"No, Captain, please let me go, I'm really scared—"
"Stop yelling, shut your mouth, if others misunderstand, I'll beat you to death." Although the bearded captain's words were harsh, he did slightly relax his grip.
Dragging the still-sobbing small man, he pushed open the door.
Outside, it was dim and impossible to see clearly, but the bearded captain showed no reaction, obviously accustomed to such an environment.
Walking on the creaky and noisy dilapidated wooden corridor, the bearded captain spoke to the small man, telling him to shut his jabbering mouth.
"If you keep yelling and attract Renko's attention, it'll all be for nothing."
Perhaps the bearded captain's words worked, and indeed the small man's voice grew quieter.
However, the small man's loud cries inside the room earlier had aroused some people's suspicions. Not long after the bearded captain began walking down the corridor, not yet out of it, a tall silhouette appeared in the gray mist ahead.
