I've been played...
At this thought, a "thump" went through the member's mind. Just as he was about to turn his head, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and his entire body tensed up instantly.
An urgent voice came from behind his head: "Don't move, drop what's in your hands."
The member tried to roll his eyes backward and slowly clenched the steel rod, but the pricking sensation on his neck was silently urging him.
"Drop it now," the voice urged.
"Clang!"
The steel rod slipped from his grip, falling beside his feet.
"Step back." The person behind immediately pulled him backward.
"Quit thinking about tricks, Zhang Laoer. Didn't you recognize who I am?" the voice continued.
The disappointment in Zhang Laoer's eyes was instantly replaced by astonishment. He paused briefly, then cried out, "You are... Mu?!"