The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 425 - 243 Prince Mouse 25_2
Chapter 425: Chapter 243 Prince Mouse 25_2”Not a biochemical experiment?”

”Then what is it? Do normal people have mouse heads?”

”What are you?” Jiang Shu directly asked, but he wasn’t expecting an answer from the mouse-man.

Silently, he had activated the Spirit Technique.

If this was a being with an independent personality recognized by the Main Brain, perhaps the Spirit Technique could detect its thoughts.

Sure enough, Jiang Shu gained insight into the inner thoughts of the mouse-man in front of him.

”I am what? I am the supreme, the only Rakam Phil, the Ultimate Mouse King of the Great Dark Empire!”

”Better keep quiet, can’t beat them, just play dumb.”

”A wise mouse knows the timing.”

A momentary human-like indignation flashed across the mouse-man’s face, followed by a quick return to an expression of terror, desperately struggling like a weak, helpless wild mouse.

”Stop pretending, I know you can speak human,” Jiang Shu bluntly exposed its ruse, his firmness surprising the mouse-man internally.

”How does he know I can speak human? Have I been exposed? Those heartless protectors must have betrayed me!”

”No, this is definitely a trick to lure the enemy, he’s bluffing.”

”Keep playing dumb.”

Therefore, the mouse-man again opened its mouth and squeaked loudly, a display far removed from its actual thoughts.

Upon obtaining the results from the Spirit Technique, Jiang Shu felt amused. Using Mind Reading here seemed like an overwhelming advantage.

The deceitful nature of this mouse-man was somewhat comical.

”No bad breath, no food residue on the teeth, oral hygiene odorless, fur smooth and without splits; you seem rather clean,” Jiang Shu laughed. ”Is this how a giant rat should look?”

”That’s outright discrimination!” The mouse-man suddenly jumped up upon hearing this, ”Why can’t I be clean?!”

”You speak human quite well,” Jiang Shu briefly remarked.

And the mouse-man issued another piercing ”squeak,” but its expression was indeed amiable, even bordering on a smile.

”Damn it, I, the great Rakam Phil, am more of a man than you ever will be.”

”I can command the opposite sex at will, can you?”

”How dare this keeper look down upon the great Rakam Phil.”

After reading this information, Jiang Shu did not hesitate to bop the mouse-man on the head twice, ”You want to insult me again?”

The mouse-man appeared confused, looking innocently at Jiang Shu as if it couldn’t figure out why Jiang Shu could understand its invented mouse language.

Maybe the friendly smile gave something away?

So Rakam Phil stiffened its face and squeaked twice: ”Squeak squeak (Try hitting your dad again)?”

To which Jiang Shu pointed emotionlessly at the mouse-man’s nose, ”Try talking nonsense one more time.”

The man in front didn’t seem to be pretending, so the mouse-man looked at him even more astonishedly, tremblingly asked, ”You can understand?”

”Now, I am the one asking the questions. You just have to answer them; don’t try to hide anything from me, I can see your thoughts,” Jiang Shu decided not to waste any more time talking with this guy, and pointed to the mouse-man’s nose, his tone heavily warning.

”Squeak,” the mouse-man nodded and then looked up at the chin of the tall man above, asking in human language, ”This big brother has been holding on for so long, he must be tired, right?”

”No need, if he wants to, he can hold you for hours without any problem,” Jiang Shu coldly responded.

Hearing this, Lang Tai also gave a thumbs up, indicating he was fine.

”What exactly are you?” So Jiang Shu asked the first question.

”I am the ultimate Rat King of the Great Dark Empire, Rafam Phil!” Rat King Phil introduced himself without hesitation, displaying excellent script-speaking skills along with his exquisite acting.

Jiang Shu suspected he was professionally trained.

”What exactly are you?” But that wasn’t the answer Jiang Shu wanted, so he repeated the question, ”If you can’t answer with something I can understand, then don’t bother answering at all.”

”Mutant! I am a Mutant!” Rat King Phil replied immediately with clear and simple words.

”Mutant? Intelligent?” Jiang Shu found it a bit odd, but he didn’t disbelieve the rat’s words— the wristwatch it held was proof enough.

Only a Mutant could use a wristwatch while looking like that.

”Yes, excellent Mutants like me are very rare...” Rat King Phil proclaimed proudly, but he seemed to realize he had misspoke and suddenly shut his mouth.

”So, there are some intelligent Mutants as well?” Jiang Shu understood.

Back in Special Prison, Black Kler had said as much and also mentioned that these intelligent Mutants often looked quite attractive.

But the creature in front of him...

Attractive?

”What does that look mean?” For some reason, Rat King Phil suddenly understood the pity and confusion in Jiang Shu’s eyes, ”Are you judging my appearance?”

”No,” Jiang Shu shrugged, ”I just heard that usually, Mutants like you are all handsome men or beautiful women.”

”Am I not handsome? My appearance is definitely top tier among the rat species!” Rat King Phil was gritting his teeth and even squeaked softly in frustration.

”I can’t tell, and you’re not very cute either.” Jiang Shu continued to convey his disappointment with his gaze.

He might have been misled by the Fish Maiden before; he always thought these intelligent Mutants would look like devastatingly stunning sisters.

”Cute? Why should I look cute? Those cute types are just catering to humans’ perverse aesthetics, infantilizing aesthetics!” Rat King Phil was still indignant.

Jiang Shu, however, heard something else from his words, ”So, you like the mature sister style?”

”Hmm?” Rat King Phil’s eyes lit up, but then they sharpened, ”If you think you can use a beauty trap to turn me against them, then... I think I can hold out for a few more rounds, bring it on!”

”Turn against? Are you tasked by some organization?” Jiang Shu caught the hint in his words, having sensed it during a previous mind-reading session.

Protector or something—it sounded juvenile, but it was obviously a title in some underground organization.

An organization made up of intelligent Mutants?

Fish Maiden, I found your organization.

”This...” Rat King Phil’s tone stalled; he was hesitant and didn’t speak immediately.

”You...” Jiang Shu decided to put some pressure on him.

But Rat King Phil interrupted him as soon as he spoke the first word, speaking very quickly: ”I’m currently affiliated with a power formed by intelligent Mutants, consisting of seventeen intelligent Mutants. They can control and nurture some common Mutants with diverse abilities. The police station incident yesterday is suspected to be the doing of intelligent Mutants, so they assigned me to investigate this matter. I questioned the nearby rodents at that time and gradually tracked it here. But you can rest assured, I haven’t reported your situation to the organization yet. If you wish, I can take you to take them down right now, just don’t kill me, I tell you, the organization has many proud and beautiful sisters.”

His speech was so well-organized, it was hard for Jiang Shu not to suspect that this guy had rehearsed it beforehand.

After speaking, Rat King Phil folded his hands and prayed with his eyes closed: ”Skyscraper above, I have resisted the enemy’s interrogation to the death.”

”Skyscraper?” Jiang Shu repeated.

”That’s the organization leader’s name, but it’s very mysterious; I’ve only seen him once.” Rat King Phil immediately responded, then looked around at the surroundings.

This was a secluded alley, but there was still a chance of being discovered, so he cautiously suggested: ”How about we find a place to talk more about taking down the organization?”

At this point, Jiang Shu had pretty much understood.

This thing was a straight-up double-crosser.

But he also sighed inwardly, it was pretty much what he had feared.

With Tang’s manipulation prolonging, more underground powers had noticed the changes in the Fifth District, starting to stir.