... People who think they're smart tend to think too much, and often try to analyze it at as many levels as possible..."

Her Royal Highness the Princess finally understood. She looked at Sean with an inexplicable look in her eyes: "You are so insidious..."

Sean touched his chest and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."

"Then could you please stop petting me?"

"Habit, habit."

Pulling Sean's hand away, Bai Ye straightened his clothes and said, "But there is a fatal problem. Jehovah's plan must have important overlaps with your proposal to Bai Zhan. How can you be sure?"

Sean spread his hands and said, "Isn't this simple? All that matters is that Jehovah is a smart man, and he obviously is."

"why?"

Sean raised a disdainful arc at the corner of his mouth, mocking but calmly: "A man who has explored many secrets, a man who knows shelters in various places very well, a... smart man."

He scoffed, “What’s even more interesting is that the Lord is afraid of me.”

Bai Ye frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Sean pointed to his head and said, "The first plan has failed. Jehovah knows my ability and my arrogance very well. He must consider whether I will plot against him. And the previous confrontation has proved that he cannot beat me simply by comparing our intelligence."

"No matter how proud he is, he will silently admit this in his heart - then, what will a person who has a lot of resources, is accustomed to experiments, has a well-informed channel, but is extremely afraid of his mortal enemy do?"

"He knew in his heart that Jehovah could not defeat Sean, so he could only rely on 'Sean' to defeat Sean."

Bai Ye showed a thoughtful expression.

Sean continued with a smile, "The fact that Jehovah was able to find out some details about my Operation Gray Sea shows that he had already started investigating me. And having a complete team analyze my behavior and psychological patterns is the only way for Sean to defeat Sean."

Sean pointed at himself and said, "So, I just need to consider this matter from my own perspective."

"And I am the one who can see my own heart most clearly - so if I really do that, I will definitely do it on the most unlikely military anniversary, making Cheryl, who has been targeted for a long time, a glaring target."

"Yahweh and his team must be very smart, smart enough to get a glimpse of another smart person's thoughts."

Sean's voice was mocking yet extremely calm, but an irresistible chill spread from Bai Ye's body.

He seemed like a demon showing off and mocking others, Bai Ye suddenly thought.

Sean just clenched his fists, then lightly picked up the tea and took a sip.

He didn't care at all, there was just a hint of anticipation and teasing in his eyes.

"Before they die, I will tell them all the truth in person, and then slowly appreciate the despair and powerlessness."

"It's just a little hobby. Do you want to join us when the time comes?"

Sean smiled silently and made an elegant invitation.