The figure felt their blood turn cold, and they turned around to see Ban Jiu’s gloomy face. “Cap- captain?”

Ban Jiu exerted some force through his hand, causing the figure to wail as he crushed their shoulder. The person’s entire body was pressed against the floor, and they stared up at Ban Jiu in terror. “Captain, spare me!” 

“The rules of the Technology Department don’t allow anyone to bring their cosmic rings in. Given that you came here so late at night and even brought your ring in, I knew that something was up. I only expected you to try to steal some things, but I never imagined that you would actually try to destroy the androids. Speak up! Who ordered you to do this?” Ban Jiu interrogated, his words in a strange rhythm and his voice glacial. 

The figure lowered their head and appeared to have fallen into despair.

“What? You don’t want to speak? You are fully aware of the Twelfth Squadron’s methods,” Ban Jiu said slowly. 

The figure trembled. They suddenly seemed to recall something that caused them to shiver in fear. “Nobody ordered me. The Royal Regent ordered the Ninth Squadron to eradicate my family! I wanted revenge, so I made these plans.” 

Ban Jiu suddenly remembered that this person didn’t come from some insignificant background and that they were actually related to one of the empire’s influential officials. It had been precisely because of that relationship that this person had...