When someone called, of course he had to answer. Tai Yu was not one for pleasantries and got straight to the point. "Have the valuation sheet and new contract been prepared?"
Fu Ya was no slouch either, and was even more blunt. "I watched the Large-scale Team Battle footage. You seem very invested in Xin Rui?"
Tai Yu laughed. "By your terms, she's my 'guide.' Of course I'm invested."
"So you're paying off her debts for her too?"
"Tsk. Leader, you suddenly threw a straight ball at me. I hardly know how to respond."
There was a pause on the other end, presumably while Fu Ya took a moment to understand what a "straight ball" meant. Then he sneered. "Your pitch is even straighter. You asked around for quotes without even changing your number. It was a You Chong Star number range—they thought there was an internal dispute over there."
Tai Yu did not entirely believe Fu Ya's explanation, but there was no need to dwell on the details. It was enough to know that the creditor had sold him out.
"So what you mean is..."
"We can talk more frankly. In person."
Tai Yu sounded surprised. "Weren't you at the spaceport? You've already rushed over here?"
Fu Ya said in a deep voice, "I'll reach your district in about half an hour. You pick the place."
"You're in a car?"
Tai Yu flicked his fingertips, and the Sketch he had just finished spun through the air. Fu Ya's portrait was especially clear: standing and bent at the waist, respectfully speaking on the phone. That was not the posture of someone who had been in a car the whole time. More importantly, the direction the Spirit Demon Eye was staring in was completely opposite from the spaceport.
*Who should he