He took it off, pulled it out, and patted the thing in the bag without saying a word, acting all mysterious as he hinted that he had gotten it and it was here.
Niu Youdao's eyes lit up. "You gave me a fright. You came back empty-handed, and I thought you'd failed. Why hide it under your crotch? I told you, I've got the man under control. You could've carried it openly; it wouldn't have mattered."
Ao Feng said, "I'm scared! Can't I feel a little more at ease with two layers of cloth covering it?"
"Heh, looks like you're used to hiding things under your crotch. At a time like this, carrying it around openly would actually be fine. Letting people discover you've hidden something under there would only arouse suspicion." As Niu Youdao spoke, his eyes gleamed with excitement, and he reached for the bag.
Ao Feng raised a hand to block him and drew the thing he was carrying back.
Niu Youdao's brows shot up. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Ao Feng asked, "You wouldn't tear down the bridge after crossing the river, would you?"
"What bridge would I tear down? If I tore down the bridge, how would the stuff get out? We'll be searched on the way out. You still have to get it out. What are you thinking?"
Ao Feng was simply worried. They were doing something illicit to begin with; black eats black was perfectly normal. Yet the other man made sense. Without him, there was no way to get the goods out. He handed over what he held and gave an awkward laugh. "I was too nervous. Just cracking a joke to relax."
"Nervous my ass. I'd say you're measuring a gentleman's heart with a petty man's yardstick." Niu Youdao grumbled as