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A red ring appeared over his pupils, the very sign of being under Geass. At that moment, those affected had already submitted to Geass and could only carry out Xia Zuo's commands, completely unable to resist!
When the robbers' leader said those words, all the other robbers stared at their boss, dumbfounded.
Was this still their boss? He had actually said something like that so obediently. It was utterly shocking.
Xia Zuo could more or less guess what the robbers were thinking, but he ignored it and continued his questioning.
"What did you steal from the bank?"
Xia Zuo asked. He had just heard that the robbers had stolen something unusual. Although he intended to deal with these robbers, there seemed to be more to this, and he did not mind finding out about it.
"A Scroll of Truth!"
The robbers' leader answered blankly. This was the command Xia Zuo had given him: answer every question he asked. He could not resist and could only obediently answer Xia Zuo's questions. Only after Xia Zuo finished questioning him would he come to his senses.
"A Scroll of Truth? Interesting. What does it do?" Xia Zuo asked, voicing his question.
"It's said to be connected to some treasure. Our superior didn't tell us what it was," the man in charge answered honestly.
"You have a superior? Looks like there's more to your background than I thought. Tell me where you're from!"
Xia Zuo was surprised. The implications of having a superior were far from simple. This proved that the bank robbery was not an ordinary robbery, but more like a crime committed by some organization.
"We're peripheral personnel for Hydra. A day ago, our superior, Wickley, sent us to seize this Scroll of Truth. I don't know exactly what it's for." The lead robber revealed all the circumstances behind their robbery.
"Now that's interesting."
Xia Zuo looked at the robbers thoughtfully. He had never expected this group of robbers to be Hydra personnel, but that explained why Black Widow was here. As for the superior named Wickley whom the man had mentioned, Xia Zuo had no recollection of him. He was probably just a relatively low-ranking member of Hydra, and Xia Zuo did not particularly care.
"Captain, what are you saying? Why did you tell him everything about us? Are you planning to betray the organization?"
Only then did the other robbers snap out of their daze, each glaring furiously at their captain!
"What happened to me just now? What happened?"
Only then did the robbers' leader come to his senses. Xia Zuo had learned what he wanted to know, and his questioning had ended, so the robbers' leader finally recovered. Yet he remembered nothing of what had just happened. Only after his subordinates explained did he understand what had occurred.
"What did you do to me?"
The robbers' captain stared at Xia Zuo in horror. He found Xia Zuo increasingly uncanny. After all, making him reveal everything without his even realizing it was terrifying, practically the work of a devil.
"Open fire! Kill him!"
The robbers' captain spoke in terror. He found Xia Zuo increasingly uncanny, but they had little time left to linger. The people from S.H.I.E.L.D. would arrive soon, and they had to withdraw quickly!
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, but the one who was shot was not Xia Zuo. It was the robbers' captain.
"Why?"
The robbers' captain clutched his heart as it bled without stopping, staring in bewilderment at the companion beside him before slowly collapsing.
Even as he died, he could not understand. They were brothers who had faced life and death together, so why had his companion shot him without the slightest hesitation?
He simply had not noticed the inconspicuous red ring around the pupils of this good brother who had faced life and death with him.
The Geass ability, Absolute Command, activated!
This was no joke. Every one of these robbers carried firearms. Although he now had the power of Geass, his body was still extremely weak and could not withstand gunfire. That was why Xia Zuo had already taken a precaution, giving a command to the member standing beside the robbers' captain.
"Kill the captain after he answers the questions, then kill myself. The mission is now complete."
The man affected by Geass spoke, blankly raising the pistol in his hand and aiming it at his own head as he continued carrying out the task Xia Zuo had just given him!
Bang!
Another gunshot rang out. Blood splattered, and the man slowly fell. Two of the ten robbers were gone in an instant!
Xia Zuo watched the ten men with an icy expression, without any fluctuation in his heart. These people intended to take the orphanage hostage and might ultimately kill everyone to silence them. That would be cruel to the orphanage, so Xia Zuo felt no aversion whatsoever to killing them.
"You're a devil! Kill him! Hurry, kill him!"
The remaining members had witnessed the entire process, and every one of them was horrified!
A single sentence could make someone kill himself. Such an ability was no less than a devil's power, filling them all with fear. Each wanted only to kill Xia Zuo and then flee this place as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, Xia Zuo had prepared long ago. How could he let them succeed?
His glowing eyes lifted once more to look at everyone. The inverted V-shaped symbol flashed, and the remaining eight robbers instantly froze, a red ring appearing in each of their eyes.
Geass ability: Absolute Command!
Activate!
"Give me the Scroll of Truth and leave a gun behind. Then take those two bodies away, and finally jump into the river and kill yourselves!" Xia Zuo said slowly, coldly delivering his final command.
According to what the robbers' captain had just said, there was something mysterious about this Scroll of Truth. How could Xia Zuo pass up easy pickings delivered right to his door?
As for keeping a gun, this world was too dangerous. Even setting aside those dangerous figures who could destroy heaven and earth, there were plenty of minor villains such as gangsters. Although he had unlocked the First Eye Ring, its ability was mental in nature, and his body remained frail. Keeping a gun for self-defense was a perfectly viable option.
After Xia Zuo issued his command, the robbers left behind the Scroll of Truth and a pistol, then hoisted their two dead companions onto their backs and hurried toward the nearby river.
"I'll hide these things first."
Xia Zuo picked up the two items and hid them in an inconspicuous spot in the yard. Just after he finished, the sound of hurried footsteps rapidly approached, and a beautiful figure rushed in!
Black Widow Natasha had arrived!