"Fine, I won't laugh anymore. Let's talk business!" Chu Feiyan sized Shi Tiexin up and down, irritably raking a hand through her hair. "What the hell? We hadn't seen each other for just a few months, and you'd changed this much? I'm only twenty-three! At my age, was I already going to become the Previous Wave? Forget it, forget it. I won't dwell on that. I believe you can pay now. Tell me, what exactly did you bring me here for with a million?"
At last, they could discuss serious business. Shi Tiexin composed his expression. "I'd like to ask you to make a move."
"I'm not good at fighting."
"Not fighting—interrogation. You're the strongest Mind System practitioner I know. You're exactly the right person for an interrogation."
"Who are we interrogating? If the other party is too formidable, I might not be able to get anything out of them. And when that happens, no refunds!"
"Don't worry. He's a washed-up old loser who ate, drank, whored, and gambled. I could take on a hundred of him with one hand now. This will be easy for you."
"Hm..." Chu Feiyan crossed her legs, a teasing look on her face. "Your money didn't blow in on the wind. You're paying me a million just to interrogate some loser like that? I don't believe it."
"There's naturally a reason for it. This million isn't to hire you to interrogate one person. It's to hire you to help me uncover the truth."
"What truth?"
Shi Tiexin leaned forward, his face shrouded in mysterious shadows. "It concerns a secret—a secret behind why I became strong so quickly. Want to hear it?"
"Yes."
Shi Tiexin held out a hand. "Three hundred thousand."
Chu Feiyan gaped. "You... want money... from me? I have to pay you