Who Can Be Trusted
"Why don't I do it?" Tang Yuan scratched his head. "If finding the female tour guide for the people at Government Hall lets us clear the game, then the higher the risk, the better the rewards might be."
"Then it's settled!" Wang Qiao said hurriedly. He turned to Sun Jirou. "The items are in your hands, anyway. If anything happens, you two need to be the ones leading the charge."
Sun Jirou shot him a cold look and set off first.
Tang Yuan and Yang Sheng followed her. Wang Qiao and Gao Baimei walked in the middle, while Xu Huo and Tao Chengxin brought up the rear.
As they passed a restaurant, Xu Huo called out to the people ahead. "It's almost afternoon. Are you hungry? Let's eat something before we go."
Wang Qiao and the others turned to look at the discounted dishes posted at the restaurant's entrance. Their faces twitched. Gao Baimei said sourly, "Some people are just rich. Unlike us—we can only pick the cheap places."
The nearby restaurants were all expensive. Yang Sheng spotted one farther down the street and said, "Let's go there."
Sun Jirou wasn't short on money, but after hesitating between Xu Huo, Tao Chengxin, and Tang Yuan's group, she chose the latter.
Tao Chengxin followed Xu Huo into the restaurant, wincing at the cost.
As soon as they entered a Private Room, Tao Chengxin sat down and stared hard at Xu Huo. He sat down without batting an eye, drank some tea, and ordered food, acting as if he didn't notice her gaze.
Tao Chengxin gave in and spoke first. "Why did you split off from them?"
"Why are you following me?"
"You're shrewder than those people," Tao Chengxin said. "You don't actually want those two items, do