"This question isn't complicated," the Gaunt Man said with a smile as he looked up at the beautiful woman being helped. "As long as you forward this intelligence to Hawk first, I can share some 'secrets' with you in advance."
"The kind of secret that gets you killed if you hear it?" The beautiful woman raised her brows slightly.
"If you're willing to cooperate and use your influence in the Ellison Family and Men Shu Group to help us," the Gaunt Man said, smiling at the beautiful woman, "then it won't be a secret that kills you upon hearing it. It'll be a secret that brings success."
"Interesting." The beautiful woman lifted her head slightly. "Then give me back my wristband now, and I'll send Hawk the intelligence."
She paused slightly. "But I still need to emphasize that the entire bounty goes to me."
"Of course," the Gaunt Man said softly. "You can trust me. But you'll need to do something first, so that I can trust you."
"What?" The beautiful woman lifted her gaze slightly.
Under her watchful eyes, the Gaunt Man slowly raised his hand. A translucent sphere about the size of a palm appeared in his hand. The sphere resembled glass, yet purple mist seemed to breathe and contract within it, illuminating the entire orb with Purple Radiance.
As the beautiful woman watched, the sphere seemed to breathe rhythmically as well. An invisible yet fatal pull emanated from it.
"This is called the Soul-Peeking Orb." The Gaunt Man smiled as he watched the beautiful woman's gaze settle on the sphere. "It is a gift from death, and the soul itself is death's authority."
"I think we can skip the mystical nonsense," the beautiful woman said quickly, taking a slight step back and tearing her gaze away from