The rain finally stopped.
Johnny stood dejectedly in the parking lot beneath the Kingdom Defense Bureau building.
He had initially planned to make a trip to the South District; he really wanted to see the scene firsthand, to see what the guy called Johnny Blackbird looked like beneath his mask.
He could also jot down those harrowing scenes and then come back to describe them to Ethan.
He just wanted to see Ethan utterly in pain, in despair, and helpless.
But.
Just as he was getting ready to drive there, one of his trusted subordinates returned with the latest news.
Old Xi Wen was dead.
The former allies were defeated.
They failed to capture Johnny Blackbird, and that giant ax-wielding man involved in the case.
How could this be?
Johnny couldn't understand at all. He hadn't mingled in the Royal Capital for just a day or two; he was well-acquainted with the underground forces of the Royal Capital.
He knew very well the power of the former allies, the power of Old Xi Wen.
