Inside the Prison

In the Sea God Island prison, Yu Xiaogang huddled off to one side. Hearing that familiar, sinister laugh sent chills down his spine.

Brother Jie walked slowly up to Yu Xiaogang and looked down at him with a smile:

"Xiao Gang, weren't you shouting at me just now? Now that you're in this cell, why have you gone quiet? So, what should you call me now?"

Four figures closed in, blocking Yu Xiaogang completely from view.

In the cell directly opposite, Bibi Dong watched through the iron bars as the four men closed in step by step, fury surging in her heart.

She gripped the bars with both hands and shouted, "What are you four going to do to Xiao Gang? Get away from him!"

But Brother Jie and the other three, their backs to her, paid him no attention. They just watched the crew-cut man curled up at their feet with teasing amusement.

With that oppressive presence right on top of him, Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't bear it anymore. Trembling, he squeezed out a nearly inaudible reply:

"D-director..."

"That's more like it. Good boy."

Brother Jie patted his crew cut in satisfaction.

Although everyone's Soul Power had been sealed, Liu Erlong, being a Soul Master, heard him clearly. She pressed forward and seized the iron bars, her voice trembling:

"X-Xiao Gang, you... y-y-you, what did you call them?"

Yu Xiaogang lowered his head and curled up into a ball, not daring to make a sound.

Brother Jie turned around and looked across the patrol aisle at Liu Erlong. "Director."

"What?"

Liu Erlong's ears buzzed, and her face turned alternately pale and ashen.

Brother Jie grinned and reassured her:

"Don't worry, Sister Erlong. Rest assured, we don't do that 'this is all the director's assignment' routine. We're respectable people, and