Lu Chengwen and Ugly Slave.
Sat facing each other.
Lu Chengwen wore a smile. "Thanks for all your hard work these past few days, Elder. Let's have something nice tonight. Speaking of which, some of the restaurants in Chinatown here are pretty good. The flavors are fairly authentic. Of course, you have to order the right dishes. Forget General Tso's chicken. Just the smell makes me want to puke, yet these foreigners actually think that's Chinese food..."
"CEO Lu."
Ugly Slave asked, "Have you ever entered a secret realm?"
Lu Chengwen froze.
The questioning over the past few days had all revolved around Sky Net. This sudden question caught Lu Chengwen completely off guard.
Ugly Slave looked at Lu Chengwen, his gaze level. "You have."
"Uh... no. You just asked so suddenly..."
"Have you ever obtained a divine artifact?"
Only then did Lu Chengwen realize he had been played.
Ugly Slave had never actually cared-or rather, his focus had never been that whole mess about colluding with Sky Net.
What he really wanted to interrogate was Lu Chengwen himself, about the secret realm and the things he personally wanted to know.
All these days, he barely bothered with the questioning. I got whatever food and drink I wanted, and he didn't even stop me from going out to do business... How could I have been so stupid! I never suspected a thing. I thought I had everything under control and they couldn't touch me...
That sudden question had thrown him off balance in an instant. His expression and tone... had already given him away.
Lu Chengwen looked at Ugly Slave and suddenly felt that this hideous man was so deeply scheming, so sinister and detestable.
"I've never been in one."
The joking smile vanished from Lu Chengwen's face. He said