When you hear a song played on strings, you understand its elegance.
To hold such a high position, Brother Angui must certainly have had more than a few things going for him.
Fu Qian was quite impressed by Angui's reaction.
Putting himself in Angui's shoes, once he recognized Fu Qian's strength and realized there was no way to handle things as planned today, Angui must have been feeling quite troubled.
After all, the understanding between him and Ji Yicheng was built on killing Fu Qian.
Once that premise fell through, things were bound to get complicated.
The crux of the matter was that Ji Yicheng had asked Angui to help silence Fu Qian, essentially handing over leverage as a show of good faith.
Under those circumstances, if Fu Qian escaped, Ji Yicheng would never accept it. It would be like getting something for free and refusing to pay.
No matter how Angui explained himself, suspicion would be all that remained.
Even if Ji Yicheng believed Angui hadn't let Fu Qian escape on purpose, it wouldn't matter. Their understanding rested on both sides having leverage over each other.
In short, because Fu Qian was stronger than either man had expected, this good deal had instantly turned into a huge headache.
And when Fu Qian had emphasized that he hadn't seen Angui today, he'd actually been addressing the very problem troubling him, offering a solution: just kill Ji Yicheng.
The best way to clear up a misunderstanding was to get rid of the person causing it.
Angui's actions today were confidential. Apart from Ji Yicheng, no one else should know about them. If Ji Yicheng died at Fu Qian's hands, no one would ever guess what had happened.
And once Angui understood what Fu Qian meant, he'd made his decision at lightning