Darius leaned back, his legs still crossed. He looked murderous as he said, "I think you guys should know what happened after that."He flexed his neck and stood up. "As for what happened between me and the other guy you brought back, all will be revealed when you check the surveillance footage. Now, I have other things to attend to.""Like what?" The officer spread his hands. "I'll only consider letting you go if you answer me. After all, you're not supposed to step out of here."Darius raised an eyebrow. "I need to see Borisin."The officer straightened up. "Alright, then. You're gonna have to come with me. You won't be able to get in there on your own."Darius followed him out of the room. The officer was surprised he hadn't resisted. Darius smiled at this. "There's nothing to be surprised at. I want to see Borisin, and I can tell you're a good person. If I'm guessing correctly, you and Borisin should be on pretty good terms."The officer looked surprised. Before he could ask how D

Darius nodded. "Thanks for bringing me here." The officer shook his head. Then, he turned and left. Darius turned to look at Borisin. The gentleness in their gazes disappeared when their eyes met. Darius asked coldly, "Do you need me to get you out of here?"Borisin nodded. "Yes. If not for the fact that I couldn't contact you, I would've left this hellhole ages ago." He smiled bitterly. "What are you doing here, though?"Darius sighed. "It's nothing. I got tricked. I'll get you out of here before dealing with that."Borisin looked at him thoughtfully. After a few seconds, Darius said, "There's nothing to think about. It's simple, isn't it? If you don't leave, I won't be able to focus on what I need to do. I'm sure that's not what you want. At least it's not what I want."Darius looked at him and channeled his black life force to his palm. As it swirled around his wrist, more and more of it oozed through the walls and gathered around him. Borisin had imagined this happening but had n

Darius put his hands behind his back and smiled. "I wouldn't be standing here, and we wouldn't be on opposing sides if you could find out the truth. The actual truth, not a convenient one." His gaze turned cold.The officer narrowed his eyes. "I hope you realize what you're saying, Darius."Darius raised an eyebrow. "Of course. You, though …"He slowly approached the officer. "You show up here and claim you're gonna find out the truth. In other words, anything that helps you achieve your objective is the truth. It doesn't matter whether it's what actually happened."The officer's gaze turned menacing. "I've already made myself clear, Darius. You made a huge mistake, and that's why you need to come with me. Obeying me is the only way you'll get out of this!"Darius rolled his eyes. "You're all talk and no walk. If I were your boss, I would've fired you in a jiffy." He looked at the officer scornfully.The officer started to tremble with rage. If looks could kill, Darius would already b

The officer gulped and stared at Darius in horror. Darius smirked. "You look terrified; that's laughable. Didn't it occur to you that you were slandering an innocent man when you did those things?"More black life swirled around Darius as he spoke. The officer shook his head vigorously. "No, wait! You already know what happened to me. You might not have meant for that to happen, but that's the only reason I started going after you!""No." Darius cut him off. "It's not that I didn't mean for that to happen. I had nothing to do with it at all." He rolled his eyes. "And now, I see how dumb you are."After pointing out the officer's stupidity, Darius stretched out his arms. Black life force swirled around him. It formed a replica of him, which darted at the officer. To the officer's horror, the replica lifted him off his feet.The officer trembled violently, and his eyes widened with terror. Then, he squeezed his eyes shut, looking pained. He knew he couldn't go against Darius. He waited

"I believe you're desperate to know where your family is and what they're doing," said Darius.The officer paled and shook his head in despair. "No, you can't do this to me."Darius' attention was on his phone, so he didn't see this. That didn't mean he was oblivious to the officer's actions, though. He dialed a number as the officer watched in horror. As the phone rang, the officer suddenly felt a surge of strength.He lunged at Darius, wanting to snatch the phone away. Unfortunately, he was still a weakling in Darius' eyes. Before he could even get close, he was swept off his feet. He landed on the ground with a crash, his hands scraping against the ground by Darius' feet.Darius didn't even flinch. He looked down and showed the officer his phone. He said icily, "Let's wait for an answer to your claims, shall we? I want you to listen to this phone call calmly. Otherwise, I'll take it to mean you've still chosen to help the bad guys despite knowing your family's in trouble."He held