The so-called stealing is stable, stable and reckless, and reckless is stealing.

While being cautious all the time, Annan can launch a strong F2A at any time, and can initiate a change of home in a timely and decisive manner.

Then that means invincibility -

“…… What exactly do you want to do? ”

The old viscount had a gloomy face, and he sat in his seat and looked at Annan, his face still very depressed.

He had just been awakened by Annan.

He looked at the bastard boy standing in front of him with a smile on his face, and he didn't call Justin in a smile.

Because Alvin is also a smart man.

It was easy for him to think that Annan Rindong had dared to stun him alone and wake himself up while Justin was still in the room......

This shows that he doesn't want to kill himself, but has something to help himself - otherwise he can kill himself without the slightest ability to resist after he passes out.

— but it also means that he is not afraid to call for help.

Alvin Sr. knew that Annan Rindong was only fourteen years old this year, and that he had been weak and sickly since he was a child, and almost died several times.

That's why Grand Duke Ivan gave him the name "Annan" - it was a neutral and feminine name. If you pronounce it with a winter accent, it should actually be pronounced "Anna".

It originally meant "benevolence" - so in the Duchy of Winter, it is common to only give girls such "weak names".

But Ivan did not want Annan to be a benevolent man in the future.

He just hopes that the old grandmother can be more merciful to this child, so that his fate will not be troubled, and Annan can grow up safe and alive.

Old Alvin still believed that with Annan's physical fitness, it was impossible for him to dare to fight such a strong hunter in the territory of the enemy country. He couldn't run.

After all, he is not a direct descendant of the nobles of his own country, or even the supreme ruler of an enemy country.

Once captured alive, it means a huge sum of money and a step to the sky.

No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for Annan to kill himself. But he wouldn't dare to let himself call for help.

So......

What is his dependence?

The old viscount waited vigilantly for Annan's answer, and did not say a word superfluously.

“…… You're pretty smart, aren't you? ”

Annan chuckled, "But you'd better not try to call for help, and don't reveal my identity to others." It doesn't work to say or write, because you forget what you want to say before you call for help......

"At the same time, you'll die of heart palsy. At your age, old man, it's really normal to die suddenly by chance. ”

“…… Heart paralysis and forgetting secret words? ”

The old viscount had a gloomy face and guessed.

Annan was somewhat surprised.

He was stunned for a moment, and then showed an amiable and gentle smile: "It seems that you don't know about the transcendent world as rumored." ”

"Oh, naturally."

The old viscount didn't say much, just snorted coldly in a low voice.

Annan's words are indeed true.

But there's only one difference -

He didn't score [Unspeakable] for the old viscount, but scored [I'm not here] for him.

That way, when the player enters the house, they won't be aware of the Viscount's existence - they're all real people who have no resistance to curses.

This also means that Annan directly blocked the channel for identity leakage.

But he didn't kill the old viscount directly.

Because he wanted to see if he could torture the player for some secret information before he entered.

As far as Viscount Ba is concerned, he should know a lot.

"But I still can't figure out why you're attacking me."

The old viscount asked in a deep voice, and said tentatively to Annan: "We have something to say......

Realizing that he would not die for the time being, he had regained his composure.

The two of them maintained their previous distance and sat in their previous seats, with the same expressions on their faces.

But the atmosphere is very different.

Annan just sighed, with a sad face:

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. I'm just here to give you a heads-up. ”

"Huh. I've never seen a reminder like this. ”

The old viscount smirked twice, and said in a strange manner, "Maybe your father taught you a similar special technique?" ”

"You believe it or not. I'm just here to advise you...... Be patient. ”

Annan didn't move, just smiled peacefully.

He got up from his seat and slowly approached the old man. Such a move made Alvin a little nervous, and his mind subconsciously became vigilant.

Annan only said gently: "Although I am very young, I know a lot.

"Didn't you fail because of that hasty decision? It would be ...... if you were a little patient at that time. Isn't it so bad now? ”

Hearing this, the viscount was stunned for a moment, and he was in a trance for a while.

Patience...... Yes, patience.

He remembered.

There is indeed such a thing......

"I also know that you have always been a very emotional person," Annan said softly, stopping in place and nodding slowly, "You are just...... It's just not good at expressing itself. Or rather, be too lazy to express it with them, because it makes no sense.

"So people will misunderstand you and think you're a cold person. But I know you're not one of those people. ”

“…… Oh, you get it again. ”

The old viscount whispered sarcastically, and curled up in his chair tiredly, muttering something he did not understand.

It was a long time before he raised his head and looked back at Annan.

"What the hell do you want to know?"

The old man opened his mouth and asked in a deep voice, "You can say it directly, don't be close." ”

Although that's what the saying goes.

But the terrible expression on his face became much more relaxed.

- All this was expected by Annan.

It's just a simple cliché...... That is, cold reading.

What Annan said is just as valid even for others. It's all about the Barnum effect – when people use vague adjectives to describe a person, the person being described tends to easily accept the description and think that what is said in the description is themselves.

And Annan first knocked the viscount unconscious with the eye of laziness, and then boldly woke him up in a safe place. As a result, the Viscount will doubt his current security situation and no longer trust that he is still in the safe zone.

On this basis, Annan restrained the Viscount's behavior with a curse, putting pressure on him to die. In this case, he and Annan formed a de facto coercive relationship.

Annan holds the key to his life and death, and he cannot resist Annan.

But Annan did not bully him, nor did he rudely persecute him.

Instead, he used cold reading to get closer to him...... With such a push and pull, the viscount's vigilance against Annan will be dismantled.

On the one hand, he thinks that "I have no resistance in front of him", and at the same time, he thinks that "maybe this child can understand me", and still thinks that Annan is a "young man" and has a sense of psychological superiority over Annan in terms of age.

At the same time, judging from the detailed reaction of the viscount, Annan can also temporarily infer that the elder Alvin should be a person who is unwilling to trust others, more inclined to believe in his own experience and conclusions, and overly cautious and suspicious in his way of thinking.

Based on his basic character, Annan looked into the eyes of the old viscount and continued to ask softly.

"I'm just asking casually, don't you pay too much attention to ......"

- My sentence is very important, you must think carefully before answering.

"Of course, even if you don't get an answer that satisfies me, I won't persecute you. There are other places where we can work together. ”

- You are indeed useful to me. But your answer is better than satisfying me.

Annan paused, convinced that the old viscount had digested his hints, before he asked in a low and gentle voice:

"If you had to choose between the third prince and the Grand Duke of Winter...... Who would you choose?

—and, why did you choose that? Please be quick to answer, we may not have much time to talk. ”

Annan asked slowly, and at the same time gently patted the blood-stained kitchen knife on the table, revealing a bright and gentle smile: "You know. ”

There is no doubt that this is a forced question.

But it was different from what the old Alvin understood.

Annan didn't care at all about the answer to the first one. It's just a front for distraction and vigilance.

What he really wanted to ask was this [why]!

Let the old viscount answer through the subconscious without being vigilant...... A heartfelt, right answer.

Alvin was in a trance, feeling that Annan's ice-blue pupils were as gentle as water, without any malice......

But it feels like a god.

- high up, without half feelings.