Chapter 32: The End (2)

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chapter 32: the end (2) liu xing leaned against the second-floor balustrade, his hands involuntarily raised in surrender. for a moment, he was at a loss for words, after all, this was the first time...well, possibly the last time, a gun was pointed at his head. however, at that moment, liu xing noticed that gary had, unbeknownst to him, put on a pair of sunglasses that completely hid his blood-red eyes. "what do you understand, or rather, what do you actually know!" gary's voice had settled into a chilling calm as he spoke to liu xing. liu xing realized that persuasion was the only card left to play. "kp, i need to use persuasion on gary!" kp004, recognizing the urgency, skipped the usual formalities and jumped straight to making the determination. persuasion, 15/20 (this really isn't any underhanded manipulation; even i did not expect the protagonist to be this lucky—i was ready for the failure narrative), success. in this emergency situation, coupled with gary's full-blown suspicions towards liu xing, a difficult persuasion check was made. the outcome took liu xing by surprise; he hadn't expected his luck to carry him through a mere twenty percent success rate check. however, now was not the time to rejoice. liu xing hastily marshaled his thoughts and said to gary, "mr. gary, please, there's no need for agitation. if possible, put down the gun. i was just leaving the study room when i heard strange noises coming from this one, so i thought to check it out. that's when i saw what you were doing. i can't stand to watch someone hit a child, so i wanted to stop you. i never imagined you would react so vehemently and draw a gun." because of the successful persuasion, liu xing knew that as long as he didn't misspeak or trigger gary's sensitive nerves, gary would not point the gun at him again. thus, liu xing's tone became much more relaxed and natural. listening, 42/20, failure. liu xing shrugged indifferently—it was expected. but to his surprise, kp004 still offered him a tidbit of intel: "even though you didn't catch what gary was muttering, you vaguely made out words like 'childish,' 'foolish,' and 'ridiculous.'" it seemed to liu xing that his attempt at eavesdropping had indeed failed, and the words he caught were likely gary mocking his recent actions. liu xing had planned to return to his room and inform bai hecheng and the others of the events, providing them with a reason to leave einscastle with him. however, as he prepared to head back, he suddenly thought of isabella. opening the door, he found her sitting on the bed, crying. liu xing hurried to her side, offering comfort: "miss isabella, are you alright?" upon seeing liu xing, isabella quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile, "i'm fine, mr. liu xing." seeing isabella's tear-streaked face, liu xing, without knowing why, blurted out, "miss isabella, would you like to leave this place with me? mr. gary's behavior towards you is truly reprehensible." liu xing felt as if he had awakened some incredible trait within himself. after a brief pause, isabella smiled and nodded, "yes, if it's with mr. liu xing, i'm willing." liu xing couldn't help but think that he had successfully "abducted" a little lolita.

Chapter 32: The End (2)

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