The figure shuddered and turned around, only to see Jiu's gloomy face. "C-Captain?"
Jiu squeezed with one hand. The figure screamed as his shoulder was crushed, and he was pressed face-down onto the ground. He looked up at Jiu in terror. "Captain, spare me!"
"The Science and Technology Institute's rules forbid bringing Void Rings inside. When you came in this late carrying one, I knew something was wrong. I thought you just wanted to steal something, but I never expected you to try to destroy the Modified Human. Tell me, who ordered you to do it?" Jiu said sarcastically, his voice icy.
The figure lowered his head, his gaze filled with despair.
"What, you don't want to talk? You know what the Twelfth Team is capable of," Jiu said slowly.
The figure trembled. Remembering something, he quaked with fear. "No one ordered me. The Regent ordered the Imperial Court Ninth Team to wipe out my family. I... I wanted revenge, so I resorted to this."
Jiu remembered. This man had a powerful background; he was related to an influential minister of the empire. It was only thanks to that minister that he'd been able to join the Imperial Court Twelfth Team. And just a few days ago, the Ninth Team had wiped out the minister's family. No wonder.
"That's all?" Jiu crouched down and spoke coldly.
The man looked at Jiu in terror. "Captain, I know what you're capable of. There's no one whose mouth you can't pry open. I wouldn't dare hide anything from you. I only ask for a quick death."
Jiu narrowed his eyes. A breeze stirred, lifting his white coat.
Sweat trickled down the man's forehead. "Captain, even if I haven't earned merit in the Twelfth Team, I've still worked hard. I only ask for a