Flirting with the World

Chapter 14

Landauer groaned for a long time. Undead pulled out the cloth stuffed in his mouth. Landauer's mouth twitched, and he paused for a while before he said, "Life and death are people's own choices. Karl left with the woman he loved. What's so strange about that?"

When he spoke, he had the accent of an aristocrat. It was obvious that he believed that everything he did was for the sake of the heavens, and that everything he did was a matter of course.

"You mean Lina?"

Undead reacted. "You made Karl follow Lina and die under Angel's knife. Was that your plan as well?"

Landauer smiled. "You're the smart one. What do you think? Are you satisfied with my script?"

"I've never seen a worse one."

Undead said bluntly. Indifference, disgust, and disdain were all revealed in that short sentence.

Hearing this, Landauer's veins popped out on his forehead, and his bloodshot eyes widened.

"I'm going to kill you!"

Angel suddenly jumped up and pounced on Landauer. "It's you … You killed the prince … I knew it was you!" She roared.

Undead grabbed her and elbowed her in the neck, knocking her out. Then he said to Lin Xin, "Execute her."

"Uh …" Lin Xin said in a panic, "Let's not talk about Angel for now. Landauer … What's his name again?"

Undead said, "Randolph Hill."

Lin Xin said, "Okay, Randolph Hill. You're the most authoritative musician in this theater. We suspect that you used illegal means such as music or lyrics to manipulate the actresses in the theater, forcing them to kill and inducing them to commit suicide."

Landauer smiled. "Your suspicion obviously hasn't been confirmed."

Lin said, "That's right, it's just a suspicion. But you just admitted that you killed Karl and were proud of your meticulous plan. That alone is enough to prove your guilt."

Landauer said, "I thought you had some tricks up your sleeve. Don't tell me you only want to judge me based on this?

Isn't it too wasteful? "

Lin looked at the Undead in confusion. The latter said, "There's no need for us to collect evidence against someone like you. We can just send you to hell or even format your existence. For us players, there's no problem at all."

Landauer's face turned green and fear appeared in his eyes. He lowered his eyes and stared at the ground.

Lin was suddenly enlightened by Landauer's words. His eyes lit up as he stared at the Undead and asked, "Does it mean that the more evidence we collect, the more rewards we'll get from the Trial Procedure?"

Undead: "That's right."

Landauer was shocked. "… Are you a freaking newbie?"

Lin nodded and coughed violently. "You shouldn't question a judge's proficiency."

Landauer gritted his teeth and held it in for a long time. His face turned red. "… After all this time, you actually got a newbie to judge me?"

Undead: "Do you want me to personally deal with a murderous maniac like you?

Dream on. "

Landauer was about to cry. "… Can you not treat me like this? I'm one of the biggest bosses in the Origin Stone Island mission line …"

This sentence was ignored by the two.

Lin lowered his head and opened his player interface. He flipped through a pile of reference books and looked helplessly at the Undead. "What should I do? I don't have any knowledge of the law."

Undead: "It's a capital offense anyway. Just format it."

Lin: "What's formatting?"

"Execute him on the spot. I'll be your executioner."

Undead weighed the gun in his hand. "The bullet will go through the left ear. When the bullet comes out, the NPC will be considered to have been executed. The NPC will be in a state of complete brain death. The NPC's data will be erased by the system. The body will also not be transported to other world lines or the eight hells."

Landauer's teeth chattered. He did not say a word. Obviously, he was extremely scared.

Lin: "That's simple. Landauer, do you have any objections?"

Landauer said with a trembling voice, "I thought … that the eight hells were waiting for me. I don't want to be erased by the system!"

Landauer said with tears streaming down his face. "You'll be targeted by the producers if you do this. I beg of you, follow the normal routine. I'll cooperate with you. I'll cooperate with you in everything. Is that okay?"

Undead: "That's not impossible. It just depends on whether you're willing to cooperate or not."

Landauer nodded fiercely.

Undead threw out a note that was found in the piano room. At that time, when Wuxin read the first sentence of the three lines, Angel went crazy as if she was strongly disturbed.

"Explain, is this your handwriting?"

Landauer: "That's right. I wrote it on the left. William wrote it on the right."

"This is the thing that can manipulate people's minds?"

Landauer: "The power of words is limited. It also needs music. You don't understand what a wonderful feast this is. The power of music is beyond my imagination. It's like magic. With it, I can create the most thrilling, realistic, and dramatic opera. Aren't you shocked?"

Undead: "It's so-so. What do you think?"

Lin: "That's it. At the end of the day, you're just a homicidal maniac. What's the point of talking about art? That's too low."

Landauer: "But I led them to create scene after scene of murder. Isn't that amazing?

Those girls, and Karl who committed suicide for love, they think they're living in their own world. But the axis of the world is in my hands! "

Lin: "You admit to everything you've done?"

Landauer: "There's nothing to deny."

Lin raised her staff. "Then things are much simpler. Randolph Hill, a musician, manipulated seven actresses to commit murder. You should be responsible for the hundreds of innocent lives that have been lost. You should be responsible for the deaths of the seven actresses."

Landauer: "It's the six actresses. Lina's death has nothing to do with me. I just went with the flow. This woman went crazy and pushed her out of the window." Landauer pointed at Angel.

Lin didn't know if this counted as indirect murder, but she didn't want to pursue it. Her patience had run out. She said to Undead, "I really, really hate this person now. I don't want to see him at all."

Undead: "The staff is in your hands. It's up to you."

Lin opened the player interface again and searched for information about the Eight Hells. Then she said to Undead, "Can I omit the sentence?"

Undead: "Your staff represents absolute justice. Just do as you wish."

Lin raised her staff and pointed it at Randolph Hill. Omitting the complicated sentence and all the details, she directly said, "Randolph Hill, as the creator of the player world, I sentence you for your crimes on Origin Stone Island. Go to hell."

Undead's eyes flashed with surprise. Lin's sentence was too simple and crude.

Landauer was also dumbfounded. "… What about my sentence?

Which hell will I go to?

Wait, you, you, you, you … "Before he could finish his sentence, his voice was suddenly cut off as if it had been silenced.

No one gave Landauer an answer. What awaited him was one of the worlds in the system called the Eight Hells. Lin had chosen it almost randomly. She didn't have any intention of dealing with this kind of demon properly.

After Lin gave the sentence, Landauer slowly faded away like smoke. Moments later, he completely disappeared from the room, leaving not a trace of his presence.

Lin's forehead was covered in sweat. She put away her staff and asked Undead, "Is it too unlucky for him to meet an unskilled judge like me?"

Undead laughed. "It's his honor to meet you. Look at your inventory and see what rewards you have. Don't get too excited later."

"I'll look at it when I get back." Lin said, "Let's go see how they're doing."

Not long after, Lin and the Undying found Legolas and the rest. The sound control room was in a mess. Broken props were strewn all over the place. Corpses of the dead were strewn all over the place. Broken limbs were strewn all over the floor. Meow had returned to his normal size and was curled up in a chair with a gloomy expression.

"Where's Wuxin?" Undead quickly realized that something was wrong.

Legolas frowned. Hua Manlou said apologetically, "The three of us are too ashamed to face you …"

Lin's mind was blown. All her senses were stretched to infinity. Every word and sentence could be heard clearly.

Legolas said, "I'm really sorry. There was an accident during the trial. Wuxin was taken away."

Meow sat up from the chair and turned into a young shota. He looked down and scratched his head. "It was too unexpected. We didn't even have time to react."

Lin noticed that Undead's fingers trembled slightly. He turned to look at Lin. His eyelashes trembled slightly. His beautiful eyes were filled with guilt and concern. Lin moved her lips and said calmly, "It's okay. There will be a way, right?"

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