When Chen Changan said that, Bao Dating looked utterly shocked.
"You... when did you pull that thing out of his body?" Bao Dating asked in astonishment.
"You didn't think I slapped him unconscious just to humiliate him, did you?"
"If I hadn't knocked him out, how could I have taken the things on him without anyone noticing?"
"This... is the real haul. I reckon quite a few of the good things on Ni Cangtian were tucked inside."
"For someone as confident in himself as Ni Cangtian, keeping his things on his person is what makes him feel safest." Chen Changan said with a smile.
"Since you've already made so much, then this..."
"Hand it over. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Aren't you the one who trades on your reputation? How can you still be so greedy?"
Reputation?
It would have been better if Chen Changan hadn't brought it up. The moment he did, Bao Dating was fuming.
"I built my sterling reputation through years of hard work. Do you have any idea how you've ruined it completely?"
"How am I supposed to get by from now on?"
"What will the people who used to trust me think of me?"
"How am I supposed to sell information now?"
"Can I even get a decent price for it anymore?" Bao Dating said angrily.
"What the hell are you worried about?"
"Just blame everything on me."
"Did you lie to anyone? No, right? At worst, I'm the one who lied. What the hell does that have to do with you?"
Hearing Chen Changan's words, Bao Dating froze. Right, he hadn't lied to anyone. At most, he'd just made a poor choice of friend—and teamed up with a partner who wasn't human.
"You make a good point. I'll go clear