"How did you know?"
Hearing Yan Yi's surprised question, Shang Lingyi and Le Yu did not look delighted. Instead, they frowned slightly in unspoken unison.
Yan Yi opened the device on the table and took out two metal badges. Le Yu wanted to smack himself hard on the head. His theft skills really weren't up to par—he had actually forgotten such a classic trick of hiding things in plain sight!
In Jing Zhengwei and Yin Yinyin's memories, they had seen countless wealthy nobles deliberately hide their valuables in conspicuous places. At first, they had failed to recognize the trick, too. But they had never missed out on anything worthwhile. After all, those two treated killing like eating. When faced with the threat of death, the terrified nobles would spill almost everything. No matter how well their treasures were hidden, they would eventually become the spoils of Qin Riyemo and the White-Haired Assassin.
Perhaps because Jing Zhengwei and Yin Yinyin were both accustomed to "pressing 'F' to interrogate and loot" and never took the technical approach, Le Yu had vaguely sensed that the device on the table was somewhat "large," yet failed to realize that it was an excellent container for hiding things. He had simply missed it.
Yan Yi tapped the two metal badges and said, "This is a communication tool we developed. Its provisional name is 'Heart-Linked Seal.' In bright sunlight, its maximum communication range is five li. On overcast days, it is only two li, while at night, it shrinks to within a hundred feet. Each use requires three hours of charging in sunlight. Each use can transmit for at most ten minutes, and the communication quality depends on the distance. During use, you must press your lips close to the badge. To activate it, strike the surface