In the depths of the dense forest, Lachica crouched on the ground, glaring viciously at Austin and Xijie.
"Tell me. Where exactly did you take my parents?"
A dagger was buried in Austin's palm, making his features contort with pain. "No, I don't know. Your parents were taken in by the FBI. They're not under my jurisdiction. Please, please let me go. I won't tell anyone anything."
Lachica turned his gaze to Xijie, pulled out the dagger, and said coldly, "Where are my parents?"
"They... They've been dead for a long time."
Xijie seemed to understand his fate and bluntly revealed the truth. "Your parents refused to cooperate with our work. Our Beautiful Country couldn't possibly let people who might awaken supernatural powers in the future remain alive. They were secretly executed long ago. You'll never see your parents again."
"What did you say?"
Lachica flew into a rage, his gaze seeming ready to devour someone.
"Haha, you fool. So what if you kill us? Do you really think a few ghosts can stand against the machinery of an entire nation? Don't be naïve. Sooner or later, the country will avenge us. I'll be waiting for you in hell."
Xijie spat on the ground and mocked Lachica with a pained laugh.
Although Lachica had long known that his parents were likely doomed, hearing the confirmation from Xijie still filled his heart with sorrow and fury.
Two trails of hot tears rolled down his face. Gritting his teeth, Lachica said, "Go bury yourselves with my parents, you Beautiful Country bastards."
As he spoke, the straw-man pendant hanging from Lachica's neck flashed red, and a terrifying two-meter-tall straw man appeared before Xijie and Austin.
The terrifying straw man pressed its fingers against the two men's heads. Strands of straw began sprouting and