Koike Teppei was glad he had hidden in the bedroom. Otherwise, if they'd had to talk face-to-face, he might have been too intimidated to speak.
"I—I know. To deal with situations like this, the Ultimate Bliss Cult specifically sought out a fragment of the legendary Totsuka Blade and made it into a Soul Stabilizer. It can effectively stabilize a soul."
"Where is it?"
"The Soul Stabilizer was later lost by one of the bishops. No one knows where it is."
Kanzaki Rin hurriedly held Fang Cheng by the shoulders, afraid he might lose control of his emotions.
But Fang Cheng didn't take his anger out on Koike Teppei. The man really hadn't lied, and there was no point taking it out on an honest person like him.
After asking a few more questions and confirming that Koike Teppei hadn't lied, Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin finally left his home.
The rest could be handled by the police. After all, his wife, Koike Tomomi, seemed to have committed assault as well.
On the way back, Kanzaki Rin noticed that Fang Cheng was unusually quiet and seemed lost in thought, so she reassured him, "Don't worry too much. Once we get back, I'll look into the Soul Stabilizer's whereabouts."
Fang Cheng came back to himself and nodded. "Sorry for the trouble."
Kanzaki Rin sighed. Fang Cheng usually wasn't this polite to her. Now he was even thanking her, which proved he was starting to lose his composure.
She pulled over and turned to stare at Fang Cheng, her expression serious. "You have to pull yourself together. If even you don't know what to do, who can help Ye Yuqing?"
Fang Cheng blinked, puzzled. "I'm not at a loss."
"Don't lie. You were obviously spacing out."
"I was thinking about what to eat