Result of the Oath

Zhu Shaofan thought for a bit and asked, "Did you know that I am forbidden to kill people?"

Alex was slightly confused. "What?" he asked.

"You heard me right. I'm forbidden to kill people," he said. "It's not just me of course. All 11 of us are forbidden from killing anyone. That was a result of the oath we spoke all those years ago."

"You're avoiding my question," he said.

"I am, of course," Zhu Shaofan said. "You're accusing me of being an assassin, so I have to give you this explanation so you can understand properly."

Alex frowned, but there were enough people around him, so he felt relatively safe. "Go on," he said.

Zhu Shaofan smiled. "My oath was something I didn't take part to say. I was pretty much forced into it," he said. "Just because the incident happened to take place near where I lived at the time, I was forced to be part of it."

"The incident?" Alex asked.