Discovering the Vein

Once the men had been subdued, Huo Hai had no desire to waste words on them. At a thought, Little Butterfly sent out a mental pulse. Moments later, the five men's eyes gradually went vacant.

"All right. Now tell me which of the things you said to me were lies." With Little Butterfly's help, Huo Hai began interrogating his prisoners.

"None. It was all true," Remnant Wolf said dully. Huo Hai nodded. These men had experience. A story made entirely of lies rarely fooled anyone; testing someone with a few truths worked much better.

But that was no reason to let them go. Huo Hai was no moral crusader, yet he was no one's punching bag either. They had attacked him first, so he would show no mercy. And to keep himself from being exposed, he could not spare a single one. He had no idea how powerful the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group truly was.

Perhaps it was about as strong as the Four Great Families, just as Remnant Wolf had claimed. Perhaps it was stronger. Of course, he might have made the whole thing up, and the group might not be particularly powerful at all.

It was even possible that the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group did not exist. In any case, Huo Hai wanted to stay hidden, and he had plenty of questions. He continued his interrogation without going easy on them.

"I didn't expect the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group to be that powerful. I'll have to plan this carefully." Huo Hai had always believed in pulling weeds out by the roots. Even if the group knew nothing of him now, he had to take precautions. Who knew whether they had some way to discover his existence? Besides, a group that powerful was bound to have plenty of good