“Then, wouldn’t we make no mistakes if we don’t do anything?” Shang Jianyao asked cooperatively.
“No.” Zhou Yue shook her head. “Illusions emphasize the fact that there’s something real in the fake and something fake in the real. If you don’t do anything, they will blend in with the illusion and walk in front of you to shoot you in the head.”
After chatting about illusions for a while, the Old Task Force bade farewell and left Nanke Convent for Tarnan General Hospital.
They wanted to see the survivors from last night—the remaining members of the Mountain Fox bandits.
After obtaining the robot guard’s approval with the warrant that Genava had given them, Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and the others met Panania.
The Mountain Fox bandit leader had his long blond hair shaved off. His head was wrapped in countless white bandages, and he looked dispirited as if he doubted life.
In just a few days, the originally powerful Mountain Fox bandits were about to collapse. Furthermore, each matter they encountered was increasingly bizarre.
The powerful Ruin Hunter team from before was still understandable, but everything that happened last night had exceeded Panania’s imagination.
Upon hearing the door open and close, Panania looked up. His pupils suddenly dilated as he sat up and stammered, “I-I didn’t do anything. It’s not that I want to stay here.”
“Relax.” Jiang Baimian smiled and calmed him down.
“We’ll beat you up at most, but we won’t kill you,” Shang Jianyao echoed.
Long Yuehong was a little curious about the logical foothold in Shang Jianyao’s words, so he asked, “Why?”
This bandit boss had done many bad things. Killing him was equivalent to enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens.
Shang Jianyao replied seriously, “Private fights are prohibited in Tarnan, and it’s forbidden to harm others beyond the limits.”
I thought you had compassion... Long Yuehong realized that he was still relatively naive.
Their harmonious chiming successfully calmed Panania’s fear. He swept his gaze around and asked, “What’s the matter?”
“We want to ask about your encounter last night.” Jiang Baimian went straight to the point.
Panania’s face revealed unconcealed fear again. “W-we wanted to go to Green Grapes across the road after we left Wild Pigeon. On the way, Johnny suddenly needed to pee and wanted to find a corner to relieve himself. We stopped in the middle of the road and waited for him.”
“Why didn’t you wait inside Green Grapes?” Bai Chen questioned. She had a good understanding of how such teams acted during their corresponding activities.
Normally speaking, Panania would’ve said to Johnny, “Come over quickly after you’re done,” instead of waiting in the middle of the road with a large group of people.
Panania’s tone softened a little. “I-I was afraid that you would chase after us. It’s safer with more people.”
“Then?” Jiang Baimian asked.
Panania recalled and said, “Johnny didn’t return. We searched the entire way, but we encountered many beasts. Some were mutated, some were starving, and there were Heartless among them. We fought a great battle with them, and several people died. Finally, a robot guard came, and we were escorted back to our rooms. Back then, we were all exhausted. We thought that the robot guards would handle the subsequent matters, so we took off our clothes and slept in peace...”
Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao took turns asking about some details from normal and abnormal angles. They then released the bandit leader from his anxiety and left the ward.
Before they left, Panania reflexively raised his right hand and waved it. “Goodbye.”
Shang Jianyao smiled and politely replied, “Goodbye.”
After questioning the remaining bandits and returning to the jeep, Jiang Baimian suddenly said, “Abbess Zhou still hid certain things from us...”
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