Regardless of what Lu Yuanyi, Su Yichen, and the others were feeling at that moment, Ning Wangshu looked at Zhang Rui, whose expression was full of embarrassment, and said calmly, "Director Zhang, you should ask them yourself what exactly happened."
At that, Zhang Rui immediately glared at Lu Yuanyi and asked sternly, "Go on. What exactly is this all about?"
He knew very well that Ning Wangshu wouldn't have attacked Lu Yuanyi and the others without reason.
At Zhang Rui's questioning, Lu Yuanyi opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long while. He genuinely didn't know how to explain it—and was also somewhat afraid to.
Seeing him like that, Zhang Rui grew furious. He turned and glared fiercely at the other Hidden Dragon members, suppressing his anger as he said, "If he doesn't dare to speak, then you tell me!"
The Hidden Dragon members glanced at one another, then all looked toward Lu Yuanyi in unison. None of them dared to speak either.
Zhang Rui grew even angrier. "What, have you all gone mute? Weren't you all so eloquent just now? Go on, speak up!"
But still no one responded. They all lowered their heads and fell silent.
The more they acted this way, the angrier Zhang Rui became, and the more certain he was that something shady was going on.
Seeing that none of them dared to speak, Ning Wangshu said, "Since none of you dares to tell him, I'll explain."
As he spoke, Ning Wangshu looked up at Zhang Rui. "Director Zhang, these Hidden Dragon members have already defected to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and become its lackeys."
"The reason they showed up here today was that they were acting on the orders of people from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. That's why they