Xia Chujian looked at Huo Yushen, gave a light cough, and said, "I have one more condition. You have to tell me the real reason you want this gun."
Huo Yushen smiled faintly. "I like this gun. I like its design enough to want to collect it. Is that not allowed?"
Xia Chujian said, "Of course it is. You like this gun and its design, and I'm very happy about that."
"But I know my own worth. Even if I designed this gun, I know it isn't worth that much money."
"But you're willing to pay such a huge price for it, which makes me think there might be some secret in this gun that even I, its maker, don't know about."
"So, if you tell me what that secret is, I can give you the gun for free. Of course, the condition about clearing the favor still stands."
Xia Chujian was not stupid enough to hand the gun over to Huo Yushen without asking for anything in return.
Huo Yushen thought, Not bad. She's quite vigilant, and she caught the bait I threw out.
Naturally, his purpose in doing this was to make Xia Chujian realize for herself that there was something strange about this deal.
Fortunately, Xia Chujian had not let the immense wealth and tempting terms cloud her judgment.
Huo Yushen looked at her approvingly and activated the shielding program in the flying vehicle.
He said, "Everything said here can now only be heard by the two of us. I hope you understand the seriousness of this and do not let a third person learn of it."
Xia Chujian immediately caught the key point. "A third person? Who else knows?"
Clearly, she did not consider herself the second person in the know.
Huo Yushen understood her train