I agreed to his request, but I had already made up my mind not to honor it.
For a selfish person like him, there was really no such thing as integrity. Since he was like that, why couldn't I be the same?
Of course, someone like him could still be quite useful if properly exploited.
"You seem to be brushing me off." It was as though he had seen through my thoughts. He stared at me intently.
"Oh? You could even tell that? Go on, then. How was I brushing you off?"
He gave a bitter smile. "You were probably thinking that you'd pretend to agree first. Once I helped you capture those infiltrators, you'd control me too. As for helping me, you probably never even considered it. You had no intention of keeping your promise."
I narrowed my eyes, somewhat surprised.
He had really guessed what I was thinking. Could he read minds?
"If I really were thinking that, would you still dare cooperate with me?" I asked with a smile.
But he nodded seriously. "I would. I'll prove with my actions that I'm useful to you for more than just this. Even if I can't bring him back, you won't do anything to me, because I have value to you. At worst, you can keep me by your side. To me, it's merely a matter of whom I work for. If you're truly strong, I don't think submitting to you would be shameful."
I was speechless. He really was an egoist, and he made betrayal sound so grand and righteous, as though it were no big deal at all.
"Are all your people like this?"
"No. I'm an exception."
"So from the moment you came looking for me, you had already planned all of this?"
I was genuinely