Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

<passage>:
Extrone was smiling innocently. "Good. I want you to do something for "I ... I...." Ri glanced nervously at Lin out of the tail of his eye. Lin's face was impassive. "Of course you will," Extrone said genially. "Get me a rope, Lin. A good, long, strong rope." Extrone asked, "Is there a pass?" "Eh?" Extrone said. Extrone raised his eyebrows. "You'll be safe," Extrone said, studying his face with amusement. "I'll Extrone smiled, almost pointed teeth showing through the beard. "I'm Extrone shrugged. Extrone we'd hunted this area." He crossed to Mia, who, along with him, had been pressed into Extrone's "He what?" Extrone demanded, leaning forward intently. Extrone said, "Which one is he?" "Yes, sir. That's him. That's him, sir." Extrone aimed carefully and fired, full charge, then lowered the rifle and said, "Here comes Lin with the rope, I see." Ri was greenish. "You ... you...." don't, sir." "Tie it," Extrone said inexorably. Lin bent with the rope his face was colorless. "Hey, you!" Extrone called. They were at the watering hole—Extrone, Lin, two bearers, and Ri. "You will scream," Extrone instructed. With his rifle, he pointed "You'll have to do better than that." Extrone inclined his head toward Once at the crotch, Extrone settled down, holding the rifle at alert. Lin moved to the left, out on the main branch, rested in a smaller crotch. underlined by an occasional piping call, something like a whistle. Ri's screams were shrill, echoing away, shiveringly. Lin sat quiet, hunched. jerky movements. Lin licked his lips, keeping his eyes on Extrone's face. The sun seemed stuck in the sky, and the heat squeezed against Extrone laughed nervously. "He must have heard." our fault Extrone found out." Extrone dug his boot cleats into the tree, braced himself. "I like this. There's more excitement in waiting like this than in anything I know." Lin nodded. "The waiting, itself, is a lot. The suspense. It's not only the killing that matters." "It's not only the killing," Lin echoed. "You understand?" Extrone said. "How it is to wait, knowing in just a "After Extrone said he'd hunt farn beasts, even if it meant going to didn't tell Extrone, if that's what you're thinking," Mia said. "I know," Lin said. "But it's not only the killing. It's the waiting, too." nearer. "It's a different one," Lin said. "How do you know?" "Hey!" Extrone shouted. "You, down there. There are two coming. Now "There's a lot of satisfaction in fooling them, too," Extrone said. really will come to your bait." Lin shifted, staring toward the forest. "I've always liked to hunt," Extrone said. "More than anything else, I think." Lin spat toward the ground. "People should hunt because they have to. For food. For safety." "No," Extrone argued. "People should hunt for the love of hunting." Extrone sat on an upholstered stool before his tent and spat Extrone began to tremble with excitement. "Here they come!" The forest sprang apart. Extrone bent forward, the gun still across his "What in hell do you want?" Extrone asked. "Haven't I told you gentlemen that rockets frighten the game?" Extrone "Wait," Extrone said. "Let's see what they do." He had not moved Extrone's face looked much too innocent. "How did it get there, "Look!" Extrone cried excitedly. "Here it comes!" "So?" Extrone mocked. Extrone stared at them for a space. Then, indifferently, he turned "Watch! Watch!" Extrone cried gleefully. "You'll destroy this one, too," Extrone said. Extrone said, "To begin with, they probably don't even know I'm here. Extrone plucked at his right ear lobe, half closing his eyes. "You'll The bearer brought Extrone his drink. "Eh?" Extrone said, turning, startled. "Oh, you. Well?" Extrone nodded. After a moment he said, "You killed one, I believe, on Extrone held back the flap of the tent. "Won't you come in?" he asked Extrone narrowed his eyes. "I see by your eyes that you are Ri glanced nervously around the tent, his sharp eyes avoiding Extrone's "Oh?" Extrone questioned mildly. "I wouldn't say that. I understand "Of course you did," Extrone said, lazily tracing the crease of his Extrone pursed his lips. "It wouldn't have been very considerate of you Extrone bent forward. " "Get out!" Extrone said. Extrone cut off our trade with the aliens. Partly to keep them from And Extrone stepped out of the tent, fully dressed, surly, letting the Extrone ate hugely, with none of the delicacy sometimes affected in his conversational gestures. When he had finished, he washed his mouth with water and spat on the ground. "Lin!" he said. His personal bearer came loping toward him. "Have you read that manual I gave you?" Lin nodded. "Yes." Extrone pushed the table away. He smacked his lips wetly. "Very Extrone laughed harshly. "It's 'sir' whenever you contradict me?" Lin's face remained impassive. "I guess it seems that way. Sir." "Damned few people would dare go as far as you do," Extrone said. "But Lin shrugged. "Maybe." "I can see you are. Even my wives are. I wonder if anyone can know how "All right," Extrone said, annoyed. "I'll be careful." Instantly alert, Extrone said, "Get the bearers! Have some of them cut Extrone carried the only weapon, slung easily over his shoulder, a Extrone's satisfied chuckle, in a burst of blood and fur. "Damn," Extrone muttered. His face twisted in anger. "It better be "Extrone. Eh?... Oh, you got their ship. Well, why in hell bother "I don't want to listen to your gabbling when I'm hunting!" Extrone Extrone squinted up at the sun his eyes crinkled under the glare, and perspiration stood in little droplets on the back of his hands. Lin, returning to the column, threaded his way among reclining Extrone's eyes lit with passion. Lin's face was red with heat and grimy with sweat. "There were two, I think." "Two?" Extrone grinned, petting the rifle. "You and I better go forward up. "I wish you had let me bring a gun along, sir," Lin said. "One is enough in The two of them went forward, alone, into the forest. Extrone moved They went a good distance through the forest, Extrone becoming more "Eh?" Extrone said. "Extrone wants to see you," Lin said. for?" "I don't know," Lin said curtly. he sighed, a tiny sound, ineffectual. He followed Lin beyond an outcropping of shale to where Extrone was seated, petting his rifle. Extrone nodded genially. "The farn beast hunter, eh?" Extrone drummed his fingers on the stock of the blast rifle. "Tell me

<question>:
Who does Extrone trust the most?

<options>:
A Ri
B Mia
C businessmen
D Lin

<answer>:

D