“Hm? You’re giving up that quickly?” Ji Jue raised an eyebrow and offered a heartfelt suggestion. “This is a pretty serious decision. Don’t you want to think it over properly? Give it a try. Who knows? This thing looks scary, but maybe it’s actually useless.”

Yue Ting lay flat on the ground, not daring to move a muscle. He smiled ingratiatingly and said, “No, no, that’s all right. The account books are all on my phone, and the files are stored on the cloud. I have an anonymous account with Everline Bank. The account password is four zeros followed by two ones—”

“Tsk.” Ji Jue’s face fell. Another guy who had been given a chance and completely failed to make use of it.

He waved a hand. At once, Horsey raised its other massive arm and leveled the muzzle at Yue Ting. A thunderous blast rang out as a shell casing flew free. Mercury sprayed from the barrel and transformed in midair into numerous slender bands, wrapping Yue...