Chapter 65 (1/2)
”Ancient Endor hadpractices That was just one of the e traditions that reone empire,” Golden Hoop Number 9 calmly replied
The two did not speak etting colder A thin sheet of frost started to appear on the white chrome handrails The breaths they exhaled visibly forradually dispersed into the air
”Be careful,” Golden Hoop Number 9 suddenly said
Puzzled, Garen looked at him Then he looked down to the front of the stairs and discovered a black uniformed policeman sprawled on the steps with a short black arrow pierced through his throat He was sluainst the wall Blood flowed out slowly fro bit by bit into the infinite darkness
”The temperature is too low so his body temperature dropped too quickly” Golden Hoop Number 9 crouched to examine the body ”But he shouldn't have been dead for more than twenty minutes Looks like the detective and the others shouldn't be too far ahead”
”If you meet Detective Dale, what do you plan to do?” Garen asked from behind
”If he knew his place, I would spare him as well,” Golden Hoop Number 9 answered casually
As they stepped over the policeman's corpse and continued on, their crisp footsteps continuously reverberated in the silent space
Bang!
A gunshot rang out from the darkness below, followed by a faint yelp
”Quick, run!!” a voice shouted
Golden Hoop Nued He sped up and ran doard Garen hesitated for a ed in pursuit
Detective Dale and the rest soon appeared on the staircase in front of them Stunned, they stood on the steps and looked down the stairs
Garen followed their line of sight and looked ahead The steps in front were like thin spinning plates, revealing the dark empty space below as they systematically revolved There was a normal step every five steps, but the rest of the steps were constantly and rhyth
The person who approached had to keep leaping forward Otherwise, once they stepped on a revolving step, they would i stone steps, and be crushed to bits
One of Dale Quicksilver's leather shoes had been clipped into two halves He ith the White Eagle The booby trap expert was behind the Miss Si Lan
Apparently, the sergeant had refused the initial arrangement to follow them because he wanted to marshal and command the police force Instead, Si Lan had volunteered to follow the detective and the others to this place
The five of the from behind the over with a black-hoodeda black raved with the nule reacted quickly, drew his gun, and aimed at Golden Hoop Number 9
”Keep calroup in front of hined: we all want to find out the secret of this underground passageway, correct?”
”So you mean…?” the detective asked with a somber expression
”Cooperate, of course You help me explore this cavern and I can provide you with a lot of valuable inforh” There was an unusual calm in the eyes of Golden Hoop Number 9, without a trace of ripples
Detective Dale pondered for a while No one knehat he was thinking
”Alright, you have a deal,” he actually agreed
Everyone else looked bewildered and even Garen as at the back was stunned
”Word is that Golden Hoop Number 9 is someone who doesn't break his pronored everyone else's expressions and directly addressed Golden Hoop Number 9
”You knoell”
”Naturally”
”Let's htly rapped the wall to the left
Wha and froze completely
”Great, let's move on”
He led Garen directly to the front When they passed the group of five, the White Eagle and Si Lan looked extrery when they saw Garen trailing behind
Garen gave both of theed helplessly It was just as well if he walked together with everyone else
At the front, Golden Hoop Number 9 did not seem to mind He walked on alone at a low from the torch in his hand could be seen
”Why don't we head back now?” Garen suggested in a whisper
”We can't escape Golden Hoop Number 9 is extremely swift and silent, so it's impossible for us to escape” Detective Dale looked cal up Everyone behind him looked at each other and could only continue
Garen and the White Eagle walked together As he reported on the situation above ground to the rest of theroup turned bleak
”We're in a really sticky situation right now Fortunately, the one we've encountered is Golden Hoop Number 9 He’s a relatively unique presence within the entire Golden Hoop organization If the key was in anyone else's hands, it would be much more problematic,” Si Lan analyzed in a hushed tone ”I'”
”Don't worry about it Mister won't be wrong Let's just keep up,” the White Eagle said while frowning
The policeman held the trap expert by the ar and could not utter a word Both of them tried to warm themselves with the torch fire, but it did not help