The Whereabouts of the Rough Stones
Gang Guo was quite honest. He didn't hide anything, but directly stated why he had come.
Jade Cauldron Grand Scholar was amused when he heard this and finally understood. The man was desperate, grasping at straws. His companions had kept disappearing, and people connected to them had been dying in all sorts of bizarre ways, leaving him terrified and forcing him to consider a way out.
From the looks of it, he had come to Jade Cauldron Grand Scholar as that way out.
Jade Cauldron Grand Scholar studied him with a knowing look and smiled faintly. "So, you believe I can offer you protection, is that right?"
"Yes. I'm willing to change sides and serve the Titan Academy."
An ordinary steward was a minor figure in the eyes of someone as important as Jade Cauldron Grand Scholar.
But Jade Cauldron Grand Scholar didn't turn him away. Instead, he asked with interest, "I'm curious. Why do you think I'd offer you protection? Would I really fall out with the Five Elements Academy over a mere steward?"
"My lord, forgive my bluntness. The disappearance of a million gold coins can't simply be swept under the rug. Whether you fall out with them depends on whose account those million gold coins are charged to. Am I right?"
Clever people never needed to say much to understand one another.
Gang Guo had hit the heart of the matter. In ordinary business dealings, the Titan Academy could accommodate the Five Elements Academy. When it came to rough stones, the Titan Academy had known the Five Elements Academy was raising the price, yet hadn't said much.
But a million gold coins had gone missing without explanation, people had died without explanation, and the blame had ultimately been laid entirely on