A strong, broad back appeared before the two of them, its muscles full and well-defined, but there were no parasitic House Mice in sight.
"This..."
Yang Yi could not explain it. He even suspected he had wronged an innocent man.
The tension kept rising.
The guard had already begun to tremble, his hand on the pistol at his waist, but he did not dare draw it.
"Captain?"
His voice trembled as he called out, at a loss for what to do.
Because even if he drew his gun... he still could not win.
"Hold on!"
Yang Yi suddenly raised a hand, signaling the guard to relax, then reached for Holence's jeans.
The moment he unfastened them, a small House Mouse scurried out. Yang Yi stomped it to death on the spot.
"See?"
Yang Yi pulled off Holence's trousers and found seven or eight House Mice parasitizing his buttocks. They all fled in panic, only for Yang Yi to stomp them to death one by one.
After killing all the mice, Yang Yi let out a long breath.
Just now, he had noticed movement beneath Holence's trousers and suspected House Mice.
Sure enough, his search had confirmed it.
And thank goodness there were mice, or this would have been hard to explain.
It seemed Holence's buttocks had been parasitized first, before the infestation spread to his back.
It was still early. There was some time left before First Mate Holence stabbed the captain in the back.
Yang Yi continued searching him and found a silver dagger hidden in Holence's sleeve.
It seemed he had long intended to assassinate the captain, but had yet to find an opportunity.
"The first mate really was infected..."
The guard was somewhat dazed, but his professional training kicked in. He quickly calmed down and explained why