Wrapping Up

His eyes were wide with terror.

He did not understand why he was saying these things. Those words were not what he wanted to say, yet they had simply spilled out on their own.

Xu Wuyi's expression did not change as he continued, "How did he help you?"

Zheng Hai wanted to shut his mouth, wanted to clench his teeth tight, but he could not do it.

"When I first started trading in the Star Realm, I didn't understand anything and lost quite a bit of money. Once, when I went back to my hometown, I ran into him while he was also back visiting family, and we chatted for a bit."

"When he heard I'd lost money in business, he gave me a few pointers. He told me which avenues I could take and which ones I couldn't."

"That was all?"

"That was all. I followed what he said afterward, and it really worked. But we had no other dealings. He never gave me money or introduced anyone to me, and I never gave him any gifts."

Xu Wuyi paused for several seconds before asking, "Did he connect you with Li Mingyuan?"

Zheng Hai shook his head. "No. I made contact with Li Mingyuan myself. It had nothing to do with him. By the time I met Li Mingyuan, Zheng Mingchuan had already been transferred back to the capital for many years. We normally had no contact at all."

"After you met Li Mingyuan, did you tell Zheng Mingchuan?"

"No. Why would I tell him something like that? We were never that close to begin with, just fellow villagers. He's a lofty big shot now—how would I dare try to latch onto him?"

Xu Wuyi looked at him and continued, "Did Zheng Mingchuan know you were doing these things?"