Chapter 195
The organization’s boss, the Shadow Lord, stood there. Facing the city guards surrounding the back alley tavern district. Yet it wasn’t difficult to grasp that these were no ordinary city guards.
“Why have the city guards come to such a back-alley tavern?”
And as he passed by the Shadow Lord, Master Baro retorted. Both men wore their hoods pulled low, concealing their identities.
“We demand answers for your crimes! For orchestrating various crimes within the Free City Alliance, for ordering numerous assassinations and kidnappings, and for the multiple murders and disappearances that occurred in East Harlem!”
“Oh, come on. What kind of bullshit is this? Who did what?”
Master Baro shrugged in disbelief, and the Shadow Lord spoke.
Beneath the hood, a shadow flickered ominously, breaking the silence.
“Regrettably, I and my organization declare our innocence regarding the crime you inquire about.”
The voice echoing from the darkness carried an intimidating presence that unsettled those who heard it.
“Did you say organization?!”
“Yes.”
“Then that is tantamount to you confessing your own guilt!”
“Not at all.”
The man presumed to be the guards’ leader spoke up. Though he was trying hard to feign composure, I could feel the cold sweat running down his back.
“As I’ve stated repeatedly, my organization did nothing. If necessary, I’m prepared to prove our innocence. However…”
