The Ghost Story Players already had no goodwill toward the Investigation Bureau's Security personnel. With Yuan Hui appearing in such a state, those closest to him immediately backed away.
This was no game of hide-and-seek in a haunted house. One careless move could get them killed for real, and no one wanted to gamble their life on an enemy's kindness.
Seeing Yuan Hui dragging the corpse, Kind Gao Ming clenched his fists. Many new wounds covered the body, and a gaping hole had been torn through its chest.
"They even hurt corpses. The Investigation Bureau really is rotten!"
"There are strangulation marks on his neck, his chest has been cut open, and he's been beaten so badly there isn't an uninjured patch left on him. That kid's wearing a school uniform. He was just a student!"
"Pah! They're not even human!"
The whispers around him made the First Team's leader frown repeatedly. Whatever else he was, he was still a member of the Investigation Bureau. Hearing people talk about it like that genuinely stung.
Dragging the corpse, Yuan Hui stood right at the junction of the Building Corridor.
"This bastard really thinks he's above the law." Ouyang Susu felt the shot put in her bag. She wanted nothing more than to hurl it at him.
"Yuan Hui isn't that stupid. He's deliberately drawing everyone's attention, putting himself out in the open so his companions can search for their targets from the shadows." The First Team's leader withdrew his gaze and warned, "Don't act rashly."
Perhaps because it was too quiet around him, Yuan Hui wanted to stir things up. He swept his gaze over the Ghost Story Players, but unfortunately, not one of them dared meet his eyes.
"A bunch of cowards... huh?" His eyes widened as he spotted Liu