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On the street, only Fu Jingsheng and Song Yi were left.

The cold wind of the autumn night pierced to the bone.

Fu Jingsheng rubbed his hands, smiling at Song Yi: "Sis, do you have something to say?"

Song Yi’s nose was a bit red from the cold: "On the cruise ship."

She pursed her lips: "Are you and Tang Si opposing forces?"

Her question was direct, Fu Jingsheng raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Do you think I would answer you?"

Song Yi put her hands in her pockets, resisting the chill: "That’s up to you, not me. But I have to ask."

"Hmm." Fu Jingsheng licked his lips, a glint flashing in his eyes, he looked at Song Yi and asked: "Sis, do I look like someone who betrays others?"

He was exactly that kind of person.

The question was skillfully put, aiming to understand how Song Yi saw him, while also hinting to Song Yi that if he were, he’d say so.

If not, he wouldn’t betray the organization immediately after leaving it.

The relationship between the two of them was quite unusual, somewhat complex.

Song Yi frowned, lowered her gaze, and remained silent for a long time.

Fu Jingsheng watched her expression and laughed softly, his laughter seeming to carry a hint of mockery.

See, no one thinks he’s a good person, right? After all, when you do enough bad things, often walking by the river, your shoes are bound to get wet.

These shoes were wet for Song Yi, after all.

Oh well, it’s like repaying a life-saving debt, that’s the only kindness he remembers in this life.

Song Yi frowned, the laugh, though low, was extremely piercing, as if mocking her indecision.

"Fu Jingsheng." Song Yi raised her eyes, her gaze clear and bright, Fu Jingsheng stared into her eyes; her eyes held a smile, but it was very faint.

"After all, we haven’t seen each other for many years, I don’t know your character, nor can I judge what kind of person you are."

"I don’t know how you are with others or how they see you, but to me, you are loyal and righteous. You are not that kind of person."

This was the highest praise she could offer.

Fu Jingsheng was momentarily taken aback, then lowered his eyes and chuckled, the neon reflecting off him, the air of youth and vigor, yet he was amidst darkness.

His tone was light and gentle, his voice all on a parallel line: "Thanks, sis, for having such a good impression of me."

"Can I have a word with your husband?" Fu Jingsheng tilted his head and asked with a smile.

Song Yi: "You haven’t answered my previous question yet."

She wasn’t so easily fooled, Fu Jingsheng couldn’t just bypass her like that.

If Fu Jingsheng wanted to evade, there must be something he’s hiding.

"Someone is watching you." Fu Jingsheng said: "That’s all I can tell you."

"Why?" Song Yi was puzzled.

"Tang Si will understand, I’ll have a word with him."

...

"You’re with the T Organization." Tang Si came over, getting straight to the point with his first words.

Fu Jingsheng: "You’re right about that, bro-in-law."

"Don’t call me bro-in-law." Tang Si tightened his lips, his eyes cold: "Don’t try to make ties."

Fu Jingsheng shrugged indifferently: "Alright."

"Aren’t you curious why I saved you guys back then?" Fu Jingsheng asked.

Tang Si sneered: "Because you never intended to submit to others, because you wanted to repay Song Yi a favor."

"And it just happened to be the right time." Tang Si’s gaze deepened: "It just wasn’t the right time to leave the organization, but you chose repayment."

Every action has a motive, and back then, there were only these two motives.

Fu Jingsheng laughed: "Well analyzed."

"Do you want to ask me about the current situation of the T Organization, want me to provide you with information?"

Tang Si lifted his gaze, the coldness abated, he smiled faintly, eyes focused on Fu Jingsheng: "Do you want to tell me that if I want to know about the T Organization’s information, I should do something for you?"

"I guess it’s to help you go abroad? Or maybe to help you hide your tracks?"

His gaze was calm and collected, with a smile, yet straight to the point.

Dealing with smart people is this easy, there’s no need to say much.

But Fu Jingsheng didn’t expect Tang Si to analyze this much.

Fu Jingsheng: "Why do you say that?"

"The T Organization wants Song Yi, surely for a purpose, recent events all point to Song Yi, and they’re all related to the T Organization, Song Yi must be important to them."

"They’ve repeatedly tried to act against her, willing to pay any price to get her." Tang Si paused and smiled deeper: "And they want her alive, right?"

Even if Tang Si didn’t know what was involved behind the scenes, he had already speculated and inferred the general development and motives of the events.

Fu Jingsheng frowned, a chill rose from the depths of his heart, inside and out.

Somehow, his palms became covered in cold sweat as he looked into Tang Si’s eyes again.

The man’s peach blossom eyes were still the same, calm and smiling, deeply alluring.

Yet every word in the calmness carried a dagger, a biting chill.

He analyzed the situation too thoroughly, leading him to have no voice in this conversation.

Fu Jingsheng took a deep breath, facing off, he felt the terror.

Tang Si crossed his arms, looking at Fu Jingsheng and laughed deeply.

Fu Jingsheng frowned: "What are you laughing at?"

Tang Si began: "Do you know, there can be many possibilities for such things, I was just talking about the most likely one, it was a gamble."

"And your reaction just confirmed that everything I said was true."

In fact, he had no substantive evidence to prove his statements, they were all just conjectures.

"You tricked me?" Fu Jingsheng’s voice raised a few notches.

Tang Si tilted his head, a casual demeanor: "I was just asking you, if you want to think that, then think that."

Fu Jingsheng realized, that the simplest rule in a conversation is to remain unfazed and inscrutable, even if the other party hit your crucial points, you have to obscure and confuse the opponent, not like he just did.

Why is this? Fu Jingsheng never made such mistakes before.

Tang Si raised a hand, patted Fu Jingsheng’s shoulder: "Starting off putting yourself in a position lower than your opponent, how could you possibly win?"

Indeed, Fu Jingsheng placed Tang Si too high, that whatever he said, he was led by the nose, thinking it to be right.

"Why tell me this?" Fu Jingsheng asked.

Logically speaking, he shouldn’t have told him.

Tang Si’s approach was triumphing without arrogance. It made Fu Jingsheng see him in a different light.

"Hope you learn gratitude." Tang Si licked his lips: "Repay me?"

"Tch." Fu Jingsheng turned his head away: "You know my situation."

"Yes." Tang Si nodded: "You’re being hunted by the T Organization, unable to find peace, you must be carrying information on the T Organization, intending to trade with me, after all, you alone can’t fight the T Organization. Perhaps you also have your own forces, your own plans."

"Fu Jingsheng, there are many paths." Tang Si looked at him deeply: "If you choose to cooperate with me to take down the T Organization, it’s a great achievement. It could offset your past misdeeds."

"Men for power, for gain, normal." His voice was low and steady: "But why take a path of hiding and being rejected by the world, going against morals?"

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