41 Mental Protection (1/2)

Dragon Root Academy Staff Room

”Jun Fan. Why did you call for an emergency meeting?”

Principal Yao sat on the far table calmly drinking a cup of tea. He was quite surprised seeing Jun Fan looked so unnerved. The staff members left still at school have been cut down by a considerable amount. With the exception of a few high ranking members, most of them returned home to their families elsewhere.

”Principal...Xin Fan has been kidnapped.”

Everyone froze for a moment unsure whether to believe the words coming from his mouth. Most were quite skeptical as this situation rarely occurred.

”Kidnapped is quite a strong word. Elaborate...”

”I mean exactly what I mean. Xin Fan has been kidnapped by black circus.”

Principal Yao calmly put down the cup on the desk. He worriedly looked at Jun Fan's shaking figure.

”You are certain that is Black Circus? I mean...considering you relationship to them.”

Jun Fan slammed the table uncharacteristically in anger.

”My relationship with them is my business alone and nobody else's. Han Zhong can attest to my words. Xin Fan was investigating a kidnapping by black circus. By the end of the day, he was gone. Who else could have done it?”

”Calm down Jun Fan.”

A few members of the staff held Jun Fan back from lashing out to the principal.

”Have you tried looking for their base?”

”Of course I have tried. I tried the old location but another sector of the organisation took over it. They made a new hideout.”

”So...now what are you going to do?”

Jun Fan took out a piece of paper. It was the invitation letter that the black circus distributed. He folded it over and threw it to the principal to read.

”Hmm...There is an auction? So what do you propose?”

”I just want permission. We only have a few people protecting the school right now. We cant afford to lose people patrolling. I want to personally raid them.”

”Are you sure you are up to it?”

Jun Fan frowned. He then took off his shirt and turned around. Just below the nape of his neck was a branding from long ago. It was a image of a clown laughing burned onto his skin. There was a tattoo image of a knife overlaying the clown.

”Don't you remember who I once was? If it wasn't for lord Xin, we would not be having this conversation right now.”

Principal Yao closed his eyes as if he resigned. He took out a paper, writing a few things before stamping it.

”Fine...I approve. You may access your storage. However if the child does not return, there will be consequences.”

Jun Fan sneered as he took the paper.

”You know me too well.”

-

”Power is everything. You are here because you are weak!”

It is now the second day of Xin Fan's indoctrination session. For the whole morning, he was forced to listen to Black Jacket's ranting on the law of the jungle. As he did the previous day, he was stabbed multiple times. He wasn't allowed to enter his domain as for every time he did, he would return with multiple cuts all around his body.

”Let me give you an example.”

Black jacket grabbed a nearby rat that was feasting on the pile of meat in the room. He held it gently over his hand with his fingers delicately over its body.

*Squeak**Squeak*