Dongfang Sansan replied almost immediately: "Who exactly is Fan Tiantiao? Which of the Nine Great Families does he belong to?"
Fang Che immediately understood. His uncle knew that these two men were suspicious, and he knew Fan Tiantiao was from one of the Nine Great Families of the Sole True Sect—but he genuinely did not know Fan Tiantiao's true identity.
"My uncle is a god!"
Fang Che said, "Fan Tiantiao is Yu Xu of the Yu Family."
On the other end, Dongfang Sansan let out a breath of relief, his eyes flickering. "Sure enough, it's him."
Then he actually sighed.
As he spoke, he crossed out two of the three names written on the slip of paper beside him. "You handled Fan Tiantiao's promotion last night beautifully."
"You flatter me, Uncle."
"Going with the flow was a good move. I wanted to promote him and let Yan Wuzui keep an eye on him, but I had no reason to. You filled in that missing link. Very good."
Fang Che understood what Dongfang Sansan meant. A promotion without a reason would itself be a flaw.
Dongfang Sansan continued asking, "What about Chen Ruhai's identity?"
"I really don't know. I don't have the slightest clue." Fang Che frowned.
Dongfang Sansan frowned as well. After a long while, he said, "Chen Ruhai saw your face... and didn't react at all?"
"...No. Should he have reacted?"
Fang Che was utterly baffled.
"No reaction..." Dongfang Sansan muttered to himself, then replied, "Understood."
He raised his head and furrowed his brows, racking his brains. "Could it not be him?"
"Or perhaps... he had already become familiar with Fang Che's appearance when Fang Che was still insignificant, and had already been shocked in Azure Wave City?"
"Or perhaps he simply isn't."
He pondered, considered, and eliminated possibilities.