Twilight hesitated for a moment when he met Richie's clear eyes. A faint smile touched Richie's lips. His dad was feeling guilty.
Yor tightened her arms around Richie. "I-I don't know. There must be some misunderstanding."
Yor was terribly nervous, and her tightening grip left Richie struggling to breathe.
This is bad! Richie cried inwardly. Am I about to end up with two broken ribs like Yuri?
Mophead pressed her relentlessly. "You'd better come clean!"
Twilight played along with Mophead. "Several people from the Ministry of Finance were arrested at City Government a few days ago, too. It seems corruption is rampant there!"
Richie's brow furrowed deeply. If his mother weren't an assassin, what his father was doing would be downright outrageous.
Still, this was probably the best Mophead had ever looked. Richie really wished Mophead could weld that mask to his face.
Yes, Richie was a sucker for good looks.
Even his admiration for Twilight had started with Twilight's handsome face.
"I heard that fellow met a pretty miserable end." Mophead's sinister tone dragged Richie back to reality.
"He was brutally tortured until he suffered a mental breakdown, then eventually killed himself in prison.
"Last month, a woman about her age was arrested, too. That Parliamentary Secretary."
The corners of Mophead's mouth curled up wildly. Wasn't he getting a little too into character?
Twilight Dad's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly, he was already sick of Mophead. What is this guy even trying to play?
Richie thought Mophead really did have a talent for acting. He was quite convincing as a secret agent.
"She was released on bail because someone in her family worked for the State Security Service." Twilight's tone remained flat, without the slightest fluctuation.
Mophead picked up where Twilight left off, looking proud. "We can generally turn