The answer took the three of us by surprise.
Guo Yujie blurted out, "You got kicked out of the office?"
"Yeah." The Thin Man looked glum. "The two of us sat in the office talking to ourselves like idiots for ages, but he never showed up. Chen Xiao Qiu decided to search the place directly, but neither of those two doors would open no matter what. So she kicked me out and talked to him by herself."
I was even more surprised. "Chen Xiao Qiu kicked you out?"
The Thin Man nodded.
"What did Xiao Qiu say to him?" Guo Yujie asked anxiously.
"I don't know. She seemed fine when she came out, nothing seemed wrong. She was in there alone for only about ten minutes. If they were negotiating, there's no way they could've discussed things in much detail," the Thin Man said.
Ten minutes, and she'd also needed to take the materials for the ritual. Chen Xiao Qiu must have made some kind of offer directly, changing Ye Qing's mind.
The only thing that could interest Ye Qing was something concerning Greenleaf's five members.
Chen Xiao Qiu had never told us about any of this.
"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Guo Yujie demanded angrily.
The Thin Man rolled his eyes. "What was I supposed to say? She didn't want to talk about it, and Ye wouldn't say anything either. What good would it have done to tell you?"
Guo Yujie was speechless.
"Chen Xiao Qiu isn't a fool like you, big sis. Whatever she offered, she wouldn't have put herself at a huge disadvantage," the Thin Man said calmly. "Besides, she has Chen Yihan backing her up. If Greenleaf and the others are ghosts, that's one thing. If they're alive, they can't exactly stand up to the