Playing deaf and dumb in the hunter world

Leorio rested his fingers on his chin: "Then... what is Kurapika going to do?"

I turned my head and held up the board: "Do you still need to ask? Of course, continue to hunt down the brigade."

Xiaojie stood up suddenly: "Let us help! Kurapika!"

Qiya leaned forward: "Make a decision quickly! Kurapika!"

Kurapika flatly refused: "No."

After a moment of silence, I raised my board: "Kurapika doesn't want us to get involved in disputes, right? It's a pity that we are already on the same boat. Xiaojie and Qiya went deep into the spider's lair and met many spiders face to face." I paused, and continued to raise the board: "And then I rescued Xiaojie Qiya and tied back the guard's spider. When the members of the brigade returned to the base camp, they would immediately find out that the brigade members were missing. Xiaojie and Qiya Teeth can't get rid of it."

Qiya nodded: "Also, some of them suspected that we were related to the Chain Hand, but when that woman named Paknotan, who can detect memories, tried us, we hadn't connected Kurapika with the Chain Hand. , That’s why I escaped unharmed. But now Xiaojie and I know that you are the chain hand who killed the spider, and as long as you are caught by the brigade, you will be exposed.”

I raised my board: "And Leorio and I also saw one of the spiders in the arm wrestling competition a few days ago. Besides, that arm wrestling competition once caused a lot of trouble in Youkexin. Me, Leorio and Little Jackie The information that Ya is a gang can be obtained with a little investigation."

I looked at Kurapika: "Today, each of us knows the identity of Kurapika's Chain Hand, and it was the few of us who jointly decided to hand over the spider to you this time. As long as there is that woman who can detect memories, no matter Any one of us being targeted by spiders will quickly expose everyone's actions. ——Kurapika, if you want to exclude us from the plan, that will put us in real danger!"

Qi Ya: "Exactly! We can't fight them alone, so we need five of us to do it together!"

Leorio: "Five people work together, not only to help Kurapika, but also to help ourselves!"

Xiaojie didn't speak, just looked at Kurapika with piercing eyes.

"...Then, you..." Kurapika raised his head slowly, "...are you prepared to risk your life?"

The four looked at each other and nodded heavily.

"...I see." Kurapika sighed, showing a slight smile, "Let's discuss tactics."

……

Kurapika: "The first is to monitor the Phantom Troupe's lair. Someone needs to be in charge of communication."

Qi Ya raised his hand: "...I'll do it."

Kurapika: "The target is only the woman who detects the memory, and the others can ignore it."

Qi Ya: "OK!"

Kurapika warned earnestly: "You must be careful!"

Qi Ya smiled: "It's okay, I won't mess around."

"I still need a driver to go with me." Kurapika turned his head, "Leori, how about you?"

Leorio was taken aback: "Huh?! Uh... good."

Chiya comforted: "Don't worry, Leorio! It's safe to stay by Kurapika's side!"

Leorio immediately became angry from embarrassment: "Hey! Qiya! Listening to you say that, it seems that I am very scared!"

Xiaojie interrupted Leorio's bravado: "Kurapica, what about me?"

"You are in charge of...disturbing the enemy's sight and hearing. That is, the troublemaker team." Kurapika pondered for a moment.

Xiaojie nodded secretly.

"Wait a minute!" Qi Ya interrupted loudly, "This is a very dangerous job, right? He has to confront the brigade directly!"

Kurapika: "Confrontation is not guaranteed, it depends on Xiaojie's specific approach."

Qi Ya: "...? Then how to do it concretely?"

Kurapika: "There is only one thing to say. It is the moment Xiaojie draws the other party's attention, we seize Paknotan and take her away with the car."

Kurapika lowered his gaze: "Because there are too many uncertain factors, I can't make a detailed battle plan. The specific method is up to Xiaojie to decide. But at least—" Kurapika raised his head, "It will take a while Hold them for 0.5 seconds, preferably 1 second if possible."

Xiaojie swallowed his saliva: "One second...?"

Kurapika nodded, "Yes."

My brain is spinning crazily, if...maybe...also...?Looking at Xiaojie, I took a deep breath and raised the board: "I think, this job... Maybe I can do it."

Kurapika: "...that's fine too."

Xiaojie shook his head: "No! Leave this job to me!"

I raised my board: "Xiaojie...?"

Xiaojie nodded firmly to me: "Please let me come!"

Kurapika: "Xiaojie, you are the key to this operation... Can you do it?"

Xiaojie's hands were mixed together: "I don't know yet, let me think about it."

Kurapika: "Then, Xiaoxin and Xiaojie will complete this task together."

I nodded.

"I have a question." Leo Li raised his hand: "Why don't we borrow the power of the gang? They issued a reward order, right? We can tell them that the corpse is fake, so that we can start all over again. This is a great power, right? "

"No, that won't work. Originally, the gang issued a reward order, which showed that their own strength could not resist the brigade. On September 9, the most powerful Yin Beast army sent by the ten old men was quickly wiped out. In addition, the ten old man who issued the reward order has been killed. Although I don’t know how much news has been spread, the current gangsters are actually leaderless. Even if they know that the brigade is not dead, compared with the brigade For the team, fighting for power and profit is what they urgently need." Kurapika said calmly, "What's more, neither I nor Xiaoxin have ever borrowed the power of gangsters. Therefore, compared to this, now I want to What is known is ... whether the auction will continue as usual. Any other questions?"

Xiaojie raised his hand: "I have. Xiaoxin's sister fought against Nobunaga by surprise. It was an opportunistic victory. But I think Kurapika should fight alone. I want to know, Kurapika How to defeat the spider."

Qiya: "Indeed, when we were tied up to the base, that Nobunaga even wrestled with Xiaojie. It is said that the spider that Kurapika killed was the strongest among them. Kurapika, you are the embodiment It’s a system, right? Like us, you just learned to read, so you must have some special skills that will allow you to defeat the reinforcement-type spiders in one fell swoop.”

Kurapika: "...If it's just for this operation, forget it. My method is not suitable for your reference."

"It's not just for this operation!" Xiaojie said, "We also want to improve our mind ability. Of course, we also want to arrest the members of the brigade, but other than that, the strong mind ability has a huge impact on It’s even more essential for us.”

Kurapika: "Then you don't even have to ask me."

Qi Ya asked loudly, "Why?"

Kurapika took a deep breath: "Because my abilities...can't be used against people outside the brigade."

I immediately raised my board to stop me: "Yun Gu once mentioned something to me... I can probably guess—it's restrictions and oaths, right? Before I came to Youkexin, I also considered using this method to improve my ability, but The risk of doing this was too great, so I finally gave up. Kurapika, there are people with the ability to detect memory among the enemies, and every word you tell us about the ability may kill you. So, Kurapika, stop talking."

Kurapika smiled: "That's right, it is indeed a restriction and an oath. The strength of mental power has a great impact on the ability to read." He rolled up his sleeves and raised his right hand, and the chain formed by the read power was clearly displayed in front of his eyes: "The more thorough the awakening, the more you can improve your mind ability. Relatively, it is also accompanied by high risks. I once made an oath to use most of my mind ability to defeat the brigade. At the same time, I also formulated strict rules for mind ability. Conditions of Use……"

"Kurapika!" I stood up and raised my board to stop him, "Stop talking!"

"Xiaoxin, sit down and listen." Kurapika smiled at me, "The rule I made is - if I use chains to attack people outside the brigade, I will die."

Kurapika... you...

"In my heart, there is a Nianzuo knife." Kurapika pointed to the location of the heart with his finger, "Do you understand? My strength comes from the deep hatred for the brigade, which comes from the hatred The power can only be used against them."

"Why... why did you tell us such an important thing!?" Qi Ya stood up in shock, "You clearly know that there are enemies who can detect memories... you know! Why!?"

"Hmm...that's what you said...why?" Kurapika tilted his head cutely, "I think, because you are my most important partners, even if I die because of you revealing the secret, No regrets."

Kurapika... My eyes are moist... Since I kidnapped Nobunaga, the plot has changed a lot, including the information we have now, the changes in the enemies we face, etc., which are different from the original book.I thought that knowing Paknotan's ability would prevent Kurapika from revealing his ability, so as to reduce the risk of revealing the secret... Unexpectedly... Kurapika... still made the same decision.

"Kurapika, also on my heart, let's insert the Nen Knife!" Xiaojie stood up and said to Kurapika seriously.

"And me." I immediately raised the board, "Xiaojie and I have to face the brigade directly, so let's insert the Nian knife into our hearts!"

"Hey! Didn't you two hear clearly? If you use the chains on anyone other than the brigade, Kurapika will die!" Leorio roared violently.

Qi Ya frowned: "You are too loud!"

Xiaojie: "But... why does Kurapika have a knife that I want to make stuck in his chest?"

Both Qiya and Leorio were stunned for a moment.

Kurapika glanced at Qiya and Leorio: "What I'm going to say next will increase my risk again."

Leo Li quickly stood up and walked away, turning his head to look at Qi Ya by the way: "Hey, Qi Ya!"

Qi Ya and Xiao Jie looked at each other, sighed, got up and followed Leorio to the other room.

Kurapika activated Red Eye, and began to explain his abilities to us in detail, including the function of each chain, constraints, activation conditions, etc...

"In short, you can insert the knife made by Nianli into our chests." Xiaojie gritted his teeth, "It doesn't matter, the conditions are determined by you."

I also nodded, "I'll leave it to you, Kurapika."

Kurapika nodded: "Since you have made up your mind..."

Leorio suddenly embraced Kurapika's shoulder from behind with a fake look on his face, and Qiya also leaned forward from the other side: "Can that chain shoot multiple targets at once?"

Leorio raised his eyebrows with a smirk: "I said... after the mission is over, the constraints can be voided, right?"

Xiaojie: "Qi Ya! Leorio!"

Leorie straightened up: "We just discussed it, since we want to act together..."

Qi Ya: "To live and die together——Kurapika, let's put the Nen Knife on both of us too!"

Kurapika: "..."

Qiya & Leorio: "How?"

"Both of these things... can be done." Kurapika closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the red eyes had disappeared, "However, you guys... seem to have misunderstood something. From the beginning , I have no intention of using chains on you."

Xiaojie: "But if we are captured by Paknotan..."

"Then my identity will be exposed." Kurapika continued calmly, "Then how can we set the conditions for you to keep it secret? [Can't be touched by Paknotan]? But on the other hand...it will be in vain A great counterattack opportunity wasted."

I nodded and raised my board: "That's right, even if you are touched by Paknotan, it doesn't necessarily mean that your memory will be taken away immediately."

Kurapika: "Even if the memory is stolen, just defeat her before it is leaked to other brigade members. In this way, you will not die due to violation of the conditions at the moment of being touched, and you will not miss the counterattack opportunity."

Qi Ya: "..."

Leo Li rubbed his chin: "That being said..."

Xiaojie said worriedly: "But in this way, Kurapika is at even greater risk for you!"

Kurapika didn't say anything, just smiled.

Xiaojie: "Kurapika is so treacherous!"

Kurapika froze for a moment.

Xiaojie smiled wryly: "Hearing what you said, I think the pressure of leaking secrets is greater than risking your life!"

Kurapika also joked, "Hehe...that's my purpose."

Xiaojie laughed loudly: "Hahahaha... so it is like this!"

Qi Ya: "You can laugh like this? You idiot!"

Kurapika looked over with a smile, Qiya looked away embarrassedly, and couldn't help smiling.

……

The battle meeting lasted until daylight.

I poured out the cold coffee and held up the board: "Then, let's do it like this. Let's rest for two hours first, and start to act after eating!"

Leorio and Xiaojie: "Good!"

After watching several people go back to the room, I handed over a snack and raised the board: "Aren't you going to rest?"

Kurapika rubbed his cheeks: "Ah, thank you. I don't think I can sleep even if I lie down. Why don't you go to rest?"

I smiled and raised my board: "Ah, the spider's body still needs to be dealt with."

Walking into the bathroom, the heavily tied Nobunaga sat on the toilet with his head bowed.Unexpectedly, I didn't feel any horror or pity, Nobunaga's body exuded a peaceful atmosphere...

[Muyue, who forgot to add, followed Shuangyue's back alone. 】When I let out the cart, this poem of fate came to my mind.

Kurapika silently put Nobunaga into the small cart, and I waved the cart away.

When I walked out side by side with Kurapika, a soft "Thank you" made me stop.

Ahh... Kurapika, you...

Taking two quick steps forward, I patted Kurapika's shoulder vigorously, and raised my board: "You idiot! Why are you being polite to us?"

Kurapika didn't speak, but even though he kept his head slightly down, I could still see the smile in the back of his eyes.

Raising the board on a whim: "You should change your outfit. The brigade may already know your Kuruta ethnicity."

Kurapika froze for a moment, then nodded, "Ah... I will change my costume."

I stroked my chin and raised the board: "It seems that the general disguise is not enough... If it is to paralyze the enemy to the greatest extent... how about..."

Kurapika tilted his head: "Why not?"

Smiling and holding up the board: "Why don't you pretend to be a girl."

……

I don't know when, the sky outside the window was already full of clouds, and there was a low thunderclap from the distant gray sky, and the wet and cold autumn wind rattled the floor-to-ceiling curtains in the room... I put down the knife and fork in my hand, got up and closed the door. window.

The mountains and the rain are coming and the wind is filling the building...

Qi Ya wiped his mouth clean: "Then, I'm leaving."

Kurapika: "Keep in touch at all times, please, be careful."

Qi Ya nodded and quickly walked out of the room.

Watching Qiya's back, Kurapika put on his sunglasses and peaked cap: "Then, let's take action too."

Everyone nodded together.

It's raining. It's starting to fall.