Lu Bai spoke, and naturally, no one dared move.
The two guards stood silently behind the young man, their right hands still resting on his shoulders, though they weren't applying any pressure.
Seeing this, the old man in military uniform hesitated, then asked, "Mr. Lu, is there a problem?"
Lu Bai didn't answer right away. He stepped in front of the young man and studied him thoughtfully.
The young man swallowed hard, looking extremely nervous.
Granted, some of that was an act, but he was genuinely a little panicked too.
The main issue was that he had no confidence he could handle Lu Bai.
He couldn't understand why Heavenly Venerate Lu still had such outrageous power after returning to his own world.
"I remember you mentioned earlier that some guards had gone missing, right?"
Lu Bai kept his gaze fixed on the young man.
The old man in military uniform quickly realized Lu Bai was speaking to him and hurriedly replied, "Yes, but the Security Department has already reestablished contact with the missing guards."
"Let me confirm that."
Without changing expression, Lu Bai switched to an ability related to mind control and reached out to use it on the young man.
He hadn't realized that the man in front of him was the native who had illegally crossed over earlier. He only suspected that the Mona people might have had a hand in this, and acted mainly to eliminate a potential threat.
But to his surprise, before his outstretched right hand could touch the young man's head, the young man struck first.
A violent pressure swept out from the young man, sending the papers on the table flying.
Lu Bai stood firm in place, only the hem of his clothes whipping wildly in the rushing air.
He stared at the