Hagen stood behind him, marveling at the numbers Ayanokoji wrote down.
A bitcoin address is a string of 26 to 34 alphanumeric characters, and a private key is 256 binary digits composed of 0s and 1s.
In bitcoin storage, the private key is the most important; it's a random number of 2 to the power of 256, virtually impossible to crack.
Many people who bought bitcoin recorded their accounts offline; few could memorize these numbers.
"Ayanokoji, you can remember so many digits so clearly? What if you're tricking me?"
"If this account held tens of millions of US dollars, you would also remember it this clearly," Ayanokoji replied dismissively.
"Then, how am I supposed to get this money? What if I let her go and she doesn't contact me?"
"Is that difficult for you? Once you are in a safe place, as long as you are willing to tell her the identities of the professors, their locations, who their employers are… I believe she will absolutely not be stingy with this money."
"You're right… I didn't consider that. After all, the one who wants to kill you isn't me, but the person behind me." Hagen chuckled.
He was already in a dangerous situation, yet he still wanted to meticulously ensure his girlfriend's safe departure. Hagen even admired Ayanokoji a little.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not waste time and quickly finished writing the account.
Then, he folded the piece of paper and slipped it into Ikishima Midari's palm.
"Ayanokoji, you're not really going to play this game with him, are you? It's no good for you at all."
Ikishima Midari frowned and said coldly, "If we're playing, I'll play this game! Aren't you very averse to gambling with your life and harming yourself? Why are you doing this now!?"
Ikishima Midari was very angry now.
Ayanokoji spent all his time advising her not to gamble, not to play dangerous games like quick knife finger, yet now he was betting his life at such a time!
"No choice, who told us we're in a desperate situation now…" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka intentionally sighed, speaking in a voice Hagen could hear.
Ayanokoji smiled and stroked Ikishima Midari's head, not telling her the omitted numbers, but whispering in her ear, "Trust me, I already have a plan. We'll both be fine."
"Ayanokoji, you…" Ikishima Midari froze.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka touched her face, chuckling, "Shishimou, I'm being cool with my life. If I can, I hope you'll think of me for your entire life, at least… for ten years, right?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka joked as he gave his "last words."
These words were for Hagen to hear, to make him believe that he truly had the resolve to die.
"If you die, I will definitely kill him!" Ikishima Midari's eyes turned red, a look of fury.
"By the time you find me, I'll already be in some small country enjoying life with this money."
Hagen didn't pay attention to Ikishima Midari's "threats"; he had heard such threats countless times and had long since learned to ignore them.
He unloaded the bullets from the revolver one by one, putting them into his pocket, leaving only one bullet in the chamber. After rotating it several times, he closed the cylinder.
"I will reiterate the rules of the gamble. If I win, you must guarantee that I and Ikishima Midari can leave safely and unharmed, and you absolutely cannot lay a hand on us after the game ends. If I lose, you must also let Ikishima Midari leave safely."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka seriously reiterated the rules.
"Okay, as you say." Hagen said, while re-tying Ikishima Midari's hands.
He stepped back two paces, raised the pistol, and asked, "Which shot do you guess it is?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka activated his safety system and took a deep breath: "...The sixth shot."
The sixth shot?
Hagen was speechless.
He believed that the bullet would only be in the sixth chamber, meaning he wanted him to fire five consecutive shots at him.
"Ayanokoji, are you really trying to die? Don't you want to consider a different choice?" Hagen couldn't help but ask.
"No need, I chose this number because I feel it's my lucky number." Ayanokoji said calmly, smiling at Ikishima Midari, seemingly to comfort her.
"Since you put it that way…"
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