Faced with Fu Luo's accusation, Old Zheng began defending himself somewhat pale-faced.
"This isn't what you think. It wasn't some particularly valuable gift." Old Zheng gestured with both hands, though even he had no idea what he was gesturing about. From a psychological perspective, this was a classic gesture symbolizing a lack of confidence. "She just gave it to me on a whim... You understand the idea of making full use of things, right? Besides, I was the leader of an organization at the time. I couldn't waste a top-tier Item just because of my personal feelings, could I?"
The explanation sounded somewhat contradictory, with a hint of two sides fighting each other.
Fu Luo shook his head and said, "No matter how you explain it, this feels comparable to a male college student whose girlfriend scrimped and saved to buy him a pair of collaborative sneakers, but because he didn't particularly like the celebrity the shoes were associated with, secretly put them up for sale on Xianyu."
"If you put this incident online, you wouldn't even need to post it on Little Red Book. Even the forum regulars would curse you for being ungrateful."
Lin Yu calmly added, "You're practically a textbook scumbag. No wonder you don't dare return to Mist Island or the 6th Island."
Old Zheng raised both hands. "Stop grilling me, you two. I admit I was having an avoidant episode back then, and I was feeling a little self-destructive. I'm a professional, so I know very well that my mental state wasn't good during that period, and I did a lot of stupid things... Can we get back to the serious business of tracking down the culprit?"
Lin Yu shrugged. "I have no objections. Anyway... Does using this Item require Mental Power?"
Old Zheng shook