Xiaohong stopped his car outside the slum since the muddy ground made it impossible for him to drive .

He got off after stuffing the head mask into his pocket .

He followed the directions in his phone and walked into the slum area . It was 6:30 pm .

No one noticed that he was wearing a leather jacket .

He even bought a bag of scones in the market along the way .

He got closer and closer to his destination .

It was an unfinished building that looked as though it could collapse anytime .

After finis.h.i.+ng his food, he entered the building and looked for unit 202 .

Upon locating it, he looked into the windows .

There were cracks in the gla.s.s and it looked like it had been held in place with adhesive tape .

It was a simple house . The ceiling lamp had a yellowing bulb that filled the room with a dim light .

Beneath it was a man reading a book with a slight hunch .

There were all kinds of books around him . Language, math, art . . . all subjects it seemed .

It seemed impossible that the man before Xiaohong was that very same deputy mayor who swallowed 630 million .

Xiaohong took out his head mask and put it on before retrieving a flashlight from his back pocket .

It was a unique flashlight because it had three bulbs .

Its gla.s.s cover had been cut into a rhombus shape, which allowed light to gather .

Holding his breath, Xiaohong kicked the door open .

In the instant that the man turned around, Xiaohong switched his flashlight on .

A blinding light shone into the man's eyes, making him scream .

Xiaohong rushed over to hold him against the ground .

"It hurts . I can't see!" the man yelled .

"It's temporary . You'd better shut up or I'll make it more permanent," Xiaohong warned with a bitter smile .

With his eyes shut tightly, the man had a distorted look on his face

"You're the cause of our misery, dear deputy mayor," Xiaohong started .

"How do you know who I am? I know I was wrong . Look at me . I've been teaching over here for ten years in hopes that I can compensate for my mistake . I'm very sorry," he responded .

"Do you think your sorry can bring back lives?" Xiaohong asked as he flipped the table before him .

Books came cras.h.i.+ng down together with the shattering of a gla.s.s cup .  

The noise attracted a few observers .

 Xiaohong took his shotgun out and pointed it at them . "Look and you'll join him . "

The crowd immediately retracted their gazes, but an elderly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Ding's a good man . Why do you want him dead?"

"Why? Ask him yourself . Ask him what he's done and why I'm here today . "

The mayor took over with a trembling voice, "Just leave, everyone . I'm at fault . I'm the deputy mayor, Ding Yizhen . Do not call the police . I'd rather die in his hands than to be spurned by the whole world . "

The elderly fell silent before stepping back without another word .

The rest, too, could only sneak glances from behind the wall .

"Do you know? The northern region wouldn't be in this state if not for you . If not for you, my friends would still be alive . Aside from the tooth fairy, you're the only person I abhor . "

"Tooth fairy? You know him too?" Ding asked nervously .

"What has the tooth fairy got to do with you? You have the superpower too?" Xiaohong quickly held his fingers against the mayor's eyelids .

"I'm in this state because of the tooth fairy," the

fairy," the mayor answered as tears rolled down his cheeks .

Xiaohong was taken aback . He pulled out a black net and covered the mayor's eyes .

He wanted to know the details so bad but he was afraid that the mayor had the same power as him .

The fact that the mayor knew about the tooth fairy made Xiaohong really suspicious .

"Tell me everything you know about the tooth fairy," Xiaohong demanded .

"24 years ago, when I was pondering over our nation's situation, the tooth fairy descended and told me that building the best sports stadium would change things for the better . As long as I did it, I would only rise higher and higher in status . "

"And you believed him? And everything happened because of that?"

"No, that was just the beginning . The whole nation was in support of my proposal . I only realize that the whole thing was the tooth fairy's plot after handling the northern region . And he's not the only devil in this world . There are many others . . . " the mayor continued .

"What? Many others?" Xiaohong repeated in surprise .

"There's Headless Horseman, Jersey Devil, Mothman, Bigfoot and so on . . . many, many kinds . They go around giving kids superpowers and letting them do whatever they want with it . "

"Why didn't you say all these earlier? Why are there so many devils?" Xiaohong was uncomprehending .

For three years, Xiaohong had been chasing down those with the superpower the tooth fairy gave . It was only now that he realized that that was merely the tip of the iceberg .

"I only found out after . These devils can't harm humans but they can give them abilities . They each have a region to administer and can only give superpowers to those within their areas . The tooth fairy suggested that I build a sports stadium to push those with his superpower to other parts of the country, either to the next city or somewhere even further . I only found more information about these devils a long time later . They're more or less doing the same thing . It's like a game," the mayor finished .

"Do you know how many people the tooth fairy gave power to?"

"He told me that each devil had 50 people . It was a game for them, almost like a bet . I don't know what's at stake but I'm like this today because of him . He took away the funds and I fell into this state . "

The sirens sounded outside .

"They're here to arrest me . Kill me, quick," the mayor shouted .

Xiaohong sighed . "They're here for me . I've caused a disturbance . "

"Don't go . Kill me first," the mayor requested .

"No, you have to accept your punishment," Xiaohong said before getting up .

"Only you understand that the devils are real . The cops are going to treat us as madmen," the mayor yelled .

"This has nothing to do with me," Xiaohong stated before rus.h.i.+ng out of the door .

The sirens got increasingly blaring and voices rang from below, "Raise your hands up, everyone inside!"