Prison Upon Prison

Although Cheng Shi looked relaxed on the surface, his heart was actually weighed down with unease.

Although the Blind Man had revealed many truths and pieces of information he had never known, his doubts far outnumbered what he had learned today.

Why had the Blind Man suddenly tried to recruit him? Her reaction seemed different from the one on the phone that day. Based on Cheng Shi's usual understanding, she should have been a rather aloof and mysterious woman, but today, she seemed somewhat lively and even made a few tentative moves.

Could it be that everything that had happened in the Fool's Society had confirmed his identity to the Fire Keeper, causing her opinion of him to change?

But the problem was, if the Blind Man was one of the Fire Keepers, then what about Zhen Xin?

Given how close they were said to be, would she tell Zhen Xin that this organization existed?

Or would Zhen Xin tell her that this organization existed!?

Cheng Shi had not forgotten that Zhen Yi had looked through his memories. Although she had not mentioned the Fire Keepers at all while playing Cheng Dashi, who could say whether the Fire Keepers' patron, the God of Merriment, had erased her knowledge of them out of consideration, or whether this strange-minded Master of Trickery had sensed the God of Merriment's attitude and chosen to stand aside and watch the fun?

This person and this god were both difficult to figure out.

That was why, to Cheng Shi, the point at which the Blind Man had joined the Fire Keepers was crucial.

If she had learned of the Fire Keepers from Zhen Xin, then the purpose behind their approach to the Fire Keepers needed to be carefully considered.

But if she had joined the Fire