Chapter 70 Arno and Lan (Part 1)

Hearing Arno's words, the woman fell silent.

She certainly wanted to know about the battle on the top floor.

She dreamed of knowing what happened to her companions in the end.

Those people who lived together day and night, who had the same ideal, in that battle full of tragedy, what was the final outcome?

She wanted to know.

"It seems that you are just going against your own wishes."

Arno looked at the silent face of the woman and said softly.

"I just... can't rest assured."

"This doesn't mean that I will cooperate with you."

The woman wanted to turn her head, but unfortunately she was fixed by the equipment and couldn't remove Arno from her sight.

"... Tell me, what happened to them in the end?"

"I can listen to what you want to say to me."

Hearing this, Arno smiled.

He looked at the woman with an inexplicable look of pity, which was full of warmth and indifference.

The woman twisted her body uneasily. She didn't like Arno's sight.

Fortunately, Arno soon stopped looking at the woman and walked to the window.

Looking out the window, listening to the chirping of insects, Arno calculated the time silently in his heart and spoke slowly.

"Where should I start?"

"Anyway, let me tell you the result first."

Arno opened the window and let the sunlight outside the window pour into the house completely.

The golden sunlight shone on Arno and the woman, as if they were connected into one.

"From the final result, all your original companions, except Irene, are dead."

Hearing this, the woman's pupils shrank suddenly, and the beating of her heart seemed to stop for a moment.

Fortunately, she recovered and continued to wait for Arno's next words.

He must have more to say to her than just this.

Sure enough, Arno pondered for a while before speaking again slowly.

"I deeply regret the death of your companions. Even if I wanted to save you, you were the only one left alive when I arrived at the scene."

"Even with the Empire's technology, it is impossible to resurrect the dead."

"The last thing I can do is to erect a monument for your companions who died heroically."

"Besides that, I can't do anything."

The woman remained silent, still waiting for Arno's next words.

Arno smiled and continued to talk about the battle on the top floor.

Of course, it was a selective description.

At that time, the woman fell into a coma under the attack of anesthetic bullets.

She didn't know anything about what happened after she fell into a coma, and she didn't even know how she survived.

Arno and Ivy told her that after the battle, they rushed to the top floor and found her and saved her.

As for why she didn't die, it was explained that the bullet didn't hit the vital part, so she was barely able to survive.

This is also the reason why Arno didn't shoot her in the head at that time, just to make up this reason.

It doesn't matter whether the woman believes it or not. Arno guessed that she probably didn't believe it.

This is a matter of course.

He doesn't care whether the woman believes it or not. All he has to do is to make up a reasonable reason to explain this situation.

As for trust, it is impossible to reverse it in an instant.

What Arno has to do is to subtly change the woman's cognition.

At that time, the things she originally didn't trust. Under reasonable logic, they will naturally become things she trusts.

The human brain is very good at making up.

They always imagine an unclear thing as going in their own favorable direction.

"..."

After telling the general story of the battle on the top floor, Arno pursed his lips.

"I know this is a very sad thing that is difficult for you to accept."

"But people always have to move forward. If they stop, they will only be abandoned by time."

"At that time, all ideals and glory will be completely annihilated in time."

The woman was silent.

She was silent for a while and looked at Arno.

There was a hint of pleading in those turbid eyes.

"I want to see Irene."

When she said this, her tone was somewhat sad.

"I'm sorry, you know this is impossible."

"If you don't agree to our request, then we can't agree to your request, nor can we let you go free."

Yano sat down in front of the woman's bed again and looked at her seriously.

"Your identity is very sensitive, I'm sure you are not unaware of this."

"If you don't agree to my request, I can't convince myself to let you go, and I can't take the responsibility of letting you go."

After a pause, Arno added.

"Unless, you are willing to agree to my request."

"In this way, I can let you go immediately."

The woman looked at Arno in surprise when she heard this.

"You--"

Just as she was about to speak, she saw Arno shaking his head at her.

The woman immediately shut up.

But, she didn't understand why Arno did this?

What he said just now was obviously a hint.

It implies that as long as she verbally agrees, she can leave directly.

"I still have something to say."

"Listen to me for now, and then decide whether to agree to our request."

As if Arno didn't see the doubt in the woman's eyes, he just talked to himself.

"I just said that all your former companions are dead."

This time, he emphasized the word "originally", so much so that even the woman who knew nothing about the situation could understand it.

The former companions are dead,

which means that there are new companions alive now?

"What do you mean by that?"

For some reason, the woman felt a little uneasy.

Arno looked at her expression and smiled in his heart.

As long as she felt a sense of urgency in her heart, she would be closer to where Arno wanted her to go.

"One good news, one bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

Suddenly, Arno kept it a secret.

The woman wanted to sit up and punch him in the head.

At this time, why be mysterious?

"Let's talk about the good news first."

The woman gritted her teeth and said.

"I want to know the good news."

Arno smiled and unfolded a piece of paper in front of the woman.

He knew that the woman couldn't move now, and he also intimately put the paper close to the woman's face.

The corner of her mouth twitched, and she looked at the content above.

[The slum rebel organization is suspected of adding new members, and the leader of the organization, Irene, has close contacts with several people. ]

Seeing these words, the woman almost wanted to shout out.

"What kind of good news is this?"

"Doesn't this prove that your organization may have new members? Isn't this a good thing for you?"

No,

This is certainly not good news.

This means that Irene has been completely monitored.

"You, are not our partners."

The woman murmured.

"Please don't say that."

Yano denied, his expression became serious again, and explained.

"Although we obtained this information, the people who monitored Irene are not our people."