Nie Xuan stayed silent. After a moment, he braced one hand against the coffee table in front of him, his expression showing some strain. He looked up at the person across from him, who hadn't budged an inch. Finally, he relaxed his fingers and slowly sat upright.
Before Xu Huo could say anything, the painted woman's fingers flew across her phone screen. She pulled up an audio clip she'd saved earlier and asked Nie Xuan, "What are you doing? Looking for a fight?"
Nie Xuan smiled at her. "Don't worry. I might not be able to beat you."
"Of course you can't!" The painted woman scowled. "I could take on twenty of you by myself!"
Nie Xuan didn't argue with someone who had something wrong with her head. He turned back to Xu Huo. "I agree to your terms."
As he spoke, he put away the certificates on the table and brought out a fresh set. However, these certificates made no mention of the secret laboratory where the Super Evolvers lived.
Xu Huo gave him a faintly amused look. "So some people's lives don't matter as much as the Super Evolvers."
"Making sacrifices for District 014 is something I believe they can understand," Nie Xuan said coolly, as if they hadn't sacrificed others themselves.
This time, Xu Huo carefully checked the locations listed on the certificates. "These are the real ones, right?"
Nie Xuan settled back into his wheelchair and pulled the blanket over himself again. "I can drink some truth serum to prove my innocence."
"No need. I don't think potions would work on you anyway," Xu Huo said. "I hope we can work together smoothly this time."
Nie Xuan promptly stamped the certificates and handed them directly to the painted woman.
With business concluded, he pressed the call