His men returned quickly.
They had indeed brought someone back.
Just as Ying Gou and I had guessed, the one they had captured was A Tai.
A Tai was clearly delighted to see me. "Mr. Jiang, I thought I would never see you again."
I walked over to A Tai and looked him over. He did not seem to have suffered much. Lu Zhao had clearly shown some restraint.
"If you hadn't wanted them to catch you, they shouldn't have been able to. You didn't resist at all, did you?"
"Resist? Why would I resist? They said they knew where you were and would bring me to see you."
My eyes widened. That worked too?
I instantly understood. Lu Zhao had not needed to capture them at all. All he had to do was spread the word that I was here, and my people would naturally follow the men he sent.
There had never been any fighting or resistance.
I laughed at myself. I had actually failed to think of that.
If that was the case, Jiang Xiaohui and Ye Jinghong would probably walk right into the trap as well.
"Mr. Jiang, are you all right?" A Tai asked when he saw that I had remained silent for a long time.
Lu Zhao coughed lightly. "Mr. Jiang, what do you think? I've already shown my sincerity. Can we have a proper private talk now?"
I rolled my eyes. "I told you, I have to see everyone. Otherwise, there's nothing to discuss."
Roland had figured out what was going on as well. She sneered. "Impressive. That was indeed a clever move."
Lu Zhao naturally understood what Roland meant. One look at me told him that I had guessed his method too. Yet he did not seem embarrassed in the slightest. He