Positive energy could spread from person to person, and negative emotions were just as contagious.
The moment the group of six stepped through the gates of the Fuwei Escort Agency, their delight at receiving special treatment as privileged players was dispelled by the gloomy atmosphere within the agency, leaving their hearts heavy.
The Fuwei Escort Agency was a large establishment with no shortage of people, yet there was not the slightest trace of vitality on any of their faces. Every face was filled with fear, grief, despair, and other negative emotions. Under the weight of those feelings, the entire agency felt deathly still, as though the sky above might collapse at any moment.
The only one who stood out was a handsome young man tied to the flagpole in the courtyard.
He was fair-skinned, with an intelligent air about his features. His looks were nearly flawless. A fresh-faced young man like him could have entered the entertainment industry and earned hundreds of millions in paychecks on his looks alone, even without any acting skill.
Yet this seemingly frail young man displayed courage surpassing everyone else's. Though tied to the flagpole, he kept shouting at the middle-aged man before him, "Father! Let me out! I'll fight those bastards! Not only have they killed people, they're blocking the entrance to our Fuwei Escort Agency and hurling insults nonstop. They've gone too far!"
"Shut up, you unfilial brat!" The middle-aged man glared fiercely at the young man. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he went to greet Ye Weiming and the others, forcing an extremely unpleasant smile onto his troubled face. "I am Lin Zhennan of the Fuwei Escort Agency. May I ask what business brings you officers here?"
Seeing Lin Zhennan's worldly manner, Sanyue had intended to step back and let