Su Xiao tossed the black card in his hand. The world had just begun, so he was in no hurry to exchange it for Codex Merits.
After disposing of Lucas's corpse, Su Xiao continued walking the nighttime streets. Lucas had revealed a crucial piece of information before his death: the one who had sent him was actually the Ghost Ring. If Su Xiao had guessed correctly, the Ghost Ring should be an organization made up of Ghosts. The cannibal fiends had not come knocking, yet an Awakened had come to kill Su Xiao first.
Su Xiao had initially thought that Mrs. Nancy had sent someone, of course. Although Lucas had claimed to have been sent by the Ghost Ring, he had been demonized at the time, so the information he had spat out was not entirely trustworthy.
The Ghost Ring, an organization made up of Ghosts. Mrs. Nancy. The dead royal descendant. Ghosts attacking civilians in the street. Awakened blocking his path at night.
The situation could only be described as chaotic. Unfortunately, Su Xiao was not Sherlock Holmes reincarnated, nor could he become Conan. He was good at chopping people up, not solving mysteries. As for Bubu Wang, he was even worse at reasoning than Su Xiao. Amu was completely useless, while Beni was fine when it came to counting money. Reasoning? That simply was not his forte.
Before he knew it, Su Xiao arrived in front of a three-story villa. The villa was surrounded by beautiful gardens and even had a small flower garden. After all, this was the residence of the Execution Institution's deputy legion commander; it was unlikely to be shabby.
The villa was brightly lit. There was no one else inside, only Amu snoring away on the sofa.
Su Xiao did not wake Amu. He