Five minutes later, under the control of the Soul Contract, Dream Teller and Jiang Jue descended to the first floor with aggrieved expressions and sat down on the sofa one by one.
Seeing that Yu Jinsheng had also been controlled, Jiang Jue clicked his tongue in amazement. "Si Qi, fine, maybe you have something against us—but why won't you even spare your own friend? This is the first time I've ever seen someone behave like you do."
Yu Jinsheng's gaze drifted away at that. "Old Jiang, he already knows who I am."
That was awkward. The muscles in Jiang Jue's cheeks twitched twice, and when he looked at Si Qi again, he changed his tune. "Well, little brother Si Qi, regarding the matter of deceiving you, our guild leader should bear the responsibility himself. Dream Teller and I tried to persuade him, but to no avail, so we could only obey. For the sake of our pleasant cooperation in the Red Maple Leaf Boarding School Instance, please don't take it out on me..."
After searching through Qi Si's memories, Si Qi said flatly, "You nearly killed my pawn."
Jiang Jue: "..."
Dream Teller blinked and raised a hand. "Si Qi, I never offended you. In the Red Maple Leaf Boarding School Instance, I even carried you on my back at the end!"
Si Qi gazed at him darkly. "You swiped my lighter."
Dream Teller: "..."
In truth, whether he was taking his anger out on them, whether there were grudges or favors between them—none of that had ever mattered. Even if these people had once saved Qi Si's life, Si Qi would not hesitate to take them hostage so long as it produced sufficient benefit.
Unfortunately, people could never see through such simple reasoning. They always liked to get to