The Mayor's Office Building, countless lights crisscrossed, leaving almost no dark corners.
Although there were many people, apart from the constant sound of helicopters overhead, there was hardly much noise. The nearby streets had been isolated, with absolutely no pedestrians.
"One, two, three, four... five."
Heiji hid in a certain corner, observing the situation of the surrounding buildings: "Five snipers."
Suddenly, he frowned, a strange curve appearing on his lips.
"Six!"
The police officers watched the surroundings intently, even wary of each other. They had been warned that the Night Baron was proficient in disguise and could disguise himself as anyone around them at any time.
Gin frowned and answered the phone.
"Gin, half an hour has passed. Is that Night Baron coming or not? If not, I'm leaving. Knowing Sherry is here but wasting time."
Vermouth's angry voice came from the phone.
Listening to the busy tone, Gin calmly put away the phone. He was right next to the mayor's office, watching everything below through the window.
The lights continued to sweep. Helicopter lights, surrounding lights, and lights from inside the rooms were everywhere. People walking below felt as if spotlights were shining on them.
As if everything was calm!
Suddenly, from a dark corner, a dozen black round balls rolled out, rolling onto the street.
"What is that?"
"Bombs!"
Instantly, the police threw themselves to the ground reflexively.
Pop, a puff of white smoke emerged.
Every ball emitted a puff of white smoke, instantly covering the entire street.
"Don't move."
"Prevent the Night Baron from breaking in."
"Cough cough~"
The commander's shout came from the smoke.
"Finally here."
Vermouth's spirit shook. She raised the sniper rifle in her hand, her beautiful eyes staring at every corner. Every corner where he might appear.
From a room, a dozen round balls were thrown out.
"Hmph, trying to use smoke bombs to block our vision?"
A disdainful smile rose on Vermouth's lips: "In the air, the effect of smoke bombs decreases tenfold. Within a second, they can be dispersed by the night wind in the sky. Stupid behavior!"
Pfft~~
The dozen round balls separated instantly, and an incredibly dazzling light exploded.
Caught off guard, the snipers concentrating on several corners screamed suddenly, covering their eyes involuntarily, their sniper rifles dropping.
Vermouth was the same, her beautiful eyes bloodshot, sitting on the floor trying hard to endure the pain, keeping her eyes closed as much as possible.
Gin's face changed. He was wearing sunglasses so he could escape the disaster. However, with smoke blocking below, he couldn't see the specific situation at all.
"These smoke bombs not only block vision but can also create an illusion for snipers, making them mistake them for smoke bombs."
The smoke below still pervaded.
Suddenly, several round balls were thrown in from outside the door. With a pop, thick smoke instantly filled the corridor.
"Cough cough cough~"
Vodka coughed violently.
"Someone rushed in."
A shout suddenly came from outside the door, and Vodka felt a gust of wind pass by.
"Damn it, don't think about running."
Vodka chased after him fiercely, but due to the thick smoke, he didn't see anyone, just felt someone ahead.
"Bro, did someone come over?"
Vodka ran over fiercely.
In the corridor, the smoke cleared, and a body lay on the ground.
"Walker was knocked out."
A police shout suddenly came from downstairs.
Gin's eyes turned cold. He suddenly reached out with both hands, grabbed Vodka's shoulders, shifted his feet, and threw that huge body directly not far away.
With a muffled thud, Vodka fainted directly.
Gin's face changed: "The one in the corridor was fake."
Unfortunately, a large group of police officers had already rushed up.
In the corridor, Heiji got up from the ground, threw the foam on his body to the ground, and walked towards a room on the first floor.
"What? Vodka was fake?"
"Impossible, maybe you are fake?"
The police looked around in suspicion. Now everyone could be the Night Baron. They instinctively reached for the guns at their waists.
Gin's face turned completely gloomy.
BoomBoomBoom
Suddenly, muffled sounds rang out around the Mayor's Office Building, and a thick white smoke enveloped the entire office building.
Looking at the window at the end of the corridor, outside was already covered in smoke.
Gin turned abruptly and walked towards Michael's office.
"Don't move."
Instantly, countless guns pointed at Gin.
"What do you want to do?"
"Sorry, no one can clear suspicion now, please don't move."
"If you don't hurry, your mayor is going to be killed."
Gin said coldly. He didn't care about Michael's life or death, but about his power.
"The Night Baron must be one of us. No one can leave this place, otherwise shoot directly."
A flash of coldness passed through Gin's heart. However, this was a corridor. Even if his ability was strong, he dared not act recklessly under so many guns.
"Better verify Michael's life or death."
The commander thought it made sense: "Mr. Michael, are you okay?"
"Since the Night Baron is among you, don't move. Let others come to—identify."
Michael's calm voice came from the room.
The others breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, the voices of other police officers rang out outside.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Followed by a series of gunshots.
Heiji originally wanted to escape through the window, but he didn't expect there were still so many police officers, fully over a hundred.
"Cautious enough."
Looking at Michael sitting in the chair, a cold intent flashed in Heiji's eyes.
Footsteps sounded outside the corridor.
Heiji threw two smoke bombs on the ground and simultaneously threw two smoke bombs out the window.
"Mr. Michael~~"
As soon as the door opened, thick fog blocked all vision, amidst coughing sounds.
"What are you doing? Cough cough cough~"
Michael's coughing sound came from the thick fog.
A cold light flashed in Gin's eyes, and he suddenly blocked the door: "No one is allowed to go out."
Bang
A gunshot rang out suddenly, causing even more chaos in the room.
Gin suddenly felt a gust of wind attacking from the thick fog, and a pale mask appeared before his eyes.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A series of fighting sounds rang out quickly in the thick fog, followed by someone seemingly being thrown against the wall, knocking something over. Soon, it returned to calm.
After a long time, the thick fog cleared, and the group of police officers could clearly see the situation inside the room.
Michael had a golden coin deeply embedded in the middle of his forehead, sitting on the desk with his eyes open, dying with grievances.
Blood flowed from the corner of Gin's mouth as he climbed up from the ground, sporting a black eye.
Outside was still noisy, but inside the room, it had returned to calm, only that golden coin shining with a blood-red light.
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NOTE
I want to explain why I stopped updating daily for a while.
I had some health problems, and I also had to deal with a few work-related matters. Because of that, I couldn't keep the daily update schedule like before.
But that ends today.
Starting today, chapters will be published every day again.
Also, all the novels that were abandoned or left on hold will be coming back as well.
I'm truly sorry to everyone who kept waiting, and I want to thank all of you who still came back day after day to check for new chapters.
Really, thank you for your patience and support.