If a police officer patrolling the streets spotted someone turning around and running at the sight of them, they would arrest that person first and ask questions later. The reasoning was perfectly sound: if you had nothing to hide, why run when you saw the police?
Blyman's sudden attack startled everyone, but Sophia reacted quickly. Ever since Blyman had come downstairs, she had been watching him using the observation techniques she had learned from Li Wei. So when he flicked his wrist and threw his knives, she responded immediately. A glasslike Ice Shield swiftly appeared in front of them, blocking his throwing knives.
Although the Ice Shield was only a thin sheet that a single pistol shot would have shattered, it was more than enough to stop throwing knives with relatively little penetrating power. With several metallic clinks, the knives bounced off the shield, which shattered in turn. There was nothing she could do about that; her bloodline power had only recently awakened, and being able to use it this well was already quite an achievement.
"Well done, Sophia. That was impressive."
Li Wei smiled and patted Sophia's little head, offering her some encouraging praise. Her face immediately lit up.
Then Li Wei glanced at the figure about to climb out the window and casually flicked his hand.
"Awoo!"
The next moment, a scream came from outside the window.
"All right, we've caught him. Let Robert question him."
A short while later.
Standing in the room, Robert looked at Blyman, whose backside was swathed in bandages, and did not know whether to laugh or be angry. Blyman lay facedown on the bed, looking utterly miserable.
He had indeed gone to poison the grain warehouse according to plan, but plans never survived unforeseen circumstances. When Blyman emerged after administering the poison,