A rollback after death? Then let them offer their loyalty!

Chapter 42 Qin Shuang's Collapse

Lin Yu picked up the revolver on the table and casually twirled it between his fingers, the metal barrel drawing a cold arc in the silver-gray light.

He looked up at Qin Shuang, his eyes calm and unwavering: "The rules are simple, Miss Qin."

"Life or death, it's fifty-fifty, isn't it fair?"

"Fair?! This is fucking unfair!!" Qin Shuang completely lost her composure and screamed:

"You're insane! You're a madman! Are you out of your mind? How dare you—! I refuse! I won't gamble!!"

Qin Shuang screamed incoherently, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face:

"Let me out! Lin Yu~ Brother Lin~ I was wrong! I'll never ask Su Wan again! Please don't make me gamble on this!!"

It really will happen.

Qin Shuang glanced at the spinning bullet cylinder phantom, as if she could already see the bullet piercing her head. A huge fear gripped her heart, almost suffocating her.

A 50% chance of survival? No! She wouldn't even dare to take a one in ten thousand chance.

She was a golden girl, so young and beautiful, how could she die in such a place, in such an absurd gamble?

Lin Yu ignored Qin Shuang's breakdown and curses. He steadily picked up the revolver and smoothly pressed it against his right temple.

Qin Shuang's scream caught in her throat, her eyes widening.

Click.

A crisp, clear shot was fired from the empty magazine.

The first shot missed.

Lin Yu put down the gun and gently slid it across the table, stopping it in front of Qin Shuang.

The gun reflected a cold light, like a lurking venomous snake.

"It's your turn, Miss Qin."

"No...no no no!"

Qin Shuang stared at the murder weapon so close to her face, trembling like a leaf, tears and snot streaming down her cheeks.

"I won't take it! I won't touch it! Lin Yu, you can't do this, this is murder! It's a crime!!"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, rested his elbow on the gambling table, interlaced his fingers, and watched her collapse with amusement:

"Miss Qin is really afraid of death, but once a bet is made, it cannot be canceled; that's the rule. However—"

Lin Yu paused, then saw the sudden glimmer of hope in Qin Shuang's eyes.

"It's not like there's no other way." Lin Yu's voice lowered, carrying a devilish allure:

"If you can offer something of sufficient value, perhaps I can consider pausing this game in a different way."

Qin Shuang nodded frantically, as if grasping at a lifeline:

I have valuable things, and I know a lot about them!

I'll tell you everything: Li Rui's plan, the investigation team's inside information, and the details of Qin Xue's abilities! Just let me go.

She began to pour out the beans impatiently, afraid of saying even a single word too late.

Lin Yu listened quietly, occasionally interrupting to ask more crucial questions.

Qin Shuang revealed everything without reservation, even some details that she had originally intended to conceal.

Regarding Li Rui's factional struggles within the Bureau, the deeper resource plundering intent behind this investigation, and Qin Xue's seemingly perfect ability that actually possesses a little-known weakness...

"Anything else?" Lin Yu tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Your relationship with Li Rui seems to go beyond just colleagues?"

Qin Shuang gasped for breath; to survive, she was willing to sacrifice even her last shred of privacy.

"Yes... Qin Xue and I are biological sisters, sharing the same parents. Li Rui and we grew up together; our families are old friends."

He has always...valued Qin Xue more since he was a child.

As she finished speaking, Qin Shuang's tone involuntarily revealed a hint of long-suppressed resentment and unwillingness.

"Oh? Childhood sweethearts." Lin Yu seemed thoughtful, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the revolver.

No wonder.

Lin Yu got the information he wanted and nodded slightly.

"Alright, Miss Qin, the questioning is over. Now it's time to pay some real price."

Qin Shuang's pupils suddenly contracted, and her mouth opened slightly, as if she hadn't understood.

"The price? What else do you want?"

Lin Yu leaned back in his chair, looking at her calmly:

"Come here, Miss Qin, you kept calling me Brother Lin Yu, you're so sweet."

I'll try it and see if it's really that sweet.

Lin Yu didn't say exactly what he was going to do, but his eyes and posture said it all.

Qin Shuang's face turned deathly pale.

She understood; Lin Yu wanted her to give him a verbal lesson.

"No...no...absolutely not!" She shook her head frantically, shrinking back, the chair legs scraping harshly against the floor.

"Lin Yu! Change your terms! Money? Resources? I'll give you anything! This won't do!"

Lin Yu didn't say anything, but simply raised his hand and picked up the Gambler's Revolver again.

"Click." The sound of bullets being loaded rang out, exceptionally clear in the deathly silent room.

Qin Shuang bit her lower lip tightly, her body trembling with fear.

"I'll count to three," Lin Yu said.

"one."

Qin Shuang's tears welled up, and she shook her head frantically.

"two."

He slightly adjusted the muzzle of the gun, aiming it at her.

Qin Shuang froze.

Extreme fear was tearing my mind apart.

She knew this wasn't a bluff; Lin Yu really would shoot.

What if that bullet hits?

Qin Shuang dared not think any further.

Just as the number "three" was about to be released.

"...I'll do it." Her voice was barely audible, tinged with tears.

"Come here," Lin Yu said again.

Qin Shuang stood up very slowly, trembling, her legs so weak she could barely stand.

She moved step by step to Lin Yu, not daring to look up at him.

Lin Yu didn't move; he just sat there and waited.

At this moment, Qin Shuang's mind was blank, with only two words echoing wildly:

"Disgusting, disgusting, so disgusting..."

But death is even more terrifying.

She adopted a fawning posture, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then lowered her proud head.

"Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting..."

But at least... at least I won't die, it's just a sacrifice.

"Just treat it as a meal..." Qin Shuang comforted herself in her heart.

Lin Yu patted her head and said, "Miss Qin, can't you even do this right?"

"Damn it! I've already tried my best! Who can do something perfectly the first time?" Qin Shuang pouted and said angrily.

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes: "Don't speak..."