Fortunately, the Blood-Handed Butcher and his companions were frequent flyers in the local lockup. Their cover stories for dealing with the authorities were practically identical even without prior collusion, meaning they would never leak any information about the Demonic Cult. That saved Bishop Zhao the trouble of having to silence them permanently.
Bishop Zhao sent word instructing Lu Qingning and the others to report to the Raodong City stronghold.
When the three of them arrived, Bishop Zhao was leaning back in a stone chair, glancing up at them. He dismissed his attendants and began, "HQ has sent word summoning the three of you for advanced training. You'll set out from here tomorrow. As for the shop in Raodong City—just close it down for now and reopen it later if the need arises."
Chapter 49