I Was Learning To Kill Gods in a Mental Hospital

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Chapter 990: The Old King and the New King

For a moment, Li Zhenzhen began to suspect that she was the guest in this courtyard house.

“Officer… Officer Shen.”

“This isn’t the training camp, no need to be so nervous.” Shen Qingzhu extinguished his cigarette and smiled at Li Zhenzhen, “Would you like an apple? I can wash one for you?”

“No need.” Li Zhenzhen shook her head, flattered, and looked around, asking with confusion, “Where’s Officer Lin? I don’t see him.”

“Seven Night? He’s discussing something with Officer Yuan in the innermost room.”

…

In the clean side room.

Lin Qiye sat by the bed, gently holding the hand of sleeping Jialan, slowly closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.

“…I understand.” Yuan Gang spoke with a complex expression, “You want her to stay here temporarily.”

“Yes.” Lin Qiye nodded slightly, “No one knows what fate our team will face after the war begins. It’s too dangerous to keep her with us… and since she’s just sleeping, I can’t exactly put her in a coffin and carry her around.

After thinking for a long time, I still feel leaving her here is the safest option.

I will leave a caregiver here to look after her. When the war ends, or when we find a way to wake her up, I’ll come back to take her away.”

“No problem.” Yuan Gang nodded slightly, “We have many empty rooms here. Not just her, you all should stay here instead of returning to the training camp these days. It’s almost New Year, having more people makes it livelier.”

“…That’s good.”

Lin Qiye and the others had no place to stay in Beijing except the training camp dormitory. Now that it’s holiday time, they didn’t want to go back there. Since the 006 team’s base could accommodate them, staying here for a few days wouldn’t be bad.

Lin Qiye summoned a blonde female caregiver, instructed her to take good care of Jialan, then walked out of the room with Yuan Gang.

“Seven Night, Officer Yuan, dinner’s ready!”

Baili Pangpang called out as he walked out of the kitchen carrying plates.

Everyone took their seats.

“Where’s Uncle Shao? Why isn’t he here?”

Li Zhenzhen asked curiously, noticing Shao Pingge’s empty seat.

Yuan Gang’s hand paused while picking up food, and after a moment of silence, he said, “He’s away on business these days and won’t be back for a while.”

“Oh…”

Li Zhenzhen seemed somewhat disappointed.

The members of [Night Curtain] team all glanced at Lin Qiye, who kept eating without saying anything.

“Come, let’s toast to [Night Curtain] team’s complete victory in destroying Takamagahara!” Zhang Zhengting stood up, raising his beer, taking the lead.

“Cheers!!”

“…”

After everyone finished eating in high spirits, they drew lots to decide who would wash dishes. The lucky Lin Qiye avoided the task through cheating… no, through luck, and sat leisurely in the courtyard corridor, eating sunflower seeds.

An Qingyu sat down beside him with Jiang Er, grabbing a handful of sunflower seeds:

“Seven Night, can you tell us what’s going to happen in Beijing now? Is it related to Shao Pingge?”

“You figured it out?” Lin Qiye asked in surprise.

“Let’s just say I had some ideas.” An Qingyu exchanged glances with Jiang Er and smiled slightly, “When we were in Beijing before, I noticed some peculiarities… Beijing’s order is very special.

Because of the large population concentration here, ‘mysteries’ appear much faster than in other cities. If team 006 tried to eliminate each ‘mystery’ as it appeared, the difficulty would be too high.

So, Beijing’s strategy for handling ‘mysteries’ isn’t ‘elimination’, but ‘deterrence’.

An absolutely powerful being presides over Beijing, like a king, using invisible deterrence to suppress visible enemies. All ‘mysteries’ that appear in Beijing must follow the order established by this ‘king’. Once someone crosses the line, they will be eliminated by the ‘king’. Over time, the ‘mysteries’ in Beijing enter a state of collective silence.

Achieving without doing,

This is the truth behind Beijing’s peace and tranquility.

And White Ghost Shao Pingge is the ‘king’ who presides over Beijing.”

“Yes, that’s correct.” Lin Qiye nodded.

An Qingyu thought for a moment, then asked his lingering question:

“But once the war begins, team 006 will be disbanded and sent to the frontlines, and Shao Pingge won’t be able to preside over Beijing.

Without the ‘king’s’ presence, countless ‘mysteries’ in silent state will surely become active again. At that time, this prosperous modern metropolis will become a paradise for demons…

If Beijing falls, the consequences would be unimaginable.

What can be done about this?”

Lin Qiye cracked a sunflower seed, dropped the shell in the plate, and calmly said:

“It’s nearly impossible to completely eliminate all ‘mysteries’ in Beijing, so this deterrence-based management model won’t change… Perhaps the only thing that can change is the ‘king’ who presides over this city.”

“You mean, after the old king leaves, a new king will come to preside over Beijing?” An Qingyu suddenly understood, “So, the big event about to happen in Beijing is the transfer of authority from the old king to the new? But how exactly will this be done?

And who is the new king?”

…

Midnight.

The city lights gradually went out, leaving only orange street lamps like soft ribbons sprawling across the ground, quietly emitting their glow.

On top of a dark skyscraper, two figures stood on the roof, looking down at the dim city below. A dark red cloak and an old military coat fluttered in the cold night wind.

“What exactly should I do?” Chen Han turned to look at Shao Pingge beside him.

“Establish authority.” Shao Pingge spoke calmly, “This city hides countless ‘mysteries’. The reason they’re quietly hiding everywhere now, not daring to make any moves, is because they fear me.

If you want to take my place and deter these ‘mysteries’, you must make them feel absolute fear towards you too.

And this kind of fear, realm pressure alone is far from enough…”

“I understand.” Chen Han’s eyes narrowed as he spoke softly, “I need to use killing to create fear.”

“Mere killing won’t work either.” Shao Pingge shook his head, “It’s like training a dog. If you want to teach it not to relieve itself inside the house, you need to beat it severely every time it does so. Eventually, it will learn that it can’t do that inside.

Punish the child who makes mistakes, reward the child who behaves.

Only this way will they know what they can and cannot do…

Only this way can you establish your own order here.”