With Good Night's shocking entrance and Ren Gu's declaration of their arrival, the killer disguised as "Drumstick" had, without a doubt, lost any theoretical chance of victory.
The soul-light cluster behind him slowly dissipated. Good Night stepped on him and spoke coldly.
"Xi Ba bastard, you're under arrest!"
"That's right. Now confess... Who sent you? What's your identity? What was your purpose in coming here to harm people?"
Ren Gu's weak voice rang out. With Loquat Candy supporting him, he slowly descended the stairs. His face was deathly pale, as though the next gust of wind might scatter him.
Using his ability twice in succession had clearly taken a tremendous toll on Ren Gu—even without Loquat Candy's healing support beside him, he probably would have already passed out.
But although Drumstick's head was pinned beneath Good Night's foot, he glanced sideways at Ren Gu and spoke in a tone of disdain.
"Confess? Ren Gu, what makes you think your Order has already gotten me under control?"
His confidence even made Ren Gu begin to doubt himself.
He patted Loquat Candy's arm. Loquat Candy immediately understood, pulled a silver syringe from her clothes, stuck it into Ren Gu's upper arm, and injected all the medicine inside.
Then Loquat Candy released Ren Gu and stepped back. A powerful Life Energy surfaced around Ren Gu, and he instantly became full of vitality.
Only then did Ren Gu speak calmly.
"If you think you still have tricks up your sleeve, then use them quickly. I'm waiting to see what you've got."
As Ren Gu spoke, Drumstick struggled to lift his head and used the top of his head to raise Good Night's shoe sole a few inches. He said coldly, "I've always been curious how an uninteresting fellow like you managed to advance to