Chapter 858: Empty
Whoosh, whoosh!
Two throwing knives sliced through the air, trailing cold flashes of light through the cemetery at night.
"Watch out!"
Sheriff John shouted a warning and instinctively shielded the middle-aged man behind him.
As for Qin Ran?
Having witnessed Qin Ran's strength, Sheriff John wasn't worried about him in the slightest.
On the contrary, he was more worried about whoever had attacked Qin Ran.
And rightly so.
Qin Ran vanished from where he stood in a flash, along with the two throwing knives. Even with his eyes wide open, Sheriff John failed to catch any of his movements.
All he saw was Qin Ran reappearing, holding two throwing knives in one hand and an unfamiliar man in the other.
If John hadn't seen what happened, the middle-aged man from the Wayne Family certainly hadn't either.
"What happened?"
"What's going on?"
The middle-aged man cried out in panic.
"It's fine. Just a little incident!"
After reassuring him, Sheriff John approached Qin Ran and examined the unconscious man dangling from his hand.
The man wore a close-fitting black outfit, with thin cords binding the fabric at his wrists and ankles. Two more throwing knives and a short sword were tucked into the leather belt around his waist.
A pouch hung from the other side of his belt.
Inside the pouch were a hand crossbow, a flintlock pistol, and several test tubes containing potions and similar substances.
A dagger was also concealed in his boot.
John frowned at the collection.
Ordinary people didn't carry these things around.
Of course, anyone who appeared here couldn't be ordinary.
"Who is this guy?"
"Was he following us?"
John asked.
"We'll have to interrogate him to find out who he is, but he got here before us."
Qin Ran tossed the captive onto