In the villa's second-floor hall.
Old Cadre, Xiao Shuai, Brother Hong, and the unremarkable-looking woman all sprang to their feet when they heard Ren Ye's answer, gazing at him as though he were their daddy.
"S-so... you found a way?"
"You really got the method to crack the murderous Secret Chamber?"
"Tell us, tell us, tell us...!"
The four surrounded Ren Ye and the others like mad dogs, veins bulging in their necks as they pressed for answers.
Considering that he would still need to introduce projects to Tan Pang later, Ren Ye chose to offer him some emotional gratification. "I set the price. As for the details, let's have our captain explain."
"Ahem."
Tan Pang coughed twice, striking just the right pretentious pose. "Listen, you're all Third Grade Supernatural Ability Users with reputations. Mind your composure."
"Captain, if you keep showing off, I'm going to kill someone!" Xiao Shuai roared impatiently. "Tell us! Did you get it or not?!"
Tan Pang glanced at the coward and nodded helplessly. "We did."
At those words, the room instantly fell silent.
Three seconds later, Brother Hong plopped down into a chair and sighed up at the ceiling. "As long as you're alive, you can recoup your losses. Thank the Firmament... no, thank you three brothers for carrying me."
Beside him, Xiao Shuai sank limply to the floor and stared blankly at his Zhen-symbol door. After a long pause, he murmured, "Right now, I feel as drained as if I'd fired off over a hundred loads in a row... I'm tingling from my scalp to my heels."
"That's wonderful! Thank you, truly." The woman bowed excitedly to Ren Ye, Tan Pang, and Yin Tiger. "You three saved everyone. Thank you!"
Diagonally across from them, even the normally steady Old Cadre looked a little